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HARD FALL (Thomas Blume Book 1)

Mystery > Noir
Author: PT Reade
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HARD FALL: A gripping, noir detective mystery (Hard-Boiled Mysteries, Hard Boiled Detective Fiction, Hard Boiled Thriller) (Thomas Blume Book 1)

An ex-cop with a past. A case police couldn’t solve. One chance at redemption…

An ex-New York detective, now working as a freelance investigator in London; Thomas Blume hunts for the killers that tore his family apart. For justice, for closure, for revenge.

But when Blume stumbles across a case that baffled local police, he unwittingly joins a world of criminals, corruption, and cops that will do anything to stop him.

Now, in a country he doesn’t understand and a city stacked against him, Blume must fight to expose the truth… before it’s too late.

A Dead Husband (Jessica Huntington Desert Cities Mystery Book 1)

 Mystery > Cozy
Author: Anna Celeste Burke
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A Dead Husband (Jessica Huntington Desert Cities Mystery Book 1)

“My first day as a sleuth was more Stephanie Plum than Miss Marple.” Jessica Huntington, amateur sleuth with a shopping jones and a black AMEX card, finds out money can’t buy happiness, or save your neck. Her well-planned life in shambles, she’s hiding out near Palm Springs. When her best friend’s husband is murdered, Jessica and her friends are soon stalked by scoundrels in pantyhose, stilettos, Bruno Maglis, and Armani suits. Roger Stone had something that got him killed. What was it and what will they do to get it back?

Amazon Echo: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide

 Computers & Technology
Author: Andrew Butler
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Amazon Echo: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Amazon Echo (Alexa Skills Kit, Amazon Echo 2016, user manual, web services, Free books, Free Movie, Alexa Kit) (Amazon Prime, internet device, guide)

Amazon Echo is a speaker, voice assistant, smart home device, music player, math genius, news reporter, and so much more. No actual words can really describe what this new device is. It was created by Amazon, and has been a hot topic since July 2015. It was first launched in late 2014, but it wasn’t available to the public until late June of 2015.
“A Perfect 10” is what critics are calling the new device that has captured the attention of audiences young and old. It’s new, different, and unbelievable. It’s the brilliant invention that has brought a new meaning to modern technology: the Amazon Echo.
This guide will give you the essential information that you need to release your Amazon Echo’s full potential.

The Grand Masquerade (Bold Women of the 19th Century Series)

 Historical Romance
Author: Amanda Hughes
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The Grand Masquerade (Bold Women of the 19th Century Series)

It is a life built on secrets, lust, and lies, and Sydnee Sauveterre is at the center of the charade. Used as a source of income at a stand on the Natchez Trace, she escapes at a young age to start a new life in Louisiana. Gifted with visions and a knowledge of Hoodoo, Sydnee must find her way through the quagmire of danger and deceit that is 19th Century New Orleans. She bans together with four friends to create an illusion within the elegant, high society of the Louisiana Creole. It is a risky charade meant to fulfill all of their secret desires, and Sydnee gambles everything, including love, to lead this double life. Will she survive the grand masquerade?

The Woman in White

 Literature & Fiction > Classics
Author: Wilkie Collins
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The Woman in White

Wilkie Collins’ fifth published novel, The Woman in White caused unprecedented excitement when it appeared in 1859 and has not lost its capacity to thrill. It is arguably the author’s masterpiece and is widely regarded to be among the first mystery novels, as well as one of the first and finest in the genre of “sensation novels.”

A tale of love, marriage, betrayal and mistrust, the gripping story is unraveled through diaries, first-hand accounts, and different points of view.

My Scarlet Woman (Middlemarch Shifters Book 1)

  Romantic Comedy
Author: Shelley Munro
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My Scarlet Woman (Middlemarch Shifters Book 1)

Emily Scarlet’s husband left her for his secretary and died in a car accident—all on the same day. Now, six months later, Emily has emerged from her chrysalis of painful memories. And to prove she has what it takes to attract a man, she’s determined to experience one perfect night of passion.

Feline shapeshifter, Saber Mitchell has a problem with his four boisterous younger brothers. They’re out of control, causing trouble and dragging him into the mire. It’s too late for him, but he hopes to get his brothers mated and settled, and the inaugural Middlemarch ball is the place to introduce them to marriageable women.

Homeland (The Crown Family Saga Book 1)

 Historical Fiction
Author: John Jakes
Regularly $13.99, Today $1.99

Homeland (The Crown Family Saga Book 1)

The tide of the twentieth century is rising upon the world, and on its crest rides the Crown family.

Young Pauli Kroner, freshly arrived in America from the streets of Berlin, makes his way to the mansion of his millionaire uncle in Chicago, looking to fulfill his dreams. His uncle, Joe Crown, is a self-made brewery tycoon who rules his domain with an iron hand—especially when it comes to his own family of defiantly rebellious children and a wife yearning for her own liberation.

In this new world, Pauli will rise as his own man and find his destiny in the early days of motion pictures.

Monty Python Speaks: The Complete Oral History of Monty Python

 Humor & Entertainment
Author: David Morgan
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Monty Python Speaks: The Complete Oral History of Monty Python, as Told by the Founding Members and a Few of Their Many Friends and Collaborators

Sensibly eschewing any attempt to emulate the inspired lunacy of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, this excellent oral history offers instead a straightforward but fascinating peek behind the scenes. Extensive interviews with the team of madmen who created the legendary British television series and four feature films (except Graham Chapman, who died in 1989) give a vivid sense of the dynamic interplay of personalities that revolutionized contemporary comedy, disdaining punch lines and blackout skits in favor of something much weirder and more free-form.

Sixth Cycle

 Science Fiction > Post-Apocalyptic
Author: Darren Wearmouth, Carl Sinclair
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Sixth Cycle

In the blink of an eye, the world changed.
Danger lurks around every corner.

Captain Jake Phillips wakes in his crash landed craft and finds Earth transformed into a frightening new world. He faces two immediate threats that will test his survival skills to the limit.

Mutated beings prowl the landscape, hunting humans and searching for the remaining resources. Without a plan in place, the battle will be lost and humanity as Jake knows it will be destroyed.

Augustus: The Life of Rome’s First Emperor

 History > Ancient Civilizations > Rome
Author: Anthony Everitt
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Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor

He found Rome made of clay and left it made of marble. As Rome’s first emperor, Augustus transformed the unruly Republic into the greatest empire the world had ever seen. His consolidation and expansion of Roman power two thousand years ago laid the foundations, for all of Western history to follow. Yet, despite Augustus’s accomplishments, very few biographers have concentrated on the man himself, instead choosing to chronicle the age in which he lived. Here, Anthony Everitt, the bestselling author of Cicero, gives a spellbinding and intimate account of his illustrious subject.

Underground Airlines

  Science Fiction > Alternative History
Author: Ben H. Winters
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Underground Airlines

It is the present-day, and the world is as we know it: smartphones, social networking and Happy Meals. Save for one thing: the Civil War never occurred.
A gifted young black man calling himself Victor has struck a bargain with federal law enforcement, working as a bounty hunter for the US Marshall Service. He’s got plenty of work. In this version of America, slavery continues in four states called “the Hard Four.” On the trail of a runaway known as Jackdaw, Victor arrives in Indianapolis knowing that something isn’t right–with the case file, with his work, and with the country itself.

Unwritten: A Novel

 Christian Fiction > Romance
Author: Charles Martin
Regularly $9.99, Today $1.99

Unwritten: A Novel

An actress running from her past finds escape with a man hiding from his future.
When someone wants to be lost, a home tucked among the Ten Thousand Islands off the Florida coast is a good place to live. A couple decent boats, and a deep knowledge of fishing and a man can get by without ever having to talk to another soul. It’s a nice enough existence, until the one person who ties him to the world of the living, the reason he’s still among them even if only on the fringes, asks him for help.

Out on a Limb

 Personal Growth > Mysticism
Author: Shirley Maclaine
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Out on a Limb

Her most controversial book is one you will never forget. An outspoken thinker, a celebrated actress, a truly independent woman, Shirley MacLaine goes beyond her previous two bestsellers to take us on an intimate yet powerful journey into her personal life and inner self. An intense, clandestine love affair with a prominent politician sparks Shirley MacLaine’s quest of self-discovery. From Stockholm to Hawaii to the mountain vastness of Peru, from disbelief to radiant affirmation, she at last discovers the roots of her very existence. . . and the infinite possibilities of life.

No Shred of Evidence: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery

 Mystery > British Detectives
Author: Charles Todd
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No Shred of Evidence: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery

In this absorbing new entry in the acclaimed New York Times bestselling series, Scotland Yard’s Ian Rutledge is caught up in a twisted web of vengeance and murder.

On the north coast of Cornwall, an apparent act of mercy is repaid by an arrest for murder. Four young women have been accused of the crime. A shocked father calls in a favor at the Home Office. Scotland Yard is asked to review the case.

However, Inspector Ian Rutledge is not the first Inspector to reach the village. Following in the shoes of a dead man, he is told the case is all but closed.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 1)

 Children’s eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Humorous
Author: Jeff Kinney
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 1)

It’s a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you’re ready are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary.

In book one of this debut series, Greg is happy to have Rowley, his sidekick, along for the ride. But when Rowley’s star starts to rise, Greg tries to use his best friend’s newfound popularity to his own advantage, kicking off a chain of events that will test their friendship in hilarious fashion.

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