Today's Kindle Deal of the Day is
Mama Does Time (
$1.99), a
Mace Bauer Mystery by Deborah Sharp.
Book Description
Meet Mama: a true Southern woman with impeccable manners, sherbet-colored pantsuits, and four prior husbands, able to serve sweet tea and sidestep alligator attacks with equal aplomb. Mama's antics — especially her penchant for finding trouble — drive her daughters Mace, Maddie, and Marty to distraction.
One night, while settling in to look for ex-beaus on COPS, Mace gets a frantic call from her mother. This time, the trouble is real: Mama found a body in the trunk of her turquoise convertible and the police think she's the killer. It doesn't help that the handsome detective assigned to the case seems determined to prove Mama's guilt or that the cowboy who broke Mace's heart shows up at the local Booze ‘n' Breeze in the midst of the investigation. Before their mama lands in prison — just like an embarrassing lyric from a country-western song — Mace and her sisters must find the real culprit.
The Summer of Secrets (
$1.56 / £0.99 UK), by Alison Lucy, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (no US edition). If you pick this one up, you will definitely also want to grab
The Summer of Secrets - The Early Years (Main/
UK), a UK exclusive freebie that has three short stories, all taking place before the
The Summer of Secrets.
Book Description
One heady summer. Three big secrets.
1989: Newlyweds Danny and Harriet arrive at their honeymoon paradise in the Caribbean. Days later Harriet returns home. Danny is left distraught but finds comfort in the arms of two women. Nine months later, three baby girls are born...
2010: Megan leaves her childhood sweetheart behind in the UK to go in search of her long-lost father. Miles from home and temptation is at every corner - not least in the arms of the gorgeous Ray...
Esme, a Mexican beauty, married Miguel at fifteen. In unlocking the secrets of her past, can she shed the shackles of her enforced marriage?
Claudia has led a life of privilege but she's never really known what it feels like to be loved. Could David be the answer? Or will he disappoint her, just like her mother always did?
Three women set off on an adventure to uncover the secrets surrounding their missing father. It may be the only way to lay their demons to rest but seeking out the truth could tear their lives apart.
Win a holiday to Mexico and take off on your own Summer of Secrets. Go to www.canvasbooks.co.uk for details.
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe (
$12.99 $2.99 Kindle,
B&N), by J. Randy Taraborrelli, is the Nook Daily Find. Once again, Hatchette should be price matching on Kindle (and all other stores), but has yet to drop the price. I've reported it on the Kindle page and expect it may drop by late this afternoon. In the meantime, though, you might want to grab
The Last Year In the Life of Marilyn Monroe, A Hidden History, Volume 1 and
Volume 2, by Don O'Melveny, which are currently free in the Kindle store. His credentials may not be as high, but it has a decent quote from Kirkus Reviews (and hey, it's free!); it is fiction, but based on historical fact.
Update: Now price matched at Amazon!
Book Description
From New York Times bestselling author J. Randy Taraborrelli comes the definitive biography of the most enduring icon in popular American culture.
When Marilyn Monroe became famous in the 1950s, the world was told that her mother was either dead or simply not a part of her life. However, that was not true. In fact, her mentally ill mother was very much present in Marilyn's world and the complex family dynamic that unfolded behind the scenes is a story that has never before been told...until now. In this groundbreaking book, Taraborrelli draws complex and sympathetic portraits of the women so influential in the actress' life, including her mother, her foster mother, and her legal guardian. He also reveals, for the first time, the shocking scope of Marilyn's own mental illness, the identity of Marilyn's father and the half-brother she never knew, and new information about her relationship with the Kennedy's-Bobby, Jack, and Pat Kennedy Lawford. Explosive, revelatory, and surprisingly moving, this is the final word on the life of one of the most fascinating and elusive icons of the 20th Century.
Surprise Island ($4.49 Kindle,
$2.10 B&N), the second title in
The Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner, is the Nook Daily Find for Families.
Book Description
Summer vacation on an almost private island gives the Aldens a challenge.
Grade Level: 2 and up
Roseflower Creek ($7.99 Kindle,
$3.99 B&N), by Jackie Lee Miles, is this weekend's Nook Summer Reading Deal. If you are a long-time reader, you should have this one in your library, as it was free in both stores in Jan '11.
Book Description
"The morning I died it rained. Poured down so hard it washed the blood off my face."
It seems everyone in young Lori Jean's life has a secret, but only one secret will cost her everything.
A surprising tribute to our ability to heal and love in the most difficult circumstances. Roseflower Creek will stay with you long past its final page.
Today's Kindle Deal of the Day is Eastern Inferno: The Journals of a German Panzerjager on the Eastern Front, 1941-43 ($1.99), by Hans Roth, Christine Alexander (editor) and Mason Kunze (editor).
The Choiring Of The Trees ($1.56 / £0.99 UK), by Donald Harington, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (the US edition is $4.99/KLL Eligible). However, Amazon hasn't yet dropped the price on the deal book (and it's long after midnight in the UK), so if you want this one in the UK, you'll need to keep checking back. In the meantime, though, they have lowered the price of six other Harington titles to £0.99, all of which are eligible for the UK Kindle Reading Marathon.
The Dime Museum Murders ($1.59 Kindle, B&N), the first title in Daniel Stashower's The Harry Houdini Mysteries series, is the Nook Daily Find, price matched on Kindle.
The Wednesday Wars ($4.99 Kindle, $2.49 B&N), by Gary D. Schmidt, is the Nook Daily Find for Families.
