Thursday’s Top eBooks
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Mistletoe Inn
by Jacquie Biggar
FREEBIE
Romance
Rating: 4.6
Molly McCarty is in need of a new beginning after a disastrous divorce. When the opportunity to invest in a bed and breakfast appears online in Christmas, Michigan she’s intrigued. A snow storm derails her travels and leaves her at the mercy of a grim stranger who turns out to be her new partner!
Noah Kincaid loses his parents in a tragic fire that leaves him scarred inside and out. He’s raised by a great-aunt and is devastated when cancer takes her life. But vowing never to care about anyone again is hampered by his troublesome new partner and her son. Will a Christmas miracle bring three lonely hearts the gift of love? #ad
As They Slept
by Andy Leeks
FREEBIE
Biography & Memoir
Rating: 4.0
The autobiographical tale of a stubborn, thirty something commuter, who wasn’t prepared to lose a petty argument on Facebook.
Infuriated by the snoozing passengers surrounding him, Andy posted a status declaring that sleeping on trains is a complete waste of time. His friends disagreed. In a bid to prove them wrong, Andy set out to write a book from start to finish on the daily commute. “As They Slept” is a collection of comical tales of travel and trepidation, guaranteed to make you laugh. #ad
Jelly Filled-18 Quilts
by Vanessa Goertzen
BARGAIN
Crafts & Hobbies
Rating: 4.8
Raid your fabric pantry! The bestselling author of Charm School is back with eighteen innovative projects using precut 2 1/2” strips. Vanessa Goertzen’s fabric recipes will help you cook up basic, beginner-friendly strip-pieced blocks and more advanced designs: triangles, stars, log cabins, hexagons, and even curves.
Use convenient fabric rolls, or create your own stunning strips from yardage. Whether you are newer to quilting or have lots of experience, you’ll spend less time cutting, and more time creating. #ad
The Wishing Tide
by Barbara Davis
BARGAIN
Women’s Fiction
Rating: 4.5
Five years ago, Lane Kramer moved to Starry Point, North Carolina, certain the quaint island village was the place to start anew. Now the owner of a charming seaside inn, she’s set aside her dreams of being a novelist and of finding love again.
When English professor Michael Forrester appears on Lane’s doorstep in the middle of a storm, he claims he’s only seeking a quiet place to write his book. Yet he seems eerily familiar with the island, leaving Lane wondering if he is quite what he appears. #ad
The Gray Man
by Mark Greaney
BARGAIN
Mystery/Thriller
Rating: 4.4
To those who lurk in the shadows, he’s known as the Gray Man. He is a legend in the covert realm, moving silently from job to job, accomplishing the impossible and then fading away. And he always hits his target. Always.
But there are forces more lethal than Gentry in the world. Forces like money. And power. And there are men who hold these as the only currency worth fighting for. And in their eyes, Gentry has just outlived his usefulness. But Court Gentry is going to prove that, for him, there’s no gray area between killing for a living and killing to stay alive…. #ad
Christmas Delight For The Cowboy
by Florence Linnington
BARGAIN
Christian Contemporary Romance
Rating: New Release
After a bitter breakup, Shane Walker retraces his steps back to Misty Peak Ranch, Montana. With his wealth, Shane plans to buy over his grandparent’s ranch, the oldest one in Misty Peak, to build a luxury resort. Shane thinks he knows what’s best for his hometown ranch. However, he is not counting on Sadie Hill messing with his plans or making his heart beat faster.
Sadie, the head of Misty Peak’s Preservation Society, also believes she knows what is in the best interest for her townsfolk. While both Shane and Sadie are drawn to each other from the moment they first meet, neither of them manages to see the bigger picture… #ad
Nowhere Safe
by Kate Bold
FREEBIE
Mystery/Thriller
Rating: 4.4
FBI BAU special agent Harley Cole, as brilliant as she is at hunting serial killers, has bent the rules one too many times and, put on leave, decides to return to her small-town Southwestern roots and visit her dying father.
But when a new killer strikes nearby, leaving a trail of women in abandoned desert mines, it hits close to home for Harley, eerily reminiscent of her sister’s unsolved case–and forces her to consider the local FBI field office’s desperate plea for help. #ad
Fosgate’s Game
by David C. Cassidy
FREEBIE
Horror
Rating: 4.1
For Chadwick Harlow, a peaceful, easy-going Englishman, after-dinner drinks with his business partner–a ruthless, hard-edged hunter–is a weekly affair.
But when casual conversation takes a mysterious and menacing turn into the supernatural, his wits are put to the test in a deadly challenge. Clinging to life but praying for death, Chadwick must summon the will to survive, before all is lost in a terrifying descent into madness. #ad
Within and Without Time
by D. I. Hennessey
BARGAIN
Biblical Fiction/Christian Fantasy
Rating: 4.8
Be prepared to laugh and cry, to be inspired, and find your heart rejoicing! Experience the Origin of a Prophet…
When a sixteen-year-old boy is suddenly caught up in a series of miraculous encounters, it heralds an adventure that will transform his life, rock his town, and trigger events that will ultimately change the world! Befriended by a powerful angelic warrior, Jimmy finds himself in the center of God’s plan for Earth’s final Great Revival. The beginning of God’s amazing harvest at the End of the Age. Like an intense roller coaster, the journey he experiences is exciting and unpredictable. Heartwarming, as well as heart-rending. God prepares him for a mission more extraordinary than anything he could have imagined, placing him in the rare company of ancient prophets and apostles alike… Check out D. I. Hennessey’s Within & Without Time Series! #ad
Atlantis Found
by Clive Cussler
BARGAIN
Action & Adventure
Rating: 4.6
Marine explorer Dirk Pitt faces off against an elite army from an era gone-by in order to uncover the secrets of an ancient civilization in this #1 New York Times-bestselling series.
A group of anthropologists uncover strange inscriptions on the wall of a Colorado mine just as an explosion traps them deep within the earth. But their work won’t stay buried long. Dirk Pitt is on hand during the blast and quick to initiate a rescue operation. He is then tapped to lead a research crew on behalf of the U.S. National Underwater and Marine Agency to further study these uncanny artifacts. And that’s when his ship is set upon and nearly sunk by an impossibility–a vessel that should have died 56 years before. #ad
Forgotten Memories
by Penny Zeller
BARGAIN
Historical Romance
Rating: 4.6
The Wyoming Territory is rife with lawlessness and disorder, something Annie Ledbetter and her parents discover when their wagon train is robbed. Seven years later, Annie settles into her lifelong dream as a teacher in the small town of Willow Falls. When she meets handsome rancher Caleb Eliason through a humorous misunderstanding, she is quickly drawn to his kind heart and charming smile.
Former outlaw Caleb Eliason embraces his chance at a fresh start. Gone are the days of robbing stagecoaches and wagon trains. When he falls in love with the new Willow Falls teacher, he doesn’t realize they’ve met before–under much different circumstances. When his past comes to light, will it put the growing love between them at risk? Check out Penny Zeller’s Wyoming Sunrise Series! #ad
A Blossom at Midnight
by A.L. Knorr
BARGAIN
YA Epic Fae Fantasy
Rating: 4.7
Dreaming of escaping her simple country life and tired of keeping her winged familiars a secret, half-fae Jessica finds herself swept into a breathtaking world of an elite retinue of fae performers known as the Calyx.
As she learns to master her abilities, Jess is expected to entertain at glittering balls in the richest kingdom in Ivryndi, alongside far more experienced and beautiful flora fae. She is sworn to secrecy as she discovers the source of their wealth–the perfumes that royals travel from far-flung and exotic kingdoms to possess. As her exciting new life–and magic–blossoms, Jess learns that her mother has been keeping a secret of her own, one that changes everything. Check out A.L. Knorr’s The Scented Court Series! #ad
Olivia, Mourning
by Yael Politis
FREEBIE
Historical Fiction
Rating: 4.4
Olivia wants the 80 acres in far off Michigan that her father left to whichever of his offspring stakes a claim. As Olivia says, “I’m sprung off him just as much as Avis or Tobey.” The problem: she’s seventeen, female, and it’s 1841.
Her childhood friend Mourning Free knows how to work a farm and Olivia has complete trust in him. The problem: he’s the orphaned son of runaway slaves and reluctant to travel and work with a white girl. He especially fears the slave catchers who patrol the free states, hunting fugitive slaves… Check out Yael Politis’s The Olivia Series Series! #ad
The Only Skinny Bear
by Ilan Yehoshua
NO LONGER FREE
Children’s Fiction
Rating: 3.8
Show a child how easy it is to accept others, even if they look different than you! A heartwarming, original tale of acceptance and bravery for children of all ages!
It’s time for the traditional Fall Tournament, and all the bears in the forest are excited. All but Joshua Bear, the only skinny bear in the forest. He wants to show his friends that he’s a real bear, too – can he find the courage to be who he truly is? #ad
A Love Haunted by the Past
by Carol Colyer
BARGAIN
Western Romance
Rating: 4.4
Marie knew little of the world outside of the dark, foreboding corners of her family home in New Orleans. She’d only ever dreamt of escape, but after her mother’s death, she finally started seeking it. She never would have imagined it would come in the form of involving herself with those bridal ads, much less moving all the way across the country to Candle Valley.
There, an honorable and dedicated lawman will give her a second chance in life… Can she open her heart to him or will her past continue to overshadow all attempts at happiness? #ad
Murder in the Bayou Boneyard
by Ellen Byron
BARGAIN
Cozy Mystery
Rating: 4.6
Maggie Crozat, proprietor of a historic Cajun Country B&B, prefers to let the good times roll. But hard times rock her hostelry when a new cell phone app makes it easy for locals to rent their spare rooms to tourists. With October–and Halloween–approaching, she conjures up a witch-crafty marketing scheme to draw visitors to Pelican, Louisiana.
Five local plantation B&Bs host “Pelican’s Spooky Past” packages, featuring regional crafts, unique menus, and a pet costume parade. Topping it off, the derelict Dupois cemetery is the suitably sepulchral setting for the spine-chilling play Resurrection of a Spirit… #ad
The Widow’s Christmas Ruse
by Carla Rossi
BARGAIN
Later-In-Life Romance
Rating: 4.6
Donna Calfee’s had a couple of lonely years since her husband died–God rest his soul. With her son far from Cardinal Point and the family furniture store becoming less fun and less profitable, she wonders if it’s time to sell out and move on. She always wanted to travel and play with her grandchildren, but the first isn’t fun to do alone, and no babies are on the way.
Wesley Lawrence has made millions as the well-known Recliner King of Texas. With a chain of furniture stores across the state, he gets his kicks taking over independent businesses and absorbing them into his empire. With his fourth wife’s departure and their ugly divorce, he escapes the scrutiny of his personal life to hide out in Cardinal Point. What’s more fun at Christmastime than making a small-town owner an offer she can’t refuse? Check out the Cardinal Point Romance Series! #ad
Wash Away
by J.S. Bowers
BARGAIN
Science Fiction
Rating: 4.4
Grad-student chemist Zenna Cherny is in thrall to a stubborn adolescent mermaid, genetically engineered by Zenna’s mad-scientist grandmother. The execs at Fospey Industries would like to buy that mermaid, but they’d prefer to take her by force. Zenna’s cousin Alex is helping a band of emancipated customer-service robots build weapons out in the barn. And the town is currently overrun by obsessed fans who want to discover the siren voice on that viral video.
Wash Away is a science fantasy satire about chemistry, music, climate change, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, surveillance, corporate ethics, and entrancement – as well as mermaids and robots. #ad