Wednesday’s Top eBooks
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Christmas in July
by Olivia Noble
FREEBIE
Romantic Comedy
Rating: 4.2
When hopping on a random plane leads me to Minnesota, I don’t expect to be seated next to a gorgeous stranger on the flight. He instantly becomes my travel buddy and tour guide for a whole new world of experiences in Snowflake Creek and beyond…
My guarded heart refuses to believe this whirlwind romance is real. But as we travel to places I’ve only dreamed of, this crazy month of July might just change my life–seeing the world with my new special friend, bonding over each adventure, and growing closer day by day… Did I mention how cute he looks in a pair of yellow swim trunks? Check out Olivia Noble’s Snowflake Creek Series! #ad
The Ghost’s Call
by K.C. Adams
FREEBIE
Horror
Rating: 4.2
Something has just unleashed dozens of 200-year-old ghosts on my hometown. And my seventeen-year-old daughter wants to be the one to solve the mystery. Isn’t that just great? Little does she know that a ghost killed her dad. Which is why I really, really don’t want either of us to go near them ever again.
But, of course, she’s my daughter. Stubbornness runs in the family. So does ghost hunting. If I don’t look into the ghosts haunting the town, I’ll never be able to live with myself if someone else gets hurt… #ad
The Becket List
by Adele Griffin
BARGAIN
Children’s Fiction
Rating: 4.8
From subways to sidewalks to safety rules, she is a city kid born and raised. Now the Branch family is trading urban bustle for big green fields and moving to help their gran on Blackberry Farm, where Becket has to make sense of new routines, from feeding animals to baling hay.
But Becket is ready! She even makes her own “Becket List” for How to Be a Country Kid. Things don’t always work out the way she planned, but whether it’s selling mouth-puckering lemonade, feeding hostile hens, or trying to make a new best friend, Becket is determined to use her city smarts to get a grip on country living… #ad
The Last Victim
by Jason Moss & Jeffrey Kottler
BARGAIN
True Crime Biography
Rating: 4.5
It started with a college course assignment, then escalated into a dangerous obsession. Eighteen-year-old honor student Jason Moss wrote to men whose body counts had made criminal history: men named Dahmer, Manson, Ramirez, and Gacy.
Posing as their ideal victim, Jason seduced them with his words. One by one they wrote him back, showering him with their madness and violent fantasies. Then the game spun out of control. John Wayne Gacy revealed all to Jason — and invited his pen pal to visit him in prison… #ad
The Duke’s Artful Muse
by Aria Norton
BARGAIN
Historical Romance
Rating: 4.8
Betrayed by her uncle and cast out of her own home after her father’s demise, Charlotte’s fate is in the hands of a notorious Viscount with cruel intentions. Lost in despair, a glimmer of hope emerges when she finds refuge in the employment offered by the enigmatic Duke of Kent.
Within the opulence of his estate, her heart flutters whenever he is near. As their friendship evolves amidst their shared passion for art, Charlotte senses a deeper connection growing. Can her blossoming love for him overcome the societal barriers that keep them apart? #ad
The Survivors
by Jane Harper
BARGAIN
Mystery/Thriller
Rating: 4.2
Kieran Elliott’s life changed forever on the day a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences. The guilt that still haunts him resurfaces during a visit with his young family to the small coastal community he once called home. Kieran’s parents are struggling in a town where fortunes are forged by the sea. Between them all is his absent brother, Finn.
When a body is discovered on the beach, long-held secrets threaten to emerge. A sunken wreck, a missing girl, and questions that have never washed away… #ad
The Jack Eldridge Story: The RetroFuturistic Man
by Dennis Higgins
BARGAIN
Time Travel Romance
Rating: 5.0
The Chicago Cultural Center building was once the main branch of the Chicago Public Library. During major renovations, eight mysterious books were found behind a wall on the lower level.
Nobody took much interest in the old books until they ended up on the desk of Dorothy Burnett, the Center’s main historian. She discovered that the books were written in the 1930s by an unfamiliar author named Jack Eldridge who penned detailed, retrofuturistic visions of what life would be like in the future. Most interesting were his last two volumes which predicted life in the year 2000 and beyond… #ad
Steeltown Magnolia
by Melissa F. Miller
FREEBIE
Mystery/Thriller
Rating: 4.7
Maisy Farley, a Georgia peach transplanted to Pittsburgh, has won the hearts of her audience as their favorite hometown news anchor for seven years running. Then she dared to report the truth about the influential and eccentric billionaire who bought the TV station where she’s worked for over a decade.
Now, she’s out of a job but sitting on a pile of money thanks to the golden parachute in her contract. It’s the perfect time to follow her dream of being an independent investigative reporter… #ad
Crush
by Niki Keith
FREEBIE
Young Adult
Rating: 4.4
Phoebe is finally ready to move on from her troubled past. When she starts Richmond High, she joins the cheer squad and the volleyball team. But Phoebe is thrilled when Laura welcomes her into her elite club, the Pink Ladies.
Everybody wants to be like Laura. She’s crazy rich, hosts the hottest parties, and gives the most expensive gifts. But as Phoebe’s popularity grows, so does Laura’s jealousy. In Laura’s eyes, there’s room for only one queen bee… #ad
Mindwalker
by Kate Dylan
BARGAIN
Science Fiction
Rating: 4.5
Eighteen-year-old Sil Sarrah is determined to die a legend. But with only twelve months left before the supercomputer grafted to her brain kills her, Sil’s time is quickly running out.
In the ten years she’s been rescuing field agents for the Syntex corporation – by commandeering their minds from afar and leading them to safety – Sil hasn’t lost a single life. And she’s not about to start now. But when a critical mission goes south, Sil is forced to flee the very company she once called home… #ad
The Wedding Standoff
by Evangeline Kelly
BARGAIN
Christian Women’s Fiction
Rating: 4.6
Rachel is determined to have a simple wedding without her overbearing mother taking control. When she stumbles upon her dream home with her fiancé, a surprising deal is offered by her mom: use the wedding savings for the house, and Mom will foot the bill for the wedding. There’s just one catch–Mom gets a greater say in the wedding plans.
Reluctantly, Rachel agrees and moves back home to plan the wedding with her mother. Overwhelmed by their clashing visions and her mother’s disregard for her feelings, Rachel determines to stand up to her. But despite her best efforts, Mom steamrolls over Rachel’s wishes, making crucial decisions behind her back. #ad
The Secret Orphan
by Glynis Peters
BARGAIN
Historical Fiction
Rating: 4.2
As the Nazis’ relentless bombs fall during the Blitz of Coventry, six-year-old Rose Sherbourne finds herself orphaned and under the guardianship of a Cornish farmer’s daughter, Elenor Cardew.
Elenor knows that the only way to protect spirited Rose is to leave the city and make a new life for themselves away from harm. But soon Elenor discovers that Hitler’s firestorm is not the only thing she must fear when she learns a devastating secret about Rose… #ad
The Children on the Hill
by Jennifer McMahon
BARGAIN
Mystery/Thriller
Rating: 4.2
1978: At her renowned treatment center in picturesque Vermont, the brilliant psychiatrist, Dr. Helen Hildreth, is acclaimed for her compassionate work with the mentally ill. But when she’s home with her cherished grandchildren, Vi and Eric, she’s just Gran–teaching them how to take care of their pets, preparing them home-cooked meals, providing them with care and attention and love.
Then one day Gran brings home a child to stay with the family. Iris–silent, hollow-eyed, skittish, and feral–does not behave like a normal girl. Still, Violet is thrilled to have a new playmate… #ad
Jack
by Mckenna James
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Contemporary Romance
Rating: 4.4
JACK – Rejection. That’s what I get for trying to save a girl who obviously doesn’t want saving. Paying off her father’s debt so she can stop taking off her clothes for other people? That was a no brainer. Obviously, I hoped she’d fall victim to my irresistible charm. My selflessness. But no.
I’ve offended her independent spirit, and instead of falling for me, she’s doing everything she can to avoid me. I should forget all about Ellie Masters, but I’m a sucker for her sassy smile and that fiery, luscious mouth. I’m more than willing to take a gamble on this girl, but she’s made it clear I’m going to need more than luck to win her heart… Check out Mckenna James’s Vegas Kings Series! #ad
Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens
FREEBIE
Literary Classics
Rating: 4.5
The novel is set in Kent and London in the early to mid-19th century and contains some of Dickens’s most celebrated scenes, starting in a graveyard, where the young Pip is accosted by the escaped convict Abel Magwitch.
Great Expectations is full of extreme imagery – poverty, prison ships and chains, and fights to the death – and has a colourful cast of characters who have entered popular culture. These include the eccentric Miss Havisham, the beautiful but cold Estella, and Joe, the unsophisticated and kind blacksmith. #ad
Age of Enlightenment
by Hourly History
FREEBIE
History
Rating: 4.2
From its beginnings as a loosely definable group of philosophical ideas to the culmination of its revolutionary effect on public life in Europe, the Age of Enlightenment is the defining intellectual and cultural movement of the modern world.
Using reason as its core value, the Enlightenment believed that progress and the betterment of the human condition was inevitable. A bold attack on the Church, the State and the Monarchy, the Age of Enlightenment was a direct challenge to the status quo that sought freedom for all. #ad
51 Puppy Tricks
by Kyra Sundance
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Crafts & Hobbies
Rating: 4.5
Give your puppy a head start! 51 Puppy Tricks gives you the tools you need to teach your puppy essential skills, helpful behaviors, and fantastic tricks through step-by-step instructions and photographs. Tricks and tips are specifically designed for your puppy’s developing mind and body.
Step-by-step instruction guides you through the simple steps of teaching a trick. Troubleshooting ideas and tips provide solutions to common real-world challenges. Photos of every step of the training process show you exactly what to do and take the guesswork out of teaching. #ad
The Book of Lost Things
by John Connolly
BARGAIN
Fantasy
Rating: 4.4
High in his attic bedroom, twelve-year-old David mourns the death of his mother. He is angry and alone, with only the books on his shelf for company. But those books have begun to whisper to him in the darkness, and as he takes refuge in his imagination, he finds that reality and fantasy have begun to meld.
While his family falls apart around him, David is violently propelled into a land that is a strange reflection of his own world, populated by heroes and monsters, and ruled over by a faded king who keeps his secrets in a mysterious book… The Book of Lost Things. #ad
Backward Glance
by Robyn Carr
BARGAIN
Women’s Fiction
Rating: 4.2
Leigh Brackon is back home to look after her “ailing” mother. But she suspects maternal meddling when she finds her old flame John McElroy knee-deep in landscaping in her mom’s backyard. Leigh and John’s summer affair five years ago ended badly, and they’re both leery of relationships after their own failed marriages.
But John has always been drawn to Leigh, even though the handyman doubts he’s good enough for the brilliant scientist and her twin boys. And Leigh has a secret that could change everything. Could they possibly have a real chance this time around? #ad
Love’s New Beginnings
by Penny Zeller
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Christian Historical Romance
Rating: 4.5
Lydie Beauchamp recently moved with her aunts–sisters Myrtle and Fern–to the untamed Wyoming Territory. When a teaching position in nearby Willow Falls captures her attention, can she leave her aunts, one of whom just suffered a broken heart, and embark on this new adventure? Will she find the courage to persevere in the midst of challenges, one being a handsome challenge named Solomon Eliason?
Reverend Solomon Eliason has the goal of making a difference. Hired as the pastor of Willow Falls, he must convince the congregation that he is able to undertake the role of a reverend… #ad
Code Red
by Ian Loome
BARGAIN
Thriller
Rating: 4.4
Bob Singleton used to be a top CIA assassin. Now, scarred by his terrible past, he lives in a refrigerator box behind a dumpster in downtown Chicago. He just wants to be left alone. But his past is coming back to haunt him, in the shape of a nurse and a teenage boy who desperately need his help.
They are being pursued by trained killers because they stumbled on a long-buried conspiracy, a secret that is tied to a failed mission in Bob’s military past. Now they need Bob to protect them. The old Bob, the one who fearlessly put his enemies in the ground. Bob sees a chance to discover the truth about what happened all those years ago… #ad