Here is today's selection of free and bargain Kindle books!
It Rains In February: A Wife's Memoir of Love and Loss, by Leila Summers.
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In this memoir of "unquestionable courage and vulnerability," Leila Summers touchingly writes a posthumous letter to her deceased husband. 26 five-star reviews, and free today!
"Poignant.
It Rains in February outlines the fear, pain, love and agony she experience as he was sucked into a vortex of mental illness that eventually resulted in his suicide. What surprised me the most about this epistle is the gentle and honest tone of the writing. The author allows the reader into the most painful and personal moments in her life. She doesn't try to excuse her decisions or behaviour or the behaviour of Stuart, her husband. She simply opens her heart and lets it bleed over the pages. The result is a powerful, honest, loving remembrance." --
Dana, Amazon reviewer
On the 24th of February 2007 my husband, Stuart, drowned himself at sea, leaving me widowed with two young daughters aged six and four. I knew it wasn't an accident, even though the medics and police never suspected suicide. Stuart had been talking about ending his life for a year. His most recent suicide attempt had been only three weeks earlier. Afterwards, he explained that day as the most peaceful day of his life. Sitting next to the dam, he smoked his last cigarette. He drank a hundred sleeping pills and did a final check to make sure everything would look like an accident. The last thing he remembered was swimming out into the crystal clear water. He said that he was no longer scared of dying, that there was nothing scary about it. Living was the scary thing.
It Rains In February: A Wife's Memoir of Love and Loss is the true story of a husband's depression and obsession, not only with another woman, but also with ending his life. In this honest and heartfelt narrative, Leila Summers weaves a compelling tale of the year that led up to Stuart's suicide and the grief, profound loss and self discovery that followed. Although each suicide is unique, this book gives the reader an insider's view from one perspective by way letters and e-mail messages.
246 pages, with a 4-star rating from 48 reviews.
Forbidden Quest (Hypnotic Journey), by Alaina Stanford.
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This engaging fantasy is a free download today!
"This was a great read that follows the theme of starting in the real world and then moving into the fantasy world, similar to Terry Brooks series of Magic Kingdom for sale sold, but the way the characters get there is way different and things go wrong from the get go, escalating the suspense as they try to figure out what happened and how to get back on track. The plot moves at a strong, steady pace and the action scenes are great. The author also uses a really interesting twist in character development that I can't go into, cause that would spoil the surprise. This story is definitely worth the read. I just bought the sequel, so I've got to go start reading it now. " --
Scott Weaver, Amazon reviewer
Wouldn't it be cool to suddenly have the battle skills of a seasoned warrior? Wouldn't that be even better if the battles felt real but there was no physical risk to you? Wouldn't it be perfect if the hypnotist in charge of your session was not insanely evil and using you as a weapon in a plot for revenge?
Four friends, two in love, two in hate enter into a Group Hypnosis study attempting to introduce fantasy adventures to small groups. They are promised a video game type of adventure rescuing an Elf Queen from her crystal prision as elf warriors, a sorceress and a fairy. As soon as they fall under the good doctor's spell they begin to realize the adventure is more real than they could have ever imagined. They find themselves in a hostile world they can't seem to escape from.
133 pages, with a 4-star rating from 8 reviews.
FAIRY TALES OF THE FAR TREE (TILLY'S MISSION), by Debra Danu Matthews.
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This children's book is full of delightful illustrations! Download it free today.
"This is a great fairies tale. Both my 4 and 7 year old granddaughters love it, with delightful illustrations which take you into the fairy world.
Leaves you waiting for the next adventure." --
Rach, Amazon reviewer
“What I wanted to do was bring traditional style fairy stories up to date by placing them into our world” Debra Danu Matthews 2012
Enter the magical world of the Far Tree and meet the extraordinary fairies that live there.
See their tiny houses built on stilts among the leaves of the Far Tree. Go deep into the hollowed out tree to the grand hall and follow the many tunnels that take you to the wonderous workshops as they go about their everyday lives.
In Tilly’s Mission, we meet Tilly, a ditzy, accident-prone, naughty fairy as she goes on her first mission as a tooth fairy.
Everything that can go wrong - goes wrong! She must make things right for both a young girl who has lost her first tooth and the fairies of the Far Tree.
With the help of her friend Chooo, a cloud hopping Blumpalong, and the young girl called Chloe, they set out on an adventure to find the missing tooth. Can she complete her first mission and avoid returning back to fairy school yet again?
The second book is underway and will continue the stories of the Far Tree fairies and introduce new fairies and some strange enchanting characters.
The Fairy Tales of the Far Tree are to be a series of books that explores the fairy world in our modern times. How they use our ideas, mimic technology, interact and live their lives.
Although a series of books they are also written as individual books that can be read independently too.
Constructed in a traditional style of writing that appeals to both parents and children alike! It begins with an outline of the enchanted world and then focus’s on one story of the Far Tree Fairies. This could be a story of an event or an individual fairy or a few fairies. The first book and story is a fast paced and has humour woven through.
The illustrations are enchanting and fresh. They are undertaken using detailed pencil sketch images that are again constructed in a very traditional style initially and then worked in Photoshop to add colour and vibrancy to the final images. The final illustrations are very contemporary and new.
68 pages, with a 4.5-star rating from 2 reviews.
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Common Enemy (Common Denominator), by Richard David Bach.
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Today's bargain book is a fun, fast-paced thriller - priced at 99 cents today!
"It passes the main test of books like these in that it has a very compelling villain - a scary and clever guy. I also enjoyed the exchanges (and building sexual tension) between the two lead characters, they bounced off each other very well. Its no great piece of literature, but its a fun quick read, In fact it would be a perfect for reading on the plane. Looking forward to the next book!" --
Grog, Amazon reviewer
When attractive young women start disappearing from the luxury cruise ships of Camelot Cruise Line at an alarming rate, Viktor Viken, Camelot’s billionaire owner, coerces company lawyer Raam Commoner into doing whatever it takes to stop the seagoing serial killer without a story on the six o’clock news. After a chance but near fatal shipboard encounter, Raam — the tall, good-looking but burned-out womanizer who has been cleaning up after Viktor Viken for years — and Kayman Karl, the smart, beautiful and independent private investigator who has been hired by a distraught father to investigate the cruise line disappearance of his daughter — are compelled to join forces in the search for the motive behind the murders. Opposites attract, but all thoughts of romance are put on hold once it becomes obvious that Kayman fits the profile of previous victims and they must race to find and stop a twisted murderer before he strikes again.
COMMON ENEMY is the first in Richard David Bach’s Common Denominator Series of romantic thrillers chronicling the lives, loves and adventures of Raam Commoner and Kayman Karl. Coming soon … COMMON GROUND and COMMON PLACE.
All aboard for a luxury cruise featuring murder for revenge, murder for fame, and murder for the fun of it.
http://www.richarddavidbach.com
277 pages, with a 4.8-star rating from 4 reviews.
Pieces of a Puzzle (Southhill Sagas), by Jenny Gill.
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This mystery is part of Jenny Gill's Southhill Sagas series, and free today!
Happily married Alison and Mark are chatting about their coming holiday. She goes to the kitchen to finish supper preparations.
When she comes out he has disappeared without a trace, taking nothing with him. She never sees him again.
Then 17 years later a solicitor's letter starts her on a search for answers. She needs to piece together the whole puzzle in order to put it behind her and get on with her life.
This is the first of the Southhill Sagas, set in leafy Surrey, to the south of London.
In the second, Tightrope, a banking executive, who has been happily if uneventfully married to a vicar for twenty seven years, finds herself in a moral dilemma when she unexpectedly falls in love.
In the third, But a Dream, Mags has a very frightening repetitive dream dating from shortly after her heart transplant. Then the dream moves on and she finds herself not only an eye-witness to a murder, but also the victim.
In the fourth, Fisherman’s Dream, Martin’s dream of running his own business sharing his love of fishing, is shattered by a lorry on the motorway. His wife Cilla has to go on, Cilla and the business Martin so loved.
Holding Breath: A Memoir of AIDS' Wildfire Days, by Nancy Bevilaqua.
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Recently listed on "Who Says That Serious Literature Is Dead?", this book is the telling of a caseworker who falls in love with her client, a heroin addict dying of AIDS. Free today.
"Definitely a page turner. While it does cover the life of a man who died of HIV and how he spent the end of his life, what had more impact for me was how a mere 8 months in the late 80s left the author in a world of filled with grief for the next 16 years. How honest she is throughout it. It felt like she has been drowning in this sadness and is finally - and thankfully - coming up for air. You can't help but wish her well and hope this is the beginning of a new chapter for her." --
NYC reader, Amazon reviewer
When they met, David was a 41-year-old heroin addict, homeless and dying of AIDS. The author was a 27-year-old, self-absorbed, bar-hopping would-be poet--and his caseworker. In 1989, in New York City, there was nothing "manageable" about AIDS, and David would have only eight more months to live. Something about him drew her to him until the boundary between "caseworker" and "client" dissolved, and she fell in love with him. Living together in secrecy in his little Lower East Side studio for those final eight months, they hoped for the impossible until it was impossible to hope any more. In the short time they had together--a time that would change them both--they formed a relationship that would, sixteen years later, unexpectedly and with ferocity come back to haunt the author, send her into the full-fledged grief that she had denied herself when David died, and change her life once again.
Please also visit the Holding Breath Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/#!/HoldingBreathAMemoirOfAIDS
and the blog at:
http://holdingbreathmemoir.wordpress.com/
236 pages, with a 4-star rating from 3 reviews.
Miscarriage Of Justice, by Bruce A Borders.
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An ex-con seeks revenge on the female district attorney that prosecuted him, in this thriller. Free today!
"This story was one of the quickest reads I've experienced in the last year. The reason was because I simply couldn't put it down. The main characters were both believable and their motivations were well-developed. There were also enough red-herrings to keep me guessing about the next move on the parts of Ethan and Mariana and I could not have guessed where they would wind up. I never saw the end coming! that made it all the more worthwhile of the time I spent reading it. You are quite the storyteller. I look forward to reading more of your well-crafted books." --
Gary Rose, Amazon reviewer
The justice system is just a system, not a just system.
Sentenced to fifteen years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, Ethan Rafferty has one thing on his mind - payback! With his time up, the ex-con is free to pursue his mission of revenge. The District Attorney, Mariana Clark, who, during the trial suppressed evidence that would've exonerated him, is the focus of his vengeance. Intent on making her life miserable, Ethan employs a variety of tactics to antagonize and torment the woman.
Unable to retaliate through the courts, considering her role in the previous trial, Mariana decides to fight fire with fire. Soon, their feud escalates to a point where neither imagined it would go.
Which one will prevail, Ethan or Mariana? Who will win? Can either? Or, are both of them bound to a destiny produced by a Miscarriage of Justice?
222 pages, with a 4.2-star rating from 4 reviews.
Exercise Sucks! The Secret to Losing Weight Without Really Trying, by Kent Burden.
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Get a different take on weight control and fitness, with this book, free today.
"The author has been a personal trainer for more than 20 years, and he has an impressive list of celebrity clients. So he knows what he's talking about. Anyone who needs to lose weight but just can't stand vigorous exercise, or can't find the time to exercise properly, should read this valuable book." --
Walter Ballenberger, Amazon reviewer
For many people, the title of this book sums up how they feel about working out: Exercise Sucks!
But the reality is that losing weight and keeping it off through diet alone is virtually impossible, which is why most of us fail. To lose the weight and get that lean body you dream about you have to eat well and be active on a regular basis. New research reveals that most of us sit an astounding 7-11 hours every day!
Exercise Sucks! is based on the new science of sedentary studies, which points to the startling conclusion that “exercise” as we know it may not even be the most effective way to lose weight.
This sure-to-be-controversial book will show you how to:
•Change your habits and bring more regular activity to your day, allowing you to burn far more calories than you would “exercising.”
•Bring “real food” that is delicious and healthy back into your life easily!
•Learn movements that can be done at your desk or kitchen counter that will improve strength, flexibility, balance and energize you without breaking a sweat
•Choose foods that will help you lose weight without really trying
•De-stress your life to make weight loss easier and faster
•Make the most out of a short workout program to lose weight fast
Exercise Sucks! will help you lose the weight you want to lose with little or no time spent doing the thing most people hate… exercise.
4.7-star rating from 7 reviews.
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