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The Orphan Collector: a Novel
From the internationally bestselling author of What She Left Behind, a powerful tale of upheaval, resilience and hope set in Philadelphia during the 1918 Spanish Flu outbreak—the deadly pandemic that went on to infect one-third of the world’s population… In the fall of 1918, thirteen-year-old German immigrant Pia Lange longs to be far from Philadelphia’s overcrowded slums and the anti-immigrant sentiment that compelled her father to enlist in the U.S. Army. But as her city celebrates the end of war, an even more urgent threat arrives: the Spanish flu. Funeral crepe and quarantine signs appear on doors as victims drop dead in the streets and desperate survivors wear white masks to ward off illness. When food runs out in the cramped tenement she calls home, Pia must venture alone into the quarantined city in search of supplies, leaving her baby brothers behind. Bernice Groves has become lost in grief and bitterness since her baby died from the Spanish flu. Watching Pia leave her brothers alone, Bernice makes a shocking, life-altering decision. It becomes her sinister mission to tear families apart when they’re at their most vulnerable, planning to transform the city’s orphans and immigrant children into what she feels are “true Americans.” Waking in a makeshift hospital days after collapsing in the street, Pia is frantic to return home. Instead, she is taken to St. Vincent’s Orphan Asylum – the first step in a long and arduous journey. As Bernice plots to keep the truth hidden at any cost in the months and years that follow, Pia must confront her own shame and fear, risking everything to see justice – and love – triumph at last. Powerful, harrowing, and ultimately exultant, The Orphan Collector is a story of love, resilience, and the lengths we will go to protect those who need us most.$0.00$6.99 -
Stateless
When you’re born without a trace, no one knows you’re a weapon. I lie for her. I hunt for her. I kill for her. And above all, I betray my mission for her. She doesn’t know why. She doesn’t care why. I do. Treason comes in many forms. Love is one of them. Our training taught me to be a sociopath. A machine. A pawn. Nothing more than a tool for a larger goal, without attachments or feelings. Our teachers forgot one important detail: Pawns shouldn’t have hearts. Yet we do. It turns out our emotions are our greatest weapon. And I know exactly where mine are aimed. The first in an all-new series by USA Today bestselling author Meli Raine.$0.00$9.99 -
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Still Kicking: a Lainie Lovett Mystery
Lainie Lovett has three passions: her two nearly-grown children, her fourth-grade students at the Hopwell School, and the Rockettes, her recreational soccer team. One evening after soccer practice, she’s startled to spot the husband of one of her teammates canoodling with another woman in a local eatery. She’s even more shocked when he turns up dead the next day. And more shocked yet when she winds up under suspicion as an accessory to murder. But Lainie is smart and she’s stubborn. She’ll figure out who killed her teammate’s husband—if she can stay out of jail, if she can stay alive, and if she can hang onto her sense of humor. “Still Kicking is a wonderful, fast-paced, cozy, page turner that will keep your interest to the last page.” – The Midwest Book Review “ Lainie Lovett is smart, sassy, and up to her shin guards in trouble when she offers evidence to the police during a murder investigation. Suddenly she’s the suspect! Don’t miss this mystery, or you’ll kick yourself for it!” Lorna Barrett, New York Times bestselling author$0.00$17.95 -
My Mum is a Loser (The Barry Loser Series)
Look! Another keel short story by me, Barry Loser, the best book-writer in the whole wide world amen! This one is about my mum and her tea towel. And there’s also a bit about a giant robot octopus. Praise for my other book, I am not a Loser, which is about 8 million times longer than this one: ‘Brilliant’ – My mum ‘Amazing’ – Also my mum$0.00$2.99 -
Dragon Speaker
Everyone knows this story: an unlikely young hero is chosen by divine providence to save the world from a terrible evil. Except Keriya Nameless is crippled, without the ability to wield magic—in fact, she's the only person who doesn't have powers of her own. The god who chose her is a mysterious dragon with a knack for exploiting loopholes in rules. Oh, and that terrible evil the world needs to be saved from? Maybe it’s not quite as evil as everyone says. As Keriya ventures into the magical realm of Allentria, she learns things aren't black-and-white, and not everything is what it appears to be. Her quest would test the courage of even the bravest hero, and as the chosen Dragon Speaker, she quickly learns she's at the center of an age-old war . . . A war that will decide the fate of everything.$0.00$12.99 -
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Dead to the Max
Thirty-something, down-on-her-luck accountant Max Starr has the unfortunate gift of being psychic, a newly-discovered wrinkle in her already messed-up life. Her husband, Cameron, is dead, killed in a botched 7-11 robbery two years ago. She’s cut herself off from friends, moved out of her San Francisco home in favor of a studio apartment, and dumped her flourishing career as a CPA to do temp work. And now Max has developed an annoying penchant for attracting the spirits of murdered women. Okay, they possess her. And to exorcize them, Max must unmask their killers. But how?! By stepping into the void their deaths created, taking their jobs, befriending the loved ones they left behind. Max goes wherever she has to go and does whatever she has to do, with a lot of help from the ghost of her late husband Cameron and hunky and very enticing Detective Witt Long. In Dead to the Max, Book 1 in the Max Starr series, Max steps into the shoes of a murdered accountant and starts to learn that even supposedly boring accountants can have secret lives and secret desires. Max just has to hope the secrets she uncovers don’t get her killed, too. “Dead to the Max” is Book 1 in the contemporary paranormal romance/mystery Max Starr series, contains some erotic elements, and is approximately 82,000 words. This book contains the following bonus material: Excerpts from the next Max Starr mystery, “Evil To The Max,” “Somebody’s Lover,” and “Twisted by Love.” Previously published in 2003 as Dead to the Max by JB Skully from LiquidSilverBook. Contains super sexy material. REVIEWS for the Max Starr series: “4 Hearts! Dead to the Max is funny and sad all at once … it is a true murder mystery; it keeps you guessing until the very end.” Sensuality rating: Explicit ~ Reviewed by Sara for The Romance Studio RTR Reviewers Choice Award! “intense emotions, high-voltage drama and adventure along with delicious sex scenes.” ~ Reviewed by Tracey for The Road to Romance “This book will put you through the wringer.” ~ Reviewed by Patricia for Sensual Romance Reviews “4 1/2 Flames. DEAD TO THE MAX is a striking read … I’m very anxious to get my hands on Book 2.” ~ Reviewed by Robin for Sizzling Romance Reviews ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jasmine Haynes, Rita Finalist for Somebody’s Lover, plus two-time Holt Medallion and National Readers Choice Award winner, is the author of over 30 classy, erotic romance tales. Look for more in the West Coast series and her new Reincarnation Tales. Of course, she’s also the author of the award-winning Max Starr psychic mystery series. And don’t miss her writing as Jennifer Skully, KOD Daphne award-winning author, bringing you poignant tales peopled with hilarious characters that will make you laugh and make you cry.$0.00$9.99 -
My Dad Is a Loser
My Dad is a Loser is a madcap must-read for boys who love funny books such as Mr Gum and Wimpy Kid. For all non-loserish dads and their sons. Read this little book to find out why I, Barry Loser, am definitely not at all loserish, even though my dad definitely is. Praise for my other book, I Am Not A Loser, which is about 8 million times longer than this one: ‘Brilliant’ – My mum. ‘Amazing’ – Also my mum Jim Smith’s hilarious illustrated books with their distinctive style and comedy genius make him (and Barry, of course) the coolest – or ‘keelest’ – new writer of books for kids who love to have fun when they read. Fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid or David Walliams will love Barry Loser’s stories. Jim is also the creator of Waldo Pancake.$0.00$2.99 -
A Cowboy Seal’s Bride
~*~*~ This novella appeared first in the SEALs of Summer 3 anthology, which hit the USA Today Bestseller List! Presented today, it includes a BONUS epilogue! ~*~*~ Navy SEAL Lane Sutton wants to retire to the ranch his grandfather left him and battle his demons in peace. Too bad the only way to legally claim the ranch is to marry a woman from his past. A woman who once rejected his proposal and will surely be hell bent on doing so again. But this time, there’s no way Lane’s letting her–or his ranch–go without a fight.$0.00$0.99 -
Flight of the Gazebo: an Epic Magic Fantasy Adventure
Drome isn’t paranoid. The whole world is out to get him. And that world isn’t even Earth. It’s a weird hollow world that his entire village ends up in through a thaumaturgic accident. And to make matters worse, as soon as they arrive he’s taken hostage. If the creatures who abducted him, and took him to the Imperial Palace, don’t kill him first, there’s a queue of hostiles, sharpening their knives, right behind them. Luckily Drome escapes with the help of a living skeleton, but that relationship is more than a little strained by Drome’s unerring ability to annoy everyone he meets. Getting back to his village won’t be easy, seeing as he’s not even sure where it is. But he needs to return quickly and warn them of the homicidal troops on their way to wipe out every last person in it. That’s if someone else doesn’t kill him first.$0.00$6.99 -
A Case of Blackmail in Belgravia
It’s 1929, and Ticky Maltravers is the toast of London high society, adored by everyone – or so it seems, until somebody poisons him over dinner. Now it turns out that numerous people with secrets to hide had every reason to wish him dead. But which of them murdered him?$0.00$17.99 -
In the Middle of Nowhere
A TEENAGE GIRL. A BROKEN HEART. AND A BOY WHO TRIES TO MEND IT. Butterflies. Little, fluttering butterflies. That’s what fifteen-year-old Willow Flynn feels in the pit of her stomach every time the mysterious boy is near. But Willow has other things to contend with as she deals with the tragic loss of her father, as well as her emotionally preoccupied mother, while being uprooted to a new house, a new school, a new life, far away, on an island, in the middle of nowhere. At the beginning of the school year, the sickly, but cute Michael sends Willow the first of many cryptic notes during homeroom. He stares at Willow and gives her the creeps. Michael never returns to school after that, but Willow ends up connecting with the poetic boy on-line where they strike up an unusual friendship. As Willow attempts to fit in and find her niche in the ever-cliquey high school world, she is further confused by Michael who strives to win her over and mend her broken heart. But will he be able to, especially when his own existence remains so uncertain?$0.00$9.99 -
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Retribution
Don’t just fight your demons, kill them. When her family is murdered in what seems like a robbery gone wrong, Tia Scott’s life is blown apart. But, before she can even begin to pick up the pieces, she is thrown into an underworld where demons, ghosts, and all the monsters you were told as a kid didn’t exist are in fact very, very real. Leaving her old life behind, Tia only has one purpose—retribution. Joel and Lucas Jackson have been fighting demons since they could walk. It’s what they do. When their latest case leads them to a girl whose mission for vengeance is going to get her killed, they agree to help Tia. One more dead demon is a result in their book. But joining forces takes all three down a path none of them could have predicted, and as their journey unfolds, it becomes clear that this is a battle they might not be strong enough to survive. And, if they do, will their hearts make it out, unscathed?$0.00$12.99 -
Her Werewolf Bodyguard: Werewolf Guardian Romance Series
Wild. Untamed. Blazing with need. She can’t avoid being burned. Werewolf Damon Trahan lives by one rule, protect the pack with his life. Content to be left alone, he avoids complications until he is ordered to rescue a general’s daughter from a rival Wolfpack . . . or die trying. Little does he know she will tempt him to break every rule he’s ever known, because the opposing pack isn’t the only enemy in Ava’s life. Her own father has been keeping deadly secrets from Ava, and now it’s up to Damon to convince her of the truth before it’s too late. Ava Renfroe is tired of Alpha males running her life. Growing up the daughter of a strict military general made her crave independence more than air. First she’s kidnapped, and the danger ignites a rage in her body she’s never felt before. Adding insult to injury, her commanding and arrogant new bodyguard is exactly the kind of man she doesn’t want. But try telling that to her out of control libido. Being on the run with a dark and powerful stranger will push Ava so far she might never recover. But this wild, needy thing stirring to life inside her? With the entire Wolfpack hunting them, there is nothing Damon can do now but keep her close . . . and let their passions burn. **This book was previously published as By The Light Of The Moon**$0.00$11.99 -
Del Rey’s Next Reads Sampler 2020 Edition: Excerpts from 11 Upcoming and Current Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Titles
Discover the best in science fiction, fantasy, and horror with the 2020 Del Rey ebook sampler! 2020 is a year of new chapters. Max Brooks, who helped us survive a zombie pandemic, now searches for a more elusive threat: Bigfoot. Kevin Hearne, the author of The Iron Druid Chronicles, takes us back to that beloved world with a new spin-off series—and dreams up a different epic fantasy series with an entirely new mythology. Peter F. Hamilton masterfully builds a blazing space opera series. Silvia Moreno-Garcia, who dazzled us with her vision of 1920s Mexico and the Mayan underworld, reimagines the classic gothic suspense novel with the story of an isolated mansion in the 1950s Mexican countryside. These eleven recent and upcoming works are full of action. A young space pilot tries to save his best friend—the heir to a galactic empire—from a ruthless rebellion. A girl whose interdimensional doppelgängers have died in 372 worlds discovers a secret that puts her life in jeopardy. A man whose daughter has newfound, terrifying powers must risk his life to save hers. The last human in the galaxy hides her identity while trying to discover the truth about humanity. A woman traveling through time finds a mysterious child with unimaginable power. A spell allows women to control their own fertility in an epic feminist fantasy. This captivating ebook sampler contains excerpts from: DEVOLUTION by Max BrooksTHE WOMEN’S WAR by Jenna GlassSALVATION by Peter F. HamiltonINK & SIGIL by Kevin HearneA PLAGUE OF GIANTS by Kevin HearneTHE VANISHED BIRDS by Simon JimenezTHE SPACE BETWEEN WORDS by Micaiah JohnsonTHE LAST HUMAN by Zack JordanMEXICAN GOTHIC by Silvia Moreno-GarciaTHE NOBODY PEOPLE by Bob ProehlBONDS OF BRASS by Emily Skrutskie$0.00$9.99 -
Putting Our Best Book Forward
Is humility a Christlike attribute that should be pursued? And even if it should be, can genuine humility actually be attained? Often so practical in application that it is overlooked, the answer is found by studying the life and words of Christ (whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your slave). This little book is a loud call to all committed Christians to prove that meekness and lowliness of heart is the evidence by which those who follow the meek and lowly Lamb of God are to be known. Never mind that your initial efforts will be misunderstood, taken advantage of, or even resisted. Instead, learn from the One who came not to be ministered unto, but to serve. For a Christian to be alive, for the life of Christ to reign in and through us, we must be empty of ourselves, exchanging our life for His life, our pride for true, Christlike humility. About the AuthorAndrew Murray (1828-1917) was a well-known South African writer, teacher, and pastor. More than two million copies of his books have been sold, and his name is mentioned among the other great leaders of the past, such as Charles Spurgeon, T. Austin-Sparks, George Muller, D. L. Moody, and more.$0.00$13.50
