Archives for April 2010

Loving a Lost Lord by Mary Jo Putney is free today in the Amazon Kindle store; I believe this may have been free for a brief period about a year ago, so some of you may have it, but seeing as how a few million Kindles have been sold in the last six months there are probably more of you who do not have it, and if you like romance novels this one sounds like it is for you.  Who knows how long this one will be free again, so if you are interested please click here to pick up your free copy.

Here is the book’s description from the Amazon website:

From Publishers Weekly

Starred Review. The enchanting first Lost Lords novel confirms bestseller Putney (The Marriage Spell) as a major force in historical romance. In early 19th-century northern England, Mariah Clarke inherits beautiful Hartley Manor. George Burke, Hartley’s former owner, claims that Mariah’s father won the estate by cheating at cards and attempts to regain it by courting Mariah, who recklessly claims she’s already married. When she rescues an amnesiac man from the sea, she sees her chance to make the lie true, naming him Adam and convincing him she’s his wife. Sensual romance heats up between the couple until Mariah reluctantly reveals the truth. When she learns of Adam’s real history, Mariah must make a terrible choice. Entrancing characters and a superb plot line catapult this tale into stand-alone status.

Product Description

In the first of a dazzling series, Mary Jo Putney introduces the Lost Lords-maverick childhood friends with a flair for defying convention. Each is about to discover the woman who is his perfect match-but perfection doesn’t come easily, even for the noble Duke of Ashton. . .

Battered by the sea, Adam remembers nothing of his past, his ducal rank, nor of the shipwreck that almost claimed his life. However, he’s delighted to hear that the golden-haired vision tending his wounds is his wife. Mariah’s name and face may not be familiar, but her touch, her warmth, feel deliciously right. . .

When Mariah Clarke prayed for a way to deter a bullying suitor, she didn’t imagine she’d find the answer washed ashore on a desolate beach. Convincing Adam that he is her husband is surprisingly easy. Resisting the temptation to act his wife, in every way, will prove anything but. And now a passion begun in fantasy has become dangerously real-and completely irresistible. . .

“Intoxicating, romantic and utterly ravishing…”-Eloisa James

Mary Jo Putney has made all of the national bestseller lists including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly. Five of her books have been named among the year’s top five romances by The Library Journal, and three more made Booklist Top Ten Romance lists. A ten-time finalist for the Romance Writers of America RITA, she has won the honor twice and is on the RWA Honor Roll for bestselling authors. She has been awarded two Romantic Times Career Achievement Awards, four NJRW Golden Leaf awards, plus the NJRW career achievement award for historical romance. Though most of her books have been historical, she has also published three contemporary romances.

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Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #4: Saviors by John Jackson Miller is free today from the Amazon Kindle store, and is a continuation of Amazon and the publisher offering the Kindle version of these titles in the series for free – just click here to get your copy; the first three in the series are still free and you can get #1 if you click here, #2 if you click here, and #3 if you click here.

Here is the description of #4 in the series from the Amazon website:

Twenty-five years ago the survivors of the marooned Sith ship Omen bloodlessly conquered the native population of the remote planet Kesh, installing themselves as overlords and transforming the primitive Keshiri civilization into a new Sith society. Letting nothing stand in his way-including his own brother-s life-Omen commander-turned-Grand Lord Yaru Korsin has ruled unopposed ever since. But now his days, and those of the ruthless Sith order on Kesh, may be numbered.Revolt-and revenge-have been brewing in the hearts of the two women closest to Korsin. One is Adari Vaal, the once-outcast Keshiri who rescued the stranded Sith, aided their domination of Kesh, and now leads the secret resistance against them. The other is Seelah, wife of Korsin, widow of his murdered brother, and mastermind of the plot to assassinate the Grand Lord and seize power. But have the comforts of a king and his own arrogance blunted Korsin-s cunning Sith instincts? Or is he ready to deal swiftly and mercilessly with treachery from any quarter? Enemies themselves, Adari and Seelah are unaware of each other-s destiny-altering gambits. They only know that there can be no turning back-and no escaping the consequences if they fail.

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Amazon’s Kindle store has a book available for younger readers for a penny, which to me is free as you just can’t seem to find anything for a penny these days, with Douglas Anthony Cooper’s book  Milrose Munce and the Den of Professional Help.  It has received a perfect 5 out of 5 stars based on 12 customer reviews; I’ll also point out the hardback version costs $49.95 and the paperback is $41.99.  You can pick up your copy by clicking here.

Here is the book’s description from the Amazon website:

No one except Milrose Munce knows that ghosts of former students live in his school. Not only is Milrose aware of these ghouls – he’s on a first-name basis with all of them. Of course, some are more likeable than others: the third floor is the home to nearly all of his good friends. Most of them – like Imploded Ig, Deeply Damaged Dave, and Toasted Theresa – were the victims of science experiments gone wrong though they do manage to maintain a sense of humour about their demise. Then there are the ghost athletes who lurk in the basement – a pretty disagreeable group, the majority of them having died after a particularly clumsy maneuver on the school’s sports field.

After Milrose is given yet another detention for offering his teacher an answer that was just a bit too clever, his life takes an unexpected turn. He is sent to a hidden den in the school’s basement to receive Professional Help. Here, he and the quick-witted Arabella, a fellow captive, are put under round-the-clock supervision of the maniacal Massimo Natica. Fortunately for Milrose and Arabella, once they join forces with their ghostly friends, Massimo Natica doesn’t stand a chance.

In the tradition of Edward Gorey and Roald Dahl, the dark comedy and imaginative brilliance of Milrose Munce and the Den of Professional Help will appeal to adults as much as it will to younger readers.

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Amazon is offering a classic for free today, with Harriet Beacher Stowe’s The Minister’s Wooing’ Ms. Stowe was the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.  This is a little strange, as you’ve always been able to find this one for free on Amazon and other places like Project Gutenberg, but I believe there is a major difference with the formatting.  There is a cottage industry out there taking a lot of the public domain books and formatting them with an active table of contents to allow you to maneuver around, making sure the book is formatted for your Kindle (nothing is more annoying to me than a poorly-formatted book for the Kindle), etc.  then charging a buck or more per book to compensate the person / company for formatting it for you.  Many times, to me at least, that is worth the dollar.

For example, if you look at most books from Project Gutenberg, you would have numerous pages at the beginning and end describing Project Gutenberg, the table of contents would not be hyperlinked, and the formatting leaves a lot to be desired.

The Amazon offering is published by a major publisher, which I will assume has been formatted properly, has a table of contents, etc.  You can pick up your copy of this by clicking here.

Here is the book’s description from the Amazon website:

From the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a domestic comedy that examines slavery, Protestant theology, and gender differences in early America.  First published in 1859, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s third novel is set in eighteenth-century Newport, Rhode Island, a community known for its engagement in both religious piety and the slave trade. Mary Scudder lives in a modest farmhouse with her widowed mother and their boarder, Samuel Hopkins, a famous Calvinist theologian who preaches against slavery. Mary is in love with the passionate James Marvyn, but Mary is devout and James is a skeptic, and Mary’s mother opposes the union. James goes to sea, and when he is reportedly drowned, Mary is persuaded to become engaged to Dr. Hopkins.  With colorful characters, including many based on real figures, and a plot that hinges on romance, The Minister’s Wooing combines comedy with regional history to show the convergence of daily life, slavery, and religion in post-Revolutionary New England.

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