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Outsider in Amsterdam (Grijpstra & de Gier Mysteries) by Janwillem Van De Wetering (Soho Crime) is $3.49

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On a quiet street in downtown Amsterdam, the founder of a new religious society/commune—a group that calls itself “Hindist” and mixes elements of various “Eastern” traditions—is found hanging from a ceiling beam. Detective-Adjutant Gripstra and Sergeant de Gier of the Amsterdam police are sent to investigate what looks like a simple suicide, but they are immediately suspicious of the circumstances.

This now-classic novel, first published in 1975, introduces Janwillem van de Wetering’s lovable Amsterdam cop duo of portly, worldly-wise Gripstra and handsome, contemplative de Gier. With its unvarnished depiction of the legacy of Dutch colonialism and the darker facets of Amsterdam’s free drug culture, this excellent procedural asks the question of whether a murder may ever be justly committed.

Semi-Sweet: A Novel of Love and Cupcakes by Roisin Meaney (5 Spot) is $2.99

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Hannah Robinson is just about to open the doors to her new shop Cupcakes on the Corner when out of the blue her boyfriend Patrick announces that he’s leaving her for another woman. Faced with starting a business on her own, Hannah begins to wonder if her life-long dream has just turned into a nightmare.

So her best friend Adam sets his birthday as a deadline – seven months to make her shop a success, or walk away from it all. And as Hannah immerses herself in her new business, she soon discovers that she’s too busy to think about Patrick and his now pregnant girlfriend …or to notice an increasingly regular customer who has recently developed a sweet tooth for all things cupcake.

But while Hannah is slowly piecing her life back together, family friend Alice’s is falling apart. Her husband Tom’s drinking is getting out of control and things are about to get a whole lot worse.

As the seven-month milestone approaches, Hannah must decide her future. And while she’s figuring out what’s really important, it becomes clear to everyone that happiness in life, and in love, is all in the making.

Crunch Time: A Novel of Suspense (Goldy Schulz) by Diane Mott Davidson (HarperCollins) is $1.99

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When the rental house shared by chef Yolanda Garcia and her irrepressible aunt Ferdinanda is destroyed by arson, the pair moves in with cop-turned-PI Ernest McLeod. But then Ernest is shot dead and his house is set on fire, nearly killing Yolanda, Ferdinanda, and their good friend, Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz, along with nine beagle puppies that Ernest had recently rescued from a puppy mill.

Concerned for her friends, Goldy invites them to stay with her. But even her house isn’t safe. After a failed break-in and the discovery of a second body, the intrepid Goldy decides to swap her chef’s hat for a sleuthing cap. Now she’s got to move fast because it’s crunch time and a killer is getting dangerously close.

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Nothing: A Memoir of Insomnia by Blake Butler (Harper Perennial) is $2.99

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One of the most acclaimed young voices of his generation, Blake Butler now offers his first work of nonfiction: a deeply candid and wildly original look at the phenomenon of insomnia.

Invoking scientific data, historical anecdote, Internet obsession, and figures as diverse as Andy Warhol, Gilles Deleuze, John Cage, Anton LaVey, Jorge Luis Borges, Brian Eno, and Stephen King, Butler traces the tension between sleeping and conscious life. And he reaches deep into his own experience—from disturbing waking dreams, to his father’s struggles with dementia, to his own epic 129-hour bout of insomnia—to reveal the effect of sleeplessness on his imaginative landscape.

The result is an exhilarating exploration of dream and awareness, desperation and relief, consciousness and conscience—a fascinating maze-map of the borders between sleep and the waking world by one of today’s most talked-about writers.

Diary of a Stage Mother’s Daughter: A Memoir by Melissa Francis (Weinstein Books) is $1.99

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The Glass Castle meets The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother in this dazzlingly honest and provocative family memoir by former child actress and current Fox Business Network anchor Melissa Francis.

When Melissa Francis was eight years old, she won the role of lifetime: playing Cassandra Cooper Ingalls, the little girl who was adopted with her brother (played by young Jason Bateman) by the Ingalls family on the world’s most famous primetime soap opera, Little House on the Prairie. Despite her age, she was already a veteran actress, living a charmed life, moving from one Hollywood set to the next. But behind the scenes, her success was fueled by the pride, pressure, and sometimes grinding cruelty of her stage mother, as fame and a mother’s ambition pushed her older sister deeper into the shadows.

Diary of a Stage Mother’s Daughter is a fascinating account of life as a child star in the 1980’s, and also a startling tale of a family under the care of a highly neurotic, dangerously competitive “tiger mother.” But perhaps most importantly, now that Melissa has two sons of her own, it’s a meditation on motherhood, and the value of pushing your children: how hard should you push a child to succeed, and at what point does your help turn into harm?

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Still Alice by Lisa Genova from Simon & Schuster UK (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (July 25) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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When Alice is diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease at just 50 years old, she comes up with a desperate plan. But will Alice see it through?

The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance: Volumes 1 and 2 by Trisha Telep from Robinson (£1.09) is the Amazon UK Kindle Romance Daily Deal (July 25) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Featuring 41 short stories from some of the hottest names in paranormal romance, this fantastical collection features an array of magical creatures.

Walden on Wheels: On the Open Road from Debt to Freedom by Ken Ilgunas from Icon Books (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Memoir Daily Deal (July 25) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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When Ilgunas set himself the mission of paying off his student debt as quickly as possible, his simple quest became a life-changing social experiment.

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The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt from Ecco $1.99) is the Kind(le Deal of the Day (July 25) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I highly recommend this original and darkly funny revisionist western."

Hermann Kermit Warm is going to die. The enigmatic and powerful man known only as the Commodore has ordered it, and his henchmen, Eli and Charlie Sisters, will make sure of it. Though Eli doesn't share his brother's appetite for whiskey and killing, he's never known anything else. But their prey isn't an easy mark, and on the road from Oregon City to Warm's gold-mining claim outside Sacramento, Eli begins to question what he does for a living - and whom he does it for.

With The Sisters Brothers, Patrick deWitt pays homage to the classic Western, transforming it into an unforgettable comic tour de force. Filled with a remarkable cast of characters - losers, cheaters, and ne'er-do-wells from all stripes of life - and told by a complex and compelling narrator, it is a violent, lustful odyssey through the underworld of the 1850s frontier that beautifully captures the humor, melancholy, and grit of the Old West and two brothers bound by blood, violence, and love.

Can't Buy Me Love by Summer Kinard from Light Messages Publishing ($0.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (July 25) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A wonderful contemporary romance with strong female characters."

Hurts from her past keep freegan Vanessa Fauchon stuck in a dead end relationship that feeds her heart about as much as an unvarying diet of stale bagels feeds her body. When she digs a scrapbook from the dumpster, the last thing she expects is to fall in love with the sexy Latino man in its pages. With the rich friendship and hands-on love of her strong and zany female friends – a luchadora, a yarn-bombing midwife, a professor and foraging partner, a psychic Jewish grandmother, a savvy fellow bartender, and her deeply religious, unofficially adopted mothers – Vanessa heals from her past and begins to build the graceful life she thought was out of her reach. Her love story with Javier seems on course for a happy ending, until Vanessa is publicly humiliated and loses Javier's trust. Faced with losing Javier for good, Vanessa must decide if she's willing to fight for what she loves. This is a tale of romance, friendship, and healing the hurts of the past. Fans of The Sugar Queen (Sarah Addison Allen), The Lost Recipe for Happiness (Barbara O'Neal), or Julia's Chocolates (Cathy Lamb) are sure to wrap themselves around Can't Buy Me Love.

A Darkness Forged in Fire: Book One of the Iron Elvesv from Pocket Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (July 25) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A fantasy adventure novel with intriguing conflicts and likeable characters."

Konowa Swift Dragon, former commander of the Empire's elite Iron Elves, is looked upon as anything but ordinary. He has murdered a Viceroy, been court-martialed, seen his beloved regiment disbanded, and been banished in disgrace to the one place he despises the most---the forest.

Now all Konowa wants is to be left alone with his misery. But for him, nothing is ever that simple. The mysterious and alluring Visyna Tekoy, the highborn daughter of an elfkynan governor, seeks him out in the dangerous wild with a royal decree that he resume his commission as an officer in Her Majesty's Imperial Army, effective immediately. For in the east, a falling Red Star heralds the return of a magic long vanished from the earth. Rebellion grows within the Empire as a frantic race to reach the Star unfolds. It is a chance for Konowa to redeem himself---even if the entire affair appears doomed to be a suicide mission. And the soldiers recruited for the task are not at all what he expects. Worse, his key adversary in the perilous race for the Star is the dreaded Shadow Monarch---a legendary elf-witch whose machinations for absolute domination spread deeper than Konowa could ever imagine.

Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina from Albert Whitman & Company ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (July 25) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A classic story filled with warmth and humor."

Grade Level: P and up

Caps for Sale is a timeless classic, in print for over fifty years, and beloved by generations of readers. This easy-to-read story about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys is filled with warmth, humor, and simplicity. Children will delight in following the peddlers efforts to outwit the monkeys in this new, enlarged, and redesigned edition, and will ask to read it again and again.

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Finding Harmony by Sally Hyder from HarperCollins ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (July 25)

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Mounteneer Sally Hyder was in her prime and loving life when she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, which sent her into a depressive spiral. Enter Canine Partners and an extraordinary dog called Harmony, who showed her a path toward health and independence she had thought long gone. Don't miss this true story of the best of best friends.

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Invitation to Die (Emily Castles Mysteries) by Helen Smith from Thomas & Mercer (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (July 26) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Offbeat and engaging, this entertaining comic mystery follows amateur sleuth Emily as she attempts to solve a murder.

Aphrodite's Workshop for Reluctant Lovers by Marika Cobbold from Bloomsbury Publishing (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Romance Daily Deal (July 26) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is a wonderfully written, witty novel full of insight with a feel good factor that remains long after the book has been finished."

Rebecca Finch is a successful romantic novelist who has fallen out with love. When she heads off to Paris and doesn't care that she has absent-mindedly left her boyfriend, things look bad. But when her god-daughter asks her if marriage is a good idea and she can't think of a single reason to reply yes, she realises the problem is serious. Meanwhile, on Mount Olympus, Aphrodite is fretting because divorce rates are rocketing and Eros seems to be shooting arrows carelessly without a thought for the compatibility of his victims. With her earth-bound acolyte, Rebecca, showing disillusionment, Aphrodite resolves to take drastic action...

Something Fierce: A Memoir of a Revolutionary Daughter by Carmen Aguirre from Portobello Books (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Memoir Daily Deal (July 26) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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A riveting memoir that chronicles Carmen's childhood as the daughter of a Chilean resistance fighter, and her adult attempts at a normal life.

• Winner of Canada Reads 2012
• Nominated for the Charles Taylor prize and the BC Award for Canadian Non-Fiction

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The Man in 3B by Carl Weber from Grand Central Publishing ($2.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (July 26) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A drama-filled mystery novel that will keep you guessing until the end."

Meet Daryl Graham, or as his neighbors call him . . .

THE MAN IN 3B

Daryl has just moved into a Jamaica, Queens, apartment building and his neighbors, both male and female alike, can't stop talking about him. From his down-to-earth personality to his extreme attractiveness to his undeniable swag, Daryl is the man every woman wants and every man wants to be. Daryl is quickly welcomed into the building and immediately becomes a part of each of the tenants' lives.

Connie, an overweight and unhappy wife, turns to Daryl for help losing weight, hoping to try and fix her crumbling marriage. But when Daryl starts making Connie feel beautiful again, she questions whether or not her marriage is worth saving. Benny, a spoiled teenager, looks up to Daryl as a role model. When an unexpected event occurs, Benny is left questioning everything he's ever known. Krystal, Daryl's first love, wants to make things work with her current boyfriend. Yet, having Daryl back in her life sends her happy home spiraling out of control. And, Daryl but not least, Avery, Connie's husband, doesn't care about anyone or anything when a financial opportunity comes his way-that is, until he notices how much time his wife is spending with their new neighbor.

Everything seems to be going well, until someone is murdered, and everyone becomes a prime suspect.

Storm Force by Susannah Sandlin from Montlake Romance ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (July 26) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I highly recommend this captivating and action-packed paranormal romance story."

As leader of the elite counter-terrorism team Omega Force, former army ranger Jack “Kell” Kellison is always focused on getting the job done. So when a Houston high-rise is bombed and the governor killed or missing, Kell’s mission is clear: infiltrate the group suspected of the bombing and neutralize the threat by any means necessary. But once Kell meets beautiful chief suspect Mori Chastaine, he realizes there’s more to this case than meets the eye. And more to Mori than any man—any human man—could imagine.
Mori Chastaine is running out of options. Suspected for a crime she didn’t commit, forced into a marriage she doesn’t want, she sees no escape—until Kell walks through her door. A lifetime hiding her true nature warns her Kell might not be who he seems. But he could be the only one able to help save more innocent humans from becoming pawns in an ancient paranormal power play. If Mori reveals her secret, will Kell join her fight? Or will she become his next target?

Honeymoon in Hell by Fredric Brown from RosettaBooks ($0.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (July 26) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A collection of imaginative, evocative, and sometimes frightening vignettes."

HONEYMOON IN HELL appeared in the second issue of GALAXY dated November 1950. (Brown’s THE LAST MARTIAN had appeared in the first issue a month previous.) Brown’s name on the table of contents of the first two issues, along with the names of other major contributors to ASTOUNDING--Clifford Simak, Isaac Asimov, Theodore Sturgeon, Fritz Leiber, Anthony Boucher--made clear that Gold was going directly after John W. Campbell’s audience and the stories which he had printed were of a different order from what these writers had sold ASTOUNDING. They were darker, more socially aware, in cases (Richard Matheson’s COMING ATTRACTION) sexually frank in a fashion inconceivable in Campbell’s magazine. This novelette, dealing frankly with copulation and its desired consequences, was managed in a way far less euphemistic than had been the Campbellian norm and Brown, as he was to do often in the stories to follow, used a satirical attack which if it did not question magazine taboos certainly parodied them. The covers of pulp magazines such as PLANET or STARTLING depicted monsters putting near-naked females in peril, but the narratives under the cover by design offered no equivalent. Brown’s hastily married couple, sent to the Moon to see if they could breed a male child (all births on Earth over recent months have been female), encounter problems emotional as well as practical. Difficult as it may be to understand sixty years later, the employment of the word “hell” in a magazine cover title was also an act of provocation. The story was a provocation in its entirety, although, of course--and as Paul di Filippo suggests in his introduction--perhaps you had to be there.

Odette's Secrets by Maryann Macdonald from Bloomsbury USA Childrens ($2.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (July 26) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This beautiful and moving free-verse novel is a story of triumph over adversity."

Age Level: 10 and up
For Jews in Nazi-occupied Paris, every day brings new dangers. So when Odette's father is thrown into a work camp and the Nazis suspect her mother of helping the Resistance, Odette is sent to the French countryside until it is safe to return. On the surface, Odette leads the life of a regular girl, going to school, doing chores, even attending Catholic masses with other children. But inside, she is burning with secrets for the life she left behind, and the identity she must hide at all costs. Yet when the war ends, the cost of keeping secrets takes an unexpected toll: can Odette return to Paris as a Jew, or has she changed too much? Inspired by the life of the real Odette Meyer, this moving free-verse novel is a story of triumph over adversity.

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Capture The Wind by Virginia Brown from BelleBooks ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (July 26)

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He was a rouge pirate. She was a beautiful Englishwoman. He took her captive. She stole his heart. It's high seas historical romance from bestselling author Virginia Brown.

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Capture The Wind by Virginia Brown is $1.99 (Amazon US)

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Bloodstone by Nate Kenyon from 47North (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (July 27) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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In the town of White Falls, an ancient evil is awakened, spreading madness from neighbor to neighbor as the dead watch.

A Taste of Magic by Tracy Madison from Montlake Romance (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Romance Daily Deal (July 27) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Amusing and filled with wonderful characters, not to mention a hunky cop in uniform as hero, this book is endearing."

Elizabeth Stevens is one bite away from happiness.

Today is Elizabeth Stevens's birthday, and not only is it the one-year anniversary of her husband leaving her, it's also the day her bakery is required to make a cake--for her ex's next wedding. If there's a bitter taste in her mouth, no one can blame her.

But today, Liz is about to receive a gift. Her Grandma Verda isn't just wacky; she's a little witchy. An ancient gypsy magic has been passed through her family bloodline for generations, and it's Liz's turn to be empowered. Henceforth, everything she bakes will have a dash of delight and a pinch of wishes-can-come-true. From her hunky policeman neighbor, to her gorgeous personal trainer, to her bum of an ex-husband, everyone Liz knows is going to taste her power. Revenge is sweet...and it's only the first dish to be served.

A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush by Eric Newby from HarperPress (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Travel Writing Daily Deal (July 27) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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A classic of travel writing, Eric Newby provides an iconic account of his journey through one of the most remote and beautiful wildernesses on earth.

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Over 40 Most Popular Kindle Daily Deals ($2.99 or less each) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (July 27) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Today only, save on over 40 Of Our Most Popular Kindle Daily Deals, Each $2.99 Or Less.

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The Feud (The Hatfields and McCoys: The True Story) by Dean King from Little, Brown & Company ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (July 20)

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The Hatfield/McCoy feud has entered American lore, shorthand for fierce hatred and violent confrontation. Yet few know the truth of behind the legend. Bestselling author Dean King finally sets the record straight, drawing on incredible research, to give the full story -- a true tale vastly more enthralling than the myth.

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After Such Kindness by Gaynor Arnold from Tindal Street (£1.09) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (July 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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A fictional account of the story behind Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips from HarperCollins (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Romance Daily Deal (July 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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A young bakery owner discovers she’s inherited her gypsy ancestress’s fabulous magical powers.

The Spy Who Came In From the Co-op (History of British Intelligence) by David Burke from Boydell Press (£1.39) is the Amazon UK Kindle History Daily Deal (July 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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A riveting account of the conflicting beliefs in Europe and Britain between and during the World Wars.

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50 exciting mysteries & thrillers ($1.99 each) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (July 27) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Today only, 50 exciting mysteries & thrillers are $1.99 each.

How to Woo a Reluctant Lady (The Hellions of Halstead Hall) by Sabrina Jeffries from Pocket Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (July 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A lovely historical romance with witty dialogue and charmingly original characters."

THE HELLIONS OF HALSTEAD HALL

When a charming rogue proposes she marry him to meet her grandmother’s ultimatum, the Sharpe clan’s strong-willed sister makes a tempting counter-offer that preserves her inheritance and ignites his imagination.

Lady Minerva Sharpe has the perfect plan to thwart her grandmother’s demands: become engaged to a rogue! Surely Gran would rather release her inheritance than see her wed a scoundrel. And who better to play the part of Minerva’s would-be husband than wild barrister Giles Masters, the very inspiration for the handsome spy in the popular Gothic novels she writes? The memory of his passionate kiss on her nineteenth birthday has lingered in Minerva’s imagination, though she has no intention of really falling for such a rakehell, much less marrying him. Little does she know, he really is a covert government operative. When they team up to investigate the mystery behind her parents’ deaths, their fake betrothal leads to red-hot desire. Then Minerva discovers Giles’s secret double life, and he must use all the cunning tricks of his trade to find his way back into her heart.

Breakdown by Katherine Amt Hanna from 47North ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (July 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A beautifully evocative post-apocalyptic story with incredibly realistic characters."

An influenza plague decimates humanity...

A man loses his wife and baby daughter...

Six years after a pandemic devastates the human population, former rock star Chris Price finally makes it from New York to Britain to reunite with his brother. His passage leaves him scarred, in body and mind, by exposure to humankind at its most desperate and dangerous. But another ordeal awaits him beyond the urban ruins, in an idyllic country refuge where Chris meets a woman, Pauline, who is largely untouched by the world’s horrors. Together, Chris and Pauline undertake the most difficult facet of Chris’s journey: confronting grief, violence, and the man Chris has become. They will discover whether the human spirit is capable of surviving and loving again in this darker, harder world.

Three children's books by Joan MacPhail Knight ($0.99 each) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (June 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Today only, two endearing children's books are $0.99 each.

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Her Royal Spyness (Royal Spyness Series #1) by Rhys Bowen from Penguin Group ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (July 28)

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Lady Georgiana is bona fide royalty--the great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria and 34th in line to the English throne. But high-class breeding doesn't mean much when her brother becomes the prime suspect in a Frenchman's murder. Georgie takes matters into her own hands to find the real culprit, before she becomes his next victim. It's delightful royal mystery from fan-favorite author Rhys Bowen!

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Her Royal Spyness (Royal Spyness Series #1) by Rhys Bowen is $1.99 (Amazon US)

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The Last Templar (Knights Templar Mysteries 01) by Michael Jecks from Simon & Schuster UK (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (July 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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The Knights Templar have been destroyed the Pope, but there is one surviving knight who swears vengeance.

Border Bride: 1 (The Border Trilogy) by Amanda Scott from Robinson (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Romance Daily Deal (July 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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When Mary is forced into marrying a handsome knight, she refuses to give him her loyalty. But will she be able to resist him forever?

Beyond the Pampas: In Search of Patagonia by Imogen Rhia Herrad from Seren (£1.09) is the Amazon UK Kindle Memoir Daily Deal (July 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "...a fascinating story of ordinary people who were trying to escape the oppression of the English in their home country of Britain."

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Walk Me Home by Catherine Ryan Hyde from Amazon ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (July 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "An inspiring story about two resilient sisters as they journey across the American southwest."

Since their mother’s sudden death, sixteen-year-old Carly and her eleven-year-old sister, Jen, have been walking and hitchhiking across the Southwest trying to find Teddy, the closest thing they have to a family. Carly desperately hopes Teddy will take them in and save them from going into foster care—and forgive them for the lies told by their mother.

But when the starving girls get caught stealing food on a Native American reservation, their journey gets put on hold. While the girls work off their debt, Carly becomes determined to travel onward—until Jen confesses a terrible secret that leaves both sisters wondering if they can ever trust again.

Set against the backdrop of the American Southwest, Walk Me Home and its resilient heroines will inspire readers and renew their faith in recovery and redemption.

The Orchid Affair: A Pink Carnation Novel by Lauren Willig from Penguin Group ($2.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (July 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This historical adventure story is filled with espionage, romance, and a fair dose of sardonic wit"

Veteran governess Laura Grey joins the Selwick Spy School expecting to find elaborate disguises and thrilling adventures in service to the spy known as the Pink Carnation. She hardly expects her first assignment to be serving as governess for the children of André Jaouen, right-hand man to Bonaparte's minister of police.

At first the job is as lively as Latin, but Laura begins to notice Jaouen's increasingly strange behavior. As Laura edges closer to her employer, she is surprised to learn that she has much in common with him. And Jaouen finds he's hired more than he's bargained for...

The Griffin Mage (The Griffin Mage Trilogy) by Rachel Neumeier from Orbit ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (July 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "An exciting fantasy novel that tells the story of the war between men and griffins."

The Griffin Mage trilogy, now complete in one volume, tells the story of the war between men and griffins --- and the young girl, torn between two worlds, who will decide the fate of all.

Little ever happens in the quiet villages of peaceful Feierabiand. The course of Kes' life seems set: she'll grow up to be an herb-woman and healer for the village of Minas Ford, never quite fitting in but always more or less accepted. And she's content with that path --- or she thinks she is.

Until the day the griffins come down from the mountains, bringing with them the fiery wind of their desert and a desperate need for a healer. But what the griffins need is a healer who is not quite human... or a healer who can be made into something not quite human.

This bundle contains the complete Griffin Mage trilogy: Lord of the Changing Wind, Land of the Burning Sands and Law of the Broken Earth.

The 13th Warning by R. L. Stine from Albert Whitman & Company ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (July 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A classic, fun, and spooky story perfect for young readers."

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4th and up
Joseph has always had such good luck that his nickname is Lucky. Tomorrow, he is going to turn thirteen on the thirteenth of the month. He’s the thirteenth child in a family with thirteen kids…and both of his parents are also thirteenth children. With so many thirteens, his luck is bound to run out!
An old man and a woman with a black cat visit Lucky to warn him that he has too many thirteens in his life. And if he collects thirteen thirteens by midnight on his birthday, he’ll unleash evil spirits. Almost as soon as the old man and the woman leave, the bad luck begins. And the thirteens just keep coming: the thirteen doughnuts his teacher gives him, the thirteen he scores on his pop math quiz, the thirteen barks from his normally quiet dog. Now Lucky is driving himself crazy adding up everything he comes across. Can he break the curse of thirteen in time? Clever and fun, The 13th Warning is certain to spook young readers.

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Of Poseidon (The Syrena Legacy) by Anna Banks from Feiwel & Friends (should be $2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (July 29)

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Anna Banks' delightful debut novel introduces Emma McIntosh, a young woman who never thought she was anything special, but after a beach encounter with the handsome Galen, she discovers her true identity. Like Galen, she is a Syrena, a mermaidlike being -- and perhaps the special one blessed with the gift of Poseidon who can save Galen's kingdom from extinction.

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Of Poseidon (The Syrena Legacy) by Anna Banks is $2.99 (Amazon US)

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The Emergence of Judy Taylor by Angela Jackson from Canvas (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (July 30) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "...one of the most well-observed and bluntly honest accounts of a relationship I have read in a long time."

Judy Taylor married the first man who asked her. She lives in the neighbourhood where she spent her uneventful childhood. She still has the same friends she first met in primary school. But everything she once knew is about to be turned upside down.

Judy might be ready to start a new life in vibrant Edinburgh, if she's prepared to accept what it means to change. First she has to ask herself if it's ever too late to make up for lost time.

The Emergence of Judy Taylor is a story about first loves and second chances. It's about love and life and sex and starlings. It's about Judy and Oliver and Paul and Fabiana and Rob and Min and Lily and Harry and a French siren called Isabella.

Star-Crossed Summer by Sarah Stanley from Robert Hale (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Romance Daily Deal (July 30) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Sarah Stanley is a welcome addition to the ranks of magnificent story-tellers with this family saga."

Summer 1815. Gloucestershire heiress Beth Tremoille is impoverished by her scheming stepmother. Now a blacksmith's mistress, she steals money paid by handsome, rich, and ruthless Sir Guy Valmer, who considers the Tremoille inheritance to be his. Unknown to Beth, he means to force her into marriage after finding a missing will that reinstates her as her father's heir. Fearing arrest for stealing, she flees to London, where several brushes with Guy make her realize how physically drawn to him she is. But fear makes her flee again, and under a false name she leases a remote house on the coast of Exmoor. There, believing herself safe, she meets a new love, wealthy landowner Landry Haldane, with whom she embarks upon a passionate affair; but Guy is still on her trail, and is gradually drawing closer. When he finally catches her, she will have to choose her destiny.

Digital Disruption: Unleashing the Next Wave of Innovation by James McQuivey and Josh Bernoff from Amazon (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Business Daily Deal (July 30) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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As digital platforms platforms continue to develop, McQuivey discusses how adopting the right mindset can change the way you think about innovation.

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Love Anthony by Lisa Genova from Gallery Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (July 30) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A warm, poignant, and deeply human story about love, loss, and healing."

I’m always hearing about how my brain doesn’t work right…But it doesn’t feel broken to me.

Olivia Donatelli’s dream of a “normal” life shattered when her son, Anthony, was diagnosed with autism at age three. He didn’t speak. He hated to be touched. He almost never made eye contact. And just as Olivia was starting to realize that happiness and autism could coexist, Anthony was gone.

Now she’s alone on Nantucket, desperate to find meaning in her son’s short life, when a chance encounter with another woman brings Anthony alive again in a most unexpected way.

In a warm, deeply human story reminiscent of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and Daniel Isn’t Talking, New York Times bestselling author Lisa Genova offers us two unforgettable women on the verge of change and the irrepressible young boy with autism whose unique wisdom helps them both find the courage to move on.

Gwen's Honor by Sandra Wilkins from Montlake Romance ($0.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (July 30) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "If you love adventure, history, and good clean romance, pick up this novel."

Gwen Sanders never imagined that her dream of writing a novel would disrupt her engagement and force her to choose an inconceivable path. Although engaged to Walter Manning for more than two years, she has lived away from him and worked as a society reporter for the Shawnee Globe. But an unexpected reconnection with the handsome Josh Flynn, her childhood sweetheart, leads to jealousy from Walter. Gwen insists that she loves Walter and would never be so dishonorable as to break off her engagement…Yet she can't brush off the feeling that her lack of enthusiasm and mounting pressure from wedding preparations are pointing her in a different direction—one that would shake her comfortable life to its foundation. Faced with an impossible decision, Gwen must choose between honor and love in this historical romance set in the Oklahoma Territory.

Scholar: A Novel in the Imager Portfolio by L. E. Modesitt, Jr. from Tor Books ($2.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (July 30) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "An exhilarating thriller with engrossing characters and terrific plotting."

Hundreds of years before the time of Imager, the continent of Lydar is fragmented. Years of war have consolidated five nations into three--Bovaria, Telaryn, and Antiago. Quaeryt is a scholar and a friend of Bhayar, the young ruler of Telaryn. Worried about his future and the escalating intrigues in Solis, the capital city, Quaeryt persuades Bhayar to send him to Tilbor, conquered ten years earlier by Bhayar’s father, in order to see if the number and extent of occupying troops can be reduced so that they can be re-deployed to the border with warlike Bovaria.

Quaeryt has managed to conceal the fact that he is an imager, since the life expectancies of imagers in Lydar is short. Just before Quaeryt departs, Bhayar’s youngest sister passes a letter to the scholar-imager, a letter that could well embroil Quaeryt in the welter of court politics he had hoped to leave behind. On top of that, on his voyage and journey to Tilbor he must face pirates, storms, poisonings, attempted murder, as well as discovering the fact that he is not quite who he thought he was. To make it all worse, the order of scholars to which he belongs is jeopardized in more ways than one.

Scholar is a Kirkus Reviews Best of 2011 Science Fiction & Fantasy title.

Wildefire by Karsten Knight from Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (July 30) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "The writing is outstanding, the action is intense, and the ending will cut you off at the knees."

Every flame begins with a spark.

Blackwood Academy was supposed to be a fresh start for Ashline Wilde. A secluded boarding school deep in the heart of California’s redwood forests, three thousand miles from her old life—it sounded like the new beginning she needed after an act of unspeakable violence left a girl in her hometown dead. But Blackwood is far from the peaceful haven Ashline was searching for. Because terrifying, supernatural beasts roam the forests around campus. Because the murderer from Ashline’s hometown—her own sister—has followed her across the country. Because a group of reincarnated gods and goddesses has been mysteriously summoned to Blackwood...and Ashline’s one of them.

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Secrets over Sweet Tea by Denise Hildreth Jones from Tyndale House Publishers ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (July 30)

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The lives of a pastor's wife, a news anchor, and a beleaguered divorce attorney intersect in this jewel of a novel from Denise Hildreth Jones. As scandal topples the trio's carefully constructed worlds, they lean on each other on a journey back to laughter, love, and, of course, sweet tea.

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Secrets over Sweet Tea by Denise Hildreth Jones is $1.99 (Amazon US)

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Sleeping Murder (Miss Marple Mysteries) by Agatha Christie (William Morrow Paperbacks) for $2.99

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Gwenda Reed arrives from New Zealand, travelling ahead of her husband with the task of finding the perfect place to make their base. In the quiet village of Dilmouth, she finds a house with immediate appeal.

A few renovations will convert it into her ideal home. Then things get very strange indeed. Wanting porch stairs, Gwenda hires a builder to put them in – only to find some old steps, covered up by bushes. She decides on a connecting doorway between the drawing-room and the dining-room, but discovers one already there, now plastered over. When she opens the painted-over doors of an old cupboard to find wallpaper exactly the same as she had imagined, she begins to wonder if she is going mad.

It takes Miss Marple to realise that an unsolved murder is behind Gwenda’s apparent intuition – but even she does not suspect the murderer will strike again…

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The Hanging (Konrad Simonsen 1) by Søren Hammer and Lotte Hammer from Bloomsbury Publishing (£1.19) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (July 31) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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An explosive introduction to the dark world of Copenhagen police investigator Konrad Simonsen.

Midnight Breed Omnibus by Lara Adrian from Robinson (£1.09) is the Amazon UK Kindle Romance Daily Deal (July 31) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I am hooked on this series…the characters are amazing [and] the love stories have you gripped."

The first four titles in the bestselling Midnight Breed series at a great price.

KISS OF MIDNIGHT: One touch is just the beginning...He watches her from across the crowded dance club, a sensual, black-haired stranger who stirs Gabrielle Maxwell's deepest fantasies. But nothing about this night - or this man - is what it seems. For when Gabrielle witnesses a murder outside the club, reality shifts into something dark and deadly and in that shattering instant she is thrust into a realm she never knew existed - a realm where vampires stalk the shadows and a blood war is set to ignite. Her future inextricably bound up with the black-haired stranger's, Gabrielle will confront an extraordinary destiny of danger, seduction and the darkest pleasures of all...

KISS OF CRIMSON: With one reckless, irresistible kiss, Dante binds Tess to himself for eternity...He comes to her more dead than alive, a huge black-clad stranger mortally wounded and rapidly losing blood. As she struggles to save him, vet Tess Culver is unaware that the man calling himself Dante is no man at all but one of the Breed, vampire warriors engaged in a desperate battle. But in a single erotically-charged moment Tess is plunged into his world - a shifting, shadowed place where bands of Rogue vampires stalk the night, cutting a swathe of terror.Haunted by visions of a dark future, Dante lives and fights like there is no tomorrow. Tess is a complication he does not need - and yet his touch has awakened in her hidden gifts and desires and a hunger she never knew she possessed... and bonded by blood, Dante and Tess must work together to overcome the deadliest of enemies.

MIDNIGHT AWAKENING: He has resisted temptation for centuries - until he meets someone whose heart is as frozen as his...With a dagger in her hand and vengeance on her mind, Elise Chase prowls Boston's streets in search of retribution against the Rogue vampires who took from her everything she cherished. Using her psychic gift she stalks her prey, well aware that the power she possesses is destroying her. She must learn to harness this gift and for that she can turn to only one man - the vampire Tegan.Tegan is no stranger to loss and he knows fury, but when he slays his enemies it is with ice in his veins. He is perfect in his self-control - until Elise seeks his aid. An unholy alliance is forged, one which will plunge them into a tempest of danger, desire, and the darkest passions of the heart...

MIDNIGHT RISING: In a world of shadows and consuming passions, desire is the deadliest weapon...Fuelled by pain and rage over a shattering betrayal, the warrior Rio has pledged his life to the war against the Rogues. He will let nothing stand in his way - least of all a mortal woman who carries a secret power. But now an ancient evil has been awakened and a new darkness is on the rise.For journalist Dylan Alexander, it began in Prague, where suddenly she is at the centre of a gathering storm of violence and secrets. But nothing is as dangerous as the scarred, lethally seductive man who appears from the shadows to plunge her into his world of dark desire and endless night. Very soon Dylan will have to choose: leave Rio's midnight realm, or risk everything for the man who has shown her infinite pleasures of the heart...

The Final Whistle: The Great War in Fifteen Players by Stephen Cooper from The History Press (£1.49) is the Amazon UK Kindle Sport Daily Deal (July 31) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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In the lead up to the First World War, British rugby grounds became training grounds for war. The Final Whistle plays tribute to the pivotal role they played.

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The Fifties by David Halberstam from Open Road Media ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (July 31) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A stunningly comprehensive portrait of America in the 1950s."

Exuberant and ambitious, The Fifties delves into a decade that remains a monumental and lasting turning point in American history

Joe McCarthy. Marilyn Monroe. The H-bomb. Ozzie and Harriet. Elvis. Civil rights. It’s undeniable: The fifties were a defining decade for America, complete with sweeping cultural change and political upheaval. This decade is also the focus of David Halberstam’s triumphant The Fifties, which stands as an enduring classic and was an instant New York Times bestseller upon its publication. More than a survey of the decade, it is a masterfully woven examination of far-reaching change, from the unexpected popularity of Holiday Inn to the marketing savvy behind McDonald’s expansion. A meditation on the staggering influence of image and rhetoric, The Fifties is vintage Halberstam, who was hailed by the Denver Post as “a lively, graceful writer who makes you . . . understand how much of our time was born in those years.”

This ebook features an extended biography of David Halberstam.

Falling for You by Sandra Wilkins from Crimson Romance ($0.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (July 31) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A sweet and funny romance that will make you laugh and capture your heart."

Newly single Cassidy Quinn is thrilled to be a contestant on the new reality dating show The One. But her excitement turns to horror when the gorgeous bachelor turns out to be her ex-boyfriend. Seeing Brad again makes Cassidy realize she might not be as “over him” as she thought—and then she meets hunky cameraman Evan Burke.

After watching his brother lose his wife in a tragic accident, Evan vows never to fall in love. But following Cassidy around as her personal cameraman makes him question his decision, and resisting her gets harder with every sunbathing, bikini-wearing day.

Cassidy and Evan begin a forbidden affair while her ex-boyfriend tries to win her heart back one groping, awkward moment at a time. If Cassidy can manage to stop falling off horses (literally), stop falling onto her ex-boyfriend, the bachelor (yes, literally), and stop falling in love with backstage playboy Evan, she might still make it through the show without becoming a tabloid sensation.

But soon Cassidy must choose between the ex who broke her heart and the cameraman who might never love her back. For Cassidy, this reality show just got real.

Sensuality Level: Sensual

World of Warcraft (Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War) by Christie Golden from Pocket Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (July 31) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "An absolute must-read for fans of the game."

The ashes of the Cataclysm have settled across Azeroth’s disparate kingdoms. As the broken world recovers from the disaster, the renowned sorceress Lady Jaina Proudmoore continues her long struggle to mend relations between the Horde and the Alliance. Yet of late, escalating tensions have pushed the two factions closer to open war, threatening to destroy what little stability remains in the . . .

Dark news arrives in Jaina’s beloved city, Theramore. One of the blue dragonflight’s most powerful artifacts—the Focusing Iris—has been stolen. To unravel the item’s mysterious whereabouts, Jaina works with the former blue Dragon Aspect Kalecgos. The two brilliant heroes forge an unlikely bond during their investigation, but another disastrous turn of events looms on the horizon. . . .

Garrosh Hellscream is mustering the Horde’s armies for an all-out invasion of Theramore. Despite mounting dissent within his faction, the brazen warchief aims to usher in a new era of Horde domination. His thirst for conquest leads him to take brutal measures against anyone who dares question his leadership.

Alliance forces converge on Theramore to repel the Horde onslaught, but the brave defenders are unprepared for the true scope of Garrosh’s cunning and deceptive strategy. His attack will irrevocably transform Jaina, engulfing the ardent peacekeeper in the chaotic and all-consuming . . . TIDES OF WAR<

The Mole Sisters and the Piece of Moss by Roslyn Schwartz from Annick Press ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (July 31) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A sweet and original story that is almost poetic."

When a piece of moss is feeling bad, the Mole Sisters set out to show him what a wonderful world they live in. Their adventures take them from their mole hole to the top of the world and back again.

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Let's Bring Back: An Encyclopedia of Forgotten-Yet-Delightful, Chic, Useful, Curious, and Otherwise Commendable Things from Times Gone By by Lesley M. M. Blume from Chronicle Books ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (July 31)

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Nostalgia is good for you, and nothing demonstrates that truth better than Lesley M. M. Blume's witty and whimsical look at the artifacts of times gone by. Take a moment today to rediscover the things that entertained, awed, beautified, and fascinated our predecessors -- and wonder how ever they came to have been lost to this modern world.

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Let's Bring Back: An Encyclopedia of Forgotten-Yet-Delightful, Chic, Useful, Curious, and Otherwise Commendable Things from Times Gone By by Lesley M. M. Blume is $2.99 (Amazon US)

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