Free Book (Kindle) - Death Wishing

Death Wishing, by Laura Ellen Scott, is free in the Kindle store.

Book Description
In post-Katrina New Orleans, dying wishes can cure cancer, eliminate cats, bring back Elvis (1968 vintage), and turn the clouds orange. Divorced and disgraced up north, Victor hopes to live a carefree, drunken existence in the French Quarter, making capes and corsets and lusting for the girl who lives across the street—until the hysteria surrounding "death wishing" changes his world in ways he never imagined.

Laura Ellen Scott teaches fiction writing at George Mason University. Her work has been selected for The Wigleaf Top Fifty of 2009 and Barrelhouse magazine's "Futures" issue. She has twice been nominated for Dzanc's Best of the Web 2010 anthology.

Free Book (Kindle/EPUB/nook) - Until Again

Update: Also free from Sony.

Until Again, by Lou Aronica, is free on Kindle and from Barnes & Noble. This novella is a prequel to Blue, currently marked down to $2.99 on Kindle, although you may have picked it up free last March, and which is free from Barnes & Noble.

Book Description
Reviewers have called Lou Aronica’s novel BLUE “compelling,” “beautifully written,” “a story to remember and cherish,” and “one of those books that everyone should find a moment to read.” Readers have said it was “a great inspiration,” “I’ve never been more moved or inspired,” and “one of the best books I’ve read.” Now comes this prequel novella, a short work that provides the essential story behind the story. UNTIL AGAIN tells of a decidedly real-world event: the final weekend in the breakup of a marriage. For Chris Astor, the divorce is not something he wants, primarily because of the distance it will put between his ten-year-old daughter Becky and himself. Juxtaposed against this is a critical event in Tamarisk, the bedtime-story fantasy world that Chris and Becky created when Becky was much younger. Miea, the university-age princess of Tamarisk fears that her world has become a terribly dangerous place...but she could not possibly have imagined where that danger will lead her and the people she loves. These parallel stories converge, in a most unusual way, in a tale of change and new tomorrows. A powerful revelation for those who have read BLUE, and an emotionally charged introduction to these deeply relatable characters for those who haven’t, UNTIL AGAIN is a warm, engaging, and bittersweet work that promises to speak to your heart.

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Free Book (KindleUK/EPUB/nook) - Blue

Update: 10/15/11 Now free for UK Kindle customers (only).
Update: Also free from Sony.

Blue ($2.99 Kindle US; free Kindle UK), by Lou Aronica, is this week's Free Friday selection from Barnes & Noble. If you missed this one when it was free on Amazon last March, be sure to report the lower price and it should drop over the weekend.

Book Description
Do not begin this novel unless you are prepared to be moved, willing to open your heart, and available to the possibility that life can bring you magic.Chris Astor is a man in his early forties who is going through the toughest stretch of his life. Not long before, Chris’ world sparkled – he was doing significant work, he had a good home, and his young daughter brought him more joy than he ever could have imagined. Now, divorce and estrangement have left him confused and all too often alone. Becky is Chris’ fourteen-year-old daughter, a girl who overcame enormous challenges in her early years to become a vibrant, vital young woman. Her parents’ divorce has left its mark, though, most significantly in her relationship with her father. Once, they told remarkable stories together. Now, they barely speak. Emotional detachment from Chris is not Becky’s biggest concern, though.Miea is the young queen of a fantasy land that Becky and Chris created when Becky was little – a fantasy land that has developed a life of its own. Miea knows nothing of Becky and Chris. She only knows that her beautiful kingdom – a place of remarkably varied flora, dignified and distinctive fauna, and an ecology that works in symphonic majesty – is in terrible, maybe fatal trouble. At the most challenging junctures of their lives, Becky and Miea discover each other and Miea shares this discovery with Chris. For Becky, it is nearly inconceivable that a place she created has come into existence. For Miea, it is nearly inconceivable that a child created her land. For Chris, it is beyond inconceivable that he is again sharing something important in his daughter’s life. For all of them, it as though a world of opportunity has opened up before them. But time is not on their side. In fact, time might be running out. Together, they need to uncover a secret. The secret to why these worlds have joined at this moment. The secret to their purpose. The secret to the future. It is a secret that, when discovered, will redefine imagination for all of them.Blue is a novel of trial and hope, invention and rediscovery. It might very well take you someplace you never knew existed. Do not, however, begin it unless you are prepared to be moved.

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Free Short Story (Kindle) Tomorrow Is Today

Tomorrow Is Today: A Tempest Series Bonus Short Story, by Julie Cross, is free to pre-order in the Kindle store. It won't be delivered until Dec 6 and I expect it to be free in other stores, then.

Book Description
The year is 2009. Nineteen-year-old Jackson Meyer is a normal guy… he’s in college, throws lots of parties, is interested in a girl he can’t have, and oh yeah, he can travel back through time.

But it’s not like the movies – nothing changes in the present after his jumps, there’s no space-time continuum issues or broken flux capacitors – it’s just harmless fun.

Free Book (EPUB/nook) - Hurry Less Worry Less for Moms

Update:Also free from Barnes & Noble.

Hurry Less Worry Less for Moms ($9.99 Kindle), by Judy Christie, is free from ChristianBook, courtesy of Christian publisher Abingdon Press. There is no guarantee this one will end up free at Amazon (Hero's Ransom never has), but I do believe that reporting the lower price to Amazon helps.

Book Description
You know the feeling. You’re constantly trying to fit everything – work, laundry, shuttle service, you name it - into 24-hours. You want to enjoy every day with your family but you’re just not sure where to begin.

Author Judy Christie offers hope, inspiration, practical ideas and reminders of how important you are in Hurry Less, Worry Less for Moms. So take a deep breath and refresh your life. Chapters include:

• A Map for Mom: Being the person you are meant to be
• Organization versus Procrastination: Assess, start, repeat
• Prayerful Not Fretful: Leaning of God in a hectic world
• Making Choices, Facing Changes: Realign as needed

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