Thursday, June 10, 2010

A mother's touching book of her son's autism

The inspiring story of Rex, a boy who is not only blind and autistic, but who also happens to be a musical savant.

How can an 11-year old boy hear a Mozart fantasy for the first time and play it back note-for-note perfectly-but struggle to navigate the familiar surroundings of his own home? Cathleen Lewis says her son Rex's laugh of total abandon is the single most joyous sound anyone could hear, but his tortured aversion to touch and sound breaks her heart and makes her wonder what God could have had in mind. In this book she shares the mystery of Rex and the highs, lows, hopes, dreams, joy, sorrows, and faith she has journeyed through with him.

Rex: A Mother, Her Autistic Child, and the Music that Transformed Their Lives is available today for only $1.81.

Click here to purchase Rex: A Mother, Her Autistic Child, and the Music that Transformed Their Lives

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

In the midst of deep grief, faith is rekindled

Recently-widowed March Longfellow efficiently commandeers the lives of her son, Mason, her pastor father, and the staff members of the small-town newspaper she owns, all the while grappling with grief and issues unresolved before her husband's fatal boating accident.

When a new pastor comes to town and his family's lives become intertwined with her own, March finds her life thrust into a new direction--one she cannot control. As March begins to release the things of the past, God rekindles her faith and her joy and offers her renewed hope for love.

Patricia Hickman's novel, Sandpebbles, is available today for only $4.74.

Click here to purchase Sandpebbles

Just a little advice to help you along the way

The teachers who have blessed my life have offered plenty of wise advice, if only I had heeded even half of it.

This book offers a collection of the best thoughts, ideas, methods, and aphorisms from the past and present for today's teacher. This book blends the observations of contemporary educators with words of wisdom from teachers of the past in a collection that is sure to engage and inspire anyone in the teaching profession.

Featured educators include Plutarch, "The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled," Robert Louis Stevenson, "To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end in life," and many others. In addition, inspiring and award-winning educators from across the U.S. share their insights on a variety of subjects, including responsibility and accountability, self-esteem, comprehension, motivation, and methods of teaching that accommodate various learning styles.

This book has something to teach everyone about teaching. Written by Charles Mcguire and Diana Abitz, The Best Advice Ever for Teachers is available today for only $2.85.

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Healthy hearts are happy hearts

More than 70 million Americans have some form of heart disease. For each of them, obtaining accurate information about the disease and the many options for dealing with it can be both empowering and life saving.

In this book, cardiologist Dr. Barry L. Zaret and Genell Subak-Sharpe offer up-to-date facts about the best treatments available and an innovative approach that shows how treatment programs can be tailored to meet the needs of each unique patient.

Written in a warmly reassuring style, this indispensable guide to heart care offers realistic hope and specific directions for designing a lifelong heart care program. Filled with practical advice, instructional case histories, a philosophy for controlling your health, self-tests to assess risk, and questions to ask your doctor, it looks toward an even better future for those with heart disease.

Heart Care for Life is supercheap today for only $1.82. What a great price for a book that could help you lead a healthier life and be a better informed patient.

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Nothing beats great chicken soup

Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen have compiled the now so-very-popular Chicken Soup series of books, filled with inspiration and stories of human compassion, resourcefulness, and inspiration. One of their books is selling cheap today!

A collection of experiences that celebrate the incidents of daily courage, compassion and creativity that occur in workplaces everywhere.

Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work is available for your Kindle today for only $2.99. Contributing authors are Maida Rogerson, Martin Rutte, and Tim Clauss.

Click here to purchase Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Kindle covers in great new colors

Amazon's most popular leather Kindle 2i cover has just been expanded with the addition of several bright colors - blue, orange, lime green - and brown. Black, red, and hot pink are still available, too. If you click on the cover pictured below or the link at the bottom of the post, scroll down to get to the picture of all the great colors.



Product Description
Designed by Amazon, this official leather book cover offers optimal protection for your Kindle (6” Display), while displaying your style. Contoured, pebble-grain leather surrounds your Kindle in sophistication, while the soft charcoal interior protects the screen from scratches.

Travel with Kindle
Weighing only 6.5 ounces, this lightweight cover is perfect for taking Kindle wherever you go. The sleek and sturdy leather ensures the ultimate fit and protection without adding bulk and weight.

Read in Comfort
Reading with the cover on, you can easily access Kindle's navigation features and power switch, while the rounded edges offer a perfect fit in your hands. The cover is designed to fold back, so you can also read comfortably with just one hand.

Secure Your Kindle
Our patent-pending hinge system secures your Kindle to the cover, with a strap to keep the cover firmly closed. Simply attach Kindle (6" Display) into the cover, apply the strap, and rest assured it will stay firmly in place even when you're on the go.

The cover sells for $34.99. I consider this a great piece of luggage to protect my valuable Kindle. Leather luggage for $34.99? Now that's a great price.

Click here to purchase Amazon Kindle Leather Cover

SuperCheap Free! Bulls Island by Dorothea Benton Frank

SuperCheap Free! Bulls Island by Dorothea Benton Frank.

Description:
After twenty years, Elizabeth "Betts" McGee has finally managed to put her past behind her. She hasn't been home to beautiful South Carolina and untouched Bulls Island since the tragic night that ended her engagement to Charleston's golden boy, J. D. Langley.

And why is that? Really, this is the story of two old Southern families. The Langley family has more money than the Morgan Stanley Bank. And they think they have more class. The Barrett family made their nineteenth-century fortune in a less distinguished manner -- corner grocery stores and liquor stores. It's no surprise that when J.D. and Betts fall in love and decide to marry their parents are none too pleased. And when the love affair comes to an end, everyone is ready to place blame.

Now twenty years have gone by and Betts, a top investment bank executive, must leave her comfortable life in New York City to return to the home she thought she'd left behind forever. But spearheading the most important project of her career puts her back in contact with everything she's tried so hard to forget: her estranged sister, her father, J.D., and her past.

Click here to get your free copy of Bulls Island

From the minds of the creators

I'm the first to admit that I'm not a techno geek, but I do appreciate those who do know how to make computers behave. This book, Web 2.0 Heroes, brings together many of the folks who understand the web and they discuss Web 2.0 from their experience.

Is it technology? Is it philosophy? Or is it simply marketing hype? Web 2.0 is a concept so fluid that even the experts in this book don't agree on what it means. Some feel that no definition is even necessary. But most agree on one thing: Web 2.0 is a sweeping tide that's changing the face of the Internet.

Web 2.0 is not about mass marketing. It's about actually understanding the masses. And it's not about controlling the message. It's about engaging the audience and actually hearing what they have to say. It's about enabling creativity, realizing a culture of contribution, and putting the user in control.

Here is a rich smorgasbord of unique viewpoints — from bloggers, social networking developers, corporate communicators, online strategists, distinguished engineers, and others. These are the people who are shaping today's Web. What they have to say can help you shape your organization's future.

Web 2.0 Heroes, written by Bradley L. Jones, is available today for only $3.34.

Click here to purchase Web 2.0 Heroes: Interviews with 20 Web 2.0 Influencers

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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SuperCheap Highlander romance

Who can resist a Highlander? Especially one who wears a kilt.

Skilled with a sword and quick with her wit, Scottish rebel Claire Stuart cannot be tamed. And nothing can deter her from rescuing her beloved sister and saving them both from arranged marriages--not even the handsome Highlander who vows to protect Claire.

Graham Grant has had his share of lasses. But he has never met one as headstrong or as bonnie as Claire--or one with such desperate, dnagerous plans. Helping her could betray his honor, his country, and more.

A Highlander Never Surrenders, written by Paula Quinn, is available today for only $1.99.

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Knit one, purl two, laugh, repeat

By no means a proficient knitter, I still love to pull out the needles and knit and purl the stitches to create a scarf, sweater, slippers, or afghan. There's only one thing better than knitting - knitters. Creative, friendly and candid, I love spending time with knitters, clicking the needles and discussing life.

Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's Free-Range Knitter: The Yarn Harlot Writes Again reminds us of the joy we felt upon first encountering her hilarious and poignant collection of essays surrounding her favorite topics: knitting, knitters, and what happens when you get those two things anywhere near ordinary people.

For the 60 million knitters in America, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (a.k.a. the Yarn Harlot) shares stories of knitting horrors and triumphs, knitting successes and defeats, but, mostly, stories about the human condition that ring true for everyone--especially if you happen to have a rather large amount of yarn in your house.

Funny, unique, and gleeful in her obsession, Pearl-McPhee speaks to knitters of all skill levels in this delightful celebration of craft and creativity. Today you can purchase Free-Range Knitter: The Yarn Harlot Writes Again for only $4.26.

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Monday, June 7, 2010

SuperCheap Free! Weight of Shadows

SuperCheap Free! Weight of Shadows by Alison Strobel, published by Christian publisher Zondervan.

Description:
After a difficult childhood, Kim has built a successful life for herself ... but she'd leave it all if it meant being rid of the guilt she harbors over a tragic mistake she made years ago. When she meets Rick, she finds everything she needs---including a way to pay for her sins every time he hits her.

Kim and Rick's new neighbor, Joshua, knows more than Kim realizes about Rick, but Joshua has battles of his own to fight. Soon to intersect Kim's and Rick's lives is Debbie, who has saved countless women from abuse through the shelter she runs, but Debbie might be as desperate for love as the women she serves.

Meanwhile, as Rick's wrath extends to their baby, Kim must decide if her penance is more important than protecting that innocent life---and if she should dare leave Rick when he has the power to bring her hidden crime to light.

Click here to get your free copy of Weight of Shadows

SuperCheap Free! Golf's Sacred Journey

SuperCheap Free today! Golf's Sacred Journey by David L. Cook from Christian publisher Zondervan.

Description:
Golfers and non-golfers alike will be moved by the powerful transformation that takes place in Golf's Sacred Journey.

This book is about influence. The story is based on thousands of athletes the author has counseled, and the great mentors and teachers from whom he has learned, told through the lives of two characters-a rancher with a passion for teaching truth and a young golf professional at the end of his rope.

They represent each of us in the various stages of growth. In life we must be willing to coach and be coached, for either one alone will leave us empty.

Click here to get your free copy of Golf's Sacred Journey

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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Spying in America's backyard

When Heinz Luning posed as a Jewish refugee to spy for Hitler's Abwehr espionage agency, he thought he had discovered the perfect solution to his most pressing problem: how to avoid being drafted into Hitler's army. Luning was unsympathetic to Fascist ideology, but the Nazis' tight control over exit visas gave him no chance to escape Germany.

He could enter Hitler's army either as a soldier... or a spy. In 1941, he entered the Abwehr academy for spy training and was given the code name "Lumann." Soon after, Luning began the service in Cuba that led to his ultimate fate of being the only German spy executed in Latin America during World War II.

In chronicling Luning's unlikely trajectory from a troubled life in Germany to a Caribbean firing squad, Thomas D. Schoonover makes brilliant use of untapped documentary sources to reveal the workings of the famed Abwehr and the technical and social aspects of Luning's spycraft.

Luning's story, Hitler's Man in Havana, is available today for only $2.45.

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SuperCheap Free! The Choice Effect

SuperCheap Free! The Choice Effect by Amalia McGibbon, Lara Vogel, and Claire A. Williams.

Description:
Love choices but hate choosing? Welcome to the club. The Choice Effect is for young women who have all the opportunities in the world and no idea how to decide among them. It's one thing to have lots of options when it comes to fulfilling careers or traveling the world--but what does it mean for our love lives? How can you know whether you're with the right person--or if the time is right--when you haven't vetted the other possibilities?

With hard-won insight, plus interviews with a whole host of other women who are living it, the twentysomething friends and authors of The Choice Effect explain why their generation is sidestepping traditional timelines. They look at the question of choice in the twenty-first century as they give voice to their generation's dilemma: How do you choose when you've been taught you can have it all?

Click here to get your free copy of The Choice Effect

SuperCheap Free! Better Dads, Stronger Sons

SuperCheap Free! Better Dads, Stronger Sons by Rick Johnson from Christian publisher Revell.

Description:
The relationship between a father and a son is like none other. Dads have a God-given role to protect and provide for their families, always striving to teach their sons the life skills they'll need to grow into honorable men. But many dads struggle with feelings of inadequacy regarding their fathering abilities. They want to be better dads. Rick Johnson can show them how.

In this insightful and practical book, Johnson shows how fathers can be equipped and inspired to be positive role models for their sons. He stresses the significance of male bonding, discipline, and spiritual leadership; discusses important topics such as sexual purity, respect, and self-discipline; and reveals the top ten mistakes to avoid as a father. From commitment and courage to honesty and humility, Better Dads, Stronger Sons helps men strive to be the dads God designed them to be--so their sons can grow to be everything they are meant to be.

Click here to get your free copy of Better Dads, Stronger Sons


SuperCheap Free! 50 Days of Heaven

SuperCheap Free! 50 Days of Heaven by Randy Alcorn from Christian publisher Tyndall House.

Description:
For Christians, eternity is an exciting promise, but many do not know the details of what life will be like in heaven and throughout eternity. 50 Days of Heaven allows the reader to stop wondering about heaven by teaching the biblical facts regarding what's so wonderful about Heaven.

The devotional provides an easy-to-follow, 50-day program that reveals the biblical information on what a Christian's life will be like in heaven. Throughout this journey, the reader will learn and meditate upon the promises, rewards, and expectations that a believer in Christ will enjoy for eternity. This devotional draws on the teachings in Randy Alcorn's best-selling book Heaven.

Click here to get your free copy of 50 Days of Heaven

SuperCheap Free! No Place for a Lady

SuperCheap Free! No Place for a Lady by Maggie Brendan from Christian publisher Revell.

Description:
Crystal Clark arrives in Colorado's Yampa Valley amid the splendor of a high country June in 1892. After the death of her father, Crystal is relieved to be leaving the troubles of her Georgia life behind to visit her aunt Kate's cattle ranch. Despite being raised as a proper Southern belle, Crystal is determined to hold her own in this wild land--even if a certain handsome foreman doubts her abilities.

Just when she thinks she's getting a handle on the constant male attention from the cowhands and the catty barbs from some of the local young women, tragedy strikes the ranch. Crystal will have to tap all of her resolve to save the ranch from a greedy neighboring landowner. Can she rise to the challenge? Or will she head back to Georgia defeated? Book one in the Heart of the West series.

Click here to get your free copy of No Place for a Lady

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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New writer of American West novels

Elaine Levine is a new novelist of American western adventure and romance. Two of her books are selling cheap today.

In a stunning novel of the American West, a proud rancher and a determined young woman are drawn together in the lawless town of Defiance.

Virginia financier Julian McCaid has put his troubled past behind him. His plans for the future don't include Audrey Sheridan, the extraordinary frontier woman he met just once. But it's because of her that he's come to the Dakota Territory to investigate problems at his ranch. And it's all the more surprising when he discovers she isn't the innocent he believed. Now nothing but her complete surrender will purge her from his soul.

If it weren't for the children she cares for in her makeshift orphanage, Audrey would have left Defiance long ago. Now the sheriff is blackmailing her to distract the man who might derail his corrupt schemes--a man who can offer Audrey not just protection, but a passion bold enough to make them claim their place in this harsh and beautiful land.

You can purchase Audrey and the Maverick for only $3.42.

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When Rachel Douglas left her aunt's house in Virginia for the wilds of the Dakota Territory, she knew the journey would be long and arduous. But she didn't realize that she had been summoned west to be used as a pawn in a ranch war with her father's neighbor - or that her fierce, sudden attraction to Sager, her father's hired gun, would put her heart and her life in jeopardy.

Seducing Rachel and feeding a bitter feud between the two ranches was Sager's plan of vengeance against those who slaughtered his Shoshone family. Instead, Rachel's guileless mix of courage and vulnerability touches the conscience he thought he'd buried long ago, and draws them both into a passion without rules, without limits - one that will change their destinies forever.

Rachel and the Hired Gun is available for only $2.49.

Click here to purchase Rachel and the Hired Gun

Sunday, June 6, 2010

The dog or the guy? Hmmmm - sometimes it's a tough choice

I found a list on the net of 15 reasons why a man is better than a dog. Such as:
--Dogs know how to show affection in public
--Dogs don't mind if you do all the driving
--Dogs miss you when you are gone

Jennifer Crusie, popular romance writer, has written a novel in which the heroine is thinking she likes her dog more than the man the dog has brought home.

Nina thinks the last thing she needs is Fred--part basset, part beagle, and part manic-depressive puppy. Then Fred brings home Alex Moore, poster boy for lonely women. Nina loves Fred, but really, anyone but Alex!

Promising Ms. Crusie's usual humor, Anyone by You is available today for only $3.93.

Click here to purchase Anyone But You

Christian fiction set in South Africa

It takes a village . . . When journalist Monica Brunetti enters the town of Lady Helen, she is awed by its beauty. A tiny jewel on the west coast of South Africa, its bright tin roofs and swaying palms seem made for picture postcards, not the real-world problems that have led her there.

But the village takes hold of her heart, especially the beleaguered residents of Sandpiper Drift, who are threatened with eviction from their tranquil neighborhood beside the lagoon. And so Monica packs up her laptop, her adopted sons and housekeeper Francina, who's wrestling with a major decision of her own, for the journey of a lifetime.

Sandpiper Drift, written by Vanessa Del Fabbro, is available today for only $3.01.

Click here to purchase Sandpiper Drift

Just a word about pricing

We are cheapskates. That doesn't mean we like cheap things. It means we like to buy good, quality things when the price is cheap. If it isn't 80% off, then we don't need it.

We double check every book we post here on kindlecheapreads. At the time of the post, the price is right. But if you know anything about Kindle pricing, you know that prices change on the nano-second and you may have missed a great deal. It's like hesitating at the auction.

Just yesterday afternoon I found a great mystery book that I wanted to post. It was the first time I had seen the book at a reduced rate, so I felt confident holding it for a few days as I had already had the weekend's posts scheduled. Last night when I sat down to prepare Monday's posts, the book was $9.99. I didn't even get to buy it when it was cheap!

Some books will decrease in price after our post. If we have time, we may repost the book at the reduced price. Other times, the book may soon go back to its regular price and we will all miss out. We recommend you check the blog often, buy what appeals to you, and not live with regrets - whether the price increases or decreases. Living with regrets takes time away from reading.

Cheap books are great books!

A love story of an infertile couple

One of a man's most prized prerogatives is the ability to produce a child. But what happens when that ability is challenged?

Twenty-nine-year-old Matthew M.F. Miller came across that dilemma when he and his wife Constance's plans to have a child were thwarted by fertility problems. Miller's solution was not to mope, but to reach out to other 6.1 million couples in America who encounter the same situation.

Maybe Baby is a romantic comedy--a book about love, inappropriate moments at the urologist's office, reproductive clinics, survival, and (hopefully one day) triumph--all through the eyes of a man.

Maybe Baby is a book that offers women comfort and insight on what their partners are thinking and going through, while encouraging men who are experiencing infertility--whether it is their medical problem or their wives'--with humor, honesty, and practicality.

Today, you can purchase Maybe Baby for your Kindle for only $1.94.

Click here to purchase Maybe Baby

Inside My Heart by Robin McGraw

You've seen her on television with her husband, Dr. Phil. But now it's time for a heart-to-heart conversation with Robin McGraw. In Inside My Heart, Robin speaks woman to woman, inspiring you to embrace and celebrate the many roles you play and encouraging you to make deliberate choices that lead to a richer, happier, and more meaningful life.

She shares with you the life-changing moments of her childhood years, dating and marrying Dr. Phil McGraw, raising two sons, and asserting herself as a woman in a man's world to show you that you have the power to make choices in your life. In fact, she's convinced that you must choose to go after the life you want.

With a deep and abiding faith in God, Robin McGraw shares her story so you too can make choices that reflect your own heart's truest priorities and highest goals.

Inside My Heart can be purchased for only $3.30.

Click here to purchase Inside My Heart

Saturday, June 5, 2010

A great hoax during the 1970s

Howard Hughes is one of those famous guys who has been surrounded by mystic for all of his life. When his biography written by Clifford Irving was published, controversy arose over its validity immediately.

Hoax is an amazing story about Mr. Irving who defied and hoodwinked the literary establishment and the Howard Hughes hierarchy. He even enraged Richard Nixon's White House with his publication.

Written in first person, you will learn all that Mr. Irving did to be almost successful in his hoax. The book Hoax is available today for Kindle for only $3.21.

Click here to purchase Hoax

Price Update - less than $1 for Christmas romance

PRICE UPDATE: This book is selling today for only $.95. SuperCheap!

Written by popular romance author Liz Fielding, Christmas Angel for the Billionaire is cheap today to buy and put away until the Christmas season arrives. It will be here before you know it.

Annie needs a break from being the "nation's angel." Her high-profile charity work means the media spotlight follows her every step. So leaving her aristocratic title behind her, Annie goes undercover...and meets brooding businessman George Saxon. They form an unlikely relationship--until George discovers Annie's been hiding her true self from him all along!

Christmas Angel for the Billionaire is available for only $1.61.

Click here to purchase Christmas Angel for the Billionaire

Saturday Savings by the Bundle - Tall, Dark, and Dangerous Part 1

Some publishers will bundle books to provide a better price than buying the books individually. We will ferret through the Kindle offerings and post a bundle of books savings each Saturday. The bundled books will cost less than $5 a book.


Suzanne Brockmann has written an extensive series of romance novels that revolve around the Navy SEALs. The first four novels in her Tall, Dark, and Dangerous series are available in a bundle for the very cheap price of $5.04 - only $1.26 a book.

The four books and the descriptions are:

Prince Joe: Veronica St. John is facing the challenge of a lifetime. The media consultant has two days to teach a rugged Navy SEAL to impersonate a European prince who has been targeted by terrorists. Despite his physical resemblance to the handsome prince, Lieutenant Joe Catalanotto is nothing like the stuffy aristocrat. Everything about the combat-hardened Navy SEAL says regular guy, not royalty. One conversation and Veronica knows nothing could turn this military man into nobility. Joe, on the other hand, is confident he's got what it takes to complete his duty.

Forever Blue: Blue McCoy was once the hero of Lucy Tait's teenaged dreams--quiet, dark and dangerous. After high school he left to join the military. Years later, now a Navy SEAL, Blue was a man who embodied all of Lucy's fantasies. Now Blue is back in town, and Lucy is not the person he remembered. She's a no-nonsense police officer--and a woman Blue can't take his eyes off. But then Blue is accused of murder. And Lucy is assigned his case. Now their brief affair has become part of an extensive investigation, where what's at stake is critical--Blue's future...and maybe Lucy's heart. Is her hero still the man she remembered?

Frisco's Kid: Being a navy SEAL is more than a career to Alan "Frisco" Francisco--it is his whole identity. But now a bullet has threatened that existence. How can he function in combat when he can barely walk? Frisco is determined to achieve a full recovery. But the unexpected appearance of his abandoned niece leaves Frisco with little time for anything but dealing with the five-year-old girl. He knows even less about parenting than about how to mend his broken body. And there is no way he's going to accept offers of help from his neighbor Mia Summerton. He doesn't need anyone's help...not to care for his niece, not to learn to accept his limitations and certainly not to fall in love.

Everyday Average Jones: All her life Melody Evans has wanted to marry a plain, average man who didn't take risks. But when the foreign embassy where she works as an aide is taken over by terrorists and she's rescued by a daring navy SEAL, Melody blames the extreme circumstances for their ensuing passion. When it comes to ordinary, Harlan "Cowboy" Jones is anything but, and their encounter leaves Melody with a little more than just memories.... Seven months later when Cowboy pays Melody a visit, he's surprised to find her pregnant--with his child. Now all he has to do is convince her that they are meant to be together. That he can be as ordinary as the next guy. The only problem is, once a hero, always a hero.

You can purchase Tall, Dark, and Dangerous Part 1 today for only $5.04.

Click here to purchase Tall, Dark, and Dangerous Part 1

Tailgating and football season aren't far away

Living in the Midwest, we know the Texas Longhorns as they play in the Big Twelve Conference with universities from our area - Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas and Kansas State, and Iowa State to name a few. Tailgating is as popular here as it is around the country.

Go wild with recipes that are perfect for tailgate parties, back-to-school get-togethers, or any University of Texas celebration! The University of Texas Longhorns Cookbook includes 30 recipes with full-color* photography and easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions.

From Armadillo Potatoes and Lone Star Quesadillas to Texas Fight Pecan Tassies and Big as Bevo Cookies, this cookbook by Barbara Beery is brimming with tasty treats and snacks you won't want to miss.

You can cook up great tailgate fare, change the name to your favorite team and save money when you buy the University of Texas Longhorns Cookbook for only $4.28.

*Sorry, but the Kindle isn't suddenly going to give you full-color photography.

Click here to purchase University of Texas Longhorns Cookbook

SuperCheap mystery by Annabelle Granger

This eBook includes the full text of the novel plus the following bonus content:
• Lisa Gardner on Detective D.D. Warren: Who was the inspiration for D.D. Warren? Find out in this exclusive essay.
• A Sneak Preview from Lisa Gardner’s Live to Tell, on sale in hardcover July 13, 2010

It was a case that haunts Bobby Dodge to this day—the case that nearly killed him and changed his life forever. Now, in an underground chamber on the grounds of an abandoned Massachusetts mental hospital, the gruesome discovery of six mummified corpses resurrects his worst nightmare: the return of a killer he thought dead and buried.

There’s no place to run. . . . Bobby’s only lead is wrapped around a dead woman’s neck. Annabelle Granger has been in hiding for as long as she can remember. Her childhood was a blur of new cities and assumed identities. But what—or who—her family was running from, she never knew. Now a body is unearthed from a grave, wearing a necklace bearing Annabelle’s name, and the danger is too close to escape. This time, she’s not going to run. You know he will find you. . . .

The new threat could be the dead psychopath’s copycat, his protégé—or something far more terrifying. Dodge knows the only way to find him is to solve the mystery of Annabelle Granger, and to do that he must team up with his former lover, partner, and friend D. D. Warren from the Boston P.D. From its tense opening pages to its shocking climax, Hide is a thriller that delves into our deepest, darkest fears. Where there is no one to trust. Where there is no place left to hide.

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Friday, June 4, 2010

SuperCheap Free! Four short stories to pre-order

SuperCheap Free! Tor.Com, a division of Macmillan, is offering the four awards finalist in their short stories competition free for pre-order. These have been available for several days, but did not have a description. Here are the descriptions and links.

Overtime by Charles Stross: Introduced to readers in the novels The Atrocity Archive and The Jennifer Morgue, the Laundry is a secret British government agency charged with preventing dark interdimensional entities from destroying the human race. Now, in Overtime, the Laundry is on a skeleton staff for Christmas - leaving one bureaucrat to be all that stands between the world and annihilation by the Thing That Comes Down Chimneys. Written especially for Tor.com's holiday season, Charles Stross's novelette is a finalist for the 2010 Hugo Award.

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First Flight by Mary Robinette Kowal: The past is another country, in Mary Robinette Kowal's Tor.com tale of time travel and aviation history. First Flight is a finalist for the 2010 Locus Award.

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A Memory of Wind by Rachel Swirsky: The heroes are eager to sail to Troy for war, but the wind is still. To fill their sails and set out, they must sacrifice Agamemnon's daughter Iphigenia--and how does a human girl become the wind? The starkness and psychological insight of Rachel Swirsky?s Tor.com story earned it a place among the finalists for the 2010 Nebula Award.

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Eros, Philia, Agape by Rachel Swirsky: Originally published on Tor.com, Rachel Swirsky's contemporary tale of love in all its forms--and of one robot's quest to know it, and himself, on his own terms--is a finalist for the 2010 Hugo Award and the 2010 Locus Award.

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He's always got an opinion

A lucid deconstruction of the politics and public figures shaping the social, financial, and military disasters of our times. This selection of Michael Kinsley's trenchant editorial writing in Slate (and elsewhere) since 1995 covers the end of the Clinton era (Monica, impeachment, etc.) and two terms of George W. Bush (9/11, the War on Terror, Iraq, etc.).

During this time Kinsley left Washington for Seattle and founded Slate, was opinion editor of the Los Angeles Times, underwent brain surgery for Parkinson's disease, and had other adventures that are reflected here. Although mostly about politics, there are articles and essays about other things, such as the future of newspapers, the existence of God, and why power women love Law and Order.

This is the work of a writer at the top of his form. Kinsley's wit is a weapon that any talk-show host or elected blowhard should envy and fear, and the reader will cherish his sense of humor, which enlivens even the toughest subject matter.

Kinsley has also included two personal columns about his Parkinson's disease and brain surgery. Please Don't Assume Calm is available today for only $2.14.

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Deja vu all over again - caught in a time loop

Ever read a book description and think, "Huh?" That's exactly how I felt about this book description. If you are a fantasy or sci-fi fan, this may make perfect sense. Near as I can tell, it is a "Groundhog Day" kind of experience.

Here's a short synopsis of the book:
Every day seems perfect to Kitty, but what she doesn't know is that a villain has looped her reality - and only the Wire Crossers and the handsome time-anomaly specialist Q can save her.

Irreversible, written by Liz Maverick, is available today for only $3.34.

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Wife, mother, professional - who can do it all?

Karen Bridson, an award-winning journalist specializing in women's issues, has written a book that delves into the evolution of women's roles in America and how today's professional woman is still pulled in many directions.

The 1970S' feminist movement changed a lot for women. It paved the way for a generation of girls who could largely do and be all that the boys could do and be. But now those girls are becoming mothers themselves and realizing things aren't so equal after all.

In Stunned, Ms. Bridson explores how women today may have the right to achieve what their fathers achieved, but are expected to do it while doing most of what their mothers did too. As a result, women are angry about the inequality inside their homes and are beginning to see how sexism beyond the domestic realm has never really been fully erased at all. From grander-than-ever domestic and mothering standards to the financial and professional setback motherhood brings, there's a whole lot leaving women stunned these days.

Stunned is a call to action to women to finish the jobs their mothers' generation started. Stunned lets women know they are not alone, that things shouldn't be the way they are, and that change is possible.

Today can purchase Stunned: The New Generation of Women Having Babies, Getting Angry, and Creating a Mothers' Movement for only $1.75.

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Thursday, June 3, 2010

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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If you are thinking of a new career. . .

Getting to and from work through rush hour traffic is the most dangerous part of my job. However, I so appreciate the men and women who are willing to tackle the dangerous jobs.

The success of A&E’s hit series Deadliest Catch and Discovery Channel’s new reality show, The World’s Toughest Jobs prove that Americans are fascinated with danger and the people who make it their livelihood.

Here you will will find all the harrying details on dozens of the riskiest jobs on earth. Ever thought about becoming a bounty hunter? Wondered how much bullfighters make? Considered training lions or jumping out of helicopters into forest fires for some extra cash? Did you know truck drivers have steered themselves into one of the most dangerous jobs in America?

Dangerous Jobs offers an entertaining and informational guide to employment for the truly adventurous soul. You can get your copy for only $2.85.

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When you need advice to go green

Some people let pride keep them from asking anyone for help. Then there's the person who thought of the "for Dummies" books. What a brilliant idea for those who aren't afraid to ask for help.

As attention has been focused on the environment and ways we can be wise stewards of our resources, Green Gadgets For Dummies by Tom Zeller, Jr., offers practical advice and alternatives for electric devices.

Green gadgets encompass everything from iPods to energy-efficient home entertainment devices to solar laptop chargers and crank-powered gizmos. This helpful resource explains how to research green gadgets, make a smart purchasing decision, use products you already own in a more environmentally friendly way, and say goodbye to electronics that zap both energy and money.

Explore the environmental and financial benefits of green gadgets with this friendly reference
Discusses which gadgets save energy-and which ones create energy
Learn ways to offset your carbon footprint when you can't reduce consumption
Get tips for understanding products labels and avoiding "greenwash"
Discover how to calculate the energy and money your gadgets consume

Today you can get Green Gadgets for Dummies for only a bit of green - $2.82.

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Contemporary romance priced supercheap

Robin Wells' contemporary romance, Between the Sheets, has been selling cheap for quite some time. It has been priced as high as $12.99, so if you are interested, this is a great price.

Description: How do you have a life when everyone in America thinks you gave the president-elect a fatal heart attack during an illicit sex romp?

Emma Jamison never thought she'd have to answer that question, but here she is, smack dab in the middle of a political scandal that would make Monica Lewinsky blush. Trouble is, nobody believes that Emma wasn't the call-girl who killed the president-to-be with her, uh, carnal skills.

So Emma packs up and moves to small-town Chartreuse, LA, to escape her infamy and to start over. But when her grandmother starts dating the grandfather of district attorney Max Duval, the quiet life she was seeking blows up in smoke.

Between the Sheets is available now for only $1.99.

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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

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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Higher education is expensive, start saving today

School may be on summer break, but high school students cannot start too early to think about how to accumulate money for college. Every student should make every effort to avoid or minimize debt to go to school. This book will teach you practical ways to make, find, and save cash.

Debby Fowles gives ideas for saving and making money in high school. She gives nine little-known places to look for scholarships; 13 tips for winning scholarships; how to maximize your eligibility for financial aid, and 17 secrets to save money on college housing.

Debby also gives advice on how to handle money while in college. At a cheap price, this book is the first step in saving money.

You can get 1000 Best Smart Money Secrets for Students for only $4.45.

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SuperCheap Free - They Almost Always Come Home

SuperCheap Free today! They Almost Always Come Home written by Cynthia Ruchti, published by Abdington Press, a Christian publisher.

Product Description:
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.

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Quick summer read of the romance kind

A quick summer romance read written by Lisa Childs, a prolific writer for Harlequin, Once a Lawman is available supercheap today.

Chad Michalski is just doing his duty when he pulls over Tessa Howard for speeding. But from the moment the vivacious blonde strolls into traffic court, the widowed cop knows he's headed for trouble. Especially when she enrolls in the Lakewood Citizen's Police Academy, where he can keep a stern eye on her...and attempt to resist her much-too-tempting charms.

Tessa has always admired a man in uniform. But the sexy lieutenant's by-the-book attitude could derail their relationship before it picks up steam. That's when Tessa, who's working hard to support her six younger siblings, decides it's time to show Chad what it really means to protect and serve. And maybe even land the lawman in the process!

You can buy Once a Lawman for only $1.87 today.

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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

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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Two bits, four bits, six bits, a dollar

Remember when the U.S. Mint first started issuing the state quarters? Everyone was excited about the idea and started collecting - for the first year. Then the enthusiasm waned. I can honestly say that we have at least one of each of the state quarters. Unfortunately, they aren't in a neat coin saver book. No, they are under the chair cushions, in the car's console, buried in the junk drawer, under the seat of the pick-up, in my husband's pockets - you get the idea.

The U.S. Mint's Fifty State Quarters Program--its most ambitious program to date--has been a huge popular success. Jim Noles has written a book that is a fascinating look at the fifty state quarters and what they tell us about a changing America.

A Pocketful of History tells the intriguing story behind each state's quarter: how each state chose its quarter's design; what is important about the people, scenes, or themes depicted on the coin; and what the collection tells us about how we view ourselves and our heritage.

Today you can purchase A Pocketful of History for only $3.89.

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The hottest politician from Alaska

She's the hottest woman in politics and she doesn't hold an office and isn't running for one. She's Sarah Palin and she's from Alaska.

Scott Conroy and Shushannah Walshe have written a book about Sarah's life before she became a superstar.

In Sarah from Alaska, they draw on exclusive interviews with former McCain/Palin staffers, top political minds, friends and foes in Alaska to tell the remarkable behind-the-scenes story of Palin's 2008 campaign.

They highlight Palin's key endeavors, in her new role as America's new superstar governor, to apply the lessons of her triumphs and missteps to build a vibrant political future.

Today you can purchase Sarah from Alaska for only $1.91. SuperCheap!

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