Amazon has started their
25 Days of Free MP3's today and I've put the first selection up as today's Free MP3 of the Day (sidebar at right on web page).
Additional formats on free books:
The editors at Amazon have picked another
100 Kindle books for $3.99 or less, which will be on sale all month (or until removed by the publisher, which seems to happen with at least a few titles each month).
The Vegan Girl's Guide to Life (
$0.99), by Melisser Elliott, is today's Kindle Deal of the Day.
Book Description
Vegan women everywhere are banding together in their efforts to be healthy, cruelty free, and environmentally responsible. This is their handbook. Melisser (known to most as "The Urban Housewife") presents the basics of veganism for the newbies, lots of DIY craft projects, cruelty–l;free beauty tips, travel advice, recipes, and more. This book is not just for vegan girls—it’s also for anyone who’s interested in a cruelty–free lifestyle. Discover the best beauty products, fun vacation spots, plus an assortment of recipes including Jackfruit "Carnitas" Tacos, Twice Baked Chipotle Sweet Potatoes, Curried Red Lentil Veggie Burgers, Chipotle Hominy Stew, and Double Chocolate Cookies. Learn how to make recycled cake stands, find a cross–stitch pattern by Stitch’d Ink, and find out about natural beauty and cleaning products. Reading like a Who’s Who of vegan women, contributions of recipes and craft projects will be provided by some of the most respected vegan chefs and bloggers in the world (Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Hannah Kaminsky, Celine Steen, Julie Hasson, Kittee Berns, Kelly Peloza, and more). Full of photos and quirky illustrations, this is useful information with a punk rock attitude.
The Whispers of Nemesis (
$1.99 / £1.29 UK), by Anne Zouroudi, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (not available in the US).
Book Description
It is winter in the mountains of Greece and as the snow melts in the tiny village of Vrisi a body is discovered lying by the side of the road.
In the same village, watched over by the shrine of St Fanourios (the patron saint of lost things) a coffin is unearthed and broken open, revealing some very unexpected remains to the astonished mourners.
Hermes Diaktoros, drawn to Vrisi on an affair of the heart, finds himself embroiled in the mysteries of both the dead body and the coffin, as well as the enigmatic last will and testament of Greece's most admired modern poet.
The Whispers of Nemesis is a story of desperate measures and dark secrets, of murder and immortality and of pride coming before the steepest of falls.
The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever (Bevelstoke Series #1) (
$1.99 Kindle,
B&N), by Julia Quinn, is the Nook Daily Find, price matched on Kindle.
Book Description
2 March 1810 . . .Today, I fell in love.
At the age of ten, Miranda Cheever showed no signs of Great Beauty. And even at ten, Miranda learned to accept the expectations society held for her—until the afternoon when Nigel Bevelstoke, the handsome and dashing Viscount Turner, solemnly kissed her hand and promised her that one day she would grow into herself, that one day she would be as beautiful as she already was smart. And even at ten, Miranda knew she would love him forever.
But the years that followed were as cruel to Turner as they were kind to Miranda. She is as intriguing as the viscount boldly predicted on that memorable day—while he is a lonely, bitter man, crushed by a devastating loss. But Miranda has never forgotten the truth she set down on paper all those years earlier—and she will not allow the love that is her destiny to slip lightly through her fingers . . .
I highly recommend you pick up
Florida Roadkill (
$9.99 Kindle;
$0.99 B&N), the first in the
Serge Storms series by Tim Dorsey, which is the B&N Spotlight book this month. This is an Agency title, so it should be the same everywhere (I've already reported the price to Amazon) and should drop within a day or so if you are not a nook owner. His latest,
When Elves Attack: A Joyous Christmas Greeting from the Criminal Nutbars of the Sunshine State is more in keeping with the season and he has another lined up to release in January (
Pineapple Grenade). Looks like I have a couple of titles to catch up on this series for my TBR list.
Book Description
Sunshine State trivia buff Serge A. Storms loves eliminating jerks and pests. His drug-addled partner Coleman loves cartoons. Hot stripper Sharon Rhodes loves cocaine, especially when purchased with rich dead men's money.
On the other hand, there's Sean and David, who love fishing and are kind to animals -- and who are about to cross paths with a suitcase filled with $5 million in stolen insurance money. Serge wants the suitcase. Sharon wants the suitcase. Coleman wants more drugs . . . and the suitcase. In the meantime, there's murder by gun, Space Shuttle, Barbie doll, and Levi's 501s.
In other words, welcome to Tim Dorsey's Florida -- where nobody gets out unscathed and untanned!
Socs and Greasers: Behind The Scenes of The Outsiders, by Rob Lowe, is free to pre-order in the Kindle store. This is a single story from his upcoming autobiography, Stories I Only Tell My Friends.
