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June 10, 2021
We Have a Winner
I just wanted to send out a quick message we have a winner for our last giveaway of a new Kindle Paperwhite: Dorothy M. of Riverton, Utah – congratulations! Dorothy replied back promptly to me after being notified and her new Paperwhite has been ordered and Amazon says it will be delivered tomorrow.
If you weren’t the winner I feel confident there will be another giveaway sometime soon, so stay tuned!
Have a great rest of your week-
Michael
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June 9, 2021
Featured (and FREE!) Kindle Book for Wednesday
Ben Archer Box SetAuthor: Rae KnightlyGenre: Science Fiction
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $9.99Today’s Price: FREE! Click Here for Your Free Copy!
Book Description:
THE ALIEN SKILL SERIES (BOOKS 1-3) IN A SINGLE VOLUME
A BOY WITH AN ALIEN POWER.
“The thing is, it wasn’t meteors that fell into the woods that night. It was alien spacecraft.”
The destinies of a twelve-year-old boy and alien man become inextricably linked as they go on the run from government agents and a shapeshifting enemy.
However, one question hovers above their unlikely friendship: why did the aliens come to Earth in the first place?
The Alien Skill Series is a science-fiction adventure story for fans of Percy Jackson, A Wrinkle in Time and Lost in Space. The young-at-heart will revel in this family-friendly, action-packed series filled with alien powers, engaging characters and a riveting ‘alien’ hunt.
Click here to pick up your free copy of Ben Archer Box Set in the Amazon Kindle store.
Rae Knightly was raised in various locations on Earth, during which time she picked up four languages and came to appreciate this blue pebble floating in the confines of space.
Her current human mission is to keep the stars shining in her two children’s eyes, while hopefully igniting new ones within others across the globe.
Rae spends her time spirit travelling to distant galaxies or exploring the breathtaking landscapes of British Columbia, Canada.
You can visit Rae’s Amazon author page if you click here.
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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!
The Cowboy Next DoorAuthor: Barbara McMahonGenre: Romance
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $4.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
Success can be exhausting. Most people would love to have the problem facing Amanda, a wildly popular country singer. All she wants is a quiet place to regroup for the summer. But even the best laid plans have a fly in the ointment–in her case it’s the cowboy next door.
Mac Mackenzie is furious when he discovers a certain property has been sold to a stranger. That one acre used to be part of his family’s ranch and he wants it back. But no matter what he offers, Amanda refuses to sell.
As the summer progresses, Mac changes tactics. The only problem is it becomes hard to tell if he’s trying to drive her away or convince her to stay.
Click here to pick up your free copy of The Cowboy Next Door in the Amazon Kindle store.
ManiacalAuthor: C.M. SutterGenre: Thriller
Regular Price: $4.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
Criminals have to answer to Detective Jade Monroe and they aren’t liking it.
Sleepy little North Bend just woke up.
The newly promoted Sergeant Jade Monroe, and her partner, Detective Jack Steele, have just been informed of an unidentified male body found at a local lake. The town is in an uproar. The victim was nearly decapitated, and murder simply doesn’t happen in North Bend.
As more bodies turn up, the single connection between all of the victims becomes clear—it’s Jade, herself.
With each new victim getting one step closer to Jade, time begins to tick away. She must find the person responsible before her loved ones, or herself, are targeted next.
Click here to pick up your free copy of Maniacal in the Amazon Kindle store.
Trust No OneAuthor: L.J. BreedloveGenre: Mystery / Thriller
Regular Price: $3.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
WHEN YOU COME FOR THE WRONG MAN
Howard Parker wants to be Secretary of Homeland Security. And he isn’t going to let a bunch of Marines who were in the wrong place at the wrong time stand in his way — even if one of them is now a reporter in Seattle, his home town. What are the odds?
Former Marine Mac Davis likes being a cop reporter. He gets a regular paycheck, and no one is shooting at him. What’s not to like? So yeah, he has to hang out around cops, but every job has its downsides.
Then someone tries to kill him. Roughs up his aunt. Kidnaps an old Marine buddy. And Mac is going to find out why. And then? He’ll put a stop to it. One way or another. If the tools of a reporter won’t get the job done? Well then, he’s got other tools to use.
Click here to pick up your free copy of Trust No One in the Amazon Kindle store.
Muddy BottomAuthor: Ashley FarleyGenre: Contemporary Fiction
Regular Price: $0.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
A mother and daughter pick up the pieces of their lives after being abandoned by their father/husband.
Birdie Fuller’s new year is off to a bad start. Her husband has mysteriously disappeared, leaving Birdie to cope with their unmarried daughter’s unplanned pregnancy. Birdie and Hannah disagree about the baby. Birdie urges her daughter to consider abortion, but Hannah is determined to see the pregnancy to term. When Hannah returns for her last semester in college, Birdie must face her demons, the problems in her marriage that drove her husband to clean out their bank accounts and run off with another woman.
While struggling to hide her pregnancy from her roommates and ex-boyfriend, Hannah interviews for jobs that will take her and her baby far away from her mother. After graduation, with months to kill before the start of her new career, she returns to Palmetto Island for the summer to await the birth of her baby. Tension mounts between Hannah and Birdie when they move from their waterfront home to a two-bedroom apartment above a bakery. Can mother and daughter mend their relationship? Or will they be lost to each other forever?
Click here to pick up your free copy of Muddy Bottom in the Amazon Kindle store.
The Pelican TreesAuthor: Patrick HigginsGenre: Religious Fiction
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $3.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
When was the last time you went on a great and daring adventure? In this time of great uncertainty and social distancing, since you can’t embark on a great adventure in the real world, why not go on one by reading this book? The story it tells will greatly lift your spirits and bless your life immeasurably, making it the perfect next read!
Chock full of mystery, suspense and intrigue, The Pelican Trees allows each reader to do just that, each step carefully orchestrated by a loving grandfather (already in Heaven) trying to rescue his precious granddaughter and the rest of his family from eternal condemnation.
Shocking…
Left out of her grandfather’s will for no apparent reason, Shelby McKinney mysteriously receives a post-dated letter a few days later, stating that he hadn’t forgotten about her after all. But if she wants her inheritance, she must find it buried six-feet beneath the sand somewhere in the state of Florida.
Exciting…
The only available clues—limited as they are—were stored in a bank safe-deposit box somewhere in the Sunshine State. Shelby is given 90 days to locate the bank, decipher all clues and find her buried inheritance. If she doesn’t find it within the 90-day time frame, she’ll be forced to forfeit it altogether.
Riveting…
Facing insurmountable odds, Shelby’s exciting family adventure quickly turns dangerous when the wife and mother of three discovers she isn’t the only one searching for the buried treasure chest. Six extremely dangerous men are carefully monitoring her every move, fully determined to use any and all necessary measures to steal it from her the moment she unearths it.
Suspenseful…
Not only does this tumultuous voyage of self-discovery nearly cost Shelby her life, she is confronted by the ever-present spirit world like never before!
Soul-lifting…
But with 140 strangers constantly praying for her, Shelby McKinney ultimately realizes the adventure her late grandfather sent her on was so much more than a personal quest to find her buried inheritance.
Life-transforming…
In the end, Shelby McKinney finds so much more than buried treasure underneath the pelican trees….
Click here to pick up your copy of The Pelican Trees in the Amazon Kindle store.
Secret Agent MomAuthors: Martha Carr & Michael AnderleGenre: Mystery
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $4.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
Lucy Heron is a mom with three kids, and a baker with a happy marriage in sunny Echo Park. She’s also Silver Griffins Agent 485.
The suburbs will never be the same.
Fighting supernatural crime from a minivan while keeping the magical world a secret is a fulltime job. Then there’s the PTA bake sale and the neighborhood barbecue.
Hard to balance even with a wand.
And now, a monstrous loan shark is spreading his shadowy empire from a hidden kemana. Mix in a tribe of ancient witches and tunnel-dwelling magical misfits.
Turns out, Los Angeles is hiding a lot of secrets just underneath your feet.
Can Lucy put the bad guys behind Trevilsom bars and still get home in time for family dinner? What are her magical kids up to and do they have their own spy network?
Click here to pick up your copy of Secret Agent Mom in the Amazon Kindle store.
The Juniper Series Box SetAuthor: Lora RichardsonGenre: Young Adult
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $8.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
Family secrets, first kisses, and the intensity of first love are at the heart of The Juniper Series.
The Edge of Juniper
Fay is thrilled to spend the summer in small-town Juniper with her cousin Celia. But she soon becomes alarmed by her uncle’s scary temper, and learns of the grudge he holds against the Dearing family. To avoid the tension at home, Celia escapes with her boyfriend, leaving Fay feeling lost and alone.
Eager to keep her company is Malcolm Dearing–off-limits because of his last name. He has wide shoulders and messy brown hair, and he looks at her with fire in his eyes. Fay has told Malcolm she can’t spend time with him, but he keeps showing up everywhere she goes, smiling at her and saying things that make her want to get to know him.
Trying to stay away from him is only making her think of him more. She’s not sure how much longer she can hold out. To risk being seen with Malcolm is to risk her uncle’s wrath. Torn between her family’s expectations and her heart, she doesn’t know if the risk is worth it.
Juniper Limits
Celia has spent her life waiting for the next crisis. When the tension at home begins to ease, she wonders if she’ll finally be able to relax. Her father has stopped drinking, her cousin Fay has moved back to Juniper, and it seems like Paul might really care about her. But trust is an uphill battle for Celia, fighting against doubt the whole way.
Paul has been drawn to Celia for as long as he can remember, and she is finally giving him a chance to show her how he feels.
But when Celia can’t stop worrying everything will fall apart, and when things in Paul’s own life take a turn for the worse, can they learn to rely on each other?
Juniper Skies
Abe, hiding from the crowd at the Founder’s Day Festival, comes across a beautiful girl having an argument. With herself. She makes him smile even though he tries not to, and he can’t deny that she intrigues him. But his life is too complicated to even think about dating. His and Celia’s father is getting out of prison, and Abe needs to make sure he doesn’t return to Juniper and ruin things for his family.
Delphine’s grandmother has finally agreed to stop traveling and buy a house in Juniper. Everything Delphine has always longed for is within reach–friends, a job, and maybe even a boy to kiss. On her first day in town, she sets out to make her dreams a reality, and meets a very moody, very gorgeous boy.
When Abe and Delphine apply for the same job at a hot air balloon company, their personalities clash as they fight for the position. When they’re both hired, the quarreling intensifies. But Abe can’t seem to keep himself from glancing her way. And Delphine can’t stop thinking about him. Can Abe dare let Delphine into his heart, where she might find out about his past?
Click here to pick up your copy of The Juniper Series Box Set in the Amazon Kindle store.
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June 8, 2021
Featured Kindle Book for Tuesday
ShimmerAuthor: Sharon AshwoodGenre: Paranormal
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $2.99
Today’s Price: $0.99
Three wishes, two warriors, one chance at redemption
Fae martial artist Alana Beech demands justice when her teammate dies during a rigged fight, but no one cares. Injured and alone, Alana is forced to accept a last-chance job at a curiosity shop. There she finds a magic lamp—and a spark of hope—in a box of abandoned junk.
Ronan is a dragon prince imprisoned during the destruction of the fae homeland. He’s the genie bound to the lamp and forced to grant three wishes to every comer. As handsome as he is hazardous, Ronan joins Alana’s search for answers.
While their alliance turns passionate, Alana’s quest reveals a mystery that goes far beyond murder. The lamp is a lethal weapon, and Ronan’s enemies are on the hunt. Alana will do anything to guard her lover’s back, but sometimes a warrior’s courage—like the genie’s wishes—carries an unexpected price.
SHIMMER is for readers who like strong heroines, compelling heroes, and fast-pace action with a fairy tale twist. Don’t miss this first-in-series novel.
Click here to pick up your copy of Shimmer in the Amazon Kindle store.
Sharon Ashwood is a free-lance journalist, novelist, desk jockey and enthusiast for the weird and spooky. She has an English literature degree but works as a finance geek. Interests include growing her to-be-read pile and playing with the toy graveyard on her desk. As a vegetarian, she freely admits the whole vampire/werewolf lifestyle fantasy would never work out, so she writes paranormal romances instead.
Sharon lives in the Pacific Northwest and is owned by a pair of spoiled black cats.
You can visit Sharon’s Amazon author page if you click here.
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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!
Target Practice Box SetAuthor: Nikki HaverstockGenre: Cozy Mystery
Regular Price: $4.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
Di has a new job, and an unexpected side gig as an amateur sleuth. Target Practice Mysteries is a funny cozy mystery series about starting over again, taking wild chances, and being adopted by a dog named Moo. Heartwarming and sweet with a slow-burn romance!
Target Practice Mysteries 1 – 2
Death on the Range
When a competitive archer is murdered at the training facility where Di has just started working, she’s thrust into the middle of an unofficial investigation before she can even settle into her new life.
With her roommate Mary and a Great Dane named Moo, she begins to unravel the mystery around the death of the victim, but can they solve the case before they find themselves in the killer’s sights?
Death at the Summit
When a new Westwood employee with old grudges is murdered during the brand summit, Di starts investigating with roommate Mary and Great Dane Moo at her side.
After a snowstorm strands all the suspects at the Westmound Center and the only cop present asks Di and Mary not to get in the way, they have to keep a low profile.
It’s no surprise that Mac was murdered. He was a sexist bigot who used his business to take advantage of others prior to being bought out by Westmound. With so many suspects, will they be able to find the real killer?
Click here to pick up your free copy of Target Practice Box Set in the Amazon Kindle store.
The Girl Who WantsAuthor: Amy VansantGenre: Mystery / Thriller
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $5.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
Shee wants a home.
Shee McQueen grew up skip tracing and hunting military criminals with her father, Mick, until someone put a bounty on her head, forcing her underground. Resurfacing years later, she returns to her family’s hotel in Jupiter Beach, FL, to find Mick in a coma, shot in the head by an unknown sniper.
Shee wants answers.
The Loggerhead Inn has everything Shee could want in a beach hotel—sea turtle wall art, a tiny Yorkshire terrier mascot who thinks she’s a pit bull, and her father’s staff of deadly, damaged military veterans, looking to redeem their troubled souls by helping others. Not to mention— Hold on…
How did Mason Connelly, the SEAL she fell for decades ago, just appear in the lobby? Why did he have to show up now demanding answers to secrets long buried?
Shee wants it all back.
But someone wants her dead.
From the moment Shee McQueen appears, The Girl Who Wants straps the reader into a twisting roller coaster ride of heart-stopping action, snappy dialog and intrigue. Shee’s quest to recover the life and loves she’s lost brings a depth of emotion rare in such a page-turning suspense. The unique female lead’s funny, irreverent and all-too-human asides will have you rooting for her — and her whole pack of wild, wonderful misfit friends — until the breathless end.
Click here to pick up your free copy of The Girl Who Wants in the Amazon Kindle store.
The Smoking LampAuthor: Kimberly LothGenre: YA Paranormal Romance
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $3.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
I’ve always kind of wanted to be a witch.
I mean, I have all the right ingredients—mysteriously dead parents, three black cats, and a mute grandma.
All I’m missing is a cauldron and magical powers.
But sadly, I’m just a normal girl.
Or so I thought.
When a genie shows up half-naked in my room, I find out that all the supernatural beings are real—vampires, witches, werewolves.
Turns out, I’m the most powerful of them all and now they want to kill me….
Click here to pick up your free copy of The Smoking Lamp in the Amazon Kindle store.
The Duke’s Saving GraceAuthor: Rose PearsonGenre: Historical Romance
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $2.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
Deborah would gladly spend her life saving others. It could be though that the one she wants to save the most is one that is beyond her reach.
Through the war, Deborah found her purpose. With the abbey she was raised in opened up to the wounded, she found no shortage of need for her calming smile, quick mind, and skill at tending to the sick and injured.
She couldn’t imagine that with the war winding down, her life wouldn’t just continue in the abbey as she gets ready to take her vows and become a nun.
Before this happens though, someone from the wealthy Duke of Harksbury’s estate calls for someone from the abbey to tend to him. Having returned from the war himself in need of healing, Lord Edward Abernathy needs help, but Deborah will soon find out that his wounds go much deeper than the physical harm he endured.
Deborah just might be the only one who can heal him body and soul, but even she might not be enough.
Click here to pick up your free copy of The Duke’s Saving Grace in the Amazon Kindle store.
School of Necessary Magic Complete OmnibusAuthor: VariousGenre: Fantasy
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $9.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
Heroes aren’t born; they’re made. But so are villains.
Grab the entire School of Necessary Magic Raine Campbell series at a great price!
Raine Campbell never knew she was special until her dormant magic unleashed to protect her friends.
But it couldn’t be contained or controlled.
Enter the School of Necessary Magic, where magical teens are taught to master their abilities and maybe learn some math.
During a forbidden trip into the massive underground city beneath the school –– off limits to freshman –– Raine discovers druids are disappearing. And no one seems to care.
Refusing to stand by and ignore it like everyone else, she dives into an increasingly dangerous plot to rescue them before the balance the druids maintain tips into chaos.
But doing so requires breaking rules that could lead to her expulsion and threatens to end her dream of working as a witch for the FBI, following in the footsteps of her father and uncle.
Join Raine on an action-packed adventure of magic and mayhem.
After all rules are just guidelines, right?
Say hello to old friends and meet the new freshmen class at the School of Necessary Magic.
This boxed set includes all nine books in the series: Ward Of The FBI, Orphan Witch, Special Witch Of The FBI, Oath Of The Witch, Cold Case of the Witch, Witch Fugitive, Untouchable Witch, Probationary Agent, and A Necessary Witch.
Click here to pick up your copy of School of Necessary Magic Complete Omnibus in the Amazon Kindle store.
Fairy Tale KarmaAuthor: D. ThrushGenre: Romantic Comedy
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $3.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
Ava married her Prince Charming and they lived happily-ever-after. Or did they?
Princess Ava is interviewed by a skeptical journalist digging for the truth behind the fairy tale, but she defends the myth by relating an idealized storybook version while we find out the truth in flashbacks. Young Ava’s mother runs off with another man and her clueless father marries a heartless woman who makes Ava toil as a maid at her inn. All the while, Ava dreams of living in that beautiful castle in the distance. Enter her newly sober Fairy Godmother who promises to help her achieve her wish. But her unstable magic and the appearance of a cute guy at the inn threaten their plans. How will Ava fulfill her destiny? And then what?
Things don’t quite turn out as she imagines. Her handsome prince is always distracted by charity work while she feels neglected and gets hooked on romance novels. What an ironic twist of fate! Their therapist certainly has his work cut out for him! Can this marriage be saved?
The past and present collide in this funny, romantic, magical fantasy story based on Cinderella that will make you believe in fairy tales!
Click here to pick up your copy of Fairy Tale Karma in the Amazon Kindle store.
The Cornelius Saga SeriesAuthor: Tanya R. TaylorGenre: Mystery
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $4.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
Two teenagers trespass on the grounds of a former plantation. An innocent mistake that changes their lives forever.
The Ultimate Limited Edition boxed set complete with 10 books in this hugely popular adventure-packed supernatural thriller series. Number one bestsellers included. Adventures, mysteries, ghosts, witches, artifacts, and missing corpses are familiar territory to the Cullens!
Mira and her daughter Rosie Cullen share an amazing gift some people may love to have and others quietly thank their lucky stars that they don’t. Once you meet the Cullens, however, you’d want to go on every thrilling adventure they will ever have. If you’re not a reader of this series yet, you don’t know what you’re missing!
Click here to pick up your copy of The Cornelius Saga Series in the Amazon Kindle store.
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June 7, 2021
Featured Kindle Book for Monday
The Butterfly EffectAuthor: Rachel McKennyGenre: Women’s Fiction
Regular Price: $12.99
Today’s Price: $1.99
Is there such a thing as an anti-social butterfly? If there were, Greta Oto would know about it–and totally relate. An entomologist, Greta far prefers the company of bugs to humans, and that’s okay, because people don’t seem to like her all that much anyway, with the exception of her twin brother, Danny, though they’ve recently had a falling out. So when she lands a research gig in the rainforest, she leaves it all behind.
But when Greta learns that Danny has suffered an aneurysm and is now hospitalized, she abandons her research and hurries home to the middle of nowhere America to be there for her brother. But there’s only so much she can do, and unfortunately just like insects, humans don’t stay cooped up in their hives either–they buzz about and… socialize. Coming home means confronting all that she left behind, including her lousy soon-to-be sister-in-law, her estranged mother, and her ex-boyfriend Brandon who has conveniently found a new non-lab-exclusive partner with shiny hair, perfect teeth, and can actually remember the names of the people she meets right away. Being that Brandon runs the only butterfly conservatory in town, and her dissertation is now in jeopardy, taking that job, being back home, it’s all creating chaos of Greta’s perfectly catalogued and compartmentalized world. But real life is messy, and Greta will have to ask herself if she has the courage to open up for the people she loves, and for those who want to love her.
The Butterfly Effect is an unconventional tale of self-discovery, navigating relationships, and how sometimes it takes stepping outside of our comfort zone to find what we need the most.
Click here to pick up your copy of The Butterfly Effect in the Amazon Kindle store.
Rachel Mans McKenny is a humorist, essayist, and fiction writer from the Midwest. Her work can be found in The New York Times, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Electric Lit, and other outlets
You can visit Rachel’s Amazon author page if you click here.
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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!
Deadly DancingAuthor: Nicolette PierceGenre: Cozy Mystery
Regular Price: $2.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
Mystery, shenanigans, a nosey neighbor, and a little hanky panky.
When Mars Cannon meets a male exotic dancer, all decent thoughts fly out the window . . . until reality hits. And it hits hard! He has a secret and a long list of aliases. He’s not what he seems and Mars is dragged into a killer’s path.
Mars needs to outsmart an irresistible man and outrun a killer, all while pulling off her friend’s wedding without a hitch. Unfortunately, when it comes to the exotic dancer, she just can’t say no.
Click here to pick up your free copy of Deadly Dancing in the Amazon Kindle store.
God is Like a Rocket LaunchAuthor: Chris StanleyGenre: Religion
Regular Price: $2.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
Devotions shouldn’t be boring!
In this 30 day devotional discover how rocket launches reflect the creator of the universe.
From the amazing accomplishments of the Apollo program, to the revolutionary cutting edge technology of Space X, the author offers thoughts on how they point back to a designer.
This is NOT a book of theology, but more of an encouragement to sit and wait on God. It is an exploration of thoughts about rockets and God.
Whether you are a fan of rockets, Space X, NASA, space, or looking for a devotional that is fun and thought-provoking, you’ve found it.
Click here to pick up your free copy of God is Like a Rocket Launch in the Amazon Kindle store.
The Trouble at Turtle BeachAuthor: Carrie BedfordGenre: Paranormal Mystery
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $3.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
ROMANTIC GETAWAY BUZZKILL:
DEATH NEVER TAKES A HOLIDAY!
Harried, overworked architect Kate Benedict has no sooner stepped off the ferry to a tiny, remote island in Seychelles, primed to de-stress and celebrate at a destination wedding, than she spots imminent danger – auras spinning above the heads of two people on the dock. One’s a stranger, but the other’s the groom!
Kate has a gift – or possibly a curse. Unfortunately for her, she can predict death. When she sees the spinning circle of air above someone’s head, her heart sinks. She calls it an aura, and unless she can locate the source of danger and intervene, the person is destined to die within a matter of days.
But since the potential victim must be convinced of the danger, usually there’s no way to intervene with a stranger. When the second man is found drowned, Kate knows she has to tell her boyfriend Josh that the groom, Josh’s close friend from college, has an aura.
It’s hard to convince Josh’s friends that a murderer is lurking among the gracious islanders, the chill tourists, and serene natural beauty – but with a suspicious fire and a third aura sighting, the evidence is mounting. Until they can find the murderer, Kate and Josh have to keep the groom safe and fend off the worst wedding crasher ever – Death!
Click here to pick up your free copy of The Trouble at Turtle Beach in the Amazon Kindle store.
Finding Ms. WrongAuthor: Susan WarnerGenre: Romance
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $2.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
A treasure worth having is a treasure worth fighting for.
Nothing moves gossip quicker than a good-looking man taking up with a discarded gem. That’s what Ava’s friends call her, a true gem. But Ava can’t see how that’s true when
her marriage of twenty years ends. She’s not finding much to shine about these days. Until she finds friendship with a man who really sees her…Everett.
But as their relationship grows, so do the tales. Gossip is fierce around here. And their careers and reputations hang on what those gossipers say. Will the tale-tellers find gold in their story, or trash?
Everett is the only man in Treasure, California, who can see the gem she truly is.
Click here to pick up your free copy of Finding Ms. Wrong in the Amazon Kindle store.
If She DiesAuthor: Erik ThermeGenre: Thriller
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $3.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
How far would you go to right a wrong?
Nine months ago, Tess’s five-year-old daughter was killed in a car accident. The driver, Brady Becker, was sentenced to two years in prison. It didn’t make Tess’s pain go away.
Brady also has a daughter: A twelve-year-old named Eve who walks to Chandler Middle School every day. Tess knows this because she’s been watching Eve for the last three weeks. It isn’t fair that Brady’s daughter gets to live, while Tess’s daughter does not.
When Eve goes missing, all eyes turn to Tess, who doesn’t have an alibi. But Tess isn’t guilty.
Or so she believes.
Click here to pick up your copy of If She Dies in the Amazon Kindle store.
Four Months in CubaAuthor: Luana EhrlichGenre: Thriller
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $4.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
Titus thought it would be a simple rescue mission. He was wrong.
It wasn’t simple . . .
Days after preventing a sarin gas attack on the nation’s capital, CIA operative, Titus Ray, arrives in Santiago de Cuba on a mission to rescue fellow operative, Ben Mitchell, from the hands of the Los Zetas drug cartel.
It wasn’t simple . . .
After discovering Ben’s abduction was more than a simple kidnapping, Titus joins forces with an unconventional operative whose peculiar ideas threaten to destroy the mission. As the search for Ben reaches a critical stage, Titus is suddenly called back to Langley.
It wasn’t a rescue . . .
When he arrives back in the States, not only does he learn his mission has changed, he also learns he has a rival for Nikki Saxon’s affections. Now, he must make a decision about their relationship. Do they have a future together, or would she be better off without him?
It wasn’t a mission . . .
With Ben’s life in imminent danger, Titus decides to risk everything—his career at the Agency, his future with Nikki Saxon, even his own life—in order to bring Ben Mitchell home.
It wasn’t a simple rescue mission. It was much more . . .
More about his survival. More about his faith. More about himself.
Click here to pick up your copy of Four Months in Cuba in the Amazon Kindle store.
Bohica Savage Brawl Box SetAuthors: VariousGenre: Science Fiction
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $9.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
“What do you know about the ZOO?”
Delve into the adventures and dangers The Zoo has to offer with two complete series set in an alien oasis in the desert. Get both The Bohica Chronicles and Team Savage in this 7-book boxed set.
The BOHICA Chronicles:
Kicked out of the military for brawling, what can three friends from different countries do to make some needed money?
With nothing in their future, Former US Marine Charles, ex-SAS Booker, and ex-Australian Army Roo decide to give the Zoo a shot.
Without the contacts, without backing, without knowing what they are getting into, they scramble to get their foot in the door to even make rent in one of the most dangerous areas in the world.
With high rewards comes high risk. Can they learn on the job, where failure means death?
Relying on their training, they will scratch, claw, and take the most dangerous jobs to prove themselves, but will it be enough? Can they fight the establishment and the Zoo at the same time?
And what the heck’s up with that puppy they found?
The Bohica Chronicles includes:
1. Reprobates
2. Degenerates
3. Redeemables
4. Thor
Team Savage Series:
The former sergeant took in a deep breath, tilting his head as he looked at the man in front of him.
“Unofficially? It’s a military experiment gone bad, with all the pros and cons that come with it. No official word was shared, of course. This means that I don’t officially know the source of the damn jungle starting to cover the Sahara Desert nicknamed the Zoo comes from some goop that was found on a missile that may or may not have alien origins.”
He stopped his explanation a moment and eyed the Retired Colonel in front of him, “Remind me, what is the government’s official stance on aliens again?”
Anderson smirked, “The jury is still out on that one.”
Jeremiah Johnson needs a job, and Retired Marine Colonel Anderson needs a man with Johnson’s particular skills.
Fast.
The Team Savage series includes:
1. Kill Or Be Killed
2. Dead or Alive
3. Vengeance Or Deaeth
Click here to pick up your copy of Bohica Savage Brawl Box Set in the Amazon Kindle store.
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June 6, 2021
Enter to Win a Kindle Paperwhite!
Tomorrow is the last day, and I realize some of you have been procrastinating: have you entered our giveaway for a new Kindle Paperwhite?
It’s free to enter and should take you less than ten seconds to do so. I am also certain your family, friends, and coworkers would love a chance to win as well as to learn about free Kindle book offers – be sure to pass this on to them!
It takes less than ten seconds to enter, and you can do so if you click here.
Good luck!
Michael
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Free & Discounted Kindle Books for Sunday
Here’s your listing of free and discounted Kindle book offers in a variety of genres for Sunday: 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!
Protecting His Best Friend’s SisterAuthors: Samantha Chase & Noelle AdamsGenre: Women’s Fiction
Regular Price: $3.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
The only woman I want is the one I can never have.
Harper. My best friend’s sister. I’ve wanted her since I was eighteen, but she’s always been off-limits. Now I’m home after years in the Marines, and nothing has changed–except everything has. Her brother is dead, and she’s on a hopeless quest for answers about his death.
And I want her just as much as ever.
Someone is trying to kill her now, and she won’t let me keep her safe. I have to protect her anyway, even if she doesn’t trust me, even if she hates me for it. A man protects what’s precious to him, whether or not he can ever claim her for his own.
And Harper has always been precious to me.
Click here to pick up your free copy of Protecting His Best Friend’s Sister in the Amazon Kindle store.
Let Me InAuthor: Adam NichollsGenre: Thriller
Regular Price: $0.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
All he wanted was to stop a killer.
He never knew what it would cost.
Morgan Young only took the small cases – the ones he knew he could solve – but when Detective Gary Lee arrives on his doorstep asking for help, he’s given no choice. Two women are dead, and they have to find the killer before he strikes again.
Before he knows it, Morgan is in the middle of a revenge story that darkens with every twist. While victims are dropping like flies and his abilities are being questioned, he has one chance to find the serial killer, and that opportunity is passing him by. Fast.
Click here to pick up your free copy of Let Me In in the Amazon Kindle store.
Alaskan DawnAuthor: Edie ClaireGenre: Romance
Regular Price: $0.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
Haley knew that carrying her twin sister’s baby would be a sacrifice.
She just didn’t know how great.
Pregnant, overworked, and driven to the end of her rope by the neediness of the sister and widowed mother who depend on her, a high-powered young attorney seeks refuge with a week’s vacation on the Alaskan coast. As overachiever Haley soaks up the serenity of her unexpectedly agreeable surroundings, she finds something else she doesn’t expect — deep feelings for the wildlife-loving boat captain who reminds her how to laugh.
With her unborn niece or nephew on the way and thousands of miles of ocean between their lives and careers, Haley and Ben settle for a friendship. But back home in California, the emptiness in Haley’s heart begins to fester. When her pregnancy takes a frightening turn, she must examine what really matters — and rediscover the childhood dream she never realized she had lost.
Click here to pick up your free copy of Alaskan Dawn in the Amazon Kindle store.
Never ForgetAuthor: Jordan VezinaGenre: Thriller
Regular Price: $2.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
Before Jacob Mitzak was the legendary Nazi hunter known as The Hammer Of Israel, he was just a scared boy living in a nightmare.
His mentors would go on to become spymasters and politicians, but first they must all survive the ambitions of a mad Austrian.
Staying alive from one day to the next in the prison camp is challenging enough, but now one of their own has begun murdering guards in the night.
The killer leaves the dead wrapped in the wire of the fences with their eyes torn out. This would be a cause for celebration, were it not for the reprisals of Commandant Hoss, who has not taken kindly to his guards being executed.
One prisoner knows the identity of the killer, but with one catch. This witness loses his memory every five minutes.
Click here to pick up your free copy of Never Forget in the Amazon Kindle store.
White SmokeAuthor: Itamar S. NGenre: Contemporary Fiction
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $3.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
“In our house of cards everything is well known. Yonatan is the one card that cannot be touched. Remove it and everything will collapse.”
Yonatan Green is a bisexual intellectual playboy, who will do anything to provoke his right-wing father, Israel’s Prime Minister, who always puts the country before his family. However, Yonatan finds himself proud of him for the first time with the creation of Isratine – a democratic union of Israel and the Palestinian Authority in the small area between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.
When Yonatan meets Meir, a shy High-Tech entrepreneur, he falls in love for the first time, and the couple decide to get married. The family grows when fate brings Amal into their lives – a Palestinian girl, who is the victim of a family honor acid attack. Their “perfect” love story grows alongside the new state, however, the euphoria of peace and unification is fading, while both Jewish and Arab anti-liberal forces feel strong enough to join hands, putting the democratic heritage in jeopardy and threatening the life of the family.
As smoke spreads over the country, the Prime Minister must acknowledge his mistakes and rethink the ambitious dream of Isratine.
Will hope overcome primal fears and hatred?
Click here to pick up your copy of White Smoke in the Amazon Kindle store.
Brazen Protectors Box SetAuthor: VariousGenre: Romantic Suspense
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $4.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
Brazen – Daring – in both their dedication to Love and Service.
Seven stories of men and women who have pledged their lives to help others. Their hearts are reserved – held in check and on pause – while working. When that certain someone comes into their lives, passions flare no matter where they are.
BRAZEN PROTECTORS: PROTECT AND DESIRE Volume 4 continues the Romantic Suspense Series with more engaging tales of heroes and heroines taking command in unlikely situations, these champions just as provocative as they are brave.
Stacy Eaton: Kayley, Loving a Young Series, Book 5 (NEW)
What will her family think when she brings home a younger man?
Callie Bardot: The One-Thirty
Fighting fires is easy–it’s in Griffin’s blood. But yielding to intimacy is a fire that might prove too hot.
Rachelle Ayala: Hold My Love, Desiring Danger #5 (NEW)
Framed for the murder of a congressional aide, Kevin Colson aims out to take down the real killers—with a little help from loud-mouthed drama queen, Virgie Rivera.
Patricia Rosemoor: Deception
Deception clashes with desire when an undercover bodyguard gets too close to the woman he’s sworn to protect.
Mimi Barbour: Special Agent Maximilian
Identical twins but different men – she loves both!
Taylor Lee: Line of Fire
Discover how challenging elections can be when sex and violence are in the mix
Susanne Matthews: Secrets and Lies
Graduating from school is easy, getting out alive may be a whole lot harder.
Click here to pick up your copy of Brazen Protectors Box Set in the Amazon Kindle store.
Sol Arbiter Complete Series Boxed SetAuthors: J.N. Chaney & Jia ShenGenre: Science Fiction
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $9.00Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
“They call us Arbiters. We arbitrate conflict to keep the peace.”
In 2853, humanity has established a presence across the solar system. Linked by a network of FTL gateways called Boson Apertures, travel between the 7 colonized worlds and thousands of space colonies takes only hours.
The Sol Federation is the final authority, and the Arbiters travel the system to maintain order.
Arbiters Gabriel Anderson and Tycho Barrett have just been sent to intervene in a growing crisis on Venus. Information is limited, but they know two things:
Tower 7 has gone completely dark, and security androids are killing civilians.
No one knows what has become of the tower’s 520,000 residents or who is responsible for the mysterious assault, but the priority of the mission is clear.
Tycho and Gabriel must breach the tower, investigate the missing civilians, and locate the one responsible… all while trying to stay alive.
Witness the beginning of an expansive scifi epic in this first entry to the Sol Arbiter series. If you’re a fan of Altered Carbon, Dredd, or Blade Runner, you’ll love this cyberpunk thrill ride.
This set includes books 1-5 in the Sol Arbiter series.
Click here to pick up your copy of Sol Arbiter Complete Series Boxed Set in the Amazon Kindle store.
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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!
How Not to Fake Marry a BillionaireAuthor: Ashlee MalloryGenre: Contemporary Romance
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $2.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
People say I’m smart.
Probably because I have a PhD in astrophysics and am on the cusp of publishing a theory that just might change our perception of the known universe.
The verdict is still out for me.
After all, I fell for a colleague who broke my heart and then stole the grant money from the Camella Franklin Foundation that had been funding my research. Did I mention he’s also engaged to Camella Franklin?
Then the gorgeous and charming billionaire Colin Fitzgerald came to me with a life-changing proposal.
A marriage in name only in return for the grant money needed to fund my research.
Marrying a hot billionaire wouldn’t be so bad, right?
Except that from the moment I laid eyes on the guy, it felt like the stars had aligned and I had actually met my destiny. He, on the other hand, had been totally in love with my best friend.
But, as people say, I’m smart. I wouldn’t do anything so foolish as to fall in love with my fake husband.
Like I said…the verdict is still out.
Click here to pick up your copy of How Not to Fake Marry a Billionaire in the Amazon Kindle store.
Trampolining with DragonsAuthors: S.W. Clarke & Ramy VanceGenre: Fantasy
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $4.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
What does a girl do when the it turns out the monster who killed her family ISN’T the worst thing out there?
Tara has finally cornered the vampire-bastard who killed her family, only to face a cold hard truth. This monster isn’t the only thing that goes bump in the night. There is something far worse out there.
Choose the lesser monster.
There is a great evil – one of the original evils, actually – and it also has Tara’s vampire in it’s sinful sites. Normally Tara would tell this new evil to get in line … the vampire is her’s to kill. But even she cannot deny that if this new evil gets its way, things would get a lot worse for the world. As in apocalyptically so…
To destroy it, Tara must fight by the vampire’s side.
But joining forces with her greatest enemy may prove to be too much to bear, especially when he revenge she craves so deeply is almost within her grasp.
Click here to pick up your copy of Trampolining with Dragons 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.
Postcards from the NordicsAuthor: Mark WillGenre: Travel
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $5.99Today’s Price: FREE!Click Here for Your Free Copy!Book Description:
Postcards from the Nordics is Mark Will’s most unique literary production to date. Inspired by Mary Wollstonecraft’s Letters Written in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, Will’s book is both a travelogue and an epistolary novel addressed to “random recipients, living and dead, real and fictional, famous and less well-known.” Freely indulging his experimentalist tendencies, the author juxtaposes each of the seventy-four “postcards” which comprise this engaging volume with one of his original photographs. A genre-defying amalgam of text and image, Postcards from the Nordics not only documents an unforgettable journey—it takes the reader on one as well.
Click here to pick up your free copy of Postcards from the Nordics in the Amazon Kindle store.
They Make MoviesAuthor: George Thomas ClarkGenre: Historical Fiction
Regular Price: $3.99Today’s Price: $0.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
This fast-moving collection blends fiction with history to illuminate the lives and careers of noted actors, actresses, and directors. Talented but tormented Louise Brooks and Anna May Wong open the show, and major stars Marlene Dietrich, Vivien Leigh, and Bette Davis follow, revealing their experiences or yielding to characters who offer creative comments about them.
The parade continues with Joan Crawford, a gifted actress who’s difficult on and off the set. Olivia de Havilland becomes a star and then challenges a rigid studio system that locks her into inferior parts and bans her from movies while she fights the moguls in court. Marilyn Monroe is glamorous and gifted but seldom escapes emotional agony. Lupe Velez, The Mexican Spitfire, is similarly doomed.
Contemporary actresses Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchette, Halle Berry, and Kate Winslet usually have better creative choices and earn more money than their cinematic predecessors but must also deal with challenging screen roles and, on occasion, outrageous co-stars.
Leading men next step before the cameras. Humphrey Bogart battles his violent third wife while finally moving toward screen immortality. Errol Flynn, a compelling but unstable young man not long removed from sailing the seas around Tasmania and New Guinea, rapidly becomes a star and almost as quickly undermines himself with alcohol, narcotics, and bad decisions. Clark Gable marries two much older women, one teaching him to act and the other showing him how to behave in high society, before he combines polish and charisma to start getting what he wants.
Laurence Olivier and John Wayne differ stylistically but both dominate the screen and delight moviegoers. Kirk Douglas also proves he’s a star and so does his son Michael, and some creative scenes enliven their stories. Ernest Hemingway arrives, trying to help Burt Lancaster survive his debut in The Killers. In other roles the actor swims through backyard pools on estates in suburban Connecticut and studies birds not at Alcatraz but less scenic Leavenworth. Marlon Brando again fascinates in On the Waterfront, this time making alternative efforts to avoid becoming a bum. The youngest star is Chadwick Boseman, portrayer of Jackie Robinson. Character actors appear next and include Robert DeNiro, Dustin Hoffman, Claude Rains, Edward G. Robinson, Ernest Borgnine and, more recently, Jesse Eisenberg.
The performers above are guided by directors such as John Huston, Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, Clint Eastwood, Woody Allen, and Spike Lee. And where do they get their raw material? It emerges from numerous too-little-appreciated screenwriters like Ben Hecht, Budd Schulberg, and Aaron Sorkin as well as directors who write well. Huston, Allen, and Lee are among the finest.
And these talents coalesce to form fantasy teams about which we confidently state: They Make Movies.
Click here to pick up your copy of They Make Movies in the Amazon Kindle store.
The Train Rolls OnAuthor: Jodi AdamsGenre: Children & Middle Grade
Regular Price: $4.99Today’s Price:$1.99Click Here to Buy!Book Description:
This book is a must-have for fans of train and zoo animal adventures!
Here comes the next train!
It’s got work to do-
passengers await
a ride to the zoo!
A determined train races the clock to deliver a lively bunch of animals to the zoo for its grand opening. Will the animals arrive in time for their big debut? The train encounters several obstacles along the way, but…The Train Rolls On!
This book is a timeless tale of perseverance and working together as a team to overcome obstacles. With its rhyming text, memorable refrain, and stunning illustrations, this exciting train and zoo animal adventure is sure to resonate with children and adults alike!
This Book Is Perfect For…
Reading any time of the dayReading aloud in the classroom, library, or at homeEngaging toddlers and students in preschool, kindergarten, and lower-elementary grades (ages 3-8)Teaching perseverance and teamwork conceptsPromoting vocabulary and language developmentGifting to young train-loversBook Features:
Catchy, Rhyming Text – Rhymes help children predict language patterns and develop other critical language and reading skills. They also promote memory and rhythm development in a fun and exciting way.
Memorable Refrain – “The train rolls on!” is a powerful catchphrase that is ripe to become a go-to saying for kids and their caregivers when they need to persevere through difficult situations.
Eye-Catching Illustrations – The train and its fifteen zoo animal passengers are expertly-rendered, and each has a unique personality that shines through on the page. Plus, there’s an animal for every child to love!
Glossary – This resource provides simple definitions for 16 words used throughout the book and is intended to help children enhance their vocabulary with each and every read.
Look and Find – Children will enjoy searching for the cardinal that accompanies the train in every illustration!
Click here to pick up your copy of The Train Rolls On in the Amazon Kindle store.
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