Monday’s Mystery eBooks
The Book of Candlelight
by Ellery Adams
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Nora Pennington figures all the wet weather this spring is at least good for business. The local inns are packed with stranded travelers, and among them Nora finds new customers for her store, Miracle Books. Since a little rain never hurt anyone, Nora rides her bike over to the flea market one sodden day and buys a bowl from Danny, a Cherokee potter.
But the next day, after Miracle River overflows its banks, and Danny’s body is found floating within the churning waters, Nora decides it’s time for the Secret, Book, and Scone Society to spring into action.
Chasing Castles, Nineteen Years Living and Teaching Ballet in Italy
by Barbara File Marangon
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Author Barbara File Marangon begins her incredible journey of self-discovery in her grandmother’s Bronx kitchen. With a glimpse of her Irish ancestry she makes a heartfelt promise to find her ancestral castle in Ireland someday.
After the poignant finale of a Hollywood show she choreographed, an appreciative cast presents her with a ticket to Italy. She is offered a job teaching ballet in Venice, but after a painful marriage to a Venetian comes to an end, she moves to a small Italian town with a castle.
The Woman I’ve Become
by Debra Webb
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
Twenty years ago, Julia Belmont escaped a serial killer’s captivity, but her best friend disappeared forever. Rebuilding her life from the trauma, Julia is now a psychologist married to a wealthy mayoral candidate, and mother to a beautiful six-year-old girl, Olivia. All is good. Until a heartless reporter resurrects the darkest chapter of her past.
The wild accusations go viral, and Julia retreats with Olivia and her assistant to an isolated lake house in Connecticut, where strange events begin to occur and threatening emails flood her inbox.
Scratch Moss
by David Barnett
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
1865. There is coal under the fields of Scratch Moss Manor and Sir Henry Brody is determined to get at it. But there is something else in the ground as well, something dark and evil
1905. A more Godless set of people the Reverend George Ackman has never known than the people of the northern town of Scratch Moss. But if not God, what do they believe in? 1945. Arthur works for the Coal Commission, visiting privately-owned pits ahead of their nationalisation. But something is amiss in Scratch Moss, with a disturbing number of deaths at the mine and children going missing in the tunnels.
Sea Stories
by William H. McRaven
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
Admiral William H. McRaven is a part of American military history, having been involved in some of the most famous missions in recent memory, including the capture of Saddam Hussein, the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips, and the raid to kill Osama bin Laden.
Sea Stories begins in 1963 at a French Officers’ Club in France, where Allied officers and their wives gathered to have drinks and tell stories about their adventures during World War II-the place where a young Bill McRaven learned the value of a good story.
What Time Has Kept
by Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
In 1870s Scotland, Christian Maclagan—one of Britain’s first female archaeologists—struggles for recognition in a world determined to silence her. Emboldened by her acquisition of a rare Neolithic carved stone ball, she becomes obsessed with unlocking its ancient secrets. But as she studies the mysterious artifact, disturbing dreams begin to unravel her. Eventually, Christian must grapple with the shocking truths she has unconsciously buried for decades.
One hundred fifty years later, American graduate student Ellen Byrne arrives in Scotland to research her thesis.
The Session
by Andrew Mayne
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
After a viral rescue turns paramedic Mark Greenley into an overnight hero, Summit Strategies opens its doors to him—and reveals an empire where self-improvement is cover for control.
When paramedic Mark Greenley receives an anonymous scholarship, his investigation into its source leads to a Miami conglomerate called Summit Strategies. And to its charismatic cofounder Max Lightman, Mark’s father, a shadowy figure throughout his life. Mark also discovers a half brother named Kevin, a fixture at Summit who died under suspicious circumstances. These are the least of the revelations.
At Any Cost
by Rebecca Rosenberg and Selim Algar
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At Any Cost unravels the twisted story of Rod Covlin, whose unrepentant greed drove him to an unspeakable act of murder and betrayal that rocked New York City.
Wealthy, beautiful, and brilliant, Shele Danishefsky had fulfillment at her fingertips. Having conquered Wall Street, she was eager to build a family with her much younger husband, promising Ivy League graduate Rod Covlin. But when his hidden vices surfaced, marital harmony gave way to a merciless divorce. Rod had long depended on Shele’s income to fund his tastes for high stakes backgammon and infidelity–and she finally vowed to sever him from her will.