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Four Stephen King books $2.99 each (Amazon US)

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Cell: A Novel
Dreamcatcher: A Novel
From a Buick 8: A Novel

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Last of the Summer Wine: The Story of the World's Longest Running Comedy Series by Andrew Vine from Aurum Press (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (May 18) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Quite simply, Last of the Summer Wine is the longest-running comedy programme in the world. It premiered 37 years ago, in 1973, and, after 31 series it finally came to an end last year – even though all its original protagonists – Compo, Foggy, even Nora Batty – are now dead.

Remarkably, for a series of such longevity and international appeal, it is all about elderly people, has little action or plot, and is set and filmed in and around the small Yorkshire town of Holmfirth.

Now, Andrew Vine, the deputy editor of Yorkshire’s daily newspaper, has written the definitive history of this television phenomenon. It covers the show’s inauspicious beginnings, with low ratings, its endless reinvention as participants like Bill Owen, Michael Bates, Brian Wilde and Kathy Staff retired or died, the appearance of a string of guest stars from John Cleese and Norman Wisdom to Thora Hird and Russ Abbott (both of whom soon found themselves fixtures in the cast), and the ingenious plot contrivances as the protagonists became too old and frail to attempt any of the slapstick stunts with runaway prams – indeed any outdoor action.

Holmfirth is now a year-round tourist attraction, and endless repeats and new DVD box sets will ensure a readership for this book for years to come.

Storm Bound (The Grim Series) by Dani Harper from Montlake Romance (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (May 18) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Kidnapped on his wedding day in the twelfth century and forced into a thousand years of servitude by a cold-hearted faery princess, rugged blacksmith Aidan dreams of nothing but revenge on his captor. Then the spell of a beautiful witch awakens him to the present day—and a passionate desire. But to build a future, he must first confront his past…

Modern witch and magic-shop owner Brooke doesn’t think her life is missing anything, until a wayward enchantment lands a brooding medieval blacksmith in her spell room—and in her arms. Yet even after their passion proves to be truly magical, Aidan’s first commitment is to vengeance. Now Brooke must team up with friends and ancient warriors alike—and push her own powers to their limits—to save her love from the wrath of an evil fae.

From the bestselling author of Changeling Moon, this thrilling and sensual novel adds a new chapter to Dani Harper’s Celtic folklore–themed Grim Series.

Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels Trilogy) by Anne Bishop from Jo Fletcher Books (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (May 18) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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The Darkness has had a Prince for a long, long time. Now the Queen is coming.

For years the realm of Terreille has been falling into corruption, as the powerful Queens who rule it have turned to cruelty.

But there is hope - a prophetic vision has revealed the coming of a Queen more powerful than any other. And once the foundations of her power - father, brother, lover - are in place, she will emerge from the darkness, bringing freedom.

For she is the living myth, dreams made flesh; not just any witch, but Witch.

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Slapstick by Kurt Vonnegut from Algonquin Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (May 18) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Vonnegut so effectively carries his reader to a different point from which to view the world that you barely notice that you didn't get there yourself."

Perhaps the most autobiographical (and deliberately least disciplined) of Vonnegut's novels, Slapstick (1976) is in the form of a broken family odyssey and is surely a demonstration of its eponymous title. The story centers on brother and sister twins, children of Wilbur Swain, who are in sympathetic and (possibly) telepathic communication and who represent Vonnegut's relationship with his own sister who died young of cancer almost two decades before the book’s publication.

Vonnegut dedicated this to Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Like their films and routines, this novel is an exercise in non-sequentiality and in the bizarre while using those devices to expose larger and terrible truths. The twins exemplify to Swain a kind of universal love; he campaigns for it while troops of technologically miniaturized Chinese are launched upon America. Love and carnage intersect in a novel contrived to combine credibility and common observation; critics could sense Vonnegut deliberately flouting narrative constraint or imperative in an attempt to destroy the very idea of the novel he was writing.

Slapstick becomes both product and commentary, event and self-criticism; an early and influential example of contemporary ""metafiction."" Vonnegut's tragic life--like the tragic lives of Laurel, Hardy, Buster Keaten and other exemplars of slapstick comedy--is the true center of a work whose cynicism overlays a trustfulness and sense of loss which are perhaps deeper and truer than expressed in any of Vonnegut's earlier or later works. Slapstick is a clear demonstration of the profound alliance of comedy and tragedy which, when Vonnegut is working close to his true sensibility, become indistinguishable.

Just One Kiss by Susan Mallery from Harlequin HQN ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (May 18) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This story has a lot to say about the power of love and the choices people make in relationships."

He won't hesitate to put his life on the line…but will he ever risk his heart?

Falling for Justice Garrett was a high point in Patience McGraw's otherwise awkward adolescence. Even after he disappeared, Patience never forgot the boy who captured her heart. Now he's back in Fool's Gold, California, and her passion for him is as strong as ever. But how can she trust that he won't abandon her again—and her daughter, too?

When bodyguard Justice Garrett was a young man, witness protection brought him to this idyllic town and he never forgot its warmth, or the sweet beauty of his childhood friend. He's returned to open a defense academy, and the Patience he once knew is all grown up. He can't resist her smile, or her curves. But Justice's past doesn't make him husband, or father, material.

Patience and Justice think they'll succumb to just one kiss… Then one more… Okay, just one night together. But they might learn that falling in love is beyond anyone's control.

If you're a fan of Fool's Gold, you'll love Ana Raquel and Greg's delicious romance, featured in Susan Mallery's Fool's Gold Cookbook, along with her favorite recipes from the land of happy endings.

Four thrilling science fiction books are $1.99 each as the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (May 18) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Today only, four thrilling science fiction books are $1.99 each.

Brain Rules (Updated and Expanded): 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School by John Medina from Pear Press ($1.99) is the Kindle Science Deal of the Day (May 18) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "If you are looking for a book that summarizes brain research and training, this is a great read."

Most of us have no idea what’s really going on inside our heads. Yet brain scientists have uncovered details every business leader, parent, and teacher should know—like the need for physical activity to get your brain working its best.

How do we learn? What exactly do sleep and stress do to our brains? Why is multi-tasking a myth? Why is it so easy to forget—and so important to repeat new knowledge? Is it true that men and women have different brains?

In Brain Rules, Dr. John Medina, a molecular biologist, shares his lifelong interest in how the brain sciences might influence the way we teach our children and the way we work. In each chapter, he describes a brain rule—what scientists know for sure about how our brains work—and then offers transformative ideas for our daily lives.

Medina’s fascinating stories and infectious sense of humor breathe life into brain science. You’ll learn why Michael Jordan was no good at baseball. You’ll peer over a surgeon’s shoulder as he proves that most of us have a Jennifer Aniston neuron. You’ll meet a boy who has an amazing memory for music but can’t tie his own shoes.

Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of the Great Masters by MaryAnn F. Kohl and Kim Solga from Bright Ring Publishing ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (May 18) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A book filled with wonderful illustrations."

"DISCOVERING GREAT ARTISTS" is A Creative Collection of Easy Art Appreciation Activities for Children

110 amazingly fun and unique art activities for children to experience the styles and techniques of the great masters, from the Renaissance to the present. A biography of each artist is included with a fully illustrated, child tested art activity, featuring painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, architecture, and more!

Great Artists activities include:
- Da Vinci - Invention Art
- Michelangelo - Fresco Plaque
- Rembrandt - Shadowy Faces
- Monet - Dabble in Paint
- Degas - Resist in Motion
- Picasso - Fractured Friend
- Van Gogh - Starry Night
- Dali - Dream Photographs
- Matisse 0 color Collage
- Pollock - Action Splatter
- Lichtenstein - comic Dots
- O'Keeffe - Close-Up Flower

ART EXPLORATION FOR
SCHOOL • HOMESCHOOL • HOME • CHILDCARE • MUSEUMS • LIBRARIES

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Audible Daily Deal - Making Habits, Breaking Habits: Why We Do Things, Why We Don't, and How to Make Any Change Stick by Jeremy Dean (Narrated by Sean Pratt) for $2.95 (Regular Price:$24.49)

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Say you want to start going to the gym or practicing a musical instrument. How long should it take before you stop having to force it and start doing it automatically? The surprising answers are found in Making Habits, Breaking Habits, a leading psychologist’s popular examination of one of the most powerful and underappreciated processes in the brain. Although people like to think that they are in control, the vast majority of human behavior occurs without any decision-making or conscious thought.

Drawing on hundreds of fascinating studies, psychologist Jeremy Dean busts the myths to finally explain why seemingly easy habits, like eating an apple a day, can be surprisingly difficult to form, and how to take charge of your brain’s natural "autopilot" to make any change stick.

Witty and intriguing, Making Habits, Breaking Habits shows how behavior occurs more than just a product of what you think. It is possible to bend your habits to your will - and be happier, more creative, and more productive.

©2013 Jeremy Dean (P)2013 Gildan Media LLC

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Must Love Otters by Eliza Gordon from West 26th Street Press ($0.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (May 18)

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Eliza Gordon's romantic comedy, finds Hollie Porter at a breaking point and ready to put her bad boyfriend and the job she hates behind her. A getaway is in order, so she heads off to a couple's spa-alone- for a well needed break. A change of scenery, a charming concierge and her favorite furry animal just might be what she needed to get out of this rut and start her life over.

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Bad Men: A Thriller by John Connolly from Atria Books ($1.99) is the KOBO Daily Deal (May 18)

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New York Times bestselling author John Connolly masterfully intertwines mystery, emotion, violence, and the supernatural in this raw and gripping thriller.

In 1693, the settlers on the small Maine island of Sanctuary were betrayed to their enemies and slaughtered. Since then, the island has known three hundred years of peace. Until now...

A group of men are descending on Sanctuary, their purpose to hunt down and kill the wife of their leader and retrieve the money that she stole from him. All that stands in their way are a young rookie officer, Sharon Macy, and Melancholy Joe Dupree, the island's strange, troubled policeman.

Joe Dupree is no ordinary policeman. He is the guardian of the island's secrets, the repository of its memories. He knows that Sanctuary has been steeped in blood once; it will tolerate the shedding of innocent blood no longer. Now a band of killers is set to desecrate Sanctuary and unleash the fury of its ghosts upon themselves and all who stand by them.

On Sanctuary, evil is about to meet its match....

Fast-paced, spellbinding, and elegantly written, Bad Men is John Connolly at his chilling best.

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The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World's Most Wanted Man by Luke Harding from Vintage/Random House is $1.99 (US Kindle)

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IT BEGAN WITH A TANTALIZING, ANONYMOUS EMAIL: “I AM A SENIOR MEMBER OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.”

What followed was the most spectacular intelligence breach ever, brought about by one extraordinary man. Edward Snowden was a 29-year-old computer genius working for the National Security Agency when he shocked the world by exposing the near-universal mass surveillance programs of the United States government. His whistleblowing has shaken the leaders of nations worldwide, and generated a passionate public debate on the dangers of global monitoring and the threat to individual privacy.

In a tour de force of investigative journalism that reads like a spy novel, award-winning Guardian reporter Luke Harding tells Snowden’s astonishing story—from the day he left his glamorous girlfriend in Honolulu carrying a hard drive full of secrets, to the weeks of his secret-spilling in Hong Kong, to his battle for asylum and his exile in Moscow. For the first time, Harding brings together the many sources and strands of the story—touching on everything from concerns about domestic spying to the complicity of the tech sector—while also placing us in the room with Edward Snowden himself. The result is a gripping insider narrative—and a necessary and timely account of what is at stake for all of us in the new digital age.

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Introducing Mindfulness: A Practical Guide by Tessa Watt from Icon Books (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (May 19) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Mindfulness is growing in popularity as a technique which teaches us to appreciate our life.

This Practical Guide explores how to listen to your body to reduce stress and anxiety in all areas of your life; how to focus better at work by becoming more aware of what is happening in the present, and how to enjoy life more by bringing mindfulness into everyday actions.

Free of jargon but full of straightforward advice, case studies and step-by-step instructions, this is the perfect concise start to making you happier, more focused and stress-free.

The 'Game' series by J. Sterling from Lake Union Publishing (£0.99 each) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (May 19) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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The 'Game' series by J. Sterling are £0.99 each.

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The Contractors (A Jon Cantrell Thriller) by Harry Hunsicker from Thomas & Mercer ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (May 19) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This book has a great story, great characters, great action and a great plot."

Private military contractors. They're not just for foreign wars anymore. Jon Cantrell, a disgraced ex-cop, works for one such company. He's a DEA agent paid on a commission basis, patrolling one of the busiest drug-hubs in the country: Dallas, Texas.

When Cantrell and his partner and sometimes lover confiscate the wrong shipment of drugs, they find themselves in possession of a star witness in an upcoming cartel trial that could destroy the largest criminal organization in the hemisphere.

To turn a profit, all they have to do is safely deliver the witness to the US Attorney on the other side of the state. An easy trip, except the witness doesn’t want to go and a group of competing DEA contractors and a corrupt Dallas police officer want everybody involved dead.

This heart-stopping thriller takes readers deep into a strange underworld where the lines between government officials and mercenaries blur. In this complex network of drug traffickers, cartels, politicians, and police, no one's hands are clean.

Off the Record (The Record Series) by K.A. Linde from Montlake Romance ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (May 19) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This book has a forbidden love affair with a hint of a love-triangle."

Liz Dougherty has no idea that a single question is about to change her life.

Her first big reporting assignment for her North Carolina college newspaper has her covering a state senator’s impromptu press conference. Brady Maxwell may have everything it takes to be a politician—a winning pedigree, devastating good looks, a body made to wear suits—but his politics rub Liz the wrong way. When Liz’s hard-hitting question catches the upstart senator off-guard, it impresses Hayden Lane, Liz’s editor who feels she’s headed for a promising career as a reporter.

But Liz is also headed into a secret romance with Brady that could destroy both their ambitions. Though he’s a bachelor, potential voters might frown on Brady cozying up to a reporter. And Liz isn’t sure sneaking around is enough for her—especially when things between her and Hayden might be less platonic than she thought.

K.A. Linde’s Record series begins with a sleek, sexy, and smart venture into a high-stakes political campaign and an even higher-stakes affair that, in the end, will leave you wanting more with one of Linde’s gripping cliffhangers.

Flesh and Blood by Daniel Dersch from 47North ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (May 19) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is an exciting, action-packed vampire thriller. Highly recommended!"

A veteran New York City journalist, Claire Hagen has learned not to trust everything she hears. So when her younger sister lands in a mental hospital after claiming a vampire is feeding off her blood, Claire is naturally skeptical. A search of her sister’s apartment convinces her: The delusions are a side effect of the drugs she discovers her sister had been taking.

But a deeper investigation uncovers more than Claire bargained for. Why was a man who claimed to know her sister from an online vampire forum shot dead moments after Claire interviewed him? Why are her sister’s symptoms getting worse in the hospital? And why have agents from the Vatican taken a sudden interest in Claire?

Consumed by doubt and growing paranoia, Claire barely has time to ponder her next move before a violent confrontation in her apartment changes everything. She quickly finds herself on the run with a mysterious stranger who says he wants to protect her but may not be quite what he seems. Can she trust him?

Coming Clean: A Memoir by Kimberly Rae Miller from Amazon ($1.99) is the Kindle Biography & Memoir Deal of the Day (May 19) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This book sheds light on the problem of hoarding, and if nothing else, gives the reader insight into why people hoard."

An Amazon Best Book of the Month, July 2013

Kim Miller is an immaculately put-together woman with a great career, a loving boyfriend, and a tidy apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. You would never guess that Kim grew up behind the closed doors of her family’s idyllic Long Island house, navigating between teetering stacks of aging newspapers, broken computers, and boxes upon boxes of unused junk festering in every room—the product of her father’s painful and unending struggle with hoarding.
In this moving coming-of-age story, Kim brings to life her rat-infested home, her childhood consumed by concealing her father’s shameful secret from friends, and the emotional burden that ultimately led to an attempt to take her own life. And in beautiful prose, Miller sheds light on her complicated yet loving relationship with her parents that has thrived in spite of the odds.

Coming Clean is a story about recognizing where we come from and the relationships that define us—and about finding peace in the homes we make for ourselves.

Rose by Holly Webb from Sourcebooks Jabberwocky ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (May 19) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is a lovely fantasy with a plucky heroine and a magical (talking) cat!"

How would you know if you were special?


Mr. Fountain's grand mansion is a world away from the dark orphanage Rose had left behind. The gleaming, golden house is practically overflowing with sparkling magic—she can feel it. And though Rose had always wanted to be an ordinary girl with an ordinary life, she realizes she may possess a little bit of magic herself.

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Audible Daily Deal - Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye: Psychic Eye Mysteries, Book 1 by Victoria Laurie (Narrated by Elizabeth Michaels) for $3.95 (Regular Price:$21.95)

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We predict amazing success for this brand-new mystery series starring Psychic Abby Cooper.

Abby Cooper is a P.I., psychic intuitive. But her insight failed her when she didn't foresee the death of one of her clients - or that the lead investigator for the case is the gorgeous blind date she just met. Now, with the police suspicious of her abilities and a killer on the loose, Abby's future looks more uncertain than ever.

Psy Chic: listen to more Psychic Eye mysteries.
©2004 Victoria Laurie (P)2009 Audible, Inc.

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Attack on the Redan by Garry Douglas Kilworth from Robinson (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (May 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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The year is 1855, and the port of Sebastopol is still under siege by the Allies, the Russians putting up a vigorous defence. Sgt Jack Crossman and his hardy band of brothers carry out discreet British operations in and around the troubled city. Russian sharpshooters mysteriously disappear as Crossman and his men chip away at the enemy's morale.

But these foxhunts serve merely as a warm-up to the major British attack on the Redan, the fortification guarding Sebastopol, which, when it does come, is ill planned and ill advised. A terrible climax ensues, with Crossman forced to bear witness to the wholesale massacre of his fellow soldiers.

In Too Deep by Bea Davenport from Legend Press (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (May 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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'... The window's so small I can't see what happens next. But what I do know is that Kim is dead. And I know this, too that I helped to kill her. Kim, my lovely, only, best friend.'

Five years ago Maura fled life in Dowerby and took on a new identity, desperately trying to piece her life back together and escape the dark clouds that plagued her past. But then a reporter tracks her down, and persuades her to tell her story, putting her own life in danger once again.

Layer upon layer of violence and deceit make up the full picture for Maura to see and the reporter to reveal. Hidden secrets are uncovered that have been left to settle, for far too long. But in life some things can't be left unsaid, and eventually the truth will out. Whatever the consequences.

The Mallen Litter (The Mallen Trilogy) by Catherine Cookson from Peach Publishing (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (May 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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The Mallen Litter is the third and final part of the multi-generation story of the Mallens, which began with The Mallen Streak and continued with The Mallen Girl.

From generation to generation bad luck and misfortune had befallen each and every member of the Mallen family. Passed from son to son, each had been cursed with a dramatic white streak in their jet black hair. It seemed as though the ghost of old Thomas Mallen himself lived on in his unfortunate descendants.

Barbara had no visible streak to identify her as a Mallen but she spent her life trying to forget her parentage. When her triplets – the Mallen litter – were born, there in one of her sons was the unmistakable sign of the Mallen streak. How long would she have to wait to see if history would repeat itself?

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Long Gone: A Novel by Alafair Burke from HarperCollins ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (May 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Intertwining murder, a missing girl, and lots of secrets, the twists and turns in this book kept on coming from all directions."

After a layoff and months of struggling, Alice Humphrey finally lands her dream job managing a new art gallery in Manhattan’s trendy Meatpacking District.

According to Drew Campbell, the well-suited corporate representative who hires her, the gallery is a passion project for its anonymous, wealthy, and eccentric owner. Drew assures Alice that the owner will be hands off, allowing her to run the gallery on her own. Her friends think it sounds too good to be true, but Alice sees a perfect opportunity to make a name for herself beyond the shadow of her famous father, an award-winning and controversial film maker.

Everything is perfect until the morning Alice arrives at work to find the gallery gone—the space stripped bare as if it had never existed—and Drew Campbell’s dead body on the floor. Overnight, Alice’s dream job has vanished, and she finds herself at the center of police attention with nothing to prove her innocence. The phone number Drew gave her links back to a disposable phone.

The artist whose work she displayed doesn’t seem to exist. And the dead man she claims is Drew has been identified as someone else.

When police discover ties between the gallery and a missing girl, Alice knows she’s been set up. Now she has to prove it—a dangerous search for answers that will entangle her in a dark, high-tech criminal conspiracy and force her to unearth long-hidden secrets involving her own family… secrets that could cost Alice her life.

Isle of Shadows by Tracy L. Higley from Thomas Nelson ($0.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (May 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I highly recommend this book to Christian fiction lovers, and especially those who enjoy historical stories."

Revised and updated from the original, Christy-award finalist Shadow of Colossus.

Enslaved in a World of Money and Power, Tessa Dares to be Free.

Raised as courtesan to wealthy and powerful men, Tessa of Delos serves at the whim of her current patron, the politician Glaucus. After ten years with him, Tessa has abandoned all desire for freedom or love, choosing instead to lock her heart away.

But when Glaucus meets a violent death in his own home, Tessa grasps at a fragile hope. Only she knows of his death. If she can keep it a secret long enough, she can escape.

Tessa throws herself on the mercy of the Greek god Helios, but finds instead unlikely allies in Nikos, a Greek slave, and Simeon, Glaucus’s Jewish head servant. As Simeon introduces her to a God unlike any she has ever known and Nikos begins to stir feelings she had thought long dead, Tessa fights to keep her heart protected.

As an assassination plot comes to light, Tessa must battle for her own freedom—and for those to whom she has begun to open her heart—as forces collide that shatter the island’s peace.

The Third Bear by Jeff VanderMeer from Tachyon Publications ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (May 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "An excellent collection of original, category-defying short fiction."

The award-winning short fictions in this collection highlight the voice of an inventive contemporary fantasist who has been compared by critics to Borges, Nabokov, and Kafka.

In addition to highlights such as “The Situation,” in which a beleaguered office worker creates a child-swallowing manta ray to be used for educational purposes and “Errata,” which follows an oddly familiar writer who has marshaled a penguin, a shaman, and two pearl-handled pistols with which to plot the end of the world, this volume contains two never-before-published stories.

Chimerical and hypnotic, this compilation leads readers through the postmodern into what is emerging into a new literature of the imagination.

The ABCs of Real Estate Investing: The Secrets of Finding Hidden Profits Most Investors Miss by Ken McElroyfrom RDA Press ($1.99) is the Kindle Business & Money Deal of the Day (May 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I would highly recommend this to anyone who is serious about investing in real estate."

This book will teach you how to:

• Achieve wealth and cash flow through real estate
• Find property with real potential
• Show you how to unlock the myths that are holding you back
• Negotiating the deal based on the numbers
• Evaluate property and purchase price
• Increase your income through proven property management tools

Confessions of a So-called Middle Child by Maria T. Lennon from HarperCollins ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (May 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "If you are looking for a hysterical read with an uplifting message, this is the book for you."

Age Level: 8 - 12 | Grade Level: 3 - 7

Fans of Harriet the Spy and Mean Girls will cheer when they meet Charlie C. Cooper, reformed bully, gifted hacker, slightly misguided fashionista, and so-called middle child!

This debut tween novel stars the hilariously fresh Charlie Cooper as she tries to ditch her middle-child reputation and make cool friends at her new school in Los Angeles.

But being cool isn't as easy as it looks—especially when her dandruff-ridden psychologist tasks Charlie with finding the biggest loser in school and becoming her friend. In public.

As Charlie says, "Just kill me now, please."

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Audible Daily Deal - Perfect on Paper: The (Mis)Adventures of Waverly Bryson by Maria Murnane (Narrated by Julia Whelan) (Narrated by Elizabeth Michaels) for $3.95 (Regular Price:$11.95)

Publisher's Summary

Waverly Bryson is a successful businesswoman in her late 20s who almost has it all: a dream job in sports PR, two best friends, and a bar where everybody knows her name. What she doesn’t have is a ring on her finger. And after being ditched at the altar, she’s in no hurry to get one. Besides, plenty of other issues keep her busy, including her wayward father, a new rival at work, and an ever-nagging fear that her life is not turning out as she thought it would...or should.

To stay sane, Waverly makes a habit of jotting down “Honey Notes”, self-deprecating bitsof single-girl humor that she hopes to one day develop into a line of greeting cards: "Can’t face the dating scene after a bad breakup? Honey, hit the bar, and hit it hard. Beer goggles are the lonely girl’s Cupid."

As Waverly stumbles back into the dating scene (no stalkers or jean shorts, please), her personal and professional lives threaten to collide. Perfect on Paper reminds listeners that everyone has had a bad date (or 12), and that everyone needs a best friend to tell them, “Honey, you are not alone.”

©2010 Maria Murnane (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

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