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The Last Talk with Lola Faye by Thomas H. Cook from Quercus (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (December 4) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Luke Paige, historian and writer, is signing his latest work in a bookshop when in the queue he spots a woman he had hoped never to see again: Lola Faye was once his father's secret lover, and the destroyer of his childhood. What follows is a gothic psychological thriller that hinges on the struggles between fathers and sons.

Hidden (A Bone Secrets Novel) by Kendra Elliot from Montlake Romance (£0.99) is the 2nd Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (December 4) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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As the sole surviving victim of a campus serial killer, Lacey Campbell helped send the sadistic murderer away for life. That was over a decade ago, and now the key prosecution witnesses are being killed off one by one. Golden Heart finalist Kendra Elliot blends suspence and romance in this gripping winter thriller.

Night Passage (A Jesse Stone Novel) by Robert B. Parker from No Exit Press (£0.99) is the 3rd Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (December 4) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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34-year-old Jesse Stone has lost both his marriage and his LA policeman's job, due to a drinking problem. His new job takes him to Paradise, Massachusetts, which, contrary to its name, is a place of corruption, scandal and crime. The lone lawman, new in town, must make his stand to clean up the place.

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Before She Dies by Mary Burton from Kensington ($4.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (December 4)

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Charlotte Wellington is an nothing-but-businss defense attorney hiding the scars of the childhood she escaped after her sister's murder. Old wounds reopen when her stepfather comes to town -- but more than that, could he be connected to a string of ritualistic murders? And, if so, is Charlotte next? Find out in this chilling thriller from Mary Burton (Dying Scream, The Seventh Victim.)

** Amazon has this a few cents cheaper:

Before She Dies by Mary Burton is $4.96

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Heat of the Night (Dream Guardians) by Sylvia Day from HarperCollins ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (December 4) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Stacey Daniels has always been attracted to the wrong type of man, and she knows in her heart the wounded Viking, Conor, is no exception. Though he finds solace in Stacey's passion, Conor's true realm is one of dark dreams, violence, and strife, and it's following him into Stacey's world.

Tales from the Odyssey by Mary Pope Osborne from Disney Hyperion ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (December 4) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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From beloved author Mary Pope Osborne--creator of the bestselling The Magic Tree House children's chapter-book series--comes a thrilling retelling of Homer's Odyssey. It's an accessible take on one of the world's greatest adventure stories. (Available on Kindle Fire, Kindle Cloud Reader, Kindle for iPad, and Kindle for Android).

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Sourcebooks Christmas eBook Spectacular Day 4:

All Roads Lead to Austen: A Year-long Journey with Jane by Amy Smith is $2.99

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WHERE DO BOOKS TAKE YOU?

With a suitcase full of Jane Austen novels en español, Amy Elizabeth Smith set off on a yearlong Latin American adventure: a traveling book club with Jane. In six unique, unforgettable countries, she gathered book-loving new friends— taxi drivers and teachers, poets and politicians— to read Emma, Sense and Sensibility, and Pride and Prejudice.

Whether sharing rooster beer with Guatemalans, joining the crowd at a Mexican boxing match, feeding a horde of tame iguanas with Ecuadorean children, or tangling with argumentative booksellers in Argentina, Amy came to learn what Austen knew all along: that we're not always speaking the same language— even when we're speaking the same language.

But with true Austen instinct, she could recognize when, unexpectedly, she'd found her own Señor Darcy.

All Roads Lead to Austen celebrates the best of what we love about books and revels in the pleasure of sharing a good book— with good friends.

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Beyond Suspicion (Jack Swyteck) by James Grippando (HarperCollins) is $0.99

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After six exciting thrillers in seven years, bestselling author James Grippando is at last bringing back the main character from his blockbuster debut novel, The Pardon.

Criminal lawyer Jack Swyteck doesn’t handle many civil cases. But this one is different. His client, Jessie Merrill, is a gorgeous ex-girlfriend who’s being sued.

At the trial, Jack pulls off a brilliant victory and Jessie gets a hefty settlement. But then Jack finds out it was all a scam. Two days later, Jessie’s body turns up floating in Jack’s bathtub. As the evidence mounts against him, Jack finds himself on a collision course with dark secrets from the past and a possible killer is beyond suspicion.

At Grave’s End by Jeaniene Frost (HarperCollins) is $0.99

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Some things won’t stay buried . . . at grave’s end

It should be the best time of half-vampire Cat Crawfield’s life. With her undead lover Bones at her side, she’s successfully protected mortals from the rogue undead. But though Cat’s worn disguise after disguise to keep her true identity a secret from the brazen bloodsuckers, her cover’s finally been blown, placing her in terrible danger.

As if that wasn’t enough, a woman from Bones’s past is determined to bury him once and for all. Caught in the crosshairs of a vengeful vamp, yet determined to help Bones stop a lethal magic from being unleashed, Cat’s about to learn the true meaning of bad blood. And the tricks she’s learned as a special agent won’t help her. She will need to fully embrace her vampire instincts in order to save herself—and Bones—from a fate worse than the grave.

Passage (The Sharing Knife, Book 3) by Lois McMaster Bujold (Voyager/HarperCollins) is $3.79

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Acclaimed science fiction and fantasy writer Lois McMaster Bujold—five-time winner of the Hugo Award—brings us the third installment in her New York Times bestselling romantic fantasy

The Sharing Knife, Volume Three: Passage

Young Fawn Bluefield and soldier-sorcerer Dag Redwing Hickory have survived magical dangers and found, in each other, love and loyalty. But even their strength and passion cannot overcome the bigotry of their own kin, and so, leaving behind all they have known, the couple sets off to find fresh solutions to the perilous split between their peoples.

But they will not journey alone. Along the way they acquire comrades, starting with Fawn’s irrepressible brother Whit, whose future on the Bluefield family farm seems as hopeless as Fawn’s once did. Planning to seek passage on a riverboat heading to the sea, Dag and Fawn find themselves allied with a young flatboat captain searching for her father and fiancÉ, who mysteriously vanished on the river nearly a year earlier. They travel downstream, hoping to find word of the missing men, and inadvertently pick up more followers: a pair of novice Lakewalker patrollers running away from an honest mistake with catastrophic consequences; a shrewd backwoods hunter stranded in a wreck of boats and hopes; and a farmer boy Dag unintentionally beguiles, leaving Dag with more questions than answers about his growing magery.

As the ill-assorted crew is tested and tempered on its journey to where great rivers join, Fawn and Dag will discover surprising new abilities both Lakewalker and farmer, a growing understanding of the bonds between themselves and their kinfolk, and a new world of hazards both human and uncanny.

Saving Juliet by Suzanne Selfors (Walker Childrens) is $1.99

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“Selfors injects an angst-ridden 17-year-old Manhattan actress into Shakespeare’s star-crossed romance, yielding hilarious and often very clever results.” – Publishers Weekly *Starred Review*

Mimi Wallingford, Great Granddaughter of Adelaide Wallingford, has the life that most girls dream about, playing Juliet opposite teen heartthrob Troy Summer on Broadway in Shakespeare’s famous play. Unfortunately, she has no desire to be an actress, a fact her mother can’t seem to grasp.

But when she and Troy are magically thrust into Shakespeare’s Verona, they experience the feud between the Capulets and Montagues first hand. Mimi realizes that she and Juliet have more in common than Shakespeare’s script – they are both fighting for futures of their own choosing. Mimi feels compelled to help her and with Troy’s unexpected help, hopes to give Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy a happily-ever-after-ending.

Immoveable Feast: A Paris Christmas by John Baxter (HarperCollins) is $2.99

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A witty cultural and culinary education, Immoveable Feast is the charming, funny, and improbable tale of how a man who was raised on white bread—and didn’t speak a word of French—unexpectedly ended up with the sacred duty of preparing the annual Christmas dinner for a venerable Parisian family.

Ernest Hemingway called Paris “a moveable feast”—a city ready to embrace you at any time in life. For Los Angeles–based film critic John Baxter, that moment came when he fell in love with a French woman and impulsively moved to Paris to marry her. As a test of his love, his skeptical in-laws charged him with cooking the next Christmas banquet—for eighteen people in their ancestral country home. Baxter’s memoir of his yearlong quest takes readers along his misadventures and delicious triumphs as he visits the farthest corners of France in search of the country’s best recipes and ingredients.

Irresistible and fascinating, Immoveable Feast is a warmhearted tale of good food, romance, family, and the Christmas spirit, Parisian style.

Eyes Wide Open: A Novel by Andrew Gross (HarperCollins) is $1.99

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“A chilling page-turner drawn from the author’s life.” (People)

A horrible family tragedy that may not be what it seems . . .
A past encounter with an infamous killer turns deadly today . . .
An ordinary man must risk his own family to find the truth.

Jay Erlich’s nephew has been found at the bottom of a cliff at Morrow Bay. It’s all just a tragic suicide, until secrets from the past begin to rear up again. Did a notorious killer, jailed for many decades, have his hand in this?

Years ago, Jay Erlich’s older brother, Charlie, a wayward child of the sixties, set out for California, where he fell under the sway of a charismatic but deeply disturbed cultlike figure. Tragedy ensued and lives were destroyed, but as the decades passed, Charlie married and raised a family and lived a quiet, secluded life under the radar. Yet the demons that nearly destroyed him never completely disappeared.

When Jay heads out west to help his grieving brother, he is pulled back into Charlie’s past—and begins to suspect that his nephew’s suicide may not have been that at all. With eyes wide open, Jay puts his own life at risk to uncover the truth, a quest that goes beyond the edge of madness and a family haunted by a secret past . . . and into the depths of evil.

Drawing on two real-life experiences from his own past, Gross has crafted a richly personal, yet utterly terrifying tale of two brothers, one successful, one wayward, trying to bridge the gap of what tore them apart.

The Christmas Pearl by Dorothea Benton Frank (Avon) is $2.99

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Still spry at ninety-three, Theodora has lived long enough to see her family grow into an insufferable bunch of truculent knuckleheads. Having finally gathered the whole bickering brood together for the holidays at her South Carolina home, the grand matriarch pines wistfully for those extravagant, homey Christmases of her childhood. How she misses the tables groaning with home-cooked goodies, the over-the-top decorations, those long, lovely fireside chats with Pearl, her grandmother’s beloved housekeeper and closest confidante. These days, where is the love and the joy . . . and the peace?

But this is, after all, a magical time. Someone very special has heard Theodora’s plea—and is about to arrive at her door with pockets full of Gullah magic and enough common sense to transform this Christmas into the miracle it’s truly meant to be.

Jack Kennedy: The Illustrated Life of a President by Chuck Wills (Chronicle Books) is $3.99

Book Description:

Until his inspiring life was tragically cut short, John F. Kennedy commanded the world’s attention today, his legacy is still very much alive.

This rich visual biography tells an unusual personal story by collecting rare memorabilia, everything from doodles and diary entries to drafts of major addresses. Hundreds of photographs and a compelling narrative by presidential scholar Chuck Wills uncover the remarkable tale of an intensely private man, from his rivalry with his older brother and his persistent courtship of Jackie to the inner workings of a historical presidency.

About the Author
Chuck Wills is the author of America’s Presidents, Lincoln: The Presidential Archives, and Destination America.

Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver (HarperCollins) is $2.99

Book Description:

Barbara Kingsolver’s fifth novel is a hymn to wildness that celebrates the prodigal spirit of human nature, and of nature itself.

It weaves together three stories of human love within a larger tapestry of lives amid the mountains and farms of southern Appalachia. Over the course of one humid summer, this novel’s intriguing protagonists face disparate predicaments but find connections to one another and to the flora and fauna with which they necessarily share a place.

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Alternative Vegan: International Vegan Fare Straight from the Produce Aisle (Tofu Hound Press) by Dino Sarma Weierman (PM Press) is $1.99

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Taking a fresh, bold, and alternative approach to vegan cooking without the substitutes, this cookbook showcases more than 100 fully vegan recipes, many of which have South Asian influences. With a jazz-style approach to cooking, it also discusses how to improvise cooking with simple ingredients and how to stock a kitchen to prepare simple and delicious vegan meals quickly.

The recipes for mouth-watering dishes include one-pot meals—such as South-Indian Uppama and Chipotle Garlic Risotto—along with Pakoras, Flautas, Bajji, and Kashmiri Biriyani, Hummus Canapes, and No-Cheese Pizza. With new, improved recipes this updated edition also shows how to cook simply to let the flavor of fresh ingredients shine through.

Saveur New American Comfort Food by The editors of Saveur Magazine and James Oseland (Chronicle Books) is $3.99

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From the pages of Saveur magazine, one of the world’s premier food publications, comes a celebration of the enormous range of regional American and international dishes that have shaped the classic comfort foods of today.

A steaming bowl of udon noodles, a bubbling serving of macaroni and cheese, a hearty helping of huevos rancheros, a perfectly browned grilled cheese sandwichthese are just some of the 100 mouthwatering recipes in this extraordinary volume that highlights the pleasures of comfort food in all its diversity. Brimming with more than 200 stunning photographs and memorable sidebars that present the people, ingredients, and techniques involved in the recipes, Saveur New American Comfort Food is an unforgettable journey behind the scenes of our favorite heartwarming dishes.

Plenty: Vibrant Vegetable Recipes from London’s Ottolenghi by Yotam Ottolenghi and Jonathan Lovekin (Chronicle Books) is $4.99

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Yotam Ottolenghi is one of the most exciting new talents in the cooking world, with four fabulous, eponymous London restaurants and a weekly newspaper column that’s read by foodies all over the world. Plenty is a must-have collection of 120 vegetarian recipes featuring exciting flavors and fresh combinations that will delight readers and eaters looking for a sparkling new take on vegetables.

Yotam’s food inspiration comes from his Mediterranean background and his unapologetic love of ingredients. Not a vegetarian himself, his approach to vegetable dishes is wholly original and innovative, based on freshness and seasonality, and drawn from the diverse food cultures represented in London. A vibrant photo accompanies every recipe in this visually stunning book. Essential for meat-eaters and vegetarians alike!

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Back to the Bedroom by Janet Evanovich (HarperCollins) is $0.99

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Dear Reader:

In a previous life, before the time of Plum, I wrote twelve short romance novels. Red-hot screwball comedies, each and every one of them. Nine of these stories were originally published by the Loveswept line between the years 1988 and 1992. All immediately went out of print and could be found only at used bookstores and yard sales.

I'm excited to tell you that those nine stories are now being re-released by HarperCollins. Back to the Bedroom is presented here in almost original form. I've done only minor editing to correct some embarrassing bloopers missed the first time around.

I lived in northern Virginia when I wrote Back to the Bedroom. My children were young, and we spent a lot of time visiting the Washington, D.C. museums and wandering through the historic neighborhoods. One day while strolling Capitol Hill I came upon two townhouses that captured my imagination. The houses were totally different -- a birthday cake of a house and a bran muffin of a house, and yet they shared a common wall. I wondered about the people who lived inside the houses. And eventually the
houses inspired Back to the Bedroom.

Back to the Bedroom is the story of a young woman with the soul of a birthday cake living in a bran muffin house -- and a nice-looking guy with the substance of a bran muffin living in a birthday cake. They share some misadventures, some romantic moments, some misunderstandings, and ultimately they turn into wedding cake.

And for Plum fans, you'll be interested to find that this was the first of the four romances to feature Elsie Hawkins, the prototype for Grandma Mazur.

Janet Evanovich

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A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka from Penguin (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (December 5) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Sisters Vera and Nadezhda must put aside a lifetime of feuding to save their engineer father from the voluptuous, gold-digging Valentina. With her proclivity for green satin underwear and boil-in-the-bag cuisine, she will stop at nothing in her pursuit of Western wealth.

Winner of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize, this is one of the most exciting debut novels of recent years.

What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty from Montlake Romance (£0.99) is the 2nd Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (December 5) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Alice is 29, adores sleep, chocolate and her ramshackle house. She's newly engaged to the wonderful Nick and is pregnant with her first baby. The trouble is, that was all 10 years ago: Alice hit her head in an aerobics class and lost a decade, and now finds herself as a bossy mother of three in the middle of a nasty divorce, and no idea how she got here.

Things I Want My Daughters to Know by Elizabeth Noble from HarperCollins (£0.99) is the 3rd Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (December 5) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Barbara must say a final farewell to her four very different daughters by writing each of them a letter. Her heartbreak is to leave them when they still have so much growing up to do. This unashamed tear-jerker is a mother's expression of her hopes, fears, dreams and the secrets she couldn't always voice.

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Night Game (John Marquez Series #2) by Kirk Russell from Chronicle Books($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (December 5)

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If you thought fish and game wardens were the most boring folks in law enforcement, then you haven't met John Marquez. Join the former federal drug agent as he pushes himself and his team to the limit in pursuit of dangerous bear poachers in a chase that winds through wilderness, backwoods towns, and the darkest recesses of human greed.

** Amazon has matched the Nook deal:

Night Game (John Marquez Series #2) by Kirk Russell is $1.99

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Gathering of Waters by Bernice L. McFadden from Akashic Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (December 5) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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This deeply engrossing tale features a striking narrator: the town of Money, Mississippi, a site infamous in our nation for the brutal murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955. Money is personified in this haunting story, which chronicles its troubled history following the arrival of the Hilson and Bryant families.

Animal Fair (Board Buddies) by Ponder Goembel from Amazon Children's Publishing ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (December 5) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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All kinds of animals are doing silly things in this adaptation of the children’s song “Animal Fair.” The big baboon is combing his hair, the kangaroos are rattling spoons, the bears are juggling pears, and the chimps are swinging on the trapeze. Cheerful illustrations bring this lively rendition to life.

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Sourcebooks Christmas eBook Spectacular Day 5:

Darn Good Cowboy Christmas (Spikes & Spurs) by Carolyn Brown is $0.99

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He’s One Hot Cowboy. . .
Raylen O’Donnell is one smokin’ cowboy. He could have any woman he wants, but he’s never been able to forget a certain dark-haired girl who disappeared from his life. So when she suddenly returns to the ranch next door, Raylen’s not fixing to let her get away again . . .

And She’s Out For a Sizzlin’ Christmas
Raised in a traveling carnival, Lizelle Hanson thought all she wanted was a house that didn’t have wheels and a sexy cowboy for her very own. But when settling down’s going to take some getting used to, and catching Raylen, the hotter-than-hell cowboy next door, might just take a little holiday magic. . .

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Blue Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews (HarperCollins) is $2.99

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‘Tis the week before Christmas, and antiques dealer Weezie Foley is in a frenzy to do up her shop right for the Savannah historical district decorating contest, which she fully intends to win. Her motif is Graceland Blue Christmas, with lots of tinsel, an aluminum tree, and enough tacky retro doodads to fill the Grand Ole Opry. But no sooner is she certain she’s one-upped the trendy shop around the corner when Weezie notices things going strangely missing from her display.

Despite the petty burglaries of her mysterious midnight visitor, Weezie still has high hopes for the holiday. Perhaps even an engagement ring is in the offing from her chef boyfriend, though Daniel, usually moody around the yuletide, seems even more distant than ever. Throw in some seasonal eccentricities from Weezie’s decidedly odd family, a miraculous 1950s Christmas-tree pin, and a little help from the King (Elvis!) himself, and even Scrooge would have to agree there’s real magic in the Savannah air this Christmas

Camille Glenn’s Old-Fashioned Christmas Cookbook by Camille Glenn (Algonquin Books) is $1.99

Book Description:

A keepsake cookbook inspired by the classic meal of holidays past, from the author of THE HERITAGE OF SOUTHERN COOKING.

It’s divided into nineteen holiday menus, which salute seasonal activities from “Trimming the Tree” to “Ringing in the New Year.”

A BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB’S GOOD COOK BOOK CLUB SELECTION.

Taste of Home Holiday Celebrations by Taste of Home Editors (HarperCollins) is $2.99

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Each year, new memories are made when loved ones come together for festive parties and heartwarming meals that usher in the holidays. Now it’s easier than ever to enjoy Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve with friends and family with the 100 incredible recipes in “Taste of Home Holiday Celebrations.”

Kick off the holiday season with a beautiful Thanksgiving feast full of impressive yet easy-to-make dishes. Turn here for all-time classic Turkey Day specialties as well as a few new dishes certain to become family favorites.

You’ll be happy to continue that warm holiday feel in December, thanks to the impressive fare in the chapter Christmas Favorites! Entrees, side dishes, desserts and, of course, plenty of cookies make this year’s feast one to remember.

Celebrate one last hurrah for the year at your New Year’s party. Turn to New Year’s Entertaining to make your buffet the life of the party.

No matter what holiday you’re hosting, the must-try recipes in “Taste of Home Holiday Celebrations” are sure to spread good cheer among family and friends!

One Dish at a Time: Delicious Recipes and Stories from My Italian-American Childhood and Beyond by Valerie Bertinelli (Rodale) is $4.99

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More than 100 recipes for the Italian dishes of the much-beloved celeb’s childhood, presented with tips and hints for enjoying them without overindulging.

As a member of a large, food-loving Italian family, Valerie Bertinelli has always equated food with good times and togetherness. But at one point her love of food threatened not only her health, but her livelihood as an actress, when personal demons drove her to overeat and make poor food choices that caused her weight to balloon by 50 pounds. Now happily svelte, remarried, and riding a new career high, Valerie has made peace with food, giving it a central—yet considered—place in her home and family celebrations.

One Dish at a Time offers an intimate look into the beloved actress’s kitchen, where she prepares a collection of treasured recipes from her Italian heritage. Along the way, she shares her insights into the portion control and mindful indulgence she has come to practice on her journey to enjoying the pleasures of the table again.

Filled with gorgeous photos including the actress in her kitchen, nutrition information accompanying each recipe, and Valerie’s tips for maintaining a healthy lifestyle, One Dish at a Time is designed to please baby boomer fans and home cooks alike.

Taste: The Story of Britain through Its Cooking by Kate Colquhoun (Bloomsbury USA) is $2.51

Book Description:

A fascinating history of how Britain learned to cook, from prehistory to the modern age.

Written with a storyteller’s flair and packed with astonishing facts, Taste is a sumptuous social history of Britain told through the development of its cooking. It encompasses royal feasts and street food, the skinning of eels and the making of strawberry jelly, mixing tales of culinary stars with those of the invisible hordes cooking in kitchens across the land.

Beginning before Roman times, the book journeys through the ingredients, equipment, kitchens, feasts, fads, and famines of the British; it covers the piquancy of Norman cuisine, the influx of undreamed-of spices and new foods from the East and the New World, the Tudor pumpkin pie that journeyed with the founding fathers to become America’s national dish, the austerity of rationing during World War II, and the birth of convenience foods and take-away, right up to the age of Nigella Lawson, Heston Blumenthal, and Jamie Oliver.

The first trade book to tell the story of British cooking–which is, of course, the history that led up to American colonial cooking as well–Taste shows that kitchens are not only places of steam, oil, and sweat, but of politics, invention, cultural exchange, commerce, conflict, and play.

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$0.99 from HarperCollins

Final Appeal (Rosato & Associates) by Lisa Scottoline

Big City, Bad Blood by Sean Chercover

Tarnished: The St. Croix Chronicles by Karina Cooper

The Present (Malory Novels) by Johanna Lindsey

My Favorite Bride (The Governess Brides) by Christina Dodd

And the Bride Wore Plaid (Talisman Ring) by Karen Hawkins

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Secret State by Chris Mullin from Serpent's Tail (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (December 6) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Harry Perkins has, against all the odds, led the Labour Party to victory at the general election. His manifesto includes the removal of American bases, public control of finance and the dismantling of newspaper monopolies. The Establishment is appalled and secretly decides that something must be done. As MI5 conspires with the city and the press, Perkins the PM finds himself in a battle for survival.

The Killing by David Hewson from Pan (£0.99) is the 2nd Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (December 6) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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If you thought the TV series of The Killing was gripping, wait until you've read the book. Sarah Lund is looking forward to her last day as a detective with the Copenhagen police department. But everything changes when a 19-year-old student is found brutally murdered in the woods outside the city. Lund's plans to relocate are put on hold as she leads the investigation along with fellow detective Jan Meyer.

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams from Tor (£0.99) is the 3rd Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (December 6) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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What do a dead cat, a computer whiz-kid, an Electric Monk, quantum mechanics and pizza have in common? Apparently not much, until Dirk Gently, self-styled private investigator, sets out to prove the fundamental interconnectedness of all things by solving a mysterious murder, assisting a mysterious professor, unravelling a mysterious mystery and eating a lot of pizza.

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Wildest Dreams by Rosanne Bittner from Chronicle Books($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (December 6)

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Discover the epic drama and sweeping passion that has made Roseanne Bittner one of the most beloved authors of historical romance. In Wildest Dreams, meet Lettie McBride, who's trying to escape her tragic past by joining a wagon train headed West. Will pioneer Luke Fontaine be the one to save her from her bleak future?

** Amazon has matched the Nook deal:

Wildest Dreams by Rosanne Bittner is $1.99

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Black Diamond by John F. Dobbyn from Oceanview Publishing ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (December 6) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Attorneys Michael Knight and Lex Devlin agree to defend a jockey accused of murdering a fellow jockey while racing at Boston's Suffolk Downs. Their fast-paced investigation uncovers deception after deception as the pair digs into the seamier side of horse racing, an effort that makes them targets for Boston's Irish mafia.

Stanley Goes for a Drive by Ponder Goembel from Chronicle Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (December 6) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Stanley sets out for a drive with little on his mind. The road is dusty, the pond dry, the cows hot and tired. It's a usual summer day, or is it? In his first book for children, renowned graphic designer Craig Frazier's dynamic illustrations and simple story celebrate the imagination.

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Sourcebooks Christmas eBook Spectacular Day 6:

When You Give a Duke a Diamond (Jewels of the Ton) by Shana Galen is $0.99

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HE HAD A PERFECTLY ORDERLY LIFE...

William, the sixth Duke of Pelham, enjoys his punctual. securely structured life. Orderly and predictable—that's the way he likes it. But he's in the public eye, and the scandal sheets will make up anything to sell papers. When the gossips link him to Juliette, one of the most beautiful and celebrated courtesans in London, chaos doesn't begin to describe what happens next...

UNTIL SHE CAME ALONG...

Juliette is nicknamed the Duchess of Dalliance, and has the cream of the nobility at her beck and call. It's seriously disruptive to have the duke who's the biggest catch on the Marriage Mart scaring her other suitors away. Then she discovers William's darkest secret and decides what he needs in his life is the kind of excitement only she can provide...

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Manhattan in Reverse by Peter F. Hamilton from Macmillan (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (December 7) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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In this collection of engaging stories, Peter F Hamilton demonstrates why he is hailed as the master of space opera. With subjects ranging from a murder mystery in an alternative Oxford in the 1800s to a brand new story featuring Paula Mayo, Deputy Director of the Intersolar Commonwealth's Serious Crimes Directorate, this is bold and clever science fiction.

Dreams (Sarah Midnight Trilogy 1) by Daniela Sacerdoti from Black & White Publishing (£0.99) is the 2nd Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (December 7) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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To the outside world, 17-year-old Sarah Midnight is a typical teenager, but on the inside, she holds an unimaginable secret. Her parents are demon hunters, part of a web of Secret Families who have sworn to protect the world. But when they are mysteriously killed, Sarah knows she must now take up her parents' fight.

The Technician by Neal Asher from Tor (£0.99) is the 3rd Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (December 7) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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The Technician is set on the planet of Masada, recently freed from theocratic rule. But the Tidy Squad feel such amnesty is unacceptable, conducting its covert operations with the sole aim of bringing ultimate justice to former Theocracy members. Jeremiah Tombs, the only man ever to survive a Hooder attack, has been in the sights of the Tidy Squad for a long, long time.

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Stand by Me (A SouledOut Sisters Novel) by Neta Jackson from Thomas Nelson ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (December 7)

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Chicago teacher and grandmother Avis Douglass has nothing in common with the flamboyant "radical Christian" Kat Davies who's moved into the apartment right below hers. Tensions are high, but sometimes you learn that the person you need most is the one least like you. Another great story of modern faith from Neta Jackson (Come to the Table, The Yada Yada Prayer Group.)

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The Ascent of George Washington by John Ferling from Bloomsbury Press ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (December 7) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Perhaps the most revered American of all, George Washington has long been considered a stoic leader who held himself above the fray of political infighting. What's gone unnoticed about Washington's life is that he was a consummate politician, as historian John Ferling shows in this revealing and provocative new book.

Kiss & Make Up by Katie D. Anderson from Amazon Children's Publishing ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (December 7) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Emerson Taylor and her best friend, Trina, have vowed to find boyfriends. There’s just one problem: Emerson can read the mind of anyone whose lips touch hers. It’s creepy, but she realizes the strange talent has its perks, like the ability to steal secrets, memories, and most importantly, test answers.

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The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke (The Chicken House) is $2.99

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The enchanting international bestseller with bonus back matter and a beautiful new cover!

Two orphaned brothers, Prosper and Bo, have run away to Venice, where crumbling canals and misty alleyways shelter a secret community of street urchins. Leader of this motley crew of lost children is a clever, charming boy with a dark history of his own: He calls himself the Thief Lord.

Propser and Bo relish their new “family” and life of petty crime. But their cruel aunt and a bumbling detective are on their trail. And posing an even greater threat to the boys’ freedom is something from a forgotten past: a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself.

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FYI, Amazon matched the Nook deal:

Stand by Me (A SouledOut Sisters Novel) by Neta Jackson also $2.99