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BARGAIN eBOOK BLOCK #2 – {04-26-2013}
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We All Fall Down by Simon Wood
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Crime
H ayden Duke just landed a coveted contract gig with Marin Design Engineering, largely thanks to his old friend, Shane Fallon. Shane had drifted away in recent years, only to resurface with a dream job for Hayden. The gig seems like a cinch until Hayden discovers that a key designer on the top-secret project has just committed suicide by walking straight into the ocean.
The dream job becomes a nightmare when Shane takes his own life in a seemingly drug induced stupor. The only clue to Shane’s death is an e-mail with an encrypted file he sends to Hayden. It’s a file people would kill to possess.
The police already suspect Hayden in the death–because of a bogus drug charge from the past–and finding anyone to trust seems impossible. Now Hayden’s got to risk losing everything…before he loses his life.
From the author of Paying the Piper and Accidents Waiting to Happen, We All Fall Down is the latest installment of Simon Wood’s pedal-to-the-metal thriller catalog.
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A Brush with the Moon (Foxblood Series Book 1) by Raquel Lyon
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Coming of Age, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Teens, Love & Romance, Contemporary, Urban, Romance
O ne incident is all it takes to change your life. For Sophie it happened the day the fox attacked her.
When Sophie moves away to university, she is finally happy; reunited with her best friend and spending time doing the one thing she loves, art.
Life’s perfect. Or is it?
In Fosswell, nothing is as it seems. People are dying, secrets are big, and danger hides in every shadow. Sophie’s changing too; could it be anything to do with a recent fox bite? And why does she find a creepy, old house so compelling?
All becomes clear when she meets the seductive Sebastian and learns his family’s secret.
Foxblood: A Brush with the Moon is a 75,000 word Young / New Adult novel, the first in the series, and it contains scenes not suitable for under 14′s.
(Previously published as Foxblood:The Chase)
Reviews:
Foxblood begins with rather normal action of two young people conversing on the phone but as soon as the new accomodation is mentioned our antennae start to twitch (just as the author intended!) The prose is competently structured to move the story along and the characterisation is credible and three dimensional. The differing aspects of supernatural, extraordinary powers, darkness, menace and humour are blended in an optimum mix to make this an entertaining read. Robert Davidson.
This is young adult fantasy at its best! The pace put me straight into the story and I was engrossed.
Very convincing dialogue, not forced or contrived, good credible supporting characters and an impressive build up.
Jane
Your brilliant fantasy grabbed me and kept me riveted. Credible characters with emotional depth. Crisp dialogue. confident narrative. Vital writing. I love this story.
CarolinaAl
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Seduction and Snacks (Chocolate Lovers #1) by Tara Sivec
Genre(s): Humor & Entertainment, Humor, Love, Sex & Marriage, Literature & Fiction
C laire is a twenty-something, single mom that grudgingly helps her best friend sell sex toys while she attempts to make enough money to start her own business to give her foul-mouthed, but extremely loveable (when he’s asleep) toddler a better life. When Carter, the one-night-stand from her past that changed her life forever, shows up in her hometown bar without any recollection of her besides her unique chocolate scent, Claire will make it a point that he remembers her this time. With Carter’s undisguised shock at suddenly finding out he has a four-year-old son and Claire’s panic that her stretch marks and slim to none bedroom experience will send the man of her dreams heading for the hills, the pair will do whatever they can to get their happily ever after.Warning: contains explicit sex, profanity and enough sarcasm to choke a horse.
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Nightmare Along the River Nile: A Story of Twentieth Century Slavery by Suzanna E. Nelson
Genre(s): History, Africa, East Africa, Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense
T hree boys embark on a difficult mission to rescue their best friend from slavery.
In this award winning story, Edgar is on his way home to visit his mother after finishing high school exams, when his bus is ambushed by the rebels belonging to the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Along with other passengers, most of whom are students, Edgar is abducted and taken to the LRA headquarters deep in the mountains of southern Sudan. He finds himself caught up in a nightmare he never imagined possible. His life is changed forever.
Edgar’s friends learn of his fate and embark on a very challenging and unpredictable rescue mission full of twists and turns. Can they find the strength to continue the difficult search? Can Edgar’s faith sustain him long enough to escape the hell he is in? Find out in this compelling narrative about a young man and his faithful friends whose story will remain with you for quite some time.
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The Billy Bob Tapes: A Cave Full of Ghosts by Billy Bob Thornton
Genre(s): Arts & Photography, Performing Arts, Biographies & Memoirs, Arts & Literature, Entertainers, Memoirs, Humor & Entertainment
T here is–and could only ever be–one Billy Bob Thornton: actor, musician, Academy Award-winning screenwriter, and accidental Hollywood badass. In The Billy Bob Tapes, he leads us into his Cave Full of Ghosts, spinning colorful tales of his modest (to say the least) Southern upbringing, his bizarre phobias (komoda dragons?), his life, his loves (including his marriage to fellow Oscar winner Angelina Jolie), and, of course, his movie career. Best of all, he’s feeding these truly incredible stories and righteous philosophical rants through his close friend, Kinky Friedman–legendary country music star, bestselling author, would-be politician, and all-around bon vivant. Put these two iconoclasts together and you get a star’s story that’s actually an insightful pop culture manifesto–a hybrid offspring of Born Standing Up with Sh*t My Dad Says.
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BARGAIN eBOOK BLOCK #2 – {04-05-2013}
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Due to international copyrights, not all titles will be available or similarly priced outside of the United States. – Holly
Genre(s): Biographies & Memoirs, Arts & Literature, Authors, Memoirs, Professionals & Academics, Journalists, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century, State & Local, Mid-Atlantic
W idely known as an original and graceful writer, Roger Angell has developed a devoted following through his essays in the New Yorker. Now, in Let Me Finish, a deeply personal, fresh form of autobiography, he takes an unsentimental look at his early days as a boy growing up in Prohibition-era New York with a remarkable father; a mother, Katharine White, who was a founding editor of the New Yorker; and a famous stepfather, the writer E. B. White.Intimate, funny, and moving portraits form the book’s centerpiece as Angell remembers his surprising relatives, his early attraction to baseball in the time of Ruth and Gehrig and DiMaggio, and his vivid colleagues during a long career as a New Yorker writer and editor. Infused with pleasure and sadness, Angell’s disarming memoir also evokes an attachment to life’s better moments.
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Black Forest (Arthur Murray Thrillers) by David Thayer
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Suspense
I n post war Europe Arthur Murray hunted Nazis. In post war America Arthur is home from the war, working as an insurance investigator in Manhattan. It’s the era of the space program and rockets that will one day carry us to the moon. The scientists working on the Redstone project include Germans who worked on the V2 program at places like Peenemunde; one of them is targeted for abduction by the Israelis and Arthur finds himself caught between opposing forces. For him it’s a journey back in time, but now it seems the Nazis are hunting him.
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Sprung (Witchbound Book Two) by Kelbian Noel
Genre(s): Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy & Magic, Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Action & Adventure, Teens, Fantasy
S ince she discovered magic, seventeen-year-old Skye Jackson’s life is almost perfect. Almost. Even perfect has its glitches.
What happens when the one with all the power makes the biggest mistakes? Welcome to my life.
Four months ago, I couldn’t have been happier. When my parents got divorced, I wasn’t exactly thrilled. Especially when Mom married a guy half her age. But then I found out I wasn’t the average Joana. Discovering magic existed and, best of all, I could use it, made everything easier to deal with. That is until I got a little too spell happy. But what girl wouldn’t defend her best friend against a world-class creep? Now I’m stuck in a nightmare, forced to make life and death decisions I never dreamed I’d face.
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Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Thrillers
A fter narrowly surviving a vicious knife attack, gangland detective Eoin Miller thinks he’s earned a break from hunting down thieves, runaways, and stolen drug money. But when crime boss Veronica Gaines tips him off to a particularly sensitive new case, his Romani blood won’t let him say no. A rapist is targeting immigrant girls, and the half-gypsy Eoin knows all too well just how little help an outsider can expect from the local police. Besides, his client isn’t looking for someone to arrest the bastard. He’s looking for someone to stop him–for good.
But the deeper Eoin digs, the more tangled he becomes in a web of corruption, racism, and revenge…especially once his troubled past threatens to derail the investigation by raising questions about his own loyalty and family ties. With his life teetering on the brink of disaster, Eoin realizes there is a fine line between justice and punishment. Now it’s up to him to decide just which side he’s on.
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Genre(s): Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Literature & Fiction, High Tech, Teens
“All my life I’ve worked to be simple, but I can’t pretend anymore. Nothing about me is simple.”
In the year 2050, a secret government study nicknamed Operation Source Code injects eight volunteers with a retrovirus. The goal? To abate the energy crisis by reprogramming human DNA to power personal electronic devices. The experiment works but with disastrous consequences.
Seventeen years later, Lydia Troyer is far from concerned with the energy crisis. Growing up in the isolated community of Hemlock Hollow, life hasn’t changed much since 1698 when her Amish ancestors came to America. She milks her cow by hand, makes fresh bread every morning, and hopes to be courted by Jeremiah, the boy who’s been her best friend since she could walk.
But when Lydia’s father has a stroke and is taken to the outside world for medical treatment, Lydia and Jeremiah leave Hemlock Hollow. An ordinary light switch thrusts Lydia into a new world where energy is a coveted commodity and her own personal history makes her the most sought-after weapon on the planet.
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BARGAIN KINDLE BOOK PACK #2 – {03-01-2013}
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Price may change without notice! Due to international copyrights, not all titles will be available or similarly priced outside of the United States. – Holly
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Horror, Ghosts, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Psychological Thrillers
A lex was Ian’s five-year-old son: brilliant, earnest, and compassionate.
He is dead now, but Ian can’t let him go.
When his wife urges him to move on, he drives her away. His performance
at work collapses; his friends leave him. Six months later, alone in an empty
house, Ian starts to see his son again.
Every vision is a repeat of something the boy said or did in life: aching memories
replaying themselves for Ian’s eyes alone. Are these images of Alex real?
Has Ian’s son found a way back, to forgive or condemn his father?
Or has Ian’s sorrow metastasized into psychosis?
With a masterful hand, bestselling Kindle Horror author Adam J Nicolai paints a
picture of grief, madness, and the furious strength of a father’s love for his
son.
Amazon readers are saying:
“Mr. Nicolai maintains a sense of creeping disquiet and uncertainty throughout the narrative; I was unsure whether Ian was haunted by his son or slowly going crazy until the last few pages of the novel.”
- Uncle Progress – 5 stars
“I … found myself marveling at how well-crafted many sentences are. I would find myself stopping and re-reading them, just so I could savor their beauty a little longer.”
- Basil Owen – 5 stars
“Mr. Nicolai uses language beautifully. He paints very vivid images in very few words and he does so brilliantly.” – Tifainé N. Highly – 5 stars
“Mr. Nicolai’s brutally straightforward prose and clear love for his characters… combine into something vital and hungry (like the early works of – dare I speak his name? – Stephen King).”
- Ryan J. Holthaus – 5 stars
“[O]ften it is easy to see why any given writer had to self publish (and often seemingly without any editor). That is definitely not the case here. The writing was intense, compelling and intelligent.”
- Beth C – 4 stars
“[T]he ending was nailed perfectly.”
- Jason Plowman – 5 stars
“For anyone who has been near people in the depths of horrific and insatiable grief, Ian’s hundred mile an hour flight into emotional and physical self-destruction rings true.”
- Shawna B. – 5 stars
“During the climax of the story my 1.5 year old daughter read my emotions and instinctively curled up in my arms and remained there [for the] rest of the book. This was not just a story for me – it was an experience.”
- Ben – 5 stars
“If Alex [is] a sign of things to come, keep your eyes on this author. You will not regret it.”
- Grace McDonough – 5 stars
Alex, by Adam J Nicolai. You will not sleep tonight.
The Devil’s Grin (Kronberg Crimes) by Annelie Wendeberg
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, British, Historical, Genre Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, British Detectives, Historical Fiction
A mazon’s #3 British Detective Mystery
At the turn of the 19th century, bacteriological research has made a tremendous leap. When epidemics were still untamed and claimed thousands of lives, Pasteur and Koch isolated deadly bacteria and developed vaccines. Now, it was but a small step towards bacterial warfare…
In Victorian London’s cesspool of crime and disease, a series of murders remains undiscovered until a cholera victim is found floating in the city’s drinking water supply. Dr Anton Kronberg, England’s best bacteriologist, is called upon to investigate and finds evidence of abduction and medical maltreatment. While Scotland Yard has little interest in pursuing the case, Kronberg pushes on and crosses paths with Sherlock Holmes. The detective immediately discovers Kronberg’s secret – a woman masquerading as a man in order to practice medicine – a criminal deed that could land her in prison for years to come. But both must join forces to stop a crime so monstrous, it outshines Jack the Ripper’s deeds in brutality and cold-bloodedness.
Women of Uncommon Strength by Gladney B. Darroh
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Domestic Life, Contemporary Fiction, Genre Fiction, Family Life
I n the midst of crisis, strong women are all that keep their families intact. Margaret McAllister is a widow whose son has returned home from war with a terrible injury and self doubts. Yesenia Hernandez, homemaker, deals with her husband’s inability to cope with tragedy. Nine-year-old Emily Fleming fights bravely to protect her younger sister, Chloë, after their world is turned upside down by the senseless death of their parents. Mrs. King is the charismatic Director of The Children’s Sanctuary. Elena Hernandez, a dedicated teacher, wonders when she will meet that special someone while living with deep personal loss. The sensible sister, Dr. Kathryn McAllister-Mason, is determined to keep her brother on track. Dr. Patricia Fleming’s love reaches beyond the grave. A victim of spousal abuse, Nadine Slagg finds the courage to make the ultimate mother’s sacrifice. Against this backdrop is a country beset by the greatest economic instability since the Great Depression, but these women and their families put everything on the line for the sake of doing the right thing. Along the way their struggles are intensified by corruption, prejudice, and evil men bent on destroying everything good and innocent to advance their own insatiable greed. But threading through these women’s lives is a young man, a gifted artist, who becomes the catalyst for resolution while rediscovering his own life’s meaning and finding true love.
This is a profoundly moving story about women whose everyday acts of love and devotion bind their families together. Emotional and compelling, it is a beautiful love story that will touch your heart and make you laugh and make you cry. Most of all it is a story about faith, reaffirmation of faith, and the redeeming power of love.
Ten percent of the author’s royalties from the sale of this book is being donated to the Boys and Girls Harbor. For those who wish to make an additional donation, please visit: www.boysandgirlsharbor.org
Your Gift to Me by Bonnie Bartel Latino
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, War, Romance, Contemporary
A chieved Amazon’s #1 Top Rated War Fiction and #1 Top Rated Contemporary Romance in 2012 and 2013.
TOP GUN meets STEEL MAGNOLIAS in an award-winning love story that crosses genres and touches hearts. Filled with unexpected twists . . .
Emotionally scarred years after her husband died in a fiery Special Operations helicopter crash, Air Force widow Emily Ann Meade clings to her vow never to get involved with another man committed to a dangerous profession … until she meets F-16 pilot, Colonel Ted Foley in Hawaii. Although they are mutually attracted, the charismatic widower’s fighter wing in Japan recently lost two pilots in unexplained air crashes.
Allowing her mind to wander through fields of dreams on which she can’t afford the emotional mortgage, Emily lowers her barriers. She discovers Ted’s greatest virtue: he makes the ordinary feel sublime. Healing in shared confidences solidifies their bond. When another crash reignites her fears, the relationship shatters.
Unless Emily finds a path through her emotional minefields, she risks never discovering she is rejecting the only type of man to whom she is genuinely attracted, a man who leads by example and from the front. And that man’s life could be in danger!
Brooklyn NY: A Grim Retrospective by Jerry Castaldo
Genre(s): Biographies & Memoirs, Arts & Literature, Entertainers, Leaders & Notable People, Political, Regional U.S., Mid Atlantic, Health Fitness & Dieting, Recovery, Substance Abuse, Humor & Entertainment, Self-Help, Motivational, Advice & How-to, Health Mind & Body
T his explosive autobiographical volume is a gripping account of entertainer Jerry Castaldo growing up on the mean streets of Brooklyn, NY, his agonizing descent into the darkness of the city’s underbelly and his desperate struggle back to normalcy.
Celebrated NY Post columnist, author and playwright Chip Deffaa edited this dark, yet highly inspirational story.
“Heartbreaking,” “surprising,” “emotionally charged.”
“Shocking,” “volatile,” “riveting” and “just plain scary.”
Those comments are from readers of this book who cut a wide swath across a varied demographic–men, women; young, old; and who are from varying socio-economic and cultural backgrounds and locales.
BARGAIN KINDLE BOOK PACK #2 – {02-20-2013}
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The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee by Sarah Silverman
Genre(s): Biographies & Memoirs, Arts & Literature, Entertainers, Memoirs, Humor & Entertainment, Humor, Essays
F rom the outrageously filthy and oddly innocent comedienne Sarah Silverman comes a memoir–her first book–that is at once shockingly personal, surprisingly poignant, and still pee-in-your-pants funny. If you like Sarah’s television show The Sarah Silverman Program, or memoirs such as Chelsea Handler’s Are You There Vodka? It’s Me Chelsea and Artie Lange’s Too Fat to Fish, you’ll love The Bedwetter.
Blood Test by Jonathan Kellerman
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, United States, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Contemporary Fiction, Nonfiction
D r. Alexander Delaware, a child psychologist in Los Angeles, is called in to evaluate the case of a leukemia patient whose parents want to discontinue chemotherapy. When the boy disappears from the hospital and his parents are found dead, the only leads are the boy’s sensual older sister and a holistic-meditative cult called The Touch. Delaware’s search for the child takes him to a small town near the Mexican border where he finally unearths the dark secrets kept by the boy’s family and the townspeople. He also uncovers drugs and group sex in the commune and survives a few harrowing attempts on his life. (Particularly well-drawn is a failed assassination at the tale’s end, which has intriguing mythic echoes.) As in his praised first novel, WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS, Kellerman draws on his experience as a clinical psychologist to enrich and broaden his considerable storytelling talents. Imbued with a vivid sense of place and featuring a strong supporting cast, including Milo Sturgis, Delaware’s burly gay detective friend, this second adventure points happily toward an Alex Delaware series.
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: Practical Guide for Improving Communication by John Gray
Genre(s): Health Fitness & Dieting, Relationships, Interpersonal Relations, Love & Romance, Parenting & Relationships, Self-Help, Advice & How-to, Health Mind & Body
T he most well-know, long-lived, and tried-and-tested relationships guide ever, the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestseller Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus is now available for the first time ever as an ebook. In this classic guide to understanding the opposite sex, Dr. John Gray provides a practical and proven way for men and women to improve their communication by acknowledging the differences between their needs, desires, and behaviors. No other relationship guide on the market will give you the same level of evidence-based insight sure to help you strengthen and nurture your relationships for years to come.
You Had Me At Hello by Mhairi McFarlane
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Romance, Contemporary Fiction
W hat happens when the one that got away comes back? Find out in this sparkling debut from Mhairi McFarlane.‘Think of the great duos of history. We’re just like them.’
‘You mean like Kylie and Jason? Torvill and Dean? Sonny and Cher?’
‘I think you’ve missed the point, Rachel.’Rachel and Ben. Ben and Rachel. It was them against the world. Until it all fell apart. It’s been a decade since they last spoke, but when Rachel bumps into Ben one rainy day, the years melt away.They’d been partners in crime and the best of friends. But life has moved on: Ben is married. Rachel is not. Yet in that split second, Rachel feels the old friendship return. And along with it, the broken heart she’s never been able to mend.Hilarious, heartbreaking and everything in between, you’ll be hooked from their first ‘hello’.
Crazytown: The Witch Tree (The Darren Lockhart Mysteries) by Jon Grilz
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Suspense
C rayton Chief of Police Darren Lockhart hasn’t had the easiest time adjusting to his new role in life. Gone are his days with the FBI, the adrenaline of the hunt and his beloved tailored suits. It isn’t until a teenage boy goes missing that Lockhart once again finds himself at the scene of a mysterious disappearance and as a backup to the overly enthusiastic Duluth FBI Agent Caitlyn Rhodes. Lockhart will be torn between the position he once held for 20 years and the town he now protects while hunting a madman the likes of which neither could have ever dreamed of.
From the streets of downtown Duluth, Minnesota all the way to the frigid Canadian border, Lockhart and Rhodes will need to bridge their personal conflicts if they ever hope to find a killer that has eluded capture for a lifetime.





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