Wednesday 29 February 2012

BOOK OF THE DAY: Infinite Sacrifice by L.E. Waters


by L.E. Waters



BOOK DESCRIPTION
Maya’s shocked to discover it’s not the heaven she imagined; in fact, a life of adventure begins the moment you die.

Zachariah, her faithful spirit guide, explains the rules of the dead: in order to regain complete awareness and reunite with loved ones all souls must review their previous lives.

Maya plunges warily into her turbulent pasts as a sociopathic High Priest in ancient Egypt; an independent mother protecting a dangerous secret in glorious Sparta; an Irish boy kidnapped and enslaved by Vikings; and a doctor’s wife forced to make an ethical stand in plague-ridden England.

All the while, Maya yearns to be with those she cares about most and worries that she hasn’t learned all of heaven’s most vital lessons. Will she be forced to leave the tranquility of heaven to survive yet another painful and tumultuous life? Or worse, accept the bitter reality of having to go back alone?



AUTHOR BIO
Lauren is the author of her debut novel, Infinite Sacrifice, a reincarnation fantasy and the first of the Infinite Series. She received her degree in Animal Behavior, which to her father's prediction, she only uses to raise her two 'spirited' children and menagerie of animals. She loves so many things and now writing is the passion keeping her up at night and her excuse for not cleaning the house.

OTHER WORKS by L.E. Waters

FREE BOOK FIND: LOOSE HEAD by Jeff Keithly

FREE for download at Amazon today is the Kindle edition of LOOSE HEAD by Jeff Keithly (Click here for UK download).  Why not pick it up now before it goes back to full price?



BOOK DESCRIPTION
Rugby is a ruffian’s game played by gentlemen. But when lifelong friendships are betrayed, even a gentleman can lose control. Welcome to the world of Loose Head, a first-class thriller and murder mystery set in the world of international rugby. 

Anyone who has ever played the game knows the first Rule of Rugby: what happens on tour, stays on tour. When John Weathersby, loose-head prop for the aristocratic Hastewicke Gentlemen old-boys rugby team, violates this sacred trust, the consequences are swift – and deadly. And it’s up to Dex Reed, Hastewicke flanker and a detective with Hendon Specialist Crime Directorate, to discover which of his teammates will stoop to slaughter to protect his secret life. 

Dex is faced with a gut-wrenching dilemma: how to solve a blackmailer’s murder while still protecting his oldest friends’ dark secrets – and his own. Along the way he must unravel a tangled skein of duplicity, on his way to an answer he could never expect.

Seething with authentic rugby action, sudden violence and ribald humor, Loose Head builds to a riveting and unforeseen climax. 

FREE BOOK FIND: His Wife for a While by Donna Fasano

FREE to download over at Amazon is the Kindle edition of His Wife for a While by Donna Fasano. (Click here for UK download) Why not download this romantic tale now before it goes back to full price?


BOOK DESCRIPTION
Desperate Bachelor

Ben Danvers was about to lose everything―unless he found a woman willing to become his wife. The terms of his grandfather's will were outrageous, but they were ironclad. Just when Ben was about to give up all hope, the last woman he ever expected to wed made a startling proposal.

Bargaining Bride

Chelsea Carson offered Ben a deal he couldn't refuse. He could keep the family fruit orchard if he would make her one and only dream come true. But there were to be no strings attached, no messy emotions when it was over. Their makeshift marriage would be perfect―unless Chelsea allowed love to bungle the plan.

FREE BOOK FIND: The End of Marking Time by C.J. West

FREE to download at Amazon TODAY is the Kindle edition of The End of Marking Time by C.J. West (Click here for UK purchase).  Why not check out this criminological thriller before it goes back to full price?


BOOK DESCRIPTION
Gifted housebreaker, Michael O'Connor, awakens inside an ultramodern criminal justice system where prison walls are replaced by surveillance equipment and a host of actors hired to determine if he is worthy of freedom. While he was sleeping, the Supreme Court declared long term incarceration to be cruel and unusual punishment and ordered two million felons released. The result was utter chaos and the backlash from law-abiding citizens and police departments reshaped the United States. Felons now enter reeducation programs where they live freely among the population. At least that's what they think. In reality they are enslaved to an army of counselors and a black box that teaches them everything they failed to learn from kindergarten through adulthood. Michael believes he's being tested by the black box, but what he slowly begins to realize is that everything he does is evaluated to determine whether he lives or dies.

FREE BOOK FIND: All the Little Children by Christine Sutton

Today over at Amazon, the Kindle edition of All the Little Children by Christine Sutton is FREE to download (Click here for UK download).  Why not take a look before it goes back to full price?


BOOK DESCRIPTION
All the Little Children is a novella that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Ben and Cara Barlow move into a beautiful Connecticut Victorian home to start the next phase of their lives together. They are thrilled with the home's beauty, location and price, so they move in right away. When strange things start to happen to Cara, Ben tries his hardest to be supportive. They call in a team of paranormal investigators, and the home's grisly history, and occupants, past and present, engage in a battle to the death. Will Ben and Cara reclaim their dream house, or will the evil within those walls take everything, including their souls? A short novella at approximately 20,000 words.

Amazon FREE and $0.99 Book Listing: 29 February 2012



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Tuesday 28 February 2012

BOOK OF THE DAY: Volcano Watch by Toni Dwiggins


by Toni Dwiggins



BOOK DESCRIPTION
NO WAY OUT--so says the note in the pocket of the murdered mayor.

The volcano beneath her town is seething, and the fate of Mammoth Lakes now rests in the hands of emergency planner Adrian Krom.

But Krom has his own agenda.

Investigating the case, forensic geologist Cassie Oldfield tracks mineral clues to discover how the mayor died--and what she found. As the volcano moves toward red alert, Cassie races to prevent 'no way out' from becoming a prophecy.




AUTHOR BIO
I come from a family of writers: Dad was a newspaperman and wrote books about aviation, Aunt/Uncle wrote Westerns and Detective stories, Mom wrote a couple of B-movie scripts. Must be osmosis.
I've done magazine work, both fiction and nonfiction. I'm author of a US history text and contributed to texts in the sciences, including earth science. I've done tech-writing for the Silicon Valley computer industry. My techie experience hatched an idea that became my first novel, about an attempt to sabotage the nation's telephone system (INTERRUPT, published by TOR Books).
I went in a different direction with the Forensic Geology Series, taking mystery into outdoor adventure territory.


OTHER WORKS by Toni Dwiggins

$0.99 Book Find: The Disturbing Effect of Moonlight by Mia Zabriskie

Currently on Amazon, the Kindle edition of The Disturbing Effect of Moonlight by Mia Zabriskie is available for only 99 cents!  (Click here for UK purchase) Why not give this suspense thriller a look?


BOOK DESCRIPTION
Natalie Ryder’s troubled past seems far away, but the emotional scars run deep. In 1994, her family disappeared under mysterious circumstances. She ran away from an abusive foster home, only to wind up on the streets, where she was brutally raped.

Now divorced and living in Seattle, she has put the past behind her. As a respected scientist, she spends most of her time rock-climbing and peering into fault lines, studying the earth‘s turbulent history. Far removed from her own turbulent history.

Then comes the earth-shattering news - a hiker has stumbled across her father’s grisly remains.

Her world is turned upside-down as she heads back to Los Angeles to confront the troubles she left behind - including an ex-husband who wants to rekindle their romance and a rebellious tween daughter. 

The police want to bury this old ‘whodunit’ in Cold Case, but Natalie doggedly investigates on her own with the help of a cynical detective who likes to bend the rules. 

As she unravels the mystery, something much more horrific comes to light - an evil so malevolent it will change her life forever.

Now she must race against time to save the people she loves and uncover the city’s darkest secret - something so frightening, no one can help her.  At least... no one human. 

FREE BOOK FIND: Rippler (Book One of The Ripple Trilogy) by Cidney Swanson

FREE today over at Amazon is the Kindle edition of Rippler (Book One of The Ripple Trilogy) by Cidney Swanson (Click here for UK download).  Why not check out the first book of this paranormal thriller trilogy while it's FREE?


BOOK DESCRIPTION
Samantha Ruiz has a freak gene that makes her turn invisible, or ripple. She can’t control it, and it’s getting worse. Afraid of becoming a lab-rat, Sam keeps her ability secret, until fellow runner Will Baker sees her vanish into thin air. Will promises secrecy and help, and Sam begins to fall in love.

Together, the two discover there are worse things than being a scientific curiosity. Someone’s been killing people who possess Sam's gene. A mysterious man from France sends letters that offer hope for safety, but also reveal a sinister connection with Nazi experiments.

The more time Sam spends with Will, the less she can imagine life without him. When Sam uncovers secrets from her past, she must choose between keeping Will in her life or keeping Will safe.

FREE BOOK FIND: The Good Luck Knot by Melissa Field

Today over on Amazon, the Kindle edition of The Good Luck Knot by Melissa Field is FREE to download (Click here for UK download).  Why not take a look before it goes back to full price?


BOOK DESCRIPTION
Jordan frightens those closest to her by announcing she’s taking a job in Antarctica. It isn’t the destination that worries everyone. It’s Jordan, and what she’ll do when she’s alone and far away.

It’s been a year since she hit rock bottom and had to get her stomach pumped. Her recovery was going well. She was even confronting the issues instilled in her from growing up in a family plagued by addiction. Her latest relationship, however, imploded in a cloud of betrayal and heartache. All she cares about now is going as far as possible from the small town she grew up in.

The Good Luck Knot is about the struggle to find out who we are and how we fit into our families, our friendships, the world, the Universe and our own skin. As Jordan’s story unfolds she rekindles a long dead interest in spirituality. Inspired in part by Antarctica, she begins nurturing a desire to understand not only her own self, but the world she’s shut out for too long.

Bali, Alaska, and Mongolia are amongst the places she travels to while seeking hope and answers. Despite immersing herself in these amazing corners of the world she is still struggling with who she is. She cannot shake her desire to drink or her need for love and approval. On top of it, buried secrets continue to surface as she digs deeper into the past and her own mind.

The story begins with a metaphor assimilating a person’s life path to the folding of a paper crane. Each chapter is a fold, and the book goes back and forth in time, itself a reflection of the origami metaphor. Just as a paper crane folds into itself, showing no beginning or end, The Good Luck Knot’s final chapter connects to the first, reflecting this endless flow.

$0.99 Book Find: Deadly Focus by R.C. Bridgestock

The Kindle edition of Deadly Focus  by R.C. Bridgestock is available for just 99 cents (click here for UK purchase). Why not check this police thriller out?


BOOK DESCRIPTION
Be prepared to experience the sense of emotion, tension and intrigue through the eyes of a man who has taken charge of many real life murder enquiries and his co-author wife, to make this fictional tale believable in every way. 

Deadly Focus is a fast moving, gripping thriller in which the reader travels with DI Jack Dylan throughout his enquiries, living and breathing the pursuit of the sadistic murderer, through his eyes. 
A schoolgirl vanishes; everyone becomes a suspect. Murder is chilling and full of mystery; nobody’s child is safe. It is the ultimate and relentless test for the man in charge of the enquiry and his team but the killer is one step ahead and another body is found. Will it prove too much as both Dylan’s health and private life begins to suffer?

DI Dylan is under the microscope and struggles to find a balance between his passion for his job and his love for his partner Jen.

Will he be able to maintain the impetus to bring the perpetrator to justice and secure justice for the victims’ families?

FREE BOOK FIND: Superman's Cape by Brian Spangler


Today over on Amazon, the Kindle edition of  Superman's Cape by Brian Spangler is FREE to download.  Why not grab a copy of this former Book of the Day while it's free?



BOOK DESCRIPTION
When Sara Connely is asked what life is like today, she answers with the simple words, ‘life goes on.’ The life she and her boys enjoyed the last dozen years is gone. Coping with the death of her husband is difficult. Doing so with two young boys, and no money, is almost too much to ask.

Life does go on, but when Sara’s oldest boy becomes lost in Croatan National Forest, life comes to a stop.

Twelve year old Kyle Connely doesn’t know the woods. He doesn’t know the wildlife. He doesn’t know how to get home. Lost in the wilderness, he faces dangers the likes of which he has never seen. Kyle’s time is running out. A hurricane is looming, and in its path is the coastal forest he is trying to survive. 

Jacob Hanson has a gift. An intuition. An insightfulness. And it has helped him find success. But his gift turns into a curse as he becomes an unwilling participant in Kyle's plight. What Jacob Hanson doesn’t know is he also holds the key to Sara’s past and the lifetime she lost with her husband.

FREE BOOK FIND: Charlotte's Feathers by Matthew Fish

Free to download over at Amazon is the Kindle edition of Charlotte's Feathers by Matthew Fish (click here to download from the UK). Why not check it out before it goes back to full price?



BOOK DESCRIPTION
A young man named Benjamin Strong has just lost everything after the death of his parents and girlfriend. After a failed suicide attempt, Benjamin wakes up to find an angelic version of his girlfriend, Charlotte, sitting by the edge of his bed. She tells him that he has seven days left to live- and that he has a very important decision to make: Die alone, or take all of humanity with him.

Amazon FREE and $0.99 Book List: 28 February 2012



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$0.99 Book Find: Lament-The Faerie Queen's Deception by Maggie Stiefvater

Todya over on Amazon, the Kindle edition of  Lament-The Faerie Queen's Deception by Maggie Stiefvater is available for only 99 cents!  (Click here for UK purchase, the price is a bit higher there) Why not check out this Gaelic faerie story before it goes back to full price?


BOOK DESCRIPTION
Sixteen-year-old Deirdre Monaghan, a gifted harpist who regularly plays for weddings and other events, has the kind of stage fright that makes her physically ill before a performance, which is an inauspicious way to start a romance; but while vomiting before a competition she meets a gorgeous boy who comes into the restroom to hold her hair. He is Luke Dillon, a flautist who proceeds to accompany her in a truly stellar performance. As four-leaf clovers start appearing everywhere, Deirdre develops telekinetic powers and encounters strange, unworldly people who seem to bear her ill will. Her best friend, James, also a talented musician; her beloved grandmother; and her mother all are in danger, as Deirdre is targeted by the queen of Faerie. Deirdre eventually discovers that she is a cloverhand, a person who can see the denizens of faerie, and Luke, not the only immortal who has her in his sights, is a gallowglass, an assassin assigned by the queen of Faerie to kill Deirdre but who falls in love with her instead. 

Monday 27 February 2012

Book of the Day: NeverDark by C.S. Einfeld


by C.S. Einfeld



BOOK DESCRIPTION
The Faeries of Southnut are in big trouble. Lord Darkwater is up to no good. 

The White Castle of Doru is under attack by the greatest army Princess Fiera's ever seen. Lord Darkwater is poised to crush her tiny kingdom unless the king gives Fiera up to become his wife. 

Well, fffungus! She's having none of that!

The race is on for Fiera to outwit Lord Darkwater's Dragonfly Riders, Bat Brigades, and even a giant, faerie - eating Spider to save herself and, before it's too late, her whole world.


(Click here to purchase in the UK)



AUTHOR BIO
C.S. Einfeld is a happy recluse who lives on a tiny farm, on a small island, somewhere in the vast North Atlantic Ocean. She was last seen walking with her pet emu, Archimedes, down an old country road. Her long suffering (and extremely talented), hubby, Aaron Einfeld is the illustrator of 'Neverdark'. Sometimes, he walks Archimedes, too.

$0.99 Book Find: The Desert by Bryon Morrigan

Available for only 99 cents over at Amazon is the Kindle edition of The Desert by Bryon Morrigan (Click here for UK purchase).  At this price, why not give this horror thriller a go?


BOOK DESCRIPTION
Give up trying to leave. There’s no way out.
Stay up high. You are safer up here.
Stay out of the fog.
Do not go into the hole.

Those are the final words in a bizarre journal left by the last apparent survivor of a platoon that disappeared during the Iraqi invasion in 2003. Seven years later, Captain Henderson and Specialist Densler realize that what happened to the "Lost Platoon" is now happening to them. Trapped in the middle of the desert, they must confront the horrifying creatures responsible for their misfortune, or risk suffering the same fate as that of the soldiers before them.

FREE BOOK FIND: Night Machines by Kia Heavey

FREE for download today at Amazon is the Kindle edition of  Night Machines by Kia Heavey (Click here to download in the UK).  Why not check out this dazzling thriller while it's still free?


BOOK DESCRIPTION
Maggie decided to have an affair. No one needed to know, not even her lover. . . . Who would it hurt, if Maggie decided to carry on a torrid affair in her mind? It would soothe her feelings, hurt by her husband’s emotional abandonment while he worked on a disturbing new murder case. It would provide an outlet for the dizzying desire she felt for her employer. It would make her feel loved and appreciated and better able to be a good wife and mother. But Maggie loses control of the fantasy as lust becomes love, and things she believed confined to her own imagination are somehow known to her spectral lover. A harmless mind game spins out of control and threatens the sanctity of Maggie’s greatest treasure – her family. Part women's fiction, part suburban fantasy, and part psychological thriller, this unique tale is difficult to categorize. Women looking for a fresh voice in contemporary storytelling will be pleasantly surprised by genuinely likable characters and an engrossing story that explores marriage, motherhood, morality and, ultimately, the nature of love.

FREE BOOK FIND: Never Smile at Strangers by Jennifer Minar-Jaynes

TODAY the Kindle edition of  Never Smile at Strangers by Jennifer Minar-Jaynes is FREE to download over at Amazon (Click here to download in the UK).  Why not download this terrific thriller while it's FREE?


BOOK DESCRIPTION
WHEN TEENAGE GIRLS VANISH in what was once considered a safe, Louisiana bayou town, the lives of four desperate young locals take unexpected turns, begging the crucial question: Do you every truly know those closest to you?

When nineteen-year-old Tiffany Perron vanishes from rural Grand Trespass, Louisiana, best friend HALEY LANDRY's relationship with her boyfriend becomes increasingly strained. To make matters worse, her impressionable younger sister BECKY has begun idolizing an impetuous, seductive 15 year old who's encouraging her to do dangerous things.

Meanwhile, ERICA DUVALL, a reclusive 19-year-old aspiring writer, befriends Haley. Ten years earlier, Erica’s mother abandoned her, leaving her with the womanizing used car salesman father she loathes. She’s decided to write a novel based on Tiffany’s disappearance; a novel that she hopes will lead to a reunion with her estranged novelist mother.

RACHEL ANDERSON, a 36-year-old mother of two, is having trouble coming to terms with her husband, TOM’s, affair with the missing girl—a relationship that supposedly ended shortly before Tiffany’s disappearance. What’s more, she comes to the blood curdling realization that someone is watching her through the large back windows of her house.

A DISTURBED MAN also lives in the area. Ever since his mother’s murder four years earlier, he’s been raising his insolent teenage sister, ALLIE, who sleeps with truck drivers for money. He considers women to be dangerous—and his world revolves around his fear and hatred for them. He’s terrified of his sister, knowing she’s intent on pushing him over the edge.

FREE BOOK FIND: Final Hours by N.L. Beishir

This WEEK over at Amazon, the Kindle edition of  Final Hours by N.L. Beishir is FREE to download (click here to download in the UK).  Why not check it out?



BOOK DESCRIPTION
Could you live a lifetime in twenty-four hours? 

Jamie Randall thought he had it all...until a close brush with death brought him face-to-face with the one thing that was missing from his life. Now, facing his own mortality once again, he will have to make a choice: one chance to live, or one chance to set things right in his troubled life....

Norma Beishir is the author of sixteen novels, many of which have been bestsellers. Check out her website at http://beishir-books.com/

Amazon FREE and 99 Cent Book List: 27 February 2012



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FREE BOOK FIND: Kites and Weddings by Charlie Close

The Kindle edition of Kites and Weddings by Charlie Close is currently FREE to download over at Amazon.  Why not check out this compilation of micro stories--perfect for a quick break from the world.


BOOK DESCRIPTION
What if you could tell the whole story in just a single breath?

Welcome to "Kites and Weddings", a collection of miniature stories, in which you'll find birth and death, growth and decay, love and loss, told with Charlie's gifts for wit, warmth, and poignancy. The stories are simple, yet they are written with a depth and emotional resonance that rewards second and third readings.

BOOK OF THE DAY: Love in the Wrong Dimension by Anette Darbyshire


by Anette Darbyshire



BOOK DESCRIPTION
Do ghosts fall in love? Jemma Haley is about to find out....

Set in London, England, Love In The Wrong Dimension is a modern romance told from the perspective of a ghost.

When best friends, Jemma and Alice, wake up after a party, they make a pact that will change their lives forever.

Then tragedy strikes when Jemma dies unexpectedly and realises that she's become a ghost. Terrified, she goes to find Alice in the hope that, using her psychic abilities, her friend can tell her what to do next. Instead of making contact with Alice though, Jemma meets Tom, an attractive but elusive ghost, who tells her that she's trapped in the eleventh dimension, a place for ghosts who weren't meant to die. Jemma vows to find a way out, but things get complicated when she develops feelings for Tom, whose own reasons for being there are darker than she could ever have imagined.

In the worlds of the living and the dead, both girls try to come to terms with Jemma's death, but their efforts are hindered by other troubled spirits. For Jemma, it's the creepy and sinister ghost, Max, whose bitterness could threaten her safety, and for Alice, it's the ethereal ghostly child who has been following her since Jemma died.



AUTHOR BIO
Anette Darbyshire was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and now lives in Kent, England with her husband, three children and two cats.

Her debut novel, Love In The Wrong Dimension, is a love story told from the perspective of a ghost and written in the style of popular romance. She is currently working on the first installment of a series about a haunted dress shop. 

Anette has always been fascinated by ghosts, having had her own paranormal experiences as a child, and now loves writing about them. What Is A Ghost? is a blog she has written on her website which explores a possible scientific explanation of ghosts. 

You can find more information about Anette, as well as her blog and a free sample (first two chapters) of Love In The Wrong Dimension on www.anettedarbyshire.com.

Follow Anette on Twitter at @AGDarbyshire

Sunday 26 February 2012

FREE BOOK FIND: Fairy Metal Thunder by J.L. Bryan

FREE TODAY over at Amazon is the Kindle edition of Fairy Metal Thunder (Songs of Magic, Book 1) by J.L. Bryan.  Why not check out this YA title while it's FREE?


BOOK DESCRIPTION
Jason plays guitar in a teenage garage band called the Assorted Zebras, but they have no fans and no gigs, and they're going nowhere. Even worse, Jason has a crush on the lead singer, but she already has a near-perfect boyfriend.

One night, Jason steals enchanted instruments from the fairy world. Suddenly (with a little help from YouTube) every kid in the Midwest is crazy about the Assorted Zebras.

The fairy instruments drive the crowds wild, but the new gear is brimming with dangerous and destructive magic. The band struggles to gain control of their instruments and avoid the supernatural bounty hunters sent by Queen Mab of Faerie to track them down, all while trying to finally land their first gig.

NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: The Gate 2: 13 Tales of Isolation and Despair

Just released today is The Gate 2: 13 Tales of Isolation and Despair edited by Robert Duperre (click here for UK purchasing). This compendium of short stories written by 13 different authors focuses on the macabre.  Definitely worth a look!



BOOK DESCRIPTION
…a young man tries to build a better life while trapped in a mall after a plague has killed off most of humanity…

…zombies overrun a world gone mad, leaving a boy with no choice but to rely on possibly mystical means of escape…

…Halloween night brings out a darkness so threatening that a young couple’s only hope of survival may be a procession of strange, ghostly children…

…when the world is given a brief glimpse of divinity, a formerly disabled man must come to grips with the fact that not everything is as good as it seems…

These tales and many more await in The Gate 2: 13 Tales of Isolation and Despair, the new collection edited by Robert J. Duperre. Thirteen talented authors have been assembled, bringing with them the best they have to offer in a wide range of horror, be it slice-of-life or paranormal in nature. Also included are two bonus stories by the editor.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction
Plastic by J.L. Bryan
The Indian Rope Trick by D.P. Prior
Night Night by Daniel Pyle
Dead Things by Michael Crane
Does Laura Like Elephants? by Steven Pirie
39 Days by Robert J. Duperre
The Candle Eaters by K. Allen Wood
Black Mary by Mercedes M. Yardley
Exhibit C by David McAfee
The Canoe by Joel Arnold
Destination by Benjamin X. Wretlind
The Ghastly Bath by Dawn McCullough-White
Worldwide Event by David Dalglish
2 Bonus stories by Robert J. Duperre
Traipsing Through the Dark: The Stories Behind the Stories

FREE BOOK FIND: The Loss of Sunlight by Lia Black

Free today over at Amazon is the Kindle edition of The Loss of Sunlight by Lia Black (click here for UK purchasing). Why not check out this paranormal romance before it returns to full price?


BOOK DESCRIPTION
Sylvie believes she is the perfect modern image of a southern belle. She has a fabulous boyfriend, fashionable career aspirations and everyone is always so eager to help her when she runs into a problem. But her problems were never quite as bad as dying before, and now her biggest problem is trying to keep Aidan Pope, a devilishly handsome man--who insists on calling her by another woman’s name--from ruining her perfect life.

Aidan is convinced that Sylvie is a woman born between heaven and hell who can save three worlds from a war that is inevitable in a reality where angels kill and demons can be compassionate. 

As Sylvie begins to discover the truth of her origins, she comes to the understanding that she can never have the life she thought she wanted, her days of being a pampered princess are numbered, and she must develop her power enough to defeat her aunt, the devil incarnate, and a woman with whom Aidan may still be in love.

FREE BOOK FIND: Music of the Gods by Richard Schiver

FREE today over at Smashwords is the e-book Music of the Gods by Richard Schiver.  Why not check this Ghost story out?



BOOK DESCRIPTION
So often we don't realize what we have until we've lost it. 

Amazon FREE and $0.99 BOOK Listing: 26 February 2012


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FREE BOOK FIND: Shades of Imagination by Chris Mawbey

Today over at Amazon, the Kindle edition of Shades of Imagination by Chris Mawbey is available FREE to download (click here for UK purchases). Why not pick up this compilation of short stories while it's FREE?



BOOK DESCRIPTION
A collection of 16 mainstream and speculative short stories tending towards the darker side of fiction but interspersed with lighter moments.

The Boxer - A work opportunity for an ex-con condemns him to a fateful journey.
Pockets - Reward or punishment is decided by the contents of a pocket.  Choose - left or right?
The Money Cup - Youthful enthusiasm clashes with the dogma of age.
The Supplier - Global warming has its advantages, but not for us as recycling is taken to extremes.
The Greying of Mr. Clark - A man realizes he is becoming the very thing he despised in his youth,
A Question of Image - Does the Angel of Death need a makeover?
Johnny's Luck - Could the old coat in the second hand shop really be a lucky charm?
Chestnut Avenue - Invisible suburban bigotry greets a returning son.
The Nature of Shadows - Shadows are content with their lot - until they become curious.
Time Spent with Olly - Coping with the school bully.
The House Sitter - "Come into my house," said the spider to the fly.
The Big Event - The advent of a major event from history is brought up to date.
From Father to Son - A son is determined to carry out his father's dying wish.
Forever is a Very Long Time - Being immortal is not as glamorous as people might think.
Plagiarise and be Damned - A writer's past catches up with him.
Men and Boys - Old friends are set against one another when countries go to war.

FREE BOOK FIND: Jealousy's Rage (Pandora's Elite) by Melissa A. Smith

Today on Amazon, the Kindle edition of Jealousy's Rage (Pandora's Elite) by Melissa A. Smith is available to download for FREE (click here for UK purchasing).  Why not take a look?


BOOK DESCRIPTION:
Forget everything you think you know about the Gods of Olympus and Atlantis. Both are real, and both are hidden in plain sight.

Finally taking his long awaited vacation, Declan finds the one person who just might let him grow old. Although Ellie just might feel the same spark, she’s been mistreated one too many times in the past to trust. Seeing this challenge as one he knows he can win, Declan dives in head first.
But as in all things, his job gets in the way. It steals away his future and any hope at love.

Saturday 25 February 2012

BOOK OF THE DAY: A LITTLE MAGIC by Valerie Gillen


by Valerie Gillen



BOOK DESCRIPTION (Young Adult)
A Hidden Power: Stepdancer Siobhan Kelly didn't believe in magic - until the magic chose her.

A Promise Made: She's been warned magic is evil, but with her grandmother felled by a deadly curse, she must make a bargain with the local Fairie prince - the return of their sacred Jewel in exchange for her grandmother's life.

And it just might work too - if only she can escape the dark witch who's made Siobhan her prey in the hunt for a deadly blood spell.




AUTHOR BIO
Valerie Gillen lives and writes in the wilds of Vermont. She has one husband, one daughter, six cats, one howling dog and a house bunny named Clyde who chews everything. She is a competitive Irish step dancer.


OTHER WORKS

FREE BOOK FIND: Space Junque by L.K. Rigel

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BOOK DESCRIPTION
The DOGs want to destroy the world. The gods want to make a new one. The trick is to survive both.

On the brink of an ecological cataclysm set off by the Oil Spill of 2010 and the Great Sea Level Rise of 2070, hydroponics agronomist Char Meadowlark has become a recluse. Her fiance was killed by a terrorist bomb, and her twin sister Sky has gone underground to protect a top secret energy project. Warned about an impending eco-terrorist attack, Char tries to get off planet, but the eco-terrorist group Defenders of Gaia strike while she's at the airport.

Jake Ardri offers Char her only hope of survival. They escape on the Space Junque, Jake's orbital shuttle and find refuge on the Imperial Space Station, an orbiting city, the seat of world government.

When the DOGs' onslaught goes global and the material world implodes, ancient gods return to take control over humanity. 

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BOOK DESCRIPTION
Men in black calling at your door on the stroke of midnight . . .

Three pieces of human flesh with the power to kill . . .

A devoted wife who just won't die . . .

A bag of bones that should never EVER be touched . . .

These are just some of the tales in this gripping collection, taking the reader from supernatural suburban terror to the far future where the fate of mankind rests in the hands of an innocent.

Amazon FREE and $0.99 Book Listing: 25 February 2012


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$0.99 Book Find: Nightingale Vale by Declan Munro

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BOOK DESCRIPTION
Know your neighbours? The hell you do!

A serial-killer begins ruthless killing artists in the style of their art. When Jen moves to the sinister Nightingale Vale she encounters the disturbing Lindsey family, how is she to know they are the neighbours from hell? What is their link to the Artisan killings? She's about to find out. A horrific net of deception and disguise is about to enfold her where no one is who they seem and nothing is as it appears. 

A psychological nailbiter that grips and twists.