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BARGAIN eBOOK BLOCK #1 – {03-21-2013}
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Due to international copyrights, not all titles will be available or similarly priced outside of the United States. – Holly
Scent of Triumph / Historical Fiction by Jan Moran
Genre(s): Health Fitness & Dieting, Beauty, Grooming, & Style, Literature & Fiction, Drama, United States, Beauty & Fashion
P aris-born Danielle Bretancourt von Hoffman is a modern young woman with a natural gift. In the language of perfumery, she is a Nose, with the rare ability to recognize thousands of essences by memory.
The year is 1939, and on the day that England declares war on Germany, Danielle and her family are caught in the midst of a raging disaster sweeping across Europe.
Her life takes a tragic turn when her husband and their only son are stranded behind enemy lines. Summoning her courage, she spies for the French resistance, but is forced to flee Europe with fragments of her family. Destitute, she mines her talents to create a magnificent perfume that captures the hearts of Hollywood stars, then gambles to win wealth and success as a couturier. Her intelligence and flair attracts the adoration of Jonathan Newell-Grey, head of England’s top shipping conglomerate, and Cameron Murphy, Hollywood’s most charismatic star.
Danielle charts her course through devastating wartime losses and revenge; lustful lovers and loveless marriages; and valiant struggles to reunite her family. Set between privileged lifestyles and gritty realities, here is one woman’s story of courage, spirit, and resilience.
REVIEWS:
“SCENT OF TRIUMPH [is a] World War II epic.”
- Los Angeles Times
“SCENT OF TRIUMPH offers action, suspense and romance as it follows its intrepid heroine through the turbulent years of World War II, from the depths of tragedy to the heights of success. Fragrance lovers will enjoy the skillful way in which scent is woven into the story…and how the heroine’s experiences are filtered through her highly refined sense of smell.”
- Nancy Arnott, A&E Television Networks
“Filled with love, loss, struggle, triumph. Moran writes in such a way that you will feel as if you were transported back to the era. Her characters are well developed. Very unique, an enjoyable read.”
- Rebecca’s Reads Review
“Jan Moran is the new queen of the epic romance.”
- USA Today Bestselling Author Rebecca Forster, Author of Expert Witness
“I absolutely loved this story!”
- Carrie, a reader from Goodreads
“SCENT OF TRIUMPH is a rich tapestry that weaves fragrance into an already compelling story of love and perseverance during WWII. Jan’s skillful writing, combined with her wealth of olfactory knowledge, makes this a great read for all, but especially the perfume enthusiast.”
- Karen Adams, Sniffapalooza
Follow or contact Jan at janmoran.com, and on twitter @janmoran!
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Genre(s): Arts, Crafts & Music, Performing Arts, Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Coming of Age, Teens
* *FINALIST, USA Book Awards, Young Adult Fiction, 2012**
A father’s selfish demands, broken booze bottles, and unconscious mothers are everyday fixtures in eighteen-year-old Samantha Becker’s life. Armed with her guitar and music to keep her comfort in a volatile world, Sam’s one dream to study classical guitar at Juilliard may very well be her salvation. But when her father’s careless actions lead to an “accident,” Sam’s ability to play the guitar dies along with her dreams of attending the renowned school. Losing all confidence in her future, Sam hides behind the emotional barriers that have protected her for years.
Just when Sam has given up, a budding friendship and an unexpected romance give her the hope she needs, forcing her to reevaluate all she’s ever known. With fresh conviction, Sam battles her father’s plans for her future, band mates using her for personal gain, and a permanent injury. But will it be enough? Julliard auditions are almost here. Time’s running out, and Sam must re-learn to play the guitar or give up her dreams forever.
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Remembered (The Vistira Trilogy: Book 1) by E. D. Brady
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Fantasy & Futuristic, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Epic
H OW FAR WOULD YOU TRAVEL FOR TRUE LOVE?
When Emily seeks professional help to deal with haunting dreams of a handsome stranger, she is thrown into horrifying memories of being kidnapped and almost murdered.
She embarks on an astonishing journey where she uncovers her true identity and is reunited with the only man she will ever love. But the evil that tore them apart still lurks, threatening to destroy their love and more than likely end their lives.
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The Death of Harold Hartline by Ed West Jr
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Horror, Occult, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Psychological Thrillers
E xcerpts:
What he also was blissfully unaware of this beautiful Friday morning in May was that something had slowly been infiltrating his seemingly perfect world. The invasion was nearly complete, but the worst was yet to come.
“I think you know, Stevie boy. And if you continue to refuse you will collect sin’s wages. I will personally be responsible for dragging you to hell myself,” the thing that was not Officer Jeffries said and then turned back to the closet.
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A Geek, an Angel & the Deceiver by J. A. JACKSON
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Fantasy & Futuristic, Paranormal
A fter losing her heart at sixteen, Eve Lafoy spent her life in a string of painful relationships. Now at twenty six, her life is comfortable without romance. No man is worth the effort.
In fact she is thriving and her life couldn’t be better.
But a surprise Sunday Brunch encounter with mysteriously handsome Malak Deville has Eve rethinking her thoughts as indifference changes into fascination and then into desire.
Malak Deville hides a secret. Yet, after his first time seeing Eve, he knew he enjoyed her company and she was just the woman he wanted to spend his life with.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Surreal Valley.
The land of Geeks, Angels and Paranormal Romance, better known as Silicon Valley California.
This is where the series begins. A world of fascinating, and outrageous characters full of jealously, envy, hope, love, betrayal and where a twist of the surreal exists.
Come and enjoy this wonderful story and take a wild and marvelous exciting adventurous ride , with fast moving, characters in peril, jump at you surprises, car crashes, twists-turns and romance with hidden secrets and surprises.
Set across the landscape stretching from the beautiful panoramic views of breathtaking Mount Hamilton, in the heart of Silicon Valley to the magical pull of San Francisco and Oakland California.
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FREE KINDLE BOOK PACK #1 – {03-03-2013}
Bargain eBook Hunter traps these FREE Kindle Books just for you! Get them before they get away!
Due to international copyrights, not all titles will be available or similarly priced outside of the United States. – Holly
Candy Making Made Easy – Instructions and 17 Starter Recipes by Nancy N Wilson
Genre(s): Cookbooks Food & Wine, Meals, Quick & Easy, Sweets
V alentine’s Day is just around the corner. Delicious homemade candy is the perfect gift!
Learn how to make candy TODAY by using the instructions and tips provided in this book. Learning can be fun and in this case deliciously exciting!
This is the first step to becoming a local celebrity . . . the neighborhood Candy Master!
You will learn about . . .
Equipment and Tools – A few are essential, others are optional – find out what you must have.
Basic Ingredients – The base of all candy is a sugar and water – then what?
Making the Candy – The critical basic steps are explained in detail, including all the important tips you must know to be a great candy maker.
Types of Candies – There are many different types to try; which ones will be your favorites?
8 Common Mistakes to Avoid – When you are aware of the mistakes that can be made in candy making, you can easily avoid them.
Safety Tips – More than any other type of cooking, candy making can be hazardous, but when you know how to protect yourself, there is no real danger.
Packing and Shipping Candy – Packaged in decorative boxes, homemade candy is a welcomed gift of love for friends and family. Don’t forget those who live far away, especially members of the Armed Forces who are serving abroad. Correct packaging for shipping will ensure that the packages to arrive undamaged and as fresh as possible.
PLUS . . .
17 Starter Recipes – Easy and delicious; cooked and uncooked – Learn how to make fondant, caramels, fudge, rock candy, peanut brittle, dipping chocolates, and more.
The desire to make candy is often the first step into the culinary world and the first cooking adventure of many great cooks. If you missed this experience as a child or teenager, there is no time like the present to take your first journey into the scrumptiously exciting world of candy making.
CANDY MAKING IS EASY when you know what you are doing, have the right tools, start with good quality ingredients, use good recipes, and allow plenty of time to do it right.
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Buy your book today and get your creative sweet tooth juices flowing . . . your candy-loving friends and family will be happy that you did (and so will you)!
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Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Fantasy & Futuristic, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal, Teens
A ll Hannah needs is a nice and quiet vacation after her first year of teaching French at a high school. She joins her brother Ben for the summer in their mom’s log cabin in Arizona. There, she meets Josh again, Ben’s childhood friend from the Navajo reservation. The little boy from the rez has grown up fast, and Hannah can’t help but feeling more for him than just friendship.But fate apparently has something else in store for her. And it’s not peace and quiet. Night after night, Hannah is plagued by strange nightmares about the past of Navajo Nation and terrifying shadows chasing her. They seem to come closer – and why is Josh always present in her dreams?Sometimes, the past has a way of catching up with you.
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The Scarlet Crane (A Transition Novel) by J. E. Hopkins
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Spy Stories & Tales of Intrigue, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Contemporary
T ransition. The one-month period during early puberty when all children have the power to perform magic. But with a monstrous catch. The magic must be unique and flow from the true desire of the child, and no one else, or the child dies. Few take the risk. Almost all who do, perish.Rumors have surfaced of a rogue Chinese program that circumvents Transition’s deadly restrictions. The year is 2014 and the Chinese are seeking to exploit magic for geopolitical domination, using kidnapped children as disposable pawns. An agent for the US Department of Transition Security investigating the reports has been found murdered in his Hanoi hotel room. Dr. John Benoit is ordered to take any action necessary to protect the US from magical threats. John and Stony Hill, his pierced and scarlet-haired young partner, race to pick up the bloody trail, following it to Bangkok, Zurich, Shenyang, and ultimately to a confrontation on the snow-swept plains of North Korea.Against this global pursuit, the seductive terror of Transition is brought to vivid life by glimpses into the lives of five children:
- Thanna, sold to the Chinese, wants to use magic to free Crane’s children.
- Anya believes Transition can save her from the winter streets of Moscow.
- Isa confronts Transition as part of an ancient African puberty ritual.
- Sarah, terrified of magic, feels compelled to use it to stop her friend’s sexual abuse.
- Jonah is convinced he’s found a unique way to cure his sister’s cancer.
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Winter Style: A curvy woman’s guide to wearing hot plus size clothing in the cold, by Plus-Size-Magazine.com (From the Experts of Plus-Size-Magazine.com) by Thibault Masson
Genre(s): Arts & Photography, Graphic Design, Commercial, Fashion Design, Health Fitness & Dieting, Beauty & Fashion, Advice & How-to, Health Mind & Body
I f you are interested in our book “Winter Style: A curvy woman’s guide to wearing hot plus size clothing in the cold – How to choose the right plus size clothes to look great in Winter, in the city as well as on ski slopes. Useful advice, from knitwear to undergaments, as well as wide-fitting winter boots”, and you are reading this, then it’s probably because you are fed up with your Winter wardrobe, and need some advice on how to look stylish but stay warm. Follow our EASY steps to looking great.
Plus-Size-Magazine.com is a site dedicated to women and men’s plus size fashion, and we believe that you can look beautiful no matter what size you are. We have put together this book to help you stay looking Winter chic on and off the slopes, and teach you all the top tips for Winter fashion, and how to overcome common problems like overheating.
We know the trials and tribulations of plus size shopping, and the kind of problems Curvy Women encounter when trying to dress fashionably and on a budget. This book is the best investment a plus size woman can make to gain know-how, tools, and advice on how to look expensive for little money.
We have created this book with the knowledge we have garnered from years in the industry. We bring you insider tips from professionals, as well as fantastic recommendations from our readers. This book will show you how to figure out your body shape, choose the right lingerie for Winter, teach you the best Ski wear and après-ski looks, show you how to wear dresses in the cold, and how to rock knitwear without looking too chunky.
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The Maltese Dreamer by Catherine V. Tucker
Genre(s): History, Ancient, Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Coming of Age
T he Maltese Dreamer is a mystical-historical fiction about desire and betrayal, trance healing, and the Goddess of the ancient world. On the island of Malta, in the 8th century B.C., Nuriya desires love and romance as passionately as she desires to be a healer. What will she do when her deepest desires conflict? Against the backdrop of ancient temples to the Great Mother and Canaanite mythology, Nuriya comes of age as a woman and into her power as a healer.
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BARGAIN KINDLE BOOK PACK #1 – {02-13-2013}
Bargain eBook Hunter traps these BARGAIN Kindle Books just for you! Get them before they get away!
Price may change without notice! Due to international copyrights, not all titles will be available or similarly priced outside of the United States. – Holly
Bombshell by Max Allan Collins
Genre(s): KindleStore, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Historical, Thrillers, Spy Stories & Tales of Intrigue
I n an attempt to soothe growing Cold War tensions between America and Russia, Premier Nikita Khrushchev visits the US to see all that his “enemy” has to offer. Top of his to-do list? A trip to Disneyland and an introduction to sexual icon Marilyn Monroe.
Thanks to the impossible security requirements, Disneyland is out of the question. Marilyn, on the other hand, jumps at the chance to put on a show for the Russian official. During her appearance, she overhears the details of an assassination plot designed to spark an atomic holocaust and devastate both superpowers. When the Secret Service refuses to believe her, Marilyn risks everything to whisk Khrushchev away to safety–in the happiest place on earth.
With US agents and the KGB hot on their trail, Marilyn and Khrushchev enjoy the thrills of the amusement park while fighting to stay one step ahead of the assassins and prevent the horrors of an unprecedented war that would annihilate millions.
The Black Bullet (Sean O’Brien mystery/thriller) by Tom Lowe
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Police Procedurals
G lenda Lawson believes her husband was the only U.S. serviceman shot and killed on American soil during World War II. But in 1945, investigators ruled that Billy Lawson died in a “mugging turned ugly.”
In 2012, Sean O’Brien, learning the ropes of commercial fishing, gets his anchor caught on something underwater. He discovers a German U-boat partially buried in sand, and inside is a frightening cargo. The media pick up the story, and a 35-year-old woman who has a haunting tale, visits O’Brien. Her grandfather, Billy Lawson, was fishing one night on a Florida beach when he saw something very disturbing.
THE BLACK BULLET is a thriller that combines an unsolved murder from 1945 to a modern-day discovery connected to America’s entry into nuclear weapons, the Manhattan Project.
The last thing Sean O’Brien wants is to investigate a sixty-seven-year-old murder. But Billy Lawson’s granddaughter and his cancer-stricken widow are desperate for closure. For O’Brien to bring it to them he has to pry the lid off a secret buried with the Manhattan Project. It’s information that got Billy Lawson killed, and O’Brien soon learns the old murder and his new discovery at the bottom of the sea are inextricably knotted. O’Brien is thrust into a world where nothing is as it appears, and everything is riding on a secret Billy Lawson took to his grave.
Choosing Me before We by Christine Arylo
Genre(s): Self-Help, Personal Transformation, Advice & How-to, Health Mind & Body
F ull of sass, soul, and the type of empowering wisdom that no woman should live without, Choosing ME before WE is like a heart-to-heart with your closest girlfriend. And best of all, you’ll discover that your closest girlfriend is your own truest self, inside you, always ready to offer wise, loving advice and counsel about what is best for you.
Designed to challenge and guide women to create the relationships they want instead of the ones they often find themselves stuck in, this book is packed with:
stimulating questions to uncover what’s true for you, daring you to get downright real about yourself and your relationships
powerful techniques to change old habits that sabotage your dreams
real-life experiences shared by the author, her friends, and her clients
Author Christine Arylo, who almost married the wrong guy for all the wrong reasons, speaks to women of all ages, whether they’re seeking a relationship, evaluating a less-than-fulfilling one, rebounding from a bad breakup, or working through issues with a partner. Choosing ME before WE teaches women to stop settling, to get real about the kind of partner they’re looking for, and to start exploring and creating what they truly want in themselves and their relationships.
Double Chin – How To Get Rid Of A Double Chin by Lexi Burke Alexander
Genre(s): Health Fitness & Dieting, Beauty & Fashion, Personal Health, Aging, Advice & How-to, Health Mind & Body
R eady for a Sleek, Firm, Gorgeous Chin Line?
In just minutes from now you can have a sleeker, more beautiful chin line!
Lexi Burke Alexander, health and beauty researcher and owner of several health and beauty sites brings you “Double Chin – How To Get Rid Of A Double Chin“.
“Double Chin – How To Get Rid Of A Double Chin” gives you step by step tips to diminish your double chin. Why settle for an unattractive chin when you can enjoy a sleeker, more defined neckline?
In “Double Chin – How To Get Rid Of A Double Chin“ You Will Discover:
- The one simple household item you can use to improve your chin almost immediately! (Almost everyone has one of these.)
- The inexpensive little chin exerciser that chisels the chin like an ab machine whittles the waist. (It is under $12 and amazingly effective!)
- What you can do to have a better looking neckline immediately. (Use these tips and your neckline will look sleeker right away!)
- Natural cost free chin exercises. (Easy to do in just minutes a day.)
- The truth about laser and microcurrent chin technology. (What you should know!)
- 10 fast ways for a sleeker jawline right now. (Fast – take action plan!)
- And much more!
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Finding Lucas by Samantha Stroh Bailey
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Romance, Fiction, Comic Fiction, Nonfiction
C an you ever really go back to the past?
After five long years of living with Derek, her former bad-boy-turned-metrosexual boyfriend, Jamie Ross finally reaches her breaking point. She’s had enough of his sneering disdain for her second hand wardrobe, unusual family and low-paying job as the associate producer of Chicago’s sleaziest daytime talk show. When her new boss plans a segment on reuniting lost loves, Jamie remembers Lucas, her first love and the boy she’d lost ten years earlier. Spurred on by her gang of quirky friends, Jamie goes on a hilarious, disastrous and life changing hunt to track Lucas down. But are some loves best left behind?



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