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Audible Daily Deal - Fight Club UNABRIDGED by Chuck Palahniuk (Narrated by Jim Colby) for $2.95 (Regular Price:$29.37)

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Internationally best-selling author Chuck Palahniuk's uproarious and irreverent debut novel Fight Club was transformed into an Academy Award-nominated film starring Edward Norton and Brad Pitt.

When a listless office employee (the narrator) meets Tyler Durden, his life begins to take on a strange new dimension. Together they form Fight Club - a secretive underground group sponsoring bloody bare-knuckle boxing matches staged in seedy alleys, vacant warehouses, and dive-bar basements. Fight Club lets ordinary men vent their suppressed rage, and it quickly develops a fanatical following. Before long it takes on all the trappings of a quasi-religious cult, replete with a devastating ideological mission to accomplish.

A masterpiece of raw violence and black humor, this exciting novel challenges listeners to see the world through a new - and quite possibly deranged - set of eyes. Acclaimed narrator Jim Colby brings out the dark satire in this tale of modern alienation.

©1996 Chuck Palahniuk; (P)2008 Recorded Books, LLC

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Tempest (The Tempest Trilogy) by Julie Cross from St. Martin's Griffin ($2.99) is the KOBO Daily Deal (January 17)

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The year is 2009. Nineteen-year-old Jackson Meyer is a normal guy… he’s in college, has a girlfriend… and he can travel back through time. But it’s not like the movies – nothing changes in the present after his jumps, there’s no space-time continuum issues or broken flux capacitors – it’s just harmless fun.

That is… until the day strangers burst in on Jackson and his girlfriend, Holly, and during a struggle with Jackson, Holly is fatally shot. In his panic, Jackson jumps back two years to 2007, but this is not like his previous time jumps. Now he’s stuck in 2007 and can’t get back to the future.

Desperate to somehow return to 2009 to save Holly but unable to return to his rightful year, Jackson settles into 2007 and learns what he can about his abilities.

But it’s not long before the people who shot Holly in 2009 come looking for Jackson in the past, and these “Enemies of Time” will stop at nothing to recruit this powerful young time-traveler. Recruit… or kill him.

Piecing together the clues about his father, the Enemies of Time, and himself, Jackson must decide how far he’s willing to go to save Holly… and possibly the entire world.

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Cambridge Blue: A DC Gary Goodhew Mystery by Alison Bruce from C & R Crime (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (January 18) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This was a most enjoyable book set in a perfect setting. It was very difficult to put down."

A medieval city.

A modern murder.

In the legendary university town of Cambridge, the strangled corpse of a young woman is found splayed in an ancient meadow. For Gary Goodhew, the youngest detective in the local police force, it’s a case that could make his career … or end his life. As the body count rises and blood flows through the hallowed halls of the colleges, Goodhew must exorcise his own demons if he’s to survive his first year on the job …

Suspenseful and atmospheric, this mesmerizing thriller will rivet fans of Deborah Crombie and Elizabeth George.

Finding Colin Firth: A Novel by Mia March from Pan (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (January 18) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "…a moving and heartwarming story of family, loss and love."

Only an idiot would attempt to make a pie – a special-ordered chocolate caramel cream Amore Pie – while watching Pride and Prejudice. Had she put in the vanilla? What about the salt? Damn Colin Firth and his pond-soaked white shirt. At home in Boothbay Harbour, Maine, Veronica Russo loves to lose herself in watching Colin Firth movies and baking pies filled with good thoughts. Pies that can bring you happiness, hope, even love (everything she feels when Colin Firth is on the screen, in fact). But Veronica is not so in touch with her own feelings and has deeply buried memories of that one heart-breaking summer, when she was just 16 . . .

In Boston, college graduate Bea Crane has received an earth-shattering letter. A year after the death of her wonderful mum, she reads that she was adopted at birth and that her biological mother lives not that far away, in Boothbay. But is she brave enough to find out more?

Gemma Hendricks has come to Boothbay not to find something, but to run away. She’s accidentally pregnant, suddenly unemployed and under pressure from her husband to give up on her career and settle down, away from her beloved New York City. With all this on her shoulders, Gemma would rather watch Bridget Jones’ Diary with a bowl of popcorn rather than face the truth. But she can't hide away for ever.

With Colin Firth in town to shoot a new movie, all three women find their lives become closely entwined. They might be looking out for Colin Firth at every turn, but they’ll also find new and important friendships along the way. The perfect feel-good read for anyone who loved Bridget Jones’ Diary, From Notting Hill with Love . . . Actually and The Jane Austen Book Club.

*** This is a work of fiction, in no way endorsed by Colin Firth, and where Colin Firth himself does not feature. ***

The Midwife's Here!: The Enchanting True Story of One of Britain's Longest Serving Midwives by Linda Fairley from Harper Element (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (January 18) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A fascinating insight into the history of midwifery in the UK told with warmth and humour. I thoroughly enjoyed it."

The Sunday Times bestseller

‘Delivering my first baby is a memory that will stay with me forever. Just feeling the warmth of a newborn head in your hands, that new life, there’s honestly nothing like it… I’ve since brought more than 2,200 babies into the world, and I still tingle with excitement every time.’

It’s the summer of 1968 and St Mary’s Maternity Hospital in Manchester is a place from a bygone age. It is filled with starched white hats and full skirts, steaming laundries and milk kitchens, strict curfews and bellowed commands. It is a time of homebirths, swaddling and dangerous anaesthetics. It was this world that Linda Fairley entered as a trainee midwife aged just 19 years old.

From the moment Linda delivered her first baby – racing across rain-splattered Manchester street on her trusty moped in the dead of night – Linda knew she’d found her vocation. ‘The midwife’s here!’ they always exclaimed, joined in their joyful chorus by relieved husbands, mothers, grandmothers and whoever else had found themselves in close proximity to a woman about to give birth.

Under the strict supervision of community midwife Mrs Tattershall, Linda’s gruellingly long days were spent on overcrowded wards pinning Terry nappies, making up bottles and sterilizing bedpans – and above all helping women in need. Her life was a succession of emergencies, successes and tragedies: a never-ending chain of actions which made all the difference between life and death.

There was Mrs Petty who gave birth in heartbreaking poverty; Mrs Drew who confided to Linda that the triplets she was carrying were not in fact her husband’s; and Muriel Turner, whose dangerously premature baby boy survived – against all the odds. Forty years later Linda’s passion for midwifery burns as bright as ever as she is now celebrated as one of Britain’s longest-serving midwives, still holding the lives of mothers and children in her own two hands.

Rich in period detail and told with a good dose of Manchester humour, The Midwife’s Here! is the extraordinary, heartwarming tale of a truly inspiring woman.

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The Case of the Love Commandos: From the Files of Vish Puri, India's Most Private Investigator by Tarquin Hall from Simon & Schuster ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (January 18) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Hall takes the reader on a tour of India, from populous Jammar to the small villages where caste segregation is still blatant."

IN THIS CONTEMPORARY ROMEO AND JULIET STORY SET WITHIN INDIA’S CASTESYSTEM, PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR VISH PURI BECOMES EMBROILED IN A HIGH-STAKES MYSTERY INVOLVING ONE OF INDIA’S MOST CONTROVERSIAL COMMODITIES: LOVE.

Critics hailed The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken, the last installment in the Vish Puri mystery series, as Tarquin Hall’s best yet, saying that each book has “raised the stakes subtly” (The Huffington Post) and provided readers with “a gently humorous take on life in contemporary India” (The Christian Science Monitor). Now, in The Case of the Love Commandos, Hall has upped the ante yet again, throwing more twists, turns, and surprises at India’s “Most Private Investigator” than ever before. When Ram and Tulsi fall in love, the young woman’s parents are dead set against the union. She’s from a high-caste family; he’s an Untouchable, from the lowest stratum of Indian society. Young Tulsi’s father locks her up and promises to hunt down the “loverboy dog.” Fortunately, India’s Love Commandos, a real-life group of volunteers dedicated to helping mixed-caste couples, come to the rescue. Just after they liberate Tulsi, Ram is mysteriously snatched from his hiding place.

It falls to Vish Puri to track down Ram and reunite the star-crossed lovers. Unfortunately, Puri’s having a bad month. Not only did he fail to recover a stolen cache of jewels, but his wallet was filched and he has to rely on his Mummy-ji to get it back. To top it all off, his archrival, suave investigator Hari Kumar, is also trying to locate Ram. In the daring race to find Ram, Puri and his team must infiltrate Ram’s village and navigate the caste politics shaped by millennia-old prejudices.

With wildly entertaining prose, outsize characters, and a perfect sense of place, this modern tale of star-crossed lovers transports us deep into Indian history and culture. And as ever, Tarquin Hall’s gormandizing Punjabi detective is never short of a good curry.

Thread of Fear (Glass Sisters) by Laura Griffin from Pocket Books/Simon and Schuster ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (January 18) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This book reminded me why I love romantic suspense - a great blend of action and passion!"

Forensic artist Fiona Glass is the best in the business -- which is precisely why she's quitting. Her skill at mining victims' memories to re-create the faces of sadistic criminals has left her haunted and wary, and only Jack Bowman's dogged persistence convinces her to help him. The rugged police chief is hunting a serial killer who's targeting teenage girls. But what seems like a simple assignment is fraught with complications, including a searing attraction to Jack that's tempting Fiona to let her guard down in potentially dangerous ways.

Jack never intended for Fiona to become so deeply involved in the case -- or in his life. But every instinct tells him she's his best hope for finding a psychopath who's lurking in plain sight, growing more ruthless with each passing day. And now that Fiona is right in the killer's crosshairs, the only way to keep her safe is to unravel a small town's darkest secrets, one terrifying thread at a time....

The Heavens Rise by Christopher Rice from Gallery Books ($2.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (January 18) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "And exceptional and brave new entry in the world of thrillers and horror."

New York Times bestselling author Christopher Rice brilliantly conjures the shadowed terrors of the Louisiana bayou—where three friends confront a deadly, ancient evil rising to the surface—in this intense and atmospheric new supernatural thriller.

It’s been a decade since the Delongpre family vanished near Bayou Rabineaux, and still no one can explain the events of that dark and sweltering night. No one except Niquette Delongpre, the survivor who ran away from the mangled stretch of guardrail on Highway 22 where the impossible occurred…and kept on running. Who left behind her best friends, Ben and Anthem, to save them from her newfound capacity for destruction…and who alone knows the source of her very bizarre—and very deadly—abilities: an isolated strip of swampland called Elysium.

An accomplished surgeon, Niquette’s father dreamed of transforming the dense acreage surrounded by murky waters into a palatial compound befitting the name his beloved wife gave to it, Elysium: “the final resting place for the heroic and virtuous.” Then, ten years ago, construction workers dug into a long-hidden well, one that snaked down into the deep, black waters of the Louisiana swamp and stirred something that had been there for centuries—a microscopic parasite that perverts the mind and corrupts the body.

Niquette is living proof that things done can’t be undone. Nothing will put her family back together again. And nothing can save her. But as Niquette, Ben, and Anthem uncover the truth of a devastating parasite that has the potential to alter the future of humankind, Niquette grasps the most chilling truths of all: someone else has been infected too. And unlike her, this man is not content to live in the shadows. He is intent to use his newfound powers for one reason only: revenge.

The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter That Saved Greece -- and Western Civilization by Barry Strauss from Simon & Schuster ($1.99) is the Kindle History Deal of the Day (January 18) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Strauss has done an outstanding job of chronicling one of the most famous naval battles of the ancient world."

On a late September day in 480 B.C., Greek warships faced an invading Persian armada in the narrow Salamis Straits in the most important naval battle of the ancient world. Overwhelmingly outnumbered by the enemy, the Greeks triumphed through a combination of strategy and deception. More than two millennia after it occurred, the clash between the Greeks and Persians at Salamis remains one of the most tactically brilliant battles ever fought. The Greek victory changed the course of western history -- halting the advance of the Persian Empire and setting the stage for the Golden Age of Athens.
In this dramatic new narrative account, historian and classicist Barry Strauss brings this landmark battle to life. He introduces us to the unforgettable characters whose decisions altered history: Themistocles, Athens' great leader (and admiral of its fleet), who devised the ingenious strategy that effectively destroyed the Persian navy in one day; Xerxes, the Persian king who fought bravely but who ultimately did not understand the sea; Aeschylus, the playwright who served in the battle and later wrote about it; and Artemisia, the only woman commander known from antiquity, who turned defeat into personal triumph. Filled with the sights, sounds, and scent of battle, The Battle of Salamis is a stirring work of history.

three hilarious children's books (Sweet Farts Series) by Raymond Bean from Two Lions ($1.99 each) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (January 18) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Today only, three hilarious children's books (Sweet Farts Series) by Raymond Bean are $1.99 each.

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Loss of Innocence by Richard North Patterson from Quercus ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (January 18)

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Whitney Dane was living the perfect life as the youngest in an All-American and powerful family. Soon to be married, life takes an interesting turn when the charismatic Benjamin Blaine enters her life during her summer stay on picturesque Martha's Vineyard. Soon daddy's little girl is not so innocent anymore in the latest addictive novel from Richard North Patterson.

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Loss of Innocence by Richard North Patterson from Quercus is $1.99 (Amazon US)

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Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base by Annie Jacobsen from Little, Brown and Company ($2.99) is the KOBO Daily Deal (January 18)

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Area 51

It is the most famous military installation in the world. And it doesn't exist. Located a mere seventy-five miles outside of Las Vegas in Nevada's desert, the base has never been acknowledged by the U.S. government-but Area 51 has captivated imaginations for decades.

Myths and hypotheses about Area 51 have long abounded, thanks to the intense secrecy enveloping it. Some claim it is home to aliens, underground tunnel systems, and nuclear facilities. Others believe that the lunar landing itself was filmed there. The prevalence of these rumors stems from the fact that no credible insider has ever divulged the truth about his time inside the base. Until now.

Annie Jacobsen had exclusive access to nineteen men who served the base proudly and secretly for decades and are now aged 75-92, and unprecedented access to fifty-five additional military and intelligence personnel, scientists, pilots, and engineers linked to the secret base, thirty-two of whom lived and worked there for extended periods. In Area 51, Jacobsen shows us what has really gone on in the Nevada desert, from testing nuclear weapons to building super-secret, supersonic jets to pursuing the War on Terror.

This is the first book based on interviews with eye witnesses to Area 51 history, which makes it the seminal work on the subject. Filled with formerly classified information that has never been accurately decoded for the public, Area 51 weaves the mysterious activities of the top-secret base into a gripping narrative, showing that facts are often more fantastic than fiction, especially when the distinction is almost impossible to make.

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Pull Yourself Together by Thomas Glavinic from AmazonCrossing (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (January 19) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "...a smart, wry, character-driven satire, with an almost cinematic quality."

“If you’re feeling happy, just wait. There’s bound to be a downside.”

These are just a few of the words Charlie Colostrum lives by, and he’s seen enough downsides to know what he’s talking about (losing his virginity the same day as the Challenger disaster really sets the tone).

A fat slacker with bad skin, Charlie carefully crafts his image, sometimes draping a black cloak over his shoulders and donning a black hat (though he knows smoking a pipe would be overdoing it). He nonchalantly leaves a few books by Nietzsche on the table when friends drop by (though he prefers to read self-help manuals). The jobless, self-proclaimed wimp lives off the kindness—and financial contributions—of his family and spends his time compiling lists of personal rules, daydreaming about becoming a rock star, and scheming his way into bed with as many women as possible (though he’s unable to emotionally connect with anyone).

This satire from one of Austria’s most celebrated contemporary novelists shows that life may not be exactly what you dreamed, but you’ve just got to keep on stumbling.

Chocolate Mousse and Two Spoons by Lorraine Jenkin from Honno Press (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (January 19) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A fantastic and witty tale with some believable characters that you will instinctively warm to and enjoy."

Lettie Howells has hit a new low. This is the last, the very last, time, Alan – her soon to be ex – is going to leave her counting the bruises. Her two housemates and super-sorted sister persuade her that she's not going to find the man of her dreams among the ageing tourist traffic in Lyme Regis and she duly sends off her contribution to the Lonely Hearts columns. From a motley crew of respondents she selects Doug Evans – a jolly but 'once-bitten' hunk of a Welsh forester. But the path of true love does not run smooth: there's two whole communities of friends and relations to muddy things up – from Lettie's dominant mother Grace (who takes up with one of Lettie's cast offs from the ad), to her ditzy lodger Lisa (who takes up with Lettie's boss). Though her day job sees her serving tea and cake in a seafront café, Lettie yearns to make more of her painting. Then a trip to Doug's home town provides new canvases and an unlooked for brush with fame, and maybe even fortune, thanks to 'reality tv'…

The Mistress's Daughter: A Memoir by AM Homes from Granta Books (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (January 19) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I loved all exploration of Homes's ancestors and thoroughly understood her need to know her roots."

The acclaimed writer A. M. Homes was given up for adoption before she was born. Her biological mother was a twenty-two-year-old single woman who was having an affair with a much older married man with a family of his own. The Mistress's Daughter is the ruthlessly honest account of what happened when, thirty years later, her birth parents came looking for her. Homes relates how they initially made contact and what happened afterwards, and digs through the family history of both sets of her parents in a twenty-first-century electronic search for self. Daring, heartbreaking, and startlingly funny, Homes's memoir is a brave and profoundly moving consideration of identity and family.

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40 exciting romance books ($1.99 or less each) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (January 19) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Today only, 40 exciting romance books are $1.99 or less each

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker from Harper ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (January 19) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "The lush heritage and history depicted are merely the jumping off point for a dazzlingly inventive fantasy."

An Amazon Best Book of the Month, April 2013

In The Golem and the Jinni, a chance meeting between mythical beings takes readers on a dazzling journey through cultures in turn-of-the-century New York.

Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay, brought to life to by a disgraced rabbi who dabbles in dark Kabbalistic magic and dies at sea on the voyage from Poland. Chava is unmoored and adrift as the ship arrives in New York harbor in 1899.

Ahmad is a jinni, a being of fire born in the ancient Syrian desert, trapped in an old copper flask, and released in New York City, though still not entirely free

Ahmad and Chava become unlikely friends and soul mates with a mystical connection. Marvelous and compulsively readable, Helene Wecker's debut novel The Golem and the Jinni weaves strands of Yiddish and Middle Eastern literature, historical fiction and magical fable, into a wondrously inventive and unforgettable tale.

The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks by Jeanne Theoharis from Beacon Press ($2.99) is the Kindle Biography & Memoir Deal of the Day (January 19) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This political biography gives a much richer understanding of Mrs. Rosa Parks."

The definitive political biography of Rosa Parks examines her six decades of activism, challenging perceptions of her as an accidental actor in the civil rights movement

Presenting a corrective to the popular notion of Rosa Parks as the quiet seamstress who, with a single act, birthed the modern civil rights movement, Theoharis provides a revealing window into Parks’s politics and years of activism. She shows readers how this civil rights movement radical sought—for more than a half a century—to expose and eradicate the American racial-caste system in jobs, schools, public services, and criminal justice.

Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley from Atheneum Books for Young Readers ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (January 19) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This book immerses you into the quirky world of the small Southern town. Highly recommended."

Winner of the 2012 Michael L. Printz and William C. Morris Awards, this poignant and hilarious story of loss and redemption “explores the process of grief, second chances, and even the meaning of life” (Kirkus Reviews).

In the remarkable, bizarre, and heart-wrenching summer before Cullen Witter’s senior year of high school, he is forced to examine everything he thinks he understands about his small and painfully dull Arkansas town. His cousin overdoses; his town becomes absurdly obsessed with the alleged reappearance of an extinct woodpecker; and most troubling of all, his sensitive, gifted fifteen-year-old brother, Gabriel, suddenly and inexplicably disappears.
Meanwhile, the crisis of faith spawned by a young missionary’s disillusion in Africa prompts a frantic search for meaning that has far-reaching consequences. As distant as the two stories initially seem, they are woven together through masterful plotting and merge in a surprising and harrowing climax.
This extraordinary tale from a rare literary voice finds wonder in the ordinary and illuminates the hope of second chances.

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A January Bride (A Year of Weddings Novella) by Deborah Raney from Zondervan ($0.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (January 19)

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This second books in the A Year's Worth of Weddings series from noteworthy romance authors, Deborah Raney is at the helm. Novelist Maddie Houser takes refuge at a charming bed & breakfast owned by the recently widowed Arthur Tyler -- who shares a mutual friend with Maddie. Upon meeting the two grow close quickly, but before this winter romance can fully blossom, there are a few hurdles for these lovebirds to clear first.

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A January Bride (A Year of Weddings Novella) by Deborah Raney from Zondervan is $0.99 (Amazon US)

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Audible Daily Deal - Wonder UNABRIDGED by R. J. Palacio (Narrated by Diana Steele, Nick Podehl, Kate Rudd) for $3.95 (Regular Price:$10.49)

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Audie Award Nominee, Children's Titles for Ages 8-12, 2013
August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school - until now. He’s about to enter fifth grade at Beecher Prep, and if you’ve ever been the new kid, then you know how hard that can be. The thing is Auggie’s just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. But can he convince his new classmates that he’s just like them, despite appearances? R. J. Palacio has crafted an uplifting novel full of wonderfully realistic family interactions, lively school scenes, and writing that shines with spare emotional power.
©2012 R. J. Palacio (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

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The Rosie Project: A Novel by Graeme Simsion from Simon & Schuster ($1.99) is the KOBO Daily Deal (January 19)

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An Amazon Best Book of the Month, October 2013

THE ART OF LOVE IS NEVER A SCIENCE

MEET DON TILLMAN, a brilliant yet socially challenged professor of genetics, who’s decided it’s time he found a wife. And so, in the orderly, evidence-based manner with which Don approaches all things, he designs the Wife Project to find his perfect partner: a sixteen-page, scientifically valid survey to filter out the drinkers, the smokers, the late arrivers.

Rosie Jarman is all these things. She also is strangely beguiling, fiery, and intelligent. And while Don quickly disqualifies her as a candidate for the Wife Project, as a DNA expert Don is particularly suited to help Rosie on her own quest: identifying her biological father. When an unlikely relationship develops as they collaborate on the Father Project, Don is forced to confront the spontaneous whirlwind that is Rosie—and the realization that, despite your best scientific efforts, you don’t find love, it finds you.

Arrestingly endearing and entirely unconventional, Graeme Simsion’s distinctive debut will resonate with anyone who has ever tenaciously gone after life or love in the face of great challenges. The Rosie Project is a rare find: a book that restores our optimism in the power of human connection.

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Testimony: A Novel by Anita Shreve from Abacus (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (January 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A beautifully written book that stays with you long after reading the final page."

At a New England boarding school, a sex scandal is about to break. Even more shocking than the sexual acts themselves is the fact that they were caught on videotape. A Pandora's box of revelations, the tape triggers a chorus of voices--those of the men, women, teenagers, and parents involved in the scandal--that details the ways in which lives can be derailed or destroyed in one foolish moment.

Writing with a pace and intensity surpassing even her own greatest work, Anita Shreve delivers in TESTIMONY a gripping emotional drama with the impact of a thriller. No one more compellingly explores the dark impulses that sway the lives of seeming innocents, the needs and fears that drive ordinary men and women into intolerable dilemmas, and the ways in which our best intentions can lead to our worst transgressions.

Thornyhold by Mary Stewart from Hodder (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (January 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "…a wonderful magical book… pure escapism, I would highly recommend to anyone!"

Thornyhold is a house deep in a wild wood like somewhere out of a fairy tale. To Gilly, it is an enchantment. Her very own enchantment, left to her by the cousin whose occasional magical visits had brightened her childhood. And as she explores, she discovers more about the woman who had come to seem like a fairy godmother for her: her herbalists's skills, her still room, her abilities to foresee and to heal. She discovers also that the local people believe that Gilly has inherited not just the house but the magical spell-weaving powers that live on in the house and garden. Slowly, quietly, she comes to realise that they are right.

30-Second Economics: The 50 Most Thought-Provoking Economic Theories, Each Explained in Half a Minute by Donald Marron from Icon Books (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (January 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Explains the top 50 economic theories in 300 words--economics will suddenly seem a lot more fun and make a lot more sense.

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Four books in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. day from $1.99 each is the Kindle Deal of the Day (January 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Today only, four books in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. day from $1.99 each

To Sin with a Viking (Forbidden Vikings) by Michelle Willingham from Harlequin Historical ($0.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (January 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A heart-wrenching tale of soul mates who have too many reasons to be apart. Highly recommended."

PLAYING WITH FIRE!

Caragh Ó Brannon defended herself bravely when the enemy landed—only, now she finds herself alone with one very angry Viking….

Styr Hardrata sailed to Ireland intending to trade, never expecting to find himself held captive in chains by a beautiful Irish maiden.

The fiercely handsome warrior both terrifies and allures Caragh, but he is forbidden territory. He is the enemy…and he is married. Yet Styr harbors a secret that just might set them both free….

Forbidden Vikings

Resist them if you can!

Zoo City by Lauren Beukes from Angry Robot ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (January 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I recommend this book for anyone looking for a great urban fantasy."

WHERE NO ONE ELSE DARE VENTURE…

Zinzi has a Sloth on her back, a dirty online 419 scam habit – and a talent for finding lost things. But when her latest client, a little old lady, turns up dead and the cops confiscate her lastpaycheck, she’s forced to take on her least favourite kind of job: missing persons

An astonishing second novel from the author of the highly-acclaimed Moxyland.

Walden on Wheels: On the Open Road from Debt to Freedom by Ken Ilgunas from Amazon ($1.99) is the Kindle Travel Deal of the Day (January 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Wildly entertaining, and written beautifully - it's honest, hysterical and thought provoking."

In this frank and witty memoir, Ken Ilgunas lays bare the existential terror of graduating from the University of Buffalo with $32,000 of student debt. Ilgunas set himself an ambitious mission: get out of debt as quickly as possible. Inspired by the frugality and philosophy of Henry David Thoreau, Ilgunas undertook a 3-year transcontinental jour¬ney, working in Alaska as a tour guide, garbage picker, and night cook to pay off his student loans before hitchhiking home to New York.
Debt-free, Ilgunas then enrolled in a master’s program at Duke University, determined not to borrow against his future again. He used the last of his savings to buy himself a used Econoline van and outfitted it as his new dorm. The van, stationed in a campus parking lot, would be more than an adventure—it would be his very own “Walden on Wheels.”
Freezing winters, near-discovery by campus police, and the constant challenge of living in a confined space would test Ilgunas’s limits and resolve in the two years that fol¬lowed. What had begun as a simple mission would become an enlightening and life-changing social experiment. Walden on Wheels offers a spirited and pointed perspective on the dilemma faced by those who seek an education but who also want to, as Thoreau wrote, “live deep and suck out all the marrow of life.”

Witch Twins by Adele Griffin from Open Road Media Young Readers ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (January 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This book is filled with heartwarming family moments, pure fun, and strange magic."

Claire and Luna may be witches, but there’s no easy spell to stop a wedding!

Though identical on the outside, ten-year-old twins Claire and Luna Bundkin are as different on the inside as peaches and peanut butter. Claire is mischievous and Luna is a dreamer, but they do share a favorite hobby: witchcraft. Whether it’s making breakfast or washing dishes, there’s nothing a five-star witch can’t accomplish with a wave of her pinkie finger. But there are two strict rules: Don’t tell Mom, and don’t try any spells without Grandy—their magical grandmother—watching.

When Claire and Luna’s father announces that he’s getting remarried to a loudmouthed Texas woman named Fluffy, the twins know they need to do something to stop the wedding. Fluffy wouldn’t be a bad stepmother, but Claire and Luna know that she would lure their father to far-away Houston. A spell might be the only way to save their Dad, and they’ll try anything. Even if magic usually lands them in a pot of trouble.

This ebook features a personal history by Adele Griffin including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s own collection.

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Gospel of Freedom by Jonathan Rieder from Bloomsbury USA ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (January 20)

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Often overlooked, "Letter From Birmingham Jail" is one of the most important writings of the twentieth century. Noted scholar Jonathan Reider closely examines both the historic letter and the man behind it, who was at the forefront of the civil rights movement, Martin Luther King, Jr.