Content FREE (and bargain) books for the Kindle - June 2011

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The Black Echo (Harry Bosch book 1) by Michael Connelly is $0.99

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For LAPD homicide cop Harry Bosch -- hero, maverick, nighthawk -- the body in the drainpipe at Mulholland Dam is more than another anonymous statistic. This one is personal.

The dead man, Billy Meadows, was a fellow Vietnam "tunnel rat" who fought side by side with him in a nightmare underground war that brought them to the depths of hell. Now, Bosch is about to relive the horror of Nam. From a dangerous maze of blind alleys to a daring criminal heist beneath the city to the tortuous link that must be uncovered, his survival instincts will once again be tested to their limit.

Joining with an enigmatic and seductive female FBI agent, pitted against enemies inside his own department, Bosch must make the agonizing choice between justice and vengeance, as he tracks down a killer whose true face will shock him.

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The Terror: A Novel by Dan Simmons is down to $2.99

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The men on board HMS Terror have every expectation of triumph. As part of the 1845 Franklin Expedition, the first steam-powered vessels ever to search for the legendary Northwest Passage, they are as scientifically supported an enterprise as has ever set forth. As they enter a second summer in the Arctic Circle without a thaw, though, they are stranded in a nightmarish landscape of encroaching ice and darkness. Endlessly cold, with diminishing rations, 126 men fight to survive with poisonous food, a dwindling supply of coal, and ships buckling in the grip of crushing ice. But their real enemy is far more terrifying. There is something out there in the frigid darkness: an unseen predator stalking their ship, a monstrous terror constantly clawing to get in.When the expedition's leader, Sir John Franklin, meets a terrible death, Captain Francis Crozier takes command and leads his surviving crewmen on a last, desperate attempt to flee south across the ice. With them travels an Inuit woman who cannot speak and who may be the key to survival, or the harbinger of their deaths. But as another winter approaches, as scurvy and starvation grow more terrible, and as the terror on the ice stalks them southward, Crozier and his men begin to fear that there is no escape. The Terror swells with the heart-stopping suspense and heroic adventure that have won Dan Simmons praise as "a writer who not only makes big promises but keeps them" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). With a haunting and constantly surprising story based on actual historical events, The Terror is a novel that will chill you to your core.

Secret Sanction by Brian Haig is $1.99

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Word of Honor meets A Few Good Men in a stunning thriller that pits the Green Berets, C.I.A., and White House against a top Army lawyer in an Investigation that could put the U.S. military on trial.

A battalion of Serbs has been senselessly murdered in Kosovo and the Green Berets stand accused. Now, Major Sean Drummond, a top Army lawyer, is assigned to investigate this unspeakable atrocity. But of course, no one saw anything. Drummond gets consistently suspicious depositions from all of the Green Berets: Supposedly pursued by Serb soldiers, they left the engagement with wounded Serbs firing at them, and no one can explain the number of deaths. Teamed with a straight-laced prosecutor and a sexy defense attorney, Drummond probes further but forces continue to hide the truth. Soon a reporter is found dead, Drummond suspects there's a traitor on his team, and everyone from the CIA to the president may be involved in a cover-up that could threaten the stability of the most powerful nation in theworld.

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More Hachette bargains:

Blood Prophecy by Stefan Petrucha is $1.99

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"A unique, page-turning adventure...that will thrill fans of biblical horror and historical detail." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Man and monster are in his blood. . .

His name is Jeremiah Fall. A soldier of fortune, he has been fighting his own war for 150 years--ever since the beast in him was born.

Desperate to restore his lost humanity, Fall crosses the sands of Egypt, discovers a lost city off the coast of France, and finally arrives at the birthplace of all mankind. Shunning daylight and feeding only when he must, he battles the monster who transformed him forever. He can share his deepest secret with no one . . . not even the beautiful woman he starts to love, the only human who grasps the mysteries of an ebony stone as old as creation itself.

Across the world, across time, Fall seeks the stone's secret. But has he found a cure for himself or unleashed a final curse on all mankind?

A Hint of Wicked by Jennifer Haymore is $0.99

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CAUGHT BETWEEN DUTY AND DESIRE . . .

Sophie, the Duchess of Calton, has finally moved on. After seven years mourning the loss of her husband, Garrett, at Waterloo, she has married his cousin and heir, Tristan. Sophie gives herself to him body and soul. . . until the day Garrett returns from the Continent, demanding his title, his lands-and his wife.

TORN BETWEEN TWO HUSBANDS . . .

Now Sophie must choose between her first love and her new love, knowing that no matter what, her choice will destroy one of the men she adores. Will it be Garrett, her childhood sweetheart, whose loss nearly destroyed her once already? Or will it be Tristan, beloved friend turned lover, who supported her through the last, dark years and introduced her to a passion she had never known? As her two husbands battle for her heart, Sophie finds herself immersed in a dangerous game-where the stakes are not only love . . . but life and death.

Sins of the Flesh (Includes bonus prequel) by Caridad Piñeiro is $1.99

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Caterina Shaw's days are numbered. Her only chance for survival is a highly experimental gene treatment-a risk she willingly takes. But now Caterina barely recognizes herself. She has new, terrifying powers, an exotic, arresting body-and she's been accused of a savage murder, sending her on the run.

Mick Carrera is a mercenary and an expert at capturing elusive, clever prey. Yet the woman he's hunting down is far from the vicious killer he's been told to expect: Caterina is wounded, vulnerable, and a startling mystery of medical science. Even more, she's a beautiful woman whose innocent sensuality tempts Mick to show her exactly how thrilling pleasure can be. The heat that builds between them is irresistible, but surrendering to it could kill them both . . . for a dangerous group is plotting its next move using Caterina as its deadly pawn.

Sleepaway Girls by Jen Calonita is $2.99

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When Sam's best friend gets her first boyfriend, she's not ready to spend the summer listening to the two of them call each other "pookie." Sick of being a third wheel, Sam applies to be a counselor-in-training at Whispering Pines camp in the New York Catskills. But what she doesn't realize is that it's not going to be all Kumbaya sing-alongs and gooey s'mores. If Ashley, the alpha queen of Whispering Pines, doesn't ruin Sam's summer, then her raging crush on the surfer-blond and flirtatious Hunter just might. At least she has playful Cole, who's always teasing her, but is oh-so-comfortable to hang out with, and the singular gang of girls that become fast friends with Sam-they call themselves the Sleepaway Girls.

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More discounted Kindle games:

True Backgammon (A Classic Board Game for Kindle) by Compulab for $0.99

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Discounted to $0.99 for a limited time. (Ends July 11)

True Backgammon allows you to play the classic game wherever you take your Kindle.

Said to be 1000 years older than chess, Backgammon is one of the oldest board games known. Gameplay involves a combination of strategy, probability and luck, with you and Kindle taking turns rolling two dice, while moving your pieces in opposite directions and eventually off the board. Each move offers opportunities to hit opponent's checkers or block fields. Like all good games, the rules themselves are easy to learn and the game comes with full built-in instructions.

Suitable for beginners and advanced players, you can play matches against Kindle at three skill levels. You can also play in landscape or portrait orientation, adjust various options and suspend a game at any time to resume it later.

Enjoy playing one of the oldest classic board games ever made, now on your Kindle.

Hangman 4 Kids (A Kindle Word Game for Children) by Sonic Boom for $0.99

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Discounted to $0.99 for a limited time. (Ends July 11)

Now with over 400 puzzles, kids can play the popular game of Hangman on Kindle. They can challenge themselves or play with their family as they improve their spelling and vocabulary skills.

In Hangman you must complete a word or phrase in the least number of guesses. You are presented with a category, as well as with a row of dashes representing the number of letters. As you suggest letters they are added in their correct positions, or if you guessed wrong, a body part is added to the figure hanging from a gallows. Guess the word before the figure is completed or you lose the game.


The game includes more than 400 puzzles from fun categories: Animals, Science, Popular Movies, Music & TV Celebrities, Sports and Careers. Players get up to 2 hints per game and can follow their progress with a running tally of their results. Along with the classic Hangman stick-figure, the game features a Snowman and a Gingerbread man whose lives depend on your child's vocabulary skills!

A classic word game that sharpens spelling and vocabulary skills.

Plus, two more new apps:

Math Star (A Learning Game for Kindle) by puzzle.tv for $2.99

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How good is your math? Find out by taking the Math Star Challenge, and progress through 100 increasingly difficult levels to see how good you really are.

Math Star features ten different game types including "Add it Up!", "Takeaway!", "Multiple Trouble!" and "Divide and Conquer". Also included are fun and challenging games like "Fill the Gap!", "Fifty Fifty!" and "Decimal Danger!". With math problems ranging in difficulty from '2+2=?' to complicated decimal and fraction based equations, Math Star is suitable for all ages and abilities. Four user profiles let you save your progress and compare high scores with friends and family who may also wish to play.

Math Star adapts quickly to the proficiency of the user. The level at which you start is initially based on your age, and adjusts up or down according to your performance in the Main Challenge portion of the game. In addition to the Main Challenge, you can practice at your current level by selecting one of the Quick Games. As you progress through levels, you will unlock new Quick Games to play.

Improve your math today with this entertaining game. Are you a Math Star?

Affairs of the Court (A Text-Based Adventure) by Choice of Games for $1.99

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Affairs of the Court is an interactive romance novel where you control the main character. In each chapter, you choose how the story proceeds, unlocking different endings.

Play the role of a young noble who comes to court in search of love and power, and catches the sovereign's eye. Plunge into court politics and change the course of history, or pursue a love affair that rocks the kingdom to its foundations. Match wits with the schemers of the court, or play your suitors off each other.

This omnibus edition for Kindle contains both Choice of Romance and its sequel, Choice of Intrigues. The mobile app review website AppSafari called Romance "... a wonderfully fascinating and addictive experience that will leave you playing it over and over again."

If you like gamebooks, you'll love Affairs of the Court. Its unique approach to interactive fiction allows larger, deeper, and richer stories than traditional gamebooks. Will you find true love? Gain a crown? Lose your head? The choice is yours.

Note: May not be appropriate for children.

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More indie freebies:

Jabberwocky by Daniel Coleman

BestsellerBound Short Story Anthology Volume 1

Psyche Horror: Five Short Works by Joshua Scribner by Joshua Scribner

An Unlikely Pair (My Once and Future Love) by Carla Krae

Horror and Crap: 11 Short Works by Joshua Scribner

Fold Thunder by Gregory Ashe

A Space Between (A Prayer for Dead Kings and Other Tales) by Scott Fitzgerald Gray

Endurance by April Thomas

Making Up (Erotic Bites) by M. G. Morgan

Plus another new Kindle game app:

Puzzle Pack 1 (A Puzzle Variety Pack for Kindle) by Oak Systems Leisure Software for $0.99

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Enjoy a variety of classic puzzles on your Kindle.

This pack contains 100 puzzles: 20 Sudoku (5 each of Very Easy, Easy, Medium and Hard), 8 American Style Crosswords, 7 British Style Quick Crosswords (which contain more black squares than American Style puzzles), 15 Word Searches, 10 Codewords, 10 Cryptograms, 10 Symbol Blocks (Easy to Hard), 10 Compass Points, and 10 Criss-Cross puzzles.

Play at your own pace or against the clock. Your game is saved, so you can pause partway through a puzzle and return to where you left off. You can also reset each puzzle and try it again as many times as you like. If you get stuck on a more challenging puzzle, you can get hints or give up and see the correct solution.

People who like puzzles and word games, or people who want to try a variety of puzzles will love this fun collection of games on Kindle.

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More indies:

Being Happy by David Tuffley

Impeding Justice (Lorne Simpkins the FEMALE Jack Bauer) (DI Lorne Simpkins thrillers) by Mel Comley

Plus bargains!

Summer Steals from Open Road Media

For a limited time only, you can instantly download any of the fifty ebooks featured on this page, starting at $0.99, from participating retailers. Whether you love literary fiction, white-knuckle thrillers, narrative non-fiction, or inspiring stories for the soul, there's sure to be something fantastic here for you.

From June 28 - July 12, snag more than fifty great summer reads for $4.99 and less.

Search link for Amazon Kindle for Open Road Media books

And a search link for Pegasus Books (a partner)

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More free indies:

Spiderwork (Apocalypto 2) by LK Rigel

Shrinkage by Luke Young

Inspector Zhang Gets His Wish (a short story) by Stephen Leather

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Bargain romance:

His Lady Mistress (Harlequin Historical) by Elizabeth Rolls is $0.01 (US Kindle)

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DOWNTRODDEN SERVANT OR GRACIOUS LADY?

When Max, Earl Blakehurst, meets Verity he sees a downtrodden servant. He doesn’t recognize her as the daughter of a colonel under whom he used to serve, the girl he’d once helped years before. The life Verity’s now living is untenable. So he proposes a shocking solution--he will set her up as his mistress.

It’s only once that Verity’s finally agreed, once Max is beginning to lose his heart to her, that he discovers her true identity. Max is taken aback; he would never have suggested this lady become his mistress. Now, to avoid scandal, they’ll have to marry!

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YAHTZEE (Play the Classic Dice Game on Kindle) by Electronic Arts Inc. is now also down to $0.99

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Discounted to $0.99 for a limited time. (Ends July 11)

Now you can play YAHTZEE, the classic dice game on Kindle.

Roll the dice with YAHTZEE, a game in which players roll five dice to try and make 4-of-a-kinds, full houses, and straights. Keep the dice you want and re-roll the rest, but think carefully to score the best combination and the most points!

YAHTZEE for Kindle has three modes to enjoy. Play in Classic Mode and brave the luck of the roll, or remove luck from the game and play in Duplicate Mode where each person plays with identical die rolls and only your strategy can make the difference. You may also compete in Battle Mode, where your goal is to reduce your opponents score.

Play solo or Pass 'n' Play with up to 3 other players. Track stats like best scores, total victories, win ratios and more. Share the fun with 3 difficulty levels: easy, medium and hard.

One of the world's favorite dice-driven game scores again. Now play it anywhere you take your Kindle.

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New bargains from Sourcebooks:

I Dream of Genies by Judi Fennell ($2.74)

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"A new romance star is born." -Jill Barnett, New York Times bestselling author

Having a 2,000 year old magic genie fall right into your lap should be a good thing. At least, that's what down-on-his luck Matt Ewing thought. But Eden is no subservient fairy tale genie. Beautiful and independent, Eden isn't so keen on having to answer to yet another master. Then, after centuries of being alone, and against her better judgment, Eden suddenly finds herself in danger of falling for Matt. When she flips his already unstable world upside down, Matt is at his wits' end-if only he didn't find his inept genie so darn irresistible!

Jane and the Raven King by Stephen Chambers ($2.95)

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Outside the window, a squirrel in a tree popped out with a little black suitcase. At first, Jane was sure she must be mistaken, but as she watched, the squirrel opened the tiny suitcase and began arranging nuts and acorns inside...

The animals clearly knew something was wrong. Even her pet iguana scrawled a warning in the sand of his tank: He is coming.

Soon all the animals are fleeing the suburb where Jane lives. But they aren't the only ones acting strange. Jane's parents seem to be hypnotized by their cell phones and the TV. And her grandma starts controlling the weather and speaking in a funny language. But when Jane meets an old blind man who can drive a car and claims Jane is the only one who can save the world, well, that's when things really start to get weird...

And some non-fiction from Sourcebooks for $2.99:

Rebels at the Gate: Lee and McClellan on the Front Line of a Nation Divided by W Hunter Lesser

General and Mrs. Washington: The Untold Story of a Marriage and a Revolution by Bruce Chadwick

Lincoln's Wrath by Jeffrey Manber and Neil Dahlstrom

George Washington's War: The Forging of a Revolutionary Leader and the American Presidency by Bruce Chadwick

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Cookouts Veggie Style! by Jolinda Hackett

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Hamburgers, hot dogs, and barbecue ribs.

Sounds like the perfect all-American cookout--unless you're a vegetarian. With more people adopting a mainly vegetarian diet, the choices might seem limited for all those great outdoor parties. Whether it's a barbecue or a picnic in the park, it's time to get creative with meatless summer meals! Inside are mouthwatering recipes such as:

Grilled Seitan with Apple Salsa
Creole Slaw
Grilled Eggplant Panini
Halloumi Skewers with Parsley & Lemon Salsa
Barley Burgers on Rye Bread

Forget boring Boca burgers and bland pasta salad! This book shows you how to make delicious, unique, and fresh vegetarian meals so you'll never miss the burgers and dogs again!

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Surrender the Wind by Rita Gerlach

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Surrender the Wind is the story of Seth Braxton, a patriot of the American Revolution, who unexpectedly inherits his loyalist grandfather’s estate in England. Seth is torn between the land he fought for and the prospect of reuniting with his sister Caroline, who was a motherless child taken to England at the onset of the war.With no intention of staying permanently, Seth arrives to find his sister grieving over the death of her young son. In the midst of such tragedy, Seth meets Juleah, the daughter of an eccentric landed gentleman. Her independent spirit and gentle soul steal Seth’s heart. After a brief courtship, they marry and she takes her place as the lady of Ten Width Manor, enraging the man who once sought her hand and schemed to make Ten Width his own.From the Virginia wilderness to the dark halls of an isolated English estate, Seth and his beloved Juleah inherit more than an ancestral home. They uncover a sinister plot that leads to murder, abduction, and betrayal--an ominous threat to their new life, love, and faith.

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Plus free indies:

The Essence of Buddhism by David Tuffley

Waiter, There's a Clue In My Soup! Five Mystery Stories by Camille LaGuire

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More indies:

Stain of Mind - a short story by Scott Logan

Wings of Evil by J R Tomlin and C R Daems

Soul Swap - Promises (Five Worlds) by Carrie Olguin

Horror and Crap: 11 Short Works by Joshua Scribner

The Magic of Windlier Wood by N. R. Williams and Heidi Thomas

I'll Make You Remember Me by William Butler

Dead Man's Eye by Shaun Jeffrey

One Bite by M.K. Elliott

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More free indies:

Virtual Strangers by Ola Zaltin, Susanne O'Leary

Squatter With a Lexus (The Secret Trilogy) by Tom Lichtenberg

Norbert by James Sutherland

Raisinheart (Rays and Nights) by Tom Lichtenberg

The Adventures of Kid Combat Volume II: The Heist of Spring Road Toys by Christopher A Helwink