Kindle Bargain Ebook Roundup - Holiday Books for Kids

Junie B., First Grader: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May.) ($3.99), by Barbara Park [Optimized for KindleDX]

Book Description
It’s holiday time, and Room One is doing lots of fun things to celebrate.

Like making elf costumes! And singing joyful songs! Only, how can Junie B. enjoy the festivities when Tattletale May keeps ruining her holiday glee? And here is the worst part of all! When everyone picks names for Secret Santa, Junie B. gets stuck with Tattletale you-know-who! It’s enough to fizzle your holiday spirit! Hmm . . . or is it? Maybe, just maybe, a Secret Santa gift is the perfect opportunity to give May exactly what she deserves.

Christmas Around the World (On My Own Holidays, 2) ($4.14), by Emily Kelley [Optimized for KindleDX], looks to be a teaching book, aimed at kids in the 2-3 grade, but can probably be used for kids of a much wider age range, with parental help.

Book Description
Describes Christmas traditions in Mexico, China, Sweden, Ethiopia, Germany, Lebanon, Australia, and Russia

My Weird School #14: Miss Holly Is Too Jolly! ($3.19), by Dan Gutman [Optimized for KindleDX]

Book Description
Something weird is going on!

Miss Holly, the Spanish teacher, is hanging mistletoe everywhere! That means boys will have to kiss girls. And girls will have to kiss boys. Ugh! Miss Holly is taking the holidays way too far!

The Candy Corn Contest ($3.99), by Patricia Reilly Giff

Book Description
It's almost Thanksgiving, and Richard Best can't stop thinking about Ms. Rooney's Candy Corn contest. Whoever can guess the exact number of yellow-and-orange candies in the jar on Ms. Roney's desk gets to keep them all. The only problem is Richard has to read a page in a library book for each guess.

Smelly Matthew, who sits in front of him, knows they'll never win. "We're the worst readers in the class, " he says. But Richard won't give up. He can already taste those Candy Corns. And before he knows it, he has. Three fat juicy ones.

What will Ms. Rooney do when she finds out?

Kindle Bargain Ebook Roundup - Christmas Romance

The Dad Who Saved Christmas ($1.62), by Karen Rose Smith

Book Description
A Convenient Christmas Father

He claimed he was no Santa, so why had Nick Clark made Faith Hewitt's Christmas wish come true? After charming her son, single-handedly saving the Christmas pageant and making the usually staid Faith swoon at the most inappropriate moments, he'd gone and proposed marriage! She knew Nick's offer had only been to secure her son's future. What would a dashing bachelor like Nick want with a once-upon-a-time wallflower? Yet, as the time ticked away on their marriage clock, Faith desperately wanted her husband of convenience to stay...and let her become his wife in every way.

A Daddy for Christmas ($1.69), by Laura Marie Altom

Book Description
When six feet of tall, lean cowboy rides up kicking dust, Jess Cummings thinks a holiday miracle has arrived. Not only does he help with an injured colt, Gage Moore hires on to work her ranch. The handsome, trustworthy Texan is everything Jess could want in an employee. But is the ex-rodeo star too good to be true?

Gage came to Oklahoma haunted by a saddle load of grief. He'll help Jess get the ranch in shape by Christmas, then be on his way. After all, the job was always meant to be temporary. But how can he leave now that the hardworking single mom has given him a reason to stay? And if he does, can he be the husband and father Jess and her daughters need?

Christmas Crime in Colorado ($1.50), by Cassie Miles

Book Description
After escaping her traumatic past, all Brooke Johnson wanted for Christmas was a quiet life in her new Colorado home. Not on her list was the shocking death of her look-alike roommate or the appearance of sexy police detective Michael Shaw.

Michael had come to warn Brooke about a vengeful serial killer...and vowed to protect her even though it might mean his life. Before long, with Christmas approaching, Brooke found her holiday spirit and sought comfort in Michael's arms. For Michael, letting down his guard while there were still threats against Brooke wasn't an option. But neither was letting her go....

Christmas Delivery ($2.03), by Patricia Rosemoor

Book Description
Of all the eerie events in her hometown of Jenkins Cove, Lexie Thornton found none more pulse-pounding than the return of her lover, thought murdered long ago in the misty bogs on Christmas Eve. But the man who stepped out of the shadows was very much alive--and hell-bent on revenge.

Simon Shea had changed. The lanky teen had grown into a hardened man, one she barely recognized--but still desired. Lexie had a secret too--the daughter they'd made the night he disappeared. Lexie longed to resurrect their love, but someone wanted to make sure Simon never revealed his secret past.

Kansas City Christmas ($1.32), by Julie Miller

Book Description
A detective with no badge, Edward Kincaid's brooding nature scared medical examiner Holly Masterson, but couldn't dim her holiday spirit. It was when she attracted a stalker that the most wonderful time of the year turned into the most frightening. Working together to reveal a conspiracy too many people had died covering up, Holly found Edward's protection--and powerful embrace--hard to resist. Now, as new clues surfaced, could she bust the case wide open and give her silent knight the Christmas miracle he deserved?

Together by Christmas ($4.32), by Nicola Cornick, Catherine George & Louise Allen, is another 3-novella anthology.

Book Description
THE UNMASKING OF LADY LOVELESS by Nicola Cornick
Lord Alexander Beaumont is on a mission of seduction and revenge, and the target is his estranged wife, Melicent. Once Alex learns his supposedly inexperienced wife is "Lady Loveless"-- writer of erotic literature--he's determined to unmask her as a wanton. But when his nights with Melicent take an unexpected turn, Alex's heart is in danger!

CHRISTMAS REUNION by Catherine George
Felicia Maynard hasn't seen her first love, Gideon Ford, for years, but here he is, insisting they spend Christmas together. As Christmas casts its spell, will Gideon claim Felicia as his bride?

A MISTLETOE MASQUERADE by Louise Allen
Lady Rowan Chilcourt agrees to masquerade as a lady's maid to help her friend avert an undesirable marriage. But while among the servants she meets handsome Lucas Dacre. As Christmas approaches, Rowan begins to fall for Lucas, until she learns she isn't the only one masquerading under the mistletoe...

A Stone Creek Christmas ($2.87), by Linda Lael Miller

Book Description
Stone Creek veterinarian Olivia O'Ballivan communicates easily with animals, but men are another story. Especially rugged architect-turned-rancher Tanner Quinn. Olivia's uncanny bond with his daughter Sophie's pony, Butterpie, has him questioning her sanity, while she wonders if he's not just a drugstore cowboy. Then twelve-year-old Sophie conspires with Olivia to get Tanner into the spirit of Christmas with all the trimmings, including a tree-lighting ceremony and a man named Kris Kringle in a sleigh driven by seven reindeer...and a donkey. But will a holiday miracle transform the globe-trotting Tanner into a rancher--and family man--for all seasons?

The Tycoon's Christmas Proposal ($1.10), by Jackie Braun

Book Description
With the dreaded holidays nearing, the last thing widowed businessman Dawson Burke needed was a personal shopper who wanted to get personal. What part of "I want to be left alone" didn't Eve Hawley understand? She just seemed intent on getting him into the Christmas spirit....

Eve could see Dawson had stopped wishing on the future, and he didn't know how lucky he was to be surrounded by loving family. But once she'd helped him find the joy he'd been missing, Eve couldn't help wishing Dawson would give her the best Christmas present of all by proposing to her.

The Christmas Baby ($1.86), by Eve Gaddy

Book Description
It was a single guy's dream. Brian Kincaid's job took him all over the world and he got to sample women the way other people sampled exotic cuisines. Until DNA tests and a ten-month-old orphan turned him into the diaper-toting dad he'd never planned on being.

Luckily, Faith McClain was perfect for the job of nanny. With her in charge, Brian could go back to being the freewheeling bachelor, no strings attached. Except he wasn't at all sure that the perfect nanny was what he wanted. Maybe this Christmas he wanted a lover and a wife to go with that baby under the tree?

The Christmas Date ($1.80), by Michele Dunaway

Book Description
A Sprig Of Mistletoe, Some Christmas Magic...And Who Knew What Might Happen?

Kate Merrill wasn't kidding herself. Attractive men didn't commit, as she knew very well from growing up without a father. So even though the jet-setting photographer with the high-voltage smile was the most captivating guy she'd ever met, she refused to think of him as anything more than a fling. Tyler Nichols was addicted to adventure. So at first he was relieved that the cynical law clerk with the cool blue eyes didn't expect him to stick around for long. But that was before he realized that being with Kate was a thrill he wasn't getting tired of. Now their future depended on him getting back to her on time from his most dangerous assignment. He just better not be late for their Christmas date!

Christmas Weddings ($2.21), by Margaret McDonagh, Shirley Jump & Carole Mortimer

Book Description
His Christmas Eve Proposal by Carole Mortimer
A quiet holiday in the mountains is all that Hollywood movie star Joshua Hawkley desires. Yet when irresistible redhead Rosie Harrison drops into his life and disrupts his peace, Joshua's desires begin to change. Can he convince her to hang around long enough to meet him under the mistletoe?

Snowbound Bride by Shirley Jump
A Christmas Eve blizzard leaves Marietta stranded in an airport with Reed Hartstone, the only man to ever break her heart. Perhaps rekindling the past may actually be their perfect Christmas present.

Their Christmas Vows by Margaret McDonagh
Frazer McIntosh knows exactly what he wants for Christmas--Callie Grogan. Despite his reputation as a fun-loving Romeo, Frazer is serious about his beautiful colleague. Serious enough to love her forever, if only she'll agree to be his Christmas bride....

A Christmas Wedding ($2.12), by AUTHOR

Book Description
Desiree is determined to hold on to her husband. She's loved Jesse Rainwater since the day the legendary horse trainer came to work at her father's ranch. Now, on the eve of their daughter's wedding, Jesse hits her with a bombshell that forces Desiree to reexamine their life together.

And she isn't going down without a fight. She hasn't struggled all these years to lose the thing that's most precious to her. Desiree knows they share something true and strong, even if they lost sight of it somewhere along the way. Now her toughest battle lies ahead: to prove to Jesse that theirs is a love worth fighting for.

Kindle Bargain Ebook Roundup - Christmas

Like many merchants, Amazon seems to be rushing the holiday season. There are a number of books with Christmas themes on sale right now; so many that I'll have them in the next three posts, grouped more or less by genre. This first post will be holiday, suspense and romance; more romance tomorrow, along with a few children's books.

Christmas Train ($3.99), by David Baldacci, was quite popular last year and there are two Kindle editions, with the only visible difference being the cover and the price.

Book Description
Tom Langdon, a weary and cash-strapped journalist, was banned from flying in the U.S. when an overly probing search wand caused him to blow his top at LaGuardia Airport. Now, the train is his only option to get to Los Angeles for Christmas to be with his girlfriend. To finance the trip, he pitches a story about a train ride taken during Christmas season to his ex-flame editor, Eleanor. Thereupon begins one of the most hilarious-and heartwarming-train rides ever. Along the way Tom encounters mechanical failures, derailments, and eccentric characters like Agnes Joe, who rides trains all the time, though no one knows why. There's also a mysterious passenger whom Tom suspects may be a fugitive, an avalanche that changes everyone's Christmas plans, unexpected romance, and a rekindling of holiday spirits. As the mighty Southwest Chief chugs along, Tom Langdon and his wonderful train adventure will have you laughing as you turn the pages. It will also reacquaint you with what makes Christmas truly special.

Star Bright! A Christmas Story ($4.04), by Andrew Greeley, is a relatively short book (as are most of his holiday volumes) from one of my favorite authors.

Book Description
A virtuoso on the human heartstrings, New York Times bestselling author Father Andrew M. Greely offers another gem of a tale--a glowing Christmas love story guaranteed to warm the coldest heart and cure all cases of Humbug! Jack Flanigan, "a harmless American of Irish origins," spotted Odessa Tatiana Alekseevna Shuskulya reading a Russian newspaper in Harvard Square. At first all he saw was a chance to practice his Russian, and he plunged right in before he realized he was addressing the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. While his senses reeled, Jack chattered bravely on about the two countries, the weather, the Christmas season--anything to keep talking to this beautiful creature. She was alone in a foreign country for the holidays? Unthinkable! And before he knew what he was doing, he invited her home to Chicago to spend Christmas with his crazy family. As soon as the words were out of his mouth, he could have kicked himself. A woman as gorgeous as Odessa is only alone by choice. Not only that, it isn't even Christmas on the Russian Orthodox calendar. But wonder of wonders, she accepts! And after a weekend in Chicago that includes a tree, a feast, a midnight mass, and a gaggle of contentious Flanigans of all ages, nothing will ever be quite the same for any of them-especially lucky Jack Flanigan!

Tidings of Comfort & Joy ($2.24), by Davis Bunn

Book Description
As the questions begin, an extraordinary story unfolds. A story of love and loss and caring, of separation and reunion. Of small acts of heroism in a distant and war-weary English village, now half a century ago.

As her grandmother shares this story with Marissa, the two discover that the most precious gift of Christmas is that of the present. And the season of giving is not limited to once a year.

The Christmas Angel ($3.65), by Thomas Kinkade (who's probably more well known for his paintings than his books) & Katherine Spencer

Book Description
The spirit of the season is spreading through the rustic seaside hamlet of Cape Light, as the residents prepare to celebrate the joy of the holidays. But town mayor Emily receives an unexpected and precious Christmas gift when she finds a baby girl tucked away in a decorative cradle set up outside the church, with a note begging whoever discovers the child to take care of her.
Aside from signs that the baby's birth mother was a drug abuser, no one has any idea to whom the child may belong. As the police investigate, Emily is granted temporary custody of baby Jane. Having given up her own daughter years ago, she missed out on the many wonderful experiences that come with motherhood. And though she tries to be reasonable and mature about the situation, something about little Jane makes her feel that she was meant to find the baby and raise her as her own. But the changes an adoption would bring do not sit well with her husband, Dan, who has already struggled with the issues of raising children once in his life, and does not want that responsibility again. Now, in the midst of the year's most joyous season, Emily must come to terms with her duty to her family, her own feelings of regret and loss--and what her heart truly desires.

A Christmas to Die For ($3.96), by Marta Perry

Book Description
She was lucky to be alive...

...after the hit-and-run that nearly took her life. But history seemed to be repeating itself when Rachel Hampton spied a car speeding down the dark road.

Tyler Dunn came to Rachel's family inn seeking justice for a decades-old crime. Rachel wanted to trust the attractive architect, but he was too secretive...until she uncovered a shocking link to her own past. Suddenly a holiday season amid the Plain People swarmed with hidden danger as Rachel found herself a killer's target.

THE THREE SISTERS INN: Danger awaits the Hampton sisters in quiet Amish Country.

Candy Cane Murder ($4.47), by Joanna Fluke, Laura Levine & Leslie Meier

Book Description
Tis the season for trimming the tree, caroling, baking cookies, and curling up by the Yuletide waiting for Santa to drop down the chimney. But in this festive collection of holiday whodunits, murder is also paying a visit.

Candy Cane Murder by Joanna Fluke
When a trail of candy canes leads to a corpse outfitted in a Santa suit on a snowy bank, Hannah Swensen sets out to discover who killed Kris Kringle

The Dangers Of Candy Canes by Laura Levine
A wealthy suburbanite takes a lethal tumble off his roof while installing a giant candy cane. Now it's up to Jaine Austen to sift through a long list of scheming neighbors with dirty secrets in their stockings to expose a murderer.

Candy Canes Of Christmas Past by Leslie Meier
Lucy Stone must learn the mystery of a glass candy cane that was found smashed to bits by a corpse's body to unlock the doors of Christmas past -- and find a killer who got away with murder.

Whether a gift for yourself or that special someone on your list, there's no better way to spend the holidays than with these tantalizing mysteries of murder...

Christmas Pie ($3.50), by Alice Duncan writing as Emma Craig

Book Description
Pie in the Sky:

Unlike most girls her age, Polly MacNamara did not go out with friends to parties or on sleigh rides with charming beaux. She stayed home to take care of her ailing mother and only dreamed of a world of boundless riches and endless fun. But when shopping for a Christmas gift in Chinatown, she received a mysterious coin from an ancient-looking woman--and watched a series of remarkable events unfold . . . .

Recipe for Love:

Soon, Polly's secret ingredient for happiness would appear in the unlikely form of her handsome and wealthy employer--James Drayton. She discovered he wasn't the snobbish and cold-hearted Scrooge she had always thought, but instead a lonely soul in need of a family. But could their love bridge the class divide and bring them the Christmas miracle they both needed? With a dash of faith and a pinch of patience, Polly set out to cook up a holiday wish as scrumptious as . . .

CHRISTMAS PIE

So This Is Christmas ($1.49), by Beverly Barton, Sherryl Woods & Leanne Banks, contains three novellas (some were previously released on Kindle as short stories, at least one is still available at $1.19)

Book Description
Sherryl Woods "The Perfect Holiday"

What was a holiday without a handsome husband? To Aunt Mae, it wasn't very festive at all! So she sent the perfect man to her single niece, Savannah Holiday. But would wealthy bachelor Trace Franklin become a groom-to-be by Christmastime?

Beverly Barton "Faith, Hope and Love"

After one passionate night, Faith Sheridan found herself pregnant with her sexy bodyguard's child. Now she hoped the news of their secret child would be a welcome gift to Worth Cordell this holiday--and the beginning of a lifetime of love....

Leanne Banks "A Rancher in Her Stocking"

This Christmas, spirited schoolteacher Amy Winslow was sharing a home with a ruggedly handsome rancher! Now if only she could teach tight-lipped Lucas Bennett that the holidays were meant to be merry. And that he was made for love!

A Cowboy Christmas ($3.83), by Janette Kenny

Book Description
One Starry Night

Reid Barclay doesn't have time for Christmas, not with trouble brewing at the Crown Seven Ranch. He's got prize thoroughbreds to protect and a long-ago wrong that he wants to make right. But the beautiful cook who's taken over the ranch kitchen is a welcome distraction, even if Ellie Jo Cade burns everything from gingerbread to roast beef. Her sweet face and womanly figure are pure temptation...

Cornhusk angels...bright berry garlands...spun-sugar snow--everything about Christmas holds fond memories for Ellie Jo. She's doing her best to make peace with an ornery wood-burning stove and make the old ranch house truly festive. All she wants is to believe in Reid...and the only-at-Christmas magic that makes hearts glow...

Cowboy Christmas ($4.32), by Carol Finch, Elizabeth Lane & Pam Crooks has nearly the same title and the same setting, but this one is an anthology.

Book Description
Twelve days of Christmas--three heartwarming romances!

A Husband for Christmas by Carol Finch

To reassure her overprotective parents, Victoria Thurston must convince the town marshal to be her "holiday husband." But the magical, festive air--and Tori's luminous green eyes--make it very difficult for Logan Daniels to keep to their marriage in name only!

The Homecoming by Elizabeth Lane

Brooding rancher Clay McAllister paid his reckless brother's dues in a tough Kansas jail. Now Clay must win back his beautiful wife, Elise. And, after three years apart, some yuletide passion is just what Clay and Elise need to reignite the fire that still smolders between them....

The Cattleman's Christmas Bride by Pam Crooks

With her reputation cruelly slandered, Allethaire Gibson is forced to flee to the snowy Montana mountains. There the dazzling socialite unexpectedly finds a Christmas romance with a man who has fought for respect just as she has--rugged cattleman Mikolas Vasco!

A HISTORICAL CHRISTMAS PRESENT ($3.19), by Leigh Greenwood, Lisa Kleypas & Lynsay Sands

Book Description
I Will by Lisa Kleypas
When a Georgian bluestocking is propositioned by a rakish noble, she finds the unlikely deal he proposes is the gift of a life time.

Three French Hens by Lynsay Sands
A twelfth-century scullion gets a chance to play a lady's maid -and win the true love of an impoverished lord.

Father Christmas by Leigh Greenwood
Delivering a young widow's baby during the holiday season transforms the heart of a lonely drifter in the nineteenth-century Arizona Territory.

Mistress Christmas: Wild West Boys ($2.80), by Lorelei James, is for those looking to something a little warmer for Christmas (from Samhain Publishing, complete with content warning).

Book Description
All signs point North for not-so-Saint-Nick... A part of the Wild West Boys series.

In a rare moment of recklessness, mild-mannered accountant Holly North lets her best friend guilt her into filling in as Mistress Christmas at Sugar Plums, a Christmas-themed strip club. Fearing she'll be recognized - or worse, considered a fraud - she dons a velvet mask along with the Mrs. Claus-meets-dominatrix costume. She's shocked at how deliciously wicked anonymity feels.

Detective Nick West is determined to discover how his friend was supposedly robbed after a lap dance at Sugar Plums. His visions of revenge vanish faster than a flying sleigh upon his first peek at Mistress Christmas - a leggy brunette with smoky eyes and a lush mouth begging for hours beneath the mistletoe.

Their attraction flares hotter than a fireplace on a cold winter evening, and Nick is only too happy to oblige when Holly blurts out her one Christmas wish...

For a naughty secret Santa to sweep her away for a night of anonymous sexual pleasure.

Warning: This erotic comedy contains naughty holiday innuendo, creative use of garland, sexy love scenes hot as spiced cider, a heroine as sweet as sugared plums, and a wildly romantic hero with a great big-candy cane.

99 Cent Game Download - Wik & The Fable of Souls

Amazon's Video Game of the Day deal today is another 99 cent game download, this time it's Wik & The Fable of Souls. As it was yesterday, this is one of the games that you could download for free if you took advantage of last month's Buy One, Get One Free sale. One reader accidentally bought yesterday's game and got the 99 cent download as free, but then was surprised with still having a $6 credit when she went for a second one from the list. I'm a little surprised that worked, but you may want to check if you still have any credit from that sale (some of the games were only $4.99) to see if you can get this one for free.

Game Description

• Intense, Heart Pounding Action
• Thought Provoking Puzzles
• Over 120 Levels
• Highly Original Game Play

Download the latest game taking the internet by storm! Wik and the Fable of Souls has over 120 jaw-dropping levels, enchanting atmospheric music, stunning effects and never-before-seen game play. This is a delightful game featuring superbly detailed graphics that will keep you spellbound with amazement. Download and discover the mystery of Wik!

Free Book - Divine Beginnings

Divine Beginnings, by P.C. Cast, is available as a free download in three different formats from eHarlequin.com. None are for the Kindle, but they can be read on the Sony reader and a number of other devices or your PC.

Book Description
Go back in time, fifty years before the events of New York Times bestselling author P.C. Cast's Partholon books...

Something isn't right at Guardian Castle, and Aine can't figure out what. As Healer, she's supposed to be making things better, but there's a darkness that can't be brightened. And then Aine finds an injured Fomorian—winged, dark, blood-thirsty and inherently evil. Or is he? Because there's something about Tegan that Aine can't resist...and once they've shared blood, Aine realizes that everything she's always believed is going to be cast aside....

Click HERE for the free download.