Monday’s Top eBooks
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Making Changes
by Mary Grand
FREEBIE
Women’s Fiction
Rating: 4.1
Four stories, four women making changes that will alter their lives for ever. Give and Take introduces this wonderful collection of four captivating short stories by Mary Grand, author of best selling anthology Catching the Light. Lisa looks forward to a dream spring wedding, but feels something isn’t right. A reference to Educating Rita gives her a new insight.
“Mary’s ability to spin tales that incorporate unusual characters and circumstances is uncanny.” -Grady Harp, Hall of Fame, Top 100 reviewer, Vine Voice #ad
Spirit Sight
by Ross Hightower
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Fantasy
Rating: 5.0
In a remote village, on the edge of a corrupt empire, Minna Hunter wakes one day to find small orbs of light flitting through the trees. But Minna’s delight at finding she has spirit sight soon turns to despair. In the Empire, communing with spirits is punishable by death. Branded a witch, she resigns herself to a lonely existence.
When her sister, Alyn, gains spirit sight, Minna promises her she will never leave her alone. But titanic forces are at play, forces with Minna and Alyn’s fates in mind. When the Inquisition captures Alyn, Minna must leave her small life and step onto history’s grand stage… #ad
We Were Dreamers
by Simu Liu
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Biography & Memoir
Rating: 4.5
In this honest, inspiring and relatable memoir, newly-minted superhero Simu Liu chronicles his family’s journey from China to the bright lights of Hollywood with razor-sharp wit and humor.
Simu’s parents left him in the care of his grandparents, then brought him to Canada when he was four. Life as a Canuck, however, is not all that it was cracked up to be; Simu’s new guardians lack the gentle touch of his grandparents, resulting in harsh words and hurt feelings. His parents, on the other hand, find their new son emotionally distant and difficult to relate to – although they are related by blood, they are separated by culture, language, and values. #ad
A Heart as Untamed as Thunder
by Carol Colyer
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Historical Romance
Rating: 4.6
Maddie MacDougall has spent all of her childhood among horses and she can’t imagine a life without them. The yearning for adventure she has always harbored in her heart will lead her to a match sent from heaven, Carter, a horse breeder in Wyoming.
She will soon be intrigued by his tales of wild mustangs and his chivalrous manners but she will also realize that his obsession with Thunder, the legendary stallion of Croy Canyon, can endanger both the animal and their relationship. When love fuels the heart though, all obstacles can be overcome… #ad
Four Months in Cuba
by Luana Ehrlich
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Christian Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Rating: 4.8
Titus thought it would be a simple rescue mission. He was wrong.
Days after preventing a sarin gas attack on the nation’s capital, CIA operative, Titus Ray, arrives in Santiago de Cuba on a mission to rescue fellow operative, Ben Mitchell, from the hands of the Los Zetas drug cartel. After discovering Ben’s abduction was more than a simple kidnapping, Titus joins forces with an unconventional operative whose peculiar ideas threaten to destroy the mission. As the search for Ben reaches a critical stage, Titus is suddenly called back to Langley. When he arrives back in the States, not only does he learn his mission has changed, he also learns he has a rival for Nikki Saxon’s affections… Check out Luana Ehrlich’s Titus Ray Thrillers! #ad
Second Chance Christmas
by Tracy Solheim
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Contemporary Romance
Rating: 4.7
Chances Inlet, North Carolina is the last place major leaguer Ryan McAlister wants to hide from the media to rest up his broken hand. He left his gossipy, Christmas-obsessed hometown in the dust over a decade ago. When he gets caught up in the town’s holiday antics, he finds himself responsible for making a little boy’s Christmas wish come true. The kid’s widowed mother, however–a blast from Ryan’s past–just might make his stay a bit more exciting.
Physical therapist Jane Sheffield loves her hometown. Especially at Christmastime. Since this may be her last in Chances Inlet, she’s determined to make the most of it with her young son. But after her childcare falls apart, she gets more than she bargained for when her best friend’s younger brother volunteers to help out… Check out Tracy Solheim’s Chances Inlet Contemporary Romance Series! #ad
Answer Death
by Richard Prosch
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Mystery/Thriller
Rating: 4.2
“Fast moving, fun and full of sharp twists and turns, Answer Death is like a cool breeze.” — Paul D. Brazil, author of Small Time Crimes.
Ex-state cop Dan Spalding wants to run his vintage record store in peace. But when a punk who boosts a valuable LP turns up dead, it seems to relate to the revenge murder of an infamous entertainer. And Spalding is the next target.
Dan Spalding navigates a seedy world of death, sex, and betrayal in a new mystery-thriller series set in the heart of the Ozarks. #ad
Scaredy Bat and the Holiday Mysteries
by Marina J. Bowman
FREEBIE
Children’s Fiction
Rating: 4.3
Ellie “Scaredy Bat” Spark is a tween vampire that loves solving mysteries, but is afraid of…everything. She’s afraid of spiders, clowns, and loud noises to name a few. But with a little courage and help from her friends, Ellie just might achieve her dream of becoming a real detective.
In this collection of holiday-themed short stories, Ellie and her team must solve mysteries involving a crushed robot, fool’s gold, a spooky sleepover…and more. #ad
All That Is Hidden
by Laura DeNooyer-Moore
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Historical Fiction
Rating: 4.5
“All That Is Hidden is a beautiful novel, the kind of book that sweeps you up in its story, makes you fall in love with its characters, and breaks your heart along with theirs.” -Writer’s Digest
Ten-year-old Tina Hamilton finds out the hard way. She always knew her father had a secret. But all of God’s earth to Tina are the streams for fishing, the fields for planting and harvesting–a world snugly enclosed by the blue-misted Smokies. Other than the seasons, nothing ever changed. Until the summer of 1968. Tina’s life changes forever. Trouble erupts when northern exploitation threatens her tiny southern Appalachian town. Some folks blame the trouble on progress, some blame the space race and men meddling with the moon’s cycles, and some blame Tina’s father. A past he has hidden catches up to him as his secret settles in like an unwelcome guest. The clash of progressive ideas and small town values escalates the collision of a father’s past and present. #ad
Not Until You
by Valerie M. Bodden
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Christian Romance
Rating: 4.8
The past is all she has… Since her husband’s death three years ago, Violet has struggled to keep their antique store afloat and her grief at bay. She knows it’s time to move on, but she’s not sure she wants to. So when Nate moves in next door, she tries to ignore the feelings he stirs in her–feelings that were supposed to have died with her husband.
The past haunts him… Nate’s star was rising in the world of Christian music. But all that was erased with a single, life-shattering mistake. One he doesn’t deserve to be forgiven for. One that means he doesn’t deserve a future–and definitely not with his beautiful new neighbor… Check out Valerie M. Bodden’s Hope Springs Series! #ad
Read and Buried
by Eva Gates
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Cozy Mystery
Rating: 4.5
The Bodie Island Lighthouse Library Classic Novel Book Club is reading Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne while workers dig into the earth to repair the Lighthouse Library’s foundations. The digging halts when Lucy pulls a battered tin box containing a Civil War-era diary from the pit. Tucked inside is a hand-drawn map of the Outer Banks accompanied by a page written in an indecipherable code.
The library is overrun by people clamoring to see the artifact. Later that night, Lucy and Connor McNeil find the body of historical society member Jeremy Hughes inside the library. Clearly Jeremy was not the only one who broke into the library–the map and the coded page are missing… #ad
Coverup Crush
by Kelly Anne Blount & Lynn Rush
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Young Adult Romance
Rating: 4.2
Star football player Jace Rovers has a secret. And not just any secret–a shocking secret… He writes romance. The kind with swords. And dresses. And kissing. Nobody knows. Not the other kids at Twin River High. Not his overbearing parents. And certainly not the millions of fans who’ve read his book on the writing platform Scribbles. And that’s the way he plans to keep it.
Except suddenly one of the other football players grabs his notebook in jest and starts reading a kissing scene out loud…and Jace knows he’s busted. But then McKenna Storm, resident goth girl who avoids the spotlight like a virus, snatches up the notebook and tells everyone she’s the author. And lucky for Jace, she later agrees to continue the ruse…for a price… Check out the Twin River High Series! #ad
Mr. Standfast
by John Buchan
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Literary Classics
Rating: 4.0
When England calls, Richard Hannay answers. Not yet forty and already a brigadier general, he has led the charge into some of the fiercest fighting of World War I: Loos, the Somme, Arras. There is no telling how far up the ranks he might climb if only the Foreign Office would stop taking him off the front lines for cloak and dagger work.
Adding insult to injury, Hannay’s latest clandestine mission requires him to commit the most shameful of sins in a country under siege: pacifism… #ad
How to Write a Romance Novel
by Judy Angelo
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Crafts & Hobbies
Rating: 4.4
This is not your typical ‘how to write a novel’ guide, with the usual discussions on point of view, character development and setting. Instead, in this discussion on writing a novel, we gain insight into the winning presentation and writing techniques that have made Judy’s stories resonate with romance readers around the world, making them keep coming back for more.
Here, Judy shares several secrets to her winning style and her success (e.g. how to quickly hook and hold the reader captive to the close). It is a guide that will help you create a winning writing war chest of your own. Reader beware! The enthralling evolution in your writing style may surprise you. #ad
Nightfall and Other Stories
by Isaac Asimov
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Science Fiction
Rating: 4.5
From one of history’s most influential writers of science fiction comes this collection of twenty short works of fiction, arranged in order of publication from 1941 to 1967.
Compiled by Asimov himself, who prefaced each story with an introduction, it begins with “Nightfall,” the tale of a world with eternal sun that is suddenly plunged into total darkness and utter madness. “Nightfall,” published when the author was only twenty-one, was arguably his breakout work, making such an impression that, almost thirty years later, the Science Fiction Writers of America voted it the best science-fiction short story ever written. #ad
A Belfast Child
by John Chambers
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History
Rating: 4.6
John Chambers was brought up on Belfast’s notorious Loyalist Glencairn estate, during the height of the Troubles. From an early age he witnessed violence, hatred and horror as Northern Ireland tore itself apart in civil strife.
Kneecapping, brutal murders, and even public tarring-and-feathering were simply a fact of life for the children on the estate. He thought he knew which side he was on, but although raised as a Loyalist, he was hiding a troubling secret: that his disappeared mother – whom he’d always been told was dead – was a Roman Catholic, ‘the enemy’. #ad
Breath of Malice
by Karen Fenech
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Romantic Suspense
Rating: 4.3
It’s a game of cat and mouse. And she is losing…
FBI Special Agent Paige Carson hoped she’d be able to start a new life in small-town South Carolina. But when a senator’s sister is murdered and a blank postcard is left next to the body, Paige realizes that a killer from her past has found her–and is sending her a very personal message.
From the moment he hired her, FBI Special Agent in Charge Sam McKade knew Paige was hiding something. Prompted by this recent threat, she finally opens up: one year ago, she caught the eye of suspected serial killer Todd Thames. Now he’s come back to pull her into his game, whether she wants to play or not… #ad
The Hybrid
by E.K. Frances
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Fantasy
Rating: 4.3
Isolated. Feared. A plot to end him. Sebastian Parker’s life is about to change.
Sebastian is thirteen. He thinks he is just an ordinary alpha off to join the Academy to refine his skills, but ‘the test’ shows something different. It turns out he is a Hybrid – a Quad-brid to be exact – and will grow up to be the most powerful alpha in more than two thousand years.
Forced to join the Dark side of the Academy, Sebastian faces fear, rejection, and brutality. Making some unlikely friends and finding adventure, he strives to keep to the Light. However, in a final twist, unsure of who to trust, and what is real, Sebastian is faced with the ultimate decision of whether to embrace the Darkness… Check E.K. Frances’s The Hybrid Series! #ad