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Skipping a Beat: A Novel by Sarah Pekkanen from Atria Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (February 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is a beautiful book about friendship, marriage, and letting go. If you enjoy stories by Emily Giffin and Elizabeth Berg then give this a try."

From the author of the acclaimed The Opposite of Me, a poignant, witty novel about marriage, forgiveness, and the choices that give shape—and limits—to our lives.

What would you do if your husband suddenly wanted to rewrite all of the rules of your relationship? This is the question at the heart of Skipping a Beat, Pekkanen’s thought-provoking second book.

From the outside, Julia and Michael seem to have it all. Both products of difficult childhoods in rural West Virginia – where they were simply Julie and Mike – they become high school sweethearts and fall in love. Shortly after graduation, they flee their small town to start afresh. Now thirty-somethings, they are living a rarified life in their multi-million-dollar, Washington D.C. home. Julia is a highly sought-after party planner, while Michael has just sold his wildly successful flavored water company for $70 million.

But one day, Michael collapses in his office. Four minutes and eight seconds after his cardiac arrest, a portable defibrillator jump-starts his heart. But in those lost minutes he becomes a different man. Money is meaningless to him - and he wants to give it all away. Julia, who sees bits of her life reflected in scenes from the world’s great operas, is now facing with a choice she never anticipated. Should she should walk away from the man she once adored – but who truthfully became a stranger to her long before this pronouncement - or give in to her husband's pleas for a second chance and a promise of a poorer but happier life?

As wry and engaging as her debut, but with quiet depth and newfound maturity, Skipping a Beat is an unforgettable portrait of a marriage whose glamorous surface belies the complications and betrayals beneath.

Five First-in-Series Romances from Mira ($1.99 each) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (February 11)

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Today only, Five First-in-Series Romances are $1.99 Each.

Fall in love with a new romance series with books by Sherryl Woods, Karen Harper, Linda Lael Miller, RaeAnne Thayne and Susan Wiggs.

Desolation by ML Banner from Toes in the Water Publishing ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (February 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is a must-read for those who love post apocalyptic stories."

The greatest solar event in history turned off the world's power and destroyed much of its technology. The sun's barrage continues today effectively bringing humanity back to a new Stone Age. This is a time of desolation, where every day is a desperate fight for survival. Food and water are disappearing, and many will kill to take these from you.
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On a beach in Mexico, a small town in Wyoming, and a rural ranch in Illinois, epic battles between good and evil will be fought.

Meanwhile, a 150 year old secret may lead a lucky few to a place that holds the promise of a new future, unless the sun sets on humanity first.
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DESOLATION is a post-apocalyptic novel set in the time after STONE AGE, the #1 Amazon Best Seller in Post-Apocalyptic & Dystopian Fiction. All who survive this new Stone Age will experience its desolation.

Live It!: Achieve Success by Living with Purpose by Jairek Robbins from Grand Harbor Press ($1.99) is the Kindle Inspirational Deal of the Day (February 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This will definitely help you achieve whatever success you want in your life, and teaches you to how to create more love, joy, passion, and fulfillment."

Every person you meet is either a warning or an example. Which are you?

Jairek Robbins, decorated performance coach and lifestyle entrepreneur, guides you through his proven, step-by-step process for filling the gap between where you are today and where you want to be. In reassuring and easy-to-understand language, Robbins helps you build a strong foundation for authentic happiness.

Each chapter is strategically designed to engage you with personal reflections and challenges that will encourage you to make immediate improvements to your everyday behavior. Robbins’s uplifting method will give you the tools you need to avoid the distractions in your life and concentrate on the areas that deserve the biggest focus, including health, family, intimate relationships, your professional life, and spirituality.

Robbins leads you toward a life of growth and contribution that will enable you to become the happiest, healthiest, and most fulfilled version of yourself—and inspire you to help others do the same.

The Art of Secrets by James Klise from Algonquin Young Readers ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (February 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Highly recommended. Anyone who loves a great, dark tale full of intrigue and drama will love this book."

A Fire Destroys . . .
A Treasure Appears . . .
A Crime Unfolds . . .

A Chicago Public Library "Best of the Best" 2014
A Booklist Editors' Choice, Books for Youth 2014
A Booklist Top Ten Crime Fiction for Youth 2014

When Saba Khan’s apartment burns in a mysterious fire, possibly a hate crime, her Chicago high school rallies around her. Her family moves rent-free into a luxury apartment, Saba’s Facebook page explodes, and she starts (secretly) dating a popular boy. Then a quirky piece of art donated to a school fund-raising effort for the Khans is revealed to be an unknown work by a famous artist, worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and Saba’s life turns upside down again. Should Saba’s family have all that money? Or should it go to the students who found the art? Or to the school? And just what caused that fire?

Greed, jealousy, and suspicion create an increasingly tangled web as students and teachers alike debate who should get the money and begin to point fingers and make accusations. The true story of the fire that sets events in motion and what happens afterward gradually comes together in an innovative narrative made up of journal entries, interviews, articles, letters, text messages, and other documents.

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February 10 through March 11, select Kindle books are $1.99 each. Browse the full selection to find your next great read.

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Audible Daily Deal - Turning Angel (Penn Cage Book 2) by Greg Iles, Dick Hill (Narrator) for $4.95

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Turning Angel marks the long-awaited return of Penn Cage, the lawyer hero of The Quiet Game, and introduces Drew Elliott, the highly respected doctor who saved Penn's life in a hiking accident when they were boys.As two of the most prominent citizens of Natchez, Drew and Penn sit on the school board of their alma mater, St. Stephen's Prep. When the nude body of a young female student is found near the Mississippi River, the entire community is shocked - but no one more than Penn, who discovers that his best friend was entangled in a passionate relationship with the girl and may be accused of her murder.

On the surface, Kate Townsend seems the most unlikely murder victim imaginable. A star student and athlete, she'd been accepted to Harvard and carried the hope and pride of the town on her shoulders. But like her school and her town, Kate also had a secret life - one about which her adult lover knew little.

When Drew begs Penn to defend him, Penn allows his sense of obligation to override his instinct and agrees. Yet before he can begin, both men are drawn into a dangerous web of blackmail and violence. Penn finds himself doubting his friend's motives and searching for a path out of harm's way.

More dangerous yet is Shad Johnson, the black district attorney whose dream is to send a rich white man to death row in Mississippi. At Shad's order, Drew is jailed, the police cease hunting Kate's killer, and Penn realizes that only by finding Kate's murderer himself can he save his friend's life.

With his daughter's babysitter as his guide, Penn penetrates the secret world of St. Stephen's, a place that parents never see, where reality veers so radically from appearance that Penn risks losing his own moral compass. St. Stephen's is a dark mirror of the adult world, one populated by steroid-crazed jocks, girls desperate for attention, and jaded teens flirting with nihilism. And hidden among them all is one true psychopath.

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Flora: A Novel by Gail Godwin from Bloomsbury USA ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (February 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Taut and tense! Highly recommended for all lovers of psychological thrillers."

The family members Helen depended on are gone. She lost her mother some years before, and her beloved grandmother has just passed away. And now her father has left town to work on a top secret military project at Oak Ridge during the final months of World War II. Helen is wise beyond her years, but a ten-year-old cannot be left on her own to fend for herself. Her father arranges a summer guardian, Flora, her late mother's twenty-two year old first cousin who cries at the drop of a hat.

A fiercely imaginative child, Helen is desperate to keep her house intact, with all its ghosts and stories. Flora is the good-hearted, modest cousin who wants to do her best for Helen. Their relationship and its fallout, played out against a backdrop of a lost America, will haunt Helen for the rest of her life.

Walk in the Park by Jill Mansell from Sourcebooks Landmark ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (February 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I totally loved this and recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good British Chick-lit novel!"

No one could have planned for this...

Lara Carson left her family and boyfriend Flynn eighteen years ago without a word to anyone. Why has no one heard from her since? Does it mean anything that she's suddenly reappeared in Bath just in time for her ex–best friend Evie's wedding? And what about Flynn? Even the most eagle–eyed observer can't tell whether he's happy to see her, or just stunned.

While secrets pile up on secrets, and the gossip mill wings into high gear, the brand–new life Lara's searching for becomes ever more elusive. There's a lot of catching up for everyone to do, and Lara's return is going to be anything but a walk in the park.

Lovecraft's Monsters Ed. by Ellen Datlow from Tachyon Publications ($2.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (February 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "You don’t even have to be a fan of H.P. Lovecraft to enjoy this anthology; these tales have enough merit to stand on their own. It's an excellent collection."

Prepare to meet the wicked progeny of the master of modern horror. In Lovecraft's Monsters, H. P. Lovecraft's most famous creations—Cthulhu, Shoggoths, Deep Ones, Elder Things, Yog-Sothoth, and more—appear in all their terrifying glory. Each story is a gripping new take on a classic Lovecraftian creature, and each is accompanied by a spectacular original illustration that captures the monsters' unique visage.

Contributors include such literary luminaries as Neil Gaiman, Joe R. Lansdale, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Karl Edward Wagner, Elizabeth Bear, and Nick Mamatas. The monsters are lovingly rendered in spectacular original art by World Fantasy Award–winning artist John Coulthart (The Steampunk Bible).

Legions of Lovecraft fans continue to visit his bizarre landscapes and encounter his unrelenting monsters. Now join them in their journey...if you dare.

Missy's Murder by Karen Kingsbury from Bondfire Books ($0.99) is the Kindle True Crime Deal of the Day (February 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is a brilliant true crime story by a wonderful author."

On an October day, teenager Missy Avila was lured into the woods, beaten, tortured, and drowned. Missy's best friend, Karen, publicly vows to find the killer and even moves in with Missy's family to help. No one could have guessed what would happen next.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury delivers a story full of twists and turns, dead ends, betrayals and confessions. Missy's Murder is a shocking tale of how jealousy can drive people to acts of great evil.

Available digitally for the first time in a repackaged format, Missy's Murder is one of four true crime novels written at the beginning of the author’s career. These books have been re-released with new covers, a fresh edit, and a special reader’s letter from Karen explaining how the darkness in these stories became more than she could bear and prompted a dramatic career change to write Life-Changing Fiction ™.

Orangutangled by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen and Aaron Zenz (Illustrator) from Two Lions ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (February 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is a great read-aloud for the preschool set!"

Age Level: 3 - 7 | Grade Level: Pre-K - 2nd
Two orangutans jump for some yummy, juicy mangoes and the next thing they know, Thump! Bump! Crash!—they fall into a gooey, gummy mess and start rolling through the jungle, completely oranguTANGLED! Soon they are passing by a nosy boar, and then he’s quickly swept up, not to mention the frog, the yak…and even a tiger. How will they ever get untangled? Bursting with fun, the bold illustrations and rhyming text filled with sound words make this the perfect read-aloud story for little ones.

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Audible Daily Deal - Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim, Bahni Turpin (Narrator) for $2.95

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Moments after Lisbeth is born, she’s taken from her mother and handed over to an enslaved wet nurse, Mattie, a young mother separated from her own infant son in order to care for her tiny charge. Thus begins an intense relationship that will shape both of their lives for decades to come. Though Lisbeth leads a life of privilege, she finds nothing but loneliness in the company of her overwhelmed mother and her distant, slave-owning father. As she grows older, Mattie becomes more like family to Lisbeth than her own kin and the girl’s visits to the slaves’ quarters - and their lively and loving community - bring them closer together than ever. But can two women in such disparate circumstances form a bond like theirs without consequence?

This deeply moving tale of unlikely love traces the journey of these very different women as each searches for freedom and dignity.

©2014 Laila Ibrahim (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

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Mrs. Lincoln's Rival: A Novel by Jennifer Chiaverini from Plume/Penguin Group ($2.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (February 16) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This historical fiction novel gives a fascinating account of the rivalry between the two most powerful women in Washington during President Lincoln's time in office."

The New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker Jennifer Chiaverini’s astute and lively novel of the politics of state—set against the backdrop of Civil War Era Washington

Beautiful, intelligent, regal, and entrancing, young Kate Chase Sprague stepped into the role of establishing her thrice-widowed father, Salmon P. Chase, in Washington society as a Lincoln cabinet member and as a future presidential candidate. For her efforts, The Washington Star declared her “the most brilliant woman of her day. None outshone her.”

None, that is, but Mary Todd Lincoln. Though Mrs. Lincoln and her young rival held much in common—political acumen, love of country, and a resolute determination to help the men they loved achieve greatness—they could never be friends, for the success of one could come only at the expense of the other.

Four Books in the Immortal Guardians Series by Dianne Duvall from Zebra ($1.99 each) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (February 16)

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Today only, Four Books in the Immortal Guardians Series by Dianne Duvall are $1.99 Each.

Customer review: "If you haven't read Dianne Duvall yet, you need to add her to your list of paranormal authors."

Hercules, My Shipmate by Robert Graves from RosettaBooks ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (February 16) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Robert Graves has woven together myth, humor, and storytelling mastery to give us one of his all time best reads."

An inventive reimagining of the story of Jason and the Argonauts, this novel by renowned poet and classicist Robert Graves brings heroic figures of Hellenistic myth to life. Graves’ Jason is belligerent, energetic, and full of life, and the society Graves builds for him is outlandish and deeply invested in ancient cults.

Against this primitive, religious backdrop, the charismatic Jason assembles a crew and sets out to retrieve the sacred gold-trimmed fleece that is sacred to Zeus, and that has been stolen by worshippers of the Triple Goddess. Accompanying him is Hercules, a brave warrior known more for his brawn, and his astonishingly good luck, than his brains. Robert Graves builds a compelling world that sets Hellenistic magic and mystery in a surprisingly gritty, realistic setting, a fascinating read for fans of Greek mythology.

The 10 Habits of Highly Successful Women by Glynnis MacNicol and Rachel Sklar from Amazon ($1.99) is the Kindle Business & Money Deal of the Day (February 16) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Filled with practical advice from smart, successful women and great examples, this is worth the read."

The 10 Habits of Highly Successful Women is a collection of essays revealing the secret career habits and hard-won wisdom of a diverse group of accomplished women, selected by Rachel Sklar and Glynnis MacNicol, co-founders of TheLi.st, the well-known network dedicated to elevating professional women.
Perhaps no group has experienced more upheaval in the last few decades than working women. In this series, each woman explores the one key habit or lesson that has made the difference in forging her career and attaining professional success.

Whether it’s CNN personality Sally Kohn’s exploration of emotional correctness or What Not To Wear's Stacy London on the wear and tear of our aspirational “Culture of Extraordinary”; why millennial Nisha Chittal won't tell you her age and what Cindy Gallop learned about sex while dating men half hers; how lessons from waitressing led Jenna Wortham to The New York Times or how Paula Froelich perfected the art of the “controlled burn” to start over after the end of a dream career—these essays uncover the challenges and delights of chasing, and finding, success in work and life as a professional woman.

Papier-Mâché Monsters by Dan Reeder from Gibbs-Smith ($0.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (February 16) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A great read, very funny, too, with lots of great techniques. I recommend to anyone who is interested in doing papier-mache!"

Celebrated monster-making master Dan Reeder is at it again--helping others to let out their inner monsters! All that's needed are a few simple materials and a wild imagination.

Reeder guarantees success if the tried-and-tested, goof-proof how-to steps in this humorous read are followed.

But there's more--he's also giving away all of his secrets for creating ghoulish monster elements such as jaws, claws, horns, scales, webbing, tentacles, eyeballs, fingers, toes, gnarly hands and feet, and drool--yes--perfect DROOL! This is paper mache at its best.

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Snow White Must Die (Pia Kirchhoff and Oliver von Bodenstein Book 4) by Nele Neuhaus from Pan (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (February 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Amazon Best Books of the Month, January 2013

Snow White Must Die by Nele Neuhaus is a tremendous new contemporary mystery series and huge international bestseller—with more than 3.5 million copies in print!
On a rainy November day police detectives Pia Kirchhoff and Oliver von Bodenstein are summoned to a mysterious traffic accident: A woman has fallen from a pedestrian bridge onto a car driving underneath. According to a witness, the woman may have been pushed. The investigation leads Pia and Oliver to a small village, and the home of the victim, Rita Cramer.

On a September evening eleven years earlier, two seventeen-year-old girls vanished from the village without a trace. In a trial based only on circumstantial evidence, twenty-year-old Tobias Sartorius, Rita Cramer’s son, was sentenced to ten years in prison. Bodenstein and Kirchhoff discover that Tobias, after serving his sentence, has now returned to his home town. Did the attack on his mother have something to do with his return?

In the village, Pia and Oliver encounter a wall of silence. When another young girl disappears, the events of the past seem to be repeating themselves in a disastrous manner. The investigation turns into a race against time, because for the villagers it is soon clear who the perpetrator is—and this time they are determined to take matters into their own hands.

An atmospheric, character-driven and suspenseful mystery set in a small town that could be anywhere, dealing with issues of gossip, power, and keeping up appearances.

Running Away: A Memoir by Robert Andrew Powell from Amazon (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (February 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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When journalist Robert Andrew Powell finished his first marathon, he cried, cradled in his father’s arms. Long distance runners understand where those tears come from, even if there are others who will never understand what drives someone to run 26.2 consecutive miles in a grueling mental and physical test. Powell’s emotional reaction to completing the race wasn’t just about the run, though. It was also about the joy and relief of coming back up after hitting rock bottom.

Running Away is the story of how one decision can alter the course of a life. Knocked down by a painful divorce and inspired by his father, Powell decided to change his mindset and circumstances. He moved to Boulder and began running in earnest for the first time in his life. Over the 26.2 chapters that follow, Powell grapples with his past relationships, gaining insight and hard-won discipline that give him hope for the future.

The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham from RosettaBooks (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (February 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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When a freak cosmic event renders most of the Earth's population blind, Bill Masen is one of the lucky few to retain his sight. The London he walks is crammed with groups of men and women needing help, some ready to prey on those who can still see. But another menace stalks blind and sighted alike. With nobody to stop their spread the Triffids, mobile plants with lethal stingers and carnivorous appetites, seem set to take control.

The Day of the Triffids is perhaps the most famous catastrophe novel of the twentieth century and its startling imagery of desolate streets and lurching, lethal plant life retains its power to haunt today.

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Mr. Bones: Twenty Stories by Paul Theroux from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ($2.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (February 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Theroux fans will not be disappointed by this collection, and readers new to Theroux will find themselves fascinated and delighted by a master of language and character."

A dark and bitingly humorous collection of short stories from the “brilliantly evocative” (Time) Paul Theroux

A family watches in horror as their patriarch transforms into the singing, wise-cracking lead of an old-timey minstrel show. A renowned art collector relishes publicly destroying his most valuable pieces. Two boys stand by helplessly as their father stages an all-consuming war on the raccoons living in the woods around their house. A young artist devotes himself to a wealthy, malicious gossip, knowing that it’s just a matter of time before she turns on him.

In this new collection of short stories, acclaimed author Paul Theroux explores the tenuous leadership of the elite and the surprising revenge of the overlooked. He shows us humanity possessed, consumed by its own desire and compulsion, always with his carefully honed eye for detail and the subtle idiosyncrasies that bring his characters to life. Searing, dark, and sure to unsettle, Mr. Bones is a stunning new display of Paul Theroux’s “fluent, faintly sinister powers of vision and imagination” (John Updike, The New Yorker).

Wife Number Seven by Melissa Brown from Amazon ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (February 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Original, captivating, and refreshing, this is equal parts heartwarming and heartbreaking. I devoured this."

Lipstick. Bright, red lipstick. Nothing but lipstick.
Even though it’s against our faith to wear a color that screams of sexual promiscuity and deviant behavior, I’m not allowed to protest.
But, I want to.
So badly.

You see, there’s more to me than the braid that spills down my back.
More to me than the layers of heavy fabric that maintain my modesty.
And so much more than the oppressive wedding band that adorns my finger--the same band that each of my sister wives wear.
So much more.
To protest would be sinful.
I must keep sweet, that is my duty.

So I’ll wear the lipstick. I’ll do as I’m told.
And I’ll do my best to silence the resistance within me, to push him from my mind.
If only my heart would do the same.

The Good Humor Man by Andrew Fox from Tachyon Publications ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (February 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is an easy read, humorous and interesting. It's also analogous to Fahrenheit 451 but in an outrageous way."

A witty tribute to Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, this surreal, futuristic narrative explores the highly topical relationships between obesity, government health care, pop culture, and body image.

In a world where chocolate is worth more than cocaine on the black market, government-sanctioned vigilantes known as Good Humor Men patrol the streets, seeking to immolate all fattening food products as illegal contraband and summarily cancel the health insurance of any offenders. An evil nutraceutical company controls the food market with products engineered to keep the population painfully thin, while a mysterious wasting plague threatens to starve humanity. An ex-plastic surgeon whose father performed a secret liposuction surgery on Elvis Presley may hold the key to humanity’s future.

Incorporating a colorful cast of characters—a civil servant with questionable motives, an acquisitive assassin, a power-mad preacher evangelizing anorexia, a beautiful young woman addicted to liposuction, and a homicidal clone from an experiment gone terribly awry—this satirical romp asks the question Can Elvis save the world 64 years after his death?

The Leap: The Science of Trust and Why It Matters by Ulrich Boser from Amazon ($1.99) is the Kindle Science Deal of the Day (February 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "If you like books by authors such as Malcolm Gladwell or Steven Levitt, you will like this book. It's a straightforward and entertaining read."

We’re not supposed to trust others. Look at the headlines. Read the blogs. Study the survey data. It seems that everyone is wary, that everyone is just looking out for themselves. But a sense of social trust and togetherness can be restored.

In The Leap, best-selling author Ulrich Boser shows how the emerging research on trust can improve our lives, rebuild our economy, and strengthen society. As part of this engaging and deeply reported narrative, Boser visits a radio soap opera in Rwanda that aims to restore the country’s broken trust, profiles the man who brought honesty to one of the most corrupt cities in Latin America, and explains how a college dropout managed to con his way into American high society. Boser even goes skydiving to see if the experience will increase his levels of oxytocin, the so-called "trust hormone.”

A powerful mix of hard science and compelling storytelling, The Leap explores how we trust, why we trust, and what we can all do to deepen social trust. The book includes insightful policy recommendations along with surprising new data on the state of social trust in America today.

Professor Whiskerton Presents Steampunk ABC by Lisa Falkenstern from Two Lions ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (February 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Any preschooler will delight in this. Beyond teaching the alphabet, there are wonderful devices, gizmos, and clues for kids to find."

Age Level: 3 - 7 | Grade Level: P - 2nd
In Professor Whiskerton Presents Steampunk ABC, two mice dressed in Victorian clothing use gadgets and found objects—each starting with a different letter of the alphabet—to build a fantastic steampunk surprise.

A is for anvil; M is for monkey wrench; P is for periscope.

Steampunk-inspired elements abound on every page as the mice make use of ordinary household items—spoons, a sardine tin, life-size toothbrushes—to create the letters and, ultimately, the book’s surprise at the end.

Young readers will delight in the mice characters and their fantastical creations, while parents will enjoy the celebration of steampunk—making old things new again, the retro/futuristic details, and the emphasis on creativity.

With standout illustrations that are both charming and intricate, children and parents alike will want to pore over this story again and again.

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Loved the Movie? Read the Book ($2.99 or Less Each) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (February 21) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Today only, Loved the Movie? Read the Book for $2.99 or Less Each.

Lake News: A Novel by Barbara Delinsky from Simon & Schuster ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (February 21) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "One of the most reliable authors in women's fiction, Barabara Delinsky has written a thought-provoking novel in this. Put it on your 'must read' list!"

After an unscrupulous reporter falsely accuses Boston lounge singer Lily Blake of having an affair with a newly appointed Cardinal, she's hounded by the press, fired from her job, and robbed of all her public freedom. The humiliation and violation of privacy leaves her no choice but to retreat to her rural hometown of Lake Henry, New Hampshire. In search of refuge, Lily forms an uneasy alliance with John Kipling, a former Boston reporter with trust issues of his own. Now editing Lake Henry's local newspaper, John cannot ignore Lily's appeal or her plight - even at the risk of taking on his former colleagues.

Rewarding and unforgettable, a stirring novel of hope and redemption, Lake News offers an intimate look at the complex relationship between an enigmatic man and a vulnerable but spirited woman, both struggling to find a new sense of community in a place they once called home.

Burning Water (A Diana Tregarde Investigation Book 1) by Mercedes Lackey from High Flight Arts and Letters ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (February 21) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "The author artfully combines historical fact with riveting occult fiction in this fast-paced horror."

A sexy witch who writes romances and a police detective who sees more than mortal man team up to battle an ancient Aztec god!

Dallas Police Detective Mark Valdez isn't just any cop, he's a psychic who knows that the cattle mutilations and torture murders he's been investigating are somehow tied together. He also knows that his meager psychic abilities aren't enough to identify the killers, much less stop them.

Luckily, Mark has an ace up his sleeve: an attractive young romance novelist who happens to be a practicing witch. And not just any witch, either-Diana Tregarde is a Guardian, charged with protecting the Earth and all its creatures.

Using modern science and ancient magics, Diana and Mark discover that they are tailing no ordinary serial killer but the awakened avatar of an Aztec god. Tezcatlipoca and his four beautiful handmaidens are preparing for a great sacrifice that will transform North America into a new Aztec realm.

Diana isn't sure her powers are strong enough to take on those of a risen Aztec god, but she has no choice. As a Guardian, she is sworn to protect mankind, even at the cost of her own life. Luckily, she does not stand alone. Mark Valdez is more than just a cop. And Tezcatlipoca is not the only Aztec god walking in the world.

Grand Obsession: A Piano Odyssey by Perri Knize from Scribner ($1.99) is the Kindle Music Deal of the Day (February 21) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is a superbly engrossing and deeply moving book."

NEW YORK TIMES "EDITOR'S CHOICE." WASHINGTON POST "BEST OF 2008."

This "lucid yet lyrical, analytical yet deeply affecting" (Washington Post) memoir of one woman's immersion in a fascinating, international piano subculture, reminds us that reason can't always account for what calls to us, but answering that call can lead to life's most profound experiences. Now in paperback.

The daughter of a professional musician, Perri Knize was raised in a home saturated in classical music, but it wasn't until midlife, in the midst of her successful career as an investigative reporter, that she realized she'd missed her true calling--the piano. After a year of lessons, she decides to buy a piano of her own and begins a search for a modestly priced upright. Inexplicably she cannot be satisfied with any upright she plays, and instead she falls madly, illogically, in love with a rare German grand she discovers in a New York showroom. After a long dalliance, Knize refinances her house to buy this "magic" instrument she dubs "Marlene," after Dietrich, for its sultry voice. But when Marlene arrives at her home in Montana, the sound that transfixed her is gone, the tone dead and dull. One piano tuner after another arrives to fix it, but no one can.

Rather than send the piano back, Knize embarks on a mad quest to restore the instrument to its rightful sound--and to understand the reason for its elusive power. Putting her investigative skills to work, she falls down a rabbit hole into a hidden world, discovering a tribe of concert artists, dealers, technicians, composers, designers, physicists, philosophers, passionate amateurs, and instrument builders--intriguing and eccentric characters all--whose lives have also been transformed by the spell of a piano. She even hikes into the Austrian Alps to learn how the special trees used to build her piano are grown and harvested. With each step of her journey, Knize draws ever-closer to uncovering the reason her piano's sound vanished, how to get it back, and the deeper secret of how music leads us to a direct experience of the nature of reality.

Beautifully composed, passionately performed, Grand Obsession is itself a musical masterpiece.

Gaston by Kelly DiPucchio and Christian Robinson (Illustrator) from Atheneum Books for Young Readers ($0.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (February 21) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This teaches a wonderful lesson about what being a family really means."

Age Level: 4 - 8 | Grade Level: P - 3

A bulldog and a poodle learn that family is about love, not appearances in this adorable doggy tale from New York Times bestselling author Kelly DiPucchio and illustrator Christian Robinson.

This is the story of four puppies: Fi-Fi, Foo-Foo, Ooh-La-La, and Gaston. Gaston works the hardest at his lessons on how to be a proper pooch. He sips—never slobbers! He yips—never yaps! And he walks with grace—never races! Gaston fits right in with his poodle sisters.

But a chance encounter with a bulldog family in the park—Rocky, Ricky, Bruno, and Antoinette—reveals there’s been a mix-up, and so Gaston and Antoinette switch places. The new families look right…but they don’t feel right. Can these puppies follow their noses—and their hearts—to find where they belong?

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Disunited Kingdom: How Westminster Won A Referendum But Lost Scotland by Iain Macwhirter from Cargo Publishing (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (February 24) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Following on from the highly acclaimed Road To referendum, this is the story of the referendum and the journey beyond, from one of the UK's most insightful political writers.

On the 18th September, Scotland voted to stay in the Union. In this provocative new book, Iain Macwhirter argues that the UK will never be the same again.

Disunited Kingdom explores Scotland's political and cultural landscape in the immediate build up to, and aftermath of, the referendum.

Combining expert and personal insight, Macwhirter deftly examines the future of Scotland, the UK, and the enduring passion for independence.

Why Have Kids?: A New Mom Explores the Truth About Parenting and Happiness by Jessica Valenti from Amazon (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (February 24) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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A provocative and intimate exploration of modern parenthood by “a gutsy young third wave feminist” – The New York Times
If parenting is making Americans unhappy, if it’s impossible to “have it all,” if people don’t have the economic, social, or political structures needed to support parenting, then why do it? And why are anxious new parents flocking to every Tiger Mother and Bébé-raiser for advice on how to raise kids?

In Why Have Kids?, Valenti explores these controversial questions through on-the-ground reporting, startling new research, and her own unique experiences as a mom. She moves beyond the black and white “mommy wars” over natural parenting, discipline, and work-life balance to explore a more nuanced reality: one filled with ambivalence, joy, guilt, and exhaustion. A must read for parents as well as those considering starting a family, Why Have Kids? is an explosive addition to the conversation about modern parenthood.

Riding the Thunder (The Sisters of Colford Hall Book 2) by Deborah MacGillivray from Montlake Romance (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (February 24) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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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

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We Are Called to Rise: A Novel by Laura McBride from Simon & Schuster ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (February 24) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is a stunning debut, superbly rendered, and one that has earned my admiration, as its characters have earned my affection."

Three lives are bound together by a split-second mistake, and a child’s fate hangs in the balance.

What happens next will test—and restore—your faith in humanity.

Far from the neon lights of the Vegas strip, three lives are about to collide. A middle aged woman attempting to revive her marriage. A returning soldier waking up in a hospital with no memory of how he got there. A very brave eight-year-old immigrant boy.

This is a story about families—the ones we have and the ones we make. It’s a story about America today, where so many cultures and points of view collide and coexist. We Are Called to Rise challenges us to think about our responsibilities to each other and reminds us that no matter how cruel life can be in a given moment, it is ultimately beautiful to live, and live fully.

Season of Storms by Susanna Kearsley from Sourcebooks Landmark ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (February 24) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Rich with evocatively descriptive language, this romantic suspense will transport you to another place."

A mystery trapped in time

In 1921, infamous Italian poet Galeazzo D'Ascanio wrote his last and greatest play, inspired by his muse and mistress, actress Celia Sands. On the eve of opening night, Celia vanished, and the play was never performed.

Now, two generations later, Alessandro D'Ascanio plans to stage his grandfather's masterpiece and has offered the lead to a promising young English actress, also named Celia Sands-at the whim of her actress mother, or so she has always thought. When Celia arrives at D'Ascanio's magnificent, isolated Italian villa, she is drawn to the mystery of her namesake's disappearance-and to the compelling, enigmatic Alessandro.

But the closer Celia gets to learning the first Celia's fate, the more she is drawn into a web of murder, passion, and the obsession of genius. Though she knows she should let go of the past, in the dark, in her dreams, it comes back...

Our Ecstatic Days: A Novel by Steve Erickson from Simon & Schuster ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (February 24) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Erickson's is a truly original voice, one that's poetic, hypnotic, and authentic. This fantasy is a delicious and delirious reading experience."

Our Ecstatic Days begins as the memoir of a young mother desperate to forget a single act, committed out of love and fear, that has changed forever the world around her. In the waning days of summer, a lake appears, almost overnight, in the middle of Los Angeles. In an instant of either madness or revelation, convinced that the lake means to take her small son from her, Kristin becomes determined to stop it. Three thousand miles away, on the eve of a momentous event, another young woman -- with a bond to Kristin that she can't even know -- meets a mysterious figure who announces in the dark, "The Age of Chaos is here."

Against a forbidden landscape that shimmers with destiny and yearning, Our Ecstatic Days finally takes place on the terrain of a defiant heart. Human connections multiply into astonishing twists of fate -- by which the wrongs of an obsolete century may be set right -- and parallel lives spin faster toward the possibility that they will once again unite, electrifying a vision of the century to come.

Dinosaurs Without Bones: Dinosaur Lives Revealed by their Trace Fossils by Anthony J. Martin from Pegasus Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Science Deal of the Day (February 24) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "An excellent book, this not only brings the habits and behaviors of these ancient creatures to life but ties them into those of their modern ancestors, birds."

What if we woke up one morning all of the dinosaur bones in the world were gone? How would we know these iconic animals had a 165-million year history on earth, and had adapted to all land-based environments from pole to pole? What clues would be left to discern not only their presence, but also to learn about their sex lives, raising of young, social lives, combat, and who ate who? What would it take for us to know how fast dinosaurs moved, whether they lived underground, climbed trees, or went for a swim?

Welcome to the world of ichnology, the study of traces and trace fossils—such as tracks, trails, burrows, nests, toothmarks, and other vestiges of behavior—and how through these remarkable clues, we can explore and intuit the rich and complicated lives of dinosaurs. With a unique, detective-like approach, interpreting the forensic clues of these long-extinct animals that leave a much richer legacy than bones, Martin brings the wild world of the Mesozoic to life for the twenty-first-century reader.

Kitchen Science Lab for Kids: 52 Family Friendly Experiments from the Pantry by Liz Lee Heinecke from Quarry Books ($2.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (February 24) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is an inspired way for kids to explore science with 52 fun projects."

At-home science provides an environment for freedom, creativity and invention that is not always possible in a school setting. In your own kitchen, it’s simple, inexpensive, and fun to whip up a number of amazing science experiments using everyday ingredients.

Science can be as easy as baking. Hands-On Family: Kitchen Science Lab for Kids offers 52 fun science activities for families to do together. The experiments can be used as individual projects, for parties, or as educational activities groups.

Kitchen Science Lab for Kids will tempt families to cook up some physics, chemistry and biology in their own kitchens and back yards. Many of the experiments are safe enough for toddlers and exciting enough for older kids, so families can discover the joy of science together.

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Pressed Pennies by Steven Manchester from Story Plant ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (February 24)

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Rick and Abby grew up together, became best friends, and ultimately fell in love. Circumstance tore them apart in their early teens, though, and they went on to lives less idyllic than they dreamed about in those early days. Rick has had a very successful career, but his marriage flat-lined. Abby has a magical daughter, Paige, but Paige's father nearly destroyed Abby's spirit.

Now fate has thrown Rick and Abby together again. In their early thirties, they are more world-weary than they were as kids. But their relationship still shimmers, and they're hungry to make up for lost time. However, Paige, now nine, is not nearly as enthusiastic. She's very protective of the life she's made with her mother and not open to the duo becoming a trio. Meanwhile, Rick has very little experience dealing with kids and doesn't know how to handle Paige. This leaves Abby caught between the two people who matter the most to her. What happens when the life you've dreamed of remains just inches from your grasp?

PRESSED PENNIES is a nuanced, intensely romantic, deeply heartfelt story of love it its many incarnations, relationships in their many guises, and family in its many meanings. It is the most accomplished and moving novel yet from a truly great storyteller of the heart.

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Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande from Profile Books (£1.59) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (February 25) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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A brilliant and courageous doctor reveals, in gripping accounts of true cases, the power and limits of modern medicine.

Sometimes in medicine the only way to know what is truly going on in a patient is to operate, to look inside with one's own eyes. This book is exploratory surgery on medicine itself, laying bare a science not in its idealized form but as it actually is -- complicated, perplexing, and profoundly human.

Atul Gawande offers an unflinching view from the scalpel's edge, where science is ambiguous, information is limited, the stakes are high, yet decisions must be made. In dramatic and revealing stories of patients and doctors, he explores how deadly mistakes occur and why good surgeons go bad. He also shows us what happens when medicine comes up against the inexplicable: an architect with incapacitating back pain for which there is no physical cause; a young woman with nausea that won't go away; a television newscaster whose blushing is so severe that she cannot do her job. Gawande offers a richly detailed portrait of the people and the science, even as he tackles the paradoxes and imperfections inherent in caring for human lives.

At once tough-minded and humane, Complications is a new kind of medical writing, nuanced and lucid, unafraid to confront the conflicts and uncertainties that lie at the heart of modern medicine, yet always alive to the possibilities of wisdom in this extraordinary endeavor.

Complications is a 2002 National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction.

No Tears for the Clown: An Autobiography by Les Dawson from Michael O' Mara Books (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (February 25) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Les Dawson (1931-1993) was a popular English comedian who had a fantastically successful career across radio and television. His shows included the eponymous The Dawson Watch, The Les Dawson Show and Dawson's Weekly, as well as - of course - the quiz show Blankety Blank. He was included in The Comedian's Comedian, a 2005 Channel 4 documentary, which listed the top 50 comedians of all time, as voted for by fellow comedians and showbiz insiders. This is his autobiography.

The second volume of Les Dawson's autobiography reveals the personal dramas in his life which were to have a profound effect on his life both on and off stage, and recalls the funnier moments that helped him through. First published in 1992.

Some Other Place. The Right Place. by Donald Harington from Lake Union Publishing (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (February 25) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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It is June. Diana Stoving's new Porsche has just broken down on the Garden State Parkway, and Diana, twenty-one, freshly graduated from Sarah Lawrence, sits in a dealer's showroom, waiting for repairs. Bored and impatient, Diana leafs through the local newspaper - and by pure chance reads the news item that will change the course of her life, that will launch her on a year's journey, a year of the strangest adventures she could ever hope to endure, suffer and enjoy.

For it is this news item that leads her to meet Day Whittacker, a shy, eighteen-year-old Eagle Scout, who his high school English teacher, experimenting with 'age regression' claims is the reincarnation of a hell-raising countryman named Daniel Lyam Montross, a man who had lived a wild, romantic life and died a violent death - twenty years earlier.

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the Rogue River Novella Series by Kendra Elliot and Melinda Leigh ($0.99 Each) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (February 25) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Today only, the Rogue River Novella Series by Kendra Elliot and Melinda Leigh for $0.99 Each.

Until I Saw Your Smile by J.J. Murray from Kensington ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (February 25) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is an amazing and thoughtful romance about triumph over adversity."

At Smith's Sweet Treats and Coffee, you'll find Brooklyn's best house blend and the freshest homemade pastries. It's more than a business to owner Angela Smith. It's her home and her refuge--one she stands to lose thanks to her gouging landlord. Then a new regular offers to cover her rent increase if Angela lets him meet his clients there. If Matthew McConnell weren't such a persuasive lawyer--and so sweet, funny, and sexy--she wouldn't dream of letting him in.

Since he left a high-paying, soul-sucking legal firm to go solo, Matthew has been striking out, professionally and personally. The best part of his love life is regaling Angela with date-from-hell stories over steaming, fragrant coffee. Behind her captivating smile is a smart, sensual woman he'd love to get close to. And when a secret from her past is suddenly exposed, he gets a chance to prove he's the man she needs, in every way that matters. . .

Chaos Quarter by David Welch from 47North ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (February 25) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "An outstanding sci-fi adventure, I can't recommend this book highly enough!"

For over five hundred years, humanity has sprawled across the galaxy, forming fractious empires and deadly regions of lawless space. In the midst of brewing tensions, disgraced pilot Rex Vahl is tapped for a suicide mission: infiltrate an interplanetary power known only as the “Hegemony” and discover what hides behind their veil of secrecy.

What does Rex have on his side? His co-pilot is a former prostitute with tiger-striped skin. His gunner is a traitorous ex-nobleman wanted by his countrymen. His engineer is a laid-back cyborg exiled for asking one too many questions about God. Add in a woman genetically engineered to have no free will, and you get his motley crew. Armed with only a souped-up freighter, Rex blasts off to pursue rumors of a mysterious Hegemony ambassador on the planet of Cordelia. To get there, he and his crew must cross the Chaos Quarter, a tumultuous territory defined by tyrants, pirates, and religious extremists. Even if they survive the journey, the ambassador could prove deadlier than any enemy they face along the way.

But when Rex discovers that the Empire of Europa—the Commonwealth’s greatest foe—has agents skulking in the shadows, he realizes his mission is no longer a secret. And if he secures his prize now, the intergalactic fallout could unleash the most deadly war the galaxy has ever seen.

The 3 Secrets to Effective Time Investment: Achieve More Success with Less Stress by Elizabeth Grace Saunders from McGraw-Hill ($1.99) is the Kindle Business & Money Deal of the Day (February 25) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is a first-class field guide for achieving 'work-life brilliance.'"

Time management skills that work! A proven method for going from stressed and overwhelmed to peaceful and confident in three easy steps

The 3 Secrets to Effective Time Investment addresses the three key elements of effective time investment: priorities, expectations, and routines. Saunders helps you identify negative mental patterns that sabotage your attempts to change and teaches how to create new "rules" that align thoughts with desired results. Her method combines high-level introspection about where to focus with practical skills for making decisions, cultivating relationships, saying "no" at the right times, and investing in proper self-care.

Elizabeth Grace Saunders is the founder and CEO of Real Life E, a time coaching and training company that empowers overwhelmed individuals to feel peaceful, confident and accomplished through an exclusive Schedule Makeover process.

A Million Shades of Gray by Cynthia Kadohata from Atheneum Books for Young Readers ($0.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (February 25) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is the powerful story of Y'Tin, a 13-year-old boy living in the mountain regions of Vietnam, and what happens to him following the American withdrawal."

Age Level: 10 - 14 | Grade Level: 5 - 9

A boy and his elephant escape into the jungle when the Viet Cong attack his village immediately after the Vietnam war.

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Audible Daily Deal - Close to Home by Lisa Jackson, Joyce Bean (Narrator) for $4.95

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From number-one New York Times best-selling author Lisa Jackson comes an atmospheric and riveting novel of suspense that uncovers the horrifying secrets buried within a ramshackle house....

Vowing to make a fresh start, Sarah McAdams has come home to renovate the old Victorian mansion where she grew up. Her daughters, Jade and Gracie, aren’t impressed by the rundown property on the shores of Oregon’s wild Columbia River. As soon as they pull up the isolated drive, Sarah, too, is beset by uneasy memories - of her cold, distant mother, of the half-sister who vanished without a trace, and of a long-ago night when Sarah was found on the widow’s walk, feverish and delirious.

Ever since the original mistress of the house plunged to her death almost a century ago, there have been rumors that the place is haunted. As a girl, Sarah sensed a presence there, and soon Gracie claims to see a lady in white running up the stairs. Still, Sarah has little time to dwell on ghost stories, between overseeing construction and dealing with the return of a man from her past.

But there’s a new, more urgent menace in the small town. One by one, teenage girls are disappearing. Frantic for her daughters’ safety, Sarah feels her veneer cracking and the house’s walls closing in on her again. Somewhere deep in her memory is the key to a very real and terrifying danger. And only by confronting her worst fears can she stop the nightmare roaring back to life once more....

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