Tag: Fantasy

  • Tuesday’s Free & Bargain Kindle Book Deals

    Historical Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Nonfiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Paranormal, Thriller, Suspense, Science Fiction… today’s featured books have a little something for everyone!

    Like what you see? Got friends who like to read? Use Facebook to SHARE Pixel of Ink and share the joy!

    For non-U.S. readers, Kindle content availability and pricing will vary.

    Mary, Queen of France: The Story of the Youngest Sister of Henry VIII (A Novel of the Tudors Book 7) Legendary historical novelist Jean Plaidy brings to life the story of Princess Mary Tudor, a celebrated beauty and born rebel who would defy the most powerful king in Europe—her older brother.

    Princess Mary Rose is the youngest sister of Henry VIII, and one of the few people whom he adores unconditionally. Known throughout Europe for her charm and good looks, Mary is the golden child of the Tudor family and is granted her every wish.

    Except when it comes to marriage… Henry VIII, locked in a political showdown with France, decides to offer up his pampered baby sister to secure peace between the two mighty kingdoms. Innocent, teenage Mary must become the wife of the elderly King Louis, a toothless, ailing man in his sixties. Horrified and furious, Mary has no choice but to sail for France. There she hones her political skills, bides her time, and remains secretly in love with Charles Brandon, the Duke of Suffolk.

    When King Louis dies after only two years of marriage, Mary is determined not to be sold into another unhappy union. She must act quickly; if she wants to be with the man she truly loves, she must defy the laws of church and state by marrying without her brother’s permission. Together, Mary and Charles devise a scheme to outwit the most ruthless king in Europe and gain their hearts’ desire, not knowing if it will lead to marital bliss or certain death.

    Click Here for the best price!


    On Folly Beach Over 200 5-Star Reviews!

    From the New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street novels comes a story of old wounds and second chances, set in the small South Carolina town of Folly Beach.
     
    To most people, Folly Beach is simply the last barrier island before reaching the great Atlantic. To some, it’s a sanctuary for lost souls…
     
    When Emmy Hamilton’s mother encourages her to buy the local book store, Folly’s Finds, she hopes it will distract her daughter from the loss of her husband. But the seller has one condition that changes everything: Emmy must allow Lulu, the late owner’s difficult elderly sister, to continue selling her bottle trees from its back yard.
     
    For the most part Emmy ignores Lulu as she sifts through the love letters she finds in a box of used books. But the more she discovers about the letters, the more she understands Lulu. As details of a possible murder and a mysterious disappearance during WWII are revealed, the two women discover that circumstances beyond their control have brought them together, here on Folly Beach. And it is here that their war-ravaged hearts can find hope again…

    Click Here for the best price!


    The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals Over 1,000 5-Star Reviews!

    One of the New York Times Book Review’s Ten Best Books of the Year

    What should we have for dinner?

    Ten years ago, Michael Pollan confronted us with this seemingly simple question and, with The Omnivore’s Dilemma, his brilliant and eye-opening exploration of our food choices, demonstrated that how we answer it today may determine not only our health but our survival as a species. In the years since, Pollan’s revolutionary examination has changed the way Americans think about food.

    Bringing wide attention to the little-known but vitally important dimensions of food and agriculture in America, Pollan launched a national conversation about what we eat and the profound consequences that even the simplest everyday food choices have on both ourselves and the natural world. Ten years later, The Omnivore’s Dilemma continues to transform the way Americans think about the politics, perils, and pleasures of eating.

    Click Here for the best price!


    The Turn: The Hollows Begins with Death
    ⭐⭐⭐ TODAY ONLY ⭐⭐⭐

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison returns to her beloved Hollows series with The Turn, the official prequel to the series that will introduce you to a whole new side of Rachel Morgan’s world as they’ve never seen it before!

    Can science save us when all else fails?

    Trisk and her hated rival, Kal, have the same goal: save their species from extinction.

    But death comes in the guise of hope when a genetically modified tomato created to feed the world combines with the government’s new tactical virus, giving it an unexpected host and a mode of transport. Plague rises, giving the paranormal species the choice to stay hidden and allow humanity to die, or to show themselves in a bid to save them.

    Under accusations of scientific misconduct, Trisk and Kal flee across a plague-torn United States to convince leaders of the major paranormal species to save their supposedly weaker kin, but not everyone thinks humanity should be saved, and Trisk fights the prejudices of two societies to prove that not only does humanity have something to offer, but that long-accepted beliefs against women, dark magic, and humanity itself can turn to understanding; that when people are at their worst that the best show their true strength, and that love can hold the world together as a new balance is found.

    Click Here for the best price!


    Murder, She Wrote: A Little Yuletide Murder (Murder She Wrote Book 11) Jessica Fletcher unwraps a deadly puzzle when she sets out to discover who killed “Santa Claus” to try and ruin Cabot Cove’s Christmas cheer in this mystery in the long-running series.

    Jessica Fletcher is planning to spend a cozy holiday in Cabot Cove. But when Rory Brent—the man who played St. Nick at the town’s yearly Christmas Eve celebration—is found shot to death on his farm, there will be no peace on earth until his killer is found. Snooping into the small town’s past for a motive, Jessica is determined to deliver the killer before Christmas. The trouble is, the next sound she hears this silent night may be a scream—her own…

    Click Here for the best price!


    Perfect English Grammar: The Indispensable Guide to Excellent Writing and Speaking Expert linguist Grant Barrett gives you all the tools you need to improve your everyday communication—from perfecting your punctuation to polishing your speaking skills—with his accessible, go-to grammar guide.

    Language learners of all levels can turn to this easy-to-navigate grammar guide again and again for quick and authoritative information. From conjugating verbs to crafting sentences to developing your own style, Grant Barrett provides you with the tools and motivation to improve the way you communicate.

    Perfect English Grammar helps you clearly say what you want to say—and the best way to say it.

    • Never Be Wrong: Catchy examples help you remember core grammar rules
    • Sharpen Your Style: Composition guidelines let you express yourself fully
    • Look It Up: Seamless navigation makes it easy to find answers quickly
    • Geek Out: Explore the tricky questions with Grant Barrett’s help

    Whether you’re a busy professional or on the job hunt, Perfect English Grammar makes it easier than ever to improve your grasp of grammar.

    Click Here for the best price!


    The Sookie Stackhouse Companion (The Southern Vampire Mysteries Series Book 15) Explore the unconventional, otherworldly life of psychic waitress Sookie Stackhouse in this companion to the bestselling series that takes a closer look at Sookie and her family, friends, enemies, adventures, and—of course—the lovers who set her world on fire… 

    Visit Bon Temps, the small Louisiana town that Sookie calls home, with a detailed map created by Charlaine herself, and learn the characteristics of the supernaturals who live there: vampires, two-natured, and fae. Examine all the branches of Sookie’s family tree. And eavesdrop on the private conversations between rival vampires Eric and Bill.

    Also, enjoy the compelling novella “Small-Town Wedding,” in which Sookie accompanies her shapeshifting boss, Sam, to his brother’s wedding in Texas, where happily-ever-after seems very far away….

    Exclusive interviews with True Blood creator Alan Ball and author Charlaine Harris—compiled from fan questions—will satisfy your craving for all things Sookie, as will trivia questions, recipes (including Caroline Bellefleur’s famous chocolate cake!), and a concordance to the Sookie Stackhouse novels.

    Click Here for the best price!


    City of Echoes (Detective Matt Jones Book 1) Over 800 5-Star Reviews!

    On Detective Matt Jones’s first night working Homicide in LA, he’s called to investigate a particularly violent murder case: a man has been gunned down in a parking lot off Hollywood Boulevard, his bullet-riddled body immediately pegged as the work of a serial robber who has been haunting the Strip for months.

    Driven by the grisliness of the killing, Jones and his hot-tempered partner, Denny Cabrera, jump headfirst into the investigation. But as Jones uncovers evidence that links the crime to a brutal, ritualized murder that occurred eighteen months prior, he begins to suspect that there’s more going on beneath the surface.

    When Jones discovers shocking, deep-seated corruption; a high-level cover-up; and his own personal ties to the rising body count, he’s no longer sure he can trust anyone, even himself.

    Click Here for the best price!


    Waiting In Darkness: A Sabrina Vaughn Thriller (The Sabrina Vaughn Series Book 1) She Belongs to Him…

    As the bastard daughter of the town whore and the local police chief, 16-year-old Melissa Walker has few bright spots in her life. Her brother and sister. Her grandmother. Her boyfriend. To her, nothing else matters. She can’t let anything else matter… but in the space of a heartbeat, Melissa’s carefully balanced life spins out of control, plunging her into a nightmare only she can see.

    Leave Him Or I’ll Finish What I Started.

    On the run, Melissa finally manages to settle into a life of quiet anonymity and with the help of a new friend–the first she’s ever had–she begins to put her life back together. She’s forgotten who she is. Who she belongs to. That he’s waiting for her…

    In Darkness.

    Click Here for the best price!


    Into the Darkness: Crimson Worlds Refugees I Terrence Compton is one of Earth’s greatest admirals, a warrior almost without equal. Alongside his oldest friend and brilliant colleague, Augustus Garret, he and his forces saved Earth from invasion by the robotic legions of the First Imperium’s insane computer Regent.

    There is just one problem. The First Imperium was held back by the disruption of the sole warp gate connecting the two domains…and Compton and 300 of his ships are trapped on the wrong side, surrounded by the Regent’s vast fleets and cut off from Earth.

    Pursued by their deadly enemy, Compton and his fleet must flee into the darkness of unexplored space, seeking safety…and ultimately a new home. Their journey will take them deep into the heart of the First Imperium, to the silent, windswept worlds where the ancient race that built the Regent once dwelled…and uncover the lost secrets of its disappearance 500,000 years ago.

    Click Here for the best price!


    Don’t have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or you can download a Free Kindle Reading App for your computer or mobile device!

    * * *

    Prices are subject to change without notice. For non-U.S. readers, Kindle content availability and pricing will vary.

  • Saturday’s Free & Bargain Kindle Book Deals

    Contemporary Fiction, Nonfiction, Science Fiction, Mystery, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Thriller… today’s featured books have a little something for everyone!

    Like what you see? Got friends who like to read? Use Facebook to SHARE Pixel of Ink and share the joy!

    For non-U.S. readers, Kindle content availability and pricing will vary.

    The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul (originally published as A Cup of Friendship): A Novel Over 150 5-Star Reviews!

    After hard luck and heartbreak, Sunny finally finds a place to call home—in the middle of an Afghanistan war zone. There, the thirty-eight-year-old serves up her American hospitality to the expats who patronize her coffee shop, including a British journalist, a “danger pay” consultant, and a wealthy and well-connected woman.

    True to her name, Sunny also bonds with people whose language and landscape are unfamiliar to most Westerners, but whose hearts and souls are very much like our own: the maternal Halajan, who vividly recalls the days before the Taliban and now must hide a modern romance from her ultratraditional son; and Yazmina, a young Afghan villager with a secret that could put everyone’s life in jeopardy.

    In this gorgeous first novel, New York Times bestselling author Deborah Rodriguez paints a stirring portrait of a faraway place where—even in the fog of political and social conflict—friendship, passion, and hope still exist.

    Click Here for the best price!


    Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
     
    Acclaimed sports journalist Jack McCallum delivers the untold story of the greatest team ever assembled: the 1992 U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team.

    As a writer for Sports Illustrated, McCallum enjoyed a courtside seat for the most exciting basketball spectacle on earth, covering the Dream Team from its inception to the gold medal ceremony in Barcelona. Drawing on fresh interviews with the players, McCallum provides the definitive account of the Dream Team phenomenon. He offers a behind-the-scenes look at the controversial selection process. He takes us inside the team’s Olympic suites for late-night card games and bull sessions where superstars like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird debated the finer points of basketball. And he narrates a riveting account of the legendary intrasquad scrimmage that pitted the Dream Teamers against one another in what may have been the greatest pickup game in history. In the twenty years since the Dream Team first captivated the world, its mystique has only grown.

    Dream Team vividly re-creates the moment when a once-in-a-millennium group of athletes came together and changed the future of sports—one perfectly executed fast break at a time.

    Click Here for the best price!


    Star Trek: Voyager: Distant Shores Anthology: Star Trek Voyager Anthology Washed up on a faraway galactic shore, Captain Kathryn Janeway of the U.S.S. Voyager™ faced a choice: accept exile or set a course for home, a seventy-thousand-light-year journey fraught with unknown perils. She chose the latter. Janeway’s decision launched her crew on a seven-year trek pursuing an often lonely path that embodied the purest form of the Starfleet adage "to boldly go…"™

    Committed to that difficult road, Voyager’s crew was rewarded with unimaginable experiences on strange and fantastic worlds, encountering exotic alien species and astonishing phenomena… and challenged along the way by conflicts from within as well as from without. Yet none of their adventures tempered their shared determination to find a way back to friends and family.

    Click Here for the best price!


    WOLF: A Jessica James Mystery (Jessica James Series Book 1) What if the evil professor you fantasized about murdering actually wound up… dead?
     
    Twenty-one-year-old Jessica James isn’t your average Northwestern University Philosophy PhD candidate. Raised on a Montana ranch by a charming but alcoholic mother, she’s as scrappy as she is smart. 

    Unbeknownst to everyone but the secretary and janitor, Jessica’s living in the attic of the Victorian mansion the university transformed into the philosophy department. It’s not the best Chicago has to offer, but it’s the Waldorf compared to the dingy trailer park of her childhood. Jessica works hard–no thanks to her arrogant thesis advisor Professor Baldrick Wolfgang "TheWolf" Schmutzig. "Preeminent Philosopher" and World-Class Dickhead. He’s going out of his way to prevent Jessica from completing her degree.

    Things take a sinister turn when Jessica and her pal Jack find the smug professor murdered in the bathtub of his office. That’s when her real education begins.

    Click Here for the best price!


    Activate Your Joy: A Transformative Awakening to Health, Happiness, and Success. Including 12 Missions to Design a Life You Love You are worthy of a joyful life. Give yourself that chance by awakening the power of your true self. Want to learn to unconditionally love your life and experience happiness and success?

    The tools and practices you need are at your finger tips. Right now, using your inherent awareness, you can transform your whole frame of mind, your health–and even the world around you. Make Joy the mission of your life and boldly create your dream reality. This book is a call to action and an important message of hope towards healing ourselves, our communities, and our planet. 

    With raw vulnerability and filled with deeply personal stories, author Erik Ohlsen navigates us through his journey of chronic illness, tragic loss, activism, and his efforts to build a life he loves through daily practices, the creation of purpose-driven businesses, and a commitment to self-love.

    Activate Your Joy is an awakening process to your unique gifts. It is a path to healing yourself, creating peace in your relationships, and regenerating the world around you.

    Click Here for the best price!


    Detective Strongoak and the Case of the Dead Elf CSI in the land of elves, but they aren’t cute and christmassy, they’re sometimes sinister, and definitely deceased…

    Private eye Nicely Strongoak is your average detective-for-hire, if your average detective is a dwarf with a Napoleon complex. In a city filled with drug-taking gnomes, goblins packing heat and a serious case of missing-persons, Strongoak might just be what’s needed.

    But things are about to turn sour. When on the trail of the vanished surfer, Perry Goodfellow, Nicely receives a sharp blow to the head, is burgled by goblins and awakes in a narcotic-induced haze on the floor of a steamwagon with an extremely deceased elf, who just happens to have Nicely’s axe wedged in his head.

    Nicely must enter the murky world of government politics if he is going to crack his toughest case yet. He’ll have to find Perry, uncover who the dead elf is and leave no cobblestone unturned…

    Click Here for the best price!


    Beach Lawyer (Beach Lawyer Series) After five grueling years, Robert Worth is just days away from making partner at a powerful Santa Monica law firm. When a client confides in him that senior partner Jack Pierce sexually assaulted her, Robert breaks two of his mentor’s cardinal rules: Never let yourself get emotional about clients. And never make an enemy of Jack Pierce.

    Robert crosses Pierce and is fired on the spot, losing not only his job but also his reputation. Advised to go quietly, Robert vows revenge against the ruthless man who betrayed him. But his investigation uncovers a twisted shadow world of sex, infidelity, and deception, where nothing is as it seems and no one can be trusted. Only one thing is clear: Pierce will go the limit to keep his secrets.

    This straight shooter will need to use every angle if he hopes to win. But could victory come at too high a price?

    Click Here for the best price!


    The Third Angel: A Novel A magical and stunningly original story that charts the lives of three women in love with the wrong men from bestselling author Alice Hoffman.

    Headstrong Madeleine Heller finds herself hopelessly attracted to her sister’s fiancé. Frieda Lewis, a doctor’s daughter and a runaway, becomes the muse of an ill-fated rock star. And beautiful Bryn Evans is set to marry an Englishman while secretly obsessed with her ex-husband. At the heart of the novel is Lucy Green, who blames herself for a tragic accident she witnessed at the age of twelve, and who spends four decades searching for the Third Angel–the angel on earth who will renew her faith.

    Brilliantly evoking London’s King’s Road, Knightsbridge, and Kensington while moving effortlessly back in time, The Third Angel is a work of startling beauty about the unique, alchemical nature of love.

    Click Here for the best price!


    Slave, Warrior, Queen (Of Crowns and Glory—Book 1) Slave, Warrior, Queen tells an epic tale of tragic love, vengeance, betrayal, ambition, and destiny. Filled with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding action, it transports us into a world we will never forget, and makes us fall in love with fantasy all over again.

    17 year old Ceres, a beautiful, poor girl in the Empire city of Delos, lives the harsh and unforgiving life of a commoner. By day she delivers her father’s forged weapons to the palace training grounds, and by night she secretly trains with them, yearning to be a warrior in a land where girls are forbidden to fight. With her pending sale to slavehood, she is desperate.

    18 year old Prince Thanos despises everything his royal family stands for. He abhors their harsh treatment of the masses, especially the brutal competition—The Killings—that lies at the heart of the city. He yearns to break free from the restraints of his upbringing, yet he, a fine warrior, sees no way out.

    When Ceres stuns the court with her hidden powers, she finds herself wrongfully imprisoned, doomed to an even worse life than she could imagine. Thanos, smitten, must choose if he will risk it all for her. Yet, thrust into a world of duplicity and deadly secrets, Ceres quickly learns there are those who rule, and those who are their pawns. And that sometimes, being chosen is the worst that can happen.

    Click Here for the best price!


    Malevolent (Cases of Lieutenant Kane Series Book 1) Tampa homicide lieutenant Carl Kane has a tough job. His day to day consists of decomposing dead bodies and removing murderers from the general public. But when two women’s bodies are found under similar circumstances, it quickly turns into more than your average case. The killer is clearly looking to make a name for himself, and his plans for these women go far beyond death.

    When the media runs with the story, the killer’s moment in the spotlight arrives.

    It’s up to Lieutenant Kane to bring the man the press has dubbed the Psycho Surgeon to justice. However, being the lead on the case has its drawbacks—like becoming the focus of the killer yourself.

    As Lieutenant Kane closes in on his suspect, he soon realizes the case has become far more personal than he could have ever imagined.

    Click Here for the best price!


    Don’t have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or you can download a Free Kindle Reading App for your computer or mobile device!

    * * *

    Prices are subject to change without notice. For non-U.S. readers, Kindle content availability and pricing will vary.

  • AUDIBLE Deal of the Day 🎧 Daughter of Dragons

    A new deal every day from Audible. Today’s deal ends 08/26/2017 @ 11:59PM PT.

    Daughter of Dragons: The Legacy of Dragons, Book 1Daughter of Dragons: The Legacy of Dragons, Book 1 by Jack Campbell

    Over 1,000 5-Star Reviews!

    The Great Guilds had conspired for centuries to keep Dematr unchanged. The Mechanics Guild kept secret the technolgy for steam locomotion, rifles, and far-talkers, leaving most people to live in a world of oil lamps, crossbows, and horse cavalry, while the Mages treated all others as if they were nothing — until Master Mechanic Mari, dragon slayer and pirate queen, and Master of Mages Alain raised the army of the new day to free their world.

    Kira of Pacta Servanda, the daughter of the two greatest heroes of her world, was six years old the day she stood on a battlement in Dorcastle, kept safe from the nearby crowds by bodyguards as she stared up at a statue of her mother. As the morning sun cast the shadow of Mari’s statue over Kira, she realized that she would spend the rest of her life in that shade.

    Then the world of Dematr learned that a new kind of ship had left the far-distant world of Urth. The ship would take just 10 years to cover the immense distances between stars. Of all the colony worlds, the ship was coming to Dematr. But for what purpose? Kira was 16 when the ship from Urth arrived, and she discovered that her world still needed heroes…

    Click Here to Start Listening!

    * * *

    Prices are subject to change without notice. For non-U.S. readers, Kindle content availability and pricing will vary.