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Pavilion of Women: A Novel of Life in the Women's Quarters by Pearl S. Buck from Open Road Media ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (August 26) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "A beautiful story about family, duty, and personal growth."
The exhilarating novel of an elegant woman’s subversive new chapter in life
At forty, Madame Wu is beautiful and much respected as the wife of one of China’s oldest upper-class houses. Her birthday wish is to find a young concubine for her husband and to move to separate quarters, starting a new chapter of her life. When her wish is granted, she finds herself at leisure, no longer consumed by running a sixty-person household. Now she’s free to read books previously forbidden her, to learn English, and to discover her own mind. The family in the compound are shocked at the results, especially when she begins learning from a progressive, excommunicated Catholic priest.
In its depiction of life in the compound, Pavilion of Women includes some of Buck’s most enchanting writing about the seasons, daily rhythms, and customs of women in China. It is a delightful parable about the sexes, and of the profound and transformative effects of free thought.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author’s estate.
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Last Man Standing by Cindy Gerard from Pocket Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (August 26) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "Get ready for edge of your seat action and passionate romance!"
The final “powerfully intense” (Romantic Times) Black Ops, Inc. novel from New York Times bestseller Cindy Gerard, featuring a covert private security team and electrifying romantic suspense.
Black Ops, Inc. operative Joe Green is determined to bring to justice the man responsible for former team member Bryan Tompkins’s death. He’s convinced the ambush that killed Bryan was no coincidence, but a setup. Unsure of the consequences of the battle he’s about to start, Joe distances himself from both his Black Ops, Inc. team members and the woman he loves, Bryan’s sister, Stephanie Tompkins. But Stephanie knows there must be some reason Joe broke it off, and when she hears Joe’s charged with a murder in Sierra Leone, she wastes no time in breaking him out of prison. Then they must unravel the mystery behind the ambush, and bring resolution to a long-ago betrayal….
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Tears in Rain by Rosa Montero from AmazonCrossing ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (August 26) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "An excellent science fiction story that blends fascinating concepts with intense characters."
Death is inevitable. Especially when you have an expiration date.
As a replicant, or “techno-human,” Detective Bruna Husky knows two things: humans bioengineered her to perform dangerous, undesirable tasks; and she has just ten years on the United States of Earth before her body automatically self-destructs. But with “anti-techno” rage on the rise and a rash of premature deaths striking her fellow replicants, she may have even less time than she originally thought.
Investigating the mysterious deaths, Bruna delves into the fractious, violent history shared by humans and replicants, and struggles to engage the society that fails to understand her—yet created her. The deeper she gets, the deadlier her work becomes as she uncovers a vast, terrifying conspiracy bent on changing the very course of the world. But even as the darkness of her reality closes in, Bruna clings fiercely to life.
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Saving the Team (The Kicks) by Alex Morgan from Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers ($2.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (August 26) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "A sweet and empowering story about believing in yourself and working as a team."
From star soccer player and Olympic gold medalist Alex Morgan comes the first book in an empowering, fun-filled middle grade series about believing in yourself and working as a team.
Twelve-year-old Devin loves to play soccer. If she hadn’t just left Connecticut to move across the country, she would have been named seventh-grade captain on her school soccer team.
But now that Devin is starting seventh grade in Kentville, California, all bets are off. After all, some of the best players on the US national team come from California. She’s sure to have stiff competition. Or so she thinks.
When Devin shows up for tryouts, she discovers that the Kentville Kangaroos—otherwise known as the Kicks—are an absolute mess. Their coach couldn’t care less whether the girls win or lose. And Devin is easily one of the most talented players.
The good news is, Devin quickly makes friends with funny, outgoing Jessi; shy but sweet Zoe; and klutzy Emma. Can Devin and her newfound friends pull together and save the team from itself?
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American Dream Machine by Matthew Specktor from HarperCollins ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (August 26)
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Against the backdrop of the Hollywood dream factory, Matthew Specktor (That Summertime Sound) unfurls the story of two talent agents and their three troubled boys in a sweeping narrative about fathers and sons, family business, and the seductive con game that is Tinseltown.
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