Carry Yourself Back to Me ($1.99), by Deborah Reed, is today's Kindle Deal of the day. The ebook is published via AmazonEncore, so is an Amazon exclusive (although you can still get the paper edition at B&N, at least, for now). In addition, due to Amazon also selling MP3's, you can get a list of the music either mentioned in the book or suggested by the author and purchase the entire list to listen to while reading the book (this should work on the Fire, but definitely works all other Kindle devices except the newest $79 Kindle, which lacks a speaker); just save the MP3's in the \music directory on the Kindle, start them on the Experimental menu, then go back to reading the book.Book Description
Famed alt-country artist Annie Walsh has more than enough reason to sing her version of the blues, including a broken heart, a stalled career, and a troubled family. Annie seeks refuge from an upended love affair with her producer, Owen Pettybone, by sequestering herself at home with her old dog Detour, surrounded by a lush Florida tangelo grove. There, she spends her days furiously sanding down the house’s every veneer in a vain attempt at erasing the painful memory of the love she lost. Soon, however, this quiet, small town existence—far from recording studios, ardent fans, and affairs of the heart—comes crashing down around her. A violent murder connected to her brother Calder threatens to tear her family apart and forces Annie to shore up her loyalties and uproot profound disappointments from her distant past. The evidence stacks against Calder, compounded by his lifelong affliction with Tourette syndrome that causes some in the community to cast aspersions on the soundness of his mind. As the circumstances converge to challenge lifetime ties and forge unexpected new bonds, this soulful, stirring novel shifts its narrative from an imperiled and ever-changing present, where each hour brings an unforeseen and unwelcome piece of news, to the poignant childhood days of first allegiances and life-altering loss. Like a fine and forlorn love ballad, the gifted, conflicted Annie lulls the reader into a journey through love and loss that mines the mysterious, and, at times, paradoxical rhythms of the human heart. As vibrant as Annie's treasured tangelo grove, Carry Yourself Back to Me cultivates an always tender, sometimes tart, portrait of one family’s regret and redemption. Inflected with melancholy and redeemed by melody, this deeply affecting novel is certain to strike a resonant chord with music fans and lovers of fine fiction everywhere.
Breathless ($2.80 Kindle, B&N), the third title in The House of Rohan series by Anne Stuart, is the Nook Daily Find (matched by Amazon). You'll find the rest of the series also very reasonably priced, right at $5/book.Book Description
Ruined beyond repair and shunned by London society, lovely Miranda Rohan rebelliously embraces the freedom that comes from having nothing left to lose. However, this dangerous course throws her under the power of the darkly enigmatic Lucien de Malheur—known to many as the Scorpion.
Seeking to destroy the Rohans, Lucien traps Miranda in a marriage she thinks is based on friendship but instead is rooted in vengeance. Yet even when she realizes the truth, their enmity fuels a shocking passion—and perhaps even more.
Such a man might drive anyone to murder….
If you are an Anne Stuart fan, then you must also check out her catalog on Kindle. Besides a free book courtesy of Mira, you'll several reasonably priced short stories and a number of novels (suspense and romance) in both the under $4 and under $5 price ranges. The two below are just a small taste of what you can find. One of the best deals, though, is Anne Stuart's Out-of-Print Gems, which contains five novels, complete with notes by the author on why these are her favorites amongst her books.Anne Stuart's Out-of-Print Gems
Anne Stuart's Out-of-Print Gems is a special collection of some of Anne's personal favorites from her long career. She has added comments to share why each book was, and still is, important to her. In her own words: "These are some of my favorite books — over the top, with a dollop of humor, a streak of darkness, quirky heroines, devastating heroes, and the really satisfying happy ending you can only find in a series romance. Enjoy!"
Bundle includes Night of the Phantom, One More Valentine, Cinderman, The Soldier and the Baby, and Wild Thing.
One More Valentine (included in bundle)
HE WAS THE STRANGEST VALENTINE!
When James Sheridan Rafferty died in the famed Saint Valentine's Day massacre, he'd no idea that Cupid's wicked angels would give him a second-chance ... in 1993. All he had to do was fall madly in love within forty-eight hours.
But could a real Chicago gangster with a chip on his shoulder - and a down-and-dirty twenties style even Bogart would envy - fall truly in love? It hardly helped that the day of hearts and flowers fell on Friday the 13th.
Helen Emerson complicated matters, since the good-hearted gangster didn't have time to save damsels in distress. No doubt Helen would make a fabulous lover, but she was no gun moll. Still, with time running out, she was Rafferty's only hope.
Moonrise (one of several recently released ebooks that originally published by Signet)
Annie Sutherland is fast finding out her life was built on lies. Haunted by her father’s death, Annie seeks out his protégé in the CIA, James McKinley, and is thrust into a secret shadow world that sends shivers of terror through her. For she finds James is no longer the conservative bureaucrat she remembers, but a mysterious, tortured fugitive—very armed and very dangerous. Annie and James are thrown together on a wild run that draws them closer to each other. Yet Annie is still not sure who James really is—a tender, passionate lover or a ruthless assassin? Who can she possibly trust with violence exploding all around her...and love perhaps the greatest snare of all…?
