Thursday’s Top eBooks
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Sweet Murder
by Madison Kent
FREEBIE
Mystery
Rating: 4.2
In Madeline’s hometown of Chicago on June 1891, life is brimming with new industry. The amateur sleuth has recently arrived home after a trip abroad and brought with her two favorite friends. They plan to enjoy a summer of doing nothing but taking in the sights of the city until the ladies volunteer for a Chicago first. The city has its first ambulance service.
The ladies urge Madeline to attend one of their sessions to meet with someone who claims all manner of mysterious things are happening in the nearby park where the ambulance service frequently stops due to young children’s minor injuries while playing. The man wonders if the unwanted activity might be attributed to the Valley Gang. When the female sleuth agrees to meet with the young man who operates the horse-driven ambulance, a deadly mystery will unfold. Check out Madison Kent’s Madeline Donovan Mysteries! #ad
An Artist’s Guide to Plein Air Painting
by Malcolm Dewey
FREEBIE
Crafts & Hobbies
Rating: 4.4
Outdoor painting (en plein air) has exploded in popularity over the world. First made famous by the impressionists outdoor painting is back to stay. Whether you are a beginner or looking to try something new you will love the outdoor painting experience.
This beginner’s guide by professional artist, Malcolm Dewey, will get you started painting outdoors with confidence. From the materials required, how to approach your first outdoor painting experience plus a step-by-step demonstration painting to help you. Start you outdoor painting experience today. #ad
The Babylonian Empire
by Enthralling History
BARGAIN
History
Rating: 4.8
Hanging gardens, stunning architecture, a prototype legal code, macabre myths, towering ziggurats, a four-thousand-year-old medical text, predictions of lunar and solar eclipses, quadratic equations, and trigonometry: the ancient Babylonians did it all!
The Babylonians were indisputably a formidable force in the ancient world’s stage, but how did they rise to power three separate times in Middle Eastern history? What led to their cataclysmic falls? And why did everyone keep stealing their chief god Marduk? Dive into the riveting stories of the remarkable Babylonians, who transformed the Middle East and left an enduring legacy… Check out the History of Mesopotamia series! #ad
Fractured
by Karin Slaughter
BARGAIN
Mystery/Thriller
Rating: 4.6
Ansley Park is one of Atlanta’s most upscale neighborhoods–but in one gleaming mansion, in a teenager’s lavish bedroom, a girl has been savagely murdered. And in the hallway, her mother stands amid shattered glass, having killed her daughter’s attacker with her bare hands.
Detective Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is one of the first on the scene. Trent soon sees something that the Atlanta cops are missing, something in the trail of blood, in a matrix of forensic evidence, and in the eyes of the stunned mother. #ad
The Bloom Sisters Series: Books 1-4
by Tara Grace Ericson
BARGAIN
Christian Romance
Rating: 4.9
Venture to Bloom’s Farm in this collection of small-town, contemporary Christian romance and embrace the joy of family, faith, and true love.
This collection includes the following books: Hoping for Hawthorne, A Date for Daisy, Poppy’s Proposal, Lavender and Lace
“Looking for a good book series to binge or just a fabulous series to get lost in? Faith, hope, along with working through some of life challenges and the quest for something more. It’s here. You get to to see in the heart of all the Bloom Children those who captured their hearts…” -Amazon Customer #ad
Providence Paranormal College Complete Series Boxed Set
by D.R. Perry
BARGAIN
Urban Fantasy
Rating: New Release
At Providence Paranormal College, class is about to start. Who’s enrolled? Students who are a bit different: vampires, werewolves, changelings, shifters, psychics, and magi.
For one hundred years, the college has taught and trained only psychics or magi, and for the first time, it’s opening the doors to those not different: regular humans. At this Ivy-League school, the students are expected to learn their powers and keep high grades. Unfortunately, grades are slipping, but that’s what happens when a mysterious villain is hunting you down… Because someone is angry about this new admissions policy and they’ll kill to stop integration. To defeat this rising evil, the students must band together and master their strange powers – because if they don’t… Well, it’s pretty hard to graduate when you’re dead. #ad
Finger of an Angel
by Panayotis Cacoyannis
FREEBIE
Literary Fiction
Rating: 3.9
“…intentionally disorienting and unnervingly addictive… An erudite, richly layered, and unsettling psychological tale.” -Kirkus Reviews
After a loved-up adventure in a wood in North London, sixty-odd-year-old Lily drives off in her Classic Mercedes and takes a wrong turn. The day is unbearably hot, and the snazzy car’s air-con is broken, blowing out hot air instead of cold. Lily follows the meandering road in a state of dehydration, and experiences a series of encounters with angels and demons and ghosts from the past. As time begins to travel backwards, Lily knows that very soon she will find her way back to the city. But even when eventually she does, events nearer home seem to mirror her encounters on the long winding road that disappeared. #ad
Seven Sins
by Miguel Estrada
FREEBIE
Horror
Rating: 4.3
Several individuals connected through a series of unfortunate events find themselves as participants in a twisted game of trials set up by a hacker who has chosen them based on their cardinal sins.
This group of misfits will do anything in their power to survive and return any semblance of normality to their lives, even if it means destroying each other. #ad
Ancient Africa for Kids
by Captivating History
BARGAIN
History of Africa
Rating: 4.7
Did you know ancient Africa was so powerful that ancient traders flocked to its cities? You’ve probably heard about Egypt and the amazing pyramids they built, but did you know that there is a lot more to ancient African history than just the Egyptians? They were only a small part of Africa’s amazing history.
Ancient Africa had powerful armies that fought with each other and with civilizations that weren’t even from Africa. They were also rich in things like gold, ivory, and salt, and the ancient Africans knew how to build a healthy trade network that could even cross the vast Sahara Desert. Their civilizations were wealthy and filled with beautiful art, some of which we can still see today. #ad
Disarmed by her Wild Heart
by Carol Colyer
BARGAIN
Historical Romance
Rating: 4.9
Molly O’Donoghue has consistently made her father proud, winning several sharpshooting contests and helping him with the family’s ranch, like the son he never had. As the yearning for adventure has always been harbored in her heart, it’s no surprise that she starts looking for love far away from her small town.
When Michael, the chivalrous man she corresponds with, invites her out West to marry him, she can’t feel but excited about the great new opportunity. But adventures always come with a risk, and hers is not what she expected… #ad
The Wedding
by Ruth Heald
BARGAIN
Psychological Thriller
Rating: 4.1
I’ve been dreaming about this day – marrying Adam, my childhood sweetheart, who I’ve loved for eighteen years. I didn’t realise the perfect day would turn into the perfect nightmare. I was so excited to send out the wedding invitations, carefully writing everyone’s names on thick cream paper in beautiful cursive script. I had no idea I was inviting someone to destroy our marriage.
I couldn’t wait to say ‘I do’ surrounded by loved ones clinking champagne glasses. I couldn’t imagine that one of them would try to hurt me. It was meant to be the first day of the rest of our lives. I never thought it would be the end of my life as I knew it… #ad
Lumberjack Wolves
by Serena Meadows
BARGAIN
Paranormal Romance
Rating: 4.6
We’re raised to serve and defend our wolf shifter clans, and keep their secrets. Relationships with humans are forbidden. Reproducing is forbidden. And if we fail…we must choose between love and loyalty.
Book 1 – I’m expected to take over the family business and lead my clan. But I’m falling hard for Amy–and she’s off limits to wolf shifters. Our love can survive if we run away together…but that may be the most dangerous option.
Book 2 – Alex will soon marry another wolf shifter… But I’m the one carrying his baby. I’m doomed to a life full of lies…and keeping our relationship hidden is the only way I’ll survive. CLICK above to read more… #ad
House on the Harbor
by Elizabeth Bromke
FREEBIE
Women’s Fiction
Rating: 4.2
Kate Hannigan is in charge of her late mother’s estate, and she has a plan: divide everything evenly, including the old family house on the harbor. What she doesn’t realize is that her mother changed the will. Now, a family secret hangs in the balance.
Meanwhile, her sister, Amelia, a struggling off-Broadway actress, enlists her hapless construction boyfriend to help with a local project, but he’s more interested in summer tourists. Second-youngest, Megan, is preoccupied with her divorce… but not too preoccupied to make a dating profile, much to her sisters’ mortification… #ad
Confessions of an Insignificant Family
by David M. Wright & Amanda Wright
FREEBIE
Biography & Memoir
Rating: 4.3
Family conflict, marriage differences, parenting exhaustion, traumatic events, and some humorous situations along the way… Have you ever wondered if other families experience similar struggles as you? Rest assured, you are not alone.
In this enjoyable and transparent book, David and Amanda Wright provide a brutally honest glimpse into their family, revealing unhinged personal stories and insightful lessons learned along the way. #ad
Now We Are Animals
by R P Nathan
BARGAIN
YA Dystopian/Science Fiction
Rating: 4.6
I was just a typical sixteen-year-old from North London, when The Colonists arrived and turned our world upside down. They were so beautiful to look at, but They killed all the adults and most of the boys, and farmed us girls like cattle. A year on, I’m being kept as a pet by my teenage Colonist owner, Aggie. I’m safe for the moment, but I’ve been torn from my friends and family and had horrific experiences along the way…
It’s enough to get anyone down. But even though I’m locked in a cage and treated like an animal, They haven’t broken me. Somehow, I’ll escape and turn this around: not just for me, but for all of us. My name’s Carabel Caffarelli from Highbury in England. And I’m about to show The Colonists what being human is all about. #ad
The Nature of Fragile Things
by Susan Meissner
BARGAIN
Historical Fiction
Rating: 4.5
April 18, 1906: A massive earthquake rocks San Francisco just before daybreak, igniting a devouring inferno. Lives are lost, lives are shattered, but some rise from the ashes forever changed.
Sophie Whalen is a young Irish immigrant so desperate to get out of a New York tenement that she answers a mail-order bride ad and agrees to marry a man she knows nothing about. San Francisco widower Martin Hocking proves to be as aloof as he is mesmerizingly handsome. Sophie quickly develops deep affection for Kat, Martin’s silent five-year-old daughter, but Martin’s odd behavior leaves her with the uneasy feeling that something about her newfound situation isn’t right… #ad
Father’s Day Murder
by Leslie Meier
BARGAIN
Cozy Mystery
Rating: 4.6
When her part-time reporting gig gives Lucy the opportunity to attend a Boston newspaper conference, she looks forward to a vacation from domestic bliss. But upon leaving Tinker’s Cove, Maine, she quickly discovers that alone time can be kind of…lonely. And in between libel workshops and panel discussions, Lucy takes a guilt trip. She feels terrible that she won’t be home to help her husband celebrate Father’s Day.
But when Luther Read–head of a nearly bankrupt newspaper dynasty–suddenly drops dead, Lucy has other things to think about. She’s not buying the theory that Luther died of an asthma attack… #ad
Honeymoon For One
by Chris Keniston
BARGAIN
Contemporary Romance
Rating: 4.2
“A feel-good escape that will have you laughing and looking for the next book!” -Roxanne St. Claire New York Times bestselling author
To escape local gossip, jilted bride Michelle Bradford embarks on her honeymoon cruise–alone. Coaxed by a thrill seeking hunk she never expects to see again, she slowly sheds her good girl persona to have some well deserved fun. But unlike Vegas, what happens on the high seas doesn’t always stay there.
USA TODAY Bestselling author Chris Keniston invites you to sit back on a lazy afternoon, kick off your shoes, put your feet up, and join her for a few hours with laughter and love in the world she’s created for Michelle and Kirk. (P.S. The scene in last chapter at the office is her favorite, too.) Check out Chris Keniston’s Honeymoon Series! #ad