Friday’s Top eBooks
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Dating Dracula
by Kinsley Adams
FREEBIE
Romantic Comedy
Rating: 4.4
You know, I really only had two goals in life: 1) Unearth the truth about vampires and, 2) Become hella famous.
Nowhere on that list did I have “die” or “get turned into a bloodsucker.” But guess what? Life doesn’t always go according to plan. Now, thanks to an unfortunate back-alley encounter, I’m the newest member of the undead country club (fangs, coffin, and all). And my savior? Sire? Whatever… Freaking. Dracula. Himself. #ad
Violent Wonder
by Fredrick Niles
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Science Fiction
Rating: 3.6
300 years ago, a bolt of cosmic lightning struck Earth, scattering humanity across the stars. Since then, most habitable planets have come under the rule of an authoritarian regime known as the People’s Union Coalition.
Seeking to escape the PUC’s stranglehold, the crew of the Leopold endeavors to steal a Light Core, one of the only means of transportation from star system to star system. But when they come across an old derelict vessel drifting through the outer boundaries of known space, their escape quickly turns into a blood-soaked nightmare… Check out Fredrick Niles’s Universal Wilderness Series! #ad
Life and Death in Shanghai
by Nien Cheng
BARGAIN
Biography & Memoir
Rating: 4.6
In August 1966, a group of Red Guards ransacked the home of Nien Cheng. Her background made her an obvious target for the fanatics of the Cultural Revolution: educated in London, the widow of an official of Chiang Kai-shek’s regime, and an employee of Shell Oil. When she refused to confess that any of this made her an enemy of the state, she was placed in solitary confinement, where she would remain for more than six years.
Life and Death in Shanghai recounts the story of Nien Cheng’s imprisonment–a time of extreme deprivation which she met with heroic resistance–as well as her quest for justice when she was released. #ad
Understanding Orchids
by William Cullina
BARGAIN
Crafts & Hobbies
Rating: 4.7
Orchids are the largest family of plants in the world. With 30,000 known species, you could acquire a different orchid every day for eighty years and still not grow them all.
Back in the realm of reality, readers of this beautiful book can quickly and easily find the orchids that are right for them — which ones will thrive on a windowsill, which prefer artificial lights, and which need a greenhouse; which are for beginners, which for experts… #ad
Close Enough to Touch
by Colleen Oakley
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Women’s Fiction
Rating: 4.3
Jubilee Jenkins is no ordinary librarian. With a rare allergy to human touch, any skin-to-skin contact could literally kill her. But after retreating into solitude for nearly ten years, Jubilee’s decided to brave the world again, despite the risks. Armed with a pair of gloves, long sleeves, and her trusty bicycle, she finally ventures out the front door–and into her future.
Eric Keegan has troubles of his own. With his daughter from a failed marriage no longer speaking to him, and his brilliant, if psychologically troubled, adopted son attempting telekinesis, Eric’s struggling to figure out how his life got so off course… #ad
A Lawman for Lisette
by Teresa Slack
BARGAIN
Western Romance
Rating: 4.6
When Lisette Pelletier answers an ad to become a physician in the frontier town of Willow Wood, Idaho, she knows her life will change forever. What she doesn’t expect is to fall in love with the U.S. Marshal whose life she saves on her way to town.
Federal Marshal Grayson Dutton spent his career protecting pioneers, chasing down bandits, settling disputes before they erupted into gunfire, and returning fire when needed. None of it prepared him for dealing with a feisty lady doc who can’t see when she’s in over her head… Check out Teresa Slack’s Willow Wood Brides Series! #ad
Shortcut
by Arnold Eslava-Grünwaldt
BARGAIN
Detective Thriller
Rating: 4.4
It all started with a shortcut. Murder followed. Then an accidental death. Or so it seemed. But then again, nothing is as quite as it seems. Enter Detective Sergeant Hamilcar “Ham” Hitchcock and his General Assignment Squad.
Fresh off the Keim case–and recovering from the loss of several key members–the Yonkers, New York-based team reinvents itself and dives headfirst into the latest investigation. And, it’s a doozy. Is the murderer a jealous high school student? A greedy caregiver? An angry homeless man? Or, someone else? As the detectives work to unmask the killer, a bizarre, unrelated death draws their attention–and holds it. Check out Arnold Eslava-Grünwaldt’s The Cut Series! #ad
At Wits’ End
by Kirsten Weiss
FREEBIE
Cozy Mystery
Rating: 4.2
When control-freak Susan Witsend inherits her grandmother’s UFO-themed B&B, she’s ready to put her organizational skills to the test. She knows she can make the B&B work, even if there is a faux-UFO in the roof. After all, what’s not to love about a Victorian nestled in the high Sierra foothills?
None of her carefully crafted policies and procedures, however, can prepare her for a corpse in room seven – the body of her small-town sheriff’s ex-husband. Good thing Susan has her own plans to solve the crime… #ad
A Path to Forgiveness
by Lisa M. James
FREEBIE
Christian Fantasy
Rating: 4.6
Reckless. Extravagant. Wasteful. These were all words that could describe Esther. Thirteen years of careless living had left Esther and her young son destitute. When her husband disappears at night, leaving Esther with the full burden of their debt, Esther has no choice but to claim her husband is dead and enslave herself and her child to stay alive.
So severely had she broken the relationships in her life, she never expected a man from her childhood to speak on her behalf and carry the weight of her debt. Yet Esther soon realizes that escaping the demons of her past would not be so easy… Check out Lisa M. James’s The Prodigal Woman Series! #ad
The Pariah
by Anthony Ryan
BARGAIN
Horror
Rating: 4.5
Born into the troubled kingdom of Albermaine, Alwyn Scribe is raised as an outlaw. Quick of wit and deft with a blade, Alwyn is content with the freedom of the woods and the comradeship of his fellow thieves. But an act of betrayal sets him on a new path – one of blood and vengeance, which eventually leads him to a soldier’s life in the king’s army.
Fighting under the command of Lady Evadine Courlain, a noblewoman beset by visions of a demonic apocalypse, Alwyn must survive war and the deadly intrigues of the nobility if he hopes to claim his vengeance… #ad
The Earl’s Bookish Bride
by Bridget Barton
BARGAIN
Historical Romance
Rating: 4.6
Marianne Hastings is a devoted daughter, dutifully caring for her ailing father over the last several years. As she reluctantly prepares for the London Season to please her father, she highly doubts she could find a suitable match in the pretentious rituals of the ton.
When her father collapses at the opera one night though, a handsome young stranger will offer his assistance and unintentionally capture her heart… Will she be able to get past her prejudice and take the leap to real love? #ad
Sweet Bean Paste
by Durian Sukegawa
BARGAIN
Literary Fiction
Rating: 4.4
Sentaro has failed. He has a criminal record, drinks too much, and his dream of becoming a writer is just a distant memory. With only the blossoming of the cherry trees to mark the passing of time, he spends his days in a tiny confectionery shop selling dorayaki, a type of pancake filled with sweet bean paste. But everything is about to change.
Into his life comes Tokue, an elderly woman with disfigured hands and a troubled past. Tokue makes the best sweet bean paste Sentaro has ever tasted. She begins to teach him her craft, but as their friendship flourishes, social pressures become impossible to escape and Tokue’s dark secret is revealed… #ad
Love and Hope in a Small Town
by Alexa Verde
BARGAIN
Sweet Contemporary Romance
Rating: 4.6
Sweet, clean, wholesome romances, each with a happily-ever-after! Love blossoms between unlikely couples in this tender, heartfelt collection of ten small-town sweet romances!
A single-dad cowboy ex-player enters a marriage of convenience; a spunky plus-size cowgirl reluctantly gets a makeover from a city slicker; a struggling single mother reunites with a man whose heart she broke; sparks–and cakes!–fly between two competing co-chefs, and much more. #ad
Laser Trap
by Frank DiBianca
BARGAIN
Mystery
Rating: 4.3
Engineering grad student Dan Butler discovers an unorthodox way to produce lasers of unprecedented power. When the malevolent bosses at StarWay Labs, who sell weapons to the international underworld, discover this, they kidnap Dan and demand he replicate his work in their secret lab.
Dan’s fellow grad student, Lana Madison, who Dan had hired to help him find a girlfriend, is alarmed at his disappearance. She forms a high-tech team with four of their friends to help the authorities rescue Dan. They make remarkable breakthroughs in tracking down his whereabouts while the criminal cadre at StarWay pushes Dan close to his breaking point. With millions of dollars and Dan’s life at stake, can he be rescued before it’s too late? Will he survive the Laser Trap? #ad
The Watchmaker’s Daughter
by Dianne Haley
FREEBIE
Historical Fiction
Rating: 4.3
1942, Geneva: As her radio crackles with heart-breaking news from occupied France, Valérie Hallez gazes towards the snow-covered Alps after a long day helping her father, a local watchmaker.
With a Nazi invasion looming, she is sick with worry for the future of her country, and for Philippe, her childhood sweetheart with soft brown eyes. Valérie might not be able to join the army like him, but she is determined to play her part in the fight against evil… #ad
P.I. Butterfly: Gone Guppy
by Karen Kilpatrick
FREEBIE
Children’s Fiction
Rating: 4.7
It’s Saturday, the best morning of the week when a scream interrupts the perfect day for learning about butterflies. Mili the guppy is… missing! But have no fear, P.I. Butterfly is on the case. She’ll stop at nothing to solve the mystery.
P.I. Butterfly preserves the scene, records every clue, and interviews suspicious suspects, but she ends up on a trail to nowhere fast. As she drowns her sorrows in a glass of milk, a fishy finding leads to a new suspect and… a cat-felt confession. #ad
The Diary of Mary Berg
by Mary Berg
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History
Rating: 4.6
Mary Berg was fifteen when the German army poured into Poland in 1939. She survived four years of Nazi terror, and managed to keep a diary throughout.
This astonishing, vivid portrayal of life inside the Warsaw Ghetto ranks with the most significant documents of the Second World War. Mary Berg candidly chronicles not only the daily deprivations and mass deportations, but also the resistance and resilience of the inhabitants, their secret societies, and the youth at the forefront of the fight against Nazi terror. #ad
Ruthless
by Christa Wick
BARGAIN
Contemporary Romance
Rating: 4.2
AVERY: Maybe making the call to the cops was a dumb move on my part, but I had to do it. Callan’s life was at stake. Yes, I know we exist in different worlds–his far darker and more dangerous than mine–but I’ve been stupid for him since high school all the same. And now, with that one phone call, my life becomes irrevocably tied to his.
CALLAN: If ever there were an angel here in my hell on earth, it’d be shy, sweet Avery Watkins. She’s always been too good to belong to a biker with a past as ugly as mine. Still, I’ve had a soft spot for her since high school all the same. For years, I’ve kept my distance to keep her safe. But all that changes the moment she risks her life for me. Check out Christa Wick’s Dangerous Protector Series! #ad
Whiteout
by Ragnar Jonasson
BARGAIN
Mystery/Thriller
Rating: 4.2
Two days before Christmas, a young woman is found dead beneath the cliffs of the deserted village of KÁlfshamarvÍk. Did she jump, or did something more sinister take place beneath the lighthouse and the abandoned old house on the remote rocky outcrop?
With winter closing in and the snow falling relentlessly, Ari ThÓr Arason discovers that the victim’s mother and young sister also lost their lives in this same spot, twenty-five years earlier. As the dark history and its secrets of the village are unveiled, and the death toll begins to rise, the Siglufjordur detectives must race against the clock to find the killer, before another tragedy takes place. #ad
New Beginnings at Sandpiper Inn
by Ella Morgan
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Sweet Romance
Rating: 4.2
An identity crisis leads Casey Sky from her busy life as a Hollywood actress to small-town Sandpiper Cove. After her escape from the noise and paparazzi to the peaceful beachside town, Casey discovers how peaceful life can be away from the fame. But can she stay true to her soul search when the inn owner’s handsome son continues to catch her eye?
After the death of his father, Drew Almada makes the tough decision to leave his promising career in New York City to help his family run the Sandpiper Inn. Along the way, Drew finds a mysterious guest, who clearly has something to hide, taking over his heart… Check out Ella Morgan’s The Almada Family of Sandpiper Cove Series! #ad
OCELLICON: Future Visions
by A.G. Russo
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Science Fiction
Rating: New Release
OCELLICON is a military science fiction story with elements of legal/detective/mystery/feminist/noir sci-fi.
Earth barely survived nuclear battles until the militaries of the world took over from authoritarians. But rebellion was agitating from within. Prosecutor Major Annalisa Farrell, Military Academy honors graduate, war hero, wounded warrior, and child abuse survivor fought to champion justice. An unexpected adversary turned out to be Judge Bennett McCrae, the “Judge Prince.” In his courtroom, the Military, and the general population, he was as popular as Annalisa was hated. Before appearing before Judge McCrae, Annalisa Farrell fought in numerous conflicts, was special ops, and had missions in space where she worked side by side with aliens… #ad