Happy Fathers Day!

Happy Father's Day! Thank you for being the man in the lives of your children. May you have a wonderful day.

To celebrate the day, we are listing a few books for fathers - all cheap - because Dad has told us many times that money does not grow on trees.

The last book featured in this group is a Western, because Dad loves Westerns. He was the reader in the family and taught us to love to read. As we were growing up, he often said, "I've bought you books and bought you books. . . " Happy Fathers Day, Dad!

Become A Touchdown Dad, the Breakthrough Book by David Justus, has helped hundreds of fathers turn their love of football into a winning parenting style. Written in the storytelling tradition of The One Minute Manger Series, this book is the inspiring story of one man's challenges in being a father. With the help of a fictional college-football team, a fatherhood coach, and a narrative that is both informative and entertaining, you will see many of the typical problems all men face in being a father, from enforcing the rules to protecting their children to being a good provider.

The book is divided into four quarters covering the areas of child discipline; establishing rules, rewards and consequences; improving communication; protecting children; and, goal setting and employment strategies. Dads and everyone else can buy Become a Touchdown Dad for only $2.97.

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DAD: The Man Who Saved the Planet

Recalling his growing-up years in Los Angeles following World War II, author James Pratt describes twelve lessons he learned from observing his father, an unpretentious and uneducated man who acquired little of this world's wealth but who lived an honorable life.

"For some, these twelve virtues may seem antiquated, out of date, or hopelessly provincial," writes Pratt. "I don't see it that way. What my father practiced and conveyed to me were principles that made it possible for children to grow up in a stable, two-parent home, where there was a widely accepted code of decency, honesty, honor, and patriotism."

This book recalls simpler times, when Southern California was still filled with dusty little towns and when a man could have purchased the bean fields that have become LAX for $5 an acre - if he had somehow had five dollars. Readers will enjoy this loving retrospective, a fitting tribute to dads everywhere.

You can purchase DAD: The Man Who Saved the Planet for only $3.99.

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Sins of the Father

There'd never been a policeman killed in the line of duty here. It was a small town in the Midwest, for God's sake. Cassie closed her eyes and made a silent wish: Please don't let anyone else die tonight.

In the heart of America's breadbasket "where life moves at a slower pace and love feels as sure as the seasons" a series of attacks on police and firemen shock the inhabitants of Mt. Vista.

The violence begins with a vicious attack on two young women in Chicago, revealing a dark family secret. Then a horrendous storm and a crime of opportunity plunge Mt. Vista Officer Dillon Stone into an eerie battle of wits with a madman.

Murder. Vengeance. Two generations. A killer is on the loose and Dillon has precious little time to solve a mystery spanning decades. But can he do it from the other side of the grave? He must find a way. His lover's life, the town he is sworn to protect, and millions of dollars are on the line.

Written by Catherine E. Shuler, Sins of the Father is available for only $5.00

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Fathers and Sons (The Russian literature classic!)

NOTE: This edition has a linked "Table of Contents" and has been beautifully formatted (searchable and interlinked) to work on your Amazon e-book reader or iPod e-book reader.

This novel by acclaimed Russian author, Ivan Turgenev, concentrates on the conflict between generations, with the nihilist Bazarov representing the revolt of the young free-thinking intellectuals who strive for reality rather than negativity, and he embodies the spirit of revolution...

A wonderful, well-written thrilling and vigorous novel. A must-have for classic literature fans, Fathers and Sons is available for only $0.99.

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On the Edge

Pamela Britton has written this story of Rebecca Newman, widow of five-time Winston Cup champion Randy Newman. Rebecca has inherited Newman Motorsports, and she needs a new driver. Against the advice of everyone around her, Rebecca makes the decision to hire an unknown NASCAR driver, Adam Drake.

And she's proven right, as Adam wins race after race. Rebecca, widowed for four years, is drawn to Adam off the track, too, and his precocious 10-year-old-daughter, Lindsey, adds to the attraction. After all, Lindsey convinced Rebecca to consider her dad, and now the little girl is playing matchmaker.

Like Rebecca, Adam is still healing--he was dumped by his ex-wife for another race-car driver, so a new relationship would represent a big gamble. These seemingly broken individuals find that love can make them whole again, and it just may be a wild ride getting there.

On the Edge, a touching story of a father finding love, is available today for only $4.50.

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The Searchers by Alan LeMay - a Western for our dad who loves to read Westerns. Happy Fathers Day, Dad!

The book that inspired the classic John Wayne movie...

To build a home on the Texas plains took years of work. To destroy it took one night.

The description, like the hero of the story, is of few words. You can purchase this classic Western, The Searchers, for only $2.56.

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Twenty years later, clearing the misconception

Cedar Rivers is on a strange errand. A doctor sidelined into the strange world of the first dot-com boom, he has come to Albany, New York, in between business in Iceland and home in Silicon Valley, to meet a woman he hasn’t seen in twenty years.

Then a Chuck Taylor–shod proto-Goth with chipped black nail polish, Kat is now a literary up-and-comer who needs Cedar to vet her memoir—an account of the summer they were sweethearts. As if that weren’t enough, she’s written parts of it from his point of view.

Through an intense weekend in a snowed-in motel room, Cedar and Kat relive their most painful memories: Before they had a chance at first love, Kat’s mother and her new fiancé dragged Kat off on a family trip. Kat returned with a secret, one which—when she shared it with Cedar—set off a series of drastically miscalculated assumptions that dominoed into a moment of startling tragedy.

Misconception, written by Ryan Boudinot, is available today for only $3.96.

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With no other choices, she robs a stagecoach

Written by Jane Candia Coleman, Bandit Queen is based on the true story of Pearl Hart, who robbed a stagecoach, broke out of jail, was recaptured in dramatic fashion and became the first female sentenced to the Yuma Penitentiary in Arizona Territory.

In 1886 she left Toledo, Ohio, to marry Frank Hart, but sixteen-year-old Pearl quickly learns her spouse is an abusive gambler. Unable to accept more from her nasty husband after he broke her ribs, Pearl runs away heading to Phoenix.

Frank follows her trail and continues his ugly treatment of his wife who loses hope. When Frank enlists to fight in the Spanish-American War and with no income and her other choice is becoming a prostitute, Pearl robs a stagecoach. She becomes renowned as the Bandit Queen.

Bandit Queen is available for purchase today for $2.74.

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Western adventure supercheap

A rare supercheap price on an adventure western - The Soldier's Way by Dane Coolidge.

They were two men driven by desperation--and the promise of a $10,000 payday. All they had to do was burn a few bridges and take out railroad communications along the Mexican border. General Montaño had promised his army would be able to hold off any Federal pursuit. But the general was wrong. And now the chase is on as two men try to outfox, outmaneuver and outrun the U.S. Cavalry forces hot on their trail.

Today, The Soldier's Way is supercheap for only $1.30.

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A sharp, sad portrait of the vagaries of the literary life

He's an elderly novelist who never really left a lasting impression on the literary world. She's a naive graduate student, intent on a mission.

Leonard Schiller is in his seventies, a second-string but respectable talent who produced only a small handful of books. Heather Wolfe is an attractive graduate student in her twenties. She read Schiller’s novels when she was growing up and they changed her life.

When the ambitious Heather decides to write her master’s thesis about Schiller’s work and sets out to meet him—convinced she can bring Schiller back into the literary world’s spotlight—the unexpected consequences of their meeting alter everything in Schiller’s ordered life. What follows is a quasi-romantic friendship and intellectual engagement that investigates the meaning of art, fame, and personal connection.

Written by Brian Morton, Starting Out in the Evening is available today for $4.39.

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Held hostage by the gas pump

Ever feel like we are held hostage by the gas pump? What if there is a conspiracy to keep us dependent on the pump?

David Spicer took the conspiracy idea and has written a highly-reviewed novel called Deadly Freedom.

Transitioning the world out of its dependence on oil to using clean, renewal energy is nature’s biggest and most important puzzle to solve. After years of research, professor Jason (Doc) Davidson and his team have cracked the code, but bringing their solution to market requires that they overcome the obstacles put in place by those who see renewable energy as a threat – OPEC, the oil and automotive industries, and the government.

Deadly Freedom weaves fiction and fact into a fascinating tapestry of intrigue and conspiracy. You can purchase the thriller for only $2.51.

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What's a nice girl like you. . . .

Jane, with no last name, allows her life to take unexpected turns as she deals with the end of a relationship.

Fleeing heartbreak and boredom in Manhattan, Jane quits her job, drives west, and lands in Salt Lake City, where she takes a job answering phones at a Mormon-endorsed escort agency. As Jane struggles to find companionship and purpose in her new surroundings, she mothers the escorts and flirts with callers.

But the pull of mystery and danger is too great. Boundaries begin to blur, and Jane inches toward a place that would have once been unthinkable: she becomes an escort. Shifting between self-doubt and confidence, uncertainty and adrenaline, Jane descends into the lonely world of sexual commerce and discovers–through her “bad” behavior–a new sense of self.

Calling Out, written by Rae Meadows, is available today for your Kindle for only $3.47.

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The dangers of peer pressure - a chilling novel

Peer pressure! That one social phenomenon causes many teenagers to take actions they would never consider on their own. Nina De Gramont has written a novel clearly showing the danger of peer pressure.

When Catherine Morrow is admitted to the Esther Percy School for Girls, it's on the condition that she reform her ways. But that's before the charismatic and beautiful Skye Butterfield, daughter of the famous Senator Butterfield, chooses Catherine for her best friend.

Skye is a young woman hell-bent on a trajectory of self-destruction, and she doesn't care who is taken down with her. No matter the transgression-a stolen credit card, a cocaine binge, an affair with a teacher, an accident that precipitates the end of Catherine's promising riding career-Catherine can neither resist Skye's spell nor stop her downward spiral.

De Gramont's chilling novel is a portrait of an adolescent girl so thoroughly seduced by a peer that she willingly follows her to ruin. Caught in a world that is both appealing and astonishing, these young women are sexual beings with the minds of teenagers: willful, selfish, daring, and cruel-all the while believing they're utterly indestructible.

Gossip of the Starlings is available today for Kindle for only $1.63.

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Sometimes, you just need the opportunity

A thriller written by Elizabeth Hand, Generation Loss has been highly reviewed.

Cass Neary made her name in the 1970s as a photographer embedded in the burgeoning punk movement in New York City. Her pictures of the musicians and hangers on, the infamous, the damned, and the dead, got her into art galleries and a book deal.

But 30 years later she is adrift, on her way down, and almost out. Then an old acquaintance sends her on a mercy gig to interview a famously reclusive photographer who lives on an island in Maine.

When she arrives Downeast, Cass stumbles across a decades-old mystery that is still claiming victims, and into one final shot at redemption.

Generation Loss is available today for only $3.55.

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When truly left alone - a debut novel

Ever thought about what would fill your mind if you were left on your own for days, weeks, even months without another soul to befriend?

Georgina Harding's debut novel, The Solitude of Thomas Cave, is the story of a man left with his thoughts and past to haunt him.

It is August, 1616. The whaling ship Heartsease has ventured high into the Arctic, but the crew must return home before the ice closes in. All, that is, save Thomas Cave. He makes a wager that he will remain there alone until the next season, though no man has yet been known to have survived a winter this far north.

So he is left with provisions, shelter, and a journal - should he not live to tell the tale. As the light recedes, so begins Cave's lonely contest with the realities and the phantasms of the Arctic winter. He is vulnerable to blizzards, avalanches, bears - and his own demons: his fear, his apathy, his superstition and his memory. For in this wilderness that is without human history his own past returns to him: the woman he had loved, the grief that drove him north.

Beautiful, strange and haunting, The Solitude of Thomas Cave is an unforgettable first novel and is available today for the Kindle for only $3.26.

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The victims were calling out, but what?

If you think your life might be just a bit out-of-control, read this book. This woman has problems. . . .murder is just one of them.

Detective Inspector Hazel Micallef has lived all her days in the small town of Port Dundas and is now making her way toward retirement with something less than grace. Hobbled by a bad back and a dependence on painkillers, and feeling blindsided by divorce after nearly four decades of marriage, sixty-one-year-old Hazel has only the constructive criticism of her old goat of a mother and her own sharp tongue to buoy her.

But when a terminally ill Port Dundas woman is gruesomely murdered in her own home, Hazel and her understaffed department must spring to life. And as one terminally ill victim after another is found—their bodies drained of blood, their mouths sculpted into strange shapes—Hazel finds herself tracking a truly terrifying serial killer across the country while everything she was barely holding together begins to spin out of control.

Through the cacophony of her bickering staff, her unsupportive superiors, a clamoring press, the town’s rumor mill, and her own nagging doubts, Hazel can sense the dead trying to call out. But what secret do they have to share? And will she hear it before it’s too late?

In The Calling, Inger Ash Wolfe brings a compelling new voice and an irresistible new heroine to the mystery world. Today you can purchase the book for only $3.27.

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A woman having a midlife crisis?

Some of us relate to this title a bit more than others, but any one of us can relate to having one crisis after another.

Dr. Gwyneth Berke has a perfect life-until one day she walks into her pantry, lets out a little scream of disbelief and begins the following list: What to do when you find out that your husband is in love with your interior decorator, Brad (or, A Midlife Crisis Checklist):
--Get divorced (this is a must!)
--Quickly discover a lifetime supply of humor (this will also help with your children and your mentally deteriorating father)
--Stop sulking, show a little spirit and start a new life plan (also a must)
--Recruit your two very dear, newly single friends to help you with it
--Don't look back and enjoy the ride!

A highly reviewed book, My Favorite Midlife Crisis (Yet) is available today for only $2.66.

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SuperCheap Free! God Don't Like Ugly

SuperCheap Free! God Don't Like Ugly by Mary Monroe.

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In this richly drawn novel set on the streets, porches and in the parlors of 1960s Ohio, Mary Monroe brings to life the bond between two girls from opposite sides of the tracks--and the shattering event that changes their lives forever.

At the heart of the story is Annette Goode, a shy, awkward girl who keeps a terrible secret. Mr. Boatwright, the boarder her hardworking mother has taken in, abuses her daily. Frightened and ashamed, Annette withdraws into a world of books and food.

But the summer Annette turns thirteen, something incredible happens: Rhoda Nelson chooses her as a friend. Rhoda, who is everything Annette is not--gorgeous, slim, and worldly--welcomes Annette into the heart of her eccentric family, which includes her handsome and dignified father; her lovely, fragile, "Muh'Dear;" her brooding, dangerous brother Jock; and her colorful white relatives--half-crazy Uncle Johnny; sultry Aunt Lola; and scary, surly Granny Goose.

With Rhoda's help, Annette survives adolescence and blossoms into a woman. But after her beautiful best friend makes a stunning confession about a horrific childhood crime, Annette's world will never be the same.

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Memorial Day 2010 - for all who have served

Memorial Day - the day Americans set aside to honor and remember the many men and women who have served in our military forces to protect freedom around the world. To all who have served and/or who have loved ones who have served - with grateful hearts, we pray that you and your families will know your service and sacrifice are appreciated.

Jerry Houston's book Fight to Fly follows the life of an aviator in the Vietnam War - a tumultuous time in American history.

Orders to a navy F-8 Crusader - fighter squadron deploying to Vietnam answered Lieutenant Paxton Langford's prayers. For he wanted to shoot down a MiG - at least one - more than anything.

That rang true until he met Sally, whom he also wanted. But she opposed war . . . and participants in a war.

Today you can purchase Fight to Fly for only $3.16.

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Tracy Anne Warren historical romance The Wedding Trap

Finally, a book from my wish list going cheap! Tracy Anne Warren is a favorite historical romance novelist. The Wedding Trap is the third in a series, following The Husband Trap and The Wife Trap. The first two books are about twins, Violet and Jeannette Brantford. This book is the story of the twins' best friend, Eliza Hammond.

Eliza Hammond has always been quiet and reserved. A new heiress, Eliza is financially secure,but even great wealth has its drawbacks since every greedy, fortune-hunting bachelor suddenly finds Eliza irresistible.

To help her best friend, Violet takes Eliza’s romantic dilemma into her own hands, enlisting the social skills of her brother-in-law, Lord Christopher “Kit” Winter. Kit helps transform Eliza into a stunning belle, certain to attract a worthy beau. There’s just one problem: Eliza has always been head over heels in love with Kit, the very man who is trying to find her a husband!

Tracy Anne Warren's book The Wedding Trap is available today for only $4.54.

The first two books in the series are also available for Kindle. The Husband Trap is available for $5.93; The Wife Trap is available for $5.59. As a courtesy to those who might want to purchase the complete series, links to the first two are provided below.

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First in a series by Tracy Anne Warren.

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Second in a series by Tracy Anne Warren.

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Thomas Perry thriller is cheap

Six years ago, Jack Till helped Wendy Harper disappear. But now her ex-boyfriend and former business partner, Eric Fuller, is being framed for her presumed murder in an effort to smoke her out, and Till must find her before tango-dancing assassins Paul and Sylvie Turner do.

The Turners are merely hired to do a job, though, and prefer to remain anonymous. When they find that a middleman has let the true employer know their identities, finishing the job is no longer enough. Their fee just went up. And now they must double-cross the man who wants Wendy dead before he can double-cross them--if their jealousy and cold-blooded calculations don't result in a fatal lovers' quarrel first.

With masterful plotting and unnerving psychological insight, Thomas Perry delivers another mesmerizing thrill ride. You can buy Silence today for only $4.85.

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Summertime and butterflies

Written by Margaret Erhart, The Butterflies of the Grand Canyon is the tale of a young woman's heart awakening and a decades-old mystery being solved.

When Jane Merkle arrives in the tiny town of Flagstaff, Arizona, with her much older husband on a summer day in 1951, she hasn't any idea that her life is about to change forever. After all, one of Jane's favorite sayings is "When in Rome, remember that you're from St . Louis."

But over a summer spent with her sister-in-law, Dotty, and Dotty's lepidopterist husband, Oliver, in a village perched on the rim of the Grand Canyon, Jane discovers her latent ability with a butterfly net and her attraction to a handsome young ranger.

Meanwhile, an unidentified skeleton is found on the premises of one of the village's most cantankerous citizens. With the help-and hindrance-of a colorful cast of historical characters, including an eccentric botanist who moonlights as an amateur sleuth, the murder mystery that has haunted the town for years is solved.

The Butterflies of Grand Canyon is available today for only $4.14.

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My life is a soap opera!

For those of you who think your life is a soap opera, this book was written just for you. Charm! is written by All My Children's Kendall Hart, played by Alicia Minshew. Kendall is the daughter of the legendary Erica Kane. The founder and owner of Fusion Cosmetics, Kendall lives in Pine Valley with her husband and two children.

The book is about Harley Wilkins who is in her prime: 30-years-old, living in Manhattan, and working tirelessly to make her cosmetics company, Flair, a success. As she works to introduce her first perfume, multitudes of complications begin to infiltrate Harley's life. She relies on the comic relief and smart perspective of her delightfully flamboyant friend, confidante, and co-worker Justin who helps Harley keep her head on straight amidst the drama that is her life.

After being informed by a gleeful Parker (her business partner) of her boyfriend Marcus' infidelity, Harley meets the intriguing and successful Brad. A chaotic chain of events ensues--brimming with scandal, back-stabbing, and even a kidnapping--all the scintillating components necessary to make this immensely engaging story the ultimate soap opera tale!

Charm! is available today for only $3.49. Read this and your life will be mild by comparison.

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Patricia Cornwell's Book of the Dead

When a review starts with a phrase similar to "author delivers her trademark grisly crime scenes," I don't go any further - with the review or the book.

However, I know that Patricia Cornwell is a favorite author of many readers. Today, one of Ms. Cornwell's books is going cheap.

In Book of the Dead, Kay Scarpetta is starting over with a unique private forensic pathology practice in Charleston, South Carolina. And the death of a sixteen-year-old tennis star will usher in a string of murders more baffling-and terrifying-than any that have come before.

Today you can buy Book of the Dead for your Kindle for only $4.15.

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SuperCheap Free! Strings Attaced

SuperCheap Free! Strings Attached by Nick Nolan, published by AmazonEncore.

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Closeted teenager Jeremy is sent to live with wealthy relatives after his mother enters rehab. Struggling to fit into the posh world of Ballena Beach, Jeremy joins the high school swim team, dates a popular girl, and begins to think he may have landed in paradise—until his great aunt Katharine starts to dictate his every move … and a late-night phone call insinuates that his father’s accidental death was not so accidental after all.

As Jeremy grows accustomed to the veneer of a fabulous life, so grows his need for answers—as well as the danger of immeasurable harm. Weaving together a murder mystery, sexual ambiguity, and characters with hidden identities and agendas , Nick Nolan offers readers a deliciously witty page-turner about the “puppet” who wishes only to be a real boy. Strings Attached is also a surprisingly heartfelt story about coming-of-age and coming out—not necessarily in that order.

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