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The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss from Mariner Books is $2.99 (US Kindle)

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This breakout novel from the author of The Jump-Off Creek tells the heartwarming story of a determined young woman with a gift for “gentling” wild horses.

In the winter of 1917, a big-boned young woman shows up at George Bliss’s doorstep. She's looking for a job breaking horses, and he hires her on. Many of his regular hands are off fighting the war, and he glimpses, beneath her showy rodeo garb, a shy but strong-willed girl with a serious knowledge of horses.

So begins the irresistible tale of nineteen-year-old Martha Lessen, a female horse whisperer trying to make a go of it in a man’s world. It was thought that the only way to break a horse was to buck the wild out of it, and broken ribs and tough falls just went with the job. But over several long, hard winter months, many of the townsfolk in this remote county of eastern Oregon witness Martha's way of talking in low, sweet tones to horses believed beyond repair—and getting miraculous, almost immediate results—and she thereby earns a place of respect in the community.

Along the way, Martha helps a family save their horses when their wagon slides into a ravine. She gentles a horse for a dying man—a last gift to his young son. She clashes with a hired hand who is abusing horses in unspeakable ways. Soon, despite her best efforts to remain aloof and detached, she comes to feel enveloped by a sense of community and family that she’s never had before.

With the elegant sweetness of Plainsong and a pitch-perfect sense of western life reminiscent of Annie Dillard, The Hearts of Horses is a remarkable story about how people and animals make connections and touch each other's lives in the most unexpected and profound ways.

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Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis from Katherine Tegen Books is $1.99 (US Kindle)

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Fans of classic frontier survival stories, as well as readers of dystopian literature, will enjoy this futuristic story where water is worth more than gold. New York Times bestselling author Michael Grant says Not a Drop to Drink is a debut "not to be missed." With evocative, spare language and incredible drama, danger, and romance, Mindy McGinnis depicts one girl's journey in a frontierlike world not so different from our own.

Teenage Lynn has been taught to defend her pond against every threat: drought, a snowless winter, coyotes, and most important, people looking for a drink. She makes sure anyone who comes near the pond leaves thirsty—or doesn't leave at all. Confident in her own abilities, Lynn has no use for the world beyond the nearby fields and forest. But when strangers appear, the mysterious footprints by the pond, nighttime threats, and gunshots make it all too clear Lynn has exactly what they want, and they won't stop until they get it. . . .

For more in this gritty world, join Lynn on an epic journey to find home in the companion novel, In a Handful of Dust.

The Position: A Novel by Meg Wolitzer from Scribner is $1.99 (US Kindle)

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Meg Wolitzer’s “hilariously moving, sharply written novel” (USA TODAY), hailed by critics and loved by readers worldwide, with its “dead-on observations about sex, marriage, and the family ties that strangle and bind” (Cleveland Plain Dealer).

Crackling with intelligence and humor, The Position is the masterful story of one extraordinary family at the hilarious height of the sexual revolution—and through the thirty-year hangover that followed.

In 1975, Paul and Roz Mellow write a bestselling Joy of Sex-type book that mortifies their four school-aged children and ultimately changes the shape of the family forever. Thirty years later, as the now dispersed family members argue over whether to reissue the book, we follow the complicated lives of each of the grown children and their conflicts in love, work, marriage, parenting, and, of course, sex—all shadowed by the indelible specter of their highly sexualized parents. Insightful, panoramic, and compulsively readable, The Position is an American original.

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Caribou Island: A Novel by David Vann from HarperCollins is $1.99 (US Kindle)

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The prize-winning author of Legend of a Suicide delivers his highly anticipated debut novel.

On a small island in a glacier-fed lake on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, a marriage is unraveling. Gary, driven by thirty years of diverted plans, and Irene, haunted by a tragedy in her past, are trying to rebuild their life together. Following the outline of Gary's old dream, they're hauling logs to Caribou Island in good weather and in terrible storms, in sickness and in health, to build the kind of cabin that drew them to Alaska in the first place.

But this island is not right for Irene. They are building without plans or advice, and when winter comes early, the overwhelming isolation of the prehistoric wilderness threatens their bond to the core. Caught in the emotional maelstrom is their adult daughter, Rhoda, who is wrestling with the hopes and disappointments of her own life. Devoted to her parents, she watches helplessly as they drift further apart.

Brilliantly drawn and fiercely honest, Caribou Island captures the drama and pathos of a husband and wife whose bitter love, failed dreams, and tragic past push them to the edge of destruction. A portrait of desolation, violence, and the darkness of the soul, it is an explosive and unforgettable novel from a writer of limitless possibility.

Find Me by Romily Bernard from HarperTeen is $1.99 (US Kindle)

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Fans of the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy will just love this creepy and alluring teen thriller. Complete with action, techie intrigue, a horrifying mystery, and a blossoming romance full of sparks, Find Me is an exhilarating debut.

When teen hacker and foster child Wick Tate finds a dead classmate's diary on her front step, with a note reading "Find me," she sets off on a perverse game of hide-and-seek to catch the killer. But things get even more personal as Wick's deadbeat dad returns and the killer points to Wick's sister Lily as the next target.

With the help of oh-so-cute hacker-boy-next-door Griff, can Wick find her tormenter and save her sister?

Find Me won a 2012 Golden Heart Award and placed first in the 2011 YA Unpublished Maggie Awards (given by Georgia Romance Writers).

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Poppy Day (No Greater Love) by Amanda Prowse from Head of Zeus (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (September 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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What would you sacrifice to bring home the one you love?

Ever since hairdresser Poppy Day married her childhood sweetheart, Mart, she's been deliriously happy. Now Mart is fighting in Afghanistan, and Poppy is counting the days until he returns.

It takes one knock at the door to rip Poppy's world apart. Mart has been taken hostage, and it's too dangerous for the army to rescue him.

Poppy is determined to bring him home herself. But her journey will lead her to a heartbreaking dilemma. What price will she pay to save the man she loves?

This is a gripping story of loss and courage from an author who knows what it is like to be the one left behind.

Escape to Mulberry Cottage by Victoria Connelly from Suffolk Bunch (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (September 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Escape to Mulberry Cottage

Having grown up in rural Norfolk, author Victoria Connelly never thought she’d ever live in London but, after surviving eleven years in the noisy suburbs, she finally persuades her husband to move to Suffolk – to a county with no motorways, a village with no shops and a cottage with no mains drainage.

Escape to Mulberry Cottage is the first book in the ‘Suffolk Bunch’ series which follows Victoria and her artist husband, Roy, as they embrace country life with their ever-expanding family of animals.

Everything to Lose by Andrew Gross from Harper (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (September 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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The heart-pounding new thriller from the co-author of five No. 1 James Patterson bestsellers including Judge and Jury and Lifeguard, and the Sunday Times bestsellers The Blue Zone and Reckless.

WHEN YOU HAVE EVERYTHING TO LOSE
YOU STOP PLAYING BY THE RULES

Hilary Cantor’s life is falling apart. She has lost her job, is about to lose her house, and is running out of money to care for her young son with Asperger’s syndrome.

But when Hilary is first on the scene of a fatal car accident, she finds a satchel full of cash on the backseat – enough to solve all of her problems. Her split-second decision has devastating consequences…

Because the money she takes is at the heart of a conspiracy involving murder, blackmail and a powerful figure who’ll do anything to keep the past buried. They don’t just want their money back: they want Hilary’s life – and that of her son…

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The Temple of Gold: A Novel by William Goldman from Open Road Media ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (September 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is a wonderful coming of age tale, and full of wise and whimsical insights into life that still hold true today."

Acclaimed for such Academy Award-winning screenplays as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and such thrillers as Marathon Man, not to mention the bestselling classic The Princess Bride, William Goldman stands as one of the most beloved writers in America. But long before these triumphs, he caused a sensation with his brilliant first novel, a powerful story of reckless youth that was hailed as a worthy rival to The Catcher in the Rye.

William Goldman’s stunning debut novel about a young boy, adrift and alone, coming of age in a cruel world

Raymond Euripides Trevitt is not yet ten when he resolves to make his own way in life. When a new boy, Zock, moves in next door, he knows he has finally met his partner in life’s great adventures. As they come of age in midwestern, midcentury America, Ray and Zock become the best of friends—even though they’re opposites in many ways. Ray takes Zock hiking; Zock teaches Ray about poetry. Together, they run away to Chicago, hide out in movie theaters, and watch Gunga Din over and over.

They navigate high school together: double dating, learning about first love, getting into college. But during a summer visit home, a tragic accident leaves Ray racked with guilt and self-loathing. Broken and lost, Ray is left to find his way through life one blunder at a time, never giving up hope or relinquishing his quest for atonement.

This ebook features a biography of William Goldman.

Fall With Me by Julie Particka from Entangled: Embrace ($0.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (September 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is very well written, has a great pace and characters that evoke all sorts of emotions."

A new adult novel from Entangled's Embrace imprint...

Love is patient. Revenge is sweet.

In the game of love…

Dumped by her college boyfriend for her best friend, the last thing Jenna Brandt needs to deal with is working beside her backstabbing-BFF's hotter-than-hot brother. But when he offers her a chance to get some revenge on her ex, she can hardly say no--even if spending more time with Sutton puts her heart in jeopardy all over again.

Someone's going to get hurt…

Sutton Bell has had a thing for Jenna since they were in high school, but after one screwed-up night, she didn’t want anything to do with him. Now, with just the summer before he leaves to begin his new career, Sutton’s determined to convince Jenna he’s not the player he used to be. But saving his sister from making an awful mistake may mean losing Jenna for good.

Tales from the White Hart
by Arthur C. Clarke from RosettaBooks ($0.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (September 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "The tongue in cheek writing was very enjoyable!"

In the White Hart Pub in London just north of Fleet Street, Harry Purvis holds court - a consummate tall-tale teller who always has a good story up his sleeve. He is joined by science fiction writers Samuel Youd, John Wyndham, and Clarke himself - all under pseudonyms, and all trying to outdo each other with their outlandish tales of science and invention.

Inspired by the Jorkens collections by Lord Dunsany, this collection of stories is Clarke's third - and, while they were written in locations as diverse as New York and Sydney, they all have a distinctly English flavor. Written by one of the genre's most important authors, Tales of the White Hart is sure to delight Clarke fans, lovers of science fiction, and anyone who appreciates a good tall tale.

101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions: Sixth Edition by Ron Fry from Career Press ($1.99) is the Kindle Business & Money Deal of the Day (September 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Ron lays out the kinds of questions you can expect to be asked, and provides examples of GOOD vs. BAD answers."

Tough interview questions are inevitable in today's competitive job market.

Ron Fry's 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions has helped more than 500,000 job seekers pinpoint what employers are really asking with every question, and more importantly: what they want to hear in response. This no-nonsense guide will prepare you to leverage the trickiest questions to your advantage.

Learn how to deal gracefully with complicated case interviews, various personality types, and even potentially illegal questions - all while avoiding common mistakes. Get the expert answers employers are looking for!

Six kids books by Patricia Hubbell from Two Lions ($1.99 each) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (September 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Today only, six kids books by Patricia Hubbell are $1.99 each.

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Collecting by Miranda Wilson from Crux Publishing ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (September 10)

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For years Walter Smithers has been collecting items from the streets of London. Some would call it junk, and others might say they're treasures. Just as his son and daughter-in-law come to stay with him, the 69 year old is thrust into the art scene and learning more about life than he though he could at this age in this story of self-discovery from debut novelist from Miranda Wilson.

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Audible Daily Deal - Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon (Narrated by David Colacci) for $3.95 (Regular Price: $14.95)

Publisher's Summary

Chabon's extraordinary story of one turbulent weekend in the life of a struggling writer, a satire of the permanent adolescence of the creative class.

A wildly successful first novel made Grady Tripp a young star, and seven years later he still hasn't grown up. He's now a writing professor in Pittsburgh, plummeting through middle age, stuck with an unfinishable manuscript, an estranged wife, a pregnant girlfriend, and a talented but deeply disturbed student named James Leer. During one lost weekend at a writing festival with Leer and debauched editor Terry Crabtree, Tripp must finally confront the wreckage made of his past decisions. Mordant but humane, Wonder Boys features characters as loveably flawed as any in American fiction.

©1995 Michael Chabon (P)1995 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

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FYI, B&N has discounted 20 favorite mysteries and thrillers to just $1.99 for 24 hours only (September 10) and Amazon US is price-matching some!

Keep Quiet by Lisa Scottoline

The Final Cut (A Brit in the FBI Book 1) by Catherine Coulter and J. T Ellison

The Ghosts of Belfast by Stuart Neville

Dear Daughter: A Novel by Elizabeth Little

Sleight of Hand: A Novel of Suspense (Dana Cutler Book 4) by Phillip Margolin

No Place Like Home: A Novel by Mary Higgins Clark

Stone Cold (Joe Pickett Book 14) by C. J. Box

Still Life: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel by Louise Penny

The Stone Monkey: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel by Jeffery Deaver

Third Degree: A Novel by Greg Iles

Only Time Will Tell (Clifton Chronicles Book 1) by Jeffrey Archer

The Tourist (Milo Weaver) by Olen Steinhauer

The Constant Gardener: A Novel by John le Carre

Eye for an Eye (A DCI Andy Gilchrist Investigation) (Soho Crime) by T. Frank Muir

Wyatt (Wyatt Wareen) by Garry Disher

The Hot Spot by Charles Williams

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The Best of Us: A Novel by Sarah Pekkanen from Washington Square Press/Simon and Schuster ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (September 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Reading this novel reminds me of the dynamics of my circle of college friends. Pekkanen portrays characters that are real and complex."

An all-expense-paid week at a luxury villa in Jamaica—it’s the invitation of a lifetime for a group of old college friends. All four women are desperate not just for a reunion, but for an escape: Tina is drowning under the demands of mothering four young children. Allie is shattered by the news that a genetic illness runs in her family. Savannah is carrying the secret of her husband’s infidelity. And, finally, there’s Pauline, who spares no expense to throw her wealthy husband an unforgettable thirty-fifth birthday celebration, hoping it will gloss over the cracks already splitting apart their new marriage.

Languid hours on a private beach, gourmet dinners, and late nights of drinking kick off an idyllic week for the women and their husbands. But as a powerful hurricane bears down on the island, turmoil swirls inside the villa, forcing each of the women to reevaluate everything she knows about her friends—and herself.

Send Me No Flowers by Trish Jensen from Bell Bridge Books ($0.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (September 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "The journey of love found between two very unlikely people makes this book special."

When she was known as an overweight kid from a “loony” family, he often rescued her from bullies. Now she’s come back home all grownup and gorgeous, and he’s the one who will need rescuing.

Sheriff Rob Townsend of Daredevil, South Carolina remembers Jenny Creighton as the girl mean kids called “Jumbo Jenny.” He was compelled to protect her on more than one occasion, a brand of heroic kindness Jenny never forgot. Jenny’s returned to the small town to claim an inheritance and open a flower shop. On the inside, however, she’s still the chubby girl who doesn’t want anyone to remember her humiliating past.

Rob has turned into a hunk with a painful history of his own—one that makes him the biggest heartbreaker south of the Mason-Dixon line. When he becomes her best customer—buying flowers as goodbye gifts for a growing line-up of ex-girlfriends—the women in Daredevil begin to run from Jenny and her kiss-goodbye bouquets. How can she build a business when all the single gals in town are scared to see her on their doorsteps? And what are the secrets behind her childhood hero’s love-’em-and-leave-’em lifestyle?

The Sentinel Mage by Emily Gee from Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (September 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "The characters were interesting, their relationships were compelling and the world and magic were very unique."

In a distant corner of the Seven Kingdoms, an ancient curse festers and grows, consuming everything in its path. Only one man can break it: Harkeld of Osgaard, a prince with mage's blood in his veins. But Prince Harkeld has a bounty on his head--and assassins at his heels.

Her magic may be the only thing that can save a prince--and the Seven Kingdoms. In a distant corner of the Seven Kingdoms, an ancient curse festers and grows, consuming everything in its path. Only one man can break it: Harkeld of Osgaard, a prince with mage's blood in his veins. But Prince Harkeld has a bounty on his head--and assassins at his heels. Innis is a gifted shapeshifter. Now she must do the forbidden: become a man. She must stand at Prince Harkeld's side as his armsman, protecting and deceiving him. But the deserts of Masse are more dangerous than the assassins hunting the prince. The curse has woken deadly creatures, and the magic Prince Harkeld loathes may be the only thing standing between him and death.

Tune In Tokyo:The Gaijin Diaries by Tim Anderson from Lake Union Publishing ($1.99) is the Kindle Biography & Memoir Deal of the Day (September 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is a funny, charming memoir of one man's experiences teaching conversational English in Japan."

Everyone wants to escape their boring, stagnant lives full of inertia and regret. But so few people actually have the bravery to run - run away from everything and selflessly seek out personal fulfillment on the other side of the world where they don't understand anything and won't be expected to. The world is full of cowards.

Tim Anderson was pushing 30 and working a string of dead-end jobs when he made the spontaneous decision to pack his bags and move to Japan. It was a gutsy move, especially for a tall, white, gay Southerner who didn't speak a lick of Japanese. But his life desperately needed a shot of adrenaline, and what better way to get one than to leave behind his boyfriend, his cat, and his Siouxsie and the Banshees box set to move to "a tiny, overcrowded island heaving with clever, sensibly proportioned people who make him look fat"?

In Tokyo, Tim became a "gaijin", an outsider whose stumbling progression through Japanese culture is minutely chronicled in these 16 hilarious stories. Despite the steep learning curve and the seemingly constant humiliation, the gaijin from North Carolina gradually begins to find his way. Whether playing drums on the fly in an otherwise all-Japanese noise band or attempting to keep his English classroom clean when it's invaded by an older female student with a dirty mind, Tim comes to realize that living a meaningful life is about expecting the unexpected...right when he least expects it.

Loom Magic Xtreme!: 25 Spectacular, Never-Before-Seen Designs for Rainbows of Fun by John McCann, Becky Thomas and Monica Sweeney from Sky Pony Press ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (September 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This book has great photos and easy to follow instructions."

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up
From the authors of the instant bestseller Loom Magic! comes a second amazing project book with twenty-five totally new and extreme designs! Rainbow Looms are taking the world by storm, with devotees of all ages accessorizing their wrists, backpacks, and rooms with fun and creative projects.

These super imaginative, out-of-this-world projects will take your rubber band loom projects to the next level. Here are kid-tested step-by-step instructions and bright color photographs to show you how to make the coolest rubber band projects out there, including:

Twisty headband
Bouquet of flowers
Octopus
Decorated ponytail holder
Fashion jewelry stand
Glow-in-the-dark stars
Zipper decoration
Hockey stick
Bloodshot eyeballs
Black bat
And many more!

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Between Heaven and Ground Zero: One Woman's Struggle for Survival and Faith in the Ashes of 9/11 by Leslie Haskin from Bethany House ($0.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (September 11)

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Thirteen years later. It's important to remember.

A Second Chance at Life

On the sunny morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, terrorists murdered more than twenty-seven hundred people in an attack on New York City.

Thousands died when a hijacked Boeing 767 slammed into Tower One of the World Trade Center.

It was first blood.
For Leslie Haskin, it was a second chance at life.

This is the riveting account of Leslie's harrowing escape--down 36 floors in a doomed and dying building and away from a life focused on perks, prestige, and power. The intervening months brought crippling mental and emotional distress, but from the rubble and ashes, the corporate climber rediscovered the faith of her childhood and now embraces a new life of serving others.

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The Habit by Susan Morse from Open Road Media is $2.99 (US Kindle)

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There is an unmistakable gleam in Ma’s eye, and her absolute composure both appalls me and rips my heart from its root. I burst into tears. The gauntlet is thrown.

From the time she was conceived, Susan Morse was her mother’s “special” child. For Susan, special translated into becoming her incorrigible mother’s frazzled caretaker, a role that continued into adulthood. Now she finds herself as part of the sandwich generation, responsible for a woman whose eighty-five years have been single-mindedly devoted to identifying The Answer To Everything. And, this week’s Answer looks like it may be the real thing.

Susan’s mother is becoming a nun.

Mother Brigid is opinionated and discerning (Don’t call them trash cans. They’re scrap baskets!), feisty and dogmatic (Stop signs and No Parking zones are installed bybureaucratic pencil pushers with nothing better to do), a brilliant artist (truly, a saving grace), and predictably unpredictable, recently demonstrated by her decision to convert to Orthodox Christianity and join its holy order. Dressed in full nun regalia, she might be mistaken for a Taliban bigwig. But just as Mother Brigid makes her debut at church, a debilitating accident puts her in a rehab center hours from Susan’s home, where Susan’s already up to her neck juggling three teenagers, hot flashes, a dog, two cats, and a husband whose work pulls him away from the family for months at a time. Now Susan gets to find out if it’s less exhausting to be at her mother’s beck and call from one hundred miles away or one hundred feet. And she’s beginning to suspect that the things she always thought she knew about her mother were only the tip of a wonderfully singular iceberg.

In this fresh, funny, utterly irresistible memoir, Susan Morse offers readers a look at a mother-daughter relationship that is both universal and unique. For anyone who’s wondered how they made it through their childhood with their sanity intact, for every multitasking woman coping simultaneously with parents and children, for those of us who love our parents come hell or high water (because we just can’t help it), Susan Morse’s story is surprising, reassuring, and laugh-out-loud funny. A beguiling journey of love, forbearance, and self-discovery, The Habit introduces two unforgettable women you’ll be glad to know—from a safe distance.

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Death in the Floating City (Lady Emily Mysteries) by Tasha Alexander from Minotaur Books ($2.99) is the KOBO Daily Deal (September 11)

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The Huffington Post calls Tears of Pearl author Tasha Alexander "one to watch—and read" and her new Lady Emily mystery set in Venice proves it!

Years ago, Emily's childhood nemesis, Emma Callum, scandalized polite society when she eloped to Venice with an Italian count. But now her father-in-law lies murdered, and her husband has vanished. There's no one Emma can turn to for help but Emily, who leaves at once with her husband, the dashing Colin Hargreaves, for Venice. There, her investigations take her from opulent palazzi to slums, libraries, and bordellos. Emily soon realizes that to solve the present day crime, she must first unravel a centuries old puzzle. But the past does not give up its secrets easily, especially when these revelations might threaten the interests of some very powerful people.

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2 books in the 'Dani Britton' series by S.G. Redling from Thomas & Mercer ($1.99 each) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (September 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Today only, 2 books in the 'Dani Britton' series by S.G. Redling are $1.99 each.

The Scavenger's Daughters (Tales of the Scavenger's Daughters Book 1)
Tangled Vines (Tales of the Scavenger's Daughters Book 2)
Bitter Winds (Tales of the Scavenger's Daughters Book 3)

Outlaw in Paradise by Patricia Gaffney from Open Road Media ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (September 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A spunky heroine, colorful townsfolk, and a comedic surprise twist make this a light novel that many will find easily enjoyable."

A legendary gunfighter brings big trouble to a frontier town, and ignites the passion of a local saloon owner

When Jesse Gault saunters into Paradise, Oregon, with a gun on each hip, the town is instantly abuzz. What could a legendary gunslinger want in Paradise? And what will the townsfolk have to do to keep his trouble from becoming their own? Cady McGill, proprietor of the Rogue Tavern, thinks she may know what Gault has come for, and she doesn’t like it one bit.

Cady’s ongoing battle with Merle Wylie, who has been buying up or burning down properties all over town, is coming to a head, as Wylie tries to get his hands on her tavern and her dried-up gold mine. Hiring a gunfighter like Gault would be just Wylie’s speed. But Cady senses something else behind Gault’s mysterious façade, and as the two grow closer she learns that his closely guarded secrets could spell life or death for the town—and for Cady herself.

Pennsylvania Omnibus by Michael Bunker from Refugio Publishing ($0.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (September 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Science Fiction expertly blended with Amish culture becomes an original, one-of-a-kind tale!"

Young Amishman Jedidiah Troyer is now a traveler. He's signed up for an emigration program that is colonizing the planet of New Pennsylvania. He just wants to start a farm and homestead on affordable land in a new Amish community. Space pioneering isn't as easy as it sounds when you're "plain." Jedidiah and his new friend Dawn arrive on New Pennsylvania in the middle of a rebel uprising, and TRACE, the resistance group that is rising up against TRANSPORT, has taken on the mission of getting Jed from the City to the Amish Zone. Being a stranger in the old world doesn't even compare to being a stranger in a new world... a world that is at war and where nothing is what it seems.

Think, Act, and Invest Like Warren Buffett: The Winning Strategy to Help You Achieve Your Financial and Life Goals by Larry Swedroe from McGraw-Hill ($1.99) is the Kindle Business & Investing Deal of the Day (September 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I recommend this book for both new and seasoned financial advisors, as well as their clients."

Bedrock investing principles for profiting in today’s shaky markets

If you wanted to create the next earth-shattering consumer product, Steve Jobs would be an ideal role model to follow. If you planned to become a great golfer, you might look to Arnold Palmer or Jack Nicklaus.

So, if your goals were to outperform other investors and achieve your life’s financial goals, what should you do?

Think, act and invest like the best investor out there: Warren Buffett. While you can’t invest exactly like he does, Think, Act, and Invest Like Warren Buffett provides a solid, sensible investing approach based on Buffett’s advice regarding investment strategies.

When it comes to investing, Director of Research for the BAM Alliance and CBS News blogger Larry Swedroe has pretty much seen it all—and he’s come to the conclusion that simple is better, that adopting basic investing principles always increases an investor’s chance of success and that Buffett is the perfect model for such investing.

My Life with the Walter Boys by Ali Novak from Sourcebooks Fire ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (September 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

* Also on Amazon CA

Product Description

Customer review: "The romance is incredibly engrossing and heartfelt. Highly recommended!"

From a fresh new voice on the contemporary YA scene, My Life with the Walter Boys centers on the prim, proper, and always perfect Jackie Howard. When her world is turned upside down by tragedy, Jackie must learn to cut loose and be part of a family again.

Jackie does not like surprises. Chaos is the enemy! The best way to get her successful, busy parents to notice her is to be perfect. The perfect look, the perfect grades-the perfect daughter. And then...

Surprise #1: Jackie's family dies in a freak car accident.

Surprise #2: Jackie has to move cross-country to live with the Walters-her new guardians.

Surprise #3: The Walters have twelve sons. (Well, eleven, but Parker acts like a boy anyway)

Now Jackie must trade in her Type A personality and New York City apartment for a Colorado ranch and all the wild Walter boys who come with it. Jackie is surrounded by the enemy-loud, dirty, annoying boys who have no concept of personal space. Okay, several of the oldest guys are flat-out gorgeous. But still annoying. She's not stuck-up or boring-no matter what they say. But proving it is another matter. How can she fit in and move on when she needs to keep her parents' memory alive by living up to the promise of perfect?

Ali Novak wrote My Life with the Walter Boys when she was just 15 years old. First a hit on the online community Wattpad, this debut novel has already been read over 33 million times and is loved by readers around the world.

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Unwind (Unwind Dystology Series #1) by Neal Shusterman from Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (September 12)

* Price matched on Amazon US

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Meet Connor, Risa and Lev--three teens on the run in the first book of bestselling author Neal Shusterman's thought-provoking and shocking series. In this society unwanted teens can be "unwound" --their body parts and organs are divided and used to upgrade others who are in need of transplants. If they can survive until their eighteenth birthday they'll be safe...but that seems far, far away.

Pre-Order the fourth and final book in the Unwind Dystology series, UnDivided!

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Audible Daily Deal - The Memory of Earth: Homecoming, Volume 1 by Orson Scott Card (Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki) for $3.95 (Regular Price: $17.95)

Publisher's Summary

High above the planet Harmony, the Oversoul watches. Its task, programmed so many millennia ago, is to guard the human settlement on this planet, to protect this fragile remnant of Earth from all threats...to protect them, most of all, from themselves.

The Oversoul has done its job well. There is no war on Harmony. There are no weapons of mass destruction. There is no technology that could lead to weapons of war. By control of the data banks, and subtle interference in the very thoughts of the people, the artificial intelligence has fulfilled its mission.

But now there is a problem. In orbit, the Oversoul realizes that it has lost access to some of its memory banks, and some of its power systems are failing. And on the planet, men are beginning to think about power, wealth, and conquest.

©1992 Orson Scott Card; (P)2008 Blackstone Audio, Inc.