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Nerd in Shining Armor
by Vicki Lewis Thompson
FREEBIE
Romantic Comedy
Rating: 4.3

AMAZON NOOK

Genevieve Terrence never imagined an island-hopping flight to Maui would end with her sociopathic boss pointing a gun at her head. Or that she’d wind up stranded on a remote island with nerdy computer programmer Jackson Farley. Good thing she knows a thing or two about surviving a standoff with Mother Nature. Jack can’t believe his luck. Not only is he a hero in Genevieve’s eyes after crash-landing the plane and pulling her to shore… #ad


Smoke it
by Matt Allan
FREEBIE
Cookbook
Rating: 4.2

AMAZON NOOK

Do you want to be able to cook perfect barbecue, every single time you light the charcoal? We reveal the essential Pitmasters recipes and techniques most used by both backyarders and competition teams. This is more than just a cook book. Sometimes the secret is more in the technique than the ingredients. Many of us just throw items onto a grill and hope for the best. With one click you’ll have easy to read, step by step, tricks… #ad


Hungry Heart
by Jennifer Weiner
3.99
Biography & Memoir
Rating: 4.3

AMAZON

Jennifer Weiner is many things: a bestselling author, a Twitter phenomenon, and an “unlikely feminist enforcer” (The New Yorker). She’s also a mom, a daughter, and a sister, a clumsy yogini, and a reality-TV devotee. In this “unflinching look at her own experiences” (Entertainment Weekly), Jennifer fashions uproarishly funny and moving tales of modern-day womanhood. No subject is off-limits in these intimate and honest essays… #ad


Loyalty
by Lisa Scottoline
1.99
Mystery/Thriller
Rating: 4.1

AMAZON NOOK

Franco Fiorvanti is a handsome lemon grower toiling on the estate of a baron. He dreams of owning his own grove, but the rigid class system of Sicily thwarts his ambition. Determined to secure a better future, Franco will do anything to prove his loyalty to the baron. But when the baron asks him to kidnap a little boy named Dante, Franco makes a decision that will change his life–and even the history of Sicily–forever… #ad


A Country Affair
by Debbie Macomber
1.99
Women’s Fiction
Rating: 4.5

AMAZON NOOK

Stranded on the side of a country road with a broken-down car, Rorie Campbell is grateful when horse rancher Clay Franklin comes to her rescue. Stuck in the quirky small town, Rorie gets to know Clay, and she quickly starts to fall for the gruff, tough cowboy. Can a city girl make it work with a country man? Clay certainly thinks so. But their situation is…complicated. Clay and Rorie will have to sort out their feelings if they’re going to be together. #ad


The Next Always
by Nora Roberts
1.99
Contemporary Romance
Rating: 4.6

AMAZON NOOK

The historic hotel in BoonsBoro, Maryland, has endured war and peace, changing hands, even rumored hauntings. Now it’s getting a major facelift from the Montgomery brothers and their eccentric mother. As the architect of the family, Beckett has little time for a social life. But there’s another project he’s got his eye on: the girl he’s been waiting to kiss since he was sixteen… #ad


Kurtherian Age of Expansion Starter Pack
by Multiple Authors
0.99
Science Fiction
Rating: New Release

AMAZON

Experience exciting sci-fi sagas with six book ones from six series in the Kurtherian Gambit Universe –Age of Expansion. Awakened – How Molly has survived military life this long, we’ll never know. When her implanted computer interface is hacked by a nascent AI, Molly has to escape. What’s more, her new “companion” has a spunky attitude which only complicates matters further. And her biggest problem? The swiftest and most efficient way to get out is also the most embarrassing… #ad


Gone
by Reagan Keeter
FREEBIE
Mystery/Thriller
Rating: 4.1

AMAZON NOOK

In a heart-pounding tale of suspense and familial bonds, college student Connor Callahan’s turbulent summer break takes a horrifying turn when an intruder kidnaps his parents from their home in an affluent New York suburb. Any leads the police find go nowhere. Ransom demands never materialize. And soon Connor can feel desperation setting in. Then a glimmer of hope emerges when he meets Olin, an aspiring accountant whose family suffered the same… #ad


Weapons of Mass Deterrence
by Dan Sagir
NO LONGER FREE
History
Rating: 4.2

Since its inception, the State of Israel has had to confront the issue of its very survival in the region. It was this concern that led Ben-Gurion to pursue a project that eventually became the “Dimona” nuclear project – an “open secret” that later turned Israel into a de facto nuclear state in the Middle East. Paradoxically, the best weapon Israel has in its arsenal is the one it has never openly acknowledged… #ad


J.D. and the Great Barber Battle
by J. Dillard
1.99
Children’s Fiction
Rating: 4.8

AMAZON NOOK

J.D. has a big problem–it’s the night before the start of third grade and his mom has just given him his first and worst home haircut. When the steady stream of insults from the entire student body of Douglass Elementary becomes too much for J.D., he takes matters into his own hands and discovers that, unlike his mom, he’s a genius with the clippers. His work makes him the talk of the town and brings him enough hair business to open a barbershop from his bedroom… #ad


Mexican Gothic
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
2.99
Horror
Rating: 4.1

AMAZON NOOK

After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She’s not sure what she will find–her cousin’s husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemí knows little about the region. Noemí is also an unlikely rescuer: She’s a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited… #ad


Quarter to Midnight
by Karen Rose
2.99
Mystery/Thriller
Rating: 4.5

AMAZON NOOK

After completing her tours with the Marines in Iraq, Molly Sutton knew she could take down any bad guy she met. But when a family tragedy exposes the dark side of her local police, she joined up with her former CO Burke Broussard, who left New Orleans PD to set up a private investigative service for people who couldn’t find justice elsewhere. Gabe Hebert saw the toll that working for the NOPD took on his dad and decided instead to make a name for himself… #ad


It’s All About Cowboys Too
by Alexa Verde
0.99
Contemporary Christian Romance
Rating: 4.8

AMAZON

Enjoy hours of heartwarming reading with six more stories about strong-willed forty-something women in small-town Cowboy Crossing and the swoon-worthy single-dad cowboys who love them. Though sometimes those rugged handsome men might need a nudge–or a push! Six sweet, wholesome romances, each with a happily-ever-after, books 7 -12 completing the Cowboy Crossing Romances series! #ad


The Traitor’s Wife
by Sarah Steele
0.99
Historical Fiction
Rating: 4.7

AMAZON NOOK

Naples 1943 – Luisa Giordano has faced many losses: her mother to a deadly illness, the man she loved to the Nazis when war came to Italy, and her unborn child at the hands of her own husband. All Luisa has left is her voice, and when she learns her husband is colluding with the enemy, she knows she must use it to fuel the women of Naples with fire. Los Angeles 1962 – Hollywood starlet Lola Hart has come a long way from the backstreets of Naples… #ad


Death in Venice
by Thomas Mann
FREEBIE
Literary Classics
Rating: 3.9

AMAZON NOOK

A famous author in his early fifties travels to Venice alone and succumbs to a deep obsession with an exquisitely beautiful adolescent boy in Thomas Mann’s iconic novella. About the Author – Thomas Mann (June 6, 1875–August 12, 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, and essayist. He won the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature and the 1949 Goeth Prize. #ad


Throne of Deceit
by K.N. Lee
FREEBIE
Epic Fantasy
Rating: 4.1

AMAZON NOOK

When danger calls, the gods of old unite to protect the innocent. Elise thought she was just another ordinary bastard daughter–even if her father was the powerful wizard king of the largest kingdom in all of Titania. While she prepares for her winter ball, where she can position herself in an advantageous marriage and free herself from a life of exile, her father starts a war. His war against any mage who stands against him sends terror… #ad


Everything You Need
by David Jeremiah
2.99
Religious & Inspirational
Rating: 4.8

AMAZON NOOK

In Everything You Need, bestselling author and Bible teacher Dr. David Jeremiah uses 2 Peter 1:3–11 to show you the path to spiritual and personal transformation through some of the critical tools the Lord provides–diligence, virtue, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, kindness, and love–to help you live boldly and confidently. Dr. Jeremiah also highlights the extraordinary resources God has already provided for your growth… #ad


The Girl of Fire and Thorns
by Rae Carson
2.99
Young Adult
Rating: 4.2

AMAZON NOOK

Elisa is the chosen one. But she is also the younger of two princesses. The one who has never done anything remarkable, and can’t see how she ever will. Now, on her sixteenth birthday, she has become the secret wife of a handsome and worldly king–a king whose country is in turmoil. A king who needs her to be the chosen one, not a failure of a princess. And he’s not the only one who seeks her… #ad


But I Trusted You: And Other True Cases
by Ann Rule
1.99
True Crime Biography
Rating: 4.4

AMAZON

Headlining this page-turning anthology is the case of middle-school counselor Chuck Leonard, found shot to death outside his Washington State home on an icy February morning. A complicated mix of family man and wild man, Chuck played hard and loved many … but who crossed the line by murdering him in cold blood? And why? The revelation is as stunning as the shattering crime itself, powerfully illuminating how those we think we know… #ad


A Scarred Rancher’s Burnt Past
by Leslie Hales
0.99
Historical Romance
Rating: 4.1

AMAZON

Lisa Montgomery’s scars on her hand are nothing compared to the wounds on her heart, inflicted by a vile man determined to claim her. Desperate for escape, Lisa answers a mail-order bride ad, seeking solace in the letters of Derek Bryson, a man whose words reveal a kindness she desperately needs… Can she open her heart to a man she’s never met? Derek Bryson, scarred by the flames that took his parents and disfigured his face… #ad


Connections, Conflict & Murder
by Christa Nardi
0.99
Mystery
Rating: 4.5

AMAZON

When the cybersecurity expert who checked out Stacie’s computer turns up dead, Stacie and her good friend and IT whiz, Trina, find themselves entangled in the ensuing murder investigation. Who killed Sam and why? Was the motive personal or was Sam silenced because he discovered potentially illegal activity as part of a client’s routine security audit? With Stacie at her side, Trina reaches out to other IT people who knew Sam… See full series! #ad