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If You Have an e-Ink Kindle Read This and Take Action!

This is a special message for those of you who read this blog on their e-Ink Kindles via Amazon’s 99 cent subscription model….

You should have received an email from Amazon today titled “Notice About Your Kindle Blog Subscription;” mine came around 1:15 (USA Central Time) this afternoon.  This email basically says the subscription will no longer publish to your e-Ink Kindle effective next week on August 19th; I’ve received quite a few emails from subscribers with a lot of questions, so let me try to answer some of the more frequent ones:

This does not mean we are stopping publication of our site! While they certainly could have worded the email notification better, it just means (a) Amazon is not going to deliver it electronically to your Kindle, and (b) they are going to stop charging you monthly for them to send you what you can receive for free (see below).
Yes, you can still receive the daily notifications, this time for free (see below)!
Amazon quit advertising / supporting the ability to receive blogs on your e-Ink Kindles several years ago, and this is just a final nail in the coffin for that service. Personally, I’m surprised they kept it active for as long as they did.

This action by Amazon impacts several thousand people in the USA and UK – please note I mentioned the word “free” a couple of times in the above.  Rather than just stopping reading the blog on your e-Ink Kindles, why not sign up to receive the same content for free?  Here is how you can do it:

Open up a web browser and go to fkbt.com/subscribe; once you are there, type in your email address in the in the box and click the “subscribe” button.  You will now receive one email each morning with each day’s posts.
Open up a web browser and go to fkbt.com and read whichever post strikes your fancy.

That seems pretty simple, doesn’t it?  Give it a shot – rather than pay Amazon to deliver free content to you, how about trying the free email subscription?  If you like it, great – if you don’t, you can always unsubscribe and still not be out any cash.

While you’re at it, how about telling a friend and having them sign up for free, also?

Have a great rest of your week-

Michael

 

 

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Tuesday’s Featured Kindle Book

Murder at the Alamo
Author: Dianne Harman

Genre: Mystery

Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $4.99

Today’s Price: $0.99

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Book Description:

A honeymoon. A murdered body. Unfortunately, the victim didn’t survive the Alamo.

While visiting San Antonio, Texas on their honeymoon, Brigid and Linc discover the body of an Alamo tour guide.

Brigid can’t resist solving a crime and with a little help from the owner of a B&B and his faithful German shepherd, she and Linc set out to figure out which of the quirky cast of characters committed the murder.

Click here to pick up your copy of Murder at the Alamo in the Amazon Kindle store.

About the Author:

Two-time USA Today Bestselling Author and seven time Amazon All Star Author, Dianne Harman, draws her stories and characters from a diverse business and personal background. She owned a national antique and art appraisal business for many years, left that industry, and opened two yoga centers where she taught and certified yoga instructors. She’s traveled extensively throughout the world and loves nothing more than cooking, playing backgammon with her husband, Tom, and throwing the ball for their dog, Kelly.

Being a dog lover and having attended numerous cooking schools, she couldn’t resist writing about food and dogs.

You can visit Dianne’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!

Death on the Range

Author: Nikki Haverstock

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $2.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
Click Here for Your Free Copy!








Book Description:

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?

Click here to pick up your free copy of Death on the Range in the Amazon Kindle store.








The Viscount’s Tempting Minx
Author: Erica Ridley

Genre: Historical Romance

Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $2.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
Click Here for Your Free Copy!








Book Description:

Certain individuals might consider Lady Amelia Pembroke a managing sort of female, but truly, most people would be lost without her help. Why, the latest on-dit is that rakish Viscount Sheffield is canceling the fete of the year because he hasn’t time for silly soirees. He doesn’t need time—he needs her!

When a flash of lightning destroys the venue for his family’s annual Christmas ball, Lord Benedict Sheffield intends to enjoy a relaxing holiday for once. But after twelve days of beguiling Lady Amelia’s guerrilla tactics, he’s up to his cravat with tinsel… and tumbling head over heels in love.

Click here to pick up your free copy of The Viscount’s Tempting Minx in the Amazon Kindle store.








No Game for a Dame
Author: M. Ruth Myers

Genre: Mystery

Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $3.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
Click Here for Your Free Copy!








Book Description:

A .38, a nip of gin and sensational legs get Depression-era private investigator Maggie Sullivan out of most scrapes – until a stranger threatens to bust her nose, she’s hauled in on suspicion of his murder and she finds herself in the cross-hairs of a crime boss with connections at City Hall.

Moving through streets where people line up at soup kitchens, Maggie draws information from sources others overlook: The waitress at the dime store lunch counter where she has breakfast; a ragged newsboy; the other career girls at her rooming house.

Her digging gets her chloroformed and left in a ditch behind the wheel of her DeSoto. She makes her way to an upscale bordello and gets tea – and information – from the madam herself.

A gunman puts a bullet through Maggie’s hat. Her shutterbug pal on the evening paper warns her off. A new cop whose presence unsettles her thinks she’s crooked. Before she finds all the answers she needs, she faces a half-crazed man with a gun, and a far more lethal point-blank killer.

Click here to pick up your free copy of No Game for a Dame in the Amazon Kindle store.








A Honeybun and Coffee
Author: Sam Cheever

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $3.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
Click Here for Your Free Copy!








Book Description:

It was a Good Samaritan thing gone horribly wrong.

She heard two men talking about killing some poor guy named Alastair. She only wanted to warn him–to save his life–but she soon found herself embroiled in his mess.

He might be drop dead gorgeous. She might be forming a real attachment to his dog. But is any man worth this?

Running for her life with a truly delicious hero, the help of his seven equally yummy brothers and one adorable dachshund named Jaws?

Okay, maybe he is worth it.

Click here to pick up your free copy of A Honeybun and Coffee in the Amazon Kindle store.








The Hidden King
Author: E.G. Radcliff

Genre: Fantasy

Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $2.99

Today’s Price: $0.99
Click Here to Buy!








Book Description:

A mad king. A powerful, inhuman heir.

A young man endures the unimaginable to save his only family and unite a kingdom.

Áed dreams of escaping the misery of the Maze, the dismal city of his birth, but his love for his makeshift family—his partner, Ninian, and an orphaned boy named Ronan—compels him to stay.

When a crushing tragedy forces a new beginning, Áed determines to break out of the Maze once and for all—but not before deeply buried secrets flare up with formidable consequences.

Setting out for the legendary White City fueled by hopes of a better life, Áed discovers a beautiful world hiding unexpected danger. Navigating a treacherous path of friendship and deception, Áed must embrace a legacy he had never imagined in order to protect the only family he has left.

Click here to pick up your copy of The Hidden King in the Amazon Kindle store.








Demon King
Author: Erik Henry Vick

Genre: Horror

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $3.99

Today’s Price: $0.99
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Book Description:

Like all small towns, Oneka Falls, New York has its share of secrets–some innocent and harmless, some evil and terrible, and many in between.

Only three children have encountered the worst the town has to offer and lived, and each of them paid a terrible price. Psyches fractured, each child survived to adulthood as best they could—wrapped in fantasy, the comfort of amnesia, or the silence of isolation. When the town’s evil intrudes on their lives a second time, it draws them home, setting in motion a chain of events that can only end in destruction.

Click here to pick up your copy of Demon King in the Amazon Kindle store.








The Awakening
Author: Lisa M. Lilly

Genre: Fantasy

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $3.99

Today’s Price: $0.99
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Book Description:

Tara’s mysterious pregnancy turns her life upside down.

Her boyfriend breaks up with her, convinced she’s cheated on him. Her plans for medical school are derailed, and even her parents and closest friend doubt her story.

Only a stranger claims to believe that Tara is still a virgin. But the religious cult he belongs to turns on her, believing she’ll trigger an Apocalypse, when prenatal testing reveals a disturbing truth.

As the forces aligned against her close in, Tara fights for her life and seeks a safe place to give birth.

But are she and her child meant to save the world? Or destroy it…

Click here to pick up your copy of The Awakening in the Amazon Kindle store.

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Monday’s Featured (and FREE!) Kindle Book

Leftover Girl

Author: C.C. Bolick

Genre: Young Adult

Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $2.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:

Found on a dark highway with no memory…

At fifteen, Jes is no stranger to being the new kid. She’s never stayed in one town long enough to make a true friend. When the latest move lands them in her adopted mom’s hometown, her life quickly becomes a series of lies.

No one can know about the people who abandoned her. Or how she’s starting to remember that night. Then there’s the guy she’s falling for, off-limits for more than one reason…

Jes pushes everyone away, until she meets a strange new student with secrets of his own. He’s searching for a missing girl who just might be her. As Jes will learn, truth comes at a cost, but will she give up love to find out?

Click here to pick up your free copy of Leftover Girl in the Amazon Kindle store.







About the Author:

C.C. Bolick is the author of nine young adult books, including the Leftover Girl series and The Agency series. She grew up in a small Alabama town where she learned the best roads were always the muddiest. An engineer by day and author by night, C.C. loves to mix teenage drama with her favorite genres–romance, sci-fi, and paranormal.

She writes complex stories about seemingly normal teens who learn they’re anything but normal. C.C. likes her characters with big hearts, room to grow, and the strength to fight for what they believe in. If you enjoy page-turning drama, family secrets, and a special power or two, her books might be for you.

You can visit C.C.’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!

Haunted on Bourbon Street
Author: Deanna Chase

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $3.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
Click Here for Your Free Copy!








Book Description:

Jade loves her new apartment—until a ghost joins her in the shower.

When empath Jade Calhoun moves into an apartment above a strip bar on Bourbon Street, she expects life to get interesting. What she doesn’t count on is making friends with an exotic dancer, attracting a powerful spirit, and developing feelings for Kane, her sexy landlord.

Being an empath has never been easy on Jade’s relationships. It’s no wonder she keeps her gift a secret. But when the ghost moves from spooking Jade to terrorizing Pyper, the dancer, it’s up to Jade to use her unique ability to save her. Except she’ll need Kane’s help—and he’s betrayed her with a secret of his own—to do it. Can she find a way to trust him and herself before Pyper is lost?

Click here to pick up your free copy of Haunted on Bourbon Street in the Amazon Kindle store.








The Hierophant’s Daughter

Author: M. F. Sullivan

Genre: Cyberpunk / Horror

Rating: 4.1 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $4.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
Click Here for Your Free Copy!








Book Description:

By 4042 CE, the Hierophant and his Church have risen to political dominance with his cannibalistic army of genetically modified humans: martyrs. In an era when mankind’s intergenerational cold wars against their long-lived predators seem close to running hot, the Holy Family is poised on the verge of complete planetary control. It will take a miracle to save humanity from extinction.

It will also take a miracle to resurrect the wife of 331-year-old General Dominia di Mephitoli, who defects during martyr year 1997 AL in search of Lazarus, the one man rumored to bring life to the dead. With the Hierophant’s Project Black Sun looming over her head, she has little choice but to believe this Lazarus is really all her new friends say he is–assuming he exists at all–and that these companions of hers are really able to help her. From the foulmouthed Japanese prostitute with a few secrets of her own to the outright sapient dog who seems to judge every move, they don’t inspire a lot of confidence, but the General has to take the help she can get.

After all, Dominia is no ordinary martyr. She is THE HIEROPHANT’S DAUGHTER, and her Father won’t let her switch sides without a fight. Not when she still has so much to learn.

Click here to pick up your free copy of The Hierophant’s Daughter in the Amazon Kindle store.








Heather
Author: Chris Keniston

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $3.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
Click Here for Your Free Copy!








Book Description:

Shenanigans and romance abound in the new Hart Land series from USA TODAY Bestselling Author Chris Keniston. Fall in love with the lakeside small town of Lawford, retired Marine Corps General Harold Hart, his artistic wife Fiona, matchmaking housekeeper Lucy, and his nine single granddaughters. Did we say single? Well not for long!

Boston cardiac surgeon Heather Preston has invested everything to achieve her dream of working at a world renowned hospital. When an unsettling call from her grandfather the retired general brings her back to her childhood lakeside home, she rediscovers the appeal of life in a small town, the joys of free-spirited youth—and Jake Harper.

After serving in the military, Jake Harper has returned home. The slower pace and neighborly spirit makes Lawford the perfect place to settle down. Pitching in may be second nature to the former Marine, but while helping out at Hart House he discovers things may not always be as they seem, especially one irresistible surprise—Dr. Heather Preston.

As a Special Bonus Heather includes a treat from Lily’s Recipe Box!

Click here to pick up your free copy of Heather in the Amazon Kindle store.








The Blockchain Revolution
Author: Andrew Updegrove

Genre: Thriller

Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $3.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
Click Here for Your Free Copy!








Book Description:

The world’s banks have adopted a new technology called blockchain. But is it safe? To be sure, they hire cybersecurity super-sleuth Frank Adversego. Soon, he’s faced with massive hacker attacks, a crisis between Russia and the US, and an unstable genius bent on overthrowing global governments to create a brave, new, anarchist world.

Click here to pick up your free copy of The Blockchain Revolution in the Amazon Kindle store.








Galaxia
Authors: Various

Genre: Science Fiction

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $9.99

Today’s Price: $0.99
Click Here to Buy!








Book Description:

Thirteen Unforgettable Sci Fi Adventures in One!

Join these award-winning and bestselling sci fi authors as they take you into dystopian worlds, technological societies beyond your imagination, and beyond the farthest reaches of the cosmos.

Exit Protocol by Nick Stephenson

Earth’s Secret Weapon Just Switched Teams.

When an elite Im-Sec agent is blackmailed by the very people he’s sworn to protect, he realises the only way to win the game is to change the rules.

Troubled Space by AK DuBoff

Aspiring smuggler Jack Tressler is conscripted into a pirate gang to assist with an ill-planned heist of an experimental energy core. With rabid pirates, ruthless corporations, and a scorned former employer all vying for the same bounty, Jack and his new friends will need all their wits and snark to survive until their next meal in this farcical space opera adventure.

Made to Kill by Sarah Noffke

Olento Research wants its experiments back. Its CEO, Mika Lenna, will tear every city apart until he has his werewolves imprisoned once again. He didn’t undertake a huge risk just to lose his would-be assassins.

These and many more in one out of this world collection! Proceeds from this collection go to the Well Aware charity!

Click here to pick up your copy of Galaxia in the Amazon Kindle store.

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Archiving a Kindle Book

I am frequently asked if I keep copies of the books I have completed on my Kindle or if I delete them and, if I delete them, why?

The short answer is I delete them, and it’s not to save space on the Kindle. While I am certain it has happened, I do not know of anyone running out of capacity on their Kindles. Of course, each Kindle has a finite amount of storage on it so I am sure someone, somewhere, has run out of capacity. I would imagine if you load up your Fire tablet with movies and music it could happen. On the other hand, if you are running up against the capacity limits, why not just delete the book from your Kindle after you have read it? That’s what I do, as after I finish a book while I do re-read them I rarely do so for at least several years.

There are third-party programs which will assist you in storing your Kindle content on your computer, and Amazon also stores an electronic copy of your purchases (for free), and will re-download them for free to your Kindle anytime you want. The only thing I don’t like about Amazon doing that is when an author makes an update to a book – either a slightly different version, corrected some typos, formatting, etc. – Amazon most times will re-download the exact same copy you purchased previously and not the updated copy unless you find the correct icon in the “Manage My Content and Devices” section next to each updated book. That’s a small problem with some of the independent author books as they go back and do the proofing they should have done in the first place (I’m guilty of that as an author, too) and, rather than having a brand new book they just update a revised / corrected copy.

Anyway, enough of my side rant about the corrected copies….

My personal opinion is you should delete a book from your Kindle after you have read it. Why? Your Kindle is a mini-computer, and when a computer’s hard drive fills up it starts to run slower. Your pages will start turning slightly slower, which is happening to me as I have a lot of books in the electronic “to be read” pile.

With a lot of books on it your Kindle is also indexing the pages, which bogs down the computer’s processing speed until all of the books are indexed.  What is indexing?  To me, the layman’s version is it is memorizing the location of every word so that when you want to perform a search of a particular word or phrase – and you can’t remember what book, blog, magazine / newspaper article you have on your Kindle is – you can type in the word(s) or phrase(s) and it will find them.  Some people use this feature a lot (i.e., students searching textbooks and articles), while others rarely or never use it (yours truly).  Indexing also chews up your stored battery as the computer is running away indexing each new book.

However, my #1 reason for deleting books off of my Kindle after I have read them is this: my digital “to be read” pile at any one point in time is 200 or more books. I only want to focus in on the ones I have not read. If you think of digital books in relation to paper books, deleting an electronic book after reading it is like moving the paper book from the “to be read” stack on your desk or nightstand to a formal bookshelf (paper books I like, I keep; books I didn’t like I send off to Half Price Books or put in the recycle bin). With the books stored electronically on Amazon’s servers it is like my bookshelf at home – I can still “see” them on my Kindle, and can pull them off of the shelf, “dust” them off, and start reading immediately. The better thing with an electronic book is I can literally be anywhere in the world with my dented yet trusty Kindle Paperwhite and dust off that book and start reading it again vs. an out-of-town scenario, stuck in a hotel room, and wanting to re-read something – which could be a very bulky book to lug around in the suitcase or laptop bag.

There are several ways to re-download a book to your Kindle, and I am not going to cover them all here, but here is how primarily I do it on my Kindle Paperwhite:

Press / tap the “Home” icon.
Press / tap the “My Library” menu item in the top left-hand side of the page.
I tap the “All” menu item in the top left-hand side of the page
I have my books organized by collections which means I only have ten pages to scroll through at any one time (I have a lot of detailed categories – you can read how to organize your books into collections if you click here). I will push the next page button until I reach the last page.
I tap the category for the genre I am interested in reading at the moment.
I now have a list of all items in my digital bookshelf in that particular category. I then scroll down or page turn until I find “the” book to start reading. I’ve sorted the books by title within each category (you can change that by tapping the meu item in the top right-hand section of these pages by Recent, Title, or Author).
To search for a specific title from any page, press / tap the search icon and start typing in the first few letters of the title then press / tap the arrow enter button next to the search input bar.
You can also search by the author’s name, so if I were looking for books by author Stephen King I will type in “Stephen King” (without the quotes around it) followed by the enter icon.
I have eight books by Stephen King in my digital bookshelf. I will then scroll down and tap the name of the book I want to initiate the download process.
I received a message saying the book is queued, watched the progress bar on the download, and the book’s icon appeared once complete.
I then tap the book’s icon to start reading.

I just walked through that step with my Kindle Paperwhite in front of me. I thought this was extremely fast: my wireless router is upstairs on the opposite end of the house in a closet, and I am using a WiFi connection – it took six seconds for the book I selected to download and appear on the home page.

Anyway, enough rambling for now!

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!

The Complete Mystery Collection

Author: Michaela Thompson

Genre: Mystery

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $9.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
Click Here for Your Free Copy!








Book Description:

A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD TO KILL FOR

There’s psychological terror in India circa 1972, a moonshine-laced hurricane-fueled whodunit set in quaint Eisenhower era Florida, an American journalist sleuth in France, a burgling divorcee in San Francisco, and murderous revelry at Carnival in Venice. The common thread? Every one of these puzzling murder mysteries revolves around an irresistible female sleuth—each as unique as her own fingerprints.

MAGIC MIRROR

Florida transplant Georgia Lee Maxwell doesn’t take to Paris at first, despite the fact that she’s at least leaving a no-good man and a hated job as a society editor. Now she’s a Paris correspondent, thank you very much—a dream come true for any journalist. There’s just a slight down side—she arrives in freezing rain, gets caught in a traffic jam caused by a bomb scare, and finds herself face down on a museum floor during a robbery.

A TEMPORARY GHOST

In journalist Georgia Lee Maxwell’s second adventure, she leaves her new home in Paris for Provence, where she’s been offered a lucrative ghost-writing job. But her co-author, suspected murderess Vivien Howard, the widow of a wealthy New York financier, seems strangely uninterested in writing her memoir Vivian was widely believed to have murdered her husband but was never charged with the crime, and now she promises to tell all.

FAULT TREE

“Placing blame” thinks Marina Robinson, “is my life’s work. And why?” There’s a lot in her past to account for—nightmares and terrors, crimes and betrayals that happened half a world away, ten years go. Now she’s an engineer with a great job. She’s a failure analyst, an investigator who figures out what causes accidents, and she’s working on her most fascinating case–the fatal crash of a roller coaster–when suddenly the phone rings…

VENETIAN MASK

The surreal splendor of Venice glitters and mesmerizes as six so-called friends who, it turns out, barely know each other meet at Carnival to play a malignant game that quickly turns murderous.

PAPER PHOENIX

First comes divorce, then comes murder…or at least sweet thoughts of murder. Maggie Longstreet has plenty of them after slimy, ambitious Richard trades her in for a more recent model. She’s so depressed she can barely get out of bed when Larry Hawkins, a seemingly not-at-all depressed acquaintance, commits suicide out of the blue. Suddenly Maggie goes on high alert, remembering something her evil ex said about Larry—something highly suspicious.

HURRICANE SEASON

The 1950s fairly leap off the page in this classic cozy mystery set in northern Florida in the Eisenhower era, complete with Johnny Ray on the jukebox and a Womanless Wedding—this one interrupted by an explosion at a moonshine still. Lily Trulock, owner of Trulock’s Grocery Marine Supply, leads a pretty quiet life until a stranger comes to town.

RIPTIDE

As intricate as a fisherman’s net, Riptide fairly writhes with sinister delights—family secrets, family feuds, lost family fortunes, betrayals, puzzles, sunken treasure… and murder, of course. With a bit of illicit romance and treachery thrown in for seasoning.

HEAT LIGHTNING

In all the years of their marriage, Clara Trent’s husband failed to mention his involvement in a murder—and now he’s not only dead himself, but accused of committing it.

Click here to pick up your free copy of The Complete Mystery Collection in the Amazon Kindle store.








Malcolm
Author: S. J. West

Genre: Fantasy

Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $2.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
Click Here for Your Free Copy!








Book Description:

On the night Anna was born, she was promptly sent away from the down-world to live in the cloud city of Cirrus. That very same night her future was decided for her when she became betrothed to Crown Prince Augustus Amador. For twenty-one years, she has lived as Lady Anna, future Empress of Cirrus and proud daughter of Andre Greco. Although Anna’s destiny seemed laid out for her, fate intervenes to reveal the true path she was always meant to take. With the unexpected arrival of Malcolm Devereaux into her world, Anna knows without a shadow of a doubt that she has finally been reunited with the missing piece of her soul. Chaos and turmoil soon turn Anna’s once docile life upside down, but she knows with Malcolm by her side she can accomplish the mission she was born to undertake. Not only must Anna fight against the princes of Hell, but she must also find a way to help Malcolm stop living in the past so they can have a chance at a future.

Click here to pick up your free copy of Malcolm in the Amazon Kindle store.








Escape to Osprey Cove
Author: Luisa Marietta Gold

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $2.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
Click Here for Your Free Copy!








Book Description:

What Doug finds in the secret compartment of his new red Corvette will forever change his life. It will also change Catherine’s. Doug and Catherine come from two different worlds. Catherine’s world is one of privilege and wealth. Doug grew up dirt poor and full of envy of others who had the things that he wanted but could not have. His goal was to one day have all the things he coveted. Their worlds collide when Catherine, VP of a large New York City marketing firm, hires Doug. As soon as Doug learns of Catherine’s wealth, he sees Catherine as his ticket to all the things he covets. After a whirlwind courtship, they are married.

Poor boy meets rich girl should have resulted in “happily ever after” — not exactly. Doug quickly learns he also covets independence. Events begin to unfold in each of their lives. For Doug, it is his mysterious discovery in the secret compartment of the Corvette. For Catherine, it is a business meeting with Alex Droxell at the Osprey Cove Lodge. When Catherine enters the beautiful and serene lodge, it’s as though she is entering another place and time. The lodge is an escape from the nightmare she is living back home. Follow the twists and turns of Book 1 of the Osprey Cove Lodge Series. Follow Doug and Catherine’s story to see if there is a “happily ever after” and with whom.

Click here to pick up your free copy of Escape to Osprey Cove in the Amazon Kindle store.








A Man With One of those Faces
Author: Caimh McDonnell

Genre: Mystery

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $4.99

Today’s Price: $0.99
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Book Description:

The first time somebody tried to kill him was an accident.

The second time was deliberate.

Now Paul Mulchrone finds himself on the run with nobody to turn to except a nurse who has read one-too-many crime novels and a renegade copper with a penchant for violence. Together they must solve one of the most notorious crimes in Irish history . . .

. . . or else they’ll be history.

Click here to pick up your copy of A Man With One of those Faces in the Amazon Kindle store.








Resort to Love Christian Romance Boxed Set
Author: Angela Ruth Strong

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $9.99

Today’s Price: $0.99
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Book Description:

Five brothers find love where they least expect it in the Resort to Love Series.

Oregon Coast – Christina Lovejoy finds herself honeymooning alone when she leaves her fiancé at the altar. Dave Lake prayed for a wife and has a bride show up at his bed and breakfast. When she agrees to stay on as his cook, will he be able to convince her not to run away from another chance at romance?

Eureka—Adopted into a family of dysfunctional siblings, Genevieve Wilson doesn’t believe she’s capable of successful relationships, which makes her crush on the pilot at work feel safe. Matt Lake has a perfect life, girlfriend included, but the redhead who works at the Eureka airport makes him smile like never before. Will he give up the flawless life he planned in exchange for the messiness of love, and if so, will Gen risk more heartbreak?

Sun Valley—Actress Emily Van Arsdale returns to her home state to film a movie and is drawn to a rafting guide who seems to want nothing to do with her. Since Tracen Lake’s former fiancée left him for the allure of Tinseltown, he’s mistrusted all things Hollywood, including the little spitfire he finds himself falling for. Is he foolish for believing things might work out this time around?

Big Sky— The last thing Paisley Sheridan wants for Christmas is to spend time with Josh Lake—the guy who broke her heart in high school—but until her bank loan goes through, she has to take all the free help she can get on her ranch. Unfortunately, Josh seems to want back in her life again, and the town’s quirky coffee shop owners don’t help by hanging mistletoe at every opportunity. Will Paisley succeed in driving him away, or will she find the healing needed to have hope for a future together?

Park City—Single mom C.J. Lancaster meets Sam Lake when she’s supposed to be interviewing his movie star sister-in-law, but, for the first time since her divorce, she finds herself more intrigued with a man than her career as a journalist. As the last single brother, Sam would rather spend time with C.J. than his highly successful siblings, but when his PTSD arises, he realizes C.J. has enough challenges in her life to face without his added baggage. Can the two overcome the emotional mountains in their lives to reach their happily-ever-after?

Click here to pick up your copy of Resort to Love Christian Romance 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!

A Gentleman’s Revenge
Author: Rose Pearson

Genre: Historical Romance

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $2.99

Today’s Price: $0.99
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Book Description:

Miss Sarah Crosby knows she is already considered a spinster.

Sent to London in order to take care of her aunt and help her cousin to make her debut, she has no hope for her own future. It is only when Miss Bavidge introduces her to Lady Smithton that she finally starts to believe that she might be able to have a life of her own.

Unfortunately, most of her time is taken up accompanying her cousin, Miss Sophia Marks. Much to her shame, Sarah finds herself becoming greatly interested in one of her cousin’s suitors, Lord Daniel Ruddington. He is quiet and retiring, barely smiles and seems to carry a great weight on his shoulders but she is still drawn to him.

Lord Daniel Ruddington has no-one he can turn to.

Pretending that he is nothing more than a gentleman enjoying London society, he hides a great secret and a furious anger within his heart as he attempts to further his acquaintance with Miss Sophia Marks. However, his gaze is so often drawn to her companion, her quiet, kind nature contrasting with his determination for revenge.

Will he be able to take his revenge? Or will Miss Crosby be the one to stop him?

Click here to pick up your copy of A Gentleman’s Revenge in the Amazon Kindle store.








Bluefall
Author: Andrew Trainor

Genre: Science Fiction

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No
Regular Price: $3.99

Today’s Price: $2.99
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Book Description:

When the creator of the powerful virtual Universe, “Circus” is murdered, LAPD detective JULIAN AMBROSE delves into the virtual world to find the killer and uncover the global financial conspiracy behind his death.

Click here to pick up your copy of Bluefall in the Amazon Kindle store.








Sky Realms Online: Grayhold
Author: Troy Osgood

Genre: Fantasy

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $4.99

Today’s Price: $2.99
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Book Description:

Trapped in the game. Forced back to level 1. What’s next, permadeath?

Sky Realms Online is the largest and most popular Virtual Reality MMORPG ever made. Set amongst the mystical, floating islands of Hankarth, it’s played and enjoyed by millions every hour. Until something goes wrong.

Unable to log out, players find themselves reduced to level one, and in the starting zones. They receive a cryptic message from the developers stating that for unknown reasons, they are trapped in the game and may have to live out their lives within the virtual world.

Hall is one of the those trapped in the game. He’s been playing Sky Realms Online as a spear-wielding Skirmisher ever since the beta. And instead of panicking as many do, he decides to make the most of it; to play the game and live his new life, all while quietly hoping the developers will find a fix.

It doesn’t take Hall long to find out that, while some aspects of the game are the same, the difficulty level is beyond anything he’s ever experienced.

Together, with a new party of trapped players and NPCs with canned answers, Hall will find out just how different Sky Realms Online has become, and how playing a game is different from living the game…

Click here to pick up your copy of Sky Realms Online: Grayhold in the Amazon Kindle store.

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Featured Kindle Book for Saturday

Edge of Night
Author: Lorhainne Eckhart

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $3.99

Today’s Price: $0.99

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Book Description:

Kate and Walker return with more high-stakes suspense and sizzling, red-hot romance.

Kate Sikes has finally met who she believes is Mr. Right, only Detective Walker Pruett isn’t all about flowers and living happily ever after. In fact, after the greatest night of sex Kate’s ever had, she hasn’t seen Walker once.

However, she refuses to pine away for him or call him even though he invades her thoughts and her dreams—that is, until he shows up to investigate a case of robbery at the hotel where she works. Once again, Kate is left to fight Walker’s charms, though she knows he can’t commit and she’s convinced he’ll eventually break her heart.

Click here to pick up your copy of Edge of Night in the Amazon Kindle store.

About the Author:

With flawed strong characters, characters you can relate to, New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Lorhainne Eckhart writes the kind of books she wants to read. She is frequently a Top 100 bestselling author in multiple genres, and her second book ever published, The Forgotten Child, is no exception. With close to 900 reviews on Amazon, translated into German and French, this book was such a hit that the long running Friessen Family series was born. Now with over sixty titles and multiple series under her belt her big family romance series are loved by fans worldwide. A recipient of the 2013, 2015 and 2016 Readers’ Favorite Award for Suspense and Romance, Lorhainne lives on the sunny west-coast Gulf Island of Salt Spring Island, is the mother of three, her oldest has autism and she is an advocate for never giving up on your dreams.

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Free & Discounted Kindle Books for Saturday

Here’s your listing of free and discounted Kindle book offers in a variety of genres for Saturday: 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!

Louisiana Hotshot
Author: Julie Smith

Genre: Mystery

Rating: 4.1 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $4.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
Click Here for Your Free Copy!








Book Description:

WANTED: HOTSHOT P.I. WITH NEAR SUPER-HUMAN SKILLS.

Confirmed grump Eddie Valentino placed the ad. Hotshot twenty-something Talba Wallis knew exactly how to answer it.

And thus was born the dynamic duo of New Orleans private detectives—one cynical, sixty-five-year-old Luddite white dude with street smarts, and one young, bright-eyed, Twenty-First century African-American female poet, performance artist, mistress of disguise, and computer jock extraordinaire. Think Queen Latifah and Danny DeVito.

In Louisiana Hotshot, their job is to hunt down a sociopath and pedophile who’s molested the fourteen-year-old daughter of their client, hangs out on the ragged edges of the rap and recording industries, and has more powerful allies than a Cabinet member.

But both detectives have unfinished business from the past—in Eddie’s case, something he deeply regrets; in Talba’s, a personal mystery, one so frightening no one will help her investigate. But she knows she won’t sleep till she solves it—and the truth will change her forever.

Click here to pick up your free copy of Louisiana Hotshot in the Amazon Kindle store.








Chosen for Power
Author: Kathleen Brooks

Genre: Suspense

Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $4.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:

Somebody is out to destroy Elle Simpson and everything in her life.

Elle has always depended on family to make her business run strong, but long work hours have left her without much of a private life. Just as Elle thinks she has met the potential man of her dreams, she also discovers an imposter determined to destroy her business and life. Can she trust this “Prince Charming” to help her defend everything she holds dear, or will she only leave herself vulnerable at the worst possible time?

Drake Charles’s work in the fast-growing mobile technology field made him a wealthy, powerful man. But he quickly sheds the fame and publicity for a more private life that earns him the label as a man of mystery. Drake adds to that mystery every year when he hosts a masquerade ball for charity. It’s also his best chance to find the one thing he really wants . . . true love.

Having met behind masks of anonymity, Elle and Drake enjoy a whirlwind night of romance that leaves them both wanting more. Elle’s heart tells her to trust Drake, but years of fighting off business foes has taught her that anyone could be a potential threat. Will this new romance give them both a fairy tale ending, or spiral into a nightmare for the whole Simpson family?

Click here to pick up your free copy of Chosen for Power in the Amazon Kindle store.








One is Come
Author: C.H. MacLean

Genre: YA Fantasy

Rating: 4.1 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $3.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:

The centuries-old prophecy of the One is being fulfilled, and the ancient dragon clans are coming out of hiding to remake the world. The king of the magic users will stop at nothing to be sure the prophecy is fulfilled the right way–with his oppressive government ruling. As they struggle for power, Haylwen (14) and her brother Cadarn (16) just happen to be caught dead center.

In this first book, meet fourteen-year-old Haylwen Rightad. She doesn’t think “crazy” runs in her family, but she might be wrong. Fish seem to listen when she talks. She finds herself wearing jewelry she can’t remember putting on. And then there was the explosion at school…and her ex-principal trying to kidnap her…and her brother? Don’t even ask. All she wants is to be an ordinary teenager. Live a normal life. Go to school, make friends, and not have to move a zillion times. Oh, and getting the bullies off her back? That’d be nice, too.

What Haylwen doesn’t know is WHY all this crazy stuff is happening to her. But she’s about to find out. The bad news? Things aren’t going to be “normal” any time soon!

With a mysterious prophecy, magical secrets and more than a few dragons, ONE IS COME is the first book in the adventures of siblings Haylwen and Cadarn as they come to discover they have powers they never dreamt of — and a destiny only they can fulfill.

Click here to pick up your free copy of One is Come in the Amazon Kindle store.








Scars of My Guardian Angel
Author: Russell L. Martin

Genre: Religious Fiction

Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $5.99

Today’s Price: $0.99
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Book Description:

Since the dawn of creation, a vicious war between God and Satan has raged on.

It is a war that threatens the souls of all mankind.

There have been men who have traveled these paths and returned to tell the tale. Those who followed God experienced a blissful Heaven. For the nonbelievers, the road to the afterlife was terrifying. Lucifer, waiting at the gates of hell to tear out their

souls and cast them into an eternal pit of death and despair…

One man, Chado Cole, has been appointed by God to fight in this war against the ultimate evil. An ordinary man now holds the fate of all humanity in his hands.

If Chado should fail, the world will fall prey to Satan’s grasp.

What will Chado sacrifice to save the souls of men? What is the price he will pay should he fail to vanquish Satan’s dark kingdom?

Walk with Chado Cole and his guardian angel on a mission set thousands of years ago by God Himself. Embark on your own spiritual journey as the mysteries of The Portal Series are revealed.

Click here to pick up your copy of Scars of My Guardian Angel in the Amazon Kindle store.








Get Up and Ghost
Author: Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $3.99

Today’s Price: $0.99
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Book Description:

THE DEAD IN CASTLEBERRY, GEORGIA HAVE A LOT TO SAY, AND CHANTILLY ADAIR CAN HEAR THEM.

Divorced mom Chantilly Adair hightailed it out of Birmingham, Alabama leaving her ex-husband and over twenty years of memories behind to start fresh in her hometown.

Chantilly kept busy taxiing her tween son around town and running the historical society, but life surprised her when she took a tumble down the stairs at work.

Chantilly didn’t just work at the historical society, she saw the history of Castleberry play out right in front of her, dead people and all.

As the town prepares for the annual BBQ competition, the king of BBQ is found dead, and Chantilly doesn’t know what’s worse—being the prime suspect, or thinking a ghost is the murderer.

Can Chantilly find the real killer, or will she wind up a Castleberry legend like the ghosts she sees?

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