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July 24, 2021
New Releases on Kindle
Included in this post are relatively new Kindle book releases by independent authors in a variety of genres: I’m certain you will find something to enjoy in the offerings below. Also, similar to what I tell you in the daily posts, while the pricing is valid at the time of this posting, please make sure you check the pricing carefully before you press the “buy” button as it could change at any time!
Keeper TyreeAuthor: S. CoxGenre: Western
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $2.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
Keeper Tyree is an aging bounty hunter who lives by his own set of rules. He’s a hard man, but just, and his word is his bond. He’s a loner and likes it that way. Then Cathleen O’Donnell catapults into his life looking to hire his gun. Josiah Pardee has killed her boy, and she’s out for vengeance. Somehow all his hard and fast rules, including working alone and minding his own business, crumbles in the face of the immovable widow he now works for. He finds himself rescuing soiled doves, a myopic bookworm more suited to city life than the Wild West, and an hombre being dragged to death by angry cardplayers, as he tracks down the murdering sidewinder Josiah Pardee.
Click here to pick up your copy of Keeper Tyree in the Amazon Kindle store.
[image error] Stolen in the DarkAuthor: Scarlett WestGenre: Paranormal
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $2.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
He forced me into their world. Now dark enemies want me dead. When an attempted kidnapping leads me to be rescued by a dark and sexy Fae, I assume life can’t be any stranger… Until I discover I’m his fated mate, and that he needs my help to stop a ruthless enemy from kidnapping his kind. If someone doesn’t stop the brutal attacks, it could lead to earth’s ultimate destruction, so if I want to survive, I have to join the Fae Bureau of Investigation, with Damien as my superior. But while Damien may be both hot as hell and my one-time hero, my unearthly ability to sense things through my hair is telling me to run: Damien can’t be trusted, and I would hate him as my boss. With the enemy closing in, though, time is running out for me to make my choice: join the Bureau…or return home to my death.
Click here to pick up your copy of Stolen in the Dark in the Amazon Kindle store.
Sentinel: Deadmen’s WarAuthor: Anthony J. MelchiorriGenre: Science Fiction
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $4.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
From the ashes of the ancients, a cataclysmic new threat rises.
Born on a forsaken desert planet, Cole Shaw has two options – perish from starvation and disease, or enlist in the New World Republic’s armed forces. He chooses the military. For the first time, he thinks he has a shot at a better life. But survival is not guaranteed.
Leading an elite team of mech operators, he is deployed to a frozen planet called Ferrous where dangerous relics of a past war lurk beneath the ice and savage creatures prowl the barren wastelands. Scientists on Ferrous are chasing rumors of godlike technologies buried in the ruins of a long-extinct civilization. When Shaw and his team are assigned to protect the researchers, they face an unexpected, merciless new enemy desperate to stop them.
An ancient secret has been awakened on Ferrous. The deadly race to claim this terrifying power has only just begun.
Click here to pick up your copy of Sentinel: Deadmen’s War in the Amazon Kindle store.
Night BornAuthors: K.L. Reinhart & Jada FisherGenre: Fantasy
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $2.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
In a world full of magic, an outcast elf with no magic might be the only one who can save the world…unless he brings about its destruction first.
An epic fantasy spanning three realms you won’t be able to put down!
Terak is an orphaned elf who has been raised by the severe order of monks known as the Enclave. Inside the walls of the Black Keep, he is an outcast in more ways than one. In a world of magic, he must learn how to survive with no magic of his own. Can the very thing that makes him despised save those that would rather he didn’t exist at all?
Click here to pick up your copy of Night Born in the Amazon Kindle store.
Breaker MarineAuthor: James David VictorGenre: Science Fiction
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $2.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
As a breaker, she was destined to live a hard life serving the whims of galactic corporations. As an Earth Alliance Marine, she has a chance to change the balance of power in the galaxy.
Holly Cropper grew up as a Breaker, mining the outer reaches of space. Now, she’s an up-and-coming lieutenant in the Earth Alliance Marines. Her mission: keep the peace and help humanity survive in the endless darkness of space. When a distress call comes in from a large mining vessel, her orderly world gets turned upside down. What starts with a simple pirate takeover turns into a hostile alien invasion. This Breaker Marine and her small team might be the only thing standing between humanity and annihilation at the hands of ancient aliens.
Click here to pick up your copy of Breaker Marine in the Amazon Kindle store.
Anya Chases Down the EndAuthor: Jeffrey YamaguchiGenre: Young Adult
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $3.99Today’s Price:$0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
A missing book is about to write the story of her life — before she even gets one.
Recent high school grad Anya doesn’t just want to write the great American novel — She wants to publish it, too. So she has faked her way into a summer internship at a major New York City publishing house thousands of miles from home in order to pursue her dream career at an accelerated pace. But her shaky, clandestine plan — which includes camping out in the office and surviving on leftovers from the pantry refrigerator — is completely upended when she loses track of a coveted manuscript by one of the biggest authors in the world. Off she has to race into the late night streets of New York City to track down the manuscript — to save her internship and preserve her cover story, not to mention her best-laid career plan — before the sun rises and her boss is back in the office.
Come along on the madcap quest in this standalone YA novella filled with secret door venues, abandoned subway stations, concealed backrooms and crash pads, mysterious missed connections on old school rotary phones, electric alleyway kisses, and revelatory poetry hiding in plain sight.
Click here to pick up your copy of Anya Chases Down the End in the Amazon Kindle store.
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July 23, 2021
Free & Discounted Kindle Books for Friday
Here’s your listing of free and discounted Kindle book offers in a variety of genres for Friday: for those books listed as being free in this post – while the pricing of the free status is valid at the time of this posting, please make sure you check the pricing carefully before you press the “buy” button as it could revert back to paid status at any time!
The Phoenix Series Box SetAuthor: Ted TaylerGenre: Thriller
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $5.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
There are only so many outcomes for a man on a mission of vigilante justice.
He succeeds. He gets caught in the process. He dies.
Or he meets like-minded people who believe they must make criminals pay for their crimes
The Phoenix Series begins
The Olympus Project
Rescued by strangers from a watery grave and given a new identity.
The Phoenix is a stone-cold killer.
An ideal fit for the Olympus Project, a secret organisation fighting injustice.
Gold, Silver, and Bombs
The eyes of the world are on London 2012.
British security services anticipate an organised terror attack.
Safety is paramount. What if the real danger comes from a lone wolf?
Nothing Is Ever Forever
The action never slows. The tension never slackens.
The Phoenix stares death in the face once more.
Detectives Hounsell and Wheeler return. The past threatens to catch up with Phoenix.
Click here to pick up your free copy of The Phoenix Series Box Set in the Amazon Kindle store.
Because I Love HimAuthor: Christina OWGenre: Contemporary Romance
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $2.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
Rafael DeLuca and Talia McKenna fall in love when the Italian business mogul goes to Boston to visit one of his family’s companies international offices and she is assigned to be his guide. But Rafe is already engaged and his marriage is also meant to merge his father’s and future father-in-law’s companies. He calls off the wedding and just days later, he finds Talia in bed with his brother. Months later Rafe is ready to fulfil his obligation by marrying his fiancé and commit to his family responsibility but Talia crushes his wedding. She isn’t ready to let go of him just yet.
Click here to pick up your free copy of Because I Love Him in the Amazon Kindle store.
The Black Heart of the StationAuthor: Jay Allan StoreyGenre: Young Adult Science Fiction
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $2.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
Delinquent or Prophet? Whichever one teenager Josh Driscoll is, he may be humanity’s only hope for survival.
Josh lives in The Station, a city buried deep beneath the surface of a frozen, lifeless earth, its origins lost in the mists of time. His frequent rule-breaking exploits are focused on a single question – how did we get here?
But Josh goes too far when he steals a space-suit and escapes to the surface to explore.
As punishment, the governing Council, of which his father is a member, forcibly enrolls him as a novice monk at Saint Carmine’s, the Station’s resident monastery. At first desperate to escape, Josh finds himself drawn into the monastery’s ancient texts.
Deciphering an encrypted journal hidden for centuries, he learns that the Black Heart, a mysterious complex sealed off after an ancient asteroid strike, may hold the answers he’s been seeking, and may be all that can save the city from certain annihilation. When the deranged head of the Council is determined to demolish the Black Heart and doom them all, Josh leads a desperate battle to stop him.
But can Josh and his tiny band of followers prevail in time to avert catastrophe?
Click here to pick up your free copy of The Black Heart of the Station in the Amazon Kindle store.
Decker’s FateAuthor: K.R. RichardsGenre: Paranormal Romance
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $2.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
Officer Mike Decker has strict rules when it comes to women and dating, but what is it about Jade Murphy that makes him break every single one?
Decker is particular and prefers to take things slow where relationships are concerned. Rules and structure keep him safe on his job and in his personal life.
Jade has been focusing on her new business, White Magic, a metaphysical healing center. The young widow hasn’t thought much about dating.
When Jade literally runs into Decker in front of a local coffee shop, neither one has any idea that their meeting will draw in a powerful demon connected to a forgotten family curse that goes back to ancient Ireland. Together, they must try to find a way to defeat the demon.
Click here to pick up your free copy of Decker’s Fate in the Amazon Kindle store.
Peace FlowerAuthor: Ada AharoniGenre: Young Adult
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $3.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
Two teenagers want to save the world and bring peace to our planet.
Lee and Roni, two brave and inspiring teenagers, face the terrible nuclear dragon Nuki, who tries to stop them from bringing the magical peace flower to our earth, which can only be found in Esperia – Hope, the Land of the Future, to our Earth.
At the suggestion of the famous scientist Bayles, they travel our galaxy through the past, present and future, in a magical super-modern high-tech talking vehicle called Muzi, guided by Petra, the smart and resourceful sister of Peter Pan.
Their mission in space, to stop Nuki from destroying the world, and to find the unique flower, is dangerous and urgent. Will they manage to save humanity?
Click here to pick up your copy of Peace Flower in the Amazon Kindle store.
Whippoorwill ChroniclesAuthor: Timothy StrongGenre: Literary Fiction
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $4.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
Beautiful, heartbreaking, funny and enlightening.
Sam and George are childhood friends, sharing a deep loyalty that is cemented when George, the older by three years, saves Sam from drowning. When George decides to enlist during Vietnam, and Sam’s first sexual experiences lead to a pregnancy, the stress and pressures are too much for Sam’s mind to process. He breaks and has his first experience of a psychiatric hospital. As he faces the stigma of mental illness, his girlfriend Delores is ostracized after having an abortion. The two run away to join a commune.
When the consequences of their choices unfold, Sam faces the frailty of relationships, the danger of misplaced emotion, and a complete loss of control. Returning home again, Sam begins a long journey to regain a sense of what is real, what is true and what is his responsibility.
Click here to pick up your copy of Whippoorwill Chronicles in the Amazon Kindle store.
The Nantucket EstateAuthor: Coral HarperGenre: Romance
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $2.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
The Frost family boasts the Nantucket Estate, an enormous and historic property on the magical island of Nantucket. This beach front estate rests so close to the shore that the sea mist sprinkled the children and family dog, Bear as they played in the yard. At the end of each day, the family fell asleep to the sweet sound of water crashing the rocks. The Frost family created lifelong memories at the estate.
The only problem is that no one is around to enjoy it anymore…
Elizabeth Frost is the glue that held the family together for so long, but not even she could keep her kids and the family in tact. A family secret splintered the family leading them to not speak to each other for years. This all changes when tragedy strikes once again and the siblings come home to Nantucket Island. What happens next, no one could predict.
A mysterious encounter with an unexpected character…
A journey to find love…
The risk of losing it all…
While on Nantucket island, you’ll meet some unforgettable characters who will feel like old friends and capture your heart right from the start.
Join the Frost family as they discover that family matters most, everyone deserves a second chance, and love conquers all.
Click here to pick up your copy of The Nantucket Estate in the Amazon Kindle store.
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July 22, 2021
Featured (and FREE!) Kindle Book for Thursday
United Earth 1: Rough BeginningsAuthor: R.M. AlmonteGenre: Science Fiction
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $2.99Today’s Price: FREE! Click Here for Your Free Copy!
Book Description:
Rough Beginnings is 1st tale of United Earth. A young boy who loses his mother. A junkie father whose only emotion is numbness. Guided by some outside force. Stevie must learn his true inner power. Driven to follow his dream , Stevie must go beyond the norms of everyday society. How do you learn to do something no one else has done?
Click here to pick up your free copy of United Earth 1: Rough Beginnings in the Amazon Kindle store.
R.M. Almonte is a self-published author of Metaphysical Sci-fi & children’s books, who was born and raised in NYC and now lives in Japan.
You can visit his Amazon author page if you click here.
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Free & Discounted Kindle Books for Thursday
Here’s your listing of free and discounted Kindle book offers in a variety of genres for Thursday: for those books listed as being free in this post – while the pricing of the free status is valid at the time of this posting, please make sure you check the pricing carefully before you press the “buy” button as it could revert back to paid status at any time!
Rule 9 Box SetAuthor: Elizabeth RainGenre: Young Adult Fantasy
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $3.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
Fire Born Dragon
I ran up Shephard’s Mountain to escape the Monsters that were chasing me…
…and the Demons that were haunting my memories.
Instead, I fell into a world where Magic is the New Black and the Challenges I face have nothing to do with curling irons and study groups.
Drae Hallow is the home of Rule 9 Academy where nobody is normal and we’re all a little bit of strange.
They’ve invited me to attend their School for Magicals. Apparently, there’s something inside of me and it wants to come out to play. But I need to learn to control it before it controls me.
I’m game…
After all, I might be my Momma’s trouble; but I’ve always been my Daddy’s stubborn.
I’ll need every bit of it too, because something else roams the woods after dark, and it doesn’t have anything to do with Shifting 101.
Together, with the help of others just like me, we’ll have to uncover the lies before it’s too late. The Magical world depends on us to find out the truth…or its Lights Out, Dark Ages and Witch Hunts all over again.
If I’m not careful, my first semester might just be my last.
Fire Bound Dragon
Up the Ante and Raise the Stakes Drae Hallow, it’s going down…
I’ve finally found a place to call home. Rule 9 Academy and a group of friends I call family have survived the first semester, saved our valley, and passed all our classes…mostly.
Things are definitely looking up…until they’re not.
As the bed count starts to rise at the local infirmary, everyone takes notice. When the residents of Bitterroot and Drae Council realize what the patients are all lacking…panic sets in.
I mean, who let the Vampires out? Those blood-suckers are real, and they’re drinking the joggers. Only there were no vampires in Drae Hallow until now. Somebody let them in.
There’s clues to uncover and cold trails to follow before we uncover the truth and discover our real mission…is also a rescue mission.
It will take every bit of Skill and Magic we’ve learned, and some we haven’t, to protect the inside of Shephard’s Mountain from what’s coming and save those we thought were lost to us.
We’ll have to find out quick who can be trusted, and who wants to just see us die…before it’s too late.
Join Sadie Cross and her friends as they battle old foes, joined by new friends, in a place that is out of this world, literally…
Careful, you’ll need to finish this journey in Wyndoor, where nothing is normal and everything wants to have you for lunch.
Click here to pick up your free copy of Rule 9 Box Set in the Amazon Kindle store.
Tequila and Candy DropsAuthor: Jean OramGenre: Contemporary Romance
Regular Price: $3.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
Two best friends. One night that changes it all.
Nicola Samuels kissed the sexiest man she knows—her best friend. The man who veers away from commitment as though it’s scarier than a pit of snakes. The man who, she believes, has only ever seen her as his backpacking travel buddy.
The man she hasn’t spoken to since The Kiss.
But Nicola’s ready for the next step in life—career, marriage, family. And she knows just the man who will fit by her side—the man who makes her laugh and her heart sing. Todd Haber, her commitment-phobe BFF and the best kisser she’s ever met.
Can Nicola find a way to tame the untameable? Or will her intentions send her best friend fleeing, breaking her heart in the process?
Click here to pick up your free copy of Tequila and Candy Drops in the Amazon Kindle store.
COVID Aftermath: Game of BloodAuthor: David PanGenre: Science Fiction
Regular Price: $0.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
COVID Aftermath is a post-apocalyptic science fiction thriller series exploring humanity’s future, as the characters face a harsh transmuted COVID pandemic world in which cultural and spiritual value conflicts arise. David Pan, the author, starts the story in his first story Game of Blood at Shanghai where an international cast of characters from North America, Europe, India, and China find a way to survive in this new era. For hard-core tech and history fans, some of the emerging technologies in AI, robotics, communications, and IoT are widely applied, juxtaposed with thousands of years of ancient wisdom and cultural heritage.
Click here to pick up your free copy of COVID Aftermath: Game of Blood in the Amazon Kindle store.
Next to DisappearAuthor: Malcolm RichardsGenre: Mystery
Regular Price: $2.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
Not every missing person is meant to be found…
When troubled nurse Alina vanishes one night, it’s assumed she ran away from her violent husband. Until disgraced ex-teacher Emily Swanson moves into the couple’s former home.
Emily’s life is in ruins and she’s meant to be making a fresh start. But when she learns about the missing nurse, she sees a chance for redemption. Because finding Alina could help right the wrongs of Emily’s past. All she needs to do is follow the clues.
But what Emily doesn’t know is that Alina had a horrifying secret. One about the care foundation she worked for. And the closer Emily gets to uncovering the truth, the closer she gets to terrible danger.
Click here to pick up your free copy of Next to Disappear in the Amazon Kindle store.
Deadly AlliancesAuthor: Candle SuttonGenre: Suspense
Regular Price: $0.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
Her past is as shadowy as the criminals she hunts.
US Marshal Milana Tanner doesn’t know where she came from. Abandoned as a toddler, she was adopted into a pastor’s family and raised as their own.
Her brother is the sole witness to a murder… and the intended target.
She’ll do whatever it takes to keep him safe from the infamous assassin hunting him, even if it means confronting the demons from her own mysterious past. It will test her training, her skills, and her faith. Now more than ever, failure is not an option.
The hitman knows things he shouldn’t.
As the killer closes in, she and her team fight to stay one step ahead, but he counters their moves with uncanny stealth. If someone is feeding him intel, it must be someone on her team. Who can she trust when her brother’s life is on the line?
She already lost one family. She can’t lose another. But how can she stop a killer so embroiled in the shadows that he’s indistinguishable from the darkness surrounding him?
Click here to pick up your free copy of Deadly Alliances in the Amazon Kindle store.
Love, Laughter & Happily Ever AfterAuthor: VariousGenre: Romantic Comedy
Regular Price: $9.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
Escape with 20 Sweet Romantic Comedies with all the feels!
Flirty & swoony heartthrobs Funny & sassy heroines Off-the-charts chemistry & charm Sweet kisses & happily ever afters
This sweet romcom collection contains 20 original humorous novellas from best-selling authors that are heartwarming, feel-good, and laugh out loud funny.
Between the pages, you’ll find tropes such as enemies to lovers, second chance romance, high school sweethearts, opposites attract, friends to lovers, fake dating, and more.
Your purchase of this anthology will benefit Pets for the Elderly with 100% pre-order profits donated to this amazing cause, connecting shelter animals with seniors.
Don’t miss this limited edition box set, featuring some of your favorite authors, that will leave you reeling with laughter:
Ellie Hall – An Unwanted Love Story
Summer Dowell – Her Plus One
Liwen Y. Ho – Head Over Stilettos
Meg Easton – Looking for Love (sort of)
Rachael Eliker – Lassoed into Love
Sophie-Leigh Robbins – Take a Hike
Rachel John – Worst Neighbor Ever
Jennifer Griffith – Elevator Pitch
Cami Checketts – The Sassy One
Sarah Gay – Once Upon a Midnight Swim
Jennifer Youngblood – Cold Feet
Kimberly Krey – Five Days With My (Super Hot) Ex
Ellen Jacobson – Smitten with Candy Canes
Cindy Roland Anderson – Breaking All the Rules
Taylor Hart – Secret Wedding Date
Carina Taylor – Jude and the Matchmaking Llama
Gigi Blume – Baby You Can Drive My Car
Amy Sparling – Julie and the Fixer-Upper
Johanna Evelyn – I Think Maybe I Lied
Melanie Jacobson – The Backup Plan
Click here to pick up your copy of Love, Laughter & Happily Ever After in the Amazon Kindle store.
Keeping SecretsAuthor: Deborah HawkinsGenre: Thriller
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $4.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
An innocent man is scheduled to die. A United States Supreme Court nominee holds the key to his freedom. Which will she choose? Her career or his freedom?
Seasoned attorney Brendan Murphy eagerly uncovers legal loopholes for his defendants. After keeping his death-row client alive for thirty long years, he’s sure he can buy enough time for the man to see his son’s upcoming wedding. But when an imminent execution date is suddenly set, Murphy resolves to prove the convict couldn’t have murdered his pregnant wife.
Claire Chastain isn’t afraid to testify for those she loves. So when her soon-to-be father-in-law faces lethal injection, the gutsy lawyer reopens his case hoping to expose the real killer. But as she follows a trail littered with old love affairs, dangerous stalkers, and a missing witness, Chastain’s once firm belief in his innocence begins to waver.
And with the clock ticking closer to capital punishment, shocking revelations from the highest court in the land could turn the entire case upside down…
Can Murphy and Chastain untangle the web of clues before the truth dies with the accused?
Click here to pick up your copy of Keeping Secrets in the Amazon Kindle store.
The AntiheroesAuthor: Jacob PeppersGenre: Fantasy
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $4.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
The world needed heroes…It got them instead.
A swordsman past his prime who has vowed to never wield a blade again.
A mage who’d rather throw fists than fireballs and thinks magic is for sissies.
An assassin who grows sick at the sight of blood.
And a man with a pet squirrel he believes to be an ancient god from long ago.
An evil has risen in the land, one that, if not dealt with, threatens to start a war which would include the gods themselves. To counter it, the realm must call on its greatest heroes, its most courageous adventurers. Unfortunately, those great heroes, those brave adventurers, are all busy—being dead mostly.
So it is left to Dannen Ateran, known in his youth as the Bloody Butcher but, more recently as the passed-out drunk at the table in the corner, to lead his companions against an army of the dead.
They are not heroes.
But perhaps they just might do.
Click here to pick up your copy of The Antiheroes in the Amazon Kindle store.
CC’s Road HomeAuthor: Leah B. EskineGenre: Young Adult
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $4.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
Desperate to forget her past, sixteen-year-old CC arrives on her grandparents’ North Louisiana farm and asks, ‘will I ever feel normal again?’ She brushes aside her family’s attempts to break through her isolation and angst and hides her darkest secret from her beloved Gran. Even CC’s vivacious new friend, Addy, and a summer romance with steely eyed Eric can’t persuade her to reveal what happened last winter in New Orleans.
It’s 1964 and as Beatlmania and Motown captivate America’s youth, this young woman encounters small town racial tension, erupting sexual assault, and ignorance towards her beloved brain injured Uncle Bud, all issues fueling the dynamic conflicts in Leah Eskine’s debut novel.
Click here to pick up your copy of CC’s Road Home in the Amazon Kindle store.
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July 21, 2021
Free & Discounted Kindle Books for Wednesday
Here’s your listing of free and discounted Kindle book offers in a variety of genres for Wednesday: for those books listed as being free in this post – while the pricing of the free status is valid at the time of this posting, please make sure you check the pricing carefully before you press the “buy” button as it could revert back to paid status at any time!
Spells and SpooksAuthor: K.E. O’ConnorGenre: Cozy Mystery
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $0.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
Welcome to Witch Haven. Where nothing is quite what it seems.
I’m back in the last place I want to be. A place where my magic went rogue, and people died. Witch Haven should be a haven, but I messed that up big time.
I have no friends to help me. No family left. And not even a witch’s familiar to keep me on the right path.
Magic used to flow through me, but now I’m a lone witch, drained of power and hoping I can sneak into Witch Haven, clear up the mess my stepmom left behind, and get out alive.
If the villagers find out I’m here, I’ll be hunted down. If the Magic Council catch me using anything more powerful than a light spell, I’ll go back to jail. And if my guilt doesn’t choke me, the gnomes will.
So yeah. Home sweet home never felt so unwelcoming.
Click here to pick up your free copy of Spells and Spooks in the Amazon Kindle store.
Snowfall at MoonglowAuthor: Deborah GarnerGenre: Women’s Fiction
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $2.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
Each holiday season, new and returning guests gather in the small town of Timberton, Montana, to celebrate Christmas at the Timberton Hotel. Resident artist and chef Mist’s unique way of offering exceptional cuisine, exquisite décor, and a touch of the unexpected, has a way of bringing visitors and local townsfolk together in heartfelt camaraderie.
As this year’s guests arrive with hopes of a white Christmas, unseasonably warm weather hints at a less-than-wintery wonderland. But whether the snow falls or not, one thing is certain: with Mist around, there’s bound to be a little magic. No one ever leaves Timberton without renewed hope for the future.
*Cookie recipes included!
Click here to pick up your free copy of Snowfall at Moonglow in the Amazon Kindle store.
By the SeaAuthor: J. Steven LampertiGenre: Fantasy
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $2.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
A little medieval fishing village that worships Poseidon, a young girl with a dark memory, a mysterious young nobleman who comes riding into town on a white stallion. What brings these three things together?
Llyr is unknown to the villagers of Chelle by the sea and unknown to Annabelle. What does he want with her? Why is he coming into town from the Duke’s castle on the cliffs over the village?
The village is abuzz with the need to know. When the real reason Llyr is there, and the truth about who he is, comes out, the answers will forever change this simple little town under the gray cliffs.
By the Sea follows Annabelle as her life is changed in ways she could never have imagined.
Click here to pick up your free copy of By the Sea in the Amazon Kindle store.
Countdown To LoveAuthor: Cristina RyanGenre: Contemporary Romance
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $2.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
Dani has until New Year’s to polish Donnie’s dating skills in this clean, lighthearted romantic comedy.
Donnie’s been busy co-partnering a business for the past decade, but now that he has more time to invest in romance, he’s not sure how to start. Social graces are definitely not his strong suit. He’s grateful when his best friend Dani agrees to coach him.
Dani knows she can turn Donnie into a gentleman just in time for the New Year’s work party. This should be a cakewalk. But when her desire to help Donnie find the one turns into a desire for him, how can she continue to give him dating advice?
What will happen to their friendship when sparks fly between them in this countdown to a new year?
Click here to pick up your free copy of Countdown To Love in the Amazon Kindle store.
The GuestbookAuthor: Andrea HurstGenre: Women’s Fiction
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $3.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
EVERYONE REMEMBERS THEIR FIRST LOVE…
BUT SOMETIMES IT’S THE SECOND LOVE THAT LASTS
Fleeing her picture-perfect life among the privileged set of Brentwood and the wreckage of a failed marriage, Lily Parkins decides to move to the only place that still holds happy memories, her grandmother’s old farmhouse. The lush and majestic setting of the Pacific Northwest calls to her and offers a place of refuge and perhaps renewal. Her grandmother has passed away, leaving the Madrona Island Bed & Breakfast Inn to Lily.
Left with only an old guestbook as her guide–a curious book full of letters, recipes, and glimpses into her family history–Lily is determined to embrace her newfound independence and recreate herself, one page at a time. With the help of the quirky island residents she has befriended, she slowly finds the strength to seek out happiness on her own terms. But as soon as she has sworn off men and is standing on her own two feet, Lily meets Ian, the alluring artist who lives next door, and her new life is suddenly thrown off course. The last thing she wants to do right now is to open her heart to another man.
Ultimately, Lily must decide if it’s worth giving up her soul for security or risking everything to follow her heart in this romantic love story.
Click here to pick up your copy of The Guestbook in the Amazon Kindle store.
Of Land and SpiritsAuthor: Alan ThrushGenre: Historical Fiction
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $5.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
Battle action from the African bush …
… Zimbabwe-Rhodesia – March 1980: It is a time of turmoil and suffering as white rule gives way to black nationalism in a part of British colonial Africa riven by a war that has cost 50 000 dead and untold wounded. In the humid, pre-dawn gloom, Rhodesian Army units are poised to re-group and attack assembled guerrilla forces. Results of the internationally supervised elections are seeping through: an overwhelming vote for Robert Mugabe. In camps across the country, twenty thousand guerrillas stand to their weapons, waiting for the napalm to come crashing and burning into hut, trench and bunker. Waiting for the soldiers, pouring down from the sky.
This fight is to the death – the climax of eight years of war between two allied guerrilla armies and an established government which has dared to unilaterally declare its independence from England. No quarter is given. It is the end of Empire in Africa: Rhodesian history, and Zimbabwean history, too. Of Land and Spirits is the best-selling classic of the final years of that war – the story of Andrew Scott, John Bruton, George Sibanda, Kuretu, Mpehla and many others of the Rhodesian Army as they fight with great skill a war they cannot win. For even as the kills mount, so the numbers of the enemy inside the country grow ever larger. It is also the story of a rural population and its swikiros – the spirit mediums who lead and guard – won over to the revolutionary side by Jason Mavunha, Elias Chimombe and other guerrillas of the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army who have dared to contest the ancestral land.
This is war fiction at its finest – the story of a white community wanting to hold on to standards and tradition despite the cost in human life, without realising the effect this is having on their sons who must carry on the fight. Of a black community whose sons serve on both sides, and which suffers reprisal and atrocity. Nowhere has the sheer weariness of war been better portrayed, with its numbing boredom interspersed with gut-wrenching excitement. There is bravery, cowardice, comradeship and, above all, the loss that comes from civil war.
Click here to pick up your copy of Of Land and Spirits in the Amazon Kindle store.
Elemental OutcastAuthor: Sean FlectcherGenre: Fantasy
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $2.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
In this paranormal world, her death is just the beginning…
All I wanted for my seventeenth birthday was a fun night out. But when a knife-wielding psycho attacks my best friend, of course I try to stop him.
Take it from me, a knife through the heart isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Apparently, neither is death.
Instead of pearly gates, I wake up alive and ensnared in a witch’s curse with twelve paranormals known as the Outcasts—including the inhumanly beautiful, totally-hates-my-guts vampire Jasper. Supposedly, an ancient prophecy says the thirteenth Outcast will be the one to break our curse.
That means me. Lucky number thirteen.
Between attempting to control my unstable new magic, figuring out what the deal is with broody Jasper, and learning more about the Outcast’s prophecy, it becomes clear that I’m a target. A dangerous paranormal knows about my connection to the prophecy and wants me dead. Only this time, dead means dead.
There’s only one thing to do: I’ve got a destiny to fulfill.
Click here to pick up your copy of Elemental Outcast in the Amazon Kindle store.
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A Quick Reminder About Freebies
Here’s a quick reminder – if I or anyone else tells you about a book being offered for free or discounted on the Amazon Kindle website and you are interested, please jump on it immediately. Don’t wait a few days or even a couple of hours, or you may see the book being offered for sale vs. what you thought was free! I’ve seen it happen many times over the years.
Why does that happen? Sometimes there is a glitch to the Amazon system, an author may have forgot to set the book’s promotion on the Amazon website, or who knows?
Bottom line here is don’t wait – log on to the website frequently (www.fkbt.com) or check your email shortly after 8:00 a.m. Central time for the daily digest if you are subscribed to the free daily email. Grab them now as once the book is yours, no matter if you paid nothing or $9.99 for a book, it is yours forever!
I should say something similar about books discounted to 99 cents: the author, for example, has told me their book(s) will be discounted for a particular day and I set the posts up in advance. The same issue that can cause titles to not be free can also apply to the discounting for a particular day. Please make sure you verify the pricing on the Amazon website before you click the “buy” button.
Hope that helps!
Michael
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July 20, 2021
Free & Discounted Kindle Books for Tuesday
Here’s your listing of free and discounted Kindle book offers in a variety of genres for Tuesday: for those books listed as being free in this post – while the pricing of the free status is valid at the time of this posting, please make sure you check the pricing carefully before you press the “buy” button as it could revert back to paid status at any time!
Countdown To LoveAuthor: Cristina RyanGenre: Romance
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $2.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
Dani has until New Year’s to polish Donnie’s dating skills in this clean, lighthearted romantic comedy.
Donnie’s been busy co-partnering a business for the past decade, but now that he has more time to invest in romance, he’s not sure how to start. Social graces are definitely not his strong suit. He’s grateful when his best friend Dani agrees to coach him.
Dani knows she can turn Donnie into a gentleman just in time for the New Year’s work party. This should be a cakewalk. But when her desire to help Donnie find the one turns into a desire for him, how can she continue to give him dating advice?
What will happen to their friendship when sparks fly between them in this countdown to a new year?
Click here to pick up your free copy of Countdown To Love in the Amazon Kindle store.
The Fall of White CityAuthor: N.S. WikarskiGenre: Historical Mystery
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $2.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
Chicago in the 1890s is the fastest growing metropolis in America. It rivals New York as the City of the Century and the epitome of the Gilded Age. This melting pot of thieves and corrupt politicians, robber barons and immigrants, is rife with scandal and social injustice. An eccentric heiress and a cub reporter find themselves repeatedly drawn into the hidden world of intrigue and murder that lurks within the shadows of the White City.
Wealthy spinster Evangeline LeClair leads a paradoxical life. By day, she fends off marriage-minded suitors. By night, she teaches English to factory workers at a social settlement in the slums. Evangeline is quite satisfied with the status quo until murder disrupts her routine. One of her students, a penniless immigrant, has been stabbed to death in Chicago’s most exclusive hotel. The girl’s brother, a known anarchist, is accused of the crime.
Evangeline wheedles her admirer, Freddie Simpson, into helping her track down the real killer. Their list of possible suspects is long: a captain of industry, a denizen of the slums, a shady doctor who mixes his own drugs, and a teenage prostitute from a sporting house in the Levee District. The gleaming surface of the World’s Fair casts many shadows and THE FALL OF WHITE CITY exposes the darkness at its core.
Click here to pick up your free copy of The Fall of White City in the Amazon Kindle store.
The HarvestAuthor: Sara ClancyGenre: Horror
Regular Price: $2.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
Amid the sweet sounds of a music box, their darkest fears will haunt them…
In Black River, Tennessee, everyone knows the legend of the Bell Witch… and the alleged curse that hangs like a dark shroud over the town. To some, it is just a local tall tale. But to others, it is terrifyingly real.
For centuries, four families have been forced into the ritualistic tradition of sacrifice and terror. Every year, a member of each family stumbles upon an antique music box they need to lock before the time is up. And a horrible fate awaits them once the boxes open.
Trapped in the witch’s sadistic game, the families’ young offspring are forced to journey into the dark and twisted woods of Black River in search for the keys to their salvation. But as they search for a way to end the curse, a haunting melody echoes through the trees. And each lost soul must wonder…
Will they survive the night? Or will the Bell Witch’s bloody harvest claim more victims?
Click here to pick up your free copy of The Harvest in the Amazon Kindle store.
Multiple MotivesAuthor: Kassandra LambGenre: Mystery
Regular Price: $0.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
Psychotherapist Kate Huntington helps other people cope with the horrible things that have happened to them, but she herself has led a charmed life… until now.
When a series of what seem like random events—a matter of being in the wrong place at the wrong time—takes a sinister twist, it becomes apparent that she and her lawyer friend, Rob Franklin, have a common enemy. But the lead police detective has a different theory. He’s convinced Kate and Rob are lovers attempting to eliminate their spouses. And he seems determined to build a case against them.
As the attacks escalate, Kate and Rob are forced to investigate on their own. Who hates them enough to want them both dead? And doesn’t seem to mind if others get caught in the crossfire!
Click here to pick up your free copy of Multiple Motives in the Amazon Kindle store.
TornAuthor: J.A. OwenbyGenre: Young Adult
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $4.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
Inspired by True Events
Mama didn’t want me. In fact, she would’ve traded my soul back for someone different if God would’ve let her, but he didn’t, so she was stuck with me.
For eighteen-year-old Lacey, life at home is a rollercoaster. She doesn’t think she’ll ever be good enough to truly deserve Mama’s love.
But when she enters college and meets Walker, everything starts to change. Suddenly, Lacey is face to face with the realization that maybe what she’s always seen as normal really isn’t. Her entire life—and everything she’s ever believed about herself and her family—is abruptly hanging in midair.
Lacey is left facing two paths, and she has to make a choice. The first means walking away from everything she’s ever known. The other means never really knowing the truth.
Torn offers an honest and powerful glimpse into mental illness, the meaning of true love, and the psychological waltz that a daughter dances as she endures her mother’s unpredictable emotions, manipulation, and abuse.
Click here to pick up your copy of Torn in the Amazon Kindle store.
Love in a Bottle Box Set – All Eight BooksAuthor: Mona IngramGenre: Romance
Regular Price: $7.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
This Box Set contains all 8 books in the series.
Would you share your heartbreak, your hopes, your dreams by writing them down and sending them off in a bottle? And if you found such a bottle, how would you react? This series takes us inside the lives of people who, in most cases, have suffered loss and are ready for a second chance. A light, slightly edgy look at life and love in today’s world of social media.
Chasing Rainbows.
Taylor Lockwood learns the hard way that her beauty does not guarantee happiness. Betrayed in the worst possible way, her career crumbles overnight. Hiding away on her father’s small ranch she struggles to trust again, but a message in a bottle makes her wonder… is the man who wrote the note too good to be true? Does she have the courage to find out?
No More Secrets.
Can she learn to love again? Marissa Bennett’s emotional scars are deep, thanks to a young man she knew many years ago in high school. After meeting Cooper Hamilton she wonders if she’s finally found the one man who can make her forget… until she finds out who he really is. Then there’s Nate. The successful software developer falls for a gorgeous Chinese woman. Except Layla is promised to someone else. Can Nate unravel the silken ties that bind her to someone she doesn’t love?
Something Special.
Can an unlikely discovery heal two broken people? Dear Princess: A cheating husband pens a letter of regret to his young daughter, puts it in a bottle and sets it adrift in the Atchafalaya River. Months later, a foreign correspondent looking for peace finds the bottle stuck in a Cypress tree. Little does he know he’ll soon meet the young girl and her mother… and face one of the most difficult decisions of his life.
Whatever It Takes.
Three strikes and you’re out? No way! Bailey’s had more than her share of hard knocks recently but when she finds a message in a bottle she sets out to find her missing mojo. Taking a break on the shore of Lake Ontario, she becomes fascinated with an antique carousel – and the repairman who keeps it running. But Bailey’s a poor candidate for a lasting relationship… or is she?
Lost & Found.
A romantic story set against the backdrop of the breathtaking Na Pali Coast. Chrissy wasn’t looking for romance when she went to the Garden Isle. Helicopter pilot Spence has other ideas… but can he convince her to take another chance on love?
If Only.
She’s never stopped loving him Jill marries the love of her life, only to have her powerful father interfere and annul the marriage. Distanced from the man she loves, she leads a half-life until the day she decides to fight back against those who took everything from her.
Hopelessly Romantic.
It’s been three years since Liam Gallagher’s wife and son died in an accident. A firefighter in Victoria B.C., his friends and family are becoming increasingly worried as he remains emotionally closed off. As a last resort, his sister writes a message asking for help and puts it in a bottle. Touched by the obvious affection Kate has for her brother, Maggie Taylor hesitates to get involved, but the story lingers with her and she sets out to observe the grieving man.
Choosing Love.
Is it finally Lauren’s turn? The Love in a Bottle blog is coming to a close but Lauren still hasn’t found her happy ending. Then she meets two men at once. One sends her flowers, but which one? And will there be a happy ending? In today’s world of social media, things can get complicated…
Click here to pick up your copy of Love in a Bottle Box Set – All Eight Books in the Amazon Kindle store.
Snowman Paul at the Winter OlympicsAuthor: Yossi LapidGenre: Children & Middle Grade
Regular Price: $2.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
Get into the Olympic Spirit with Snowman Paul!
The Tokyo Summer Games is just around the corner and, more than ever, the Olympic ideals deserve our attention and full support.
Get your little ones into the Olympic spirit with an adorable snowman with a passion for all things Olympic!
In this exciting and stunningly illustrated sports story for kids, Snowman Paul gets to compete on the Olympic stage and conquers the Winter Games by storm. But wait, was he following all the rules of fair competition? If not, should he return all his precious gold medals?
The humorous Olympic-themed tale will be enjoyed by children, parents, and grandparents alike. It will teach your little ones valuable life lessons about the meaning of true friendship and the importance of fair competition and telling the truth.
Snowman Paul at the Winter Olympics is the perfect way to prepare your young children for the Tokyo Summer Olympics and to introduce them to the fast-approaching Winter Games in China.
The Snowman Paul series has won the following awards:
Mom’s choice gold award winnerMoonbeam, Best Picture Book Series Award winnerClick here to pick up your copy of Snowman Paul at the Winter Olympics in the Amazon Kindle store.
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Book Reviews – Why I Write Them
As A Blog Publisher, Why Do You Write Book Reviews?
That’s actually a nicer way of summarizing some of the emails I’ve received over the last few years!
Yes, I do write reviews for the books I read, and starting in 2011 I started to make a point to write a review for most things I read.
Why do I write reviews? Well, I do read what others write for reviews, and those reviews do influence my decision to (a) first try out the free Kindle sample, which a lot of the time leads me to (b) purchasing a book. I appreciate the time and effort complete strangers took to write a review to tell me the good and the bad, and common courtesy tells me I should do the same. If I like a book I’ll tell you – if I didn’t like it, well, let’s just say I’ve been told my professional career has been limited a time or two for being too honest (i.e., blunt).
If you’re like me, you look at the customer reviews in order to see if you want to investigate a book further – while my general cutoff is a book needs to be at least a 4 out of 5 stars, I also read the text of the review: things that may make a reviewer dislike a book might be favorable to me and, things a reviewer absolutely loved (and mentioned in the review) could be a complete turnoff to this grey-haired guy.
I also look to see if a review on the Amazon website is from an “Amazon Verified Purchase,” which tells me the person writing the review actually purchased the item from Amazon; I don’t think people should be able to review books on Amazon unless they purchased it.
Why do I look for an Amazon Verified Purchase? I’ve been burned too many times by friends and family of the author or shill reviews – reviewers that immediately rate everything a five star, they leave about one sentence of commentary (the minimum for an Amazon review is 20 characters), and they are generally marked by it being the one and only review a person has ever written on the Amazon website; these are typically reviews done in order to inflate a book’s overall rating. Another good indicator is a book will have a flurry of reviews around the same day, are short and all five stars, etc.
With the thousands of books I have previewed prior to telling you about on www.fkbt.com over the years, I’ve learned to spot the friends and family reviews pretty quick.
Amazon now just has stars to hand out for reviews, but they used to break it down like this:
5 stars – I love it
4 stars – I like it
3 stars – It’s ok
2 stars – I don’t like it
1 star – I hate it
As far as the reviews I write, I try to write an honest assessment if I liked something or not without providing a spoiler: why write a spoiler and ruin it for everyone? I also think your and my taste regarding the likes and dislikes of a particular book are more honest than a paid book reviewer a major publishing house contracts with to have in a book’s advertising materials. My motto is to keep it short and sweet on your likes and dislikes without providing a Cliff’s Notes version of the book.
There are also very few things I “love” in terms of reading as well as very few things I “hate” as both, to me, are very extreme ends of the spectrum. Not to sound too hokey, but love and hate are permanent things and very few things qualify for either emotion.
Some people think I shouldn’t be writing reviews because I have this blog, and due to the blog’s popularity it could influence people’s behavior, especially if I “give” it a bad rating – every once in a while I will have a rather interesting dialogue with a few folks regarding the same. My response to those type of comments is my – and anyone else’s – review of a book reflects my opinion only and I don’t “give” out anything: your opinion on a book or item may vary, and we probably won’t agree on everything. For example, something I really liked you may absolutely detest and puke all over it.
The same could be true for something you thought was outstanding and I may question why it was published in the first place. When I read reviews sure, the star rating is important (see above), I don’t put that much weight into the “star” rating, but I look at the comments – mainly to see if they are substantive to back up the rating as well as to see what the reviewer’s pluses and minuses are with the book. If you look at those written comments, sometimes they match up to the “star” rating and sometime they do not.
I also discount reviewers who rate everything a 5 star and I imagine most others do, too.
Anyway, that’s all I can type about for now. Have a great rest of your week!
Michael
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July 19, 2021
Featured Kindle Book for Monday
SusanAuthor: Alice McVeighGenre: Historical Fiction
Regular Price: $3.99
Today’s Price: $0.99
Susan is a Jane Austen Prequel (or Pride and Prejudice Variation) brilliantly capturing Austen’s own Lady Susan as a young girl.
Familiar characters abound – Frank Churchill, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Darcy himself – but Susan – mischievous and manipulative – is the star. This is Austen that even Austen might have loved, with a touch of Georgette Heyer in the romantic sections. Fans of Bridgerton will also relish this classic regency romance, the first in a six-book series.
Sixteen-year-old Susan Smithson – pretty but poor, clever but capricious – has just been expelled from a school for young ladies in London.
At the mansion of the formidable Lady Catherine de Bourgh, she attracts a raffish young nobleman. But, at the first hint of scandal, her guardian dispatches her to her uncle Collins’ rectory in Kent, where her sensible cousin Alicia lives and “where nothing ever happens.”
Here Susan mischievously inspires the local squire to put on a play, with consequences no one could possibly have foreseen. What with the unexpected arrival of Frank Churchill, Alicia’s falling in love and a tumultuous elopement, rural Kent will surely never seem safe again…
Click here to pick up your copy of Susan in the Amazon Kindle store.
Alice was born in Seoul, South Korea, and grew up in Thailand, Singapore and Myanmar, where her father was a diplomat. After living in McLean, Virginia, as a teenager, and achieving a degree in cello performance at the internationally renowned Jacobs School of Music, she came to London to study cello with William Pleeth. There she worked for over fifteen years all over the world, with orchestras including the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic, and Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s Orchestre Revolutionaire et Romantique.
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Free & Discounted Kindle Books for Monday
Here’s your listing of free and discounted Kindle book offers in a variety of genres for Monday: for those books listed as being free in this post – while the pricing of the free status is valid at the time of this posting, please make sure you check the pricing carefully before you press the “buy” button as it could revert back to paid status at any time!
RetaliationAuthor: Mimi BarbourGenre: Romantic Suspense
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $3.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
A virgin librarian with hot-chick potential, the conflicts in her story won’t let you put the book down. Be prepared for an all-nighter…
She watches the mob kill her twin and is too frozen with fear to stop them. How can she live with that cowardice eating away at her self-respect? Revenge claws at her sheltered existence until she can’t breathe. Though she’s naïve, she isn’t stupid. When she finds a stash of loot in her brother’s gym locker, she has the means.
Now all she needs is the guts to make every one of those low-life gang members pay.
People might think detectives are hard-assed cops with no home life, but Trace McGuire has a dying mom he loves fiercely. Already stressed over his personal problems, he takes a bullet for a virgin beauty hiding while mobsters shoot her brother.
This chick draws out every protective instinct he thought had disintegrated over years on the job and he becomes invested – in her hot body, her plans for retaliation and her fighting spirit.
Helpless, he watches her enter the seedy underworld that’ll eat her alive.
Then he sees her fight.
And wonders if they’ll survive her.
Cass won’t rest until her brother’s murderers are jailed or dead. She goes after them one at a time with no intention of stopping until she has her revenge. Detective McGuire takes a bullet for her. Now the annoying man believes she’s his responsibility and wants to stop her, protect her… control her.
Click here to pick up your free copy of Retaliation in the Amazon Kindle store.
Urban Mythic Box SetAuthors: VariousGenre: Fantasy
Regular Price: $9.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
A box set of MYTHIC proportions …
Want a little magic in your life? Ever wished faeries were real or for your own personal djinn?
Then these ELEVEN worlds of action, adventure, humor, and romance are for you. Join the freshest voices in urban fantasy and paranormal romance as they bring magic into your life in the form of gods, demons, djinn, faeries, werewolves, and more.
Included in this set:
I Bring the Fire – C. Gockel
When Amy prays for help, Loki the Norse God of Mischief and Chaos isn’t the savior she has in mind.
Chosen – Christine Pope
When a fatal fever nearly wipes out the entire world’s population, the survivors of what became known as “the Dying” believe the worst is in the past …
The Hunted One – Meg Collett
Disgraced and wingless, Archangel Michaela discovers the holy angels have a plan for Heaven, and it is one that may prove to be the End of Days.
Things Unseen – C.J. Brightley
A moment’s compassion draws history student Aria Forsyth into a conflict between human and inhuman, natural and supernatural, and the world of the Fae.
Way of the Wolf – Mark E. Cooper
Doctor David Lephmann tries to aid a shifter in trouble, and is thrust into a world of violence and mistrust.
Eros – Helen Harper
The Greek god of Love and the human who caught his heart–Eros is a contemporary re-telling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche.
The Wild Hunt – Ron Nieto
Lily was meant to become a faerie doctor, disbelief and pragmatism led her away from the hidden world. She will be forced to face the truth, and the fae, if she wants to save her family.
Valkyrie’s Vengeance – Melissa Snark
When children are abducted, Victoria, priestess of the Valkyrie, must work with her worst enemy to rescue them.
The Blue Rose – Lola St. Vil
The most powerful Angel that ever lived. The dangerous demon who holds her heart.
Elsker – S.T. Bende
Kristia Tostenson just found out her new boyfriend is the Norse God of Winter–an immortal assassin destined to die at Ragnarok.
Blood Debt – Nancy Straight
Camille discovers a family she never dreamed of and a world that should not exist.
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The Billionaire’s Big GameAuthor: Breezie BennettGenre: Romance
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
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A billionaire bachelor up for auction. A single mom trying to avoid him. The last thing he wants is a commitment… but that happens to be the only thing she wants.
Noah Vice: When my mom signs me up for another one of her ridiculous fundraisers, I don’t think much of it. Until, that is, the drop dead gorgeous girl who ghosted me six months ago is announced as my highest bidder. Now’s my chance to finally get to know Zoe…and figure out exactly what she’s hiding. But when I meet her adorable, four-year old secret, I know this isn’t a game I should play.
Zoe Taylor: The last thing on earth I need right now is a casual fling with a hot billionaire. With a four-year old daughter and classroom full of eighth graders, there’s only one kind of relationship I’m looking for…a lifelong partner. But now, because of my meddlesome grandmother, I’m stuck with Noah for five unforgettable dates. He’s not marriage material, but I can’t resist a little fun. The only problem is… I might not beat him at his own game.
The Miami Vices:
As colorful, vibrant, and sexy as the city they call home, the billionaire Vice brothers have secrets, temptations, and never met a risk they wouldn’t take…all in the name of love. This sizzling new rom com series will have you laughing, swooning, and looking for the next book. When you’re in Miami… everyone deserves a Vice.
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A New BeginningAuthor: M.A. NillesGenre: Science Fiction
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On a remote mining station, Nyalin hides a secret that would make her a hunted woman—she is a Crystal Keeper, a protector of a shard of the powerful Starfire crystal. However, when a strange shuttle falls through a portal near the mining station, she can no longer avoid her responsibilities. The human pilot, Vellin, is part of a research team that has developed gateways for instant travel anywhere in the universe without requiring a Starfire crystal, and he has been followed by an enemy through the portal.
To stop dangerous forces from possessing the gateways to spread destruction, Nya must team up with Vel and risk exposing her secret. In their race to destroy the gateways, they will find allies and enemies… and a new reason to worry.
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Liz Bean Box SetAuthor: S.F. BoseGenre: Mystery
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
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The Liz Bean Mystery Series Boxed Set (Books 1-3) has arrived!
Now you can binge-read the first 3 books in the Liz Bean Mystery series.
Book 1: Missing in Mystic Grove
It’s Thanksgiving Week at the Bean Family Bed and Breakfast in Mystic Grove. Liz Bean has returned to the family home after leaving a dangerous job out East. A job she can’t talk about. She’s looking forward to a peaceful and enjoyable holiday.
Then everything falls apart. A guest reports that a valuable piece of jewelry is missing. She suspects another guest took it and gives them a short amount of time to find it before she calls the police. Grandma Addie Bean shivers at the thought of the negative Yelp reviews the guest might leave if they don’t find her jewelry.
Addie pairs Liz with Sam Nolan, a quirky private investigator who’s a frequent diner at the B&B. Their meeting is like oil and water, but Liz knows they have to team up to help the B&B. When their prime suspect in the theft disappears, the situation goes from bad to worse
As they investigate each lead, Liz realizes that she’s not the only one in Mystic Grove who’s keeping secrets. When the truth is revealed, it takes everyone by surprise.
Book 2: Murder in Mystic Grove
Liz Bean has a new job as a private investigator intern for Sam Nolan Investigations in her hometown of Mystic Grove. When a longtime Mystic Grove resident is murdered, fear cuts through the village. Liz is shocked when she learns that her divorced mother’s boyfriend, Ben, is a key suspect in the murder. When her mother calls to hire Liz and Sam to clear Ben’s name, Liz hesitates. Her demanding mother has never asked for her help before. Failure is not an option.
After a debate, Liz and Sam take the case. They chase down leads, following the evidence as it twists and turns through Mystic Grove and beyond. With all of the lies and deception they find, Liz realizes that Mystic Grove isn’t the innocent village she remembered. Was the murder a simple robbery or an act of revenge? Or was the killing connected to darker activities like illegal gambling and organized crime? More threatening events convince Liz that the killer is still in Mystic Grove and might be gunning for her. Can she find the killer before he strikes again?
Book 3: Justice in Mystic Grove
After a Mystic Grove resident is murdered, a lawyer hires private investigators, Liz Bean and Sam Nolan, to find the killer. He wants to exonerate his son, one of the murder suspects. The victim had many enemies. Were the killers two men spotted at the crime scene, the Mob, family members, or a deranged stranger? The truth stuns everyone and reveals the client’s true motive in hiring them.
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Dead LakeAuthor: Darcy CoatesGenre: Horror
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
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Keep the door locked…
Sam is excited to spend a week at her uncle’s remote lake cabin. It’s a chance for her to focus on her art without distractions: no neighbours, no phone, and a small radio as her only contact with the outside world.
But there’s something deeply unnatural lingering in the lake.
The radio’s news reports talk about disappearances on a nearby hiking trail. The car won’t start. And Sam starts to believe she’s being stalked when she catches glimpses of a tall, strange man standing at the end of her dock, staring intently into the swirling waters below…
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The Were Witch Complete SeriesAuthor: Renee JaggerGenre: Fantasy
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
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Opposites attract and there’s nothing more opposite than werewolf Bailey and the witch Roland. Trouble is chasing the two of them and they have to learn to work together to fight it off and save the world.
Get the complete series – all 9 books – to join them on their battles against witches, tradition and the very gods themselves.
If Were tradition forced you to marry at twenty-five, would you do it?
Bailey Nordin is feeling the stress of pack obligations arriving too soon in her life.
She prefers working on cars to going on a date.
A good fight is just a morning’s workout, and Bailey’s sarcastic wit has killed any chance of a love life.
Her future isn’t looking bright.
Roland is on the run from three powerful witches who want him for…what he can provide.
Trying to hide from the witches, he ends up in the middle of a town so small, it’s hard to find it on a map.
She’s a Were, He’s a wizard. He could be her ticket out of her problems—if she believed in magic.
Massive changes are coming down from the heavens, and Bailey Nordin is the Were in the middle.
Will she figure out how to break from tradition?
Included in this complete omnibus:
1. Bad Attitude
2. A Bit Aggressive
3. Too Much Magic
4. Were War
5. Were Rages
6. God Ender
7. God Trials
8. The Troll Solution
9. Winner Takes All
“It’s like Romeo and Juliet… A Were and a wizard fighting kidnappers, gods, and a mysterious government agency that is trying to hide the paranormal from society.
You know what? It’s actually nothing like Romeo and Juliet.
Except no one wants those two together, especially the witches.”
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A Second Date with Danger Boxed SetAuthor: VariousGenre: Romantic Suspense
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
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Six romantic suspense titles from three award-winning authors will bring thrills and inspiration.
Vigilant by Sara Davison (The Night Guardians #1)
Nicole Hunter must choose between the man who represents the law and the one who may have taken it into his own hands. When children begin disappearing in the night and Detective Daniel Grey enlists Nicole’s help to investigate the man she loves, she faces her deepest fear. Everything and everyone she has clung to so tightly could be ripped from her, leaving her completely alone.
Guarded by Sara Davison (The Night Guardians #2)
The tip the stranger left sent Nicole a painfully clear message. The past is no longer in the past. Nicole is fighting to bury the memories. Someone else is fighting to keep them exposed. If she does find the courage to take a chance on love, her heart could be smashed into pieces. Again. And the one she trusts to keep her and her son safe has a secret that may prove to be the biggest threat of all.
Avalanche by Gayla K. Hiss (Peril in the Park #1)
When Park Ranger Jenny Snowfeather runs into Deputy Marshal Chase Matthews at her brother’s Fourth of July barbecue, she suspects there is more going on in Eagle Valley, WA than fireworks. Realizing the dangerous fugitive Chase is after may be in the area, Jenny risks everything, including her heart, to join Chase on a manhunt in the avalanche-prone backcountry of North Cascades National Park. They must tread carefully—one step in the wrong direction could mean the difference between life and death.
Dangerous Ground by Gayla K. Hiss (Peril in the Park #2)
Uncle Owen died mysteriously, and Deputy Marshal Kate Phillips wants to know why. After arriving at Great Smoky Mountains National Park in search of answers, Kate finds herself at the center of an ancient family feud and a land dispute. Even David Jennings, Kate’s handsome Good Samaritan who rescued her when she arrived, thinks he has a claim on Owen’s property—which some say is cursed.
Amid the mounting secrets and rumors circulating, Kate has a secret of her own—one that could threaten her life and any future she might have with David. It soon becomes clear someone is targeting her. Could Kate’s troubled past have come back to haunt her, or have the clues she’s uncovered about her uncle’s suspicious death put her life in danger?
The Courtship of Harry’s Wife by Jeanette-Marie Mirich (D. B. Burns Mysteries #1)
Delilah Morgan planned to mourn in private after her husband Harry passed, but he had other ideas—specifically, leaving his wife in good hands and protected from the elite of their small Kentucky town. Harry has selected handsome local judge Lyle Henderson to court his widow.
The judge acquiesces to Harry’s wishes until Henderson’s life spins into a maelstrom after the discovery of bodies in his long absent wife’s car. The police and FBI suspect him of murdering his wife and her apparent lover. Determined to clear the judge of murder, Delilah resolves to hunt down the true story. But will the adventure cost them their lives? Or will it be a wild-goose chase toward love?
The Last Roses by Jeanette-Marie Mirich (D. B. Burns Mysteries #2)
On a trip home from North Carolina, Delilah is stopped in her tracks by a deer she whacks into oblivion. Lyle Henderson comes to her rescue. Life would be a bed of roses if, during a week of recovery at the Henderson family estate, a lascivious conversation hadn’t been overheard, the mystery of a dead girl is revealed, and someone using Lyle’s cabin in the woods as a rendezvous hadn’t altered their plans.
Then Delilah’s beloved god-daughter and best friend’s only child is kidnapped. With Josephine in tow and the help of Lyle, Delilah sets out to unearth the villains and bring Savannah back home before it’s too late.
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