Thursday’s Mystery eBooks
Murder at an Irish Bakery
by Carlene O’Connor
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
In Kilbane, opinions are plentiful and rarely in alignment. But there’s one thing everyone does agree on—the bakery in the old flour mill, just outside town, is the best in County Cork, well worth the short drive and the long lines. No wonder it’s about to be featured on a reality baking show. All six contestants in the show are coming to Kilbane to participate, and the town is simmering with excitement . . .
Aside from munching on free samples, the locals—including Siobhan—get a chance to appear in the opening shots. As for the competitors, not all are as sweet as their confections.
Lacey’s Star
by Kay DiBianca
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
Get in, sit down, buckle up, and hang on!
Private pilot Cassie Deakin lands in the middle of an unwanted adventure when she discovers her beloved Uncle Charlie has been attacked and seriously injured by thieves.
But Cassie has a problem. She doesn’t know who she can trust. Still, she’s determined to solve the mystery behind the assault on her uncle, so she reluctantly agrees to team up with Deputy Frank White, a man she definitely does not trust, to find the culprits.
The Wife’s Baby
by Daniel Hurst
Kindle $1.27 Rating: 4.4 #ad
When Tuppence was born, I thought I was complete. Even when my marriage to Leon began to falter, at least I had my baby girl to look after. Adults have problems all the time, but children have a way of making them seem so insignificant.
But then Tuppence goes missing and I realise how my life has been teetering on the brink for so long. Now it’s just me and my husband again, the two of us and all our problems, and we’re forced to work together as a team to get our beloved daughter back.
The Boarding House
by Sharon Sala
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Ellie Wayne doesn’t just live. She survives. New York Times bestselling author Sharon Sala brings emotional intensity to an unforgettable story of survival, empowerment and raw courage.Ellie Wayne has grown up in frightening circumstances, damaged by a sexually abusive father and mentally fragile mother. Scarred and still threatened by a father she hates and fears, Ellie believes her future holds nothing more than danger, shame and secrets . . . until the unspeakable happens, and Ellie is forced to choose. She can claim her life or continue to hide in the shadows.One amazing man might be the miracle worker who can help Ellie see that she has the power to move on with her life, to hope for something more. If she can trust him.
The King’s Deception
by Steve Berry
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.4 #ad
Cotton Malone and his fifteen-year-old son, Gary, are headed to Europe. As a favor to his former boss at the Justice Department, Malone agrees to escort a teenage fugitive back to England. But after he is greeted at gunpoint in London, both the fugitive and Gary disappear, and Malone learns that he’s stumbled into a high-stakes diplomatic showdown—an international incident fueled by geopolitical gamesmanship and shocking Tudor secrets.
At its heart is the Libyan terrorist convicted of bombing Pan Am Flight 103, who is set to be released by Scottish authorities for “humanitarian reasons.” An outraged American government objects, but nothing can persuade the British to intervene…
Downward to the Earth
by Robert Silverberg
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
After eight years away from the planet known as Holman’s World, Edmund Gunderson has returned. Before, as the assistant station manager, he helped the Company exploit the bustling colonial outpost for Earth’s gain—mining its riches and putting its native species to work.
Now, the planet has been given back to its inhabitants: the intelligent, elephant-like beings known as the nildoror, who peacefully coexist with carnivorous bipeds known as the sulidoror. And Edmund Gunderson has come back to relive his past and meet up with old acquaintances. Or so he says . . .
The Love of Impossible Sums
by Panayotis Cacoyannis
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.8 #ad
A celebration of life and its many contradictions, The Love of Impossible Sums is a contemporary London tale of interlocking love stories, sexual indiscretions and dysfunctional friendships. It explores the themes of love, loss, and the different ways people live their lives.
Oliver has lost his wife Eden to illness. Still grieving three years later, unable or unwilling to imagine a future without her, he finds himself stuck in a joyless existence. But everything appears to change when on a bright December morning a stranger asks him for a light and then invites him to “They Them”, a poetry reading event by “a poet like no other”. The stranger is Alex, or They, and a ventriloquist’s dummy is Them, representing her dead husband Sam in a performance they had planned to do together. ‘The price of life is love and death,’ They Them declare on stage.
The Secret of the Butterfly
by Dina Dalbar
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.6 #ad
Iris is only nineteen and a half, yet she already knows that secrets should be hidden, especially the secret of her falling in love with Daniel. He is not only twenty years her senior but also married. But there have been many other secrets before and after that, and the visions that always come true. However, the most horrible secret is the future Iris is about to face. Will she be able to cope with all the challenges awaiting her?
The Murder Inn
by James Patterson, Candice Fox
Kindle $12.99 Rating: BRAND NEW RELEASE #ad
When ex-cop Bill Robinson takes over The Inn by the Sea, all he wants is a quiet escape from the city.
But when a crime boss moves into town and begins terrorizing Bill’s friends, he can’t just sit back and watch. It’s not long before local criminals are turning up dead and The Inn comes under attack.
With the help of The Inn’s fearless residents, Bill must do everything he can to defend his town, his chosen family, and his home.
Wednesday’s Mystery eBooks
The Body in the Moonlight
by Katherine Hall Page
Kindle $1.99 Rating: 4.3 #ad
Minister’s wife Faith Fairchild is excited about catering her church’s restoration campaign kickoff at historic Ballou House. But when a beautiful young woman dies moments after finishing dessert, Faith is suddenly in serious trouble. Not only is her business in jeopardy—but Aleford’s wagging tongues are suggesting that Faith herself laced the goodie with cyanide, having discovered her husband Tom’s perhaps overly pastoral interest in the victim. Faith’s world feels steeped in poison and never before have her amateur sleuthing skills been more crucial—especially when another body is found in the moonlight carrying an unmistakable warning: you’re next!
The Protector: The Complete 3-Book Box Set
by Laura Domino
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Perfection in Sharla’s life comes to an end when sudden deaths in the family change everything.
Sharla’s search for truth gets her very few answers. Wishing she knew who was behind the deception and why doesn’t help her. When Sharla’s world turns upside down, who can she rely on? Should she trust the billionaire or the bodyguard?
In book two, Dorian needs Max to assist, but will he be helpful enough? Are they safe or are they sitting ducks?
In book three, Max gets his chance to be a hero. When he’s lied to about the reason he was hired, how will he save the lives of those at the party – especially Penny?
Lapidius
by Matthew Runals
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.5 #ad
Thirteen-year-old Joey is in trouble. His mother can hardly feed him, which-because of his small size-is saying a lot. As war moves closer to their little town, his mother’s options for more work are a big fat zero. Desperate, she sends him to a place where he won’t starve, Lapidius. Soon after arriving, however, Joey learns that he and the hundreds of other children aren’t just charity cases. Lapidius is a prestigious military institute that develops specialized skills for combat. But Lapidius is also a mysterious place where Joey learns that the battle for which they are being trained fot is full of magic, malevolence, and monsters. The new students discover a nation found worthy to fight for.
Be Careful What You Wish For
by Lorraine Murphy
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.1 #ad
When Tara Ryan gets the results of a DNA test one rainy afternoon, all her dreams come true. She discovers she’s not an only child, she has a long-lost sister, Cassie.
What she doesn’t know is that Cassie is homeless, strung out, and praying for a break.
As socially awkward Tara lets street-wise Cassie into her life, shocking secrets come to the surface – a dark web of illegal adoptions, betrayal and death. All rooted in a horrifying children’s home scandal which occurred many years before.
Judgment in Death
by J. D. Robb
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
When a cop killer cuts loose in a club called Purgatory, New York Detective Eve Dallas descends into an underground criminal hell in this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series.
In an uptown strip joint, a cop is found bludgeoned to death. The weapon’s a baseball bat. The motive’s a mystery. It’s a case of serious overkill that pushes Eve Dallas straight into overdrive. Her investigation uncovers a private club that’s more than a hot spot. Purgatory’s a last chance for atonement where everyone is judged. Where your ultimate fate depends on your most intimate sins. And where one cop’s hidden secrets are about to plunge innocent souls into vice-ridden damnation…
Price of Vengeance
by Kurt Springs
Kindle $0.99 Rating: 4.0 #ad
“From the cover to the opening pages, Price of Vengeance grabs the reader and takes them on a wild ride. Fasten your seat belts for this book.” –S. J. Francis, author of Shattered Lies
What is the Price of Vengeance? One could understand why Liam was angry. He was orphaned at the age of two by a group of giant carnivorous insects called the chitin. Taken in by High Councilor Marcus and his wife, Lidia, Liam was raised with their older son, Randolf in New Olympia, the last remaining city on the planet Etrusci.
As an adult, Liam becomes a soldier. After being cut off from the city, Liam finds that there is an alien intelligence behind the chitin. To defeat it, he must discover who he is and how to use his powers…
Jest Right
by Piers Anthony
Kindle $2.99 Rating: 4.7 #ad
There’s no shortage of laughs when Jess is around; she’s been cursed to have nobody take her seriously. But her dubious talent comes in handy when she meets the very handsome showman Magnus. He promises to fake taking her seriously—if Jess joins his traveling show.
But first they must see the Good Magician. He will give them the use of the flying Fire Boat to tour the realm if they complete a quest. The only problem is, he can’t remember what quest. Something to do with night mares, day mares, and one or two future princesses.
A Calamity of Souls
by David Baldacci
Kindle $14.99 Rating: BRAND NEW RELEASE #ad
Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a racially-charged murder case sets a duo of white and Black lawyers against a deeply unfair system as they work to defend their wrongfully-accused Black defendants in this courtroom drama from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci.
Jack Lee is a white lawyer from Freeman County, Virginia, who has never done anything to push back against racism, until he decides to represent Jerome Washington, a Black man charged with brutally killing an elderly and wealthy white couple. Doubting his decision, Lee fears that his legal skills may not be enough to prevail in a case where the odds are already stacked against both him and his client. And he quickly finds himself out of his depth when he realizes that what is at stake is far greater than the outcome of a murder trial.