Tag: Biographies & Memoirs

  • Book of the Day: The Boy Between Worlds

    The Boy Between WorldsThe Boy Between Worlds by Annejet van der Zijl

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    From the Amazon Charts bestselling author of An American Princess comes the true story of an unconventional family divided by war and prejudice during WWII.

    When they fell in love in 1928, Rika and Waldemar could not have been more different. She was a thirty-seven-year-old Dutch-born mother, estranged from her husband. He was her immigrant boarder, not yet twenty, and a wealthy Surinamese descendant of slaves. The child they have together, brown skinned and blue eyed, brings the couple great joy yet raises some eyebrows. Until the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands explodes their promising life.

    What unfolds is more than the astonishing story of a love that prevailed over convention. It’s also the quest of a young boy. Through the cruelty of World War II, he will fight for a connection between his father’s South American birthplace and his mother’s European traditions. Lost and displaced for much of his life, but with a legacy of resilience in his blood, he will struggle to find his place in the world.

    Moving deftly between personal experience and the devastating machinations of war, The Boy Between Worlds is an unforgettable journey of hope, love, and courage in the face of humanity’s darkest hour.

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  • Saturday’s Free & Bargain Kindle Book Deals

    Romance, Thriller, Young Adult, Fantasy, Humor, Contemporary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Mystery… today’s featured books have a little something for everyone!

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    Lone Star Christmas (A Coldwater Texas Novel Book 1) A family crisis brings him home… Just in time for Christmas

    Cattleman Callen Laramie has no intention of returning to his hometown of Coldwater, Texas, until a Christmas wedding and a family secret convince him he has no choice. And when he’s reunited with his childhood crush, the girl who’d always been off-limits, Callen knows leaving might not be so easy this time.

    Shelby McCall is as pretty as a Christmas snowfall, and Callen wants to kiss her under the mistletoe…and the Christmas tree…and the stars. But once Shelby knows the whole truth behind this homecoming, will their holiday fling come to an abrupt end? Or will she accept the gift of his heart?

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    The Roommates: A gripping, addictive, psychological thriller full of shocking twists from the Kindle top ten bestseller THEY LIVE IN YOUR HOUSE
    University is supposed to be the best time of your life. But Imo’s first week is quickly going from bad to worse.

    YOU SHARE EVERYTHING
    A stalker is watching her flat, following her every move, and Imo suspects that her new roommates are hiding dark secrets…

    BUT DO YOU TRUST THEM?
    When one of them suddenly disappears, the trauma of Imo’s recent past comes hurtling back to haunt her. And she begins to realise just how little she knows about the people she lives with…

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    Opposite of Always Justin A. Reynolds delivers a hilarious and heartfelt novel about the choices we make, the people we choose, and the moments that make a life worth reliving. Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and John Green.

    When Jack and Kate meet at a party, bonding until sunrise over their mutual love of Froot Loops and their favorite flicks, Jack knows he’s falling—hard. Soon she’s meeting his best friends, Jillian and Franny, and Kate wins them over as easily as she did Jack.

    But then Kate dies. And their story should end there.

    Yet Kate’s death sends Jack back to the beginning, the moment they first meet, and Kate’s there again. Healthy, happy, and charming as ever. Jack isn’t sure if he’s losing his mind.

    Still, if he has a chance to prevent Kate’s death, he’ll take it. Even if that means believing in time travel. However, Jack will learn that his actions are not without consequences. And when one choice turns deadly for someone else close to him, he has to figure out what he’s willing to do to save the people he loves.

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    Shadowshaper (The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1) Over 100 5-Star Reviews!

    Sierra Santiago planned an easy summer of making art and hanging with her friends. But then a corpse crashes their first party.

    Her stroke-ridden grandfather starts apologizing non-stop. And when the murals in her neighborhood start to weep tears… Well, something more sinister than the usual Brooklyn ruckus is going on.

    With the help of a fellow artist named Robbie, Sierra discovers shadowshaping, a magic that infuses ancestral spirits into paintings, music, and stories. But someone is killing the shadowshapers one by one. Now Sierra must unravel her family’s past, take down the killer in the present, and save the future of shadowshaping for generations to come.

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    Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living Over 450 5-Star Reviews!

    Parks and Recreation actor Nick Offerman shares his humorous fulminations on life, manliness, meat, and much more in this New York Times bestseller.

    Growing a perfect moustache, grilling red meat, wooing a woman—who better to deliver this tutelage than the always charming, always manly Nick Offerman, best known as Parks and Recreation’s Ron Swanson? Combining his trademark comic voice and very real expertise in woodworking—he runs his own woodshop—Paddle Your Own Canoe features tales from Offerman’s childhood in small-town Minooka, Illinois—“I grew up literally in the middle of a cornfield”—to his theater days in Chicago, beginnings as a carpenter/actor and the hilarious and magnificent seduction of his now-wife Megan Mullally. It also offers hard-bitten battle strategies in the arenas of manliness, love, style, religion, woodworking, and outdoor recreation, among many other savory entrees.

    A mix of amusing anecdotes, opinionated lessons and rants, sprinkled with offbeat gaiety, Paddle Your Own Canoe will not only tickle readers pink but may also rouse them to put down their smart phones, study a few sycamore leaves, and maybe even hand craft (and paddle) their own canoes.

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    What Alice Forgot Over 5,000 5-Star Reviews!

    FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HUSBAND’S SECRET AND BIG LITTLE LIES.

    A “cheerfully engaging” (Kirkus Reviews) novel for anyone who’s ever asked herself, “How did I get here?”

    Alice Love is twenty-nine, crazy about her husband, and pregnant with her first child. So imagine Alice’s surprise when she comes to on the floor of a gym (a gym! She HATES the gym) and is whisked off to the hospital where she discovers the honeymoon is truly over—she’s getting divorced, she has three kids, and she’s actually 39 years old. 

    Alice must reconstruct the events of a lost decade, and find out whether it’s possible to reconstruct her life at the same time. She has to figure out why her sister hardly talks to her, and how is it that she’s become one of those super skinny moms with really expensive clothes. Ultimately, Alice must discover whether forgetting is a blessing or a curse, and whether it’s possible to start over…

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    Craig & Fred: A Marine, A Stray Dog, and How They Rescued Each Other Over 300 5-Star Reviews!

    The uplifting and unforgettable true story of a US Marine, the stray dog he met on an Afghan battlefield, and how they saved each other.

    In 2010, Sergeant Craig Grossi was doing intelligence work for Marine RECON—the most elite fighters in the Corps—in a remote part of Afghanistan. While on patrol, he spotted a young dog "with a big goofy head and little legs" who didn’t seem vicious or run in a pack like most strays they’d encountered. After eating a piece of beef jerky Craig offered—against military regulations—the dog began to follow him. "Looks like you made a friend," another Marine yelled. Grossi heard, "Looks like a ‘Fred.’" The name stuck, and a beautiful, life-changing friendship was forged.

    Fred not only stole Craig’s heart; he won over the RECON fighters, who helped Craig smuggle the dog into heavily fortified Camp Leatherneck in a duffel bag—risking jail and Fred’s life. With the help of a crew of DHL workers, a sympathetic vet, and a military dog handler, Fred eventually made it to Craig’s family in Virginia.

    Months later, when Craig returned to the U.S., it was Fred’s turn to save the wounded Marine from Post-Traumatic Stress. Today, Craig and Fred are touching lives nationwide, from a swampy campground in a Louisiana State Park to the streets of Portland, Oregon, and everywhere in between.

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    The Secret of Seaside (Paige Comber Mystery Book 1) Welcome to Seaside! A sleepy, island village filled with sandy beaches, colorful characters… and murder!

    Paige Comber dreams of running off to Paris to train at the Cordon Bleu, but fresh out of college, she is stuck running her granny’s coffee shop in the small town of Seaside. It looks like a lousy summer until a handsome stranger named Nate arrives.

    He’s here to help his Uncle Byron with his affairs, but when his uncle’s body washes up on the beach and Nate is thrown into prison, it is up to Paige to find out who might have been crazy enough to do it.

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    A Cowboy Firefighter for Christmas (Smokin' Hot Cowboys Book 1) Warm up this Christmas with a sexy cowboy firefighter who knows how to ignite flames as well as put them out…

    Trey Duval is a rancher, proud as can be of his Wildcat Ranch. He’s also the top volunteer firefighter of Wildcat Bluff, Texas, the town that pulls out all the stops for its Christmas festivities.

    City girl Misty Reynolds comes to Wildcat Bluff just in time to help Trey put out a suspicious fire, leading him to dub her his "Christmas angel." Unfortunately, Misty’s past has left her with terrible memories of fire, and of Christmastime.

    As the two are thrown together again and again, Trey finds himself wanting Misty more and more, and Misty feels stronger and braver when Trey is around. Though their trust grows slowly, their passion for each other is burning hot…

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    Temple of Sorrow: A LitRPG and GameLit Adventure (Stonehaven League Book 1) Devon Walker has one chance to turn her life around.

    A half-wit ogre, a legion of overgrown jungle beasts, and a power-tripping AI are trying to stop her.

    Relic Online is the hottest new game out there, and it’s Devon Walker’s best hope for escaping her hard-knock life. Thanks to her rocking achievements in other games, she’s been hired as a salaried player. Even better, her new position comes with cutting-edge implants that turn RO’s virtual reality into a full sensory explosion. Her only task? Drive the game’s creator AI to the outermost limits of its creativity.

    Sounds easy, right?

    But when Devon logs in, her expectations shatter like an ice golem hit with a sonic blast. Wearing nothing but a cloth tunic and ragged pants, she spawns inside a ruined city overgrown by steamy jungle. With zero skills and nothing in her inventory but pocket lint, she immediately runs afoul of the city’s guardian, a stone golem the size of an apartment building. The encounter does not go well.

    And Relic Online is just getting started with her…

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  • Tuesday’s Free & Bargain Kindle Book Deals

    Historical Romance, Cookbooks, Thriller, Humor, Biographies & Memoirs, Mystery, Science Fiction, Legal Thriller, Romance… today’s featured books have a little something for everyone!

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    The Wicked Wallflower (Wallflower Trilogy Book 1) Maya Rodale’s captivating new series introduces London’s Least Likely – three wallflowers who are about to become the toast of the ton…

    Lady Emma Avery has accidentally announced her engagement – to the most eligible man in England. As soon as it’s discovered that Emma has never actually met the infamously attractive Duke of Ashbrooke, she’ll no longer be a wallflower; she’ll be a laughingstock. And then Ashbrooke does something Emma never expected. He plays along with her charade.

    A temporary betrothal to the irreproachable Lady Avery could be just the thing to repair Ashbrooke’s tattered reputation. Seducing her is simply a bonus. And then Emma does what he never expected: she refuses his advances. It’s unprecedented. Inconceivable. Quite damnably alluring.

    London’s Least Likely to Misbehave has aroused the curiosity – among other things – of London’s most notorious rogue. Now nothing will suffice but to uncover Emma’s wanton side and prove there’s nothing so satisfying as two perfect strangers… being perfectly scandalous together.

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    The 5-Ingredient Fresh and Easy Cookbook: 90+ Recipes For Busy People Who Love to Eat Well Simplify your life and your family’s meals with easy, 5-ingredient recipes

    If a busy schedule has been standing between you and eating the healthy meals you and your family deserve, consider a simpler alternative. The 5-Ingredient Fresh and Easy Cookbook is a straightforward, convenient, and organized method that proves you don’t need a ton of ingredients to make a great meal—all you need is 5.

    To all of you overworked professionals, jugglers of children, and commuters, this easy cookbook is filled with 90+ simple recipes that don’t skimp on flavor, nutrition, or freshness. If you often find yourself scrambling at dinnertime, The 5-Ingredient Fresh and Easy Cookbook should be your go-to reference.

    Inside The 5-Ingredient Fresh and Easy Cookbook, you’ll find:

    • Hone your workspace—With a little help optimizing your kitchen, this easy cookbook will make sure you have the necessary tools and cooking area.
    • Reinvent your meals—In addition to one-pot recipes, easy classics, no-cooks, and pre-prepped, there are dishes in this easy cookbook specifically designed for turning leftovers into new, tasty treats.
    • Stock your shelves—From your freezer to your cabinets, this easy cookbook will keep all of the essentials you need an arm’s length away.

    The 5-Ingredient Fresh and Easy Cookbook is the perfect way to create efficiency in the kitchen and grocery store while still producing nutritious, interesting meals.

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    The Missing: A Novel In this harrowing psychological thriller about a missing teenage boy whose mother must expose the secrets within their own family if she wants to find her son.

    You love your family. They make you feel safe. You trust them… Or do you?

    When fifteen-year-old Billy Wilkinson goes missing in the middle of the night, his mother, Claire Wilkinson, blames herself. She’s not the only one. There isn’t a single member of Billy’s family that doesn’t feel guilty. But the Wilkinsons are so used to keeping secrets from one another that it isn’t until six months later, after an appeal for information goes horribly wrong, that the truth begins to surface.

    Claire is sure of two things—that Billy is still alive and that her friends and family had nothing to do with his disappearance.

    A mother’s instinct is never wrong… Or is it?

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    HENRY THE QUEEN’S CORGI: A feel-good festive read to curl up with this Christmas! A new face in the royal palace

    When their dog goes missing during a day trip to London, the Walker family are forced to accept that they may never see Henry again. As the family search for their beloved pet, the reality of what has happened to Henry never even crosses their minds: Henry has been swept into Buckingham Palace, mistaken for one of the Queen’s prized corgis.

    Amy Walker spends every day worrying about Henry – with divorce looming, she can’t let another member of her family disappear. The Walkers need Henry, with new friends and a rather attractive new doctor at the practice will Amy be able to save her perfectly imperfect new family?

    But as his family searches high and low, Henry explores the palace, getting under the feet of royals and staff alike, this naughty dog will change the residents of Buckingham Palace’s lives in ways they could never have imagined…

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    The Color of Water Over 1,000 5-Star Reviews!

    The incredible modern classic that Oprah.com calls one of the best memoirs of a generation and launched James McBride’s literary career.

    Who is Ruth McBride Jordan? A self-declared "light-skinned" woman evasive about her ethnicity, yet steadfast in her love for her twelve black children. James McBride, journalist, musician, and son, explores his mother’s past, as well as his own upbringing and heritage, in a poignant and powerful debut, The Color Of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother.

    The son of a black minister and a woman who would not admit she was white, James McBride grew up in "orchestrated chaos" with his eleven siblings in the poor, all-black projects of Red Hook, Brooklyn. "Mommy," a fiercely protective woman with "dark eyes full of pep and fire," herded her brood to Manhattan’s free cultural events, sent them off on buses to the best (and mainly Jewish) schools, demanded good grades, and commanded respect. As a young man, McBride saw his mother as a source of embarrassment, worry, and confusion—and reached thirty before he began to discover the truth about her early life and long-buried pain…

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    Deadheads (The Dalziel and Pascoe Mysteries Book 7) Reginald Hill “raised the classical British mystery to new heights” when he introduced pugnacious Yorkshire Det. Inspector Andrew Dalziel and his partner, the callow Sgt. Peter Pascoe. Their chafing differences in education, manners, technique, and temperament made them “the most remarkable duo in the annals of crime fiction” (Toronto Star). Adapted into a long-running hit show for the BBC, the Gold Dagger Award–winning series is now available as ebooks.

    What’s the secret of Patrick Aldermann’s success? Well, he was bequeathed his aunt’s gardened estate after her sudden death; his wife’s wealthy father died leaving the couple a hefty inheritance; and several fatal mishaps among colleagues have allowed the milquetoast to rise in his company with alarming speed. His boss fears he’s hired a serial killer—a suspicion that’s compelled the CID’s Andrew Dalziel and Peter Pascoe to investigate. Is it possible the mild-mannered accountant, whose only real side passion seems to be roses, has a thorny edge? If yes, then who’s the next deadhead to be pruned from Aldermann’s perfect life?

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    Burning Chrome Ten brilliant, streetwise, high-resolution stories from the man who coined the word cyberspace.

    Gibson’s vision has become a touchstone in the emerging order of the 21st Century, from the computer-enhanced hustlers of Johnny Mnemonic to the technofetishist blues of Burning Chrome. With their vividly human characters and their remorseless, hot-wired futures, these stories are simultaneously science fiction at its sharpest and instantly recognizable Polaroids of the postmodern condition.

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    Whiskey Rebellion: An Addison Holmes Mystery (Addison Holmes Mysteries Book 1) My name is Addison Holmes, and I teach history at James Madison High School in Whiskey Bayou, Georgia. You might be under the assumption that my life went to the dogs when my fiancé left me at the altar for the home economics teacher, or when I got notice that my apartment building was going to be condemned, or even when I was desperate enough to strip to my unmentionables to earn some extra cash. The truth is that I’m pretty much used to disasters following me around on a daily basis, but I could have gone without finding my principal dead in the parking lot of a seedy gentlemen’s club.

    After the initial shock of finding my first dead body, which included throwing back shots of Jack Daniels like it was water, I decided to take stock of my life. I was in a desperate situation and if the school board ever found out I’d been a stripper, even a bad stripper, I’d be jobless as well as fiancé-less and homeless. Fortunately, I had a friend who felt sorry enough for me to give me a job doing some surveillance work at her detective agency. Not to mention the fact that I was now able to stick my nose into other people’s business for a good cause, find a murderer, and pick up helpful tips from an incredibly attractive detective…

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    HOSTILE WITNESS: A Josie Bates Thriller (The Witness Series Book 1) When 16-year-old Hannah Sheraton is arrested for the murder of her grandfather, the chief justice of the California Supreme court, her distraught mother turns to her old college roommate, Josie Baylor-Bates, for help.

    Josie, once a hot-shot criminal defense attorney, left the fast track behind for a small practice in Hermosa Beach, California. But Hannah Sheraton intrigues her and, when the girl is charged as an adult, Josie cannot turn her back. But the deeper she digs the more Josie realizes that politics, the law and family relationships create a combustible and dangerous situation.

    When the horrible truth is uncovered it can save Hannah Sheraton or destroy them both.

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    Mistletoe Kisses (Northstar Book 6) Two years ago, Ty Evans stole a kiss under the mistletoe from Shannon O’Neil. Now she’s back in the valley, and he aims to show her there’s a lot more between them.

    With Shannon’s acting and singing career set to rocket into the stratosphere and Ty’s horse training business gaining acclaim, it’s looking more and more like that reckless kiss will be the only one Ty ever gets. Or maybe it isn’t. A brush with the darker side of fame forces Shannon to question if she can handle the spotlight. With her longtime boyfriend now her ex, she heads to Northstar to visit her brother and clear her head.

    This might be the chance Ty’s been waiting for—an opportunity to convince Shannon that their kiss under the mistletoe was just the beginning of something even more wonderful. Just one problem. He can’t let her give up on her dreams, but if she pursues them, he’ll be faced with the choice of losing her again or abandoning his own dreams to follow her across the world.

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