Wednesday&#8217;s Top eBooks

Dreadful Beauty
by L.M. Rapp
FREEBIE
Fantasy
Rating: 5.0

Nymphosis, a disease that turns humans into Chimeras, is ravaging the land of Gashom.

The More-Than-Pure, determined to protect themselves, have seized power and enacted segregationist laws. Neria, the daughter of a high dignitary, witnesses more and more of the Chimeras being ruthlessly executed. When she learns she is afflicted by the very disease her father is determined to eradicate, she’s forced to surrender her privileges. She flees the capital amid her terrifying transformation and traverses the strange wilds to seek refuge with others like her. But she knows what’s happening isn’t right… #ad

Tomatoland
by Barry Estabrook
BARGAIN
Crafts & Hobbies
Rating: 4.4

In Tomatoland, investigative food journalist Barry Estabrook reveals the huge human and environmental cost of the $5 billion fresh tomato industry. He traces the supermarket tomato from its birthplace in the deserts of Peru to the impoverished town of Immokalee, Florida, a.k.a. the tomato capital of the United States.

He visits the laboratories of seedsmen trying to develop varieties that can withstand the rigors of agribusiness and still taste like a garden tomato, and then moves on to commercial growers who operate on tens of thousands of acres, and eventually to a hillside field in Pennsylvania… #ad

Cloris
by Cloris Leachman
BARGAIN
Biography & Memoir
Rating: 4.3

The “frank…salty…[and] delicious” New York Times-bestselling memoir of the Oscar-winning actress and show business icon (Kirkus Reviews).

Leachman’s journey has been filled with laughter and tears, marriage and motherhood, tragedy and triumph. Along the way, she shares personal anecdotes about Marlon Brando, Meryl Streep, Diane Keaton, Sissy Spacek, Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, the Kennedy family, and many others. Funny, candid, brilliant, and altogether human, this is the real Cloris Leachman–as you’ve never seen her before. #ad

Killer Reunion
by G. A. McKevett
BARGAIN
Cozy Mystery
Rating: 4.6

Old grudges die hard for the Southern PI when her high school reunion is interrupted by murder in this cozy mystery by the author of Just Desserts.

When Savannah Reid fled McGill, Georgia, everyone figured the chubby girl from the wrong side of tracks would never come back. But now the successful private investigator is making a triumphant return, attending her 25th high school reunion with her handsome husband on her arm. When her old nemesis Jeanette Parker reprises her role as the Queen of Mean, Savannah finally shows her up. But her moment of victory is sunk when Jeanette’s dead body is found in the swamp. #ad

The Vacant Lot
by Dennis Higgins
BARGAIN
Time Travel/Mystery/Romance
Rating: 5.0

Ian had reached a higher level of love for Eunice, a love that was pure. His feelings for her were beyond that of a friend, sister, or lover. It was a love, devoid of the labels most people need to put to their feelings. That’s what he told her the last time he saw her back in 2019 or was it 1984 since Ian believed Eunice was a time-traveler. She came to him when he was eight years old in a vacant lot near his house, and when she left, he spent the rest of his days searching for her.

He solicited the help of a friend, Jill, a fragrance expert who discovered through the use of scents and the moon, they could transport to the past in search of his lost love. #ad

An Invitation to Murder
by AG Barnett
FREEBIE
Women Sleuths
Rating: 4.3

Mary Blake had it all. Actress, icon and darling of the nation, she was the queen of TV crime drama. Then she turned fifty. When replaced on the show by a younger woman, she thinks her days in the limelight are over when an invitation to a murder mystery party from an old friend throws her back into the public eye. This time as a murder suspect.

After playing a detective for years, Mary must now become one as she tries to prove her innocence with the help of her puppy-like brother and her surprisingly useful friend and assistant, Dot. #ad

Another Kind Of Courage
by Doug Mazza & Steve Bundy
FREEBIE
Religious & Inspirational
Rating: 4.3

God’s Design For Fathers Of Families Affected By Disability

Another Kind of Courage will guide men who find themselves in a situation they never expected: leading a family affected by disability. Filled with insights and personal stories from other men who have faced similar situations, this book offers encouragement, strength and hope to help men stand strong for their families. #ad

The Lost City of the Monkey God
by Douglas Preston
BARGAIN
History
Rating: 4.4

The #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, named one of the best books of the year by The Boston Globe and National Geographic: acclaimed journalist Douglas Preston takes readers on a true adventure deep into the Honduran rainforest in this riveting narrative about the discovery of a lost civilization — culminating in a stunning medical mystery.

Suspenseful and shocking, filled with colorful history, hair-raising adventure, and dramatic twists of fortune, THE LOST CITY OF THE MONKEY GOD is the absolutely true, eyewitness account of one of the great discoveries of the twenty-first century. #ad

The Printed Letter Bookshop
by Katherine Reay
BARGAIN
Women’s Fiction
Rating: 4.5

One of Madeline Cullen’s happiest childhood memories is of working with her Aunt Maddie in the quaint and cozy Printed Letter Bookshop. But by the time Madeline inherits the shop nearly twenty years later, family troubles and her own bitter losses have hardened Madeline’s heart toward her once-treasured aunt—and the now struggling bookshop left in her care.

While Madeline intends to sell the shop as quickly as possible, the Printed Letter’s two employees have other ideas. Reeling from a recent divorce, Janet finds sanctuary within the books and the decadent window displays she creates… #ad

TWO HEARTS IN RETREAT
by Tamara Ferguson
BARGAIN
Contemporary Romance
Rating: 4.7

Melinda McDaniel has everything she’s ever wanted. Newly engaged and soon to be an RN, she’s on the fast track for promotion after deciding she’ll specialize in orthopedics. Even discovering she’s pregnant doesn’t dampen her enthusiasm for the future since she and Alex were planning on having kids eventually anyway.

But then tragedy strikes, and through no fault of her own, Mel unexpectedly loses the baby. Still grieving when there’s a knock on the door, Alex’s parents and an Air Force chaplain arrive to give her the worst news possible. Alex, an Air Force pilot also known as Hawk, has been killed in action in Iraq. Devastated, Mel tries to move forward with her life… Check out Tamara Ferguson’s Two Hearts Wounded Warrior Romance Series! #ad

Winter’s Malice
by Belinda G. Buchanan
BARGAIN
Mystery
Rating: 4.3

Three bodies in the span of twenty-four hours… It’s the dead of winter, and in Weeping Rock, South Dakota–a small town crippled by racism, drugs, and violence–Sheriff’s Deputy Liam Matthews has his work cut out for him when he steps in to take over the duties of sheriff from his father, who for far too long has turned a blind eye to certain crimes for what he says is the overall good of the town.

Coming under scrutiny for hiring a Lakota to fill his position as deputy, things quickly go from bad to worse for Liam when the body of retired pro-baseball player Hector Ramirez, who had recently returned home to coach ball at his high school alma mater, is found floating in Crow’s Foot Lake… #ad

Tom Sawyer Collection – All Four Books
by Mark Twain
FREEBIE
Literary Classics
Rating: 4.5

Here they all are, the denizens of Mark Twain’s fictional town St. Petersburg – Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Aunt Polly, Becky Thatcher, Jim and Injun Joe – in one collection bringing together all four Tom and Huck adventures: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer Abroad, Tom Sawyer Detective.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer remains a coming of age classic that needs no introduction and its first sequel Huckleberry Finn has been called the greatest of great American novels. #ad

Monstrous
by Sawyer Black & David W. Wright
FREEBIE
Horror
Rating: 4.1

After years of struggle, Henry Black finally had it all – a loving family and a thriving career as a comedian. Then in one night, it was all ripped away from him when three men murdered his daughter, and ended his world. But death isn’t the end for Henry. When given the chance to return to his wife, he accepts. Except he’s no longer the man he was – or even a man at all.

To match his sins, Henry’s body has been twisted and his mind thrust into darkness. Unable to comfort his suffering wife, Henry uses his newfound supernatural abilities in pursuit of the only goal that matters: VENGEANCE. #ad

Ivy and Bean One Big Happy Family
by Annie Barrows
BARGAIN
Children’s Fiction
Rating: 4.8

Ivy’s worried. She’s read a lot of books about only children, so she knows that they are sometimes spoiled rotten. They don’t share their toys. They never do any work. They scream and cry when they don’t get their way.

Spoiler alert! Ivy doesn’t have any brothers or sisters. That’s why she’s worried. How can she keep from getting spoiled? She could give away all her clothes, but she’d probably get in trouble. She could give away all her toys, but she likes her toys. There’s really only one solution: she needs a baby sister, on the double! #ad

One Day Gone
by Luana Ehrlich
BARGAIN
Mystery
Rating: 4.5

Mylas is the Chief Investigator for Senator Davis Allen, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. His job is to do background investigations for the President’s judicial nominees, and that’s the only kind of investigation he’s interested in doing.

But then Lizzie, the Senator’s daughter, goes missing from her campus apartment. And suddenly, just like that, Mylas finds himself back in his hometown of Columbia, Missouri, investigating her disappearance as if he were a run-of-the-mill private detective. Nothing about the investigation is easy… Check out Luana Ehrlich’s Mylas Grey Mysteries! #ad

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The Wyoming Kid
by Debbie Macomber
BARGAIN
Contemporary Romance
Rating: 4.4

Former rodeo cowboy Lonny Ellison is used to the adulation of women. But that’s something he doesn’t get from Joy Fuller–she doesn’t seem very interested in him at all. And he and Joy seem to argue constantly.

Despite their constant arguing, his sister, Letty, thinks he’s interested in Joy…and Lonny figures she might be right!

Can he convince Joy that marriage to the Wyoming Kid will be as exciting as an eight-second bull ride and as sweet as the cookies she likes to bake? #ad

Ether War: The Complete Series
by John Walker
BARGAIN
Science Fiction
Rating: New Release

A Resource as Precious as Life

Ether. It revolutionized human technology. Made faster than light travel possible. With this new form of energy, people expanded beyond Earth to distant stars in other galaxies across the cosmos. After years of conflicts, a rebellion, and countless skirmishes, the Human Confederacy is a thriving government, a beacon of civilization.

Until an ether facility is destroyed out of the blue with no one taking credit for the destruction. Enter the Morrigan, a state of the art ship with a brilliant but inexperienced crew. Their captain Noah Markel is no stranger to battle and he believes this may not be as simple as an act of terrorism but rather an incursion. Their first contact with an alien race. One bent on crippling human space travel in preparation for something far worse than a border dispute. #ad