Thursday’s Top eBooks
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What New Beginnings Are Made Of
by Debra Clopton
FREEBIE
Romance
Rating: 4.6
New beginnings take courage… She’s a fifty-five-year-old widow feeling like she’s lost herself. On a whim of her aching heart, Alice McIntyre buys the Star Gazer Inn and is looking for a fresh start…something to put a spark back into her life.
But first she has to tell her four sons, who have problems of their own but have smothered her with their protective instincts. She’s lived on the huge South Texas ranch just outside of Corpus Christi since their father carried her over the threshold. She’s raised them on the massive McIntyre Ranch–one of the largest, wealthiest in Texas. It’s been her home and theirs. Will they understand that it’s time for her to leave? Check out Debra Clopton’s Star Gazer Inn of Corpus Christi Bay series! #ad
The Beast of London
by L.D. Goffigan
FREEBIE
Horror
Rating: 4.4
In this electrifying retelling of a classic tale, Mina Murray takes center stage, embarking on a dangerous adventure…
London, 1890. Mina Murray once lived an adventurous life, but after a tragedy in the forests of Transylvania, she left it all behind. Now she has settled into a quiet routine as a schoolteacher in London, engaged to the respectable solicitor Jonathan Harker, attempting to fit into the stuffy upper class London society to which he belongs. #ad
The Rape of Nanking
by Captivating History
BARGAIN
History
Rating: 4.6
Between December 13th, 1937, and the beginning of February 1938, Japanese soldiers entered the Chinese city of Nanjing following a very brief fight for the city. For over six weeks, they committed some of the worst atrocities, first against the Chinese soldiers after they surrendered, then against the civilians.
The Westerners who did not flee from the city prior to the Japanese arrival set up a safety zone in the weeks leading up to the Imperial Army entering the city. This was the only place where there was relative safety, and many of the Chinese citizens tried to find refuge there… #ad
Myrtle Grove Garden Club Mystery Series
by Loulou Harrington
BARGAIN
Cozy Mystery
Rating: 4.7
Welcome to Myrtle Grove, a small town nestled in the lake country of Oklahoma, where life revolves around friendship, family and Sunday dinner, and no one seems to have noticed the recent rise in the local murder rate. The founding members of the Myrtle Grove Garden Club are Jesse Camden and her mother, Sophia, who are co-owners of the Gilded Lily Tea Room and Coffee House, along with Vivian Windsor, who is Myrtle Grove’s resident oil heiress and a lifelong friend of the Camden ladies.
Bonus: Recipes included in each book. Three complete books in the boxed set are: Murder, Mayhem and Bliss (Book 1), Murder Most Thorny (Book 2), Murder on a Silver Sea (Book 3). CLICK above to read the full description! #ad
Rebellious Secrets
by Elizabeth Rose
BARGAIN
Historical Romance
Rating: 4.5
The Outlaw: After being framed and stripped of his title, Sir Jacob Quincey vows revenge on the High Sheriff of Durham who ruined his life and stole his lover. With no family, land or title to his name, Jacob takes to the forest to live as an outcast. But after a few years, he’s managed to assemble an army, teaching commoners to fight. Now is the time for justice to be served, but one lady stands in his way.
The Rebellious Bride: Lady Maira Douglas, daughter of Rowen (Legendary Bastards of the Crown) resents that her father has betrothed her to the High Sheriff of Durham. The last thing she wants is to marry a man who will make her act like a lady and force her to put down her blade… Check out Elizabeth Rose’s Secrets of the Heart series! #ad
Surviving the Fatherland
by Annette Oppenlander
BARGAIN
Historical Fiction
Rating: 4.7
Winner/Nominee of eight awards
“This book needs to join the ranks of the classic survivor stories of WWII such as ‘Diary of Anne Frank’ and ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’. It is truly that amazing!” -InD’tale Magazine
Based on a true story and set against the epic panorama of WWII, SURVIVING THE FATHERLAND is a sweeping saga of family, love, and betrayal that illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the children’s war – a tale of two youths whose courage and resilience stands for the forgotten childhood of an entire generation. #ad
My Dragon Lord
by Alisa Woods
FREEBIE
Paranormal Romance
Rating: 4.3
I really messed this up. Pinned to the floor by a billionaire playboy, caught stealing files from his computer. I’m just here to find my sister–I suspect he and his band of playboys have trafficked her and who knows how many others. I’m here for them too. Eventually.
But now I’m shackled to the wall in his dungeon–a literal dungeon in a literal castle tucked in one of the Thousand Islands at the border of Canada. I really messed this up. Ember’s a hot-shot reporter. Niko’s the sexy Lord of the Lair determined to find his soul mate… and he’ll do whatever it takes to save his people from extinction… Check out Alisa Woods’ Broken Souls series! #ad
Master of Influence
by Kave Shafran
NO LONGER FREE
Non-Fiction
Rating: 4.6
Benjamin Netanyahu’s 10 Secrets of Power, Rhetoric & Charisma – The secret documents revealing how the Prime Minister of Israel, Binyamin Netanyahu, has become a world master of influence.
Binyamin Netanyahu is one of the most prominent leaders in the history of the Jewish people. He was first elected in 1996 and holds the title of longest term in office as the Prime Minister of Israel. Netanyahu has been elected to the prestigious position time and time again in one of the toughest environments in the world, despite many objections and obstacles in his path. How does he do it? What is the secret of his power? #ad
The Castle School
by Alyssa Sheinmel
BARGAIN
Young Adult
Rating: 4.5
When Moira Dreyfuss’s parents announce that they’re sending her to an all-girls boarding school deep in the Maine woods, Moira isn’t fooled. She knows her parents are punishing her; she’s been too much trouble since her best friend, Nathan, died–and for a while before that.
At the Castle School, isolated from the rest of the world, Moira will be expected to pour her heart out to the odd headmaster, Dr. Prince. But she isn’t interested in getting over Nathan’s death or befriending her fellow students. #ad
Gravity
by Tess Gerritsen
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Science Fiction
Rating: 4.6
Dr. Emma Watson’s lifelong dream of working and studying aboard the International Space Station has finally come true. But it quickly becomes a nightmare when a culture of single-celled organisms begins to regenerate out of control–and infects the crew.
Emma must contain the outbreak and prevent as many deaths as possible while, back on Earth, her estranged husband is frantically working with NASA to bring her home. But with a contagion threatening all of humanity, there will be no rescue. #ad
My Half-Price Valentine
by Carla Rossi
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Clean Romance
Rating: 4.8
One little mystery, two sworn enemies, and a big, heart-shaped box of chocolates. Love conquers all when the valentines are half price.
Annalise Winston left Cardinal Point years ago with a bad attitude and an even worse reputation. She never expected to be welcomed back with open arms, but she also didn’t think someone would shoot at her parked car and vandalize the animal shelter she has come to save from financial ruin. Is it really personal? Or just a coincidence the attacks seem directed at both her and her important mission at the shelter? Check out Carla Rossi’s Cardinal Point Romance series! #ad
Wrong Question
by Edita A. Petrick
BARGAIN
Mystery
Rating: 3.8
A newly minted intern at the prestigious New York Times has great expectations…but murder wasn’t one of them.
Bree-Ann Carver is sent to work in New York Times’ makeshift satellite office, in Idaho. Her job as an intern is to write a blog about fictional murders–and get a million subscribers. But her very first subscriber criticizes her efforts and then aggressively moves to take over her blog via his unsolicited input into her work. She invites him to unsubscribe and finds that she has no control over this particular cyber-entity. He follows her to her private chat-room, he hacks her colleagues’ email accounts and he terrorizes her through her desktop and her laptop… Check out Edita A. Petrick’s Bree-Ann Carver Suspense Blog series! #ad
Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne
FREEBIE
Literary Classics
Rating: 4.6
Pragmatic gambler Phileas Fogg has made a gentlemanly wager to the members of his exclusive club: that he can circle the world in just eighty days, right down to the minute. Fetching his newly appointed French valet, Fogg embarks on a fabulous journey across land and sea–by steamer, rail, and elephant–to win the bet of a lifetime.
Inspired by Jules Verne’s own sea travels and his fascination with circumnavigating the globe, the avid dreamer’s picaresque voyage inspired generations of adventurers who were eager to best Verne’s challenge–from nineteenth-century journalist Nellie Bly to Monty Python’s Michael Palin. #ad
The Practice of the Presence of God
by Brother Lawrence & Alan Vermilye
FREEBIE
Religious & Inspirational
Rating: 4.8
With all the distractions and busyness of everyday life, trying to remain connected to God can be a real challenge. Fortunately, a Carmelite monk named Brother Lawrence understood this problem and laid out a spiritual approach to living in God’s presence that is as practical today as it was almost four hundred years ago.
Since it was first published in 1691, The Practice of the Presence of God contains a collection of notes, letters, and interviews given by Brother Lawrence to his friends as a way of helping them turn ordinary daily life events into conversations with God. #ad
Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.
by Sam Wasson
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Biography & Memoir
Rating: 4.5
“A bonbon of a book… As well tailored as the little black dress the movie made famous.” -Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. by Sam Wasson is the first ever complete account of the making of Breakfast at Tiffany’s. With a cast of characters including Truman Capote, Edith Head, director Blake Edwards, and, of course, Hepburn herself, Wasson immerses us in the America of the late fifties, before Woodstock and birth control, when a not-so-virginal girl by the name of Holly Golightly raised eyebrows across the nation, changing fashion, film, and sex, for good. #ad
Premeditated Myrtle
by Elizabeth C. Bunce
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Children’s Fiction
Rating: 4.6
Twelve-year-old Myrtle Hardcastle has a passion for justice and a Highly Unconventional obsession with criminal science. Armed with her father’s law books and her mum’s microscope, Myrtle studies toxicology, keeps abreast of the latest developments in crime scene analysis, and Observes her neighbors in the quiet village of Swinburne, England.
When her next-door neighbor, a wealthy spinster and eccentric breeder of rare flowers, dies under Mysterious Circumstances, Myrtle seizes her chance. With her unflappable governess, Miss Ada Judson, by her side… #ad
A Surgeon’s Knot
by William Lynes
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Thriller
Rating: 4.1
“Heart-pounding tales of a surgical intern that are both terrifying and profound. This medical thriller will stay with you long past the final chapter.” -Best Thrillers
Jackson Cooper, MD will never forget that first day, its stunning conclusion forever etched in his mind. His year as a surgical intern is a story of medical suspense, tragedy, and occasional terror, as a young physician deals with the world of surgery. The surgeon’s knot is a surgical tie used in the operating room which the intern practices ceaselessly. The knot refers, as well, to the tangled world of the protagonist. Jackson’s life soon becomes burned-out, resulting from events beyond his control as well as destructive behavior. Physicians, patients, and cases ranging from humorous to tragic are present. #ad
Grace for a Drifter
by Marisa Masterson
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Inspirational Romance
Rating: 4.4
With a new name, Grace Winkelman fled west to teach in a small town. How could she anticipate her past following her that far?
Errol Marsden wandered for years, taking his cobbler’s wagon from town to town fixing shoes. His heart broke with the sudden death of his young wife almost four years before. He’s shocked to glimpse her on a street in Fort Bridger and follows her to Belle. Will he get the answers he needs to understand why she faked her death? When the couple is drawn into the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Grace’s aunt, will they work together or let old lies stand in their way? Check out the Love in Wyoming series! #ad