Friday’s Mystery eBooks
Gracie and the Trouble with Pinatas
by Carol Kilgore
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
What you see is not always what you get. In fact, what you see may be nothing at all.
Finding a woman attacked and left for dead in her driveway hadn’t been anywhere near San Antonio law enforcement consultant Gracie Hofner’s cold January plans. She immediately jumps into action and soon discovers a link to what appears to be a benign local research institution. Of course, what seems to be often isn’t, and it takes a series of explosive illusions that rock a small slice of the city before Gracie and her coworkers understand the fuller picture: a rogue relationship between the research group and a corrupt faction inside the Pentagon.
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The Haunting of Sorrow’s Leap
by Chris Sorensen
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
Ellen Marx used to talk to the dead. Now they’re ghosting her. With her psychic gifts on the fritz, she’s been demoted to hawking discount crystals at third-rate paranormal conventions. But when she inadvertently solves a supernatural challenge at New Jersey’s Hooky Spooky Convention, she catches the eye of the event’s reclusive sponsor: a washed-up horror author with a haunted mansion in need of a serious cleansing.
Reluctantly, Ellen joins his ragtag crew of psychic misfits (a near-death survivor, a paranormal tech bro, and a woman who may or may not be possessed) to investigate the mystery lurking inside his crumbling Hudson Valley estate.
Colorado K-9 Rescue
by Kathleen Donnelly
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A kidnapper’s twisted game is on. And a trusty K-9 won’t let him succeed.
Years after being abducted, Mckenna Parker’s worst nightmare has come true—her kidnapper is out on parole. And he’s after her again. Now an FBI victim specialist, she and her crisis canine, Mocha, have been assigned to a case with FBI agent Evan Knox. Together they must find two local girls who disappeared. As passionate as Mckenna is about helping others, Evan is ambitious about his career. Both have sworn off love. But when Mckenna vanishes into the mountain wilderness, it’s Evan—with Mocha’s amazing help—who braves danger at all costs.
SEALs Sub Strike
by S. M. Gunn
Kindle $0.50 Rating: 4.1 #ad
Just as the ground war in Desert Storm begins, the U.S. military must destroy the most deadly weapon in Saddam Hussein’s arsenal. An air strike is too risky. An infantry charge is too slow. Next move — bring in the Navy SEALs! The place itself is meaningless — a small island in the Persian Gulf. But on the island is a rocket full of anthrax. If it explodes, it is close enough to Kuwait to kill thousands of Kuwaitis and servicemen. If it is launched on a rocket, it is capable of reaching the U.S. military bases in Saudi Arabia.
The Original
by Dan Ames
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
A string of brutal murders. A signature that shouldn’t exist. A secret worth killing for.
When Treasury investigator Joe Reacher discovers American expats are being hunted across the globe—each killed with the same disturbing military signature—he knows this is no ordinary case. The trail leads from a Montenegro penthouse to the scorched highways of Kuwait.
Partnering with brilliant analyst Ivy Harper in Washington and enigmatic Kuwaiti intelligence officer Yasmin Bukhari, Reacher races to uncover why these men are dying now, long after the war ended.
Rewired for Growth
by Anne Calder
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
Something feels off. You can’t quite explain it—life looks fine on the outside, but inside, something’s missing. The spark you once had for work, family, or everyday life seems dimmer. You catch yourself wondering, “Is this it?”
You’re not alone. Many of us reach a season where the old rules and routines stop working. The goals that once motivated us no longer fit, and we start to feel restless, uncertain, or disconnected. It’s not failure—it’s an invitation to grow.
This book helps you pause, reset, and create a life that feels aligned, purposeful, and alive again.
Woman Down
by Colleen Hoover
Kindle $5.99 Rating: Brand New Release #ad
Her words used to set the page on fire. But a viral backlash over her latest film adaptation forced Petra Rose to take a hiatus, resulting in missed deadlines and an overdue mortgage. Branded a fraud and fame-hungry opportunist, she learned the hard way what happens when the internet turns on you. And she’s been uninspired to write ever since.
Now, with her next suspense novel outlined and savings nearly gone, she retreats to a secluded lakeside cabin, hoping to find inspiration. It’s Petra’s last-ditch attempt to save her career—and herself.
Then he shows up…
AWAKENINGS
by Chuck Cascio, Chuck Cascio
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
The ten stories in this collection have many scenes, actions, settings, conflicts, moments. Different characters create awakenings–sometimes without knowing it–for one another, for themselves, and for others.
We all have those moments. It could be a word, a phrase, a look, an event, or just a thought that passes and then returns and then grows and then…we awaken! Many times, we do not realize the moments that made that impact until time has passed. And sometimes we do not see the moments in ourselves at all, yet we do see them in others. Perhaps we do not have to see inside ourselves in order to be awakened.
Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
Shadow of the Solstice
by Anne Hillerman
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
In this gripping chapter in New York Times bestselling author Anne Hillerman’s Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series, the detectives must sort out a save-the-planet meditation group connected to a mysterious death and a nefarious scheme targeting vulnerable indigenous people living with addiction.
The Navajo Nation police are on high alert when a U.S. Cabinet Secretary schedules an unprecedented trip to the little Navajo town of Shiprock, New Mexico. The visit coincides with a plan to resume uranium mining along the Navajo Nation border. Tensions around the official’s arrival escalate when the body of a stranger is found in an area restricted for the disposal of radioactive uranium waste. Is it coincidence that a cult with a propensity for violence arrives at a private camp group outside Shiprock the same week to celebrate the summer solstice?
Bone Dry
by Frank Wheeler
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
A classic western novel from Frank Wheeler with non-stop epic adventure and a blend of western romance
Carver Harding grew up watching his father save lives with one hand and ruin them with the other. Once a respected frontier doctor, he was disgraced by opium and met a violent end. Carver swore he’d never follow in his footsteps.
Six year later, he’s just a ranch hand. That’s how he wants it. No responsibility. No mistakes that can’t be taken back.
Then the creek dries up, and people start getting sick. It doesn’t take long to uncover the problem. The town’s wealthiest man is also its greediest. Gareth Sutton is building an illegal dam upstream, choking off the water and daring anyone to stop him.
Landon Falls
by Shannon Elliott
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.9 #ad
When seventeen-year-old Chase Allen touches someone, he is inundated by every sin they’ve committed. To minimize human contact, Chase keeps to himself at home and school. But when his mother’s death abandons him to the cruel despotism of his abusive grandfather, he follows an inexorable calling by an unknown power to seek out his destiny in a world he doesn’t understand. Led to the seemingly bucolic small town of Landon Falls, he encounters an ancient evil that holds the town in its grasp and meets the town’s new preacher, Frank Williams, who is oddly immune to Chase’s sixth sense.
Addison Landon recently arrived in Landon Falls with her husband Turner, heir to the Landon Mining Company fortune. Pregnant with their first child, Addison is excited to make such a wealthy, powerful, benevolent family her own. But a price must be paid for the Landons to continue their powerful hold on the town, and Addison’s unborn child is the fee.
Stars of Mithra Complete Collection
by Nora Roberts
Kindle $3.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Three best friends, three priceless gems…one ruthless killer. Don’t miss the complete Stars of Mithra trilogy from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts!
HIDDEN STAR
CAPTIVE STAR
SECRET STAR
Spook
by Mary Roach
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
The best-selling author of Stiff and Bonk trains her considerable wit and curiosity on the human soul.
“What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and that’s that—the million-year nap? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness persist? What will that feel like? What will I do all day? Is there a place to plug in my lap-top?” In an attempt to find out, Mary Roach brings her tireless curiosity to bear on an array of contemporary and historical soul-searchers: scientists, schemers, engineers, mediums, all trying to prove (or disprove) that life goes on after we die.
Hurricane Hawkins
by William Black
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
He was meant to hang at noon. Then a lone rider came with a letter – and a chance at redemption.
Once a notorious outlaw, Hurricane Hawkins was ready to meet his end. But the gallows release him on one condition: hunt down and annihilate the Deadly Eight, a fearsome gang terrorizing the frontier, or swing for his crimes. He lived a life of crime. Now is his chance to be forgiven and start over.
Sheriff Avery and U.S. Marshal Virgil offer him freedom in exchange for… the impossible. Become their secret agent, destroy the gang, and earn forgiveness – or die trying.
UNSTUCK
by Britannica Silkslate
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 5.0 #ad
UNSTUCK is for people who know what they want, yet still hesitate, overthink, procrastinate, or pull back when progress is finally within reach.
You may understand your patterns. You may have read the books, tried the advice, and promised yourself you would “do better next time.” And yet the same cycle keeps repeating. Not because you lack discipline or ambition, but because your mind is defaulting to old protective responses that no longer fit the life you are trying to build.
If you have ever asked yourself why you keep getting in your own way, this book offers a clear, compassionate explanation. You are not broken. Your brain is doing what it learned to do under pressure, fear, and uncertainty.
Tourist
by Timothy Strong
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.2 #ad
Leaving a mental hospital for the second time, Jake returns to his hometown of Lake Placid amidst the frenzy leading up to the 1980 Winter Olympics.
His best friend Barney fell to his death while building condos to house the tourists attending the games. Conscious of the privilege and wealth surrounding the international competitions, Jake is confronted by the stigma that surrounds mental illness, compounded by the stigma of poverty…