Friday’s Mystery eBooks
A Christmas Candy Killing
by Christina Romeril
Rating: 4.3 #ad
Their chocolates are to die for—but things aren’t so sweet when a real killer comes to town, in this debut mystery perfect for fans of Joanne Fluke and Laura Childs.
Identical twin sisters Alex and Hannah are the owners of Murder and Mayhem, a mystery bookshop that sells their famous poison-themed Killer Chocolates. But now, there’s a real killer in their midst. Shortly before Christmas, their septuagenarian neighbor, Jane, confides to Alex that a murderer from a true-crime show has taken up residence in the village. Unfortunately, she’s also shared her suspicions with town gossip Netta.
Warrior
by Linda K. Rodante
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Kickboxer Kati Walsh’s one outreach is to her kickboxing friends at the gym, but she’s praying God will stir her heart again. Only she’s not sure that the new assistant pastor and his friend Reece Jernigan are what she prayed for – because Assistant Pastor Josh Corbin intends to win the hearts of the gang members in the northside neighborhood.
When Josh plans a prayer walk in the area, both the congregation and the police are wary, but Josh insists that prayer works. He believes in spiritual warfare – prayer, praise, and the Word of God. Reece, on the other hand, has been on the streets before, and his weapon of choice is a 9mm Glock.
The Fervor
by Alma Katsu
Rating: 4.0 #ad
The acclaimed author of the celebrated literary horror novels The Hunger and The Deep turns her psychological and supernatural eye on the horrors of the Japanese American internment camps in World War II.
1944: As World War II rages on, the threat has come to the home front. In a remote corner of Idaho, Meiko Briggs and her daughter, Aiko, are desperate to return home. Following Meiko’s husband’s enlistment as an air force pilot in the Pacific months prior, Meiko and Aiko were taken from their home in Seattle and sent to one of the internment camps in the Midwest. It didn’t matter that Aiko was American-born: They were Japanese, and therefore considered a threat by the American government.
Secrets of Honor
by Carol Kilgore
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend. Except when they’re not.
By the end of a long evening working as a special set of eyes for the presidential security detail, all Kat Marengo wants is to kick off her shoes and stash two not-really-stolen rings in a secure spot. Plus maybe sleep wth Dave Krizak. No, make that definitely sleep with Dave Krizak. The next morning, she wishes her new top priorities were so simple.
As an operative for a covert agency buried in the depths of the Department of Homeland Security, Kat is asked to participate in a matter of life or death–locate a kidnapped girl believed to be held in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The House on Cold Hill
by Peter James
Rating: 4.0 #ad
Ollie and Caro Harcourt are moving into a new house with their twelve-year-old daughter Jade. Ollie is desperate to leave the city. Caro is less sure. Then they view Cold Hill House, a dilapidated rural mansion, and fall instantly in love. It’s expensive, but with its space, seclusion and huge grounds it seems like a brilliant idea.
That is, until they arrive. It soon becomes apparent that they are not alone. A spectral woman appears on screens and walks the corridors, vanishing before she can be challenged. Strange occurrences become ever more common.
The Yawning Gap
by C.V. Vobh
Rating: 5.0 #ad
Invisible boundaries have isolated Cor’s village for centuries. He accidentally finds a way out.
What he finds outside is a violent and blighted world in decline. He learns that the entire world has been fragmented by similar boundaries, which are leeching their power from life itself. Unless something is done about the boundaries, what’s left of life will come to an end.
That heavy task falls on Cor’s shoulders. Fortunately, he soon finds friends and fellow wanderers willing to share the load. Together, they venture across their small, fragmented world into the vast unknown beyond the boundaries.
Rattlesnake Wind
by Lilith Saintcrow
Rating: 4.5 #ad
A teenager must rely on deadly magic taught by an elderly neighbor to protect her family in this coming-of-age story.
After the death of their abusive patriarch, sixteen-year-old Desiree “Dez” Sarpe and her family moved to the high plains of Wyoming for a fresh start. Life is quieter now, but peace doesn’t put food on the table. Unable to get a job, Dez reluctantly stays home – before following a track in the long grass and finding Granny Iyaga.
Granny hires Dez for housecleaning, and also begins teaching her peculiar things. School starts, winter approaches, and for the first time, Dez begins to relax.
The Ten Eternal Laws of Life
by Dorit Dvora Ben-Dor
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Freedom, fulfillment, and meaning. The Ten Eternal Laws of Life offers a groundbreakingly contemporary answer, channeling ancient wisdom for the modern age.
As the world grows increasingly complicated and overwhelming, it is not uncommon for us to feel out of control, perplexed, and shackled – wandering in search of our individual path to freedom. But the answer might come not from any new method – rather from the ancient wisdom of The Ten Commandments.
The Ten Eternal Laws of Life takes a revolutionary approach to the biblical Ten Commandments we all know, deciphering and reinterpreting them for the modern age. Using clear and concise language, author and spiritual mentor Dorit Dvora Ben-Dor takes us on a journey toward a wider understanding of the Ten Commandments – transforming the archaic guidelines into tools for profound personal development.