Wednesday’s Top eBooks
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Time’s Enemy
by Jennette Marie Powell
FREEBIE
Time Travel Romance
Rating: 4.6
Tony Solomon never wanted to be a time traveler. But a brush with death leaves him a time traveler–and an unwilling initiate in the Saturn Society, a secret society of those with his ability.
Tony vows to use his gift to prevent his daughter’s murder–if he could figure out how. Never mind that this violates the Society’s highest law, branding him an Enemy for a crime he has yet to commit. Determined to thwart the Society, he seeks help from Charlotte, the woman whose life he saved decades before he was born. #ad
Mary and Early Christian Women
by Ally Kateusz
FREEBIE
Religious & Inspirational
Rating: 4.5
“Ally Kateusz’s Mary and Early Christian Women is a great leap forward in Marian studies, and in peeling away layers of deliberate patriarchal obfuscation. A remarkable achievement!” -Mary Ann Beavis, Department Head, Religion and Culture, St. Thomas More College, Canada
This book reveals new early Christian evidence that Mary was remembered as a powerful role model for women leaders–women apostles, baptizers, and presiders at the ritual meal. Early Christian art portrays Mary and other women clergy serving as deacons, presbyters, priests, and bishops. #ad
Touch of Power
by Maria V. Snyder
BARGAIN
Fantasy
Rating: 4.4
Dive into the compelling mystical world of the Healer series by New York Times bestselling author Maria V. Snyder.
Laying hands upon the injured and dying, Avry of Kazan absorbs their wounds and diseases into herself. But rather than being honored for her skills, she is hunted. Healers like Avry are accused of spreading the plague that has decimated the Fifteen Realms, leaving the survivors in a state of chaos. #ad
Evidence in the Echinacea
by Dale Mayer
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Women Sleuths
Rating: 4.7
Riches to rags. … Controlling to chaos. … But murder … well maybe…
Doreen’s success at solving murders has hit the newswires across the country, but all Doreen wants is to be left alone. She has antiques to get to the auction house and a relationship with Corporal Mack Moreau to work out, not to mention a new friendship to nurture with Penny, Doreen’s first friend in Kelowna, and Doreen doesn’t want to ruin things. #ad
A Bride for David
by Kimberly Grist
BARGAIN
Historical Romance
Rating: 4.6
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. Check out Kimberly Grist’s The Proxy Brides! #ad
Too Cute to Spook
by Diana Aleksandrova
BARGAIN
Picture Book
Rating: 4.8
Everyone knows that a monster’s favorite thing is to scare kids. Lorry is no exception. He wants to be the scariest monster of all. Lorry wants to follow in the steps of his famous ancestors: his dreadful great-grandfather, Scabby Moldbody, who was known for making kids scream the loudest, and his gruesome great-grandmother, Henrietta Fang, who was responsible for more nightmares than any other monster.
There is only one tiny problem: Lorry is cute, and kids aren’t afraid of cute little monsters. Being a different monster makes Lorry sad and ashamed. Unable to fit in, he learns how to stand out. Check out Diana Aleksandrova’s Special Monsters Collection! #ad
Cutthroat Cupcakes
by Cate Lawley
FREEBIE
Cozy Mystery
Rating: 4.4
Killer cupcakes? Seems improbable to Lina, but when an attractive detective snaps cuffs on her and accuses her of witchy crimes she’s forced to reconsider.
The murder weapon? A cupcake topper sold in Lina’s shop, Sticky, Tricky Treats. The method? A killing curse. The curse’s origin? Lina…sort of. Except Lina hadn’t a clue that she was a witch, and certainly didn’t know she’d accidentally cursed some of her confections. #ad
Sumerians: A History From Beginning to End
by Henry Freeman
FREEBIE
History
Rating: 4.2
A legendary civilization vanished under the Fertile Crescent and escaped a fate worse than death until Sumerologists questioned widely accepted truths. The Sumerians reemerged onto the extraordinary timeline of human history.
Their tales of kings and gods, including the Epic of Gilgamesh, and their fearless trade in distant lands, during the remarkable Bronze Age, centered in the world’s first city-states that chronicled ancient rivalries and their enduring impact. #ad
Homemade Christmas and Festive Decorations
by Ros Badger
BARGAIN
Crafts & Hobbies
Rating: 4.0
Add a touch of personality and creativity to your home with projects for Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Valentine’s and birthdays.
Complete with step-by-step instructions and beautiful photography, learn to make extra special festive decorations – such as a birthday pinata, knitted angels, fragrant rose petal stuffed hearts or an Easter tree. Shop-bought decorations just can’t compare! #ad
The Resurrectionist
by E. B. Hudspeth
BARGAIN
Horror
Rating: 4.7
Philadelphia, the late 1870s. A city of gas lamps, cobblestone streets, and horse-drawn carriages–and home to the controversial surgeon Dr. Spencer Black.
The son of a grave robber, young Dr. Black studies at Philadelphia’s esteemed Academy of Medicine, where he develops an unconventional hypothesis: What if the world’s most celebrated mythological beasts–mermaids, minotaurs, and satyrs–were in fact the evolutionary ancestors of humankind? #ad
Mystery Mile
by Margery Allingham
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Historical Mystery
Rating: 4.3
Albert Campion is sailing home when he saves the life of fellow passenger, Judge Crowdy Lobbett. Hunted by the notoriously deadly Simister gang, it seems as though the judge’s troubles have followed him from America.
Determined to catch the infamous gang leader, Albert bundles the judge, along with his son Marlowe and beautiful daughter Isopel, to the manor at Mystery Mile, where he hopes to lure the villain out into the open. But the safe haven of Mystery Mile is soon invaded by danger, and when people start disappearing, the race to uncover the enigma of their enemy’s true identity becomes ever more urgent. #ad
As I Am
by Julie Mellon
BARGAIN
Contemporary Romance
Rating: 5.0
Acceptance can only happen when you defy expectations. Spring Childers has been in love with Gus Bailey since she was a small child. She’s always known they were destined to be together, and she’s persisted in that belief through the years – despite the ridicule of those who insisted that no one finds their soulmate at five years old. But Spring knows they’re wrong – or at least she thought they were.
Gus has always considered Spring his own personal sunshine. The first time he laid eyes on her, she was crying – a sight he just couldn’t bear, even as a young boy. Since then, he’s spent his entire life dedicated to making Spring happy. Only now, he’s the sole cause of her heartache… Check out Julie Mellon’s Fog’s Edge series! #ad
City of the Falling Sky
by Joseph Evans
FREEBIE
YA Science Fiction
Rating: 4.4
When Seckry Sevenstars is forced out of his village by the greedy Endrin Corporation and relocated to the daunting metropolis of Skyfall City, he harbours resentment for the company and vows to get them back one day for taking away his home, his school and his friends.
Fortunately, the marvels of the city do a good job in distracting Seckry from his anger and homesickness, and it isn’t long before he’s competing at Friction (the city’s most popular multiplayer video game), slurping awe-inspiring multicoloured milkshakes, and getting butterflies on his first date. #ad
Savory Pies
by BookSumo Press
FREEBIE
Cookbook
Rating: 4.3
Come take a journey with us into the delights of easy cooking. The point of this cookbook and all our cookbooks is to exemplify the effortless nature of cooking simply.
In this book we focus on Savory Pies. Savory Pies is a complete set of simple but very unique Savory Pie recipes. You will find that even though the recipes are simple, the tastes are quite amazing. So will you join us in an adventure of simple cooking? #ad
Losing Jon
by David Parrish
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True Crime Biography
Rating: 4.5
David Parrish was in disbelief when he learned that nineteen-year-old Jon Bowie’s body had been found hanged from a backstop at the local high school’s baseball field and the death declared a suicide.
David had known Jon and his twin brother since they were boys. He had coached them on the baseball field and welcomed them into his home for sleepovers with his own sons. However, when David learned how Jon’s body was found, he felt compelled to find the facts behind this incomprehensible tragedy. #ad
Good Harbor
by Anita Diamant
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Women’s Fiction
Rating: 4.1
Good Harbor is the long stretch of Cape Ann beach where two women friends walk and talk, sharing their personal histories and learning life’s lessons from each other. Kathleen Levine, a longtime resident of Gloucester, Massachusetts, is maternal and steady, a devoted children’s librarian, a convert to Judaism, and mother to two grown sons.
When her serene life is thrown into turmoil by a diagnosis of breast cancer at fifty-nine, painful past secrets emerge and she desperately needs a friend. Forty-two-year-old Joyce Tabachnik is a sharp-witted freelance writer who is also at a fragile point in her life… #ad
Dark Fissures
by Matt Coyle
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Mystery/Thriller
Rating: 4.6
Private Investigator Rick Cahill fears the next knock on his door will be a cop holding a warrant for his arrest. For murder. La Jolla Chief of Police Tony Moretti is convinced Rick killed a missing person. No body has been found, but the evidence that’s piling up says murder and it all points to Rick.
With Moretti on his tail and the bank about to foreclose on his house, Rick takes a paying case that will stave off the bank, but pits him against Moretti and the La Jolla Police Department… #ad
A Greektown Wedding
by Suzanne Jenkins
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Romance
Rating: 4.1
Relationships are blooming as Spring approaches after a typical Michigan winter. Even the murders revolve around relationship and romance. Love is in the air for Detroit Homicide Detective Jill. Mark Castro, SWAT member of the Detroit Police Force never believed in love-at-first-sight until he saw Jill on the night he was assigned to be her bodyguard when former defendant Jacob Parker began stalking her.
Family drama continues as Jill’s aunts and uncles, Jim and Maria Pappas make a final decision about their marriage, Liz and John Zannos try to exist in the same state without animosity, and Paula and Nick continue to cohabitate. Jill’s dad, Gus and his girlfriend Estelle find their stride, and Dido rededicates her life to a surprising new member of the family. Check out Suzanne Jenkins’ Greektown Stories! #ad