Saturday, June 13, 2020

June's Limited-Time eBook Deals

Enjoy some great, limited-time Kindle eBook deals.

Stay safe,
Bruce

(Prices change constantly. Be sure to verify all prices before purchase.)

Start Date: NOW  End Date: June 18
LOONS
By M L Everett
Coming of Age Fiction
Regular Price: $2.99  Sale Price: $0.99

In 1934, Megan Kinkade, is put on a train bound for Maine to live with her estranged father after her mother dies. Though Megan has mixed feelings about her father, she’s grateful to escape the overcrowded orphanage.

Megan soon discovers that her father, whom she supposed to be a respected and wealthy doctor, operates an insane asylum out of an old mansion.

Megan’s new life becomes anything but normal as she faces ridicule from her classmates and tries to find her place in the new, strange world of unexpected secrets and haunting pasts that blur the line between reality and illusion.

https://amzn.to/3d1aOY2


Start Date: NOW  End Date: June 18
In Plain Sight: A Blake Jordan Thriller (The Blake Jordan Series Book 3)
By Ken Fite
Terrorism Thriller
Regular Price: $3.99  Sale Price: $0.99

After his wife’s murderer is captured, Blake Jordan heads to Chicago to propose to the woman he loves. But while millions of Americans are distracted with New Year’s Eve celebrations, Russian terrorists are making other plans.

When they force a hacker to crash a train in DC, Blake learns that a prisoner warned authorities about the attack. But he discovers the prisoner is his wife’s killer and she claims another strike is imminent.

If he wants to stop the next attack and protect those closest to him, Blake must get the prisoner to talk. But when he sees the truth hidden in plain sight, he’ll be forced to make an unforgettable sacrifice...

https://amzn.to/2XZw4sZ


Start Date: NOW  End Date: June 17
In the Space of an Atom
By Bruce M. Perrin
Thriller
Regular Price: $2.99  Sale Price: $0.99

There's nothing like someone trying to kill you to give your life direction.

Yes, I had been in a funk, drifting from job to job, but that all changed when Jones came at me with a gun. And when he, the research lab where I had worked, and the chief scientist all disappeared, I was left with nothing but a piece of mind-blowing technology and a story so bizarre that the police were more concerned about my mental health than the attempted murder. I needed help to understand what I'd gotten myself into. Enter young, beautiful Dr. Diane Stapleton. And when I accidentally involved her in this deadly nightmare, I knew only one thing for sure. I couldn't let her die.

In the Space of an Atom is fast, light suspense with a bit of science and a touch of romance that you won't put down until the final page.

https://amzn.to/3dU0dzt


Start Date: NOW  End Date: June 18
Memories & Secrets
By Diane Winger
Teen & Young Adult Multigenerational Fiction
Regular Price: $2.99  Sale Price: $0.99

A year after her husband died, Deborah is still deeply torn over her role in his death, but she can't confide in anyone without breaking a solemn promise. Her granddaughter, Ashley, is no longer the cheerful, confident tomboy Deborah remembers. Ashley has secrets of her own. The death of a student at her high school has cut her to the core for reasons she has kept hidden.

Neither of these two family members expected their summer visit to be transformative, but life is sometimes full of surprises. In this novel filled with sadness and laughter, with fear and courage, two people turn to love to lift them beyond their painful memories and secrets.

https://amzn.to/2MRJzEW


Start Date: NOW  End Date: June 17
Greed Can Be Deadly (Sage Gardens Cozy Mystery Book 12)
By Cindy Bell
Cozy Mystery
Regular Price: $2.99  Sale Price: $0.99

Eddy is happy to be reconnecting with an old colleague who he hasn’t seen in years. But it looks like Colin has landed up in hot water and needs Eddy’s help.

But things become much more serious when someone lands up dead and Eddy is right in the middle of the investigation. His three friends join him in the search to find the murderer and clear Eddy’s name. But their investigations send them straight towards danger, and they uncover more secrets than they bargained for.

Eddy, Walt, Samantha and Jo land themselves in far deeper than they expected and now not only need to investigate a murder and keep Eddy out of jail, but they have to fight to stay alive as well. Will the ‘Sage Gardens Sleuths’ find the murderer before someone else lands up dead?

https://amzn.to/3dV9ZkW


Start Date: NOW  End Date: June 18
Fall of the Reaper (Witch of the Lake Book 3)
By Miranda Honfleur
Fairy Tale Fantasy
Regular Price: $4.99  Sale Price: $2.99

After her life nearly fell apart, Brygida finally knows her place: away from the village, with her mothers, healing the slumbering wood to keep the nightmares at bay. Her family grimoire warns that the wood may never be allowed to wake, and she claims that duty for her own. Her mind does turn to the new lord of Rubin, but wishing for more almost lost her everything, and she’s not about to lose her witchlands to its nightmares caused by the villagers. That is, until the dreaded cult arrives…

Kaspian has never wanted the rulership, but when his father passes away, he has no choice but to ascend to lord. With tensions high between the village and the witches, trust lacking between him and his subjects, and a heavy heart turned toward the wood, Kaspian can’t help but wish for someone to take it all away… And then a familiar face from his past comes to grant it.

https://amzn.to/2MTlA87


Start Date: NOW  End Date: June 19
Seeing Double (The Perception Trilogy Book 1)
By Alyssa Lynn
Teen & Young Adult Science Fiction
Regular Price: $3.99  Sale Price: $0.99

Still haunted by the death of her childhood best friend Jett, Ava returns to her small hometown searching for the truth behind what happened.

When she falls into the hands of danger and is saved by a familiar face, Ava attempts to figure out how Jett returned from the dead. In the midst of introducing him into her world, trouble finds her again.

But this time, Jett won’t be able to save her.

https://amzn.to/2UF2g2O


Start Date: NOW  End Date: June 19
PITY An Animal Shelter Novel
By Laraine Lebron
Thriller
Regular Price: $2.99  Sale Price: $0.99

Lucy Hickey-Rios has loved animals her entire life, and that is why she works so hard as the Executive Director of Mercy Animal Shelter. 

Lucy hates any form of animal abuse or neglect, but most of all she despises people who fight animals. When she and her staff discover evidence of organized dog fighting right under their noses, they become obsessed with catching those responsible and rescuing the pit bulls being so horribly used.

They must battle the dog fighters, the prejudice against pit bulls and even the feds in their efforts to rescue these dogs and purge their city of the horror that is dog fighting.

https://amzn.to/2UGQ4ii


Start Date: NOW  End Date: June 18
Blue Lake: A Mystery
By Elizabeth Buhmann
Mystery
Regular Price: $3.99  Sale Price: $0.99

Rural Virginia, 1945. The Second World War had just ended when Alice Hannon found the lifeless body of her five-year-old daughter, Eugenie, floating in Blue Lake.

More than twenty years later, Alice’s youngest daughter, Regina, returns home after a long estrangement because her father is dying. She is shocked to discover, quite by accident, that her sister’s drowning was briefly investigated as a murder at the time.

She becomes convinced that if she can discover the truth about Eugenie’s death, she can mend the central rift in her life. With little to go on but old newspapers and letters, the dead girl’s hairpin, and her own earliest memories, Regina teases out a family history of cascading tragedy that turns her world upside down.

https://amzn.to/2zyksUA


Start Date: NOW  End Date: June 19
First Shot (Washington & Jefferson Book 1)
By Nic Saint
Heist Thriller
Regular Price: $2.99  Sale Price: $0.99

Nine years ago Anna Washington became world famous when she slapped Chris Jefferson across the face in the middle of her father’s inaugural address.

A lot has happened since then. Jack Washington became the first American president to be impeached, after giving the executive order to take out a terrorist cell, which turned out to be a hog farm. Wrecked by guilt, he bought what was left of the farm and became a pig farmer. Anna went from First Daughter to pig farmer’s daughter.

Nine years later, she’s working as a waitress in a coffee shop in Manhattan. So when she runs into Chris, she’s not exactly thrilled. The former First Son, now a bestselling writer of conspiracy thrillers, claims their dads have been kidnapped by some maniac. Soon her life is turned upside down once again.

https://amzn.to/3hsVruU


Start Date: NOW  End Date: June 18
A Case of Murder by Monte Carlo: Texas General Cozy Cases (Texas General Cozy Cases of Mystery Book 1)
By Becki Willis
Women's Detective Fiction
Regular Price: $2.99  Sale Price: $0.99

Laurel Benson is a loyal and dedicated nurse. She may be petite, but she’ll take on anyone who threatens her patients’ safety and well-being. That feisty protectiveness creates problems when a hit and run victim lands in the ER and Police Detective Cade Resnick arrives to investigate.

There’s no denying the sparks between these two, but their professions put them at odds. As Cade zeroes in on his suspect, Laurel won’t make it easy for him, not while the suspect is under her care. More than once, these two clash when Cade’s quest for justice collides with Laurel’s concern for her patients.

https://amzn.to/2MTSKo6

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Thursday, June 11, 2020

Six Headlines for June


Welcome to the June News Post,

I share at least one thing with my protagonists … and it’s not solving mysteries! 

We jog/hike to ponder the challenges of life. That fact probably explains why in the last couple of months my 10+ mile hikes have gone from about one a month to almost one per week. We’ve certainly had our share of challenges. And now, we find ourselves pulled between standing shoulder-to-shoulder in peaceful protest against social injustice on the one hand and standing six feet apart to protect our health on the other. I hope you and yours have found a path toward peace of mind in these unprecedented times.

June was a good month for my last book, Mind in Chains. And I have a new addition to the Mind Sleuth Publications imprint, a 99-cent sale, and three giveaways to tell you about. So, on to the news.

Bruce

1. Recognition for Mind in Chains

Mind in Chains was selected by the Missouri region of the Indie Author Project.

One of the primary goals of the project is to work "... with top curation partners and librarians to identify hundreds of these as the best indie eBooks available to readers—so they can be sustainably circulated to library patrons with confidence."

So, if you live in the Missouri region, please enjoy a copy from your local library: http://library.biblioboard.com/content/6687e82e-4a15-4204-aa8e-d1c85030dd07

Or pick up a copy on Amazon: https://bit.ly/32pM2ff


2.  Learning/Entertaining Activities for Children


Know a child (5+) with Botley the Coding Robot? Then, you should check out the newest addition to the Mind Sleuth Publications imprint: Send Your Robot to Work: A Coding and Coloring Book for the Botley Robot


Join Botley and his friends as they tackle obstacle avoidance, line following, spinning, and maze navigation in the Office Olympics.This STEM-centered book will engage your child's intellect as well as his/her creativity with 13 different coding, coloring, and storytelling exercises.

https://amzn.to/3hfQKVh

3. Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction for $0.99

You’ll find more than fifteen eBooks in this 99-cent, science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction collection. Some are permanently at that price. Others have been temporarily reduced for this promotion including my book, In the Space of an Atom.

If you like speculative fiction, take a look and save some money.

https://storyoriginapp.com/to/Jot7Il7


4. Get a Free Short Story … and Perhaps Follow-up with a Free eBook?

Author Kevin G. Chapman has made his short story, Fool Me Twice, free and widely available. In it, detective Mike Stoneman makes his first appearance in print. Find it at any of these retailers:

Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086Z8GRCJ
Smashwords:  https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1014765
Barnes and Noble:  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fool-me-twice-kevin-g-chapman/1136852214
Kobo:  https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/fool-me-twice-a-mike-stoneman-short-story
Apple: https://books.apple.com/us/book/fool-me-twice-a-mike-stoneman-short-story/id1507829023

You can even listen to Kevin narrate the story or download the MP3 file:  https://kevingchapman.com/fool-me-twice-download-listening-page/

If you like what you read/heard, then Kevin invites you to contact him at his website to request a free eBook or audiobook version of Righteous Assassin, book #1 in the Mike Stoneman Thriller series:  https://kevingchapman.com/contact/

5.  Free Books from Fabulous Fiction Reviews

Want to find a new favorite author? Then, check out more than 45 great titles in genres from romance to thrillers. And they’re all free if you’ll consider helping other readers find the book with a review.

Act now because this promotion ends June 30th!

https://storyoriginapp.com/to/KJoe7Gd

6.  June Science Fiction and Fantasy Giveaway

Have a half-hour to fill with a short story? A half-day for a novella? A week of evenings for a full-length novel? Whatever length of read you seek, if it’s science fiction or fantasy, you’ll find it here.  And they are all free.

https://storyoriginapp.com/to/8XlzLg5