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[Manabi]

Make that three for Trojan, definitely an easy choice.

[sufue]

Hmmmm....differences make the world go round...or at least get a lot of books published...

Trojan's blurb leaves me cold, but Letters to Zell sounds like it might be sort of fun and just a teeeny tiny bit thought-provoking. (I hate the way fairy-tale princesses tend to be helpless and need to be rescued...)

I also considered Helen of Sparta, but when I clicked through, I found I already had it, so it must have been free at some point in the past.

[Froide]

Originally Posted by sufue

Hmmmm....differences make the world go round...or at least get a lot of books published...

Indeed. Enjoy your book!

[ATDrake]

Just a reminder that this will probably be the last day to pick up one of this month's selections if you haven't already.

[tubemonkey]

It's December and time to pick a new freebie.

Click on Samsung Book Deals to learn how this works. You may also want to read the earlier, related MR thread: Kindle for Samsung launched in 90 countries

Girl 99 -- Andy Jones --> 318 pg --> humor & satire

• Spoiler:

  Before Tom finds The One, he needs to find himself.
  
  When Tom’s girlfriend walks out on him the day before Christmas, he feels humiliated but not necessarily heartbroken. Sadie wasn’t, after all, The One. If we’re being precise, she was number eighty-five.
  
  Tom’s first mistake is sharing this information with his best friend El. His next mistake is listening when El suggests that he bring his eighty-five up to a nice, neat one hundred.
  
  It was never going to be a good idea, not least because everything else in Tom’s life is in complete chaos. His best friend is dying of a slow and cruel disease, his teenage sister is at war with his well-meaning but dogmatic father, his elderly neighbour is having romantic problems (and makes a dreadful cup of tea), and he has to shoot four commercials with four children and a bad-tempered producer.
  
  And then Tom meets Verity. Whether she’s The One remains to be seen, but she’s certainly more than just another number.
  
  Revised edition: This edition of Girl 99 includes editorial revisions.

Containment -- Christian Cantrell --> 297 pg --> hard sci-fi

• Spoiler:

  Children of Occam (book 1 of 2)
  
  The colony on Venus was not built because the destruction of Earth was possible, but because it was inevitable…
  
  A brilliant young scientist and one of the first humans born on Venus, Arik works tirelessly to perfect the science of artificial photosynthesis, a project crucial to the future of his home, V1. The colony was built on the harsh Venusian surface by the Founders, the first humans to establish a permanent extraterrestrial settlement. Arik’s research becomes critical when he awakens from an unexplained, near-fatal accident and learns that his wife is three months pregnant. Unless Arik’s research uncovers a groundbreaking discovery, V1’s oxygen supply will not be able to support the increase in population that his baby represents.
  
  As Arik works against time, he begins to untangle the threads of his accident, which seem inextricably linked to what lies outside the protective walls of V1—a world where the caustic atmosphere and extreme heat make all forms of known life impossible. For its entire existence, Arik's generation has been expected to help solve the problems of colonization. But as Arik digs deeper and deeper, he discovers alarming truths about the planet that the Founders have kept hidden. With growing urgency and increasing peril, Arik finds himself on a journey that will push him to the limits of his intelligence and take him beyond the unimaginable.

Losing Control -- Jen Frederick --> 258 pg --> contemp romance

• Spoiler:

  Kerr Chronicles (book 1 of 2)
  
  Welcome to a world few people know. A world where the hottest bedroom desires become a reality and where good girls like Victoria “Tiny” Corielli shed their sweetness for carnal, bad-girl pleasures.
  
  Victoria nurses her mother through cancer treatments and works long hours as a New York City bike courier to pay for the roof over their heads. When a suspiciously high-paying delivery job thrusts her into the arms of impossibly attractive businessman Ian Kerr, Victoria is sorely tempted to enjoy his attentions and his chiseled body, if only to forget her responsibilities for a while…no matter the cost.
  
  Kerr seems to have it all: money, power, and charisma to spare. What he doesn’t have: revenge on an old nemesis, but he intends to get it. Kerr is prepared to cast innocent Victoria as the lure in his vengeful plot. Yet the more they explore midtown Manhattan—and each other—the more she means to Ian. Will it be too late for him to stop the dangerous plan he’s already put into motion?
  
  Revised edition: This edition of Losing Control includes editorial revisions.

The Faithful -- SM Freedman --> 480 pg --> crime fiction

• Spoiler:

  FBI agent Josh Metcalf believes he has uncovered a decades-long conspiracy involving missing children. His obsession has led him to compile hundreds of cases. All involve children rumored to have psychic abilities—and all have no witnesses, no leads, and no resolution.
  
  Meanwhile, Rowan Wilson, a meteorite hunter for NASA’s Spaceguard Program, is losing her grip on the past. Memories of the childhood she thought she’d had are vanishing, and dark recollections of kidnappings, mind control, and an isolated mountain ranch are taking their place.
  
  When Rowan’s shadowed past converges with Josh’s research, they uncover a deadly plot to reshape humanity. With the world’s survival dependent on stopping a vast network of conspirators, can they decipher—and expose—the truth in time?
  
  Revised edition: This edition of The Faithful includes editorial revisions.

[Froide]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

It's December and time to pick a new freebie.

Click on Samsung Book Deals to learn how this works. You may also want to read the earlier, related MR thread: Kindle for Samsung launched in 90 countries

Girl 99 -- Andy Jones --> 318 pg --> humor & satire
Containment -- Christian Cantrell --> 297 pg --> hard sci-fi
Losing Control -- Jen Frederick --> 258 pg --> contemp romance
The Faithful -- SM Freedman --> 480 pg --> crime fiction

Thanks, tubemonkey; I know how busy you are posting audiobook deals and other goodies. Here's a Christmas treat for you: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...4FvGkMuId1Z6Bn

[Dngrsone]

We'll see how Containment goes...

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Froide

Thanks, tubemonkey; I know how busy you are posting audiobook deals and other goodies. Here's a Christmas treat for you: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...4FvGkMuId1Z6Bn

YW, and thanks for the yummy fruit tree. Do you offer refills on the curved yellow fruit?

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Dngrsone

We'll see how Containment goes...

I went with the same one. It's sci-fi

[Froide]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

YW, and thanks for the yummy fruit tree. Do you offer refills on the curved yellow fruit?

[Froide]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I went with the same one. It's sci-fi

Ditto.

[Manabi]

I went with Containment as well, but I have to admit that both Girl 99 and The Faithful sounded interesting. Definitely a good selection this month!

Also a reminder that you have two days left to pick a book if you haven't already.

[Froide]

The January 2018 selections haven't posted yet. Feel free to post them here if you see them before I do!

Meanwhile...

“A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone near,
A little gift from one held dear,
Best wishes for the coming year."

― John Greenleaf Whittier

Happy 2018!

[Froide]

They're out! Here are the January 2018 Samsung Book Deals selections from the Kindle store (in the order in which Amazon presented them).

Click on Samsung Book Deals to learn how this works. You may also want to read the earlier, related MR thread: Kindle for Samsung launched in 90 countries


The Fallow Season of Hugo Hunter
by Craig Lancaster
Usually $2.49
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JQS1TMK...ng=UTF8&btkr=1

Description
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From the bestselling author of 600 Hours of Edward comes the story of two small-town characters whose fates are inextricably linked.

Hugo Hunter, a would-be boxing champion, is thirty-seven, soft around the middle, and broke—his glory days long gone. Raised by his beloved grandmother, he is rough around the edges but has a kind heart. Watching Hugo ringside for nearly twenty years, sportswriter Mark Westerly has struggled to keep a professional distance while he’s served alternately as Hugo’s friend, mentor, and conscience. As Hugo lands on the ropes again, Mark steps in to try to save him and, along the way, gets an unexpected second chance of his own when he meets the gentle and lovely Lainie.

In this moving tale of human folly and kindness, can two people who’ve lived so long under the weight of their pasts finally find redemption?

Tales From the Radiation Age
by Jason Sheehan
Usually $3.99
https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Radiati.../dp/B00DD8Z1AA

Description
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In a post-apocalyptic America that has shattered into a hundred perpetually warring fiefdoms, anyone with a loud voice and a doomsday weapon can be king (and probably has been). Duncan Archer—con man, carpetbagger, survivor—has found a way to somehow successfully navigate the end of the world, with its giant killer robots, radioactive mutants, mad scientists, rampant nanotechnology, armed gangs, sea monsters, and 101 unpleasant ways to die.

But when he meets Captain James Barrow, a former OSS agent and the most wanted man in the world, Duncan finds himself a reluctant hero caught up in a whole new level of weird, rollicking adventure…

And the second most wanted man in the world.

Tales from the Radiation Age is a throwback to the pulp-origins of science fiction, painting a vision of the future that’s richly detailed, wildly imaginative—and altogether too easy to imagine.

This book was initially released in episodes as a Kindle Serial. All episodes are now available for immediate download as a complete book.

Bittersweet
by Noelle Adams
Usually $3.99
https://www.amazon.com/Bittersweet-N.../dp/B00FPYGZEQ

Description
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Love is the last thing on Zoe’s mind. Widowed at only twenty-six, she’s just trying to get through one lonely day at a time as she grieves her late husband, and finds the energy to take care of her infant son.

As Zoe bravely tries to hold herself together, her husband’s cousin and business partner, Adam, offers his support and friendship. Shattered by her loss, Zoe is distant and resentful at first, but Adam gently persists, and Zoe’s reserve soon begins to crumble...

Adam knows that Zoe needs time to heal but finds himself more and more attracted to her. He knows he must not act on these forbidden feelings, but they just won’t go away...

Noelle Adams’s Bittersweet is a poignant, fearless exploration of friendship, loss, new beginnings, and the healing power of love.

Redemption Key (A Dani Britton Thriller, #2)
by S.G. Redling
Usually $3.99
https://www.amazon.com/Redemption-Ke..._1514848621122

Description
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Her narrow escape from blue-eyed assassin Tom Booker has made former data analyst Dani Britton question all of her choices—like trusting “good guys” who carry badges. On the run and haunted by the government-sanctioned massacre of her coworkers, Dani finally settles in remote Redemption Key, Florida, at a bar where strong drinks and shady deals are the norm.

The bar owner, a local operator with a past of his own, gives Dani a job, no questions asked, and soon Dani’s ability to “read” the sketchy characters doing business at the bar proves invaluable. The libations flow, and the Key’s laid-back vibe and warm waters start doing their therapeutic work. But as the mercury rises, a twisted deal starts to go down—threatening to take Dani with it. Like sharks smelling blood, players on both sides of the law circle for the kill. And when charming apex predator Booker joins the frenzy, he may turn out to be the only one on Dani's side.

[Froide]

I chose Redemption Key, despite its being 2nd in a series.