Thursday’s Top eBooks
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Stand By Your Hitman
by Leslie Langtry
FREEBIE
Romantic Comedy
Rating: 4.5
Missi Bombay invents things–fatal flowers, Jell-O bullets, stroke-inducing panty hose and other ways to kill a target without leaving any trace behind. Living a solitary life on her family’s island, she’s a great asset to her family of assassins. Unfortunately, the family that kills together also meddles together, and when Missi’s mom decides her daughter’s life is a little too solitary, she packs Missi off the Costa Rica… #ad
Caged Princess
by Caylen McQueen
FREEBIE
Fantasy
Rating: 3.8
At age fourteen, Princess Mayra saw her entire family murdered in front of her. Now she’s holding on to a secret that could destroy the world. For five years, Mayra’s enemies have been trying to force the secret out of her. She’s been bullied, tortured, and caged like an animal. Only one man, Captain Jun Shiraishi, has ever been kind to her. His kindness is betrayed when Mayra commits and unspeakable act to escape her captors… #ad
The Tale of Despereaux
by Kate DiCamillo
2.99 (One Day Only)
Children’s Fiction
Rating: 4.7
A brave mouse, a covetous rat, a wishful serving girl, and a princess named Pea come together in Kate DiCamillo’s Newbery Medal-winning tale. Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light. And it is the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl who harbors a simple, impossible wish… #ad
The Little Princesses
by Marion Crawford & Jennie Bond
1.99 (One Day Only)
Biography & Memoir
Rating: 4.6
Once upon a time, in 1930s England, there were two little princesses named Elizabeth and Margaret Rose. Their father was the Duke of York, the second son of King George V, and their Uncle David was the future King of England. We all know how the fairy tale ended: When King George died, “Uncle David” became King Edward VIII–who abdicated less than a year later to marry the scandalous Wallis Simpson. Suddenly the little princesses’ father was King… #ad
Passions in Death
by J. D. Robb
2.99 (One Day Only)
Women Sleuths
Rating: 4.6
On a hot August night, Lt. Eve Dallas and her husband, Roarke, speed through the streets of Manhattan to the Down and Dirty club, where a joyful, boisterous pre-wedding girls’ night out has turned into a murder scene. One of the brides lies in a pool of blood, garroted in a private room where she was preparing a surprise for her fiancée–two scrimped and saved-for tickets to Hawaii. Despite the dozens of people present, useful witnesses are hard to come by… #ad
This Magic Moment
by Nora Roberts
1.99 (One Day Only)
Contemporary Romance
Rating: 4.3
Master magician Pierce Atkins has made a career conjuring realistic illusions and escaping elaborate traps, mystifying audiences around the world. Mesmerized by his seemingly otherworldly abilities, Ryan Swan is desperate for a peek behind the curtain of the brooding, attractive genius–only to uncover a personal tragedy his magic cannot fix. And as she watches Pierce engage in one death-defying act after another… #ad
Scott Jackson
by William Black
0.99
Western Fiction
Rating: 5.0
Sheriff Scott Jackson thought life in Pine Valley, Texas, would stay quiet. He was wrong. When word comes that his twin brother, Lance, has been shot in nearby Logan, Scott saddles up for answers. Rumor points to Eldon Ivy – a ruthless land baron who owns half the county and doesn’t take “no” for an answer. When Ivy wants something, he sends his enforcer, the brutal Jed Henson, to make it happen. One of Ivy’s targets is Frank Ames, a respected farmer whose daughter Nancy has captured Scott’s heart… See full series! #ad
Potions and the Pleasantly Poisoned
by Eloise Everhart
FREEBIE
Cozy Mystery
Rating: 4.4
At 40, Dani Williams thought she knew all her family secrets. Gran’s apple pie recipe? Check. The location of grandpa’s hidden cigarette stash? Double check. But when her gran dies, she discovers the biggest secret of them all. All the women in her family are witches. Including her. And the timing couldn’t be worse. After a tough six months, Dani’s life is in ruins. When she returns to Point Pleasant to deal with her gran’s estate… #ad
Captivity’s Collections
by Kathleen S. Murphy
FREEBIE
History
Rating: 4.2
Cashews from Africa’s Gold Coast, butterflies from Sierra Leone, jalap root from Veracruz, shells from Jamaica–in the eighteenth century, these specimens from faraway corners of the Atlantic were tucked away onboard inhumane British slaving vessels. Kathleen S. Murphy argues that the era’s explosion of new natural knowledge was deeply connected to the circulation of individuals, objects, and ideas through the networks of the British transatlantic slave trade… #ad
Singularity Sky
by Charles Stross
1.99 (One Day Only)
Science Fiction
Rating: 4.2
In a technologically suppressed future, information demands to be free in the debut novel from Hugo Award-winning author Charlie Stross. In the twenty-first century, life as we know it changed. Faster-than-light travel was perfected, and the Eschaton, a superhuman artificial intelligence, was born. Four hundred years later, the far-flung colonies that arose as a result of these events–scattered over three thousand years of time and a thousand parsecs of space… #ad
I Heard You Paint Houses
by Charles Brandt
1.99 (One Day Only)
True Crime Biography
Rating: 4.6
“I heard you paint houses” are the first words Jimmy Hoffa ever spoke to Frank “the Irishman” Sheeran. To paint a house is to kill a man. The paint is the blood that splatters on the walls and floors. In the course of nearly 5 years of recorded interviews, Frank Sheeran confessed to Charles Brandt that he handled more than 25 hits for the mob, and for his friend Hoffa. He also provided intriguing information about the Mafia’s role in the murder of JFK… #ad
The Stillwater Girls
by Minka Kent
2.99
Women’s Fiction
Rating: 4.4
Ignorant of civilization and cautioned against its evils, nineteen-year-old Wren and her two sisters, Sage and Evie, were raised in off-the-grid isolation in a primitive cabin in upstate New York. When the youngest grows gravely ill, their mother leaves with the child to get help from a nearby town. And they never return. As months pass, hope vanishes. Supplies are low. Livestock are dying. A brutal winter is bearing down. Then comes the stranger… #ad
Love in the Headlines
by Penny Zeller
0.99 (Limited Time Deal)
Christian Romance
Rating: 4.4
Can paper and paw prints draw these two nemeses together? All Carleigh Adams wants is a relaxing evening. But Sullivan Theodore IV, her wayward shih tzu, has other plans. After escaping from home, Sullivan Theodore unlawfully enters what Carleigh assumes is a stranger’s house via a doggy door. Much to Carleigh’s horror, it is actually the home of her coworker and nemesis, Trey “The Irritating” Montgomery… #ad
Edge of the Blackout
by Colton Lively
0.99
Thriller
Rating: New Release
An EMP Post Apocalypse Prepper Survival Thriller Boxset – When the power grid collapses, Shelly grabs her gear and heads into a world spiraling into chaos. No phones. No rescue. Just survival. With danger around every corner and a criminal brother by her side, she must fight to stay alive or be swallowed by the darkness. About the Author: Colton is a writer, prepper enthusiast, and survivalist. He enjoys writing EMP and other disaster thrillers! #ad
Five Weeks in a Balloon
by Jules Verne
FREEBIE
Literary Classics
Rating: 4.1
In Five Weeks in a Balloon, Jules Verne launches readers into a daring aerial expedition across Africa. Dr. Samuel Fergusson, accompanied by his loyal companions, travels by hydrogen balloon over vast deserts, dense jungles, and unknown territories–facing danger, discovery, and wonder at every turn. Blending scientific imagination with thrilling adventure, this early masterpiece established Verne as a pioneer of modern science fiction and exploration literature. #ad
The Elephant in the Ivy
by Alexander Greengaard
FREEBIE
Young Adult
Rating: 4.6
Alison Ashe is a junior at Bauer College. A scholarship kid, a theatre major, strapped for cash and even more strapped for time; she’s easily annoyed and something about her privileged peers really wigs her out. But unlike most of her peers, Alison has an outlet where starting on third base doesn’t do anyone any favors. Ancient and secret, Bauer is home to a spy game of sorts. A game where all that matters is that your wits are sharp… #ad
A Widow on the Run at his Door
by Madeline Thornton
0.99
Historical Western Romance
Rating: 4.0
When Clara Donovan’s sheriff husband is ambushed and murdered, she flees with her young son, carrying nothing but a mysterious map. Under a false name, she finds shelter at a struggling ranch in exchange for work. It should be simple, but she never expected the rugged rancher to make her believe in love again… Jackson Hayes is a man haunted by betrayal and loss. His ranch is failing, his daughter is wild with grief, and he’s sworn off trusting anyone… See full series! #ad
Black Sheep
by Rachel Harrison
1.99
Horror
Rating: 3.9
Nobody has a “normal” family, but Vesper Wright’s is truly…something else. Vesper left home at eighteen and never looked back–mostly because she was told that leaving the staunchly religious community she grew up in meant she couldn’t return. But then an envelope arrives on her doorstep. Inside is an invitation to the wedding of Vesper’s beloved cousin Rosie. It’s to be hosted at the family farm. Have they made an exception to the rule? #ad
Neptune Avenue
by Gabriel Cohen
0.50 (Limited Time Deal)
Mystery/Thriller
Rating: 4.1
Jack Leightner’s new partner is a rookie homicide detective, scared by death but ready to learn. His first case is a gruesome one: a strangled prostitute, hung from her neck in an imitation of suicide and left to fester for days in the summer heat. Nearly overcome, the rookie asks Leightner how he keeps himself from getting emotionally involved with the victims. If we got emotional or took it personally, says Leightner, “there’s no way we could do the job.” #ad
Badlands
by Jill Sorenson
0.50 (Limited Time Deal)
Romantic Suspense
Rating: 4.1
Every day, bodyguard Owen Jackson puts his life on the line–and keeps his feelings for Penny Sandoval locked away. Assigned to protect Penny’s father, a presidential candidate, Owen can’t get emotionally involved. That is, until Penny and her young son, Cruz, are abducted and taken deep into the California badlands. Owen knows the bleak territory from his childhood. Worse, he knows the gang leader making ransom demands–his own brother, Shane… #ad
Keep Talking
by Jen Shoemaker Davidson
0.99
Self-Help
Rating: 5.0
Parenting doesn’t come with a manual. But fellow mom Jen Shoemaker Davidson is here to offer straight talk and practical strategies for establishing loving and trusting communication to last a lifetime. When her own kids entered their teenage years, Jen realized she had important topics she wanted to share with them–but getting them to open up and talk to her would take her full commitment to showing up, even when it was hard… #ad