Kobo is having another contest for coupon codes
These Christian published titles are repeating (once again) in the Kindle store. It's been less than a month, so I'm just linking to the previous posts.
I've had several people recommend Kevin Hearne's Iron Druid Chronicles series to me, but I've been holding out for at least one in the series at a discount. This isn't quite that, but the 3-Book Bundle: Hounded, Hexed, Hammered can now be pre-ordered. It's $19.99 for those of us in the US (better than the individual titles, but not a super deal), but less in most other markets (and only $9.99 for those in Canada!!!). The fourth in the series, Tricked, is now available to pre-order, with a price of $7.99 for those in the US, ranging down to $5.75 for those in Germany.Book Description
With a sly blend of fantasy, humor, and paranormal adventure, Kevin Hearne is the trickster god of action-packed mash-ups. In The Iron Druid Chronicles, Atticus O’Sullivan is a folk hero for the twenty-first century, battling legendary beasts, shadowy mystics, and demonic demigods from around the world. Now get Hounded, Hexed, and Hammered all at once in this eBook bundle, a triple dose of mayhem straight out of Hearne’s genre-smashing imagination.
Includes a preview of the fourth book in the series, Tricked, as well as two bonus short stories set in the world of The Iron Druid Chronicles: “Clan Rathskeller” and the eBook exclusive “Kaibab Unbound.”
HOUNDED
Atticus O’Sullivan, last of the Druids, lives peacefully in Tempe, Arizona, running an occult bookshop and shape-shifting in his spare time. A handsome, tattooed Irish dude, he looks like he’s about twenty-one years old—actually, he’s twenty-one centuries old and he wields a magical sword known as Fragarach, the Answerer. Unfortunately, a very angry Celtic god wants that sword, and now Atticus will need all his power—plus the help of a seductive goddess of death, his vampire and werewolf team of attorneys, and a sexy bartender possessed by a Hindu witch—to kick some Celtic arse and deliver himself from evil.
HEXED
Atticus doesn’t care much for witches, but he’s about to make nice with the local coven when suddenly the witch population in Tempe quadruples overnight. And the new girls are not just bad, they’re badasses with a dark history on the German side of World War II. But with a fallen angel feasting on local students, a horde of Bacchants blowing in from Vegas, and a dangerously sexy Celtic goddess of fire vying for his attention, Atticus is having trouble scheduling the witch hunt.
HAMMERED
Thor, the Norse god of thunder, is a blowhard and a bully, and Viking vampire Leif Helgarson has asked his friend Atticus for help taking down this Norse nightmare. As a rule, Atticus generally tries to stay away from the guy with the lightning bolts. Soon, though, Atticus and Leif are off to the plane of Asgard, where they team up with a werewolf, a sorcerer, and an army of frost giants for an epic showdown against vicious Valkyries, angry gods, and the hammer-wielding Thunder Thug himself.
Tricked
Druid Atticus O’Sullivan hasn’t stayed alive for more than two millennia without a fair bit of Celtic cunning. So when vengeful thunder gods come Norse by Southwest looking for payback, Atticus, with a little help from the Navajo trickster god Coyote, lets them think that they’ve chopped up his body in the Arizona desert.
But the mischievous Coyote is not above a little sleight of paw, and Atticus soon finds that he’s been duped into battling bloodthirsty desert shapeshifters called skinwalkers. Just when the Druid thinks he’s got a handle on all the duplicity, betrayal comes from an unlikely source. If Atticus survives this time, he vows he won’t be fooled again. Famous last words.
Lady Lazarus ($2.99), the first in the series by Michele Lang, is on sale from Macmillan and you can still get The World of Lady Lazarus for free and the novella The Magic of Fabulous for $2.99 (both self-published). The second novel in the series is out (Dark Victory), but it's still $9.99Book Description
With the romance of Twilight, the suspense of The Dresden Files, and the delicious thrills of True Blood, the enthralling saga of Magdalena Lazarus unfolds. Descended from the legendary witch of Ein Dor, she alone holds the power to summon the angel Raziel and stop Hitler and his supernatural minions from unleashing total war in Europe. The Nazis have fighters more fearsome than soldiers, weapons more terrifying than missiles, and allies that even they are afraid of SS werewolves; the demon Asmodel who possesses a willing Adolf Hitler, and other supernatural creatures all are literally hell-bent on preventing Magda from possessing the Book of Raziel, a magical text with the power to turn the tide against Hitler’s vast war machine.
Magda, young and rebellious, grew up in the cosmopolitan city of Budapest, unaware of her family’s heritage. When her mother dies, Magda--ready or not--is the Lazarus, who must face the evil that holds Europe in an iron grip. Unready to assume the mantle of her ancient birthright, but knowing that she must fight, she sets out across Europe searching for the Book. Magda is desperate enough to endanger her soul by summoning the avenging angel Raziel. When she sees him in the glory of his celestial presence, her heart is utterly, completely lost…
The Agatha Raisin Companion ($1.99), by M. C. Beaton, is a must for those who collect the series.Book Description
This book is a celebration of all things Agatha Raisin. It includes an introduction by M C Beaton, Agatha's biography, her background and retirement to the Cotswolds, her complex love life and the details of village life in Carsely.
There are brief bios of all the men in her life (there are many), a piece on her cats Hodge and Boswell, and a section on Agatha's Cotswolds, both real and fictitious. Plot summaries of all twenty titles in the series, a quiz to test your Agatha knowledge and a selection of her favorite dishes in Raisin's Recipes rounds off the complete Agatha Companion.
It also features line drawings by Alice Tait - the artist of the all new covers in the Agatha Raisin series - throughout.
I've sent a sample of Shadow Prowler ($2.99), by Alexey Pehov, to my Kindle, to see if it's going to be my next read (after Cat Adams).Book Description
After centuries of calm, the Nameless One is stirring.
An army is gathering; thousands of giants, ogres, and other creatures are joining forces from all across the Desolate Lands, united, for the first time in history, under one, black banner. By the spring, or perhaps sooner, the Nameless One and his forces will be at the walls of the great city of Avendoom.
Unless Shadow Harold, master thief, can find some way to stop them.
Epic fantasy at its best, Shadow Prowler is the first in a trilogy that follows Shadow Harold on his quest for a magic Horn that will restore peace to the Kingdom of Siala. Harold will be accompanied on his quest by an Elfin princess, Miralissa, her elfin escort, and ten Wild Hearts, the most experienced and dangerous fighters in their world…and by the king’s court jester (who may be more than he seems…or less).
Reminiscent of Moorcock's Elric series, Shadow Prowler is the first work to be published in English by the bestselling Russian fantasy author Alexey Pehov. The book was translated by Andrew Bromfield, best known for his work on the highly successful Night Watch series.
The Life and Opinions of Maf the Dog, and of His Friend Marilyn Monroe ($1.24), by Andrew O'Hagan, looks like it would be an interesting read for fans of Marilyn (or even the new show, Smash, which I've put right behind Glee on my must-watch list).Book Description
Meet Maf: The hilariously opinionated, well-read, politically scrappy, and complex canine companion to Marilyn Monroe.
In November 1960, Frank Sinatra gave Marilyn Monroe a dog. His name was Mafia Honey, or Maf for short. Born in the household of Vanessa Bell, brought to the United States by Natalie Wood’s mother, and given as a Christmas present to Marilyn the winter after she separated from Arthur Miller, Maf was with Marilyn for the last two years of her life, first in New York and then in Los Angeles, and he had as much instinct for celebrity and psychoanalysis as he did for Liver Treat with a side order of National Biscuits. Marylin took him to meet President Kennedy and to Hollywood restaurants, to department stores, to interviews, and to Mexico for her divorce. Through Maf's eyes, we see an altogether original and wonderfully clever portrait of the woman behind the icon—and the dog behind the woman.
Some more backlist/small press/indie, totally free, books for everyone on Kindle, that I missed the first time around. These are are not likely to be free for long, so double check prices before one-clicking (genres are my best guess), as most of them go back up after a day or two (sometimes less), at which point most of them become eligible for the Kindle Lending Library.
- Rebellion Trilogy, by Gordon Ryan
- Dark Grid, by David C. Waldron (I got a review copy of this one, but haven't finished it; it's not going to be a 5-star review, but it's better than Rawles' latest, which I also received for review)
- Move It Mom! How To Get Your Body Back After Baby , by Marci Pliskin, Patti Dunn
- In Session: Dr. Morgan Snow with Steve Berry's Cotton Malone, Lee Child's Jack Reacher & Barry Eisler's John Rain, by MJ Rose
- THE CARD (A Van Stone Novel), by Jim Devitt (sports/suspense)
- DESTINED, a novel of the Tarot, by Gail Cleare
- Cadman's Gambit (SHADER), by D.P. Prior (fantasy)
- America's Galactic Foreign Legion - Book 3: Silent Invasion, by Walter Knight (sf)
- Hollywood Ending, by Lucie Simone
- Freedom Incorporated, by Peter Tylee (SF; Smashwords & B&N only)
- Lethal Circuit (A Michael Chase Spy Thriller #1), by Lars Guignard (mystery/thriller)
- BROOD (#1 in the Sterling Strange Paranormal Detective Series) , by Lars Guignard
- Inside the Outside, by Martin Lastrapes (mystery/thriller)
- Two books by Linda Pendleton
