Thursday’s Top eBooks
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OFF-RAMP TO THE VOID
by A.G. Russo
BARGAIN
Literary Fiction
Rating: 4.4
Betrayal. Few experiences are as painful, disorienting, and devastating. Reality is shattered and the void stretches ahead: black, unfathomable, and deep. Trust is broken. How can it be restored when no grace remains?
The women in these seven stories are subject to different types of betrayal. From a girl whose parents leave her an orphan to survive on her own, to an abandoned pregnant girlfriend, to a best friend’s calculated disloyalty, a college girl’s sizable loss, a hospital worker’s misfortune to resemble a drug dealer, a woman who feels let down by life itself, and a young mother struggling with the fear of losing her child. They respond in distinctive ways, but all face wounds, losses, and life-altering setbacks.
The Luck Runs Out
by Charlotte MacLeod
BARGAIN
Cozy Mystery
Rating: 4.5
Newlyweds Peter and Helen Shandy are picking out flatware when a pair of gun-toting hooligans burst into the silversmith’s shop, empty the safe, and leave with Helen as their hostage. Although the police recover Helen quickly, her professor husband is badly shaken by the ordeal.
Early the next morning, the college’s head of animal husbandry frantically reports another hostage situation in progress. Belinda, the school’s beloved sow, has been kidnapped, and only Peter can bring home the bacon…
A Bride for David
by Kimberly Grist
BARGAIN
Western Romance
Rating: 5.0
Mathematics teacher Daisy Murphy agrees to participate in a new matchmaking service organized by her pastor and the matron of the orphanage where she has spent the last fifteen years. Romantic, yet practical, she’s systematically eliminated all candidates but one and anticipates getting to know him better through months of correspondence.
Time is not on the side of David Taylor. He has a nephew and niece to think about, and his attorney has warned him he will lose custody of both to their rich grandfather if he doesn’t have a wife. A teacher longing for security, a businessman about to lose the only family he has; and a proxy marriage that can give them both exactly what they need.
Rise of Magic Complete 2-ARC Omnibus
by CM Raymond, LE Barbant, Michael Anderle
BARGAIN
Epic Fantasy
Rating: New Release
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic…” -Arthur C. Clarke
Accused of using illegal magic, and sentenced to a cruel death at the hands of the Arcadian Guards, Hannah has no choice but to trust in the aid of a strange old wizard who offers her the gift of unimaginable power. But power has consequences, and soon Hannah is at the center of a city-wide war to take back the future that was stolen from them. Can she control the power that courses through her? Can she unite a team of heroes from different walks of life? Can she bring justice to Arcadia?
The Rise of Magic Omnibusincludes the first full 2-arcs of the series (books 1-8)
Don’t Trust Me
by Jessica Lynch
FREEBIE
Mystery/Thriller
Rating: 3.7
Welcome to Hamlet. Population: 192. You can’t find it on any map, GPS, or directions site. A small village tucked between a mountain and a valley, Hamlet is the sort of place where everyone knows everyone–and their business, too. There’s no television. No internet. No phones. Only one way in and, for the locals, barely any way out. The sheriff is the law, the only doctor moonlights as the coroner, and outsiders hardly ever come to town. Murders are even rarer.
A treacherous storm, a flat tire, and a touch of serendipity causes Tessa Sullivan and her husband Jack to stumble upon the narrow strait that leads into Hamlet…
Everville: The Fall of Brackenbone
by Roy Huff
FREEBIE
Fantasy
Rating: 4.4
Two very different worlds, Easton Falls University and the magical realm of Everville are in dire need of a hero. Owen Sage embarks on an epic journey of monumental proportions to save these worlds all while fighting to keep the world within himself intact.
This quest is not for the faint of heart nor is it for the weak of mind–only the bravest will succeed. Discovering the well-kept secret of The Fourth Pillar of Truth is only part of the feat. Owen will have to outwit the ever-powerful villain Governor Jahal and overcome countless other challenges along the way…
Classic Household Hints
by Susan Waggoner
BARGAIN
Crafts & Hobbies
Rating: 4.6
An illustrated, nostalgic how-to guide to achieving a clean, organized, and happy home–with over 500 retro tips and tricks!
Return your household to the simpler times of yesteryear with this delightful guide full of time- and money-saving tips on everything from cleaning and organizing your home to buying and handling food. Even in an age of endless new household products and devices, these old-fashioned, tried-and-true methods can help any homeowner keep a cleaner, happier home.
Brando’s Smile: His Life, Thought, and Work
by Susan L. Mizruchi
BARGAIN
Biography & Memoir
Rating: 4.3
“Brando’s Smile returns us to the power of his greatest performances.” -Dan Chiasson, New York Review of Books
When people think about Marlon Brando they think of the movie star, the hunk, the scandals. Here, Susan L. Mizruchi–who gained unprecedented access to Brando’s letters, audiotapes, revised screenplays, and books–reveals the complex man whose intelligence belies the high-school dropout. She shows how Brando’s embrace of foreign cultures and social outsiders led to his brilliant performances in unusual roles to test himself and to foster empathy in his audience.
Claim the Crown
by Carla Neggers
BARGAIN
Mystery/Thriller
Rating: 4.5
For five years, anonymity has been Ashley Wakefield’s refuge, ever since she and her twin brother, David, discovered they were the beneficiaries of a mysterious trust fund worth a fortune. Their lives forever changed, Ashley and David turned to the uncle who raised them for answers, but he couldn’t–or wouldn’t–help.
Now down-to-earth Ashley tempts fate by laying claim to fabulous jewels that await her in a Swiss vault. A photograph of her wearing the stunning gems catches the attention of hard-driving Jeremy Carruthers, who has questions of his own.
Never Doubt a Duke
by Maggi Andersen
BARGAIN
Historical Romance
Rating: 4.1
Welcome to book one in this exciting new series by Maggi Andersen! Lady Nellie Dountry, and Charles, His Grace, Duke of Shewsbury have had their hearts broken in the past. Neither is prepared to chance love again. When they are compelled to marry because of an agreement made long ago by their fathers, they are both determined to resist falling in love. Convinced that it’s mere desire which draws them together, both are surprised by their jealousy.
Nellie finds Charles irresistibly attractive, but other women do too. They circle like sharks. Aware that Charles’s former fiancée who had broken his heart some years ago is now a widow and on the hunt for a lover, Nellie struggles to trust him while she fears she is falling in love with him…
Poisoned Legacy
by Jenny Wheeler
FREEBIE
Historical Fiction
Rating: 4.4
Unsolved deaths. Untold treasure. Can she uncover the secret of her inheritance before dark forces claim another victim?
Graysie Castellanos is ready to take her final bow. When the traveling singer inherits a rundown mine, she thinks it’s her golden opportunity to provide her adopted daughter with a happy childhood and a prosperous future. But their bright new beginning crumbles underfoot when the townsfolk of the Sierra Nevada mining town start dropping dead of mysterious causes.
Happiness Quotes
by Gabi Rupp
FREEBIE
Religious & Inspirational
Rating: 4.3
Are you trying to find happiness in your life, but struggle with finding the everyday motivation that it requires? Then Inspirational Picture Quotes about Happiness is the book for you.
Filled with moving and encouraging quotes from people throughout history like Abraham Lincoln, C.S. Lewis, Victor Hugo and Oprah Winfrey, this work is sure to inspire even the unhappiest soul. Brilliant color photos grace each page, stimulating the reader further towards their happiness goal.
Hiding in Plain Sight
by Beatrice Sonders
BARGAIN
History
Rating: 4.6
After decades of concealing the full account of her experiences, Holocaust survivor Beatrice Sonders (Basia Gadzuik) writes her story of survival and courage in the face of the ultimate horrors.
Born in 1924 and growing up in the small town of David-Horodok, a village in eastern Poland, Basia spent her childhood surrounded by family, traditions, and a Jewish education that rebirthed the Hebrew language. But when the Germans and Ukrainians obliterated David-Horodok in 1941, killing off all Jewish men in the town, everything changed.
The Patriarch
by Jennifer Lynn Cary
BARGAIN
Christian Romance
Rating: 4.5
Antoine, the dashing palace guard at King Louis XIV’s Versailles, has his world upturned when the king’s beautiful and mysterious cousin arrives. What begins as an assignment turns into intrigue and suspense. And possibly love. He must choose between honor and duty. The wrong choice could mean his life.
The king’s sheltered cousin Louise discovers two things while at court: She is out of her element, and her provided escort stirs foreign emotions in her heart. Will her secret get her into trouble? Can Antoine be trusted? Is Louise a Huguenot spy? If his king’s commands go against God’s, what will Antoine choose? If she gains her heart’s desire, what will it cost?
The Face of Deception
by Iris Johansen
BARGAIN
Mystery/Thriller
Rating: 4.5
As a forensic sculptor, Eve Duncan helps identify the dead from their skulls. Her own daughter murdered and her body never found, the job is Eve’s way of coming to terms with her personal nightmare. But more terror lies ahead when she accepts work from billionaire John Logan.
Beneath her gifted hands a face emerges from the skull he has given her to reconstruct–a face no one was ever meant to see. Now Eve is trapped in a frightening web of murder and deceit. Powerful enemies are determined to cover up the truth, and they will make certain that truth goes to the grave…even if Eve gets buried with it.
Witch Hunt
by Layla Nash
BARGAIN
Paranormal Romance
Rating: 4.1
Deirdre Baker did a magical favor for a bunch of shapeshifters and barely lived to regret it. She has enough trouble paying the bills and keeping her coven off her back without worrying about whether some wolf alpha dies of poison. But when Miles “I always get my way” Evershaw orders his pack to kidnap her, Deirdre finds herself in over her head before she can even hex the infuriating man.
Miles Evershaw didn’t expect the witch to be cooperative, not after the pack hunted her down, and he never imagined she’d be young and beautiful and completely out of her mind. But when she saved his life — twice — and he catches a glimpse of the kind, funny woman underneath the magic, the wolf alpha knows he needs her in his life. Even if it means getting hexed — a lot.
Give Me This Day
by Miri Furstenberg
NO LONGER FREE
Romance
Rating: 4.1
A chance encounter on the island of Cyprus turns Miri’s life upside down. A day of sightseeing in a small rental car is all it takes to reignite her lust for life and love, taking her by surprise.
But nothing is ever simple; Yanni, the man with whom she’s falling in love, is twenty-five years younger. Their long weekend of laughter, tears, love and confessions, has more twists and turns that the mountain road where Miri first runs her fingers through Yanni’s dark curls. Trying to suppress the bittersweet realization that the age difference might make their relationship almost impossible, they focus on each glorious moment…
World’s Little Friends
by Orit Brown
NO LONGER FREE
Children’s Book
Rating: 4.7
Let’s save the world! People once lived in caves, eating the fruits and vegetables they picked. With time, things changed. The world, which was a happy place in the age of caves, turned sad and angry. It became polluted and felt like it was burning and suffocating. And then, a new virus appeared, forcing us all to act differently. The virus has changed our world, affecting every aspect of our lives.
We as parents have an important role to play under these new conditions: To give our beloved children the right tools to comprehend and learn how to act properly in this changing world. It is crucial to help our kids reduce the stress and anxiety caused by upheaval in our lives…