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Sadly, I can't get past Anne Perry's real-life murder. =/

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The Gates: A Samuel Johnson Tale by John Connolly from Hodder (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (August 7) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Gripping story, told really well with great detail and a flowing easy to read narrative....great read!"

Young Samuel Johnson and his dachshund, Boswell, are trying to show initiative by trick-or-treating a full three days before Halloween, which is how they come to witness strange goings-on at 666 Crowley Road. The Abernathys don't mean any harm by their flirtation with the underworld, but when they unknowingly call forth Satan himself, they create a gap in the universe, a gap through which a pair of enormous gates is visible. The gates to Hell. And there are some pretty terrifying beings just itching to get out....

Can one small boy defeat evil? Can he harness the power of science, faith, and love to save the world as we know it?

Bursting with imagination and impossible to put down, The Gates is about the pull between good and evil, physics and fantasy. It is about a quirky and eccentric boy, who is impossible not to love, and the unlikely cast of characters who give him the strength to stand up to a demonic power.

In this wonderfully strange and brilliant novel, John Connolly manages to re-create the magical and scary world of childhood that we've all left behind but so love to visit. And for those of you who thought you knew everything you could about particle physics and the universe, think again. This novel makes anything seem possible.

The Lost Soul: 666 Park Avenue, Book 3 by Gabriella Pierce from Canvas (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Romance Daily Deal (August 7) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "…fast paced, mysterious and thoroughly gripping."

New York high-society life has not turned out as Jane Boyle had imagined. She didn't expect to be living apart from her new husband, Malcolm, or to be locked in constant battle with his mother, Lynne Doran. But then she didn't expect the social scene to be ruled by witches. Or that she would be one of them. And things are only getting more complicated... In reuniting the estranged Annette Doran with the rest of the illustrious witching clan, Jane has played into the hands of her enemy, and Lynne has something far more sinister than an emotional reunion in mind. Jane is determined to rescue Annette from a gruesome fate - but how do you save someone who doesn't want to be saved? Outsmarting Lynne will require all Jane's cunning, as well as her magic. And it will also bring Malcolm back into her life, whether she likes it or not.

Conversations with Myself by Nelson Mandela from Macmillan (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Memoir Daily Deal (August 7) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A great insight into the mind of Nelson Mandela…a great read."

Conversations With Myself is a moving collection of letters, diary entries and other writing that provides a rare chance to see the other side of Nelson Mandela’s life, in his own voice: direct, clear, private. An international bestseller, Conversations With Myself is an intensely personal book that complements his autobiography Long Walk to Freedom.

In his foreword to Nelson Mandela’s book, President Barack Obama writes: 'Conversations With Myself does the world an extraordinary service in giving us [a] picture of Mandela the man.'

Conversations With Myself gives readers insight to the darkest hours of Nelson Mandela’s twenty-seven years of imprisonment and his troubled dreams in his cell on Robben Island. It contains the draft of an unfinished sequel to Long Walk to Freedom, notes from Madiba’s famous speeches, and even doodles made during meetings. There are photos from his life, journals written while on the run during the anti-apartheid struggles of the early 1960s, and conversations with friends in almost 70 hours of recorded interviews. An intimate journey from the first stirrings of his political conscience to his galvanizing role on the world stage, Conversations With Myself is an extraordinary glimpse of the man behind one of the world's most beloved public figures.

'More revealing of the man than his autobiography Long Walk to Freedom – and in many respects more moving as well' F.W. De Klerk

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The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm from Open Road Media Iconic Ebooks ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (August 7) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A modern classic about taking care of ourselves through relationships with others."

The international bestseller that launched a movement with its powerful insight: “Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence.”

The Art of Loving is a rich and detailed guide to love—an achievement reached through maturity, practice, concentration, and courage. In the decades since the book’s release, its words and lessons continue to resonate. Erich Fromm, a celebrated psychoanalyst and social psychologist, clearly and sincerely encourages the development of our capacity for and understanding of love in all of its facets. He discusses the familiar yet misunderstood romantic love, the all-encompassing brotherly love, spiritual love, and many more. A challenge to traditional Western notions of love, The Art of Loving is a modern classic about taking care of ourselves through relationships with others.

This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erich Fromm including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.

My Gallant Enemy by Rexanne Becnel from Open Road Media ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (August 7) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This historical romance is filled with heartache, happiness, mistrust, and jealousy."

In Rexanne Becnel’s award-winning debut novel, an innocent noblewoman is forced to honor a betrothal agreement with a ruthless warrior who is her family’s most bitter enemy

Lady Lilliane was betrothed to Corbett of Colchester at the age of fourteen, long before their families became sworn enemies. Years later, Corbett unexpectedly turns up to claim his beautiful bride and, by contract, her valuable dowry: Castle Orrick. Suspecting some royal intrigue lies behind Corbett’s sudden desire for this marriage, Lilliane vows she will never lie in his bed. But what fate awaits Lilliane—and all England—if she resists him? And what darker fate if she surrenders?

The Summer Man by S.D. Perry from 47North ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (August 7) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This haunting story is one of the most suspenseful books I've ever read."

Amanda Young grew up in Port Isley, a remote seaside community perched on the outermost shores of Washington. She’s watched as, each summer, the tight-knit small village braces for the invasion of vacationers seeking refuge from city life. But this year, a new kind of visitor arrives in Port Isley, bringing something most unexpected.

Soon after the season begins, a teenage girl’s mutilated body is found in a local park. The police declare it a random act of violence, but Amanda’s not so sure…because how can she explain that she had a premonition of the crime just hours before it happened? Or that the neighbors she’s known forever inexplicably are beginning to change…into lustful, violent shadows of themselves? Amanda knows something’s not right. And she knows it has something to do with the sinister stranger who’s come to town. But can she uncover his dark secret in time to stop him—and in time to save the souls of Port Isley?

Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books by Francesca Lia Block from HarperTeen ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (August 7) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I highly recommend this thought-provoking, vivid, and beautiful modern day fairy tale."

Francesca Lia Block's luminous, postmodern fairy tales chronicle the thin line between fear and desire, pain and pleasure, cutting loose and holding on in a world where everyone is vulnerable to the most beautiful and dangerous angel of all: love.

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Unforgettable (Angel Ridge Series #5) by Deborah Grace Staley from BelleBooks ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (August 7)

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We love Deborah Grace Staley's Smoky Mountain romances set in the small-town of Angel Ridge, Tennessee. Frannie Thompson has come back to revitalize downtown , but didn't plan on running into the man with whom she shared a one-night fling with years ago -- or that he'd turn out to be the town mayor, trying hard to redeem his image from his reckless younger days.

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Unforgettable (Angel Ridge Series #5) by Deborah Grace Staley is $1.99 (Amazon US)

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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin is $4.99 (Simon & Schuster)

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Winner of the Lincoln Prize

Acclaimed historian Doris Kearns Goodwin illuminates Lincoln’s political genius in this highly original work, as the one-term congressman and prairie lawyer rises from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals of national reputation to become president.

On May 18, 1860, William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, Edward Bates, and Abraham Lincoln waited in their hometowns for the results from the Republican National Convention in Chicago. When Lincoln emerged as the victor, his rivals were dismayed and angry.

Throughout the turbulent 1850s, each had energetically sought the presidency as the conflict over slavery was leading inexorably to secession and civil war. That Lincoln succeeded, Goodwin demonstrates, was the result of a character that had been forged by experiences that raised him above his more privileged and accomplished rivals. He won because he possessed an extraordinary ability to put himself in the place of other men, to experience what they were feeling, to understand their motives and desires.

It was this capacity that enabled Lincoln as president to bring his disgruntled opponents together, create the most unusual cabinet in history, and marshal their talents to the task of preserving the Union and winning the war.

We view the long, horrifying struggle from the vantage of the White House as Lincoln copes with incompetent generals, hostile congressmen, and his raucous cabinet. He overcomes these obstacles by winning the respect of his former competitors, and in the case of Seward, finds a loyal and crucial friend to see him through.

This brilliant multiple biography is centered on Lincoln’s mastery of men and how it shaped the most significant presidency in the nation’s history.

Witch & Wizard by James Patterson & Gabrielle Charbonnet is $2.99 (Little, Brown and Company)

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Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up

The world is changing: the government has seized control of every aspect of society, and now, kids are disappearing.

For 15-year-old Wisty and her older brother Whit, life turns upside down when they are torn from their parents one night and slammed into a secret prison for no reason they can comprehend. The New Order, as it is known, is clearly trying to suppress Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Being a Normal Teenager.

But while trapped in this totalitarian nightmare, Wisty and Whit discover they have incredible powers they’d never dreamed of. Can this newly minted witch and wizard master their skills in time to save themselves, their parents–and maybe the world?

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Mistress Anne by Carolly Erickson
The Tudor Secret (The Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles) by C.W. Gortner
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The Heretic's Wife by Brenda Rickman Vantrease

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A Ring of Endless Light: The Austin Family Chronicles, Book 4 by Madeleine L'Engle is $2.85 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

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Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 6 and up

After a tumultuous year in New York City, the Austins are spending the summer on the small island where their grandfather lives. He's very sick, and watching his condition deteriorate as the summer passes is almost more than Vicky can bear. To complicate matters, she finds herself as the center of attention for three very different boys.

Zachary Grey, the troubled and reckless boy Vicky met last summer, wants her all to himself as he grieves the loss of his mother. Leo Rodney has been just a friend for years, but the tragic loss of his father causes him to turn to Vicky for comfort - and romance. And then there's Adam Eddington. Adam is only asking Vicky to help with his research on dolphins. But Adam - and the dolphins - may just be what Vicky needs to get through this heartbreaking summer.

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Cold Comfort (Officer Gunnhildur Mystery 2) by Quentin Bates from C & R Crime (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (August 8) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Quentin Bates writes with authority…the plot is very tight, rich in atmosphere, rife with tension."

Officer Gunnhildur, recently promoted from her post in rural Iceland to Reykjavík’s Serious Crime Unit, is tasked with hunting down escaped convict Long Ommi, who has embarked on a spree of violent score-settling in and around the city. Meanwhile, she’s also investigating the murder of a fitness guru in her own city-center apartment. As Gunna delves into the cases, she unearths some unwelcome secrets and influential friends shared by both guru and convict. Set in an Iceland plagued by an ongoing financial crisis, Gunna has to take stock of the whirlwind changes that have swept through the country—and the fact that at the highest levels of power, the system’s endemic corruption still leads, inevitably, to murder.

Scandal in the Regency Ballroom by Louise Allen from Mills & Boon (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Romance Daily Deal (August 8) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Wealthy heiress Lily is determined to trade her vulgar new money for marriage to a man with a respected title.

Stop Talking, Start Doing: A Kick in the Pants in Six Parts by Shaa Wasmund from Capstone (£1.79) is the Amazon UK Kindle Business Daily Deal (August 8) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Beautifully produced and with testimonials from some truly great and inspirational names."

There’s never been a better time, or a more urgent time, to start doing the things you want to do.
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Hide and Snoop (The Odelia Grey Mystery Series, Book 7) by Sue Ann Jaffarian from MIDNIGHT INK ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (August 8) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A wickedly funny and engaging story for chick-lit fans who like feisty women."

A merger at Odelia Grey’s law firm has put her job in jeopardy, and her new icy-cold boss, Erica Mayfield, has it in for her. The humiliation doubles when Erica dumps her three-year-old niece with Odelia and disappears for the weekend. The nerve! Primed for a confrontation, Odelia impulsively goes to her boss’s house in the middle of the night—and finds Erica’s sister murdered. Before she knows it, Odelia’s madcap misadventure to prove her own innocence ends up in a cuddly cradle of crime.

Coastal Summons by Katrina Thomas from Montlake Romance ($0.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (August 8) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "An incredibly romantic story with wonderful surprises. Highly recommended!"

Laina Danvers was just a child when her parents died, and she was taken in by her father’s kindly foster mother, Gram. Though the rest of her adoptive family scorned her as an outsider, Gram and her grandson Ian always loved Laina like she was one of their own. Now Laina is all grown up and a foster parent in her own right, to a little girl named Jada whose upcoming adoption by strangers is sure to break Laina’s heart.

But Laina faces the prospect of another devastating loss when Gram’s health begins to fail. As she has so many times before, Laina turns to Ian for advice, only to find that her feelings for her handsome, warm-hearted friend have changed, deepening into a love that could transform her life...or ruin her dearest friendship.

When Laina and Ian come together at the family summer home on the windswept shores of Hatteras Island, the sparks igniting between them cannot be ignored. But with stakes as high as these, can they overcome their fear of heartbreak to claim the promise of love?

Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke from RosettaBooks ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (August 8) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is profound statement on humanity's role in the Universe. An absolute must read."

In the near future, enormous silver spaceships appear without warning over mankind’s largest cities. They belong to the Overlords, an alien race far superior to humanity in technological development—and their purpose is to dominate the Earth. Their demands, however, are surprisingly beneficial—end war, poverty, and cruelty. Their presence, rather than signaling the end of humanity, ushers in a golden age—or so it seems.

But it comes at a price. Without conflict, humanity ceases to work toward creative achievement, and culture stagnates. And as the years pass, it becomes more and more clear that the Overlords have a hidden agenda for the evolution of the human race—that may not be as beneficial as it seems.

Originally published in 1953, Childhood’s End is Clarke’s first successful novel—and is considered a classic of science fiction literature. Its dominating theme of transcendent evolution appears in many of Clarke’s later works, including the Space Odyssey series. In 2004, the book was nominated for the Retro Hugo Award for Best Novel.

Gandhi: A March to the Sea by Alice B. McGinty from Two Lions ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (August 8) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Great illustrations and lyrical writing--a winner!"

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

Mohandas Gandhi’s 24-day March to the Sea, from March 12 to April 5, 1930, was a pivotal moment in India’s quest to become an independent country no longer ruled by Great Britain. With over 70 marchers, Gandhi walked from his hometown near Ahmedabad to the seacoast near Dandi. The march was a non-violent means to protest the taxes that Great Britain had imposed on salt-not the salt that the Indians could get from the sea, but the salt that Great Britain forced them to buy. Gandhi believed that peaceful protests were an effective way to challenge British law, and his peaceful but ultimately successful movement became known as Satyagraha.

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Tiger's Curse (Tiger's Curse Series #1) by Colleen Houck from Splinter ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (August 7)

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It's time for fan-favorite feline fantasy from Colleen Houck! Teenager Kelsey Hayes has never shied away from adventure and a temp job with the circus was certainly that. Developing a special bond with Ren, the circus's mysterious white tiger, she soon discovers the tiger is really a cursed Indian prince. She alone can undertake the journey across the world to fulfill ancient prophecy and break the Tiger's Curse.

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Hour of the Rat by Lisa Brackmann (Soho Crime) is $1.39

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The New York Times and USA Today bestselling Ellie McEnroe series.

Iraq War vet Ellie McEnroe has a pretty good life in Beijing, representing the work of controversial dissident Chinese artist Zhang Jianli. Even though Zhang’s mysterious disappearance of over a year ago has her in the sights of the Chinese authorities. Even though her Born-Again mother has come for a visit and shows no signs of leaving. But when her mom takes up with “that nice Mr. Zhou next door,” Ellie decides that it’s time to get out of town—given her mother’s past bad choices of men, no good can come of this.

An old Army buddy, Dog Turner, gives her the perfect excuse. His unstable brother Jason has disappeared in picturesque Yangshuo, a famous tourist destination, and though Ellie knows it’s a long shot, she agrees to try to find him. At worst, she figures she’ll have a few days of fun in some gorgeous scenery.

But her plans for a relaxing vacation are immediately complicated when her mother and the new boyfriend tag along. And as soon as she starts asking questions about the missing Jason, Ellie realizes that she’s stumbled into a dangerous conspiracy that may or may not involve a sinister biotech company, eco-terrorists, an art-obsessed Chinese billionaire and lots of cats — one that will take her on a wild chase through some of China’s most beautiful—and most surreal—places.

The Transformation of Things: A Novel by Jillian Cantor (HarperCollins) is $3.99

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What if the reality you thought you knew was nothing but a fantasy?

Jennifer Levenworth has a great big pounding headache. It could be because her husband, a judge, is indicted on bribery charges, leaving her unsure about everything in her marriage. Or it could be caused by the media, who are relentlessly covering the story. Or because the friends Jennifer thought she knew and trusted have turned their backs on her in her greatest hour of need.

And then the dreams begin. . . .

And while Jennifer sleeps, she swears she can see—and hear—her friends’ and family’s most private moments. Soon Jennifer realizes she is actually learning the truth about their lives, which is also leading her to question everything she thought she knew about herself. But when the dreams start to reveal a startling reality, can Jennifer find the strength to ultimately transform her life?

Transgression by James W. Nichol (HarperCollins) is $3.99

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How can love survive a brutal time?

In 1946 in North America, a child makes a grisly find in a deserted field — a discovery that opens a shuttered window on a secret dating back to the beginning of the turbulent decade.

In 1941 in occupied France, Adele Georges’s fruitless attempts to learn the whereabouts of her father, captured by the Nazis, lead her to a lonely young German soldier far from home. A spark between them becomes a fire — and a dangerous love affair blooms across enemy lines, dooming Adele to a grim postwar existence as a despised outcast, one of the infamous “horizontal collaborators.” Ostracized, tortured, tormented, she chooses a desperate escape, accompanying a war-damaged yet optimistic Allied soldier across an ocean to a new land. But there is no refuge from the past, as Adele’s broken heart and shameful secret drive her deeper into despair…and toward a shocking outcome.

Part mystery and part love story — an unforgettable and beautifully written novel of secrets, passions, and consequences — Transgression is an exceptional work of power and strange beauty.

On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers (Harper) is $3.99

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The remarkable Tim Powers — who ingeniously married the John Le Carrè spy novel to the otherworldly in his critically acclaimed Declare — brings us pirate adventure with a dazzling difference.

On Stranger Tides features Blackbeard, ghosts, voodoo, zombies, the fable Fountain of Youth…and more swashbuckling action than you could shake a cutlass at, as reluctant buccaneer John Shandy braves all manner of peril, natural and supernatural, to rescue his ensorcelled love.

Nominated for the Locus and World Fantasy Awards, On Stranger Tides is the book that inspired the motion picture Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides — non-stop, breathtaking fiction from the genius imagination that conceived Last Call, Expiration Date, and Three Days to Never.

The Opposite of Me: A Novel by Sarah Pekkanen (Washington Square Press) is $4.99

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Twenty-nine-year-old Lindsey Rose has, for as long as she can remember, lived in the shadow of her devastatingly beautiful fraternal twin sister, Alex. Determined to get noticed, Lindsey is finally on the cusp of being named creative vice president of an elite New York advertising agency, after years of eighty-plus hour weeks, migraines, and profound loneliness.

But during the course of one devastating night, Lindsey’s carefully constructed life implodes. Humiliated and desperate, she flees the glitter of Manhattan and retreats to the time warp of her parents’ Maryland home. As her sister plans her lavish wedding to her prince charming, Lindsey struggles to maintain her identity as the smart, responsible twin, while she furtively tries to put her career back together.

But things get more complicated when a long held family secret is unleashed that forces both sisters to reconsider who they are and who they are meant to be.

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Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor from Hodder (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (August 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A superb book that should act as a guide on how to write fantasy."

Amazon Best Books of the Month, September 2011

Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky.

In a dark and dusty shop, a devil's supply of human teeth grown dangerously low.

And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherwordly war.

Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real; she's prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands"; she speaks many languages--not all of them human; and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she's about to find out.

When one of the strangers--beautiful, haunted Akiva--fixes his fire-colored eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?

Breaking The Chain by Maggie Makepeace from Bloomsbury Reader (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Romance Daily Deal (August 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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When Phoebe reads the hidden diaries of her father-in-law's mistress, she starts to learn the truth about her husband's family.

The Maid's Tale: A revealing memoir of life below stairs (Lives of Servants) by Rose Plummer and Tom Quinn from Coronet (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle History Daily Deal (August 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "It really gave an insight into what life was really like below stairs…this book is not only a very good read but also a great piece of history."

Born in 1910, Rose Plummer grew up in an East End slum, where she and fought an unending battle with hunger and squalor.

At the age of fifteen, Rose started work as a live-in maid, and despite the poverty of her childhood, nothing could have prepared her for the long hours, the backbreaking work and the harshness of a world in which servants were treated as if they were less than human.

But however difficult life became, Rose found something to laugh about, and her remarkable spirit and gift for friendship shines through in her memories of a now-vanished world.

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Only The Innocent by Rachel Abbott from Thomas & Mercer ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (August 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A wonderfully complex physcological thriller with suspenseful plot twists and engaging characters."

Every moment of Sir Hugo Fletcher’s life has been chronicled in the British press: his privileged upbringing, his high-profile charity work to end human trafficking—even his two marriages. But when the billionaire philanthropist is discovered murdered in his London home, tied naked to a bed, the scandal is only a shadow of the darkness lurking off-camera.

Laura Fletcher returns from an Italian vacation to find her husband dead and her home under siege by paparazzi. Is she shocked? Yes. But is she distraught? Not exactly. Especially when Chief Inspector Tom Douglas reveals his suspicions that Hugo’s killer is female. Laura always knew she wasn’t the only woman in Hugo’s life. And she knows she wasn’t the only one with a motive to kill.

The deeper Douglas digs, the more sordid details about Hugo Fletcher he uncovers. And yet nothing compares to the secret Laura guards, a secret that could bring the guilty to justice—or destroy an innocent life forever.

Head Over Heels (A Lucky Harbor Novel) by Jill Shalvis from Forever ($0.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (August 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Heartwarming, sweet, and fun, this book is a must read for any fan of contemporary romance."

Breaking rules and breaking hearts

Free-spirited Chloe lives life on the edge. Unlike her soon-to-be married sisters, she isn't ready to settle into a quiet life running their family's newly renovated inn. But soon her love of trouble--and trouble with love-draws the attention of the very stern, very sexy sheriff who'd like nothing better than to tame her wild ways.

Suddenly Chloe can't take a misstep without the sheriff hot on her heels. His rugged swagger and his enigmatic smile are enough to make a girl beg to be handcuffed. For the first time, instead of avoiding the law, Chloe dreams of surrender. Can this rebel find a way to keep the peace with the straitlaced sheriff? Or will Chloe's colorful past keep her from a love that lasts . . . and the safe haven she truly wants in a town called Lucky Harbor?

Surface Detail (Culture) by Iain M. Banks from Orbit ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (August 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Alternatively hilarious, ghastly, and stunning in its action, this novel is an absolute winner."

It begins in the realm of the Real, where matter still matters.

It begins with a murder.

And it will not end until the Culture has gone to war with death itself.

Lededje Y'breq is one of the Intagliated, her marked body bearing witness to a family shame, her life belonging to a man whose lust for power is without limit. Prepared to risk everything for her freedom, her release - when it comes - is at a price, and to put things right she will need the help of the Culture.

Benevolent, enlightened and almost infinitely resourceful though it may be, the Culture can only do so much for any individual. With the assistance of one of its most powerful - and arguably deranged - warships, Lededje finds herself heading into a combat zone not even sure which side the Culture is really on. A war - brutal, far-reaching - is already raging within the digital realms that store the souls of the dead, and it's about to erupt into reality.

It started in the realm of the Real and that is where it will end. It will touch countless lives and affect entire civilizations, but at the center of it all is a young woman whose need for revenge masks another motive altogether.

The Clique by Lisi Harrison from Poppy ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (August 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I highly recommend this playful and drama-filled book that will keep you entertained from beginning to end."

Massie Block: With her glossy brunette bob and laser-whitened smile, Massie is the uncontested ruler of The Clique and the rest of the social scene at Octavian Country Day School, an exclusive private girls' school in Westchester County, New York. Massie knows you'd give anything to be just like her.

Dylan Marvil: Massie's second in command who divides her time between sucking up to Massie and sucking down Atkins Diet shakes.

Alicia Rivera: As sneaky as she is beautiful, Alicia floats easily under adult radar because she seems so "sweet." Would love to take Massie's throne one day. Just might.

Kristen Gregory: She's smart, hardworking, and will insult you to tears faster than you can say "my haircut isn't ugly!"

Enter Claire Lyons, the new girls from Florida in Keds and two-year-old Gap overalls, who is clearly not Clique material. Unfortunately for her, Claire's family is staying in the guesthouse on Massie's family's huge estate while they look for a new home. Claire's future looks worse than a bad Prada knockoff. But with a little luck and a lot of scheming, Claire might just come up smelling like Chanel No. 19. . . .

The Clique . . . the only thing harder than getting in is staying in.

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Elizabeth the First Wife by Lian Dolan from Prospect Park Books ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (August 9)

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Elizabeth Lancaster lives a content life teaching Shakespeare, generally free from the rest of her high-strung, overachieving family. But when her actor ex-husband shows up needing her help in preparing a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, she soon caught up in family ties that she thought she'd left behind. It's breezy fun reading from fan-favorite author Lian Dolan (Helen of Pasadena.)

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Customer review: "Engaging characters, sharp writing and a killer plot which builds to a memorable denouement."

A murder investigation frozen in time is beginning to melt.
November 1993. Scotland is in the grip of an ice-cold winter and the Lake of Menteith is frozen over. A young man and woman walk across the ice to the historic island of Inchmahome which lies in the middle of the lake. Only the man returns.
In the spring, as staff prepare the abbey ruins for summer visitors, they discover the body of a girl, her skull violently crushed.
Present day. Retired detective Alan Narey is still haunted by the unsolved crime. Desperate to relieve her ailing father's conscience, DS Rachel Narey risks her job and reputation by returning to the Lake of Menteith and unofficially reopening the cold case.
With the help of police photographer Tony Winter, Rachel prepares a dangerous gambit to uncover the killer's identity - little knowing who that truly is. Despite the freezing temperatures the ice cold case begins to thaw, and with it a tide of secrets long frozen in time are suddenly and shockingly unleashed.

Riding the Thunder by Deborah MacGillivray from Montlake Romance (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Romance Daily Deal (August 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "…the characters are likeable, story plausible and interesting, dialogue witty, and the love and romance heartwarming."

A Storm's Coming...

It was all part of the plan. While his brother was in Scotland dethroning
the Lady of Falgannon, Jago Mershan was headed to Kentucky. There he would
do his share in avenging his father on the Montgomeries. Only, there was a
monkey wrench in the works

Just looking at his alleged enemy's granddaughter made Jago think of his
classic black '67 Harley Electra Glide, a motorcycle with clean lines and
sleek curves that promised the ride of a man's life. Asha was all
woman--and the only woman for him. He'd bet she could go from zero to one
hundred in the blink of an eye...and not even her claims of paranormal
happenings in the diner she ran could put him off. He knew magic: He had
a special name for the sights, the sounds, the tastes and smells of that
perfect ride. There might be a storm coming, but it was one of passion,
and together he and Asha would be...

RIDING THE THUNDER

Second in the Seven Sisters of Colford Hall series
sequel to The Invasion of Falgannon Isle

Anything You Want by Derek Sivers from The Domino Project (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Business Daily Deal (August 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "...well-written, thought-provoking, deep, entertaining and useful book…a brilliant book."

Best known for creating CD Baby, the most popular music site for independent artists, founder Derek Sivers chronicles his “accidental” success and failures into this concise and inspiring book on how to create a multi-million dollar company by following your passion. In Anything You Want, Sivers details his journey and the lessons learned along the way of creating CD Baby and building a business close to his heart. “[Sivers is] one of the last music-business folk heroes,” says Esquire magazine. His less-scripted approach to business is refreshing and will educate readers to feel empowered to follow their own dreams. Aspiring entrepreneurs and others trying to make their own way will be particularly comforted by Sivers straight talk and transparency -a reminder that anything you want is within your reach.

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I Am Number Four (Lorien Legacies Series #1) by Pittacus Lore from HarperCollins ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (August 10)

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Before the next chapter of the bestselling Lorien Legacy series is written in The Fall of Five, catch yourself up with John Smith's initial adventure, where the long-hidden power of Number Four is revealed and the fate of three worlds hang in the balance.

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MetaGame by Sam Landstrom from AmazonEncore ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (August 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Alternatively hilarious, ghastly, and stunning in its action, this novel is an absolute winner."

Speculative science fiction at its finest, MetaGame by Sam Landstrom is a ‘future gamers’ field guide and a philosophical cyberpunk adventure. In this original and disturbingly irreverent prospective world, gaming is more than a diversion—and gamers are, literally, in it for life. The OverSoul, an enigmatic, unifying force, offers winners points that add up to currency. Reigning champs are given the gift of immortality—while losers are condemned to aging and death. D_Light is one of the best players in his Family and will do anything to win, even if it means committing murder. When he’s invited to a MetaGame—an exclusive, high-stakes competition—he jumps at the chance. But after the first quest, D_Light’s overly ambitious ways brand him a renegade. With a warped sense of freewill that is needed to prevail, D_Light must either kill someone he’s grown to love—or lose everything.

Trick or Treat by Richie Tankersley Cusick from Open Road Media Young Readers ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (August 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I really liked this book because it was a scary, easy read that I couldn't put down, and the ending is so surprising."

A young girl is tormented by her new house’s terrible past

Martha wants to be happy for her father. She likes his new wife—even if she’s a terrible cook—but she doesn’t understand why they had to leave Chicago and move to this horrible house in the country. It’s big, broken-down, and miles from anywhere, alone in the woods with nothing on the property but an overgrown cemetery. But at night it doesn’t feel empty.

Conor—her new, weird stepbrother—chose Martha’s new room for her. It’s dark and drafty, and no matter how she tries to fix it up, she can’t sleep easily there. At night, whispers come from the closet, filling Martha with a sense that something terrible happened here. She’s right. Not long ago, the house was the site of a gruesome murder. When Conor and Martha’s parents leave town on their honeymoon, the two teens will find out why the dead don’t rest easy at the old Bedford house.

This ebook features an illustrated biography of Richie Tankersley Cusick including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.

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This Book Will Save Your Life by AM Homes from Granta Books (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (August 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: " ...a surprisingly moving, heartfelt tale, which is simple without being simplistic."

Since her debut in 1989, A. M. Homes has been among the boldest and most original voices of her generation, acclaimed for the psychological accuracy and unnerving emotional intensity of her storytelling. Her ability to explore how extraordinary the ordinary can be is at the heart of her touching and funny new novel, her first in six years. This Book Will Save Your Life is a vivid, uplifting, and revealing story about compassion, transformation, and what can happen if you are willing to lose yourself and open up to the world around you.

Lover's Leap by Martin Armstrong from Bloomsbury Reader (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Romance Daily Deal (August 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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A delicate study of emotional relationships, this is an unusual and subtle stufy of the human mind and heart.

Mao's Great Famine by Frank Dikötter from Bloomsbury Publishing (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle History Daily Deal (August 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "It is thoroughly researched, well-constructed, insghtful, very well written and very involving for the reader. Very highly recommended."

An unprecedented, groundbreaking history of China's Great Famine

Winner of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize 2011

“Between 1958 and 1962, China descended into hell. Mao Zedong threw his country into a frenzy with the Great Leap Forward, an attempt to catch up to and overtake Britain in less than 15 years The experiment ended in the greatest catastrophe the country had ever known, destroying tens of millions of lives."
So opens Frank Dikötter's riveting, magnificently detailed chronicle of an era in Chinese history much speculated about but never before fully documented because access to Communist Party archives has long been restricted to all but the most trusted historians. A new archive law has opened up thousands of central and provincial documents that "fundamentally change the way one can study the Maoist era." Dikötter makes clear, as nobody has before, that far from being the program that would lift the country among the world's superpowers and prove the power of Communism, as Mao imagined, the Great Leap Forward transformed the country in the other direction. It became the site not only of "one of the most deadly mass killings of human history,"--at least 45 million people were worked, starved, or beaten to death--but also of "the greatest demolition of real estate in human history," as up to one-third of all housing was turned into rubble.

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Save up to 77% on thousands of books for students is the Kindle Deal of the Day (August 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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The Importance of Being Wicked by Miranda Neville from Avon ($0.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (August 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A captivating historical romance filled with brilliant intrigue."

The rules of society don't apply to Caro and her coterie of bold men and daring women. But when passions flare, even the strongest will surrender to the law of love . . .

Thomas, Duke of Castleton, has every intention of wedding a prim and proper heiress. That is, until he sets eyes on the heiress's cousin, easily the least proper woman he's ever met. His devotion to family duty is no defense against the red-headed vixen whose greatest asset seems to be a talent for trouble . . .

Caroline Townsend has no patience for the oh-so-suitable (and boring) men of the ton. So when the handsome but stuffy duke arrives at her doorstep, she decides to put him to the test. But her scandalous exploits awaken a desire in Thomas he never knew he had. Suddenly Caro finds herself falling for this most proper duke…while Thomas discovers there's a great deal of fun in a little bit of wickedness.

Blood of Dragons (Rain Wilds Chronicles, Book 4) by Robin Hobb from Harper Voyager ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (August 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This contemporary dragon lore story has one of the most gripping settings in modern fantasy."

The final volume in Robin Hobb's popular Rain Wilds fantasy series, Blood of Dragons completes the story of the dragons, their keepers, and their quest to find the lost city of Kelsingra—and the mythical silver wells that the dragons need to survive.

Can Tintaglia and the Elderlings unlock the secrets of the ancient city? Or are they doomed to extinction?

The world of Robin Hobb’s Rain Wilds series has been praised by Booklist as "one of the most gripping settings in modern fantasy," and Publishers Weekly called the Rain Wilds books "a meticulously realized fantasy tale" and "a welcome addition to contemporary dragon lore."

There Was an Old Pirate Who Swallowed a Fish by Jennifer Ward from Two Lions ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (August 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This story will make you smile!"

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: Pre-K and up
There was an old pirate . . . who swallowed a fish, a bird, a map, some gold, and even a whole pirate ship! Will the Old Pirate sink to the bottom of the deep, dark sea? Yo ho ho! Watch his belly grow! Jennifer Ward’s take on the “Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly” song is perfectly matched with Steve Gray’s zany digital illustrations.

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So This Is Love (Callaways #2) by Barbara Freethy from Fog City Publishing ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (August 11)

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Bestselling author Barbara Freethy turns up the heat--in more ways than one. Emma Callaway is a fire investigator who'll risk her life in burning buildings before she's risk her heart again. Max Harrison is a homicide detective who no longer believes in love. But when they meet, they'll ignite passions more blazing than anyone could imagine.

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The Hypnotist: A Novel (Detective Inspector Joona Linna) by Lars Kepler from Blue Door (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (August 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Gripped me from the first paragraph and couldn't put it down. Wonderfully dark and descriptive story with great characters."

A Time Magazine Top 10 Fiction book for 2011
One of the Wall Street Journal's Top 10 Mysteries of the Year 2011

Prepare for The Hypnotist to cast its spell

In the frigid clime of Tumba, Sweden, a gruesome triple homicide attracts the interest of Detective Inspector Joona Linna, who demands to investigate the murders. The killer is still at large, and there’s only one surviving witness—the boy whose family was killed before his eyes. Whoever committed the crimes wanted this boy to die: he’s suffered more than one hundred knife wounds and lapsed into a state of shock. Desperate for information, Linna sees only one option: hypnotism. He enlists Dr. Erik Maria Bark to mesmerize the boy, hoping to discover the killer through his eyes.

It’s the sort of work that Bark has sworn he would never do again—ethically dubious and psychically scarring. When he breaks his promise and hypnotizes the victim, a long and terrifying chain of events begins to unfurl.

An international sensation, The Hypnotist is set to appear in thirty-seven countries, and it has landed at the top of bestseller lists wherever it’s been published—in France, Holland, Germany, Spain, Italy, Denmark. Now it’s America’s turn. Combining the addictive power of the Stieg Larsson trilogy with the storytelling drive of The Silence of the Lambs, this adrenaline-drenched thriller is spellbinding from its very first page.

Lady Susan Plays the Game by Janet Todd from Bloomsbury Reader (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Romance Daily Deal (August 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I found it engaging, witty and hugely emotionally intelligent, and recommend this to any lover of Austen's works."

A must-read for any devotee of Jane Austen, Janet Todd’s bodice-ripping reimagining of Austen’s epistolary novel Lady Susan will capture your literary imagination and get your heart racing.
Austen’s only anti-heroine, Lady Susan, is a beautiful, charming widow who has found herself, after the death of her husband, in a position of financial instability and saddled with an unmarried, clumsy and over-sensitive daughter. Faced with the unpalatable prospect of having to spend her widowed life in the countryside, Lady Susan embarks on a series of manipulative games to ensure she can stay in town with her first passion — the card tables. Scandal inevitably ensues as she negotiates the politics of her late husband’s family, the identity of a mysterious benefactor and a passionate affair with a married man.

Accurate and true to Jane Austen’s style, as befits Todd’s position as a leading Austen scholar, this second coming of Lady Susan is as shocking, manipulative and hilarious as when Jane Austen first imagined her.

And Still I Rise by Doreen Lawrence from Faber and Faber Non Fiction (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Memoir Daily Deal (August 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This book is an insight into the daily living of a very ordinary family who was hit by tragedy…you will not feel the same after reading it."

In April 1993, Stephen Lawrence was murdered by a group of young white men on a street in south-east London. From the first police investigation onwards, the case was badly mishandled. In the end, long after the case against the five suspects had been dropped, the government had to give in to mounting pressure and hold a public inquiry, which became the most explosive in British legal history. These facts leave the reader unprepared for Doreen Lawrence's own story of her son's murder.

In this raw, honest book, she writes frankly about her childhood, about her struggle for a decent life for herself and her children and her hopes for her bright, motivated son. Her account of the murder and the botched and insensitive investigation by the Metropolitan Police is deeply moving. She recreates the pain, frustration and bafflement she experienced as she realised that there might never be a moment when she could say to herself that justice had been done.

A cold case review led to the discovery of DNA evidence in 2009. In November 2011, two of the alleged members of the gang that killed Stephen were finally brought to trial at the Old Bailey. A guilty verdict was pronounced on 3 January 2012.

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Circle of Bones (A Caribbean Thriller) by Christine Kling from Thomas & Mercer ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (August 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A breathless nautical thriller filled with romance and adventure."

Sex and adventure meet history and intrigue in this breathless nautical thriller that spans decades to imagine a fascinating answer to the real-life mystery of the vanished French sub, Surcouf.

When Maggie Riley sets sail for the Caribbean, all she wants is a little R&R before starting a work assignment in Dominica.

The last thing Maggie expects is to rescue Cole Thatcher, a sexy—but possibly nuts—conspiracy-spouting archaeologist found swimming nude off the island of Guadeloupe. It turns out Cole is searching for the wreckage of a vanished World War II submarine, claiming it holds millions in gold coins and classified documents from a powerful inner circle of the secret society Skull and Bones.

Maggie has enough skeletons to deal with. But when she learns her own past may intersect this inner circle of Bonesmen, she realizes Cole might not be so crazy after all—and joining him in the search for the sub may be her only course to uncover a hidden truth.

Boomerang Bride by Fiona Lowe from Carina Press ($0.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (August 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I absolutely loved this heartwarming, sweet, and emotionally satisfying story."

Matilda Geoffrey had risked it all for love.

She'd left Australia to be with Barry—the man who had swept her off her virtual feet. Now, wearing a wedding dress, she's alone on Main Street in small-town Wisconsin, and things aren't working out exactly as planned….

In town for his annual family visit, Marc Olsen had never seen a bride quite like Matilda—staring into a storefront window, holding a tottering wedding cake and looking desperately in need of a groom. He doesn't have many warm feelings for his hometown, but meeting Matilda just as she discovers she's been scammed by her online "fiancé" stirs something in him.

Matilda is not the kind of woman Marc imagined himself with, and Marc is anything but the romantic hero that Matilda has always dreamed of. But as unlikely circumstances throw them together, can they let go of their misconceptions and risk their hearts for love?

Gooseberry Bluff Community College of Magic by David J. Schwartz from 47North ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (August 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Highly recommended for fans of magic stories. A must read!"

On an Earth that saw the weaponization of demons instead of uranium during World War II, a lone agent battles supernatural forces—and enemies within her own government—to unravel a conspiracy that threatens our very existence. This vivid alternate history sets the stage for a modern-day fantasy adventure that’s equal parts Harry Potter and The X-Files.
Across the world, a steady flow of illegally trafficked demons is fueling terrorist attacks known as “Heartstoppers,” which leave bodies lifeless but not technically dead. Authorities have identified Gooseberry Bluff Community College of Magic, a quaint school on the border of Minnesota and Wisconsin, as a demon trafficking pipeline. Now it’s up to Joy Wilkins, a young agent from the Federal Bureau of Magical Affairs, to go undercover as a professor and find the source. But when her mentor turns up murdered and the clues point to a secret society known as the Thirteenth Rib, Joy finds herself in the middle of an ancient war that leaves our world hanging in the balance.

The Lost Girl by Sangu Mandanna from Balzer + Bray ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (August 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This thrilling story is full of provocative themes and unique ideas."

Eva's life is not her own. She is a creation, an abomination - an echo. Made by the Weavers as a copy of someone else, she is expected to replace a girl named Amarra,
her 'other', if she ever died. Eva studies what Amarra does, what she eats, what it's like to kiss her boyfriend, Ray. So when Amarra is killed in a car crash, Eva should be ready.

But fifteen years of studying never prepared her for this.

Now she must abandon everything she's ever known - the guardians who raised her, the boy she's forbidden to love - to move to India and convince the world that Amarra is still alive.

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Black Creek Burning (The Black Creek Series, Book 1) by R.T. Wolfe from ePublishing Works! ($0.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (August 12)

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R.T. Wolfe's edge-of-your-seat suspense thriller features Brianna Chapman, who six years ago witnessed her parents gruesome death. She's just beginning to be able to put the horror behind her...until investigator Nathan Reed comes into her life with new news: her parents weren't the intended victims. Brianna was.

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Crossing by Andrew Fukuda from Skyscape (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (August 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "The plot twists are astounding and soon you start to wonder who is being deceived and who is doing the deceiving."

A loner in his all-white high school, Chinese-born Xing (pronounced “Shing”) is a wallflower longing for acceptance. His isolation is intensified by his increasingly awkward and undeniable crush on his only friend, the beautiful and brilliant Naomi Lee.
Xing’s quiet adolescent existence is rattled when a series of disappearances rock his high school and fear ripples through the blue collar community in which he lives.

Amidst the chaos surrounding him, only Xing, alone on the sidelines of life, takes notice of some peculiar sightings around town. He begins to investigate with the hope that if he can help put an end to the disappearances, he will finally win the acceptance for which he has longed. However, as Xing draws closer to unveiling the identity of the abductor, he senses a noose of suspicion tightening around his own neck.

While Xing races to solve the mystery and clear his name, Crossing hurtles readers towards a chilling climax.

Silent Tears: A Journey of Hope in a Chinese Orphanage by Kay Bratt from AmazonEncore (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Romance Daily Deal (August 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in China...or simply those who enjoy reading of remarkable, unsung heroes. "

Irrepressible memories. Vacant eyes. A child being dangled from a third story window. A boy tied to a chair. Children sleeping in layers of clothing to fight off the bitter cold. An infant dying from starvation. Some things your mind will never allow you to forget.

Silent Tears is the true story of the adversity and triumphs one woman faced as she fought against the Chinese bureaucracy to help that country’s orphaned children.

In 2003, Kay Bratt’s life changed dramatically. A wife and mother of two girls in South Carolina, Bratt relocated her family to rural China to support her husband as he took on a new management position for his American employer. Seeking a way to fill her days and overcome the isolation she experienced upon arriving in a foreign country, Bratt began volunteering at the local orphanage. Within months, her simple desire to make use of her time transformed into a heroic crusade to improve the living conditions and minimize the unnecessary deaths of Chinese orphans.

Silent Tears traces the emotional hurdles and daily frustrations faced by Ms. Bratt as she tried to change the social conditions for these marginalized children. The memoir vividly illustrates how she was able to pull from reservoirs of inner strength to pursue her mission day after day, leaving the reader with the resounding message that everyone really can make a difference.

The Queen's Agent: Sir Francis Walsingham and the Rise of Espionage in Elizabethan England by John Cooper from Faber and Faber Non Fiction (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle History Daily Deal (August 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "The Queen's Agent brings the character of Walsingham...I enjoyed very much the combination of drama, fine-story-telling, and history."

A captivating chronicle of the exploits of Sir Francis Walsingham—the first great English spymaster and the man who saved Elizabeth’s regime and the country’s independence.

Elizabeth I came to the throne at a time of insecurity and unrest. Rivals threatened her reign; England was a Protestant island, isolated in a sea of Catholic countries. Spain plotted an invasion, but Elizabeth’s Secretary, Sir Francis Walsingham, was prepared to do whatever it took to protect her. He ran a network of agents in England and Europe who provided him with information about invasions or assassination plots. He recruited likely young men and “turned” others. He encouraged Elizabeth to make war against the Catholic Irish rebels, with extreme brutality, and oversaw the execution of Mary Queen of Scots.

The Queen’s Agent is a story of secret agents, cryptic codes and ingenious plots, set in a turbulent period of England’s history. It is also the story of a man devoted to his queen, sacrificing his every waking hour to save the threatened English state.

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City of Dreams: A Novel of Early Manhattan by Beverly Swerling from Simon & Schuster ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (August 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This epic novel provides a beautifully rich slice of Manhattan history."

In 1661, Lucas Turner, a barber surgeon, and his sister, Sally, an apothecary, stagger off a small wooden ship after eleven weeks at sea. Bound to each other by blood and necessity, they aim to make a fresh start in the rough and rowdy Dutch settlement of Nieuw Amsterdam; soon lust, betrayal, and murder will make them mortal enemies. In their struggle to survive in the New World, Lucas and Sally make choices that will burden their descendants with a legacy of secrets and retribution, and create a heritage that sets cousin against cousin, physician against surgeon, and, ultimately, patriot against Tory.


In what will be the greatest city in the New World, the fortunes of these two families are inextricably entwined by blood and fire in an unforgettable American saga of pride and ambition, love and hate, and the becoming of the dream that is New York City.

Knight Awakened (Circle of Seven #1) by Coreene Callahan from Montlake Romance ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (August 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A stirring and magical love story about two people searching for a second chance."

In AD 1331, warlord Vladimir Barbu seizes control of Transylvania. But in spite of his bloody triumph, his claim to the throne remains out of reach. The king of Hungary opposes his rule, the Transylvanian people despise his brutal ways, and the high priestess needed to crown him has vanished without a trace. But Barbu hasn’t come this far only to be thwarted by a woman. He unleashes his best hunters to track her down and bring her to him—dead or alive.

For Xavian Ramir, killing is the only life he has ever known. Torn from his family when he was a child, he was trained from an early age to be an elite assassin. But now he longs for something more, vowing to start anew after one last job. The bounty on his target’s head is enough to set him up for good—if he can resist the long-dead conscience that stirs to life when he meets his beautiful mark.

Afina Lazar never wanted to become high priestess, but the brutal murders of her beloved mother and sister leave her no choice. Now she is running for her life, desperate to protect the magical amulet entrusted to her care. But when Barbu’s assassin comes for her, she realizes her only chance of stopping the warlord’s rise to power is to convince this enigmatic—and handsome—hunter that she is more valuable alive than dead.

Dramatic and fast-paced, Knight Awakened is a stirring love story between two people searching for a second chance in a magical world of assassins, warlords, unearthly beasts, and nonstop adventure.

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson from RosettaBooks ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (August 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "One of the most influential vampire horror novels of the 20th century."

Robert Neville has witnessed the end of the world. The entire population has been obliterated by a vampire virus. Somehow, Neville survived. He must now struggle to make sense of everything that has happened and learn to protect himself against the vampires who hunt him constantly. He must, because perhaps there is nothing else human left.

I Am Legend was a major influence in horror and brought a whole new thematic concept to apocalyptic literature. Several humanistic and emotional themes in this book blend the horror genre with traditional fiction: we see Neville as an emotional person, and observe as he suffers bouts of depression, dips into alcoholism and picks up his strength again to fight the vampiric bacteria that has infected (and killed off) most of humankind. Neville soon meets a woman, Ruth, (after three years alone), who seems to be uninfected and a lone survivor. The two become close and he learns from Ruth that the infected have learned to fight the disease and can spend short amounts of time in the daylight, slowly rebuilding strength and society as it was.

The novel was adapted to film in 1964 as The Last Man on Earth, as Omega Man in 1971 and finally as I am Legend in 2007, starring Will Smith.

Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid: Stink Series, Book 1 by Megan McDonald and Peter H. Reynolds from Candlewick ($0.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (August 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A fun story that is recommended for fans of Judy Moody."

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

In Stink's first solo adventure, his style comes through loud and strong - enhanced by a series of comic strips, drawn by Stink himself, which are sprinkled throughout the book. These very funny, homespun sagas reflect the familiar voice of a kid who pictures himself with super powers to deal with the travails of everyday life - including the occasional teasing of a bossy big sister!

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Wicked by Jill Barnett from BelleBooks ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (August 13)

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Let bestselling author Jill Barnett sweep you away to medieval England, where knight Sir Tobin de Clare must fight to redeem himself to Lady Soria Beatrice Rosalynde Anne Therese Howard, whose affections he long ago trampled in his younger, arrogant days.

** Price-matched on US Amazon

Wicked by Jill Barnett is $1.99 (Amazon US)