Tag: Young Adult

  • Tuesday’s Free & Bargain Kindle Book Deals

    Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Young Adult, Suspense, Mystery, Thriller, Action & Adventure, Christian 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.

    The Legion (Eagles of the Empire 10): Cato & Macro: Book 10 If you don’t know Simon Scarrow, you don’t know Rome!

    The Legion is the action-packed tenth novel in Simon Scarrow’s bestselling Eagles of the Empire series.

    Egypt, AD 49. Cato, one of the youngest Prefects of the Roman army, and Centurion Macro have a tough posting: to track down and destroy a gang of former gladiators who have turned to piracy. Driven by vengeance, these hardened brutes have been defiling temples, sinking Roman ships, and slaughtering men, women and children.

    What’s worse is that they are doing it all under the name of Macro and Cato, in an attempt to stir up a rebellion against the occupying forces. And it’s working. If Macro and Cato don’t stop the pirates in time, it could be the beginning of the end for the Roman Empire…

    Click Here for the best price!


    Between the Duke and the Deep Blue Sea (Royal Entourage Book 1) Set the hit comedy, The Hangover, in England’s Regency Era and what do you get? Between the Duke and the Deep Blue Sea, the first book in RITA Award-winner Sophia Nash’s wickedly clever and wonderfully sensual Royal Entourage series.

    Sophia Nash delights readers once again by following the romantic exploits of the rogues of the royal entourage after a night of unheralded, and mostly unremembered, extravagance.

    Karen Hawkins, Elizabeth Boyle, and Victoria Alexander fans will be thrilled with this tantalizing tale of a duke exiled from London for certain undukelike behavior he cannot recall who stumbles into even more trouble when he is instantly captivated by an imperiled beauty he discovers hanging off of a cliff.

    Click Here for the best price!


    Dear Martin "A must-read!” –ANGIE THOMAS, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give

    Justyce McAllister is a good kid, an honor student, and always there to help a friend—but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs. Despite leaving his rough neighborhood behind, he can’t escape the scorn of his former peers or the ridicule of his new classmates.

    Justyce looks to the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for answers. But do they hold up anymore? He starts a journal to Dr. King to find out.

    Then comes the day Justyce goes driving with his best friend, Manny, windows rolled down, music turned up—way up, sparking the fury of a white off-duty cop beside them. Words fly. Shots are fired. Justyce and Manny are caught in the crosshairs. In the media fallout, it’s Justyce who is under attack.

    Click Here for the best price!


    The Space Between
    ⭐⭐⭐ TODAY ONLY ⭐⭐⭐
    Over 100 5-Star Reviews!

    The truth isn’t what it seems in this stirring novel of suspense.

    After presenting a major scientific breakthrough to a rapt audience across the country, renowned astronomer Sarah Mayfield returns home to a disturbing discovery. Her husband, Ben, a Los Angeles restaurateur, has disappeared, leaving behind an unexplained bank deposit of a million dollars, a loaded Glock in the nightstand, and a video security system that’s been wiped clean. The only answers their son, Zack, can offer are the last words his father said to him: keep the doors locked and set the alarm.

    Sarah’s marriage was more troubled than anyone suspected, but now she is afraid that her husband’s recent past could be darker than she dares to admit. Suspecting that nothing about Ben’s vanishing is what it seems, Sarah must delve into the space between old memories, newfound fears, and misleading clues to piece together the mystery of her husband’s disappearance—and find what she hopes in her heart is the truth.

    Click Here for the best price!


    Apple Turnover Murder (Hannah Swensen series Book 13) Early summer brings plenty of work for baker Hannah Swensen, even before Mayor Bascomb’s wife drops by The Cookie Jar to place an order for her charity event…for eleven-hundred cookies! And Hannah almost flips when her business partner, Lisa, suggests setting up an apple turnover stand. But she places her faith in Lisa and agrees to be a magician’s assistant in the fundraiser’s talent show…

    The only snag is the show’s host, college professor Bradford Ramsey. Hannah and her sister, Michelle, each had unfortunate romances with Ramsey, and when the cad comes sniffing around between acts, Hannah tells him off. But when the curtain doesn’t go up, she discovers Ramsey backstage–dead, with a turnover in his hand. Now Hannah must find a killer who’s flakier than puff pastry–and far more dangerous…

    Click Here for the best price!


    The Midnight Line: A Jack Reacher Novel Over 2,500 5-Star Reviews!

    Jack Reacher takes a stroll through a small Wisconsin town and sees a class ring in a pawn shop window: West Point 2005. A tough year to graduate: Iraq, then Afghanistan. The ring is tiny, for a woman, and it has her initials engraved on the inside. Reacher wonders what unlucky circumstance made her give up something she earned over four hard years. He decides to find out. And find the woman. And return her ring. Why not?

    So begins a harrowing journey that takes Reacher through the upper Midwest, from a lowlife bar on the sad side of small town to a dirt-blown crossroads in the middle of nowhere, encountering bikers, cops, crooks, muscle, and a missing persons PI who wears a suit and a tie in the Wyoming wilderness.

    The deeper Reacher digs, and the more he learns, the more dangerous the terrain becomes. Turns out the ring was just a small link in a far darker chain. Powerful forces are guarding a vast criminal enterprise. Some lines should never be crossed. But then, neither should Reacher.

    Click Here for the best price!


    The Flood: The most gripping, atmospheric thriller of 2019 A gripping, atmospheric crime novel about a town on the edge of collapse, and a murder that shakes the community.

    When Daniela Cain returns to her small hometown after seven years’ absence, she finds that flooding has left the village all but deserted. She’s there to collect something she left in her childhood home, then she plans to leave. But upon entering the old house she discovers her younger sister’s body half-submerged in the water.

    As Daniela tries to work out what happened to Auryn, she uncovers dark secrets from her childhood as one of four sisters in the household, when the Cain’s and another local family begin to turn on each other with devastating results.

    Click Here for the best price!


    Wood's Reef: Action and Adventure in the Florida Keys (Mac Travis Adventures Book 1) A dangerous artifact lurks beneath the Florida Keys…

    …deadly treasure sunk years ago, now set to wreak havoc once again.

    One man is ready to blow this disaster out of the water.

    Salvor, diver, and fisherman Mac Travis keeps it simple – a hammock, a spear gun, and a boat are all he needs. A SCUBA expert, he explores the coral reef with the best. But a shocking discovery ensures Mac’s life will change forever when he finds a discarded nuke on the ocean floor.

    Despite vows of silence, word gets out and dangerous lowlifes take over Mac’s beach. A crazed terrorist will stop at nothing to possess the weapon, and a corrupt presidential candidate will do anything to keep the government’s mistakes hidden. As events spiral out of control and the danger mounts, can Mac survive and expose the truth, or will Wood’s Reef be his watery grave?

    Click Here for the best price!


    Limoncello Yellow (Franki Amato Mysteries Book 1) Francesca "Franki" Amato is a tough-talking rookie cop in Texas—until a 911 call involving her boyfriend, Vince, and a German female wrestler convinces her that she isn’t cut out for a life on the police force. So Franki moves to New Orleans to work at her friend Veronica’s detective agency, Private Chicks, Inc. But her hopes for a more stable life are dashed when Private Chicks is hired by the prime suspect in a murder case to find out what really happened to a beautiful young boutique manager who was found strangled with a cheap yellow scarf.

    When she’s not investigating, Franki is hoping to seduce handsome bank executive Bradley Hartmann, but most of her time is spent dodging date offers from a string of "good Italian boys"—make that not-so-good aging Italian men—that her meddlesome Sicilian grandma has recruited as marriage candidates. As Mardi Gras approaches and the mystery of the murdered shop girl gets more complicated, Franki must decipher the odd ramblings of a Voodoo priestess to solve both the murder and the mystery of her own love life.

    Click Here for the best price!


    After the Rain It’s 1908, a year in the Edwardian Age, the year J.M. Barrie’s play ‘What Every Woman Knows’, premiered in Atlantic City and the first Model T rolled off the assembly line in Detroit. It is a year when the world faced one of its worst disasters in history, when the New Year would heal the wounds of loss.

    Louisa Borden lives a privileged life in Chevy Chase, Maryland, a new and thriving community on the outskirts of Washington, DC for the well-to-do. Against the wishes of her domineering grandmother, she retreats from the prospects of a loveless marriage and instead searches for what she hopes is her calling in life.

    When her horse is spooked along Rock Creek, she is thrown from the saddle—an embarrassing situation for any affluent young lady. Soaking wet, bruised and humiliated, she is carried up the muddy bank to safety by Jackson O’Neil, a stranger to the city, who changes the course of everything, including the lives of all those around her.

    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.

  • Monday’s Free & Bargain Kindle Book Deals

    Romance, Suspense, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Romantic Suspense… 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 Summer Wedding (Married in Malibu, Book 2) Two people who never thought they would find love again…
    Jenn Fairhurst wants her Married in Malibu wedding cakes to be legendary. Her job baking sweet treats at the Southern California wedding venue means everything to her―even if she’s not sure that she’ll ever be able to love, or trust a man, again after going through a terrible divorce.

    Two friends who can’t remember why they were ever "just friends" in the first place…
    Daniel Brooker is an award-winning photojournalist who gave up his globetrotting career to become a wedding photographer after his wife passed away, leaving him as the sole parent to his son and daughter. After such a tragic loss, he never thought he’d be able to love again. Until he met Jenn.

    The sweetest happily-ever-after…
    Soon, Daniel is falling head over heels for Jenn and wants to show her what true love really is. But right when it looks like she might finally be ready to give love another try, her past comes back to haunt her. Will she be able to risk her heart again?

    Click Here for the best price!


    The Forgotten Room: A Novel (Jeremy Logan Series Book 4) New York Times Bestselling Author Lincoln Child at his Riveting Best

    Over 400 5-Star Reviews!

    Professor Jeremy Logan receives an urgent summons from the director of Lux, one of the oldest and most respected think tanks in America. An unexplainable tragedy has taken place in the sprawling compound located on the coastline of Rhode Island.

    One of Lux’s most distinguished doctors, overcome by erratic behavior, violently attacked his assistant before meeting with a gruesome self-inflicted end. Deeply shaken by the incident and the bizarre evidence left behind from the doctor’s final project—as well as recent troubling behavior among several of the think tank’s other scientists—Lux fears there is something more sinister occurring within its walls and looks to Jeremy Logan to investigate.

    Logan quickly makes a surprising discovery. In a long-dormant wing of the estate, he uncovers an ingeniously hidden secret room, unknown and untouched for decades. The room is essentially a time capsule, fiffiilled with eerie machinery and obscure references to a top-secret experiment known as “Project S.” As Logan attempts to unravel its meaning, he begins to discern what transpired in that room—and why the frightening project was suddenly abandoned and sealed off many years before…

    Click Here for the best price!


    Those Who Save Us Over 2,000 5-Star Reviews!

    For fifty years, Anna Schlemmer has refused to talk about her life in Germany during World War II. Her daughter, Trudy, was only three when she and her mother were liberated by an American soldier and went to live with him in Minnesota. Trudy’s sole evidence of the past is an old photograph: a family portrait showing Anna, Trudy, and a Nazi officer, the Obersturmfuhrer of Buchenwald.

    Driven by the guilt of her heritage, Trudy, now a professor of German history, begins investigating the past and finally unearths the dramatic and heartbreaking truth of her mother’s life.

    Combining a passionate, doomed love story, a vivid evocation of life during the war, and a poignant mother/daughter drama, Those Who Save Us is a profound exploration of what we endure to survive and the legacy of shame.

    Click Here for the best price!


    Second Chance Cowboy (Crossroads Ranch Book 1) Once a cowboy, always a cowboy…

    Ten years ago, Jack Everett left his family’s ranch without a backward glance. Now, what was supposed to be a quick trip home for his father’s funeral has suddenly become more complicated. The ranch Jack can handle—he might be a lawyer, but he still remembers how to work with his hands. But turning around the failing vineyard he’s also inherited? That requires working with the one woman he never expected to see again.

    Ava Ellis broke her own heart the night she let Jack go. She was young and scared—and secretly pregnant with Jack’s baby. Now that he’s back and asking for her help, Ava sees her opportunity to right the wrongs of the past. But how will he feel about the son he’s never known?

    Could this be their second chance—or their final heartbreak?

    Click Here for the best price!


    Bone Gap Over 100 5-Star Reviews!

    Everyone knows Bone Gap is full of gaps.

    So when young, beautiful Roza went missing, the people of Bone Gap weren’t surprised. But Finn knows what really happened to Roza. He knows she was kidnapped by a dangerous man whose face he cannot remember.

    As we follow the stories of Finn, Roza, and the people of Bone Gap, acclaimed author Laura Ruby weaves a tale of the ways in which the face the world sees is never the sum of who we are.

    Click Here for the best price!


    Uncharted Stars (Murdoc Jern Book 2) In the “excellent” sequel to The Zero Stone, Murdoc Jern searches for the source of the mysterious gem that leaves violence in its wake (Kirkus Reviews).

    The Zero Stone is the greatest treasure—and the greatest curse. It holds all the power of the universe, and such power is worth killing for. The seemingly dull, lifeless rock is Murdoc Jern’s sole inheritance from his father, who himself was murdered over the stone. But to uncover its power, he first has to figure out the secret of its origins.

    With no choice but to run for life and limb while trying to solve the mystery of the Zero Stone, Murdoc and his feline mutant companion, Eet, travel across the galaxy—business class, of course—hopping from world to world and bad situation to worse in their quest. All they have to do now is duck the lethally unforgiving Thieves Guild, avoid the never-give-up law enforcement corps of the Patrol, and somehow manage to stay alive if they want to unleash the most awesome power the universe has ever seen…

    Click Here for the best price!


    Murder at Archly Manor (High Society Lady Detective Book 1) A high society murder. A spirited lady detective. Can she out-class the killer before an innocent person takes the fall?

    London, 1923. Olive Belgrave needs a job. Despite her aristocratic upbringing, she’s penniless. Determined to support herself, she jumps at an unconventional job—looking into the background of her cousin’s fiancé, Alfred.

    Alfred burst into the upper crust world of London’s high society, but his answers to questions about his past are decidedly vague. Before Olive can gather more than the basics, a murder occurs at a posh party. Suddenly, every Bright Young Person in attendance is a suspect, and Olive must race to find the culprit because a sly murderer is determined to make sure Olive’s first case is her last.

    Murder at Archly Manor is the first in the High Society Lady Detective series of charming historical cozy mysteries. If you like witty banter, glamorous settings, and delightful plot twists, you’ll love USA Today bestselling author Sara Rosett’s series for Anglophiles and mystery lovers alike.

    Travel back to the Golden Age of detective fiction with Murder at Archly Manor.

    Click Here for the best price!


    King of Ash and Bone (Shattered Realms Book 1) When flying monsters break through the veil into her world, Mackenzie Scott has nothing left to lose. Her brother has been taken, her future has vanished, and all that remains is a desperate need for revenge. After discovering the breach the creatures used as a gateway, Mackenzie devises a plan to stop them, whatever the cost.

    When she finds an injured stranger in the street, he just might be the key she needs to succeed. What Mackenzie doesn’t know is that this stranger isn’t the helpless boy he appears to be. And he’s got plans of his own.

    Thrown into a dying city in another realm, Mackenzie is powerless to get back. With the gateway closing, time is not on her side. But the stranger is, and if they can escape execution, this girl and her monster might be able to save both their worlds.

    Click Here for the best price!


    Raining Men and Corpses: A Chinese Cozy Mystery (A Raina Sun Mystery Book 1) When it rains, it pours… and this amateur sleuth may be in over her head.

    Graduate student Raina Sun is trying to keep her head above water as the bills roll in when her dashing college adviser cons her out of several months of rent. Her quest to retrieve the money sets in motion a streak of even worse luck.

    First, she stumbles on her advisor’s dead body and becomes a suspect in his murder. Next, the only man she’s ever loved reappears as the lead detective to the case. Raina’s having trouble interpreting his signals–does he want to reignite their passion, or just stay close to his prime suspect?

    Her life careens further out of control when her grandma shows up at Raina’s postage-stamp-sized apartment, dragging a red suitcase and trouble of her own. As Raina summons her sleuthing skills, she discovers that when it comes to murder, there may be no place for an amateur.

    Click Here for the best price!


    Shadows in the Dust (Colours of the Earth Series Book 1) Is this cowboy’s courage enough to save her wayward heart?

    Jenna Montrose is on the run from the man who killed her father. Alone and always moving from town to town, Jenna trusts no one, not even the police. She arrives in remote Smokey Creek, outback West Australia, where she takes a job on a cattle station. It’s here she hopes to keep her identity hidden.

    Dan Simmonds has demons of his own to conquer, having spent two years in jail for a crime he didn’t commit. He needs this job as a stockman to re-build his reputation. But he can’t seem to shake the protective instinct Jenna awakens, when he sees through her lies to her desperate vulnerability. She’s so full of contradictions and riddles, he’s not sure she’s worth fighting for.

    When they become trapped together in the desert, Dan admits she provokes emotions he thought buried deep. Jenna is drawn to Dan’s courageous heart and welcoming smile, but desperate not to reveal her secret, will she revert to her habit of running away when the murderer reappears? Or will she let him help her, and turn the hunter into the hunted?

    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.

  • Book of the Day: From a Distant Star

    From a Distant StarFrom a Distant Star by Karen McQuestion

    ⭐⭐⭐ TODAY ONLY ⭐⭐⭐
    Over 250 5-Star Reviews!

    When Lucas Walker inexplicably recovers from a terminal illness, everyone is astonished—except for his girlfriend Emma, who never gave up hope.

    However, as friends and family celebrate the miracle, Emma becomes alarmed: Lucas has changed. He speaks haltingly, can’t recall past events, and even his own dog doesn’t recognize him. Emma begins to suspect something is terribly wrong. What happened to the Lucas she loved? Does his strange behavior have something to do with the shooting light that fell into Lucas’s backyard the night he recovered?

    As the two set off on a road trip in search of the truth, the journey takes an unexpected turn. First they’re shot at by unknown enemies and then helped by unlikely allies. Before long, Emma and Lucas are plunged into a desperate life or death race against time.

    Packed with intrigue and emotion, From a Distant Star is a riveting novel about loyalty and the power of love.

    Click Here to Start Reading!

    * * *

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