Next up is a book with a publicity stunt so outrageous I’m compelled to mention it. The Boy Who Played With Dark Matter<\/em>\u00a0was written by … well, the author name given is “Holy Ghost Writer.” The mysterious identity of the author<\/a><\/span> is\u00a0part of an international contest, and the first person to solve the riddle wins $1,000. For clues, look in the Count of Monte Cristo<\/em> sequels.<\/p>\n As usual, each book listed here has gone FREE within the past 24 hours (except for the “Kindle Daily Deals” on page 3). Warning: Kindle book promotions can end without notice, so before downloading click the link “See Kindle price at Amazon” to verify that the book is still free.<\/span> (Prices and availability may differ outside USA.)<\/p>\n Mystery & Thrillers<\/p>\n It’s been years since former stockbroker Madeline Carter bothered thinking about her gastronomically gifted ex-husband, Chef Braydon Gauthier. Between quitting her soul-sucking career and discovering what life is like during daylight hours she’s been kind of busy. But when Madeline learns Braydon took his own life, she drops everything and hightails it to the funeral.<\/p>\n It doesn’t take long to realize Braydon’s death is more murder than suicide. Madeline knows her ex would never have prepared himself a poison-laced dinner of duck a l’orange — let alone pair it with a big, beefy Shiraz!<\/p>\n Fantasy<\/p>\n Zeddy, a six-year-old boy in the year 2099, finds himself setting out on an incredible adventure following the mysterious disappearance of his father. Zeddy discovers that there is more to the world than meets the eye and things in the universe that he never imagined. As the journey begins, Zeddy encounters sorcerers, strange creatures from another world, and a professor who may just hold the answers to the location of Zeddy’s father.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Horror<\/p>\n An empty house. A bereaved father. Tormented by his loss, Ian Colmes has driven away everyone he loves. Now, consumed by guilt and longing, he begins to see his dead child again.<\/p>\n With a masterful hand, suspense newcomer Adam J Nicolai paints a picture of grief, madness, and the furious strength of a father’s love for his son.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Romance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Kathleen Findlay is married to a cad, her mother is driving her crazy and her life is falling apart. Then her uncle dies, leaving her the family\u2019s Revolutionary-era home and, she believes, an escape from her chaotic marriage. But one afternoon, while searching for a rake, she discovers a man in her garden shed \u2014 and a free fall through the centuries.<\/p>\n As her life spins wildly out of control, Kathleen finds her heart and in the process, her own place in time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Religious Fiction<\/p>\n Lance Michelli is on a quest to discover the secrets his grandmother cannot tell. What happened all those years ago, and what is it she so desperately needs him to find? The old villa in Sonoma holds the answers, but it is now owned by a young woman who neither knows nor cares about his mission. But Rese Barret is a force to contend with, and her own impending storm could sweep him up as their sparring creates a fierce and uncomfortable attraction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Science Fiction<\/p>\n A deadly influenza virus rages out of control. There is no easy-fix vaccine. No eleventh-hour containment. Only death.<\/p>\n With no workforce, power plants are unmanned so there\u2019s no means of communication; police and fire departments have collapsed so no one is safe.\u00a0When Dr. Taeya Sanchez finds herself unceremoniously dismissed from an emergency medical facility in New York, she decides to steal the hospital\u2019s armored van for a midnight escape.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Mystery & Thrillers<\/p>\nCalculated Loss (Madeline Carter)<\/a><\/h3>\n
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The Boy Who Played With Dark Matter (The Count of Monte Cristo)<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Secrets (The Michelli Family Series Book #1)<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Ties That Bind (A Madison Knight Novel)<\/a><\/h3>\n
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