Affiliate Links for "arcadata"- May 2012

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Amazon Weekend Deal:

Sugar Rush (Cupcake Club) by Donna Kauffman from Kensington Books is $1.99 for US Kindle.

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Devil’s Food. . .Angel Cake. . .Red Velvet. . .Praline Crunch. . .Lemon Chiffon. . . How’s a woman to choose?

Luckily, the members of the Cupcake Club are about to taste it all. . .

When baker extraordinaire Leilani Trusdale left the bustle of New York City for Georgia’s sleepy Sugarberry Island, she didn’t expect her past to follow. Yet suddenly, her former boss, Baxter Dunne, aka Chef Hot Cakes, the man who taught her everything pastry, wants to film his hit cooking show in her tiny cupcakery. The same Chef Hot Cakes whose molten chocolate brown eyes and sexy British accent made Lani’s mouth water and her cheeks blush the color of raspberry filling–stirring all kinds of kitchen gossip, much of which Lani wished was true. . .

Lani’s friends are convinced that this time around, Baxter is the missing ingredient in her recipe for happiness. But convincing Lani will be a job for Baxter himself. And he’ll need more than black velvet frosting to sweeten the deal. . .

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Kindle App Weekly Deal: YAHTZEE

The classic dice game for Kindle offers three game modes for solo or pass-n'-play games with up to three other players. For one week only, it's just $0.99.

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Burn by Ted Dekker and Erin Healy from Thomas Nelson is $2.38 (US Kindle)

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The past Janeal thought had burned away is rising from the ashes.

Years ago, the Gypsy Kumpania where Janeal Mikkado lived was attacked by outsiders. With her best friend about to be consumed by a fire, Janeal had two options: try to save her friend--at serious risk to her own life--or disappear with the million dollars that she had just discovered . . .

But the past is quickly coming back to haunt her. Both the best friend and the boyfriend that she was sure were dead have reappeared in her life, as has someone who knows about the money. There's a debt to be paid for the money she found, but there's an even greater debt she must face--and if the chaff isn't burned from her own heart, it will consume her.

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Turning Book 1: What Curiosity Kills by Helen Ellis from Sourcebooks Fire is $3.88 (US Kindle)

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"What Curiosity Kills...cracks open the world of Upper East Side prep-schoolers and literally turns it wild, bringing together the best parts of Gossip Girl, Twilight, and Buffy The Vampire Slayer... funny, fierce, and full of surprises." - Hannah Tinti, ALA Alex Award-winning author of The Good Thief


Nobody can know your secret.
Nobody can know your power.
But if nobody knows who you are to begin with...what's stopping you?

I whisper, "What's so special about me all of a sudden?"

Nick says, "The Turning."

Mary feels different, but can't explain why. The fainting, the strange cravings...and worse, the things she's noticed about her body.

Mary doesn't know where to turn. If she tells her parents or her sister, she'll risk losing everything. She has no other family, no way of knowing if what she's going through is normal. Everyone she's ever known and loved could reject her...

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Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is $3.70 (US Kindle)

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Jill Jekel has always obeyed her parents' rules--especially the one about never opening the mysterious, old box in her father's office. But when her dad is murdered, and her college savings disappear, she's tempted to peek inside, as the contents might be the key to a lucrative chemistry scholarship.

To improve her odds, Jill enlists the help of gorgeous, brooding Tristen Hyde, who has his own dark secrets locked away. As the team of Jekel and Hyde, they recreate experiments based on the classic novel, hoping not only to win a prize, but to save Tristen's sanity. Maybe his life. But Jill's accidental taste of a formula unleashes her darkest nature and compels her to risk everything--even Tristen's love--just for the thrill of being...bad.

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Burying The Bones: Pearl Buck in China by Hilary Spurling from Profile Books (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (May 26) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Pearl Buck was raised in China by her missionary parents and eventually rose to eminence in America as the bestselling, Nobel Prize-winning novelist and author of The Good Earth. In this biography, Hilary Spurling recounts with elegance and insight Buck's unspeakable upbringing in a China that was virtually unknown to the West.

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I'm Not Her by Janet Gurtler is $3.79 from Sourcebooks (US Kindle)

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"For the first time in my life, I didn't feel envy..."

Tess is the exact opposite of her beautiful, athletic sister. And that's okay. Kristina is the sporty one, Tess is the smart one, and they each have their place. Until Kristina is diagnosed with cancer. Suddenly Tess is the center of the popular crowd, everyone eager for updates. There are senior boys flirting with her. But, the smiles of her picture perfect family are cracking and her sister could be dying. Now Tess has to fill a new role: the strong one. Because if she doesn't hold it together, who will?

Janet Gurtler tests the bonds of sisterhood in this moving debut that readers of Jodi Picoult and Sarah Dessen will savor.

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The Lions of Lucerne (Scot Harvath Series #1) by Brad Thor from Atria Books ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (May 26)

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The President of the United States is kidnapped and his Secret Service detail masaccred. Only one agent survived -- former Navy Seal Scot Harvath -- and soon he's off on a globe-trotting one-man resuce operation in this bestselling thriller.

Callie (Kitty Corner Series) by Ellen Miles from Scholastic ($1.49) is the NOOK Daily Find for Families (May 26)

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Mia and Michael Battelli want a pet more than anything, but their parents aren't sure they are ready for the responsibility. Then Mia spots a tiny calico foraging for food. Callie doesn't seem to belong to anyone--and she's hurt. Mia can't just leave her to fend for herself! But what if she can't convince her parents to keep the sweet little kitten? Will Callie ever find a home?

God is an Englishman (Swann Family Saga) by R. Delderfield from Sourcebooks ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (May 26) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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From one of England's most beloved writers comes the first book in the epic Swann Family Saga series. This stirring historical novel set in England's Victorian era follows Adam Swann, an English soldier determined to build his fortune with the captivating and high-spirited Henrietta, daughter of a local mill owner.

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Fear in the Sunlight (Josephine Tey Mystery 4) by Nicola Upson from Faber and Faber Crime (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (May 27) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Josephine Tey joins her friends in Portmeirion to celebrate her birthday. Alfred Hitchcock is there to sign a deal to film Josephine's novel. He also has one or two tricks up his sleeve to keep the holiday party entertained. But things get out of hand when one of Hollywood's leading actresses is brutally slashed to death in a cemetery near the village.

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The Indian Bride (Inspector Sejer Mysteries) by Karin Fossum from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is $1.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description

When perpetual bachelor Gunder Jomann goes to India for two weeks and comes home married, the town of Elvestad is stunned. On the day the Indian bride is supposed to arrive, the battered body of a woman is found in a meadow on the outskirts of town. None of the "good people of Elvestad" can believe that anyone among them would be capable of such a brutal murder. But in his quiet, formal way, Inspector Konrad Sejer understands that good people can commit atrocious deeds, and that no one is altogether innocent—including the café owner who knows too much, the girl who wants to be a chief witness, and the bodybuilder with no outlet for his terrible strength.

Another brilliantly conceived, dark novel from one of Europe’s most successful crime writers.

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P.S Looks like Karin Fossum's crime books are all down to $1.99!

Amazon search link!

ETA: Ah, it's the Kindle Daily deal for today!

Seven thrilling Karin Fossum novels

When it comes to penning intense, masterfully-written crime sagas, Norwegian novelist Karin Fossum is one of the greats. Today's selection features seven titles from her award-winning, internationally best-selling Inspector Sejer Mysteries. Fossum showcases her expert understanding of criminal psychology through the gripping investigations of her intelligent and melancholy Scandinavian inspector.

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Forbidden (The Books of Mortals) by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee from Center Street ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (May 27)

* FYI, Amazon has matched the Nook deal: Forbidden (The Books of Mortals) also $2.99 for US Kindle

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From powerhouse author Ted Dekker comes this tale of a desolate future where humanity has removed all emotions -- all, except fear. But when young Rom Elias receives two strange gifts -- a cryptic message written on animal skin and a vial of blood -- that send him on a path that will reshape his society forever.

Inkdeath (Inkheart Trilogy #3) by Cornelia Funke from Scholastic (1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find for Families (May 27)

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Inkdeath, the epic finale to the Inkheart Trilogy takes readers back to the dark and magical realm of Inkworld. This time Adderhead and his minions are wreaking havoc and it is up to Meggie's father in the guise of the character Bluejay to restore order.

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The Spa Decameron by Fay Weldon from Quercus (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (May 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Ten high achieving ladies are gathered together in the week between Christmas and the New Year, at the expensive Castle Spa, seeking--through Botox, aromatherapy and general all round pampering--a new beginning to their lives.

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Hourglass by Myra Mcentire from EgmontUSA is $1.99 (US Kindle)

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One hour to rewrite the past . . .

For seventeen-year-old Emerson Cole, life is about seeing what isn’t there: swooning Southern Belles; soldiers long forgotten; a haunting jazz trio that vanishes in an instant. Plagued by phantoms since her parents’ death, she just wants the apparitions to stop so she can be normal. She’s tried everything, but the visions keep coming back.

So when her well-meaning brother brings in a consultant from a secretive organization called the Hourglass, Emerson’s willing to try one last cure. But meeting Michael Weaver may not only change her future, it may change her past.

Who is this dark, mysterious, sympathetic guy, barely older than Emerson herself, who seems to believe every crazy word she says? Why does an electric charge seem to run through the room whenever he’s around? And why is he so insistent that he needs her help to prevent a death that never should have happened?

Full of atmosphere, mystery, and romance, Hourglass merges the very best of the paranormal and science-fiction genres in a seductive, remarkable young adult debut.

"Buffy for the time-traveling set." -- Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books

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Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (May 28)

*FYI, this is free to read if you have Amazon Prime.

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This profound novel of life during wartime, choices made for survival, and the legacy of shame will stay with you long after you read its final word. When Trudy discovers an old photo of herself as a young girl, her German mother Anna, and a Nazi officer, the drammatic and heartbreaking truth of Anna's life -- and Trudy's -- is revealed.

The Summer Son by Craig Lancaster from AmazonEncore ($0.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (May 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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With the pacing of a mystery novel, Craig Lancaster tells the tale of Mitch Quillen, a middle-aged man harboring marriage and career problems. When his long-estranged father calls, Mitch leaves for Montana to meet him. Together, Mitch and his father drill into their emotionally explosive history, altering Mitch's life forever.