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To Set Prometheus Free by A.C. Grayling from Parthian Books (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (January 17) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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In this collection of essays on religion and secularism, Professor AC Grayling defends a rational and evidence-based view of the world. Told in a refreshingly forthright manner, this is a book that will appeal to fans of Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion.

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Breaking Night by Liz Murray from Hyperion ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (January 17) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Liz Murray's Breaking Night is the stunning memoir of a young woman--living on the streets at 15--who eventually makes it to Harvard.

The Name of the Game by Lieze Gerber from Crimson Romance ($0.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (January 17) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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He thinks she’s a flake. She thinks he’s a stick in the mud. But each time Kyle and Mac are together, they feel an undeniable spark.

The Cardinal's Heir by Jaki Demarest from Medallion Press ($0.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (January 17) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Rife with appearances by historical and literary notables, The Cardinal's Heir is an enchanting tale filled with humor, magic, and mayhem.

The Seems: The Glitch in Sleep by John Hulme and Michael Wexler from Bloomsbury USA Childrens ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (January 17) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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In this comic fantasy debut by John Hulme and Michael Wexler, 12-year-old Becker Drane is recruited as a Fixer in a world that mirrors our own.

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Negotiating to Win by Richard Templar from Pearson Education ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (January 17)

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Get what you want at last! Learn how to negotiate your way to "yes" in any situation with this bundle of four full length books from thought leaders and communication experts, offered today at unprecedented value.

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Why We Can’t Wait (King Legacy) by Martin Luther King Jr. (Beacon Press) is $3.99

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Dr. King’s best-selling account of the civil rights movement in Birmingham during the spring and summer of 1963

In 1963, Birmingham, Alabama, was perhaps the most racially segregated city in the United States, but the campaign launched by Fred Shuttlesworth, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and others demonstrated to the world the power of nonviolent direct action.

Often applauded as King’s most incisive and eloquent book, Why We Can’t Wait recounts the Birmingham campaign in vivid detail, while underscoring why 1963 was such a crucial year for the civil rights movement. King examines the history of the civil rights struggle and the tasks that future generations must accomplish to bring about full equality. The book also includes the extraordinary “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” which King wrote in April of 1963.

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Morning Noon & Night with Bonus Material by Sidney Sheldon (William Morrow) is $1.99

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Harry Stanford, one of the world’s wealthiest man, dies mysteriously while cruising his yacht along the rugged coast of Corsica. Immediately following Stanford’s funeral in Boston, a lovely young woman identifies herself as the tycoon’s daughter and heir to a share of his estate.

When the well-respected Stanford family looks into the identity of the unexpected heiress, they uncover a world of blackmail, drugs, and murder that leads them through the Italian Riviera, the fashion salons of Paris and New York, and the social register of Florida’s Hobe Sound in this best-selling hypnotic, roller-coaster novel.

Nothing Lasts Forever with Bonus Material by Sidney Sheldon (William Morrow) is $1.99

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Three young women doctors – their loves, their dreams, their unexpected destinies…

Dr. Paige Taylor… She inherited a million dollars from a patient. The D.A. called it murder.

Dr. Kat Hunter… She vowed no man would get close to her again…until she accepted the challenge of a deadly bet.

Dr. Betty Lou Tafet… “Honey” knew that to make it in medicine she would have to rely on more than brains God gave her.

Nothing Lasts Forever races from the life-and- death decisions of the operating room to the tension-packed fireworks of a murder trial and into the ambitions and fears of healers and killers, lovers and betrayers. As the story rushes to an astonishing climax, Sidney Sheldon proves once again that he is indeed the master of the unexpected!

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Born at Midnight (A Shadow Falls Novel) by C. C. Hunter (St. Martin’s Press) is $2.99

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Don’t miss this spectacular new young adult fantasy series from C.C. Hunter! Born at Midnight will steal your heart and haunt your dreams. Welcome to Shadow Falls camp, nestled deep in the woods of a town called Fallen…

One night Kylie Galen finds herself at the wrong party, with the wrong people, and it changes her life forever. Her mother ships her off to Shadow Falls—a camp for troubled teens, and within hours of arriving, it becomes painfully clear that her fellow campers aren’t just “troubled.” Here at Shadow Falls, vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters, witches and fairies train side by side—learning to harness their powers, control their magic and live in the normal world.

Kylie’s never felt normal, but surely she doesn’t belong here with a bunch of paranormal freaks either. Or does she? They insist Kylie is one of them, and that she was brought here for a reason. As if life wasn’t complicated enough, enter Derek and Lucas. Derek’s a half-fae who’s determined to be her boyfriend, and Lucas is a smokin’ hot werewolf with whom Kylie shares a secret past. Both Derek and Lucas couldn’t be more different, but they both have a powerful hold on her heart.

Even though Kylie feels deeply uncertain about everything, one thing is becoming painfully clear—Shadow Falls is exactly where she belongs…

My Very UnFairy Tale Life by Anna Staniszewski (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) is $1.99

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“You know all those stories that claim fairies cry sparkle tears and elves travel by rainbow? They’re lies. All lies.”

Twelve-year-old Jenny has spent the last two years as an adventurer helping magical kingdoms around the universe. But it’s a thankless job, leaving her no time for school or friends. She’d almost rather take a math test than rescue yet another magical creature!

When Jenny is sent on yet another mission, she has a tough choice to make: quit and have her normal life back, or fulfill her promise and go into a battle she doesn’t think she can win.

Fledgling: Jason Steed by Mark A. Cooper (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) is $1.99

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Tormented by his mother’s death…
Taken for granted by his father…
Trained in deadly martial arts…

Jason Steed is looking for a place to call home. He finds what he’s looking for in the Sea Cadets–an elite group of British youngsters being groomed for lifelong service in the military. But when a routine training exercise goes awry, Jason finds himself in the middle of a secret mission. The future of the world hangs in the balance…and Jason might be the only one who can save it.

Black Boy by Richard Wright (HarperCollins) is $2.99

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Richard Wright grew up in the woods of Mississippi, with poverty, hunger, fear, and hatred. He lied, stole, and raged at those around him; at six he was a “drunkard,” hanging about taverns. Surly, brutal, cold, suspicious, and self-pitying, he was surrounded on one side by whites who were either indifferent to him, pitying, or cruel, and on the other by blacks who resented anyone trying to rise above the common lot.

Black Boy is Richard Wright’s powerful account of his journey from innocence to experience in the Jim Crow South. It is at once an unashamed confession and a profound indictment—a poignant and disturbing record of social injustice and human suffering.

The Paris Deadline by Max Byrd (HarperCollins) is $2.99

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Named one of 2012′s 10 Best Crime Novels by Kirkus

From bestselling historical novelist Max Byrd comes a new novel set against the dramatic backdrop of Paris in the Jazz Age—a fascinating suspense tale interwoven with rich historical detail.

Paris, 1926. Newspaper reporter Toby Keats, a veteran of the Great War and the only American in Paris who doesn’t know Hemingway, has lived a quiet life—until one day he comes into possession of a rare eighteenth-century automate, a very strange and somewhat scandalous mechanical duck. Highly sought after by an enigmatic American banker, European criminals, and the charming young American Elsie Short, the duck is rumored to hold the key to opening a new frontier in weapons technology for the German army, now beginning to threaten Europe once more. Haunted with his nightmarish past in the War, Toby pursues the truth behind the duck.

From the boites of the Left Bank to the dark prehistoric caverns of southern France, The Paris Deadline is a story of love, suspense, and mystery in a world stumbling toward catastrophe.

Mean Moms Rule: Why Doing the Hard Stuff Now Creates Good Kids Later by Denise Schipani (Sourcebooks) is $1.99

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MEAN MOMS SAY NO.
MEAN MOMS ARE CONSISTENT.
MEAN MOMS TRUST THEMSELVES.
MEAN MOMS DON’T CARE WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING.
MEAN MOMS TEACH KIDS THE LIFE SKILLS THEY NEED TO KNOW.
MEAN MOMS SLOW IT DOWN.
MEAN MOMS FAIL THEIR KIDS A LITTLE BIT EVERY DAY.

And mean moms prepare their kids for the world, not the world for their kids, raising children into adults who know how to make themselves happy.

Spiral Hunt (Evie Scelan) by Margaret Ronald (HarperCollins) is $0.99

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They call her “Hound,” and with her unique supernatural sense Evie can track nearly anything — lost keys, vanished family heirlooms . . . even missing people. And though she knows to stay out of the magical undercurrent that runs beneath Boston’s historic streets, a midnight phone call from a long-vanished lover will destroy the careful boundaries she has drawn.

Now, to pay a years-old debt, Evie must venture into the shadowy world that lies between myth and reality, where she will find betrayal, conspiracies, and revelations that will shatter all she believes about herself and the city she claims as home.

When the Hunt is on, the Hound must run . . .

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USS Alcatraz by Philip Robinson from Thomas & Mercer (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (January 18) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Kraken Corporation is too big to fail, with interests in every profit centre around the globe--oil, gold, diamonds--leaving behind a path of death and destruction. When Emma Baine, heir to the empire, publicly announces her intention to clean up the business, a bomb explodes on the rostrum, killing her instantly. Enter Emma's former lover Vaughn--a smart and very angry ex-marine.

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Pago Pago Tango (Jungle Beat) by John Enright from Thomas & Mercer ($4.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (January 18) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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A thoughtful whodunit, John Enright's Pago Pago Tango introduces Sergeant Apelu Soifua, a memorable new gumshoe, to the ranks of detective fiction.

Small Town Secrets by Molly Kate Gray from Crimson Romance ($0.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (January 18) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Molly Kate Gray's top-rated Small Town Secrets weaves a tangled web of conspiracy and lies starring eligible bachelor Josh Owens and aspiring TV anchor Tara Sullivan.

Blood Maidens by Jaki Demarest from Severn House Digital ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (January 18) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Hambly Barbara's Blood Maidens pairs an Oxford don and his vampire partner for a journey to subarctic Russia.

Good News, Bad News by Jeff Mack from Chronicle Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (January 18) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Hilarious, energetic illustrations animate this touching children's book.

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Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog by Ted Kerasote from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (January 18)

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Ted Kerasote (Pukka's Promise) delivers one of the absolute best examinations of human-canine bonding with the story of his dog Merle, a wild pup in the Utah desert who became Ted's companion, student, teacher, and friend.

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FYI, Amazon matched the Nook deal:

Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog by Ted Kerasote also $1.99

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The Promise in a Kiss with Bonus Material by Stephanie Laurens (William Morrow) is $0.99

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What would you do if you were kissed by the most handsome stranger you’d ever seen? And what if that man was a Cynster?

What Happened to Hannah with Bonus Material by Mary Kay McComas (William Morrow Paperbacks) is $1.99

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For a limited time, and at a special price, discover Mary Kay McComas’s What Happened to Hannah with Bonus Material. Plus, receive an excerpt from McComas’s new book Something About Sophie, available March 26th.

What Happened to Hannah is a novel of love, hate, loss, and redemption; of a life full of unfinished business.

New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay McComas weaves an unforgettable tale of a loner who is called back by tragedy to the home she ran away from years earlier, and finds herself the sole responsible party for a troubled teenage niece. Powerfully moving, deeply emotional, What Happened to Hannah is superior contemporary woman’s fiction that fans of Kristin Hannah, Kristina Riggle, and Jennifer McMahon will take deeply into their hearts and hold there forever.

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Diamond Star Halo by Tiffany Murray from Portobello Books (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (January 19) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Growing up in a rural recording studio, Halo Llewellyn is rarely star-struck, but when one of the visiting singers gives birth to Fred, she knows right away that he's special. As the golden child grows into the gilded man, she remains dazzled by his ambition and his talent on stage. But there's a problem with falling in love with your charismatic almost-brother--it can never be a secret.

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25 Top-Rated Romance Novels, $1.99 or Less is the Kindle Deal of the Day (January 19) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Today only, save on a diverse selection of popular romance novels.

Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley from Sourcebooks Landmark ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (January 19) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Susanna Kearsley's Rose Garden features a cast of wonderful characters, a gripping plot with multiple surprises, time travel, and a fantastical romance.

The Dragon Princess by Stephanie Guerra from Bloomsbury USA Childrens ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (January 19) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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With trademark humor and wacky characters, E. D. Baker tells the story of a magical princess who keeps turning into a dragon in this prequel to The Frog Princess.

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Texas Pride: Night Riders by Leigh Greenwood from Sourcebooks Casablanca ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (January 19)

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Enjoy a passion as great as the Texas skies in this pulse-pounding tale from bestselling author Leigh Greenwood.

* FYI, Amazon has matched the Nook deal:

Texas Pride: Night Riders by Leigh Greenwood also $1.99

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Mystic River by Dennis Lehane (HarperCollins) is $2.99

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“There are threads in our lives. You pull one, and everything else gets affected.”

When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car pulled up to their street. One boy got into the car, two did not, and something terrible happened — something that ended their friendship and changed all three boys forever.

Twenty-five years later, Sean Devine is a homicide detective. Jimmy Marcus is an ex-con who owns a corner store. And Dave Boyle is trying to hold his marriage together and keep his demons at bay — demons that urge him to do terrible things.

When Jimmy Marcus’s daughter is found murdered, Sean Devine is assigned to the case. His personal life unraveling, he must go back into a world he thought he’d left behind to confront not only the violence of the present but the nightmares of his past. His investigation brings him into conflict with Jimmy Marcus, who finds that his old criminal impulses tempt him to solve the crime with brutal justice. And then there is Dave Boyle, who came home the night Jimmy’s daughter died covered with someone else’s blood.

While Sean Devine attempts to use the law to return peace and order to the neighborhood, Jimmy Marcus finds his need for vengeance pushing him ever closer to a moral abyss from which lie wont be able to return, and Dave’s wife, Celeste, sleeps at night with a man she fears may very well be a monster – a monster who fathered her child and hides his true nature from everyone, possibly even himself.

A tense and unnerving psychological thriller, Mystic River is also an epic novel of love and loyalty, faith and family, in which people irrevocably marked by the past find themselves on a collision course with the darkest truths of their own hidden selves.

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Storm & Conquest: The Battle for the Indian Ocean, 1808-10 by Stephen Taylor from Faber and Faber Non Fiction (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (January 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Storm & Conquest is the gripping account of the infamous Battle for Mauritius, between Nelson's navy and the French fleet. At stake: Britain's commercial lifeline to India and naval supremacy. This gripping book brings together the terrifying ordeals of men, women and children caught at sea in hurricanes, and battling to drive the French from the Eastern seas.

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Wilderness: A Novel by Lance Weller from Bloomsbury USA ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (January 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Brutal and tender in its attempts to reconcile a horrific war with the great evil it ended, Lance Weller's debut novel tells the moving tale of an unforgettable character.

Strangers in the Night by Inés Saint from Crimson Romance ($0.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (January 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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When photos of a mayoral candidate and a violinist show up in local media, things get complicated. Voters love them together, but they have it all wrong... or do they?

Midworld by Alan Dean Foster from Open Road ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (January 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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The peaceful inhabitants of the jungle planet Midworld must fight for their survival in this classic adventure novel from Alan Dean Foster.

If I Stay by Gayle Forman from Penguin Publishing ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (January 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Intensely moving, Gayle Forman's If I Stay asks readers to take stock of their lives--and the people that make them worth living.

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Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth (Fancy Nancy Series) by Jane O'Connor from HarperCollins ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (January 20)

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Fancy Nancy is growing up, and so are her adventures. A teacher's favorite marble has gone missing, and it's up to Nancy Clancy and her best friend Bree to solve the mystery -- in fantastic style, as always.

FYI, Amazon has matched this Nook deal:

Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth (Fancy Nancy Series) by Jane O'Connor also $1.99

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The Devil Colony by James Rollins (HarperCollins) is $1.99

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From New York Times bestselling author James Rollins comes a novel of boundless imagination and meticulous research, a book that dares to answer a frightening question at the heart of America: Could the founding of the United States be based on a fundamental lie? The shocking truth lies hidden within the ruins of an impossibility, a lost colony of the Americas vanished in time and cursed into oblivion. A place known only as The Devil Colony.

Deep in the Rocky Mountains, a gruesome discovery—hundreds of mummified bodies—stirs international attention and fervent controversy. Despite doubts about the bodies’ origins, the local Native American Heritage Commission lays claim to the prehistoric remains, along with the strange artifacts found in the same cavern: gold plates inscribed with an unfathomable script.

During a riot at the dig site, an anthropologist dies horribly, burned to ashes in a fiery explosion in plain view of television cameras. All evidence points to a radical group of Native Americans, including one agitator, a teenage firebrand who escapes with a vital clue to the murder and calls on the one person who might help—her uncle, Painter Crowe, Director of Sigma Force.

To protect his niece and uncover the truth, Painter will ignite a war among the nation’s most powerful intelligence agencies. Yet an even greater threat looms as events in the Rocky Mountains have set in motion a frightening chain reaction, a geological meltdown that threatens the entire western half of the U.S.

From the volcanic peaks of Iceland to the blistering deserts of the American Southwest, from the gold vaults of Fort Knox to the bubbling geysers of Yellowstone, Painter Crowe joins forces with Commander Gray Pierce to penetrate the shadowy heart of a dark cabal, one that has been manipulating American history since the founding of the thirteen colonies.

But can Painter discover the truth—one that could topple governments—before it destroys all he holds dear?

Lincoln: How Abraham Lincoln Ended Slavery in America (A Companion Book for Young Readers to the Steven Spielberg Film) by Harold Holzer (HarperCollins) is $1.99

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A new book—and companion to the Steven Spielberg film—tracing how Abraham Lincoln came to view slavery . . . and came to end it.

Steven Spielberg focused his movie Lincoln on the sixteenth president’s tumultuous final months in office, when he pursued a course of action to end the Civil War, reunite the country, and abolish slavery. Invited by the filmmakers to write a special Lincoln book as a companion to the film, Harold Holzer, the distinguished historian and a consultant on the movie, now gives us a fast-paced, exciting new book on Lincoln’s life and times, his evolving beliefs about slavery, and how he maneuvered to end it.

The story starts on January 31, 1865—less than three months before Lincoln’s assassination—as the president anxiously awaits word on whether Congress will finally vote to pass the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution. Although the Emancipation Proclamation two years earlier had authorized the army to liberate slaves in Confederate territory, only a Constitutional amendment passed by Congress and ratified by three-fourths of the states would end slavery legally everywhere in the country.

Drawing from letters, speeches, memoirs, and documents by Lincoln and others, Holzer goes on to cover Lincoln’s boyhood, his moves from Kentucky to Indiana to Illinois, his work as a lawyer and congressman, his unsuccessful candidacies for the U.S. Senate and his victory in two presidential elections, his arduous duties in the Civil War as commander in chief, his actions as president, and his relationships with his family, political rivals, and associates. Holzer provides a fresh view of America in those turbulent times, as well as fascinating insights into the challenges Lincoln faced as he weighed his personal beliefs against his presidential duties in relation to the slavery issue.

The passage of the Thirteenth Amendment would become the crowning achievement of Abraham Lincoln’s life and the undisputed testament to his political genius. By viewing his life through this prism, Holzer makes an important passage in American history come alive for readers of all ages.

The book also includes thirty historical photographs, a chronology, a historical cast of characters, texts of selected Lincoln writings, a bibliography, and notes.

How to Be Black by Baratunde Thurston (HarperCollins) is $2.99

Book Description:

Have you ever been called “too black” or “not black enough”? Have you ever befriended or worked with a black person?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, this book is for you.

Raised by a pro-black, Pan-Afrikan single mother during the crack years of 1980s Washington, DC, and educated at Sidwell Friends School and Harvard University, Baratunde Thurston has over thirty years’ experience being black. Now, through stories of his politically inspired Nigerian name, the heroics of his hippie mother, the murder of his drug-abusing father, and other revelatory black details, he shares with readers of all colors his wisdom and expertise in how to be black.

Beyond memoir, this guidebook offers practical advice on everything from “How to Be The Black Friend” to “How to Be The (Next) Black President” to “How to Celebrate Black History Month.”

To provide additional perspective, Baratunde assembled an award-winning Black Panel—three black women, three black men, and one white man (Christian Lander of Stuff White People Like)—and asked them such revealing questions as:

“When Did You First Realize You Were Black?”
“How Black Are You?”
“Can You Swim?”

The result is a humorous, intelligent, and audacious guide that challenges and satirizes the so-called experts, purists, and racists who purport to speak for all black people. With honest storytelling and biting wit, Baratunde plots a path not just to blackness, but one open to anyone interested in simply “how to be.”

English Tea Murder (Lucy Stone Mysteries, Book 18) by Leslie Meier (Kensington Publishing ) is $1.99

Book Description:

“Fans of Murder, She Wrote may want to try this latest in a series that is well written and enjoyable.” –The Evansville Courier and Press

Between a busy family and her duties as a reporter for the Tinker’s Cove Pennysaver, Lucy Stone could use a break. So when a friend tells her about a trip to England sponsored by Winchester College, she jumps at the chance for a girls getaway. But when tour leader Professor George Temple dies mid-flight after an asthma attack, Lucy’s glad she packed her sleuthing skills…

In London, Professor Quentin Rea, a ladies’ man and former flirt of Lucy’s, arrives to take over the tour—and she finds that while his hairline has receded, his amorous intentions have not. Lucy also begins to notice peculiar behavior among other members of the group. And when she discovers all of them have pasts connected to the late Professor Temple, she suspects his death was an elaborate act of revenge. Then another tour member dies, and Lucy is suddenly ensnared in a daring scheme that could lead her to a mastermind of murder—or make her the next victim…

A Duty to the Dead (Bess Crawford Mystery) by Charles Todd (HarperCollins) is $2.99

Book Description:

From the brilliantly imaginative New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd comes an unforgettable new character in an exceptional new series

England, 1916. Independent-minded Bess Crawford’s upbringing is far different from that of the usual upper-middle-class British gentlewoman. Growing up in India, she learned the importance of responsibility, honor, and duty from her offi*cer father. At the outbreak of World War I, she followed in his footsteps and volunteered for the nursing corps, serving from the battlefields of France to the doomed hospital ship Britannic.

On one voyage, Bess grows fond of the young, gravely wounded Lieutenant Arthur Graham. Something rests heavily on his conscience, and to give him a little peace as he dies, she promises to deliver a message to his brother. It is some months before she can carry out this duty, and when she’s next in England, she herself is recovering from a wound.

When Bess arrives at the Graham house in Kent, Jonathan Graham listens to his brother’s last wishes with surprising indifference. Neither his mother nor his brother Timothy seems to think it has any significance. Unsettled by this, Bess is about to take her leave when sudden tragedy envelops her. She quickly discovers that fulfilling this duty to the dead has thrust her into a maelstrom of intrigue and murder that will endanger her own life and test her courage as not even war has.

The Lantern by Deborah Lawrenson (HarperCollins) is $2.99

Book Description:

A modern gothic novel of love, secrets, and murder—set against the lush backdrop of Provence

Meeting Dom was the most incredible thing that had ever happened to me.

When Eve falls for the secretive, charming Dom in Switzerland, their whirlwind relationship leads them to Les Genévriers, an abandoned house set among the fragrant lavender fields of the South of France. Each enchanting day delivers happy discoveries: hidden chambers, secret vaults, a beautiful wrought-iron lantern. Deeply in love and surrounded by music, books, and the heady summer scents of the French countryside, Eve has never felt more alive.

But with autumn’s arrival the days begin to cool, and so, too, does Dom. Though Eve knows he bears the emotional scars of a failed marriage—one he refuses to talk about—his silence arouses suspicion and uncertainty. The more reticent Dom is to explain, the more Eve becomes obsessed with finding answers—and with unraveling the mystery of his absent, beautiful ex-wife, Rachel.

Like its owner, Les Genévriers is also changing. Bright, warm rooms have turned cold and uninviting; shadows now fall unexpectedly; and Eve senses a presence moving through the garden. Is it a ghost from the past or a manifestation of her current troubles with Dom? Can she trust Dom, or could her life be in danger?

Eve does not know that Les Genévriers has been haunted before. Bénédicte Lincel, the house’s former owner, thrived as a young girl within the rich elements of the landscape: the violets hidden in the woodland, the warm wind through the almond trees. She knew the bitter taste of heartbreak and tragedy—long-buried family secrets and evil deeds that, once unearthed, will hold shocking and unexpected consequences for Eve.

Asking for Trouble by Mary Kay McComas (Open Road) is $1.99

Book Description:

A woman’s search for enduring romance leads her to a television dating show, and into the arms of a man who seems just a little too perfect . . .

Sydney Wiesman is looking for an electric, passionate love—and she’s willing to do anything, even go on a television dating show, to make it happen. Tom Ghorman seems to have it all; he’s smart, sexy, and funny. But, even though he was the best of the three suitors Electra-Love offered her, their first date was a monumental disaster—and now she has rehash it for everyone to see. As she faces a public display of complicated emotions, Sydney must decide if Tom is the guy of her dreams or her worst nightmare . . . and she is far from knowing all of his secrets. Will she give in to the unpredictable romance Tom offers, or will she return to a life of waiting for boundless love?

This ebook features an extended biography of Mary Kay McComas.

Lion of Ireland (Celtic World of Morgan Llywelyn) by Morgan Llywelyn (Tor Books) is $2.99

Book Description:

King, warrior, and lover Brian Boru was stronger, braver, and wiser than all other men-the greatest king Ireland has ever known. Out of the mists of the country’s most violent age, he merged to lead his people to the peak of their golden era.

His women were as remarkable as his adventures: Fiona, the druidess with mystical powers; Deirdre, beautiful victim of a Norse invader’s brutal lust; Gormlaith, six-foot, read-haired goddess of sensuality.

Set against the barbaric splendors of the tenth century, this is a story rich in truth and legend-in which friends become deadly enemies, bedrooms turn into battlefields, and dreams of glory are finally fulfilled. Morgan Llywelyn has written one of the greatest novels of Irish history.

The Sheltering Sky (P.S.) by Paul Bowles (Harper Perennial Modern Classics) is $2.99

Book Description:

The Sheltering Sky is a landmark of twentieth-century literature. In this intensely fascinating story, Paul Bowles examines the ways in which Americans’ incomprehension of alien cultures leads to the ultimate destruction of those cultures.

A story about three American travelers adrift in the cities and deserts of North Africa after World War II, The Sheltering Sky explores the limits of humanity when it touches the unfathomable emptiness and impassive cruelty of the desert.

This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.

American Childhood by Annie Dillard (HarperCollins) is $2.99

Book Description:

A book that instantly captured the hearts of readers across the country, An American Childhood is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard’s poignant, vivid memoir of growing up in Pittsburgh in the 1950s.

Much of the book focuses on her parents and some of her intellectual pursuits. Her mother was a non-conformist; her father taught her about plumbing and economics, and shared his enthusiasm for the novel On The Road. Annie took piano and dance classes, went rock and bug collecting, and loved books, especially about World War II.

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Bride Flight by Marieke Van Der Pol from Portobello Books (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (January 21) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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It is 1953, and the last great transcontinental air race from London to New Zealand is about to begin. Before the plane has left the runway, it has already become famous as the 'bride flight'. Of its 60 passengers, many are brides-to-be flying out to join their fiancés. Among them are Ada, Marjorie and Esther, each with their own reasons for wanting to leave behind their pasts.

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While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement by Carolyn Maull McKinstry from Tyndale House Publishers ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (January 21) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Celebrate MLK Day with Carolyn Maull McKinstry's While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age During the Civil Rights Movement.

Numbers Never Lie by Shelley K. Wall from Crimson Romance ($0.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (January 21) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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The more that FBI investigator Trevan Prater discovers about Sophie Henderson, the guiltier she appears. But the longer he’s with her, the more attracted he becomes.

Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta from Candlewick ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (January 21) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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This fantasy for young readers by 2009 Michael L. Printz Award winner Melina Marchetta boasts a realism seldom seen in the genre.

A Drowned Maiden's Hair by Laura Amy Schlitz from Candlewick ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (January 21) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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This page-turner from Newbery Medalist Laura Amy Schlitz features a feisty heroine whom readers won't soon forget. (Age level: 10+)

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The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King Jr. (ed by Clayborne Carson) from Grand Central Publishing ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (January 21)

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On this day of service, dedicated to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy, commemorate his remarkable role in civil rights history with his autobiography, the classic first-person account of an extraordinary life.

FYI, Amazon has matched this Nook deal:

The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King Jr. (ed by Clayborne Carson) also $2.99

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The Lying Year by Andrei Gelasimov from Portobello Books (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (January 22) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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When Mikhail was fired, he didn't expect to see his old boss Pavel ever again. But then he is summoned with an unusual job offer--to spy on the boss' son. Naturally, Mikhail falls for the son's lover--beautiful Marina--and the whole web of lies threatens to unravel once Pavel invites them all on a holiday to Italy.

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Red Flags by Juris Jurjevics from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (January 22) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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As Army cop Erik Rider closes in on a smuggling operation, he discovers that someone inside his base has a stake in it--and is willing to kill to protect it.

Smitten by Kristin Billerbeck, Colleen Coble, Diann Hunt and Denise Hunter from Thomas Nelson ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (January 22) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Authors Kristin Billerbeck, Colleen Coble, Diann Hunt, and Denise Hunter team up for this sweet, inspirational romance set in the town of Smitten, Vermont.

The Way of Wyrd by Brian Bates from Hay House ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (January 22) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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This brilliant, vivid, and entertaining cult classic offers a fictionalized account of an Anglo-Saxon sorcerer and mystic.

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith from Hachette Book Group ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (January 22) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Jennifer E. Smith's The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight is a cinematic tale of family connections, second chances, and first loves.

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Fear Not by Carter Conlon from Gospel Light Publications ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (January 22)

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Especially in these tough times, the greatest challenge to one's faith lies in the paralyzing fear of the unknown. Here, Pastor Carter Conlon shows how to cope with those who would use fear against you, showing the ultimate power and freedom of true fearlessness.

FYI, Amazon has matched this Nook deal:

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Tigerheart by Peter David (Del Rey) is $2.99

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“By far the most charming and clever reimagining of the Boy Who Never Grew Up story that I have ever encountered. Readers of all ages, prepare yourselves for a very big adventure.” – Terry Brooks

For all readers who have ever lent an enthusiastic ear to a wonderfully well told tale, or tumbled gladly into pages that could transport them anywhere, now comes novelist Peter David’s enchanting new work of fantasy. Action-packed and suspenseful, heart-tugging and wise, it weaves a spell both hauntingly familiar and utterly irresistible for those who have ever surrendered themselves to flights of fancy, and have whispered in their hearts, “I believe.”

Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling by Michael Boccacino (William Morrow Paperbacks) is $1.99

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When the nanny to the young Darrow boys is found mysteriously murdered on the outskirts of the village of Blackfield, Charlotte Markham, the recently hired governess, steps in to take over their care. During an outing in the forest, they find themselves crossing over into The Ending, “the place for the Things Above Death,” where Lily Darrow, the late mother of the children, has been waiting. She invites them into the House of Darkling, a wondrous place filled with enchantment, mystery, and strange creatures that appear to be, but are not quite, human.

However, everything comes with a price, and as Charlotte begins to understand the unspeakable bargain Mrs. Darrow has made for a second chance at motherhood, she uncovers a connection to the sinister occurrences in Blackfield and enters into a deadly game with the master of Darkling—one whose outcome will determine the fate of not just the Darrows but the world itself.

Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling is a Victorian Gothic tale about family ties, the realm beyond the living, and the price you pay to save those you love.

Plain Fear: Forbidden: A Novel by Leanna Ellis (Sourcebooks Landmark) is $0.99

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How Long Must We Pay for the Sins of Our Past?

She blames herself for her husband’s death. But for Rachel Schmidt Nussbaum, redemption may only lie in the ultimate sacrifice.

When a stranger arrives claiming only she can save him, Rachel’s impulsive instincts lead her on a perilous journey, one that leads her to a battle that will decide both the fate of her soul and the life of her unborn child.

A far–from–ordinary story of love and desperation, sin and sacrifice, Amish faith and vampire lore, Plain Fear: Forbidden is an imaginative thrill ride that’s like nothing you’ve ever read before.

About the Author
Leanna Ellison is the author of the Plain Fear series. She is the winner of the National Readers’ Choice Award and Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart Award.

Jackson Rule by Sharon Sala (writing as Dinah McCall) (HarperCollins) is $1.99

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For powerful emotion and unforgettable romance Sharon Sala can’t be beat. This beautifully repackaged classic is sure to delight her long-time fans and attract new ones!

Jackson Rule had spent nearly half his life behind bars for murder. Now he was starting over–or trying to. Once he laid hungry eyes on his new employer, though, his resolve to lead a simple solitary life deserted him, replaced by yearnings for fierce, forbidden passion.

Preacher’s daughter Rebecca Hill was raised to give folks the benefit of the doubt–though maybe this time she’d taken charity a bit too far. True Jackson Rule had paid his debt to society, and was a hard, honest worker. What threatened to undo her was the sheer burning desire she felt in his presence, and the sinking feeling that her heart would be his captive forever.

Office Feng Shui: Creating Harmony in Your Work Space by Darrin Zeer and Frank Montagna (Chronicle Books) is $0.99

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Goodbye daily grind. Hello peace of mind! From the creator of the best-selling Office Yoga and Office Spa comes the ultimate guide to creating balance in a busy workspace. Taking the age-old Chinese practice of feng shui and updating it for the office, author Darrin Zeer has compiled more than 75 tips and techniques to increase productivity and promote harmony in any work environment — even on the commute.

Readers learn how to feng shui a briefcase, how to arrange a desktop for improved concentration, how to unblock stagnant energy, and more! Overflowing with playful illustrations by Frank Montagna, this delightful reference offers a suite of innovative ideas to clear the cubicle clutter, and clear the mind.

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Angels & Demons by Dan Brown (Simon and Schuster) is $3.99

Book Description

An ancient secret brotherhood.
A devastating new weapon of destruction.

When world-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a mysterious symbol — seared into the chest of a murdered physicist — he discovers evidence of the unimaginable: the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati…the most powerful underground organization ever to walk the earth. The Illuminati has now surfaced to carry out the final phase of its legendary vendetta against its most hated enemy — the Catholic Church.

Langdon’s worst fears are confirmed on the eve of the Vatican’s holy conclave, when a messenger of the Illuminati announces they have hidden an unstoppable time bomb at the very heart of Vatican City. With the countdown under way, Langdon jets to Rome to join forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and mysterious Italian scientist, to assist the Vatican in a desperate bid for survival.

Embarking on a frantic hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and even the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that snakes across Rome toward the long-forgotten Illuminati lair…a clandestine location that contains the only hope for Vatican salvation.

An explosive international thriller, Angels & Demons careens from enlightening epiphanies to dark truths as the battle between science and religion turns to war.