Best Free and Bargain Kindle Books: 05-15-13 [Part 1]

Fatal Affair: Book One of the Fatal Series

By Marie Force / Genre: Mystery & Suspense, Romance / Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars (726 reviews)

Fatal Affair: Book One of the Fatal Series

Washington, D.C., Metro Police Detective Sergeant Sam Holland needs a big win to salvage her career–and her confidence–after a disastrous investigation. The perfect opportunity arises when Senator John O’Connor is found brutally murdered in his bed, and Sam is assigned to the case.

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Free Kindle Books 11-22-12

Glimpses of Heaven: True Stories of Hope and Peace at the End of Life’s Journey

By Trudy Harris / Genre: Religion & Spirituality / Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars

Glimpses of Heaven: True Stories of Hope and Peace at the End of Life's Journey

Trudy Harris began her career with Hospice in 1981, eventually becoming the president of the Hospice Foundation for Caring. This collection of more than forty true stories of Harris’s patients offers readers an incredible glimpse at what lies beyond and what the living can learn from the dying. Her patients have described to her visions of angels and loved ones who have gone on before, the sounds of ethereal music, colors that did not exist on earth. She has been with hundreds of patients as they took their last breaths and knows the kinds of questions that both the dying and the loved ones they are leaving behind ask.

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They Almost Always Come Home

By Cynthia Ruchti / Genre: Christian Fiction / Rating: 3.9 out of 5 stars

They Almost Always Come Home

When Libby’s husband Greg fails to return from a two-week canoe trip to the Canadian wilderness, the authorities soon write off his disappearance as an unhappy husband’s escape from an empty marriage and unrewarding career. Their marriage might have survived if their daughter Lacey hadn’t died…and if Greg hadn’t been responsible. Libby enlists the aid of her wilderness savvy father-in-law and her faith-walking best friend to help her search for clues to her husband’s disappearance…if for no other reason than to free her to move on. What the trio discovers in the search upends Libby’s presumptions about her husband and rearranges her faith.

Free as of 11/22/2012 for Kindle. Click here to find out if this book is still FREE.

A Lancaster County Christmas

By Suzanne Woods Fisher / Genre: Contemporary Fiction / Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars

Revised

Jaime and C. J. Fitzpatrick began their married life as most couples do–in love and looking forward to a bright future together. But four years later they’ve drifted apart and are almost ready to call it quits.Mattie Riehl was hoping to give her husband Sol the Christmas gift they have both longed for–news that a baby was on the way. But as usual, she is disappointed. The holidays bring an acute awareness to Mattie that her dream of a big family isn’t likely to become a reality. Then a winter storm raging outside blows the Fitzpatricks into the Riehl home–and into a much slower pace of life. Can these two couples from different worlds help each other understand the true meaning of love this Christmas?With her trademark plot twists and attention to detail, Suzanne Woods Fisher offers readers a beautiful Christmas story of love, forgiveness, and what truly matters in life.

Free as of 11/22/2012 for Kindle. Click here to find out if this book is still FREE.

Soul and Shadow

By Susan J. McLeod / Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Romance / Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Soul and Shadow

In ancient Egypt, a young priestess of the goddess Hathor is laid to rest in a beautiful tomb with everything she needs for her journey into the afterlife…

Three thousand years later, archaeologist Ursula Allingham discovers the mummy of Amisihathor and is confronted by a mystery. Is the man buried with the priestess really her husband? Or was she actually in love with a scribe called Kamenwati and separated from him in life as well as death?

To answer these questions, Dame Ursula turns to Egyptology student and artist Lily Evans, who reluctantly agrees to help. Lily learns that she is psychically linked to Amisihathor and experiences a strange, unsettling phenomenon—the memories and emotions of the Egyptian woman. Luckily, Lily has her beloved pet Cleocatra and her irrepressible friend Katy to keep her grounded in reality. Or so she hopes.

Free as of 11/22/2012 for Kindle. Click here to find out if this book is still FREE.

Shining in Crimson: Empire of Blood Book One

By Edward Lorn / Genre: Fantasy, Horror / Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars

Shining in Crimson: Empire of Blood Book One

Set in a dystopian, religiously-demented American Empire, the city of Las Vegas is no longer a city of sin. Now called Necropolis, it is a city that eats sin. The vampires of Necropolis wait patiently for the Empire’s weekly drop off of guilty Penitents; sinners and criminals full of fresh blood.

Hank Evans is one of those Penitents and he would gladly let the vampires take every drop of his blood if it weren’t for one detail: Toby. Toby is Hank’s only son. Now, Hank must do whatever it takes to escape the city of the dead and save his son from an Empire as bloodthirsty as the vampires it uses to keep its people in line.

Free as of 11/22/2012 for Kindle. Click here to find out if this book is still FREE.

As Bright as the Sun

By Cynthia Schlichting / Genre: Lifestyle & Home / Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

As Bright as the Sun

Jolene Mercadante, Author of “The Angel on My Shoulder” “As Bright as the Sun” highlights the journey of a dog named Bella. It chronicles the path that led her family to her, and the unimaginable circumstances she had to endure as a victim of dog fighting in order to make her way home. It’s a story of love and loss, filled with both laughter and tears. It is a story for every person who has ever advocated for and loved an animal, and in the end, “As Bright as the Sun” will make you want to stand up and cheer.

Free as of 11/22/2012 for Kindle. Click here to find out if this book is still FREE.

Blame It On The Mistletoe

By Joyce Magnin / Genre: Fiction / Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars

Blame It On The Mistletoe

Is There Really a Fountain of Youth in Paradise?

Welcome back to Bright’s Pond, where strange happenings are afoot at the Greenbrier Nursing Home.

The folks have suddenly grown younger, happier, and even a bit friskier thanks to Leon Fontaine, the newest Paradise Trailer Park resident. But Mildred Blessing is suspicious and sets out to investigate while the wedding to end all weddings is being planned.

Only, in Bright’s Pond, nothing ever really goes as planned . . .

Free as of 11/22/2012 for Kindle. Click here to find out if this book is still FREE.

Sweetness

By Lindsay Paige / Genre: Romance / Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

Sweetness

Emily wished she was invisible. But after moving to a new town with her dad, a charming boy makes it impossible for her to disappear. Despite her feelings of unworthiness, Emily soon finds herself drawn to the safety of Jake’s world.

Good looking and the star of the hockey team, Jake has a lot going for him. What most people don’t see is the difficult life he has at home. When quiet Emily steals his heart, Jake vows to help her discover she is worthy of love.

Just when the two of them realize the sweetness of their relationship, they are put to the test. Only together can they overcome their haunted pasts to fight for a future together.

Free as of 11/22/2012 for Kindle. Click here to find out if this book is still FREE.

Rabbit in the Moon

By Deborah Shlian / Genre: Action & Adventure / Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars

Rabbit in the Moon

San Francisco, 1989: Forty years after Mao and his People’s Liberation Army set poised to change China forever, Dr. Lili Quan prepares for a journey that will change her life forever. To honor her mother’s dying wish that Lili “return home,” Lili reluctantly sets out for China.

For Lili, a passionate idealist, this will be an extraordinary trip filled with remarkable discoveries – from meeting and falling in love with Chi-Wen Zhou, a victim of the Cultural Revolution and zealous Taoist, to finding Dr. Ni-Fu Cheng, the grandfather Lili believed had died years ago. But Dr. Cheng has made the most remarkable discovery of all: he’s discovered the secret to long life.

As Dr. Cheng’s only relative, Lili’s life is in jeopardy. As greedy and unscrupulous men vie for control of the most earth-shattering discovery of the century, Lili Quan could become a pawn in a deadly and dangerous international game.

Before Lili can hold the key to the future, she must unlock the deadly secrets of the past.

Free as of 11/22/2012 for Kindle. Click here to find out if this book is still FREE.

The 8 Pillars of Motivation

By Farnoosh Brock / Genre: Advice & How-to, Motivational / Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars

The 8 Pillars of Motivation

Do you ask yourself the ultimate “Where do I find motivation …. ” question?

It does not matter whether you are looking for personal motivation, employee motivation, it all comes from the same place, same source, and same way.

The concept in this book is simple: The source of all motivation comes from inside you and everyone can believe and empower this source. The author shows you how to do that in practical actionable steps with the 8 pillars.

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The author shows you how to get motivated and stay motivated because it is the key in finding your life purpose, and when you clearly define your purpose, you can stop your obsessive goal-setting (and failing) patterns and drive fully toward the big picture vision that you really want.

Free as of 11/22/2012 for Kindle. Click here to find out if this book is still FREE.

Free Kindle Books 11-08-12: Contemporary Fiction, Humor, Drama, Thrillers and Motivational

Me Again

By Keith Cronin / Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Humor / Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars

Me Again

Miracles can be damned inconvenient. That’s what thirty-four-year-old stroke victim Jonathan Hooper learns when he wakes up after spending six years in a coma. Everyone calls Jonathan’s recovery a “miracle,” but since nobody had expected him to recover, his sudden awakening becomes an awkward intrusion on the lives of his family and friends. To make matters worse, Jonathan doesn’t even recognize these people. The stroke has wiped away most of Jonathan’s memory, while the coma has withered his body. In short, Jonathan’s not the man he used to be – whoever that was.

The only bright spot for Jonathan is Rebecca Chase, a young woman he meets in the hospital’s long-term recovery unit. A stroke has drastically changed her personality, making her a stranger to her husband. Gone is the vivacious trophy wife, replaced by a shy, awkward woman with a knack for saying exactly the wrong thing.

Free as of 11/08/2012 for Kindle. Click here to find out if this book is still FREE.

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I Hope You Find Me

By Trish Marie Dawson / Genre: Drama / Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars

I Hope You Find Me

Life for Riley ends when her young children die in her arms…victims of a global viral outbreak that claims the lives of everyone she’s ever known. Left to fend for herself with only a dog as her companion, she sets out on a journey to find others, leaving notes everywhere she goes…hoping that one day someone will come looking for her. When Riley meets the handsome yet mysterious Connor on the streets of Downtown San Diego, they form a bond unlike either has experienced before. When the things that go bump in the night turn out to be more than nightmares, the trio sets off for the mountains in search of an isolated resort where they can hunker down, away from the ominous shadows of the dead city streets. The peace and tranquility of the woods isn’t enough to keep the darkness away for long though and soon Riley and Connor are forced to accept that the World and the few people left alive in it will never be the same. The shadows of their past may haunt them forever…threatening to destroy what little dreams they have left of a future unless they fight to stay in the light and never lose their hope.

Free as of 11/08/2012 for Kindle. Click here to find out if this book is still FREE.

Terminal Ambition

By Kate McGuinness / Genre: Mystery & Thrillers / Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars

Terminal Ambition

Maggie Mahoney wants justice for women at her law firm. The firm chairman wants to be Attorney General. Only one can win in this legal thriller.
Sweeny, Owens & Boyle sits at the top of Wall Street law firms. Brilliant and beautiful, Maggie Mahoney became a partner and the trophy wife of its managing attorney. Her husband’s death renders Maggie an outsider with the firm’s male establishment and creates a power vacuum.

Obsessed with his dream of becoming the next Attorney General, firm chairman, Andy Anderson, chooses a surprising replacement: Jack Slattery, a reputed sexist. Jack’s background hardly qualifies him for such a prominent position. Maggie suspects Jack has something on Andy, but what is it? Forced to become a sleuth, she stages a break-in to gather evidence. Rape ups the stakes in this legal thriller.

Free as of 11/08/2012 for Kindle. Click here to find out if this book is still FREE.

Always the Designer, Never the Bride: An Emma Rae Creation

By Sandra D. Bricker / Genre: Religious Fiction / Rating: 4.1 out of 5 stars

Revised

It’s taken Audrey Regan years to establish herself as a wedding dress designer, and to date she’s been roped into creating dresses for nine of her girlfriends. Request #10 follows her vow to “Just say no!” and comes from her very best friend. She can hardly turn Carly down!

Audrey arrives in Atlanta early to perform all of her maid-of-honor duties along with final fittings for a one-of-a-kind dress. But Carly’s wedding is nothing short of an event, complete with Prince Charming, and the festivities make Audrey question whether there’s a prince of her own anywhere in her future.

Enter the groom’s brother and best man. Shaggy-haired, tattooed bad boy J.R. Hunt couldn’t be any more different from Prince Charming if he rode in on a Harley Davidson. Oh, wait. He actually did ride in on a Harley!

Free as of 11/08/2012 for Kindle. Click here to find out if this book is still FREE.

Secrets of a Working Dog

By Bella the Boxer / Genre: Advice & How-to, Motivational / Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

Secrets of a Working Dog

Written from the point of view of Bella, a happy and mischievous boxer, Secrets of a Working Dog: Unleash Your Potential and Create Success teaches readers how to live successful and well-balanced lives by tapping into their inner dog and adopting the techniques that come naturally to canines of all shapes, sizes and pedigrees.

Blending wit and wisdom with good old-fashioned canine intuition, Bella has created an easy yet powerful read that takes humans on a walk of self-discovery. This book is for anyone who seeks straightforward and simple advice on how to how to juggle the responsibilities and challenges of modern life and still have fun…from stepping up as leader of the pack to staying focused, shaking off setbacks, pursuing your dreams, building long-lasting relationships and living fully while balancing work and play.

Free as of 11/08/2012 for Kindle. Click here to find out if this book is still FREE.