Today's Deals

The Kindle Deal of the Day is stuck on The Princess Bride, so I'll have to check later to see if there is a new one today. In the meantime, the B&N Weekend Deal is Runner ($7.55 Kindle; $3.99 B&N), the sixth title in the Jane Whitefield Series by Thomas Perry. I've reported the lower price and usually if enough people do so, it will drop later in the day.

Book Description
Jane Whitefield—the fierce and resourceful heroine of Thomas Perry's most popular thrillers—returns from retirement to guide a fugitive out of danger.

For more than a decade, Jane Whitefield pursued her unusual profession: “I’m a guide . . . I show people how to go from places where somebody is trying to kill them to other places where nobody is.” Then she promised her husband she would never work again, and settled in to live a happy, quiet life as Jane McKinnon, the wife of a surgeon in Amherst, New York. But when a bomb goes off in the middle of a hospital fundraiser, Jane finds herself face to face with the cause of the explosion: a young pregnant girl who has been tracked across the country by a team of guns-for-hire. That night, regardless of what she wants or the vow she’s made to her husband, Jane must come back to transform one more victim into a runner. Her quest for safety sets in motion a mission that may be as much of a rescue operation as it is a chance for revenge. .

The Child Who ($1.54 / £0.99 UK), by Simon Lelic, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (the US edition is $9.99).

Book Description
A quiet English town is left reeling when twelve-year-old Daniel Blake is discovered to have brutally murdered his schoolmate Felicity Forbes. For provincial solicitor Leo Curtice, the case promises to be the most high profile – and morally challenging - of his career. But as he begins his defence Leo is unprepared for the impact the public fury surrounding Felicity’s death will have on his family - and his teenage daughter Ellie, above all. While Leo struggles to get Daniel to open up, hoping to unearth the reasons for the boy’s terrible crime, the build-up of pressure on Leo’s family intensifies. As the case nears its climax, events will take their darkest turn. For Leo, nothing will ever be the same again . . .

Praying God's Word: Breaking Free from Spiritual Strongholds ($3.99 Kindle, B&N), by Beth Moore, is the Nook Daily Find, price matched on Kindle.

Book Description
Beth Moore's #1 best-selling book (more than one million copies in print) is available in paperback for the first time!

Praying God's Word is the perennial favorite Scripture-prayer resource designed to help us decisively overcome specific strongholds: pride, idolatry, addiction, loss, depression, unbelief, temptation, and more.

No matter how overwhelmed or out of control a person may feel today, Beth boldly reminds us that nothing is bigger or more powerful than the Lord. With this landmark book we learn to wield the sword of the Spirit, praying God's Word to break free from anything that has a hold on us until the joy and authority of Christ rules in our lives.

The movie tie-in edition of Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer ($4.79 Kindle, $1.99 B&N), the tenth title in the series Megan McDonald, is the Nook Daily Find for Families.

Book Description
Roar! It’s not bad enough that Mom and Dad are heading to California, leaving Judy and Stink with Aunt Awful (er, Opal), but now Judy’s two best friends are going Splitsville, too. Just when it looks like her summer is going to be BOR-ing - eureka! - Judy comes up with the most thrill-a-delic plan ever. Get ready for a race involving tightrope walking, Scream Monster riding, and way more! Add in a treasure hunt for Judy’s teacher, a midnight stakeout, a runaway ice-cream truck, and a dash of Bigfoot, and what have you got? The Judy Moodiest summer ever! Based on the screenplay by Kathy Waugh and Megan McDonald.

Grade Level: 1 and up

Random Deals and Updates

The Fictionwise code for this weekend is 072112 for 40% off non-Samhain books; adds on to any other discounts.

Get 30% off thru 22 July at Mills & Boon using coupon code code JUL12ZS.

Get 25% off any non-Agency book in the Sony bookstore using coupon code 7/12MISSYOU25 (case sensitive). You need to click on "Redeem Code" in the upper right corner of the web page. Once applied to the account, the coupon will work on the next eligible book purchase (exp 7/23).

Another great deal on cover jackets from M-Edge, this time over on Tanga ( haven't deal with this site, but it seems to be a pretty decent "deals" site): M-Edge Executive Jackets for Kindle Fire, Nook or Dell Streak for $4.99 (limit 2) plus $3.99 S&H (flat, covers two jackets).

There is a big half-price sale at Comixology this weekend (exp 11PM EDT 7/22). Included series are Batman and Ultimate Spiderman, with issues at 99 cents (and a couple are free). If you buy thru your iTunes account, you can use any gift cards there (including those bought at discounts thru Best Buy or other sources).

Additional formats on free books:

• Raven Strike (K/N/E)
• Guns (K/N/E/I)
• Life Sentences (K/N/E/I)
• Chasing Sunset (K/N/E)
• Messy Church (K/N/E)
• The Constantine Codex (K/N/E)
• Torch Red (N/E/DF))

The technical difficulties over on Sync with Antony & Cleopatra have been fixed. Be sure to download the audiobook by Wed (preferably before), as these don't stay up after the one-week promotion. If you managed to download the other Antony & Cleopatra audiobook, be sure to save a backup before trying to get the BBC performance (I'd rename it, in windows explorer, also, so the new edition can download) before trying to download the BBC edition or Overdrive will try to download the new book right over the top of the old one; the one you downloaded will still be playable in any MP3 player, but not in Overdrive once you download the BBC title (over at Overdrive, you'll probably find that the new version has been swapped in, already).

Today's Deals

Today's Kindle Deal of the Day is Five Contemporary Romance Novels in The Sullivans series by Bella Andre for $1.99 each. The author warns that this series contains "explicit language, very steamy love scenes...and lots of emotion!"

The Look of Love

With THE LOOK OF LOVE bestselling author Bella Andre introduces you to a fun and emotional contemporary romance series about the Sullivan family. Because when a Sullivan bad boy falls...he falls hard. And it's forever.

Chloe Peterson is having a bad night. A really bad night. The large bruise on her cheek can attest to that. And when her car skids off the side of a wet country road straight into a ditch, she’s convinced even the gorgeous guy who rescues her in the middle of the rain storm must be too good to be true. Or is he?

As a successful photographer who frequently travels around the world, Chase Sullivan has his pick of beautiful women, and whenever he’s home in San Francisco, one of his seven siblings is usually up for causing a little fun trouble. Chase thinks his life is great just as it is—until the night he finds Chloe and her totaled car on the side of the road in Napa Valley. Not only has he never met anyone so lovely, both inside and out, but he quickly realizes she has much bigger problems than her damaged car. Soon, he is willing to move mountains to love—and protect—her, but will she let him?

Chloe vows never to make the mistake of trusting a man again. Only, with every loving look Chase gives her—and every sinfully sweet caress—as the attraction between them sparks and sizzles, she can’t help but wonder if she’s met the only exception. And although Chase didn’t realize his life was going to change forever in an instant, amazingly, he isn’t the least bit interested in fighting that change. Instead, he’s gearing up for a different fight altogether…for Chloe’s heart.

From This Moment On

For thirty-six years, Marcus Sullivan has been the responsible older brother, stepping in to take care of his seven siblings after their father died when they were children. But when the perfectly ordered future he's planned for himself turns out to be nothing but a lie, Marcus needs one reckless night to shake free from it all.

Nicola Harding is known throughout the world by only one name - Nico - for her catchy, sensual pop songs. Only, what no one knows about the twenty-five year old singer is that her sex-kitten image is totally false. After a terrible betrayal by a man who loved fame far more than he ever loved her, she vows not to let anyone else get close enough to find out who she really is...or hurt her again. Especially not the gorgeous stranger she meets at a nightclub, even though the hunger - and the sinful promises - in his dark eyes make her want to spill all her secrets.

One night is all Nicola and Marcus agree to share with each other. But nothing goes as they plan when instead of simply tangling limbs, they find a deeper connection than either of them could have anticipated. And even though they both try to fight it, growing emotions - and sizzling attraction - keep drawing them closer together.

Close enough for them to wonder if stealing one more secret moment together can ever be enough?

Can't Help Falling In Love

Gabe Sullivan risks his life every day as a firefighter in San Francisco. But after learning a brutal lesson about professional boundaries, he knows better than to risk his heart to his fire victims ever again. Especially the brave mother and daughter he saved from a deadly apartment fire...and can't stop thinking about.

Megan Harris knows she owes the heroic firefighter everything for running into a burning building to save her and her seven-year-old daughter. Everything except her heart. Because after losing her navy pilot husband five years ago, she has vowed to never suffer through loving - and losing - a man with a dangerous job again.

Only, when Gabe and Megan meet again and uncontrollable flames of desire ignite between them, how can he possibly ignore her courage, determination, and beauty? And how can she deny not only his strong bond with her daughter…but the way his sweetly sensual kisses are challenging her to risk everything she’s been guarding for so long?

This winter, if one - or both - of them aren’t careful, they just might end up falling in love.

I Only Have Eyes For You

Sophie Sullivan, a librarian in San Francisco, was five years old when she fell head over heels in love with Jake McCann. Twenty years later, she’s convinced the notorious bad boy still sees her as the “nice” Sullivan twin. That is, when he bothers to look at her at all. But when they both get caught up in the magic of the first Sullivan wedding, she knows it’s long past time to do whatever it takes to make him see her for who she truly is...the woman who will love him forever.

Jake has always been a magnet for women, especially since his Irish pubs made him extremely wealthy. But the only woman he really wants is the one he can never have. Not only is Sophie his best friend’s off-limits younger sister...he can’t risk letting her get close enough to discover his deeply hidden secret.

Only, when Sophie appears on his doorstep as Jake’s every fantasy come to life—smart, beautiful, and shockingly sexy—he doesn’t have a prayer of taking his eyes, or his hands, off her. And he can’t stop craving more of her sweet smiles and sinful kisses. Because even though Jake knows loving Sophie isn’t the right thing to do...how can he possibly resist?

If You Were Mine

Can two people who have both sworn off love find forever in each other's arms? Find out in IF YOU WERE MINE, the fifth book in Bella Andre's bestselling Sullivan family contemporary romance series.

The last thing Zach Sullivan wants is to take care of his brother's new puppy for two weeks. Until he meets the dog trainer, that is. Heather is bright, beautiful, and he can't stop thinking about her. Unfortunately, she just might be the only woman on earth who wants nothing to do with him.

Heather Linsey can't believe she's stuck working with one of the city's top dogs, auto-shop tycoon Zach Sullivan. Especially when his focus is clear from the start—not only to learn how to deal with his temporary puppy...but also to make her his. Having sworn off love at seventeen when she realized it was nothing more than a pack of lies, Heather has stuck to her vow never to fall for a charming man.

But as Heather's determination to push Zach away only fuels his determination to get closer—and the sensual and emotional connection between them grows more and more undeniable—will the biggest Sullivan bad boy of all tempt her into believing in love again?

The Universe Inside You ($1.54 / £0.99 UK), by science journalist Brian Clegg, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (the US edition is $6.55).

Book Description
Fascinating facts and mind-boggling science of the human body. Built from the debris of exploding stars that floated through space for billions of years, home to a zoo of tiny aliens, and controlled by a brain with more possible connections than there are atoms in the universe, the human body is the most incredible thing in existence. In the sequel to his bestselling Inflight Science, Brian Clegg explores mitochondria, in-cell powerhouses which are thought to have once been separate creatures; how your eyes are quantum traps, consuming photons of light from the night sky that have traveled for millions of years; your many senses, which include the ability to detect warps in space and time, and why meeting an attractive person can turn you into a gibbering idiot.

The Princess Bride ($1.99 Kindle, B&N), by William Goldman, is the Nook Daily Find, price matched on Kindle. I have an older edition in my library, in the topaz format, but this is newer and presumably updated (and is MOBI formatted, instead).

Book Description
William Goldman's modern fantasy classic is a simple, exceptional story about quests—for riches, revenge, power, and, of course, true love—that's thrilling and timeless.

Anyone who lived through the 1980s may find it impossible—inconceivable, even—to equate The Princess Bride with anything other than the sweet, celluloid romance of Westley and Buttercup, but the film is only a fraction of the ingenious storytelling you'll find in these pages. Rich in character and satire, the novel is set in 1941 and framed cleverly as an “abridged” retelling of a centuries-old tale set in the fabled country of Florin that's home to “Beasts of all natures and descriptions. Pain. Death. Brave men. Coward men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passions.”

The Maze of Bones ($2.99 Kindle, B&N), the first title in The 39 Clues series by Rick Riordan, is the Nook Daily Find for Families, price matched on Kindle.

Book Description
The first book in this groundbreaking multimedia series sends readers around the world on the hunt for the 39 Clues. Written by #1 NYT bestseller Rick Riordan, and backed by $100,000 in prizes!Minutes before she died Grace Cahill changed her will, leaving her decendants an impossible decision: "You have a choice - one million dollars or a clue."Grace is the last matriarch of the Cahills, the world's most powerful family. Everyone from Napoleon to Houdini is related to the Cahills, yet the source of the family power is lost. 39 Clues hidden around the world will reveal the family's secret, but no one has been able to assemble them. Now the clues race is on, and young Amy and Dan must decide what's important: hunting clues or uncovering what REALLY happened to their parents.

Today's Deals

Gold Box Deal of the Day: Prepare for The Dark Knight Rises by getting "The Dark Knight" and other digital movies for $3.99 at Amazon Instant Video. Don't forget, also, that today is 2-for-1 Visa Signature Day at Fandango for those who are lucky enough to be seeing the movie in the theaters today. I'm going to have to put it off a few days, as I'm headed to LibertyCon.

If you do buy your movie tickets thru Fandango, you'll also get a $2 Amazon MP3 credit with each purchase (even the 2-for-1 deal above!). You might want to then check out Amazon's new 20-songs-for-25-cents deal. You can buy them mix-and-match or just grab the entire playlist for $5.

Amazon is making a big push into the "free" game arena, specifically with games you can play on your PC/notebook/netbook. If you've played the free games on your iPad or Kindle Fire, you know how these work: you get the game for free and can play for free, but you can then buy bonus packs (with real money) to advance faster or get special items in the game. As an example, with Fiesta Online Sparkcash you get a "free 30-day swift and Dark Pegasus Mount" and creating your Allods account thru Amazon gets you a free starter package with 600 Premium Crystal Chips and an Enchanted Saddle. Like iPad and Android games, you can also just play the free editions and never spend a dime (although play may be limited as some items may require purchase to attain), so it might be worth checking out a few of them.

Kobo has a new coupon code this weekend, Save30Jul20m7, good for 30% off selected books (exp 7/23). The list includes several interesting selections, including The Mammoth Book of Hot Romance and The Mammoth Book of Time Travel Romance, as well as numerous mystery/thrillers and non-ficiton such as For Bread Alone (selection appears to vary by country). Don't forget to play the Trivia Teaser game daily at Kobo for discount coupons and a chance at a Vox ereader/tablet (ends July 20).

Today's Kindle Deal of the Day is King City ($1.99), a standalone novel by Lee Goldberg.

Book Description
Major Crimes Unit detective Tom Wade secretly worked with the Feds to nail seven of his fellow cops for corruption…turning him into a pariah in the police department. So he’s exiled to patrol a beat in King City’s deadliest neighborhood… with no back-up, no resources, and no hope of survival.

Now Wade fights to tame the lawless, poverty-stricken wasteland…while investigating a string of brutal murders of young women. It’s a case that takes him from the squalor of the inner-city to the manicured enclaves of the privileged, revealing the sordid and deadly ways the two worlds are intertwined…making his enemies even more determined to crush him.

But for Tom Wade, backing down is never an option...even if it will cost him his life. It’s one reason why bestselling author Janet Evanovich calls Wade “an unforgettable and deeply compelling character in the most original crime novel to come along in years."

The Beach Café ($1.54 / £0.99 UK), by Lucy Diamond, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (no US edition).

Book Description
Evie Flynn has always been the black sheep of her family - a dreamer and a drifter, unlike her over-achieving elder sisters. She's tried making a name for herself as an actress, a photographer and a singer, but nothing has ever worked out. Now she's stuck in temp hell, with a sensible, pension-planning boyfriend. Somehow life seems to be passing her by. Then her beloved aunt Jo dies suddenly in a car crash, leaving Evie an unusual legacy - her precious beach cafe in Cornwall. Determined to make a success of something for the first time in her life, Evie heads off to Cornwall to get the cafe and her life back on track - and gets more than she bargained for, both in work and in love...

The Boy Who Loved Batman ($10.34 Kindle, $3.99 B&N), by Michael Uslan, is the Nook Daily Find.

Book Description
A lavishly illustrated memoir about a boy who loved Batman and would grow up to turn his passion for the caped crusader into a vision of the Dark Knight, and ultimately one of the most successful pop culture franchises of all time. When he was eight, Michael Uslan fell in love with the comic book character known as Batman. He watched unhappily as the dark, serious superhero he knew and loved was turned into a campy goofball in the '60s TV show starring Adam West, and in 1979 he purchased the film rights to Batman with the goal of realizing his infinitely cooler vision of the caped crusader. After ten years of desperately pitching a film that no one wanted, he sold and then produced Tim Burton's critically acclaimed and phenomenally popular re-telling of Batman. Twenty years later, having produced every Batman film to date, Ulsan finally brought his full vision of Batman to the screen with THE DARK KNIGHT. The decades in between were fraught with heartache and hilarity, tears and turmoil, adventure and misadventure. Michael, a consummate story-teller, recounts his story here, in a memoir that will draw in comics and movie fans, pop culture enthusiasts, film students, and of course, all the boys and girls (of all ages) throughout the world who love Batman.

A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR:
After "The Dark Knight" opened to historic response, my wife, Nancy sat me down and said, "Okay, NOW what do you want to be when you grow up?"

The Goose Girl ($1.99 Kindle, B&N), the first title in Shannon Hale's Books of Bayern series, is the Nook Daily Find for Families, price matched on Kindle.

Book Description
Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee, Crown Princess of Kildenree, spends the first years of her life under her aunt's guidance learning to communicate with animals. As she grows up Ani develops the skills of animal speech, but is never comfortable speaking with people, so when her silver-tongued lady-in-waiting leads a mutiny during Ani's journey to be married in a foreign land, Ani is helpless and cannot persuade anyone to assist her. Becoming a goose girl for the king, Ani eventually uses her own special, nearly magical powers to find her way to her true destiny. Shannon Hale has woven an incredible, original and magical tale of a girl who must find her own unusual talents before she can become queen of the people she has made her own.

Grade Level: 5 and up

Starting today, Kobo has a special code, romance80, that will work for up to 80% off a specific Romance title (which will rotate every 3-4 days). Today's book is Rock Hard ($7.19 Kindle; $7.39 Kobo), the second title in the Sinners on Tour series by Olivia Cunning, which should be about $1.18 with the coupon. That puts it at nearly what I paid for it last summer (99 cents), after picking up the first in the series, Backstage Pass, for free earlier in the year.

Book Description
Trapped together on the Sinners tour bus for the summer, Sed and Jessica will rediscover the millions of steamy reasons they never should have called it quits in the first place...

Two Free Audiobooks - Mark Twain and Romance

Blackstone Audio periodically sends out a free audiobook to those who sign up for the newsletter (if you can get a subscription to go thru - I've often received no info back from attempts to sign up). The two below are the ones from this month's newsletter.

THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER BY MARK TWAIN, READ BY GROVER GARDNER

Book Description

Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a humorous and nostalgic book depicting the carefree days of boyhood in a small Midwestern town.

Download MP3 M4B

"ROMANCE" BY CHUCK PALAHNIUK, READ BY THE AUTHOR

Book Description
We teamed up with the New York Times-bestselling author to offer this short story exclusively in audio. Originally published in Playboy magazine, "Romance" is a twisted love story like only Chuck could tell.

Download MP3 M4B

Remember: You want the MP3 format for Kindle; put the file(s) into the \audible directory of the Kindle, using a USB cable, and they'll show up on you Home page and have audiobook controls.