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Donna Burgess’ Darklands: A Vampire’s Tale – our Kindle eBook of the Day is a sexy tale of survival and bloodlust at the edge of immortality. Now just $2.99 on Kindle, and here’s a free sample!

May 16, 2011 by KND

When her twin brother’s murderer Devin returns, Susan Archer soon discovers that he is not the monster she has feared for so long. Donna Burgess’ Darklands: A Vampire’s Tale is a sexy tale of survival, bloodlust, and two people trying to hang on to the last shreds of their humanity, while teetering on the edge of immortality.

Here’s the set-up for Donna Burgess’ Darklands: A Vampire’s Tale – Now just $2.99 on Kindle:

Twenty years ago, Susan Archer witnessed the brutal murder of her beloved twin brother.

Now the murderer, Devin McCree, has returned.
Although Devin is a “Deathwalker,” Susan soon discovers that he is not the monster she has feared for so long.

Leaving her old life behind, she joins Devin on his run from a psychotic vampire hunter. Unwilling to let his love disappear, Michael soon follows.

From the reviewers:

“Darklands: A Vampire’s Tale” is and a sexy and violent story of survival, bloodlust two people grasping to the edge of immortality while trying to hang on the last shreds of their humanity.

“Darklands: A Vampire’s Tale” is the first volume in the Darklands Vampire series; professionally edited, 2nd edition.

Visit Amazon’s Donna Burgess Page

Donna Burgess was born at the end of the 1960’s and has been writing since she was able to hold a pencil.

She has been published in numerous genre anthologies, magazines and websites as author, poet, artist or editor.

She lives on the South Carolina coast with her two children and husband, Dan.

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Free Kindle Nation Shorts — May 14, 2011: An Excerpt from Pandora’s Succession, A Novel By Russell Brooks

May 15, 2011 by KND

Here’s a generous free excerpt for fans of Barry Eisler, Robert Ludlum, and Clive Cussler.
Where would you hide if you learned the CDC and a major pharmaceutical company unleashed a hyperdeadly microbe on the human race?

Today’s Free Kindle Nation Short gives you 14,000 words from Pandora’s Succession, a globe-trotting thriller full of spy action, secret societies, plots to destroy the world, double-crosses, triple-crosses, and lots of gunfire.

Pandora’s Succession

A Novel

by Russell Brooks

Just $2.99 on Kindle

4.0 Stars from 22 Reviewers

Text-to-Speech and Lending Enabled

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Here’s the set-up:

CIA operative Ridley Fox never stopped hunting his fiancée’s killers–a weapons consortium called The Arms of Ares.

When an informant leads him to an old bunker outside of Groznyy, Chechnya, Fox is captured, beaten, and left for dead. When the informant rescues him, Fox learns that his capture was no coincidence: someone had set him up–possibly another government agent.

Fox barely escapes after learning that Ares has acquired a hyper-deadly microbe-called Pandora–that is believed to have wiped out ancient civilizations.

The trail leads Fox to Tokyo where he discovers that people within the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Japanese Intelligence want Pandora for themselves.

The only person Fox can trust is a woman from his past who he nearly got killed.

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KND Kindle Free Book Alert, Sunday, May 15: Today’s Latest Addition to Our 500+ Freebies is Like Winning the Lottery! plus … “Revenge for a high-school insult was never so funny or so protracted” as in Anna Mara’s Her Perfect Revenge – Just 99 Cents on Kindle! (Today’s Sponsor)

May 15, 2011 by KND

Winning the lottery changes Brittney Jones’ life forever … in more ways than one. The lessons may be expensive for Brittney, but they are free for us with this morning’s latest addition to our 500+ Kindle Free Book Alert listings….

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Revenge for a high-school insult was never so funny or so protracted.

“I was doubled over with laughter many, many times. I didn’t want to stop reading.”
–Jane Stewart, Top 1000 Reviewer

Her Perfect Revenge
(a romantic comedy novel about getting even with a bad boy!)
by Anna Mara
4.1 out of 5 stars 17 Reviews

Kindle Price: 99 cents

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When Christina runs into rich boy Bill’s car and can’t afford to pay for the damage, he blackmails her into participating in a farce? But who is fooling whom? Find out for just 99 cents.

Here’s the set-up:

Revenge is sweet… or is it?

Christina Matteo had a humiliating prank pulled on her in high school by rich, party boy Bill Havenwood. It changed her whole life and she never forgot it—or him. Older, wiser and tougher, she meets him again years later and decides to get even. She wants revenge and comes up with a perfect plan. But things don’t go her way when she stupidly crashes her car into his expensive sportscar while tailing him one day.

Not recognizing her, Bill blackmails the cash-poor Christina into helping him stay in his billionaire father’s good graces by pretending to be his fiancée for one month. Christina decides to go along with his ruse. After all, who knows what dirt she can find out about the jerk from the inside?

But as Christina scams Bill and Bill scams his father—his father scams the both of them. William Havenwood Sr. knows all about their phony engagement and begins to push the couple to marry for real in order to get them to crack under pressure.

And then Christina’s little revenge plan begins to spiral out of control when she finds herself actually falling in love with her avowed enemy, Bill. It’s enough to make a girl sick to her stomach! But can she really continue to go through with her plans to make him pay when she’s so attracted to the creep? Christina is just stubborn enough to find out!
HER PERFECT REVENGE is a story where its three strong and smart main characters—Christina, Bill and his father, William—find themselves engaged in a clever battle of wits where games, lies, secrets and deceptions rule the day. Who will win? And will Christina risk everything to get her payback?

What the Reviewers Say

“Ms. Mara’s crackling sense of humor is evident in her writing. She has created rich characters and given life to them – even the secondary characters which many authors forget to develop.”
–Tracy Vest, Top 500 Reviewer

“I was given this book and could not put it down after the first chapter. Christina has a terrible practical joke done on her in high school by two drunken jerks – Jake and Bill. Christina runs into Bill later in life and decides to have some revenge! While following him to get some `dirt’ for the revenge she accidentally runs into his expensive car. Then Bill’s father tells him he is cut off – until Bill reports that he is engaged to `Christina’ so he won’t be cut off from the billions. Bill’s father invites Christina for supper and there starts – the fake engagement and a fervent relationship”
–cb, Vine Voice

” This book was awesome and if you’re a true romantic at heart, you’ll love it too! If you like clever, strong heroines with a smart mouth and loads of attitude; and you like your romance stories with a touch of humour and sass, then trust me, you can’t go wrong with this one.”
–SmartMom

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Donna Huston Murray’s Main Line Mystery FINAL ARRANGEMENTS is our Kindle eBook of the Day – 5 Stars, Just $2.99, and Here’s a Free Sample!

May 15, 2011 by KND

The temptation is great. Just drive her mother’s high school chum to the Pennsylvania Convention Center at 5:30 in the morning and Ginger Barnes gets to see the internationally renowned Philadelphia Flower Show before the rest of the world. What could possibly go wrong?

Lots. Winifred “Iffy” Bigelow is a bossy, ungrateful grouch. She treats Gin, her mother, and her niece Julia like low-paid employees then complicates their lives by ending up dead. Julia, just released from a mental hospital, snitches an Easter lily to place beside her strangled aunt and wins the title of Suspect No. 1. Mother Cynthia cannot bear the thought and commandeers Gin once again–this time to solve the crime.

Here’s the set-up for Donna Huston Murray’s Final Arrangements, just $2.99 on Kindle:

Gin’s mother trades a ride to the world-renowned Philadelphia Flower show for two passes to see it before the public arrives, a good deal until Iffy Bigelow, their #1 passenger, turns up strangled, ostensibly by their #2 passenger, Iffy’s emotionally disturbed niece.

Mom begs Gin to unearth the real murderer. “You’ve done it before, now you can you can do it for me.”

Gin Barnes never expected to become a detective, but when the Main Line horticulturist she escorts to the Philadelphia Flower Show is strangled, she finds herself seeking a vicious killer among the world’s most famous green thumbs.

From the Reviewers:

If you love the mysteries of Carolyn G. Hart, Jill Churchill, and Diane Mott Davidson, you’ll definitely want to add this new series to your library. — Nancy Pickard

The Philadelphia Flower Show is an event that draws thousands, and for good reason. It’s bright, colorful, dramatic and fun, just like this book! Gin Barnes is a down-to-earth woman who’s not afraid to get her hands dirty, both literally and figuratively, and when she gets drawn into a mystery, she draws you right in with her. If you like memorable local color, quirky characters and real suspense, this is the book for you.

Love Gin Barnes. Loved the background stuff about the flower show – who knew? And I didn’t guess the ending. Hope there are more…

I really enjoyed the original version of this book and am happy to have the updated Kindle version. It really kept me in suspense until the end, and the characters are great fun. I’m glad to read it again.

Anyone who’s been to the Philadelphia Flower Show will really enjoy this book. (It’s fun even if you haven’t been, too!) The original book has been nicely updated for the Kindle version.

Visit Amazon’s Donna Huston Murray Page

Like her series character, Ginger Barnes, Donna Huston Murray was transplanted to Philadelphia’s very “in” Main Line when her husband became head of a small private school. Both love trying to solve all sorts of problems, and although neither has any tolerance for pretentiousness, “Only Gin gets to make cheeky remarks to strangers.”

Donna Huston Murray and her alter-ego, Ginger Barnes, are almost identical. Both love people, have an earthy sense of humor, and like to think they can fix anything. You can bet that if Gin hangs a chandelier or wrecks a faucet, Murray has done it, too. Fortunately, Gin is “taller, smarter, and braver,” because she stumbles over dead bodies far more often than you might expect.

In addition to the seven Ginger Barnes Main Line mysteries originally published by St. Martin’s Press, Murray has written for MYSTERY SCENE MAGAZINE, READER’S DIGEST, ECHELON, and REDBOOK. Her work can also be found in the Edgar-award winning companion book, THE FINE ART OF MURDER, and the LETHAL LADIES I and II anthologies by Berkley. Her most recent title, LIE LIKE A RUG, received a 4-1/2 star review from ROMANTIC TIMES magazine.

Murray’s husband, Hench, is an educational consultant. They live outside of Philadelphia and have two adult children, Robynne, and Casey.

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KND Kindle Free Book Alert, Saturday, May 14 – 500+ Kindle Freebies! Pre-Order a Brand New Free Sampler of Bestselling Authors from Tor!

May 14, 2011 by KND

On your way to this morning’s latest additions to our 500+ Kindle Free Book Alert listings, we invite you to make a quick stop to check out a challenging but rewarding and moving novel by today’s sponsor Michael Link. It’s definitely a novel for grown-ups only, and I read every word before making the decision to allow it as a sponsor, but I agree with the reviewer who called it “a perfect blend of shock and storytelling.” –S.W.

But first, a word from … Today’s Sponsor

“Inviolate is a moving story about the emotional and psychological impact of sexual assault on its victims.” –Todd Rutherford, The Publishing Guru

Inviolate
by Michael Link
4.4 out of 5 stars 16 Reviews

Kindle Price: $2.99

Text-to-Speech: Enabled

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Here’s the set-up:

Inviolate is about a young girl who is brutally raped but learns to accept that while her physical virginity was stolen from her, only she can choose when and to whom she will surrender her innocence spiritually. A novel about love and friendship, the story depicts the blind innocence of young girls unaware that potential danger from sex predators can occur at any time, and it relates the love that binds a family together and supports them after a tragic event disrupts their lives. It describes the terror and humiliation of sexual assault and the long-lasting trauma victims suffer afterward, as well as the collateral damage that is inflicted on their loved ones.

Inviolate compares the conflicting character of two men–one a violent sex predator who is able to hide his deviate psyche from even those closest to him; the other a gentle and kind man who loves baseball and mentoring youth sports, but who will one day be suspected of being a pedophile–and it illustrates the contradictions inherent in human nature when circumstantial events suggest that a person who is respected and trusted may be capable of committing an evil act.

Eighth grade student Connie Wojcik is walking home from a Halloween party when she is accosted by two men wearing Star Wars masks and forced into their car. High school senior Gene Gillian brutally rapes Connie before his partner belatedly intervenes and escorts her to safety. When Connie later identifies her attacker’s voice, Gene’s mother perjures herself to keep her son from going to prison and Connie is left to struggle with her psychological and emotional trauma while her family copes with the affect her assault has on their own lives. It is a therapist who was herself a victim of childhood sexual molestation who coaches Connie to accept that only her physical virginity was stolen and that her virtue will remain with her until the day she chooses to share her body with a man she loves, and helps the young girl recover her confidence and self esteem.

Years later, Connie and her husband have become close friends with Alan Thornton, the Human Resources Director at a northern Colorado hospital where Connie is a nurse. Alan was a senior in college when he befriended Tiffany Johnson, a twelve-year-old with a preternatural sexuality who at first shocked and then later enchanted him with her flirtatious nature and sometimes outrageous personal questions. Alan became the young girl’s mentor and tried to guide her from following in the promiscuous footsteps of her divorced mother. However, it was an innocent incident that occurred during the time Alan and Tiffany knew each other that will later lead to Alan’s broken engagement from the woman he loves, and continue to haunt him after that when he is suspected of molesting a young player on the girls’ softball team he coaches.

What the Reviewers Say

“Inviolate makes you cringe and makes you angry. Inviolate is a book that needed to be written and kudos to Michael Link for having the courage to write it.”
–Carolyn F. Piner

“This novel is an excellent treatment of all forms of sexual indecency, both in the adults who prey on innocent young children like Connie and the equally inappropriate and shocking sexuality of twelve-year old Tiffany. Through both Connie and Tiffany, we are reminded that children are often forced to grow up too fast and lose their innocence at too young of an age, whether it is stolen from them by a sexual predator or by their environment and upbringing.”
–thebeardenexperience

“As a mother of a twelve year old girl, I found this book to be a tremendous tool for helping me explain to her the realities behind sexual assault. Gene Gillian is the All American teenage boy who happens to also be a sexual predator. He can be lurking in any home in any city or town across the nation. This book helps to demonstrate the evolution of such predators as well as the emotional and physical recovery of “Connie”, the victim. This is a must read for anyone with school aged children.”
–Sandra Parker

About the Author

Michael Link lives in Colorado with his golden retriever, Alegria. Inviolate is his first novel. www.inviolate-novel.com

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Just 99 cents on Kindle gets you started on the addictive USA Today bestselling Pearl Island Trilogy with Our eBook Of The Day, Julie Ortolon’s Falling For You – And here’s a free sample!

May 14, 2011 by KND

Here’s the set-up for Julie Ortolon’s USA Today bestseller Falling For You, just 99 Cents on Kindle:

What happens when Mr. Slow and Steady…

The forecast is smooth sailing for Oliver Chancellor, scion of Galveston’s premier financier. Destined to take his place in the hallowed marble corridors of his family’s bank, Chance is content with the future that’s been mapped out for him, right down to his upcoming engagement to a prim debutante enthusiastically approved by his socialite mother.

Finds himself on a collision course…

But when beautiful Rory St. Claire crosses his path, Chance recklessly plunges into uncharted territory with nothing but his heart to guide him-and a beautiful woman to tempt him…

With Ms. Full-Speed-Ahead?

Propelled by a lifelong goal to buy the island home reportedly haunted by her colorful ancestors, Rory desperately needs Chance’s help in securing a business loan, and she won’t take no for an answer. In the midst of convincing the hesitant blue blood to take a chance on her dream, Rory unexpectedly lands in Chance’s arms, stunned by his red-blooded passion-and her own awakened desire. Now, the mismatched pair can’t keep their hands off one another, and something tells Rory she’s headed for trouble-trouble in the name of love

From the reviewers:

With its well-balanced blend of comic exaggeration and genuine heart, Ortolon’s story is a light but thoroughly satisfying romantic confection. –Publishers Weekly

An author on the rise…endearing, emotional, and romantic!”–Romantic Times

I love books that are set in an area new to me and that evoke local color so dramatically that I feel that I am there or that I want to be there [in my case, now I want to go visit Galveston, Texas!].

This is a story with plenty of color, and one which takes a standard plotline – rich stuffy banker meets wild child – and sets it on its ear.

In “Falling for You,” Julie Ortolon has written a smart, amusing and engrossing novel.
It’s the first of what will become a trilogy about three siblings, two women and a man, and their romantic and professional adventures on Pearl Island, an imaginary spot near Galveston in Texas.

FALLING FOR YOU is a delightful contemporary romantic comedy that demonstrates Julie Ortolon’s talent to perfection. Highly recommended!

Julie Ortolon knows how to write a terrific, heart-warming story. We have a less-than-perfect “nerd” who falls for a less-than-perfect-full-steam-ahead beauty and the combination is….well…..PERFECT!

Visit Amazon’s Julie Ortolon Page

I’m late bloomer when it comes to reading — and writing. I didn’t discover either joy until I discovered romance novels in my early twenties. Now, I’m totally addicted. My biggest joy is bringing all my interests together in my books, to have the chance to celebrate the things that excite me through my characters. So when people ask me, “Do you put yourself or real life experiences in your books?” the answer is “You betcha!” I just edit out the boring parts, and emphasize the fun parts. And take a LOT of literary license!

Since I love to travel, all my books are set in places I’ve actually been. Sometimes those real places morph into fictional places — like Pearl Island — but I try to capture the magic of the setting and people in all my books, to make writing them like a trip to a wonderful world where good always triumphs and love always ends in Happily Ever After — against all odds. That’s what makes life worth living, and books worth reading: when someone grabs the brass ring.

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Kindle Nation’s Free Weekly Newsletter and Digest for 5.13.2011 – 500+ Free Books, Kindle Give-aways, and News of a Kindle Tablet

July 7, 2019May 13, 2011 by KND

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Greetings from Kindle Nation!

Even with plenty of work to do and the occasional crisis — this week’s was generated by Google’s Blogger service — we had tons of fun this week! Why? Mainly because we completed our first-ever Kindle Nation Sweepstakes and got to give away a brand new Kindle 3G! We had 2,998 entries and the level of excitement was high on our Facebook page, where we will be announcing new Kindle give-aways very, very soon to everyone who becomes a fan by clicking the Like button on our page.
Our first Kindle give-away is out for delivery as I type and by the time you read this it will probably arrive at the home of winner Cyndi Collins. And meanwhile, if you don’t want to wait for our next Kindle sweepstakes, a little bird told us that there’s another Kindle 3G giveaway going on right now over at the Facebook page of our friends at BookLending.com.
Finally, before we get started, Amazon announced this week that Charlaine Harris, author of the Sookie Stackhouse series, has become the fourth member of what it calls the Kindle Million Club. I double checked with a human at Amazon who assured me that they are also keeping track of indie or direct-to-Kindle authors, and it’s my view that there will be several indie author members of the Kindle Million Club by the end of the year. Maybe we should have a contest where the Kindle Nation citizen who correctly predicts the names of any such indie authors wins a new Kindle!

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More Free Books Than Ever! Why We Are Going to Keep This Issue of the Kindle Nation Newsletter Especially Short!

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Amazon: The Hidden Empire — A Fascinating Look at What’s Really Going On

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A magical adventure through dimensions with a gifted child and her invisible dog friend… The Book of Light: A Middle Grade Fantasy Adventure by Sally Gallot-Reeves

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Can a Marine turned baker and a jaded contractor find their way to a second chance? Mixed Up With a Marine (Bad Boy Bakers Book 1) by Kait Nolan

Why are we still facing racial issues today? Beat the Drum for Justice: A Historical Novel by Christopher Cross

A suspicious death. A rumor of war. Whispers of witchcraft… The Devil’s Glove: A Spellbinding Historical Novel of The Salem Witch Trials by Lucretia Grindle

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