Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor from Hodder (£0.99) is the Amazon UK
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Customer review: "A superb book that should act as a guide on how to write fantasy."
Amazon Best Books of the Month, September 2011
Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky.
In a dark and dusty shop, a devil's supply of human teeth grown dangerously low.
And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherwordly war.
Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real; she's prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands"; she speaks many languages--not all of them human; and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she's about to find out.
When one of the strangers--beautiful, haunted Akiva--fixes his fire-colored eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?
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Breaking The Chain by Maggie Makepeace from Bloomsbury Reader (£0.99) is the Amazon UK
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When Phoebe reads the hidden diaries of her father-in-law's mistress, she starts to learn the truth about her husband's family.
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The Maid's Tale: A revealing memoir of life below stairs (Lives of Servants) by Rose Plummer and Tom Quinn from Coronet (£0.99) is the Amazon UK
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Customer review: "It really gave an insight into what life was really like below stairs…this book is not only a very good read but also a great piece of history."
Born in 1910, Rose Plummer grew up in an East End slum, where she and fought an unending battle with hunger and squalor.
At the age of fifteen, Rose started work as a live-in maid, and despite the poverty of her childhood, nothing could have prepared her for the long hours, the backbreaking work and the harshness of a world in which servants were treated as if they were less than human.
But however difficult life became, Rose found something to laugh about, and her remarkable spirit and gift for friendship shines through in her memories of a now-vanished world.
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Only The Innocent by Rachel Abbott from Thomas & Mercer ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (August 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "A wonderfully complex physcological thriller with suspenseful plot twists and engaging characters."
Every moment of Sir Hugo Fletcher’s life has been chronicled in the British press: his privileged upbringing, his high-profile charity work to end human trafficking—even his two marriages. But when the billionaire philanthropist is discovered murdered in his London home, tied naked to a bed, the scandal is only a shadow of the darkness lurking off-camera.
Laura Fletcher returns from an Italian vacation to find her husband dead and her home under siege by paparazzi. Is she shocked? Yes. But is she distraught? Not exactly. Especially when Chief Inspector Tom Douglas reveals his suspicions that Hugo’s killer is female. Laura always knew she wasn’t the only woman in Hugo’s life. And she knows she wasn’t the only one with a motive to kill.
The deeper Douglas digs, the more sordid details about Hugo Fletcher he uncovers. And yet nothing compares to the secret Laura guards, a secret that could bring the guilty to justice—or destroy an innocent life forever.
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Head Over Heels (A Lucky Harbor Novel) by Jill Shalvis from Forever ($0.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (August 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "Heartwarming, sweet, and fun, this book is a must read for any fan of contemporary romance."
Breaking rules and breaking hearts
Free-spirited Chloe lives life on the edge. Unlike her soon-to-be married sisters, she isn't ready to settle into a quiet life running their family's newly renovated inn. But soon her love of trouble--and trouble with love-draws the attention of the very stern, very sexy sheriff who'd like nothing better than to tame her wild ways.
Suddenly Chloe can't take a misstep without the sheriff hot on her heels. His rugged swagger and his enigmatic smile are enough to make a girl beg to be handcuffed. For the first time, instead of avoiding the law, Chloe dreams of surrender. Can this rebel find a way to keep the peace with the straitlaced sheriff? Or will Chloe's colorful past keep her from a love that lasts . . . and the safe haven she truly wants in a town called Lucky Harbor?
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Surface Detail (Culture) by Iain M. Banks from Orbit ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (August 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "Alternatively hilarious, ghastly, and stunning in its action, this novel is an absolute winner."
It begins in the realm of the Real, where matter still matters.
It begins with a murder.
And it will not end until the Culture has gone to war with death itself.
Lededje Y'breq is one of the Intagliated, her marked body bearing witness to a family shame, her life belonging to a man whose lust for power is without limit. Prepared to risk everything for her freedom, her release - when it comes - is at a price, and to put things right she will need the help of the Culture.
Benevolent, enlightened and almost infinitely resourceful though it may be, the Culture can only do so much for any individual. With the assistance of one of its most powerful - and arguably deranged - warships, Lededje finds herself heading into a combat zone not even sure which side the Culture is really on. A war - brutal, far-reaching - is already raging within the digital realms that store the souls of the dead, and it's about to erupt into reality.
It started in the realm of the Real and that is where it will end. It will touch countless lives and affect entire civilizations, but at the center of it all is a young woman whose need for revenge masks another motive altogether.
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The Clique by Lisi Harrison from Poppy ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (August 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "I highly recommend this playful and drama-filled book that will keep you entertained from beginning to end."
Massie Block: With her glossy brunette bob and laser-whitened smile, Massie is the uncontested ruler of The Clique and the rest of the social scene at Octavian Country Day School, an exclusive private girls' school in Westchester County, New York. Massie knows you'd give anything to be just like her.
Dylan Marvil: Massie's second in command who divides her time between sucking up to Massie and sucking down Atkins Diet shakes.
Alicia Rivera: As sneaky as she is beautiful, Alicia floats easily under adult radar because she seems so "sweet." Would love to take Massie's throne one day. Just might.
Kristen Gregory: She's smart, hardworking, and will insult you to tears faster than you can say "my haircut isn't ugly!"
Enter Claire Lyons, the new girls from Florida in Keds and two-year-old Gap overalls, who is clearly not Clique material. Unfortunately for her, Claire's family is staying in the guesthouse on Massie's family's huge estate while they look for a new home. Claire's future looks worse than a bad Prada knockoff. But with a little luck and a lot of scheming, Claire might just come up smelling like Chanel No. 19. . . .
The Clique . . . the only thing harder than getting in is staying in.
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Elizabeth the First Wife by Lian Dolan from Prospect Park Books ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (August 9)
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Elizabeth Lancaster lives a content life teaching Shakespeare, generally free from the rest of her high-strung, overachieving family. But when her actor ex-husband shows up needing her help in preparing a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, she soon caught up in family ties that she thought she'd left behind. It's breezy fun reading from fan-favorite author Lian Dolan (Helen of Pasadena.)
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