The Prodigal Captive (A Palmchat Islands Mystery Book 1)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Author: Rachel Woods
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The Prodigal Captive: A gripping mystery with suspense and romance (A Palmchat Islands Mystery Book 1)

On a gorgeous morning in paradise, tourists find a dead body on the pristine white beach of St. Killian, an island in the Caribbean.

The victim was killed in a ritualistic murder. The dead man was castrated and branded. Burned into his skin is a strange word—“eros.”

Investigative journalist Vivian Thomas-Bronson heads to the scene of the crime. She’s got to cover the story alone. Her husband, Leo Bronson, has to do a mysterious favor for his father.

Leo is less than thrilled when he’s asked to find the missing son of a billionaire. There’s only one clue to go on—something known as “eros.”

Could the missing scion be connected to the dead man on the beach? And what is the mystery behind “eros”?

Clash by Night (A World War II Romantic Drama)

Romance > Military
Author: Doreen Owens Malek
FREE

Clash by Night (A World War II Romantic Drama)

As the German war machine claims Europe, tanks roll into the peaceful French village of Fains Les Sources, and the brave French Resistance fighters wage their desperate struggle for freedom. But for three proud, passionate women, the same fierce conflict that rages throughout France burns in their own hearts…and will forever change their lives.

From the sun-drenched beauty of the French countryside to the bloody beaches of Normandy, from the dark and terrible days of the Occupation to the glory of liberation, this is the magnificent story of the men and women, lovers and enemies, whose passionate dreams and undying patriotism shape the destiny of their land and their lives.

The Accidental Criminal (Darby Stansfield Thriller Book 1)

International Mystery & Crime
Author: John Charles
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The Accidental Criminal (Darby Stansfield Thriller Book 1)

Desperate to resurrect his career at Teleco Wireless, Darby Stansfield conjures up a scheme filled with the promise of endless, high-spending clients. It’s brilliant, it’s international, and it has Darby on a plane to Hong Kong where he signs his latest client, a Chinese gang.

Meanwhile, bodies are piling up in San Francisco and Darby has no idea that his brilliant plan has just put him on collision course with the killer. Darby must now make a tough decision—give up on the one good idea he ever had or risk it all.

The Anti-Cookbook: Easy, Thrifty Recipes for Food-Smart Living

Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Quick & Easy
Author: Shelley Onderdonk, Rebecca Bloom
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The Anti-Cookbook: Easy, Thrifty Recipes for Food-Smart Living

The Anti-Cookbook inverts the idea that cooking is simply about following a recipe. A “cookbook” method of completing a task implies a mundane, thoughtless process. This book seeks to do the opposite — to inspire readers to think creatively about making meals and independently about the deeper issues surrounding food and nourishment. We want readers to see the sweetness of committing to themselves, to locally sourced ingredients and wholesome recipes, to sitting down to a homemade meal instead of dialing one up or paying someone else to cut the broccoli. If you have found yourself too often eating out of a bag or ordering up take-out, indulge yourself with our food-positive philosophy. Cook better, eat right, be well.

Sticks and Standing Stones Can Break My Bones (An Alfie Wimple Adventure Book 1)

Romantic Comedy
Author: Nhys Glover
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Sticks and Standing Stones Can Break My Bones: A Funny Romantic Paranormal Mystery (An Alfie Wimple Adventure Book 1)

In the peaceful and idyllic Yorkshire Dales of England a Standing Stone guards the entrance to the Underworld. When that gateway is opened, only one person is capable of closing it before something escapes. The trouble is, that person is Alfie Wimple, a penniless artist with a collection of strays and the ability to see ghosts. And she’s clueless about what exists at the bottom of her garden.
Add two gorgeous men, one a bad boy enforcer for a crime boss, the other a University professor on sabbatical; a couple of pesky ghosts; and someone determined to force Alfie out of her crumbling Stately Home, and suddenly this shy, twenty-four-year old virgin has more on her chubby hands than she can possibly manage.

Suicide Med (Prescription: Murder Book 1)

Thrillers > Medical
Author: Freida McFadden
Regularly $3.99, Today $0.99

Suicide Med (Prescription: Murder Book 1)

It happens every year.

Every year at Southside Medical School, nicknamed “Suicide Med,” one student dies by their own hand.

The press cites the heavy workload as the culprit in the high suicide rate. Students believe the school is cursed.

Still others believe the deaths may not be suicides at all—that it’s no coincidence Dr. Conlon, Suicide Med’s quirky but beloved anatomy professor, joined the staff on the very year the suicides began. Is there more to the bespectacled professor than meets the eye?

Either way, there is no doubt in the minds of every student:

The Trenton Legacy: (Maggie Trenton Book 1)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Author: Dale Ripley
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The Trenton Legacy: (Maggie Trenton Thriller Series Book 1)

When a college professor is murdered on his fishing boat, his estranged granddaughter, Maggie, races to uncover the deadly secrets he’d been protecting.

Her journey leads her on a breadcrumb trail across the country in a desperate cloak-and-dagger search for her grandfather’s final research notes.

Maggie soon discovers that there are others joining the chase who have little regard for human life and who will stop at nothing to prevent Maggie from getting to the research first.

As Maggie mourns the loss of her grandfather, she must fend off the ruthless thugs sent to eliminate her. How will she find the covert research in time and escape her own death?

Jam

Science Fiction > Humorous
Author: Yahtzee Croshaw
Regularly $7.99, Today $4.49

Jam

We were prepared for an earthquake. We had a flood plan in place. We could even have dealt with zombies. Probably.

But no one expected the end to be quite so… sticky… or strawberry scented.

Yahtzee Croshaw (Mogworld, Zero Punctuation Reviews) returns to print with a follow-up to his smash-hit debut: Jam, a dark comedy about the one apocalypse no one predicted.

The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion—Surprising Observations of a Hidden World

Biological Sciences > Animals
Author: Peter Wohlleben, Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, Jane Billinghurst
Regularly $24.95, Today $3.99

The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion—Surprising Observations of a Hidden World

Surprising, humbling, and filled with delight, this book shows us that animals think, feel and know in much the same way as we do–and that their lives are, to them, as precious as ours are to us.”
—Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus

Through vivid stories of devoted pigs, two-timing magpies, and scheming roosters, The Inner Life of Animals weaves the latest scientific research into how animals interact with the world with Peter Wohlleben’s personal experiences in forests and fields.

Horses feel shame, deer grieve, and goats discipline their kids. Ravens call their friends by name, rats regret bad choices, and butterflies choose the very best places for their children to grow up.

In this, his latest book, Peter Wohlleben follows the hugely successful The Hidden Life of Trees with insightful stories into the emotions, feelings, and intelligence of animals around us.

The Inside Ring (Joe Demarco Book 1)

Thrillers & Suspense > Spies & Politics
Author: Mike Lawson
Regularly $5.99, Today $1.99

The Inside Ring (Joe Demarco Book 1)

There has been an assassination attempt on the president. He is only wounded—but his best friend and a Secret Service Agent have been killed.

As it turns out, the attack wasn’t without warning. Gen. Andrew Banks, Secretary of Homeland Security, received a note that the president was in danger, and even more alarming, that Secret Service agents guarding the president had been compromised. General Banks is reluctant to tell the FBI about the note, partly for self-serving political reasons, and partly because he doesn’t want to damage the Secret Service’s reputation based on something that might very well be a hoax.

So he requests help from his friend, Speaker Mahoney, and Mahoney assigns his man Joe DeMarco, who must untangle the truth behind the tragedy—and assess the danger . . .

The Airbnb Story: How Three Ordinary Guys Disrupted an Industry, Made Billions . . . and Created Plenty of Controversy

Entrepreneurship > Startups
Author: Journalist) Leigh Gallagher
Regularly $9.99, Today $2.99

The Airbnb Story: How Three Ordinary Guys Disrupted an Industry, Made Billions . . . and Created Plenty of Controversy

This is the remarkable behind-the-scenes story of the creation and growth of Airbnb, the online lodging platform that is now the largest provider of accommodations in the world. At first just the wacky idea of cofounders Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, and Nathan Blecharczyk, Airbnb has become indispensable to millions of hosts and travelers around the world. Fortune editor Leigh Gallagher presents the first nuanced, in-depth look at the Airbnb phenomenon — the successes and controversies alike — and takes us behind the scenes as the company’s young CEO steers into increasingly uncharted waters.

Horror Show

Thrillers & Suspense > Supernatural
Author: Greg Kihn
Regularly $11.99, Today $2.99

Horror Show

Schlock horror director Landis Woodley lives in a decaying mansion in the Hollywood Hills. When he abandoned the movie business—after being reduced to filming skin flicks and peep shows—he also left a laundry list of enemies, including the IRS. But avid fan Clint Stockbern is determined to write a piece on the alcoholic recluse for Monster magazine. Woodley agrees to the interview—for $600 in cash.

As the tape recorder starts rolling, Stockbern travels back in time with Woodley. He hears recollections of Attack of the Haunted Saucer, the worst movie of all time, and Blood Ghouls of Malibu. But he really wants to know about Woodley’s masterpiece, Cadaver. Shot on location in the Los Angeles County morgue, the film was rumored to have used real corpses and everyone associated with the production has been fatally haunted since its 1957 release.

The Man in the Mirror: Solving the 24 Problems Men Face

Christian Living > Men’s Issues
Author: Patrick Morley
Regularly $5.99, Today $2.99

The Man in the Mirror: Solving the 24 Problems Men Face

The Man in the Mirror has established itself as a cornerstone in men’s literature since its 1989 release. Winner of the prestigious Gold Medallion Award and appearing on the bestseller list eighteen times, it has helped thousands of men understand the person who stares back at them from the glass each morning and know what to do about his twenty-four most difficult problems. Written by a foremost Christian men’s leader, this powerful book invites men to take a probing look at their identities, relationships, finances, time, temperament, and most important, the means to bring about lasting change. If life’s demands are constantly pressuring you to run faster and jump higher, this book is for you.

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