Kindle for Samsung Free Selections

[Froide]

Originally Posted by Manabi

I went with Voyage of Strangers. Basically best of a bad lot for me.

This.

[ATDrake]

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

[Froide]

ORIGINAL POST ON 11/1: I'm literally phoning this in (will polish it up when at a computer, later today).
UPDATED 11/1 and 11/3.

They're out! Here are the November 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


Black Tuesday (Time Patrol) by Bob Mayer

• Current Kindle Price: $4.99
• Genre(s)/Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

#3,927 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#8 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy > Alternative History
#10 in Kindle Store > Prime Reading > Literature & Fiction > Action & Adventure
#17 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Time Travel

Description

When a mysterious force known only as the Shadow infiltrates history, it has a suspicious target: the date October 29 in six different years spanning 999 to 1980. The Time Patrol must send its highly skilled members into the past with only twenty-four hours to stop the destruction each time.

Each targeted date features a significant event, including Sir Walter Raleigh’s beheading in 1618, the American stock market crash of 1929, and the first Internet message sent in 1969. But the missions are never as clear-cut as they seem, leading the team straight into the dangerous paths of extraordinary adversaries, such as yetis, krakens, and Vikings.

As time grows short, the Time Patrol learns that no amount of training and experience can prepare them for the enemies they battle and the alternate realities they face. And now, six changes to history could lead to the ultimate catastrophe: the end of existence.

Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye (The Redcliffe Sisters Book 1) by Marius Gabriel

• Current Kindle Price: $3.99
• Genre(s)/Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

#6,860 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#15 in Kindle Store > Prime Reading > Romance > Historical Romance
#16 in Kindle Store > Prime Reading > Literature & Fiction > Historical Fiction
#17 in Books > Romance > Historical > 20th Century

Description

In a period of irreversible change, the Redcliffe sisters face monumental love and loss that will stretch the bounds of sisterhood to their limits…

As the perils of World War II loom ever closer, Chiara is more interested in the joyful whirl of the season than matters of faith or ideology. But even her breezy innocence cannot survive the harsh lessons of heartbreak and war. Meanwhile older sister Isobel is forced to face her misguided Fascist political beliefs in Nazi Germany as the shocking realities of the regime hit home. And then there’s Felicity, the youngest and most introverted of the Redcliffe sisters, who is about to take her vows and enter the convent against her sisters’ wishes. But a chance meeting with an American soldier threatens the very foundations of her decision.

As each sister follows her own path, will their differences force them apart and take them beyond the realms of forgiveness?

Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye is the first book in the Redcliffe Sisters series, but can also be enjoyed as a stand-alone novel.

Death on a High Floor by Charles Rosenberg

• Current Kindle Price: $3.99
• Genre(s)/Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

#11,286 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#57 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers & Suspense > Legal
#130 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers > Legal
#1302 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Mystery

Description

When much-despised Marbury Marfan senior partner Simon Rafer turns up in a cold pool of blood with an ornate dagger in his back, it comes as a surprise to no one—least of all to Robert Tarza, who is first on the scene. A long-time partner at Marbury, Tarza knows dozens of attorneys in the firm who had good motive to want Rafer in the ground. But despite his own decades of conflict with Rafer—and a recent heated quarrel over a rare ancient coin Simon bought from him—Robert never imagined that homicide Detective Spritz would zero in on him as prime suspect.

As Spritz’s case builds with uncanny speed, Robert quickly falls from his respected position at Marbury to a criminal being dragged through the tabloids. Along with his kick-butt defense attorney, Jenna James, he is forced to play detective in a race to find the real killer—and uncovers a web of fraud amongst his closest colleagues in the process. In the end, only Jenna’s untested trial skills can keep him out of prison.

Revised edition: This edition of Death on a High Floor includes editorial revisions.

A Matter of Grave Concern by Brenda Novak

• Current Kindle Price: $3.99
• Genre(s)/ Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

#8,298 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#31 in Books > Romance > Gothic
#90 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Romance > Historical Romance > Victorian
#105 in Books > Romance > Historical > Victorian

Description

Bestselling author Brenda Novak unearths love in the darkest of places.

When Maximillian Wilder hides his noble identity and joins the notorious body snatchers known as the London Supply Company, the last thing on his mind is love. He’s worried about Madeline, his vanished half sister, who was last seen in the company of Jack Hurtsill, the gang’s conscienceless leader. Raiding graveyards, stealing corpses, and selling them to medical colleges as dissection material is dirty work, but Max knows he must gain Jack’s trust. He’s determined to find out what happened to Madeline—and to bring Jack to justice if she was murdered for the coin her body could earn.

Beautiful, spirited Abigail Hale, daughter of the surgeon at Aldersgate School of Medicine, detests the challenging, hard-bargaining Max almost as much as Jack. But she must procure the necessary specimens if she is to save the college and her father’s career. She believes she is going to be successful—until Jack double-crosses her. Then she’s swept into a plot of danger and intrigue, one where Max must intervene to protect her, no matter the risk to his plan…or his heart.

[Manabi]

I went with Black Friday. Looks like it's an Area 51 novel too. I guess they wanted to cram in the maximum scifi tropes possible on one novel's cover.

[Froide]

I went with Wish Me Luck.

[ATDrake]

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

[Froide]

They're out! Here are the December 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

Heirs of Grace by Tim Pratt

• Regular Kindle Price: $3.99
• Genre(s)/Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  #66,434 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  #1710 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Romance > Fantasy
  #2012 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy > Romantic
  #2020 in Books > Romance > Fantasy
• Description

Recent art school graduate Bekah thought she’d hit the jackpot: an unknown relative died, and she inherited a small fortune and a huge house in the mountains of North Carolina.

Trey Howard, the lawyer who handled the estate, is a handsome man in his twenties and they hit it off right away—and soon become more than friends. Bekah expected a pleasant year to get her head together and have a romantic fling. Problem is, the house is full of junk...and siblings she didn’t know she had are willing to kill her for it.

More important, the junk in her new house is magical, she’s surrounded by monsters, and her life seems to be in mortal peril every time she ventures into a new room. As Bekah discovers more about her mysterious benefactor and the magical world he inhabited, she’s realizes that as tough and resourceful as she is, she might just be in over her head...

Heirs of Grace is a tale of family and magic, action and wonder, blending the strong heroine, cheeky humor, and dark fantasy that have become the hallmarks of Tim Pratt’s writing.

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

The Shadow Hunter (Abby Sinclair and Tess McCallum #1) by Michael Prescott

• Regular Kindle Price: $4.99
• Genre(s)/Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  #17,244 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  #617 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Women's Fiction > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Women Sleuths
  #1535 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Suspense
  #1681 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers
• Description

Abby Sinclair deals in risk assessment—but it’s lives, not fortunes, that are at stake. The Los Angeles investigator goes undercover to figure out whether a client’s stalker is simply an overzealous fan or a dangerous psychopath. She’s learned the hard way that the difference isn’t always apparent until it’s too late. In Raymond Hickle’s case, however, Abby has no doubts.

The awkward loner’s fixation with gorgeous news anchor Kris Barwood has progressed from creepy to murderous. So Abby befriends Hickle, trying to gauge when and how he’ll strike. Yet her target is as wily as he is unhinged, and Abby has unwittingly made herself a madman’s latest obsession. With her reputation and life on the line, Abby races to save Kris before Hickle eliminates them both.

New York Times best-selling author Michael Prescott takes readers on an adrenaline-pumping thrill ride packed with ingenious twists and gut-churning suspense.

The Rose Girls by Victoria Connelly

• Regular Kindle Price: $3.99
• Genre(s)/Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  #17,183 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  #1113 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Women's Fiction > Romance
  #1319 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Contemporary Fiction > Women's Fiction
  #1774 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Women's Fiction > Contemporary Women
• Description

Thirty-year-old Celeste Hamilton’s life is at a crossroads: she has just left a disastrous marriage, and her estranged mother has recently died, leaving the family’s rose business in jeopardy. Reluctantly, Celeste returns to the family home, a moated manor house in Suffolk, to help her two younger sisters sort out the estate and revive the business.

Having endured the fallout from her mother’s Narcissistic Personality Disorder when she was younger, Celeste is filled with self-doubt and crippling insecurities. But she must find the strength and courage to take charge and make some tough decisions to keep the old house from falling down around them.

The Rose Girls is an uplifting, tender and romantic story of courage, perseverance and the healing power of family.

Storm Warrior (The Grim Series, Book 1) by Dani Harper

• Regular Kindle Price: $3.99
• Genre(s)/Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  #27,909 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  #508 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Romance > Series
  #744 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Romance > Fantasy
  #928 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Romance > Paranormal > Werewolves & Shifters
• Description

Enslaved for millennia by the masters of the Welsh faery realm, the fierce Celtic warrior Rhys is doomed to wander the earth forever. But when a brave beauty unwittingly breaks the enchantment, he is drawn into a strange new world…and an all-consuming desire.

Sensible Morgan doesn’t believe in magic—until a mysterious being saves her from a fate worse than death, and life as she knows it changes forever. Now the man of her dreams has become flesh and blood, igniting a spark in Morgan’s soul which science cannot explain. But even a love that transcends time may not be strong enough to withstand the power of an ancient curse.

From the best-selling author of Changeling Moon, this stirring novel of passion and magic launches an addictive new series for fans of paranormal romance.

[Manabi]

I went with Heirs of Grace, but this is a really crappy selection, even by the normally crappy standards of Kindle for Samsung! Guess it might be better if you like romances, seeing as 75% of them are romances. Sheeze.

Also:

More important, the junk in her new house is magical, she’s surrounded by monsters, and her life seems to be in mortal peril every time she ventures into a new room.

Except the magical part, sounds a lot like my house.

[Froide]

Originally Posted by Manabi

I went with Heirs of Grace, but this is a really crappy selection, even by the normally crappy standards of Kindle for Samsung! Guess it might be better if you like romances, seeing as 75% of them are romances. Sheeze.

Also:

Except the magical part, sounds a lot like my house.

LOL!

Scoffing in agreement about the slimmer than usual pickin's. I went with The Shadow Hunter (Abby Sinclair and Tess McCallum #1) by Michael Prescott.

[Froide]

Merry Christmas and season's greetings, each and every one!

[ATDrake]

Just a reminder that this will probably be the last day to pick one of the monthly selections, if you haven't already.

For those considering Tim Pratt's book, I'll mention that I quite enjoyed his Marla Mason series of urban fantasy, but those weren't romance-oriented as the categories on the KfS freebie would seem to indicate.

[Froide]

Happy New Year

They're out! Here are the January 2017 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

Kentucky Bride by Norah Hess

• Regular Kindle Price: $2.99
• Genre(s)/Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  #51,015 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  #20166 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Romance
  #23281 in Books > Romance
• Description

Fleeing her abusive uncle, young D'lise Alexander trusts no man—until she is rescued by trapper Kane Devlin. There, amid the simple pleasures of cornhusking and barn raisings, she comes to recognize that the deep affection she holds for her savior is true love.

Opal Fire (A Stacy Justice Mystery Book 1) by Barbra Annino

• Regular Kindle Price: $3.99
• Genre(s)/Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  #56,754 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  #70 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Suspense > Occult
  #227 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Mystery > Series
  #608 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Suspense > Paranormal
• Description

#1 Bestseller in the Kindle Store, August 2013

Stacy Justice is just your average green-eyed, redheaded, twenty-something witch who would rather focus on her job as a reporter than practice the crazy magic her grandmother and great-aunts are into. She's perfectly content to spend her free time hanging with her cop boyfriend and her gassy Great Dane and helping her cousin Cinnamon run the Black Opal bar. But when the Opal goes up in flames, Stacy may need that magic after all.

The blaze was arson--and Cinnamon is the prime suspect. Determined to clear her cousin's name, Stacy digs deep into the crime and makes a shocking discovery amid the rubble. It's clear someone wants her dead--and she'll have to dodge everything from angry motorists to exploding chickens to survive. It's time to dust off her so-called magic skills. But will they be there when she needs them?

With its strong, sexy heroine and her razor-sharp wit, and its collection of eccentric small-town characters, Opal Fire introduces a bewitching new mystery series.

Katwalk by Maria Murnane

• Regular Kindle Price: $3.99
• Genre(s)/Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  #32,248 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  #83 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Women's Fiction > Single Women
  #106 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Women's Fiction > Friendship
  #257 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Contemporary Fiction > American
• Description

From the bestselling author who brought us Perfect on Paper and Cassidy Lane comes the tale of a young woman who wakes up one day and decides to start over.

Katrina Lynden has always walked a straight line in life, an approach that has resulted in a stable career and pleased her hard-nosed parents but that has also left her feeling unfulfilled—and miserable. When her best friend suggests they quit their Silicon Valley jobs and embark on two months of adventure in New York City, Katrina balks at the idea but ultimately agrees, terrified yet proud of herself for finally doing something interesting with her life. But when her friend has to back out at the last minute, Katrina finds herself with a tough decision to make. Much to her surprise, she summons the courage to go alone, and the resulting journey changes everything. Along the way she makes new friends, loses others, learns what is really important to her, and finds a way to grow up without leaving herself behind.

First Activation (The Activation Series Book 1) by Darren Wearmouth & Marcus Wearmouth

• Regular Kindle Price: $3.99
• Genre(s)/Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  #111,607 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  #1476 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Post-Apocalyptic
  #1706 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Post-Apocalyptic
  #1879 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Action & Adventure > Science Fiction
• Description

Brothers Harry and Jack leave Manchester for New York City for their annual weekend getaway. But upon arrival, they find a silent, deserted JFK, where the few ground crew they can spot have all been slaughtered.

Harry and Jack are military veterans, but they’ve never encountered anything like this.

As they witness the carnage and stumble across murderous madmen in a post-apocalyptic New York City, it becomes clear that escape is the only option—that is, if there is anywhere sane to escape to…

Revised edition: This edition of First Activation includes editorial revisions.

[Manabi]

I went with Opal Fire. At first I was leaning toward First Activation, but those reviews are abysmal. Opal Fire has good reviews and sounds better. Not that any of them sounded very good to me this month (again!), but hey, it's free.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Manabi

I went with Opal Fire. At first I was leaning toward First Activation, but those reviews are abysmal. Opal Fire has good reviews and sounds better. Not that any of them sounded very good to me this month (again!), but hey, it's free.

Ditto

[Froide]

Wish I'd done the same. Bass-ackwardly, I selected First Activation and THEN read the reviews. Let's see if Kindle Customer Service honors my request to return FA and then replace it with Opal Fire.

(I wonder why this post is not allowing me to italicize the book titles.)