Thursday’s Top eBooks
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Expired Return
by Lisa Phillips
FREEBIE
Romantic Suspense
Rating: 4.7
Pepper Miller is a veterinary tech living a peaceful life in Last Chance County. However, when her sister becomes involved in a dangerous drug deal and her niece’s safety is at risk, Pepper will stop at nothing to protect the people she loves…even if it costs her most precious secret.
Fire Department liaison Allen Frees might be in a wheelchair, but he’s putting his life back together…the only thing missing is the woman he loves. When she needs his help, he’s not going to blow this second chance…No matter the sacrifice… Check out Lisa Phillips’s Last Chance Fire and Rescue Series! #ad
Future Proof
by Sean Platt & Johnny B. Truant
FREEBIE
Science Fiction
Rating: 4.1
In a world where the rich hold all the power and the poor struggle to make ends meet, Ryu and his team of rebels are determined to even the playing field. Breaking into Xenia Labs, they hope to steal a code breaker that will give the poor access to technology previously only available to the wealthy elite.
But things go horribly wrong during the heist. Two team members are killed, and all the others get away with is a mysterious black box. As the countdown on the box ticks down and resets repeatedly, Ryu and his team start to suspect they may have activated something dangerous… #ad
The Lonely Life
by Bette Davis
BARGAIN
Biography & Memoir
Rating: 4.4
As Davis says in the opening lines of her classic memoir: “I have always been driven by some distant music–a battle hymn, no doubt–for I have been at war from the beginning. I rode into the field with sword gleaming and standard flying. I was going to conquer the world.”
A bold, unapologetic book by a unique and formidable woman, The Lonely Life details the first fifty-plus years of Davis’s life–her Yankee childhood, her rise to stardom in Hollywood, the birth of her beloved children, and the uncompromising choices she made along the way to succeed. #ad
Shine On, Luz Véliz!
by Rebecca Balcarcel
BARGAIN
Children’s Fiction
Rating: 4.6
Luz Véliz is a soccer star–or rather, she was a soccer star. With her serious knee injury, it’s unlikely she’ll be back on the field anytime soon. But without soccer, who is she? Even her dad treats her differently now–like he doesn’t know her or, worse, like he doesn’t even like her.
When Luz discovers she has a knack for coding, it feels like a lifeline to a better self. If she can just ace the May Showcase, she’ll not only skip a level in her coding courses and impress Ms. Freeman and intriguing, brilliant Trevor–she’ll have her parents cheering her on from the sidelines, just the way she likes it. #ad
Being Ethel: (In a world that loves Lucy)
by Michele Olson
BARGAIN
Women’s Fiction
Rating: 4.4
1979 is getting on Piper Penn’s nerves. Struggling to survive past tragedies, she finds comfort in Old Hollywood movies in her native San Francisco. Seeing no reason to adhere to man-made rules after her first-hand look at the ultimate in hypocrisy, Piper does what she wants, and trouble follows.
An unexpected inheritance on a tiny Midwest island in the Straits of Mackinac provides an escape. The mandated stay at the island’s glorious Grand Hotel gives her spirits a much-needed boost, especially when she catches the eye of a handsome groundskeeper… Check out Michele Olson’s Mackinac Island Stories! #ad
Glass Houses
by Louise Penny
BARGAIN
Mystery/Thriller
Rating: 4.7
When a mysterious figure appears in Three Pines one cold November day, Armand Gamache and the rest of the villagers are at first curious. Then wary. Through rain and sleet, the figure stands unmoving, staring ahead.
From the moment its shadow falls over the village, Gamache, now Chief Superintendent of the Sûreté du Québec, suspects the creature has deep roots and a dark purpose. Yet he does nothing. What can he do? Only watch and wait. And hope his mounting fears are not realized… #ad
Lady Gone Wicked
by Elizabeth Bright
BARGAIN
Historical Romance
Rating: 4.4
Nicholas Eastwood is finally about to get everything he ever wanted. As a reward for his service to the Crown, he has been offered the title of marquess. All he has to do is stay scandal-free until the papers are signed. There’s just one problem: his ex-lover, presumed dead, is remarkably alive.
Adelaide Bursnell is determined to right her wrongs. She will be a dutiful daughter and loving sister. Most importantly, she must marry before her scandal catches up to her. Nicholas was once her ruin, but now he is determined to be her salvation. If he can find her a suitable husband, their shared past can stay buried… Check out Elizabeth Bright’s Wicked Secrets Series! #ad
Terminal Chase
by Ehud Peled
NO LONGER FREE
Thriller
Rating: 4.8
The mundane life of Emil Dreyfus is shaken by a sudden prospect he did not expect to find so early into his thirties: Blood Cancer.
Bemused, Emil decides to drown his sorrows at a local bar, where he is unexpectedly approached by Jenny – a stunning woman hiding a devastating secret of her own. After spending a blissful night together, Emil feels that perhaps his luck has miraculously changed. But his happiness is short lived. The following day Jenny is found dead, and Emil finds himself at the center of a nationwide conspiracy… #ad
Finding Caleb
by Scott Hammond
FREEBIE
Teen & YA
Rating: 5.0
Finding Caleb is the story of the new kid with a secret. The brutal summer storm, in the dark, in the Wyoming wilderness, hungry and alone, Caleb hears an animal approaching his survival shelter. Does anyone know or care that he has been missing for three days?
In a flash of lightning, his fears come alive in the dark form of a creature. He feels the warm breath on his hand, his face. Then the animal turns and vaults into the dark. When it returns, Caleb is no longer afraid… #ad
Rejectors
by Kyle Watson
BARGAIN
Christian Futuristic
Rating: 3.3
What would you do as last of the Rejectors? They are coming. Run.
Rejecting the system has a price, and the last rejectors are on the run and must outpace the evil forces that are hunting them. Vowing to never bend to the will of evil leader, will the rejectors be able to escape capture and avoid the delusion that overtakes those who are forced to accept the system? Wrestling with the reality that the battle is taking place in both the seen and unseen realms, the rejectors will stop at nothing to fight for their souls and lives. Check out part: 1 in the series, Blazer! #ad
Dune: House Atreides
by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson
BARGAIN
Fantasy
Rating: 4.6
Before Paul Atreides became Muad’Dib, the dynamic leader who unified the wild Fremen on the desert planet known as Dune… Before the evil Baron Harkonnen overthrew House Atreides and sent Paul and his mother Jessica fleeing into the deadly wasteland of sand… Before the secrets of the spice and the sandworms were discovered… There was another story…
The tale of young Leto Atreides learning to become a ruler in the shadow of his great father. The tale of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, ruthless tyrant who becomes a pawn of Bene Gesserit breeding schemes… #ad
Taming a Seahorse
by Robert B. Parker
BARGAIN
Mystery
Rating: 4.3
“The TV series Spenser: For Hire is adding to the fame of Parker’s Boston private eye, star of 12 book thrillers. The witty, tough, idealistic Spenser recounts his latest exploits in this 13th tale, starting when he meets April Kyle again.
The young prostitute settled in a safe New York City bordello at the end of the novel Ceremony, April leaves to hook for Rambeaux. She refuses to believe the man who “loves her” is a pimp supported by sad girls Spenser finds walking the streets. One of these victims and Rambeaux himself are murdered…” -From Publishers Weekly #ad
Her Oregon Trail Doctor
by London James
BARGAIN
Sweet Western Romance
Rating: 4.2
Plucked from a life of uncertainty at a bordello, Lark Brockwood finds herself at the mercy of fate. A ward of the Kensington Orphanage since she was little and scarred by her past experiences with men, she dreads the prospect of being forced to join a wagon train bound for Oregon in search of eligible husbands.
A man haunted by the loss of his family, Dr. Carter Evans travels west to start anew and leave the memories of his past behind. After he sets his sights on the guarded and alluring Lark, he finds himself drawn to her despite her attempts to keep him at bay… Check out London James’s Oregon Trail Brides Series! #ad
The Good Guy
by James Leonard
BARGAIN
Western Fiction
Rating: 5.0
After returning home from the war, Porter Grayson and his wife had five beautiful weeks together before sickness took her. Now all he wants is to be left alone. He’s happiest with his whiskey bottle.
When James Beaumont hires him to protect his sister and niece, Porter figures it’s an easy job for quick cash. He didn’t realize the Beaumonts were in a war all their own. Stubbs McGee is the most infamous outlaw in the North. When he comes after the Beaumont girls, it’s a bloody battle that ends in the tragic kidnapping of nine-year-old Chrissy… Check out James Leonard’s The Saga of Southwest Western Series! #ad
1984
by George Orwell
FREEBIE
Literary Classics
Rating: 4.6
The story takes place in an imagined future in the year 1984, when much of the world is in perpetual war. Great Britain, now known as Airstrip One, has become a province of the totalitarian superstate Oceania, which is led by Big Brother, a dictatorial leader supported by an intense cult of personality manufactured by the Party’s Thought Police.
Through the Ministry of Truth, the Party engages in omnipresent government surveillance, historical negationism, and constant propaganda to persecute individuality and independent thinking. #ad
Girl, You’re the Boss!
by Liat Levi-Kopelman & Alona Levi-Kopelman
NO LONGER FREE
Non-Fiction
Rating: 4.8
Girls are smart, capable, kind, and amazing. They have so much strength inside them and can grow up to be confident and successful women.
We, their parents and loved ones, have the power to help our girls grow up loving themselves and being caring and generous to others, knowing how to set boundaries and take care of themselves all while accomplishing their goals and dreams. Girl, You’re the Boss! will give girls and teens the confidence and practical tools to be themselves at their very best. #ad
Motherthing
by Ainslie Hogarth
BARGAIN
Horror
Rating: 3.8
When Ralph and Abby Lamb move in with Ralph’s mother, Laura, Abby hopes it’s just what she and her mother-in-law need to finally connect. After a traumatic childhood, Abby is desperate for a mother figure, especially now that she and Ralph are trying to become parents themselves.
Abby just has so much love to give–to Ralph, to Laura, and to Mrs. Bondy, her favorite resident at the long-term care home where she works. But Laura isn’t interested in bonding with her daughter-in-law. She’s venomous and cruel, especially to Abby, and life with her is hellish. #ad
The Bookseller of Florence
by Ross King
BARGAIN
History
Rating: 4.6
During the Renaissance, Florence’s manuscript hunters, scribes, scholars, and booksellers blew the dust off a thousand years of history and, through the discovery and diffusion of ancient knowledge, imagined a new and enlightened world.
At the heart of this activity, which bestselling author Ross King relates in his exhilarating new book, was a remarkable man: Vespasiano da Bisticci. Born in 1422, he became what a friend called “the king of the world’s booksellers.” At a time when all books were made by hand, Vespasiano produced and sold many hundreds of volumes from his bookshop… #ad
Hamnet
by Maggie O’Farrell
BARGAIN
Historical Fiction
Rating: 4.5
England, 1580: The Black Death creeps across the land, an ever-present threat, infecting the healthy, the sick, the old and the young alike. The end of days is near, but life always goes on.
A young Latin tutor–penniless and bullied by a violent father–falls in love with an extraordinary, eccentric young woman. Agnes is a wild creature who walks her family’s land with a falcon on her glove and is known throughout the countryside for her unusual gifts as a healer, understanding plants and potions better than she does people… #ad
June First
by Jennifer Hartmann
BARGAIN
Romance
Rating: 4.5
When I was six years old, my father made a choice that altered the course of my entire life. Because of what he did, the only girl I ever loved became the only girl I couldn’t have.
In a lot of ways, I did have her… I had her first steps, her first words, her first smile. I had her milestones, her heartbreaks, her dreams. I had her heart so woven in with mine, I didn’t know where she ended, and I began. Only, as the years pressed on, lines became blurred–and the blurrier the line, the easier it is to cross. They say tragedy comes in threes. For me, that was true… #ad
The Exchange
by Nadija Mujagic
BARGAIN
Psychological Thriller
Rating: 4.1
Sam has always dreamed of becoming an actress. But when she arrives in L.A., she quickly discovers that the path to fame and fortune is paved with danger and deception. With a dark secret in her past, Sam is desperate to escape her town and will do anything to make her dreams a reality.
When she meets Corey, a mysterious and charismatic man who promises to help her, Sam thinks she’s finally found the break she’s been looking for. But as events unfold, she realizes that Corey is not who he seems, and his true intentions are far more sinister than she could have ever imagined… #ad