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Tuesday, November 30th
“Firefly Island” by Daniel Arenson
Price: $0.99
“Stone-skinned King Sinther tyrannizes the enchanted Firefly Island. Swords and arrows break against him. Armies crash before him. All suffer under his cruelty. But one simple slave girl has magic that can stop him. Whatever Aeolia feels, she can make others feel: joy, sadness, hunger… even pain. Can she escape the king’s assassins, defeat him, and save Firefly Island?” Read the first chapter online.
Monday, November 29th
“A Flaw in the Blood” by Stephanie Barron
Price: $1.84
In 1861, Irish barrister Patrick Fitzgerald is summoned by Queen Victoria as she grieves for her dying husband, Prince Albert. Soon Fitzgerald and his ward Georgiana are targets of an attack on the royal coach, and as they flee London they realize they both hold keys to a dangerous royal secret. From the author of the Jane Austen mysteries. Read the first chapter online.
Friday, November 26th
“The Suicide Effect” by L.J. Sellers
Price: $2.39
“When Sula overhears a shocking revelation about a drug being developed by her employer, she’s paralyzed with indecision. She desperately needs her job to gain the judge’s favor in a custody hearing for her son. Yet hundreds of patient lives could be at stake. Can Sula get the proof and expose the drug’s fatal flaw before Prolabs’ desperate CEO risks everything to silence her?” Read the first chapter online.
Wednesday, November 24th
“Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet” by Joanne Proulx
Price: $1.27
“Luke Hunter thinks he’s joking when he predicts his good friend’s death. But when events unfold as Luke foretold, he wants none of it: he has enough problems being an average teenager without the added burden of seeing into the future — not to mention the ever-after.”
Tuesday, November 23rd
“The Rick & Bubba Code” by Rick Burgess & Bill Bussey
Price: $2.16
“Zany radio hosts Rick & Bubba tackle subjects ranging from the South, politics, and romance to manhood, in-laws, and political correctness. No cow is sacred. No hold is barred. Laugh along with the ‘sexiest fat men alive’ as they uncover the mysteries of the universe.”
Monday, November 22nd
“Michael Tolliver Lives” by Armistead Maupin
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“Almost twenty years after ending his ground-breaking saga of San Francisco life, Maupin revisits his all-too-human hero Michael Tolliver, letting the now fifty-five-year-old Southern gardener tell his story in his own voice.” Read the first chapter online.
Friday, November 19th
“American Lightning” by Howard Blum
Price: $2.68
“In this narrative nonfiction work, acclaimed author Howard Blum masterfully evokes the incredible circumstances that led to the original ‘crime of the century’–the 1910 explosion of the Los Angeles Times Building–and the subsequent investigation by America’s greatest detective, former Secret Service man William J. Burns.” Read the first chapter online.
Thursday, November 18th
“My Goat Ate Its Own Legs” by Alex Burrett
Price: $1.99
“In a suspiciously chipper voice, Alex Burrett poses thirty disturbing futures for the human race (and other ambitious, earthbound mammals). These bizarre and morbidly hilarious “tales for adults” include a field report from a human abattoir, a chronicle of dating Death, and, of course, the tale of the goat that ate its own legs, and they will delight anyone who doesn’t take life (or death) too seriously.” Read the first chapter online.
Wednesday, November 17th
“When the Kings move from L.A. to a secluded small town, fifteen-year-old amateur filmmaker Xander is beyond disappointed. But he soon discovers there’s something odd about the house. Sounds come from the wrong directions. Prints of giant, bare feet appear in the dust. And when David tries to hide in the linen closet, he winds up in locker 119 at his new school. Then the really weird stuff kicks in…”
“House of Dark Shadows” by Robert Liparulo
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Tuesday, November 16th
“Writing Fiction for Dummies” by Peter Economy
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“A complete guide designed to coach you every step along the path from beginning writer to royalty-earning author. Here are some things you’ll learn: strategic planning, writing powerful fiction, self-editing, and finding an agent.” It may or may not be of much use in a post-Kindle world, but hey, it’s free. Read the first chapter online.
Monday, November 15th
“33 A.D.” by David McAfee
Price: $2.99
It’s a vampire bible story! “Jerusalem, 33 A.D. The vampires of the era have long sought to gain a foothold into Israel, but the faith of the local population has held them in check for centuries. When one of their own betrays them to follow a strange young rabbi from Galilee, the elders of the vampire race dispatch Theron, a nine hundred year old assassin, to kill them both.” Read the first chapter online.
Friday, November 12th
“Avempartha (The Riyria Revelations)” by Michael J. Sullivan
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“When a destitute young woman hires the thieves Royce and Hadrian to help save her remote village from nocturnal attacks, they are once more drawn into the schemes of the wizard Esrahaddon. While Royce struggles to breech the secrets of an ancient elven tower, Hadrian attempts to rally the villagers to defend themselves against the unseen killer.” The second in a six-part series, but each book is described as a stand-alone story. Read the first chapter online.
Thursday, November 11th
“Failing Test” by J.M. Pierce
Price: $0.99
“Test Davis has always been a blur to those around him. Not smart enough for the academic team, not beast enough for the football team, not extroverted enough for the drama crowd. But what happens when someone does notice him–cheerleader Nicole Paxton, no less? What happens on the night that Test finds out there’s nothing average about him and that a powerful gift has been hidden within? Will it save him and those he loves or tear them apart?”
Wednesday, November 10th
“Brains” by Dale Purves
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Brains: why do zombies love them so? In this science book, Dale Purves “reveals how we got to this point [in medical research] and offers his notion of where neuroscience may be headed next”–which may be in a direction far different from current research trends. Reviewers say it’s a good but dense book that may go over the heads (ha ha, get it?) of some readers. Read the first chapter online.
Tuesday, November 9th
“Get Some” by Daniel Birch
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“A fast-paced gangster revenge thriller that fizzes and crackles off the page, ‘Get Some’ is the tale of two childhood friends, Tommy and Joey, and of how they stand by each other in traumatic times. Tommy’s trauma is to be betrayed by an army colleague to a militant group in Iraq and to be subjected to routine and gruesome torture. Pity his betrayer should Tommy manage to escape. And Joey’s trauma? Ah, for that, you have to read this book.” Read the first chapter online. From the author of “Clipped”
Monday, November 8th
“Need to Know” by Christine Merrill
Price: $2.39
“The new man in Liz Monahan’s life is a rogue secret agent who’s trying to kill her. But at least he’s single.” Only five reviews so far for this romantic mystery from a veteran novelist, but they’re all positive (and hopefully legit).
Friday, November 5th
“The Brightest Moon of the Century” by Christopher Meeks
Price: $2.99
“Edward, a young Minnesotan, is blessed with an abundance of ‘experience’–first when his mother dies and next when his father shoehorns Edward into a private boys school. Edward needs a place in the universe, but he also wants an understanding of women. Over the next three decades, he stumbles into romance in high school, careens through dorm life in college, whirls into a tornado of love problems as a mini-mart owner in a trailer park in Alabama, and aims for a film career in Los Angeles.”
Thursday, November 4th
“Disintegration” by Scott Nicholson
Price: $0.99
“When a mysterious fire destroys his home and shatters his family, Jacob Wells is pulled into a downward spiral that draws him ever closer to the past he thought was dead and buried. Now his twin brother Joshua is back in town, seeking to settle old scores and claim his half of the Wells birthright. As the two return to the twisted roles they adopted at the hands of cruel, demanding parents, they wage a war of pride, wealth, and passion.” Read the first chapter online.
Wednesday, November 3rd
“Wet Desert” by Gary Hansen
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“Grant Stevens, a mid-level manager for the Bureau of Reclamation, only wanted to build dams. He never imagined he would be swept into a desperate race against an environmental terrorist bent on restoring the Colorado River by blowing up the dams. The chase will lead all the way downstream to the Gulf of California in a cat and mouse game where the stakes are high and the potential for destruction is enormous.” Read the first chapter online.
Tuesday, November 2nd
“The Rules of Work, Expanded Edition” by Richard Templar
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“For some people, work’s a breeze: they glide effortlessly through all the office politics and back stabbing, always saying and doing the right thing, getting raises, getting promotions, getting results. What do they know that everyone else doesn’t? The rules of work. This irreverent guide shows you how to be more effective in today’s workplace, and how to get ahead without compromising your principles.” Read the first chapter online.
Monday, November 1st
“One Hit Wonder” by Charlie Carillo
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“Back in the ’80s, Mickey DeFalco was America’s teenage heartthrob with a number-one hit single—“Sweet Days”—a sappy love song he wrote after his high school sweetheart Lynn broke his heart. Now approaching middle age, Mickey is lucky to land a singing gig at a bar mitzvah, and living with his parents just like in high school. And speaking of blasts from the past, Lynn is also back in town—as beautiful, beguiling, and baffling as ever.” Read the first chapter online.
