Free Book (Sony) - Finding Nouf

Finding Nouf ($7.67 Kindle), by Zoe Ferraris, is free in the Sony bookstore.

Book Description
When sixteen-year-old Nouf goes missing, her prominent family calls on Nayir al-Sharqi, a pious desert guide, to lead the search party. Ten days later, just as Nayir is about to give up in frustration, her body is discovered by anonymous desert travelers. But when the coroner's office determines that Nouf died not of dehydration but from drowning, and her family seems suspiciously uninterested in getting at the truth, Nayir takes it upon himself to find out what really happened.

He quickly realizes that if he wants to gain access to the hidden world of women, he will have to join forces with Katya Hijazi, a lab worker at the coroner's office who is bold enough to bare her face and to work in public. Their partnership challenges Nayir, as he confronts his desire for female companionship and the limitations imposed by his beliefs. Fast-paced and utterly transporting, Finding Nouf is a riveting literary mystery that offers an unprecedented window into Saudi Arabia and the lives of men and women there.

Click HERE for the free download (will open the Sony Library software).

Free Audiobooks - The Looking Glass Wars and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Audiobook Sync is giving away audiobooks aimed at young adults this summer. There are two new ones each week, so you have to keep checking back. You can't get any titles that have been missed, but once they are loaded into Overdrive (which you will need to install, if you are not already using it for library books), they are yours to keep (there is no expiration date). Get today's titles quickly, as there will be two new ones up on Thursday.


First up this week is Alice's Adventures in Wonderland , by Lewis Carroll, read by Michael York, which many of you have already downloaded when Blackstone Audio gave it away last March.

Book Description
Alice chases the White Rabbit down a rabbit hole and encounters a world of delightfully eccentric characters like the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, the Cheshire Cat, the Mock Turtle, and the Queen of Hearts. This enduring and evocative tale can be read on many levels and enjoyed by adults and children alike.

The second free audiobook this week is The Looking Glass Wars ($7.99 Kindle), by Frank Beddor, the first in the series of the same name.

Book Description
The Myth: Alice was an ordinary girl who stepped through the looking glass and entered a fairy-tale world invented by Lewis Carroll in his famous storybook. The Truth: Wonderland is real. Alyss Heart is the heir to the throne, until her murderous aunt Redd steals the crown and kills Alyss- parents. To escape Redd, Alyss and her bodyguard, Hatter Madigan, must flee to our world through the Pool of Tears. But in the pool Alyss and Hatter are separated. Lost and alone in Victorian London, Alyss is befriended by an aspiring author to whom she tells the violent, heartbreaking story of her young life. Yet he gets the story all wrong. Hatter Madigan knows the truth only too well, and he is searching every corner of our world to find the lost princess and return her to Wonderland so she may battle Redd for her rightful place as the Queen of Hearts.

Click HERE to sign up for an account and get the free downloads. Don't forget, you'll also need to install the Overdrive software (there is a link at Sync). In addition, you end up clicking about three pages, for each book, before the audiobook actually downloads. Don't stop so long as you still see a button that talks about your Sync download (or until you see the Overdrive software open up). Once in Overdrive, you'll need to tell it where to save the files (just click OK to use the default location, since Overdrive will keep track of them for you), then again to actually start the download (by default, all parts of the book are downloaded; I would suggest not changing this in the last dialog box, just click on OK to get the download started).

Free Book (Sony) - Counterfeit Son

Counterfeit Son ($5.59 Kindle), a young-adult title from Elaine Marie Alphin, is free in the Sony bookstore.

Book Description
Cameron Miller is pretending to be someone he isn't. When he began presenting himself as Neil Lacey, it was the only way he could think of to distance himself from what Pop had done, to finally climb out of his nightmarish existence. He thought it would be easy--playing the rich kid, sailing his boat--but he didn't count on Cougar. Now Cougar, his father's old accomplice, has tracked Cameron down and presented an ultimatum: Share the wealth or be exposed. Will Cameron give up his new identity to protect Neil's family? Or will he let his search for a new life destroy those around him?

Click HERE to open the Sony Reader software and get the free book.

Free Book (nook) - I Thought It Was You

I Thought It Was You ($0.99 Kindle), by Shiloh Walker, is free in the Barnes and Noble store. This is a Samhain title (so check the warning) and is a short story that fits between the second and third books in her Grimm's Circle series. You'll notice that the description says it is free, so the price in the Kindle store is likely to change.

Book Description
The events of this free short story take place between the events of No Prince Charming and Ren's story, Crazed Hearts. It turns out both Ren and Elle had some loose ends they needed to tie up-and that's what this story is about. It's not Ren's happy ever after. That's in Crazed Hearts.

Warning: the following story contains some unfinished business, some unrequited love and a whole lot of action between 3 somewhat debauched guardian angels.

Click HERE for the free download.

Free Book (ADE/EPUB) - Nightmare's Edge

Nightmare's Edge ($9.99 Kindle), by Bryan Davis, is free on Kobo courtesy of Christian publisher Zondervan, for those who have an EPUB capable ereader or can read on their PC (requires ADE) or iPhone (Kobo reader app). This is the third part of his Echoes from the Edge SciFi trilogy, the first two of which are free on Kindle and others (see this post).

Book Description
In the final installment in the Echoes from the Edge series, the three Earths are headed towards imminent destruction, and only Nathan's father knows the secret to saving billions of people from the celestial collision. But he is trapped in a dream world where nightmares are reality and the collapse of the cosmos is at hand. When Kelly sacrifices herself on Nathan's behalf during a rescue mission gone bad, Nathan is faced with two formidable tasks: save Kelly, and repair the cosmic fabric before the three dimensions collide. With the fate of the universe hanging in the balance, and the murderous stalker Mictar dogging his steps, Nathan must save the three Earths ... or risk everything trying.

Click HERE to get the free download. Don't forget to also add it to your library (don't JUST download the Epub), in case you might want to redownload it later.