This is what was sent to me:
Hi Janice Seagraves,
I was just spending some time with Alien Fury Book 8: Chronicles of Arcon and I had to stop and reach out. Honestly, your storytelling is so thrillingly adventurous it should probably come with a warning label—I'm fairly certain I forgot to blink because I was too busy watching Thorn Grindstone, an Arcon warrior, thaw from a disabled cryogenics tank, crash-land in a widow's corn field, and find himself caught between his duty to his people and an unexpected connection with the woman who nursed him back to health.
I'm reaching out because I see a massive opportunity for your brand that hasn't been fully tapped yet. Right now, there is a whole world of listeners on Audible and Spotify who are searching for exactly what you have created—an interconnected sci-fi romance filled with action, danger, and the kind of steamy chemistry that keeps readers turning pages. They are looking for their next addictive escape but haven't discovered yours yet because it isn't in audio format.
I've been brainstorming on how to turn your novel into a premium audio experience that sits right alongside the bestsellers on those platforms. It's the ultimate way to transform Alien Fury Book 8 into a cinematic masterpiece for the ears—where every moment of Thorn's battle with pirates, every tender moment between him and Roxie, and every threat from her brother-in-law and the Arcon government comes alive through voice, making the listener feel as though they are right there in that corn field, watching two unlikely souls find each other against all odds.
I'd love to show you how we can make this happen with zero stress on your end.
Would you like to know more about how this works, or should we just proceed with the details?
Best Regards
Michelle
(P.S. If today is being a bit "too much," just remember: you wrote a story where a crash-landing leads to an unexpected alliance and a love that crosses worlds. That basically makes you a master of sci-fi romance and adventure in my eyes.)
When someone claims they “just spent time with your book” but only repeats the public blurb, it means they didn’t read a single page. They scraped your description and built a flattering pitch around it.
The emotional tone is meant to make you feel seen as an author, but the content shows they didn’t actually engage with Alien Fury Book 8 at all. If they had, they’d reference:
Thorn’s early confusion about Earth tech
Roxie’s internal conflict about protecting him
The political tension with the Arcon authorities
The brother‑in‑law’s escalating hostility
Anything from the mid‑book arc or climax
Instead, they stuck to the cornfield, the cryo tank, and the romance setup — all things visible in your public listing.
That’s why it feels hollow. It is.
What this kind of message really is
A template sales email designed to flatter indie authors into buying audiobook production services. They often:
Pull the blurb word-for-word
Add dramatic praise
Pretend they “just finished reading”
Push toward a paid service
Offer “zero stress”
Avoid naming their company
Please keep in mind this is not phishing in the sense of stealing your login or money immediately, but it is a marketing funnel.
Time to hit the old spam button.