FREE (and bargain) books for the Kindle - July 2011

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Hello Kitty Must Die by Angela S. Choi (Adam's Media)

Product Description
On the outside, 28-year-old Fiona Yu appears to be just another Hello Kitty - an educated, well-mannered Asian-American woman. Secretly, she feels torn between the traditional Chinese values of her family and the social mores of being an American girl.

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Raising Motivated Kids: Inspiring Enthusiasm for a Great Start in Life, by Cheri Fuller, is free for European customers in the Kindle store, courtesy of Christian publisher NavPress. Should be free in the UK in a few hours and in the US by morning (if it follows the traditional path). (UK link/DE link)

Book Description
As a parent, you naturally desire the best for your kids. You know that they possess special talents and abilities, but convincing them of that fact is another story altogether!

Every child is different, uniquely motivated by his or her personal interests and gifts. Best-selling author Cheri Fuller shows you how to turn your parental insight into powerful motivation to help your kids succeed in life.

Packed with dozens of helpful hints, Raising Motivated Kids will help you lay a solid foundation under your child's feet. You can help your son or daughter realize the value and enjoyment of learning and being responsible-and that's the best gift you could ever give a child.



Lye in Wait (A Home Crafting Mystery) , by Cricket McRae, is free for European customers in the Kindle store. Should be free in the UK in a few hours and in the US by morning (if it follows the traditional path). (UK link/DE link)

Book Description
Cocoa butter soap, check. Lemon lip balm, check. A dead body?

That's just what Sophie Mae Reynolds finds in her workroom: the corpse of Walter Hanover, the neighborhood handyman. He died from drinking lye, something she has in good supply. But the police don't suspect Sophie Mae, a thirty-something widow who makes and sells beauty products. Instead they call it a suicide. But why would a man with lottery cash and a loving fiancée kill himself?

No one can stop the impulsive Sophie Mae from answering this riddle, not her sensible best friend Meghan or Detective Ambrose, who incites annoyance as well as stomach flutters. Sophie Mae's big mouth and sharp nose lead her to a peppermint-scented trail of arson, bigamy, and a shocking family secret that reveals a personal connection to Walter . . . and his killer.

This crafty new series features real recipes and a blundering, yet lovable, amateur sleuth who brings a fresh face to cozy mysteries.

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The Vigilante's Bride, by Yvonne Harris, is free for European customers in the Kindle store, courtesy of Christian publisher Bethany House. Should be free in the UK in a few hours and in the US by morning (if it follows the traditional path). (UK link/DE link)

Book Description
Robbing a stagecoach on Christmas Eve and kidnapping a woman passenger is the last thing Luke Sullivan expects to do. He just wanted to reclaim the money stolen from him, but ends up with a feisty copper-haired orphan thrown over his shoulder who was on her way to marry Sullivan's bitter enemy.

Emily McCarthy is an orphan out of options. Forced to marry because she was too old for her orphanage, she doesn't take kindly to her "rescue." Still she trusts God can turn any situation to good especially when it seems Sullivan may just be the man of her dreams. But Sullivan's crossed a dangerous man unused to losing and Emily may just be the prize he's unwilling to sacrifice.

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A Darker Shade of Dead, by Bianca D' Arc, is free for European customers in the Kindle store. Should be free in the UK in a few hours and in the US by morning (if it follows the traditional path). (UK link/DE link)

Book Description
Intrigue, terrifying betrayals, and a dangerously commanding hero make Bianca D'Arc's newest paranormal romance an irresistible temptation. . .

Tapped for a classified military program, Dr. Eileen McCormick has nothing left to lose. Bad enough her genetic experiments were used to turn innocent victims into zombies; worse still, a ruthless ex-colleague is threatening to expose her unless she joins his sinister research project. Now the only way she can set things right is to develop an antidote under the watchful blue eyes of Commander Matt Sykes. And the last thing Eileen needs is Matt's penetrating gaze, easy understanding, and compelling kiss uncovering all her deepest secrets. . .

Matt has a sixth-sense for lies as well as danger, and Eileen promises plenty of both. She's the only person who can eradicate the zombie virus before it reaches epidemic proportions, but he still can't let her passionate determination affect his steely cool. . .or keep him from discovering where her true loyalties lie. But as the clock ticks down, Matt and Eileen's uneasy trust may be their only way to avert catastrophe--if it doesn't get them killed first. . .


Mozart's Blood, by Louise Marley, is free for European customers in the Kindle store. Should be free in the UK in a few hours and in the US by morning (if it follows the traditional path). (UK link/DE link)

Book Description
Octavia Voss is an ethereal singer whose poise and talent belie her young age. In truth, she is a centuries-old vampire who once "shared the tooth" with Mozart himself. To protect her secret, Octavia's even more ancient friend Ugo stalks the streets to find the elixir that feeds his muse's soul.

With Mozart's musical prowess coursing through her veins, the ageless Octavia reinvents herself with each new generation. But just as she prepares to take the stage at La Scala, Ugo inexplicably disappears, leaving Octavia alone--and dangerously unprotected. . .

Octavia vows to find Ugo, but his fate is in the hands of forces much darker than she could ever imagine. And when she learns the truth behind his disappearance, Octavia realizes too late that the life hanging most in the balance is her own. . .

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Sixteen Brides, by Stephanie Whitson, is free for European customers in the Kindle store, courtesy of Christian publisher Baker. Should be free in the UK in a few hours and in the US by morning (if it follows the traditional path). (UK link/DE link)

Book Description
Sixteen Civil War widows living in St. Louis respond to a series of meetings conducted by a land speculator who lures them west by promising "prime homesteads" in a "booming community." Unbeknownst to them, the speculator's true motive is to find an excuse to bring women to the fledging community of Plum Grove, Nebraska, in hopes they will accept marriage proposals shortly after their arrival!

Sparks fly when these unsuspecting widows meet the men who are waiting for them. These women are going to need all the courage and faith they can muster to survive these unwanted circumstances--especially when they begin to discover that none of them is exactly who she appears to be.

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FYI, currently just free for those in the UK:

Ransome's Honor (The Ransome Trilogy) by Kaye Dacus (Amazon Main, Amazon UK) (Harvest House)

Product Description
The Ransome Trilogy from exciting new author Kaye Dacus combines the wit, romance, and social commentary of Jane Austen with the sea-faring adventure of Horatio Hornblower.

July 1814. The war with France has ended, and Captain William Ransome, known for never letting women aboard his ship, has returned to Portsmouth, England. Julia Witherington, considered an old-maid at 29, discovers that she must marry immediately to receive a large dowry. Julia knows that the only man she doesn’t want to marry is William Ransome. And the only man her father will approve of is…William Ransome.

When the couple strikes a financial deal to feign marriage for one year, the adventure begins. These stubborn people face humorous and hard situations that reveal what else they have in common—a growing affection for one another. This intriguing tale of faith and loyalty is a wonderful new offering for readers of all genres.

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An Unreasonable Woman: A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters, And the Fight for Seadrift, Texas, by Diane Wilson, is free for European customers in the Kindle store, courtesy of publisher Chelsea Green. Should be free in the UK in a few hours and in the US by morning (if it follows the traditional path). (UK link/DE link)

Book Description
When Diane Wilson, fourth-generation shrimp-boat captain and mother of five, learns that she lives in the most polluted county in the United States, she decides to fight back. She launches a campaign against a multibillion-dollar corporation that has been covering up spills, silencing workers, flouting the EPA, and dumping lethal ethylene dichloride and vinyl chloride into the bays along her beloved Texas Gulf Coast. In an epic tale of bravery, Wilson takes her fight to the courts, to the gates of the chemical plant, and to the halls of power in Austin. Along the way she meets with scorn, bribery, character assassination, and death threats. Finally Wilson realizes that she must break the law to win justice: She resorts to nonviolent disobedience, direct action, and hunger strikes. Wilson's vivid South Texas dialogue resides somewhere between Alice Walker and William Faulkner, and her dazzling prose brings to mind the magic realism of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, replete with dreams and prophecies.

The Frontiersman's Daughter, by Laura Frantz, is free for European customers in the Kindle store, courtesy of Christian publisher Revell. Should be free in the UK in a few hours and in the US by morning (if it follows the traditional path). (UK link/DE link)

Book Description
Lovely but tough as nails, Lael Click is the daughter of a celebrated frontiersman. Haunted by her father's former captivity with the Shawnee Indians, as well as the secret sins of her family's past, Lael comes of age in the fragile Kentucky settlement her father founded. Though she faces the loss of a childhood love, a dangerous family feud, and the affection of a Shawnee warrior, Lael draws strength from the rugged land she calls home, and from Ma Horn, a distant relative who shows her the healing ways of herbs and roots found in the hills. But the arrival of an outlander doctor threatens her view of the world, God, and herself--and the power of grace and redemption.

This epic novel gives readers a glimpse into the simple yet daring lives of the pioneers who first crossed the Appalachians, all through the courageous eyes of a determined young woman. Laura Frantz's debut novel offers a feast for readers of historical fiction and romance lovers alike.

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Death of a Trophy Wife (Jaine Austen Mysteries) , by Laura Levine, is free for European customers in the Kindle store,. Should be free in the UK in a few hours and in the US by morning (if it follows the traditional path). (UK link/DE link)

Book Description
Freelance writer Jaine Austen is moving on up! A cushy new advertising gig promises champagne wishes and caviar dreams, but Jaine soon discovers she's not the only one in town who's making a killing. . .

Without a job or a date in sight, Jaine is equally out of luck in finance and romance. So when her friend Lance offers to treat her to brunch at the Four Seasons, Jaine leaps at the chance like a fashionista at a pair of half-price Louboutins. They've barely made it through the menu when Lance spots his friend Bunny. Dressed like a million bucks--and probably worth twice that--Bunny is the new trophy wife of mattress maven Marvin Cooper.

When Bunny generously offers Jaine a gig writing Marv's new advertising campaign, Jaine accepts the job, and an invitation to her upcoming soirée. But at the party Bunny cruelly rules the Cooper mansion with a fist full of martinis, abusing terrified staff and her browbeaten husband alike. It seems like this society girl could use a good kick in the assets. Indeed, before the evening is over, someone poisons the D-cup diva. Dead must be the new black.

The police arrest Lance, but Jaine knows his murderous urges end at her closet door. She sets out to clear his name and discovers a list of suspects longer than Bunny's credit card bill. Did Mattress Marv get tired of his little bunny hopping into another man's bed, or did a jealous boy-toy fix her a fatal cocktail? Marv's ex-wife Ellen has plenty of motives for murder, as does Bunny's harassed maid Lupe. Or was it Bunny's seething stepdaughter who sent her to that Great Shopping Mall in the Sky?

Jaine is running out of time. Jobless, Lance is losing his mind and taking it out on Jaine's apartment, wardrobe, and indignant cat Prozac. And before Jaine can say 9021Oh-no someone else is murdered. Between a house guest that won't leave, a suitor-turned-stalker, and killer on the loose, Jaine's jackpot may turn out to be fool's gold.

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Miss Match (Lauren Holbrook Series, Book 1), by Erynn Mangum, is free for European customers in the Kindle store. Should be free in the UK in a few hours and in the US by morning (if it follows the traditional path). (UK link/DE link)

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.

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Code Blue, by Richard Mabry, is free for European customers in the Kindle store, courtesy of Christian publisher Abingdon Press. Should be free in the UK in a few hours and in the US by morning (if it follows the traditional path). (UK link/DE link)

Book Description
In the first book of the Prescription for Trouble series, “Code Blue” means more to Dr. Cathy Sewell than the cardiac emergency she has to face. It describes her mental state as she finds that coming back to her hometown hasn’t brought her the peace she so desperately needs. Instead, it’s clear that someone there wants her gone…or dead. Cathy returns to her hometown seeking healing after a broken relationship, but discovers that among her friends and acquaintances is someone who wants her out of town…or dead. Lawyer Will Kennedy, her high school sweetheart, offers help, but does it carry a price tag? Is hospital chief of staff Dr. Marcus Bell really on her side in her fight to get hospital privileges? Is Will’s father, Pastor Matthew Kennedy, interested in advising her or just trying to get her back to the church she left years ago? When one of Cathy’s prescriptions almost kills the town banker, it sets the stage for a malpractice suit that could end her time in town, if not her career. It’s soon clear that this return home was a prescription for trouble.

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Revelations , by Laurel Dewey, is free for UK and European customers in the Kindle store. Should be free in the US by morning (if it follows the traditional path). (UK link/DE link)

Book Description
In this third Jane Perry novel, Laurel Dewey takes Jane out of Denver to the small town of Midas where the Chief of Police is a close friend of Jane's boss. Jacob Van Gorden, the fifteen-year-old son of a prominent area businessman, has disappeared and all signs point to his abductor being Jordan Copeland, a man who committed a similar crime decades ago. Jane settles into this little community for much longer than she wants, living with a preacher and his family (including their eccentric teenage daughter who was Jacob's girlfriend). There are signs that Jacob is still alive, so the clock is ticking. And as Jane investigates Jordan Copeland, she begins to have doubts about his guilt and begins to uncover signs of devastating &ndash and even deadly &ndash secrets all around Midas.

Meanwhile, Jane must deal with two considerable secrets of her own. One hits her in the gut before she leaves Denver and the other creeps up on her from the most unlikely of places. And on top of this, Hank Ross, owner of a bar in Midas, has somehow managed to find a way beneath Jane's armor-plated defenses, forcing her to contend with feelings she hasn't allowed to surface for a very long time.

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Waterfall: A Novel (River of Time Series) , by Lisa T. Bergren, is free for European customers in the Kindle store, courtesy of Christian publisher David C. Cook. Should be free in the UK in a few hours and in the US by morning (if it follows the traditional path). (UK link/DE link)

Book Description
Gabriella has never spent a summer in Italy like this one.
Remaining means giving up all she’s known and loved…
and leaving means forfeiting what she’s come to know…and love itself.

Most American teenagers want a vacation in Italy, but the Bentarrini sisters have spent every summer of their lives with their parents, famed Etruscan scholars, among the romantic hills. Stuck among the rubble of medieval castles in rural Tuscany on yet another hot, dusty archeological site, Gabi and Lia are bored out of their minds… until Gabi places her hand atop a handprint in an ancient tomb and finds herself in fourteenth-century Italy. And worse yet, in the middle of a fierce battle between knights of two opposing forces.

And thus does she come to be rescued by the knight-prince Marcello Falassi, who takes her back to his father’s castle—a castle Gabi has seen in ruins in another life. Suddenly Gabi’s summer in Italy is much, much more interesting. But what do you do when your knight in shining armor lives, literally, in a different world?

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Just Desserts: Table for Two, Book 1, by Scarlet Blackwell, is free for UK customers in the Kindle store, courtesy of publisher Samhain. Should be free in the US by morning (but may not be free for European customers). (UK link/DE link)

Book Description
The pen is mightier than the cleaver…

French chef Luc Tessier is five-star successful. His cookery program on TV is rated as high as his restaurant, and casual flings are his specialty. The only stain on his toque is Daniel Sheridan, an English food critic who has made it his business to ruin Luc’s reputation.

The only way to clarify this particular pat of butter is to invite the critic to dine and bury the hatchet—preferably in Daniel’s back. The moment he lays eyes on Daniel, however, Luc’s thoughts turn from sauces to seduction.

Daniel definitely finds Luc appetizing, but he plays it cool. He never wants to be anyone’s toy, ever again. Yet in the face of Luc’s relentless pursuit, he’s finding it harder to keep the flamboyant chef at arm’s length.

A cooking competition on a remote Scottish island seems the perfect way to put some distance between them. Until Luc shows up to compete, determined to win not only the trophy, but Daniel’s heart…

Warning: Ingredients include two extremely hot men determined to come up with a whole new definition for “sizzling”. Explicit use of food items could incite spontaneous nekkid food fights.

Her Wiccan, Wiccan Ways: A Rhiannon Godfrey story, book 1, by Traci Hall, is free for UK customers in the Kindle store, courtesy of publisher Samhain. Should be free in the US by morning (but may not be free for European customers). (UK link/DE link)

Book Description
Just one spell. Problem solved. How hard can it be? A Rhiannon Godfrey story. Rhiannon Godfrey is a psychic prodigy, but her parents don't see things her way. They think she needs a "normal" high school experience-she wants to stay in trendy Vegas. In the small farming town of Crystal Lake, being Wiccan doesn't exactly help the Godfreys blend in.

Beyond angry, Rhiannon neglects to inform her parents the farmhouse they just bought is haunted. Instead, she decides to use the resident ghost to prove that she belongs back in Dr. Richards's Institute of Parapsychology. Not that dispelling ghosts is her area of expertise, but really, how hard can it be?

And then there's Jared Roberts. Totally hot. For a cowboy, that is. Only problem? He comes with an evil twin sister, the shallow and popular Janet. Janet's only goal is to make Rhee’s life miserable. So when she and her friends decide it's time for a little payback, Rhee goes to her mother's book of spells. Janet needs to be taught a lesson, and what harm can come from a few words?

Just one little spell.

Warning: Read at your own risk! Scary ghosts and magickal moments inside.

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Now also free for those in the UK:

Raising Motivated Kids: Inspiring Enthusiasm for a Great Start in Life by Cheri Fuller (Amazon Main, Amazon UK)

Lye in Wait (A Home Crafting Mystery) by Cricket McRae (Amazon Main, Amazon UK)

The Vigilante's Bride by Yvonne Harris (Amazon Main, Amazon UK)

A Darker Shade of Dead by Bianca D' Arc (Amazon Main, Amazon UK)

Mozart's Blood by Louise Marley (Amazon Main, Amazon UK)

Sixteen Brides by Stephanie Whitson (Amazon Main, Amazon UK)

An Unreasonable Woman: A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters, And the Fight for Seadrift, Texas by Diane Wilson (Amazon Main, Amazon UK)

The Frontiersman's Daughter by Laura Frantz (Amazon Main, Amazon UK)

Death of a Trophy Wife (Jaine Austen Mysteries) by Laura Levine (Amazon Main, Amazon UK)

Miss Match (Lauren Holbrook Series, Book 1) by Erynn Mangum (Amazon Main, Amazon UK)

Code Blue by Richard Mabry (Amazon Main, Amazon UK)

Waterfall: A Novel (River of Time Series) by Lisa T. Bergren (Amazon Main, Amazon UK)

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Now free for those in the US:

Raising Motivated Kids: Inspiring Enthusiasm for a Great Start in Life by Cheri Fuller

The Vigilante's Bride by Yvonne Harris

A Darker Shade of Dead by Bianca D' Arc

Mozart's Blood by Louise Marley

Sixteen Brides by Stephanie Whitson

Ransome's Honor (The Ransome Trilogy) by Kaye Dacus

The Frontiersman's Daughter by Laura Frantz

An Unreasonable Woman: A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters, And the Fight for Seadrift, Texas by Diane Wilson

Death of a Trophy Wife (Jaine Austen Mysteries) by Laura Levine

Miss Match (Lauren Holbrook Series, Book 1) by Erynn Mangum

Code Blue by Richard Mabry

Revelations by Laurel Dewey

Waterfall: A Novel (River of Time Series) by Lisa T. Bergren

Just Desserts: Table for Two, Book 1 by Scarlet Blackwell

Her Wiccan, Wiccan Ways: A Rhiannon Godfrey story, book 1 by Traci Hall

Are You a Stock or a Bond?: Create Your Own Pension Plan for a Secure Financial Future by Moshe A. Milevsky

Product Description:

In an era when traditional corporate pensions are disappearing, Social Security’ s sustainability is in question, healthcare costs are skyrocketing, and society is dumping more and more financial risk squarely onto your shoulders, Moshe Milevsky helps you comprehensively integrate all the opportunities and risks in your life: your career risks, your portfolio risks, your housing risks, and even your personal inflation and longevity risks that could lead you to financial regret and a ruined retirement. Then, he introduces a powerful, new framework for thinking about and managing your financial future that you can use to systematically reduce your vulnerability to each of these risks and, thus, generate long-term financial security.

What's Stopping You?: Shatter the 9 Most Common Myths Keeping You from Starting Your Own Business by R. Duane Ireland and Bruce Barringer

Product Description:

Business Plan Software Follow Your Dream! Start Your Own Winning Business—Now!

•Get past the myths that keep you from making the leap
•Gain the practical skills and confidence you need to succeed
•Quickly evaluate business ideas and pick a winner
•Launch your company and watch it grow and profit

Build the business you’ve always dreamed of! Take control of your future and achieve the breakthrough success that’s only possible when you’re working for yourself. You can do it–and this book will show you how.