Kindle Buffet is on Spring Break today and tomorrow. So, the Editor’s Picks are limited to 13 new freebies for today and tomorrow. So, Happy Spring Break! And here’s today’s baker’s dozen:

The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win

Business & Investing
Author: Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford

The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win

Bill is an IT manager at Parts Unlimited. It’s Tuesday morning and on his drive into the office, Bill gets a call from the CEO.The company’s new IT initiative, code named Phoenix Project, is critical to the future of Parts Unlimited, but the project is massively over budget and very late. The CEO wants Bill to report directly to him and fix the mess in ninety days or else Bill’s entire department will be outsourced.With the help of a prospective board member and his mysterious philosophy of The Three Ways, Bill starts to see that IT work has more in common with manufacturing plant work than he ever imagined. With the clock ticking, Bill must organize work flow streamline interdepartmental communications, and effectively serve the other business functions at Parts Unlimited.

[wp_ad_camp_1]

h3>Heartless (Tales of Goldstone Wood Book #1)

Fantasy
Author: Anne Elisabeth Stengl

Heartless (Tales of Goldstone Wood Book #1)

Princess Una of Parumvir has come of age and will soon be married. She dreams of a handsome and charming prince, but when the first suitor arrives, she finds him stodgy and boring. Prince Aethelbald from the mysterious land of Farthestshore has traveled far to prove his love–and also to bring hushed warnings of danger. A dragon is rumored to be approaching Parumvir.Una, smitten instead with a more dashing prince, refuses Aethelbald’s offer–and ignores his warnings. Soon the Dragon King himself is in Parumvir, and Una, in giving her heart away unwisely, finds herself in grave danger. Only those courageous enough to risk everything have a hope of fighting off this advancing evil.

Rebels of Babylon

Historical Fiction
Author: Owen Parry, Ralph Peters

Rebels of Babylon

Abel Jones arrives in New Orleans to investigate the death of a young crusader and finds himself facing fantastic rumors of the resurrected dead as the city approaches hysteria and riot. From opening scene to stunning climax, Owen Parry’s Civil War novel pays tribute to the great literary traditions of New Orleans, a city that knows how to keep its secrets.

The Secret Holocaust Diaries: The Untold Story of Nonna Bannister

Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Nonna Bannister, Denise George

The Secret Holocaust Diaries: The Untold Story of Nonna Bannister

Nonna Bannister carried a secret almost to her Tennessee grave: the diaries she kept as a young girl experiencing the horrors of the Holocaust while learning compassion and love for her fellow human beings. Nonna’s writings tell the remarkable tale of how a Russian girl, born into a family that had known wealth and privileges, was exposed to the concentration camps and learned the value of human life and the importance of forgiveness.

An Innocent Client (Joe Dillard Series No. 1)

Mysteries & Thrillers
Author: Scott Pratt

An Innocent Client (Joe Dillard Series No. 1)

A preacher is found brutally murdered in a Tennessee motel room.A beautiful, mysterious young girl is accused.In this Mystery Readers International finalist for “Best Debut Mystery,” criminal defense lawyer Joe Dillard has become jaded over the years as he’s tried to balance his career against his conscience. Savvy but cynical, Dillard wants to quit doing criminal defense, but he can’t resist the chance to represent someone who might actually be innocent. His drug-addicted sister has just been released from prison and his mother is succumbing to Alzheimer’s, but Dillard’s commitment to the case never wavers despite the personal troubles and professional demands that threaten to destroy him.Oceans of Red Volume One

Science Fiction
Author: Willow Cross, Brittany Carrigan

Oceans of Red Volume One

By 2015 the streets of Los Angeles have been transformed from a thriving metropolis to a hostile world ravaged by demons bent on assimilating the human race. Standing between this total apocalypse of humanity and their chance for survival is 19 year old Remy Martin.A warrior in her own right, trained to think on her feet and kill if the situation requires, she is flanked by her older brother and younger sister.  Together, they devise a plan to take back the streets.  Against the wishes of their father, who commands the resistance forces, they venture into unknown realms of the supernatural in a race against time with the fate of the entire world in their young hands.Join them on their mission into darkness where death lies around every corner, it is virtually impossible to distinguish your enemies from your allies, and a single mistake could result in the annihilation of everyone you’ve ever known and loved.

Audrey’s Guide to Witchcraft (YA Paranormal Romance)

Romance
Author: Jody Gehrman

Audrey's Guide to Witchcraft (YA Paranormal Romance)

Falling in love, baking a magical cake, fighting an evil necromancer–it’s all in a day’s work for Audrey Oliver, seventeen-year-old witch-in-training. When her mother goes missing and her mysterious “cousin” shows up out of the blue, Audrey knows something’s gone horribly, dangerously wrong. Now it’s up to her to get her own magical powers up to speed before everyone she loves is destroyed by the sorcerer intricately connected to her mother’s secret past.

Living Rich by Spending Smart: How to Get More of What You Really Want

Business & Investing
Author: Gregory Karp

Living Rich by Spending Smart: How to Get More of What You Really Want

As The Millionaire Next Door revealed, building wealth isn’t just about working harder or what you choose to invest in: it’s about spending smarter. Now, award-winning Tribune Company personal finance columnist Gregory Karp shows how to do just that.

This book isn’t about depriving yourself. Instead, Gregory Karp shows how to build real, long-lasting wealth by plugging the money leaks you’re barely aware of and making sure you spend with a purpose.

Decadent Coffee Cakes: Top 20 Coffee Cake Recipes

Cooking, Food & Wine
Author: Lucinda Ruth

Decadent Coffee Cakes: Top 20 Coffee Cake Recipes

Settle down with a hot cup of coffee, a warm slice of mouthwatering coffee cake and feel your stress melt away as fast as the baked treat in your mouth.

These incredibly moist, delicious coffee cakes are sure to make an impression. Although scrumptious when eaten alone- they’re even better enjoyed with friends while sharing stories and small talk!

The Puppet Maker’s Bones (Death’s Order)

Mysteries & Thrillers
Author: Alisa Tangredi

The Puppet Maker's Bones (Death's Order)

An angel of Death in Los Angeles.

A sociopath kills a young boy, a quiet teen, and then an
entire family before turning his attention upon Pavel Trusnik, an elderly
shut-in from across the street.

Loneliness can drive a normal man to madness, and Pavel
Trusnik is not a normal man.

Revenge of the Mad Scientist (Book One: Airship Adventure Chronicles)

Science Fiction
Author: Lara Nance

Revenge of the Mad Scientist (Book One: Airship Adventure Chronicles)

A steampunk adventure with a hint of romance.
When Lady Arabella Trunkett’s father, the High Lord Minister of Urbannia is kidnapped, all clues point to the mysterious country of Gandiss and the world is thrown into political upheaval.
Arabella is convinced the more sinister nation of Carabarras is to blame, urged on by a mad scientist seeking revenge. So, she sets out on a perilous airship journey across a variety of exotic locales to save him, and halt the potential world war.

Caged: Memoirs of a Cage-Fighting Poet

Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Cameron Conaway

Caged: Memoirs of a Cage-Fighting Poet

Accomplished MMA fighter and award-winning writer Cameron Conaway presents in Caged the true story of a young man who overcomes a family background and his own inner torment by learning to channel his frustrations into the physical world of mixed martial arts fighting and the cerebral world of poetry and writing. It teaches the value of personal reflection, how life’s most painful moments can lead to a deeper understanding and appreciation of human nature, and just what is possible when optimism and determination combine to overcome tough odds.

Reinventing Mike Lake

Mysteries & Thrillers
R.W. Jones

Reinventing Mike Lake

When Mike Lake’s wife unexpectedly passed away, he needed a change to help overcome his despair. He chose to hit the open road with his faithful dog, Bahama, as his co-pilot. During his travels, Mike rekindled with estranged family members, soaked up some sun in the Florida Keys, and got lucky in Las Vegas. Along the way Mike searched for his direction in life, reinventing himself to be the man he was meant to be.

Diary of a Penguin-napper

Children’s Books
Author: Sally Harris

Diary of a Penguin-napper

Three short weeks, two boys and one tiny penguin. What could possibly go wrong?

When 11 (and a half) year old Marty is partnered up with Jessica on the overnight science trip, he thinks all of his dreams are about to come true. It’s his big chance to impress the most beautiful girl in Year 7 (and probably the world) and he wouldn’t miss it for anything.

Only problem is: Marty can’t afford to go on the overnight trip. Yet.