Kindle for Samsung Free Selections

[copyrite]

Originally Posted by Froide

• Letters to Love by Soraya Lane
  Genres: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction
  Regular Kindle Price: $6.57

Romance reader that I am went with this one.

I've had issues with error messages from the Samsung version of the Kindle app popping up randomly on my phone (Galaxy 6), and judging by feedback, it still hasn't been fixed, so I installed the app to get the book then uninstalled it again.

The reg'lar Kindle app actually seems speedier to me and hasn't crashed on me in ages.

[Manabi]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Same here. You gotta quit picking the same books I do. It ruins monkey's uniqueness.

Well I went with something completely different on the Kindle First picks this month, so your wish has been granted.

Originally Posted by copyrite

Romance reader that I am went with this one.

I've had issues with error messages from the Samsung version of the Kindle app popping up randomly on my phone (Galaxy 6), and judging by feedback, it still hasn't been fixed, so I installed the app to get the book then uninstalled it again.

The reg'lar Kindle app actually seems speedier to me and hasn't crashed on me in ages.

I haven't gotten any error messages from it on my Galaxy S4, but I also haven't updated it since I installed it. Literally the only thing I use it for is to get the free book each month. Maybe a recent update has caused the problem.

[ATDrake]

Just a reminder that this is the last day to pick from one of the monthly selections if you haven't already.

[Froide]

They're out! Here are the September 2016 Samsung Book Deals selections, from the Kindle store (in the order in which Amazon presented them). I researched them a bit, to identify series (if any) each belongs to and its genre(s).

Click on Samsung Book Deals to learn how this works. You may also want to read the earlier, related MR thread: Kindle for Samsung launched in 90 countries


Blood and Roses (Holly Jennings Thriller) by A.K. Alexander

• Current Kindle Price: $4.99
• Genre(s):

#150 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Crime Fiction > Serial Killers
#230 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers > Terrorism
#1671 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Women's Fiction > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Women Sleuths

Someone is torturing and killing high-stakes players in the horse-racing world; all signs point to an animal activist gone rogue. But San Diego CSI Holly Jennings knows better. She’s seen enough violence in her time to know the difference between a killer bent on revenge and a killer seeking sheer destruction.

To stop him, Holly must venture beyond the gleaming facade of jockey silks and Derby hats into the seedy underbelly of the racing world, where ambition and greed trump ethics and fair play, and people will do anything—even kill—to win. But just when she thinks the killer is within her reach, a ghost from the past returns to threaten it all: her case, her job…and her life.

The Awesome Girl's Guide to Dating Extraordinary Men by Ernessa T. Carter

• Current Kindle Price: $3.99
• Genre(s):

#166 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Women's Fiction > Single Women
#241 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Women's Fiction > Friendship
#703 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > African American > Women's Fiction

Four women. Two years. A friendship to last a lifetime.

The only things that Sharita, Thursday, Risa, and Tammy have in common are their disastrous love lives. But the year three of them turn 30 will be different, they swear!

Sharita, a plump and conservative accountant wants to make partner at her firm and find the man of her dreams. Thursday, the daughter of a formerly chart-topping political rapper, wants to stop being a serial one-month stander, and settle down into a stable life with a stable boyfriend. Risa, a skinny and audacious electronica punk rocker, wants to finally land an album deal, which she feels is the only way to win back the heart of her on-again of off-again closeted girlfriend. And after getting fired as the spokesmodel for her family’s hair company, sweet and gorgeous Tammy wants to prove that she has what it takes to make it on her own.

None of these women get what they want, but over the course of two years, they get exactly what they need. And that proves to be the best thing after all.

Every Breath She Takes by Norah Wilson

• Current Kindle Price: $3.99
• Genre(s):
  #1702 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Romance > Fantasy
  #3712 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Romance > Mystery & Suspense > Suspense
  #4328 in Books > Romance > Romantic Suspense

“Ultra-sexy, heart-pumping suspense and adventure.” – Julianne MacLean, USA Today best-selling author

“Sexy, gritty and thrilling.” – Joss Ware, award-winning author of Night Forbidden</p

Veterinarian Lauren Townsend has good reason for hiding her psychic ability. Not only did her “freakishness” earn her pariah status in the small town where she grew up, it cost her a fiancé and her faith in love. When Lauren foresees a murder—through the killer’s eyes—she traces the victim to a sprawling ranch, never guessing what waits for her…

Cal Taggart’s rugged ranch life doesn’t need any more complications. His stubborn determination cost him his marriage, and now may cost him his livelihood. But then beautiful Lauren enters his corral…with danger close behind. And Cal wants nothing more than to protect her. They can’t deny their intense attraction. Nor do they want to. What begins as a fling with no strings becomes a fight for survival—and for true love.

Previously published as Lauren’s Eyes.

Marked (Servants of Fate Book 1) by Sarah Fine

• Current Kindle Price: $4.99
• Genre(s):
  #46 in Books > Romance > Fantasy
  #47 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Romance > Fantasy
  #88 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy > Romantic

In a broken landscape carved by environmental collapse, Boston paramedic Cacia Ferry risks life and limb on the front lines of a fragile and dangerous city. What most don’t know—including her sexy new partner, Eli Margolis—is that while Cacy works to save lives, she has another job ferrying the dead to the Afterlife. Once humans are “Marked” by Fate, the powerful Ferrys are called to escort the vulnerable souls to either eternal bliss or unending fire and pain.

Unaware of Cacy’s other life, Eli finds himself as mesmerized by his fierce and beautiful partner as he is mistrustful of the influential Ferry clan led by the Charon—who happens to be Cacy’s father. Cacy, in turn, can no longer deny her intense attraction to the mysterious ex-Ranger with a haunted past. But just as their relationship heats up, an apparent hit takes the Charon before his time. Shaken to the core, Cacy pursues the rogue element who has seized the reins of Fate, only to discover that Eli has a devastating secret of his own. Not knowing whom to trust, what will Cacy have to sacrifice to protect Eli—and to make sure humanity’s future is secure?

[Manabi]

Well, for me personally, that's the single worst selection of books they've offered any month since I've started getting them. I'll let Mom look and see if she wants any of those, otherwise I shall pass, even for free. Also, why so many romances Amazon/Samsung?

[Froide]

Originally Posted by Manabi

Well, for me personally, that's the single worst selection of books they've offered any month since I've started getting them.

Agreed. Slimmest pickin's yet (though I bought Blood and Roses (Holly Jennings Thriller) by A.K. Alexander).

[Manabi]

Originally Posted by Froide

Agreed. Slimmest pickin's yet (though I bought Blood and Roses (Holly Jennings Thriller) by A.K. Alexander).

I left it up to Mom and she ended up picking that one too! She likes romances, and even she thought those sounded bad.

[ATDrake]

Just a reminder that today will be the last day to pick up one of this month's selections if you haven't already.

[Froide]

I have an early morning appointment tomorrow; would someone else please post tomorrow's selections when they are released?

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Froide

I have an early morning appointment tomorrow; would someone else please post tomorrow's selections when they are released?

Slacking off on the job, eh? I got your back.

[tubemonkey]

Kindle for Samsung -- Free Book of the Month -- exp 31 Oct

Out of the Black -- John Rector --> R-3.9 --> crime noir

To keep the light of his life, he’ll have to do some dark things.

Spoiler:

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Crime Fiction > Noir
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Crime Fiction > Kidnapping
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Mystery > Hard-Boiled

To keep the light of his life, he’ll have to do some dark things.

After Matt Caine loses his wife in a car accident, all he has left is his daughter, Anna. But just as the little girl—who survived the accident—finally starts thriving, Matt’s former in-laws threaten to take her away via a bitter custody battle. Desperate to keep Anna and in debt to some dangerous local thugs, Matt has no good options. But he does have Jay, one very bad friend.

Just out of jail and plagued by drug addiction, Jay tempts Matt with a foolproof kidnapping scheme. But what sounds like the perfect solution to all his problems eventually leads Matt through a nightmarish maze of betrayals and reversals, pushing him to his breaking point—and beyond. Now, with his entire life hanging in the balance, Matt makes a pledge of brutal payback.

The Other Guy's Bride -- Connie Brockway --> R-4.3 --> historical romance

Determined to prove her worth as a budding archeologist, Ginesse Braxton vows to solve one of the world's greatest mysteries--to find the location of the lost city of Zerzura.

Spoiler:

Romance > Historical Romance
Romance > Historical
Literature & Fiction > United States

Determined to prove her worth as a budding archeologist, Ginesse Braxton vows to solve one of the world's greatest mysteries--to find the location of the lost city of Zerzura. Unfortunately, no man dares take the risk of escorting the resolute young scholar across the open desert. But on her way to Egypt, Ginesse engages in a daring deception--she will switch places with Mildred Whimpelhall, who is traveling to meet her fiancé.

Cynical adventurer Jim Owen will do anything to escape the dark secrets of his troubled past. Betrayed by the woman he loved, scorned by proper society, he agrees to carry out a danger-fraught task: escort Mildred Whimpelhall across a lawless desert to her intended. But Jim is about to learn that "Mildred" isn't exactly what she seems . . . and the dangers they face together are eclipsed only by an even greater peril: falling in love, against all reason, with another guy's bride . . .

McFall -- Scott Nicholson --> R-4.1 --> horror

"If Evil had fortified secret strongholds across the globe, the red church was certainly one of them."

Spoiler:

Literature & Fiction > Horror > United States
Literature & Fiction > Horror > Dark Fantasy
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers & Suspense > Crime > Serial Killers

"If Evil had fortified secret strongholds across the globe, the red church was certainly one of them."

Award-winning author Scott Nicholson returns to the Blue Ridge Mountain legends and setting of his bestselling thrillers, The Red Church and Drummer Boy.

When wealthy developer Larkin McFall moves to the small Appalachian Mountain community of Barkersville, generations-old tales of supernatural phenomena, sudden deaths, and odd disappearances resurface. Larkin laughs off the stories as superstition, while promising to bring a bright new future to the dying town.

Sheriff Frank Littlefield senses a diabolical motive in McFall’s good intentions. High school friends Bobby Eldreth and Ronnie Day also suspect that an evil menace has invaded Barkersville, but both soon fall under McFall’s spell. Has the sinister presence that once infiltrated the abandoned—perhaps haunted—red church spread to the community as McFall turns the family property into a luxurious subdivision?

When those who oppose Larkin McFall’s ambitions begin to die horrifically—or even worse, become the man’s biggest supporters—Sheriff Littlefield’s investigation uncovers a man with no past and no fingerprints.

A man who destroys people by giving them exactly what they want.

This book was initially released in episodes as a Kindle Serial. All episodes are now available for immediate download as a complete book.

Voyage of Strangers -- Elizabeth Zelvin --> R-3.8 --> historical

The year is 1493, and young Jewish sailor Diego Mendoza has returned from Columbus’s triumphant first voyage with tales of lush landscapes, rivers running with gold, and welcoming locals.

Spoiler:

Literature & Fiction > Historical Fiction > Caribbean & Latin American
Literature & Fiction > United States > Jewish American
Literature & Fiction > World Literature > Jewish

The year is 1493, and young Jewish sailor Diego Mendoza has returned from Columbus’s triumphant first voyage with tales of lush landscapes, rivers running with gold, and welcoming locals. But back home in Spain, Diego finds the Inquisition at its terrifying peak, and he must protect his spirited sister, Rachel, from betrayal and death. Disguising herself as a boy, Rachel sneaks onto Columbus’s second expedition, bound for the new lands they call the Indies. As the Spaniards build their first settlements and search for gold, Diego and Rachel fall in love with the place, people, and customs. Still forced to hide their religious faith and Rachel’s true identity, the brother and sister witness the Spaniards’ devastation of the island in their haste to harvest riches.

This unflinching look at Columbus’s exploration and its terrible cost to the native Taino people introduces two valiant young people who struggle against the inevitable destruction of paradise.

Revised edition: This edition of Voyage of Strangers includes editorial revisions.

[Froide]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Slacking off on the job, eh? I got your back.

Thanks, monkey. Here's a refreshing treat.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Froide

Thanks, monkey. Here's a refreshing treat.

YW, and thanks for the treat. A perfect follow-up for the Italian sandwich I just had

[skinmaan]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

YW, and thanks for the treat. A perfect follow-up for the Italian sandwich I just had

Italian? I thought you were strictly a peanut-butter-and-bananas guy.

[Manabi]

I went with Voyage of Strangers. Basically best of a bad lot for me. I've never cared for romance novels, and I don't like horror. Then the crime noir one sounds way too violent for my tastes.