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Saturday, April 10, 2010

Celebrate the Masters with a Free Book and a Free Audiobook

Golf is Not a Game of Perfect ($15.99 Kindle), by Dr. Bob Rotella, is free to download at Audible this weekend.

Book Description
Dr. Bob Rotella is one of the hottest performance consultants in America today. Among his many professional clients are Nick Price (last year's Player of the Year), Tom Kite, Davis Love III, Pat Bradley, Brad Faxon, John Daly, and many others. Rotella, or "Doc," as most players refer to him, goes beyond just the usual mental aspects of the game and the reliance on specific techniques. What Rotella does here in this extraordinary book, and with his clients, is to create an attitude and a mindset about all aspects of a golfer's game, from mental preparation to competition. The most wonderful aspect of it all is that it is done in a conversational fashion, in a dynamic blend of anecdote and lesson. And, as some of the world's greatest golfers will attest, the results are spectacular. Golfers will improve their golf game and have more fun playing. Some of Rotella's maxims include:
  • On the first tee, a golfer must expect only two things of himself: to have fun, and to focus his mind properly on every shot.
  • Golfers must learn to love 'the challenge when they hit a ball into the rough, trees, or sand. The alternatives -- anger, fear, whining, and cheating -- do no good.
  • Confidence is crucial to good golf. Confidence is simply the aggregate of the thoughts you have about yourself.
  • It is more important to be decisive than to be correct when preparing to play any golf shot or putt.
Filled with delightful and insightful stories about golf and the golfers Rotella works with, Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect will improve the game of even the most casual weekend player.

Click HERE for the free audiobook.

The Road Hole Bunker Mystery ($2.99 Kindle), by William Meikle, is free at Smashwords this weekend.

Book Description
It is a routine case for Scottish private investigator John Royle-until a body turns up in the Road Hole Bunker at the 17th on the Old Course at St Andrews. Soon he's up to his ears in bodies and red herrings as the trail takes him through the social strata of town and gown, and the case grows to encompass the history, and the very future, of the old course itself.

Scottish writer William Meikle is author of more than 200 works of mystery, horror, and fantasy. Look for more Meikle books from Ghostwriter Publications.


Click HERE for the free download (keep a backup copy, as you can't save this one in your Smashwords library).

Game of the Day - Star Defender 4

Amazon's Game Download of the Day is a $2.99 download of Star Defender 4.

Book Description
  • Tons Of Cruel Enemies And Spacecraft.
  • 8 Gigantic Missions, Each With A Boss.
  • More Than 100 Breathtaking Levels.
  • Fantastic Bonus System.
Love Star Defender 3? Want more missions with crueler enemies? Then here you go! It's Star Defender 4, with 8 gigantic new missions, better weapons, uglier aliens and more! Jump right in as the battle heats up with a new war raging in the Galaxy! Pilot your way through more than 100 breathtaking levels filled with black holes to explore, strange spacecraft to attack and annoying insects to destroy! If you're longing for real war, then Star Defender 4 is for you!

All Romance Earth Day Free Book - The Bonding

The Bonding ($6.99 list), by Eliza Gayle, is the first in her Pentacles of Magick series and is free today at All Romance Ebooks as part of their Earth Day celebration this month.

Book Description
Four male witches. Two Sets of twins. Born with a dark curse. Unlimited power bequeathed to the four when used together. A seductive power that over time will destroy their souls. To fight the prophecy they are forced to live separately to save themselves.

When a Tarot Historian shows up with stolen family cards and a theory of balance, all hell breaks loose as Graelen and Rena race to uncover the clues that will break the curse.


To purchase: Click Add to Cart or Buy Now and you'll see an automatic discount for the full price of the book. Be sure to complete the entire check out process (which takes about three pages of clicking), all the way until you see a link for the download (I've missed a book or two in previous promotions at this site, as I thought I was done, but didn't get all they way thru to the end). Available in the following (usually drm-free) formats: HTML, Microsoft Reader, Mobipocket, Adobe Acrobat, Epub. If you want more than one format, you'll need to purchase the book more than once, but you get the discount each time.

There will be one of these a day, until April 21. I'll try to post the link each day, as I find out which one it is. If you find it first, feel free to leave note here in comments and I'll get a post up for everyone else.

Friday, April 9, 2010

All Romance Earth Day Free Book - Love Means No Shame

Love Means No Shame ($6.99 list), by Andrew Grey, is free today at All Romance Ebooks as part of their Earth Day celebration this month.

Book Description
Geoff is in the city, living the gay life to the hilt, when his father's death convinces him to return to the family farm. Discovering a young Amish man asleep in his barn, Geoff learns that Eli is spending a year away from the community before accepting baptism into the church. Despite their mutual attraction, Geoff is determined not to become involved with him, but Eli has discovered that Geoff shares his feelings and begins to court him, neatly capturing first Geoff's attention and then his heart.

Their budding relationship is threatened by closed-minded, gossipy relatives and the society at large, a whole new world to Eli, and he must decide whether to return to the community, his family, and the world and future he knows or to stay with Geoff and have faith in the power of love.


To purchase: Click Add to Cart or Buy Now and you'll see an automatic discount for the full price of the book. Be sure to complete the entire check out process (which takes about three pages of clicking), all the way until you see a link for the download (I've missed a book or two in previous promotions at this site, as I thought I was done, but didn't get all they way thru to the end). Available in the following (usually drm-free) formats: Adobe Acrobat, Epub, Microsoft Reader, Mobipocket. If you want more than one format, you'll need to purchase the book more than once, but you get the discount each time.

There will be one of these a day, until April 21. I'll try to post the link each day, as I find out which one it is. If you find it first, feel free to leave note here in comments and I'll get a post up for everyone else.

Limited Time Freebies at Smashwords

Several freebies at Smashwords, using coupon codes. As always, be sure to check the sample or be ready to delete if the writing style or content isn't for you. Unless noted otherwise, I don't read these other than perhaps a quick scan before posting.

Seabird: An Invitation ($0.99 Kindle), by Sherry Thompson; Coupon Code HU75U (Gryphonwood Press; expires 15 April)

Book Description
Seabird takes the reader on a perilous adventure, where deadly creatures and magic untold wait at every turn. Three deadly sorcerers have been released from their imprisonment by the evil Lord Thaddis. The Three Peoples of Narenta are in need of a champion to defend them from the sorcerer's threat. They get their champion in the person of reluctant teenager Cara Marshall, who wants nothing more th

The Place of Three Tombs: Part Two of Seabird- The First Narentan Tumult, by Sherry Thompson; Coupon Code BQ62V (Gryphonwood Press; expires 15 April)

Book Description
Cara Marshall has reluctantly accepted her task as champion of the Narentan people, but how can she succeed against the dark forces that are aligned against her. Don't miss the thrilling conclusion to The First Narentan Tumult.

Tales from the Green Book One: The Magic Flute ($0.99 Kindle), by Steven Best; Coupon Code FP62U (expires 23 April). This is a young adult/fantasy title and book two in the series should be published about the end of April/first of May.

Book Description
When Alex was a child he lived to hear his grandfather's stories of his supposed adventures in the mythical forest world known as the Green. Of course, now that he's older he has given up on believing in old fairy tales. Too bad they didn't give up on him. When Alex tries to play the old wooden flute the old man gave him for a birthday present he finds that the stories are all too real as he is swept away into the Green himself! Now to return home he must learn what it means to be a hero in a world where magic reigns and humans are a myth that many would rather forget.

Prisoner 392 ($0.99 Kindle), by Jon F. Merz; Coupon Code NB34V (expires 8 April). Originally published in the critically-acclaimed Borderlands 5 anthology put out by Borderlands Press back in 2004 (now out of print). The story also garnered an Honorable Mention in the 2004 edition of The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror edited by Ellen Datlow.

Book Description
"They called it the slit. And it was the only way Prisoner 392 could see the outside world." One man's journey into a hellish prison where escape is truly impossible...a short story by author Jon F. Merz originally published in Borderlands 5 & reprinted in From the Borderlands, it earned him an Honorable Mention in the 2004 edition of the Year's Best Fantasy & Horror edited by Ellen Datlow.

Rogue Hunter: Gaia #2: Intruder ($0.99 Kindle) and Rogue Hunter: Gaia #3: Legacy ($0.99 Kindle), by Kevis Hendrickson; no coupon required. These two finish out the Rogue Hunter: Gaia series of short stories, which started with Into the Abyss and are a prequel to Rogue Hunter: Quest of the Hunter ($4.99 Smashwords; $0.99 Kindle)).

Book Description
Intruder - Book 2 of 3
THE HUNT CONTINUES! Narrowly escaping death at the hands of a gang of bloodthirsty space pirates, Zyra Zanr investigates the mystery of Gaia, hoping its secrets will lead her to the elusive criminal Molly Black. But time is running out. Zyra will have to work fast if she is to stop the deadly plot that Black has hatched to destroy the InterGalactic Alliance.

Legacy - Book 3 of 3
THE FINAL SHOWDOWN! Intergalactic bounty hunter Zyra Zyra engages the ruthless criminal Molly Black in a battle to the death, knowing that if she fails to seize control of the powerful Gaia, an unspeakable wave of terror and destruction will be unleashed on the galaxy.


Fatherly Love ($0.99 Kindle), by B. A. Wallace; Coupon Code KH42Z (expires 15 April)

Book Description
In this fast and witty Australian crime novel set in Sydney, ex-reporter Nat Barker is hired to find the missing daughter of a Sydney industrialist. A dying old millionaire, a brothel owner, a smart cop, a dumb hood, a religious fanatic, a crooked politician, a beautiful jazz singer - they all know something that Barker doesn't. Can he learn their secrets and stay alive?

The I AM Principle ($9.95 Paperback), by Kimberly Fuller; Coupon Code CF74X. Religious content, also has website.

Book Description
This controversial book reveals the lost word of the Bible,which has been hidden for over 2,500 years. This knowledge is the key to self discovery and to finding your true purpose in life.Each of us was created in the image of the One who created us.It is the I AM within that is our constant guide, inspiring us to reach perfection.