Free Book - Songs of Three Islands (K-UK)

Songs of Three Islands: A Story of Mental Illness in an Iconic American Family (Main/UK), a memoir by Millicent Monks, is free for UK customers in the Kindle store. It won't likely be free for US customers, as this edition is currently geographically restricted; there is a US edition at $9.99, with a different publisher.

Book Description
Millicent Monks was born into one of the most famous families in America; her great-grandfather was the brother of Andrew Carnegie.
Their fabled wealth enabled them to amass great houses and even private islands, but it was a dynasty torn apart by a succession of tragedies: suicide, alcoholism, and extremities of mental illness were passed on from generation to generation.

For the women in the family, the consequences of this legacy have been painful. After a difficult childhood, the author’s daughter was diagnosed at the age of eighteen with what is now known as borderline personality disorder, a debilitating mental illness that was for the parents—in the words of the novelist Sebastian Faulks—"a public shame as well as private devastation." Like all mothers of children afflicted with this condition, Monks suffered from guilt and self-recrimination as she struggled to heal a disease that had no cause but for which she was held responsible.

In the end, through the intervention of a wise Jungian therapist, meditation, and—most important of all—acceptance, the author achieves a self-insight that enables her and her daughter to arrive at a delicate peace. Songs of Three Islands powerfully demonstrates that we are not defined by our inheritance alone.

Free Book - Blown Away (K/N)

Update: 1/10/12 Now free in the US Kindle store.

Blown Away (US/UK), by Shane Gericke, is free for UK customers in the Kindle store and from Barnes & Noble. It will likely be free for US Kindle customers by morning.

Book Description
A serial killer is playing a deadly game.
There are no rules except one:
The killer always wins.
The loser always dies.

Since joining the force, rookie cop Emily Thompson has had one ambition: to work homicide. Now she's got her chance. A twisted sociopath is turning her safe Chicago suburb into a brutal killing field, and every single one of his grisly clues leads directly to Emily. In 72 hours, on her fortieth birthday, he intends to make her his greatest trophy. If she doesn't stop him before then, Emily's first case will be her last.

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Free Book - On Thin Ice (K)

Update: 1/10/12 Now free in the US Kindle store.

On Thin Ice (US/UK), by Eve Gaddy , is free for UK customers in the Kindle store. It will likely be free for US customers by morning.

Book Description
His voice promised midnight sin and passion.

Attorney Gabrielle Rousseau lives her life by simple rules: Never let a man stand in the way of your ambition and never drop expensive lingerie at the feet of a charming Texas rogue. As sinfully gorgeous Devlin Sinclair helps her retrieve her most intimate purchases, Gabrielle knows she’s in trouble. His suggestive smile and dark smoldering gaze leave no doubt that he’d be happy to deliver on her long-resisted fantasies. None of which she can afford to indulge. Not now. Not with him.

Devlin Sinclair is an attorney with ambition to match her own, and the new obstacle in her path to partner. Avoiding him is not an option, but sharing a case—at the insistence of her boss—is flirting with danger. Devlin makes her forget everything except the feel of his hands on her.

Devlin knows the lady doesn’t believe in forever, but he’s never walked away from anything he’s wanted. He’s determined to share the pain that shadows her and find a way to teach her that what they have is forever.

ON THIN ICE is sensual, sultry romance at its best—as only Eve Gaddy can deliver.

Free Book - Don't Know Much About Mythology (K/N/I/E)

Update: 1/10/12 Now free from Barnes & Noble, iTunes and Sony.

Don't Know Much About Mythology, by Kenneth C. Davis, is free in the Kindle store.

Book Description
The latest installment in the New York Times bestselling Don't Know Much About® series -- a magical journey into the timeless world of mythologyIt has been fifteen years since Kenneth C. Davis first dazzled audiences with his instant classic Don't Know Much About® History, vividly bringing the past to life and proving that Americans don't hate history, they just hate the dull, textbook version they were fed in school.

With humor, wit, and a knack for storytelling, Davis has been bringing readers of all ages up to speed on history, geography, and science ever since. Now, in the classic traditions of Edith Hamilton and Joseph Campbell, he turns his talents to the world of myth.Where do we come from? Why do stars shine and the seasons change? What is evil? Since the beginning of time, people have answered such questions by crafting imaginative stories that have served as religion, science, philosophy, and popular literature. In his irreverent and popular question-and-answer style, Davis introduces and explains the great myths of the world, as well as the works of literature that have made them famous. In a single volume, he tackles Mesopotamia's Gilgamesh, the first hero in world mythology; Achilles and the Trojan War; Stonehenge and the Druids; Thor, the Nordic god of thunder; Chinese oracle bones; the use of peyote in ancient Native American rites; and the dramatic life and times of the man who would be Buddha.

Ever familiar and instructive, Davis shows why the ancient tales of gods and heroes -- from Mount Olympus to Machu Picchu, from ancient Rome to the icy land of the Norse -- continue to speak to us today, in our movies, art, language, and music. For mythology novices and buffs alike, and for anyone who loves a good story, Don't Know Much About® Mythology is a lively and insightful look into the greatest stories ever told.

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Save $10 at Soap.com (KSO)

This offer is only for those with a Kindle with Special Offers:

Save $10 on a $20 grocery purchase at Soap.com

Click on offer, then click on the link on the offer page to receive an email with the promo code. Sign-up for this offer expires on January 11.

You'll get an email (right away), a link to the Special Offer page and a promotion code to enter at checkout. Once you have the promotional code, you have until February 11, 2012 to complete your purchase. Like previous offers, this one requires you to use the full checkout process in order to enter your promotional code. Also, like all Amazon sales that use promotional codes, if you have a gift card balance, you must use it for the payment (if there is not a sufficient balance, then you can pick which credit card or other payment to use).

Limit one offer per customer and per device.

Soap.com is a subsidiary of Amazon (and it even talks about Amazon on the offer page); I found many of the same items that I buy routinely from Amazon, so I'm sure I'll find at least one or two items I can get to add up to $20 (and then get half off), although I didn't see anything similar to the Subscribe & Save offers that I take advantage of at Amazon.