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BARGAIN KINDLE BOOK PACK #1 – {02-24-2013}
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
The Soulmate Secret by Arielle Ford
Genre(s): Health Fitness & Dieting, Relationships, Love & Romance, Marriage, Mate Seeking, Self-Help, Motivational, Advice & How-to, Health Mind & Body
A rielle Ford, the woman who helped launch the careers of Deepak Chopra, Neale Donald Walsch, and Jack Canfield, shows readers how to take control of their romantic destiny in The Soulmate Secret. In this white magic counterpart to Neil Strauss’s Rules of the Game, Ford teaches you to use the laws of attraction to deliver your soulmate to your doorstep! It’s is a step-by-step guide to finding your own happily ever after.
Hopeless to Housewife by Matthew Cirino
Genre(s): Health Fitness & Dieting, Relationships, Love & Romance, Marriage, Advice & How-to, Health Mind & Body
E very woman’s destiny is to one day walk down the aisle and forever have their pursuit of happiness, in other words a lovely wedding with a loving husband. Sounds simple enough, but if it was that easy every woman on this earth would be married, not single or hopeless, right? But why is it that some women may miss out on their chances to forever possess what their heart truly desires? As time changes, so does love. You may have tried the old techniques that could of worked in the past to find that special man, but in our new era we have to adapt to love’s new challenges and play the game as intended. ‘Hopeless to Housewife’ delivers the specifics on how to adapt to love’s new challenges and shows the solutions to finding the love of your life, and finding that man, that you will one day call, husband.
Gabe’s Plan: A Novel by Andrew Stock
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Legal, Psychological Thrillers
G abe Mapel is the young District Attorney of Pine Springs, Colorado–winter playground to the rich and famous. Gabe has long suffered from depression, but recently his mental health has gotten worse. He thinks a spirit from the past is telling him to grab fame and political power by prosecuting movie star Chad Tibbs for a crime he didn’t commit. With a mark as rich and powerful as Chad, however, Gabe can’t go it alone; he needs an accomplice…
Enter Kaila Eckman. You can find Kaila steaming lattes at Mountain Java in downtown Pine Springs. But Kaila’s not just another cute barista; she’s a whip-smart Swarthmore grad with a very bright future. The only reason she’s back in Pine Springs is because she has unfinished business with a boy: Gabe Mapel. Kaila has been in love with Gabe since she was a little girl. Unfortunately, to finally win Gabe’s affection she’ll have to seduce Chad Tibbs and falsely accuse him of doing terrible things.
BARGAIN KINDLE BOOK PACK #1 – {02-16-2013}
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
Rumble on the Bayou by Jana DeLeon
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Women Sleuths, Romance, Contemporary
D eputy Dorie Berenger knew the day would go from bad to worse when she found a stoned alligator in the town drunk’s swimming pool. Then DEA agent Richard Starke shows up in Gator Bait, Louisiana, giving out orders and insults faster than you can cast a fishing line.
Dorie knows the residents of Gator Bait aren’t going to talk to a stranger, especially a Yankee, but she stuck with Richard until he catches his bad guy. With no other alternative to restore peace to the small town, Dorie agrees to help Richard catch a criminal and in the process, uncovers decades of secrets that have been hiding deep in the Louisiana bayou.
(Note: This book is part of the author’s backlist, originally released in print in 2009 by Dorchester Publishing)
AN UNQUIET AMERICAN by AFN CLARKE
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Political, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Fiction
T his fast-paced literary political thriller is about one man’s fight for freedom. It draws on bestselling author AFN Clarke’s own experiences in the military and as the son of a low-level British MI6 operative living in different countries, cultures and political systems around the world. Rufus Reed, ex-British Special Forces is kidnapped from his home, falsely accused of terrorism and ruthlessly questioned at a secret CIA “Black Site”.
He’s not only up against his captors, but powerful conspirators from across the globe. Yet nothing is quite what it seems, and Rufus is no ordinary prisoner. As he cleverly starts to win over some of his captors, the shocking realization that all of them and not just Reed might be expendable, pushes them towards an agonizing life-and-death decision.
Meanwhile, parallel events race with unnerving twists and turns from Hong Kong, Jordan, Italy, USA, and Latvia to the highest levels of the CIA, the Knesset and the Vatican. And just as you think you know what’s going to happen, another intriguing play is revealed, propelling the action to a shocking and surprising conclusion!
This controversial thriller is set against the background of a US Presidential election. It traces the roots of some of the world’s problems to the abuses of democracy and tragic decisions in history from the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 to the present. An exciting and thought-provoking book, it reveals both the power of corruption and the power of the human spirit to rise above it.
“… The story has all of the intrigue of a ‘Bond’ novel … and an insight into the political world that we are all suffering the repercussions from. I’d highly recommend it.” Rex Piano – Award Winning Film Director
“… riveting, thought provoking, ‘can’t put the book down’ reading. AFN Clarke’s writing draws me in and keeps me captivated until the very end. Intense, passionate, intelligent writing. Don’t miss this!” Rebecca Fisk, 5 Stars.
AFN Clarke is the best selling author of CONTACT (non-fiction), and five works of fiction (with more on the way). Book length 124,692 words.
Dented Cans by Heather Walsh
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Women, Domestic Life, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Genre Fiction, Family Life, Teens
A family secret is revealed during an ill-fated–yet hilarious–trip to Disney World.
Sixteen-year-old Hannah Sampson knows her family is not what you would call normal. Her father compulsively buys dented cans and has a particular fondness for cans without labels, which are extremely discounted because their contents are a mystery. Her mother takes countless pictures of her family and then glues them down into the pages of her scrapbooks, but does not allow anyone to look at them. Ryan, Hannah’s mischievous fourteen-year-old brother, is headed straight for the remedial track at the local community college, if he’s lucky. Ben, her eight-year-old brother, is a walking sound effects machine, who prefers to communicate with noises rather than words. While Hannah is focused on escaping her working-class Connecticut suburb, she also finds herself being tugged back home as she worries about her brother Ben.
Hannah’s parents inflict one last family vacation on the Sampson children, a trip that goes comically wrong almost from the get-go. Hannah is forced to confront her family’s past in Disney World, of all places, when an emotional argument prompts her parents to disclose a secret they have been keeping from the children for sixteen years. Ultimately, she must decide whether to leave her hometown and not look back, or to focus on helping her family.
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Excerpt from Dented Cans
Here is a brief sample, during the trip to Disney World. This is in the voice of Hannah, the narrator of the novel.
We did a few more rides, and then we went to the World Showcase, the section of EPCOT that consisted of pavilions “showcasing” various countries. In reality just a bunch of overpriced restaurants and gaudy gift shops “hawking” ethnic food and trinkets. Before we were allowed to eat lunch, we had to locate a restroom so we could rid our hands of the thousands of germs that only Dad had the ability to detect. Then we spread out across two benches in Italy right next to Alfredo’s Restaurant, where people who actually purchased their food went to eat. It was a good thing we’d brought our own peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. That and chicken fingers would have probably been a hard ethnic cuisine to place. Maybe the Nutritionally Defunct Pavilion?
Mom began passing out the sandwiches. I felt as if I shouldn’t eat mine, knowing the hard work that went into making it.
“This World Showcase is so boring,” Ryan said.
“This World Showcase is so stereotyped,” I said. “Who knew the only thing Italians do is listen to ‘O Solo Mio’ while they eat spaghetti and meatballs? And if you’re German, you obviously dance the polka. Half of it isn’t even true.”
“Yeah, I didn’t know that Mexicans just hit piñatas all day. And you can buy your own to whack for just 19.99,” Ryan said.
“Hannah, stop questioning everything. Just try to enjoy it,” Dad said.
Stop questioning everything. I think Dad was just quoting Socrates there. Didn’t he say that? My fellow Greeks, stop questioning everything. Just enjoy. Enjoy EPCOT.
“OK, I won’t point out that Africa, the second largest continent on the planet, isn’t even represented here,” I said.
“We’ve heard enough of your opinion on the matter. Can you please just let your younger brother enjoy this?” Dad said.
Sure. I could keep the truth to myself. Socrates and I were kindred spirits. Perhaps Dad had some hemlock for me to drink?
“Did you bring any canned peaches for dessert?” Ryan said.
I laughed.
“OK, very funny,” Dad said.
The Seventeenth Floor by Dmytro Bondarenko
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers, Suspense, Fiction, World Literature, Eastern European, Medical
* *New, edited version 12/17/2012**
A story about a young Ukrainian man who was very fond of his wife but secretly dreamed of other women. A friend of his advised him to visit a local brothel…
Chapter I
His name was Kostya Steshenko and he was having a hard time these days. He wanted a new woman so much that he could hardly control himself. Kostya worked in a big city, and every day he saw around him hundreds, even thousands of the most attractive and beautiful girls in the world.
‘It’s good for people abroad, in Europe. Someone once said that a pretty woman is a rarity there,’ Kostya sighed heavily. ‘How can I resist temptation when in my country of Ukraine, one in two girls is so sexy that the stars of Playboy and Penthouse are ugly in comparison!
It is very easy to lose your mind because of the many miniskirts and revealing decollete. What an idiotic fashion trend that is — now everybody can see a girl’s underwear, even at a long distance!
‘Everybody can see even the tiniest patterns on their bras, and miniature panties are just popping right up from their jeans! And why do they call these simply symbolic laces ‘panties’?
Kostya felt badly because he respected his wife very much. At one time he loved his wife Lesia madly, but even now, after six years of marriage, he had special tender feelings for her. Kostya was very afraid to hurt his Lesia because he valued their relationship very much. After all, he had nobody closer in the world than his parents and his wife.
But now, despite everything, the guy really desired any other woman but his wife. He was eager for someone else. He didn’t even care if she was a blonde, a brunette, or a redhead. The main thing for him was that she would be another woman!
Six months ago, a little daughter was born to their family. The parental concerns and problems that came along with this event reduced Kostya’s desire for some time, but after the baby had grown a little and he had more free time, his lust came back to him with even greater force.
Spring came, and then a hot Ukrainian summer. The avenues of the big city were flooded with slender legs and bare navels.
Kostya felt defeated. He could not concentrate on his work, and his reaction to anything, except pretty women, greatly slowed. Even his old tricks to calm himself down did not help him now as they did before. Previously, whenever Kostya saw a seductive girl on the street, he was always able to cheat himself: ‘Well, what can I do? I can go up to her, introduce myself, but even if she agrees, what’s next? I’m at work, I always have many things to do, and my boss is permanently supervising me with his cell phone.’
But at last Kostya came to the point where any tricks to cheat his own libido were no longer helping him. He saw very clearly that the next time he found himself in a similar situation, he just would not be able to restrain himself. One day he would end up sending everything–his job, his boss, and even his wife, who he still loved and respected–straight to hell. The next time he would forget about everything and everybody, and like a mad deer he would gallop toward any other girl he might see on the street.
One day, Kuzma, one of his colleagues, noticed his nervous mood:
‘Hey buddy, are you in love with someone? You’ve been looking like a madman during the last few days!’
Kuzma, ten years older than Kostya, had very common manners. Most of all, he loved to pick his big nose, which was enormous like a Sumy potato. He also had chronic sinusitis, which everybody was able to smell even from a few steps away.
‘Well, so tell me, who is she? Who is your muse?’ Kuzma was obviously ready to hear an interesting story.
The smell of sinusitis is rather unpleasant, but Kostya was very glad that at least someone in this world took an interest in his problem.
‘There is no muse!’ he said, waving the question away nervously and sighing heavily. ‘I just want someone…’
‘You want someone? But what about your wife?’
The Missing Piece (Inspirational Love Story) by Carol McCormick
Genre(s): Health Fitness & Dieting, Relationships, Marriage, Religion & Spirituality, Fiction, Romance, Advice & How-to, Health Mind & Body, Religious Fiction, Christianity, Christian Fiction
A real treat. Readers who delight in tales that focus on second chance relationships with the Lord and beloved humans will relish Carol McCormick’s heartening novel (Five Stars). Harriet Klausner, Amazon’s #1 Hall of Fame Reviewer
How does a man pick up the pieces when his world crashes around him? Misplaced priorities shattered his marriage. Problems almost crushed him. Love motivated him to mend the damage, once he found all the pieces.
After only a few months of marriage, Lorraine left Dylan on a wintry night after he’d spent one too many nights out with the guys. Unable to cope with the loss, Dylan escapes the painful feelings by drinking them away. This decision costs him a year-and-a-half of his life after he stops in a little mountain town and ends up in the local jail. When he’s released, he returns home in search of a job to get his life…and his wife back.
THE MISSING PIECE is not only a love story about a man who loves a woman, but is also a love story about a merciful God who loves mankind, even when he falls. The novel is an emotionally-charged journey of hope and redemption with a touch of spunk, a hint of humor, and a few twists along the way.
Engaging and inspiring!
2013 Revised Edition
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