Please note that prices may have changed since posting. Always check the current price on Amazon before making a purchase.
Thursday, September 30th
“Celia and the Fairies” by Karen McQuestion
Price: $0.99
“When Celia’s parents announce that her grandmother is coming to live with them, Celia is delighted. But when her grandmother tells stories about the fairies living in the woods behind Celia’s house, her parents are quick to dismiss it as “just a lot of nonsense.” But if there are no fairies, how to explain the glimmers of light she sees from her balcony at night? And why does she dream of a fairy girl begging for help?” YA fiction from the author of “Easily Amused.”
Wednesday, September 29th
“Raising Jake” by Charlie Carillo
Price: $0.00 expired
“Sammy Sullivan is working his way down the ladder of success. But how many men can get themselves fired and have their only son expelled from prep school all in one day? Now, after almost eighteen years, he and Jake may finally get to know each other. That’s if his ex-wife–the super-achiever Sammy can only dream of being–doesn’t find out. This isn’t your typical father-son story–one is still growing up. The other is his son.”
Monday, September 27th
“Sixty-One Nails: Courts of the Feyre, Book 1″ by Mike Shevdon
Price: $0.00 expired
“There is a secret war growing beneath the streets of London, and Niall Petersen, victim of a suspected heart attack on the London Underground, finds himself drawn into it. In the hidden world of the Feyre, an uncanny place of legend that lurks just beyond the surface of everyday life, the Untainted have made their play for power. Unless Niall can recreate the ritual of the Sixty-One Nails, their dark dominion will enslave all of the Feyre, and all of humankind too.”
Thursday, September 23rd
“Andy Rooney: 60 Years of Wisdom and Wit” by Andy Rooney
Price: $1.67 expired
“Chairs. Neat people. Ugliness. War. Over six decades of intrepid reporting and elegant essays, Andy Rooney has proven a shrewd cultural analyst-unafraid to question the sometimes ridiculous, often surprising facts of our lives. Rooney’s great gift is telling it straight, without a hint of sugar coating, but with more than a grain of truth and humor. His take on America? ‘It’s just amazing how long this country has been going to hell without ever having got there.’ On food? ‘There’s more dependable mediocrity than there used to be.’”
Wednesday, September 22nd
“The Invasion” by William Meikle
Price: $1.79
“It started during a winter storm on the North Eastern Seaboard which brought with it a strange green rain. Where it fell, everything withered, died, and was consumed. And that was just the beginning. New life forms began to arise from the ooze, simple organisms at first, but multiplying with ever-increasing complexity. The few human survivors are faced with a full-scale invasion… and only radical measures will guarantee the survival of the human race.”
Tuesday, September 21st
“So, You Want to Start a Business?” by Edward D. Hess and Charles F. Goetz
Price: $0.00 expired
“More than 5,000,000 new businesses are started each year…but 70% of them will fail. Now, two renowned experts on entrepreneurship identify the 8 “killer mistakes” that cause most business failures–and give you the knowledge, tools, and hands-on advice to avoid them, so you can build a business that thrives.”
Monday, September 20th
“Compromising Positions” by Jenna Bayley-Burke
Price: $0.00 expired
“David Strong knows how to do a lot of things-run an international fitness company, finesse stock portfolios and stay out of emotional entanglements. That is, until he gets tangled up with Sophie Delfino and her Sensational Sex workout. He’s supposed to help her demonstrate Kama Sutra positions for her couples- yoga class. The rigorous postures require more than just physical control. And his co-instructor unexpectedly tests his control to the limit.”
Sunday, September 19th
“Out of the Black” by Lee Doty
Price: $2.39
“It is the end of a nearly perfect society. Beautiful, happy people still drive electric cars to fulfilling jobs like any other day, but no one noticed that the Apocalypse began a few weeks ago. Four misfits are its only hope for salvation: A guilt-ridden detective, an overweight nurse, and an introverted genius and his insecure girlfriend are marked for death by a conspiracy they didn’t know existed. Now they must piece together the mystery and find the courage to stand together against impossible odds before the world goes dark forever.” A 2009 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) thriller semifinalist.
Saturday, September 18th
“Case Histories” by Kate Atkinson
Price: $1.99
“Case one: A little girl goes missing in the night. Case two: A beautiful young office worker falls victim to a maniac’s apparently random attack. Case three: A new mother finds herself trapped in a hell of her own making – with a very needy baby and a very demanding husband – until a fit of rage creates a grisly, bloody escape. Thirty years after the first incident, as private investigator Jackson Brodie begins investigating all three cases, startling connections and discoveries emerge…” Stephen King called it “the best mystery of the decade.”
Friday, September 17th
“Capitol Reflections” by Jonathan Javitt
Price: $1.43 expired
“Hardworking FDA medical officer Capt. Gwen Maulder is on the trail of a mysterious epidemic of fatal seizures, all among young professionals. As Gwen attempts to probe the mystery, the opposition to her investigation rises, far out of proportion to its scope. At the heart of story is a chilling scheme to manipulate the lives of millions through genetic modification, conceived and executed by those in the highest possible positions of public trust.”
Thursday, September 16th
“Strike Zone” by Kate Angell
Price: $0.00 expired
“When the captain of the Richmond Rogues starts dating his former runaway bride, he knows this time their relationship will be a home run.”
Wednesday, September 15th
“Thirteen Diamonds” by Alan Cook
Price: $0.99 expired
“Lillian Morgan is bored with life in a retirement community, but she gets more excitement than she hoped for when a fellow resident drops dead at the bridge table–while holding a perfect hand of thirteen diamonds. Intrigued by the astronomical odds against this happening, she uses her mathematical background plus assistance from her beautiful granddaughter and friends to prove that a murder was committed–but not everybody wants her to find the murderer.”
Tuesday, September 14th
“So What? How to Communicate What Really Matters to Your Audience” by Mark Magnacca
Price: $0.00 expired
“It’s tough, but true—the people you’re trying to communicate with, sell to, or convince don’t really care about you or what you’re offering—until they understand exactly how it’ll benefit them. If you recognize that one hard, cold fact—and you know what to do about it—you’ll make more money, achieve greater success, and even have more fun! In this book, world-renowned sales consultant Mark Magnacca shows you how to answer the “So What?” question brilliantly, every time—no matter who’s asking it or what you’re trying to achieve.”
Monday, September 13th
“Lies, Damned Lies, and Science: How to Sort through the Noise around Global Warming, the Latest Health Claims, and Other Scientific Controversies” by Sherry Seethaler
Price: $0.00 expired
“Every day, there’s a new scientific or health controversy. And every day, it seems as if there’s a new study that contradicts what you heard yesterday. What’s really going on? This book will help you cut through the confusion and make sense of it all–-even if you’ve never taken a science class! Leading science educator and journalist Dr. Sherry Seethaler reveals how science and health research really work, and how to discover when someone’s deliberately trying to fool you.”
Sunday, September 12th
“Waiting for the Taliban: A Journey Through Northern Afghanistan” by Anna Badkhen
Price: $2.99
“War correspondent Anna Badkhen returns to Northern Afghanistan in search of the friends she made in the early days of the occupation, back when it was the safest part of an unsafe land. Blighted, hopeless, still unspeakably beautiful but now overrun by the Taliban, the region is a different place entirely than the one she first encountered. Traveling from village to village, she comes to understand what went so terribly wrong in the North—and, by extension, what is going so terribly wrong in Afghanistan in general.”
Friday, September 10th
“Map of Bones” by James Rollins
Price: $1.99 expired
“During a crowded service at a cathedral in Germany, armed intruders in monks’ robes unleash a nightmare of blood and destruction. But the killers have not come for gold; they seek a more valuable prize. With the Vatican in turmoil, an elite team of scientific and Special Forces operatives leaps into action. They are pursuing a deadly mystery that weaves through sites of the Seven Wonders of the World and ends at the doorstep of an ancient, mystical, and terrifying secret order… with dark plans that will alter the future of humankind.”
Thursday, September 9th
“The First: A Collection of Dark Fiction” by Scott Nicholson
Price: $0.89
“A collection of 14 dark fantasy, dystopia, and science fiction stories from award-winning author Scott Nicholson. These stories visit undiscovered countries and shadowy avenues of the heart, lands and times where night never ends and matter doesn’t matter. Features the six-story Aeropagan cycle where time is literally money. Nicholson, a 1999 Writers of the Future award winner, has published 10 novels and the comic books Grave Conditions, Dirt, and Little Shivers. Includes an afterword and Nicholson’s first-ever published story.”
Wednesday, September 8th
“The Sudoku Murder” by Shelley Freydont
Price: $1.24 expired
From Publishers Weekly: “Mathematician and government employee Katie McDonald returns to her hometown of Granville, NH, at the behest of her former mentor, P.T. Avondale. Katie is shocked to find Avondale frail and preoccupied, his beloved puzzle museum in serious disrepair and dire financial straits. Before Katie can make sense of the situation, she discovers Avondale murdered in his office — slumped over an unfinished Sudoku puzzle that may provide a clue to the killer’s identity. She tops the suspect list and decides to solve the case on her own, not only to clear her name but to save the Avondale museum from the wrecking ball.”
Tuesday, September 7th
“Crimson City” by Liz Maverick
Price: $0.00 expired
“Once, this was the City of Angels. The angels are no longer in charge. From the extravagant appetites of the vampire world above, to the gritty defiance of the werewolves below, the specter of darkness lives around every corner, the hope of paradise in every heart. All walk freely with humans in a tentative peace, but to live in Los Angeles is to balance on the edge of a knife. One woman knows better than most that death lurks here in nights of bliss or hails of UV bullets. And Fleur Dumont is about to meet the one man who may understand her: a tormented protector who’s lost his way and all he loved.”
Monday, September 6th
“The Pawn (The Patrick Bowers Files, Book 1)” by Steven James
Price: $0.00 expired
“As an environmental criminologist, Patrick Bowers uses 21st-century geospatial technology to analyze the time and space in which a crime takes place. Using an array of factors, Bowers can pinpoint clues to solve the toughest of cases. Bowers’s skills have made him one of the FBI’s top agents — until now. Called to the mountains of North Carolina to consult on a gruesome murder, Bowers finds himself in a deadly duel with a serial killer who seems to transcend Patrick’s analytical powers.”
Saturday, September 4th
“Darkness on the Edge of Town” by Brian Keene
Price: $0.00 expired
“One morning the residents of Walden, Virginia, woke to find themselves cut off from the rest of the world by an impenetrable wall of darkness.” Amazon reviewers compare it to Stephen King’s “Under the Dome” and “The Mist,” but say in general Keene is darker and more fatalistic.
Friday, September 3rd
“A Touch of Deceit” by Gary Ponzo
Price: $1.99
“FBI agent Nick Bracco can’t stop a Kurdish terrorist from firing missiles at random homes across the country. The police can’t stand watch over every household, so Bracco recruits his cousin Tommy to help track down this terrorist. Tommy is in the Mafia. Oh yeah, it gets messy fast.” One Amazon reviewer describes it as “sort of like a Kindle version of [TV shows] NCIS or NCIS LA.”
Thursday, September 2nd
“The Burnt House” by Faye Kellerman
Price: $1.99 expired
“At 8:15 in the morning, a small commuter plane carrying forty-seven passengers crashes into an apartment building in Granada Hills, California. Shock waves ripple through Los Angeles, as L.A.P.D. Lieutenant Peter Decker works overtime to calm rampant fears of a 9/11-type terror attack. But a grisly mystery lives inside the plane’s charred and twisted wreckage: the unidentified bodies of four extra travelers. And there is no sign of an airline employee who was supposedly on the catastrophic flight.”
Wednesday, September 1st
“Bake Sale Murder” by Leslie Meier
Price: $0.00 expired
“Ever since local developer Fred Stanton and his wife, Mimi, built five modular homes next door to Lucy Stone’s farmhouse, life just hasn’t been the same. With Mimi complaining about everything from the state of Lucy’s lawn to another neighbor’s lovable dog, quaint Tinker’s Cove, Maine, is now entangled in cul-de-sac politics and backstabbing. And when Mimi doesn’t show up for her shift at The Hat and Mitten Fund bake sale, the scent of burnt sugar leads Lucy to a shocking discovery: Mimi, face down on her kitchen floor–with a knife in her back.”
