First, some updates, then today's bargain finds in the Kindle store. If you missed Medicus: A Novel of the Roman Empire, by Ruth Downie, when it was free earlier this month, it's free once again, and the second the series, Terra Incognita, is still 99 cents.
Lilith Saintcrow's Night Shift has dropped to 99 cents to match the price in other stores.
Kobobooks.com
- 15% off any Stieg Larsson
title with coupon code STIEG15
(two of which are $5, so you are better off with the $1 coupon code)
- 15% off any John Grisham
title with coupon code grisham15
(two of these are also $5)
- 15% off any Harlequin title with coupon code save15hqn
- 15% off any Danielle Steel
title with coupon code steel15
- 15% off select Best Sellers with coupon code kobosave15
SoulTaker ($0.99), by Bryan SmithBook Description
Rockville, TN, seems like a normal small town. But in reality it’s become a nest of evil, the home of the Lamia, an ancient shape-shifting creature that survives by harvesting souls through seduction and manipulation. The Lamia has managed to enslave many of the young men in town, and many of the young women have become her priestesses.
Darkness Captured ($1.99), by Delilah Devlin Book Description
Driven by insatiable desire, a werewolf will enter hell to rescue a princess captured by the master of demons. . . .
Headstrong and proud—a royal creature of sinuous grace, all primal instinct and lethal beauty— the shapeshifter Gabriella has agreed to serve as emissary to the vampires who rule in the shadows of the New Orleans night. But she cannot resist the pull of the demon she glimpseson the other side of a mirror, and she is drawn to him hungrily through a magical portal into the Land of the Dead. Now an eternal nightmare awaits Gabriella at the hands of a mesmerizing dark lord who satisfies her every erotic need . . . while slowly devouring her soul.
The powerful warrior wolf Guntram Brandt is responsible for the safety of the vanished princess he swore allegiance to years before. Yet it is more than a soldier’s loyalty that pulls Guntram down into the depths of nightmare—for Gabriella ignites within him a burning animal passionthat must be satisfied.
But when offered an escape, will she follow her rescuer to safety—tornbetween her lustful obsession with the dark lord who has enslaved her andher fierce sensual attraction to the only wolf who could ever master her?
Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between ($0.99), by J.A. SaareBook Description
One bad corpse can ruin your whole day.
No one knows better than Rhiannon Murphy that one bad corpse can ruin your whole day.
She left behind the flash and sass of Miami for the no-nonsense groove of New York City, eager for a clean slate and a fresh start. A bartender by trade, a loud mouth by choice, and a necromancer by chance; she managed to keep her nifty talent hidden from those around her—until now.
The deliciously good-looking vampire, Disco, knows her secret. When he strolls into her bar to solicit help investigating the mysterious disappearances of his kind from the city, Rhiannon discovers he’s not the kind of person that appreciates the significance of the word no.
But in a world where vampires peddle their blood as the latest and greatest drug of choice, it’s only a matter of time before the next big thing hits the market. Someone or something is killing vampires to steal their hearts, and unlike Rhiannon, this isn’t their first stroll around the undead block.
Blood, Smoke and Mirrors ($4.40), by Robyn Bachar, has a great cover and a a typically humorous content warning from Samhain.Book Description
Even a bad witch deserves a second chance.
Wrongly accused of using her magic to harm, the closest Catherine Baker comes to helping others is serving their coffee. Life as an outcast is nothing new, thanks to her father’s reputation, but the injustice stings. Especially since the man she loved turned her in.
Now the man has the gall to show up and suggest she become the next Titania? She’d rather wipe that charming grin off his face with a pot of hot java to the groin.
Alexander Duquesne has never faltered in his duties as a guardian—until now. The lingering guilt over Cat’s exile and the recent death of his best friend have shaken his dedication. With the murder of the old Titania, the faerie realm teeters on the brink of chaos. His new orders: keep Cat alive at all costs.
Hunted by a powerful stranger intent on drawing her into an evil web, Cat reluctantly accepts Lex’s protection and the resurrected desire that comes along with it. Lex faces the fight of his life to keep her safe…and win her back. If they both survive.
Warning: This book contains one tough and snarky witch, one gorgeous guardian, explicit blood drinking, magician sex, gratuitous violence against vampires and troublemaking Shakespearean faeries.
Dana Stabenow, author of Midnight Come Again ($2.99), has the first title in her Liam Campbell series, Fire and Ice ($0.99), free on her website, in multiple non-DRM'd formats and a link to get it in the iBooks store. There is also a link to the reader's companion for the book, which has maps and background information to accompany the text. The next two volumes in the series, So Sure of Death and Nothing Gold Can Stay are currently $4.99 (the last in the series isn't available as an ebook, yet).Book Description
Alaska State Trooper Liam Campbell, recently demoted and assigned to a remote post in the Bush town of Newenham, literally steps off the plane and into a murder scene. Life doesn't get any easier, as he acquaints himself with the eccentric — and often hair-trigger — residents of Newenham, in pursuit of the killer.
Stabenow, best known for her Kate Shugak mysteries, has created a compelling new protagonist in the form of Liam Campbell.
Tropical Heat ($1.99), by Cherry AdairBook Description
Never before released as a standalone novella! Previously published in the anthology Rescue Me.
When Dr. Elizabeth Goodall is kidnapped and held captive in the African jungle, her only hope for rescue is counterterrorist operative Sam Pelton. But to escape from a brutal warlord, they must confront a powerful attraction that could prove more treacherous than the wilds of the jungle.
Dance With the Devil ($1.19), by Cherry AdairBook Description
A piece by Cherry Adair taken from the collection "Date with a Devil."
A spy should know better, but this spy gets stuck on a blind-date assignment with the ex-partner who broke her heart. A lot of making up can get done between scaling rooftops and dodging bullets.
Misery ($3.99), by Stephen KingBook Description
After an automobile accident, novelist Paul Sheldon meets his biggest fan. Annie Wilkes is his nurse-and captor. Now, she wants Paul to write his greatest work-just for her. She has a lot of ways to spur him on. One is a needle. Another is an ax. And if they don't work, she can get really nasty...
Amazon.com Review
In Misery (1987), as in The Shining (1977), a writer is trapped in an evil house during a Colorado winter. Each novel bristles with claustrophobia, stinging insects, and the threat of a lethal explosion. Each is about a writer faced with the dominating monster of his unpredictable muse.
Paul Sheldon, the hero of Misery, sees himself as a caged parrot who must return to Africa in order to be free. Thus, in the novel within a novel, the romance novel that his mad captor-nurse, Annie Wilkes, forces him to write, he goes to Africa--a mysterious continent that evokes for him the frightening, implacable solidity of a woman's (Annie's) body. The manuscript fragments he produces tell of a great Bee Goddess, an African queen reminiscent of H. Rider Haggard's She.
He hates her, he fears her, he wants to kill her; but all the same he needs her power. Annie Wilkes literally breathes life into him.
Misery touches on several large themes: the state of possession by an evil being, the idea that art is an act in which the artist willingly becomes captive, the tortured condition of being a writer, and the fears attendant to becoming a "brand-name" bestselling author with legions of zealous fans. And yet it's a tight, highly resonant echo chamber of a book--one of King's shortest, and best novels ever. --Fiona Webster
Virtual Vandals, by Tom Clancy, and Steve Pieczenik, et al, the first in their Net Force Explorers series, is $3.99 in the Kindle store, along with several others in the series.Book Description
Here comes a Clancy first: a new series of novels for young adults starring a team of troubleshooting teens--the Net Force Explorers--who know more about cutting edge technology than their teachers!
Ryder of the Hills ($1.33), by Robert J. HortonBook Description
Gang leader Jess Sneed is horrified when an innocent man is inadvertently killed, and he decides to take the dead man’s son under his wing to atone. But what happens when the son finds out the truth and the further misdeeds of the man he’s come to think of as his father?
Water Wars ($9.99 Kindle), by Cameron Stracher, was briefly marked down in the Kindle store, but is still $2.99 directly from the publisher in EPUB or PDF formats.Book Description
Would you risk everything for someone you just met?
What if he had a secret worth killing for?
Welcome to a future where water is more precious than oil or gold...
Hundreds of millions of people have already died, and millions more will soon fall—victims of disease, hunger, and dehydration. It is a time of drought and war. The rivers have dried up, the polar caps have melted, and drinkable water is now in the hands of the powerful few. There are fines for wasting it and prison sentences for exceeding the quotas.
But Kai didn’t seem to care about any of this. He stood in the open road drinking water from a plastic cup, then spilled the remaining drops into the dirt. He didn’t go to school, and he traveled with armed guards. Kai claimed he knew a secret—something the government is keeping from us...
And then he was gone. Vanished in the middle of the night. Was he kidnapped? Did he flee? Is he alive or dead? There are no clues, only questions. And no one can guess the lengths to which they will go to keep him silent. We have to find him—and the truth—before it is too late for all of us.
Kisses to Go ($3.03), by Irene PetersonBook Description
She's Always Losing Her Heart... If the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, why is chef Abby Porter still sleeping alone? Yes, she likes getting paid to whip up goodies in a well-equipped kitchen, but she would love to get into a good relationship with a well-equipped guy who won't break her heart. Hang on...who's the tall, sexy man with the accent? He's Never Misplaced His... A newly minted earl like Ian Wincott has more important things to do than get overly acquainted with a mere cook. And Abby Porter is from...New Jersey. That alone makes his blue blood run cold, although he will admit that Abby is pretty. And amusing. Which must be why she attracts so much attention. How terribly American of her to enjoy it. Could it be that he is jealous? Or in love?
Showdown with Nuclear Iran: Radical Islam's Messianic Mission to Destroy Israel and Cripple the United States ($1.94), by Michael D. EvansBook Description
A terrifying examination of how Iran's president (a radical Shiite zealot) believes he has a "divine mission" to usher in the apocalypse and thereby herald the second coming of a Shia Muslim messiah-and how he is trying to achieve this by building his arsenal and threatening to cripple America and destroy Israel in a nuclear holocaust.
The Forger ($1.43), by Cioma Schonhaus Book Description
In Nazi Germany, twenty-year- old graphic artist Cioma Schönhaus found a unique outlet for his talent: he forged documents for people fleeing the Reich, ultimately helping to save hundreds of lives. Even as the Gestapo posted his photo in public, he lived a daringly adventurous life, replete with fine restaurants and beautiful women, all the while managing to elude the Nazis until he could escape in the most unlikely of ways-by bicycling to Switzerland. “A catalog of hairbreadth escapes, clever ruses, and brazen coups” (New York Times), The Forger is an astonishing and remarkably buoyant tale of wartime heroism and survival.
Life on Fire: Radical Disciplines for Ordinary Living ($1.35), by Ronnie FloydBook Description
Ronnie Floyd has seen his church grow tremendously as a result of his biblical teachings on spiritual disciplines such as prayer and fasting. As the conservative, evangelical counterpart to Richard Foster'sThe Celebration of Discipline,Floyd's book explores nine essential spiritual disciplines of the Christian life. With chapters such as "He's God, Not Just Your Buddy," "Confess and Be Filled," and "Every Choice is a God Choice,"Life on Fireshows believers how living a radically committed, passionate, and purposeful life in Christ is both possible and fulfilling.
The Sacrifice of Praise: Stories Behind the Greatest Praise and Worship Songs of All Time ($1.89), by Lindsay TerryBook Description
BEHIND EVERY UPLIFTING SONG of PRAISE and WORSHIP is a POWERFUL STORY!
Some of the most memorable praise and worship songs we sing today were composed in the humblest of circumstances, others were birthed out of dramatic life experiences, but all were extraordinary encounters with God.
An ordinary housewife, lightening the day's chores by meditating on Scripture, hastily jotted down the beautiful "Jesus, Name Above All Name."
Seeking to comfort a family after the tragic loss of their child, one songwriter offered "God Will Make A Way."
A Former nightclub entertainer, hard-pressed to make a living after recommitting her life to Christ, penned "Seek Ye First."
Finally able to accept God's forgiveness after having broken a sacred vow, one writer composed the moving "More Precious Than Silver."
HERE ARE THE INSPIRING STORIES behind fifty of the world's most treasured praise and worship songs. You'll read the stories behind such classics as "All Hail the Power of Jesus Name," "A Mighty Fortress is Our God," and "Blessed Assurance," And you'll find contemporary favorites such as "God Will Make A Way," "Shine Jesus Shine," and "I Will Worship You, Almighty God."
Whether old or new, these songs of praise worship have powerful stories that will lift you ever higher into the awe-inspiring presence of Almighty God - a place you'll never want to leave.
Dinner with a Perfect Stranger: An Invitation Worth Considering ($0.99), by David Gregory Book Description
You are Invited to a Dinner with Jesus of Nazareth
The mysterious envelope arrives on Nick Cominsky’s desk amid a stack of credit card applications and business-related junk mail. Although his seventy-hour workweek has already eaten into his limited family time, Nick can’t pass up the opportunity to see what kind of plot his colleagues have hatched.
The normally confident, cynical Nick soon finds himself thrown off-balance, drawn into an intriguing conversation with a baffling man who appears to be more than comfortable discussing everything from world religions to the existence of heaven and hell. And this man who calls himself Jesus also seems to know a disturbing amount about Nick’s personal life.
"You’re bored, Nick. You were made for more than this. You’re worried about God stealing your fun, but you’ve got it backwards.… There’s no adventure like being joined to the Creator of the universe." He leaned back off the table. "And your first mission would be to let him guide you out of the mess you’re in at work."As the evening progresses, their conversation touches on life, God, meaning, pain, faith, and doubt–and it seems that having Dinner with a Perfect Stranger may change Nick’s life forever.
