Kindle Fire Productivity App (Alarm Clock, Calendar, ToDo List – Productivity Helper)

Posted on December 23, 2011 by switch11

My Team and I finally have our first polished Kindle Fire App ready for you.

It is a productivity app with these features: Alarm Clock, Simple Calendar, Simple ToDo List, Stopwatch, Classic Clock, Reminder List, Musical Alarms, Custom Backgrounds, Changeable Font Sizes, a lot more. Do take a look.

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Thursday, January 26th Free Kindle Books

Posted on January 26, 2012 by meaghangray

Disclaimer: Prices Change. It’s 6:33 pm EST and all books were free FOR EVERYONE in the US (you didn’t have to have Prime). Please check the Price BEFORE buying – especially if you are reading this post on Friday.

Free Kindle Books – Full List at Amazon

The full list of new free kindle books at Amazon.

Free Kindle Books – Romance

  1. *Heart’s Desire (Eastman Family and Friends) by Monica Jackson. Price: Free. Genre: Contemporary. Rated 4.5 stars on 16 reviews. 547 kb in size, so about 275 pages.
  2. The Billionaire Falls (Billionaire Bachelors) by Melody Anne. Price: Free. Genre: Family Saga. Rated 4.5 stars on 7 reviews. 289 kb in size, so around 145 pages.
  3. **Eternal Seduction by Jennifer Turner. Price: Free. Genre: Fantasy. Rated 4.5 stars on 76 reviews. 227 pages. This cover is messing with my head. Firstly, that someone actually made it. Secondly, that it’s attached to a book that’s rated 4.5 stars on 77 reviews. It’s not that it’s bad – it’s just so incoherent. What woman has a hand bigger than her entire torso? And where is the rest of the woman?
  4. *Love of a Stonemason (Family Portrait) by Christa Polkinhorn. Price: $0. Genre: Contemporary Romance, Breaking through his Defences, Heart of Stone, Struggle of Two Artists. 436 pages.
  5. [Repeat] Intimate Strangers by Laura Taylor. Price: Free. Genre: Romantic Suspense. Rated 4 stars on 37 reviews. 154 pages.
  6. *Drew in Blue by J.M. Kelley. Price: Free. Genre: Contemporary. Rated 4.5 stars on 16 reviews. 267 pages.
  7. Love in a Small Town by Betty Jo Schuler. Price: $0. Genre: Love, Small Town. It’s great they’re in love. Now hopefully she can find him a half-decent barber. 171 pages.
  8. [Repeat, Good] Slow Hands (Harlequin Blaze) by Leslie Kelly. Price: Free. Genre: Contemporary. Rated 4 stars on 198 reviews. 210 pages.
  9. [Repeat] Dancing in the Moonlight (Silhouette Special Edition) by Raeanne Thayne. Price: Free. Genre: Contemporary. Rated 4 stars on 113 reviews. 250 pages.
  10. Escape by M. K. Elliott. Price: $0. Genre: Contemporary Romance, Erotic but not Erotica. Rated 5 stars on 2 reviews. 144 pages.
  11. *Rippler (The Ripple Trilogy) by Cidney Swanson. Price: $0. Genre: Yet Another YA Soap Opera, Ripple = Turn Invisible, YA, Fantasy, Romance. Rated 4.5 stars on 54 reviews. 289 pages.

Free Kindle Books – Thrillers & Mysteries

  1. *Curbchek by Zach Fortier. Price: Free. Genre: Mystery, Hard-Boiled, True Crime. Rated 5 stars on 12 reviews. 143 pages.
  2. Rejection: A Lou Drake Mystery by Thomas K. Matthews. Price: Free. Genre: Mystery, Police Procedurals, 18+. Rated 4.5 stars on 9 reviews. 372 kb in size, so about 185 pages.
  3. [Repeat] Enemies and Playmates by Darcia Helle. Price: Free. Genre: Thriller, Suspense. Rated 4 stars on 115 reviews. 309 pages.
  4. Rupture by A. Scott Pearson. Price: Free. Genre: Thriller, Suspense. Rated 4 stars on 14 reviews. 292 pages.
  5. Floaters - A Jack Daniels/Alex Chapa Mystery by J.A. Konrath and Henry Perez. Price: Free. Genre: Mystery, Police Procedurals. Rated 4 stars on 8 reviews. 249 kb in size, or around 125 pages.

ALL REMAINING BOOKS IN THIS SECTION ARE DEALS – THEY ARE NOT FREE

  1. [Daily Find at BN, Amazon price-match] Fifty-to-One (Hard Case Crime (Mass Market Paperback)) by Charles Ardai. Price: $1.99. Genre: Mystery, Crime. Rated 4.5 stars on 13 reviews. 337 pages.
  2. *The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams. Price: $2.99. Genre: Thriller. Rated 4.5 stars on 138 reviews. 222 pages.
  3. Typhoon: A Novel by Charles Cumming. Price: $2.99. Genre: Espionage. Rated 4 stars on 42 reviews. 412 pages.
  4. *Heist Society by Ally Carter. Price: $4.99. Genre: Mystery, Espionage. Rated 4.5 stars on 109 reviews. 304 pages.

Free Kindle Books – Religious

  1. Highland Sanctuary by Jennifer Hudson Taylor. Price: $0. Genre: Religious, Romance, Highlands. You can tell it’s the girl’s first book cover – She can’t stop smiling. Perhaps the cover photographer just told her to pretend like they just invented indoor plumbing.

Free Kindle Books – Fantasy, Science Fiction & Horror

  1. *Knights: The Eye of Divinity (A Novel of Epic Fantasy) (The Knights Series) by Robert E. Keller. Price: $0. Genre: Epic Fantasy. 327 pages. Rated 4 stars on 8 reviews. It would be fun to watch this author pack for a 2-day trip. 
  2. [Repeat] Demonmachy: Demonic Apocalypse (Messiah of Death) by Brant Danay. Price: Free. Genre: Horror, Contemporary. Rated 4.5 stars on 12 reviews. 470 kb in size, or around 235 pages.
  3. [Repeat] *The Ancient Lands: Warrior Quest, Search for the Ifa Scepter by Jason McCammon. Price: Free. Genre: Fantasy, War. Rated 4.5 stars on 18 reviews. 252 pages.
  4. **The Dead Parade by James Roy Daley. Price: Free. Genre: Horror, Occult. Rated 5 stars on 16 reviews. 455 kb in size, or around 225 pages.
  5. Toward Yesterday by Paul Jones. Price: Free. Genre: Science Fiction, A Hidden Gem. Rated 4 stars on 42 reviews. 212 pages.
  6. [Repeat, Good] *Powerless: The Synthesis by Jason Letts. Price: Free. Genre: Magic, Fantasy, Epic. Rated 4 stars on 41 reviews. 274 pages.
  7. A Feral Darkness by Doranna Durgin. Price: Free. Genre: Fantasy, Contemporary. Rated 4.5 stars on 16 reviews. 356 pages.
  8. T’Aragam by Jack W. Regan. Price: Free. Genre: Fantasy. Rated 5 stars on 8 reviews. 254 pages.
  9. *The Howling Trilogy by Gary Brandner. Price: Free. Genre: Horror, Occult. Rated 4 stars on 1 review. 993 kb in size, or approximately 490 pages.

ALL REMAINING BOOKS IN THIS SECTION ARE DEALS – THEY ARE NOT FREE

  1. *The Demon Trapper’s Daughter: A Demon Trappers Novel by Jana Oliver. Price: $2.99. Genre: Horror. Rated 4.5 stars on 91 reviews. 366 pages.
  2. Infinity: Chronicles of Nick by Sherrilyn Kenyon. Price: $2.99. Genre: Fantasy, Zombies. Rated 4 stars on 130 reviews. 321 pages.
  3. Autumn by David Moddy. Price: $2.99. Genre: Horror, Zombies. Rated 3.5 stars on 88 reviews. 318 pages.

Free Kindle Books – Historical Fiction

  1. Farm Girl by Karen Jones Gowan. Price: Free. Genre: 1900s. Rated 4.5 stars on 10 reviews. 1805 kb in size, or around 900 pages.
  2. *The Shopkeeper (A Steve Dancy Tale) by James D. Best. Price: Free. Genre: Western. Rated 4.5 stars on 57 reviews. 243 pages.

ALL REMAINING BOOKS IN THIS SECTION ARE DEALS – THEY ARE NOT FREE

  1. Poison: A Novel of the Renaissance by Sara Poole. Price: $2.99. Genre: Renaissance. Rated 4 stars on 51 reviews. 401 pages.
  2. **Child 44 (Leo Demidov) by Tom Rob Smith. Price: $0.99. Genre: Soviet. Rated 4.5 stars on 341 reviews. 460 pages.

Free Kindle Books – For Children of All Ages

  1. Be Mine (A Valentine for Kids Ages 2 to 102) by Brenda Ponnay. Price: $0. Genre: Ages 4 to 8, Children’s Books. Rated 5 stars on 2 reviews.
  2. Jimmy the Racing Frog by M. Sterling Jones. Price: $0. Genre: Children’s Books. Rated 5 stars on 2 reviews.
  3. [Repeat] Garbage! Monster! Burp! by Tom Watson. Price: Free. Genre: Picture Book. Rated 4 stars on 21 reviews. 2179 kb in size with pictures.

Free Kindle Books – Various Genres (Fiction) including Adventure

  1. [Repeat] T’on Ma by Magnolia Belle. Price: Free. Genre: Family Saga. Rated 4.5 stars on 12 reviews. 320 pages.
  2. Bombshells by T. Elliott Brown. Price: $0. Genre: Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, 3 women, 2 girls. Rated 5 stars on 5 reviews. 611 kb so perhaps 200 pages.

ALL REMAINING BOOKS IN THIS SECTION ARE DEALS – THEY ARE NOT FREE

  1. One Good Dog by Susan Wilson. Price: $2.99. Genre: Contemporary, A Man and his Dog. Rated 4.5 stars on 104 reviews. 320 pages.

Free Kindle Books – Non Fiction

  1. **Frugal Kitchen Tips by Mary Gail Stanley. Price: $0. Genre: Frugality, Thriftiness. Rated 4.5 stars on 8 reviews. 
  2. Chicken Recipes To Die For by Heather Richardson. Price: $0. Genre: Cookbook, Chicken. Rated 5 stars on 4 reviews. Thanks to my Sherlock Holmes-like powers of observation it took me a few years before realizing the humor in Chic-fil-a’s ads (which has cows holding up ‘Eat Mor Chikin’ banners).
  3. Weight Watchers Points Great Tasting Snacks Recipes by Anita Lee. Price: $0. Genre: Time to Stand and Stare, Without a Care, Watching Weight. Wish Weight Watchers would pick a more action-oriented name – like ‘Weight Reducers’ or ‘Weight Freezers’.
  4. Weight Watchers Points Plus Appetizer & Side Item Recipes Cookbook by Elizabeth West. Price: $0. Genre: Stand & Stare, Weight Voyeurism, Cookbook.
  5. **The Paleo Recipe Cookbook: 101 All Natural Gluten-Free Meals & Desserts by Michelle Tracy. Price: $0. Genre: Paleo Diet, Gluten-Free. Somewhere there’s a caveman turning in his grave – I fought off Mastodons so that all of you could eat Fried Chicken and Cheetos. What are you doing? All this paleo stuff is over-rated. Trust me – I Know.

Today’s Deal (Not Free, just Cheap)

  1. A Drowned Maiden’s Hair by Laura Amy Schlitz. Price: $0.99. Genre: Spine-Chilling Horror. Rated 4.5 stars on 33 reviews. 401 pages.

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Review – Kindle Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins

Posted on January 25, 2012 by meaghangray

The United States has been divided. The rich preside over the poor from the Capitol, while the poor are left to their own devices in twelve districts. There were once thirteen, but the last was destroyed by the Capitol in a failed uprising of the indignant.

The children of the districts are pitted against each other in a fight to the death called The Hunger Games. Katniss Everdeen lives in the twelfth of these districts. When her little sister’s name is drawn to act as one of the tributes from District Twelve, Katniss volunteers herself and is cast into a world full of death and fear.

This is the premise of the Young Adult series, The Hunger Games. Some may compare this story to the Japanese novel, Battle Royale and I can’t help but agree with this comparison. The story seems as though it was lifted from the pages, but there are definitely some differences in story and style that set The Hunger Games apart.

This novel explores a dystopian future from the youth’s perspective as it rarely has been before. In the impoverished Seam neighborhood of District Twelve, Katniss has always had to fight to keep herself and her family alive. In that time she became an expert archer, lending her a great skill during the games.

The earlier third of the novel describes her skills, her family, and her home. Collins seamlessly develops such characters as the town drunk and Katniss’s trainer, Haymitch, her confidant and hunting partner, Gayle, and her sweet and gifted sister, Primrose. For some time I have been looking for a book that could so quickly envelop me in its story and characters as The Hunger Games managed.

In each novel, Collins first offers character and plot development for sometime, then hurtles into the games where no rules apply. Death and gore, blind fighting, and intense fear are reflected in haphazard style that takes over during the final third of the novels. Despite some criticisms that Collins has received for this change in style, I truly feel that a starved and terrified young woman would narrate her story in a similar fashion.

While the style generally maintains its quality throughout the series, the pattern that the novels follow becomes tedious by the third book. The so-called “arena” seems contrived and the traps that cause Katniss so much grief are written in such a confusing way that I could not imagine them in my mind’s eye.

It seems that Collins was growing tired of the story by the end of the third book, and I have to say I was, too. The tragedies and triumphs that ensue are fumbled over and some of the characters lose much of their spark.

Beyond these late flaws, The Hunger Games is of impressive quality and is in league with such Young Adult works as Harry Potter and can even hold its own when compared to George Orwell’s 1984. Like these works, there is a love story contained within the pages, but that is not the sole message of the series.

Too often, YA and other works are consumed by their love story, blocking out any other themes. The Hunger Games teeters on the edge of this, with Katniss and her fellow tribute, Peeta constantly kissing, with the will-they-won’t-they dynamic of her and her friend, Gayle, and with the Twilight-esque two men to choose between. Lucky for the reader, this series avoids going overboard with the love story and maintains its themes.

As mentioned earlier, this novel is oriented around a dystopian future from the youth’s perspective. Now more than ever, these themes are both relevant to our lives and important to understand. With the lack of privacy in our lives, the growing supply of nuclear weapons, and the unrest across the world, the world could face a future very similar to the one that exists within the pages of The Hunger Games.

Some may say that these themes are far too mature to be thought of by the readers of Young Adult literature, but it is the youth of today who would face this future. They must be informed of the possible consequences of a war torn world.

Overall, The Hunger Games is a series of impressive calibre. While the books each have their own flaws, the story, themes, characters, and writing all enchant and delight the reader. I would highly recommend this novel to anyone interested in Speculative or Young Adult literature.

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Free Kindle Books for Wednesday, January 25th

Posted on January 25, 2012 by meaghangray

Disclaimer: Prices Change. It’s EST and all books were free FOR EVERYONE in the US (you didn’t have to have Prime). Please check the Price BEFORE buying – especially if you are reading this post on Thursday. PRIME is getting very annoying – books change from free to prime-only in an instant.

Free Kindle Books – Full List at Amazon

The full list of new free kindle books at Amazon.

Free Kindle Books – Romance

  1. *The Wary Widow (Wetherby Brides, Book 3) by Jerrica Knight-Catania. Price: Free. Genre: Historical Romance. Rated 4 stars on 12 reviews. 215 pages.
  2. Hannah’s Blessing by Collette Scott. Price: Free. Genre: Contemporary Romance. Rated 5 stars on 7 reviews. 339 pages.
  3. [Repeat, Good] Still Life by Jodi LaPalm. Price: Free. Genre: Contemporary. Rated 4.5 stars on 6 reviews. 182 pages.
  4. The Kissing Stars by Geralyn Dawson. Price: Free. Genre: Historical Romance. Rated 4 stars on 10 reviews. 778 kb in size, so about 385 pages. The Author is apparently a NY Times Bestselling author.
  5. *Moon Spell (The Tale of Lunarmorte #1) by Samantha Young. Price: Free. Genre: Magic, Romance, A World of Fierce Wolves. Rated 4.5 stars on 59 reviews. 271 pages.

Free Kindle Books – Thrillers & Mysteries

  1. *The Jackpot by David Kazzie. Price: Free. Genre: Thriller, Legal. Rated 4.5 stars on 17 reviews. 263 pages.
  2. **Street Raised by Pearce Hansen. Price: Free. Genre: Mystery, Hard-Boiled. Rated 4.5 stars on 12 reviews. 542 kb in size, or 270 pages. That has got to be the strangest cover I’ve seen in a while – a man with a kitten in his shirt and an assault rifle in his hand.
  3. **The Enemy We Know (Letty Whittaker 12 Step Mystery) by Donna White Glaser. Price: Free. Genre: Mystery, Women Sleuths, Suspense. Rated 4.5 stars on 32 reviews. 321 pages.
  4. *Cloud Crash: A Technothriller by Phil Edwards. Price: $0. Genre: Technothriller, Madman targeting Cloud Computing. Rated 4 stars on 17 reviews. 387 pages. 
  5. The Meter Maid Murders by Andrew Delaplaine. Price: $0. Genre: Comic Thriller, Serial Killer in South Beach. Rated 5 stars on 1 review. 328 kb so perhaps 100 to 150 pages.
  6. *Superbia by Bernard Schaffer. Price: $0. Genre: Police Procedural, Flawed Cops. Rated 5 stars on 6 reviews. Seems like it might be superb.

Free Kindle Books – Religious

  1. [Repeat] A Hearth in Candlewood (The Candlewood Trilogy, Book 1) by Delia Parr. Price: Free. Genre: Historical, 1840s. Rated 4.5 stars on 13 reviews. 319 pages.

Free Kindle Books – Fantasy, Science Fiction & Horror

  1. **Blood Wager (Blood Destiny #1) by Connie Suttle. Price: $0. Genre: Fantasy, Wolves & Blood. Rated 4.5 stars on 81 reviews. Seems like a winner. 
  2. Ninth Lord of the Night by Diana L. Driver. Price: Free. Genre: Fantasy, Mayan. Rated 4.5 stars on 6 reviews. 258 pages.
  3. The Mystic Wolves by Belinda Boring. Price: $0. Genre: Contemporary Fantasy. The reviews suggest Belinda isn’t Boring at all. 342 kb in size so perhaps 120 to 160 pages.
  4. *Spellbound by Patricia Simpson. Price: Free. Genre: Horror, Ghosts, Romantic Suspense. Rated 4 stars on 10 reviews. 264 pages. Nominated for Best Indie Book of 2009.
  5. [Repeat] EYE OF THE WITCH (Detective Marcella Witch’s Series) by Dana Donovan. Price: Free. Genre: Horror, Occult. Rated 4 stars on 12 reviews. 218 pages.
  6. Trefoil by M C Moore. Price: Free. Genre: Mythology, World Literature. Rated 4 stars on 5 reviews. 235 pages.
  7. The Vampires’ Last Lover (Dying of the Dark #1) by Aiden James. Price: Free. Genre: Vampires, Romance. Rated 4 stars on 27 reviews. 182 pages. It’s Aiden James again – this time forgetting to give his name top billing. In fact, you can’t even properly read it. Would have loved to be a fly on the wall when Aiden James talked to the cover designer about this cover.
  8. [Repeat] Vampire Apocalypse: A World Torn Asunder (Vampire Apocalypse Book 1) by Derek Gunn. Price: Free. Genre: Vampire, Fantasy, Adventure, Suspense. Rated 4 stars on 11 reviews. 216 pages.
  9. [Repeat, Very Good] **In Her Name: Empire by Michael R. Hicks. Price: Free. Genre: Science Fiction, War. Rated 4.5 stars on 112 reviews. 310 pages.
  10. [Repeat, Good] *Sapphire of the Fairies (Sword of Heavens #1) by Richard S. Tuttle. Price: Free. Genre: Fantasy, Epic. Rated 4 stars on 7 reviews. 222 pages. Another indie book that wants people to judge it on its inner beauty. But … but … if you open me up the writing is so pretty. Don’t  judge me by the lack of Photoshop skills of my creator.
  11. Hollywood Vampires: Unholy War by Matt R. Jones. Price: Free. Genre: Fantasy, Contemporary. Rated 4.5 stars on 9 reviews. 457 pages. Today is the day of hacked together book covers. Dragonball Z called … it wants its hairstyles back.
  12. [Repeat, Good] **Hollowland (The Hollows, #1) by Amanda Hocking. Price: Free. Genre: Horror, Occult. Rated 4.5 stars on 277 reviews. 308 pages.

Free Kindle Books – Historical Fiction

  1. [Repeat, Very Good] **The Fox by Arlene Radasky. Price: Free. Genre: Historiography. Rated 4.5 stars on 47 reviews. 420 pages.

Free Kindle Books – For Children of All Ages

  1. The Ultimate Sacrifice (The Gifted Teens Series) by Talia Jager. Price: Free. Genre: Friendship, Social Situations. Rated 4.5 stars on 7 reviews. 163 pages. Yet another teenage girl with magical powers trying to survive the cruel high school life. What are all these writers going to do once the paranormal romance craze dies down?
  2. Overprotected by Jennifer Laurens. Price: Free. Genre: People & Places, Girls & Women, A Lonely Society Princess. Rated 4 stars on 38 reviews. 254 pages.

Free Kindle Books – Various Genres (Fiction) including Adventure

  1. *What Rough Beast (Taylor’s Kin) by Chris Sherrill. Price: Free. Genre: Drama, United States, A Mysterious Virus, People Going Crazy, The End of the World As We Know It. Rated 4.5 stars on 6 reviews. 591 kb in size, or about 290 pages.
  2. Nothing to Lose by Consuelo Saah Baehr. Price: $0. Genre: Literary Fiction. Rated 4.5 stars on 10 reviews.
  3. Society of Sin by Matthew Sexton. Price: Free. Genre: Erotica. Rated 4 stars on 5 reviews. 352 pages.

Free Kindle Books – Non Fiction

  1. **Yen Path: Taking Steps Towards What You Want In Life by Jenny Gallagher. Price: $0. Genre: Road Map to Emotional Well-Being, Health & Wellness, Spiritual Growth. Rated 5 stars on 8 reviews. 
  2. *Irish Recipes: Mouthwatering Meals Direct from the Emerald Isle by Bryan J. Bowers. Price: $0. Genre: Recipes, Irish Recipes. Rated 5 stars on 13 reviews. 
  3. *30 Delicious Refrigerator Cake Recipes by Lori Burke. Price: $0. Genre: Desserts, Cakes, Cakes you don’t have to Bake, Refrigerator Ate My Cake. Rated 5 stars on 14 reviews. 121 kb in size.
  4. [Repeat, Good] Leading at a Higher Level, Revised and Expanded Edition: Blanchard on Leadership and Creating High Performing Organizations by Ken Blachard. Price: Free. Genre: Business Management, Leadership. Rated 4 stars on 17 reviews. 388 pages.
  5. *Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself by Harriet Ann Jacobs. Price: Free. Genre: Memoir, Ethical & National. Rated 4.5 stars on 198 reviews. 258 pages.
  6. [Repeat] 5 of the USA’s Best Trips by Lonely Planet. Price: Free. Genre: Travel. Rated 4 stars on 8 reviews. 32 pages.
  7. Down from the Mountain by Hames MacKrell. Price: Free. Genre: Science, Animals. Rated 5 stars on 10 reviews. 380 pages.

Today’s Deal (Not Free, just Cheap)

  1. The Copper Sign by Katia Fox. Price: $0.99. Genre: Historical. Rated 3.5 stars on 22 reviews. 652 pages.

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Free Kindle Books for January 24th, Tuesday

Posted on January 24, 2012 by meaghangray

Disclaimer: Prices Change. It’s 6:51 pm EST and all books were free FOR EVERYONE in the US (you didn’t have to have Prime). Please check the Price BEFORE buying – especially if you are reading this post on Wednesday.

Free Kindle Books – Full List at Amazon

The full list of new free kindle books at Amazon.

Free Kindle Books – Romance

  1. *The Pleasures of Sin by Jesscia Trapp. Price: $0. Genre: Sin, Delightful Cover with the Castle as perfect foil, Von Trapp. Rated 4 stars on 8 reviews. 353 pages. Lush and abundant use of words that would give Hemingway a heart attack – it’s romance, not the sea.
  2. **Chasing Destiny by Linda Eble Swain. Price: $0. Genre: Talented & Beautiful Witch, Romance, Contemporary, A Blend of Fantasy & Romance. Rated 5 stars on 5 reviews. 309 pages. 
  3. *Timeless Trilogy, Book One, Fate by Tallulah Grace. Price: $0. Genre: Romantic Suspense. Rated 4.5 stars on 11 reviews. 179 pages. 
  4. The Light of the Lovers’ Moon by Marcia Lynn McClure. Price: $0. Genre: Historical Romance. Rated 4.5 stars on 6 reviews. 414 kb so perhaps 140 to 180 pages.
  5. Wild Mustang Man by Carol Grace. Price: $0. Genre: Romance, Feisty City Girl, Wild Mustang Man. Rated 5 stars on 5 reviews. 181 pages. 
  6. *Highland Mist (Druid Glen, Book One) by Donna Grant. Price: Free. Genre: Romance, Fantasy & Magic, Suggestive Romance, Ellora’s Cave wants to impress Santa. Rated 4 stars on 16 reviews. 204 pages. Reviewers are falling all over themselves for this book – 5 Flowers, 4.5 Nymphs, 5 Hearts, etc. Somewhere there’s half a nymph wondering what she did wrong.
  7. [Repeat] Crime Scene at Cardwell Ranch (Harlequin Intrigue) by B.J. Daniels. Price: Free. Genre: Contemporary, Romantic Suspense. Rated 4 stars on 174 reviews. 256 pages. This was one of the 16 free Harlequin titles in 2008 – at a time when there used to be just 1 or 2 free kindle books a month. The man on the cover is wondering how quickly things have changed.
  8. Falling Star by Diana Dempsey. Price: Free. Genre: Contemporary Romance. Rated 4 stars on 118 reviews. 420 pages.
  9. Gnome on the Range by Jennifer Zane. Price: $0. Genre: Contemporary Romance, Gnome in a Supporting Role, No Oscars for You Gnome. Rated 5 stars on 5 reviews. Major controversy that the Gnome didn’t win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar – Critics say his performance was a bit wooden and stilted, RSPCG says it’s discrimination against inanimate actors.

Free Kindle Books – Thrillers & Mysteries

  1. **Covert Dreams by Michael Meyer. Price: $0. Genre: Suspense Thriller. Rated 4.5 stars on 18 reviews. 282 pages. 
  2. **Toros & Torsos (The Hector Lassiter Series) by Craig McDonald. Price: $0. Genre: Historical Mystery, Noir. Rated 5 stars on 5 reviews. Author’s an Edgar Finalist. 460 kb so perhaps 180 pages.
  3. [Big 6 Free Preorder] **Bleed for Me (Joseph O’loughlin) by Michael Robotham. Price: $0. Genre: Thriller. 432 pages. Seems very promising and at free there’s no reason not to get it.
  4. *The Running Mate (A Jack Houston St. Clair Thriller) by Andrew Delaplaine. Price: $0. Genre: Political Thriller. 279 pages.
  5. BLACK OPS: THE LINE by Bob Mayer. Price: Free. Genre: Political, Military Thriller. Rated 4 stars on 9 reviews. 382 pages.
  6. Chill Waters by Joan Hall Hovey. Price: $0. Genre: Mystery, Thriller. Rated 4.5 stars on 11 reviews. Bloody Dagger Award Winner – Is it a bloody ‘Dagger Award’ winner, is it a ‘Bloody Dagger’ award winner, or is it just that an Englishman wrote the description?
  7. [Repeat] Diagnosis Death by Richard Mabry MD. Price: Free. Genre: Thriller, Medical Drama. Rated 4 stars on 28 reviews. 292 pages.
  8. [Repeat] Wrecker by Dave Conifer. Price: Free. Genre: Mystery, Thriller. Rated 4 stars on 44 reviews. 538 pages.
  9. [Repeat] Wrongful Death: The AIDS Trial by Stephen Davis. Price: Free. Genre: Thriller, Legal. Rated 4 stars on 35 reviews. 574 kb in size, or approximately 285 pages.

Free Kindle Books – Religious

  1. *To Love Anew (Sydney Cove Series #1) by Bonnie Leon. Price: Free. Genre: Historical, 19th century. Rated 4 stars on 32 reviews. 304 pages.
  2. *A Higher Court by John L. Betcher. Price: $0. Genre: Religious. Rated 5 stars on 14 reviews. Won the Gold Award of something and was voted Book of 2010 by some readers – which are both miracles considering how terrible the cover is. 238 pages.
  3. [Repeat] The Dead Saint (Bishop Lynn Peterson) by Marilyn Brown Oden. Price: $0. Genre: Thriller, Religious. Rated 3.5 stars on 33 reviews. 473 pages. 
  4. [Repeat, Good] *Gone to Green by Judy Christie. Price: Free. Genre: Fiction, Contemporary, Religious. Rated 4 stars on 46 reviews. 225 pages. Starred Review from Publishers Weekly.
  5. The Narrow Path by Gail Sattler. Price: Free. Genre: Christian, Romance. Rated 4.5 stars on 10 reviews. 320 pages.
  6. [Repeat, Good] Child of the Mist (These Highland Hills, Book 1) by Kathleen Morgan. Price: Free. Genre: Historical, Scottish. Rated 4 stars on 52 reviews. 336 pages.

Free Kindle Books – Fantasy, Science Fiction & Horror

  1. **The Ghosts of Varner Creek by Michael Weems. Price: $0. Genre: Ghosts, Occult, 18+ only, Even the Dead have Secrets. Rated 4.5 stars on 35 reviews. 306 kb so perhaps 100 to 150 pages.
  2. *Losing Beauty by Johanna Garth. Price: $0. Genre: Fantasy, The King of the Underworld Vs A Lawyer with a Special Talent, The Unthinkable, A Girl who loves Solitude. Rated 4.5 stars on 14 reviews. 321 pages. 
  3. Pay Me In Flesh (Mallory Caine, Zombie at Law) by K. Bennett. Price: $0. Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Just Strange. Rated 4.5 stars on 22 reviews. 321 pages. 
  4. Wicked Warlock by K.C. Hughes. Price: Free. Genre: Horror, Occult. Rated 4.5 stars on 8 reviews. 161 pages.
  5. Reign of Silence by Tony Martin. Price: Free. Genre: Horror, Ghosts, Supernatural Tale of Ancient Sin. Rated 5 stars on 10 reviews. 542 kb or approximately 270 pages.

Free Kindle Books – Historical Fiction

  1. **The Chaplain’s Assistant: God, Country, and Vietnam by J. Timothy Caldwell. Price: Free. Genre: War, Vietnam. Rated 4.5 stars on 7 reviews. 305 pages.

Free Kindle Books – For Children of All Ages

  1. Just Plain Weird by Tom Upton. Price: Free. Genre: Teen Romance. Rated 5 stars on 5 reviews. 318 pages.
  2. [Repeat, Good] Get a Life (Clearwater Crossing) by Laura Peyton Roberts. Price: Free. Genre: Teen Drama. Rated 4.5 stars on 30 reviews. 245 pages.
  3. [Repeat, Good] The Amulet: A Faedra Bennett Custodian Novel by Alison Pensy. Price: Free. Genre: Contemporary, Fantasy & Magic. Rated 4 stars on 49 reviews. 224 pages.

Free Kindle Books – Various Genres (Fiction) including Adventure

  1. *Don Juan in Hankey, PA by Gale Martin. Price: $0. Genre: Opera, Fiction, Small Town Flavor. Rated 5 stars on 19 reviews. 308 pages. Works well even if you’re not into Rock Me Amadeus and/or Opera.
  2. The Untamed by Max Brand. Price: Free. Genre: British & Irish Drama. Rated 4 stars on 6 reviews. 240 pages.
  3. Phineas Redux (Palliser) by Anthony Trollope. Price: Free. Genre: Political, Romance. Rated 4.5 stars on 14 reviews. 342 pages.
  4. Dear Hef by George Pappas. Price: Free. Genre: Erotica, Playboy. Rated 5 stars on 5 reviews. 308 pages.

Free Kindle Books – Non Fiction

  1. 103 Seasoning Mix Recipes: A Blend of Seasons and Herbs by Herb Bryant. Price: $0. Genre: Spices, Herbs. There’s just something delicious about someone named Herb writing a book on seasonings and herbs. 
  2. The 3-Hour Appetite (The 3-Hour Appetite Series) by Richard Kelley, Sherrill Kelley. Price: $0. Genre: Health. Rated 5 stars on 26 reviews. 
  3. *Think and Be Happy: 365 Empowering Thoughts to Lift Your Spirit by Shadonna Richards. Price: $0. Genre: Self-Help, Who Doesn’t Need Happiness. Rated 4.5 stars on 3 reviews. 
  4. When Pigs Fly by Jennifer Cooke Rinehart and Gretchen Cooke. Price: Free. Genre: Memoir, Biography. Rated 4.5 stars on 5 reviews. 182 pages.
  5. [Repeat] Democratizing Innovation by Eric von Hippel. Price: Free. Genre: Redesigning Manufacturing, Innovation, Management. Rated 4.5 stars on 15 reviews. 216 pages.
  6. *Autobiography of a Yogi (Reprint of Original 1946 Edition) by Paramhansa Yogananda. Price: Free. Genre: Historical, Memoir. Rated 4.5 stars on 99 reviews. 510 pages.

Today’s Deal (Not Free, just Cheap)

  1. [Tuesday Only] A Heart for Freedom by Chai Ling. Price: $1.99. Genre: Memoir, Christian Living, Church & State. Rated 4.5 stars on 71 reviews. 370 pages.

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Free Kindle Books & Deals to kick off the 4th week of January 2012

Posted on January 23, 2012 by meaghangray

Disclaimer: Prices Change. It’s 7:12 pm EST and all books were free FOR EVERYONE in the US (you didn’t have to have Prime). Please check the Price BEFORE buying – especially if you are reading this post on Tuesday morning.

Free Kindle Books – Full List at Amazon

The full list of new free kindle books at Amazon.

Free Kindle Books – Romance

  1. **Seven Exes are Eight Too Many by Heather Wardell. Price: $0. Genre: Romance. Rated 4.5 stars on 38 reviews. 278 pages. 
  2. *Fairytale (Fairies of Rush) by Maggie Shayne. Price: Free. Genre: Fantasy. Rated 4 stars on 25 reviews. 458 kb in size, so approximately 225 pages.
  3. *Fateful (Book #1 in the Fateful Series) by Cheri Schmidt. Price: $0. Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Paranormal. Rated 4 stars on 62 reviews. I think this whole vampire/werewolf romance fantasy stuff is beginning to do some damage to the prospects of teenage girls growing into good healthy relationships. At least Prince Charming is within the realm of possibility. There’s NEVER going to be a Prince Vampire. 365 pages.
  4. Dakota Dreams by Sharon Ihle. Price: $0. Genre: Historical Romance, Hopefully the writing is as good as the cover. Rated 5 stars on 1 review. 320 pages.
  5. Fresh Powder (Irish Winter Romance) by Susanne O’Leary. Price: $0. Genre: Contemporary Romance. Rated 4.5 stars on 6 reviews. 
  6. [Repeat, Good] My Man Pendleton by Elizabeth Bevarly. Price: Free. Genre: Contemporary. Rated 4 stars on 45 reviews. 465 kb in size, so approximately 230 pages.
  7. *Della by Julie Michele Gettys. Price: Free. Genre: Contemporary Romance, Devastating Power of Lies, Love and Darkness and Joy. Rated 5 stars on 12 reviews. 433 kb in size, or approximately 215 pages.
  8. [Repeat, Good] The Emerald Talisman (Talisman Series, Book 1) by Brenda Pandos. Price: Free. Genre: Fantasy, Vampires. Rated 4 stars on 80 reviews. 290 pages.
  9. Married by Mistake by Alyssa Kress. Price: $0. Genre: Exactly what the title suggests. Rated 4.5 stars on 3 reviews.

ALL REMAINING BOOKS IN THIS SECTION ARE DEALS – THEY ARE NOT FREE

  1. In Her Sights by Robin Perini. Price: $3.99. Genre: Romantic Suspense, Contemporary. Rated 4.5 stars on 34 reviews. 267 pages.
  2. She Can Run by Melinda Leigh. Price: $3.99. Genre: Romantic Suspense, Thriller. Rated 4.5 stars on 43 reviews. 327 pages.

Free Kindle Books – Thrillers & Mysteries

  1. **Sweet Tea and Secrets (An Adams Grove Novel) by Nancy Naigle. Price: $0. Genre: Suspense Thriller, Romantic Suspense. Rated 5 stars on 40 reviews. 326 pages.
  2. No Time To Run (Legal Thriller featuring Michael Collins) by J. D. Trafford. Price: $0. Genre: Legal Thriller. Rated 5 stars on 6 reviews. 232 pages.
  3. *The Nail Knot (Fly Fishing Mysteries) by John Galligan. Price: $0. Genre: Mystery. Rated 4.5 stars on 3 reviews. 264 pages.
  4. Schooled in Lies (Kendra Clayton) by Angela Henry. Price: $0. Genre: Women Sleuths, Fast-Paced Mystery. Rated 4.5 stars on 3 reviews. 354 pages.
  5. [Repeat, Good] Invisible (Ivy Malone Mystery Series #1) by Lorena McCourtney. Price: Free. Genre: Mystery, Women. Rated 4 stars on 338 reviews. 322 pages.
  6. *Justice Incarnate (Shadows of Justice) by Regan Black. Price: Free. Genre: Mystery, Suspense. Rated 5 stars on 12 reviews. 317 kb in size, or approximately 160 pages.

Free Kindle Books – Religious

  1. done.: What most religions don’t tell you about the Bible by Cary Schmidt. Price: Free. Genre: Baptist. Rated 4.5 stars on 16 reviews. 114 pages.
  2. **Light Of Eidon by Karen Hancock. Price: Free. Genre: Fantasy. Rated 4 stars on 172 reviews. 433 pages.
  3. *Finders Keepers by Catherine Palmer. Price: Free. Genre: Contemporary Romance, Tyndale House. Rated 4.5 stars on 10 reviews. 288 pages.
  4. Wildflowers of Terezin by Robert Elmer. Price: $0. Genre: Religious, Danish perspective of the Nazi takeover. Rated 4.5 stars on 14 reviews. 335 pages.

ALL REMAINING BOOKS IN THIS SECTION ARE DEALS – THEY ARE NOT FREE

  1. Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God by Francis Chan. Price: $4.49. Genre: Christian Living. Rated 4.5 stars on 519 reviews. 202 pages.

Free Kindle Books – Fantasy, Science Fiction & Horror

  1. [Pick of the Day!] **Electrify Me by Erica Stanciu. Price: Free. Genre: Epic Fantasy. Rated 5 stars on 54 reviews. 50 5-star reviews. 429 kb in size, so approximately 210 pages.
  2. *Secrets to Die For (A Detective Jackson Mystery) by L. J. Sellers. Price: $0. Genre: Police Procedural, Mystery. Rated 4.5 stars on 23 reviews. 290 pages. 
  3. Deep Rough, A Thriller in Augusta by Chris Blewitt. Price: $0. Genre: Thriller, Golf, Augusta Murder. Rated 4 stars on 17 reviews. 298 pages. 
  4. The River by Cheryl Kaye Tardif. Price: $0. Genre: Technothriller, SciFi Adventure. Rated 4.5 stars on 23 reviews. 254 pages. 
  5. [Repeat, Good] The Amulet: A Faedra Bennett Custodian Novel by Alison Pensy. Price: Free. Genre: Fantasy, Contemporary. Rated 4 stars on 49 reviews. 224 pages.
  6. [Repeat] No Turning Back (Descendants of Ancients) by Sharon T. Rose. Price: Free. Genre: Epic Fantasy. Rated 4 stars on 6 reviews. 161 pages.
  7. *Ashes for the Elephant God by Vijaya Schartz. Price: Free. Genre: Horror, Occult. Rated 4.5 stars on 10 reviews. 332 pages.

ALL REMAINING BOOKS IN THIS SECTION ARE DEALS – THEY ARE NOT FREE

  1. The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3) by Rick Riordan. Price: $4.99. Genre: Fantasy, Myths, Magic. Rated 4.5 stars on 251 reviews. 322 pages.

Free Kindle Books – Historical Fiction

  1. *The Last Killiney (The Ravenna Evans Series) by J. Jay Kamp. Price: $0. Genre: Historical Fiction. Rated 4 stars on 9 reviews. Over 400 pages.

Free Kindle Books – For Children of All Ages

  1. *nothing today.

Free Kindle Books – Various Genres (Fiction) including Adventure

  1. Brooklyn 1975 by Robert Moeller. Price: Free. Genre: Contemporary. Rated 5 stars on 5 reviews. 255 pages.
  2. *SEALed Justice – Book One Of The Jason Turner Saga by K. R. Whitaker. Price: Free. Genre: War, Political. Rated 4.5 stars on 7 reviews. 555 pages.
  3. *The Beautiful Truth by Eileen Stoecklin. Price: Free. Genre: Drama, Theatre. Rated 5 stars on 8 reviews. 213 pages.
  4. Nothing Else Matters by Leslie DuBois. Price: $0. Genre: Multiracialism, Inspiration.
  5. Northanger Abbey and Angels and Dragons by Jane Austen and Vera Nazarian. Price: $0. Genre: Parody. Rated 4 stars on 9 reviews.

Free Kindle Books – Non Fiction

  1. **A Child al Confino by Eric Lamet. Price: Free. Genre: Biography, Historical, Philosopher. Rated 4.5 stars on 33 reviews. 402 pages.
  2. **Ultimate Leadership: Winning Execution Strategies for Your Situation by Russell E. Palmer. Price: Free. Genre: Management, Leadership. Rated 5 stars on 25 reviews. 256 pages.
  3. *Instant Hypnosis: How to Hypnotize Yourself with Your Eyes Open by Forbes Robbin Blair. Price: $0. Genre: Hypnosis, Self-Help. Rated 4.5 stars on 99 reviews. Is it really a big deal whether your eyes are open or closed – Would think being able to hypnotize yourself is cool enough regardless. 
  4. Trading on Corporate Earnings News: Profiting from Targeted, Short-Term Options Positions by John Shon. Price: Free. Genre: Investing, Options. Rated 4 stars on 18 reviews. 225 pages.
  5. Quick & Easy Family Dinners Cookbook by Gooseberry Patch. Price: $0. Genre: Cookbook. Rated 3.5 stars on 8 reviews.

Today’s Deal (Not Free, just Cheap)

  1. [Monday only] Rebels of Mindanao: A Novel by Tom Anthony. Price: $0.99. Genre: Action & Adventure. Rated 5 stars on 10 reviews. 300 pages.
  2. [Good Deal] What It Was by George Pelecanos. Price: $0.99. Genre: Hard-Boiled, Washington DC in 1972, Mystery. New Release. 272 pages.

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