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Binocular Vision by Edith Pearlman from Pushkin Press (£1.09) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (July 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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A spectacular collection of tender and observant short stories from the master of the genre.

White Truffles in Winter: A Novel by N. M. Kelby from Harper (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Romance Daily Deal (July 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Based upon the life of Auguste Escoffier, a chef to the rich, powerful and influential ... This really is a treat of a novel."

White Truffles in Winter imagines the world of the remarkable French chef Auguste Escoffier (1846-1935), who changed how we eat through his legendary restaurants at the Savoy and the Ritz. A man of contradictions - kind yet imperious, food-obsessed yet rarely hungry - Escoffier was also torn between two women: the famous, beautiful, and reckless actress Sarah Bernhardt and his wife, the independent and sublime poet Delphine Daffis, who refused ever to leave Monte Carlo. In the last year of Escoffier's life, in the middle of writing his memoirs, he has returned to Delphine, who requests a dish in her name as he has honored Bernhardt, Queen Victoria, and many others..

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The Cowboy and the Cossack by Nancy Pearl from AmazonEncore ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (July 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I highly recommend this richly detailed and engaging twist on the classic western novel."

Fifteen Montana cowboys sail into Vladivostok with a herd of five hundred longhorns, ready to cross a thousand miles of Siberian wilderness. When a band of Cossacks, Russia’s elite horsemen and warriors, shows up to escort these rough and ready Americans to their destination, the clash of cultures begins. The feud between American six shooter and Russian saber is embodied in two men: Shad, the leader of the Montana cowboys, and Rostov, the Cossack commander. Nature and man are enemies that will force them to work together—and a ruthless Tartar army that stands between them and their destination. The code of the cowboy West and the credo of the Cossack East seem to be two different measures of a man—but honor and courage are the same in any language when a common enemy must be faced. Lonesome Dove meets Dr. Zhivago in this rousing tale of West meets East in the days of the Russian Tsars and the Wild West.

Loving Lady Marcia by Kieran Kramer from St. Martin's Paperbacks ($2.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (July 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A witty and romantic story that incorporates elements from the classic sitcom 'The Brady Bunch'."

In the House of Brady, three very lovely girls have hair of gold—and hearts to match—but finding a match among the gentlemen of London is one comedy of errors that could bring down the house…

MARCIA GETS SCHOOLED…

Of the three Brady sisters, Lady Marcia has always seemed the girl most likely to lead a perfectly charmed life. But after a handsome cad breaks her heart, she swears off love and devotes her life to teaching girls at a private school. In spite of her family’s wish for a London debut, Marcia is happy where she is—until terrible news sends her back to the Brady clan…and into the arms of an unexpected suitor.

ON THE SUBJECT OF LOVE

A dark and dashing earl who knows Marcia’s past, Duncan Lattimore is surprised by what a fascinating and independent woman she’s become. Marcia, too, is surprised—by the fiery attraction she feels for Duncan. But why—why—must he be the brother of the scoundrel who broke her heart? Why must Marcia’s rival at school forbid her from seeing him? How can this lady possibly resist this fellow—when they know that it’s much more than a hunch…?

The God Patent by Ransom Stephens from 47North ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (July 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A wry, knowing story of heartbreak and the eternal struggle between faith and reality."

When electrical engineers Ryan McNear and Foster Reed co-authored two patents for company cash incentives, they thought it was all just a joke. One described the soul as a software algorithm and the other described the Big Bang as a power generator.

But when the company crashes, McNear finds himself divorced, desperately hard-up, and estranged from his son. As he rebuilds his life, McNear discovers Reed has used their nonsensical patents to draw in top-tier energy investors. A patent war erupts, and McNear is suddenly immersed in something much bigger than a personal argument with his old friend: a battle between hard science and evangelical religion. To fix the mistakes of his past, he will have to risk everything—his reputation, his livelihood, and even his sanity—to be with the son he loves.

Set in the age-old culture war between science and religion, The God Patent is a modern story that deftly blends scientific theory with one man’s struggle to discover his soul.

Flower Girl by Barbara Bottner from Two Lions ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (July 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A sweet story about the excitement of weddings."

This book features Kindle Text Pop-Up for reading text over vivid, full-color images when using Kindle Fire or select Kindle Reading Apps.

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up
Today my aunt Penny is getting married. And guess who her flower girl is . . .? A wedding day is a time to celebrate love, friendship, and family. It's also very exciting, especially if you're lucky enough to be chosen as the flower girl! New York Times best-selling author Barbara Bottner and professional wedding photographer Laura Grier created this sweet, funny, and true-to-life story about a flower girl and her important job on her aunt's wedding day. Flower Girl is brought to life by beautiful photographs. A perfect gift for a flower girl!

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The Rules of Love: A Personal Code for Happier, More Fulfilling Relationships, Expanded Edition by Richard Templar from Pearson Education ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (July 9)

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Love matters. Whether romantic connections or emotional bonds between family and friends, strong relationships are the key to a happy, fulfilling, healthy life. We all know that building strong relationships is hard work, but the secret -- as Richard Templar reveals here -- is exactly where and how to expend your efforts. Follow these Rules of Love and take your journey to stronger, healthier, better relationships.

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150 Summer Steals, Starting from $1.99 Through July 22

Summer deals are here. From must-read fiction to sci-fi and cookbooks, enjoy a variety of popular titles from $1.99 through July 22.

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My Father's House by Bethany Dawson from Liberties North (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (July 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Robbie's happy life in Dublin is threatened when he is forced to return home and confront the father who tormented his childhood.

The Language of Spells by Sarah Painter from Carina (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Romance Daily Deal (July 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Gwen Harper left Pendleford 13 years ago and hasn't looked back, until an inheritance throws her into the mystical world she thought she'd escaped.

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The Third Bullet: A Bob Lee Swagger Novel by Stephen Hunter from Simon & Schuster ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (July 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I highly recommend this thrilling and thought-provoking conspiracy theory novel."

Bob Lee Swagger is back in a thriller fifty years in the making . . .

It’s not even a clue. It’s a whisper, a trace, a ghost echo, drifting down through the decades via chance connections so fragile that they would disintegrate in the puff of a breath. But it’s enough to get legendary former Marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger interested in the events of November 22, 1963, and the third bullet that so decisively ended the life of John F. Kennedy and set the stage for one of the most enduring controversies of our time.

Swagger begins his slow night stalk through a much-traveled landscape. But he’s asking questions that few have asked before: Why did the third bullet explode? Why did Lee Harvey Oswald, about to become the most hunted man on earth, risk it all by returning to his rooming house to secure a pistol he easily could have brought with him? How could a conspiracy that went unpenetrated for fifty years have been thrown together in the two and a half days between the announcement of the president’s route and the assassination itself?

As Bob investigates, another voice enters the narrative: knowing, ironic, almost familiar, that of a gifted, Yale-educated veteran of the CIA Plans Division. Hugh Meachum has secrets and the means and the will to keep them buried. When weighed against his own legacy, Swagger’s life is an insignificant expense—but to blunt the threat, he’ll first have to ambush the sniper.

As each man hunts the other across today’s globe and through the thickets of history, The Third Bullet builds to an explosive climax that will finally prove what Bob Lee Swagger has always known: it’s never too late for justice.

Masquerade by Nicole Flockton from Crimson Romance ($0.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (July 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A sweet story about two people struggling to find balance between work, life, and love."

After being humiliated by her fiancee, Sophie Franklyn has decided that getting involved with work colleagues and men in general isn’t for her. Now her focus is going to be on her career and her recent promotion. That is until at a New Year’s Eve masquerade ball, she meets a man that tempts her to question her choices.

Alex Scavoni is extremely dedicated to his job, so dedicated that his first marriage crumbled under the pressure of his dedication. Now he’s happily single, with a new job he’s excited to start. When he meets a masked Sophie at the ball, she fires desires in him he thought long dead. He spends a wonderful night with her, but wakes up alone.

The next time the two meet, it’s in the high pressure world of Emergency Room medicine where they must work side by side. While they deal with the stresses of the Emergency ward, they endeavor to keep their feelings for each other on a professional nature. When the desire that pushed them together that one night flares to life again, can they ignore them or will their one night together have consequences neither of them planned on?

Sensuality Level: Sensual

The Iron Wyrm Affair (Bannon and Clare) by Lilith Saintcrow from 47North ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (July 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This steampunk fantasy is the perfect mix of action, mystery, and magic."

Emma Bannon, forensic sorceress in the service of the Empire, has a mission: to protect Archibald Clare, a failed, unregistered mentath. His skills of deduction are legendary, and her own sorcery is not inconsiderable. It doesn't help much that they barely tolerate each other, or that Bannon's Shield, Mikal, might just be a traitor himself. Or that the conspiracy killing registered mentaths and sorcerers alike will just as likely kill them as seduce them into treachery toward their Queen.

In an alternate London where illogical magic has turned the Industrial Revolution on its head, Bannon and Clare now face hostility, treason, cannon fire, black sorcery, and the problem of reliably finding hansom cabs.

The game is afoot..

The Night She Disappeared by April Henry from Henry Holt and Co. ($2.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (July 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A fast-paced and addicting crime thriller that will keep you guessing until the end. "

Gabie drives a Mini Cooper. She also works part time as a delivery girl at Pete’s Pizza. One night, Kayla—another delivery girl—goes missing. To her horror, Gabie learns that the supposed kidnapper had asked if the girl in the Mini Cooper was working that night. Gabie can’t move beyond the fact that Kayla’s fate was really meant for her, and she becomes obsessed with finding Kayla. She teams up with Drew, who also works at Pete’s. Together, they set out to prove that Kayla isn’t dead—and to find her before she is.

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Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver by Lauren Oliver from HarperCollins ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (July 10)

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What would you do on the last day of your life? And what would you differently if you had the chance to relive that last day? Lauren Oliver, author of the bestselling Delirium novels, tackles those questions in this powerful story of teenager Samantha Kingston, reliving her death until she can make her last day right.

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Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver is $2.99 (Amazon US)

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The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? by Rick Warren is $1.42 (Zondervan)

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10 years ago, Rick Warren wrote The Purpose Driven Life, which became the bestselling hardback non-fiction book in history, and is the second most-translated book in the world, after the Bible. PDL has inspired and changed tens of millions of lives … more than any modern book.

NOW, Rick has updated and expanded the book with new chapters on the greatest barriers to living your purpose, plus 42 video introductions to each chapter theme, and 42 additional audio messages that go deeper into each chapter.

He has also created a new small group curriculum and new sermon series for pastors, and new follow-up events to conserve the evangelistic and discipleship results you will experience.

In the original 40 Days of Purpose campaign, churches averaged 28% growth in attendance, and over 100% growth in small group Bible study! People WANT to know their purpose in life!

The Purpose Driven Life will enable a new generation in your church to discover God’s purposes for their lives and empower your church with a fresh new wind of hope, joy, and vitality!

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How Did They Do That? by Caroline Sutton (HarperCollins) is $0.99

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The totally satisfying answers to more than 100 questions that drive normal people — not to mention infomaniacs and trivia buffs — crazy.

Questions about matters great and small, from ancient times to yesterday.

Who Put The Butter In Butterfly? … And other Fearless Investigations into Our Illogical Language by David Feldman (HarperCollins) is $0.99

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The English language is filled with familiar words that, when one thinks about them, are downright peculiar: cooties, doozies, and heepie-jeebies; finks and funks; mugwumps and muumuus; deep six and cloud nine. There’s only one pundit to solve these and other riddles of our spoken tongue: David Feildman, who in his bestselling Imponderables™ book and Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? has established himself as the unchallenged expert on answering and unanswerable.

Word Imponderables™ have always been favorites with Feldman’s legions of fans, and in Who Put the Butter in Butterfly? he gets to the source of all the mysteries surrounding our curious vocabulary. Why do we mid our Ps and Qs and not our Vs and Ws? Which Toms lent their names to Peeping Tom, Tom Collins, and tommy gun. How does a Weasel go “pop” — and why for that matter? And who are the Joneses we’re supposed to be keeping up with?

Who Put the Butter in Butterfly? is a reference book you can’t afford to be without. So don’t beat around the bush , and don’t wait until the eleventh hour to until the jig is up. This is compulsive reading for anyone incurable curious about the idiosyncrasies fo the language.

Big Secrets by William Poundstone (HarperCollins) is $0.99

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The Book That Gives the Inside Story on Hundreds of Secrets of American Life –Big Secrets.

Are there really secret backward messages in rock music, or is somebody nuts? We tested suspect tunes at a recording studio to find out.

What goes on at Freemason initiations? Here’s the whole story, including — yes! — the electric carpet.

Colonel Sanders boasted that Kentucky Fried Chicken’s eleven secret herbs and spices “stand on everybody’s shelf.” We got a sample of the seasoning mix and sent it to a food chemist for analysis.

Feverish rumor has it that Walt Disney’s body was frozen and now lies in a secret cryonic vault somewhere beneath the Pirates of the Caribbean exhibit at Disneyland. Read the certified stranger-than-fiction truth.

Don’t bother trying to figure out how Doug Henning, David Copperfield, and Harry Blackstone, Jr., perform their illusions. Big Secrets has complete explanations and diagrams, nothing left to the imagination.

The Glass Wives: A Novel by Amy Sue Nathan (St. Martin’s Griffin) is $2.99

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Evie and Nicole Glass share a last name. They also shared a husband.

When a tragic car accident ends the life of Richard Glass, it also upends the lives of Evie and Nicole, and their children. There’s no love lost between the widow and the ex. In fact, Evie sees a silver lining in all this heartache—the chance to rid herself of Nicole once and for all. But Evie wasn’t counting on her children’s bond with their baby half-brother, and she wasn’t counting on Nicole’s desperate need to hang on to the threads of family, no matter how frayed. Strapped for cash, Evie cautiously agrees to share living expenses—and her home—with Nicole and the baby. But when Evie suspects that Nicole is determined to rearrange more than her kitchen, Evie must decide who she can trust. More than that, she must ask: what makes a family?

The Glass Wives is Amy Sue Nathan’s heartfelt debut novel.

The Reef by Nora Roberts (Jove) is $2.99

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts comes an exciting tale that takes readers to the depths of the Caribbean…and the heights of passion and suspense.

Marine archeologist Tate Beaumont has a passion for treasure-hunting. Over the years, she and her father have uncovered many fabulous riches, but one treasure has always eluded them: Angelique’s Curse—a jeweled amulet heavy with history, dark with legend, and tainted with blood. In order to find this precious artifact, the Beaumonts reluctantly form a partnership with salvagers Buck and Matthew Lassiter.

Having to share this dream is more than Tate can bear, but she has little choice. As the Beaumonts and Lassiters pool their resources to locate Angelique’s Curse, the Caribbean waters darken with shadowy deceptions and hidden threats. Their partnership is placed in jeopardy when Matthew refuses to share information—including the truth behind his father’s mysterious death several years earlier. For now, Tate and Matthew continue their uneasy alliance—until danger and desire begin to rise to the surface…

Nightwings by Robert Silverberg (Open Road Media) is $2.99

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Robert Silverberg’s enduring classic about one man’s journey to find salvation for a planet on the brink of destruction

“Roum is a city built on seven hills. They say it was a capital of man in one of the earlier cycles. I knew nothing of that, for my guild was Watching, not Remembering.”

For a thousand years, mankind has lived under the threat of invasion from an alien race. After the oceans rose and the continents were reshaped, people divided into guilds—Musicians, Scribes, Merchants, Clowns, and more. The Watchers wander the earth, scouring the skies for signs of enemies from the stars. But during one Watcher’s journey to the ancient city of Roum with his companion, a Flier named Avluela, a moment of distraction allows the invaders to advance. When the Watcher finally sounds the alarm, it’s too late; the star people are poised to conquer all. And so, with the world in turmoil, the Watcher sets out alone for the Hall of the Rememberers, keepers of the past, where humanity’s last hope for survival might be hidden . . .

This ebook features an illustrated biography of Robert Silverberg including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.

Breed: A Novel by Chase Novak (Mulholland Books) is $2.99

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Critically celebrated novelist Scott Spencer delivers a Rosemary’s Baby-like novel of gothic horror, set against the backdrop of modern-day Upper East Side Manhattan.

Alex and Leslie Twisden lead charmed lives-fabulous jobs, a luxurious town house on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, a passionate marriage. What they don’t have is a child, and as they try one infertility treatment after the next, yearning turns into obsession. As a last-ditch attempt to make their dream of parenthood come true, Alex and Leslie travel deep into Slovenia, where they submit to a painful and terrifying procedure that finally gives them what they so fervently desire . . . but with awful consequences.

Ten years later, cosseted and adored but living in a house of secrets, the twins Adam and Alice find themselves locked into their rooms every night, with sounds coming from their parents’ bedroom getting progressively louder, more violent, and more disturbing.

Driven to a desperate search for answers, Adam and Alice set out on a quest to learn the true nature of the man and woman who raised them. Their discovery will upend everything they thought they knew about their parents and will reveal a threat so horrible that it must be escaped, at any cost.

About the Author
Chase Novak is the pseudonym of Scott Spencer. Spencer is the author of ten novels, including Endless Love, which has sold more than two million copies to date, and the National Book Award finalist A Ship Made of Paper.

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Blood Games by Faye Kellerman from HarperCollins (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (July 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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As Detective Decker investigates the suicide of two privileged teenagers, he uncovers a dark trail of twisted allegiances and unholy alliances.

The Brotherhood (Blood Moon, Book 2) by Dawn Thompson from Montlake Romance (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Romance Daily Deal (July 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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After Joss discovers that he is the son of two half-created vampires, he leaves London in search of answers.

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Two of Patrick Leigh Fermor's 'On Foot' Across Europe books from NYRB Classics ($2.99 each) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (July 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Today only, two striking and informative travel stories.

Meant to Be (An Anchor Island Novel) by Terri Osburn from Montlake Romance ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (July 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A delightful story that is filled with endearing characters and heart-tugging emotion."

Sometimes the next best thing is what you’ve been looking for all along…

Beth Chandler has spent her whole life pleasing others. She went to law school to make her grandparents happy. She agreed to marry her workaholic boyfriend, Lucas, to make him happy. And, despite her fear of boats, she took a ferry to see Lucas’s parents just to make them happy.

While suffering through a panic attack on the ferry, Beth meets a tall, sexy stranger who talks her down from her fear—and makes her heart flutter in the process. Soon, she has a new reason to panic: her gorgeous, blue-eyed rescuer is Lucas’s brother, Joe. But could she ever leave her fiancé for his own brother…even if Lucas is more focused on making partner than on making their relationship work…and even if Joe turns out to be everything she never knew she wanted?

Filled with excitement and delight, Meant to Be is the story of a young woman torn between urban pressures and small-town pleasures.

Oberon's Dreams (The Godlanders War) by Aaron Pogue from 47North ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (July 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This legendary sci-fi suspense classic is an absolute must read."

Corin has never imagined something beyond his wildest dreams…mostly because he’s confident enough in himself to see his wildest dreams come true. And for the last three years, his goal has been the riches of the lost city of Jezeeli.
And after a long, arduous search, his journey has finally found its destination.

The problem is, the dashing, quick-witted leader promised his men that they would be rewarded for those three lean years with unimaginable treasure, but the ancient ruins hold no gold or jewels—only stacks of strange books. Left to die in a fire set by his mutinous crew, Corin is mysteriously rescued and transported back in time to a city ruled by King Oberon.

Stuck, only Oberon has the power to send Corin home. But the tyrant Ephitel—a brutal god whose name strikes fear even in Corin’s time—has designs on Oberon’s throne. Can Corin defeat the mighty Ephitel and change the course of history?

With a supporting cast of mystical druids, a gentleman thief, and a banished courtier from the House of Violets, Oberon’s Dreams is an action-packed, richly imagined adventure fantasy from the author of The Dragonprince trilogy.

Surprise Island (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #2) by Gertrude Chandler Warner from Albert Whitman & Company ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (July 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A classic story that is perfect for any adventurous kid."

Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather and are spending the summer on their own private island. There is a mysterious stranger on the island with a secret--but that's not the only surprise in store for the Boxcar Children.

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The Accused (Theodore Boone Series #3) by John Grisham from Penguin ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (July 11)

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Theodore Boone is back and with toughest case yet. Boone himself is the top suspect in a robbery and must fight hard to prove his innocence. It's all the pulse-pounding intrigue you've come to expect from John Grisham and his fan-favorite 13-year-old hero sleuth.

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The Accused (Theodore Boone Series #3) by John Grisham is $2.99 (Amazon US)

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Once You Break a Knuckle: Stories by D. W. Wilson from Bloomsbury Publishing (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (July 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "...a great book of connected short stories. Funny, insightful and...honest. One of those books you never want to finish."

In the remote Kootenay Valley in western Canada, good people sometimes do bad things. Two bullied adolescents sabotage a rope swing, resulting in another boy’s death. A heartbroken young man chooses not to warn his best friend about an approaching car. Sons challenge fathers and break taboos.

Crackling with tension and propelled by jagged, cutting dialogue, D. W. Wilson’s stories reveal to us how our best intentions can be doomed to fail or injure, how our loves can fall short or mislead us, how even friendship—especially friendship—can be something dangerously temporary. An intoxicating cocktail of adrenaline and vulnerability, doggedness and dignity, Once You Break a Knuckle explores the courage it takes just to make it through another day.

French Lessons: A Novel by Ellen Sussman from Canvas (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Romance Daily Deal (July 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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A charming, romantic and emotionally charged novel set in Paris. The perfect summer read.

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Daybreak by Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson from AmazonCrossing ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (July 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A thrilling story about a series of mysterious murders."

When the shotgun-blasted body of a goose hunter is discovered, the police believe they have a list of suspects who may have wanted the victim dead, from his young wife to the caretaker of his property. But then a second body, another hunter, is found with a similar fatal wound. And then a third. As the pattern emerges—all goose hunters, all shot at the break of dawn—Reykjavik policemen Gunnar and Birkir face the terrifying possibility that a serial killer is stalking the idyllic Icelandic countryside.

Gunnar and Birkir set a trap for the one they call “the Gander,” but it quickly becomes a wild goose chase as the murderer plays some tricks of his own. With the clock running out and the discovery of another body all but guaranteed, the cops must determine if there is a thread connecting the victims or if the killings are all part of a twisted game.

Devlin's Light by Mariah Stewart from Pocket Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (July 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A captivating romance filled with intrigue, mystery, and desire."

New York Times bestselling author Mariah Stewart sweeps readers to the shores of Delaware Bay with this captivating romance full of intrigue, mystery, and desire.

Though India Devlin left her hometown to pursue a brilliant career as a criminal prosecutor, she has always loved historic Devlin's Light, visiting as often as her busy schedule permits. But when her brother is found murdered on the steps of the lighthouse -- the town's namesake -- she returns to uncover who killed Ry. When her brother's good friend, Nick Enright, offers to help in her investigation, India accepts -- after all, he's the one who found Ry that night, and heard his mysterious last words.

As the list of suspects begins to narrow, India and Nick find themselves undeniably drawn to each other -- a feeling India isn't sure she is ready to admit. Soon a wonderful new emotion is glowing at Devlin's Light -- a sweet, irresistible, very mutual attraction -- intensifying with each wave that crashes on the beach of the enchanting town by the bay....

World of Warcraft: The Shattering (Prelude to Cataclysm) by Christie Golden from Pocket Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (July 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Highly entertaining and an absolute must-read for fans of the game."

Thrall, wise shaman and the warchief of the Horde, has sensed a disturbing change . . .

Long ago, Azeroth’s destructive native elementals raged across the world until the benevolent titans imprisoned them within the Elemental Plane. Despite the titans’ intervention, many elementals have ended up back on Azeroth. Over the ages, shaman like Thrall have communed with these spirits and, through patience and dedication, learned to soothe roaring infernos, bring rain to sun-scorched lands, and otherwise temper the elementals’ ruinous influence on the world of Azeroth.

Now Thrall has discovered that the elementals no longer heed the shaman’s call. The link shared with these spirits has grown thin and frayed, as if Azeroth itself were under great duress. While Thrall seeks answers to what ails the confused elements, he also wrestles with the orcs’ precarious future as his people face dwindling supplies and growing hostility with their night elf neighbors.

Meanwhile, King Varian Wrynn of Stormwind is considering violent action in response to mounting tensions between the Alliance and the Horde, a hard-line approach that threatens to alienate those closest to him, including his son, Anduin. The conflicted young prince has set out to find his own path, but in doing so, he risks becoming entangled in political instability that is setting the world on edge.

The fate of Azeroth’s great races is shrouded in a fog of uncertainty, and the erratic behavior of the elemental spirits, troubling though it is, may only be the first ominous warning sign of the cataclysm to come.

Spoiled by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan from Poppy ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (July 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Anyone who is hooked on celebrity culture is going to love this wickedly funny story."

You say Spoiled like it's a bad thing.

Sixteen-year-old Molly Dix has just discovered that her biological father is Brick Berlin, world-famous movie star and red-carpet regular. Intrigued (and a little) terrified by her Hollywood lineage, Molly moves to Los Angeles and plunges headfirst into the deep of Beverly Hills celebrity life. Just as Molly thinks her life couldn't get any stranger, she meets Brooke Berlin, her gorgeous, spoiled half sister, who welcomes Molly to la-la land with a smothering dose "sisterly love"...but in this town, nothing is ever what it seems.

Set against a world of Redbull-fuelled stylists, tiny tanned girls, popped-collar guys, and Blackberry-wielding publicists, Spoiled is a sparkling debut from the writers behind the viciously funny celebrity blog GoFugYourself.com.

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Dreaming by Jill Barnett from BelleBooks ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (July 12)

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The Earl of Downe is an infamous drinker, gambler, and carouser, but Letitia has loved him since she was a girl and is determined to save him from himself. Their battle of wills gives way to blazing passions when smugglers capture the duo, but can they work together enough to win their freedom? It's gleaming historical romance from fan-favorite author Jill Barnett (Carried Away.)

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Chilled to the Bone (Gunnhildur Mystery 3) by Quentin Bates from Bloomsbury Publishing (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (July 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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As Gunnhildur investigates a murder in Reykjavik, she uncovers a secret underworld that ruthless men will violently protect.

Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas from Bloomsbury Childrens (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Romance Daily Deal (July 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "…an absolutely fantastic fantasy epic tale of a young woman taking on a seemingly much more powerful enemy".

Amazon Best Teen Book of the Month, August 2012

After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin.

Her opponents are men-thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a member of the king's council. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she'll serve the kingdom for three years and then be granted her freedom.

Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilirating. But she's bored stiff by court life. Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in her... but it's the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best.

Then one of the other contestants turns up dead... quickly followed by another. Can Celaena figure out who the killer is before she becomes a victim? As the young assassin investigates, her search leads her to discover a greater destiny than she could possibly have imagined.

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The Romanov Conspiracy: A Thriller by Glenn Meade from Howard Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (July 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "An exiting take on the mysterious deaths of the Romanovs."

Glenn Meade’s electrifying latest novel combines the epic sweep and drama of a heroic quest, the passion and tragedy of Doctor Zhivago, and a majestic cast of characters that will stay with you long after the final pages have been turned. . . .

SOMETIMES MYSTERIES ARE NEVER SOLVED. SOMETIMES THERE ARE NO ANSWERS.

Dr. Laura Pavlov, an American forensic archaeologist, is about to unravel a mystery that promises to shed light on one of the 20th century’s greatest enigmas.

A member of an international team digging on the outskirts of the present-day Russian city of Ekaterinburg, where the Romanov royal family was executed in July 1918, Pavlov discovers a body perfectly preserved in the permafrost of a disused mine shaft.

The remains offer dramatic new clues to the disappearance of the Romanovs, and in particular their famous daughter, Princess Anastasia, whose murder has always been in question. Pavlov’s discovery sets her on an unlikely journey to Ireland, where a carefully hidden account of a years-old covert mission is about to change the accepted course of world history and hurl her back into the past—into a maelstrom of deceit, secrets, and lies.

Drawn from historical fact, The Romanov Conspiracy is a high-tension story of love and friendship tested by war, and a desperate battle between revenge and redemption, set against one of the most bloody and brutal revolutions in world history.

The Passions of Dr. Darcy by Sharon Lathan from Sourcebooks Landmark ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (July 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "An enjoyable read that Pride and Prejudice fans will enjoy."

George Darcy is the second son of a wealthy landowner in Georgian Era England and, at 22, is considered to be a brilliant, rising star in England's field of medicine. Dr. Darcy refuses the easy, comfortable pathway and enlists as a physician with the British East India Company, embarking on a personal quest, where he strives to change the face of medicine while yearning to fill the void left within his soul at the death of his twin. His search for family, enduring love, and lost companionship is a quest not wholly realized until his return to England and Pemberley thirty years later. It is there that a new generation of family and friends will heal the physician, and to his greatest surprise, the true love of his life awaits.

Understories by Tim Horvath from Bellevue Literary Press ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (July 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A highly inventive short story collection that is a triumph of the imagination."

Salon What to Read Awards
Largehearted Boy Favorite Short Story Collection of the Year
New Hampshire Public Radio Summer Books Selection

What if there were a city that consisted only of restaurants? What if Paul Gauguin had gone to Greenland instead of Tahiti? What if there were a field called Umbrology, the study of shadows, where physicists and shadow puppeteers worked side by side? Full of speculative daring though firmly anchored in the tradition of realism, Tim Horvath’s stories explore all of this and more— blending the everyday and the wondrous to contend with age-old themes of loss, identity, imagination, and the search for human connection. Whether making offhand references to Mystery Science Theater, providing a new perspective on Heidegger’s philosophy and forays into Nazism, or following the imaginary travels of a library book, Horvath’s writing is as entertaining as it is thought provoking.

Deenie by Judy Blume from Delacorte Books for Young Readers ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (July 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A beautifully written and engaging book about dealing with teenage insecurities."

When Deenie finds out that she has scoliosis, she’s scared. When she sees the brace for the first time, she wants to scream.

But the words won’t come out. And Deenie, beautiful Deenie, who everyone says should be a model, is stuck wearing a brace from her neck to her hips. For four years—or longer. She never worried about how she looked before—how will she ever face the hard times ahead?

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Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye from Tyndale House Publishers ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (July 13)

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Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins set a new standard for apocalyptic thrillers with their bestselling Left Behind phenomenon. Pilot Rayford Steele discovers that several passengers on his flight have vanished, and that's just the beginnig of this gripping end-of-days saga.

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Her Majesty: The Court of Queen Elizabeth II by Robert Hardman (Pegasus Books) is $1.99

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From one of Britain’s best-known observers of the monarchy—an intimate portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, England’s longest-reigning queen, in celebration of her Diamond Jubilee

History has known no monarch like her. She has traveled farther than all her predecessors put together and lived longer than any of them. She has known more historic figures than anyone alive—from Churchill to Mandela, de Gaulle to Obama.

Now, the distinguished royal writer Robert Hardman has been granted special access to the world of Queen Elizabeth II to produce this enthralling new portrait of one of the most popular public figures on earth. Not only has Elizabeth II reigned through Britain’s transformation from an imperial power to a multicultural nation, but she has also steered the monarchy through more reforms in the last twenty-five years than in the previous century.

Queen Elizabeth II sits at the head of an ancient institution that remains simultaneously popular, regal, inclusive, and relevant in a twenty-first-century world. It is down to neither luck nor longevity: It is down to the shrewd judgment of a thoroughly modern monarchy — with no small assistance from the longest-serving consort in history. Here is the inside story.

The Thread By Victoria Hislop (Harper Paperbacks) is $2.99

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“A brilliant page turner… rich with drama and historical detail.” — Glamour (UK)

A beautiful and epic novel that spans nearly a hundred years, The Thread is a magnificent story of a friendship and a love that endures through the catastrophes and upheavals of the twentieth century — both natural and man-made — in the turbulent city of Thessaloniki, Greece.

Victoria Hislop, internationally bestselling author of The Island and The Return, has written a wonderfully evocative and enthralling saga enriched by deep emotion and sweeping historical events, from fire to civil war to Nazi brutality and economic collapse.

The Thread is historical fiction at its finest, colorful and captivating with truly unforgettable characters — a novel that brilliantly captures the energy and life of this singular Greek city.

Skinny: A Novel By Diana Spechler (Harper Perennial) is $2.99

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“Spechler… transcends melodrama and cliche with striking sensitivity and delicate touch.” — Boston Globe

To escape the grief she feels following her father’s death, twenty-six year old Brooklynite Gray Lachmann becomesa counselor at a summer camp for overweight children, where she discovers she has her own demons to battle both emotionally and physically.

In Skinny, the ambitious, accomplished, and darkly humorous second novel from reader-favorite Diana Spechler — author of Who By Fire and a contributor to Rumpus Women Volume 1 — a vividly realized cast of characters must come to terms with eating disorders, buried secrets, and the trials of growing up.

The Truth About Delilah Blue: A Novel by Tish Cohen (HarperCollins) is $2.99

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Just as Delilah’s father falls further and further into Alzeimer’s, she discovers that he’s been harboring a horrible secret for over 15 years, but he no longer remembers the motivations behind his deception… or the consequences.

Reminiscent of the books of Jodi Picoult (House Rules, Keeping the Faith) and Jennifer Weiner (In Her Shoes, Best Friends Forever) — as well as Lisa Genova’s breakout novel about Alzheimer’s, Still Alice — The Truth About Delilah Blue by acclaimed author Tish Cohen (Town House, Inside Out Girl) delivers a touching, poignant novel about one young woman’s attempt to come to terms with loss, betrayal, and forgiveness.

Enemies & Allies by Kevin J. Anderson (HarperCollins) is $1.99

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“[A] fun read….Batman and Superman meet in this retro-flavored novel set amid the Cold War sensibilities of the 1950s.” — USA Today

The Dark Knight meets the Man of Steel in Enemies & Allies — the thrilling story of the first-ever meeting between Batman and Superman, brilliantly imagined by New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson.

One of today’s most popular writers pits the iconic superheroes against Lex Luthor and the Soviets — and each other — in a spellbinding story of destiny and duty set against the backdrop of America’s Cold War era.

Star Trek Into Darkness by Alan Dean Foster (Pocket Books/Star Trek) is $3.99

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The official movie tie-in novelization of the sequel to 2009’s blockbuster feature film Star Trek!

Pioneering director J.J. Abrams has delivered an explosive action thriller that takes Star Trek Into Darkness.

When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis.

With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.

As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.

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Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye is $1.99 (Amazon US)

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Lacey's House by Joanne Graham from Legend Press (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (July 14) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Winner of the 2012 Luke Bitmead Award

When Lacey is arrested for murder, she forms an unlikely bond with village newcomer Rachel. But as their friendship develops, the truth becomes less clear.

Highland Fling: Highland Series, Book 1 by Amanda Scott from Open Road Media (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Romance Daily Deal (July 14) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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In 1750's Scotland, a Highlands beauty and an English Earl engage in a battle of wills and passion that will test their loyalties.

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Bury Your Dead: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel by Louise Penny from Minotaur Books ($2.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (July 14) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I highly recommend this thrilling and thought-provoking conspiracy theory novel."

It is Winter Carnival in Quebec City, bitterly cold and surpassingly beautiful. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache has come not to join the revels but to recover from an investigation gone hauntingly wrong. But violent death is inescapable, even in the apparent sanctuary of the Literary and Historical Society— where an obsessive historian’s quest for the remains of the founder of Quebec, Samuel de Champlain, ends in murder. Could a secret buried with Champlain for nearly 400 years be so dreadful that someone would kill to protect it?

Although he is supposed to be on leave, Gamache cannot walk away from a crime that threatens to ignite long-smoldering tensions between the English and the French. Meanwhile, he is receiving disquieting letters from the village of Three Pines, where beloved Bistro owner Olivier was recently convicted of murder. “It doesn't make sense,” Olivier’s partner writes every day. “He didn't do it, you know.” As past and present collide in this astonishing novel, Gamache must relive the terrible event of his own past before he can bury his dead.

Sweet Laurel Falls by RaeAnne Thayne from Harlequin HQN ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (July 14) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I highly recommend this wonderfully romantic story filled with vivid characters."

Spring should bring renewal, but Maura McKnight-Parker cannot escape the past. Still reeling from the loss of one daughter, the former free spirit is thrown for a loop by the return of her older daughter, Sage, and the reappearance of her first love, Sage's father. Jackson Lange never knew his daughter—never even knew that he'd left the love of his life pregnant when he fled their small town—but he has never forgotten Maura.

Now they are all back, but Sage has her own secret, one that will test the fragile bonds of a reunited family. Thrown together by circumstances and dedicated to those they love, Maura and Jackson must learn to move forward and let go of the mistakes of their past for the bright future that awaits them and their friends in Hope's Crossing.

No Peace for the Damned by Megan Powell from 47North ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (July 14) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I highly recommend this dark and gripping supernatural urban fantasy."

Emma Bannon, forensic sorceress in the service of the Empire, has a mission: to protect Archibald Clare, a failed, unregistered mentath. His skills of deduction are legendary, and her own sorcery is not inconsiderable. It doesn't help much that they barely tolerate each other, or that Bannon's Shield, Mikal, might just be a traitor himself. Or that the conspiracy killing registered mentaths and sorcerers alike will just as likely kill them as seduce them into treachery toward their Queen.

In an alternate London where illogical magic has turned the Industrial Revolution on its head, Bannon and Clare now face hostility, treason, cannon fire, black sorcery, and the problem of reliably finding hansom cabs.

The game is afoot..

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg from Atheneum Books for Young Readers ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (July 14) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A timeless children's story filled with adventure and mystery."

Age Level: 10 and up

When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run from somewhere, she wants to run to somewhere -- to a place that is comfortable, beautiful, and, preferably, elegant. She chooses the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Knowing that her younger brother Jamie has money and thus can help her with a serious cash-flow problem, she invites him along.

Once settled into the museum, Claudia and Jamie find themselves caught up in the mystery of an angel statue that the museum purchased at auction for a bargain price of $225. The statue is possibly an early work of the Renaissance master, Michelangelo, and therefore worth millions. Is it? Or isn't it? Claudia is determined to find out. Her quest leads her to Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, the remarkable old woman who sold the statue, and to some equally remarkable discoveries about herself.

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Finding Home (Hope Springs) by Lois Greiman from Kensington Books ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (July 14)

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In this charmer, Lois Greiman (One Hot Mess) remids us that is life is what you make it and that the family you choose is as important as the one you're born with. Casie Carmichael's plans to sell sell the family ranch take her down a different path as soon as she sees just how many people that ramshackle plot touches.

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Finding Home (Hope Springs) by Lois Greiman is $2.99 (Amazon US)