Affiliate Links for "arcadata"- August 2012

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FYI, Amazon has matched the Nook deal:

The Edge of Grace by Christa Allan also $3.99

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In the Shadow of the Lamp by Susanne Dunlap from Bloomsbury USA Childrens is $1.99

Book Description
Age Level: 12 and up | Grade Level: 7 and up

It’s 1854 and sixteen-year-old Molly would give anything to change her circumstances as a lowly servant in a posh London house. So when she hears of an opportunity to join the nurses who will be traveling with Florence Nightingale to the Crimea, she jumps at the chance. The work is grueling, the hospital conditions deplorable, and Miss Nightingale a
demanding teacher. Before long, the plight of British soldiers becomes more than just a mission of mercy as Molly finds that she’s falling in love with both a dashing young doctor and a soldier who has joined the army to be near her. But with the battle raging ever nearer, can Molly keep the two men she cares for from harm?

A love story to savor, and a fascinating behind-the-scenes imagining of the woman who became known as the lady with the lamp.

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Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin from St. Martin's Press is $2.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description

"Giffin excels at creating complex characters and stories that ask us to explore what we really want from our lives."--Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Tessa Russo is the mother of two young children and the wife of a renowned pediatric surgeon. Despite her own mother's warnings, Tessa has recently given up her career to focus on her family and the pursuit of domestic happiness. From the outside, she seems destined to live a charmed life.

Valerie Anderson is an attorney and single mother to six-year-old Charlie--a boy who has never known his father. After too many disappointments, she has given up on romance--and even to some degree, friendships--believing that it is always safer not to expect too much.

Although both women live in the same Boston suburb, the two have relatively little in common aside from a fierce love for their children. But one night, a tragic accident causes their lives to converge in ways no one could have imagined.

In alternating, pitch-perfect points of view, Emily Giffin creates a moving, luminous story of good people caught in untenable circumstances. Each being tested in ways they never thought possible. Each questioning everything they once believed. And each ultimately discovering what truly matters most.

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The Iron King by Julie Kagawa from Harlequin Teen is $3.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description
Age Level: 14 and up

Meghan Chase has a secret destiny--one she could never have imagined...

Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school...or at home.

When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change.

But she could never have guessed the truth-- that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face...and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.

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Black Water Rising by Attica Locke from Serpent's Tail (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (Aug 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

Product Description

Shortlisted for the Orange Prize, Black Water Rising by Attica Locke is a beautifully controlled debut novel and thought-provoking thriller. Set in Houston in the 1980s, it is an intelligent multi-strand story laced with mystery, murder and political intrigue.

Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George from Bloomsbury USA ($3.06) is the NOOK Daily Find for Families (Aug 12)

Product Description

Tuesdays are special at Castle Glower. On Tuesdays the castle grows new rooms and passageways, and only Princess Celie takes the time to map the changes. Little does she know that with this knowldge she will save the kingdom.

* FYI, Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George also $3.06 from US Kindle

$1.99 Kindle Modern Fantasy Novels by Debora Geary from Fireweed Publishing is the Kindle Deal of the Day (Aug 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

Product Description

Today only, the four books in author Debora Geary's "A Modern Witch" series are just $1.99 each.

Debora Geary's "A Modern Witch" series features light contemporary fantasy with a good dose of humor, a little romance, and characters you won't soon forget. Today only, each novel in the series is 50% off yesterday's price.

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Fury of Fire (Dragonfury Series #1) by Coreene Callahan from Montlake Romance (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (Aug 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

Product Description

Fury of Fire, the first book in the Dragonfury series, is a paranormal romance on an epic scale, full of action, fantasy and shapeshifting dragons. Fury of Fire brings to life a dangerous new world intertwined with the survival of humanity and the nature of true love.

This Is Where I Leave You: A Novel by Jonathan Tropper from Plume ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (Aug 13)

Product Description

Today's NOOK Daily Find is bestselling author Jonathan Tropper's riotous and raw novel about love, marriage, divorce, and family played out as the Foxman clan reunites for the funeral of the family patriarch.

Mr. Popper's Penguins (Enhanced Edition) by Richard Atwater from Open Road ($1.84) is the NOOK Daily Find for Families (Aug 13)

Product Description

A family favorite for generations, Mr. Popper's Penguins tells the story of an ordinary house painter whose life is changed when he recieves a mysterious crate containing an Antarctic penguin.

This Is Where I Leave You: A Novel by Jonathan Tropper from Plume ($2.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (Aug 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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After Judd Foxman's dad dies, the whole family gathers for the first time in years. One conspicuous no-show is Judd's wife, Jen, whose affair with Judd's shock-

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Uglies (The Uglies) by Scott Westerfeld from Simon Pulse is $3.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description:

Everybody gets to be supermodel gorgeous. What could be wrong with that?

Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. Not for her license -- for turning pretty. In Tally's world, your sixteenth birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is to have a really great time. In just a few weeks Tally will be there.

But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to be pretty. She'd rather risk life on the outside. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world -- and it isn't very pretty. The authorities offer Tally the worst choice she can imagine: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. The choice Tally makes changes her world forever.

Pretties (The Uglies) by Scott Westerfeld from Simon Pulse is $3.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description:

Gorgeous. Popular.*Perfect. Perfectly wrong.

Tally has finally become pretty. Now her looks are beyond perfect, her clothes are awesome, her boyfriend is totally hot, and she's completely popular. It's everything she's ever wanted.

But beneath all the fun -- the nonstop parties, the high-tech luxury, the total freedom -- is a nagging sense that something's wrong. Something important. Then a message from Tally's ugly past arrives. Reading it, Tally remembers what's wrong with pretty life, and the fun stops cold.

Now she has to choose between fighting to forget what she knows and fighting for her life -- because the authorities don't intend to let anyone with this information survive.

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The Report by Jessica Francis Kane from Portobello Books (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (Aug 14) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

Product Description

The Report is an artful documentary novel investigating the 1943 Bethnal Green Tragedy, when 173 people died as crowds crushed into the Tube station following a bomb siren. Meticulously researched and compellingly told, this story is a vivid exploration of the disasterous events in all their disquieting tangles.

Tall Tales and Wedding Veils by Jane Graves from Grand Central Publishing ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (Aug 14)

Product Description

A quickie Vegas wedding is not exactly what either Heather or Tom expected after a wild night of jackpots and champagne. It would seem they're destined for a short-term (very short-term) marriage, but opposites do attract in this witty romantic comedy from fan-favorite author Jane Graves.

FYI, Amazon has matched the Nook deal:

Tall Tales and Wedding Veils by Jane Graves also $1.99 for US Kindle

Madhattan Mystery by John J. Bonk from Bloomsbury USA ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find for Families (Aug 14)

Product Description

Lexi and her younger brother, Kevin, are spending the summer in New York City with their colorful actress aunt. While waiting for Aunt Roz at Grand Central, they over hear a conversation about a planned jewel heist. The siblings decide to ditch day camp and investigate the Madhattan Mystery.

The Time of the Dark: The Darwath Series (Book One) by Barbara Hambly from Open Road ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (Aug 14) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

Product Description

Medieval history student Gil Patterson is a woman familiar with past atrocities. They don't haunt her, but her dreams of a crumbling kingdom do. Dreams can be dismissed, but the wizard in her California apartment cannot: he's traveled the universe's fraying fabric to ask for Gil's help to save mankind.

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FYI, Sourcebooks is holding a "Happy Birthday, Ms. Heyer! eBooks for $2.99" sale

Here's a search link for all 53 books in the US Kindle Store

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Sometimes It Happens by Lauren Barnholdt from Simon Pulse is $2.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description
Age Level: 14 and up

This novel opens on the first day of Hannah’s senior year, but the story really starts on the last day of her junior year. That’s when Hannah not only gets dumped by her boyfriend, Ryan, but she also finds out her best friend, Ava, is going to be gone for the entire summer. But Ava’s boyfriend, Noah, is definitely around—and such a good guy that he snags Hannah a job at the diner where he works. Hannah and Noah move from coworkers, to friends….and one night, to something more.

Now it’s back to school, where Hannah will see Ryan, Ava, and Noah all in one place. Over the course of the day secrets and betrayals are revealed, and alliances are broken and reformed. In the end, Hannah will learn a lot about love, friendship…and herself.

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Croak by Gina Damico from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is $1.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description
Age Level: 12 and up | Grade Level: 7 and up

Fed up with her wild behavior, sixteen-year-old Lex’s parents ship her off to upstate
New York to live with her Uncle Mort for the summer, hoping that a few months of
dirty farm work will whip her back into shape. But Uncle Mort’s true occupation is
much dirtier than shoveling manure.

He’s a Grim Reaper. And he’s going to teach Lex the family business.

She quickly assimilates into the peculiar world of Croak, a town populated by
reapers who deliver souls from this life to the next. But Lex can’t stop her desire for
justice—or is it vengeance?—whenever she encounters a murder victim, craving to
stop the attackers before they can strike again. Will she ditch Croak and go rogue with
her reaper skills?

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Collusion: A Jack Lennon Investigation Set in Northern Ireland by Stuart Neville from Soho Crime is $3.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description

“Neville’s novel is a coldly lucid assessment of the fragility of the Irish peace … a rare example of legitimate noir fiction.”—The New York Times Book Review

The sequel to Neville’s brilliant debut, The Ghosts of Belfast

A merciless assassin stalks Belfast and Detective Inspector Jack Lennon has been assigned to the case.

As Lennon unravels a far-reaching conspiracy involving collusion among Loyalists, IRA members, and law enforcement, he discovers that his estranged former lover and their daughter are in the killer's cross-hairs. To catch the assassin and save the only family he has, Lennon blurs the line between friend and enemy by teaming up with an enigmatic killer named Fegan.

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The Story of the Scrolls: The miraculous discovery and true significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls by Geza Vermes from Penguin is $1.45

Book Description

The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in Qumran, Palestine, in 1947 was one of the greatest archaeological finds of all time. Written in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek, and hidden in caves by an ancient Jewish sect, these mysterious manuscripts revolutionized our understanding of the Bible, of Judaism and the early Christian world.

Geza Vermes is the world's leading Dead Sea Scrolls scholar, whose English translations brought these extraordinary documents to thousands, and whose life has been inextricably interwoven with the scrolls for over sixty years. In this illuminating book he relates the controversial story of their discovery and publication around the world, revealing cover-ups, blunders and academic in-fighting, but also the passion and dedication of many of those involved. He shares what he has learned about the scrolls and, evaluating passages from them, gives his views on their true significance and what they can teach us, as well as those areas where scholarly consensus has not yet been reached.

Few scholars have been as closely associated with the Dead Sea Scrolls as Vermes. Writing with candour and unique authority, he has created an ideal introduction to understanding these miraculous documents.

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FYI, Amazon matched the other Nook deal:

Madhattan Mystery by John J. Bonk now also $1.99

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Big City, Bad Blood by Sean Chercover from HarperCollins is $2.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description

While working on a movie in Chicago, Hollywood locations manager Bob Loniski saw something he shouldn't have. Now he's a prosecution witness against a suspected member of the Chicago Outfit. Petrified, he comes to Ray for protection. Ray's mob contacts insist that they have no interest in Loniski, so he takes the bodyguard gig.

Then people start dying and everything goes to hell.

Ray's investigation leads to a stash of blackmail files involving the sex trade, Washington political corruption, and a deadly power struggle among Chicago's organized crime bosses—setting the FBI, the Chicago police, and the mob on his tail. He now holds evidence against top-ranking cops and politicians . . . but with the line between good and bad blurring, he doesn't know who he can trust.

If he does the right thing, Ray is sure to die. But if he doesn't, how can he live with himself?

From the back alleys of Chicago to the man-sions of Beverly Hills to the corridors of power in Washington, D.C., Sean Chercover's Big City, Bad Blood propels readers relentlessly forward on a bullet-fast, adrenaline-pumping ride they will not soon forget.