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The Devil's Necktie by John Lansing from Gallery Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (January 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is devilishly fun. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves intrigue, action, interesting characters, and catchy dialogue!"

A sizzling thriller for fans of James Patterson and Patricia Cornwell--an action-packed tour into the real-life world of cops, crime, drugs, and murder.

Retired inspector Jack Bertolino had strict rules when dealing with confidential informants. But Mia had the kind of beauty that could make a grown man contemplate leaving his wife, his job, and his kids. After a passionate night together, Mia is found murdered--and Jack is the lead suspect.

Facing threats from the LAPD, the 18th Street Angels, and a Colombian drug cartel, Jack delves deeper into the seedy world of drug dealers and murderers and discovers that the top players knew Mia personally. And now Jack is torn between fearing for his life and seeking revenge for his slain lover....either way, the body count will rise.

Our First Christmas by Lisa Jackson, Mary Burton, Mary Carter, Cathy Lamb from Montlake Romance ($2.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (January 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I love anthologies, and these stories are enchantingly enjoyable. They offer a great combination of romance, mystery, longing, and love."

“It’s that time of year when the world falls in love…”
Join four of your favorite authors for tales of Christmas romance to remember forever.

“Under the Mistletoe,” Lisa Jackson

Megan Johnson’s marriage is over—or so she thinks. When her husband Chris lands in the hospital, fighting for his life, she remembers the unexpected joy of their first Christmas together…

“A Ranger for Christmas,” Mary Burton

The holidays bring painful memories for history professor Marissa Thompson. Agreeing to help Texas Ranger Lucas Cooper solve a case offers the perfect distraction. But as danger threatens, the joy of love has never been more tempting.

“A Southern Christmas,” Mary Carter

Reporter Danielle Bright is heading home for the holidays to write up a feature story about Christmas down south—and possibly win back her ex. But Sawyer, the sexy photographer along for the ride, is determined to jingle her bells…

“Christmas in Montana” Cathy Lamb

Family is the ideal antidote to getting fired, but Laurel Kelly isn’t prepared for the changes at home in Montana—or the fact that her college boyfriend Josh Reed now owns the family land. But a blue Christmas could be the perfect surprise for a holiday to remember.

Understories by Tim Horvath from Bellevue Literary Press ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (January 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is a well-written, creative, inventive, and challenging book, filled with a collection of short stories that bent my perception."

New Hampshire Literary Award Winner
NPR Books Summer Reading Selection

What if there were a city that consisted only of restaurants? What if Paul Gauguin had gone to Greenland instead of Tahiti? What if there were a field called Umbrology, the study of shadows, where physicists and shadow puppeteers worked side by side?

Full of speculative daring though firmly anchored in the tradition of realism, Tim Horvath’s stories explore all of this and more— blending the everyday and the wondrous to contend with age-old themes of loss, identity, imagination, and the search for human connection. Whether making offhand references to Mystery Science Theater, providing a new perspective on Heidegger’s philosophy and forays into Nazism, or following the imaginary travels of a library book, Horvath’s writing is as entertaining as it is thought provoking.

The Center Cannot Hold by Elyn R. Saks from Hachette Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Biographies & Memoirs Deal of the Day (January 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I highly recommend this courageous and brilliant memoir. It's quite possibly the most clear-cut account of any mental illness, from the inside out."

Elyn R. Saks is an esteemed professor, lawyer, and psychiatrist and is the Orrin B. Evans Professor of Law, Psychology, Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California Law School, yet she has suffered from schizophrenia for most of her life, and still has ongoing major episodes of the illness.

THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD is the eloquent, moving story of Elyn's life, from the first time that she heard voices speaking to her as a young teenager, to attempted suicides in college, through learning to live on her own as an adult in an often terrifying world. Saks discusses frankly the paranoia, the inability to tell imaginary fears from real ones, the voices in her head telling her to kill herself (and to harm others); as well the incredibly difficult obstacles she overcame to become a highly respected professional. This beautifully written memoir is destined to become a classic in its genre.

The title is a line from "The Second Coming," a poem by William Butler Yeats, which is alluded to in the book.

Between by Megan Whitmer from Spencer Hill Press ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (January 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "With entertaining wit, sweet romance, intriguing magic, and a few surprises along the way, this is a great YA fantasy."

When a supernatural freak of nature forces her family to separate, seventeen-year-old Charlie Page must turn to her frustrating (yet gorgeous) neighbor, Seth, to help reunite them. Seth whisks Charlie to Ellauria--a magical world filled with the creatures of myths and legends--and tells her of the Fellowship, the group charged with protecting mystical beings from human discovery. (All except Bigfoot; that attention whore is a total lost cause.) But when Charlie learns that she's under the Fellowship's protection herself, well, "stressed" is an understatement.

Ellauria should be the safest place for Charlie while the Fellowship works to find her family, but things in the mystical realm aren't what they seem. Magic is failing, creatures are dying, and the Fellowship insists Charlie holds the key to saving everyone. With her family still missing and the danger in Ellauria growing, Charlie doesn't know who she can trust. She's dealing with a power she never asked for, falling for a guy she can't have, and being forced to choose between her destiny and her heart. And if she chooses wrong, she could destroy magic forever.

Charlie may be in over her head.