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Free and discount books for July 13, 2017
Journey: A Western for $1.99 (from $12.91)
Action and Adventure by Stephen H. Foreman
Set in the early eighteen hundreds in the wild desert wilderness of New Mexico Territory, Journey follows the lives of three distinctly different characters whose destinies are one: Journey, a fiercely independent, sixteen-year-old of mysterious origins; Reuben Moon, the stoic half Mexican, half Apache hunter who raises her; and Esau Burdock, a brutal, pragmatic, and wealthy slave trader.
The Burning Point (Circle of Friends Trilogy Book 1) for free (from $0.99)
Contemporary Romance by Mary Jo Putney
Kate Corsi dreamed of working in her family’s demolition business—a wish her old-fashioned father denied until his untimely death. He leaves a fortune to her and the business to her ex-husband—but only if they live together for one year. As they confront the pains of the past to save their business from a saboteur, could passion catch fire again?
Flowers in December for $0.99 (from $2.99)
Literary Fiction by Jane Suen
A MAN GOES HOME TO BURY HIS MOTHER BUT FINDS HIMSELF.
A heartwarming story about loss and hope. A man's emotional journey after his mother's passing with Tom, the family cat, by his side.
Teach Me (Brie's Submission, #1) for free (from $2.99)
Erotica by Red Phoenix
When the mysterious man of your dreams hands you an invitation…you don’t turn it down. Imagine a school where you can go to be trained as a submissive by the top Dominants in the nation. Take a peek into the sensual world of BDSM as Brie Bennett begins a six-week course to learn the art of submission.
Candy Corn Murder for $1.99 (from $5.99)
Mystery by Leslie Meier
Halloween is coming to Tinker’s Cove, Maine, and local reporter Lucy Stone is covering the town’s annual Giant Pumpkin Fest for the Pennysaver. There’s the pumpkin-boat regatta, the children’s Halloween party, the pumpkin weigh-in…even a contest where home-built catapults hurl pumpkins at an old Dodge! But not everything goes quite as planned . . .
Feral: Palimpsest, Book 1 for free (from $0.99)
Teen and Young Adult by P.J. Post
They were just teenagers, orphaned refugees caught up in the westward migration, fighting against fear and sickness and the abominations unleashed by the end of the world, fighting for their sanity, for each other and the only love they will ever know.
A Single Step for free (from $0.99)
Romantic Suspense by Georgia Rose
Meet Emma Grayson in the first book of The Grayson Trilogy, a series of mysterious & romantic adventure stories.
Left devastated when her life is torn apart by tragedy and betrayal, Emma starts afresh at Melton Manor. Despite her desire for a solitary existence she finds herself discovering a life she could never have imagined, challenging her independence, her fears and her resistance to love.
The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar for $1.99 (from $14.99)
Historical Fiction by Robert Alexander
Drawing from decades of work, travel, and research in Russia, Robert Alexander re-creates the tragic, perennially fascinating story of the final days of Nicholas and Alexandra Romanov as seen through the eyes of their young kitchen boy, Leonka.
"Ingenious...Keeps readers guessing through the final pages." —USA Today
The List: Shout Your Dreams Out Loud to Make Them Come True for $1.99 (from $24.99)
Advice and How-To by Yuval Abramovitz
The List is filled with exercises and prompts for lists that help you make your dreams a reality. The author’s journey—from writing his first list in a wheelchair to becoming a well-known author, cultural reporter, actor, and media personality—and the stories of people around the world using his method to achieve success prove that this is a motivational book that truly works.
The Silent Sister: A Novel for $1.99 (from $9.99)
Women's Fiction by Diane Chamberlain
In The Silent Sister, Riley MacPherson has spent her entire life believing that her older sister Lisa committed suicide as a teenager. Now, over twenty years later, her father has passed away and she's in New Bern, North Carolina cleaning out his house when she finds evidence to the contrary. Lisa is alive.
“A compulsively readable melodrama.” ―Kirkus Reviews
The Forge of God for $1.99 (from $7.99)
Science Fiction by Greg Bear
In The Forge of God, award-winning author Greg Bear describes the final days of the world. Facing the destruction of all they know, some people turn to God, others to family, and a few turn to saviors promising escape from a planet being torn apart. Will they make it? And who gets left behind to experience the last days on earth?
Nominated for the Nebula, Hugo, and Locus Awards
Free and discount books for July 12, 2017
Malpractice: A Neurosurgeon Reveals How Our Health-Care System Puts Patients at Risk for $1.99 (from $25.99)
Advice and How-To by Lawrence Schlachter
In Malpractice, neurosurgeon and attorney Dr. Larry Schlachter makes a case that most patients enter the system without any idea of the risks they face, due to a medical culture that denies there is a patient safety problem. He argues that medical culture actively avoids transparency, perpetuates an atmosphere of blind deference to doctors, and protects dangerous doctors from any accountability.
The Illusionist's Apprentice for $1.99 (from $8.99)
Christian Fiction by Kristy Cambron
Harry Houdini's one-time apprentice holds fantastic secrets about the greatest illusionist in the world. But someone wants to claim them . . . or silence her before she can reveal them on her own.
“Cambron’s lithe prose pulls together past and present and her attention to historical detail grounds the narrative to the last breathtaking moments.” (―Publishers Weekly, starred review)
The Cowboy Way (Men of the Sprawling A Ranch Book 1) for free (from $0.99)
Contemporary Romance by Anna Alexander
A cattle rancher loses his memory and discovers he’s been living the charmed life with a successful business and a beautiful wife. But behind her pretty eyes and seductive kisses, he senses not all is as it seems, and he’ll have to face the ghosts of his past to have a future with the woman he loves.
Waking the Watcher for free (from $0.99)
Paranormal Romance by Kim Loraine
Praised by #1 NYT Bestselling Author, Rachel Van Dyken as, “Spellbinding and addicting!” Kim Loraine brings a new, fresh spin on the classic vampire-meets-human tale. The first in the erotic paranormal Watcher trilogy, Waking the Watcher is a story of a vampire, a fallen angel, and the woman they both want.
Survival Instinct for $0.99 (from $4.99)
Romantic Suspense by Janie Crouch
"Perfect romantic suspense. Gripped me from the first page!" - NYT bestselling author Cynthia Eden on the Instinct Series.
To get to her, they’ll have to go through him. Protecting a beautiful writer from a psychopath determined to destroy her from the inside out will challenge everything an ex-Special Forces soldier has ever held true. And thaw emotions that have been frozen from tragedy.
An Affair to Dismember (Matchmaker Mysteries Book 1) for free (from $0.99)
Mystery by Elise Sax
Gladie is more than a little skeptical when her Grandma Zelda—who is more than a little psychic—recruits her into the family’s matchmaking business in the quaint small town of Cannes, California. What’s more, Gladie is also highly unqualified, having a terrible track record with romance. Still, Zelda is convinced that her granddaughter has her clairvoyant “gift.”
Watching Edie for $1.99 (from $9.99)
Thriller by Camilla Way
For fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train: A dazzling work of psychological suspense that weaves together the past and present of two women’s twisted friendship.
“Way expertly explores the dark side of friendship…The shocking revelation about what happened to change these two women’s lives casts a surprising light on each character’s motives.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Hagia Sophia: A History for $2.99 (from $9.99)
History by Richard Winston
Hagia Sophia is more than 1,400 years old. It was a Christian Church, then a Muslim mosque, and is now a museum. Here, from National Book Award winner Richard Winston, is the extraordinary story of one of the world's great architectural treasures and its everchanging role in the history of Constantinople.
The Mushroom Hunters: On the Trail of an Underground America for $1.99 (from $13.99)
General Non-Fiction by Langdon Cook
In the tradition of Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Susan Orlean’s The Orchid Thief, and Mark Kurlansky’s Cod—a renowned culinary adventurer goes into the woods with the iconoclasts and outlaws who seek the world’s most coveted ingredient . . . and one of nature’s last truly wild foods: the uncultivated, uncontrollable mushroom.
The Peculiar Miracles of Antoinette Martin: A Novel for $1.99 (from $9.99)
Women's Fiction by Stephanie Knipper
In the spirit of Vanessa Diffenbaugh’s The Language of Flowers--and with a touch of the magical--The Peculiar Miracles of Antoinette Martin is a spellbinding debut about a wondrously gifted child and the family that she helps to heal.
A Speck in the Sea: A Story of Survival and Rescue for $1.99 (from $13.99)
Action and Adventure by John Aldridge
The harrowing adventure-at-sea memoir recounting the 2013 search-and-rescue mission for lost Montauk fisherman John Aldridge - first a New York Times Magazine feature story, now in priority development as a major motion picture from The Weinstein Company.
Chasing Rabbits for free (from $2.99)
Fantasy by Erin Bedford
Kat is just a normal human college student until she finds herself chasing after a rabbit and ends up in the Underground. But not everything is as it seems in this world, there are dangerous around every corner and more temptation than she can handle. She'll have to find her way home before it is off with her head! From USA Today Bestselling Author, Erin Bedford, comes a fantastical adventure!