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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!

Quiet Hearts

Author: Morgan James

Genre: Mystery

Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $2.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:

LOVE IS IN THE AIR! ALONG WITH RAGE, HATRED, AND MURDER…

A really great combination for mystery readers who love a dash of romance! Fans of this slightly psychic cozy series will be thrilled to hear that retired psychologist Promise McNeal’s about to marry her mountain man, Daniel Allen, right about…. now! The lovebirds (along with Daniel’s daughter Susan) have flown from their North Carolina home to St. Simon’s and Jekyll Island, Ga. in search of the perfect wedding venue.

But all is not well in paradise. On the Golden Isles, they find evil dressed in a summer tuxedo, a cursed Chinese chair that’s also a World War II relic, the ruthlessly ambitious TV talk show host Aileen Wang, and the secret of a sixty-year-old murder rising from the coastal fog. Really…what’s not to like?

And yet…author James has more up her sleeve. Just as the wedding party assembles, someone shoots first Aileen and then kills two possible witnesses. With that, Promise trades in her bridal veil for trenchcoat, fedora, and the famous intuition that makes her such a talented amateur detective.

Though not exactly qualifying for Miss Marple-hood or Jessica Fletcher status in terms of age—she’s only in her fifties—Promise will satisfy the kind of fan who loves to see a female sleuth of a certain age (and gentility, of course!) kick posterior, as Promise herself might say.

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








Maid of Baikal
Author: Preston Fleming

Genre: Historical Fiction

Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $3.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:

What if a Siberian Joan of Arc had rescued the White Armies at a critical point of the Russian Civil War in 1919?

MAID OF BAIKAL offers an alternative outcome to that war through the intervention of Zhanna Dorokhina, a young woman from the shores of Siberia’s Lake Baikal.

Like the historical Maid of Orleans in medieval France, better known as Joan of Arc, Zhanna displays a charisma and military prowess that win her command of an army to defend her homeland against the Bolshevik Terror.

MAID OF BAIKAL is a richly imagined speculation on the Russian Civil War that vividly portrays its violence, bitterness, and hardship, while telling the inspirational story of a determined young woman who perseveres in the face of overwhelming obstacles and who dies for her beliefs, not knowing whether her dreams will be realized.

In a quiet town near Siberia’s Lake Baikal, Zhanna Dorokhina turns eighteen as the Russian Civil War rages. She is a bright, headstrong girl, with normal hopes and dreams, but for years, she has heard inner voices. The voices tell her to be virtuous, study well, and nurture her faith, for a great task lies ahead.

Lately, however, the voices have turned ominous, foretelling Russia’s doom if the White Armies fail to crush the Bolshevik usurpers in Moscow. They direct Zhanna to travel to Omsk to alert the Siberian dictator, Admiral Kolchak, and to seek command of an army to besiege Moscow.

When Zhanna informs her father, he thinks her mad. But a young American intelligence officer and his Russian counterpart help win her an audience with the Admiral, and the two young men become her wartime companions.

Though Zhanna and the American officer harbor tender feelings for one another, Zhanna must put those feelings aside, because her voices demand that she remain pure.

During the coming months, Zhanna persists despite relentless opposition. Displaying remarkable charisma and military aptitude, she leads her army across vast expanses of untamed forest and steppe, where suffering, violence and treachery await at every turn.

But over time, Zhanna’s obsession with victory arouses powerful enemies. Defying a ceasefire, Zhanna wins her greatest battle, only to ride into a Bolshevik ambush soon after. Held captive, she must endure a vengeful show trial and face the verdict alone, without knowing whether her prophecies will be fulfilled.

Click here to pick up your free copy of Maid of Baikal: A Novel of the Russian Civil War in the Amazon Kindle store.








A Thousand Faces
Author: Janci Patterson

Genre: Young Adult Science Fiction

Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $2.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:

In the world of high-stakes espionage, it pays to be able to change your face. And that’s just what sixteen-year-old Jory and her family of shape-shifting spies can do—alter their faces and bodies to look like anyone. Jory is in training to be a full member of the family business—when she can convince her parents to let her help with their elaborate cons.

But when Jory’s parents go missing on the job, Jory is thrown into a world of secrets, lies, and stolen identities that will put all her training to the test. Jory’s always wanted to be a member of the team—

But saving her family may be the most difficult job of all.

Click here to pick up your free copy of A Thousand Faces in the Amazon Kindle store.








Falling Dark
Author: Christine Pope

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $2.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:

Everything changed the day she died…

Ever since a car accident nearly ended her life, Serena Quinn has been plagued by visions she can’t control. To cope with the fear of having them take over her life, she withdraws completely, isolating herself from society. But when she’s attacked by an unknown enemy, the mysterious Silas draws her into a hidden world of villainous, scheming vampires.

Although Silas vows to protect her, Serena doesn’t know who she can trust. Even as she fights her attraction for Silas, Serena’s enemies become bolder, seeking to control her special powers. Will Serena’s connection to her guardian be enough to save her in the end?

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








Bonnie and Clyde: Resurrection Road
Authors: Clark Hays & Kathleen McFall

Genre: Thriller

Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No
Regular Price: $4.99

Today’s Price: $0.99
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Book Description:

Bonnie and Clyde: Saving democracy, one bank robbery at a time.

As the country limps out of the Great Depression, America needs new heroes. Like Bonnie and Clyde.

Turns out, they never died that fateful day in 1934. The photos of their bloodied bullet-riddled corpses and the funerals were faked. Instead, the outlaw lovers were forced into a covert life, and they are given a dangerous and desperate mission–stop a deadly plot underwritten by a cabal of wealthy industrialists intent on sinking the progressive New Deal policies.

During the Great Depression, a moment in America’s history dominated by bread lines, Hoovervilles and foreclosed farms, when the economy had spectacularly failed the working class, will Bonnie and Clyde overcome their pasts to protect the “forgotten man?” Can true love, a fast car and a Browning Automatic Rifle rescue America from itself?

Bonnie and Clyde: Resurrection Road tells a fascinating “what-if” story of the return of two anti-heroes thrust unwillingly into a fight against inequality during America’s Great Depression–a historical thriller with surprising contemporary relevance.

Click here or type in http://geni.us/bonnieclyde into your web browser to pick up your copy of Bonnie and Clyde: Resurrection Road in the Amazon Kindle store.








Infection Z
Author: Ryan Casey

Genre: Science Fiction

Rating: 4.1 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $2.99

Today’s Price: $0.99
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Book Description:

Something terrible is happening on the streets of Smileston…

Hayden McCall’s life is going nowhere. Mid-twenties and jobless with no hopes or ambitions, his only worry is whether he’ll be able to contact his parents quickly enough to help pay his long-due rent installment.

But when his landlord finally does come knocking soaked in blood, Hayden fast realises that something is not right. People are butchering one another in the streets. Internet and television signals are down. And the police are non-existent.

With his parents at the other side of town, Hayden must step up for the first time in his adult life on a treacherous adventure through a crumbling world. As he meets new friends and encounters dangerous foes, Hayden is forced out of the comfort of his bedsit and onto an unpredictable journey of survival and self-discovery.

And the infected are never far behind…

Click here or type in http://geni.us/infectionz into your web browser to pick up your copy of Infection Z in the Amazon Kindle store.








Fairy Tale Karma
Author: D. Thrush

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:

Princess Ava married her Prince Charming and they lived happily-ever-after. Or did they?

The Princess relates her idealized storybook version to a skeptical journalist while we find out the real story in flashbacks. All Ava ever wanted was to live in that beautiful castle and have pretty things but her Fairy Godmother’s erratic magic and the distraction of a cute guy threaten to disrupt her plans. How will she fulfill her destiny? And once she’s there, then what? Things don’t quite turn out as she imagines. Her handsome Prince is always busy with his charity and she gets hooked on romance novels. Their therapist certainly has his work cut out for him!

The past and present collide in this funny, romantic, magical story that will make you believe in fairy tales!

Click here or type in http://geni.us/fairytale into your web browser to pick up your copy of Fairy Tale Karma in the Amazon Kindle store.








Dose Vidanya
Author: Sam Cheever

Genre: Mystery

Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $3.99

Today’s Price: $0.99
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Book Description:

Come to Silver Hills. Where petting a cat can be a death sentence and yoga is all about survival.

Silver Hills Senior and Singles Residence isn’t exactly a boring place. Home to a death predicting cat named Tolstoy, a night manager who may or may not suck blood and float above the floor, a cook with mad voodoo and pie baking powers, and a trio of nosy sleuths who are determined to get to the bottom of the corpse in the library (maybe literally)…some might say things couldn’t get any weirder. Some would be wrong.

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Tuesday’s Featured Kindle Book

 

The New Marquess
Author: Eleanor Meyers

Genre: Historical Romance

Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $3.99

Today’s Price: $0.99

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Book Description:

When Lady Philomena Housley finds herself proposed to by the Marquess of Durham, she only hesitates a day before agreeing- never mind that she’s never met the gentleman in her life.

But … her hopes of happiness are shattered when she finally meets the man.

As circumstances escalate, it seems only right to end their engagement, no matter the toll it takes on her reputation… or her heart.

Lord Morgan Platt was happy as a second son and a spy for the British.

He never wanted his mother in charge of choosing his wife.

But … since he was incapable of doing anything about the situation, he sets into his new life.

Life becomes harder when he realizes that the woman he’s supposed to marry is also the ward of his greatest enemy.

Their union is a threat to the nation’s security… and to his very soul. 

If it’s a choice between the love of a woman and the loyalty to his country, Morgan only has one choice.

He’s just not sure what it is. 

Can Morgan and Philomena save the kingdom and their engagement?

Or will London’s greatest enemy finally win?

Click here or type in http://geni.us/marquess into your web browser to pick up your copy of The New Marquess in the Amazon Kindle store.

About the Author:

Eleanor Meyers is a hopeless romantic who believes that one should breathe and live on love. She is especially intrigued by the love tales of the Regency era due to the juxtaposition of tradition and love in a very stylistic fashion.

At a young age, she is inspired by the works of Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer. There is a strong romantic appeal about that era and it is Eleanor’s desire that readers will take time to come away with her through her writings and immerse oneself in that time when love was so pure and intense.

In Eleanor’s writings, there is a pragmatic display of human’s imperfections; hence characters who may be flawed in certain ways. In the midst of dealing with one’s imperfections, a couple found love, found hope in each other and in God.

Eleanor incorporated messages of redemption, forgiveness and sometimes inner deliverances from the bondages that so held a character for so long. It is her belief that no matter how seemingly hopeless one’s situation might be, there will always be hope. They key is to wait and to believe and to hold on.

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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!

Take A Chance

Author: Natalie Ann

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $2.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:

Cole McGuire has had responsibility heaped on his shoulders since he was a child. His protective nature embraced it. But oftentimes, he wonders what he’s had to give up, what he told himself he could never have. He’s accepted those choices and brushes feelings aside when they creep into his mind, fearing that he’d never be enough.

Rene Buchanan has always tried to live up to her older brother, but hasn’t even come close to succeeding. Not that anyone is comparing, because they aren’t. After finally settling on a career, she decides it’s time to make a life change from the shy klutz she’d always been. Relocating to Lake Placid to accept a new job seems like the perfect solution. Especially when she runs into an old crush and hopes for a newfound distraction.

Click here to pick up your free copy of Take A Chance in the Amazon Kindle store.








Fair City Blues
Authors: Patrick Emmett & Mike Faricy

Genre: Mystery

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $3.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:

IN FAIR CITY BLUES MARSHALL JACK DILLON SEARCHES FOR THE IDENTITY OF A HEADLESS, HANDLESS BODY DISCOVERED IN DUBLIN’S ROYAL CANAL. In the 5th action packed Dublin tale by Patrick Emmett (Mike Faricy’s Irish alter ego). US Marshall Jack Dillon is still detailed to Dublin’s Special Investigative Unit. Once a headless body with a US Marine Corp tattoo is found floating in Dublin’s Royal Canal Dillon is on the case. At every turn he seems to come up with more unanswered questions. Meanwhile a series of ATM robberies are occurring across the city and the police seem powerless to stop them and Dillon’s looking for a missing American college student…but then Dublin can quickly become an amazingly small world.

Click here to pick up your free copy of Fair City Blues in the Amazon Kindle store.








Hidden Truths
Author: Mary D. Brooks

Genre: Historical Romance

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $3.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:

It’s 1950 in Australia where Eva Muller and Zoe Lambros have found peace in a land that doesn’t understand or tolerate their love. Their peace comes to an end when the end of the brutal Greek Civil War back home brings unwelcome news for Zoe. She must return to Greece to reclaim her family property or lose her inheritance. While Eva is worried Zoe will lose her birthright, Zoe fears the trip will expose Eva to the pain of revisiting Larissa, the town that almost killed her during World War II. They are aware that the journey home will be filled with painful memories that have haunted them for years.

Their journey to Greece is one of anticipation and fear as they board the ship to take them back. A fortuitous job opening on the ship for Eva gives her the opportunity to make their journey a far more comfortable passage but their mysterious benefactor takes an unexpected interest in them – an interest that is more than what it seems.

While in Larissa, Eva and Zoe find themselves back to where they first met and the town is living up to it’s reputation for unwanted surprises when a woman from Eva’s past is revealed — a woman with visions through time and space. How could this woman know about Eva tortured past?

Pick up Hidden Truths where the emotionally overwhelming journey home for Eva and Zoe test their strength and love. It’s a story of new friendships, love, family and discovery in this historical lesbian romance imbued with urban fantasy and mystery.

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








Spirits, Stilettos, and a Silver Bustier
Author: Deanna Chase

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $4.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:

All Pyper Rayne—medium and coffee shop owner—wanted was the perfect vintage dress. What she got was a dead shop owner and a sexy ghost who’s suddenly everywhere—at her shop, in her car, and even lounging in her bedroom. But he’s not just any ghost. He’s a witch and able to appear in solid form…sometimes. If only he’d stop disappearing on her.

And Pyper needs his help. When she becomes target numero uno and the prime suspect in the shop owner’s death, it appears her ghost holds the key to solving the murder. In between stolen kisses, Pyper will need to get to the bottom of all of his secrets if she wants to stay alive and out of jail…and maybe finally get that date he keeps promising her.

Click here to pick up your free copy of Spirits, Stilettos, and a Silver Bustier in the Amazon Kindle store.








The Complete Circuit Trilogy
Author: Rhett C. Bruno

Genre: Science Fiction

Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $2.99

Today’s Price: $0.99
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Book Description:

Earth is a dying planet. To survive, humanity founds the Circuit, a string of colonies across the solar system, dedicated to mining resources vital to preserving what remains of mankind.

The New Earth Tribunal, a powerful religious faction, rises to rule the Circuit. They believe a Spirit within the Earth will one day appear and welcome humanity back home. But following a string of seemingly random attacks, the Tribunal suspects its mortal enemy, the Ceresians, have again rallied to challenge their absolute rule. But intsead, they soon realize a new, sinister threat has arisen–and it plans to bring down the Tribunal once and for all.

Join an unlikely band of would-be saviors–the Tribunal’s best spy, a roguish Ceresian mercenary, a subservient android and a disgraced general–as they are drawn into a conspiracy destined to change the Circuit forever.

Contains the Complete Trilogy:

Executor Rising

Progeny of Vale

Earthfall

Click here or type in http://geni.us/completecircuit into your web browser to pick up your copy of The Complete Circuit Trilogy in the Amazon Kindle store.








A Dog’s Luck
Author: Liora Barash Morgenstern

Genre: Women’s Fiction

Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $4.99

Today’s Price: $0.99
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Book Description:

People, dogs, and what lies between them

Ellie, a young woman writing her philosophy dissertation, becomes disrupted by echoes from the past. She follows the voices replaying in her mind to an introspective examination of her childhood and adolescence within her extended family. This intimate inspection of relationships between family members–and the family’s dogs–leads her to uncover three generations of the family secrets and the focal points of tension in the family’s history.

A story of love, separation and longing

A Dog’s Luck is a unique, moving and thought-provoking work of literary art that deals with existential issues in a heartfelt, high-tempo and dynamic style. It touches on love, separation and longing, in an expressive, multi-layered language that provokes the readers to reflect upon subtle nuances of their own inner worlds.

Click here or type in http://geni.us/adogsluck into your web browser to pick up your copy of A Dog’s Luck in the Amazon Kindle store.








Sister Agatha: The World’s Oldest Serial Killer
Author: Domhnall O’Donoghue

Genre: Humor

Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $3.99

Today’s Price: $0.99
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Book Description:

Sister Agatha is a colossal 118 years of age, whose vim and vigour would put the most robust athletes to shame. During a routine check-up, however, her doctor claims she has just a week to live, news that proves to be quite inconvenient, seeing as the beloved sister has one ambition in life: to be the oldest person in the world. At last count, she was the fifth.

However, never one to admit defeat, Sister Agatha concocts a bold Plan B. Dusting off her passport, she decides to leave Irish shores for the first time in her very long life, and using the few days remaining, plans to travel across three continents and meet the only four people whose birthday cakes boast more candles than hers.

And then, one by one, she intends on killing them.

Click here or type in http://geni.us/sisteragatha into your web browser to pick up your copy of Sister Agatha: The World’s Oldest Serial Killer in the Amazon Kindle store.








The Oath of Nimrod
Author: David S. Brody

Genre: Action & Adventure

Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $4.74

Today’s Price: $0.99
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Book Description:

A mysterious race of North American giants.

An ancient Hebrew inscription in a Cherokee burial mound.

A blood oath made by blindfolded Freemasons.

Are these three historical oddities the reason the CIA is trying to brainwash historian Cameron Thorne and his fiancée Amanda Spencer-Gunn? The answer lies buried in the legends of the Knights Templar, within the rituals of the secretive Freemasons and, most significantly of all, inside the bowels of the Smithsonian Institution. The problem for Cam and Amanda? If they go rummaging around the Smithsonian, they may find themselves buried alongside the ancient giants.

Click here or type in http://geni.us/nimrod into your web browser to pick up your copy of The Oath of Nimrod in the Amazon Kindle store.

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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!

The Secret of the Stones
Author: Ernest Dempsey

Genre: Action & Adventure

Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $2.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:

They tried to kill him to cover up an ancient secret. Now Sean Wyatt is plunged head first into a race against time to save his best friend and the lives of billions.

A four thousand year old mystery lurks in the hills of Georgia. While investigating a strange series of ancient symbols, an archaeologist vanishes, and a professor he entrusted with the secret is murdered.

Former government agent, Sean Wyatt, learns of his friend’s disappearance and the murder. Now he must unravel the clues to the ancient mystery that holds incredible power.

To save his friend, Sean will have to fight off highly trained mercenaries in hand to hand combat, violent shootouts, and high speed car chases through the Blue Ridge Mountains. And in the end, what he learns will change the history books as we know them.

The Secret of the Stones is packed with suspense and mystery, conspiracies and fascinating secret societies, and leaves you turning the pages late into the night in USA Today Bestseller Ernest Dempsey’s breakthrough international adventure series.

Don’t miss this story that takes you through the southern United States on a wild adventure that could change the shape of civilization.

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








A Kingdom’s Cost
Author: J.R. Tomlin

Genre: Historical Fiction

Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $2.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:

Eighteen-year-old James Douglas can only watch, helpless, as the Scottish freedom fighter, William Wallace, is hanged, drawn, and quartered. Even under the heel of a brutal English conqueror, James’s blood-drenched homeland may still have one hope for freedom, the rightful king of the Scots, Robert the Bruce. James swears fealty to the man he believes can lead the fight against English tyranny.

The Bruce is soon a fugitive, king in name and nothing more. Scotland is occupied, the Scottish resistance crushed. The woman James loves is captured and imprisoned. Yet James believes their cause is not lost. With driving determination, he blazes a path in blood and violence, in cunning and ruthlessness as he wages a guerrilla war to restore Scotland’s freedom. James knows he risks sharing Wallace’s fate, but what he truly fears is that he has become as merciless as the conqueror he fights.

Click here to pick up your free copy of A Kingdom’s Cost in the Amazon Kindle store.








The Martyr’s Blade
Author: Joel Manners

Genre: Fantasy

Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $8.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:

When a series of gruesome rituals are discovered in the icy hinterlands of Albyn, three of the realm’s most storied guardians are sent to track down and bring those responsible to justice.

Lord Bradon, veteran commander and warrior, driven by his unabating love for a woman forever beyond his reach. Sir Killock, a Templar knight more at home in the endless wilderness than in any castle or court. The paragon Danielle d’Lavandou, heir to the Martyr’s Blade, a legendary weapon guarded by her ancestors for generations.

What they uncover is far more than simple murder: a terrifying threat to all the realms of mankind, thought sealed away so long ago that it now exists only as legend.

The fate of her friends, and of the entire kingdom, rests in Danielle’s hands. Will she be able to wield the Martyr’s Blade when it is most needed, and what sacrifice will it demand, this time?

As crown and temple clash over control of the Blade, Danielle must decide if she will sacrifice life, friendship, and even love, to defy the coming darkness.

A tale of courage, camaraderie, and sacrifice, The Martyr’s Blade has earned critical praise for its epic story of enduring characters and the stunning world in which they live.

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








Murder at Catmmando Mountain
Author: Anna Celeste Burke

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $0.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:

It’s not easy doing Public Relations for Catmmando Tom, a famous cartoon cat. When they find a dead body at the foot of Catmmando Mountain in Marvelous Marley World’s Arcadia theme park it’s a PR nightmare! Still, Georgie Shaw loves working at the “Cat Factory,” but when someone frames her for murder more than her job is at stake. Who’s out to get Georgie? Can she and the handsome detective, Jack Wheeler, figure it out before there’s more trouble at Marvelous Marley World? Whodunit? Get your copy of this fun fast-paced novella to find out!

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








Summers’ Love
Author: Stu Summers

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Rating: 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:

Best-selling romance writer Stu Summers expects fawning praise and flirtatious smiles from his female fans. But when his editor at Little Brown Pelican informs Stu that his latest manuscript is nothing more than a hack-job, Stu’s carefully crafted career begins to unravel. Stu has one week to deliver a complete rewrite that meets his readers’ demanding standards.

And he would.

If only he could.

But Stu can’t write. At least not romance novels.

For years Stu has paid a “Holy Ghost writer” on the Outer Banks of North Carolina to write his novels. Except now Hattie May Hall feels God calling her to write paranormal Amish thrillers with a prairie-home-companion, dystopian, science-fiction, evangelical, slant. With Stu’s career on the line, he suddenly finds himself falling for Kate Winston, a down-on-her-luck stun-gun sales rep with serious male trust issues. Will Kate be Stu’s source of inspiration?

Or, as the clock ticks closer to midnight, will an unlikely pair of hearts collide, providing a “shocking” climax to the world’s biggest stun gun party?

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Yesterday’s Lost
Author: Sam Cheever

Genre: Mystery

Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $2.99

Today’s Price: $0.99
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Book Description:

An old house…a shadowy night…a tortured spirit…two lives irretrievably changed…

Pratt Davies is a police detective with the Saint Louis PD. He’s comfortable in his role…confident that he’s seen just about everything there is to see.

Until he and his partner answer a call to enter a home where blood curdling screams speak of horrific violence.

Inside the disturbing house, he encounters a strange, icy mist and something malevolent waiting just beyond view. Pratt’s confidence is shaken, his worldview smashed into tiny pieces…like shards of glass from a broken mirror.

His partner comes out of that house damaged, both physically and mentally, unable to even form a coherent response.

Pratt is so shaken he can barely function.

And he still has a murder to solve.

Who killed the couple living in that terrible house? What haunted the mist obscuring the scene? How did Pratt’s partner end up bleeding and babbling on the floor, something evil oozing through her gaze?

And how is Pratt…broken and terrified himself…ever going to solve a murder that has every indication of having been born in the ether?

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In Wolves’ Clothing
Author: Greg Levin

Genre: Thriller

Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $3.99

Today’s Price: $0.99
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Book Description:

On his best days, Zero Slade is the worst man you can imagine. He has to be. It’s the only way to save the Lost Girls.

During his seven years on a team fighting sex trafficking, Zero’s become quite good at schmoozing with pimps, getting handcuffed by cops and pretending not to care about the young girls he liberates. But the dangerous sting operations are starting to take a toll on his marriage and sanity. His affinity for prescription painkillers isn’t exactly helping matters.

When the youngest girl the team has ever rescued gets abducted from a safe house in Cambodia, Zero decides to risk everything to find her. His only shot is to go rogue, and sink deeper into the bowels of the trafficking world than he’s ever sunk.

It’s the biggest mission of his life. Trouble is, it’s almost certain death.

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Organizing Your Kindle Books Into Collections

Over the years I’ve posted this in some form or fashion several times with the last time being in November of 2013.  However, I’ve been asked about this topic many times over the last couple of weeks as we have a lot of new readers to this blog as well as people upgrading to new varieties of Kindles, so it’s obviously time to post this tip again and update where appropriate.

Today’s post is rather long and is about the “Collections” feature, in attempt to provide a general review of what a collection is and how to establish them on your new or existing Kindle – which might be handy to those of you who have upgraded from any previous version of Kindle on the market

Please note these instructions are for e-Ink Kindles only; I will post something similar for Fire tablets soon.

 

Collections – A Basic Primer and “How To”

Background

Your Kindle can organize the books and other content you have on it in a file folder system called “Collections,” which if you are unfamiliar with it think of the file structure in the “My Documents” folder on a Windows-based computer: you have your files organized by topic or whatever system you may use. You can do the same with your eBooks. The following is a mixture from the Amazon customer service website as well as my own observations and experiences.

I store all of my titles by genre – mysteries, science fiction, western, etc. – so I can see what is available when I am ready to start a new book.  I have over 400 books on my Kindle (no, I don’t think I have a problem) and organizing them by genre helps me keep it straight.  You can use whatever system is easiest for you.

Creating Collections

If you store a lot of content on your Kindle, you can create collections to improve your organization. A collection is a category you can create on your Kindle’s “My Library:” you can then move your books and other reading material from the Home screen to the collections you create and your Kindle will sort your content by collections after you create your first collection.  The following is how you can do it on a Kindle Paperwhite, but if you have another e-Ink Kindle the instructions are pretty much the same.  I will also point out there are several different ways to do it, and this tutorial is not meant to be the “only” way.

To create a collection:

Select “Create New Collection” from the Home screen menu – you will need to tap the three vertical dots on the top right-hand of your screen to activate the menu, just below the time and battery status icon. Once the menu displays, tap “Create New Collection.”  Go ahead, I will wait…
Enter a name for the collection by tapping the blank box once with your finger; tapping the blank box with your finger will display the keyboard where you can type away. Please note the first letter will be capitalized and the subsequent letters will be lowercase.  If you want all caps, you will need to press the “up” arrow button (just above “123” on the keyboard display) before each letter.  Also, if you want numbers of special characters (like &^#$), you will need to tap the “123” icon.
Tap the “OK” icon when finished.

To rename or delete a collection:

You will need to be on the screen viewing the listing of your books and not the home screen (you will need to be viewing all of your titles by “Collection” and not, for example, by “Title.”
Highlight the collection name by placing your finger on the Collection name and holding it to have a new menu screen pop up.
Select the desired action with the controller by tapping the option with you finger (i.e., “Rename” to change the name).
Follow the on-screen instructions.

Note: Deleting a collection from your Kindle does not change the content stored on your device. Items previously placed into the collection that are stored on your Kindle will appear on the Home screen after the collection is deleted and you are sorting your books by anything other than Collections (i.e., by title or author).

To sort your book content by collection:

Tap the Home icon.
Swipe once from right to left to see the list of titles; alternatively, you can tap the “My Library” link on the top left.
The menu item on the top far right (just under the search icon space) is how you sort your titles: your choices are “Recent, Title, Author, and Collection.” I don’t know what may be displayed on your Kindle, but tap one of those to see the four options.
Select “Collection” from the four options by tapping it with your finger.

Managing Content in Your Collections

After you create one or more collections you wish to use for organizing your Kindle’s content, you’re ready to associate items on your Kindle with those collections. Here are a few handy collection features:

Collections are stored on Amazon: When you create a collection on a device, it will save your collection so it appears in Archived Items on other devices registered to your Amazon.com account. This allows you to transfer collections across registered Kindles.
Books are associated with collections until removed: If you add a book to a collection on your Kindle and then delete the book from your device, it remains associated with that collection in Archive Items. If you download the book again, it will automatically appear in the appropriate collection on your Home screen.
Books can appear in more than one collection: You can associate a single book or other item from your library with multiple collections if you wish. For example, I have a collection for Kindle Unlimited titles I haven’t read yet – it reminds me to get to it – and I also put them in the appropriate genre such as “Mysteries & Thrillers.”
Collections don’t change device or Archive Items content: If you delete a book from a collection or delete an entire collection from your Kindle, it does not change the actual items saved on your Kindle or in your Archive Items on Amazon. When you delete a collection from your Kindle, any downloaded items from that collection will appear the Home screen instead of in the collection. In other words, if you want to delete a specific book, just delete it like you would any other book from your Kindle (although it will still be listed in the cloud in your collection).

To add or remove books from collections items:

Highlight the collection name on the Home screen.
When the new menu item pops up, select “Add/Remove Items”
Select “Add/Remove Items” with the controller.
Highlight and select a title you wish to add or remove. Items currently in the collection will display a check mark to the right of the title. If you have hundreds of books like I do on my Kindle and stored in Amazon’s archives, this method is a pain in the neck!  See my alternative method for removing items within a Collection in the “Removing or Reorganizing Content in a Collection” section below.
Select “Done” at the bottom of the screen when you’ve finished editing your collection.

To import a collection from another Kindle:

Go to the “My Library” option and sort your books by “Collection.” All of your collections you have created on other Kindles will be displayed, followed by individual titles that aren’t categorized.
On the top left-hand side of the screen, you have a choice to see “All” of your collections or just the “Downloaded” collections currently on your Kindle. Select the “All” option.
If the collection is on your current Kindle, on the right-hand side of each collection’s name will be a star; if there isn’t a star and you want that collection on your current Kindle, tap and hold the collection’s name and follow the instructions

Note: Importing a collection from another device does not import the books or other items to your Kindle if they aren’t downloaded already. However, books already on your Kindle that are associated with a collection will automatically appear under that collection name on your Home screen.  Open up the collection you just imported by tapping it once, and if you are still in the “All” view (remember, from the top left-hand side of the screen) you will see all of the books you have categorized in this collection.  Books on your Kindle have a black checkmark on the right-hand side, those that are not but in the cloud do not have this check mark.  To download a book from the cloud to your Kindle, just tap the name of the title once (but do not tap and hold!) and it will start the download process if you are connected wirelessly.

Removing or Reorganizing Content in a Collection

Maybe you would like to know how you can change books from one category to another, especially if you accidentally put one book in the wrong place. I’ve done that before a few times. While I am sure there are many ways to do this, here is how I corrected the problem and put the book where I originally intended:

Let’s assume you have 9 categories of collections, and you have one titled “Science Fiction” and another one titled “Westerns;” further assume you put a Science Fiction book in the Westerns category and you want to correct that error and put it in the Science Fiction category.
Press the “Home” icon the select the “My Library” option. Assuming you have your display to sort by collections, you should now see the list of categories you created for your Kindle’s unique collections, including the Science Fiction and Westerns categories.
Open the Westerns category by tapping it one time.
In the Westerns category, you should see the problematic book you wanted to have in the Science Fiction category. Tap and hold your finger on the name of the title which should have a new menu screen with several options available to you such as “Go to” and “Book Description;” my Paperwhite has 8 different selections.
The very first selection should be called “Add to Collection.” Choose this option by tapping it one time.
This next screen should be all of your collections – from here, you can scroll left or right. Scroll to the Science Fiction category, and tap the box on the right-hand side on the Science Fiction line.
If you have followed the instructions so far, the Science Fiction category should now have a checkmark in it, which means it is now included in the Science Fiction category collection.
You will also see a check mark in the box to the right of the category you didn’t want it in – the Western category; tap that box one time to remove the check. This may take a little bit of a delay, depending upon how many books are on your Kindle.  Give it a few seconds and it will work!
Your book should now be removed from the Western category and only in the Science Fiction category.
You are finished. Press the “Done” at the bottom and get back to doing what you originally meant to do with your Kindle when you picked it up: read!

As I indicated toward the beginning of this rather lengthy post, this isn’t the only way to do this – I actually use a combination of the above as well as the manage my content and devices section on the Amazon website.  Do whatever works for you – but if you have a lot of books I encourage you to make the time investment to get organized now so you can spend more time reading.

Hope that helps!

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 Texan’s Irish Bride
Author: Caroline Clemmons

Genre: Historical Romance

Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $2.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:

Cenora Rose O’Neill knows her father somehow arranged the trap for Dallas, but she agrees to wed the handsome stranger. She’d do anything to protect her family, and she wants to save herself from the bully Tom Williams. A fine settled man like Dallas will rid himself of her soon enough, but at least she and her family will be safely away from Tom Williams.

Texas rancher Dallas McClintock has no plans to wed for several years. Right now, he’s trying to establish himself as a successful horse breeder. Severely wounded rescuing Cenora from kidnappers, Dallas is taken to her family’s wagon to be tended. He is trapped into marrying Cenora, but he is not a man who goes back on his word. His wife has a silly superstition for everything, but passion-filled nights with her make up for everything—even when her wild, eccentric family drives crazy.

Click here to pick up your free copy of The Texan’s Irish Bride in the Amazon Kindle store.








The Dark Citadel Omnibus
Author: Michael Wallace

Genre: Fantasy

Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $5.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:

The Dark Citadel: When a dark wizard takes control of Balsalom and forces young queen Kallia into marriage, slave boy Darik bands with griffin riders and knights to defend their city.

The Free Kingdoms: The Dark Wizard marches against the Free Kingdoms while a wizard, warrior prince, and a freed slave boy mount a heroic defense. A young queen struggles behind enemy lines to keep her city free from the enemy’s grasp.

The Golden Griffin: The dark wizard’s dragons attack the griffin riders in their aeries. With her father dead, the young leader of the griffin riders must venture into the northern wilds to tame the powerful and elusive golden griffin. If she fails, her people will be scattered and destroyed.

The first three volumes of The Dark Citadel fantasy series by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Michael Wallace.

Click here to pick up your free copy of The Dark Citadel Omnibus in the Amazon Kindle store.








Always a Suspect
Author: Susan Vaughan

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $3.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:

Is she a criminal or a victim? Or both?

After the deaths of two husbands and a fiancé, Claire Saint-Ange is branded the Widow Spider in her coastal Maine town. Tormented by threatening phone calls and desperate to prove her innocence, Claire hires a P.I. But her attraction to the rugged investigator poses an even greater threat. She can’t risk losing someone she cares about… not again. Never again.

Two tragic losses cause federal agent Michael Quinn to submit his resignation, but he’s forced into one last gig—spend Christmas investigating the widow’s connection to her last husband’s drug smuggling. Uncovering this lovely, mysterious woman’s darkest secrets should be just an assignment, but her gentle soul and passion break down his walls and make him long to believe in her innocence.

The frozen Maine landscape, deadly attacks, and shocking revelations test Claire and Michael at every turn—but it’s the blazing desire between them that threatens their very lives.

Click here to pick up your free copy of Always a Suspect in the Amazon Kindle store.








A Winter Connection
Author: Denisa Carroll

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $2.99

Today’s Price: $0.99
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Book Description:

Brynn’s life seems to have gone wrong all at once. A cheating boyfriend gone, a wedding cancelled and now, to cap it all, no job at the London legal firm where she has been working since she qualified. So she is persuaded to go back to Yorkshire, to the Dales farm where she was raised, while she tries to sort out her life. One thing she is certain of, whatever her prospects, they certainly won’t involve any man.

But arrogant vet, Jake Southworth, who she cannot abide, seems to have a different idea of her future. Will a sudden crisis confirm her opinion of him, or will her prospects suddenly start to look altogether different?

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Tree of Bone and Mist
Author: Melissa E. Beckwith

Genre: Fantasy

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:

Looking for clues to a past she cannot remember, Rhiannon stumbles into a dangerous new world. Can she survive the evil that hunts her long enough to fulfill her destiny?

Suffering from vivid nightmares, Rhiannon Kossi is sure that she’s been lied to about her childhood. Seeking the answers to long forgotten questions, she is mysteriously taken from her quiet, simple life on a Montana cattle ranch and thrust into a new, violent world where she is forced to either fight or die. In her quest for answers to her past Rhiannon must accept hard truths that will forever change the course of her life…that is, if she can stay alive.

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Art Hound
Author: Mike Faricy

Genre: Mystery

Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $3.99

Today’s Price: $0.99
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Book Description:

Private Investigator Dev Haskell makes the mistake of having a compassionate side when he attempts to help out starving artist and sometime acquaintance Demarcus Cantrell for ‘just’ a couple of days after his girlfriend has thrown him out. In short order Dev’s home is overflowing with ugly paintings, boxes of books, tubes of paint, cans of turpentine, rolls of canvas, no beer left in the fridge…and Dev begins to see things from the girlfriends point of view. Add to that the sudden appearance of disgruntled Farrell Finley, subject of Dev’s ongoing investigation and things start to get more than a little crazy. Demarcus suddenly disappears, there’s a kidnapping and things suddenly go from bad to downright terrible with a cast of international criminals and an investigation that turns out to be not all it’s cracked up to be.

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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!

Flying Girl
Author: Robert Lannone

Genre: Fantasy

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $0.99

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








Book Description:

Egg and the Hameggattic Sisterhood is a girl-empowering fantasy adventure story about a most improbable heroine who leads her sisterhood on a quest to take back the planet Aerianna from the evil tyrant, Mobius.

This edition contains the series prequel Rose’Alynnia plus book 1- Flying Girl.

Rose’Alynnia (series prequel)

Nestled in the constellation Taurus, trillions of miles from Earth, is a group of stars called The Seven Sisters. One of them is Alcyone . . . home to the planet Aerianna. It is a unique world . . . populated with not one, but three, intelligent species – Humans, Dragons and Sea Serpents.

Under the benevolent rule of King M’earth, harmony, prosperity and tranquility are enjoyed by all his loyal subjects . . . be they creatures of the air, land or sea. Sadly, someone threatens the serenity of Aerianna. It is the King’s eldest daughter. The Princess Rose’Alynnia is beautiful, intelligent, resourceful and adventurous.

She is also a free spirit who simply refuses to abide by the rules. But even a spoiled Princess must grow up . . . especially when her people are in need of a champion.

Flying Girl (book 1)

Our story continues in Flying Girl when Egg (our heroine) is given a flying suit and three mysterious pieces of jewelry by her grandmother. Unbeknownst to either, with these gifts, a desperate plan, set in motion a thousand years before, on a planet a trillion miles away, begins its final chapter.

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








First Strike
Author: Richard Turner

Genre: Science Fiction

Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $4.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:

When war comes after a century of peace, it is sudden and brutal. Taken by surprise Earth’s far-flung colonies are in danger.

The only son of an admiral, Second Lieutenant Michael Sheridan finds himself thrust into a desperate conflict that he and the untried soldiers under his command are ready for. Focusing on the people struggling to survive the onslaught, First Strike is a novel that propels the reader to the furthest limits of space. Fighting a ruthless and determined enemy, Sheridan soon learns the brutal lessons of war and that his enemy may not be what it appears to be.

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








Squall
Author: Sean Costello

Genre: Thriller

Rating: 4.2 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:

Bush pilot and family man Tom Stokes is about to face the worst day of his life. On a clear winter morning, he sets out to do some repairs on a remote hunt camp, leaving his five-year-old son and very pregnant wife snug in their beds.

On the return trip, a squall forces him into an emergency landing and he winds up—quite literally—in the lap of petty criminal Dale Knight. Dale, now a fugitive from the law—and worse, from a merciless drug lord who just happens to be his brother—draws Tom into a web of mayhem and treachery that puts not only his life at risk, but the lives of his wife, son . . . and unborn child.

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








When Time Is A River
Author: Susan Clayton-Goldner

Genre: Mystery

Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $5.99

Today’s Price: $0.99
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Book Description:

On a bench at the edge of the Lithia Park playground, someone is stalking two-year-old Emily Michaelson as she plays with her eighteen-year old half sister, Brandy. The child’s laughter curves through the sunlight, as if on wings. The stalker is more enamored than ever, but aware of Brandy’s vigilance with Emily, knows a kidnapping won’t be easy. Planning to gain Emily’s trust, the stalker gives her a necklace—little girls love pretty things. A few days later, Brandy and Emily arrive at the park for the Children’s Health Fair. When the stalker sees them enter the public restroom, the opportunity is seized.

Not long after Emily’s disappearance, Detective Radhauser finds her rainbow-colored sneakers in Ashland Creek, their laces tied together in double knots. Brandy’s father and stepmother blame her for Emily’s disappearance. Radhauser feels sorry for Brandy, but insists she stay out of the investigation. Brandy can’t do that. She is obsessed with finding out who took her little sister, and why. Will Emily be found in time?

Click here or type in http://geni.us/kOmT into your web browser to pick up your copy of When Time Is A River in the Amazon Kindle store.








The Burnside Mystery Series Box Set
Author: David Chill

Genre: Mystery

Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $8.99

Today’s Price: $0.99
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Book Description:

The First 3 Novels In The Burnside Mystery Series (Box Set # 1) Includes:

POST PATTERN (Book 1):

On a dark Los Angeles freeway, someone fires a gunshot at a local football star.

His family turns to Private Investigator Burnside, a former football star himself, who has recently left the LAPD. As he battles his way through the investigation, Burnside’s own life is repeatedly placed in jeopardy, and the body count starts to pile up.

Burnside encounters beautiful girls, wayward athletes and overworked cops on his way toward finding a killer who knows he’s looking for them. And as he navigates this perilous path, Burnside also comes to grips with a betrayal from his past, one that keeps returning to him, no matter how hard he tries to avoid it.

Set against the sun drenched backdrop of a hot Los Angeles summer, Post Pattern provides readers with an engaging, action-packed story. The novel delivers a smart, sexy plot with crackling dialogue and fascinating characters.

FADE ROUTE (Book 2):

A candidate for mayor has been murdered and there’s one obvious suspect.

But Burnside, the former football star turned private investigator, pushes forward into a harrowing investigation that reveals more and more possible culprits, all with their own motives. As the action intensifies, Burnside himself becomes embroiled in a case which goes beyond just one murder. And when the police suspect he’s a person of interest, Burnside must race against time to find the killer.

With little more to go on than his gut feeling, Burnside pokes at everything around him. Desperately trying to untangle a web of deceit that threatens to destroy him personally, he is also faced with a scenario that could take down an entire community..

BUBBLE SCREEN (Book 3):

It starts with some missing warehouse inventory, but the case quickly moves beyond simple larceny. And when theft turns to murder, the stakes rise dramatically, and the action intensifies.

The story leads Private Investigator Burnside onto the trail of some people who will do anything to acquire money — and they will use any means necessary to keep it. And as he plunges into the investigation, Burnside also has to make a life altering decision about his own future.

Interweaving the world of business with the world of football, Bubble Screen is set in the heart of Los Angeles. It is a captivating thrill ride that combines fascinating characters, wry humor, and an explosive ending that is both stunning and unexpected.

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New Releases on Kindle

Included in this post are six 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!

Scavengers from the Sea
Author: Rob Mackintosh

Genre: Historical Fiction

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $2.99

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








Book Description:

Scavengers from the Sea is the first novel in a new Historical Fiction series, A Legend of the English. It is a tale of hope and despair, treachery and heroism, fear and courage, love lost, and love found.

Based on a sixth-century English Legend, our thriller follows the fortunes of two Anglo-Saxon boys and a younger sister, seized from their homeland to be sold into slavery. Heartbreakingly, Tola, the girl becomes separated and her brother Alric is haunted by the knowledge that he has failed to protect her.

The sight of these two fair-haired Anglo-Saxons, Alric and Cadmon, arriving at a slave market in Rome, ultimately inspires Pope Gregorius to reach out to the Anglo-Saxon people of Cantia.

The youngsters enter a world that is ruthless in the search of kingdoms, where Rome is in crisis, Constantinople in moral decline, and Francia torn apart by internecine warfare.

Meanwhile, the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Cantia waits at the crossroads.

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Finding Leda, the Science of Happiness
Author: Gaia B. Amman

Genre: Young Adult

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Regular Price: $4.99

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Book Description:

Italy, the 1990s. What does it take to be happy?

Not a man, like nineteen-year-old Leda Balni was led to believe.

Leda wants to become a genetic engineer.

Leda wants to sing in a band.

Leda wants to figure out what the hell is happiness and how to get it.

But once she does, will there be room for love?

Vespa adventures, college exams, 1990s rock, philosophy, science, and chemistry—both the inorganic and the sizzling kind—in gorgeous Milan, Padua, and Garda Lake will inspire women of all ages to be their strong and brave true selves.

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Murder on Mokulua Drive
Author: Jeanne Burrows-Johnson

Genre: Mystery

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $6.99

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Book Description:

Journalist Natalie Seachrist sometimes experiences visions. After envisioning a child escaping by boat from Denmark in a murky predawn, she has no idea how scenes from a World War II movie will impact her twenty-first century life in Hawai’i. Soon, she and boyfriend, private investigator Keoni Hewitt, move into the Lanikai cottage she recently inherited. The warm welcome they receive from Miriam Didión, a widowed human rights activist, sets an ideal tone for life in the seaside neighborhood. Unfortunately, their expectations are soon shattered. By the time Natalie throws Keoni a birthday party, she has become close to Miriam and her housemates Joanne and Issy. Even Natalie’s feline companion Miss Una embraces the women by keeping watch over their property at night.

Abruptly, everyone’s life changes when a body is found at Miriam’s home. Eerily, the murder parallels Natalie’s vision of a scuba diver garroting a woman by moonlight. Again, she must reveal a murderous vision to Keoni’s former partner, Honolulu Police Detective John Dias. Hoping her unusual gifts will prove useful, John asks Natalie to read the victim’s journals. The commentary is fascinating, but Natalie finds no clues. Discovery of a nefarious suspect’s body on Diamond Head Beach indicates resolution of the crime. Believing their lives are back on track, Natalie and her new friends schedule a tour of historic Kawai Nui Marsh. Too soon, the day of playing tourist devolves and Natalie and her friends are suddenly in the cross hairs of a dangerous adversary. Does resolution of the gruesome crime lie buried in the deceased’s transnational past? Or does it lie in the visible present among innocuous seeming companions?

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Shadows of Lela
Author: Tessonja Odette

Genre: Fantasy

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $3.99

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Book Description:

Two perilous quests. A clash of young royals. A secret plot that could destroy the land.

Sixteen-year-old Princess Cora has a dark past she’d rather forget. She’s found peace living in exile, far from the sorcerer who murdered her family. But her safety is compromised when she discovers a deadly threat. Unicorns are being annihilated. Her kingdom could be next…

To win the affection of his heartless bride-to-be, Prince Teryn must complete a dangerous quest. Instead, he finds himself at the end of Cora’s dagger. But when he learns Cora’s secret, he’s determined to help her, whatever the cost.

Trusting Teryn might be Cora’s only hope. But doing so could risk her heart…and Teryn’s life.

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No Direction Home
Author: Diane Winger

Genre: Young Adult

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $2.99

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Book Description:

For a family divided, love knows no borders.

In this evocative fictional story inspired by today’s headlines, the immigrant family of thirteen-year-old Emma Cabezas is ripped apart. Her older brother faces deportation after attempting to renew his DACA status and her parents are dragged away in handcuffs by immigration officers. Family friend Sandi Moreno takes her in, but Emma soon witnesses the abusive truth about Sandi’s husband and teenage sons. Desperate and afraid, she makes a rash decision to attempt to reunite with her deported loved ones in Honduras.

Her dangerous odyssey redefines her understanding of both family and home as she is forced to grow up very quickly in order to survive.

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Slightly Sweaty
Author: Amy Vansant

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $2.99

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Book Description:

Before Emily and Sebastian can celebrate their new relationship, they’re recruited to star in a local reality competition… Where Sebastian’s hungry ex, Greta, plans to steal the show.

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Friday’s Featured (and FREE!) Kindle Book

Under a Tell-Tale Sky

Author: R.E. McDermott

Genre: Thriller

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:

A Desperate Journey In a World Gone Insane

When an EMP produced by a massive solar flare fries the electrical grid, Captain Jordan Hughes’ problems are just starting. Stranded far from home with a now-priceless cargo of fuel and a restless crew, Hughes weighs his options as violence worsens ashore and the world crumbles around the secure haven of his ship, the Pecos Trader.

‘Wait and see,’ isn’t an option. Hughes must get his ship and crew home — but FEMA arrives with other plans.

Resisting an increasingly corrupt and self-serving federal bureaucracy, Hughes leads a hastily formed and ragtag little band of sailors, preppers, and dissident military personnel on a desperate voyage to reunite them all with home and family – only to find their real journey is just beginning.

Click here to pick up your free copy of Under a Tell-Tale Sky in the Amazon Kindle store.

 

About the Author:

Seaman, entrepreneur, expatriate, and inveterate story-teller, R.E. (Bob) McDermott capped a long and varied career of international work and travel by turning to his secret passion, writing. Bob had the good fortune (and sometimes misfortune) of knowing more than a few interesting characters during his career, and bits and pieces of them populate his novels.

A master of the reluctant hero, McDermott’s protagonists are both fallible and human – not superheroes, just ordinary people who screw up, but rise to life’s challenges in extraordinary situations.

Bob lives on the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee with his patient wife (and chief proofreader) and splits his time between their condo on Old Hickory Lake and a rural retreat he’s preparing in case the lights DO go out for good and we’re all eating possum and pine cones.

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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!

In The Stars

Author: Zanna Mackenzie

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Rating: 4.1 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $2.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:

Sometimes one phone call is all it takes…

Amber Reed is a newspaper admin assistant tasked with making up the horoscopes. Her imaginary predictions seem as close as she’ll ever get to excitement. Until a desperate phone call plunges her into the middle of a celebrity murder investigation.

Battling to convince the scarily handsome special agent assigned to solve the case that she can help him catch the killer, Amber’s fighting something far more dangerous than she could ever have imagined – and it has nothing to do with the equally scary chemistry fizzing between her and special agent Charlie Huxton!

Has Amber’s wish for more excitement in her life landed her in big trouble – or is her fate written in the stars?

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








Vigilante Dead
Author: D.V. Berkom

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:

Death. Lies. Revenge.

PI Kate Jones lands the case of a lifetime: a young college student with no history of drug abuse dies of an overdose, and the parents come to Kate demanding answers. Soon, Seattle is reeling from dozens more deaths, all with the same chemical markers. At first, police assume that the victims are closet junkies who got hold of a bad combination, but after someone close to her becomes a victim, Kate believes something far more sinister is going on.

The deeper Kate digs, the more she uncovers about the deadly drug’s origins, forcing her to choose between doing what’s right…

…and getting revenge.

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








The Shadow Order
Author: Michael Robertson

Genre: Science Fiction

Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $2.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:

In a fight, Seb is unbeatable. But in this galaxy, there are a million ways to lose…

Seb Zodo has never backed down from a fist fight. After all, he’s been gifted with powers that make losing impossible. But lately, Seb’s gift seems more like a curse…

Seb’s fearlessness leads to stupid decisions, short-lived jobs, and unwanted attention in dangerous places. In a desperate bid at a fresh start, Seb swears off fighting. But it may be too late…

When a run-in with an electrifying thief and the head of a shadowy organization sends his life spiraling out of control, Seb has no choice left but to go down swinging…

Click here to pick up your free copy of The Shadow Order – A Space Opera in the Amazon Kindle store.








Victim Zero
Author: Joshua Guess

Genre: Post-Apocalyptic

Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $2.99

Today’s Price: FREE!
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Book Description:

The plague was born from hope.

It was meant to change the world. To cure the incurable and rebuild the broken. When the world ended, the weight of its dead fell on the shoulders of the man at the heart of it all.

For Kell McDonald, survival is not enough.

Alone and surrounded by enemies, he must find a way to do what only he can: find a cure, and perhaps redemption.

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








Redemption Lake
Author: Susan Clayton-Goldner

Genre: Mystery

Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $5.99

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Book Description:

Tucson, Arizona – Eighteen-year-old Matt Garrison is harboring two terrible secrets: his involvement in the drowning death of his 12-year-old cousin, and a night of drunken sex with his best friend’s mother, Crystal, whom he finds dead in a bathtub of blood. Guilt forces Matt to act on impulse and hide his involvement with Crystal.

Detective Winston Radhauser knows Matt is hiding something. But as the investigation progresses, Radhauser’s attention is focused on Matt’s father. Matt’s world closes in when his father is arrested for Crystal’s murder, and Travis breaks off their friendship.

Despite his father’s guilty plea, Matt knows his dad is innocent and only trying to protect his son. Devastated and bent on self-destruction, Matt heads for the lake where his cousin died—the only place he believes can truly free him. Are some secrets better left buried?

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A Valentine She’ll Remember Box Set
Authors: Various

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $3.99

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Book Description:

The next set in the wildly popular She’ll Remember series!

8 bestselling and award winning romance authors take you on a journey of knee-buckling romance.

8 memorable Valentine romances to sweeten the season of love. There is no better way to celebrate the season of love than with each of these eight heroines and that one special Valentine they’ll remember forever.

And so will you…

Love of My Life by Mimi Barbour – A story about abandoned puppies, a controversial businessman and a woman who bought her very first home only to find she’s sharing the duplex with a hero whose heart is as mushy as a young girl’s dream.

Drop Dead Gorgeous by Patricia Rosemoor – Sasha Brozynski arrives at the chapel for her best friend’s Valentine’s Day wedding, but the bride disappeared without a trace. Nick Donatelli, son of a crime boss, had a reputation as a ladykiller. Was he drop-dead gorgeous or drop-dead guilty?

When a Man Loves a Woman by Taylor Lee – They call her the Blonde Barracuda. The press loves her, the politicians fear her, and the mob is out to get her!

Someone Like You by Suzanne Jenkins – Life gets in the way as upstate NY sisters, Marley and Abigail cling to each other and their young children. But a babysitter introduces them both to Jay Malik, a medical student from India, who becomes their lifeline to happiness, forgiveness and healing.

Two Hearts Unbroken by Tamara Ferguson – Honorably discharged from the Air Force, wounded warrior Sarah Benton accepts a position retraining wounded warriors. When Lieutenant Brand Reardon discovers her cowardly fiancé broke up with Sarah because he couldn’t deal with her injuries, Brand decides to do what he’s wanted to do from the moment they met, and make her his. But can he break through her wounded heart before Valentine’s Day, when he’ll be reassigned?

Beachcomber Love by Stephanie Queen – How will Dane overcome the intrusion of Shana’s old flame on the special Valentine he has planned while they protect the Lucky Parrot from an underworld shake-down?

Lovers in Training by Alicia Street – When private fitness trainer Shannon meets her hot new client, loving her job takes on a whole new meaning.

Road to Redemption by Natalie Ann – Can the nurse heal the doctor? They say opposites attract, but is Cori’s over the top personality too much introvert Dr. Max Hamilton?

Click here or type in http://geni.us/avalentine into your web browser to pick up your copy of A Valentine She’ll Remember Box Set in the Amazon Kindle store.








Going for Kona
Author: Pamela Fagan Hutchins

Genre: Mystery

Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: No

Regular Price: $4.99

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Book Description:

When her husband is killed in a hit-and-run bicycling accident, it takes all of Michele’s strength not to burrow into their bed for the rest of her life. But she promised herself she’d do the Kona Ironman Triathlon in Adrian’s honor, and someone seems to be stalking her family, so she slogs through the pain to keep herself on track.

Her dangerously delirious training sessions become a link between her and Adrian, and she discovers that if she keeps moving fast enough to fly, she can hold onto her husband—even as she loses her grip on herself and faces her biggest danger yet.

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An End to a Silence
Author: W.H. Clark

Genre: Mystery

Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

Free via Kindle Unlimited: Yes

Regular Price: $2.99

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Book Description:

Summer. Montana, 1985. When seven-year-old Ryan Novak suddenly disappears from his home in a small rural town, Detective Newton picks up the case. Convinced that the boy’s grandfather – school janitor and former woodsman Bill O’Donnell – knows what happened to the boy, Newton’s growing obsession with his only suspect begins to take its toll.

Winter. Montana, 2010. Twenty-five years later and, in the final days of Newton’s tarnished career, Bill O’Donnell is found murdered. Newton’s successor, a city-toughened young Texan detective named Ward, is the lead investigator. As Newton readies himself for retirement, Ward draws him back into the mystery he couldn’t solve. Can they find the old man’s killer and finally uncover the truth about what really happened to Ryan?

The silence is about to be shattered.

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