Tag: Nonfiction

  • Thursday’s Free & Bargain Kindle Book Deals

    In a community of eccentrics where everyone knows each other, secrets are like poison. When their secrets come to light, will their small mountain be stronger for it – or will lives be torn apart?

    Will you travel to LA in 1938, or visit a couple on an army base in 1959? Or perhaps learn about the what the CIA was like before it was the CIA? Options, options, which will you choose?

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    Because of Miss Bridgerton Sometimes you find love in the most unexpected of places… This is not one of those times.

    Everyone expects Billie Bridgerton to marry one of the Rokesby brothers. The two families have been neighbors for centuries, and as a child the tomboyish Billie ran wild with Edward and Andrew. Either one would make a perfect husband… someday.

    Or not.

    There is only one Rokesby Billie absolutely cannot tolerate, and that is George. He may be the eldest and heir to the earldom, but he’s arrogant, annoying, and she’s absolutely certain he detests her. Which is perfectly convenient, as she can’t stand the sight of him, either.

    But sometimes fate has a wicked sense of humor…

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    Death In Shanghai (An Inspector Danilov Historical Thriller, Book 1) Shanghai, 1928. The body of a blonde is washed up on the Beach of Dead Babies, in the heart of the smog-filled city. Seemingly a suicide, a closer inspection reveals a darker motive: the corpse has been weighed down, it’s lower half mutilated… and the Chinese character for ‘justice’ carved into the chest.

    The moment Inspector Danilov lays eyes on the dismembered body, he realises that he has an exceptional case on his hands. And when the first body is followed by another, and another, each displaying a new, bloody message, he has no option but face the truth. He is dealing with the worst kind of criminal; someone determined, twisted… and vengeful.

    Someone who must be caught… whatever the cost.

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    A Court of Thorns and Roses Perfect for fans of Kristin Cashore and George R.R. Martin.

    When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin–one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world.

    As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she’s been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow over the faerie lands is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it… or doom Tamlin – and his world – forever.

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    Donovan's Devils: OSS Commandos Behind Enemy Lines—Europe, World War II The stirring, little-known story of the forerunners to today’s Special Forces.

    The OSS Office of Strategic Services created under the command of William Donovan, has been celebrated for its cloak-and-dagger operations during World War II and as the precursor of the CIA.

    Donovan’s Devils tells the story of ordinary soldiers, recruited from among first- and second-generation immigrants, who volunteered for dangerous duty behind enemy lines and risked their lives.

    Based on declassified OSS records, personal collections, and oral histories of participants from both sides of the conflict, Donovan’s Devils provides the most comprehensive account to date of the Operational Group activities.

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    Snowmen in Paradise (A Tj Jensen Mystery Book 2) Winter Carnival comes to Serenity, and with it Tj finds her schedule busier than ever. Not only is her ski and snowboard team heavily involved in demonstrations and local competitions, but her ragtag choir is about to debut in their first live performance. To make matters even more complicated, someone has killed Travis Davidson, a town favorite son, world-class snowboarder, and Olympic hopeful.

    Tj is determined not to get involved in the subsequent investigation until she learns the prime suspect is Chelsea Hanson, her high school boyfriend Hunter Hanson’s sister…

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    A Refuge at Highland Hall: A Novel (Edwardian Brides Book 3) The Great War shakes the world of a spirited young woman and the brave British pilot she loves, taking her from London to her family’s magnificent country estate, and sending him into the war-torn skies over France.

    Penny Ramsey has always considered Highland Hall her home, but when Britain becomes involved in World War One she travels to London to assist her sister Kate with the eight orphan children she and her husband Jon have taken into their home. Doing her part for the war effort takes priority over Penny’s dreams of romance until she meets Alex Goodwin, a Royal Naval Air Service pilot in training…

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    A Man Overboard Surviving the Fall was Just the Beginning…

    When Jack’s mother-in-law sends him and Stacey on a two-week cruise, they’re determined to make the most of it, to forget about the cancer and its cold grip on their future.

    Planning to revisit the earlier days of their marriage, and the unbridled romance that defined it, they’ll lose themselves in paradise while building the resolve needed to endure the coming hell.

    At least that was his plan…

    Instead, he’ll be cast into an ocean of deceit and dark conspiracy that will leave him questioning all he holds dear in this world, putting to the test just how much a man’s love can truly endure…

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    The Longest Night: A Novel A young couple’s marriage is tested when they move to an army base rife with love triangles, life-or-death conflicts, and a dramatic cover-up.

    In 1959, Nat Collier moves with her husband, Paul, and their two young daughters to Idaho Falls, a remote military town. An Army Specialist, Paul is stationed there to help oversee one of the country’s first nuclear reactors—an assignment that seems full of opportunity.

    Then, on his rounds, Paul discovers that the reactor is compromised, placing his family and the entire community in danger…

    Based on a true story of the only fatal nuclear accident to occur in America, The Longest Night is a deeply moving novel that explores the intricate makeup of a marriage, the shifting nature of trust, and the ways we try to protect the ones we love.

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    Praying for Sleep Praying for revenge…

    Psycho killer Michael Hrubek has escaped to find the woman who put him away. He’ll show her what killing is all about…

    Praying for salvation…

    Lis knows he’s out there. He’s haunted every sleepless night, watching and waiting to take her to hell with him…

    And now Lis is Praying for Sleep.

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    Stars Over Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles, Present Day. When an iconic hat worn by Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the Wind ends up in Christine McAllister’s vintage clothing boutique by mistake, her efforts to return it to its owner take her on a journey more enchanting than any classic movie…

    Los Angeles, 1938. Violet Mayfield sets out to reinvent herself in Hollywood after her dream of becoming a wife and mother falls apart, and lands a job on the film-set of Gone With the Wind. There, she meets enigmatic Audrey Duvall, a once-rising film star who is now a fellow secretary.

    Audrey’s zest for life and their adventures together among Hollywood’s glitterati enthrall Violet… until each woman’s deepest desires collide. What Audrey and Violet are willing to risk, for themselves and for each other, to ensure their own happy endings will shape their friendship, and their lives, far into the future.

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    Hidden Doors, Secret Rooms Jillian Braedon possesses a secret so explosive it could change the world forever.

    On the run with her five-year-old daughter, stranded in the middle of a blizzard and seriously injured, Jill sends little Valerie off into the raging storm alone. The child stumbles onto the property of retired musician-turned-recluse, John Mills, begging for help. John soon finds himself caught up in their torment, and face-to-face with the pursuing covert agents who will do anything to destroy the secret, and permanently silence everyone involved.

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    Rose Hill Nestled at the foot of Pine Mountain, Rose Hill has one traffic light, one patrol car, and one cold-blooded killer.

    When rich and rotten Theo Eldridge is found bludgeoned to death in the local veterinary clinic, Rose Hill police chief Scott Gordon is forced to work with ambitious county investigator Sarah Albright. Unfortunately Sarah seems more interested in seducing Scott than in solving the crime.

    Scott’s crazy about Maggie Fitzpatrick, but she’s still grieving over the mysterious disappearance of the love of her life. Although determined to resist the powerful chemistry between them, Maggie finds herself deeply involved with Scott’s investigation, and battling emotions she can no longer deny.

    It’s a bitterly cold January in Rose Hill. As Scott and Maggie untangle the sticky web of Theo’s shady business dealings, they uncover dark secrets that may connect Theo’s murder to another committed twenty years before.

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  • Book of the Day: The Hard Thing About Hard Things

    Ben Horowitz, one of Silicon Valley’s most respected and experienced entrepreneurs, offers essential advice on building and running a startup – practical wisdom for managing the toughest problems business school doesn’t cover.

    The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy AnswersThe Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
    by Ben Horowitz

    While many people talk about how great it is to start a business, very few are honest about how difficult it is to run one. Ben Horowitz analyzes the problems that confront leaders every day, sharing the insights he’s gained developing, managing, selling, and buying technology companies.

    A lifelong rap fanatic, he amplifies business lessons with lyrics from his favorite songs, telling it straight about everything from firing friends to poaching competitors, cultivating and sustaining a CEO mentality to knowing the right time to cash in.

    Filled with his trademark humor and straight talk, The Hard Thing About Hard Things is invaluable for veteran entrepreneurs as well as those aspiring to their own new ventures, drawing from Horowitz’s personal and often humbling experiences.

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  • Monday’s Free & Bargain Kindle Book Deals

    Are you ready to start the week? You might be able to delay Monday just a little bit longer if you can dive into a great fantasy world and let yourself be distracted. At least a little.

    In the face of impossible odds, can one girl stem the tides of war? Be inspired to make changes in small steps with incorporating Kaizen. Can a splintered Amish family reconcile? You can find out the answers to all of these questions in today’s Bargain Books!

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    The Guild Conspiracy: A Chroniker City Story In the face of impossible odds, can one girl stem the tides of war? It has been six months since clockwork engineer Petra Wade destroyed an automaton designed for battle, narrowly escaping with her life. But her troubles are far from over. Her partner on the project has been sent away to France, and his father is still determined that a war machine will be built.

    Forced to create a new device, Petra subtly sabotages the design in the hopes of delaying the war, but sabotage like this isn’t just risky: it’s treason. And with a soldier assigned to watch her every move, it may not be long before her actions are discovered.

    War is on the horizon, and it will take everything Petra has to stop it…

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    One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way Introducing the practical and inspirational guide to incorporating Kaizen and its powerful principles into one’s daily life. Rooted in the two thousand-year-old wisdom of the Tao Te Ching – Kaizen is the art of making great and lasting change through small, steady increments.

    Kaizen is the tortoise versus the hare. Kaizen is losing weight not by a crash diet but by eating one bite less at each meal–then, a month later…

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    Immortal Nights: An Argeneau Novel Abigail Forsythe’s life hasn’t been easy lately. Still, if there’s one thing guaranteed to take her mind off an empty bank account and abandoned dreams, it’s a naked man locked in a plane’s cargo hold. A very big, incredibly gorgeous naked man. And when instinct prompts her to free him, Abigail must rely on this stranger for survival… a stranger who leaves her thrumming with need every time they touch.

    Tomasso Notte knows he’s found his life mate in Abigail. Now he just has to hold on to her. They’re miles from civilization, hunted by his kidnappers. Abigail has no idea of Tomasso’s abilities, or of how intensely pleasurable their unique connection can be. But he’s about to show her, beginning with one wild, hot, immortal night…

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    The Baker's Wife Before Audrey was the baker’s wife, she was the pastor’s wife. Then a scandalous lie cost her husband a pastoral career. Now the two work side-by-side running a bakery, serving coffee, and baking fresh bread. But the hurt still pulls at Audrey.

    Driving early one morning to the bakery, Audrey’s car strikes something – or someone – at a fog-shrouded intersection. She finds a motor scooter belonging to a local teacher. Blood is everywhere, but there’s no trace of a body.

    Both the scooter and the blood belong to detective Jack Mansfield’s wife, and he’s certain that Audrey is behind Julie’s disappearance.

    But the case dead-ends and the detective spirals into madness. When he takes her family and some patrons hostage at the bakery, Audrey is left with a soul-damaged ex-con and a cynical teen to solve the mystery. And she’ll never manage that unless she taps into something she would rather leave behind – her excruciating ability to feel other’s pain.

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    With His Lady's Assistance (The Regent Mysteries Book 1) The prince regent recruits Wellington’s best spy, Captain Jack Dryden, to find out who’s trying to murder him. But in order to mix in the highest echelons of English society, the exceedingly handsome spy must feign an engagement to the prodigiously plain spinster Lady Daphne Chalmers.

    As this unlikely couple’s investigation deepens, so does their attraction to one another…

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    Moving Day Forty years’ accumulation of art, antiques, and family photographs are more than just objects for Stanley Peke—they are proof of a life fully lived. A life he could have easily lost long ago.

    When a con man steals his houseful of possessions in a sophisticated moving-day scam, Peke wanders helplessly through his empty New England home, inevitably reminded of another helpless time: decades in Peke’s past, a cold and threadbare Stanislaw Shmuel Pecoskowitz eked out a desperate existence in the war-torn Polish countryside, subsisting on scraps and dodging Nazi soldiers. Now, the seventy-two-year-old Peke—who survived, came to America, and succeeded—must summon his original grit and determination to track down the thieves, retrieve his things, and restore the life he made for himself…

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    Leaving Lancaster Can a splintered Amish family reconcile? More than anything else, thirty-something Holly Fisher longs for family. Growing up in Seattle without a dad or grandparents, she wonders what it would be like to have a heritage, a place of belonging.

    Holly is furious when her mother, Esther, reveals a long-kept secret: Holly’s grandmother and uncles are still alive and begging Esther to return. And Holly is shocked when she learns that the family she’s never known lives on a Lancaster, Pennsylvania, farm – as part of an Amish community her mother once abandoned.

    Guilt-ridden Esther, terrified to see her mother and siblings, begs Holly to accompany her on a visit to Esther’s mother before she dies. But can their journey to a conflicting world heal their emotional wounds and finally bring them home?

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    Quiet Time It’s when you’re too afraid to make a sound… Inside his picture-perfect home, Warren Scott runs a tight ship. He demands total respect from his family. He’ll accept nothing less.

    The Scotts are quiet, they keep to themselves — and to the neighbors, they seem like any other family. Then the Scotts’ facade shatters one sun-drenched morning in May.

    Sari Siegel is engaged to Tim Scott when his mother is found murdered. Sari barely knows the Scotts, but even she can sense the terrible secrets that seethe below the surface. Sari knows something about Peggy’s murder, but she isn’t telling… at least not yet. For if she does, her own dreams of a perfect life with Tim will shatter.

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    The Cairo Vendetta: A Sean Wyatt Thriller (Sean Wyatt Action & Adventure Thrillers Book 9) Sometimes a terrorist threat comes from the least expected place. Beyond the plains of the Serengeti, in the distant shadows of Kilimanjaro, a new new evil has risen.

    A warlord is building an army with child soldiers he abducted from Tanzanian towns. But the threat he poses isn’t just to East Africa. Somehow this rebel has acquired powerful missiles armed with enough nerve gas to wipe out entire cities…

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    Cafenova cafenova [kaf-i-NOH-vuh] n. one who charms women with coffee. see also: romance.

    Leaving her broken heart behind in Seattle, Maddy Jacobs starts a new life on the coast of Maine. Although running a Bed and Breakfast has always been her dream, restoring the sprawling Victorian inn is a massive undertaking. Her contractor, competent, handsome, and built like a Greek god, could be the answer to her prayers. If she can keep her wits about her, she might just survive the summer.

    John Fordham has his plate full, raising two young sons and running his renovation business. Restoring the waterfront property for its intriguing new owner will take all of his energy, and, if he’s not careful, it might just take his heart.

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