Music to Read By

Amazon and X5 Music Group have added another free classical sampler in the MP3 download store. This one, The Classical Period, has five selections and runs just under 40 minutes in length. As part of their I Love Music promotion, they also have five of their longer 99 Essentials samplers at only $1.99 each. The shortest of these (Handel) is nearly five hours in length, while the longest (Schubert) runs well over 13 hours.

Another classical sampler is free from Musical Concepts . Also 40 minutes in length, this one has only five star reviews, so far.

If Jazz is more your style, grab a copy of the Trippin N' Rhythm Sampler, which features 40+ minutes of traditional instrumental jazz or try out Grover Washington, Jr.'s East River Drive, both of which are currently free to download.

Songs From Hotel Carolina 2010 is a free download that Amazon has classified as Folk, but it really doesn't fall into just one genre and is one I'd group more with "singer/songwriter" (and the first cut more as pop). One of the organizers behind the event promoted by the sampler is Ernie Halter and you can download his 4U album for free as well.

Free Game - Monster Mash

Today's free game at Sandlot Games is a repeat from January, Monster Mash ($4.99 Amazon Game Downloads); it has one 3-star review at Amazon now and is described as challenging in the later levels (and as "cute", so is probably also suitable for you kids).

Game Description

• Defend Curly Valley.
• 20 Quirky And Bizarre Monsters.
• 9 Unique Scenes.
• Hours Of Challenging Gameplay.

The villagers of Curly Valley are under attack from legions of quirky and bizarre monsters. Use all of your cunning and might to repel these mysterious invaders by fortifying the vulnerable villages with various towers, upgrades and unusual defensive armaments. With more than 25 increasingly powerful tower upgrades and 9 unique storybook-inspired scenes, the grateful villagers of Curly Valley will cheer you on with every conquest in Monster Mash, an addictive, strategic adventure!

Click HERE to sign up for the free download. For step by step purchase and installation instructions, see this post.

Dominion Audiobook under a Buck

Christian Audio is offering an abridged audiobook of Dominion ($9.99 Kindle), by Randy Alcorn, for 98 cents. This is a 72 hour special, with about 48 hours left on the offer.

Book Description
Sweet Revenge?

When two senseless killings hit close to home, columnist Clarence Abernathy seeks revenge for the murders—and, ultimately, answers to his own struggles regarding race and faith. After being dragged into the world of inner-city gangs and racial conflict, Clarence is encouraged by fellow columnist Jake Woods to forge an unlikely partnership with a redneck homicide detective. Soon the two find themselves facing dark forces, while unseen eyes watch from above. This re-release of Randy Alcorn’s powerful bestseller spins off from Deadline and offers a fascinating glimpse inside heaven.

Can One Man’s Search for Justice Stand Up to the Forces of Evil Threatening to Destroy Him?

A shocking murder drags black newspaper columnist Clarence Abernathy into the disorienting world of inner-city gangs and racial conflict. In a desperate hunt for answers to the violence (and to his own struggles with race and faith), Clarence forges an unlikely partnership with redneck detective Ollie Chandler. Despite their differences, Clarence and Ollie soon find themselves sharing the same mission: victory over the forces of darkness vying for dominion.

Filled with insight—and with characters so real you’ll never forget them—Dominion is a dramatic story of spiritual searching, racial reconciliation, and hope.

Click HERE to get the audiobook. Be sure to use the coupon code ALCORN7210 during checkout. After you finishing your order, you will be asked which format you prefer to download - select MP3 if you want to be able to play the book on your Kindle.

Free Book - My Love Lies Bleeding (Hearts at Stake)

My Love Lies Bleeding (not available in US), by Alyxandra Harvey, is the UK title of Hearts at Stake ($7.79 Kindle) and is free, today only, as a PDF download from the UK publisher Bloomsbury (as far as I can tell, only the cover is different between the two).  This is a young adult/children's book and the book is being offered to celebrate the release of Blood Feud ($7.99 Kindle), the second book in the The Drake Chronicles series.

Note that they are five hours ahead of the east coast, so the deadline to download is 7PM EST.

Book Description
The Drakes are rather different to your usual neighbours. They are vampires and some of the members of the family date back to the twelfth century. One of the children, Solange, is the only born female vampire known and, as such, she poses a direct threat to the vampire queen. Her best friend Lucy is human, and when Solange is kidnapped Lucy and Solange's brother, Nicholas, set out to save her. Lucy soon discovers that she would like to be more than just friends with Nicholas. But how does one go about dating a vampire? Meanwhile, Solange finds an unlikely ally in Kieran, a vampire slayer on the hunt for his father's killer . . .

Click HERE to get the free download.

Free Book - The Wicked House of Rohan

The Wicked House of Rohan ($2.39 Kindle), by Anne Stuart, is free today direct from Harlequin and in the Barnes & Noble ebookstore. This appears to be a very short prequel to the upcoming House of Rohan trilogy.

Book Description
A fallen woman. A most wicked plan for redemption.

Venice, 1740.

Desperate, starving, Kathleen Strong makes her way to a job interview that promises a chance at proper employment...and maybe a bite to eat. Accused of "gross immorality," she's adrift after being dismissed from her governess position, despite being entirely innocent.

That innocence is precisely what a mysterious group of debauched aristocrats finds so alluring about Miss Strong. When they propose a scandalous offer that she can't refuse...she can't refuse. But if the darkly gallant Alistair Rohan, a gentleman involved in all manner of wicked deeds himself, has anything to say about it, Kathleen can escape her disrepute in another way.

Of course, the escape route looks very similar to the group's illicit proposition itself...

Click HERE to get the book from Harlequin.
Click HERE to get the book from B&N.