Thursday’s Top eBooks
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Lights, Camera, Murder
by Nikki Haverstock
FREEBIE
Cozy Mystery
Rating: 4.3
Melissa McBallister is young, rich, and beautiful but frustrated. She wants nothing more than to be a famous author like her mother. When the opportunity to be on a new reality TV show comes her way, she grabs the chance, hoping to find some inspiration.
When a castmate is murdered during a live broadcast and her blood is literally on Melissa’s hands, the young writer gets more than she bargained for–reality TV is much stranger than fiction. Can Melissa and her rescue dog Bubbles prove that she’s innocent? #ad
Junkyard
by Lindsay Buroker
FREEBIE
Science Fiction
Rating: 4.4
McCall Richter works as a skip tracer, tracking down criminals, con men, and people who stop making payments on their fancy new spaceships.
Her job description says nothing about locating vast quantities of stolen maple syrup, but thanks to her helpful new android employee, she finds herself tramping through a “sugar house” on a frosty moon full of suspicious characters. The only witness to the crime? The junkyard dog next door. #ad
The Mayflower
by Captivating History
BARGAIN
History
Rating: 4.9
Did you know that not every passenger aboard the Mayflower was a Pilgrim? In fact, of the 102 passengers on the Mayflower, only about 40 were fleeing England for religious reasons. And if you want to learn more fascinating facts about this cultural icon, keep reading…
The Reformation brought sweeping changes across Europe. In England, that led to the formation of a small congregation of radicals known as the Separatists. These were ordinary farmers and craftsmen who simply didn’t believe in the Anglican Church, and they found themselves hounded out of their own country like criminals. So began their quest to find a new home–a home where they could be safe and free… #ad
Chasing Whispers
by Jennifer Youngblood
BARGAIN
Romantic Suspense
Rating: 4.6
Effie’s new position as interior designer at the historic Oliver Hotel on Honeysuckle Island represents more than a mere job. It’s Effie’s chance to start fresh and prove that she’s worth her salt. Having grown up an only child to a single mother shrouded in sadness, Effie longs to come to terms with the hurt she still feels over her mother’s death, coupled with the jolt of reuniting with her father and six half-siblings that she didn’t even realize she had.
Working for the illustrious and temperamental Madeline Chasing won’t be easy, but it could be advantageous to have a close connection with one of the wealthiest families on the East Coast. There’s only one thing standing in the way of Effie’s success–Talon Chasing, Madeline’s oldest son and the manager of the hotel. The more Effie tries to evade him, the harder he pursues her… Check out Jennifer Youngblood’s The Honeysuckle Island Series! #ad
Drawing Conclusions
by Donna Leon
BARGAIN
Mystery/Thriller
Rating: 4.4
Late one night, Guido Brunetti is called away from dinner to investigate the death of a widow in her modest apartment. Though there are some signs of a struggle, the medical examiner rules that she died of a heart attack. It seems there is nothing for Brunetti to investigate.
But he can’t shake the feeling that something or someone may have triggered her heart attack, that perhaps the woman was threatened. Conversations with the woman’s son, her upstairs neighbor, and the nun in charge of the old age home where she volunteered do little to satisfy Brunetti’s nagging curiosity. And with the help of Inspector Vianello and the ever-resourceful Signorina Elettra, he intends to get to the truth. #ad
Beau’s Elegant Bride
by Marisa Masterson
BARGAIN
Western Romance
Rating: New Release
A cat, an accident, and a pile of mixed-up letters send a bride to a man she otherwise would never have met. Only time will tell if she and this new marriage can survive the match.
Francine ‘Francy’ Dinsmore loses the security she’s always known with the death of her father. Life so far has treated Francy tenderly and expected very little from her. Beau LeFevre abandons a hopeless future to venture west. The only thing he needs before he leaves is a wife. When the elegant woman arrives from the matchmaker, he marries her wondering all the while what made the matchmaker send this bride to him. How can he make a marriage work with this spoiled woman? Check out the Matchmaker’s Mix-Up series! #ad
Total Enhancement
by Amanda Carlson
FREEBIE
Women’s Fiction
Rating: 4.7
Mina Kane has been on assignment undercover for eighteen insufferable months trying to box up a sticky-fingered hacker. She’s eager for this op to be finished–not only because the boredom of telework is literally draining the life out of her, but she’s desperate to be rid of the fresh-faced rookie.
Agent Adams is driving her straight into the stratosphere with his wide-eyed enthusiasm and lack of sufficient training. Luckily for Mina, her next case is a solo classified. Someone at Total Enhancement Pet Center, where pet owners pay for their furbabies to be pampered… #ad
Steep Trails
by John Muir
FREEBIE
Biography & Memoir
Rating: 4.5
The papers brought together in this volume have, in a general way, been arranged in chronological sequence. They span a period of twenty-nine years of Muir’s life, during which they appeared as letters and articles, for the most part in publications of limited and local circulation.
The Utah and Nevada sketches, and the two San Gabriel papers, were contributed, in the form of letters, to the San Francisco Evening Bulletin toward the end of the seventies. Written in the field, they preserve the freshness of the author’s first impressions of those regions. #ad
Home is Where Heart Is: Tiny Houses, Vans, and Living Your Best Life
by Kristine Hudson
BARGAIN
Non-Fiction/Travel
Rating: 5.0
We live in a world where your wildest dreams can come true, as long as you’re willing to make some serious decisions. #Vanlife and the Tiny House Movement provide people with an extra helping of wanderlust find their own niche in the crowd… but neither option is a straightforward transition.
Kristine Hudson has tried on both lifestyles for size, and found them amazingly similar and starkly contrasting at the same time. While living in a van or a tiny house on wheels can provide dwellers with the option to create adventures wherever they go, they do require a lot of thought and planning in order to live the life of your dreams… #ad
The Bone Maker
by Sarah Beth Durst
BARGAIN
Fantasy
Rating: 4.4
Twenty-five years ago, five heroes risked their lives to defeat the bone maker Eklor–a corrupt magician who created an inhuman army using animal bones. But victory came at a tragic price. Only four of the heroes survived.
Since then, Kreya, the group’s leader, has exiled herself to a remote tower and devoted herself to one purpose: resurrecting her dead husband. But such a task requires both a cache of human bones and a sacrifice–for each day he lives, she will live one less… #ad
Cassie’s Secrets
by Seralynn Lewis
BARGAIN
Small Town Romance
Rating: 4.6
Single mom, Cassie Verano, and her two young daughters move to small-town Worthy, Ohio to be near her brother and his family. She longs to raise her daughters without her ex-husband’s family’s controlling interference, and live in peace. When her daughters befriend two girls who are cared for by their matchmaking aunt, Cassie avoids it at all costs. It’s the last thing she needs or wants after escaping a dangerous marriage.
Widowed business owner, Steve Nardelli, wants nothing more than to complete his huge Australian deal and expand his deceased father’s electronics firm to secure his family’s future. Though his wife died, their marriage was anything but happy. His sister’s matchmaking only annoys him and adds to his guilt, especially when the lovely Cassie Verano seems to be hiding something–and he’s not interested in anyone else’s deceitful ways… Check out Seralynn Lewis’s Women of Worthy series! #ad
Justice on Plain Creek
by William Black
BARGAIN
Western Fiction
Rating: 4.0
Few men are more determined in the Old West than Braden Richardson. Illness cheated him out of a happy childhood. Not only that, but it claimed the lives of his parents. Now he’s a young man who has landed in Plain Creek in the Arizona Territory. The year is 1875 and Braden has no family and is looking for his place in life. He signs on to be a deputy for the hard-nosed Sheriff Ike Hoskins. Ike likes the way the tall, young cowboy handles himself with his fists and gun belt.
All seems peaceful until an infamous gunrunner, Moss Radaker, strikes. He threatens to upset the local Apache tribe and renew raids against white settlers. Now, Braden is the only one standing between Radaker and the killing of dozens in Plain Creek. How will Braden square up against the evils of Radaker for the good of every innocent man, woman and child? Check out William Black’s Post-Civil War Western Justice series! #ad
Contributor
by Nicole Ciacchella
FREEBIE
Young Adult
Rating: 4.2
When the Great Famine brought the world to the brink of an apocalypse, threatening mankind’s existence, the Creators saved humanity. Humanity has been their loyal subject ever since.
This history has been ingrained in seventeen-year-old Dara Morrow since her first day of Creator-sponsored school. Grateful for the life-giving necessities her Creator provides, Dara is thrilled to be one of three students chosen for an elite, year-long apprenticeship program. Now is her chance to prove herself a devoted Contributor. #ad
Mindset Make Over
by Mimika Cooney
FREEBIE
Religious & Inspirational
Rating: 4.5
Do you feel worried, afraid, anxious, doubtful, angry, depressed, confused? Do you know God is calling you to greatness but you feel far from great? Are your relationships a hot mess and the daily drama drains you? Do you feel out of control but you crave peace? Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? Are you stuck thinking of the worst case scenario for everything? Do you feel far from God yet you crave intimacy?
If you are ready to ditch the excuses and take back your authority as a child of God then this book is for you! #ad
Charlie & Mouse Even Better
by Laurel Snyder
BARGAIN
Children’s Fiction
Rating: 4.9
In this heartwarming follow-up to Laurel Snyder’s award-winning beginning chapter book Charlie & Mouse, the two brothers prepare to celebrate one very special birthday: their mom’s!
Follow along as they choose the best pancakes, hunt for presents, decorate with snakes, and more. Things don’t go exactly as planned…but with plenty of humor and heart, Charlie and Mouse prove that sometimes when things aren’t perfect, what they turn out to be is even better. #ad
Gwendy’s Button Box: A Novella
by Stephen King & Richard Chizmar
BARGAIN
Mystery/Thriller
Rating: 4.5
There are three ways up to Castle View from the town of Castle Rock: Route 117, Pleasant Road, and the Suicide Stairs. Every day in the summer of 1974, twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson has taken the stairs, which are held by strong–if time-rusted—iron bolts and zig-zag up the precarious cliffside.
Then one day when Gwendy gets to the top of Castle View, after catching her breath and hearing the shouts of kids on the playground below, a stranger calls to her. There on a bench in the shade sits a man in black jeans, a black coat, and a white shirt unbuttoned at the top. On his head is a small, neat black hat. The time will come when Gwendy has nightmares about that hat… #ad
Almost Home for the Holidays
by Carla Rossi
BARGAIN
Inspirational Romance
Rating: 4.6
The perfect road trip: 2 strangers, 1 truck, and 1400 miles to fall in love.
Detective Justin Hatcher and Cameron McAlister are in a hurry to leave North Carolina–for totally different reasons. He wants to confront his family in Cardinal Point, Texas about a five-year-old betrayal. She wants to escape the remnants of a failed marriage. Thrown together as unlikely and unexpected travel partners, their trip is filled with both dramatic and humorous situations along the road. But, with God’s constant hand in their journey, Justin and Cameron may just discover that… Yes, you can go home again…especially at Christmastime. Check out the Cardinal Point Romance series! #ad
Claimed in Shadows
by Lara Adrian
BARGAIN
Paranormal Romance
Rating: 4.7
As the son of a formidable Breed warrior, Aric Chase has been devoted to the Order all his life. With his training completed, all he needs is one successful mission before he can join the fight to destroy the Order’s chief nemesis, Opus Nostrum. His rare ability to daywalk lands Aric an assignment in Montreal, where he learns he’s to be teamed with another new recruit, a beautiful, but tough-as-nails Breedmate named Kaya Laurent.
Independent and driven, Kaya wants nothing more than to become a full-fledged member of the Order. Having grown up in squalor and neglect on the streets of Montreal, she longs for the close-knit family she’s found during her training to be a warrior. Eager to prove herself, she is thrilled to be given the chance at a key operation–even if she must share the mission with an arrogant, far-too-attractive Breed male who’s practically Order royalty. Check out Lara Adrian’s Midnight Breed series! #ad