The four books below
actually appear to be are self-published (turns out, they all use Bookmasters or one of it's aliases, such as AtlasBooks), but all four have managed to make their way onto Amazon's Limited Time Offers list (while the KDP/KLL freebies do not). The first is one that I received a few pages of for review (not enough that I'd actually write a review) and it's an interesting approach on a graphic novel (it's quite large to download and meant for viewing on the computer screen or a large tablet). I don't know that these four are significantly better (or worse) than the other free self-published titles flooding the Kindle library, just that it was interesting that they showed up where they did. They also won't end up in the KLL, from what I can tell, so if you want to try them free, grab them now.
STURGIS ROAD TRIP, by Shauna Beallie [note to author: you mixed first and third person in your bio; it really doesn't work]
Book Description
A group of rugged, hardcore bikers ride hard and fast to attend the biggest, baddest bike rally on earth. Driven by their shared passion for the open road, they effortlessly tear up th miles between themselves and their destination. Perfect weather, no delays, zero complications. Too bad this wasn't us. 100 pages - 400 full color illustrations. You WILL be entertained.
About the Author
Shauna Beallie has been married to an old-school biker for twenty years. She rode on the back of his bike and then on my own. She has been on many road trips and wanted to share some laughs and insights with like-minded individuals.
The Chaplain's Assistant: God, Country, and Vietnam, by J. Timothy Caldwell [note to author: I'd advise using a much lower list price, if you want to continue sales after your promotion; it appears this one garnered some good reviews while it was still "in print", before going all digital]
Book Description
Caldwell manages to capture the country, the war, and the people caught up in it in a way that is emotional, profane, sexy and heart-breaking. This is JT Caldwell's debut novel and is a next generation war memoir - one without battles, bullets or air strikes, but as grim and realistic as the war it documents. The Midwest Review called the book "solid and riveting reading," and it is a humor-laced novel that strikes a balance between the absurd and merciless effects of combat and their long-term impact on the soldiers who fight America's wars.
The Cyclops Conspiracy, by David Perry [note to author: no such thing as an "ex-Marine"; this one appears to have received some good reviews via NetGalley]
Book Description
Intrigue…Corruption…Manipulation
In this engaging thriller, David Perry demonstrates his skill as a master storyteller taking us behind the counter into the world of pharmacy. The Cyclops Conspiracy accelerates through an tense terrain toward an incredible finish.
As the story opens, pharmacist Jason Rodgers stands nose-to-nose with his tortured past following the untimely death of his mentor, Thomas Pettigrew. He is reunited with his former lover and Pettigrew’s daughter Christine. Troubled by the way Pettigrew died and Christine’s unsettling statements about her father, Rodgers pushes to know more. Their reunion initiates a cascade of apparently unrelated but fateful turn of events for Rodgers…an incredible job offer working for a mysterious millionaire…the lustful pursuits of a sexy physician…and the criminal activities of a corrupt pharmacist.
Christine and Jason forge a fragile alliance as they dance around their painful past. Teaming with Jason’s brother, the ex-marine [sic] and a sleazy private eye, the quartet uncovers hastily deposited clues left by the dead pharmacist peeling back the veil on corrupt insurance billing and an inescapable conclusion about how Thomas died.
But as Rodgers delves deeper, the realization that they are dealing with more than a case of fraud explodes to the surface. Expertly manipulated, he and his cohorts have been sucked into a dark and dangerous intrigue with terrifying, world-wide implications—and placed squarely in the crosshairs of a network for professional assassins.
Jason unearths the real reason behind his mentor’s murder and the ultimate cataclysmic purpose it intended to conceal. With the clock ticking down to a nail-biting climax, he races to stop the plot and expose the conspirators before he becomes their next victim…and before American history is irrevocably altered.
Awareness As the Ground of Being, by Alfred John Dalrymple [note to author: get some decent book covers created! No, seriously.... Also, you really, really need to spell check the synopsis before posting it....]
Book Description
In this universe one thing follows another. We relate to the speed of light, and say nothing can travel faster. Today...we know that two "entangled" bits of matter, although separated by vast distance, immediately co-respond to stimilus applied to one. Some say there is no message sent...the co-response is due to the "oneness" of reality. I believe message can be sent over vast distance immediately. This retains the separable nature of reality, and assures that man can have self-emanated choice...freewill. Time and distance are relative also, and primarily, to the immediacy of Consciousness. For centuries man has wrestled with questions about freewill and fate...and time. Now...with the entrance of "entanglement", we sense that reality has a "connectedness", as being carpet-like. So, we need to reconsider time and distance, and wonder why reality has laws allowing continuance of itself. In my book I suggest that time is Consciousness "becoming"...within necessary imperfectio.
