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Perfect for You (Laurel Heights Book 1)
Author: Kate Perry
FREE
Romantic Comedy Love Triangle
💔 Freya Godwin’s muse has gone MIA.
With Freya just hired to redesign the top adult website company in the country, her creativity couldn’t have chosen a worse time to disappear. Determined to get her sexy back, Freya puts an ad online, hoping to find the right man to inspire her. 💻
Unfortunately, all roads point back to her upstairs neighbor Greg Cavanaugh. He’s everything she doesn’t want: a playboy and scumbag lawyer. Except if he’s so wrong for her, why does being with him make her believe anything is possible? ✨
Reader alert! If you’re looking for... 🔥 a slow burn; 🏠 neighbors-to-lovers; 💕 a player reformed; 👫 best friend siblings; 🏖️ the perfect beach read... You’ve found the right book. Proceed with abandon.
Why I’m including this: Kate Perry is a USA Today bestselling author known for her witty, heartfelt contemporary romances set in San Francisco. The Laurel Heights series became a reader favorite for its sharp banter and lovable characters who don’t realize they’re perfect for each other until it’s almost too late. If you enjoy Susan Elizabeth Phillips or Rachel Gibson’s blend of humor and heat, Perry delivers that same addictive combination. This is enemies-to-lovers comfort reading at its finest—the kind of book you finish in one sitting with a smile on your face.
Among Wolves (American Mossad Book 1)
Author: Jordan Vezina
FREE
Action Thriller Fiction
Born of war. Raised by Nazis. Circumstances have given Will Hessler every excuse to become a monster. Instead, he’s going to become the one hunting them. 🎯
All his life, seventeen-year-old Will Hessler has had to live with the knowledge that his mother and grandfather are Nazis—escapees from the Third Reich, living anonymously in the suburbs of San Francisco. Until now, whispered rumors have been the only judgement they’ve ever received.
But when Will’s mother does the unthinkable—bombing a synagogue, killing dozens, and horribly injuring Will’s girlfriend in the process—he knows the time has finally come to choose between family and justice. 💔
Will’s history and connections have positioned him to become the perfect operative, infiltrating San Francisco’s underground extremist groups. But when Will learns of a threat that could make the City by the Bay run red with blood, he must make an impossible decision or risk never having a clear conscience again.
Among Wolves is the first book in the powerful and intense American Mossad Thriller series, filled with richly envisioned and conflicted characters, horrific events mirrored by real-life headlines, and a vividly-realized historical setting.
What pulled me in: Jordan Vezina brings a unique perspective to thriller writing—he’s a former security professional and fitness expert who channels that tactical knowledge into his fiction. The American Mossad series tackles the uncomfortable reality of domestic extremism through a protagonist who must literally turn against his own blood. This is dark, morally complex thriller territory that will appeal to fans of Daniel Silva’s Gabriel Allon series or Brad Thor’s Scot Harvath books. If you want action with genuine emotional stakes and a hero forged in impossible circumstances, this delivers.
In The Beginning, There Was a Murder (Miss Riddell Book 1)
Author: P.C. James
FREE
Historical Cozy Mystery
A secret liaison. A baffling murder. Can one woman solve the crime without joining the body count? 🔍
Northern England, 1953. Pauline Riddell has grand ambitions for her future at the armament factory. So, when her closest workmate reveals a salacious affair with a married man, Pauline refuses to risk her career by listening to the scandal. But she’s shaken to her core when the police arrive with news of her best friend’s homicide. 😢
Desperate for justice, Pauline’s insistent poking into the investigation only makes her the prime suspect. And now, to clear her name, she must unravel a web of deadly clues entangling her in a sinister plot. Can Pauline catch the killer before they strike again?
In The Beginning, There Was a Murder is a riveting mystery novel. If you like whip-smart heroines, intriguing twists and turns, and nail-biting danger, then you’ll love P.C. James’s sensational story.
Here’s why this matters: P.C. James specializes in mid-century British mysteries featuring resourceful women navigating a world that underestimates them. The 1953 setting is perfectly rendered—post-war England with its class tensions, workplace dynamics, and lingering austerity. Fans of the Maisie Dobbs series or the Bletchley Circle will find a kindred spirit in Pauline Riddell: smart, determined, and unwilling to let convention stop her from finding the truth. This is cozy mystery with genuine period atmosphere and a heroine worth rooting for.
Author: Bonnie Scott
FREE
Cooking Reference
🫙 The most innovative way to give gifts from your kitchen! 100 Easy Recipes In Jars is a delightful collection of easy to make, delicious jar recipes that are wonderful for any gift-giving occasion. Photos of jar decorating ideas are throughout the book.
The recipes use simple ingredients to create a homemade meal or snack that’s as easy to use as a store-bought mix. You do the hard part, while the recipient sits back and enjoys. 🎁
As an added bonus, readers have access to more than 2000 online labels and recipe cards to decorate and personalize their handcrafted gift. (Labels updated for 2023) These clever, professionally designed templates can be used to add a personal touch and create a one of a kind gift that will be the highlight of any occasion.
Recipes Include: 🍪 Cookies 🍿 Popcorn Seasoning ☕ Coffee, Tea, Cocoa 🥣 Soups 🌶️ Chili 🥜 Nuts & Snacks 🧁 Muffins 🍫 Bars 🍞 Breads
Uses for Recipes in a Jar: Holiday gift-giving • Fund raisers • Wedding favors • Baby Shower favors • Teacher gifts • Christmas gifts and so much more!
Why this one stands out: Bonnie Scott has built a devoted following with her practical, accessible recipe collections—she’s authored numerous bestselling cookbooks focused on making home cooking achievable for busy people. The jar recipe concept is genius for gift-givers: you create beautiful, personalized presents without the recipient needing to be a skilled cook. The 2000+ downloadable labels elevate these from homemade to professional-looking. Perfect for crafters, Pinterest enthusiasts, and anyone who wants to give meaningful gifts without breaking the bank.
Chili to Die For (Willow Crier Book 1)
Author: Lilly York
FREE
Cozy Culinary Mystery
🌶️ A northerner by birth...
Willow moves south when she inherits her grandfather’s ice cream shop. 🍦
From the slow southern dialect to the crazy drivers, Willow finds herself at odds with what most call “southern charm.” She becomes obsessed with cook-offs and bake-offs, wanting those trophies for her mantle. With the chili cook-off just around the corner, Willow manages to provoke one of the judges to a fit of road rage. 🏆
When that judge ends up face down, dead, in a bowl of Willow’s chili, police chief Grice looks to the newest town resident as his number one suspect. Willow must find out who wanted Ms. Delonda Posey dead before the good citizens of Turtle, OK run her Yankee bottom out of town.
Contains NO swearing, sex scenes (maybe a kiss or two), or graphic violence ✨
What makes this special: Lilly York delivers exactly what cozy mystery fans crave: a fish-out-of-water protagonist, small-town quirks, and a murder that needs solving before our heroine gets run out of town. The Oklahoma setting gives this series a fresh backdrop—not your typical New England village or Southern belle territory. If you enjoy Diane Mott Davidson’s culinary cozies or Joanne Fluke’s Hannah Swensen mysteries, you’ll feel right at home in Turtle, OK. Clean, funny, and perfect for readers who want their mysteries served with a side of comfort.
Taken by Fate (The Alpha Territories Book 1)
Author: Shannon Mayer
FREE
Romantasy
Plucked out of the Collector’s Pens, auctioned off to a vampire contingent, and sent across the ocean to the Alpha Territories was not exactly how I planned to spend my week. 🧛
Actually, scratch that. I had planned the first bit. But I was supposed to be sold to the werewolves so I could save my friend from a fate worse than death. Instead, the bloodsuckers have me and so far? It’s not going great. I’ve been shoved into a corset and made to look like an extra on the cast of Bridgerton, all to take part in the Harvest Games—think The Bachelor set in the 1800s, but the men are all vampires, and then add a decidedly terrifying Squid Games element to the mix. 🌹
No problem.
My goal—besides keeping the number of holes in my body to the current norm—is more than surviving. It is escaping the inescapable, finding my way to the werewolf territory, and getting Jordan back.
Cue the political strife. ⚔️
Armed with nothing more than a super sharp hairpin, my questionable charm, and an irrational amount of optimism, plans to get both me and my bestie out alive are in full swing.
Until the General of the Vampire Army and his molten eyes light me on fire and leave me wondering if escape is what I want after all.
Maybe one extra set of holes wouldn’t be the worst thing ever... 🔥
Here’s the deal: Shannon Mayer is a NYT and USA Today bestselling author with over 50 titles to her name—she’s a powerhouse in paranormal romance and urban fantasy. This series mashup of Bridgerton aesthetics, Squid Games stakes, and vampire romance is exactly the kind of genre-blending creativity her fans have come to expect. If you devour Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, or Carissa Broadbent, Mayer’s snarky heroines and high-stakes supernatural worlds will be your next obsession. That voice—irreverent, self-aware, and impossible not to root for—hooks you from the first line.
Wolf Kissed (Luna Marked Book 1)
Author: Heather Renee
FREE
Paranormal Werewolves & Shifters Romance
🐺 Fighting fate isn’t for the weak.
Cait I am many things, but a supernatural being is not one of them. At least not until a crescent mark appears on my wrist and everything changes. I’ve been marked by a wolf goddess, yet no one knows what that means, myself included.
On top of that, I find out my best friend is a wolf shifter and her pack alpha is my supposed mate. Just like that my future is decided—unless I find a way out. 🌙
Roman When fate sends a human mate my way, I’m certain it has to be a mistake. An alpha is supposed to have an equal at his side. Cait might be strong in her own ways, but what she is makes her an easy target in my world.
Regardless, Cait is mine to protect and I have every intention of showing her this is where she belongs—in my pack, by my side. 💕
This is a dual POV wolf shifter series. It features a strong willed, not-so-human leading lady and a fierce yet loyal alpha who is determined to win her heart—no matter how many times she might reject him. If you love slow burn Paranormal Romance books, then be ready to devour this new series! It is also the second series in the Mystics and Mayhem world that can be read in any order.
Why you’ll love this: Heather Renee has carved out a loyal fanbase in the paranormal romance world with her Mystics and Mayhem universe—interconnected series that can be read as standalones but reward dedicated readers with an expanding world. The fated mates trope gets a fresh spin here with a heroine who didn’t even know the supernatural existed, let alone that she’d be claimed by an alpha. Fans of K.F. Breene, Jaymin Eve, or Linsey Hall will find exactly what they’re looking for: slow burn tension, a possessive-but-respectful hero, and a heroine who makes him earn every bit of her trust.
Author: Mika Lane
FREE
Romantic Fantasy
📚 It was supposed to be a harmless essay. What would you change about yourself?
I thought I was being clever when I wrote about my V-card.
Until my sexy English professor read it and decided to give me some very personal “extra credit.”
Now he’s looking at me in ways no professor should—and bringing his friends along for the ride. Suddenly I’m getting a very naughty lesson in lust, and the syllabus is all hands-on. 🔥
Taboo? Definitely. Embarrassing? Only if you count moaning in the library. Hot? Off the charts.
With three professors determined to teach me their kind of lesson, it looks like I’m finally earning my A+… the hard way.
What caught my attention: Mika Lane is known for steamy contemporary romance that doesn’t shy away from pushing boundaries—she’s built a catalog of “why choose” and taboo romances for readers who like their heat levels cranked to maximum. This is unabashedly spicy, taboo territory with a reverse harem twist. If you enjoy the forbidden romance vibes of Penelope Douglas or the steamy academia settings of L.J. Shen, and you’re looking for something with multiple love interests, Lane delivers exactly what’s promised. Not for the faint of heart, but perfect for readers who want their romance extra hot.
Author: Han, Barb
FREE
Clean & Wholesome Romance
Love ranchers with honor and heroines who can hold their own? Get this limited time boxed set!
Four first-in-series western romances from USA TODAY Bestselling Author Barb Han where danger lurks around every corner, hearts are on the line, and the suspense keeps you on the edge of your seat.
RANCHER TO THE RESCUE (TEXAS FIREBRANDS, Book One)A momentary act of bravery puts girl-next-door Prudence Owens in the line of fire.
VAUGHN: Firebrand Cowboys (FIREBRAND COWBOYS, Book One)Being shot and run off the road isn’t the worst of Vaughn Firebrand’s problems after he is reunited with his high school sweetheart Katy Castillo.
COWBOY RECKONING (COWBOYS OF CATTLE COVE, Book One)Intent on proving her brother was murdered a decade ago, Ensley Cartier returns to the one place she vowed to never set foot in again.
TEXAS COWBOY PROTECTION (DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS COWBOYS, Book One)Isaac Quinn missed his chance with Gina Anderson when he broke up with her after high school years ago and joined the military, but she’s just escaped from an attempted kidnapping and he’ll stop at nothing to save her and put the creep behind bars.
USA TODAY Bestselling Author Barb Han guarantees danger lurking around every corner, hearts on the line, and romantic suspense that keeps you on the edge of your seat.
Author: Plato
FREE
Rationalism Philosophy
What if understanding justice could unlock the secret to building a perfect society?
In The Republic, Plato presents one of the most influential works in the history of human thought—a timeless dialogue that explores the meaning of justice, the nature of the soul, and the foundations of a just society. Through the voice of Socrates, Plato challenges readers to examine power, morality, leadership, education, and the pursuit of truth with a depth that continues to resonate across centuries.
From the famous Allegory of the Cave to the visionary concept of philosopher-kings, every page invites reflection, debate, and discovery. Plato’s insights shaped Western philosophy, political theory, psychology, ethics, and countless fields that define modern civilization. This masterwork remains as relevant today as it was in ancient Athens, offering profound wisdom on how societies flourish—and why they fall.
This beautifully formatted edition presents Plato’s ideas with clarity and elegance, making his complex discussions accessible to today’s readers without losing their power or nuance. Whether you’re a student of philosophy, a lover of great ideas, or someone seeking timeless guidance on ethics and leadership, this work will challenge, enlighten, and inspire you.
Why I’m including this: It’s Plato. This is one of the foundational texts of Western civilization, and finding a well-formatted free edition is genuinely valuable. The Republic isn’t just for philosophy students—anyone interested in politics, leadership, ethics, or the question of what makes a good society will find themselves thinking about these ideas long after they’ve finished reading. The Allegory of the Cave alone has influenced everything from The Matrix to countless TED talks. If you’ve never read it, or if your copy from college is gathering dust, this is your chance to engage with 2,400 years of accumulated wisdom about how we should live together.
Ensnared by the Laird (Four Horsemen of the Highlands, Book 1)
Author: Emma Prince
FREE
Medieval Historical Romance
⚔️ When love collides with vengeance, only the strong will survive...
Scotland’s throne has been stolen by a Pretender King who means to crush all those who oppose him. Four Highlanders refuse to yield. Hell-bent on revenge, they vow to destroy the Pretender and restore Scotland to its rightful King.
Laird Domnall MacAyre is out for blood. He bears a personal vendetta against the murderous traitor who helped the Pretender ascend. But when he tracks the traitor to a remote island keep, he finds the man’s sister in his stead. The lass makes Domnall’s retribution all the sweeter—in kidnapping her, he can twist the knife even deeper into his enemy’s heart. Yet as a passionate bond grows between them, it is Domnall’s heart in danger of ruination. 💔
Lady Ailsa Murray barely knows her brother, yet he is her only remaining family, and the bonds of blood are not easily broken. So when she is taken by a Highlander dead-set on revenge, she makes a silent pledge to do anything it takes to thwart him. But when it comes to her captor, enemies and lovers are but two edges of the same blade. Will she have the courage to stand against Domnall, or will her heart succumb before she can alter the course of both their fates? 🏴
The appeal: Emma Prince has established herself as a go-to author for readers who love their Highland romance with historical weight and emotional intensity. The Four Horsemen of the Highlands series delivers on the kidnapping-to-love trope that historical romance fans can’t resist—the captor who becomes protector, the enemy who becomes everything. If you’re a fan of Monica McCarty, Hannah Howell, or Maya Banks’s Highland historicals, Prince writes in that same tradition of fierce warriors, strong heroines, and a Scotland worth fighting for. This is enemies-to-lovers with kilts, castles, and plenty of heat.
Author: Taylor Caldwell
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Historical Psychological Literary Fiction
📖 The story of a Boston heiress who wishes for nothing—except happiness—by a New York Times–bestselling author who “never falters when it comes to storytelling” (Publishers Weekly).
Caroline Ames is rich beyond imagining. But after a childhood with a cold, rejecting father, she is irrationally terrified of poverty, seething with hostility, and incapable of giving or receiving love. Those who cross her path tend to find themselves at the very least suffering, if not thoroughly broken.
A Prologue to Love introduces three generations of the Ames family during the Gilded Age and the early twentieth century—painting a compassionate portrait of a difficult woman, those who have hurt her, and those she has hurt. It is a vivid, profoundly moving novel that explores the damage that everyday evil can do—and what it takes to overcome it.
Why Caldwell remains essential: Taylor Caldwell was a master of psychological family sagas, and this novel exemplifies her strengths. Caroline Ames has everything—wealth, status, security—yet she’s emotionally bankrupt, made incapable of love by a cold, rejecting father. What makes the novel compassionate rather than condemnatory is Caldwell’s understanding of how damage gets transmitted across generations. Spanning the Gilded Age and early twentieth century, this is literary fiction that explores “everyday evil”—not dramatic villainy but the ordinary cruelties that break people over time. Publishers Weekly praised Caldwell’s storytelling, and at $2.99 for a novel that would typically cost $17.99, this is a chance to discover why she was a New York Times bestselling author who understood the psychology of difficult women.
Author: Jeff Long
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Action Thriller Fiction
🕳️ New York Times bestselling author of The Reckoning takes readers on an intense and imaginative tour de force in this follow up horror novel to The Descent that plunges in the depths of Earth to a Hell that is real, geological, and savagely inhabited right below our very feet.
A decade has passed since doomed explorers unveiled a nightmare of tunnels and rivers honeycombing the earth’s depths. After millennia of suffering terror and predation, humanity’s armies descended to destroy the ancient hordes. Deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, a doomed science expedition killed the subterranean fabled leader, and suddenly, it seemed that evil was dead, and all was right with the world.
Deeper explodes that complacency and plunges readers back into the sunless abyss. Hell boils up through America’s subways and basements to take its revenge and steal our children.
Against the backdrop of a looming war with China, a lone explorer, the linguist Ali von Schade, learns that a far greater menace lies in the unexplored heart of the planet.
The real Satan can’t be killed, and he has been waiting since the beginning of time to gain his freedom. Man and his pitiless enemies are mere pawns in the greatest escape ever devised.
For fans of The Descent: Jeff Long’s sequel explodes the false victory of the first book—humanity thought it had destroyed the subterranean hordes and killed their leader, but evil doesn’t die that easily. Now Hell literally boils up through America’s subways and basements, stealing children and taking revenge. Against a backdrop of looming war with China, linguist Ali von Schade discovers that a far greater menace waits in the unexplored heart of the planet: the real Satan, who has been waiting since the beginning of time to gain his freedom. Long’s concept—that Hell is a real, geological place beneath our feet, savagely inhabited—is brilliantly terrifying. This is action-horror on an epic scale, where humans and their enemies are merely pawns in something cosmic. At $1.99, it’s a dark journey for readers who want their thrillers to go deep.
Maybe Next Time (Vegas Nights Book 1)
Author: Christina C. Jones
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African American Romance
💔 For better or worse… That was the promise Denver and Kensa made, but it’s a sentiment they’ve somehow lost along the way. What started as a passionate wildfire has diminished to a flicker, all but snuffed out by unspoken fears, perceived betrayal, and a complete breakdown in communication. Can either of them tuck their ego away long enough to rekindle their flame?
Marriage in crisis, beautifully told: Christina C. Jones tackles one of romance’s most challenging subgenres—the married couple trying to save their relationship. Denver and Kensa made vows, but somewhere along the way they lost each other. Unspoken fears, perceived betrayals, and a complete breakdown in communication have reduced their passionate wildfire to a dying flicker. The question at the heart of this story is painfully real: can they set aside their egos long enough to find their way back to each other? Jones is known for writing emotionally authentic African American romance, and this setup promises angst, growth, and the hard work of rebuilding trust. At $1.99, this is a romance that goes deeper than first attraction—it’s about what happens when love gets tested and whether it can survive.
Ranger Protection (Texas Ranger Heroes Book 1)
Author: Lynn Shannon
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Christian Romantic Suspense
🤠 Discover thrilling suspense and heartfelt romance in this inspiring series by Publishers Weekly bestselling author Lynn Shannon...
When Dr. Tara Sims is robbed, she fights back to protect her daughter and nearly pays with her life. She’s rescued by Texas Ranger Grady West. Her childhood friend is now a handsome lawman, but Tara refuses to acknowledge the chemistry sparking between them. With a little girl to raise and a growing medical practice, she has no room in her life for romance.
Grady suspects the vicious assault wasn’t a random act. What he can’t figure out is why anyone would attack the single mother. He vows to protect Tara and her little girl while keeping his growing feelings for them out of the equation. Getting romantically involved with his sister’s best friend is more hazardous than hunting criminals.
As the threats escalate and evidence links the robbery to a homicide, Tara and Grady realize nothing is quite as it seems. Untangling a web of secrets makes them the target of a madman, and it’s only a matter of time before the killer strikes again…
Ranger Protection kicks off the inspirational romantic suspense series Texas Ranger Heroes, although each book can be read as a standalone. A fast-paced mystery paired with a sweet romance, it’s guaranteed to keep you reading late into the night!
Suspense with heart: Lynn Shannon (Publishers Weekly bestselling author) pairs a single-mother doctor with her childhood friend turned Texas Ranger in a story where the robbery that nearly killed her wasn’t random—it’s connected to a homicide. Tara has no room for romance with a medical practice and daughter to protect. Grady knows getting involved with his sister’s best friend is dangerous territory. But as threats escalate and they untangle a web of secrets, they become targets of a madman. This is Christian romantic suspense that delivers both the thriller elements and the sweet romance, with faith woven naturally into the story. Each book in the Texas Ranger Heroes series works as a standalone, making this $1.99 deal a perfect entry point for readers who want clean romance with genuine danger.
Author: Tom Lyons
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Occult Unexplained Mysteries
👁️ A Terrifying Collection of True Encounters with the Unknown
The woods are supposed to be peaceful. The mountains, a place of solitude. The open fields, a stretch of untamed beauty. But for those who have ventured too far, strayed off the path, or stayed out past dark… the wilderness holds something else.
In I Saw It Out There, firsthand accounts reveal chilling encounters with the unexplainable—things that defy logic, creatures that shouldn’t exist, and presences that watch from the shadows. From campers who wake to inhuman whispers, to hikers who find themselves being followed by something they can’t see, to hunters who realize they are not the apex predator—these stories will make you question what really lurks in the great outdoors.
They saw it. They survived. But they’ll never be the same.
You’ll never look at the woods the same way: Tom Lyons collects firsthand accounts of encounters that defy explanation—creatures that shouldn’t exist, presences watching from shadows, and the terrifying realization that you’re not alone. Campers wake to inhuman whispers. Hikers are followed by something they can’t see. Hunters discover they’re not the apex predator. These are “true” accounts from people who ventured too far, stayed out too late, and encountered something that changed them forever. Whether you believe in cryptids and paranormal phenomena or just love a good scare, this collection taps into primal fears about what lurks beyond the campfire’s light. At $1.99, it’s perfect reading for a dark night—though maybe not if you’re actually camping.
Margaritas at The Beach House Hotel
Author: Judith Keim
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Mothers & Children Fiction
🍹 An upscale hotel like The Beach House Hotel sometimes attracts surprise guests….
Ann and Rhonda continue to oversee their Beach House Hotel along the Gulf Coast of Florida, providing guests with a lovely experience of good food, relaxation, and the privacy many of them require. When Vice President Amelia Swanson asks them for a favor, Ann and Rhonda agree without realizing it means protecting Amelia’s sister from an abusive husband and a nosy public, including their nemesis, Brock Goodwin, who hopes to gain something from the knowledge. But once they’ve said yes, there’s no going back. Life continues at a busy pace with their families growing baby by baby. Nell, Vaughn’s daughter, has a baby girl; Rhonda’s daughter, Angela, has her second baby, a girl; and Liz, Ann’s daughter, is desperately trying to get pregnant. With all the tension and activity taking place at home and at the hotel, Ann and Rhonda meet in the afternoon when they can for margaritas and a private talk. Rhonda, especially, needs Ann’s guidance in how to handle Katherine Smythe, Angela’s mother-in-law, and one of the most irritating people they know. After they have what Rhonda calls a “near-death experience,” they come to realize how lucky they are. And when another wedding takes place at the hotel due to what Rhonda believes are her matchmaking skills, they celebrate life and margaritas at The Beach House Hotel in a whole different way.
Comfort reading with a splash of drama: Judith Keim continues the beloved Beach House Hotel series with Ann and Rhonda juggling family, friendship, and the demands of running an upscale Gulf Coast hotel. This installment brings a Vice President’s request to protect her sister from an abusive husband, irritating in-laws, multiple family pregnancies, and a nemesis trying to cause trouble. Through it all, Ann and Rhonda meet for afternoon margaritas and private talks—the heart of their friendship. Keim delivers the warm, relationship-focused fiction her readers love: family celebrations, wedding matchmaking, and a “near-death experience” that puts everything in perspective. If you’ve been following the series, this is more time with characters you love. If you’re new, expect heartwarming women’s fiction with Florida sunshine and found family. At $3.49, it’s an escape to the beach.
Author: Sylvia Plath
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Poetry About Places
📝 “Made up of poems that are so original in their style and so startlingly accomplished in their confessional voice that they helped change the direction of contemporary poetry, Ariel is a masterpiece.” — New York Observer
Sylvia Plath’s famous collection, as she intended it.
When Sylvia Plath died, she not only left behind a prolific life but also her unpublished literary masterpiece, Ariel. When her husband, Ted Hughes, first brought this collection to the public, it garnered worldwide acclaim, but it wasn’t the draft Sylvia had wanted her readers to see. This facsimile edition restores, for the first time, Plath’s original manuscript—including handwritten notes—and her own selection and arrangement of poems. This edition also includes in facsimile the complete working drafts of her poem “Ariel,” which provide a rare glimpse into the creative process of a beloved writer. This publication introduces a truer version of Plath’s works, and will alter her legacy forever.
Plath as she intended to be read: This is a literary event: Sylvia Plath’s Ariel as she arranged it, not as Ted Hughes edited it after her death. The original published version garnered worldwide acclaim, but it wasn’t what Plath wanted readers to see. This facsimile edition restores her manuscript with handwritten notes, her own selection and arrangement of poems, and complete working drafts of the title poem—a rare window into her creative process. Ariel changed the direction of contemporary poetry with its confessional voice and startling originality. For scholars, this edition is essential. For readers who love Plath, it’s a chance to experience her masterpiece in its truest form. At $1.99 for what normally costs $13.99, this is an extraordinary opportunity to own a significant literary restoration.
Falling (Saints of Salvation Book 1)
Author: VJ Dunn, VJJ Dunn
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Christian Apocalypse Survival Thriller
🙏 He’s dying. She’s praying. And the world is falling apart.
When the world collapsed, Nathan Diamond was already facing death. A terminal diagnosis left him with nothing to lose—except his wife, Tammy. Now, in a nation overrun by fear, famine, and a new authoritarian force called the Peacekeepers, his only mission is to get her to safety.
But there’s nowhere left to run.
As cities burn and freedoms vanish overnight, Nathan and Tammy become fugitives in their own country. Tammy turns to prayer. Nathan turns bitter. But when her prayers are answered again and again—often in ways that defy logic—Nathan begins to wonder if the God he never believed in might be real after all.
In a world gone mad, will faith be their salvation… or their undoing?
Perfect for fans of Left Behind, The Road, or Jericho, The Saints of Salvation is a gripping Christian apocalypse series filled with heartbreak, hope, and the supernatural power of prayer.
For fans of Left Behind and The Road: VJ and VJJ Dunn combine apocalyptic survival with faith-based storytelling in a series starter that puts a dying man and his praying wife on the run through a collapsing America. Nathan Diamond was already facing death from a terminal diagnosis when civilization fell. Now he’s trying to get his wife Tammy to safety while an authoritarian force called the Peacekeepers hunts them. Tammy prays; Nathan turns bitter. But when her prayers are answered in ways that defy logic, his skepticism begins to crack. The tension between faith and doubt gives this series emotional depth beyond typical apocalyptic fiction. If you loved Jericho’s collapse-of-civilization premise or The Road’s desperate journey, this $1.99 Christian thriller offers both survival tension and spiritual questions about what happens when the world ends.
Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic
Author: Ilan Pappé
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History of Israel & Palestine
🌍 In 1896, a Jewish state was a pipe dream. Today the overwhelming majority of Jews identify as Zionists. How did this happen?
Ilan Pappé unveils how over a century of aggressive lobbying changed the map of the Middle East. Pro-Israel lobbies convinced British and American policymakers to condone Israel’s flagrant breaches of international law, grant Israel unprecedented military aid and deny Palestinians rights. Anyone who questioned unconditional support for Israel, even in the mildest terms, became the target of relentless smear campaigns. Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic shows us how an unassailable consensus was built—and how it might be dismantled.
A historian’s perspective on political influence: Ilan Pappé, an Israeli historian known for his controversial critical stance, examines how pro-Israel lobbying shaped British and American policy over more than a century. He argues that these lobbying efforts built an “unassailable consensus” that condoned breaches of international law, secured unprecedented military aid, and targeted critics with smear campaigns. Pappé’s thesis is provocative and will challenge readers regardless of their political views on Israel-Palestine. This is serious historical analysis from an academic perspective, not polemic—though readers should approach it knowing Pappé’s viewpoint is disputed by many scholars. At $0.99 for a book that typically costs $14.99, it’s an opportunity to engage with a significant voice in this ongoing historical debate.
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Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution
Author: Amanda Vaill
NEW RELEASE
American Revolution Biographies
🗽 America’s Founding Era reconsidered through the lives of two women as formidable as, and in some respects stronger than, the men they loved, married, and mothered.
Angelica and Elizabeth Schuyler, born to wealth and privilege in New York’s Hudson Valley during the latter half of the eighteenth century, were raised to make good marriages and supervise substantial households. Instead they became embroiled in the turmoil of America’s insurrection against Great Britain—and rebelled themselves, in ways as different as each was from the other, against the destiny mapped out for them.
Glamorous Angelica, who sought fulfillment through attachments to powerful men, eloped at twenty with a war profiteer and led a luxurious life, first in Paris, then in London, charming Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and the Prince of Wales. Eliza, one year her junior, too candid for flirtation and uninterested in influence or intrigue, married a penniless illegitimate outsider, Alexander Hamilton, and devoted herself to his career. But after his appointment as America’s first Treasury Secretary, she was challenged by the controversies in which he became involved, not the least of which was the attraction that grew between him and her adored sister.
When tragedy followed, everything changed for both women: one deprived of her animating spirit, the other improbably gaining a new, self-determined life. “You would not have suffered if you had married into a family less near the sun,” wrote Angelica to Eliza, “but then [you would have missed] the pride, the pleasure, the nameless satisfactions.”
Beyond Hamilton: Amanda Vaill gives the Schuyler sisters the full historical treatment they deserve—beyond the musical, beyond their famous husbands, into the complex realities of their lives. Angelica eloped with a war profiteer and charmed Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and the Prince of Wales in Paris and London. Eliza married the penniless, illegitimate Alexander Hamilton and devoted herself to his career, only to face the controversies he courted—including his attraction to her own sister. Vaill traces how tragedy transformed both women: one lost her animating spirit, the other improbably found a new, self-determined life. This is Founding Era history reconsidered through women who were as formidable as the men they loved, married, and mothered. For readers who loved Hamilton and want the deeper, more complicated truth, this new release delivers scholarly biography with narrative power.
Mr Wilman’s Motoring Adventure: Top Gear, Grand Tour and Twenty Years of Magic and Mayhem
Author: Andy Wilman
NEW RELEASE
Motor Sports Biographies
🏎️ Lift the bonnet on 20 years of magic and mayhem on Top Gear and The Grand Tour—from the mysterious man behind the camera . . .
The perfect gift for fans of fast cars, big laughs and full-throttle TV adventures!
Top Gear turned gloomy Sunday nights into celebratory Friday nights.
It made household names of presenters Clarkson, Hammond and May, their unique chemistry and buddy movie antics proving irresistible to a vast global audience. With these three at the helm, Top Gear earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the most popular factual TV show on the planet.
Then, a short while later, it was all gone.
How did a thoroughly sensible little consumer advice programme on cars turn into a global phenomenon in the first place, though? How did it all go wrong? And how did they rise from the ashes as The Grand Tour, and go on to scale even greater heights?
One man has all the answers.
There from the beginning, Top Gear and The Grand Tour co-creator, and Jeremy’s oldest friend, Andy Wilman, opens the bonnet on over twenty years of motoring mayhem. In Mr Wilman’s Motoring Adventure, the mysterious man in the shadows tells the inside story of your favourite TV shows for the first time.
Irreverent, joyful and as laugh-out-loud funny as the shows themselves, it’s the best book about Top Gear and The Grand Tour . . . in the world.
The inside story from the man who made it happen: Andy Wilman was there from the beginning—co-creator of Top Gear and The Grand Tour, Jeremy Clarkson’s oldest friend, and the mysterious figure behind the camera while Clarkson, Hammond, and May became global stars. Now he’s finally telling the inside story: how a sensible car consumer show became the most popular factual TV program on the planet, how it all went wrong, and how they rose from the ashes to scale even greater heights with The Grand Tour. Wilman promises the same irreverent humor that made the shows beloved, plus answers to questions fans have wondered about for twenty years. If you’ve ever watched those three idiots drive cars into rivers, race across continents, or destroy caravans, this new release is the definitive behind-the-scenes account from the one person who saw it all.
Sisters in Death: The Black Dahlia, the Prairie Heiress, and Their Hunter
Author: Eli Frankel
NEW RELEASE
Biographies of Serial Killers
🔍 Who killed the Black Dahlia? In this eye-opening shocker, an award-winning producer, true-crime researcher, and Hollywood insider finally solves the greatest—and most gruesome—murder mystery of the twentieth century just before its 80th anniversary.
In January 1947, the bisected body of Elizabeth Short, completely drained of blood, was discovered in an undeveloped lot in Los Angeles. Its gruesome mutilations led to a firestorm of publicity, city-wide panic, and an unprecedented number of investigative paths led by the LAPD—all dead ends. The Black Dahlia murder remained an unsolved mystery for over seventy years.
Six years earlier and sixteen hundred miles away, another woman’s life had ended in a similarly horrific manner. Leila Welsh was an ambitious, educated, popular, and socially connected beauty. Though raised modestly on a prairie farm, she was heiress to her Kansas City family’s status and wealth. On a winter morning in 1941, Leila’s butchered body was found in her bedroom bearing the marks of unspeakable trauma. One victim faded into obscurity. The other became notorious. Both had in common a killer whose sadistic mind was a labyrinth of dark secrets.
Eli Frankel reveals for the first time a key fact about the Black Dahlia crime scene, never before shared with the public, that leads inexorably to the stunning identification of a criminal who was at the same time amateurish and fiendish, skilled and lucky, sophisticated and brutish. Drawing on newly discovered documents, law enforcement files, interviews with the last surviving participants, the victims’ own letters, trial transcripts, military records, and more, this epic true-crime saga puts together the missing pieces of a legendary puzzle.
A cold case finally solved? Eli Frankel claims to have done what seventy years of investigators couldn’t: identify the Black Dahlia killer. His approach links Elizabeth Short’s 1947 murder to another horrific killing six years earlier—Leila Welsh, a Kansas City heiress found butchered in her bedroom in 1941. One victim became infamous; the other faded into obscurity. But Frankel argues they shared the same killer. Drawing on newly discovered documents, law enforcement files, interviews with surviving participants, victims’ letters, trial transcripts, and military records, he reveals a key crime scene fact never before made public. The killer he identifies was simultaneously amateurish and fiendish, skilled and lucky. Whether Frankel’s solution convinces you or not, this new release promises the most comprehensive investigation into America’s most notorious unsolved murder, arriving just before its 80th anniversary.
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