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Kindle Nation Daily Free Book Alert, Saturday, March 19: Jill Mansell’s Millie’s Fling and a Free Preview from Rick Riordan Top 200+ Kindle Freebies, plus … Intimations of Amy Tan and Rebecca Wells in Dana Michelle Burnett’s Ghost Country (Today’s Sponsor)

August 18, 2011March 19, 2011 by KND

A funny, sexy, provocative chick lit favorite is this morning’s latest addition to our 200+ Free Book Alert listings….

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In the tradition of Amy Tan and Rebecca Wells, a novel that takes the reader into the lives of three Cherokee women and their modern day daughters — and for only 99 cents…

“The idea for the novel sprang from the Cherokee heritage of my own family… I began to research our Cherokee lineage so that perhaps my daughter’s connection could be stronger than mine was.”
— Dana Michelle Burnett

Ghost Country: A Novel
by Dana Michelle Burnett

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Here’s the set-up:

Carrying echoes of Amy Tan and Rebecca Wells, Ghost Country takes the

reader into the lives of three Cherokee women and the lives of their modern day daughters. Told in a series of vignettes that alternate from the era of the Civil Rights Movement, Woodstock, and the Vietnam War, to the present day. Each story carries the reader through a world where a birthday wish can make people disappear; where a child, after being told that she is nothing, can find her way back to the forgotten Cherokee traditions; and where a woman can give her daughter a treasured bit of advice thanks to a dead rock star.

About the Author

Dana Michelle Burnett was born and raised in beautiful Southern Indiana. Early on, she discovered the magic of book and stories. She was in high school when she read the classic Lolita, which opened her up to the idea that the most fascinating characters are not pillars of society, but individuals full of flaws.”

Burnett took over the family home décor business, NanasAtticStore.com, upon her mother’s retirement… The winter of 2010 saw her two passions unite with her first decorating book, Home Decorating for the Real World. The book landed on the Kindle bestseller list only weeks after its release. “I was thrilled and shocked by its success. As a writer, you hope your work will be well received, but that went beyond anything I expected.”

Ghost Country was Burnett’s first fiction novel to be published. The novel features a glimpse into her own Cherokee ancestry mixed with fictional characters and compelling stories. “The idea for the novel sprang from the Cherokee heritage of my own family, from one generation to the next; our tie to the Cherokee has become less evident.” Burnett explained, “With the birth of my daughter, I began to research our Cherokee lineage so that perhaps my daughter’s connection could be stronger than mine was. During my research, these characters came to mind. Ghost Country became the result.”

Burnett still lives in Southern Indiana. She continues to manage NanasAtticStore.com and works on her writing every day. Her site, DanaMichelleBurnett.com has more information about upcoming projects and appearances.

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“Para-psychic, Para-psychotic, Para-captivating!” CFBI agent Jasmine McLellan leads a psychically gifted team in the hunt for a serial arsonist: Cheryl Kaye Tardif’s DIVINE INTERVENTION is our Kindle Nation eBook of the Day and it’s just 99 cents on Kindle!

August 18, 2011March 19, 2011 by KND

A Pyro-Empath, a Psychometric Empath, and a Victim Empath team up to chase down an arsonist in this thriller praised widely as a genuine, uniquely Canadian mystery.

Rave Reviews For Cheryl Kaye Tardif’s Divine Intervention, available for just 99 cents for a limited time in the Kindle Store:

“Great imagination, fabulous imagery…This chilling page-turner is a genuine Canadian crime novel…Tardif gives her readers plenty of twists and turns before reaching a satisfying ending.” –Midwest Book Review

“An exciting book from start to finish. The futuristic elements are believable…plenty of surprising twists and turns. Good writing, good book! Sci-fi and mystery fans will love this book.” –Writer’s Digest

“A fan of J.D. Robb will thoroughly enjoy this one…a genuinely Canadian crime novel…leave(s) you smoldering…” — Kelly Christian, writer, WGA member and DF (Devout Fan)

“An action-packed book for summer readers! The story will keep readers turning pages.” — Bruce Atchison, freelance writer

“WONDERFUL! Riveting, with imagery almost agonizingly clear…nearly impossible to stop reading!” — Kate Leighton, Canadian editor and writer

“Sci-fi and mystery fans will love this book.” ―Writer’s Digest

“Para-psychic, Para-psychotic, Para-captivating!” ―Yale R. Jaffe, author of Advantage Disadvantage

“A genuine Canadian crime novel.” ―Midwest Book Review

Here’s the set-up:

CFBI agent Jasmine McLellan leads a psychically gifted team in the hunt for a serial arsonist―a murderer who has already taken the lives of three people.

Jasi and her team members―Psychometric Empath and profiler Ben Roberts and Victim Empath Natassia Prushenko―are joined by Brandon Walsh, the handsome but skeptical Chief of Arson Investigations. In a manhunt that takes them from Vancouver to Kelowna, Penticton and Victoria, they are led down a twisting path of sinister secrets.

Sifting through ashes and clues, Jasi realizes that there is more to the third victim than meets the eye. Perhaps not all of the victims were that innocent. The hunt intensifies when she learns that someone they know is next on the arsonist’s list.

Unleashing her gift as a Pyro-Psychic, Jasi is compelled toward smoldering ashes and enters the killer’s mind―a mind bent on destruction and revenge. And in the heat of early summer, Jasi discovers that a murderer lies in wait…much closer than she ever imagined.

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Kindle Nation Daily Free Book Alert, Friday, March 18: Rachel Vincent’s Reaper Leads the Latest Kindle Freebies! plus … A dark, ironic and fast-paced novel about the sacrifices one makes to achieve perfection: The Year We Finally Solved Everything by Rudolf Kerkhoven (Today’s Sponsor)

August 18, 2011March 18, 2011 by KND

An ebook exclusive Soul Screamers series novella by Rachel Vincent from Teen Harlequin is this morning’s latest addition to our 200+ Free Book Alert listings….

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Shan Won seems to only exist deep within the dark rumor-crazed underbelly of the internet. But the common thread throughout all this writing is glaringly obvious: people stumble upon Shan Won, espouse its perfection, and never, ever–ever–return.

“I was hooked from the very first page… My questions were answered, but not in the manner I was expecting. Instead, my questions were answered in a way that forced me to think about my own life choices.
–Motherlode Book Reviews

The Year We Finally Solved Everything
by Rudolf Kerkhoven
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“Thought-Provoking Novel about Paradise Found”

Here’s the set-up:

The global economy is in tatters not because of humanity’s faults but because of its accomplishment. The country of Shan Won, a small island state off the coast of China, has cured all of our ills, and like a black hole, a piercing singularity of perfection, it’s sucking the world dry of its stability and leadership and power.

What the Reviewers Say

Human traffickers become overwhelmed with smuggling hordes of North Americans across to Asia for a better life. And for Richard, to whom growing up seems to have solved nothing at all, escape seems to be his only option. But when he become reacquainted with Mia, the girlfriend of his twenties, he’s no longer certain about just what’s the problem and what’s the solution. He only knows that he’s running out of time.

The Year We Finally Solved Everything is a dark, ironic and fast-paced novel (55 000 words) about the sacrifices one makes to achieve perfection.

“But what is life when we have nothing left to strive for? The Year We Finally Solved Everything will make you ask that question and many more.”
–Writing, Reading, and Everything in Between

“I found the writing style of this author to be excellent. I enjoyed the natural dialogue, and the imagery was sharp.”
–Red Adept Reviews

“A sparsely written letter received by a friend, a determined google search, a lot of individual soul searching, and Richard finds himself on the path to Shan Won. Shan Won is a refuge of perfection that welcomes everyone, and renders its visitors virtually incapable of leaving; not because they can’t, but because, well, why would they ever want to? Who could leave a place where hunger, sickness and societal discord are things of the past? The question is not one of wondering *if* you will go or what to do there, the questions is simply ‘how will I get there?’ I was hooked from the very first page.”
–GraceKrispy

About the Author

Rudolf Kerkhoven was born in the midst of a ravaging Yukon winter, the product of Dutch immigrants who took a wrong turn and ended up in the far, far north. Here, in this unforgiving environment, where the extreme cold and endless winters show no relent, Rudolf became the man he is today, forged by these brutal elements, far from the excesses of modern society.

At the age of 0.5 he moved south, first to the Canadian prairies and eventually to the Vancouver area of British Columbia where he currently resides in a comfortable 2-bedroom townhouse.

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By: Rachel Vincent

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If your wife makes a date to meet after she’s dead, would you show up? Turn on all the lights before you check out this free sample of our Kindle Nation eBook of the Day, Scott Nicholson’s Speed Dating With The Dead

August 18, 2011March 18, 2011 by KND

A paranormal conference at a haunted hotel in the Blue Ridge Mountains goes haywire when the experts accidentally stir up the demons. “Keep both hands on your pants, because Scott Nicholson is about to scare them off.”– J.A. Konrath. Speed Dating With The Dead — just 99 cents on Kindle!

Here’s the set-up for Speed Dating With The Dead by Scott Nicholson, the bestselling author of The Red Church, Transparent Lovers, and Disintegration:

When Digger Wilson brings his paranormal team, Spirit Seekers International, to the White Horse Inn, he is skeptical that his dead wife will keep her half of the bargain. He doesn’t believe in ghosts, but just before she died, she promised to meet him there.

When one of the conference guests channels a mysterious presence and an Ouija board spells out a pet phrase known only to Digger and his wife, his convictions are challenged.

And when guests start to disappear, Digger and his daughter Kendra must face the circle of demons that view the hotel as their personal playground.

Because soon the inn will be closing for good, angels can’t be trusted, and demons don’t like to play alone . . .

“Where do authors get their ideas?” is a common question:

For Speed Dating With The Dead, Nicholson says:

The Green Park Inn in Blowing Rock, NC, kept a “ghost register” at the desk for recording encounters. I hosted a paranormal conference there in 2008 that inspired the novel.

About the Author:

“Scott Nicholson is the kind of writer who always thrills and always entertains.” –Jonathan Maberry, Patient Zero

“Scott Nicholson understands that the best horror novels achieve primal fear through a combination of sustained atmosphere, richly drawn characters, and believable if uncanny evils that draw unholy power from everyday lives.” –Christopher Ransom, author of the international bestseller, The Birthing House

“A master of atmospheric suspense.” –Eric Wilson, NY Times bestselling novelist

“Scott Nicholson knows the territory. Follow him at your own risk.”–Stewart O’Nan, Boston Noir

“Like Stephen King, he knows how to summon serious scares.”–Bentley Little, His Father’s Son

“Keep both hands on your pants, because Nicholson is about to scare them off.”– J.A. Konrath / Jack Kilborn

Scott Nicholson is author of 12 novels, five story collections, six screenplays, and four comics series. His first novel THE RED CHURCH was a Stoker Award finalist. Much of his work is set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, where he works as a freelance editor and journalist.

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Kindle Nation Daily Free Book Alert, Thursday, March 10: Dozens of Brand New Freebies Added in the Last 24 Hours! plus … Judith Arnold’s Cry Uncle, a story of love, fear, and invented identity (Today’s Sponsor)

August 17, 2011March 10, 2011 by KND

With a hodge-podge of over 40 brand-new additions to this morning’s freshly updated presentation of over 250 Free Book Alert listings, it may take a bit more hunting and clicking to make sure you get the books you want in the language you want, so we’ve moved a James Patterson preview, Debbie Mayne’s Sweet Baklava, and an Aimee Leduc companion to the top of the list….

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From the award-winning novelist Judith Arnold, a story of fear, love and made-up identities. Pamela Hayes, a Seattle architect, is on the run from a hit man. Jonas Brenner, a Key West bar owner, needs a convincing wife to help him in a custody battle. Will this be a marriage of inconvenience?

“Judith Arnold is a perennial favorite whose keen wit and way with mystery always hits the mark.”—RT Book Reviews

CRY UNCLE
by Judith Arnold

Kindle Price: $2.99

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After witnessing a professional hit, Seattle architect Pamela Hayes has testified in court against the hit man. Unfortunately, a mistrial is declared and the hit man is released on bail while awaiting a new trial. He intends to silence the sole witness to murder—Pam—before that new trial begins. She needs to hide, and she runs as far as she can: to steamy Key West., Florida.

What RT Book Reviews Says

Jonas Brenner, a Key West bar owner and easy-going slacker, is about to lose custody of his orphaned five-year-old niece—unless he can convince the courts that he’s a responsible father. What he needs is a prim and proper wife who will create the illusion that Lizard, as his niece likes to be called, is being raised in a stable environment.

What Pam needs is a new identity. Joe offers her a deal: if she marries him and takes his name, no Pacific Northwest hit man is going to find her. In return, she can pose as Joe’s respectable wife, dutifully caring for the rambunctious, feather-wearing Lizard.

Of course, this will be a marriage in name only. No sex. No emotions. No love. Which, once Pam and Joe move in together and the sparks begin to fly, is easier said than done.

CRY UNCLE was originally published by Harlequin Books.

“When a classy architect joins in a marriage of convenience with a slightly scruffy bartender to hide from a hit man out to kill her, frustration runs high, making both want to CRY UNCLE and get on with the loving. Judith Arnold is a perennial favorite whose keen wit and way with mystery always hits the mark.”

About the Author

Judith Arnold knew she wanted to be a writer by the time she was four. She loved making up stories (not exactly the same thing as lying) and enjoying the adventures of her fictional characters. With more than eight-five published novels to her name, she has been able to live her dream. Four of Judith’s novels have received awards from RT Book Reviews Magazine (for Best Harlequin American Romance, Best Harlequin Superromance, Best Series Romance Novel and Best Contemporary Romance Novel) and she’s a three-time finalist for Romance Writers of America’s RITA Award. Her novel Love In Bloom‘s was named one of the best books of the year by Publishers Weekly. A New York native, Judith lives in New England.

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In Richard Jackson’s sci fi thriller of futuristic “extreme broadcasting,” everyone gets what they have coming in the end. Here’s a free sample of Fall from Grace, our Kindle Nation eBook of the Day at just 99 cents!

August 17, 2011March 10, 2011 by KND

In today’s Kindle Nation eBook of the Day, “caster” Tyler is living a life of action and adventure–until he loses his job and comes face to face with the darker side of a futuristic broadcasting industry. He soon learns there is much more for him to lose … and much farther to fall. Just 99 cents on Kindle!

Here’s the set-up for Richard Jackson’s Fall from Grace:

Imagine futuristic broadcasters giving you not only the images and the words of news events, but the emotions as well. It would take a special kind of reporter to let you tune into his fear, anxiety, hope, exaultation and passion by way of special implants, a special kind of journalist like Tyler.

As a Caster, Tyler uses cybernetic implants to broadcast his emotions and experiences to the viewers at home. He is living a life of action and adventure–until he loses his job. Now he must hustle illegal broadcasts and take odd jobs to survive.

When his agent is killed, Tyler is framed for the crime. With his only allies–an ex-cop turned criminal and a bartending medical student–Tyler is plunged into the middle of a mystery and comes face to face with the darker side of the broadcasting industry. Tyler soon learns there is much more for him to lose…and much farther to fall.

A Reviewer Summarizes:

Extreme Broadcasting…

Imagine a world where you not only see the news but you can also experience it while it’s happening.

Now meet Tyler, a `caster’ who would do anything for a great story. After this superstar falls from grace, he begins to see life through new eyes.

Jackson does a terrific job creating a world that’s sure to put you on the edge of your seat. Not only is the main character well done, but all the supporting characters are finely tuned as well. Even the psycho killer is someone you will love to hate. Take the time to read this adventure packed thriller, a great read and an author worth watching.

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Start with Murder, Throw in Equal Parts of Laughter, Sex, and Deceit, and You’ve Got a Great Key West Mystery: Mike Jastrzebski’s Key Lime Blues is Our Kindle Nation eBook of the Day, and Here’s a Free Sample

May 4, 2011March 9, 2011 by KND

Life is carefree until Wes Darling’s mother’s lover is murdered on a Key West Beach. Throw in a six-foot-tall red-headed stripper, a retired mobster who acts like it’s the 1940’s, a pair of dim-witted hit men, a small fortune in stolen diamonds, and you’ll see why Wes is singing the Key Lime Blues. Just $2.99 on Kindle!

Here’s The Set-Up For Mike Jastrzebski’s Key Lime Blues:

For some people working in the family business means suits, power lunches, and afternoon meetings. For Wes Darling it was guns, lies, and dead bodies.

The Darling Detective Agency was founded in 1876 by Aaron ‘Dusty’ Darling. Now Wes’s chain smoking, stressed out mother is grooming Wes to take over. How does he handle his mother’s demands? He heads to Key West, moves onto a sailboat, and takes a job tending bar at a little joint called Dirty Alvin’s.

Life is carefree until his mother’s lover, a man who mentored Wes for years, is murdered on a Key West Beach. Reluctantly, Wes is drawn into a spinning web of murder, sex and deceit. First there are his mother’s pleas for help. Throw in a six-foot-tall red-headed stripper, a retired mobster who acts like it’s the 1940’s, a pair of dim-witted hit men, a phobic psychic named Elvis, a small fortune in stolen diamonds, and what do you have? Mayhem in Key West.

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