The Infected by Matt Cronan

Type: Novella

Genre:  Dystopian

Price: $0.99

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“The city was burning…”Ten years ago, a biological weapon was detonated in Washington D.C.  killing 99.9% of the United States population.  The survivors of the  fallout live in the town of New Hope, protected by a corrupt government, from the victims that didn’t die…the infected.  Today is the day that Samantha Albright will learn that all of this is a lie.

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What they’re saying about it:

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Review from Amazon: It’s a zombie story without a zombie in sight.  It’s set three hundred  years in the future or maybe it’s right now.  Damned if I know.  What I  do know is this is one hell of a cool ride.  It starts pretty quickly  and never loses momentum.  The two main characters are easy to root for  and the main villain is very easy to hate.  There are no shades of gray  (fifty or otherwise) in this world Cronan has created.  You’re on one  side or the other and the line between the two is very clearly  dilineated.  There’s a very Alan Moore-esque feel to this and it kept me turning the pages.  This deserves your time.

The Prince’s Guard by Annette Gisby

Type: Short Story

Genre: M/M Erotic Romance/Fantasy

Price: $1.99

Where to Get It:

Smashwords        Amazon         Amazon UK       Barnes and Noble     Kobo    All Romance

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An amazon uk Top 10 Bestseller in 2012

Prince Dashan has been used to getting things his own way, with servants
to cater to his every whim. As the crown prince, it is essential that he
is protected and he is followed everywhere by his bodyguard, Ryland.
Dashan can’t even head to a tavern with his friends without Ryland somehow
turning up and spoiling his fun.

Dashan disguises himself as a peasant one night and sneaks off to the
brothel that he’s heard rumours about – a brothel that caters for men who
like men. The prince finds it difficult to admit to himself what his true
desires are – he yearns to submit his will to someone else. And Ryland is
just the man to show him what that truly means.

What they’re saying about it:

“This story is well written, with strong characters. This is especially
important in such a short story…I got a good feel for both of the
characters and became sympathetic to their plight.” – Rainbow Book
Reviews.

“Her characters are so intense and real that the second you finish the
story, you’re in utter shock and denial that the characters are not
actually standing in front of you, her writing style is absolutely lovely
for she has a way of making words flow along the pages, and she knows how
to entice the readers from the very beginning (of course having a half
naked man on the cover does help).” – Reader review by Reina Lorraine.

Bargain eBooks #750:

The Arts-Angels Track 1: Drawn to You by Janel Rodriguez Ferrer

Genre: Tween/Young Adult

Price: 99 cents for a limited time

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Rock Your Destiny!

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Gina Santiago is a thirteen-year-old “Nuyorican” with rock star dreams, so when she’s accepted into the prestigious New York Academy of Arts and Talents for art instead of music, she’s crushed.

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To make matters worse, the student body at the Upper East Side school is divided into “schollies” (students on scholarship, like her) and “dollies” (rich kids with “dollars”).

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But Gina discovers that there is one thing that brings schollies and dollies-and dancers, singers, actors, artists, and musicians-together: music! Maybe she can make her dreams come true after all….

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What they’re saying about it:

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“Track one of the Arts Angels, Drawn to you, is a incredibly exciting, well put together story about a passion for music. I love the way the story leads the reader through all the feelings Gina is feeling. For example, the band moments make me happy, but when scenes with her mother come on I’m sitting with my nose against the paper of the book. This book is a fantastic, exciting and beautiful. It’s fantastic to see how the band grows, how relationships between characters are made and especially how some problems solve, but other mysteries appear again. Still stuck in the story, I really can’t wait for Track 2. What’s going to happen between Gina and Willow, and what about the two bands? Loved every bit of it. I really can’t think of anything negative to comment on. It was a wonderful story! Really well done!”

Bargain eBooks #749:

Daisy Madigan’s Paradise by Suzy Turner

Type: Novella

Genre: YA Paranormal

Price: FREE!

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When tragedy falls upon 15 year old Daisy Madigan, she escapes to the only place she feels safe, the cemetery of Abney Park. There, in the company of the dearly departed, she realises she is changing, growing stronger and faster by the day. But in the darkness lurks a terror even she can’t imagine facing.  Daisy Madigan’s Paradise is a Morgan Sisters novella.

What they’re saying:

“Daisy Madigan’s Paradise has to be the most potent novella I’ve ever read”

“I would go so far as to say that The Ghost of Josiah Grimshaw  could be the beginnings of a series as good as those by J.K. Rowling!”

“Paranormal adventure has never felt so real and authentic”

Bargain eBooks #745:

If by Snjezana Marinkovic

Type: Memoir

Genre: Nonfiction

Price: $4.99

Where to Get It:

Amazon (Kindle)    Smashwords

When war ends, violence stays alive. The roads toward peace and significance still lead nowhere. Perhaps the aftermath is the best time to blame those who refused to carry guns and take sides. How do you deaden the pain of trusting somebody who is trying to destroy you? How are you to know the difference when your enemy says he loves you? And so begins the battle for survival.

Bargain eBooks #738:

The Torturer’s Daughter by Zoe Cannon

Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian

Price: $2.99

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When her best friend Heather calls in the middle of the night, Becca assumes it’s the usual drama. Wrong. Heather’s parents have been arrested as dissidents – and Becca’s mother, the dystopian regime’s most infamous torturer, has already executed them for their crimes against the state.

To stop Heather from getting herself killed trying to prove her parents’ innocence, Becca hunts for proof of their guilt. She doesn’t expect to find evidence that leaves her questioning everything she thought she knew about the dissidents… and about her mother.

When she risks her life to save a dissident, she learns her mother isn’t the only one with secrets – and the plot she uncovers will threaten the lives of the people she loves most. For Becca, it’s no longer just a choice between risking execution and ignoring the regime’s crimes; she has to decide whose life to save and whose to sacrifice.

It’s easy to be a hero when you can save the world, but what about when all you can do is choose how you live in it? THE TORTURER’S DAUGHTER is a story about ordinary teenage life amidst the realities of living under an oppressive regime… and the extraordinary courage it takes to do what’s right in a world gone wrong.

 

What they’re saying about it:

“Cannon is a top-notch writer. Her dystopian world is horrifyingly real, and the plot is fast-paced and keeps the reader guessing.”

“This is a ‘coming of age’ tale with a vengeance. Beautifully told, it explores the gamut of emotions Becca experiences as she starts to catch horrifying glimpses behind the masks of her world and the people she loves.”

“Cannon masterfully wraps up the intrigue in the psychological ups and downs of the protagonist, Becca. While there is action that keeps this plot taut, there is also a lot of interior back and forth Becca goes through as she tries to figure out what her options are in a world where nothing makes sense. Even the antagonists (and I won’t say who they are) are sympathetic and well thought-out. At the end of this book, you’ll find yourself asking if the bad guys really were bad guys. A great statement on society wrapped up as a thrilling YA read.”

Bargain eBooks #737:

Run The Race by Nancy Bandusky

Genre: Christian Suspense

Price: $0.99

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Despite the hardships, the suffering and pain, and even the persecution, there is only one thing to do: Run the race.
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When Sean Atkins took a stand for Christianity that was just the beginning of the battle. With the persecution of Christians in the United States intensifying, the resistance must take a drastic path. Laws will be broken; lines will be crossed. Amongst the confusion of right and wrong, friends become traitors, secrets are revealed, and a man from the past enters Sean’s life with the desire to extinguish the faint beacon that still glows in the United States of America. Lives are turned upside down through deception and betrayal as the resistance begins to turn on itself. At the end of the race, who will be left standing?
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This is the second book in the Challenge trilogy set in the present day United States. A romance sub-story line weaves throughout.

Bargain eBooks #738:

Secrets by Darcia Helle

Genre: Suspense

Price:  $2.99

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SURVIVAL

Samantha’s monsters aren’t under the bed; they’re the people she calls Mom and Dad.

ESCAPE

She makes it out alive, her sanity barely intact.

LIES

She creates a new past that fools everyone, including herself.

HOPE

A life filled with love and security teeters on its base of lies.

SECRETS

When it all comes crumbling down, will Samantha make it out alive?

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What they’re saying about it:

“When you sit down to read this, make sure you have time to finish because you won’t want to stop.”

“If you like to really live a book through the eyes of the characters, you need to read Darcia Helle’s novels.”

“Secrets is a true testament to the saying that an easy to read book is difficult to write – a truly amazing talent.”

Bargain eBooks #737:

Bitter Nothings by Vicki Tyley

Genre: Mystery

Price: $0.99

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Melbourne-based graphic designer Dervla Johns’ life is turned upside down when her brothers, Emmet and Gabe, turn up on her doorstep with the horrific news that their stepmother, Lucinda, and their half-sister and half-brother have been murdered – shot dead in their beds. Her father, Warren, has vanished, and the police have him in their sights as prime suspect. Dervla refuses to believe it. That’s until he turns up dead in his car on an isolated bush track, the weapon by his side. Mix in a dysfunctional family and a friend with an abusive husband and the lines start to blur…
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What they’re saying about it:

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“She writes her story descriptions of characters, places and things with very few words needed because her few words hit the bull’s eye every time. There are many twists and turns to keep a reader engrossed with every single character and what they are up to and what is going on.” –Alice L. Kent (Amazon reviewer)
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“Reading it is like seeing a tapestry woven before your eyes. First all you see are the individual threads and, as you read on, the threads come together to complete the picture, which may not show what you originally expected.” –JJulieJ (Amazon reviewer)

Bargain eBooks #732:

Anniina Tatter – Not Just Cloth and Stuffing by Dorothy Bandusky & Nancy Bandusky
Type: Novella
Genre: Children’s Chapter Book
Price: $0.99
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After an attempt to be helpful puts Anniina Tatter in danger of never finding her new family, she embarks on an adventure.
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With so much competition at the local toy aisle, what is a doll to do? Anniina Tatter knows the answer: be a friend. When she takes matters into her own hands to help an electronic gizmo, Anniina ends up needing help herself. Did she just ruin her chances of finding her new family?