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December 14, 2018
Friday’s Featured (and FREE!) Kindle Book
Code of Rainbow
Author: Weiqi Wang
Genre: Fantasy
Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars
Free via Kindle Unlimited: No
Regular Price: $0.99
Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:
Soarame has a pair of special eyes. He can see magic elements in this world, which are supposed to be invisible. This enviable gift of his could reveal the truth of the world, but it also put him in danger.
Many animals in this world possess magic power, so they are called “magimals” – dragons as an example. Soarame fortunately got a baby magimal as his best friend, but they got into troubles together – troubles that were a lot bigger than dragons.
Could they survive?
Click here to pick up your free copy of Code of Rainbow in the Amazon Kindle store.
About the Author:
While people may think ‘magic fantasy authors’ are the opposite of ‘scientists’, Weiqi Wang preserves his own opinions. As a D. Phil (Doctor of Philosophy, but it actually means a scientific doctor) on bioengineering graduated from Oxford University, Weiqi loves to be both. After all, philosophy is to explain the world; some choose to use scientific languages, some put it also in fantasy.
You can visit Weiqi’s Amazon author page if you click here.
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Friday’s Featured (and FREE!) Kindle Book)
Code of Rainbow
Author: Weiqi Wang
Genre: Fantasy
Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars
Free via Kindle Unlimited: No
Regular Price: $0.99
Today’s Price: FREE!
Click Here for Your Free Copy!
Book Description:
Soarame has a pair of special eyes. He can see magic elements in this world, which are supposed to be invisible. This enviable gift of his could reveal the truth of the world, but it also put him in danger.
Many animals in this world possess magic power, so they are called “magimals” – dragons as an example. Soarame fortunately got a baby magimal as his best friend, but they got into troubles together – troubles that were a lot bigger than dragons.
Could they survive?
Click here to pick up your free copy of Code of Rainbow in the Amazon Kindle store.
About the Author:
While people may think ‘magic fantasy authors’ are the opposite of ‘scientists’, Weiqi Wang preserves his own opinions. As a D. Phil (Doctor of Philosophy, but it actually means a scientific doctor) on bioengineering graduated from Oxford University, Weiqi loves to be both. After all, philosophy is to explain the world; some choose to use scientific languages, some put it also in fantasy.
You can visit Weiqi’s Amazon author page if you click here.
Enter to win a new Amazon Echo Plus! Just click here or point your web browser to http://geni.us/1218gw and enter away!
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Free & Discounted Kindle Books for Friday
Here’s your listing of free and discounted Kindle book offers in a variety of genres for Friday: for those books listed as being free in this post – while the pricing of the free status is valid at the time of this posting, please make sure you check the pricing carefully before you press the “buy” button as it could revert back to paid status at any time!
The Navigator
Author: P.M. Johnson
Genre: Science Fiction
Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $1.99
Today’s Price: FREE!
Click Here for Your Free Copy!
Book Description:
EARTH HAS CHANGED. The old world order collapsed following the meteor impacts of 2031 when fire rained down from the skies, instantly vaporizing millions. Billions more died during the Long Winter and resource wars that followed.
Over one hundred years have passed since those devastating events and new societies have formed around the globe. In North America, the fragile peace that exists among the continent’s independent nations and city-states is under threat. The ambitious Grand Guardian of the People’s Republic of America is mobilizing his massive war machine in order to make real his dream of reunifying a former great power.
But on the eve of the offensive, a leading scientist dies under mysterious circumstances, though not before he entrusts another with the key to unlocking a secret. A secret so powerful, it could not only unravel the Grand Guardian’s designs, but also doom, or save, all of humanity.
Click here to pick up your free copy of The Navigator in the Amazon Kindle store.
The Gladiator Queen Complete Trilogy
Author: Auryn Hadley
Genre: Fantasy
Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $6.99
Today’s Price: FREE!
Click Here for Your Free Copy!
Book Description:
In this epic low fantasy trilogy, one pampered little princess will discover that coming of age means a lot more than simply growing up. Fighting against the temptation of forbidden love, striving to survive the horrors of combat, and determined to save her country, the delicate girl in the fancy pink dress will become more than anyone expected.
She is the Gladiator Queen.
When We Were Kings:
Tossed into the gladiator arena, everyone expected the delicate girl in the fancy pink dress to be the first to die. Leyli had other plans. Surviving was at the top of her list. Revenge was a close second.
In the cell beside her, the Lion of Lenlochlien was impressed. The first day, they all cried. But this one was different. Her tears didn’t slow her down, they just made her stronger, and when he looked in her eyes, he saw it. Her desperation was feral. This girl might be cornered, but the bitch was the kind that would bite.
He had no idea that he was about to become her best weapon. Leyli didn’t just want to live through the games, she wanted to protect her father’s throne, but to do that, she had to become someone else. She couldn’t be the Princess of Norihame. The Lion had to make her a Wolf.
Chained side by side, he’ll show her how to be a killer. She’ll give him a reason to keep fighting. Together, they’ll learn that it takes a friend to survive.
When We Were Dancing:
Leyli never wanted power, but her cousin’s scheming left no other option. He’d killed her brother, trying to claim the throne for himself, and sold her off to be a gladiator, hoping to get rid of her. It didn’t work. Now, she’ll do whatever it takes to make sure Palino can’t destroy the country her family fought so hard to keep safe.
On the sands of the arena, death was honest. In the palace, everything is different. The threats are veiled in fancy clothes and whispered rumors. Spies lay in wait around every corner, bribed with promises of power and wealth. To win, she has to keep her cousin far from succession. The best way is an heir of her own. That means a noble husband who won’t kill her in her sleep and — hopefully — one who will ignore the hulking shadow of her best friend turned bodyguard.
The game is King of the Hill. The music for their dance is made of politics. Fate gave her a chance to change everything, but he’s a fickle god. Leyli has to get this right. She may not be on the sands of the arena, but she’s still fighting, and the Wolf of Oberhame will not be defeated.
When We Were Crowned:
With the crown safely on Leyli’s head, her problems should’ve been over. Her country is safe. Her family is together. What more could a new Queen ask for?
Unfortunately, spending her mornings purging her stomach isn’t it. Evidently, not even the Queen of Norihame is immune to morning sickness. Even worse, women in her country were expected to produce the next generation, not rule it. As soon as the men in court realize she’s pregnant with the heir, they’ll try to take away all the power she fought so hard to gain.
If that was all she had to worry about, things would be great.
But Rhia is closing in. The expansionist nation to the west has been seeking a trade alliance in violation of her father’s peace treaty. Is this merely a misunderstanding between politicians, or is it the first hint of things to come? And why is one of the Senators saying the exact same thing her cousin cited as his reason for rebellion?
When all the pieces come together, Leyli realizes it’s worse than she feared. Only one thing can save her country now, but that means putting herself – and her unborn child – in harm’s way. Thankfully, she’s got one thing going for her that Rhia will never expect.
She’s a gladiator.
That means she doesn’t fight fair.
Click here to pick up your free copy of The Gladiator Queen Complete Trilogy in the Amazon Kindle store.
The Omega Strain
Author: Steve P. Vincent
Genre: Thriller
Rating: 4.3 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:
Unstoppable assassin versus biological nightmare.
Can one man stop a catastrophe?
Mitch Herron’s business is death and business is good. Until fanatics hell-bent on cleansing the planet ambush Herron and turn him into a walking bioweapon. The most deadly man on Earth becomes the deadliest threat to it.
Doomsday is three days away.
With only days to act, Herron can surrender himself to quarantine or do something about it. Is there any choice?
Can Mitch Herron track down the terrorists in time? Or will he end the world himself? The clock is ticking…
Click here to pick up your free copy of The Omega Strain in the Amazon Kindle store.
In the Space of an Atom
Author: Bruce M. Perrin
Genre: Thriller
Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $2.99
Today’s Price: $0.99
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Book Description:
Jeremy Reynolds has been listless for a while now. First, his girlfriend of 4 years dumped him, and he was in a funk. Then, he quit his job as an accountant. Yes, Jeremy was doing little and caring less. But recently, he has found something that energizes him, something that gives him direction, something that gets him out of the house every morning. It’s called…running for his life.
Just as Jeremy was finishing the last in a string of low-paying, temporary market research gigs, the study assistant pulls a gun on him and tries to kill him. When Jeremy bungles his way to freedom, he realizes that the technology in this study is much more than it first appeared. It’s enough to kill for. But he also knows he is in way over his head. So, when the lab and the would-be assassin disappear, and the police close the case, Jeremy is desperate for help. He finds it in the beautiful, young Diane Stapleton, MD. Now, the two of them match wits with the killer, in chases that take place where no one else has been…in the space of an atom.
Click here or type in http://geni.us/spaceofatom into your web browser to pick up your copy of In the Space of an Atom in the Amazon Kindle store.
The Conflicted Billionaire
Author: Sharon Sue Thorn
Genre: Romance
Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $2.99
Today’s Price: $0.99
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Book Description:
Jenny Jamison is a small-town veterinarian who wants the simple things in life. After a particularly terrible blind date, she decides to give an online dating site a try, where she meets the perfect guy. There’s just one problem: he lives a thousand miles away.
Owen Kaine’s life is filled with people who are more interested in what he has than who he is. On a whim, he joins a dating site anonymously. When things go better than anticipated, he regrets using a fake profile because his perfect girl can’t stand a liar. Can true love survive a comedy of errors? Or will Owen lose the girl he’s come to love?
Click here or type in http://geni.us/conflicted into your web browser to pick up your copy of The Conflicted Billionaire in the Amazon Kindle store.
Nomad
Author: Matthew Mather
Genre: Science Fiction
Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $3.99
Today’s Price: $1.99
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Book Description:
Humanity only has days to prepare. Can one family survive?
SOMETHING MASSIVE IS COMING, and it’s heading for Earth. That’s what astronomer Ben Rollins is told by NASA after being dragged out of bed in the middle of the night. His first instinct is to call his daughter, Jessica, who’s vacationing in Italy with his wife.
“It’s a hundred times bigger than the sun,” Ben tells them. “Somehow we can’t see it yet, and we don’t know what it is, but they’re calling it Nomad–and in just months, the Earth may be destroyed.”
But how did they miss detecting it until now?
The world erupts into chaos as the end approaches, and Ben discovers his wife and daughter are trapped in Europe.
The key to Nomad’s mystery–and humanity’s ultimate survival–rests in the answers Ben pieces together from his old Cold War-era research papers, in the midst of a desperate scramble across continents to find his family before Nomad swallows the planet.
Click here or type in http://geni.us/nomadathriller into your web browser to pick up your copy of Nomad in the Amazon Kindle store.
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December 13, 2018
Don’t Forget to Enter!
With less than a week to go, please don’t forget we’re hosting a giveaway for a new Amazon Echo: don’t pass this one up! It’s free to enter, so what are you waiting for?? Just click here or go to http://geni.us/1218gw for your chance to win!
Good luck!
Michael
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Free & Discounted Kindle Books for Thursday
Here’s your listing of free and discounted Kindle book offers in a variety of genres for Thursday: for those books listed as being free in this post – while the pricing of the free status is valid at the time of this posting, please make sure you check the pricing carefully before you press the “buy” button as it could revert back to paid status at any time!
Look What You Made Me Voodoo
Author: G.A. Chase
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Rating: 4.4 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:
Can an angel confined to hell resist the devil’s charms?
With Kendell and Myles safely back among the living, the task of keeping Colin in his place has fallen to Sanguine Delarosa. But as hell’s angel, can she resist the devil’s charms? In order to keep an eye on him, she may have to get emotionally and physically closer than she imagined possible. With the love of Sanguine, he may yet be saved.
When Colin resorts to his old ways by stealing Kendell’s soul, however, Sanguine must face the hard fact that he might not ever change. Meanwhile, the band, Myles, and the faithful dogs once again put everything at risk to rescue Kendell from hell.
Despite all of Colin’s misdeeds, Sanguine listens to his master plan of relieving people from the inevitability of death. His offer of a partnership leaves her wondering if she could be instrumental in creating a better future for humanity—or if she should continue with the team’s strategy for the devil’s ultimate destruction.
Click here to pick up your free copy of Look What You Made Me Voodoo in the Amazon Kindle store.
Soldier of Fortune
Author: David Pilling
Genre: Historical Fiction
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:
1453 AD. The great city of Constantinople, last remnant of the once-mighty Roman Empire, falls to the Ottoman armies of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror.
An English knight named Sir John Page is taken prisoner by the Ottomans, and forced to entertain the Sultan with tales of the West. Page chooses to tell the story of his own long career as a soldier of fortune in France, Bohemia and the Italian city-states.
Page’s tale begins in the year of Agincourt, Henry V’s famous victory over the French. As the bastard son of Thomas Page, a famous mercenary captain known as The Half-Hanged Man or The Wolf of Burgundy, Page soon acquires the nickname of The Wolf Cub.
After slaying his cousin in a duel, Page flees his home and joins a band of outlaws in the forests of Sussex. At last – tired of the brutality of his companions – he decides to leave England and join the English army in Normandy. There he endures brutal sieges, vicious combats, torture, betrayal and imprisonment, all to win glory and redeem his father’s name.
Trapped in the Sultan’s prison, Page must hope his story is enough to save him from the executioner’s blade….at least for another three days…
Click here to pick up your free copy of Soldier of Fortune in the Amazon Kindle store.
Casey Jones Box Set
Author: Katy Munger
Genre: Mystery
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $6.99
Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:
Big, badass Casey Jones, the smart-mouthed female PI with the thunder thighs and the bunny-soft heart, has everything you could possibly need to be an ace private investigator – except an investigator’s license.
Fifteen years ago, this hard-boiled babe walked out of a Florida prison after serving an eighteen-month sentence, sporting 160 pounds of “nobody kicks my ass” and a couple of inches of dark roots at the base of her bleach job (“simply to confuse people into underestimating me”) and swearing she’d never set foot in a prison or trust a man again. Trust, no. But by no means has she given them up. She can love with the best of them, but when it comes to lust she’s in a class by herself.
LEGWORK, Vol. 1
Author Munger masterfully blends nail-biting suspense with Casey’s hilarious wisecracking narration as she navigates an unsavory southern stew of crooked politicians, crooked business deals, old grudges, ancient crimes, and everyone’s favorite, dysfunctional families.
OUT OF TIME, Vol. 2
The family of a death row inmate just isn’t buying the story that she killed her cop husband, and they’ve hired North Carolina’s mouthiest female sleuth to save her from lethal injection—in a month.
MONEY TO BURN, Vol. 3
When a favorite client gets killed on her watch, Casey vows to find the killer no matter what killers, arsonists, rapists, and spoiled rotten socialites get in her way. Then, to the cynical sleuth’s chagrin—everyone all around her starts falling in love…just before Casey herself is smitten.
Click here to pick up your free copy of Casey Jones Box Set in the Amazon Kindle store.
Fire and Sword
Author: Dylan Doose
Genre: Fantasy
Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars
Free via Kindle Unlimited: No
Regular Price: $3.99
Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:
A broken nation in need of a savior—ravaged by plague, decimated by dark magic, infiltrated by a foreign evil seeking to dominate from within. Three will rise to save the beleaguered land. But will they be enough? Condemned to hang for their crimes, they’ll march instead to perish as heroes or live as free men.
Dark fantasy adventure for fans of Joe Abercrombie, Mark Lawrence, and Scott Lynch!
Three men condemned to die: Aldous Weaver is a heretic monk turned sorcerer, imprisoned for accidentally incinerating the leader of his order. Kendrick the Cold, an infamous crusader turned fugitive, is a villain who knows he can never be a hero. Theron Ward, an aristocrat with a penchant for slaughtering monsters, is a legend in his own mind.
When the kingdom of Brynth is threatened by a far greater evil, the unlikely trio must make a choice — seek to escape this land that cries for their execution or find the true heroes within themselves. And then, armed with fire and sword, march together against the forces of darkness. But can three such disparate warriors ever prevail?
Click here to pick up your free copy of Fire and Sword in the Amazon Kindle store.
The Atlantis Gene
Author: A.G. Riddle
Genre: Science Fiction
Rating: 4.1 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 greatest mystery of all time…
The history of human origins…
Will be revealed.
In Antarctica, researchers find a mysterious structure buried deep in the ice. It’s thousands of years old, and something is guarding it. Inside, the team makes a discovery that will rewrite human history–and could set off an extinction level event.
Dr. Kate Warner moved to Jakarta, Indonesia to escape her past. She still hasn’t recovered from what happened to her, but she has made the breakthrough of a lifetime: a cure for autism. But Kate’s discovery is far more dangerous than she ever imagined.
When two children are abducted from her clinic, Kate is thrust into a global conspiracy with far-reaching consequences. A secret society believes her work may be the key to unleashing the next stage of human evolution. It’s an event that will wipe out 99.9% of the human race, and they will stop at nothing to find her and obtain her research.
The race to find the Atlantis Gene has begun. And humanity will never be the same.
Click here or type in http://geni.us/theatlantis into your web browser to pick up your copy of The Atlantis Gene in the Amazon Kindle store.
The Silent Christmas
Author: M.J. Lee
Genre: Mystery
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Free via Kindle Unlimited: No
Regular Price: $2.99
Today’s Price: $0.99
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Book Description:
In a time of war, they discovered peace.
When David Wright finds a label, a silver button and a lump of old leather in a chest in the attic, it opens up a window onto the true of joy of Christmas.
Jayne Sinclair, genealogical investigator, has just a few days to unravel the mystery and discover the truth of what happened on December 25, 1914.
Why did her client’s great grandfather keep these objects hidden for so long? What did they mean to him? And will they help bring the joy of Christmas to a young boy stuck in hospital?
Click here or type in http://geni.us/thesilent into your web browser to pick up your copy of The Silent Christmas in the Amazon Kindle store.
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December 12, 2018
Need an Amazon Gift Card?
The following is a revision of a post I first posted about in August 2014, and I repost / update it each year before Christmas. I am always reminded of this post as I’ve got another big jar of coins I gathered at home and I’m thinking of needing some Amazon gift cards for this upcoming Christmas. If you are reading this post on the blog’s website or Facebook page , I would appreciate a “Like” or “Share” so your friends and family can be notified of this tip, also!
Kindles and other eBook readers have some costs to them: by the time you purchase the Kindle and other related accessories (cover to protect it, maybe an extra charger, etc.) can certainly add up. However, you’ve made your initial investment in the Kindle hardware, and there is enough free content out there for you to read the rest of your life without buying another book. Forever.
Forever is a long time.
While I do read a lot of the free books I talk about here in the blog I still enjoy certain authors and will purchase a lot of books. Some of them are inexpensive offerings from independent authors and some are from your mainstream “big name” authors, and I don’t care what the price is – I’ve gottagetitnow. Well, I do care what the price is but I may just wait until it gets below $10 unless it’s a new one by David Baldacci. I’m sure there are offerings by favorite authors you want to buy, too.
So, what’s my point with this post? Great question because, as in real life, I am getting long-winded.
You have a source of “free” money you can spend in the Amazon store and you probably don’t realize it as it is right under your nose. I’m talking about your loose change.
Most of you have seen the change conversion machines in grocery and other stores, and a lot of you have used them: you take in your coffee can of loose change, dump it in the hopper, the machine counts it and then spits out a receipt you take to the cash register to redeem for paper currency or a credit in the store. The one main drawback to these machines, to me, is a lot of them take a 10% or more commission / cut of whatever you brought in as their profit. For example, at an 10% commission rate you would need to bring in $11.11 worth of change to receive a $10 bill. Some people will say “so what” and accept that as a cost of doing business vs. rolling the money yourself and either turning it in to a bank (if they accept the change these days – my local branch of Bank of America does not) or taking it to a convenience store who needs it and having everyone behind you steam as you and the convenience store clerk count out a bagful of pennies.
That’s really a stupid effective interest rate for a three day loan, assuming they empty the machine every three days.
The grocery store usually splits the fee earned 50-50 with the owner of the equipment, but even if the grocery store is providing a three day loan to the equipment maker until they are reimbursed, that is one heck of a money maker (why didn’t I think of that?)!
I’m sure some of you are still wondering what my point is with this post. I’ll get to it, I just had to set the stage.
Coinstar is one of the largest providers in the USA of this equipment to stores; they are also the parent company behind the Redbox DVD rental machines you seem to see everywhere. They have partnered with Amazon to not charge you a fee for the change you bring in if you bring in a minimum of $5.00 worth of change, but they will give you a gift card eligible for 100% of the change you bring in to be used at the Amazon website; I am assuming Amazon is paying the 8% commission fee as a customer acquisition cost.
That’s actually a huge benefit for you and me as we feed our Kindle book addiction or shopping habits on Amazon.
Using my earlier example, if you brought in $11.11 worth of change and selected the Amazon gift card option, you would get a $11.11 Amazon gift card as your receipt. You would then enter the gift card details on your Amazon account on your computer (or Kindle, if the wireless feature is on with the browser pointed to the Amazon website). You can then use those funds now applied to your account and buy not only Kindle books but anything else on the Amazon website.
You also don’t have to roll the coins yourself or, if your house is like mine, have a couple of containers here and there full of spare change. You’re also not giving up any of your money as a commission just for someone to accept your spare change. I hope that’s change you can believe in (pun intended).
Coinstar has partnered with other companies in addition to Amazon to offer gift cards with no fee to you – you turn in $11.11 worth of coins, you get a $11.11 gift card to the Amazon store or to the other store(s) participating in the program. While Coinstar is one of the largest providers of this equipment to stores in the USA, they are not the only one so don’t assume your local grocery store is a Coinstar machine.
To find a Coinstar machine, you can point your web browser to https://www.coinstar.com/findakiosk and do two things from this page: (1) enter your zip code in the middle of the page to find a Coinstar machine near you, and (2) see a list of companies that have signed up for the gift card promotion by clicking “details” under the name of the store / retail location. When I just did the same for a location near me, in addition to an Amazon gift card my selections were to lots of major retailers. You can also donate the change to eight different charities vs. taking a gift card, and the charity will receive 100% of the proceeds.
My old quart-sized Mason Jar I use to hold my change is almost full of coins, so it’s off to the Coinstar machine!
Hope that helps!
Michael
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Featured Kindle Book for Wednesday
The Road to Key West
Author: Michael Reisig
Genre: Action & Adventure
Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $3.99
Today’s Price: $0.99
Click Here to Buy!
Book Description:
The Road to Key West is an adventurous/humorous sojourn that cavorts its way through the 1970s Caribbean, from Key West and the Bahamas, to Cuba and Central America.
In August of 1971, Kansas Stamps and Will Bell set out to become nothing more than commercial divers in the Florida Keys, but adventure, or misadventure, seems to dog them at every turn. They encounter a parade of bizarre characters, from part-time pirates and heartless larcenists, to Voodoo bokors, a wacky Jamaican soothsayer, and a handful of drug smugglers. Adding even more flavor to this Caribbean brew is a complicated romance, a lost Spanish treasure, and an antediluvian artifact created by a distant congregation who truly understood the term, “pyramid power.”
So pour yourself a margarita and slide into the ’70s for a while, as you follow Kansas and Will through this cocktail of madcap adventures – on The Road To Key West!
Click here or type in http://geni.us/theroad into your web browser to pick up your copy of The Road to key West in the Amazon Kindle store.
About the Author:
Michael Reisig has been writing professionally for 20 years. He is a former Caribbean adventurer turned newspaper editor, award-winning columnist, and best-selling novelist.
After high school and college in Florida, he relocated to the Florida Keys. He established a commercial diving business, got his pilot’s license, and traveled extensively throughout the southern hemisphere, diving, treasure hunting, and adventuring.
Reisig claims he has been thrown out of more countries in the Caribbean Basin that most people ever visit, and he admits that a great many of the situations and the characters in his novels are authentic – but nothing makes a great read like experience…
He now lives in the mountains of Arkansas, where he hunts and fishes, and writes, but he still escapes to the Caribbean for an occasional adventure.
You can visit Michael’s Amazon author page if you click here or type in http://geni.us/reisig into your web browser.
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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!
A Rogue for a Lady
Author: Rose Pearson
Genre: Historical Romance
Rating: 4.5 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:
Lady Amelia – pressed by her father to marry soon
Lord Northfell – a handsome suitor with deep secrets in his past
Can they overcome his secrets and find love together?
Amelia Seaworth, eldest daughter of the Duke of Westbrook, has always been the responsible one, always caring for her sisters and for their father since their mother passed away some years ago.
When her father confides in her that he is not altogether well and, therefore, wishes each of his daughters to marry very soon, Amelia responds with her usual gravitas, knowing she must be the first one to find herself a suitable husband.
Unfortunately, the one man Amelia finds herself drawn to, while dashingly handsome, is also arrogant and distant with a seemingly less than perfect reputation. However, no matter how hard she tries, she simply cannot stop her growing affections for Lord Northfell, even though he constantly confuses her. And somehow she cannot help the feeling that he is keeping something from her.
Love grows yet whispered secrets threaten to separate them. A scheming cousin, blackmail and family responsibilities push Amelia into a spiral of confusion and a sense of betrayal. When all is finally revealed, she must decide what to do with the man who holds her heart – and choose whether love can forget the sins and mistakes of the past.
Will Arthur and Amelia overcome their initial differences and reach out to help each other? Or will their similarly-proud natures lead them to ruin? A story of conflict, courage and passion set in the ultra-sophisticated and unpredictable world of Regency London.
Click here to pick up your free copy of A Rogue for a Lady in the Amazon Kindle store.
Fates Aflame
Author: P. Anastasia
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $3.99
Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:
Lieutenant Valhara Hawksford has been uprooted from her space station and sent to Earth to adapt to an academy unlike her own. When a curse awakens, and she is suddenly imbued with the ability to conjure magic, she is torn between prophecy and duty. Creatures of ancient lore rise, putting the lives of those she loves in jeopardy. With newfound powers at hand and a dragon companion by her side, Valhara must face trial by fire…
Click here to pick up your free copy of Fates Aflame in the Amazon Kindle store.
Abby & Sei Thriller Starter
Author: Ty Hutchinson
Genre: Thriller
Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars
Free via Kindle Unlimited: No
Regular Price: $7.99
Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:
Russian Hill
A serial killer. An elaborate game of death. Who’s ready to play?
A killer is loose in San Francisco, and he’s collecting body parts. FBI Agent Abby Kane believes a dead hiker found ten miles north of the city is the key to solving those crimes.
The more Abby digs, the more she begins to think the killer is playing an elaborate game and there’s an audience cheering him on. But to catch the monster, she’ll have to join in his twisted game.
Contract: Snatch
They used her daughter to pull her out of retirement. They messed with the wrong mother.
Sei abandoned her life as an assassin to try to find peace—but when contacted by a source claiming to have information about the daughter she thought she’d lost, Sei finds herself taking on one last mission. Can she unravel the truth before time runs out?
Click here to pick up your free copy of Abby & Sei Thriller Starter in the Amazon Kindle store.
Initial Force
Author: Marcus Cootsona
Genre: Thriller
Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $3.99
Today’s Price: $0.99
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Book Description:
One man can save the government…if they don’t destroy him first.
Severin Force is a soldier, a patriot, and a loner. A multi-tooled covert operations all-star, he has just been drafted by Division Seven Division, a brand-new, off-book commando dream team. Gone are the legitimacy, respect, and consistent funding of the conventional military. In their place are secrecy, more secrecy and no congressional oversight. Aside from the people he’s working with, he likes everything about it.
When anonymous interests train animals for deadly missions and grind the government to a halt, Force and the group have three days to hunt down clues from around the globe. Unfortunately, as the damage spreads and the mission stalls, he realizes that a traitorous senator has set up his invisible squad to fail, visibly.
Click here or type in http://geni.us/initialforce into your web browser to pick up your copy of Initial Force in the Amazon Kindle store.
Arachne’s Challenge
Author: Edita A. Petrick
Genre: Thriller
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:
A suicide bomber strikes at an unremarkable department store in upstate California. A week later, two teenage nerds perish in a house explosion that left a crater in the ground but otherwise did little damage beyond its perimeter. Five days after the tragedy, a dying teenage car thief whispers ‘Marseille’ to the FBI agents at her bedside. Any of the three gruesome events would have seen Senior Agent Vern Saunders summoning his crack operative, Carter, once on contract to the Justice Department. Today however, Carter, lives far removed from such events. He is planning to surprise his wife, ex-history professor, Stella Hunter, with a trip to Europe to celebrate their first wedding anniversary. He’s prepared to make it into a half-working vacation because Stella has no concept of relaxation. What he’s not prepared for is to start his vacation by finding himself threatened not only by the terrorists, car thieves and artifact smugglers, but also by something that even mythology can’t explain.
Click here or type in http://geni.us/arachnes into your web browser to pick up your copy of Arachne’s Challenge in the Amazon Kindle store.
Night Slayer: Midnight War
Author: William Massa
Genre: Fantasy
Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $2.99
Today’s Price: $0.99
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Book Description:
FROM COP TO DEMON HUNTER.
My Name is Jason Night. I’m a SWAT Team Commander and former Marine. I’ve experienced a lot of crazy shit in my life, and I don’t scare easily. At least not until today. After seeing my whole team get wiped out by a succubus and nearly dying myself, I’ve been recruited by a mysterious sorceress to become a soldier in a new war.
A WAR AGAINST MAGIC AND MONSTERS.
An evil web of darkness threatens our world, a global network of black wizards and creatures of the night known as the Cabal. They are everywhere and nowhere. Controlling our society from the shadows. Leading us toward the apocalypse.
THE TIME HAS COME TO FIGHT BACK.
I faced terrorists abroad, battled criminals in the rough streets of Los Angeles, but nothing prepared me for the next chapter in my life. I have to master magic and spells, battle vampires and shifters, warlocks and witches, demons and ghosts. And resist the charms of monsters as seductive as they are deadly. One thing is for sure—the future won’t be boring.
JASON NIGHT IS DEAD. LONG LIVE THE NIGHT SLAYER.
Click here or type in http://geni.us/nightslayer into your web browser to pick up your copy of Night Slayer: Midnight War in the Amazon Kindle store.
Enter to win a new Amazon Echo Plus! Just click here or point your web browser to http://geni.us/1218gw and enter away!
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December 11, 2018
Enter to Win – Last Giveaway of 2018!
Before this year is up, let’s do it again one last time – it’s time for another giveaway! This time it is for a new Amazon Echo Plus– the one with the best speakers as well as a hub for your “smart” home networking benefit!
How about taking a few seconds and enter to win it? I am certain your friends and family would like for you to tell them about it, also!
In order to win the new Echo Plus, here are a couple of rules for this giveaway:
The time period is between now and 11:59 p.m. Central Time December 19th (that’s a Wednesday – want to shoot for a no later than Christmas delivery).
You can enter more than once with several options to win as explained below.
Signing up for the free daily email of the blog’s posts is mandatory (it’s free to receive it, of course) and you can always unsubscribe at any time. The email subscription option will put your name into the hat with five chances to win.
You can also have more chances to win if you refer a friend – one additional chance for each friend you refer for up to ten people. I’m really hoping each of you will forward this on to at least three friends and have them sign up: of course, you can send it to more than three as I can’t think of anyone who doesn’t like to learn about free Kindle books!
You can also earn more chances to win by following the blog on Pinterest or Twitter, or visiting the blog’s Facebook page (more details below).
You must be a resident of the USA to enter.
To enter:
Just scroll down to the “Log in to enter this giveaway” or “Use your Email” section of the box a little further down on this page.
For five chances to win, click on the “Join the Free Kindle Books and Tips Blog Mailing List” option. Click on the “I would like to subscribe or I am already a subscriber” option, then click the “Enter” icon. PLEASE make sure you click the link in the confirmation email you will receive to prove we are not spamming anyone as well as to validate your entry. This option is mandatory in order to win, but you can cancel your free email subscription at any time.
For an additional 10 chances to win, you can refer the giveaway (and the blog) to a friend – one additional chance per friend up to a maximum of ten friends. After you have entered via the method above, a box will appear right below “Enter to Win” titled “Bring Your Friends” that will give each entrant a unique URL you can share with your friends. For each friend that enters the giveaway, you will receive +1 entry into the giveaway: each person can refer up to 10 people. It’s pretty easy as you can tweet, share on Facebook, or email your friends a unique link.
For an additional 15 chances to win, you can visit the blog’s Facebook page or follow the blog on Twitter or Pinterest by selecting the appropriate option – that’s five chances to win for each of these options or an additional 15 chances if you do all three. If you are already following the blog in this manner, click the option anyway as you MUST do that for your additional entries.
For additional chances to win, you can tweet about the giveaway once a day on Twitter – that will give you three more chances to win for each day you tweet about the giveaway.
In return, here is what I will do:
Randomly draw the winner from all of the entries. The winner will have 48 hours to reply to the email sent to them or another winner will be randomly selected.
Promptly order the Echo Plus and have Amazon send it to the confirmed winner.
If you’re reading this on your e-ink Kindle or via email and not the actual blog page, you can go to your computer’s web browser and type in http://geni.us/1218gw and enter away!
That should do it – and good luck to everyone!
Michael
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Four Free Kindle Books for Tuesday
Included in this post are four free 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!
The Fugitive’s Trail
Author: J.C. Fields
Genre: Thriller
Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $$4.99
Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:
After A Wall Street Murder The FBI Has Their Suspect, But Do The Facts Add Up?
In the lobby of a prestigious Wall Street investment firm, one man is dead and another seriously injured. The man accused of the crime now a fugitive.
When the Director of the FBI personally orders Special Agent Sean Kruger to New York City to find the fugitive, Kruger questions the reason. Told to shut up and do his job, he starts looking into the case. What he finds is troubling. Eye-witness accounts seem contrived with little variance between individual testimonies. The more he hears, the more he feels someone is manipulating the story.
As the investigation unfolds, he discovers the only information known about the fugitive is a HR file from a former employer. Public records of the man do not exist.
The fugitive is a ghost, a ghost who has disappeared.
When Kruger unearths information the investment firm lied about the incident in the lobby, he learns there is a possibility the fugitive was defending himself. He also discovers another individual is searching for the fugitive. An individual who has no interest in allowing the truth to be discovered.
When the cat and mouse game turns lethal, Kruger must use all of his skills and experience to find the truth, protect the fugitive, and ultimately stay alive.
Click here to pick up your free copy of The Fugitive’s Trail in the Amazon Kindle store.
Ring of Truth
Author: Jaclyn Hardy
Genre: Romance
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:
Erin’s Fake Engagement Might Not Be Her Most Brilliant Idea
But how does she admit the truth to her wedding-crazed mom? Erin doesn’t have time for a relationship. After six years of late nights and mind-numbing assignments as a marketing executive with the billion-dollar Silver Script Ad Agency, she finally landed the coveted Smithson Jewelers account, which means her love life will have to wait a little longer.
When the actress at the first commercial shoot upsets the director, Erin finds herself cast as the leading lady alongside Jake, a handsome up-and-coming actor, who rescued her cat from the streets and stole her heart. Flustered, she walks away from the shoot wearing the diamond ring, leading her mom to believe she’s truly engaged to Jake. Both are desperate enough to get their parents off their backs, that they run with the lie.
Now Jake and Erin have to figure out how to admit their story is false without hurting their parents or destroying the friendship they’ve gained with each other.
Click here to pick up your free copy of Ring of Truth in the Amazon Kindle store.
Weakest Lynx
Author: Fiona Quinn
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $4.99
Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:
Where Would You Go If Nowhere Was Safe?
A madman forces his way into Lexi’s home. Her survival means she is the only one who can identify the stalker. Lexi becomes the critical witness who holds the key to stopping the murderer who is terrifying Washington families.
Striker Rheas, an ex-Navy SEAL, and his team of expert operators are charged with protecting Lexi. The more time Striker spends on this security assignment, the more trouble he has maintaining the boundaries of professionalism. He knows Lexi is keeping secrets and protecting her is not going to be an easy task if he’s missing vital information, and losing his heart to her.
How Much Can She Reveal Without Getting Herself Killed?
With her psychic antennae tuned in, Lexi realizes that what she hides, what she reveals, and what she uncovers will need to find the perfect balance if she’s going to save her own life and stop the killer. Time is running out.
Click here to pick up your free copy of Weakest Lynx in the Amazon Kindle store.
Endless Love
Author: D.M. Mortier
Genre: Romance
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $4.99
Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:
Her Husband Ruthlessly Murdered By Her Own Family
Horrified and devastated upon witnessing the brutal murder of her husband at the hands of her family, Zara Hamilton narrowly escaped with her life, and that of her unborn son, intact. For years she lived in anguish, anger, and mourning over her husband’s death, while struggling single-handedly to raise their son.
Jaden Hamilton has loved Zara for as long as forever. He was first drawn to her as a friend and mentor in high school; recognizing that their love had grown to the forever kind, he married her. Jaden was shattered when she died, and vowed to destroy Zara’s family following their violent assault on him, and their role in his wife’s death.
Years later, he was stunned to discover his wife alive and well in another country. After being beaten, shot, and left for dead, how can he ever forgive her for not trying to gain justice for him, for depriving him of his son’s formative years, and for his years of torment? Consumed with rage and utter contempt, Jaden was determined to execute his own brand of revenge and justice upon Zara and her family.
The years of fending for herself and raising their son made Zara a strong, independent, confident woman. Certain of her ability to overcome an angry, stubborn husband, who had once loved her so fiercely, she fought to regain his love and trust. With no pride or safety net, she was determined to prove that he was her first love, her endless love.
Click here to pick up your free copy of Endless Love in the Amazon Kindle store.
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