Today's Free Android App, Dungeon Scroll, combines a typical dungeon trawl with a Scrabble type word game.
Warren Adler is repeating his Mourning Glory giveaway.
Today's Kindle Daily Deal is The Sleeping Night ($1.99), by Barbara Samuel (Bell Bridge Books).Book Description
A triumphant tale of forbidden love that will delight Barbara Samuel’s many romance fans while tackling the serious issue of racism in our not-so-distant past.
An unforgettable romance in an unforgiving time.
They’ll need love and courage to see the dawn.
He's a hometown native, returning from the war, determined to change the world he'd fought to protect. She's the girl who's been his secret friend since childhood, now a beautiful woman.
Her war-time letters kept him alive. But he's black, and she's white.In 1946 in Gideon, Texas, their undeniable love might get them both killed.
The First Time: True Tales of Virginity Lost and Found ($1.57 / £0.99 UK), by Kate Monro, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (no US edition).Book Description
A groundbreaking and very personal insight into modern sexuality. Losing our virginity … it happens to all of us. How did it happen for you? What do other people think and feel about it? In February 2007, Kate Monro went on a mission to find out. She decided to ask as many people as possible - how did you lose your virginity? Men and women, old and young, gay, straight, Christian and Muslim; the stories range from the funny and the sad to the happy and occasionally, the unbelievable. Thus was born her much reviewed blog, The Virginity Project, and now this book. How do we define the loss of our virginity? What, if any, impact does the first time have on the rest of our lives? And in some cases how do we know for sure when that moment has occurred? After all sorts of conversations with all sorts of people, Kate will reveal the truth about other people’s most intimate sexual stories. She also discovers that the answers are not always as straightforward as you might think.
The Ice Master: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk ($11.96 paperback, $3.99 B&N, $3.49 Kobo - coupon eligible), by Jennifer Niven, is the Nook Daily Find, better than price matched at Kobo. There is no Kindle edition for this title, but a second biography of hers that Hyperion has marked down in is available in both stores: Ada BlackJack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic ($3.03 Kindle, $3.43 B&N)The Ice Master
The Karluk set out in 1913 in search of an undiscovered continent, with the largest scientific staff ever sent into the Arctic. Soon after, winter had begun, they were blown off course by polar storms, the ship became imprisoned in ice, and the expedition was abandoned by its leader. Hundreds of miles from civilization, the castaways had no choice but to find solid ground as they struggled against starvation, snow blindness, disease, exposureand each other. After almost twelve months battling the elements, twelve survivors were rescued, thanks to the heroic efforts of their captain, Bartlett, the Ice Master, who traveled by foot across the ice and through Siberia to find help. Drawing on the diaries of those who were rescued and those who perished, Jennifer Niven re-creates with astonishing accuracy the ill-fated journey and the crews desperate attempts to find a way home.
Ada BlackJack
The gripping and inspiring tale of a woman's survival alone in the Arctic.
In 1921, four men and one woman ventured deep into the Arctic. Two years later, only one returned.
When 23-year-old Inuit Ada Blackjack signed on as a seamstress for a top-secret Arctic expedition, her goal was simple: earn money and find a husband. But her terrifying experiences -- both in the wild and back in civilization -- comprise one of the most amazing untold adventures of the 20th century. Based on a wealth of unpublished materials, including Ada's never-before-seen diaries, bestselling author Jennifer Niven narrates this true story of an unheralded woman who became an unlikely hero.
Princess Academy ($4.87 Kindle, $5.45 B&N), by Shannon Hale, is the Nook Daily Find for Families; there doesn't seem to be any price drop at B&N, though, and it's better than price matched on Kindle.Book Description
Miri lives on a mountain where, for generations, her ancestors have quarried stone and lived a simple life. Then word comes that the king's priests have divined her small village the home of the future princess. Sent to an academy to learn how to become a princess, Miri soon finds herself confronted with a harsh mistress, bitter competition among the girls, and even bandits intent on kidnapping the future princess.
Grade Level: 5 and up
Today's Kindle Kids Daily Deal is Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Waking Up? ($1.99), by Bill Martin Jr., Michael Samplson and Laura J. Bryant (Illustrator). Requires Kindle Fire, Kindle Cloud Reader, Kindle for iPad or Kindle for Android.Book Description
Kitty Cat should be getting ready for school, but instead, she's practicing her purr, looking for her socks, chasing a little mouse, and more. Will Kitty Cat make it out of the house in time for school? Adorable pastel illustrations rendered in watercolor paints and colored pencil bring Kitty Cat so close you'll want to reach out and touch her!
Grade Level: Pre K and up
