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<\/a><\/p>\nAfter months of rehabilitation, doctors told her she’d never have a normal life again. Despite lingering pain, she accepted a scholarship to attend the Oregon Christian Writer’s Summer Conference, which ignited her passion for literature and writing.<\/p>\n
“I felt like a dry sponge set adrift on a lake,” Bonnie told me yesterday. “I learned enough to begin work on my first novel.” A few short months after showing the manuscript to an editor at Thomas Nelson, she received a contract for The Journey of Eleven Moons<\/em>, and today has 16 highly regarded historical-fiction and inspirational novels to her name.<\/p>\n Bonnie tops today’s Buffet with Touching the Clouds<\/em>, Book 1 of her “Alaskan Skies” series. The story follows an unconventional woman living in an unusual time — Kate Evans leaves home to pursue her dream of being a bush pilot in Alaska during the Great Depression. Bonnie’s meticulous research, strong characters, and entertaining plot make this story shine against the spectacular backdrop of the Alaskan wilds.<\/p>\n She finds her story ideas while doing historical research, reviewing her family history, reflecting on her personal life, and sometimes even from newspaper stories.<\/p>\n “Sometimes they just appear in my mind,” she said. “I usually know where a story begins and where it ends, but all the life and drama in middle takes a lot of work and perseverance.” She begins her days with Bible reading and a devotional, then tends to her correspondence. She saves her afternoons for book writing and research, which often stretches into the evenings and weekends.<\/p>\n If there’s one drawback to finding fast success as a novelist, it’s that your first book or two are history before you’ve realized your full powers as a fiction writer. Bonnie believes that’s the case with her first, The Journey of Eleven Moons<\/em>. Although it’s a delightful book that sold well, she now feels it’s not an example of her best writing. So Bonnie is currently revising the book for re-release on Kindle and other eBook formats.<\/p>\n Last summer Bonnie released Book 3 in her “Alaskan Skies” series, Joy Takes Flight<\/em>, which is getting rave reviews.<\/p>\n As usual, each book listed here has gone FREE within the past 24 hours (except for the \u201cKindle Daily Deals\u201d on page 3). Warning: Kindle book promotions can end without notice, so before downloading click the link \u201cSee Kindle price at Amazon\u201d to verify that the book is still free. (Prices and availability may differ outside USA.)<\/p>\n Historical Fiction She went looking for adventure . . . and found more than she bargained for.<\/p>\n Kate Evans is an adventurous and independent young woman with a pioneering spirit. When she leaves her home in Washington State to follow her dream of being an Alaskan bush pilot, she knows it will be an uphill battle. But she never expected it to be quite like this. As the lone woman in a man’s world, she finds that contending with people’s expectations is almost as treacherous as navigating the wild arctic storms.<\/p>\n But even that seems easy compared to finding true love. She likes a fellow pilot and would even consider marrying him–if it weren’t for Paul, a mysterious man on her mail route with a gentle spirit and a past to hide. Can Kate break through the walls Paul has put up around his heart? And will her quest for adventure be her demise?<\/p>\n [wp_ad_camp_1]<\/p>\n Comics & Graphic Novels Who wants to be a superhero?<\/p>\n Hope did, but she grew out of it. Which made her superhuman breakthrough in the Ashland Bombing, just before starting her freshman year at the University of Chicago, more than a little ironic.<\/p>\n And now she has some decisions to make. Given the code-name “Astra” and invited to join the Sentinels, Chicago\u2019s premier super-team, will she take up the cape and mask and become a career superhero? Or will she get a handle on her new powers (super-strength has some serious drawbacks) and then get on with her life-plan?<\/p>\n In a world where superheroes join unions and have agents, and the strongest and most photogenic ones become literal supercelebrities, the temptation to become a cape is strong. But the price can be high\u2014especially if you\u2019re \u201couted\u201d and lose the shield of your secret identity.<\/p>\n Becoming a sidekick puts the decision off for awhile, but Hope\u2019s life is further complicated when The Teatime Anarchist, the supervillain responsible for the Ashland Bombing, takes an interest in her. Apparently as Astra, Hope is supposed to save the world. Or at least a significant part of it.<\/p>\n Contemporary Fiction From the creators of Fireproof<\/i> comes an inspiring new story about everyday heroes who long to be the kinds of dads that make a lifelong impact on their children. As law enforcement officers, Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, and their partners willingly stand up to the worst the world can offer. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are truly prepared to tackle: fatherhood. While they consistently give their best on the job, good enough seems to be all they can muster as dads. But they\u2019re quickly discovering that their standard is missing the mark.<\/p>\n They know that God desires to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, but their children are beginning to drift farther and farther away from them. Will they be able to find a way to serve and protect those who are most dear to them? When tragedy hits home, these men are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, their faith, and their fathering. Can a newfound urgency help these dads draw closer to God . . . and to their children?<\/p>\n Action & Adventure A young woman is found, brutally murdered and left on gruesome display in the “safety” of her own home. The atrocity kicks off an investigation into a bizarre string of increasingly disturbing murders, all believed to be perpetrated by someone of unprecedented savagery and cunning. As the city’s panic rises, civil attorney Teddy Mack is thrown headlong into the grisly homicide case–and into a world of dirty politics and corrupt justice, where deceptions are as deadly as the killer’s twisted secrets. Now, another woman is about to meet the same horrific fate as the others. To end a madman’s reign, Teddy must enter his maze–a place of unimaginable terror and shocking revelations.<\/p>\n Biographies & Memoirs From the author of Bat-21, Anderson’s popular account of touring Alaska in an RV with his wife Dortha. Originally published in 1990, this book was a precursor to Anderson’s 1998 book,\u00a0Please… Don’t Tailgate The Real Estate!<\/em>, acclaimed as “The greatest invention for RVers since the kink-free sewer house.”<\/p>\n This edition contains all the photos from the original print publication.<\/p>\n Science Fiction & Fantasy Kurt Robbins always wondered where ideas came from. Then he found out. . . .<\/p>\n He just finished his first novel and his editor loves it. The only problem is that six other writers submitted the same manuscript, word for word. Is Kurt a plagiarizer or had something or someone seeded his mind with the idea?<\/p>\n Memeticist Ursula Stevens is Kurt\u2019s only hope in finding out the truth. While being chased by an unknown government agency, Kurt and Ursula search out the other authors, hoping to figure out who infected them, and why, day by day, Kurt\u2019s intelligence is growing by leaps and bounds.<\/p>\n Mysteries & Thrillers It is called Chimera M13. It is the most dangerous biological weapon on the planet. It is locked away in a vault.<\/p>\n Terrorists calling themselves “The Fallen Angels” steal it. They intend to use it.<\/p>\n Only one man stands between The Fallen Angels and Armageddon. Dr. Derek Stillwater, troubleshooter for the Department of Homeland Security is that man.<\/p>\n All hell is about to break loose…<\/p>\n Biographies & Memoirs Follows a two-year voyage set amidst the tumultuous world of singlehanded sailing, recounting the true-life adventures and harrowing encounters of author Christine Bukruian\u2019s initiation into the culture of boats, sailors, and the open sea.<\/p>\n Motivated by her mother\u2019s passing, Christine purchases a used 36-foot sloop, renames it Gypsy Spirit and is soon \u201cliving the dream,\u201d along with Kia, her 50-pound lab\/golden mix. Through trial and misadventure, Gypsy Spirit and her crew are made seaworthy with the assistance of Ed, a seasoned South African sailor on his way to the Bahamas.<\/span><\/p>\n Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Raised in a crumbling New England mansion by four women with personalities as split as a cracked mirror, young Francis Grayson has an obsessive need to fix them all. There’s his mother, distant and beautiful Magdalene; his disfigured, suffocating Aunt Stella; his odious grandmother; and the bane of his existence, his abusive and delusional Aunt Lothian.<\/p>\n For years, Francis plays a tricky game of duck and cover with the women, turning to music to stay sane. He finds a friend and mentor in Aidan Madsen, schoolmaster, local Revolutionary War historian, musician and keeper of the Grayson women’s darkest secrets.<\/p>\n What is the truth, and whose version of the truth is correct?<\/p>\n Contemporary Fiction Emily Vargas has been taken captive. As part of his conditioning methods, her captor refuses to speak to her, knowing how much she craves human contact. He’s far too beautiful to be a monster. Combined with his lack of violence toward her, this has her walking a fine line at the edge of sanity. Told in the first person from Emily’s perspective, Comfort Food is a tale of erotic surrender that explores what happens when all expectations of pleasure and pain are turned upside down, as whips become comfort and chicken soup becomes punishment.<\/p>\n Mysteries & Thrillers For travelers along the Blue Ridge Parkway at Fancy Gap, the fog often hangs like an azure dreamscape over the rolling green hills. But when a madman abducts two children and disappears into the wisps with the young brother and sister, the landscape becomes a nightmare for the children\u2019s parents and local residents. The county sheriff remains under intense pressure to track down the predator, yet all leads come up cold and the officers are sickened when a horrific act at the Devil\u2019s Den challenges them all to act quickly. To solve the crime before the Labor Day Flea Market and Gun Show, sleuths Quinn McSpain and Louisa Hawke are drawn into the mystery and head into the hills and hollows of the southwestern Virginia mountains.<\/p>\n Children’s eBooks Three orphans from Kenya stow away on an airplane to embark on a desperate quest to meet the Secretary General of the United Nations in New York City and deliver a message they hope will help millions of homeless and hurting children in Africa. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz becomes their guidebook as they journey alone across the United States. The trio–one with HIV, one blind amputee, and one who hasn’t spoken for years after watching her family slaughtered–find themselves embroiled in a situation beyond their imaginations as they get close to meeting their goal.<\/p>\n Contemporary Fiction Lifestyle reporter Joanna is prepared to do whatever is necessary to get the story about the notorious private club known as the Plume – even apply for membership. Rex will do anything to protect his club and the privacy of his membership – and he isn’t adverse to teaching Joanna a lesson about curiosity – and control. They both get more than expected when Joanna’s own secret desires are revealed.<\/p>\n Biographies & MemoirsTouching the Clouds (Alaskan Skies Book #1): A Novel<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Wearing the Cape<\/a><\/h3>\n
\nAuthor: Marion G. Harmon
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Courageous: A Novel<\/a><\/h3>\n
\nAuthor: Randy Alcorn, Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick
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The Dead Room<\/a><\/h3>\n
\nAuthor: Robert Ellis
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Taming Mighty Alaska: an RV Odyssey<\/a><\/h3>\n
\nAuthor: William C. Anderson
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Omegasphere<\/a><\/h3>\n
\nAuthor: Christopher John Chater
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The Devil’s Pitchfork (Derek Stillwater thrillers)<\/a><\/h3>\n
\nAuthor: Mark Terry
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Gypsy Spirit: What My Boat Taught Me About Love And Life<\/a><\/h3>\n
\nAuthor: Christine Bukruian
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The Angry Woman Suite<\/a><\/h3>\n
\nAuthor: Lee Fullbright
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\nAuthor: Kitty Thomas
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Fancy Gap<\/a><\/h3>\n
\nAuthor: C. David Gelly
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The Leopard Tree<\/a><\/h3>\n
\nAuthor: Lisa Brochu, Tim Merriman
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Submission (The Plume)<\/a><\/h3>\n
\nAuthor: Ella Ardent
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Thin Wire: A mother’s journey through her daughter’s heroin addiction<\/a><\/h3>\n
\nAuthor: Christine Lewry
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