Kindle for Samsung Free Selections

[Froide]

They're out! Here are the September 2018 Samsung Book Deals selections (in the order in which the Amazon Kindle for Samsung app presented them). I've also posted each selection's series (if any), usual Kindle book price, book description, Amazon rank, and genre(s).

To learn how Samsung Book Deals works:

• Click on Samsung Book Deals
• Or read the earlier, related Mobileread thread: Kindle for Samsung launched in 90 countries

To obtain the Kindle for Samsung app:

• You can download and then sideload it from: https://www.sammobile.com/apk/kindle-for-samsung/

If interested in the audiobook versions of these books:

• See GtrsRGr8's Cheap Whispersync Deals thread

1
Charming: A Cinderella Billionaire Story, by Sophie Brooks (normally $3.99)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,322 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#362 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Mythology & Folk Tales > Fairy Tales
#442 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Mythology & Folk Tales > Mythology
#802 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Women's Fiction > Sisters

He's a bad boy trying to be good...
Ford's gone from playboy to responsible CEO. Since inheriting his father's billion-dollar corporation, he has everything to prove. He also has a secret.
Her name is Autumn, and her voice is perfect. Sometimes sweet and innocent, sometimes sultry and seductive, but always exactly right.

She's a good girl pretending to be bad...
Autumn's fantasy hotline job helps pay the bills--and with a sister to raise, she has lots of those. So the shy 23-year-old plays the roles the callers want. Except with Ford. He wants the real Autumn. And she can't help wishing he were more than a voice in the night.
When Autumn's in danger and Ford rushes to her rescue, their unlikely connection becomes a Cinderella story. But Autumn has a secret, too... one that might destroy their fairy-tale romance.

Charming is a full-length romance novel with steamy scenes, no cheating, and a very happy ending. Note: This edition is a new release of an edition originally published by Sophie Brooks.

2
Grievance: A Novel, by Christine Bell (normally $3.99)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #180,202 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#1023 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Literary Fiction > Psychological
#1031 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Women's Fiction > Psychological
#1886 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Suspense > Psychological

Winner of the International Thriller Writers Award.

Christine Bell’s haunting and suspenseful novel draws readers into the world of a grieving widow stalked by a stranger bent on stealing away everything she has left—even her past.

After weathering the first gut-wrenching year since her husband’s death, Lily Declan is trying to move past her grief and find a place of healing for herself and her two young sons.

But when a strange sympathy letter arrives, the quiet life Lily has rebuilt from her sorrow comes under stealthy, sinister attack. On her wedding anniversary, an intimate bridal gift is delivered to her door. Then, a bizarre home invasion shatters her sense of security, and a mysterious Facebook memorial appears. Like a hungry ghost, someone seeks to claim her love and loss as their own, to erase Lily from her own life and possess her beloved forever, in an embrace of macabre devotion.

As more threats follow, Lily’s home and family are no longer her safe haven, and it’s become difficult to tell friend from foe. But after everything she’s already lost, she won’t give up her memories—or her family—without a fight.

3
Saint Christopher and the Gravedigger, by Catherine Cookson (normally $3.99)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #262,372 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#112 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Historical > Short Stories & Anthologies > Short Stories
#504 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Historical Fiction > Short Stories
#530 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Humor & Entertainment > Humor > Satire

Known for the wit of her writing, in her lifetime Catherine Cookson became the UK’s most widely read novelist. When the Cookson Estate discovered the unpublished manuscript of Saint Christopher and the Gravedigger in the attic of her home, they unearthed a gem for Cookson’s many fans.

Gravedigger John Gascoigne lives in Downfell Hurst with his wife, Florrie, their three children and his mother, Gran. John is a deep thinker but extremely taciturn—a man of few words and many grunts. Which is why everyone is alarmed when he’s hit on the head by a cricket ball, and it suddenly seems as if the words won’t stop. What’s more, he says he is talking to Saint Christopher—only no one else can see the saint, and they’re beginning to worry John’s not quite right in the head…

Mad or not, John has some secrets he’s been keeping. But if he can’t stop talking, they won’t stay secret for long.

4
Pale Queen Rising (Pale Queen Series, #1), by A.R. Kahler (normally $3.99)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,864 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#298 in Kindle Store > Whispersync for Voice > Add Narration for $3.99 or Less
#347 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Mythology & Folk Tales > Fairy Tales
#420 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Mythology & Folk Tales > Mythology

As the royal assassin, Claire is used to moving between the mortal world and the Winter Kingdom. When the queen commands her to kill, Claire does the job and doesn’t ask questions. Her deadly skills and loyalty are soon tested when Claire is sent to the Immortal Circus, one of the many places where “Dream” is harvested from the imaginings of mortals. There she must find the culprit who is causing Dream to mysteriously disappear before the Winter Kingdom’s supply is depleted enough to threaten its very survival. But when she meets Roxie, a beautiful mortal singer with a strange link to the Dream thieves, Claire quickly recognizes an odd and unexplained connection that may cloud her judgment. As each new clue unveils another secret, Claire finds herself confronting the riddle of her own buried past—and a dangerous illusion that, as part of the Immortal Circus, is just another act in the show.

[Froide]

I chose Grievance: A Novel, by Christine Bell.

[Manabi]

I ended up going with Saint Christopher and the Gravedigger. Can't say any of them were terribly appealing though.

[Froide]

They're out! Here are the October 2018 Samsung Book Deals selections (in the order in which the Amazon Kindle for Samsung app presented them). I've also posted each selection's series (if any), usual Kindle book price, book description, Amazon rank, and genre(s).

To learn how Samsung Book Deals works:

• Click on Samsung Book Deals
• Or read the earlier, related Mobileread thread: Kindle for Samsung launched in 90 countries

To obtain the Kindle for Samsung app:

• You can download and then sideload it from: https://www.sammobile.com/apk/kindle-for-samsung/

If interested in the audiobook versions of these books:

• See GtrsRGr8's Cheap Whispersync Deals thread

1
The Seventh Bride, by T. Kingfisher (normally $2.99)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,230 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#19 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Mythology & Folk Tales > Fairy Tales
#196 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Historical Fiction > Fantasy
#209 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Women's Fiction > Fantasy
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Young Rhea is a miller’s daughter of low birth, so she is understandably surprised when a mysterious nobleman, Lord Crevan, shows up on her doorstep and proposes marriage. Since commoners don’t turn down lords—no matter how sinister they may seem—Rhea is forced to agree to the engagement.

Lord Crevan demands that Rhea visit his remote manor before their wedding. Upon arrival, she discovers that not only was her betrothed married six times before, but his previous wives are all imprisoned in his enchanted castle. Determined not to share their same fate, Rhea asserts her desire for freedom. In answer, Lord Crevan gives Rhea a series of magical tasks to complete, with the threat “Come back before dawn, or else I’ll marry you.”

With time running out and each task more dangerous and bizarre than the last, Rhea must use her resourcefulness, compassion, and bravery to rally the other wives and defeat the sorcerer before he binds her to him forever.

Revised edition: This edition of The Seventh Bride includes editorial revisions.

2
Fortune's Daughters, by Consuelo Saah Baehr (normally $3.99)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,145 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#297 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Literary Fiction > Sagas
#576 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Literary Fiction > Historical
#781 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Sagas

Faith Simpson is born at the dawn of the twentieth century into a dynasty that gives her everything she will ever need—except her parents’ love and attention. Often misunderstood, she trusts few as she grows up on the family’s manicured Long Island estate. Just twenty-nine miles away, on lower Manhattan’s dirty, crowded streets, Hope Lee’s world is one of poverty and desperation. The scrappy child of hard-working Irish and Chinese immigrants has learned to fend for herself, until a terrible disaster thrusts her into a strange, new world of privilege.

When she meets Faith, Hope has faced enough loss to last a lifetime, and, like Faith, she has built an emotional wall to survive. Compelled by the tragic bonds of very different childhoods, they soon forge a strong alliance. But when Faith’s father chooses Hope as his protégé, and, worse yet, both Faith and Hope fall in love with the same man, resentment and betrayal threaten their bond. Caught in the tumult of World War I, Wall Street, union fights, and changing women’s roles, these two extraordinary women find that true fortune can’t be bought or sold.

3
Fight Dirty (Renegade Justice Thrillers Book 1), by CJ Lyons (normally $5.49)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #80,335 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#1212 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers & Suspense > Crime > Serial Killers
#3139 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Women's Fiction > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Women Sleuths
#3607 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers & Suspense > Crime > Murder

Raised to kill by her father, a convicted serial killer, Morgan’s problems aren’t those of the average teen. She wants only one thing: to protect her freedom and not get locked away. So, despite ongoing temptation and a bloody past, Morgan swears off murder.

Seeking to tame her sociopathic instincts, Morgan cons her way into working with security consultants Jenna Galloway and Andre Stone. For their first case, Morgan goes undercover to infiltrate ReNew, a treatment center for troubled teens, to investigate the suicide of a fourteen-year-old girl sent there by her wealthy parents.

While Jenna and Andre search for evidence from the outside, Morgan endures her own worst nightmare posing as an inmate. It isn’t long before she discovers that ReNew’s unstable patients are the ones who are really in charge—and that some of their psychopathic tendencies rival her own.

Even if Morgan can discover the truth behind the girl’s death and escape ReNew alive, what—or who—might be waiting for her on the outside?

4
Into Your Arms, by Abigail Strom (normally $3.99)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,847 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#2553 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Contemporary Fiction > Women's Fiction
#5584 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Romance > Contemporary
#6322 in Books > Literature & Fiction > United States

Sara Minetti isn’t looking for love. As a professional ballet dancer, she won’t let anything get in the way of her demanding career. So when a sexy stranger moves into the apartment next door, she’s sure she can ignore the sizzling chemistry between them.

Nick Landry is busy with a tough political campaign and a brother who needs his help. He’s only in New York for a few months, and romance is the last thing he’s looking for. But he can’t stop thinking about the beautiful dancer next door...or the day he caught her in her underwear.

Nick and Sara are fighting a losing battle against an attraction they can’t deny. The only question is, will they lose their hearts, too?

This is a new release of a previously published edition.

[Dngrsone]

The first and third both sound interesting. I do note that CJ Lyons hangs out with some interesting people, like Erin Brockovitch and Lee Child, so that may tip me in favor of her book.

[gabby98]

Originally Posted by Dngrsone

The first and third both sound interesting. I do note that CJ Lyons hangs out with some interesting people, like Erin Brockovitch and Lee Child, so that may tip me in favor of her book.

those are the two i'm stuck on as well

[Purple Lady]

Originally Posted by Dngrsone

The first and third both sound interesting. I do note that CJ Lyons hangs out with some interesting people, like Erin Brockovitch and Lee Child, so that may tip me in favor of her book.

I thought they both sounded interesting too, but looking at the categories they both say women's fiction. The third one also says women sleuths, which is a red flag to me. I wouldn't want to read anything in a category that says women doctors because when it's used that way in the US it's usually derogatory.

Does anyone know who picks the categories a book gets put in? If it's Amazon, then I would give it a chance. The romance book is also in a women's fiction category, and I will not read romance. Anything that's in a women's fiction category is suspect to me.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Purple Lady

Does anyone know who picks the categories a book gets put in?

I think they use a roulette wheel with the categories printed on it

[Purple Lady]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I think they use a roulette wheel with the categories printed on it

It does look like that sometimes.

[Froide]

I chose Fortune's Daughters.

[skinmaan]

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[sakura-panda]

I'm intrigued by The Seventh Bride; my kids all love the Dragonbreath series, and while I understand one has nothing to do with the other, knowing that they are by the same author makes me want to check it out.

[ktredshoes]

When I logged in to check this month's choices, I got a message that the program was ending as of Nov. 1. Can't find any further details about why it's ending - anybody hear anything?

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by ktredshoes

When I logged in to check this month's choices, I got a message that the program was ending as of Nov. 1. Can't find any further details about why it's ending - anybody hear anything?

Thanks for catching that. This is the first I've heard of it. Here is the message in full:

Samsung Book Deals ends on Nov 1, 2018.

October is the last month to redeem a free book as part of this program.

Any books you have previously redeemed using Samsung Book Deals are yours to keep, and will continue to appear in your library after the program ends.

[Froide]

Thank you for alerting us, ktredshoes, and for posting the details, tubemonkey. R.I.P., Samsung Book Deals.

FYI, that notice was not visible on October 1, at the time I posted this month's deals. After reading your posts this evening, I searched, unsuccessfully, for news about this development. Has anyone received an email on the subject?