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Kindle Nation Daily Bargain Book Alert: William Esmont’s PRESSED is Our eBook of the Day at just $2.99, Or FREE for Amazon Prime Members Via the Kindle Lending Library, with 4.0 Stars on 4 Reviews, and Here’s a Free Sample!

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Reeling from the aftermath of a rogue CIA plot to destroy Moscow, the United States is caught unprepared when foreign hackers launch a cyber-attack on the Strategic Early Warning System.

With the CIA in shambles, the President turns to ex-intelligence analyst Kurt Vetter and his mysterious partner Amanda Carter to hunt down the hackers and bring them to justice.

Little do they know this is the easy part…

From the reviewers:

Pressed is the second book in the series starting right where Patriot Paradox ended.  I look forward to reading more. This series is a quick, easy read that should not be missed.  –  Mary Bower

This book is a lot of fun and I can’t wait to read the others in the series. The author clearly has a talent for creating a faced paced page turner. I thought I’d not like this as much as his zombie series but this one is even better. The characters are interesting, and it’s fun to read. Great read!  –  Sarah Brown-Schmidt

Taking place right after the first book, Pressed gets a good start with some action right away. No dilly-dallying for the author. The United States is under a cyber-attack, and ex-intelligence analyst Kurt Vetter is the man for the job. With plenty of twists and turns, this book will have you on the edge of your seat until the very surprise ending. Try to read the first book before this one. I was a little lost sometimes, because I skipped the first. I really look forward to reading the next book.  –  “magelet87”

William Esmont lives in Tucson, Arizona with his wife and a motley collection of  Great Dane rescues, cats, and chickens. He is a software engineer by training and has spent his career working in industries from video games to industrial controls to high-tech manufacturing. When he is not writing, he enjoys cycling and exploring the mountains of the southwest.

William enjoys reading and writing espionage thrillers (The Reluctant Hero Series) and post-apocalyptic zombie horror (The Elements of the Undead Series). 2012 is going to be a busy year, with new releases in both genres, so stay tuned!

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Famed N.Y.P.D. Lieutenant, Dax McGowan, attempts to track down and kill the pedophile priest who caused his daughter to commit suicide. A city-wide foot race soon turns into an international manhunt, taking him to the gates of Vatican City and beyond with startling results. An intransigent and deceitful church hierarchy, a politically weakened D.A.'s response, and mysterious assassins dispatched to "take him down" thwart his every move.
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I am Bronx born of Irish descent. Despite a family move taking me to Michigan as a teenager where I spent most of my adult life, New York keeps calling me back. Because my ancestors arrived through Ellis Island more than a century ago, I sometimes think I possess a genetic component that craves a very specific high energy environment indigenous only to New York City. On my bucket list is to eventually end up back there...well for summers at least.

So it was no fluke that at the beginning of my writing career my first work would revolve around a famed, Bronx born, Irish N.Y.P.D. detective, Dax McGowan, who is driven to track down and kill the priest that caused his daughter I am Bronx born of Irish descent. Despite a family move taking me to Michigan as a teenager where I spent most of my adult life, New York keeps calling me back. Because my ancestors arrived through Ellis Island more than a century ago, I sometimes think I possess a genetic component that craves a very specific high energy environment indigenous only to New York City. On my bucket list is to eventually end up back there...well for summers at least. So it was no fluke that at the beginning of my writing career my first work would revolve around a famed, Bronx born, Irish N.Y.P.D. detective, Dax McGowan, who is driven to track down and kill the priest that caused his daughter's suicide. "The Millstone Prophecy."
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by Jill Myles
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Abby Lewis never pictured herself on the survival game show, Endurance Island. She’s just not the ‘survival’ type. But when her boss offers her a spot on the show and the opportunity of a lifetime, she packs her bags and heads to the tropics to be a contestant.

Once in the game, it’s clear that Abby’s in over her head. The game itself is full of competitive, aggressive people, and no one’s more aggressive than sexy, delicious – and arrogant – Dean Woodall. Sure he’s clever, strong, good at challenges, and has a body that makes her mouth water. He also hates Abby just as much as she hates him. That’s fine with her; she’ll just ignore the jerk.

But the rules of Endurance Island are working against them. Abby and Dean are teamed up – alone – on the beach. It’s either work together, or go home. Stuck with no one else’s company but their own, they learn they do make a good team after all.

And that with just a little bit of kindling, the flames of hate can quickly turn to flames of passion. This book features enemies, lovers, enemies who become lovers, and lots and lots of tropical heat…

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With careful precision, I scooped a glop of the chunky peanut butter onto my finger, the mound glistening, and held it out to Dean. Just a small amount, enough to stave off hunger pains and give us a burst of energy.
My thought was to hold out the peanut butter so he could transfer it to his own finger. Perhaps the sight of me sucking on my finger before had distracted him, because he leaned in and took my finger in his mouth, rasping his tongue against it.

And just like that, the world flipped.

Heat rushed through me at the feel of his tongue against my finger, his hot mouth sucking on my skin. I forgot about the peanut butter that was his original goal and my body flushed, my mind skidding to a halt at the sight of his beautiful mouth over my skin, the feel of his tongue against my flesh. I must have shivered or tried to pull away, because his hand grasped my own and held me there as he lapped and rasped against my finger, cleaning my skin.

Searing me to my core.

A wave of heat pulsed through my body and I inhaled sharply. Dean’s gaze moved to my face, and I knew that he was realizing the same thing I was. His tongue moved slowly against my skin, sensually. His eyes were locked on my own, and his tongue gave my finger one last flick that I felt all the way down to my core. Then he released my hand. “Sorry.”

“It’s okay,” I said in a daze, my gaze still locked on his mouth.

He nodded at the shore and stepped past me, clearing his throat. “Boat’s here.”

In a daze, I stared down at my finger and wondered if I could put it in my own mouth after that…or would it be dangerously close to kissing him?

 

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THE MAIN LINE IS MURDER (The Ginger Barnes Main Line Mysteries)

by Donna Huston Murray

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When her husband becomes head of a school on Philadelphia’s tony Main Line, Ginger Barnes learns that small private schools need volunteers like the national debt needs taxes. She also learns that murder on the campus can kill the school’s reputation in a heartbeat. Gin’s Mop Squad job allows her to investigate without arousing suspicion, but can she expose the murderer in time to save the school–and her family’s new home–without exposing herself? If she succeeds, will her good deed go unpunished?

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Count Your Blessings

by Shadonna Richards

5 stars – 1 Reviews
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A collection of heartwarming and inspiring examples on making every moment count.

(A condensed and revised version of A Gift of Hope)

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Kindle Nation Daily Bargain Bestseller Alert: Emlyn Chand’s Paranormal Bestseller FARSIGHTED – Just $2.99 on Kindle and Currently Free for Amazon Prime Members Via the Kindle Lending Library!

Farsighted

by Emlyn Chand

4.2 stars – 113 Reviews
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  • “Chand’s characters are compelling and diverse… Shapri is a standout.” – Kirkus Reviews
  • “Alex Kosmitoras might not have a magic wand or vampiric strength and speed, but he is a totally swoon-worthy hero that any mom would be proud to let her daughter date.” – Melissa Luznicky Garrett, author of Turning Point
  • “You don’t have to be psychic to know that Farsighted is going to take the world by storm. Vampires are so last year.” – Kimberly Kinrade, author of Forbidden Mind
  • “I read the book in one sitting… the ONLY other time I have done this is when I read the Harry Potter series.” – Marie Bothwick, blogger at Write Panic Live

Alex Kosmitoras’s life has never been easy. The only other student who will talk to him is the school bully, his parents are dead-broke and insanely overprotective, and to complicate matters even more, he’s blind. Just when he thinks he’ll never have a shot at a normal life, a new girl from India moves into town. Simmi is smart, nice, and actually wants to be friends with Alex. Plus she smells like an Almond Joy bar. Yes, sophomore year might not be so bad after all.

Unfortunately, Alex is in store for another new arrival–an unexpected and often embarrassing ability to “see” the future. Try as he may, Alex is unable to ignore his visions, especially when they begin to suggest that Simmi is in danger. With the help of the mysterious psychic next door and new friends who come bearing gifts of their own, Alex must embark on a journey to change his future.

*Overall Winner of the Dragonfly eBook Awards, 2011

*Best Young Adult Fiction, Dragonfly eBook Awards, 2011

*Best Debut Author, Dragonfly eBook Awards, 2011

*Winner of the Alternative Booker Award, 2011
*Winner of the WritersType First Chapter Competition, September 2011
  • “Psychic or not, you’ll never see the end for this one coming! Emlyn Chand is pioneering ‘the next big thing’ for YA.” – Emily Reese, author of Second Death
  • “Farsighted is an epic battle of good versus evil that moves at breakneck speed to a stunning and totally unexpected conclusion.” – Terri Giuliano Long, author of In Leah’s Wake
  • “Is Alex blind? Yes. Bullied? Yes. A victim? Absolutely not! Emlyn Chand expertly tackles high school bullying, making Farsighted both an entertaining and an educational read.” – Kevin Carey-Infante, Author of Bani’s Dilemma
  • “Farsighted is for you if you like your paranormal a little mysterious, your romance a little temperamental, your contemporary a little sharp, and your teenagers more true to life.” – ME Summer, blogger at Sticking to the Story

From the Author

Q: What was it like writing from the viewpoint of a blind, teenage boy? Were there any parts of Alex’s personality/life you found hard to come up with?

A: You know, it wasn’t as hard to write blind as I initially thought it would be. It didn’t take long to begin “seeing” Alex’s world the way he does. I wrote the entire story without knowing what anyone or anything looked like (except for Alex himself). When it came time to shoot the book trailer, the directors were asking me questions about the scenes and which props they should bring, and I really, really didn’t know what to tell them!

As I got to know Alex better and better, it became easier to tune into his way of seeing things. I read books about coping with blindness in a school setting and spent a great deal of time pondering how I might behave if I couldn’t see. In the story, Alex has always been blind; he’s always known the world to be a certain way. Not everyone understands that, and they have trouble talking about it with him. I gave Alex a tendency to overcompensate. He knows who he is and what he’s capable of, and he wants the world to know it too, so sometimes he overdoes things a bit.

Q: Your cast of characters has international flavor? What’s behind that choice?

A: I don’t see why my characters all need to belong to the same culture or ethnicity. What fun is that? Culture shapes our characters in a big way, so by diversifying my cast, I was able to hit on more types of personalities and situations. Grandon is based on my hometown; it’s small and kind of boring. I couldn’t wait to escape and move on to bigger and better things. My home town was mostly Caucasian, but somehow I ended up with a very diverse set of friends even though they made up less than 1% of the student body. Fast forward a few years, and I end up marrying a man from India. He’s from New Delhi, like Simmi. I’ve always been fascinated by other cultures; I even decided to pursue my Master’s in Sociology for this very reason. I credit two early life influences for this attraction: 1) My adoration of A.C. Slater in Saved by the Bell, 2) Disney’s Aladdin being the best movie ever.
 
Q: What was the inspiration for Farsighted?

A: Everything started with a single image–my face in these tacky oversized sunglasses reflecting out at me from the car’s side mirror. I was daydreaming while my husband drove us across Michigan for my sister’s wedding. Something about my image really struck me in an almost horrific way. I felt the glasses made me look blind but found it so weird that there was still a clear image within them; it seemed so contradictory. At the time, my book club was reading The Odyssey, which features the blind Theban prophet, Tieresias. I started thinking about what it would be like to have non-visual visions of the future and began forming a modern Tieresias in my mind. Lo and behold, Alex Kosmitoras was born. I didn’t want him to be alone in his psychic subculture, so I found other characters with other powers to keep him company. Thank God for my poor fashion sense. 🙂

Q: What would you like readers to take away from Farsighted? Is there a different message for adults than for teens?

A: First and foremost, I hope that readers will enjoy themselves. My primary goal is to tell an interesting story that people will find entertaining and be glad they read. Secondly, I’d like to infuse contemporary Young Adult fiction with a bit more diversity and teach readers about the beauty of other cultures and other ways of life. I also hope that Farsighted is a book that leads to introspection–what would I do if put in Alex’s place? Did Alex ever have a choice or was this path his destiny? What would it be like to see the world the way he sees the world?
I like to think of anything I write as being kind of like a Disney movie, in that the primary audience will be children, but there are extra tidbits for the adults too. Farsighted has been infused with a great deal of research about runes, classic mythology, and Eastern spirituality, but you don’t need to understand any of that to be entertained by the story.
 
Q. There have been articles written this year about YA being too dark for teens. What are your thoughts on this?

A: I definitely agree. I want to get back to the core of the YA genre, and I attempted to do that with Farsighted. I also think that paranormal has gotten a bit too out there. One thing I hear from readers quite a bit is that the paranormal seems normal in Farsighted. They don’t question the existence of the powers, and it doesn’t seem out there like some other books of the genre do. That was important to me. I wanted my story to be run by the characters, not the fantastic elements. This is a story about Alex, not about a blind psychic.
 
Q: What motivated you to structure the book around the runes?

A: Remember how I said my Master’s degree is in Sociology? It’s actually Quantitative Sociology. I’m a numbers person as well as a word person. I love things to be organized just so. If you set a stack of papers in front of me; I’m going to fuss with them until they are lined up in a perfect stack. It’s just the way I am. Shaping each chapter around a rune gave the story order, which made me feel happy and comfortable. Whenever I got stuck and didn’t know what should happen next, I was able to learn more about that chapter’s rune and get the inspiration I needed to continue. The runes themselves tell a story, one that is successfully completed. I felt that boded well for Farsighted.  

Q:  What do you like to read? Who is your favorite author?A:  I LOVE YA–I read it, write it, love it! My favorite author is JK Rowling. The more I read, the more I realize how brilliant she is as an author. If you remove the dialogue tags from Harry Potter, you still know which character is speaking, and Rowling managed to create an intricate beautiful world without allowing her character development to suffer, which is tremendously rare. I consider her literary God. Suzanne Collins, and JD Salinger are classic faves.

My all-time favorite book is A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, definitely. The novel has so many layers and entertains on so many levels. Also the characters in that novel seem more real than those from any other I’ve ever read. It’s just beautiful–that’s the only word for it.

Q: What are you currently working on or going to work on next?

A: Farsighted is a 5-book series. Each book will be told from a different character’s point-of-view, so in book #2, we’ll actually be able to see what Grandon looks like! Next up is Open Heart. I hope to have that ready by the middle of next year. And don’t worry, Alex will remain an important character throughout the entire series; we just won’t be in his head anymore. I’m also toying with the idea of a special hardcover edition of Farsighted Book 1 with new chapters added to the end and a sneak peek of Open Heart.

About the Author

Emlyn Chand has always loved to hear and tell stories, having emerged from the womb with a fountain pen grasped firmly in her left hand (true story). When she’s not writing, she runs a large book club in Ann Arbor and is the president of author PR firm, Novel Publicity. Emlyn loves to connect with readers and is available throughout the social media interweb. Visit emlynchand.com for more info. Don’t forget to say “hi” to her sun conure Ducky!
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Wait! … There’s More! … Two More Brand New Kindle Freebies From a Couple of Kindle Nation Daily’s Favorite Authors! – Hillary E. Peak’s WINGS OF HOPE and Spencer Baum’s THE HOMECOMING MASQUERADE

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Wings of Hope

by Hillary E. Peak

5 stars – 4 Reviews
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The bond of a father and daughter is special. When Jules’ father asks her to come stay with him because he’s terminally ill, she goes for the remarkable opportunity to really know her father. She never dreamed he had liberated a concentration camp, dealt cards to Bugsy Siegel, or saved the life of a Black Panther. Wings of Hope takes you on a road trip through the memories of a man making peace with his life through his conversations with his daughter. Teaching her that death is sometimes the most heartbreakingly beautiful part of life.

Hope is the last gift of a father to his daughter–the power to reach for her dreams.

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In a posh suburb of the nation’s capital, at the most exclusive high school in the world, the vampires who secretly run the government have created a game for America’s daughters of privilege. Show up to Homecoming in a black dress and you’ve entered yourself in a contest where the winner becomes a vampire, and the loser becomes the winner’s first victim.

Only the wealthiest, most connected students can hope to win, so when new girl Nicky Bloom wears a black dress to Homecoming, everyone assumes she has a death wish. They don’t know that Nicky has her own agenda. As the dance continues into the night, they will find out that Nicky Bloom is far more than she seems.

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Two Brand New Kindle Freebies From a Couple of Kindle Nation Daily’s Favorite Authors! – Julianne MacLean’s TAKEN BY THE COWBOY and Andrew Biss’ SCHISM: A PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER

With hundreds of new books turning up free each day now in the Kindle Store, it can be tough to hone in on books that you will actually want to read. And most of the new free books will be free for just a day or two at a time, so we are working hard to make sure that you do not miss the ones you want!

Here are a couple books that have just gone free by authors who have already proven to be favorites with Kindle Nation readers. Please grab them now if  they look interesting to you, because they probably won’t stay free for long!

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Taken by the Cowboy

by Julianne MacLean

4.4 stars – 24 Reviews
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HERO AND PROTECTOR
Former bounty hunter, expert gunslinger, and the toughest sheriff Dodge City has ever known, Truman Wade is a real man from the tip of his black Stetson right down to his spurs and leather boots. He’s never met his match in a gunfight, but he’s never met a gorgeous, gutsy woman from the twenty-first century either…

TORN BETWEEN TWO WORLDS
Newly single after a rocky breakup with her self-absorbed fiancé, newspaper columnist Jessica Delaney crashes her car in a lightning storm and soon finds herself dodging bullets in the Wild West. Before the night is out, she’s tossed in jail for a murder she didn’t commit, and if things don’t seem complicated enough, the impossibly handsome sheriff in charge of her arrest has danger written all over him – and a sexy swagger to die for. Jessica knows she needs to get home, but when Sheriff Wade’s enticing touch sets her passions on fire, she begins to wonder if fate has other plans for her, and soon she must choose between the life she longs for in the future… and the greatest love she’s ever known.Julianne MacLean is a USA Today bestselling author of more than 15 historical romance novels, including her popular American Heiress series published by Avon/Harper Collins, and her recent Highlander Trilogy, published by St. Martin’s Press. She is a three-time RITA finalist with Romance Writers of America, a two-time winner of the Bookseller’s Best Award, and winner of a Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award for her novel LOVE ACCORDING TO LILY. Her books have been translated into many languages, and she is currently working on a new Regency historical trilogy. For more information about the author, visit www.juliannemaclean.com.

  • “Julianne MacLean’s writing is smart, thrilling, and sizzles with sensuality!”—Elizabeth Hoyt, bestselling author of Notorious Pleasures
  • “You can always count on Julianne MacLean to deliver ravishing romance that will keep you turning the pages until the wee hours of the morning.” – Teresa Medeiros, bestselling author of Goodnight Tweetheart
  • “She is just and all around wonderful writer, and I look forward to reading everything she writes.” – Natasha Smith, Romance Junkies
  • “MacLean enchants readers. Her special spark and brand of sensuality mark her rise to the top.” – –Kathe Robin, Romantic Times Bookclub
This book also includes bonus content:
An excerpt from THE COLOR OF HEAVEN by Julianne MacLean writing as E.V. Mitchell
An excerpt from THE REBEL – A HIGHLAND SHORT STORY by Julianne MacLean
An excerpt from THE LOOK OF LOVE (Chase & Chloe – The Sullivans Book 1,) a new release by Bella Andre
An excerpt from PRINCESS CALLIE AND THE TOTALLY AMAZING TALKING TIARA, first book in The Callie Chronicles by Daisy Piper

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“A fun read, starts out rather cheeky and ends with a delightfully gruesome twist. Really enjoyed it.” –A Goodreads Review

 A New Psychological Thriller from Award-Winning Author Andrew Biss

As a boy, Horatio Higgins was ignored by the other children, but that didn’t stop him having lots of friends…friends only he could see and whom he’d regale with tales of his fantastical exploits. Eventually, though, his parents became concerned at the inordinate amount of time their son appeared to spend talking to himself and took him for treatment, which, in time, proved successful…almost. One friend remained. Unfortunately it was the spiteful one.

Years later, living alone in his tiny London flat, Horatio’s loneliness is mitigated only by his acid-tongued friend and the company of what he affectionately refers to as “my wife”. After losing his job, however, his life begins a rapid downward spiral…that is, until he meets a sweet, impressionable young woman named Nore. As their relationship lurches unsteadily forward, Horatio finds himself struggling against a riptide of conflicting realities he’s ill-equipped to cope with. Can Nore save him from himself or will she, too, be dragged into a world where the line between fantasy and reality becomes increasingly and perilously blurred?

Weaving together dark humour with shocking, unsettling twists, Schism is sure to stay with you long after you’ve turned the last page.

Please Note: This book contains Adult Subject Matter.

Approximately 25,000 words (100pp.)

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