Free Book (Sony) - Money Girl's 10 Steps to a Debt-Free Life

Money Girl's 10 Steps to a Debt-Free Life ($3.99 Kindle), by Laura D. Adams, is free in the Sony ebookstore (DRM'd EPUB format). If it shows up free in the Kindle store, I'll post an update. This one is fairly short, only 48KB, so I'd expect something like a business short (or the new Amazon Single) from it.

Book Description
Does the stress of your mounting debt keep you up at night? If you dread opening your monthly credit card statements, Money Girl’s 10 Steps to a Debt Free Life is for you. Laura Adams, host of the top-rated Money Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for a Richer Life podcast, takes you step-by-step through exactly what you need to do get out of debt and stay there.

Laura’s 10 steps will give you the guidance you need to deal with all kinds of debt, from credit card and medical bills, to mortgages and car loans. She’ll help you assess your current financial situation and create a personalized plan you can live with. You’ll learn which debts to pay off first and will get tips on negotiating with creditors and paying off bills faster. Laura’s advice on boosting your credit score, cutting costs, and saving money will help you lay the groundwork for a debt-free, happier life. You’ll be surprised at how easy it is to make simple changes that will have a big impact on your financial health.

Laura Adams explains everything in the informative, practical voice that her legions of followers have come to appreciate in the Money Girl podcast. Her Money Girl’s 10 Steps to a Debt Free Life will give you the knowledge you need to take control of your finances and create a more secure financial future. You will owe less, own more, and rest easier.

Click HERE to get the free book

Free Book (Sony) - Love Lockdown

Love Lockdown ($9.99 Kindle), by Mia Edwards, is free in the Sony ebookstore (DRM'd EPUB format). If it shows up free in the Kindle store, I'll post an update.

Book Description
Tiffany has vowed to get revenge on her half-sister and her boyfriend for killing her father Shon and her long-time lover Saliq. But first, Tiffany has to stay low until the dust settles. Tired of being slept on and disrespected, she meets Rasheeda, one of her father’s former associates, who is also one of the baddest women in the streets. Rasheeda not only runs an elite escort service and a hot nightclub on the Virginia Beach strip, but she’s also one of the major cocaine distributors in the Mid-Atlantic. Rasheeda takes Tiffany under her wing and introduces her to the side of the game that Shon had never revealed to his daughter.

Soon Tiffany reconnects with more of her father’s former associates, settles old debts and rebuilds her father’s drug reign in Virginia. Her reach soon spreads to Charlotte and Memphis. But Tiffany won’t be happy until she finds Kanika and Tyrell. There are people who are willing to help Tiffany seek the just revenge that she’s been craving for years.

Click HERE to get the free book.

Free Book (EPUB) - First Things First

First Things First ($9.17 Kindle), by Brenda Warner, is free in the Sony bookstore.

Book Description
Kurt Warner is the two-time NFL MVP–winning quarterback of the Arizona Cardinals. Brenda Warner is an ex-Marine turned stay-at-home mom who collects coats for low-income kids and rocks babies to sleep at a hospital for chronically-ill infants. Together they’re the parents of seven, going into their 12th year of marriage, and founders of a foundation that helps disadvantaged children and families. Their formula for success? They put First Things First—family, faith, and giving to others—it’s their family motto, and it drives everything they do. First Things First is an honest, insightful, and entertaining look at life inside the Warner household. Kurt and Brenda speak candidly about their marriage, the values they are working to instill in their kids, things they’ve done right, mistakes they’ve made, the importance of giving back, and the legacy they hope to leave behind. Includes a 16-page full-color photo insert.

Click HERE to get the free book.

Bargain Book Roundup - Under Three Bucks

In addition to the free books being offered in the Kindle store and elsewhere, several of the big publishers have started discounting one backlist title by an author, either to stir interest before a new title is released or as an introduction to a series. Today's roundup are all $2.99 or less

Raven Black ($2.99), by Ann Cleeves, is the first of the Shetland Island Quartet, which was completed with Blue Lightning ($11.99 Kindle) this month. Also available at B&N, Kobo & Sony ($2.99).

Book Description
Winner of Britain’s coveted Duncan Lawrie Dagger Award, Ann Cleeves introduces a dazzling new suspense series to U.S. mystery readers.

Raven Black begins on New Year’s Eve with a lonely outcast named Magnus Tait, who stays home waiting for visitors who never come. But the next morning the body of a murdered teenage girl is discovered nearby, and suspicion falls on Magnus. Inspector Jimmy Perez enters an investigative maze that leads deeper into the past of the Shetland Islands than anyone wants to go.

Bad Thoughts ($2.39), by Dave Zeltserman, is the first in the Bill Shannon series. Also available at Kobo ($2.39), B&N & Sony ($2.99).

Book Description
One afternoon 13 year-old Billy Shannon comes home to a living nightmare. His mother being brutally murdered is only the beginning…

20 years later, Bill Shannon is now a cop in Cambridge, Massachusetts. As the twenty-year anniversary of his mother’s death is approaching, women are being murdered in the same horrific grisly fashion. And while this is going on, he’s having blackouts which only seem to be getting worse…

Everything seems to be pointing to one of two possibilities: Shannon has gone insane or his mom’s killer is back to his old tricks. Except if it’s mom’s killer, he’s come back a long way to do these new killings… all the way from the grave.

Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House ($2.99 Kindle), by M C Beaton, is the fourteenth in the very long Agatha Raisin series, which is an appropriate read for this time of year (yes, I've seen haunted houses already open); the latest in the series, Busy Body ($11.99 Kindle), releases next month. Also available at B&N, Kobo & Sony ($2.99).

Book Description
Just back from an extended stay in London, Agatha Raisin finds herself greeted by torrential rains and an old, familiar feeling of boredom. When her handsome new neighbor, Paul Chatterton, shows up on her doorstep, she tries her best to ignore his obvious charms, but his sparkling black eyes and the promise of adventure soon lure her into another investigation.

Paul has heard rumors about Agatha's reputation as the Cotswold village sleuth and wastes no time offering their services to the crotchety owner of a haunted house. Whispers, footsteps, and a cold white mist are plaguing Mrs. Witherspoon, but the police have failed to come up with any leads, supernatural or otherwise. The neighbors think it's all a desperate ploy for attention, but Paul and Agatha are sure something more devious is going on. Someone's playing tricks on Mrs. Witherspoon, and when she turns up dead under suspicious circumstances, Agatha finds herself caught up in another baffling murder mystery.

Reign Check ($2.22 Kindle), by Michelle Rowen, is actually the second (and latest) in the Demon Princess series, which starts with Reign or Shine ($7.51 paperback).

Book Description
Fresh from finding out she is a demon princess and meeting her father for the first time, Nikki Donovan is looking forward to getting back to her regular high school life. But then Rhys, the handsome teenage king of the faery realm, enrolls at her school as a "foreign exchange student." Her conflicted feelings for Rhys and her boyfriend are getting in the way of her new relationship with the Shadow-creature Michael. But this love triangle from hell isn't even Nikki's biggest problem: There's a new prophecy that claims she will destroy all the demon and human worlds. Her best friend Melinda just might be a demon-slayer-in-training. Throw in a field trip to none other than the Underworld itself . . . and Nikki's going to be hoping for a rain check on more than just her homework!

You've no doubt heard that David Morrell has signed an exclusive deal with Amazon, bringing 10 of his backlist titles to Kindle exclusively for a year. While all of those are over our limit, his latest novel, The Shimmer ($2.03 Kindle) isn't. Also available at B&N.

Book Description
When a high-speed chase goes terribly wrong, Santa Fe police officer Dan Page watches in horror as a car and gas tanker explode into flames. Torn with guilt that he may be responsible, Page returns home to discover that his wife, Tori, has disappeared. Frantic, Page follows her trail to Rostov, a remote town in Texas famous for a massive astronomical observatory, a long-abandoned military base, and unexplained nighttime phenomena that draw onlookers from every corner of the globe. Many of these gawkers-Tori among them-are compelled to visit this tiny community to witness the mysterious Rostov Lights. Without warning, a gunman begins firing on the lights, screaming "Go back to hell where you came from," then turns his rifle on the bystanders. A bloodbath ensues, and events quickly spiral out of control, setting the stage for even greater violence and death. Page must solve the mystery of the Rostov Lights to save his wife. In the process, he learns that the decaying military base may not be abandoned at all, and that the government may have known about the lights for decades. Could these phenomena be more dangerous than anyone could have possibly imagined?

Shadowfae ($2.99 Kindle), by Erica Hayes, is the first in the series by the same name; the second and third in the series, Shadowglass ($9.99 Kindle) and Poison Kissed ($7.99 Kindle), both released this year.. Also available at B&N, Kobo & Sony ($2.99).

Book Description
Imagine a secret world veiled in fairy glamour and brimming with unearthly delights. A city swarming with half-mad fairies, where thieving spriggans rob you blind, beautiful banshees mesmerize you with their song, and big green trolls bust heads at nightclubs. And once you’re in, there’s no escape…

Enslaved by a demon lord, Jade is forced to spend her nights seducing vampire gangsters and shapeshifting thugs. After two hundred years as a succubus, she burns for freedom and longs to escape her brutal life as a trophy girl for hell’s minions. Then she meets Rajah, an incubus who touches her heart and intoxicates her senses. Rajah shares the same bleak fate as she, and yearns just as desperately for freedom. But the only way for Jade to break her bonds is to betray Rajah—and doom the only man she’s ever loved to a lifetime in hell.

The Up And Comer ($1.99 Kindle), by Howard Roughan, is a first novel, although not part of a series. Also available at Kobo & Sony ($1.99).

Book Description
On an island of glitz, in a season of ambition, Philip Randall is getting what everyone wants. A rising career in a big New York law firm. A rich and beautiful wife. A cavernous downtown loft. And enough disposable income to turn Manhattan into a movable feast. So why is Philip testing fate by sleeping with his best friend's wife? And who is the man watching every move Philip makes-and waiting to make a move of his own?

Set against a glittering backdrop of success, money, and power, this tale of a brilliantly calculating "man on the rise" has sent waves of anticipation through the literary world. Heralding the debut of a gifted young writer, it is a thriller for our time: funny, hip, and terrifying.

Devil In My Bed ($2.99 Kindle), by Celeste Bradley, is the first in her Runaway Brides series, the latest of which, Scoundrel In My Dreams ($7.99 Kindle), released this month. Also available at B&N, Kobo & Sony ($2.99).

Book Description
The three-year-old girl sitting on the steps of Brown’s Club for Distinguished Gentlemen insists that one of its members is her papa. Aidan de Quincy feels obligated to help the wee thing, even though she certainly isn’t his—or is she? To find answers, Aidan must first track down the lovely widow he swore to forget when their passionate affair came to a painful end. It doesn’t help that Madeleine Chandler is as sensual and enticing as ever…

For three years, Madeleine had dreamed of seeing Aidan on her doorstep. The secret that once forced her to leave him now compels her to pretend that this sweet child is hers—a lie Aidan will surely never forgive. Yet the contented days and exquisite nights that follow are worth the heartbreak she knows must come. The truth will out—and when it does, there will be the devil to pay…

Free Books (Sony) - Kaplan College Prep Guides

Sony has joined the crowd offering free books from Kaplan Publishing. Like Amazon, there are only a couple of titles, but these are available to US customers. Update: Just added a few more, for a total of six at Sony (so far).

Kaplan ACT Strategies for Super Busy Students: 15 Simple Steps to Tackle the ACT While Keeping Your Life Together ($7.99 Kindle)

Book Description
This practical, organized, and easy-to-understand approach gives busy students the 15 basic steps they need to master the Math, English, Reading, and Science sections of the ACT. Kaplan ACT Strategies for Super Busy Students 2009 Edition is the ideal tool for test takers who need all of Kaplan’s tried-and-true methods in a condensed format that fits in with their busy lives. The book includes:

• Kaplan's exclusive, time-saving strategies
• Full-length practice test with complete answer explanations
• Targeted review and realistic practice for the Math, English, Reading, and Science sections of the ACT
• Preparation for the optional writing component
• Stress management tips

Sharp Writing: Building Better Writing Skills ($3.99 Kindle), is one that isn't geared only towards students. There are sections on business writing and personal correspondence, in addition to academic writing.

Book Description
Sharp Writing is a compact guide with all the information you need to increase your grasp of language and boost your writing skills using Kaplan's easy-to-follow Building Block Method.

Kaplan Portable GMAT ($4.79 Kindle)

Book Description
Kaplan Portable GMAT includes:

• Essential information about the test structure and scoring
• Exclusive score-raising tips and strategies
• Focused practice for each components of the test
• Targeted review of each question type

Kaplan PMBR Final: Constitutional Law: Core Concepts and Key Questions ($9.59 Kindle)

Book Description
Kaplan PMBR FINALS: Constitutional Law provides substantive outlines of core concepts and summary outlines. It also includes diagnostic true/false questions, multiple choice questions, and essay questions, which help students understand the black letter law of Constitutional Law and prepare for success on their exams.

Sharp Vocab ($3.99 Kindle)

Book Description
Sharp Vocab features:

• A 12-question diagnostic quiz to show readers where they need the most help.
• Topics broken down by subject to make it easy for the reader to group concepts together for easier memorization.
• A variety of practice exercises with detailed answer explanations for every topic.
• A 30-question recognition and recall practice set that includes material from the entire chapter, (and a few questions that cover material from the previous chapters) to once again reinforce what the reader has learned on a larger scale.
• Detailed answer explanations that follow each practice set.

Kaplan SAT Score-Raising Dictionary ($2.39 Kindle)

Book Description
Boost your verbal skills for the SAT exam with this powerful, portable dictionary featuring 1,000 of the most frequently tested words on the SAT.

Getting a great score on the SAT exam is essential for getting into a top college, and being equipped with serious verbal skills is crucial for SAT success. Kaplan SAT Score-Raising Dictionary, Second Edition takes a fun approach to building up your verbal ability, and includes:

• 1,000 frequently tested SAT words, including their definition, pronunciation and part of speech
• Helpful sentences to illustrate the proper use of each word
• Catchy mnemonic devices that help make words memorable
• Lots of fun illustrations throughout

Kaplan SAT Score-Raising Dictionary is perfect for serious students who want portable SAT prep and great test scores. Its perfect for an on-the-go lifestyle, and for use in conjunction with our other comprehensive SAT guides and workbooks.

Here are the links for the free books from Sony:
Sharp Writing
Super Busy Students 2009
Kaplan Portable GMAT
Kaplan PMBR Final: Constitutional Law
Kaplan SAT Score-Raising Dictionary
Sharp Vocab

I'm already seeing a few more popping in (I don't know if they'll get all 92 that have been free on iBooks), so I set up a search you can run to see what others Kaplan has for free, HERE.

Free Books (Sony) - Sophie's World & Sophie's Secret

Two books from Nancy Rue are free in the Sony ebookstore, courtesy of Christian publisher Zondervan's Zonderkidz division.

Sophie's World ($4.99 Kindle) the first in Sophie series

Book Description
When future film director Sophie LaCroix visits Williamsburg, Virginia, her imagination sends her straight into the eighteenth century. An unlikely heroine, Sophie's forced to use her new-found war tactics to foil a heinous plot and save a friend from impending humiliation by the popular girls.

Sophie's Secret ($4.99 Kindle) the second in Sophie series

Book Description
Sophie and her friends launch an 'archaeological expedition' and make a disturbing discovery. Sophie keeps digging to uncover a shocking family secret. In light of this new revelation, will she ever be able to trust her parents again?

Here are the links for the free books from Sony:
Sophie's World
Sophie's Secret

Free Book (Sony) - Catwalk

Catwalk ($7.99 Kindle), by Melody Carlson, is free in the Sony ebookstore, courtesy of Christian publisher Zondervan.

Book Description
Big Apple. Bigger Problems.The success of the Forrester sisters' On the Runway TV show lands them a hot ticket to Fashion Week in New York City. Paige is determined to garner the attention of New York's top designers, but her newfound fame threatens to go to her head. Erin wants to help promote the work of some eco-minded designers, but struggles to be taken seriously. Can Paige keep her prima donna behavior in check? Will Erin's involvement hurt the people she's really trying to help? Success in the big city comes with even bigger challenges, and as the pressure grows, so does the drama.

Click HERE to get the free download from Sony.

Free Book (Sony) - Julip

Julip ($8.80 Kindle), by Jim Harrison, is free in the Sony bookstore today.

Book Description
In three novellas, Jim Harrison takes us on an American journey as he leads us through the wondrous landscape of the human heart. Julip follows a bright and resourceful young woman as she tries to spring her brother from a Florida jail-he shot three of her former lovers "below the belt." The Seven-Ounce Man continues the picaresque adventures of Brown Dog, a Michigan scoundrel who loves to eat, drink, and chase women, all while sailing along in the bottom 10 percent. The Beige Dolorosa is the haunting tale of an academic who, recovering from the repercussions of a sexual harassment scandal, turns to the natural world for solace. In each of these stories, the irresistible pull of nature becomes a magnificent backdrop for exploring the toughest questions about life and love.

Click HERE for the free download.

Free Book (Sony) - The Last Days of a Rake

The Last Days of a Rake, by Donna Lea Simpson, is free in the Sony bookstore today. This title was free from BooksOnBoard this past June and still isn't available in the Kindle store. This is a novellette (approx 50-60 pages in the Sony software)  from the new publisher Carina Press and is a companion piece to Love & Scandal ($4.69 Kindle), which released on June 21.

Book Description
In Love & Scandal, Collette Jardiniere is outraged when notorious roué Charles Jameson appears to take credit for The Last Days of a Rake, a novel she wrote under the pseudonym Colin Jenkins to satisfy Victorian convention.

Can a rake be true to himself, yet remain free from sin?

Edgar Lankin has lived the life of rake, a man who cares for nothing but the pleasures of the flesh. But it is the seduction—and abandonment—of a gentle maiden that turns him from mere gadabout to immoral cad. Too late, Lankin realizes his self-centered ways have left him incapable of finding enjoyment in anything. Now on his deathbed, he relates the shocking tale of his wasted life to John Hamilton, a school chum who chose a different path.

In telling his story, can Lankin find redemption for the trail of ruined lives he leaves behind?

Free Book (Sony/nook) - Bride's Holiday Gift

Bride's Holiday Gift, by Solange Ayre, is free to download from Barnes and Noble and Sony (it's not available for those in the US in the Kindle store).

Book Description
Six months after the mass human-Terilian weddings of One Thousand Brides and Bride Reborn, Earth woman Janis Stone is consumed with lust for her alien husband Delos. A public exhibition of sex in zero gravity leaves her craving more of his exciting lovemaking. Janis- attempted seduction of Delos during a holiday sexual -fast- makes him promise retribution. Payback comes when Janis awakens tied to the bed, about to be pleasured by Delos- skillful fingers, tongue and cock.After a steamy encounter, the couple exchange gifts obtained at personal sacrifice. But their greatest gift for each other is love.

Click HERE for the free download from B&N.
Click HERE for the free download from Sony.

Free Book (Sony) - Who Is Mark Twain?

Who Is Mark Twain? ($9.99 Kindle), by Mark Twain, is free in the Sony store. No doubt the individual stories are in the public domain, but this collection from Harper-Collins should be well done.

Book Description
Who Is Mark Twain? is a collection of twenty six wickedly funny, thought-provoking essays by Samuel Langhorne Clemens—aka Mark Twain—none of which have ever been published before, and all of which are completely contemporary, amazingly relevant, and gut-bustingly hilarious.

Click HERE for the free book.

Free Book (Sony) - The Lovers

The Lovers ($12.99 Kindle), by Vendela Vida

Book Description
Twenty-eight years ago, Peter and Yvonne honeymooned in the beautiful coastal village of DatÇa, Turkey. Now Yvonne is a widow, her twin children grown. Hoping to immerse herself in memories of a happier time—as well as sand and sea—Yvonne returns to DatÇa. But her plans for a restorative week in Turkey are quickly complicated. Instead of comforting her, her memories begin to trouble her. Her vacation rental's landlord and his bold, intriguing wife—who share a curious marital arrangement—become constant uninvited visitors, in and out of the house.

Overwhelmed by the past and unexpectedly dislocated by the environment, Yvonne clings to a newfound friendship with Ahmet, a local boy who makes his living as a shell collector. With Ahmet as her guide, Yvonne gains new insight into the lives of her own adult children, and she finally begins to enjoy the shimmering sea and relaxed pace of the Turkish coast. But a devastating accident upends her delicate peace and throws her life into chaos—and her sense of self into turmoil.

With the crystalline voice and psychological nuance for which her work has been so celebrated, Vendela Vida has crafted another unforgettable heroine in a stunningly beautiful and mysterious landscape.

Click HERE for the free book.

Free Book (Sony) - The Rational Optimist

The Rational Optimist ($12.99 Kindle), by Matt Ridley, is free in the Sony bookstore.

Book Description
Life is getting better—and at an accelerating rate. Food availability, income, and life span are up; disease, child mortality, and violence are down — all across the globe. Though the world is far from perfect, necessities and luxuries alike are getting cheaper; population growth is slowing; Africa is following Asia out of poverty; the Internet, the mobile phone, and container shipping are enriching people’s lives as never before. The pessimists who dominate public discourse insist that we will soon reach a turning point and things will start to get worse. But they have been saying this for two hundred years.

Yet Matt Ridley does more than describe how things are getting better. He explains why. Prosperity comes from everybody working for everybody else. The habit of exchange and specialization—which started more than 100,000 years ago—has created a collective brain that sets human living standards on a rising trend. The mutual dependence, trust, and sharing that result are causes for hope, not despair.

This bold book covers the entire sweep of human history, from the Stone Age to the Internet, from the stagnation of the Ming empire to the invention of the steam engine, from the population explosion to the likely consequences of climate change. It ends with a confident assertion that thanks to the ceaseless capacity of the human race for innovative change, and despite inevitable disasters along the way, the twenty-first century will see both human prosperity and natural biodiversity enhanced. Acute, refreshing, and revelatory, The Rational Optimist will change your way of thinking about the world for the better.

Click HERE for the free book.

Free Book (Sony) - Finding Nouf

Finding Nouf ($7.67 Kindle), by Zoe Ferraris, is free in the Sony bookstore.

Book Description
When sixteen-year-old Nouf goes missing, her prominent family calls on Nayir al-Sharqi, a pious desert guide, to lead the search party. Ten days later, just as Nayir is about to give up in frustration, her body is discovered by anonymous desert travelers. But when the coroner's office determines that Nouf died not of dehydration but from drowning, and her family seems suspiciously uninterested in getting at the truth, Nayir takes it upon himself to find out what really happened.

He quickly realizes that if he wants to gain access to the hidden world of women, he will have to join forces with Katya Hijazi, a lab worker at the coroner's office who is bold enough to bare her face and to work in public. Their partnership challenges Nayir, as he confronts his desire for female companionship and the limitations imposed by his beliefs. Fast-paced and utterly transporting, Finding Nouf is a riveting literary mystery that offers an unprecedented window into Saudi Arabia and the lives of men and women there.

Click HERE for the free download (will open the Sony Library software).

Free Book (Sony) - Counterfeit Son

Counterfeit Son ($5.59 Kindle), a young-adult title from Elaine Marie Alphin, is free in the Sony bookstore.

Book Description
Cameron Miller is pretending to be someone he isn't. When he began presenting himself as Neil Lacey, it was the only way he could think of to distance himself from what Pop had done, to finally climb out of his nightmarish existence. He thought it would be easy--playing the rich kid, sailing his boat--but he didn't count on Cougar. Now Cougar, his father's old accomplice, has tracked Cameron down and presented an ultimatum: Share the wealth or be exposed. Will Cameron give up his new identity to protect Neil's family? Or will he let his search for a new life destroy those around him?

Click HERE to open the Sony Reader software and get the free book.

Free Book (Sony) - Rapture of the Deep

Rapture of the Deep: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Soldier, Sailor, Mermaid, Spy ($11.56 Hardcover), by L. A. Meyer, is free in the Sony ebookstore today. This children's book, the seventh in the Bloody Jack Adventure series, is about $10 in the Kindle, B&N and Kobo stores, and not available from Borders. At least in the Kindle store, it appears to be limited to US customers only, as well.

Book Description
On the very day that Jacky Faber is to wed her true love, she is kidnapped by British Naval Intelligence and forced to embark on yet another daring mission—this time to search for sunken Spanish gold. But when Jacky is involved, things don't always go as planned.

Jacky has survived battles on the high seas, the stifling propriety of a Boston finishing school, and even confinement in a dank French prison. But no adventure has quite matched her opportunistic street-urchin desires—until now.

Click HERE to get the free book (will open the Sony Library software).

Free Book (Sony) - Tempted

Tempted ($9.99 Kindle), by Pamela Britton, is free in the Sony ebookstore tonight.

Book Description
Alexander Drumming, the Marquis of Warrick, is no saint. Descended from a long line of rakes, he has vowed to stop dallying with the fairer sex. But now he needs a woman-an extraordinary woman to tame his wildcat of a daughter. Intelligent, spirited Mary Callaghan is the perfect nursemaid for the child, but one look at her bedroom eyes and luscious lips and Alexander is tempted to seduce one last woman. For Mary, masquerading as a nanny and enticing the master of the house is all in a day's work-until stolen kisses and passionate caresses distract her from her perilous game. Soon two people who know the risk of mixing danger and desire find themselves on the brink of a shocking scandal, and Alexander is about to discover what happens when he lets an enemy into his house...and his heart.

Click HERE to start your Sony Reader Library and get the free download.

Free Book (Sony) - Bulls Island

Sony has a free version of Bulls Island ($7.99 Kindle), by Dorothea Benton Frank, which includes an an excerpt from her upcoming Lowcountry Summer ($12.99 pre-order).

Book Description
A satisfying tale of honor, chance, and star-crossed love infused with Southern wit, grace, and charm from the New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank

After twenty years, Elizabeth "Betts" McGee has finally managed to put her past behind her. She hasn't been home to beautiful South Carolina and untouched Bulls Island since the tragic night that ended her engagement to Charleston's golden boy, J. D. Langley.

And why is that? Really, this is the story of two old Southern families. The Langley family has more money than the Morgan Stanley Bank. And they think they have more class. The Barrett family made their nineteenth-century fortune in a less distinguished manner—corner grocery stores and liquor stores. It's no surprise that when J.D. and Betts fall in love and decide to marry their parents are none too pleased. And when the love affair comes to an end, everyone is ready to place blame.

Now twenty years have gone by and Betts, a top investment bank executive, must leave her comfortable life in New York City to return to the home she thought she'd left behind forever. But spearheading the most important project of her career puts her back in contact with everything she's tried so hard to forget: her estranged sister, her father, J.D., and her past.

Once she's home, can Betts keep the secret that threatens all she holds dear? Or will her fear of the past wreck her future happiness? And what about that crazy gator? All will be revealed on Bulls Island.

Click HERE to launch the Sony Library software and get the book.

Milrose Munce - Kindle Update

I just heard from the author -- Milrose Munce and the Den of Professional Help is back to a penny in the Kindle store (which I confirmed). Just as that occured, though, he got a note from his publisher in Canada that they were trying to make the book entirely free. Which may mean that it'll become unavailable again for a period of time, as the pricing update works it's way thru the system. For now, though, if you missed it last time (and don't mind paying a penny extra), you can once again get this book on Kindle. It's entirely free in the Sony store and I picked up that version as well. But after fighting with my new Sony reader the last few days, I'll definitely never pick it over the Kindle (in fact, the Sony reader has been "syncing" under 100 books for the last few hours; I thought it was finished, once, but then it decided to do it again; I could have copied the books over myself in less than ten minutes, if I could have bypassed the Sony software).

Free Book (Sony) - Executive Privilege

Executive Privilege ($9.99 Kindle), by Phillip Margolin, has a new, free edition available in the Sony ebookstore. Although I would expect the other stores to catch up soon (Sony is usually the last out with these editions), I also still haven't seen The Shop on Blossom Street drop in the Kindle store (and the limited time price at Sony is only until May 4, which is today).

Update: This book is now listed in the Amazon store, Executive Privilege Free with Bonus Material , but is marked as unavailable in the US. Hopefully that will change in a few days and it'll be free on Kindle as well as for Sony readers.

Book Description
New York Times bestselling author Phillip Margolin is back, this time with a powerful tale of murder that snakes its way through Washington, D.C.'s halls of power, leading straight to the White House and the most powerful office on earth.

When private detective Dana Cutler is hired by an attorney with powerful political connections, the assignment seems simple enough: follow a pretty college student named Charlotte Walsh and report on where she goes and whom she sees. But then the unexpected happens. One night, Cutler follows Walsh to a secret meeting with Christopher Farrington, the president of the United States. The following morning, Walsh's dead body shows up and Cutler has to run for her life.

In Oregon, Brad Miller, a junior associate in a huge law firm is working on the appeal of a convicted serial killer. Clarence Little, now on death row, claims he was framed for the murder of a teenager who, at the time of her death, worked for the then governor, Christopher Farrington. Suddenly, a small-time private eye and a fledgling lawyer find themselves in possession of evidence that suggests that someone in the White House is a murderer. Their only problem? Staying alive long enough to prove it.

As always with Sony, open up the software and do a search on the title. Pay attention to which one you pick, as there are two editions, one full price and one is free.