Affiliate Links for "arcadata"- May 2012

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Here's the new thread for May (*here's a link to my April thread to check out the last bargains I posted there)

Okay, so you may know me since I posted a lot of free and bargain books in this forum. I did add affiliate links to my posts before (the links look like this-> http://www.amazon.com/Fifth-Woman-Wa...ag=arcadata-20), but I've been told that isn't allowed anymore in the main forum. I'll be allowed to continue to post my affiliate links in this personal thread though.

Basically, what happens is that I earn referral fees (starts at 4%) whenever a visitor follows my link to Amazon.com (for example) and then makes a qualifying purchase. It was a pretty good incentive for me to spend time here sharing any freebies and bargains I found since I would get extra money per month to spend on books & apps!

So, hopefully, if you don't mind me getting a commission, you'll come visit this thread and click on my links when you're planning to buy something!

And here's the first deal(s) for May 1!

The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan from Canongate Books (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (May 1) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

Product Description

Jacob is a werewolf and now the last of his species. Deeply distraught and lonely, he contemplates suicide--even knowing it will end a legend thousands of years old. In Jake, Glen Duncan offers a powerful new version of the werewolf legend for the 21st century--a man whose deeds can only be described as monstrous but who is in some magical way deeply human.

Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern from HarperCollins ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (May 1)

*FYI, Amazon has matched Sh*t My Dad Says also at $2.99 for US Kindle

Product Description

Celebrate the Justin Halpern phenomenon with these outrageous rants from his outspoken dad. While you wait for I Suck At Girls (Halpern's new book looking at his checkered relationship history,) revisit his dad's words of wisdom such as: "A parent's only as good as their dumbest kid. If one wins a Nobel Prize but the other gets robbed by a hooker, you failed."

The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide (Interactive Version)byRick Riordan from Disney Book Group ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find for Families (May 1)

Product Description

Whether you're already a dedicated fan, or brand new to the series, The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide is sure to entertain. Filled with fun puzzles, fascinating facts, and exclusive excerpts, you won't be disappointed.

Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep from Kensington Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (May 1) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

Product Description

Gwen Frost has a unique gift: she can know any object's history just by touching it. But after she has a serious magical meltdown, the 17-year-old is sent to Mythos Academy. The school caters to people like her and is filled with myths, magic, and warrior whiz kids.

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The Amazon 100 Kindle Books for $3.99 or Less has updated for May! Check out the new batch of discounts.

Looking for great books at a low price? Browse the newest section of our store--100 Kindle Books for $3.99 or Less--a diverse selection of deals hand-selected by our editors each month.

And P.S. for Paulo Coelho fans, note that some of his books are for sale as low as $0.99 right now! (Kindle US, Kobo)

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Murder Shoots the Bull (Southern Sisters Mysteries) by Anne George (HarperCollins) is $3.99 (US Kindle, iTunes)

*FYI, Murder on a Girls' Night Out (Southern Sisters Mysteries) by Anne George is also discounted down to $1.99 (US Kindle, iTunes). And, the rest of the books in the series are also $3.99!

Product Description
Patricia Anne would swear that either she or her sister Mary Alice were switched at birth, except they were both born at home. Flashy, flirtatious Mary Alice is one foot taller, twice the body weight of Patricia Anne, and three times as likely to do something completely off the wall. But now Mary Alice's impulsive behavior has land them both in the Birmingham jail!

It all begins with a call from their good friend Mitzi Phizer, who's starting an investment club -- kind of a Beardstown Ladies group. Patricia Anne is willing to make a small, conservative investment in a thriving chain of HMOs; Mary Alice is hot to trot to put her money on Viagra. But before the club idea gets off the ground, the sisters spot Mitzi's supposedly faithful husband in a chummy little huddle with a redhead -- and the next thing they know, Arthur is accused of murdering the mystery woman. Nothing about the whole sordid story fits the kind, gently Arthur, and Patricia Anne is doing her best to console her good friends. But when their house catches on fire, and Arthur is shot in a place that won't allow him to even sit down at his own murder trial, the sisters know they have to stand up for the poor fellow. And that means checking out everyone -- from low-down cads to highbrow bank presidents -- to find a no good gun-toting arsonist who believes big money is to kill for.

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Don't Sing at the Table: Life Lessons from My Grandmothers by Adriana Trigiani (HarperCollins) is $2.99 (US Kindle)

Product Description
As devoted readers of Adriana Trigiani's New York Times bestselling novels know, this "seemingly effortless storyteller" (Boston Globe) frequently draws inspiration from her own family history, in particular from the lives of her two remarkable grandmothers, who have found their way into all Trigiani's cherished novels. In Don't Sing at the Table, this much-beloved writer has gathered their estimable life lessons, revealing how her grandmothers' simple values have shaped her own life, sharing the experiences, humor, and wisdom of her beloved mentors to delight readers of all ages.

Lucia Spada Bonicelli (Lucy) and Yolanda Perin Trigiani (Viola) lived through the twentieth century from beginning to end as working women who juggled careers and motherhood. From the factory line to the family table, Lucy and Viola, the very definition of modern women, cut a path for their granddaughter by demonstrating moxie and pluck in their fearless approach to life, love, and overcoming obstacles.

Lucy's and Viola's traditions and spiritual fortitude will encourage you to hold on to the values that make life rich and beautiful. Their entrepreneurial spirit will inspire you to take risks and reap the rewards. And their remarkable resilience in the face of tragedy will be a source of strength and comfort.

Trigiani visits the past to seek answers to the essential questions that define the challenges women face today at work and at home. This is a primer, grand-mother to granddaughter, filled with everyday wisdom and life lessons that are truly "tiramisu for the soul" (The Examiner), handed down with care and built to last.

Includes an excerpt from Adriana Trigian's novel The Shoemaker’s Wife.

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Several books by Jerrilyn Farmer from the Madeline Bean Culinary/Catering Mystery series are also down to $1.99 - $3.99 (US Kindle)!

($1.99)

Dim Sum Dead: A Madeline Bean Culinary Mystery (A Madeline Bean Catering Mystery)

($3.99)

Sympathy for the Devil (Madeline Bean Culinary Mystery)

Perfect Sax: A Madeline Bean Novel (Madeline Bean Culinary Mystery)

Mumbo Gumbo: A Madeline Bean Novel (Madeline Bean Culinary Mystery)

Immaculate Reception: A Madeline Bean Catering Mystery (Madeline Bean Mysteries)

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The Map of True Places by Brunonia Barry (HarperCollins) is $2.99 (US Kindle)

Product Description
Brunonia Barry, the New York Times bestselling author of The Lace Reader, offers an emotionally compelling novel about finding your true place in the world.

Zee Finch has come a long way from a motherless childhood spent stealing boats—a talent that earned her the nickname Trouble. She's now a respected psychotherapist working with the world-famous Dr. Liz Mattei. She's also about to marry one of Boston's most eligible bachelors. But the suicide of Zee's patient Lilly Braedon throws Zee into emotional chaos and takes her back to places she though she'd left behind.

What starts as a brief visit home to Salem after Lilly's funeral becomes the beginning of a larger journey for Zee. Her father, Finch, long ago diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, has been hiding how sick he really is. His longtime companion, Melville, has moved out, and it now falls to Zee to help her father through this difficult time. Their relationship, marked by half-truths and the untimely death of her mother, is strained and awkward.

Overwhelmed by her new role, and uncertain about her future, Zee destroys the existing map of her life and begins a new journey, one that will take her not only into her future but into her past as well. Like the sailors of old Salem who navigated by looking at the stars, Zee has to learn to find her way through uncharted waters to the place she will ultimately call home.

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Several books by Katie MacAlister are down to $0.99 - $3.99 (US Kindle)!

($0.99)

Noble Destiny (Noble Historical Novel)

The Trouble With Harry (Noble Historical Novel)

Noble Intentions (Noble Historical Novel)

Suffragette in the City

Bring Out Your Dead (Dark Ones Novels)

Lifestyles of the Rich and Undead (Pre-order)

($3.99)

A Girl's Guide to Vampires (Dark Ones)

Sex and the Single Vampire (The Dark Ones)

Sex, Lies, and Vampires (The Dark Ones)

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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski is $2.99 (US Kindle, iTunes)

Description

Amazon Best of the Month, June 2008

Born mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his parents on their farm in remote northern Wisconsin. For generations, the Sawtelles have raised and trained a fictional breed of dog whose thoughtful companionship is epitomized by Almondine, Edgar's lifelong friend and ally. But with the unexpected return of Claude, Edgar's paternal uncle, turmoil consumes the Sawtelles' once peaceful home. When Edgar's father dies suddenly, Claude insinuates himself into the life of the farm—and into Edgar's mother's affections. Grief-stricken and bewildered, Edgar tries to prove Claude played a role in his father's death, but his plan backfires—spectacularly. Forced to flee into the vast wilderness lying beyond the farm, Edgar comes of age in the wild, fighting for his survival and that of the three yearling dogs who follow him. But his need to face his father's murderer and his devotion to the Sawtelle dogs turn Edgar ever homeward. David Wroblewski is a master storyteller, and his breathtaking scenes—the elemental north woods, the sweep of seasons, an iconic American barn, a fateful vision rendered in the falling rain—create a riveting family saga, a brilliant exploration of the limits of language, and a compulsively readable modern classic.

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All fifteen of Joanne Pence's Angie Amalfi Mystery series are down to $3.99 (US Kindle) from Avon/HarperCollins!

Here's the Amazon search link.

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Falling Together by Marisa de los Santos (William Morrow) is $2.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description

What if saying hello to an old friend meant saying good-bye to life as you know it?

It’s been six years since Pen Calloway watched her best friends walk out of her life. And through the birth of her daughter, the death of her father, and the vicissitudes of single motherhood, she has never stopped missing them.

Pen, Cat, and Will met on their first day of college and formed what seemed like a magical and lifelong bond, only to see their friendship break apart amid the realities of adulthood. When, after years of silence, Cat—the bewitching, charismatic center of their group—e-mails Pen and Will with an urgent request to meet at their college reunion, they can’t refuse. But instead of a happy reconciliation, what awaits is a collision of past and present that sends Pen and Will, with Pen’s five-year-old daughter and Cat’s hostile husband in tow, on a journey across the world.

With her trademark wit, vivid prose, and gift for creating authentic, captivating characters, Marisa de los Santos returns with an emotionally resonant novel about our deepest human connections. As Pen and Will struggle to uncover the truth about Cat, they find more than they bargained for: startling truths about who they were before and who they are now. They must confront the reasons their friendship fell apart and discover how—and if—it can ever fall back together.

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The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean (HarperCollins) is $2.99 (US Kindle, iTunes)

Description

Bit by bit, the ravages of age are eroding Marina's grip on the everyday. An elderly Russian woman now living in America, she cannot hold on to fresh memories- —the details of her grown children's lives, the approaching wedding of her grandchild— - yet her distant past is miraculously preserved in her mind's eye. Vivid images of her youth in war-torn Leningrad arise unbidden, carrying her back to the terrible fall of 1941, when she was a tour guide at the Hermitage Museum and the German army's approach signaled the beginning of what would be a long, torturous siege on the city. As the people braved starvation, bitter cold, and a relentless German onslaught, Marina joined other staff members in removing the museum's priceless masterpieces for safekeeping, leaving the frames hanging empty on the walls to symbolize the artworks' eventual return. As the Luftwaffe's bombs pounded the proud, stricken city, Marina built a personal Hermitage in her mind - —a refuge that would stay buried deep within her, until she needed it once more. . . .

Includes an excerpt from Debra Deans The Mirrored World.

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FYI, Shirley Damsgaard's An Ophelia and Abby Mystery series is down to $1.99 - $3.99 (US Kindle)!

($1.99)

Witch Hunt (Ophelia & Abby Mysteries, No. 4) (An Ophelia and Abby Mystery)

($3.99)

Witch Way to Murder (Ophelia & Abby Mysteries, No. 1) (An Ophelia and Abby Mystery)

Charmed to Death (Ophelia & Abby Mysteries, No. 2) (An Ophelia and Abby Mystery)

The Trouble with Witches (Ophelia & Abby Mysteries, No. 3) (An Ophelia and Abby Mystery)

The Witch Is Dead (Ophelia & Abby Mysteries, No. 5) (An Ophelia and Abby Mystery)

The Witch's Grave (Ophelia & Abby Mysteries, No. 6) (An Ophelia and Abby Mystery)

The Seventh Witch (Ophelia & Abby Mysteries, No. 7) (An Ophelia and Abby Mystery)

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Night of the Living Deb (Debutante Dropout) by Susan McBride (HarperCollins) is $1.99 (US Kindle, iTunes)

Description
Renegade rich girl Andy Kendricks isn't the belle of any Dallas ball—and that's just the way the debutante dropout likes it! She's got a good life and a great man: her defense attorney boyfriend, Brian Malone. Brian's such a straight arrow that he had to be dragged kicking and screaming to a close friend's bachelor party at a sleazy local "gentleman's club." So why is the groom-to-be saying that Brian left the bacchanal arm-in-arm with "the hottest body in the Lone Star State?" And what was that hot body doing stone-cold dead in the trunk of Brian's car? And where is Brian anyway? The cops are looking for Andy's allegedly unfaithful/possibly homicidal beau who hasn't been seen since the party. But Andy can't believe her upstanding lover is a murdering fool, and she's determined to prove it—though she might end up with a lot more broken than just her heart.

Too Pretty to Die (Debutante Dropout) by Susan McBride (HarperCollins) is $3.99 (US Kindle, iTunes)

Description

They call them "pretty parties," and they're the latest rage among Dallas debutantes—get-togethers with light refreshments, heavy gossip, and Dr. Sonja Madhavi and her magic Botox needles. Former socialite Andy Kendricks normally wouldn't be caught dead at such an event, but she's attending as a favor to her friend Janet, a society reporter in search of a juicy story. And boy does she find one when aging beauty queen Miranda DuBois bursts into the room—drunk, disorderly, and packing a pistol. Miranda's wrinkles have seen better days, and she blames it all on Dr. Madhavi. Luckily, Andy calms her down and gets her home to bed . . . where she's found dead the next morning. The police suspect suicide, but Andy knows that no former pageant girl would give up that easily. She's determined to find Miranda's killer herself, but she'll have to be careful. After all, Botox can make you look younger, but it can't bring you back from the grave.

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Better Off Wed (Annabelle Archer) by Laura Durham (HarperCollins) is $3.99 (US Kindle)

Product Description

The murder of a particularly difficult mother-of-the-bride has cast a pall on wedding planner Annabelle Archer's latest triumph -- and suspicion falls heavily on her sometime-business partner and friend Richard Gerard. Annabelle knows that even her trusted wedding emergency kit won't be able to salvage their careers if she and Richard can't find the real culprit.

It's no easy task since the slain matron was perhaps the most hated socialite in D.C., but Annabelle navigates through the city's colorful wedding industry and powerful social scene on the deadly trail of a killer. Always the bridal consultant and never the bride, she's seen her fair share of bouquet tosses. But there's no telling what surprises a ruthless killer will throw her way if she gets too close.

To Love and To Perish (Annabelle Archer Mysteries) by Laura Durham (HarperCollins) is $3.99 (US Kindle)

Product Description

Everyone knows that planning a wedding can be murder, but when top D.C. wedding planner Annabelle Archer finds an old nemesis hanging by a bridal veil in a hotel ballroom, she's shocked to discover that wedding planners can be murdered as well! Carolyn McCrabe was D.C.'s grande dame of wedding planning and made more than a few enemies in her day, but because many of the hotel staff saw Carolyn and Annabelle arguing only minutes before the aging diva's demise, Annabelle is immediately pegged as the prime suspect. Determined to shake the suspicion from their beloved colleague and friend, Annabelle's flirtatious assistant Kate, flamboyant caterer Richard, and the always–fabulous hairdresser Fern team up to investigate other suspects. But when another wedding planner is found murdered––strangled by a curling iron cord at an industry party––Annabelle realizes that she might not only be a suspect, but a crazed killer's next victim as well.

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FYI, a bunch of today's Kindle Daily Deal author Jennifer Estep's books are likewise discounted down to $0.99 - $2.99 (US Kindle)

Here's the Amazon search link.