Is $2.99 the new “free” in the Kindle Store? Well, not exactly, but with the new Kindle royalty structure it’s now the best bargain price at which many indie authors are able to make a decent living while bring great books to the Kindle audience. So with a big reading weekend coming up, let’s take a look not only at the Kindle Store’s free promotional books, but at 5 of the highest-rated contemporary fiction selections in the Kindle Store that are still available at that $2.99 price….
Never Love a Stranger
A hero like no other…
One seemingly ordinary evening, Annie Simpson finds an extremely gorgeous (and totally nude) man in her kitchen. When James tells her he’s an escaped criminal from the future, she figures he’s crazy. Before long Annie and James are running for their lives, and Annie’s falling for James in a big way. But now they have to find a way to change the future before fifty million people die…
“One of the best stories I’ve read this year… I recommend it wholeheartedly!” – Cynthia Lovett, ParaNormal Romance Reviews
“A fabulous book!” – Pam, A Romance Review
“An amazing sci-fi romance” – Tara Black, The Romance Studio
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Meanwhile, the best new freebie for Kindle Nation citizens may be this week’s Free Kindle Nation Shorts, including today’s historical mystery by M. Louisa Locke and tomorrow’s Scary Saturday feature, but there’s plenty of other great Kindle reading at bargain prices….
The Legend of Sasquatch
In this action-filled character study, Sasquatch is not the mythical creature rumored to haunt the forests of North America. He is a young Texan named Clint Buchanan (“Buck Hannon”) who prowls the streets of the DFW Metroplex in the late 1970s. Clint seems to have it all—size, strength, intellect, personality, good looks, and any woman he wants. Unfortunately a combination of bad choices and bad luck leads to tragic results. Join this behemoth as he faces the life-changing and character-defining events of his late adolescence with a colorful supporting cast that includes devoted buddies Milton, Tom, and Hulk.
Mourning Becomes Cassandra
One wary young widow pairs up with one bent-on-disaster teenager… Whose brilliant idea was this? You think you’ve got issues. Meet Cass Ewan.
Shepherds of Terror (A Novel)
Passion, terror, poetry and the fierce urgency of a people held down too long … it all comes alive in this debut novel of Basque Spain by DL Rose.
A Small Fortune
“A Small Fortune is scintillating, thrilling, and full of intrigue. A sexy, mysterious romp with literary overtones. Erica Jong meets Harlan Coben on a sticky summer night.” –Jessica Anya Blau, author of The Summer of Naked Swim Parties.
Happy Hour
Every woman has that group of friends in her life ~ her “go to girls” The friends that she can turn to who “get it.” The ones who are there for you no matter what. The ones who laugh with you and cry with you. The ones that will always be there. These are the women of Happy Hour. Michele Scott is the author of the popular Wine Lover’s Mystery series and The Michaela Bancroft mysteries, with over 100,000 copies in print.
Darkfever: The Fever Series
by Karen Marie Moning
Out of Bounds: Love of Sports Book 1
by T.A. Chase
The Heroes of Olympus Book One: The Lost Hero
, by Percy Jackson creator Riordan, is available for pre-order and will be released October 10 at a Kindle price of $9.99, so the usual free sample chapter is not available for another few months, but this is a fairly substantial preview (over 400 locations, or about 60% as long as Stephen King’s novella Blockade Billy
).Here’s a list of the categories in today’s Free & Bargain Book Alert:
Nonfiction/Leadership/Change/Reference/Essay
Christian Spirituality and Christian Fiction
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Darkfever: The Fever Series
by Karen Marie Moning
Out of Bounds: Love of Sports Book 1
by T.A. Chase
Erotica
