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The Greenhouse by Audur Ava Olafsdottir, Brian FitzGibbon (Translator) from AmazonCrossingEnglish (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (May 27) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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For Lobbi, the tragic passing of his mother proves to be a profound catalyst. Their shared love of tending rare roses in her greenhouse inspires him to leave his studies behind and travel to a remote village monastery to restore its once fabulous gardens. While transforming the garden under the watchful eye of a cinephile monk, he is surprised by a visit from Anna, a friend of a friend with whom he shared a fateful moment in his mother’s greenhouse, and the daughter they together conceived that night. In caring for both the garden and the little girl, Lobbi slowly begins to assume the varied and complex roles of a man: fatherhood with a deep relationship with his child, cooking, nurturing, and remaining also a son, brother, lover, and…a gardener.

A story about the heartfelt search for beauty in life, The Greenhouse is a touching reminder of our ability to turn the small things in everyday life into the extraordinary.

Trying: Love, Loose Pants, and the Quest for a Baby by Mark Cossey from Summersdale Publishers (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (May 27) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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"‘Here again, Mr Cossey?’ asked the young Spanish embryologist, shooting me a welcoming smile as I followed him down the corridor. He had recognised me by sight and that wasn’t good. I was now the one thing you don’t want to be in a fertility clinic. A regular."

Martha wanted a baby. Mark wanted a baby.

What’s the worst that could happen?

In four years of baby-making boot camp, Mark and Martha face The Calendar, the joy of sober, scheduled sex, hostile cervical mucus, IUI and IVF. Through a combination of ignorance and outrage, Mark survives ejaculating into a small jar, stabbing his wife, having his sperm turned pink and group sex with whales.

Written with genuine laugh-out-loud humour and complete honesty, Trying is a no-holds-barred welcome to the world of the infertile written by a man who has lived through it all and come through with his ultimate dream realised – his own family. It says a lot when you can call two years of sleepless nights a happy ending.

I Love You but I'm Not in Love with You: Seven Steps to Saving Your Relationship by Andrew G. Marshall from Bloomsbury Publishing (£1.09) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (May 27) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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How do you fall back in love? This was the underlying problem of one in four couples seeking help from relationship therapist Andrew G. Marshall. They described their problem as: ‘I love you but I'm not in love with you'. Noticing how widespread the phenomenon had become, he decided to look more closely. Why were these relationships becoming defined more by companionship than by passion, and why was companionship no longer enough?

From his research Andrew has devised his own unique programme. By looking at how a couple communicate, argue, share love, take responsibility, give and learn he offers in seven steps a reassuring and empowering map for how two individuals can better understand themselves, strengthen their bond and recover that lost magic.

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Supreme Justice by Max Allan Collins from Thomas & Mercer ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (May 27) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer Review: "This is a well-written, fast-moving thriller that makes for great, light entertainment. The protagonist is believable and the story flows well."

After taking a bullet for his commander-in-chief, Secret Service agent Joseph Reeder is a hero. But his outspoken criticism of the president he saved—who had stacked the Supreme Court with hard-right justices to overturn Roe v. Wade, amp up the Patriot Act, and shred the First Amendment—put Reeder at odds with the Service’s apolitical nature, making him an outcast.

FBI agent Patti Rogers finds herself paired with the unpopular former agent on a task force investigating the killing of Supreme Court Justice Henry Venter. Reeder—nicknamed “Peep” for his unparalleled skills at reading body language—makes a startling discovery while reviewing a security tape: the shooting was premeditated, not a botched robbery. Even more chilling, the controversial Venter may not be the only justice targeted for death...

Is a mastermind mounting an unprecedented judicial coup aimed at replacing ultra-conservative justices with a new liberal majority? To crack the conspiracy and save the lives of not just the justices but also Reeder’s own family, rising star Rogers and legendary investigator Reeder must push their skills—and themselves—to the limit.

One Wish (Thunder Point series) by Robyn Carr from MIRA/Harlequin ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (May 27) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer Review: "Another winner from Robyn Carr, this is a great story filled with memorable characters, humor, sex, and romance."

#1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr delivers another smart, funny, emotional novel about the complexities of life in the small Oregon town of Thunder Point

Grace Dillon was a champion figure skater until she moved to Thunder Point to escape the ruthless world of fame and competition. And though she's proud of the quiet, self-sufficient life she's created running a successful flower shop, she knows something is missing. Her life could use a little excitement.

In a community where there are few eligible singles, high school teacher Troy Headly appoints himself Grace's fun coach. When he suggests a little companionship with no strings attached, Grace is eager to take him up on his offer, and the two enjoy…getting to know each other.

But things get complicated when Grace's past catches up with her, and she knows that's not what Troy signed up for. Faced with losing her, Troy realizes Grace is more than just a friend with benefits. He's determined to help her fight for the life she always wished for but never believed she could have—and maybe they can find real love along the way.

Marrow's Pit by Keith Deininger from DarkFuse ($0.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (May 27) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This fantasy is thought-provoking, enjoyable, and extremely well written."

Built to encompass the entire range of lifeless mountains, it had always, relentlessly, clanked on and on. Within, vast halls and endless corridors were filled with the sounds of metal on metal, with hissing steam, with squealing gears. In the eyes of its citizens, it was sacred, deified, omniscient. Enshrined in their mythology for innumerable generations, it had gone by countless designations, but its truest name was perhaps its plainest: the Machine.

For Ballard, the Machine is a place of tedium, and ignorance, and cruelty. He sees little use in his mundane job and secretly questions the purpose of the Machine. When tragedy strikes, Ballard is forced to embark on a paranoid journey that will take him outside of the Machine, and everything he's ever known, over the edge into darkness, past the point of no return…toward the blackness known as Marrow's Pit.

[BSilent Tears: A Journey of Hope in a Chinese Orphanage[/B] by Kay Bratt from Lake Union Publishing ($1.99) is the Kindle Biographies & Memoirs Deal of the Day (May 27) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This gives an excellent picture of what life is like in a Chinese orphanage which is shocking to say the least. I highly recommend it."

Irrepressible memories. Vacant eyes. A child being dangled from a third story window. A boy tied to a chair. Children sleeping in layers of clothing to fight off the bitter cold. An infant dying from starvation. Some things your mind will never allow you to forget.

Silent Tears is the true story of the adversity and triumphs one woman faced as she fought against the Chinese bureaucracy to help that country’s orphaned children.

In 2003, Kay Bratt’s life changed dramatically. A wife and mother of two girls in South Carolina, Bratt relocated her family to rural China to support her husband as he took on a new management position for his American employer. Seeking a way to fill her days and overcome the isolation she experienced upon arriving in a foreign country, Bratt began volunteering at the local orphanage. Within months, her simple desire to make use of her time transformed into a heroic crusade to improve the living conditions and minimize the unnecessary deaths of Chinese orphans.

Books 1 and 2 of the Dwellers Saga by David Estes from Amazon ($0.99 each) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (May 27) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This YA dystopian/urban fantasy novel stole my breath. It's an amazing journey into a completely unique world."

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Endangered (Joe Pickett series Book 15) by C.J. Box from Head of Zeus (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (May 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Blood is thicker than water.

Joe Pickett has good reason to dislike Dallas Cates, rodeo champion. Now he has even more reason - Joe's eighteen-year-old foster daughter, April, has run off with him.

And then comes even worse news: the body of a girl has been found barely alive in a ditch along the highway. It is April, and the doctors don't know if she'll recover. Cates denies having anything to do with it - says she ran off from him, too - but Joe knows in his gut who's responsible. The problem is there's no proof.

Joe's going to find out the truth, if it kills him. And this time, as he confronts the ruthless Cates clan, it just might.

[BWill You Remember Me? (No Greater Love Book 6)[/B] by Amanda Prowse from Head of Zeus (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (May 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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How do you say goodbye to your family for the last time?

Poppy Day is thirty-two and married to her childhood sweetheart. She's a full-time mum of two gorgeous children and loves her homely little cottage in the countryside. It's the life she always wanted.

But Poppy is so busy caring for others she hasn't noticed how tired she is, or the menacing lump growing on her breast. It's unthinkable that cancer could defeat such a strong and amazing woman. But life doesn't always give you what you deserve...

An Artful Deception by Karen Cogan from Amazon (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (May 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Lady Katharine is trapped between two impossible choices. Either she will marry the cousin she despises, or marry Philip, to whom she was pledged in childhood. The prospect of staying at her family estate with her uncle and cousin is so unfavorable that she chooses Philip to avoid an immediate attachment to her cousin.

Suddenly, the accidental deaths of her traveling companions offer her the chance she has awaited. With no one left alive to vouch for her identity, she hatches a brilliant plan to exchange identities with her Lady's maid, who was killed in the accident. But when the impersonation fools Philip, formerly her betrothed, she learns that it might have been a terrible mistake.

Lady Katharine soon finds herself like a spider cuaght in her own web. When she is discovered in her lie, she must confess all, with disastrous results that leave her to wonder if she'll ever regain Philip's trust.

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The Post-Birthday World by Lionel Shriver from HarperCollins ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (May 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer Review: "Reflective, hearty, hugely entertaining, cracklingly intelligent--these are just a few words that come to mind to describe this. You definitely can't--and shouldn't--miss it!"

American children's book illustrator Irina McGovern enjoys a secure, settled life in London with her smart, loyal, disciplined partner, Lawrence—until the night she finds herself inexplicably drawn to kissing another man, a passionate, extravagant, top-ranked snooker player.

Two competing alternate futures hinge on this single kiss, as Irina's decision—to surrender to temptation or to preserve her seemingly safe partnership with Lawrence—will have momentous consequences for her career, her friendships and familial relationships, and the texture of her daily life.

Fool Me Twice (Rules for the Reckless Book 2) by Meredith Duran from Pocket Books/Simon and Schuster ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (May 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer Review: "With a great angsty hero and strong heroine and lots of emotion, humor, and intelligence, this renewed my interest in the genre."

In the vein of Sarah MacLean, a sexy and evocative Regency romance between a vengeful duke and a fiery redhead from an author who is a veritable tour de force in the genre. “Readers need to make room on their keeper shelf for Meredith Duran” (Fresh Fiction).

A LADY WITH A SECRET

Running for her life, exhausted and out of options, Olivia Holladay wants nothing more than the chance to make a home for herself. So when she realizes that the infamous Duke of Marwick might hold the key to her freedom, she boldly disguises herself as the newest and bravest in a long line of the duke’s notoriously temperamental housekeepers. Little does she know that the wickedly handsome Alastair de Grey has very different plans for her.

A MAN WITH A PASSION—FOR VENGEANCE

As his new employee, Olivia is a fearless upstart. As a woman, the daring redhead is just what Alastair needs to rouse him from darkness to the siren call of revenge. He has suffered a betrayal so deep that he will use whatever means necessary to destroy his enemies—even his brazen and beautiful domestic. But his vengeful plan fails to account for his single weakness: an irresistible and growing passion for the enigmatic Olivia.

Two Books in the Frontlines Series by Marko Kloos ($1.99 Each) from 47North is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (May 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Today only, Two Books in the Frontlines Series by Marko Kloos for $1.99 Each.

Two warring human factions. One relentless alien foe. A million ways to die.

Abraham Lincoln by James M. McPherson from Oxford University Press ($1.99) is the Kindle Biographies & Memoirs Deal of the Day (May 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is a truly remarkable book, one that everyone interested in Lincoln should own."

Marking the two-hundredth anniversary of Lincoln's birth, this marvelous short biography by a leading historian offers an illuminating portrait of one of the giants in the American story. It is the best concise introduction to Lincoln in print, a must-have volume for anyone interested in American history or in our greatest president.

Best-selling author James M. McPherson follows the son of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks from his early years in Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois, to his highly successful law career, his marriage to Mary Todd, and his one term in Congress. We witness his leadership of the Republican anti-slavery movement, his famous debates with Stephen A. Douglas (a long acquaintance and former rival for the hand of Mary Todd), and his emergence as a candidate for president in 1860. Following Lincoln's election to the presidency, McPherson describes his masterful role as Commander in Chief during the Civil War, the writing of the Emancipation Proclamation, and his assassination by John Wilkes Booth. The book also discusses his lasting legacy and why he remains a quintessential American hero two hundred years after his birth, while an annotated bibliography permits easy access to further scholarship.

With his ideal short account of Lincoln, McPherson provides a compelling biography of a man of humble origins who preserved our nation during its greatest catastrophe and ended the scourge of slavery.

There You'll Find Me by Jenny B. Jones from Thomas Nelson ($0.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (May 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This tale of loss and heading is a beautiful coming-of-age story."

Grief brought Finley to Ireland. Love will lead her home.

Finley Sinclair is not your typical eighteen-year-old. She's witty, tough, and driven. With an upcoming interview at the Manhattan music conservatory, Finley needs to compose her audition piece. But her creativity disappeared with the death of her older brother, Will.

She decides to study abroad in Ireland so she can follow Will's travel journal. It's the place he felt closest to God, and she's hopeful being there will help her make peace over losing him. So she agrees to an exchange program and boards the plane.

Beckett Rush, teen heartthrob and Hollywood bad boy, is flying to Ireland to finish filming his latest vampire movie. On the flight, he meets Finley. She's the one girl who seems immune to his charm. Undeterred, Beckett convinces her to be his assistant in exchange for his help as a tour guide.

Once in Ireland, Finley starts to break down. The loss of her brother and the pressure of school, her audition, and whatever it is that is happening between her and Beckett, leads her to a new and dangerous vice. When is God going to show up for her in this emerald paradise?

Then she experiences something that radically changes her perspective on life. Could it be God convincing her that everything she's been looking for has been with her all along?

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Whispering by Jane Aiken Hodge from Bloomsbury Reader ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (May 28)

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When Caterina Gomez returns to her beloved home of Oporto, Portugal, her troubles have only just begun. For the country is at war with France, and, even though Oporto is no longer in French hands, it is a shadow of its former self. The scandalous cloud she left under is still not forgotten, and her cruel and distant father insists on a hasty marriage or the convent. Half English and half Portuguese, she must walk a fine line between both societies, which is all made near impossible considering her troubled past.

Thankfully, her dear friend Miss Harriet Brown and cousin Jeremy Craddock have accompanied her from England. But Harriet can only offer comfort whilst sharing in her fate, and Jeremy †“ who is seeking treatment for his ill health ¬†“ becomes distracted by his fair and pretty healer. Then Caterina's past resurfaces in a most confusing manner in the shape of Luiz, her childhood sweetheart, drawing her further into the tangles of political intrigue. Romantic as the adventure is, Caterina must try to keep a cool head on her shoulders in order to find out quickly those who can be trusted, and those who are not what they appear. For she has a secret, one that must be guarded at all costs...

Whispering, first published in 1995, is another great historical romance from the master of the genre †“ Jane Aiken Hodge.

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Audible Daily Deal - The Heat of the Moon: A Rachel Goddard Mystery #1 by Sandra Parshall, Tavia Gilbert (Narrator) for $3.95

Get the Audible audiobook for the reduced price of $2.99 after you buy the Kindle book.

Publisher's Summary

Young veterinarian Rachel Goddard's world begins to crumble when a client rushes into the animal hospital with a dog struck by a car during a thunderstorm. The woman's terrified child, drenched with rain, loses sight of her mother in the flurry of activity and screams, "Mommy! I want Mommy!" Instantly Rachel is hurled back in time to a day in her own childhood when her baby sister, Michelle, uttered the same cry while thunder crashed and rain poured down on them. The unearthed memory feels like a fragment of a nightmare, and Rachel doesn't understand its meaning or the anguish it stirs up in her.

When she seeks answers, she learns nothing from Michelle or from Judith, their loving but manipulative mother. Judith is a psychologist who is only too happy to have her adult daughters still living in her elegant Tudor house outside Washington, DC. But their apparently serene home is a house of secrets where Judith's unspoken rules forbid questions about the family history or the daughters' long-dead father. As more baffling memories surface, Rachel begins to suspect that nothing about her family is what it seems.

Fighting her mother's attempts to control her, Rachel embarks on a quest that takes her not only deep into her own memory but also halfway across the country. The truth she uncovers will shatter her world and force her to make an unthinkable choice.

Sandra Parshall, a former newspaper reporter, is the author of the Rachel Goddard mysteries, the first of which won the Agatha Award in 2006.

©2012 Sandra Parshall; (P)2012 Blackstone Audio, Inc

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When Mr Dog Bites by Brian Conaghan from Bloomsbury Publishing (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (May 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Hilariously touching and outrageously unforgettable: Mark Haddon's Christopher Boone meets Holden Caulfield on one *#@! of a journey. . .

Dylan Mint has Tourette's. Being sixteen is hard enough, but Dylan's life is a constant battle to keep the bad stuff in - the swearing, the tics, the howling dog that seems to escape whenever he gets stressed... But a routine visit to the hospital changes everything. Overhearing a hushed conversation between the doctor and his mother, Dylan discovers that he's going to die next March. So he grants himself three parting wishes or 'Cool Things To Do Before I Cack It'. But as Dylan sets out to make his wishes come true, he discovers that nothing - and no-one - is quite as he had previously supposed.

Dunaway's Crossing by Nancy Brandon from Lake Union Publishing (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (May 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Finalist for the 2013 Georgia Author of the Year Award.

Bea Dot Ferguson has a life many in Savannah envy: a wealthy husband, a luxurious house, a baby on the way. But appearances are deceiving. To hide a terrible secret, Bea Dot married a man she didn’t love—only to suffer his brutality later on. When her cousin Netta invites her for a visit in rural Pineview, Georgia, Bea Dot jumps at the chance to escape. But she soon learns she’s traded one perilous situation for another—Pineview has been infected with deadly Spanish influenza. As the epidemic escalates, Bea Dot and Netta must fight for survival. With the help of Will Dunaway, a recently returned Great War veteran, Bea Dot draws upon strength she never knew she had. As she and Will desperately try to avoid contagion, their mutual attraction grows, making them both the target of her husband’s wrath.

A sweeping Southern tale of hope and betrayal, love and loss, Dunaway’s Crossing is a moving testament to the strength of the human spirit.

Bombshell by Barbara Allan and Max Allan Collins from Thomas & Mercer (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (May 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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In an attempt to soothe growing Cold War tensions between America and Russia, Premier Nikita Khrushchev visits the US to see all that his “enemy” has to offer. Top of his to-do list? A trip to Disneyland and an introduction to sexual icon Marilyn Monroe.

Thanks to the impossible security requirements, Disneyland is out of the question. Marilyn, on the other hand, jumps at the chance to put on a show for the Russian official. During her appearance, she overhears the details of an assassination plot designed to spark an atomic holocaust and devastate both superpowers. When the Secret Service refuses to believe her, Marilyn risks everything to whisk Khrushchev away to safety—in the happiest place on earth.

With US agents and the KGB hot on their trail, Marilyn and Khrushchev enjoy the thrills of the amusement park while fighting to stay one step ahead of the assassins and prevent the horrors of an unprecedented war that would annihilate millions.

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Blond Cargo by John Lansing from Gallery Books/Karen Hunter Publishing ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (May 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer Review: "This is a riveting tale that takes the reader back into the seedy underworld of crime as they follow private investigator Jack Bertolino on his latest investigative adventure."

"A pulse-pounding thriller with a charming protagonist" (Kirkus Reviews), this gripping ebook continues the story that began in The Devil’s Necktie.

Jack Bertolino’s son, Chris, was the victim of a brutal murder attempt and Vincent Cardona, a mafia boss, provided information that helped Jack take down the perpetrator of the crime. Jack accepted the favor knowing there’d be blowback. In Blond Cargo the mobster’s daughter has gone missing and Cardona turned in his chit. Jack discovers that the young, blond, mafia princess has been kidnapped and imprisoned while rich, politically connected men negotiate her value as a sex slave.

A sizzling whodunit for fans of James Patterson and Patricia Cornwell, Blond Cargo taps into the real-life crime world to deliver a thrilling, action-packed story that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the explosive, unprecedented finale.

Head On by Colleen Thompson from Montlake Romance ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (May 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer Review: "Very highly recommended, this weaves small town mentality, suspense, and romance into a heady mix, which keeps the reader spellbound."

Hell On Wheels...

The full moon brings out the crazies; anyone in emergency services knows that. But for hospice nurse Beth Ann Decker, the gruesome murder that rocks Hatcher County is shockingly unexpected. As is the return of the Texas community's most hated prodigal son -- Mark Jessup. Sixteen years before, the town's bad boy was behind the wheel of a pickup that left three cheerleaders dead and Beth Ann so badly injured that people whispered she'd have been better off in the grave with them. Jessup is all man now -- tough, uncompromising, rich -- and a possible suspect in this new killing. Beth Ann knows he's the last person she should be spending time with, especially when a nighttime intruder makes it clear that she herself is a target. But in Mark's heated gaze, Beth Ann sees something a lot more exciting than pity. No matter how dangerous the road ahead, she's dead set on meeting life, and love...Head On.

Destruction: The December People, Book One by Sharon Bayliss from Curiosity Quills Press ($0.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (May 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "With a logical magic system, realistic morality issues, great family dynamics, and a nonstop plot, I loved this!"

2014 FOREWORD REVIEWS INDIEFAB FINALIST

David Vandergraff wants to be a good man. He goes to church every Sunday, keeps his lawn trim and green, and loves his wife and kids more than anything.

Unfortunately, being a dark wizard isn't a choice.

Eleven years ago, David's secret second family went missing. When his two lost children are finally found, he learns they suffered years of unthinkable abuse. Ready to make things right, David brings the kids home even though it could mean losing the wife he can't imagine living without.

Keeping his life together becomes harder when the new children claim to be dark wizards. David believes they use this fantasy to cope with their trauma. Until, David's wife admits a secret of her own--she is a dark wizard too, as is David, and all of their children.

Now, David must parent two hurting children from a dark world he doesn't understand and keep his family from falling apart. All while dealing with the realization that everyone he loves, including himself, may be evil.

American Ghost: A Family's Haunted Past in the Desert Southwest by Hannah Nordhaus from HarperCollins ($1.99) is the Kindle Biographies & Memoirs Deal of the Day (May 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A memoir, a ghost story, and a romp through the history of frontier Santa Fe, this takes the reader deep into the frailty of the human heart and the family ties that bind us all."

The award-winning journalist and author of The Beekeeper’s Lament attempts to uncover the truth about her great-great-grandmother, Julia--whose ghost is said to haunt an elegant hotel in Santa Fe—in this spellbinding exploration of myth, family history, and the American West.

The dark-eyed woman in the long black gown was first seen in the 1970s, standing near a fireplace. She was sad and translucent, present and absent at once. Strange things began to happen in the Santa Fe hotel where she was seen. Gas fireplaces turned off and on without anyone touching a switch. Vases of flowers appeared in new locations. Glasses flew off shelves. And in one second-floor suite with a canopy bed and arched windows looking out to the mountains, guests reported alarming events: blankets ripped off while they slept, the room temperature plummeting, disembodied breathing, dancing balls of light.

La Posada—“place of rest”—had been a grand Santa Fe home before it was converted to a hotel. The room with the canopy bed had belonged to Julia Schuster Staab, the wife of the home’s original owner. She died in 1896, nearly a century before the hauntings were first reported. In American Ghost, Hannah Nordhaus traces the life, death, and unsettled afterlife of her great-great-grandmother Julia, from her childhood in Germany to her years in the American West with her Jewish merchant husband.

American Ghost is a story of pioneer women and immigrants, ghost hunters and psychics, frontier fortitude and mental illness, imagination and lore. As she traces the strands of Julia’s life, Nordhaus uncovers a larger tale of how a true-life story becomes a ghost story—and how difficult it can sometimes be to separate history and myth.

Yuko-chan and the Daruma Doll: The Adventures of a Blind Japanese Girl Who saves Her Village by Sunny Seki from Tuttle Publishing ($2.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (May 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is a gentle story about an adventurous little girl who wouldn't let others' perception of disability shape her world."

**2012 Creative Child Magazine Book of the Year Award Winner!**

Yuko-chan and the Daruma Doll, a gorgeous multicultural children's book by author/illustrator Sunny Seki, takes readers on a journey into ancient Japan and the story behind the famous Daruma Doll.

Yuko-chan, an adventurous blind orphan, is able to do amazing things. She confronts a burglar in the dead of night, and crosses treacherous mountain passes to deliver food to hungry people. During her travels, Yuko-chan trips and tumbles down a snowy cliff. She discovers a strange thing as she waits for help: her tea gourd, regardless of how she drops it, always lands right-side-up. The tea has frozen in the bottom of the gourd! Inspired by this, she creates the famous Daruma doll toy, which rights itself when tipped—a true symbol of resilience.

Thanks to Yuko-chan's invention, the villagers are able to earn a living and feed themselves by selling the dolls. Yuko-chan never gave up, no matter the obstacles she faced, and the Daruma doll is a charming reminder of the power of perseverance.

With text in English and Japanese this book is of special interest to bicultural families.

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Three Books in the Goldy Schulz Series by Diane Mott Davidson ($2.99 Each) from William Morrow is the Kindle Deal of the Day (May 31) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Today only, Three Books in the Goldy Schulz Series by Diane Mott Davidson are 1.99 Each.

The "New York Times" bestselling author cooks up a tasty stew of murder, mystery, and mayhem in this long-running series.

Two Books in the Aegis Series by Elisabeth Naughton from Montlake Romance ($1.99 each) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (May 31)

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Today only, Two Books in the Aegis Series by Elisabeth Naughton are $1.99 Each.

In these action-packed spy thrillers, heart-pounding suspense stirs up sizzling romance.

Books 1-5 of the Scrapyard Ship Series by Mark Wayne McGinnis ($0.99 Each) from Avenstar Productions is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (May 31) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Today only, Books 1-5 of the Scrapyard Ship Series by Mark Wayne McGinnis for $0.99 Each.

Customer review: "This is a really good series with fast paced action, lots of interesting science, and some good fighting."

Congo: The Epic History of a People by David Van Reybrouck from Ecco/HarperCollins ($1.99) is the Kindle History Deal of the Day (May 31) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is a marvelous and comprehensive history."

Hailed as "a monumental history . . . more exciting than any novel" (NRC Handelsblad),David van Reybrouck’s rich and gripping epic, in the tradition of Robert Hughes' The Fatal Shore, tells the extraordinary story of one of the world's most devastated countries: the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Epic in scope yet eminently readable, penetrating and deeply moving, David van Reybrouck's Congo: The Epic History of a People traces the fate of one of the world's most critical, failed nation-states, second only to war-torn Somalia: the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Van Reybrouck takes us through several hundred years of history, bringing some of the most dramatic episodes in Congolese history. Here are the people and events that have impinged the Congo's development—from the slave trade to the ivory and rubber booms; from the arrival of Henry Morton Stanley to the tragic regime of King Leopold II; from global indignation to Belgian colonialism; from the struggle for independence to Mobutu's brutal rule; and from the world famous Rumble in the Jungle to the civil war over natural resources that began in 1996 and still rages today.

Van Reybrouck interweaves his own family's history with the voices of a diverse range of individuals—charismatic dictators, feuding warlords, child-soldiers, the elderly, female merchant smugglers, and many in the African diaspora of Europe and China—to offer a deeply humane approach to political history, focusing squarely on the Congolese perspective and returning a nation's history to its people.

Ten Cents a Dance by Christine Fletcher from Bloomsbury USA Childrens ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (May 31) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is a wonderful historical fiction read."

With her mother ill, it's up to fifteen-year-old Ruby Jacinski to support her family. But in the 1940s, the only opportunities open to a Polish-American girl from Chicago's poor Yards is a job in one of the meat packing plants. Through a chance meeting with a local tough, Ruby lands a job as a taxi dancer and soon becomes an expert in the art of "fishing": working her patrons for meals, cash, clothes, even jewelry. Drawn ever deeper into the world of dance halls, jazz, and the mob, Ruby gradually realizes that the only one who can save her is herself.

A mesmerizing look into a little known world and era.