Free Book - When the Time Was Fulfilled

When the Time Was Fulfilled, by Eberhard Arnold, Christoph Blumhardt, & Alfred Delp, can be downloaded in one of several formats, including PRC for the Kindle and EPUB for the Sony or Nook.

Book Description
The meditations in this collection are written by three seekers who struggled hard and long to find, in the words of Søren Kierkegaard, “the contemporary Christ.” They witness to the fact that the birth of Jesus is more than history – it is a reality – but only for those who feel their need and are personally ready to come to the manger.

A revised and expanded edition of an old favourite, the 40 short, pithy readings in this book will not leave you sitting comfortably this Christmas.

There are a number of other free books there as well, all with a religious theme and many translated into other languages.

Free Read - The Vampire Diaries

Another free online read (no downloading) from Harper Collins is The Struggle ($6.99 Paperback), by LJ Smith. This is the second in the The Vampire Diaries series and a re-issue of the 2001 version, with a new cover to match the televisions series on CW. So far, not available on Kindle (although the first in the new Vampire Diaries, The Return series, Nightfall, is).

Book Description
Torn between two vampire brothers

Damon: Determined to make Elena his, he'd kill his own brother to possess her.

Stefan: Desperate for the power to destroy Damon and protect Elena, he gives in to his thirst for human blood.

Elena: The girl who can have anyone finds herself in the middle of a love triangle . . . one that might turn deadly

Click HERE to start reading.

Lord of the Rings (price drop)

Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien, is back down to $10.88 again today.

Book Description
All three parts of the epic masterpiece combined in one definitive edition of the text.

From the comments of those who purchased this recently, all the formatting issues of the original version have been corrected. So if you were an early purchaser and have found errors in your version of the book, be sure to contact Kindle Customer Service to return it (for formatting issues, they'll do this long after the 7 day period), then purchase this version in it's place.

Free Romance

All Romance Books and Harlequin are giving away a free copy of of the Mini novel Wrapped and Ready ($0.99 Kindle), by Julie Kenner

Book Description
Can volunteer elf Annie turn department-store heir Brent from snooty Scrooge to sexy Santa?

A girl from the "wrong side of the tracks," Annie Silver's always been something of a loner, depending only on her best friend, Faith Howard, for friendship and her family for love. In school, she excelled academically, but she never tried to make friends with the "in" crowd,
content to watch them from afar. And, in particular, she watched Brent Carrington.

Christmas is her favorite holiday, and every year she's worked holiday shifts at Brent's family's department store. This year, however, she's got something more than holiday work in mind. Now that she's about to leave her hometown of Bishop, Ohio, for Manhattan, she's determined to have what she's always wanted—Brent.

Click HERE for the free book, in either PDF or EPUB format. While you are there, you might want to check out these titles, all recently added and free:

Exy Devil, by Brit Ryan (a full length novel)
Forbidden: The Union, by Samantha Sommersby
Standing Guard, by Leigh Ellwood

These are all short stories, in PDF form, from Samhain

Fall, Falling, Fallen by Karalynn Lee
Grounded: a Hayle Raven Story by Ella Drake
Doll, Interrupted by Juniper Bell
For Love of Persephone by Renee Wildes
Late for Dinner by Inez Kelley
Four Gold Rings by T.A. Chase
The Worst Christmas by Ellie Marvel

Free Poetry - The Closet Clandestine

You can pick up The Closet Clandestine: a queer steps out, by Edward C. Patterson, a volume of poetry, for free at Smashwords, through December 9. Use the coupon code YL39Z at checkout.

Book Description
A collection of seven poetry books, The Closet Clandestine: a queer steps out, tracks a gay man's sensitivities to the strange world encountered both in and out of the real and poetic closet. Sensitive and bold, and sometimes shocking and, in all cases, lyrical, this is a journey from shy emergence to bold self-confidence.

These 180 poems are collected into seven volumes, including The Awakening, Catherine and Other Poems, The Festival at Thebes, Ties and Rings, Gay October, Provincetown Poems, and Songs: Not Just Survival. "Rage girls in fiery green - that I will never retreat into the closet clandestine again."

Review from Rainbow Reviews:

"I read poetry by "dipping" - the book lies by my bed, and I dip at random, reading one, maybe two before bed. In this way the pleasure is extended, it can take months to read through a volume. Poetry should not be rushed.

I enjoyed this volume of poetry. For one, the layout is to my taste, lots of white, open space, to leave room for thought. Another thing I enjoyed seeing was the development of the poet, from being 'in the closet' in The Awakening, to being 'out, and proud of it' in Songs: Not just Survival. There is a progression; the poet shares his life and moments.

The poems are well crafted, it is clear that thought and love and much work went into the work. I plan to keep the volume by my bed.

Read it, savor it."

The volume is also available in the Kindle store ($3.99), but no discount is available there.