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Patricia · 03-26-2010, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Being Jewish, I find this book a load of rubbish.

Jon: obviously you are entitled to your opinion. But it would be more helpful to give reasons for saying that you find a book unsatisfactory. As it stands, people following the thread aren't sure whether you disagree with the author's account of first century rabbinical practices (which would be a serious objection) or whether you disagree with all religions other than Judaism.

Now I wouldn't dream of criticising books on other faiths merely because they were different. Since faith is, to coin a phrase, a matter of faith, it can't be proved in a scientific manner. So let us exercise some toleration.

Now let's return to the thread topic and hear about more free and inexpensive Kindle books...

angelad · 03-26-2010, 02:53 PM

I would have to agree with Patricia. Critisism is ok, as long as it doesn't force a subjective opinion onto others.

koland · 03-26-2010, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leighbrock

http://leighbrock.webs.com/

YEAH!! MY WEB SITE CHECK IT OUT AND BE A MEMBER!!!Warrior Princess in-Training - Home
leighbrock.webs.com
Follow Leigh Brock, author of the Warrior Princess in-Training Series. Read her thoughts, view excerts from the books and sign your name on her Guestbook!

Leigh - this thread is for free and under $1 books on Kindle (generally in the Kindle store). Is there such a book at your website? If not, perhaps you could post in the Writer's Corner forum.

koland · 03-28-2010, 10:51 AM

Two free titles today from Christian publisher Zondervan:

A Gift of Grace, by Amy Clipston

When Rebecca Kauffman's older sister, who left the Amish community when she was a teenager, dies in an automobile accident, Rebecca is left custody of her two modern non-Amish teenage nieces, Jessica and Lindsay. Will she be able to reconcile the two worlds in her home-or will the clash of cultures tear her world, including her marriage, apart?

The Homeplace, by Gilbert Morris

Lanie took out her journal and dated it April 12, 1928. She started the habit of writing down everything that happened to her when she was no more than eight years old, and now she had six journals completely full. She thought about the prize at school, almost prayed to win, but somehow she could not. "God," she finally said, "I'll do my best, and if you'll help me, that's all I ask."Fourteen-year-old Lanie Belle Freeman of Fairhope, Arkansas, has high hopes for her future. Happy on the five-acre family homeplace, she dreams of going to college and becoming a writer. And with her father launching a new business and her mother expecting the fifth baby, the bright days of an early Southern spring seem to herald expansive new beginnings for the Freeman family.But her mother isn't as strong as she should be, and it's going to take time for the business to pay back the mortgage. When unexpected tragedy strikes, it is left to Lanie to keep the family together and hold on to their home. In a world shaken by the Great Depression, it is faith in God and love in a tightly knit family that will help Lanie and her siblings overcome the odds and create a future that promises the fulfillment of love.The Homeplace offers a warmhearted and inspiring saga of a courageous young woman who holds her family together through the Depression era.

deltufjp · 03-29-2010, 08:45 AM

A classic from Jonathan Carroll is now available for $0.99:

From The Teeth Of Angels, by Jonathan Carroll

Death comes in a variety of guises in this somberly beautiful novel. To Englishman Ian McGann, death comes in a dream, offering to answer all his questions on existence but exacting a high price if he fails to understand. To Wyatt Leonard, a one-time children's TV host dying of leukemia, death appears in a surreal vision of a Los Angeles police officer, then as a friend who has previously passed on. For Arlen Ford, an actress burned out on the Hollywood fast life, death comes as the man of her dreams, a war correspondent just returned from a besieged Sarajevo. Action centers on the intersection of these three as they struggle toward an understanding of final things. The lean prose and formal Viennese settings add to the autumnal atmosphere of this stylish, haunting novel. Recommended for literary fiction collections.

Roy White · 03-31-2010, 10:32 PM

I wrote a book several years ago. I have some health issues that cause me constant chronic pain and have learned to deal with pain with God's help. (I'm a Christian) I tried to publish my book on Amazon for free but 99 cents is the lowest price they allow. Here's the link. (I'm not sure if its appropriate for me to publish my own book on this website so I haven't but if anyone wants to read it for free I'd be happy to send it to you as a Kindle file)

My book is entitled Hope From Under The Lava

http://www.amazon.com/Hope-Under-Lav...0088977&sr=8-1

Patricia · 03-31-2010, 10:35 PM

Roy, if you want to post your book that's fine. Several other members have uploaded their work.

Roy White · 03-31-2010, 10:44 PM

Ok. Thanks Patricia. I will.

Here's the link to the free version I just posted.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78934

koland · 04-01-2010, 01:51 AM

Similar to the free month they released last December, you can get an entire month's readings with Grace Notes -- April Free Preview, by Philip Yancey. This is excerpted from the $9.99 Grace Notes (which you'll have to buy in order to get the rest of the year's readings, rather than repeat the Christmas and Easter readings they've given away in the samples).

Free Preview Description
30 readings for the month of April

Full Book Description
366 daily readings from Yancey's honest, vibrant, and down-to-earth writings. In the tradition of the collected readings of Frederick Buechner, C. S. Lewis, and Eugene Peterson, Grace Notes presents the best of Yancey's writings about his understanding of God, the world, and faith. Readers will embark on an adventure to rediscover God through the wonders of nature, music, and romantic love. And they'll explore such subjects as understanding grace, living in God's love, understanding Jesus, renewing the practice of prayer, and finding God in unexpected places. Yancey's honesty especially appeals to doubters, sufferers, the disillusioned, and those seeking a break-the-mold relationship with God. Grace Notes is destined to be a perennial classic and a favorite gift for all occasions.

koland · 04-01-2010, 08:31 AM

Four new free books this morning:

The Real Enemy, by Kathy Herman, is the first in her Sophie Trace Trilogy.

Book Description
Brill Jessup would rather work than deal with the bitterness she feels about her husband Kurt's infidelity. They've made a fresh start with Brill taking a job as the new police chief in a small East Tennessee town. Kurt is genuinely contrite and making every effort to show his commitment to Brill. Meanwhile Emily, their nine-year-old, is being the perfect little girl, as if she can make everything okay again. So why can't Brill get over this anger? Work presents the perfect distraction as rumors and superstition are running rampant in the wake of the disappearances of seven people in seven days. As fear rises in the community, Brill works desperately to solve the mystery... until it threatens her family and she is forced to confront the real enemy.

Miss Match, by Erynn Mangum, is the first in her Lauren Holbrook series.

Book Description
Lauren Holbrook has found her life's calling: matchmaking for the romantically challenged. And with the eclectic cast of characters in her world, there's tons of potential to play "connect the friends."

Lauren sets out to introduce Nick, her carefree singles' pastor, to Ruby, her neurotic coworker who plans every second of every day. What could possibly go wrong? Just about everything.

One Night in Boston, by Allie Boniface, is published by Samhain, who we haven't seen a free title from in the last few weeks, and is the first in her Night in Boston series. I don't see a content warning, but suspect one might be warranted, given the story line and the publisher

Book Description
Can anything really change in 24 hours? Can everything? Maggie Doyle is about to lose her home, her business, and her last grip on sanity unless she comes up with fifteen thousand dollars to pay off the bank. Her only option? Forget the pain of one life-altering night, find the stepbrother she hasn't spoken to in years and ask him for help. Everything in Jack Major's life is going according to plan. He's rich, powerful, and about to marry Boston's most successful attorney. There's just one problem: he can't seem to forget his first love, the one who left him in college after a whirlwind trip to Vegas with a secret she couldn't trust him to keep.

When Maggie and Jack meet up at a high-profile charity ball, past collides with present and the sparks fly. But is it too late for a first love to ignite again? And if Maggie reveals the reason she left Jack all those years ago, will he be able to forgive her?

A single night in Boston takes Maggie and Jack from the glittering lights of the ballroom to the windswept city streets and back through the years to relive old memories. Will morning light bring new hope for their future together? Or are some secrets too deep to ever truly overcome?

Healing For a Broken World: Christian Perspective on Public Policy, by Steve Monsma

Book Description
Do today's believers know how to be not simply good citizens but good Christian citizens? Are they ready to respond to contemporary public policy issues such as genocide, global AIDS, global warming, and human trafficking according to Scripture rather than any particular political agenda? A growing segment of them are, even if they aren't quite sure how to accomplish it. This book is for them.

With American evangelicals having more political influence today than ever before, this book is especially important. The opening chapters establish the foundational biblical principles that are relevant to our lives as Christian citizens no matter the topic. Author Steve Monsma next highlights crucial global issues in which believers are called to live out their faith. Forgoing ready-made answers, Monsma encourages a reflective, thoroughly biblical response via a lively writing style. His book will equip all believers to make godly, humanitarian choices rather than purely political ones.

A DVD featuring a 10 minute introduction to each chapter of this book is available from Crossway at www.crossway.org or from the Henry Institute for the Study of Christianity and Politics at www.calvin.edu/henry. It is ideal for use in classes and discussion groups.

koland · 04-02-2010, 08:44 AM

For those who avoid or seek out such, two of yesterday's freebies were religious fiction:

The Real Enemy, by Kathy Herman and Miss Match, by Erynn Mangum.

New freebie today, from Kensington Press, LGBT themed literary fiction.

Robin and Ruby, by K.M. Soehnlein

Book Description
In his award-winning bestseller The World of Normal Boys, K.M. Soehnlein introduced readers to the richly compelling voice of teenager Robin MacKenzie. In Robin and Ruby, he revisits Robin and his younger sister, masterfully depicting the turbulence of the mid-1980s--and that fleeting time between youth and adulthood, when everything we will become can be shaped by one unforgettable weekend.

At twenty-years-old, Robin MacKenzie is waiting for his life to start. Waiting until his summer working at a Philly restaurant is over and he's back with his boyfriend Peter. . .until the spring semester when he'll travel to London for an acting program. . .until the moment when the confidence he fakes starts to feel real.

Then, one hot June weekend, Robin gets dumped by his boyfriend and quickly hits the road with his best friend George to find his teenaged sister, Ruby, who's vanished from a party at the Jersey Shore. For years, his friendship with George has been the most solid thing in Robin's life. But lately there are glimpses of another George, someone Robin barely knows and can no longer take for granted.

Ruby is on an adventure of her own, dressing in black, declaring herself an atheist, pulling away from the boyfriend she doesn't love--not the way she loves the bands whose fractured songs are the soundtrack to her life. Then a chance encounter puts Ruby in pursuit of a seductive but troubled boy who might be the key to her happiness, or a disaster waiting to happen.

As their paths converge, Robin and Ruby confront the sadness of their shared past and rebuild the bonds that still run deep. In prose that is lyrical, compulsively readable, and exquisitely honest, K.M. Soehnlein brilliantly captures a family redefining itself and explores those moments common to us all--when freedom bumps up against responsibility, when sex blurs the line between friendship and love, and when what you stand for becomes more important than who you were raised to be.

koland · 04-03-2010, 09:50 AM

Wicked Lovely Free with Bonus Material, by Melissa Marr, has finally dropped to free in the Kindle store. If you pre-ordered, I'd cancel the old order and re-order, especially with all the upheaval the agency model has been causing this week.

Book Description
Rule #3: Don't stare at invisible faeries.

Aislinn has always seen faeries. Powerful and dangerous, they walk hidden in mortal world. Aislinn fears their cruelty-especially if they learn of her Sight-and wishes she were as blind to their presence as other teens.

Rule #2: Don't speak to invisible faeries.

Now faeries are stalking her. One of them, Keenan, who is equal parts terrifying and alluring, is trying to talk to her, asking questions Aislinn is afraid to answer.

Rule #1: Don't ever attract their attention.

But it's too late. Keenan is the Summer King who has sought his queen for nine centuries. Without her, summer itself will perish. He is determined that Aislinn will become the Summer Queen at any cost-regardless of her plans or desires.

Suddenly none of the rules that have kept Aislinn safe are working anymore, and everything is on the line: her freedom; her best friend, Seth; her life; everything.

Faerie intrigue, mortal love, and the clash of ancient rules and modern expectations swirl together in Melissa Marr's stunning 21st century faery tale.

Stopping Time, also by Melissa Marr, is now up for pre-order as a single volume.

Book Description
An exciting e-story original sequel to INK EXCHANGE! Leslie walked away from the Dark Court, determined to reclaim her life and live it on her own terms-even if it meant leaving behind the two faeries who love her. She knows Niall and Irial watch over her, and she would give almost anything to keep them from hurting. But she resists the pull to be with either one of them. Someone knows about Leslie-s past, however, and is intent on using her to reach the fey. And he doesn't care who gets hurt....

When Leslie left the Dark Court for her own good, she never imagined she could be the instrument by which someone threatened Irial or Niall. When her darkest past catches up with her, and she must figure out how to keep the fey she loves safe-and how to save herself.

koland · 04-03-2010, 09:55 AM

Two free business/self-help titles:

The Power of Verbal Intelligence, by Tony Buzan

Book Description
How to be brilliant with words reading, speaking, remembering and understanding them!

* Includes the best of Buzan's world-famous techniques for improving recall and understanding.
* Increase your vocabulary.
* Learn to speed read.

The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding, by Al Ries

Book Description
This marketing classic has been expanded to include new commentary, new illustrations, and a bonus book: The 11 Immutable Laws of Internet Branding

Smart and accessible, The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding is the definitive text on branding, pairing anecdotes about some of the best brands in the world, like Rolex, Volvo, and Heineken, with the signature savvy of marketing gurus Al and Laura Ries. Combining The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding and The 11 Immutable Laws of Internet Branding, this book proclaims that the only way to stand out in today's marketplace is to build your product or service into a brand; and it provides the step-by-step instructions you need to do so.

The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding also tackles one of the most challenging marketing problems today: branding on the Web. The Rieses divulge the controversial and counterintuitive strategies and secrets that both small and large companies have used to establish internet brands. The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding is the essential primer on building a category-dominating, world-class brand.

koland · 04-04-2010, 12:13 AM

NOTE TO NEW READERS --- ALL DEALS IN THIS MESSAGE ARE NOW OVER!

Massive number of free books today. I'm posting only titles and links, due to the size the post would end up becoming. At a quick glance, all of these are from Harper Collins EBooks.

Mars and Venus on a Date, by John Gray
Shapes on the Wind, by David Lewis
The Body in the Library, by Agatha Christie
Weetzie Bat, by Francesca Lia Block
The Boyfriend League, by Rachel Hawthorne
Football Genius, by Tim Green
More Matrix and Philosophy, edited by William Irwin
Are You Afraid of the Dark?, by Sidney Sheldon
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, by Robin S. Sharma
The Flirt Coach, by Peta Heskell
A Dangerous Path, by Erin Hunter, is the fifth book in The Warriors series.
The Luxe, by Anna Godbersen
The White Body of Evening, by A L McCann
The Power of Verbal Intelligence, by Tony Buzan
Power of Social Intelligence, by Tony Buzan
The Power of Creative Intelligence, by Tony Buzan
The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding, by Al Ries
Wicked Lovely Free with Bonus Material, by Melissa Marr
Stopping Time, by Melissa Marr

And this series (previously mentioned) by Lemony Snicket:
#2: The Reptile Room
#3: The Wide Window
#4: The Miserable Mill
#5: The Austere Academy
#6: The Ersatz Elevator
#9: The Carnivorous Carnival
#10: The Slippery Slope
#11: The Grim Grotto
#12: The Penultimate Peril
#13: The End

ImogenRose · 04-04-2010, 09:14 PM

Not sure if this is appropriate, so please delete if it is not. I am posting my book PORTAL:

Come Find Me Two Years Ago...

These six words propel sullen teen Arizona Stevens into an alternate dimension. She suddenly finds herself in the past. In one moment she goes from being an ice hockey-playing teenager in New Jersey to a glamorous cheerleader in California. She finds herself transported from a happy life with her dad, Dillard, to a new, strange one living with her mother whom she loathes. Apparently it's a life she's always lived.

Everyone knows her as Arizona Darley, but she isn't. She is Arizona Stevens.

As she struggles to find answers she is certain of one thing–that her mother Olivia, a brilliant physicist, is somehow responsible.

PORTAL is the story of the repercussions of Olivia Darley's attempt at creating a perfect world for herself and her children. Arizona's quest for answers threatens to undermine the seemingly perfect world that her mother has so carefully constructed.

PORTAL is the first book of the Portal Chronicles. Fans of time travel and the supernatural will enjoy Arizona's quest for answers.

Review by K. Robinson on Amazon

PORTAL is a sci-fi romance with well-fleshed characters and an intriguing plot. Normally, a novel in the romance genre would be of no interest to me at all (being a guy and all!) but PORTAL managed to keep my interest throughout thanks to its main character, Arizona, and its fascinating sci-fi plot involving time travel and alternative dimensions. There's such a careful balance of sci-fi versus romance that both genre readers will enjoy it equally. I'd be hard pushed to say which genre comes through the strongest, and in this regard it reminds me slightly of The Time Traveler's Wife, another story that's hard to pigeonhole and one that wouldn't work if either the sci-fi or the romance was taken away.

There's a lot to think about after the book ends. All the complexities of the "experiment" are finally laid out for the readers (and poor Arizona) to see, and yet you come away with your head spinning -- in a good way. The best kinds of movies and novels are those that leave you with something to ponder, and PORTAL certainly does that. And the fact that there's a forthcoming sequel, EQUILIBRIUM, due in Summer 2010, is something of a no-brainer -- there's plenty more story waiting to be explored yet!

Not wanting to give away spoilers, I was happy with Arizona's decision at the end and think it would have been unrealistic for her to choose otherwise. Still, part of me wanted her to "take the plunge" and choose the other option, because what a great story that would make! Maybe that's what we have to look forward to in EQUILIBRIUM... or maybe the author will take us in a new direction altogether. There are so many possibilities, especially after the Epilogue, which almost came out of left field and really throws a sinister spanner in the works. Roll on Book II!

Purchasing info

PORTAL is available for 99 Cents during the Easter break on Amazon

ISBN: 0615345077

http://www.amazon.com/Portal-Chronic...=AG56TWVU5XWC2

03-31-2010, 10:44 PM	#263
Roy White Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 7696 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Turner, Oregon Device: Sony Reader	Ok. Thanks Patricia. I will. Here's the link to the free version I just posted. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78934 Last edited by Roy White; 03-31-2010 at 11:15 PM.

04-04-2010, 12:13 AM	#269
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	NOTE TO NEW READERS --- ALL DEALS IN THIS MESSAGE ARE NOW OVER! Massive number of free books today. I'm posting only titles and links, due to the size the post would end up becoming. At a quick glance, all of these are from Harper Collins EBooks. Mars and Venus on a Date, by John Gray Shapes on the Wind, by David Lewis The Body in the Library, by Agatha Christie Weetzie Bat, by Francesca Lia Block The Boyfriend League, by Rachel Hawthorne Football Genius, by Tim Green More Matrix and Philosophy, edited by William Irwin Are You Afraid of the Dark?, by Sidney Sheldon The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, by Robin S. Sharma The Flirt Coach, by Peta Heskell A Dangerous Path, by Erin Hunter, is the fifth book in The Warriors series. The Luxe, by Anna Godbersen The White Body of Evening, by A L McCann The Power of Verbal Intelligence, by Tony Buzan Power of Social Intelligence, by Tony Buzan The Power of Creative Intelligence, by Tony Buzan The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding, by Al Ries Wicked Lovely Free with Bonus Material, by Melissa Marr Stopping Time, by Melissa Marr And this series (previously mentioned) by Lemony Snicket: #2: The Reptile Room #3: The Wide Window #4: The Miserable Mill #5: The Austere Academy #6: The Ersatz Elevator #9: The Carnivorous Carnival #10: The Slippery Slope #11: The Grim Grotto #12: The Penultimate Peril #13: The End Last edited by koland; 04-05-2010 at 09:05 AM.

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03-26-2010, 02:53 PM	#257
angelad Groupie Posts: 163 Karma: 64 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: kindle dx	I would have to agree with Patricia. Critisism is ok, as long as it doesn't force a subjective opinion onto others.

03-28-2010, 10:51 AM	#259
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Two free titles today from Christian publisher Zondervan: A Gift of Grace, by Amy Clipston When Rebecca Kauffman's older sister, who left the Amish community when she was a teenager, dies in an automobile accident, Rebecca is left custody of her two modern non-Amish teenage nieces, Jessica and Lindsay. Will she be able to reconcile the two worlds in her home-or will the clash of cultures tear her world, including her marriage, apart? The Homeplace, by Gilbert Morris Lanie took out her journal and dated it April 12, 1928. She started the habit of writing down everything that happened to her when she was no more than eight years old, and now she had six journals completely full. She thought about the prize at school, almost prayed to win, but somehow she could not. "God," she finally said, "I'll do my best, and if you'll help me, that's all I ask."Fourteen-year-old Lanie Belle Freeman of Fairhope, Arkansas, has high hopes for her future. Happy on the five-acre family homeplace, she dreams of going to college and becoming a writer. And with her father launching a new business and her mother expecting the fifth baby, the bright days of an early Southern spring seem to herald expansive new beginnings for the Freeman family.But her mother isn't as strong as she should be, and it's going to take time for the business to pay back the mortgage. When unexpected tragedy strikes, it is left to Lanie to keep the family together and hold on to their home. In a world shaken by the Great Depression, it is faith in God and love in a tightly knit family that will help Lanie and her siblings overcome the odds and create a future that promises the fulfillment of love.The Homeplace offers a warmhearted and inspiring saga of a courageous young woman who holds her family together through the Depression era.

03-29-2010, 08:45 AM	#260
deltufjp Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kindle	A classic from Jonathan Carroll is now available for $0.99: From The Teeth Of Angels, by Jonathan Carroll Death comes in a variety of guises in this somberly beautiful novel. To Englishman Ian McGann, death comes in a dream, offering to answer all his questions on existence but exacting a high price if he fails to understand. To Wyatt Leonard, a one-time children's TV host dying of leukemia, death appears in a surreal vision of a Los Angeles police officer, then as a friend who has previously passed on. For Arlen Ford, an actress burned out on the Hollywood fast life, death comes as the man of her dreams, a war correspondent just returned from a besieged Sarajevo. Action centers on the intersection of these three as they struggle toward an understanding of final things. The lean prose and formal Viennese settings add to the autumnal atmosphere of this stylish, haunting novel. Recommended for literary fiction collections.

03-31-2010, 10:32 PM	#261
Roy White Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 7696 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Turner, Oregon Device: Sony Reader	I wrote a book several years ago. I have some health issues that cause me constant chronic pain and have learned to deal with pain with God's help. (I'm a Christian) I tried to publish my book on Amazon for free but 99 cents is the lowest price they allow. Here's the link. (I'm not sure if its appropriate for me to publish my own book on this website so I haven't but if anyone wants to read it for free I'd be happy to send it to you as a Kindle file) My book is entitled Hope From Under The Lava http://www.amazon.com/Hope-Under-Lav...0088977&sr=8-1

03-31-2010, 10:35 PM	#262
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	Roy, if you want to post your book that's fine. Several other members have uploaded their work.

04-01-2010, 01:51 AM	#264
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Similar to the free month they released last December, you can get an entire month's readings with Grace Notes -- April Free Preview, by Philip Yancey. This is excerpted from the $9.99 *Grace Notes* (which you'll have to buy in order to get the rest of the year's readings, rather than repeat the Christmas and Easter readings they've given away in the samples). Free Preview Description 30 readings for the month of April Full Book Description 366 daily readings from Yancey's honest, vibrant, and down-to-earth writings. In the tradition of the collected readings of Frederick Buechner, C. S. Lewis, and Eugene Peterson, Grace Notes presents the best of Yancey's writings about his understanding of God, the world, and faith. Readers will embark on an adventure to rediscover God through the wonders of nature, music, and romantic love. And they'll explore such subjects as understanding grace, living in God's love, understanding Jesus, renewing the practice of prayer, and finding God in unexpected places. Yancey's honesty especially appeals to doubters, sufferers, the disillusioned, and those seeking a break-the-mold relationship with God. Grace Notes is destined to be a perennial classic and a favorite gift for all occasions.

04-01-2010, 08:31 AM	#265
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Four new free books this morning: The Real Enemy, by Kathy Herman, is the first in her Sophie Trace Trilogy. Book Description Brill Jessup would rather work than deal with the bitterness she feels about her husband Kurt's infidelity. They've made a fresh start with Brill taking a job as the new police chief in a small East Tennessee town. Kurt is genuinely contrite and making every effort to show his commitment to Brill. Meanwhile Emily, their nine-year-old, is being the perfect little girl, as if she can make everything okay again. So why can't Brill get over this anger? Work presents the perfect distraction as rumors and superstition are running rampant in the wake of the disappearances of seven people in seven days. As fear rises in the community, Brill works desperately to solve the mystery... until it threatens her family and she is forced to confront the real enemy. Miss Match, by Erynn Mangum, is the first in her Lauren Holbrook series. Book Description Lauren Holbrook has found her life's calling: matchmaking for the romantically challenged. And with the eclectic cast of characters in her world, there's tons of potential to play "connect the friends." Lauren sets out to introduce Nick, her carefree singles' pastor, to Ruby, her neurotic coworker who plans every second of every day. What could possibly go wrong? Just about everything. One Night in Boston, by Allie Boniface, is published by Samhain, who we haven't seen a free title from in the last few weeks, and is the first in her Night in Boston series. I don't see a content warning, but suspect one might be warranted, given the story line and the publisher Book Description Can anything really change in 24 hours? Can everything? Maggie Doyle is about to lose her home, her business, and her last grip on sanity unless she comes up with fifteen thousand dollars to pay off the bank. Her only option? Forget the pain of one life-altering night, find the stepbrother she hasn't spoken to in years and ask him for help. Everything in Jack Major's life is going according to plan. He's rich, powerful, and about to marry Boston's most successful attorney. There's just one problem: he can't seem to forget his first love, the one who left him in college after a whirlwind trip to Vegas with a secret she couldn't trust him to keep. When Maggie and Jack meet up at a high-profile charity ball, past collides with present and the sparks fly. But is it too late for a first love to ignite again? And if Maggie reveals the reason she left Jack all those years ago, will he be able to forgive her? A single night in Boston takes Maggie and Jack from the glittering lights of the ballroom to the windswept city streets and back through the years to relive old memories. Will morning light bring new hope for their future together? Or are some secrets too deep to ever truly overcome? Healing For a Broken World: Christian Perspective on Public Policy, by Steve Monsma Book Description Do today's believers know how to be not simply good citizens but good Christian citizens? Are they ready to respond to contemporary public policy issues such as genocide, global AIDS, global warming, and human trafficking according to Scripture rather than any particular political agenda? A growing segment of them are, even if they aren't quite sure how to accomplish it. This book is for them. With American evangelicals having more political influence today than ever before, this book is especially important. The opening chapters establish the foundational biblical principles that are relevant to our lives as Christian citizens no matter the topic. Author Steve Monsma next highlights crucial global issues in which believers are called to live out their faith. Forgoing ready-made answers, Monsma encourages a reflective, thoroughly biblical response via a lively writing style. His book will equip all believers to make godly, humanitarian choices rather than purely political ones. A DVD featuring a 10 minute introduction to each chapter of this book is available from Crossway at www.crossway.org or from the Henry Institute for the Study of Christianity and Politics at www.calvin.edu/henry. It is ideal for use in classes and discussion groups.

04-02-2010, 08:44 AM	#266
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	For those who avoid or seek out such, two of yesterday's freebies were religious fiction: The Real Enemy, by Kathy Herman and Miss Match, by Erynn Mangum. New freebie today, from Kensington Press, LGBT themed literary fiction. Robin and Ruby, by K.M. Soehnlein Book Description In his award-winning bestseller The World of Normal Boys, K.M. Soehnlein introduced readers to the richly compelling voice of teenager Robin MacKenzie. In Robin and Ruby, he revisits Robin and his younger sister, masterfully depicting the turbulence of the mid-1980s--and that fleeting time between youth and adulthood, when everything we will become can be shaped by one unforgettable weekend. At twenty-years-old, Robin MacKenzie is waiting for his life to start. Waiting until his summer working at a Philly restaurant is over and he's back with his boyfriend Peter. . .until the spring semester when he'll travel to London for an acting program. . .until the moment when the confidence he fakes starts to feel real. Then, one hot June weekend, Robin gets dumped by his boyfriend and quickly hits the road with his best friend George to find his teenaged sister, Ruby, who's vanished from a party at the Jersey Shore. For years, his friendship with George has been the most solid thing in Robin's life. But lately there are glimpses of another George, someone Robin barely knows and can no longer take for granted. Ruby is on an adventure of her own, dressing in black, declaring herself an atheist, pulling away from the boyfriend she doesn't love--not the way she loves the bands whose fractured songs are the soundtrack to her life. Then a chance encounter puts Ruby in pursuit of a seductive but troubled boy who might be the key to her happiness, or a disaster waiting to happen. As their paths converge, Robin and Ruby confront the sadness of their shared past and rebuild the bonds that still run deep. In prose that is lyrical, compulsively readable, and exquisitely honest, K.M. Soehnlein brilliantly captures a family redefining itself and explores those moments common to us all--when freedom bumps up against responsibility, when sex blurs the line between friendship and love, and when what you stand for becomes more important than who you were raised to be.

04-03-2010, 09:50 AM	#267
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Wicked Lovely Free with Bonus Material, by Melissa Marr, has finally dropped to free in the Kindle store. If you pre-ordered, I'd cancel the old order and re-order, especially with all the upheaval the agency model has been causing this week. Book Description Rule #3: Don't stare at invisible faeries. Aislinn has always seen faeries. Powerful and dangerous, they walk hidden in mortal world. Aislinn fears their cruelty-especially if they learn of her Sight-and wishes she were as blind to their presence as other teens. Rule #2: Don't speak to invisible faeries. Now faeries are stalking her. One of them, Keenan, who is equal parts terrifying and alluring, is trying to talk to her, asking questions Aislinn is afraid to answer. Rule #1: Don't ever attract their attention. But it's too late. Keenan is the Summer King who has sought his queen for nine centuries. Without her, summer itself will perish. He is determined that Aislinn will become the Summer Queen at any cost-regardless of her plans or desires. Suddenly none of the rules that have kept Aislinn safe are working anymore, and everything is on the line: her freedom; her best friend, Seth; her life; everything. Faerie intrigue, mortal love, and the clash of ancient rules and modern expectations swirl together in Melissa Marr's stunning 21st century faery tale. Stopping Time, also by Melissa Marr, is now up for pre-order as a single volume. Book Description An exciting e-story original sequel to INK EXCHANGE! Leslie walked away from the Dark Court, determined to reclaim her life and live it on her own terms-even if it meant leaving behind the two faeries who love her. She knows Niall and Irial watch over her, and she would give almost anything to keep them from hurting. But she resists the pull to be with either one of them. Someone knows about Leslie-s past, however, and is intent on using her to reach the fey. And he doesn't care who gets hurt.... When Leslie left the Dark Court for her own good, she never imagined she could be the instrument by which someone threatened Irial or Niall. When her darkest past catches up with her, and she must figure out how to keep the fey she loves safe-and how to save herself.

04-03-2010, 09:55 AM	#268
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Two free business/self-help titles: The Power of Verbal Intelligence, by Tony Buzan Book Description How to be brilliant with words reading, speaking, remembering and understanding them! * Includes the best of Buzan's world-famous techniques for improving recall and understanding. * Increase your vocabulary. * Learn to speed read. The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding, by Al Ries Book Description This marketing classic has been expanded to include new commentary, new illustrations, and a bonus book: The 11 Immutable Laws of Internet Branding Smart and accessible, The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding is the definitive text on branding, pairing anecdotes about some of the best brands in the world, like Rolex, Volvo, and Heineken, with the signature savvy of marketing gurus Al and Laura Ries. Combining The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding and The 11 Immutable Laws of Internet Branding, this book proclaims that the only way to stand out in today's marketplace is to build your product or service into a brand; and it provides the step-by-step instructions you need to do so. The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding also tackles one of the most challenging marketing problems today: branding on the Web. The Rieses divulge the controversial and counterintuitive strategies and secrets that both small and large companies have used to establish internet brands. The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding is the essential primer on building a category-dominating, world-class brand.

04-04-2010, 09:14 PM	#270
ImogenRose PORTAL Posts: 7,204 Karma: 2884640 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle 1, Kindle 3 (3G), iPhone	Not sure if this is appropriate, so please delete if it is not. I am posting my book PORTAL: Come Find Me Two Years Ago... These six words propel sullen teen Arizona Stevens into an alternate dimension. She suddenly finds herself in the past. In one moment she goes from being an ice hockey-playing teenager in New Jersey to a glamorous cheerleader in California. She finds herself transported from a happy life with her dad, Dillard, to a new, strange one living with her mother whom she loathes. Apparently it's a life she's always lived. Everyone knows her as Arizona Darley, but she isn't. She is Arizona Stevens. As she struggles to find answers she is certain of one thing–that her mother Olivia, a brilliant physicist, is somehow responsible. PORTAL is the story of the repercussions of Olivia Darley's attempt at creating a perfect world for herself and her children. Arizona's quest for answers threatens to undermine the seemingly perfect world that her mother has so carefully constructed. PORTAL is the first book of the Portal Chronicles. Fans of time travel and the supernatural will enjoy Arizona's quest for answers. Review by K. Robinson on Amazon PORTAL is a sci-fi romance with well-fleshed characters and an intriguing plot. Normally, a novel in the romance genre would be of no interest to me at all (being a guy and all!) but PORTAL managed to keep my interest throughout thanks to its main character, Arizona, and its fascinating sci-fi plot involving time travel and alternative dimensions. There's such a careful balance of sci-fi versus romance that both genre readers will enjoy it equally. I'd be hard pushed to say which genre comes through the strongest, and in this regard it reminds me slightly of The Time Traveler's Wife, another story that's hard to pigeonhole and one that wouldn't work if either the sci-fi or the romance was taken away. There's a lot to think about after the book ends. All the complexities of the "experiment" are finally laid out for the readers (and poor Arizona) to see, and yet you come away with your head spinning -- in a good way. The best kinds of movies and novels are those that leave you with something to ponder, and PORTAL certainly does that. And the fact that there's a forthcoming sequel, EQUILIBRIUM, due in Summer 2010, is something of a no-brainer -- there's plenty more story waiting to be explored yet! Not wanting to give away spoilers, I was happy with Arizona's decision at the end and think it would have been unrealistic for her to choose otherwise. Still, part of me wanted her to "take the plunge" and choose the other option, because what a great story that would make! Maybe that's what we have to look forward to in EQUILIBRIUM... or maybe the author will take us in a new direction altogether. There are so many possibilities, especially after the Epilogue, which almost came out of left field and really throws a sinister spanner in the works. Roll on Book II! Purchasing info PORTAL is available for 99 Cents during the Easter break on Amazon ISBN: 0615345077 http://www.amazon.com/Portal-Chronic...=AG56TWVU5XWC2