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Sourcebooks Christmas eBook Spectacular Day 7:

Miss Lavigne’s Little White Lie by Samantha Grace is $0.99

Description:

A Scoundrel Drives a Hard Bargain...

Spirited and determined to protect her young brother at any cost, Lisette Lavigne is desperate to flee New Orleans. There's only one ship sailing to England, though, and the rakish Captain Daniel Hillary will only allow Lisette's family aboard for a very steep price...

But a Lady Always Gets the Upper Hand...

Daniel prides himself on running a tight ship, and he knows a lady will be nothing but trouble on a long voyage. Yet he can't help but break his own ironclad rules when Lisette persuades him that being gentlemanly just this once is his wisest course of action...

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How to Spell Chanukah…And Other Holiday Dilemmas: 18 Writers Celebrate 8 Nights of Lights by Emily Franklin (Algonquin Books) is $1.99

Book Description:

Ring in the holiday with eighteen writers who extol, excoriate, and expand our understanding of this most merry of Jewish festivals as they offer up funny, irreverent, and, yes, even nostalgic takes on a holiday that holds a special place in Jewish hearts . . . and stomachs.

Pieces by Jonathan Tropper, Jennifer Gilmore, Steve Almond, Joanna Smith Rakoff, Adam Langer, and others address pressing issues: what is the weight gain associated with eating 432 latkes in eight nights? Offer joyous gratitude: “What a holiday! No pestilence, no slavery, no locusts, no cattle disease, or atonement. Thank God.” And afford tender truths: “You are reminded of your real gifts: a family you get to come home to.”

Whether your family tradition included a Christmas tree or a Chanukah bush, whether the fights among your siblings rivaled the battles of the Maccabees, or even if you haven’t a clue who the Maccabees were, this little book illustrates the joys, frustrations, and small miracles of the season.

The Christmas Letters by Lee Smith (Algonquin Books) is $1.99

Book Description:

In The Christmas Letters, three generations of women reveal their stories of love and marriage in the letters they write to family and friends during the holidays. It’s a down-home Christmas story about tradition, family, and the shared experiences of women.

A Beautiful Bowl of Soup: The Best Vegetarian Recipes by William Meppem (Chronicle Books) is $2.99

Book Description:

No, there is no chicken stock in this soup. What you’ll find here is page after glorious page of the loveliest, most delicious soups and stews – each and every one entirely vegetarian. Brimming with international flavors, Paulette Mitchell’s easy-to-follow recipes are paired with unique accompaniments, garnishes, and toppings that add tremendous visual appeal.

Witness hearty Pumpkin Stew baked and served in a pumpkin shell; classic onion soup updated with crunchy goat cheese toasts; and Spicy Sweet PotatoAncho Bisque swirled with bright Roasted Red Pepper Cream. From Mediterranean Saffron Stew to Greek Spinach and Orzo Soup, these colorful dishes are simple enough for every day, yet sophisticated enough for elegant dinner parties.

Instructions for making tasty vegetable stock from scratch, a selection of delicious vegan soups, and a helpful “tips” section make this gorgeous cookbook an important addition to any kitchen where good food and good health are on the menu.

To Have and to Kill: A Wedding Cake Mystery by Mary Jane Clark (HarperCollins) is $0.99

Book Description:

New York Times bestselling author Mary Jane Clark delights readers with her tasty new mystery

To Have and to Kill

Piper Donovan never imagined that decorating wedding cakes could be so dangerous! A struggling actress with no immediate prospects and a recently broken engagement, Piper moves back in with her parents to take stock of her life. She steps tentatively into the family bakery business and finds herself agreeing to create a wedding cake for the acclaimed star of a daytime television drama. But soon someone close to the bride-to-be is horribly murdered and it seems that that someone is ruthlessly determined to stop the wedding.

With the help of her former neighbor, Jack, a handsome FBI agent with a soft spot for the gorgeous cake-maker, Piper moves closer to the truth. And as she narrows in on a suspect, she realizes that it’s hotter in the kitchen than she may be able to handle. . . .

More Chrismas-sy bargains:

The Paper Bag Christmas by Kevin Alan Milne (Center Street/Hachette) is $2.99

Touched by Angels (Angels Everywhere) by Debbie Macomber (HarperCollins) is $2.99

The Trouble with Angels by Debbie Macomber (Voyager/HarperCollins) is $2.99

Five Golden Rings: A Christmas Collection by Sophie Barnes, Karen Erickson, Rena Gregory and Sandra Jones (HarperCollins) is $0.99

Mistletoe, Merriment, And Murder (Ellie Avery Mysteries) by Sara Rosett (Kensington Books) is $2.99

Darn Good Cowboy Christmas (Spikes & Spurs) by Carolyn Brown (Sourcebooks Casablanca) is $0.99

Almost a Christmas Bride (Harlequin Special Edition) by Susan Crosby is $1.99

I’ll Be Home for Christmas by Fern Michaels (Zebra Books) is $1.99

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The Donavan Creed series by John Locke from Head of Zeus (£0.99 each) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (December 8) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Today's Kindle Daily Deal features books 1-8 in the Donovan Creed series by John Locke. Lethal People, Lethal Experiment, Saving Rachel, Now and Then, Wish List, A Girl Like You, Vegas Moon and The Love You Crave. Donovan Creed is a man of many identities--a ruthless assassin with access to all the technology that the military can offer. Featuring more twists than a road through the Pyrenees, these books are pacy, outrageous and dangerously addictive.

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Eight Winter Nights: A Family Hanukkah Book by Laura Krauss Melmed and Elisabeth Schlossberg from Chronicle Books ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (December 8)

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Laura Krauss Melmed captures the warm sights, sounds, and tastes of Hanukkah in a book sure to become a treasured family tradition. These joyful stories, lyrical poems, and exuberant scenes of family life are sure to fill eight nights' of delight for your entire family.

** Amazon has matched this Nook deal

Eight Winter Nights: A Family Hanukkah Book by Laura Krauss Melmed and Elisabeth Schlossberg also $1.99

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Restless by William Boyd from Bloomsbury USA ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (December 8) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Ruth Gilmartin feels shocked to learn her mother, Sally, was part of a British propaganda group that worked to nudge the United States into World War II. Now, decades later, Sally dives into her mom's secretive past as the pair hunt for the reclusive spy who recruited Ruth in 1939.

The Only One Club by Jane Naliboff from Flashlight Press ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (December 8) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

Product Description

Mrs. Matthews's first grade class begins making Christmas decorations, but because Jennifer is Jewish, she's allowed to make Hanukkah decorations instead. This fun and touching story encourages young children to discover and treasure their own uniqueness and to actively look for special qualities in others beyond race or culture.

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Sourcebooks Christmas eBook Spectacular Day 8:

Through a Glass Darkly: A Novel by Karleen Koen is $2.99

Book Description

Sourcebooks Landmark proudly reintroduces this classic historical novel.

Karleen Koen's sweeping saga contains unforgettable characters consumed with passion: the extraordinarily beautiful fifteen-year-old noblewoman, Barbara Alderley; the man she adores, the wickedly handsome Roger MontGeoffry; her grandmother, the duchess, who rules the family with cunning and wit; and her mother, the ineffably cruel, self-centered and licentious Diana. Like no other work, Through a Glass Darkly is infused with intrigue, sweetened by romance and awash in the black ink of betrayal.

* Sold 130,000 hardcover and 600,000 mass paperback
* New York Times bestseller for five consecutive months
* A former Book of the Month Club Main Selection

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The Shoestring Club by Sarah Webb from Pan (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (December 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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The Shoestring Club is a multi-layered story centred around a designer second-hand clothes shop. Two women are brought together by their desire to own the same extraordinary dress--one that neiither of them can afford. The solution is to time-share the dress in question, and so a life-altering friendship is formed.

Anywhere's Better Than Here by Daniela Sacerdoti from Sandstone Press (£0.99) is the 2nd Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (December 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Laurie's life is going nowhere. She lives with a computer-game obsessed boyfriend and has a meaningless job. The highlight of her week has become finding a new snack food in the supermarket. But when Laurie meets an older, mysterious man, things veer suddenly out of control, and she needs a plan, fast.

Three Women of Liverpool by Helen Forrester from Robert Hale (£0.99) is the 3rd Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (December 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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This is the extraordinary story of three brave women on Merseyside, each trying in her own way to deal with the ruthless tide of destruction brought on by the air raids of the Second World War. When the sirens sounded on May 1st, 1941, the women had no idea of the courage and perseverance they would need to show in the face of war.

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Christmas at Eagle Pond by Donald Hall from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (December 9)

Product Description

Award winning author Donald Hall (Unpacking the Boxes, The Best Day the Worst Day) delivers a sweet tale of an ideal Christmas. It's 1940, in rural New Hampshire, at young Donnie's grandparents' farm at Eagle Pond. A beautiful story to set the stage for your holidays.

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The Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly from Hyperion ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (December 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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In the summer of 1900, East London is still poor and brutal. Among the reformers is an idealistic young woman named India Selwyn-Jones, who works to shut down the area's opium dens. Her selfless activities better her patients' lives, but attract the attention of East London's crime lord, Sid Malone.

The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare from Houghton Mifflin Books for Children ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (December 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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While watching the family homestead by himself, 13-year-old Matt is brutally stung when gathering honey. He returns to consciousness to discover he's been treated by an old Native American, who wants Matt to teach his grandson, Attean, to read. This Newbery Honor Book is a moving tribute to overcoming prejudice.

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The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe (Hyperion) is $2.99

Book Description:

A spellbinding, beautifully written novel that moves between contemporary times and one of the most fascinating and disturbing periods in American history-the Salem witch trials.

Harvard graduate student Connie Goodwin needs to spend her summer doing research for her doctoral dissertation. But when her mother asks her to handle the sale of Connie’s grandmother’s abandoned home near Salem, she can’t refuse. As she is drawn deeper into the mysteries of the family house, Connie discovers an ancient key within a seventeenth-century Bible. The key contains a yellowing fragment of parchment with a name written upon it: Deliverance Dane. This discovery launches Connie on a quest–to find out who this woman was and to unearth a rare artifact of singular power: a physick book, its pages a secret repository for lost knowledge.

As the pieces of Deliverance’s harrowing story begin to fall into place, Connie is haunted by visions of the long-ago witch trials, and she begins to fear that she is more tied to Salem’s dark past then she could have ever imagined.

Written with astonishing conviction and grace, The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane travels seamlessly between the witch trials of the 1690s and a modern woman’s story of mystery, intrigue, and revelation.

The January Dancer by Michael Flynn (Tor Books) is $2.99

Book Description:

A triumph of the New Space Opera: fast, complicated, wonder-filled!

Hugo Award finalist and Robert A. Heinlein Award–winning SF writer Michael Flynn now turns to space opera with stunningly successful results. Full of rich echoes of space opera classics from Doc Smith to Cordwainer Smith, The January Dancer tells the fateful story of an ancient pre-human artifact of great power, and the people who found it.

Starting with Captain Amos January, who quickly loses it, and then the others who fought, schemed, and killed to get it, we travel around the complex, decadent, brawling, mongrelized interstellar human civilization the artifact might save or destroy. Collectors want the Dancer; pirates take it, rulers crave it, and they’ll all kill if necessary to get it. This is a thrilling yarn of love, revolution, music, and mystery, and it ends, as all great stories do, with shock and a beginning.

Christmas 101 by Rick Rodgers (HarperCollins) is $2.99

Book Description:

100 easy, fun recipes–with menus and timetables for stress-free entertaining–to put you in the holiday spirit!

Your tree is up and decorated, the carolers are singing, and there’s just one thought on your mind: How am I going to get Christmas dinner on the table and still have enough energy to plan that New Year’s bash?

Rick Rodgers, cooking teacher and author of the bestselling Thanksgiving 101, once again takes you by the hand to help you entertain (and still be entertaining) during this hectic season. Christmas 101 features 100 of Rick’s never-fail recipes, from holiday classics such as egg nog, glazed ham, and gingerbread cookies, to contemporary ideas such as Shrimp Bisque with Confetti Vegetables, Prime Ribs, and Apple Shortcakes with Brandied Cream. And since the holiday season keeps going long after the last Christmas present is opened, there are plenty of New Year’s ideas, from an intimate dinner for four to an open house buffet for the entire neighborhood.

The Baking Answer Book: Solutions to Every Problem You’ll Ever Face; Answers to Every Question You’ll Ever Ask by Lauren Chattman (Workman Publishing Company) is $2.99

Book Description:

Every baker has pondered the wisdom of substituting one ingredient for another (“I don’t have any cake flour. Can I use all-purpose flour?”), using a square baking dish instead of the rectangular pan the recipe requires, or constructing a fancy dessert with frozen puff pastry rather than homemade.

Baking recipes require precision and attention — exact measurements, correct ingredients, and a confident hand — to mix, cream, froth, and whip. But surely there is some leeway? And if there really is no room for error or substitution, then the curious baker wants to know why.

Answering every question about common and specialty ingredients, finicky ovens, the best equipment for every recipe, the science behind the magic of baking, and the unique properties, quirks, and flavors of every kind of baked good, author Lauren Chattman reassures readers with commonsense solutions, foolproof, substitutions, and fun-to-know facts about the history and evolution of favorite baked goods. She even includes recipes that allow readers to practice new techniques and experiment with unfamiliar ingredients. Spelt Brownies, anyone?

Portable, browseable, and easy to use, The Baking Answer Book earns a place beside the recipe collections in bakers’ libraries, explaining the techniques that don’t make sense and solving the mysteries of soggy zucchini bread and cracked cheesecakes.

The One Hundred by Nina Garcia (HarperCollins) is $3.99

Book Description:

“Simply put, these items make me feel classic. And there is no substitute for feeling this way. Ever.”

In the wildly popular The Little Black Book of Style, fashion authority Nina Garcia showed women how to think about personal style in an entirely new way. Encouraging readers to creatively assert their style identities, Nina showed women of all ages how to hone and self-edit a distinct fashion voice.

With her style philosophy firmly out in the world, Nina decided to address the most popular question readers consistently ask her: Exactly what are fashion’s timeless pieces?

The One Hundred answers this question and provides women with a tangible style map to follow when planning a shopping trip and stocking one’s closet. With illustrations from world-renowned fashion illustrator Ruben Toledo, The One Hundred contains the 100 items that Nina believes will never go out of style, and that have become absolutely indispensible for any woman reaching for her own eternal fashion look.

Sweet Everlasting by Patricia Gaffney (Open Road) is $1.99

Book Description:

A young city doctor moves to the country, where a mute and beautiful local woman will change his life forever

Newly installed at his modest post in Wayne’s Crossing, Pennsylvania, Tyler Wilkes is a doctor, a hero of the Spanish-American War, and the heir to a great fortune. His wealthy family in Philadelphia doesn’t approve of his new station, but Tyler is sure of his calling. And the young ladies of Wayne’s Crossing can’t seem to get enough of their handsome young physician, exploiting every excuse to visit his offices with imagined maladies.

Tyler is most intrigued by Carrie Wiggins. Mute, sensitive, lovely, and troubled, Carrie lives with her abusive alcoholic stepfather, Artemis, in the mountains just outside of town. Her gentle nature and the loving care she bestows on injured animals in the woods quickly endear her to Tyler, though they belie the darkness in her life. Can she overcome her tortured past to give voice to her heart?

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Christmas at Eagle Pond by Donald Hall also $1.99

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Sourcebooks Christmas eBook Spectacular Day 9:

Lady Sophie’s Christmas Wish by Grace Burrowes is $0.99

Book Description

A luminous holiday tale of romance, passion, and dreams come true from rising star Grace Burrowes, whose award-winning Regency romances are capturing hearts worldwide.

All She Wants is Peace and Anonymity...

Lady Sophie Windham has maneuvered a few days to herself at the ducal mansion in London before she must join her family for Christmas in Kent. Suddenly trapped by a London snowstorm, she finds herself with an abandoned baby and only the assistance of a kind, handsome stranger standing between her and complete disaster.

But Sophie's Holiday is About to Heat Up...

With his estate in ruins, Vim Charpentier sees little to feel festive about this Christmas. His growing attraction for Sophie Windham is the only thing that warms his spirits—but when Sophie’s brothers whisk her away, Vim’s most painful holiday memories are reawakened.

It seems Sophie’s been keeping secrets, and now it will take much more than a mistletoe kiss to make her deepest wishes come true…

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Stanley: Africa's Greatest Explorer by Tim Jeal from Faber and Faber Non Fiction (£1.19) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (December 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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In this absorbing biography of the most misunderstood adventurer of the great age of exploration, Tim Jeal gives us for the first time a full picture of the real Stanley. In doing so he dispels many prevalent myths, drawing on new material to recalls Stanley's journey down the Congo as a heart-breaking epic of human endurance.

My Mother Wore a Yellow Dress by Christina McKenna from NWP (£0.99) is the 2nd Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (December 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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In this evocative memoir about growing up in Ulster, Christina McKenna paints a haunting picture of her oppressive father and protective mother. This is a rite-of-passage account of two generations of Irish women, told with great humour and compassion. On the one hand is the writer; on the other the heroic mother who showed her love as best she could.

Blackwater : The Rise of the World's Most Powerful by Jeremy Scahill from Serpent's Tail (£1.09) is the 3rd Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (December 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Meet Blackwater USA--the private army that the US government has hired to operate in international war zones and on American soil. Its contacts run from intelligence agencies to the upper echelons of the White House, but since September 2007 the firm has been hit by a series of scandals. Far from damaging the company, this has led to an unprecedented period of expansion.

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Keeker and the Sneaky Pony (Sneaky Pony Series #1) by Hadley Higginson from Chronicle Books ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (December 10)

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Every girl wants a pony, and Catherine Corey Keegan Dana (or, as everyone calls here, Keeker) is no different. Share this story of trust and friendship with your young reader today -- and gallop through the rest of her adventures with her Sneaky Pony series tomorrow.

* FYI, Amazon matched the Nook deal:

Keeker and the Sneaky Pony (Sneaky Pony Series #1) by Hadley Higginson is also $0.99

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Persona Non Grata by Ruth Downie from Bloomsbury USA ($0.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (December 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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The third volume in Ruth Downie's best-selling mystery series set in the Roman Empire finds protagonist Doctor Gaius Petreius Ruso traveling home to southern Gaul. He finds his brother in law has disappeared and his family going bankrupt. When the family’s chief creditor winds up dead, the real trouble begins.

The Story of Snow Mark Cassino and Jon Nelson Ph.D. from Chronicle Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (December 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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How do snow crystals form? What shapes can they take? These questions and more are answered inside this exploration of the science of snow by nature photographer Mark Cassino and snow scientist Jon Nelson. Perfect for inspiring wonder and curiosity about the natural world, the book also features snow-crystal-catching instructions.

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Sourcebooks Christmas eBook Spectacular Day 10:

A Place Beyond Courage by Elizabeth Chadwick is $2.99

Book Description

Sometimes Keeping Your Honor Means Breaking Your Word

The early twelfth century is a time for ambitious men to prosper. John FitzGilbert is a man of honor and loyalty, sworn to royal service. When the old king dies, his successor rewards the handsome and ambitious John with castles and lands. But King Stephen has a tenuous hold on both his reign and his barons, and when jealous rivals at court seek to destroy John, he backs a woman's claim to the crown, sacrifices his marriage, and eventually is forced to make a gamble that is perhaps one step too far.

Rich with detail, masterful in its storytelling, A Place Beyond Courage is a tale of impossible gambles and the real meaning of honor.

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Pines by Blake Crouch from Thomas & Mercer (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (December 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Secret service agent Ethan Burke arrives in Wayward Pines, Idaho, with a clear mission: locate and recover two federal agents who went missing there one month earlier. But within minutes of his arrival, Ethan is involved in a violent accident. As he slowly pieces together the mystery, it becomes clear that the town holds a dark secret and that leaving may not be an option.

The Trinity Game by Sean Chercover from Thomas & Mercer (£0.99) is the 2nd Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (December 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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A detective for the Vatican's Office of the Devil's Advocate investigates a crooked TV evangelist named Tim Trinity. What follows is a race against time along the back roads of the Bible Belt to New Orleans, where Trinity intends to silence his enemies. The Trinity Game is fast-paced, engrossing and highly original page-turner

Night Blind by Michael W. Sherer from Thomas & Mercer (£0.99) is the 3rd Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (December 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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In the space of a few months, Blake Sanders has lost his job, his son and his marriage. His world is turned upside down again on a cold November night, when an elderly woman on his newspaper route is brutally stabbed to death and Blake is charged with her murder. Faced with the prospect of life in prison, his only hope is to find the real killer.

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The Traveler's Gift by Andy Andrews from Thomas Nelson ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (December 11)

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David Ponder is about to take an incredible journey that will impart lessons he can use to turn his life around. Learn these Seven Decisions for Success alongside him in this deeply resonant book from bestselling author Andy Andrews.

* FYI, Amazon matched the Nook deal:

The Traveler's Gift by Andy Andrews is also $2.99

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The Shadow Hunter by Michael Prescott from Thomas & Mercer ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (December 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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In this adrenaline-pumping thrill ride, Los Angeles investigator Abby Sinclair goes undercover to figure out whether her client’s stalker is a fan or a psychopath. In Raymond Hickle’s case, Abby has no doubts. Wily and unhinged, He's progressed from creepy to murderous in his pursuit of news anchor Kris Barwood.

Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer from Sourcebooks Casablanca ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (December 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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In this acclaimed Regency-era romance, Lady Ombersley takes in her niece, Sophy. The young woman soon discovers her aunt's family is in desperate need of Sophy's talent for setting everything right. By the time she's done, Sophy has commandeered the household and won the heart of its temperamental leader.

Genesis by Bernard Beckett from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (December 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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In Bernard Beckett's stunningly original debut, Anax thinks she knows history. If she passes her grueling all-day examination, she’ll be admitted into the Academy--the elite institution governing her utopian society. But Anax learns what she’s been taught isn’t the whole story, and her examinations lay bare humanity's unresolved questions.

A Dress for Me! by Sue Fliess from Amazon Children's Publishing ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (December 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Hippo is looking for a new dress, and there are so many choices: Dresses with beads, dresses with sequins, dresses with stripes and checkers, and more Will Hippo find the perfect dress? Sue Fliess's rhyming text and Mike Laughead's adorable illustrations bring to life Hippo's exciting day at the mall.

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Sourcebooks Christmas eBook Spectacular Day 11:

Embrace by Jessica Shirvington is $1.99

Book Description

It starts with a whisper: "It's time for you to know who you are..."

On her 17th birthday, everything will change for Violet Eden. The boy she loves will betray her. Her enemy will save her. She will have to decide just how much she's willing to sacrifice.

Dangerously exciting and darkly romantic, EMBRACE is a compelling novel of good and evil, seductive desires and impossible choices. A centuries old war between fallen angels and the protectors of humanity chooses a new fighter. It's a battle Violet doesn't want, but she lives her life by two rules: don't run and don't quit. If angels seek vengeance and humans are the warriors, you could do a lot worse than betting on Violet Eden.

LINCOLN: He's been Violet's one anchor, her running partner and kickboxing trainer. Only he never told her he's Grigori—part human, part angel—and that he was training her for an ancient battle between Angels and Exiles.

PHOENIX: No one knows where his loyalties lie, yet he's the only one there to pick up the pieces and protect her after Lincoln's lies. In a world of dark and light, he is all shades of gray.


Two sides: Angel or Exile.
Two guys: Lincoln or Phoenix.
The wrong choice could cost not only her life, but her eternity...

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My Heart’s Desire by Andrea Kane (Open Road) is $1.99

Book Description:

Plunging from a well-bred lady to society’s most scandalous outcast, one woman faces danger and romance with a determination to live on her own terms

London’s high society assumes that Alexandria Cassell, a lady of impeccable lineage, is eager to wed the first suitable aristocrat who proposes. But Alexandria despises the shallow mindlessness of London society. Craving adventure, she steals down to the docks and stows away aboard a merchant ship bound for Canada.

Drake Barrett loves the open seas. As captain of his own vessel, he can escape his life as a duke, where he would be doomed to the empty chatter of glittering ballrooms. But when he finds a delicate beauty aboard ship, he forgets everything but a man’s desires.

From a fleeting island paradise to a country caught in the sudden crossfire of war, Drake and Alexandria give in to a passion that just might reveal their true passions . . . if a shocking act of treachery doesn’t separate them forever.

Stiltsville by Susanna Daniel (Harper) is $1.99

Book Description:

One sunny morning in 1969, near the end of her first trip to Miami, twenty-six-year-old Frances Ellerby finds herself in a place called Stiltsville, a community of houses built on pilings in the middle of Biscayne Bay.

It’s the first time the Atlanta native has been out on the open water, and she’s captivated. On the dock of a stilt house, with the dazzling skyline in the distance and the unknowable ocean beneath her, she meets the house’s owner, Dennis DuVal—and a new future reveals itself.

Turning away from her quiet, predictable life back home, Frances moves to Miami to be with Dennis. Over time, she earns the confidence of his wild-at-heart sister and wins the approval of his oldest friend. Frances and Dennis marry and have a child—but rather than growing complacent about their good fortune, they continue to face the challenges of intimacy and the complicated city they call home.

Stiltsville is the family’s island oasis—until suddenly it’s gone, and Frances is forced to figure out how to make her family work on dry land. Against a backdrop of lush tropical beauty, Frances and Dennis struggle with the mutability of love and Florida’s weather, as well as temptation, chaos, and disappointment. But just when Frances thinks she’s reached some semblance of higher ground, she must confront an obstacle so great that even the lessons she’s learned about navigating the uncharted waters of family life can’t keep them afloat.

With Stiltsville, Susanna Daniel weaves the beauty, violence, and humanity of Miami’s coming-of-age with an enduring story of a marriage’s beginning, maturity, and heartbreaking demise.

And She Was: A Novel of Suspense by Alison Gaylin (Harper) is $0.99

Book Description:

On a summer afternoon in 1998, six-year-old Iris Neff walked away from a barbecue in her small suburban town . . . and vanished.

Missing persons investigator Brenna Spector has a rare neurological disorder that enables her to recall every detail of every day of her life. A blessing and a curse, it began in childhood, when her older sister stepped into a strange car never to be seen again, and it’s proven invaluable in her work. But it hasn’t helped her solve the mystery that haunts her above all others—and it didn’t lead her to little Iris. When a local woman, Carol Wentz, disappears eleven years later, Brenna uncovers bizarre connections between the missing woman, the long-gone little girl . . . and herself.

Count to a Trillion by John C. Wright (Tor Books) is $2.99

Book Description:

Hundreds of years in the future, after the collapse of the Western world, young Menelaus Illation Montrose grows up in what was once Texas as a gunslinging duelist for hire. But Montrose is also a mathematical genius—and a romantic who dreams of a future in which humanity rises from the ashes to take its place among the stars.

The chance to help usher in that future comes when Montrose is recruited for a manned interstellar mission to investigate an artifact of alien origin. Known as the Monument, the artifact is inscribed with data so complex, only a posthuman mind can decipher it. So Montrose does the unthinkable: he injects himself with a dangerous biochemical drug designed to boost his already formidable intellect to superhuman intelligence. It drives him mad.

Nearly two centuries later, his sanity restored, Montrose is awakened from cryo-suspension with no memory of his posthuman actions, to find Earth transformed in strange and disturbing ways, and learns that the Monument still carries a secret he must decode—one that will define humanity’s true future in the universe.

The Soldier’s Wife by Margaret Leroy (Hyperion) is $2.99

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A novel full of grand passion and intensity, The Soldier’s Wife asks “What would you do for your family” “What should you do for a stranger” and “What would you do for love”

As World War II draws closer and closer to Guernsey, Vivienne de la Mare knows that there will be sacrifices to be made. Not just for herself, but for her two young daughters and for her mother-in-law, for whom she cares while her husband is away fighting. What she does not expect is that she will fall in love with one of the enigmatic German soldiers who take up residence in the house next door to her home. As their relationship intensifies, so do the pressures on Vivienne. Food and resources grow scant, and the restrictions placed upon the residents of the island grow with each passing week. Though Vivienne knows the perils of her love affair with Gunther, she believes that she can keep their relationship—and her family—safe. But when she becomes aware of the full brutality of the Occupation, she must decide if she is willing to risk her personal happiness for the life of a stranger.

Place Beyond Courage by Elizabeth Chadwick (Sourcebooks Landmark) is $2.99

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Sometimes Keeping Your Honor Means Breaking Your Word

The early twelfth century is a time for ambitious men to prosper. John FitzGilbert is a man of honor and loyalty, sworn to royal service. When the old king dies, his successor rewards the handsome and ambitious John with castles and lands. But King Stephen has a tenuous hold on both his reign and his barons, and when jealous rivals at court seek to destroy John, he backs a woman’s claim to the crown, sacrifices his marriage, and eventually is forced to make a gamble that is perhaps one step too far.

Rich with detail, masterful in its storytelling, A Place Beyond Courage is a tale of impossible gambles and the real meaning of honor.

Cold Rock River by Jackie Lee Miles (Cumberland House) is $0.99

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Even the best-kept secrets must be revealed…

Seventeen-year-old Adie Jenkins is newly married and newly pregnant, though not necessarily in that order. Unready for fatherhood, her skirt-chasing husband isn’t much help. But in this stunning tale that redefines intimacy, love, and family, Adie discovers hope where she least expects it: from her sweet neighbor Murphy, from the world-wise midwife Willa Mae, and in the worn pages of the diary of a slave girl-a girl who is much closer to Adie than she thinks.

The Rosie’s Bakery All-Butter, Cream-Filled, Sugar-Packed Baking Book: Over 300 Irresistibly Delicious Recipes by Judy Rosenberg (Workman Publishing Company) is $2.51

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Throw moderation out the window. When you want that real homemade flavor, from-scratch frosted layer cakes, brownies that taste like brownies, and cookies that taste like the ones your grandma used to make, only real ingredients will do: real butter, real cream, real chocolate, and lots of it. That’s how Rosie’s has been baking its award-winning treats for over thirty years, and why the Rosie’s Bakery All-Butter, Fresh Cream, Sugar-Packed, No-Holds-Barred Baking Book won an IACP/Julia Child Cookbook Award. Now, that book and the follow-up—Rosie’s Bakery Chocolate-Packed, Jam-Filled, Butter-Rich, No-Holds-Barred Cookie Book—are back, updated, revised, and combined into one super recipe collection.

Packed with more than 300 irresistible recipes—more than 40 never before published—from Judy Rosenberg, owner of Rosie’s Bakery, the famous chain of New England bake shops that has won numerous Best of Boston awards, The Rosie’s Bakery All-Butter, Cream-Filled, Sugar-Packed Baking Book is for holidays, birthdays, pick-me-ups, the cookie jar, bake sales—when only genuine homemade goodness will do.

Fabulous cakes and cupcakes: Lemon Coconut Layer Cake, Velvet Underground Cake, Chocolate Custard Sponge Roll, Sour Cherry Fudge Cake, Coconut Pecan Oatmeal Cake, Maya’s Little Butter Cupcakes, and Coconut Fluff Babycakes. Delectable cookies and bars: Pecan Crunchies, Fresh Ginger Crisps, Dagwoods, Honeypots, Noah Bedoahs. Plus the unspeakably delicious Chocolate Orgasms, and more.

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Here Lies Bridget by Paige Harbison from MIRA Ink (£1.39) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (December 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Self-professed mean girl Bridget Duke rules the school but has no idea of how people really feel about her until it might be too late. Hovering between life and death after a car accident, Bridget can suddenly see all of the wrongs she has caused, but only has a very short time to try and make things right.

India Dark by Kirsty Murray from Templar Publishing (£0.99) is the 2nd Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (December 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Singing and dancing across hundreds of stages as members of a troupe of Australian child performers, Posey Swift and Tilly Sweetrick travel by steam train into the heart of India. But as one disaster follows another, money runs short and tempers fray. What must the girls do to protect themselves, and how many lives will be ruined if they try to break free?

Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas from Bloomsbury Childrens (£0.99) is the 3rd Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (December 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Meet 18-year-old Celaena Sardothien: beautiful, deadly and destined for greatness. Throne of Glass is an epic, witty and brilliantly plotted tale full of fairytale romance, with all the action of The Hunger Games set against the political intrigue of Game of Thrones.

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Tidewater Inn by Colleen Coble from Thomas Nelson ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (December 12)

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Let fan-favorite author Colleen Coble (Lonestar Angel, The Heart Answers, Secretly Smitten) be your guide to the beauty -- and danger -- of Hope Island. Libby has inherited an old inn from a father she's never met. Her newfound siblings aren't happy about her taking over. Add a kidnapping to the mix, and Libby's dream come true may become her worst nightmare.

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Death of Kings by Bernard Cornwell from Harper ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (December 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Historical-fiction master Bernard Cornwell's latest installment of his critically acclaimed Saxon Chronicles begins as the ninth century wanes. Alfred the Great lies dying with his kingdom on the brink of chaos. Though his son, Edward, is his successor, others desire the throne and ambitious pagan Vikings threaten from the north.

Games of the Heart by Eva Shaw from Crimson Romance ($0.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (December 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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In this humorous and fast-paced romance Pastor Jane Angieski finds herself trying to avoid trouble in Las Vegas. It's a tough task with sex slaves, black-market babies, and various lowlifes mixing up in her affairs, not to mention the handsome Las Vegas Police Captain Tom Morales pulling her heart strings.

What Our Eyes Have Witnessed (The Zombie Bible) by Stant Litore from 47North ($0.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (December 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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The Zombie Bible series retells biblical stories as episodes in humanity’s long struggle with hunger and the walking dead. In this gripping installment, Father Polycarp's gift for bringing peace to the second-century's zombies has attracted the Romans. As the empire hunts him, Polycarp's mission to free the dead is threatened.

Billy Christmas by Mark A. Pritchard from Santa Fe Writer's Project ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (December 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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When Billy's father mysteriously disappears and his mother becomes reclusive, Billy maintains hope that his father's absence is not by choice--despite the taunts of his classmates. Twelve days before Christmas, Billy acquires a magical tree with a dozen ornaments, each of which holds a clue to finding his father.

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Sourcebooks Christmas eBook Spectacular Day 12:

The Fire Lord’s Lover by Kathryne Kennedy is $0.99

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If his powers are discovered, his father will destroy him...

In a magical land ruled by ruthless Elven lords, the Fire Lord's son Dominic Raikes plays a deadly game to conceal his growing might from his malevolent father—until his arranged bride awakens in him passions he thought he had buried forever...

Unless his fiancée kills him first...

Lady Cassandra has been raised in outward purity and innocence, while secretly being trained as an assassin. Her mission is to bring down the Elven Lord and his champion son. But when she gets to court she discovers that nothing is what it seems, least of all the man she married...

Then Dominic and Cassandra together uncover an unspeakable evil, one that threatens the destruction of the magical realm they would give their souls to save...