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After Tex (Whispering Wind Series #1) by Sherryl Woods is also $1.99 (Amazon US)

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An Affair of Deceit by Jamie Michele from Montlake Romance (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (June 8) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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When a charming CIA agent shows up on her doorstep, lawyer Abigail Mason finds herself drawn into the search for a man she had written off long before--her estranged father. Her father's caught in the agency's crosshairs, and she'll do all that she can to figure out just what he's done.

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A Little Death In Dixie by Lisa Turner from Bell Bridge Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (June 8) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "If you're a fan of suspense, you'll love this Southern Gothic mystery."

The Blues were born out of need, anger and pride. Murder comes from those same dark places. Memphis has both.

One of Memphis' most seductive and notorious socialites has vanished. Either she's off on another drunken escapade or the disappearance is something much more frightening. What begins as an ordinary day's work for Detective Billy Able quickly grows into a complex spider's web of tragedy, mystery, suspicion, and sordid secrets including a few of Billy's own.

With the help of Mercy Snow, the estranged sister of the missing socialite, Billy follows a twisted trail of human frailty and corruption to disturbing truths that undermine everything he thought he knew about himself and the people he loves.

Honeymoon for One by Beth Orsoff from Amazon ($0.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (June 8) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is a great book for a mini-vacation or to take to the beach."

Being ditched at the altar is the least of Lizzie Mancini’s problems. Sitting in a Caribbean jail cell accused of murdering her “pretend” husband, however, is at the top of the list.

After her real groom jilts her, Lizzie decides to go solo on their Belize honeymoon and meets handsome Michael Garcia, who is nursing his own heartache. To avoid the bleakness of dining and sightseeing alone, as well as questions from nosy, if well-meaning, fellow guests at the couples-only resort, the two agree to pose as newlyweds for the week—no strings (or sex) attached.

The plan runs smoothly until Lizzie enjoys the attentions of the local scuba instructor and Michael’s body washes ashore. Suddenly the “Mrs.” is mistakenly ID’d as suspect numero uno. With the Polizia Nationale ready to close the case and cook her goose, Lizzie will have to solve the crime herself.

Unexpected romance and international intrigue are center stage in Beth Orsoff’s mystery caper that takes “’til death do us part” to a whole new level.

The Far Time Incident by Neve Maslakovic from 47North ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (June 8) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A fun and exciting time travel mystery."

When a professor’s time-travel lab is the scene of a deadly accident, the academic world and the future of St. Sunniva University get thrown into upheaval. As assistant to the dean of science, Julia Olsen is assigned to help Campus Security Chief Nate Kirkland examine this rare mishap…then make it quietly go away!
But when the investigation points toward murder, Julia and Chief Kirkland find themselves caught in a deadly cover-up, one that strands them in ancient Pompeii on the eve of the eruption of the world’s most infamous volcano. With the help of their companions—a Shakespearean scholar and two grad students—Julia and the chief must outwit history itself and expose the school’s saboteur before it's too late.

The Far Time Incident is a smart, richly inventive novel that skillfully weaves together mystery, history, and science to create a mesmerizing and addictive read.

Don't Be Silly, Mrs. Millie! by Judy Cox and Joe Mathieu from Two Lions ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (June 8) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This children's book is fun and good for the brain."

Mrs. Millie has lots of fun teasing her kindergartners. She tells them to hang up their goats, eat gorilla cheese sandwiches, and to remember to wear their bats and kittens when they go outside for recess. Coupled with hilarious artwork that literally interprets each of Mrs. Millie’s "mistakes," this lighthearted read-aloud sets a typical school day on its ear, even as it teaches a subtle lesson on wordplay.

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Strawberry Yellow (Mas Arai Mystery #5) by Naomi Hirahara from Prospect Park Books ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (June 8)

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Mas Arai is one of our favorite detectives, a character like no other in mystery fiction: a Japanese-American Hiroshima survivor, a gardener, a curmudgeon, and a reluctant sleuth. When a bloody body turns up in his recently deceased cousin's strawberry farm greenhouse, Mas is drawn into a web of intrigue, murder, history, and botany. Another deft, unforgettable mystery from award-winning author Naomi Hirahara.

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The Midnight Swimmer by Edward Wilson from Arcadia Books (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (June 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Catesby is a spy with a big anti-establishment chip on his shoulder. London has authorised Catesby to offer Moscow a secret deal to break the Cuban Missile Crisis deadlock. When he is sent to Havana and Washington, Catesby meets the Midnight Swimmer who has a chilling message for Washington.

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Three novels by Southern Gothic pioneer Flannery O'Connor from Farrar, Straus and Giroux ($2.99 each) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (May 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Today only, three novels by Southern Gothic pioneer Flannery O'Connor.

Lady Fortescue Steps Out: A Novel of Regency England - Being the First Volume of The Poor Relation by M. C. Beaton (writing as Marion Chesney) from RosettaBooks ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (June 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I recommend this book if you enjoy light-hearted historical romance."

The impecunious Lady Fortescue, widowed and alone save for two loyal, unpaid servants, has sold off almost all of the furnishings in her large Bond Street home and faces a grim future as a member of the aristocracy too proud to seek employment or charity, yet too poor to survive on the infrequent largess of wealthy relatives oblivious to her plight. Salvation arrives in the unlikely form of old Colonel Sandhurst, an equally impoverished retired military man who falls at her feet in a hunger-induced faint one afternoon in Hyde Park. The two decide to join forces: the Colonel will share Lady Fortescue's home, and they will invite others of their station and situation to live with them and pool their resources. Thus is born what eventually becomes one of London's most popular hotels, The Poor Relation, to which the nobility flocks to enjoy the novelty of being waited upon by members of their own class.

Invasion (A C.H.A.O.S. Novel) by J. S. Lewis from Thomas Nelson ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (June 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is a fantastic book if you like subtle Christian fiction with sci-fi elements."

He didn't ask to be a hero, but now all that stands between us and chaos . . . is Colt.

Colt McAlister was having the summer of his life. He spent his days surfing and his nights playing guitar on the beach with friends. He even met a girl and got his first car. But everything changes when his parents are killed in a freak accident.

He's forced to leave his old life behind and move to Arizona with his grandfather. The only person he knows at the new high school is a childhood friend named Dani. And Oz, a guy he's sure he's never met but who is strangely familiar.

But what if his parents' death wasn't an accident? His mother, an investigative reporter, was going to expose a secret mind-control program run by one of the world's largest companies. Before she could release the story, what if agents from Trident Biotech made sure she couldn't go public?

Vowing to uncover truth, Colt is drawn into a secret world of aliens, shapeshifters, flying motorcycles, and invisible getaways.

The invasion has begun.

Splish, Splash, Splat! (Splat the Cat) by Rob Scotton from HarperCollins ($2.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (June 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "An awesome read aloud story."

Splat does not want to have a playdate with Spike. Spike will break his toys and eat all of his candy fish! And he does not want to learn how to swim—water is horrible, scary, and wet! He's sure that this is going to be the worst day ever. But when the rest of their classmates rush straight into the pool, Splat and Spike find that they may have more in common than they thought. Will Splat overcome his fear of water and get into the pool? And how can he help Spike to do the same?

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The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (June 9)

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Elizabeth George Speare's novel The Witch of Blackbird Pond won the Newbery Medal in 1959 and has been a bona fide classic ever since. Reacquaint yourself with Katherine "Kit" Tyler, an outsider in Puritan Connecticut, or take this perfect opportunity to share this story with the next generation of readers.

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Lily by Patricia Gaffney from Open Road Media (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (June 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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A young noblewoman, fleeing from her past, falls into life as a housemaid at a country manor--and into the arms of the lord who owns it.

Sandman Slim: A Novel by Richard Kadrey from Harper Voyager (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Science Fiction & Fantasy Daily Deal (June 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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When a charming CIA agent shows up on her doorstep, lawyer Abigail Mason finds herself drawn into the search for a man she had written off long before--her estranged father. Her father's caught in the agency's crosshairs, and she'll do all that she can to figure out just what he's done.

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Damage Control: A Novel by Denise Hamilton from Scribner ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (June 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I recommend this tightly woven tale of love and deception."

Critically acclaimed author Denise Hamilton weaves an engrossing story of teenage friendship and adult betrayal, featuring a high-powered crisis consultant who gets swept up in murder and scandal involving a wealthy political family.
Maggie Silver is solidly middle class, with a mortgage to pay and an ill mother to support. She is doing her best to scramble up the ladder at an elite PR firm in Southern California whose clients include movie stars and famous athletes. Now, Maggie tackles her toughest client yet: Senator Henry Paxton, a distinguished statesman who also happens to be the father of Anabelle, Maggie’s estranged best friend from high school.

Senator Paxton’s young female aide has been found murdered, and Maggie must run damage control to prevent the scandal from growing. Thrown back into the Paxtons’ glamorous world, Maggie is unexpectedly flooded with memories from the stormy years in high school when her friendship with Anabelle was dramatically severed after a tragedy that neither of them has been able to forget. As Maggie gets further embroiled in the lives of the Paxtons, she realizes that the ties of her old friendship are stronger than she thinks.

Riveting and suspense-filled, Damage Control examines our craving for celebrity and spectacle, and how far the bonds of friendship can stretch before they break forever.

The Second Chance Café (A Hope Springs Novel) by Alison Kent from Montlake Romance ($0.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (June 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is a romantic and sweet story with some elements of mystery."

Growing up, Kaylie Flynn was shuffled from foster home to foster home before being welcomed into Winton and May Wise’s family. It was May who taught Kaylie the comfort of home, and the healing power of baking the perfect brownie. Years later, May leaves Kaylie the money she needs to open her own café in the charming Victorian house they once shared. Now back in Hope Springs, Kaylie’s determined to finally make all her dreams a reality—and unearth answers to lingering questions about her past.

Soon, however, Kaylie’s carefully laid plans take an unexpected turn. The house needs far more work than she realized, and Tennessee Keller, the carpenter Kaylie hires, is proving to be a very handsome and very unneeded distraction from her quest to uncover the truth about her parents. When a crisis threatens to destroy everything she’s worked so hard to build, Kaylie must decide where her heart lies: with the ghosts of her past or the love and promise of her future.

The Obsidian Blade (Klaatu Diskos) by Pete Hautman from Candlewick ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (June 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This book is a fantastic piece of speculative fiction packed with exciting adventures."

Kicking off a riveting sci-fi trilogy, National Book Award winner Pete Hautman plunges us into a world where time is a tool - and the question is, who will control it? The first time his father disappeared, Tucker Feye had just turned thirteen. The Reverend Feye simply climbed on the roof to fix a shingle, let out a scream, and vanished - only to walk up the driveway an hour later, looking older and worn, with a strange girl named Lahlia in tow. In the months that followed, Tucker watched his father grow distant and his once loving mother slide into madness. But then both of his parents disappear. Now in the care of his wild Uncle Kosh, Tucker begins to suspect that the disks of shimmering air he keeps seeing - one right on top of the roof - hold the answer to restoring his family. And when he dares to step into one, he's launched on a time-twisting journey- from a small Midwestern town to a futuristic hospital run by digitally augmented healers, from the death of an ancient prophet to a forest at the end of time. Inevitably, Tucker's actions alter the past and future, changing his world forever.

Keeper by Kathi Appelt from Atheneum Books for Young Readers ($0.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (June 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is one of the most beautifully written children's novels I've read in some time.

Keeper was born in the ocean, and she believes she is part mermaid. So as a ten-year-old she goes out looking for her mother—an unpredictable and uncommonly gorgeous woman who swam away when Keeper was three—and heads right for the ocean, right for the sandbar where mermaids are known to gather. But her boat is too small for the surf—and much too small for the storm that is brewing on the horizon.

Kathi Appelt follows her award-winning and New York Times bestselling novel The Underneath with this stunning, mysterious, and breathtaking tale of a girl who outgrows fairy tales just a little too late—and learns in the end that there is nothing more magical and mythical than love itself.

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The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, Book 1) by Maurice Druon from HarperCollins ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (June 10)

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Maurice Druon writes historical fiction that rivals the most epic fantasy. Drawing on the greed, lust, intrigue, foolhardiness, sex, politics, and betrayal that marked the of France's Capetian kings, this is a lush epic that George R.R. Martin called "the real game of thrones."

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Eight Books to Enhance Your Career by BR Collins, Herbie Brennan and Tom Pollock (£2.29 each) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (June 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Take your career to the next level with these eight books to help you get ahead.

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson from Harper Voyager (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Science Fiction & Fantasy Daily Deal (June 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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A virus is striking down hackers everywhere, leaving an unlikely young man as humankind's last best hope.

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Three Rachel Scott Adventure books by Traci Hohenstein from Thomas & Mercer ($0.99 each) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (June 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Today only, three exciting novels by Traci Hohenstein that delve into the mysteries and suspense of missing-person investigations.

Incandescent by M. V. Freeman from Crimson Romance ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (June 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "The characters in the story felt real, and the chemistry was off the charts."

Some gifts are unwanted, and Laurie Hudson’s affinity for fire is one she hates. It has destroyed her relationship with her family and she has few friends. She’s fought hard to keep the fire inside suppressed, living a low key life as a bartender, until a brutal and charming man blows into her life.

Around Mikhail Petrov, her careful control disintegrates. She is at once drawn to his urbane, cool demeanor and irritated by his overbearing manner. Her options are taken away when he kidnaps her, forcing her into a fight she wants nothing to do with. As she learns to survive, Laurie faces the hardest choice of all, her freedom or the destruction of the frustrating man she’s come to care for.

A formidable Tri-elemental, Mikhail Petrov commands earth, air, and water. He will use anyone or anything to free himself from the oppressive rule of the Mages, including the untrained fire element he discovers, Laurie. Most of his family has been wiped out in an effort to manipulate him. He thinks he has nothing left to lose. To him, Laurie is a tool, a rare and powerful elemental that is his to use. He fights his feelings for the fire elemental because with caring comes weakness, another opening for destruction. Rarely are emotions as easy to control as his elements.

As he trains Laurie to work with him, he doesn’t expect his growing attachment to her. With the Mages closing in, Mikhail faces a choice: destroy the fledgling relationship with Laurie to gain his coveted freedom, or sacrifice himself for hers.

Sensuality Level: Behind Closed Doors

Reach for Tomorrow by Arthur C. Clarke from RosettaBooks ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (June 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This collection of stories is funny, scary, and always thought-provoking."

This collection of short stories brings numerous lesser-known works from the world’s foremost master of science fiction together for the first time. Reach for Tomorrow includes twelve highly memorable stories. Included is “Rescue Party,” a short story that may have served as an origin story for the renowned Rama series.

As a cross-section of Clarke’s work, Reach For Tomorrow is astonishingly diverse. Readers will find tales ranging in scope from the time of the dinosaurs to the unimaginably distant future; locations as far-flung as distant galaxies and as close as London; and voyages to the center of the earth and beyond the stars. It’s a fun and fascinating read for any fan of Clarke or science fiction in general.

Who I Kissed by Janet Gurtler from Sourcebooks Fire ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (June 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is an emotionally charged story about learning to forgive and moving on."

Janet Gurtler’s books have been hailed as "just right for fans of Sarah Dessen and Jodi Picoult" (Booklist) and "reminiscent of Judy Blume" (RT Book Reviews). Her latest contemporary YA novel is by turns gripping, heart-wrenching, and joyous as one teen girl has to find the courage to carry on after a devastating tragedy.

She never thought a kiss could kill...

As the new girl in town, Samantha just wants to fit in. Being invited to a party by her fellow swim team members is her big chance...especially since Zee will be there. He hasn’t made a secret of checking her out at the pool. Sam didn’t figure on Alex being there too. She barely even knows him. And she certainly didn’t plan to kiss him. It just kind of happened.

And then Alex dies—right in her arms...


Consumed by guilt and grief, Sam has no idea what to do or where to turn when everyone at school blames her. What follows is Sam’s honest, raw, and unforgettable journey to forgive herself and find balance—maybe even love—in a life that suddenly seems to be spinning out of control.

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The Silver Boat: A Novel by Luanne Rice from Penguin Group ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (June 11)

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Bestselling storyteller Luanne Rice (Little Night) delivers a moving story for any reader who has or is a sister, mother, or daughter. The McCarthy sisters gather at the beach house that has been their family's for generations where they uncover a secret from their Irish shipwright father that soon sends them on an Emerald Isle adventure.

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Read Your Way through the USA: The Best American Mysteries from Coast to Coast
June 11 to June 18, sixty-four ebooks on sale for up to 75% off

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A Spy by Nature: A Novel (Alec Milius) by Charles Cumming from Harper (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (June 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Spy Alec Milius has a talent for deception, however in his line of work the difference between a lie and the truth can be a matter of life or death.

The Dog Stars by Peter Heller from Review (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Science Fiction & Fantasy Daily Deal (June 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Not just for fans of post-apocalyptic fiction, but for anybody who likes a slightly challenging but ultimately satisfying read."

A riveting, powerful novel about a pilot living in a world filled with loss—and what he is willing to risk to rediscover, against all odds, connection, love, and grace.

Hig survived the flu that killed everyone he knows. His wife is gone, his friends are dead, he lives in the hangar of a small abandoned airport with his dog, his only neighbor a gun-toting misanthrope. In his 1956 Cessna, Hig flies the perimeter of the airfield or sneaks off to the mountains to fish and to pretend that things are the way they used to be. But when a random transmission somehow beams through his radio, the voice ignites a hope deep inside him that a better life—something like his old life—exists beyond the airport. Risking everything, he flies past his point of no return—not enough fuel to get him home—following the trail of the static-broken voice on the radio. But what he encounters and what he must face—in the people he meets, and in himself—is both better and worse than anything he could have hoped for.

Narrated by a man who is part warrior and part dreamer, a hunter with a great shot and a heart that refuses to harden, The Dog Stars is both savagely funny and achingly sad, a breathtaking story about what it means to be human.

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In Broad Daylight by Seth Harwood from Thomas & Mercer ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (June 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is a great crime novel with bits of action sprinkled in."

From the author of the acclaimed thriller novels Jack Wakes Up and Young Junius comes In Broad Daylight, a taut psychological whodunnit with Stieg Larsson's intrigue and Karin Slaughter's raw insights on strange communities.
FBI agent Jess Harding treks back to Anchorage to hunt down a sadistic killer who's reemerged from a five-year hiatus--a killer who has already slipped her grasp once before. The endless days of an Alaskan summer can't thwart the fiend's plans as he slashes his way through the rural community, where everyone knows your name and always distrusts the outside. With the help of Oscar Linstrom, an old colleague who wants to be more than friends, Jess attempts to immerse herself in the area's culture, leading her to a strange rural village inhabited by Russian Old Believers hell-bent on protecting their way of life. Even the locals are outsiders to the Old Believers, and Jess needs a safehaven in the glare of daylight because a blood-stained message left at the scene of the most recent murder says Jess is no longer the hunter--but the hunted.

Seth Harwood, named a Best of 2010 author by George Pelecanos, returns with this terrifying daydream of an expansive Great North that offers no place to hide.

Misfortune Cookie (Single in the City series) by Michele Gorman from Amazon ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (June 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I really loved that the story was set in a fun and exotic place."

Would you move 6,000 miles to be with the love of your life?

Hannah did. Unfortunately her plan isn't going terribly well. What was supposed to be a move to Hong Kong to start a wonderful new life with Sam is turning into a move to Hong Kong to spend occasional weekends with Sam, when he can get away from an unanticipated work assignment on the opposite side of the South China Sea. Still, she's optimistic, if woefully unprepared for the intricacies of Hong Kong. Stumbling through the alien city, which she loves, she starts to build a life for herself. Things definitely look up when she finds a great boss to work for, and her best friend Stacy moves to the city too. But alarm bells ring as Sam seems to be getting a bit too cozy with his boss. And when things start going wrong at work, Hannah can't help but wonder if she's made the biggest mistake of her life.

Crater (A Helium-3 Novel) by Homer Hickam from Candlewick ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (June 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This was a wonderful futuristic coming of age story."

A MINING COLONY ON THE MOON. A DEADLY MISSION. AND A SECRET BIGGER THAN TWO WORLDS.

It’s the 22nd Century. A tough, pioneering people mine the moon for Helium-3 to produce energy for a desperate, war-torn Earth.

Sixteen-year-old Crater Trueblood loves his job as a Helium-3 miner. But when he saves a fellow miner, his life changes forever. Impressed by his heroism, the owner of the mine orders Crater to undertake a dangerous mission. Crater doubts himself, but has no choice. He must go.

With the help of Maria, the mine owner’s frustrating but gorgeous granddaughter, and his gillie—a sentient and sometimes insubordinate clump of slime mold cells—Crater must fight both human and subhuman enemies. He’ll battle his way across a thousand miles of deadly lunar terrain and face genetically altered super warriors in his quest to recover an astonishing object that will alter the lives of everyone on the moon.

“Long-haul trucking on the Moon . . . with raiders, romance and a secret mission . . . High adventure on the space frontier.” —Kirkus Reviews

Two Girls of Gettysburg by Lisa Klein from Bloomsbury USA Childrens ($0.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (June 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I highly recommend this novel to teens with an interest in history."

Lizzie and Rosanna are cousins. But when the Civil War breaks out, Lizzie finds herself committed to the cause of the Union, while Rosie is swept up in the passions of the old south. Torn in their alliances, each girl finds herself grappling with the brutality of war, and the elusive promise of love, until the battle at Gettysburg brings them together once again.

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Dollars and Sex: How Economics Influences Sex and Love by Marina Adshade from Chronicle Books ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (June 12)

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Freakonomics gone freaky! At heart, economics is the study of the choices we make to get what we want. So let's apply those principles to understand that which we most want -- love, relationships, connection, and, yes, sex. Economist and fan-favorite blogger Marina Adshade shows how we react to supply, demand, and other market forces when it to matters of love, courtship, intimacy, and marriage.

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The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins) is $3.99

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Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy.

He would be completely normal if he didn’t live in a sprawling graveyard, being raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor of the dead.

There are dangers and adventures in the graveyard for a boy-an ancient Indigo Man beneath the hill, a gateway to a desert leading to an abandoned city of ghouls, the strange and terrible menace of the Sleer.

But if Bod leaves the graveyard, then he will come under attack from the man Jack—who has already killed Bod’s family. . . .

Beloved master storyteller Neil Gaiman returns with a luminous new novel for the audience that embraced his New York Times bestselling modern classic coraline. Magical, terrifying, and filled with breathtaking adventures, the graveyard book is sure to enthrall readers of all ages.

Partials by Dan Wells (Balzer + Bray) is $2.99

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The human race is all but extinct after a war with Partials — engineered organic beings identical to humans—has decimated the population. Reduced to only tens of thousands by RM, a weaponized virus to which only a fraction of humanity is immune, the survivors in North America have huddled together on Long Island while the Partials have mysteriously retreated. The threat of the Partials is still imminent, but, worse, no baby has been born immune to RM in more than a decade. Our time is running out.

Kira, a sixteen-year-old medic-in-training, is on the front lines of this battle, seeing RM ravage the community while mandatory pregnancy laws have pushed what’s left of humanity to the brink of civil war, and she’s not content to stand by and watch. But as she makes a desperate decision to save the last of her race, she will find that the survival of humans and Partials alike rests in her attempts to uncover the connections between them — connections that humanity has forgotten, or perhaps never even knew were there.

Dan Wells, acclaimed author of I Am Not a Serial Killer, takes readers on a pulsepounding journey into a world where the very concept of what it means to be human is in question—one where our humanity is both our greatest liability and our only hope for survival.

Infinity: Chronicles of Nick by Sherrilyn Kenyon (St. Martin’s Griffin) is $2.99

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At fourteen, Nick Gautier thinks he knows everything about the world around him. Streetwise, tough and savvy, his quick sarcasm is the stuff of legends. . .until the night when his best friends try to kill him. Saved by a mysterious warrior who has more fighting skills than Chuck Norris, Nick is sucked into the realm of the Dark-Hunters: immortal vampire slayers who risk everything to save humanity.

Nick quickly learns that the human world is only a veil for a much larger and more dangerous one: a world where the captain of the football team is a werewolf and the girl he has a crush on goes out at night to stake the undead.

But before he can even learn the rules of this new world, his fellow students are turning into flesh eating zombies. And he’s next on the menu.

As if starting high school isn’t hard enough. . .now Nick has to hide his new friends from his mom, his chainsaw from the principal, and keep the zombies and the demon Simi from eating his brains, all without getting grounded or suspended. How in the world is he supposed to do that?

Seven Wonders Book 1: The Colossus Rises by Peter Lerangis (HarperCollins) is $2.99

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Just one boy . . .
Jack McKinley is an ordinary kid with an extraordinary problem. In six months, Jack is going to die.

Just one mission . . .
After Jack collapses in the middle of a busy street, he’s whisked off to a strange hospital in a strange place. There are armed guards and weird kids and fantastic creatures, not to mention no parents, no phones, and no possibility of escape. The place is run by an odd professor named Bhegad, who tells Jack that what’s killing him is a genetic trait inherited from the prince of a long-lost civilization. It’s destroying Jack by making him too strong too fast. He’ll need to stay strong, though—because it’s up to him to save the world.

Just one problem . . .
That long-lost civilization sank when seven magic Loculi were stolen and hidden around the world. Now Jack and his friends must find the Loculi before they fall into the wrong hands. If they don’t, they’ll never be cured, that lost world will rise, oceans will be displaced, and life as we know it will pretty much end.

Seven wonders
No one ever asked Jack if he wanted to be a hero. He just has to be one. One kid. One mission. One big problem.

The thrills begin in The Colossus Rises, the first installment in the newest adventure from master storyteller Peter Lerangis.

Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake (Tor Teen) is $2.99

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Cas Lowood has inherited an unusual vocation: He kills the dead.

So did his father before him, until he was gruesomely murdered by a ghost he sought to kill. Now, armed with his father’s mysterious and deadly athame, Cas travels the country with his kitchen-witch mother and their spirit-sniffing cat. Together they follow legends and local lore, trying to keep up with the murderous dead—keeping pesky things like the future and friends at bay.

When they arrive in a new town in search of a ghost the locals call Anna Dressed in Blood, Cas doesn’t expect anything outside of the ordinary: track, hunt, kill. What he finds instead is a girl entangled in curses and rage, a ghost like he’s never faced before. She still wears the dress she wore on the day of her brutal murder in 1958: once white, now stained red and dripping with blood. Since her death, Anna has killed any and every person who has dared to step into the deserted Victorian she used to call home.

But she, for whatever reason, spares Cas’s life.

Anna Dressed in Blood is a 2011 Kirkus Best Teen Books of the Year title. One of NPR’s Top 5 Young Adult Novels of 2011.

Mind Games by Kiersten White (HarperTeen) is $1.99

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Perfect for fans of Sara Shepard’s The Lying Game series, Kiersten White’s Mind Games, a novel about two sisters trapped in a web of deceit, was called “lightning fast and fabulously fun” by bestselling author Laini Taylor.

Fia and Annie are as close as two sisters can be. They look out for each other. Protect each other. And most importantly, they keep each other’s secrets, even the most dangerous ones: Annie is blind, but can see visions of the future; Fia was born with flawless intuition—her first impulse is always exactly right.

When the sisters are offered a place at an elite boarding school, Fia realizes that something is wrong . . . but she doesn’t grasp just how wrong. The Keane Institute is no ordinary school, and Fia is soon used for everything from picking stocks to planting bombs. If she tries to refuse, they threaten her with Annie’s life. Now Fia’s falling in love with a boy who has dark secrets of his own. And with his help, she’s ready to fight back.

They stole her past. They control her present. But she won’t let them take her future.

Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers (St. Martin’s Griffin) is $2.99

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Climbing to the top of the social ladder is hard–falling from it is even harder.

Regina Afton used to be a member of the Fearsome Fivesome, an all-girl clique both feared and revered by the students at Hallowell High… until vicious rumors about her and her best friend’s boyfriend start going around. Now Regina’s been “frozen out” and her ex-best friends are out for revenge. If Regina was guilty, it would be one thing, but the rumors are far from the terrifying truth and the bullying is getting more intense by the day. She takes solace in the company of Michael Hayden, a misfit with a tragic past who she herself used to bully. Friendship doesn’t come easily for these onetime enemies, and as Regina works hard to make amends for her past, she realizes Michael could be more than just a friend… if threats from the Fearsome Foursome don’t break them both first.

Tensions grow and the abuse worsens as the final days of senior year march toward an explosive conclusion in this dark new tale from the author of Cracked Up To Be.

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Dollars and Sex: How Economics Influences Sex and Love by Marina Adshade is also $1.99 (Amazon US)

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The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe from Harper (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (June 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer Review: "Captivating and heartbreaking at the same time. It was wonderful to read about a mother and son connecting through literature"

Amazon Best Books of the Month, October 2012

The inspiring story of a son and his dying mother, who form a 'book club' that brings them together as her life comes to a close. For fans of Tuesdays With Morrie and The Last Lecture.

Mary Anne Schwalbe is waiting for her chemotherapy treatments when Will casually asks her what she's reading. The conversation they have grows into tradition: soon they are reading the same books so they can have something to talk about in the hospital waiting room. Their choices range from classic (Howard's End) to popular (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), from fantastic (The Hobbit) to spiritual (Jon Kabat-Zinn), with many in between. We hear their passion for reading and their love for each other in their intimate and searching discussions.

A profoundly moving testament to the power of love between a child and parent, and the power of reading in our lives.

Ben Bovas' high-tech adventures series from RosettaBooks (£0.99 each) is the Amazon UK Kindle Science Fiction & Fantasy Daily Deal (June 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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The world is on the brink of a scientific renaissance in Ben Bovas' fast-paced high-tech adventures series.

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Up the Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman from Open Road Media Iconic Ebooks ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (June 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This book truly represents what it is like to work in a school."

Bel Kaufman’s bestselling classic, about a young teacher’s efforts to reach her students and the odd, amusing, and poignant ways that the students respond

When Miss Barrett arrives at Calvin Coolidge High, fresh from earning literature degrees at Hunter College, she can hardly wait to shape young minds. Instead, she encounters broken windows, no supplies, students who would rather be anyplace else, and a stifling bureaucracy that makes her job more difficult at every turn.

Narrated through hilarious inter-office memos, students’ notes, and other scraps drawn from the waste basket, Up the Down Staircase stands as the seminal novel of the American public school system, a beleaguered institution perpetually redeemed by teachers who love to teach and students who long to be recognized.

This ebook features an illustrated biography of Bel Kaufman including photos from the author’s personal collection.

The Wheel of Fortune by Susan Howatch from Open Road Media ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (June 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "If you love English history novels, you will adore this book."

Welsh heir Robert Godwin knows everything about his powerful family’s interests, but what does he know of his own heart?

Tucked in the hills of South Wales is Oxmoon, the ancestral estate of the Godwin family. In the summers before 1914, music streams through the family home as the Godwins, at the height of their prosperity, dance in the ballroom with their guests. But despite the remarkable talents of heir-apparent Robert Godwin, the fates have a rough, tough ride planned for him and those he loves. Fortunes shift during two world wars, disastrous love affairs leave the family battered, and finally jealousy threatens to destroy Oxmoon and all it symbolizes. Based on a true story that has been updated to modern times, The Wheel of Fortune is a timeless tale of love, hatred, revenge, redemption, and forgiveness.

This ebook features an illustrated biography of Susan Howatch including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.

The Skin Map (Bright Empires) by Stephen R. Lawhead from Thomas Nelson ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (June 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is a fantastic fantasy/adventure story that will not disappoint."

It is the ultimate quest for the ultimate treasure. Chasing a map tattooed on human skin. Across an omniverse of intersecting realities. To unravel the future of the future.

Kit Livingstone’s great-grandfather appears to him in a deserted alley during a tumultuous storm. He reveals an unbelievable story: that the ley lines throughout Britain are not merely the stuff of legend or the weekend hobby of deluded cranks, but pathways to other worlds. To those who know how to use them, they grant the ability to travel the multi-layered universe of which we ordinarily inhabit only a tiny part.

One explorer knew more than most. Braving every danger, he toured both time and space on voyages of heroic discovery. Ever on his guard and fearful of becoming lost in the cosmos, he developed an intricate code—a roadmap of symbols—that he tattooed onto his own body. This Skin Map has since been lost in time. Now the race is on to recover all the pieces and discover its secrets.

But the Skin Map itself is not the ultimate goal. It is merely the beginning of a vast and marvelous quest for a prize beyond imagining.

The Bright Empires series—from acclaimed author Stephen R. Lawhead—is a unique blend of epic treasure hunt, ancient history, alternate realities, cutting-edge physics, philosophy, and mystery. The result is a page-turning, adventure like no other.

Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer from EMILY BESTLER BOOKS/ATRIA/SIMON PULSE ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (June 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A delightful and clever story about a magical relationship."

New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult and her teenage daughter present their first-ever novel for teens, filled with romance, adventure, and humor.
What happens when happily ever after…isn’t?

Delilah is a bit of a loner who prefers spending her time in the school library with her head in a book—one book in particular. Between the Lines may be a fairy tale, but it feels real. Prince Oliver is brave, adventurous, and loving. He really speaks to Delilah.

And then one day Oliver actually speaks to her. Turns out, Oliver is more than a one-dimensional storybook prince. He’s a restless teen who feels trapped by his literary existence and hates that his entire life is predetermined. He’s sure there’s more for him out there in the real world, and Delilah might just be his key to freedom.

Delilah and Oliver work together to attempt to get Oliver out of his book, a challenging task that forces them to examine their perceptions of fate, the world, and their places in it. And as their attraction to each other grows along the way, a romance blossoms that is anything but a fairy tale.

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Unlocked: A Love Story by Karen Kingsbury from Zondervan ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (June 13)

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Bestselling author Karen Kingsbury is simply the best at telling stories that reveal the grace and strength of the human heart. Let her introduce you to Holden Harris, an autistic teenager whose narrow internal world might just be widened through a classmate -- and forgotten friend -- who can see in him what others cannot.

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Unlocked: A Love Story by Karen Kingsbury is also $1.99 (Amazon US)

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132 Kids & Teens Kindle books for $3.99 or less.

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