Friday’s Top eBooks
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Foundation
by Lainey Davis
FREEBIE
Romantic Comedy
Rating: 4.1
I don’t do relationships. I do calculations–and Nicole Kennedy is a problem I can’t solve.
When my family’s engineering firm sends me to investigate a sinkhole at her house, I swear I feel a tremor in the foundation of my world. She’s loud and crass and has no time for nonsense. She also seems to hate everything about me. Which is normally fine, because I hate everyone. But…I can’t stop thinking about her… #ad
Bond of a Dragon
by A J Walker
FREEBIE
Fantasy
Rating: 4.4
Nineteen-year-old Anders lived a fairly normal life until the only family he had was taken away from him. When he finds himself forced to embark on an action packed adventure, he discovers there is more to the world than he was told.
The magical force that flows within everything around him becomes revealed. Dragons, elves, orcs, and goblins lurk around nearly every turn along the path as he pursues his two kidnapped cousins… #ad
Nowhere Girl
by Cheryl Diamond
BARGAIN
Biography & Memoir
Rating: 4.5
To the young Cheryl Diamond, life felt like one big adventure, whether she was hurtling down the Himalayas in a rickety car or mingling with underworld fixers. Her family appeared to be an unbreakable gang of five. One day they were in Australia, the next in South Africa, the pattern repeating as they crossed continents, changed identities, and erased their pasts.
What Diamond didn’t yet know was that she was born into a family of outlaws fleeing from the highest international law enforcement agencies, a family with secrets that would eventually catch up to all of them… #ad
The Louvre
by James Gardner
BARGAIN
History
Rating: 4.4
The centuries-long history of the Louvre, from humble fortress to Royal palace to the world’s greatest art museum–with photos and building maps.
Some ten million people from all over the world flock to the Louvre each year to enjoy its incomparable art collection. Yet few of them are aware of the remarkable history of the site and buildings themselves–a fascinating story that historian James Gardner elegantly chronicles in this authoritative history. #ad
The Story of Arthur Truluv
by Elizabeth Berg
BARGAIN
Women’s Fiction
Rating: 4.6
For the past six months, Arthur Moses’s days have looked the same: He tends to his rose garden and to Gordon, his cat, then rides the bus to the cemetery to visit his beloved late wife for lunch. The last thing Arthur would imagine is for one unlikely encounter to utterly transform his life.
Eighteen-year-old Maddy Harris is an introspective girl who visits the cemetery to escape the other kids at school. One afternoon she joins Arthur–a gesture that begins a surprising friendship between two lonely souls… #ad
An Impossible Impostor
by Deanna Raybourn
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Historical Mystery
Rating: 4.6
London, 1889. Veronica Speedwell and her natural historian beau Stoker are summoned by Sir Hugo Montgomerie, head of Special Branch. He has a personal request on behalf of his goddaughter, Euphemia Hathaway.
After years of traveling the world, her eldest brother, Jonathan, heir to Hathaway Hall, was believed to have been killed in the catastrophic eruption of Krakatoa a few years before. But now a man matching Jonathan’s description and carrying his possessions has arrived at Hathaway Hall with no memory of his identity or where he has been… #ad
Her Shifter Wolf Runaway
by Serena Meadows
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Paranormal Romance
Rating: 4.6
I’d begun questioning my very existence… but Marshall appeared out of nowhere and changed my reality. He was mysterious, a man with secrets of his own. Marshall was running away from something… or someone. And I wanted to chase him away from our small town. His new restaurant could become my competition and put me out of business.
But I also couldn’t deny how alive I felt around him. Marshall awakened the wolf shifter in me. His touch reminded me of my life purpose, and he truly was my fated mate. So when I shifted to save his life, the shock in his eyes broke my heart. Could Marshall accept me for who I was… Check out Serena Meadows’s The Clan of Hogan Falls Series! #ad
The Vienna Connection
by Dick Rosano
FREEBIE
Mystery/Thriller
Rating: 4.1
Former intelligence expert Darren Priest tries to distance himself from his old life, and turns to a new vocation as a wine and food writer.
He quickly discovers that some things you can’t un-volunteer for. Called to Vienna by the U.S. President, Priest undertakes a covert mission where friend quickly turns into foe. With numerous enemies threatening his mission, can Priest figure out whom to trust – and keep the Vienna Connection a secret? #ad
Txano & Oscar 1 – The Green Stone
by Julio Santos
FREEBIE
Children’s Fiction
Rating: 4.4
Hi! My name is Txano and my twin brother is Oscar. Have you ever seen a meteorite crash to Earth? Well, we have… While on an excursion at the beginning of summer, a huge ball of fire flew across the sky in front of our eyes and crashed into the forest!
Yes, I know we should have run away in the opposite direction, but we didn’t, and we went searching for it, instead. And we found it. It was a strange green stone. The mystery hiding behind its glow changed our lives forever. Why don’t you come with us to discover it? #ad
Garden Grown Romance
by Valerie Comer
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Christian Contemporary Romance
Rating: 4.6
Wish you were growing your own food right now? In these four Christian feel-good romance stories, the characters do just that… and fall in love!
The Garden Grown Romance series is Valerie Comer’s contribution to the multi-author Arcadia Valley Romance series, where a foodie culture and romance grow hand-in-hand in a small town with a big heart. In this stand-alone sub-series, the congregation at Grace Fellowship repurposes a pair of derelict greenhouses and their attached lot, while providing a setting for garden grown romance! #ad
Day Zero
by C. Robert Cargill
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Science Fiction
Rating: 4.4
It was a day like any other. Except it was our last… It’s on this day that Pounce discovers that he is, in fact, disposable. Pounce, a styilsh “nannybot” fashioned in the shape of a plush anthropomorphic tiger, has just found a box in the attic. His box.
The box he’d arrived in when he was purchased years earlier, and the box in which he’ll be discarded when his human charge, eight-year-old Ezra Reinhart, no longer needs a nanny. As Pounce ponders his suddenly uncertain future, the pieces are falling into place for a robot revolution that will eradicate humankind… #ad
The Cowboy’s Mail-Order Surprise
by Nora J. Callaway
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Western Historical Romance
Rating: 4.3
Unshackled by her past, she seeks love in an unexpected union. Haunted by loss, he finds solace in an unlikely connection. Can their newfound bond protect their unique family?
Lilian, a resilient woman scarred by abuse and a lifetime of running, seeks solace in a mail-order bride ad. However, when she arrives at her intended’s ranch, she discovers it was his daughters who chose her. Despite the misunderstanding, she refuses to leave, demanding Aaron’s accountability. When nothing seems to be in her favor, how can she shatter the chains binding her to the past and find the courage to trust again? #ad
Zuleikha
by Guzel Yakhina
BARGAIN
Literary Fiction
Rating: 4.4
Zuleikha is the model of a dutiful wife. Biddible and meek, she has resigned herself to brutal treatment at the hands of her cruel husband and the carping of her despotic mother-in-law.
While Russia reels in the aftermath of its recent revolution, life in her small Tatar village is relatively untouched. Or so it seems to Zuleikha, until the day her husband is executed by communist soldiers. Zuleikha is exiled to Siberia and forced to leave behind everything she knows… #ad
Miss Riddell’s Cozy Mystery Adventures
by P.C. James
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Cozy Mystery
Rating: 5.0
Boxset: Over 2,300 pages of clues, conundrums, and canny investigating!
Northern England. Miss Pauline Riddell can’t abide injustice. So when she gets tangled up in a suspicious homicide, she sets her sharp mind to unraveling the messy murder. And after unmasking the killer, the eagle-eyed accountant realizes she has a flair for investigation that could change her entire life…. This collection contains all ten volumes in the Miss Riddell series, with adventures spanning from 1953 to 1988… #ad
Olivia, Mourning
by Yael Politis
FREEBIE
Historical Fiction
Rating: 4.3
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
101 Worldbuilding Prompts
by M.D. Presley
FREEBIE
Crafts & Hobbies
Rating: 4.5
Ready to build your fantasy world but don’t know where to start? This definitive collection of fantasy writing tips and prompts jumpstarts the process with:
Over 100 questions from Geology, Biology, Physics (Magic!), Metaphysics, Technology, and Culture; Strategies for top-down planners and bottom-up pantsers; An introduction into fantasy conceits and analogue cultures; How to find your subgenre based on your worldbuilding; Links to an additional 15+ free and inexpensive worldbuilding resources… #ad
He Still Moves Stones
by Max Lucado
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Crafts & Hobbies
Rating: 4.5
People with questions. The Bible is absolutely full of them. A crook on a cross. A wild man in a cemetery. A five-time divorcée. A despondent cripple. A grieving sister. A father at the end of his rope.
Why are these portraits in the Bible? So we can look back in amazement at what Jesus did? No … these aren’t just Sunday school stories. They are historic moments in which a real God met real pain so we could answer the question. “Does God care when I hurt?” #ad
The Smell of Other People’s Houses
by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
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Young Adult
Rating: 4.3
This deeply moving and authentic debut set in 1970s Alaska is for fans of Rainbow Rowell, Louise Erdrich, Sherman Alexie, and Benjamin Alire Saenz. Intertwining stories of love, tragedy, wild luck, and salvation on the edge of America’s Last Frontier introduce a writer of rare talent.
Ruth has a secret that she can’t hide forever. Dora wonders if she can ever truly escape where she comes from, even when good luck strikes. Alyce is trying to reconcile her desire to dance, with the life she’s always known on her family’s fishing boat… #ad
The Valley of Shadows
by Mark Terry
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Action & Adventure
Rating: 4.4
A raid on a Pakistan Al-Qaeda cell recovers two laptops. When the computers’ booby-traps are defused and the computers decrypted and translated, they indicate that Al-Qaeda has planned a series of simultaneous attacks in five U.S. cities involving potential dirty bombs, biological weapons and maybe even a nuclear weapon-on Election Day.
Derek Stillwater, troubleshooter for the Department of Homeland Security, is assigned to a multi-jurisdictional Special Terrorism Activity Response Team (START) to locate the weapon and terrorists in Los Angeles and prevent the attack… #ad
A Shot at Love in the Wild West
by Lilah Rivers
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Historical Romance
Rating: 3.3
Tabitha Sanford, a headstrong and free-spirited woman, finds herself trapped in a compromising situation with Josiah, a man she has never held any affection for. As the small western town buzzes with gossip, Tabitha’s parents insist on her marriage to Josiah, plunging her into a whirlwind of conflicting emotions.
Devastated by the news, Tabitha resents the idea of being tied to a man she barely knows. Can her reluctant marriage to Josiah reveal a love she never saw coming? #ad
Crimes of the Blood Cults
by Fredrick Niles
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Horror/Thriller
Rating: 4.4
The streets of Blackburg run red with the blood of the sacrificed. Strange rumors of figures in black robes are circulating, people are disappearing, bodies are turning up in the streets, and the police are either too crooked or burnt out to do anything.
Dive deep into the seedy depths of a city pushed to the brink. In this short story collection from the author of Cold Water Forest and The Omen Tree, you’ll find: Private Investigators limping along to the next payday; Idealistic cops caught in a world they no longer understand; Average joes trying to make sense of senseless crimes; Serial killers driven by an indescribable need; Victims hell-bent on finding justice at any cost; Creatures beyond your wildest nightmares… #ad