Lion on Fire: A casino-heist thriller

Crime Fiction > Heist
Author: Ted Galdi
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Lion on Fire: A casino-heist thriller

“Sometimes you have to burn your world down before you can live in it”

Brian, a clean-cut, recent college grad, also works for the mob. He takes a side job in their underground New York City casino to make extra cash to help his brother out of a jam. Nothing goes as planned, and soon Brian is forced to team up with a charismatic co-worker to rob the Russian gangsters who run the casino.

Do you like impossible-to-pull-off heists?

Do you like characters you’ll never forget?

Do you like endings that make you gasp?

Then you’ll love Lion on Fire, the third novel by Ted Galdi, an Amazon #1 bestselling author who’s won Reader Views and Readers’ Favoriteawards, and been featured by FOX, ABC, and iHeartRadio.

The Endgame: (Endgame Book 1)

Romance > Contemporary
Author: Cleary James
FREE

The Endgame: (Endgame Book 1)

She has no way out. His desire may help her leave. How far will one woman go to escape an obsession?

All Lisa wanted was a little security. She thought a billionaire boyfriend would solve everything, but Mark’s possessive demands make her feel like a captive. As Lisa dreams of saving up enough for freedom, her lover’s latest unsavory request could serve as an irresistible solution.

Ordered to have a one-night stand with a breathtakingly handsome architect named Grayson, Lisa senses an opportunity and a dangerous attraction. With a seductive proposal in hand, she hopes to satisfy her desire for cash and his craving… for her.

When her attempts to keep an emotional distance fail, her desperate bid for money turns into a passionate, mutual connection. Will Lisa choose freedom or one last chance at true love?

One Enchanted Christmas: A Novella (Enchanted Christmas Collection Book 1)

Christian > Romance > Contemporary
Author: Melissa Tagg
FREE

One Enchanted Christmas: A Novella (Enchanted Christmas Collection Book 1)

Last December, mystery author Maren Grant had the most perfect night of her life. On a glimmering winter evening, she got to watch the photo shoot for her very first book and ended up on a magical date with the cover model himself—Colin Renwycke.

Fast forward one year. This December, with a looming deadline, restless spirit and her creative spark long since gone, Maren is desperate to get unstuck. And she can’t get Colin out of her head…or his year-old open invitation to spend a couple weeks writing at his family’s farm.

Drew Renwycke never planned to come home and take over the Renwycke family farm. But he’s spent too many years watching his siblings unravel, including his brother, Colin, after one terrible family mistake. If moving to Maple Valley, Iowa, renovating an old farmhouse and switching careers is what it takes to put the Renwycke family back together, he’ll do it.

Blue Baby (Brandon Fisher FBI Series Book 4)

Mystery > Hard-Boiled
Author: Carolyn Arnold
FREE

Blue Baby (Brandon Fisher FBI Series Book 4)

The perfect book for fans of Allison Brennan, JT Ellison, Catherine Coulter, and Blake Pierce and readers who love serial-killer thrillers.

FBI agent Brandon Fisher and his team with the Behavioral Analysis Unit are off to Grand Forks, North Dakota, when the body of a woman is found in her bathtub, dressed in a wedding gown with her ring finger severed.

It’s the first day of summer, and an exact year ago, another woman was discovered the same way. Her case went cold, but with the recent murder, the FBI believes they’re looking for a serial killer, so they reopen the case. Finding a connection between the women is proving elusive, and with a killer who starts to spiral out of control, that’s only making the trail more difficult to follow. And failure is not an option. If Brandon and his team don’t catch up to the killer, the bloodbath will continue to overflow.

Christmas Wish: A Hope Falls Holiday Novella

Romance > Holidays
Author: Melanie Shawn
FREE

Christmas Wish: A Hope Falls Holiday Novella

Bright lights…Fame…Wealth…

Kyle Austen Reed had it all, and his devilishly handsome good looks were known to steal hearts on and off the screen…

Fired…Evicted…Caring for a special needs child…

Aurora Rose’s life wasn’t a Lifetime movie. For the courageous and beautiful single mother, this was her reality…

When a meet and greet with an adoring young fan changes both of their worlds, Kyle will have to prove that there’s more to him than meets the eye, and Aurora will need to have faith that, after years of just scraping by, she is deserving of more than just a temporary reprieve from her daily struggle…

Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love, and Loss

Biographies & Memoirs > Comedians
Author: Stephanie Wittels Wachs, Aziz Ansari
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Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love, and Loss

The space between life and death is a moment.
But it will remain alive in me for hundreds of thousands of future moments.

One phone call. That’s all it took to change Stephanie Wittels Wachs’ life forever..

Her younger brother Harris, a star in the comedy world known for his work on shows like Parks and Recreation, had died of a heroin overdose. How do you make sense of such a tragic end to a life of so much hilarious brilliance?

First Frost: A Novel

Fantasy > Magical Realism
Author: Sarah Addison Allen
Regularly $8.99, Today $1.99

First Frost: A Novel

Two magical sisters.
One cranky apple tree.

It’s October in Bascom, North Carolina, and autumn will not go quietly.  As temperatures drop and leaves begin to turn, the Waverley women are made restless by the whims of their mischievous apple tree…and the magic that swirls around it. But this year, first frost has much more in store.

Claire Waverley has started a successful new venture, Waverley’s Candies.  Though her handcrafted confections — rose to recall lost love, lavender to promote happiness and lemon verbena to soothe throats and minds — are singularly effective, the business of selling them is costing her the everyday joys of her family, and her belief in her own precious gifts.

Sydney Waverley, too, is losing her balance. With each passing day she longs more for a baby — a namesake for her wonderful Henry. Yet the longer she tries, the more her desire becomes an unquenchable thirst, stealing the pleasure out of the life she already has.

As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man’s Escape from a Siberian Labor Camp and His 3-Year Trek to Freedom

Biographies & Memoirs > Historical
Author: Josef M. Bauer
Regularly $3.99, Today $1.99

As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Escape from a Siberian Labor Camp and His 3-Year Trek to Freedom

In 1944, German paratrooper Clemens Forell was captured by the Soviets and sentenced to twenty-five years of labor in a Siberian lead mine. In the Gulags, this was virtually a death sentence. Driven to desperation by the brutality of the prison camp, he staged a daring escape. For the next three years, Forell traveled 8,000 miles in barren, frozen wilderness, haunted by blizzards, wolves, criminals, the KGB, and the fear of recapture and retribution. Only a remarkable will to survive, and a bit of luck, allowed him to reach the safety of the Persian border. The resulting story is a rare document of the horrors faced by POWs in the Soviet Union, and a testament to the human spirit.
In 1944, German paratrooper Clemens Forell was captured by the Soviets and sentenced to twenty-five years of labor in a Siberian lead mine. In the Gulags, this was virtually a death sentence. Driven to desperation by the brutality of the prison camp, he staged a daring escape.

Salt Bride: A Georgian Historical Romance (Salt Hendon Book 1)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Author: Lucinda Brant
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Salt Bride: A Georgian Historical Romance (Salt Hendon Book 1)

When the Earl of Salt Hendon marries squire’s daughter Jane Despard, Society is aghast. But Jane and Salt share a secret past of heartache and mistrust. They are forced into a marriage neither wants; the Earl to honor a dying man’s wish, Jane to save her stepbrother from financial ruin. Beautiful inside and out, the patient and ever optimistic Jane believes love conquers all; the Earl will take some convincing. Enter Diana St. John, who has been living in a fool’s paradise believing she would be the next Countess of Salt Hendon. She will go to extreme lengths, even murder, to hold Salt’s attention. The newlyweds must overcome past prejudices and sinister opposition to fall in love all over again.

The English German Girl: A Novel

World Literature
Author: Jake Wallis Simons
Regularly $9.99, Today $1.99

The English German Girl: A Novel

This powerful, meticulously researched novel is a moving tale of one girl’s struggle against a world in turmoil. In 1930s Berlin, choked by the tightening of Hitler’s fist, the Klein family is gradually losing everything that is precious to them. Their fifteen-year-old daughter, Rosa, slips out of Germany on a Kindertransport train to begin a new life in England. Charged with the task of securing a safe passage for her family, she vows that she will not rest until they are safe. But as war breaks out and she loses contact with her parents, Rosa finds herself wondering if there are some vows that can’t be kept.

A sweeping tale of love and loss, with the poignant story of the Kindertransport at its heart, this is an exceptional accomplishment from one of Britain’s bravest and most-vibrant young writers.

Weekend Warriors (Sisterhood Book 1)

Romance > Action & Adventure
Author: Fern Michaels
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Weekend Warriors (Sisterhood Book 1)

Life isn’t fair. Most women know it. But what can you do about it? Plenty. . .if you’re part of the Sisterhood. On the surface, these seven women are as different as can be–but each has had her share of bad luck, from cheating husbands to sexist colleagues to a legal system that often doesn’t do its job. Now, drawn together by tragedy, they’re forging a bond that will help them right the wrongs committed against them and discover an inner strength they didn’t know they had. Growing bolder with each act of justice, the Sisterhood is learning that when bad things happen, you can roll over and play dead. . .or you can get up fighting. . ..

The Diviners

Science Fiction & Fantasy
Author: Libba Bray
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The Diviners

Evangeline O’Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and sent off to the bustling streets of New York City–and she is ecstatic. It’s 1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfeld girls, and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is that she has to live with her uncle Will and his unhealthy obsession with the occult. Evie worries he’ll discover her darkest secret: a supernatural power that has only brought her trouble so far.

When the police find a murdered girl branded with a cryptic symbol and Will is called to the scene, Evie realizes her gift could help catch a serial killer. As Evie jumps headlong into a dance with a murderer, other stories unfurl in the city that never sleeps. And unknown to all, something dark and evil has awakened….

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