Free ebook for Kindle - Talking With The Dead

Talking With The Dead by Shiloh Walker

Free download for the Kindle today.

Product Description via Amazon.com:

Surrounded by death, a man with a terrible gift reaches for life.

A horrific tragedy blasted open a door in young Michael O'Rourke's mind-cursing him with the ability to talk with the Dead. Nearly two decades later, Michael has moved from victim to survivor, using his abilities to seek out those who would go unjudged.

With his gift, he talks to those who've died violently and seeks out their killers. Only once he's found the murderer, can the victims be at rest. After his last case, the only thing he wants is peace and he hopes to find it in the small town of Mitchell, Indiana.
But something is horribly wrong-the dead are waiting for him there, as well.

Small town sheriff Daisy Crandall is frustrated. The murder investigation she's leading is going nowhere, the few leads she's had haven't panned out. She needs a break-this case is personal and when a stranger arrives, turning up where he shouldn't be, she's suspicious. Finding out that he is more than what he appears to b, should shock her but doesn't. The fact she's highly attracted to him at the worst possible time is a hindrance.

Unfortunately, teaming up with Michael is the only way.

Now it's a race against time before the killer destroys the life of his next victim...

This book has been previously published and expanded for Samhain Publishing.

Warning, this title contains the following: explicit sex, graphic language, violence

Kindle: Oprah's Favorite New Gadget and a $50 Coupon

On today's Oprah she will reveal that she received a Kindle this summer and it "changed her life". I do know it will change how you read (and probably how much you read), as well as reducing your footprint and costs for books.

Thru November 1st, get $50 off the Kindle by using the code OPRAHWINFREY when you check out at Amazon, bringing your total cost to $309. But you may want to order soon, before the Oprah nation follows her lead and creates a waiting list; currently the Kindle ships within a day of ordering, with free SuperSaver shipping (or upgrade to overnight shipping to be reading the next day).

Free ebook for Kindle - The Reincarnationist

M.J. Rose has placed her book, The Reincarnationist, up as a limited time free download at Amazon.com, for those who have a Kindle. Unlike several authors that have put up free downloads to promote a new book, Rose explains it thus:

"So why is my book free? It's because as a reader I'm suffering along with every other reader by a wealth of books but not a wealth of wallet, and every time I come to Amazon to buy a new book I'm confronted with more titles that I want to read than I have money to buy....[W]e all have limited funds these days, and so faced with dozens of books I want to buy, I've wound up with choice fatigue and so all too often end up buying the safe bet--the book by the author I've read before who I'm sure will offer a satisfying read and passing over new authors and new books that look interesting and exciting, because I just can't buy everything. That's why I asked my publisher and Amazon if they would give The Reincarnationist away for free so readers like me could take a chance on... well... me."

Best known for her erotic thrillers, The Reincarnationist is a departure from that genre, instead exlporing religious myth and past-life discovery. Synopsis from her website:

"THE REINCARNATIONIST is equal parts modern-day thriller, historical fiction and love story. With one foot in present-day Rome and New York and another in Rome some 1,600 years ago, ... [the]story is about two worlds consumed by the fires of intrigue and passion. "

Better buy it quick - there is no telling how long the deal will last.

Update:

She is also giving away her book on her website - use the discount code: FREEREINCARNATIONIST during checkout). Also, there is a definite time limit -

Valid from October 20 - 31, 2008, 11:59 p.m. EST. One-time use only. Not to be used with other offers or coupons.

Also, November 1st is the release of The Memorist - part 2 in the Reincarnationist series. Which explains the free book better.

Contest: Flat Out Sexy

Buy a Contemporary Romance, Save the World!

Or at least help save a small piece of the genre: the contemporary that doesn't feature the paranormal. Dear Author, Smart Bitches, Berkeley and Erin McCarthy are co-sponsoring a contest that is giving away 20 copies of the book Flat-Out Sexy, by Erin McCarthy.

Read the review and leave a comment on each site's blog about the contest for a chance to win (each site is giving away 10 books) and mention it on your own blog to increase your chances even more. And if you don't win, check out the book on Amazon.

Dark Rain

Dark Rain by Tony Richards

No, this post isn't about the rain or lack thereof, as our drought continues. Instead, I bring you a free peak at a new dark fantasy from Harper-Collins' Eos Books, set in a New England town where the descendants of the Salem witches have lived in secrecy for centuries. Fans of Jim Butcher, Kim Harrison and Simon Green won't want to miss this one. Available in print and for the Kindle, you can read the first seven and half chapters here!

Full review to follow.