FREE (and bargain) books for the Kindle - July 2011

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FYI, currently just free for those in Europe:

Reinventing Leona by Lynne Gentry (Amazon Main, Amazon DE) (Tyndale House)

Product Description
Leona Harper loves being a pastor's wife. Her impressive resume touts thirty years of coaxing hot water from rusty parsonage plumbing, planning church potlucks, and standing beside her husband while members take potshots at his sermons. Except for the little tiff with her grown children, Leona feels her life is right on track with the wishes of the Almighty . . . until her husband drops dead in the pulpit.

When the church board decides to fill the Reverend's vacated position, Leona is forced to find a paying job, mend her fractured family, and tackle her fears. With life spiraling out of control, Leona might find the church members' antics comical if she weren't so completely panicked. Can the faith of an overwhelmed widow withstand the added heartache of two resentful children and several underhanded church members? If Leona can't trust God, how will she learn to trust herself?

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FYI, currently just free for those in Europe:

Stealing Jake by Pam Hillman (Amazon Main, Amazon DE) (Tyndale House)

Product Description
When Livy O'Brien spies a young boy jostling a man walking along the boardwalk, she recognizes the act for what it is. After all, she used to be known as Light-fingered Livy. But that was before she put her past behind her and moved to the growing town of Chestnut, Illinois, where she's helping to run an orphanage. Now she'll do almost anything to protect the street kids like herself.

Sheriff's deputy Jake Russell had no idea what he was in for when he ran into Livy--literally--while chasing down a pickpocket. With a rash of robberies and a growing number of street kids in town--as well as a loan on the family farm that needs to be paid off--Jake doesn't have time to pursue a girl. Still, he can't seem to get Livy out of his mind. He wants to get to know her better . . . but Livy isn't willing to trust any man, especially not a lawman.

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FYI, currently just free for those in Europe:

Delivery by Diana Prusik (Amazon Main, Amazon DE) (Tyndale House)

Product Description
Livi finds new purpose in her troubled life when she joins her family's small-town florist shop. There, the strong and wacky Wilson's Florist gang monitors the pulse of Mount Helicon, where customers carry stories even the local newspaper does not contain. Tales of birth and death, sickness and sorrow, love and betrayal, and even forgiveness—Livi hears them all. Privy to some of the community's deepest secrets, she sometimes wishes she didn't know so much, especially when news arrives that a dear family friend is dead. Faced with servicing his funeral, she is blasted with painful memories she's struggled for decades to ignore. Soon, guilt and grief over childhood and adult tragedies close in. Instead of turning to loved ones or God for comfort, she leans on alcohol, her long-time clandestine companion—but secrets rarely escape the close-knit flower shop crew, who makes Livi's business its own. Fumbling through life's challenges together, the Wilson gang often delivers more than flowers, yet when Livi needs delivery, can the bonds of faith and friendship dissolve her defenses?

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FYI, currently just free for those in Europe:

40 Days without Food by Russ Masterson (Amazon Main, Amazon DE) (Tyndale House)

Product Description
Russ Masterson had read and heard about purpose, but didn't have a clue what his own purpose was to be. And there was emptiness where there should have been value. "I had a college degree, and soon a seminary degree to accompany it, yet I didn't know where to go or what to do." As he puts it, "I kept hoping a step would arrive when it was time to lift my foot."

Disillusioned with his life, as well as with God, he heard this advice: fast from food for 40 days. Faithless and frazzled, Russ accepted the challenge, hoping for direction, reflecting on the past, and wrestling with issues like purpose, faith, and love.

In this book, readers will find a fresh literary voice--an insightful thinker who meets people in their humanity while helping them to see they can be rescued from it. The journey of these forty days without food will help you explore what really matters in life.

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Now free for UK Kindle:

Cash Burn by Michael Berrier
Reinventing Leona by Lynne Gentry
Stealing Jake by Pam Hillman
Delivery by Diana Prusik
40 Days without Food by Russ Masterson

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Now free for US Kindle:

Cash Burn by Michael Berrier
Reinventing Leona by Lynne Gentry
Stealing Jake by Pam Hillman
Delivery by Diana Prusik
40 Days without Food by Russ Masterson

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Update Today:

Vook has put up more new free books - here's a search link for all Vook freebies

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There is new episode for Worldweaver's Fighting Fantasy Adventure game series on Kindle today, Deathtrap Dungeon ($3.99). The first two are still on 1/2 price sale at $1.99 each.

Book Description
Deathtrap Dungeon brings the third installment of the popular game book series Fighting Fantasy by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone to Kindle.

A game book is an interactive story. As you read you will make decisions as to which way to go, what to say to other characters, and what to do with items you might find. A convenient in-game map tracks places you have visited, items, or monsters encountered.

In Deathtrap Dungeon, you adventure in the medieval fantasy land of Allansia, where a twisted Baron has set up a great contest which consists primarily of trying to survive the diabolical traps and vicious monsters in the deadly labyrinth, Deathtrap Dungeon. So far, none have survived to lay claim to the prize, but that was before you came along.

You are the hero! You decide which route to take, which dangers to risk, and which creatures to fight. But be warned - it will also be you who has to live or die by the consequences of your actions.

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New Kindle with Special offers Deal today:

Buy one of 100 Mysteries & Thrillers titles for $1

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FYI, currently just free for those in Europe:

Maggie Come Lately (The Pathway Collection #1) by Michelle Buckman(Amazon Main, Amazon DE) (NavPress)

Product Description
Maggie McCarthy is more than ready to be just a regular teen. Ever since
her mother's death, Maggie has found herself acting as a mother to her two
younger brothers and serving as the resident housekeeper. All of that
changes after she rescues a classmate and rival from sexual assault and
becomes an accidental hero and celebrity at her high school. Now Maggie
must reconcile popularity with true friendship, deal with the fallout of
sexual abuse, and redefine her place in the family. And with the help of an
unlikely friend, Maggie begins to discover God's grace in her life. Author
Michelle Buckman offers an edgy, realistic story for teen girls that
honestly explores some of the most challenging issues facing today's youth.
Buckman balances tough themes with the hope found in God alone, leading
readers to embrace their faith in everyday life.

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Homefires by Emily Sue Harvey (Amazon Main, Amazon DE) (The Story Plant)

Product Description
Emily Sue Harvey’s first novel, Song of Renewal, was praised by New York Times bestselling author Jill Marie Landis as “an uplifting, heartwarming story,” by bestselling author Kay Allenbaugh as a work that will “linger in the memory long after readers put it aside,” and by Coffee Time Romance as “a must-read book for anyone doing a little soul searching.” New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry said, “It captures your attention, and whets your appetite for more,” while Peeking between the Pages called it “quite simply a beautiful book.”

Her second novel, Homefires is set in the Deep South’s Bible-belt on the eve of unprecedented moral changes. It is the story of Janeece and Kirk Crenshaw, a couple married just after their high school graduation who set out to make a life for themselves. It is a life marked by surprises, none more dramatic than when Kirk receives his “high-calling” and becomes a pastor. It is a life marked by tragedy, the most heart-rending of which is the death of one of their children. And it is a life marked by challenges: to their church, to their community, and most decidedly to their marriage. And as the fullness of time makes its impact on their union, Kirk and Janeece must face the question of whether they have gone as far as they can together.

Filled with the rich emotions and evocative characters that readers have come to expect from Emily Sue Harvey, and reminiscent of the work of Jan Karon and Anne Rivers Siddons Homefires is a poignant and compelling novel that will steal readers' hearts.

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When I Lay My Isaac Down: Unshakable Faith in Unthinkable Circumstances, by Carol J Kent, is free for European customers only (so far), courtesy of Christian publisher Navpress . Should be free in the UK and US later tonight. (
UK link/UK link)

Book Description
Carol and Gene Kent's son is in prison. When I Lay My Isaac Down tells their story and shares the transformational power principles they learned about forgiveness and faith.

Dealing with her anger, grief, and shame, Carol could have given up. Instead she tells a highly personal, heartbreaking, and uplifting story that will bolster your faith.

Includes discussion questions.

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Now also free for UK Kindle:

Maggie Come Lately (The Pathway Collection #1) by Michelle Buckman

Homefires by Emily Sue Harvey

When I Lay My Isaac Down: Unshakable Faith in Unthinkable Circumstances by Carol J Kent

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Now also free for US Kindle:

Maggie Come Lately (The Pathway Collection #1) by Michelle Buckman

Homefires by Emily Sue Harvey

When I Lay My Isaac Down: Unshakable Faith in Unthinkable Circumstances by Carol J Kent

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Habit: The 95% of Behavior Marketers Ignore by Neale Martin

Product Description:

Habit begins with a revolutionary premise—95% of human behavior is controlled by the unconscious mind. This fact exposes the central flaw in marketing theory, market research, and a preponderance of business strategy—that customers are consciously aware of what they’re doing. Habit explains why 80% of new products fail, why billions of advertising dollars are wasted every year, and why even satisfied customers aren’t loyal.

In Habit, Dr. Neale Martin persuasively contends that recent research from the brain sciences reveals that our brain evolved two minds—and marketing is focused on the wrong one. By explaining how the mind actually works, Martin shows how 50 years of marketing theory is deeply flawed, and how your customers’ habits thwart even your costliest marketing campaigns.

Habit explains in practical terms how to work with both your customers’ executive and habitual minds to not only make sales but more importantly, create loyalty. You’ll discover how behavior actually rewires your customers' mind—and how to leverage this by refocusing on behavior, not on attitudes and beliefs.