Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Roaring Deals: Week of August 28

First, some news! 

I'm excited to announce the next Timeless Romance Anthology, which is right around the corner!

It's called A Yuletide Regency, and features (of course!) Regency-era Christmas stories. It'll be available on November 2, at just the right time to get you into the mood of the season—and to knock out a few Christmas gifts to boot!

Today readers can get their first view of the cover and pre-order it!

This collection features six novellas:


  • Three by the series founders (Heather B. Moore, Sarah M. Eden, and me—Annette Lyon)
  • Three other novellas by guest contributors Jen Geigle Johnson, Regina Scott, and Krista Lynne Jensen

ALL focused on a Regency Christmas season. (Fun, right? We thought so!) 

Here's the Cover: 



**FLAIL** ISN'T IT PRETTY?!


Pre-order your copy of A Yuletide Regency for $4.99, and it'll download to your device automatically on Release Day, November 2!


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Now, on to this week's deals! 


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Hoda: How I Survived War Zones, Bad Hair, Cancer, and Kathie Lee, by Hoda Kotb

Hoda Kotb grew up in two cultures—one where summers meant playing at the foot of the ancient
pyramids and another where she had to meet her junior prom date at the local 7-Eleven to spare them both the wrath of her conservative Egyptian parents. She’s traveled the globe for network television, smuggling videotapes in her shoes and stepping along roads riddled with land mines.

She’s weathered the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, and a personal Category 5 as well: divorce and breast cancer in the same year. And if that’s not scary enough, she then began co-hosting the fourth hour of Today with Kathie Lee Gifford. (Oh, c’mon, KLG! That’s funny . . . put down the huge pour of Chardonnay and laugh with us.)

Hoda's memoir is on sale for 99 cents, down from $16.00!


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Forest Born, by Shannon Hale

By New York Times bestselling author Shannon Hale:

Ever since her brother Razo introduced her to the trees, Rin has turned to them for peace or reassurance, even direction—that is, until the day they seem to reject her. Rin is sure something is wrong with her, something that is keeping her from feeling at home in the Forest, from trusting herself with anyone at all.


Determined to find a new sense of self, Rin accompanies Razo into the city, where she discovers that a mysterious threat haunts Bayern. She joins with three magical girls—Isi, Enna, and Dasha—as they venture toward the kingdom of Kel . . . where someone wants them dead

Get Forest Born for only 99 cents here.

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The Runaway Children, by Sandy Taylor 
#1 bestseller in Family Saga

A heart-wrenching, unforgettable story of two evacuee sisters during the Second World War… Perfect for fans of Orphan Train, Nadine Dorries and Diney Costeloe. 

Sisters Nell and Olive struggle to adjust to life as World War II evacuees in England and soon discover that living in the countryside isn’t always idyllic. When little Olive’s safety is threatened by a boy at Hackers Farm, Nell makes a decision that will change their lives forever…

They must run from danger and try to find their way home. Together the two girls hold each other’s hands as they begin their perilous journey across bombed-out Britain.

Get this historical fiction title for 99 cents instead of $9.00.


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Sold on a Monday, by Kristina McMorris

From New York Times bestselling author Kristina McMorris: The sign reading 2 CHILDREN FOR SALE is a last resort. 

It sits on a farmhouse porch in 1931, but could be found anywhere in an era of breadlines, bank runs and broken dreams. For struggling reporter Ellis Reed, the gut-wrenching scene evokes memories of his family’s dark past. He snaps a photograph of the children, not meant for publication. But when it leads to his big break, the consequences are more devastating than he ever imagined.

Inspired by an actual newspaper photograph that stunned the nation, Sold on a Monday is a powerful novel of love, redemption, and the unexpected paths that bring us home.



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My Antonia, by Willa Cather

Working in the fields of waving grass and tall corn that dot the Great Plains, Ántonia forges the durable spirit that will carry her through the challenges she faces when she moves to the city.

But only when she returns to the prairie does she recover her strength and regain a sense of purpose in life. In the quiet, probing depth of Willa Cather's art, Ántonia's story becomes a mobbing elegy to those whose persistence and strength helped build the American frontier.





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The Heist (Fox and O'Hare Series, Book 1), by Janet Evanovich

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Janet Evanovich, #1 bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum novels, and Lee Goldberg, bestselling author and television writer for Monk:

The first adventure in an electrifying series featuring an FBI agent who always gets her man, and a fearless con artist who lives for the chase.

BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg's The Chase!



Buy the Kindle version here for only $2.99.


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Ghosts of the ETO: American Tactical Decepti1on Units in the European Theater, 1944 -1945, by Jonathan Gawne

The #1 bestseller on Amazon for Military Special Forces. No history of the war in Europe has ever taken into account the actions of the men of the US 23rd Special Troops.

These men took part in over 22 deception operations against the German Army. Some of these operations had tremendous impact upon how the battles in Europe were fought.

The men who participated in these actions were sworn to secrecy for 50 years, and are only now willing to talk about their role.


Click here to learn about this fascinating element of WWII for 99 cents.


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Know of a sale I missed?

Let me know in the comments!


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Disclaimer: If I find new deals throughout the week after the post has gone live, I'll update it and note anything new. As always, the responsibility to confirm any price before purchase is up to the reader. Titles listed in deals posts may or may not be ones I've read, and determining what books are right for you, including any content issues, is also the reader's responsibility. Posts include Amazon affiliate links. 

Monday, August 20, 2018

Roaring Deals: Week of August 20th


Got the kids back to school? Great!


Now you can stock up on these book deals and READ!



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Tuesdays at the Castle, by Jessica Day George

An absolutely delightful book, especially if you read it aloud with your kids, by a New York Times bestseller:

Tuesdays at Castle Glower are Princess Celia's favorite days. That's because on Tuesdays the castle adds a new room, a turret, or sometimes even an entire wing to itself. No one ever knows what the castle will do next, and no one - other than Celia, that is - takes time to map out the new additions. But when King and Queen Glower are ambushed and reportedly killed, it's up to Celia with her secret knowledge of the Castle's many twists and turns, to protect their home and save their kingdom.


Get Tuesdays at the Castle for only $1.99.


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Sale on All THREE Camille Di Maio Historical Titles!



The ebooks are all $1.99, and the paperbacks are on sale too, some at deeper discounts than others.

The Memory of Us 

Ebook only $1.99. (Reg price: $4.99)
Paperback $10.99. (Regularly $14.95)

The Way of Beauty

Ebook only $1.99. (Reg price: $4.99)
Paperback $7.99. (Regularly $14.95)   <<< Great paperback deal


Before the Rain Falls

Ebook on sale for $1.99. (Regularly $4.99)
Paperback on sale for $6.99. (Regularly $14.95)  <<< Great paperback deal

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My Favorite Read This Summer: Still on Sale! 

The Marsh King's Daughter, by Karen Dione


This one was included in last week's post, and it's still on sale, so if you missed it then, you can snag it now!

The Marsh King's Daughter is suspense, thriller, family drama, and women's fiction. All of them. Really. Add to that a dose of Finnish culture and a Scandinavian fairy tale (and that's not counting the awards and bestseller status!), and it's a recipe for a book I love.




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Secrets of a Charmed Life, by Susan Meissner


The author of A Bridge Across the Ocean and The Last Year of the War journeys from the present day to World War II England, as two sisters are separated by the chaos of wartime...

#1 seller in Sisters Fiction 

Now on sale for $1.99.





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The Autistic Brain: 

Thinking Across the Spectrum, by Temple Grandin


A cutting-edge account of the latest science of autism, from the best-selling author and advocate.

When Temple Grandin was born in 1947, autism had only just been named. Today it is more prevalent than ever, with one in 88 children diagnosed on the spectrum. And our thinking about it has undergone a transformation in her lifetime: Autism studies have moved from the realm of psychology to neurology and genetics, and there is far more hope today than ever before thanks to groundbreaking new research into causes and treatments. Now Temple Grandin reports from the forefront of autism science, bringing her singular perspective to a thrilling journey into the heart of the autism revolution.

On sale for $2.99.

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Seven Days in May, by Kim Izzo

For readers of Kate Williams, Beatriz Williams and Jennifer Robson, a captivating novel of love and resilience during the Great War, inspired by the author’s family history.

Get Seven Days in May for only $1.99.




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Wreckage and Working Fire by Emily Bleeker

These were also on last week's post, and their sale is still going on as the author's next release approaches! 

(If you're already a fan of Emily Bleeker's work, pre-order The Waiting Room, here. Release date: August 28th.)  








About Wreckage

Lillian Linden is a liar. On the surface, she looks like a brave survivor of a plane crash. But she’s been lying to her family, her friends, and the whole world since rescue helicopters scooped her and her fellow survivor, Dave Hall, off a deserted island in the South Pacific. Missing for almost two years, the castaways are thrust into the spotlight after their rescue, becoming media darlings overnight. But they can’t tell the real story—so they lie.


About Working Fire:

Working Fire is about the relationship between two sisters and how their past informs the present. One sister is shot during a home invasion . . . and the other is the paramedic called to the scene. 

Working Fire is on sale for $1.99


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Sojourner Truth: American Abolitionist, by W. Terry Whalin

In this novelized biography of Sojourner Truth, you’ll get to know the tall, powerful former slave whose biblically based call for equality—for both blacks and women—secured her a place in American history.

Appropriate for readers from junior high through adult, helpful for believers of any background, these biographies encourage greater Christian commitment through the example of heroes like Sojourner Truth.

Learn about Sojourner Truth's life for just 99 cents

(Regular ebook price: $4.99)



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SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!

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Weekly Deals Disclaimer: The responsibility to confirm any price before purchase is up to the reader. Titles listed in deals posts may or may not be ones I've read, and determining what books are right for you, including any content issues, is also the reader's responsibility. Posts include Amazon affiliate links. 

Monday, August 13, 2018

Roaring Deals: Week of August 13, 2018

A few days ago, I found some awesome deals on books by authors I LOVE. I added them to last week's post, but worried that many readers would miss them. 


Fortunately for everyone, they're still on sale! Emily Bleeker and Kate Moretti are some of the best Women's Fiction writers publishing today. Trust me when I say you'll want their books!

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Wreckage and Working Fire by Emily Bleeker

Her next book comes out later this month, so read one these now to see if (rather, THAT) you'd like to read her new one! 

Snag her upcoming release, The Waiting Room, here. (I've already ordered my copy. It releases on August 28th.) 








Wreckage is one of those rare novels where I could not fathom how the author would end the story in a way that I'd be happy with, yet she managed to do just that. It's also the even rarer book that I couldn't put down. As a career author and editor, I regularly read books in tiny snippets of time and easily put books down. Not this one!

About Wreckage
Lillian Linden is a liar. On the surface, she looks like a brave survivor of a plane crash. But she’s been lying to her family, her friends, and the whole world since rescue helicopters scooped her and her fellow survivor, Dave Hall, off a deserted island in the South Pacific. Missing for almost two years, the castaways are thrust into the spotlight after their rescue, becoming media darlings overnight. But they can’t tell the real story—so they lie.



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Working Fire
 is Bleeker's third book (her second book, When I'm Gone, is on sale for $4.99, and I love it to pieces). 


Working Fire is about the relationship between two sisters and how their past informs the present. One sister is shot during a home invasion . . . and the other is the paramedic called to the scene. 




The Vanishing Year, by Kate Moretti

Zoe Whittaker is living a charmed life: wife of a handsome Wall Street tycoon, a member of Manhattan’s social elite, a perfect Tribeca penthouse in the city, and more.

What no one knows is that five years ago, Zoe’s life was in danger. Back then, Zoe wasn’t Zoe at all. Now her secrets are coming back to haunt her.

As the past and present collide, Zoe must decide who she can trust before she—whoever she is—vanishes completely.

A “dark, twisty, edge-of-your-seat suspense” (Karen Robards)



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The Marsh King's Daughter, by Karen Dione

My favorite read this summer! 

This book could be classified as suspense, thriller, family drama, and women's fiction. All of them. Really. Add to that a dose of Finnish culture and a Scandinavian fairy tale (and that's not counting the awards and bestseller status!), and it's a recipe for a book I love.



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Torch, by Cheryl Strayed

Remember the memoir Wild and the movie of the same name starring Reese Witherspoon? (Remember Loralai attempting the same hike along the Pacific Crest Trail?) 

This book is by the same author, and it's her first published novel:

"Work hard. Do good. Be incredible!" is the advice Teresa Rae Wood shares with the listeners of her local radio show, Modern Pioneers, and the advice she strives to live by every day. She has fled a bad marriage and rebuilt a life with her two children and their caring stepfather, Bruce. But when they received unexpected news that Teresa, only 38, is dying of cancer, their lives all begin to unravel and drift apart. Strayed's intimate portraits in a time of crisis show the varying truths of grief, forgiveness, and the beautiful terrors of learning how to keep living.

Torch is on sale for $1.99

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Summer Sisters, by Judy Blume

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 
From the author many of us grew up reading comes an adult title: 

Decades ago, Vix's world changes forever when Caitlin chooses her as a friend. Dazzling, reckless Caitlin welcomed Vix into the heart of her sprawling, eccentric family, opening doors to a world of unimaginable privilege on Martha’s Vineyard, where they become “summer sisters.”
Years later, Caitlin is getting married, and the early magic of their long, complicated friendship has faded. Caitlin begs Vix to come to her wedding as her maid of honor. Vix agrees to go. She wants to understand what happened during their last shattering summer, and after all these years, she needs to know why her summer sister still has the power to break her heart.


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The War of Art, by Steven Pressfield 

If you've known me long, you've probably heard me gush about this book. I found it thanks to bestie and accountability partner Luisa, and it promptly changed the way I think about writing. I own the paperback as well as the ebook so that if I need a kick in the pants when I'm not in my office, I can read it on my phone. 

This is a great book for anyone struggling with a creative endeavor, which is almost everyone! 

It's on sale for only $1.49. That's a screaming deal!


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The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien

If you've ever felt intimidated at the thought of reading Tolkien, then The Hobbit is for you. It's his shortest and simplest story, and it has far fewer mythological tangents and other things that make the The Lord of the Rings trilogy a bit denser.  This book is essentially a prequel to the trilogy.

Note: If you've fallen in love with the three-film adaptation, know that most of it was made up whole cloth by Peter Jackson. The first film of the three is the closest to the source material. It covers about 75% of the novel. Seriously. 



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1984, by George Orwell

Another sale on huge classic. This book is one of the first ever in the dystopian genre. In many respects, it defined the genre. 

If you haven't read this one, you really need to, if nothing else than for the sake of cultural literacy. (For example:  many things come from this book that you might not even be aware of, including the concept of the government as "Big Brother.")

It's so well done, and it's both a fascinating and disturbing read. (It also has one of the best first lines ever.) 


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SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!


Weekly Deals Disclaimer: The responsibility to confirm any price before purchase is up to the reader. Titles listed in deals posts may or may not be ones I've read, and determining what books are right for you, including any content issues, is also the reader's responsibility. Posts include Amazon affiliate links. 

Tuesday, August 07, 2018

Roaring Deals: Week of August 6

***MID-WEEK UPDATES!***

THREE awesome books are on sale now by two of my favorite authors! 

Wreckage & Working Fire by Emily Bleeker

Her next book comes out later this month, so read one these now to see if (rather, THAT) you'd like to read her new one! 
(If so, order The Waiting Room here.)




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The Vanishing Year, by Kate Moretti








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This week's post is a day late, but these deals should make the wait worth it!



Rebooting My Brain: How a Freak Aneurysm Reframed My Life, by Maria Ross


Funny, touching and real, this book not only shares an inspirational story of transformation but reveals the surprising effects of brain injury…and explores the question, “How do our brains define who we are?”

This is the true story of what happens when you get yanked out of your life by a crisis―and have to get back on the ride all over again. Maria Ross shares how the relentless pace of her life came to a screeching halt when an undetected brain aneurysm ruptured and nearly killed her. Along her stubborn road back to health, her resulting cognitive and emotional challenges forced her―sometimes kicking and screaming―to reframe her life, her work, and her identity.

With humor and heart, Ross shares what it was like being blind for six weeks, how a TV crime drama and a brain-games website played key roles in her recovery, and why a handmade necklace helped her regain her sense of self.




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I'll Be Your Blue Sky, by Marisa de los Santos

From a New York Times bestselling author: After her elderly friend Edith passes away and Clare inherits her old house, she finds two mysterious ledgers hidden beneath the kitchen sink. Edith, it seems, was no ordinary woman—and Blue Sky House no ordinary place. Clare begins to piece together the story of Blue Sky House—a decades-old mystery more complex and tangled than she could have imagined. As she peels back the layers of Edith’s life, Clare discovers a story of dark secrets, passionate love, heartbreaking sacrifice, and incredible courage. She also makes startling discoveries about herself: where she’s come from, where she’s going, and what—and who—she loves.

Get I'll Be Your Blue Sky for $1.99


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The House at Tyneford, by Natasha Solomons


Fans of Downton Abbey will love this sweeping New York Times bestselling historical novel of love and loss. 

The start of an affair, the end of an era.

It’s the spring of 1938 and no longer safe to be a Jew in Vienna. Nineteen-year-old Elise Landau is forced to leave her glittering life of parties and champagne to become a parlor maid in England. She arrives at Tyneford, the great house on the bay, where servants polish silver and serve drinks on the lawn. But war is coming, and the world is changing. When the master of Tyneford’s young son, Kit, returns home, he and Elise strike up an unlikely friendship that will transform Tyneford—and Elise—forever.

The House at Tyneford is on sale for $1.99


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Driftnet, Torch, and Deadly Code, by Lin Anderson


"A crime series as addictive as crack."


Forensic Scientist Dr. Rhona Macleod Series Books 1 & 2 only $2.99 each.

Book 3 only 99 cents!

In you live the UK, each title is only 99p.

Check out the first three books on sale:
DRIFTNET ($2.99)
TORCH ($2.99)
DEADLY CODE (99 cents)


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The Lonely Life: An Autobiography, by Bette Davis

Originally published in 1962 and updated in the 1980s to bring the story up to the end of Bette Davis's, The Lonely Life is the legendary silver screen actress's riveting account of her life, loves, and marriagesnow in ebook for the first time, and updated with an afterword she wrote just before her death.

Read about her Yankee childhood, her rise to stardom in Hollywood, the birth of her beloved children, and the uncompromising choices she made along the way to succeedall the heartbreak, all the drama, and all the love she experienced at every stage of her extraordinary life.

By the incomparable Bette Davis.

Her autobiography is on sale for $2.99



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Hunting Hour, by Margaret Mizushima


Deputy Mattie Cobb is in a dark place and has withdrawn from Cole Walker and his family to work on issues from her past. When she and her K-9 partner, Robo, get called to track a missing junior high student, they find the girl dead on Smoker’s Hill behind the high school, and Mattie must head to the Walker home to break the bad news. But that’s only the start of trouble in Timber Creek, because soon another girl goes missing—and this time it’s one of Cole’s daughters.

Knowing that each hour a child remains missing lessens the probability of finding her alive, Mattie and Robo lead the hunt while Cole and community volunteers join in to search everything—to no avail. It seems that someone has snatched all trace of the Walker girl from their midst, including her scent. Grasping at straws, Mattie and Robo follow a phoned-in tip into the dense forest, where they hope to find a trace of the girl and rescue her alive. But when Robo does catch her scent, it leads them to information that challenges everything they thought they knew about the case.

Get Hunting Hour for $1.99


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Broken Angel (Chronicles of a Supernatural Huntsman Book 1), by Alex Apostol

THE THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT ARE REAL.

When Kamlyn was nineteen and seven months pregnant, her parents died in a car accident. When she was twenty-four, and her son was five years old, he was murdered before her eyes by a cloaked figure in the middle of the night.

When a mysterious neighbor sees her weeping on the sidewalk, he picks her up and introduces her to a new world. She goes with him to the Chamber of Darkness, an underground society, where she learns to fight evil beings and creatures as a Huntsman. Her sole motivation to complete her training is getting revenge on the demon that killed her little boy.

But while she's there, she realizes there are other beings that threaten the way of life on earth. Prophetic dreams reveal there is a mysterious traitor in the Chamber's headquarters and he's trying to get his hands on a goblet that will open the portal to the demon world, unleashing them all on the humans.

Get Broken Angel, the first book in the series for FREE.



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Disclaimer: If I find new deals throughout the week after the post has gone live, I'll update it and note anything new. As always, the responsibility to confirm any price before purchase is up to the reader. Titles listed in deals posts may or may not be ones I've read, and determining what books are right for you, including any content issues, is also the reader's responsibility. Posts include Amazon affiliate links. 

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