It's the last day of the month, so it's your last chance to pick up one of this month's 100 Kindle books for $3.99 or less, although there will hopefully be a new batch tomorrow. I found several nice cookbooks in this month's selection, including two on using the farm fresh produce that is starting to come in, both in the local Farmer's Market and our garden: Fast, Fresh, and Green and Fresh from the Farmers' Market: Year-Round Recipes for the Pick of the Crop. The first is from a former editor of Fine Cooking magazine and the second from Alice Waters (of Chez Panisse), so you can't really go wrong with either one. There's also a nice Rice & Curry cookbook from Hippocrene, who gave us a large number of free cookbooks last summer (it's also mostly dairy free, using coconut milk rather than the ghee/dairy milk of Indian cooking). Another that looks interesting is The Pharaohs Kitchen: Recipes from Ancient Egypts Enduring Food Traditions, which presents 100 recipes for modern cooks, each accompanied by text and photos showing how that dish played a part in ancient tradition and/or daily life.There are two new coupon codes at Kobo, each for 25% off one non-Agency title, only valid today: 4825AUoff and 4825CAoff. I've updated the list on the right a bit and you'll find codes ranging from 25% to 50% off that can be used.
Today is the last day to take advantage of this KSO deal:
Today's Kindle Deal of the Day is The Naming ($1.99), the first title in the YA Pellinor series by Australian poet Alison Croggon. It has a starred review from Library Journal and predominately positive reader reviews, so I may glance thru the sampler this afternoon.Book Description
In the classic spirit of epic fantasy comes this glittering saga of a young girl who learns she possesses an uncanny gift - and is destined to use it to save her world from a terrifying evil. Maerad is a slave in a desperate and unforgiving settlement, taken there as a child when her family is destroyed in war. She doesn't yet know she has inherited a powerful gift, one that marks her as a member of the noble School of Pellinor and enables her to see the world as no other can. It is only when she is discovered by Cadvan, one of the great Bards of Lirigon, that her true identity and extraordinary destiny unfold. Now, she and her mysterious teacher must embark on a treacherous, uncertain journey through a time and place where the forces of darkness wield an otherworldly terror.
The Pirates! In an Adventure With Moby Dick ($1.55 / £0.99 UK), the second title in the series by Gideon Defoe, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK. This was originally released under the title In an Adventure with Whaling and later as In an Adventure with Whaling, which is the title for the US edition ($9.99). If you have kids, you probably know this one from the current movie and will definitely recognize the cover on the The Pirates!: An Adventure with Scientists & An Adventure with Ahab, an omnibus of the first and second titles for $8.99 (US only).Book Description
It’s come to my attention that the old girl’s a little bit past her best. And I can hardly maintain my reputation as a terror of the high seas with bits falling off the boat all the time, can I?
The Pirate Captain is in trouble. Eager to appease his crew with a boat that has a functioning mast, fewer holes and cannons that actually fire, he splashes out on the fancy new Lovely Emma, spending six thousand doubloons he doesn’t have. Finding themselves in debt to the beautiful but deadly Cutlass Liz - or the butcher of Barbados, as she’s otherwise known - the pirates need to raise some money fast.
In a desperate race against time our heroes embark on an adventure that will take them from the shores of Nantucket to the bright lights of Las Vegas, to the ends of the earth in search of a mythical white whale, and even, perhaps, into the dark depths of madness. But hopefully they’ll be home in time for tea.
Disturbed ($5.23 Kindle, $2.99 B&N), by Kevin O'Brien, is the Nook Daily Find. It isn't price matched on Kindle (at least, not yet), but Amazon has a bundle containing Disturbed, The Last Victim, Watch Them Die for $9.39, which is just as good a deal. Two more good bargains are The Next To Die ($3.29) and Make Them Cry ($3.03), his second and third novels. All of these are stand-alone and there are currently eleven novels under $5.Book Description
Deceptive
The houses in Willow Tree Court are sleek and modern--the kind designed to harbor happy families and laughing children. No one would guess the secrets that lurk beyond the neat lawns and beautiful facades.
Depraved
Molly Dennehy is trying to fit in to her new surroundings, though her neighbors are clearly loyal to her husband's ex-wife. But that's the least of Molly's worries. Her stepson's school has been rocked by a brutal slaying, and a psychopath known as the Cul-de-Sac Killer is murdering families in Seattle homes. Homes just like Molly's.
Disturbed
With each passing day, Molly grows more convinced that someone is watching her family, someone consumed with rage and vengeance. On this quiet road, a nightmare has been unleashed, and the trail of terror will lead right to her door. . .
The Eye of the Fry Cook: A Story About Getting Glasses ($1.99 Kindle, B&N), a Spongebob Squarepants story by Erica David, is the Nook Daily Find for Families (requires NOOK Color, NOOK Tablet or NOOK Kids for iPad), price matched on Kindle (requires Kindle Fire or Kindle for Android).Book Description
SpongeBob is thrilled to try out for Bikini Bottom’s very first gourmet fry cook academy. Patrick tries to help him prepare for the audition, but SpongeBob can’t seem to read any of the index cards that Patrick holds up. Finally, SpongeBob visits the eye doctor—and winds up leaving the office with a brand-new pair of glasses. But then he has a bad dream and is too afraid to wear them to his audition! Will SpongeBob overcome his fear of glasses and reach his potential as a chef? Kids with glasses will laugh out loud as their favorite sponge shows them how snazzy glasses can be!
Pray for Silence: A Thriller ($2.99 Kindle, KoboBook Description
New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo delivers an electrifying thriller in which Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must confront a dark evil to solve the mysterious murders of an entire Amish family.
The Plank family moved from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to join the small Amish community of Painters Mill less than a year ago and seemed the model of the Plain Life—until on a cold October night, the entire family of seven was found slaughtered on their farm. Police Chief Kate Burkholder and her small force have few clues, no motive, and no suspect. Formerly Amish herself, Kate is no stranger to the secrets the Amish keep from the English—and each other—but this crime is horribly out of the ordinary.
State agent John Tomasetti arrives on the scene to assist. He and Kate worked together on a previous case during which they began a volatile relationship. They soon realize the disturbing details of this case will test their emotional limits and force them to face demons from their own troubled pasts—and for Kate, a personal connection that is particularly hard to bear.
When she discovers a diary that belonged to one of the teenaged daughters, Kate is shocked to learn the girl kept some very dark secrets and may have been living a lurid double life. Who is the charismatic stranger who stole the young Amish girl’s heart? Could the brother—a man with a violent past, rejected and shunned by his family and the Amish community, have come to seek out revenge? As Kate’s outrage grows so does her resolve to find the killer and bring him to justice—even if it means putting herself in the line of fire.
Topping her own bestselling debut, Linda Castillo once again immerses us in the world of the Amish with a chilling story that is both a fast-paced thriller and intriguing psychological puzzle.
