Bargain eBooks #42: Swallow by Tonya Plank

Swallow by Tonya Plank

Genre: Fiction, Women's Fiction

Price: $0.99

Where to Get It:

Amazon.com (for Kindle)
Smashwords.com (all eBook formats)
Barnes & Noble (for Nook)


Sophie Hegel is a shy New York lawyer from small-town Florence Arizona, known not for the Renaissance but for housing a large prison. She's just graduated from Yale Law School and landed her first job when, one evening she feels a fist-like ball form at the base of her throat. Diagnosed with the psychological condition Globus Sensate, this "fist-ball" wreaks havoc on her life, causing difficulty eating, speaking, and eventually breathing. With a cast of characters that includes a pornographer father, a sister with a knack for getting knocked up by denizens of the town pen, a tough-talking fashion maven, a painter of male nudes, an eccentric Sing Sing-residing client and a bevy of privileged Manhattan attorneys and judges, Swallow is a dark comedy about the distance that can separate fathers and daughters, and about a young woman's struggle to survive in a world of pedigreed professionals for which she has no preparation.

What they're saying about it:

"Swallow, which I've just started reading, hooks you from the opening
pages with its breathless urgency and captures what it's like to live
in NY now, with money worries and ambition and myriad obligations
breathing down your neck, and none of it written in cutesy
chick-lit'ry. So give it a try." --Vanity Fair Online, James Wolcott,
January 15, 2010

"This is not just regional, women's fiction - it transcends any
genre... Ms. Plank's first novel is a brilliant show of even greater
things to come. She is an author to watch and follow." --The Review
Broads

"Plank has a knack for combining philosophical opinions, hard-luck
family stories, discount shopping triumphs, and gently slapstick humor
into a book that makes readers laugh, think, and swallow hard in
sympathy." --ForeWord Reviews

GOLD MEDAL WINNER, Best Regional Fiction, Northeast Region, 2010 IPPY Awards
GOLD MEDAL WINNER, Women's Fiction, 2010 Living Now Book Awards,
FINALIST, General Fiction, 2009 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards,
FINALIST, Best Regional Fiction, 2010 National Indie Excellence Awards

Bargain eBooks #41: Best Friends by Consuelo Saah Baehr

Best Friends by Consuelo Saah Baehr

Genre: Contemporary Women's Fiction, Chick Lit

Price: $2.99

Where to Get It:

Amazon.com (for Kindle)
Smashwords (all eBook formats)


It was unlikely they would ever meet. Yet fate brought them together first as naïve schoolgirls . . . then as complicated women facing events that would alter the shape of their lives forever.

NATALIE– betrayed by her first love and consoling herself with the richest husband in America who is both powerful and dangerous.

SARA – buried her ambitions until a blazing passion reminds her of all she has given up. Her suburban security is about to be shattered by a new job and a passionate affair.

MIRANDA – exotically beautiful, dangerously trusting and driven by her own sexuality. She is in love with a famous screenwriter whose scenario doesn’t include a wife.

Three women with little in common . . . except a pledge made when they were children when they knew nothing about what life would bring . . . a pledge they will be called upon to keep.

What they're saying about it:

"Consuelo Baehr is a very talented novelist. She not only writes lovely prose, but she keeps you turning the pages, heart thumping, to see what will happen next." Rona Jaffe, author of The Best of Everything and Class Reunion

“Worth curling up under the covers with.” The Washington Post

“A pleasure to read . . . fascinating, extraordinary women…I wished they were my best friends.” Susan Isaacs, author of Compromising Positions, Shining Through

“Plenty of sex … It’s a good read.”
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Bargain eBooks #40: Unlocked, Ten "Key" Tales

Title: Unlocked (various authors)

Type: Short Story Collection

Price: Free!

Where to Get It:
Get it HERE for free


I walk down a long, dark corridor filled with doors. Clutched in my hand is a ring of keys of various sizes and shapes and colors. Each key will open a door, some leading to new worlds, others hiding secrets better left forgotten, and still more holding dreams to be shared.

At the end of the hall stands a wooden chest with a golden latch. I fumble through my keys and insert one after another until the lock clicks softly. The lid feels heavy in my hand as I push it open.

Something wrapped in a cloth lays in the bottom of the chest. Carefully opening the cloth, I find a book. Is it a book of stories or a guide to my key ring? Why is the book locked away? Is it precious or might it be dangerous?

In golden letters, one word is engraved across the leather cover: Unlocked

What they're saying about it:

"I really enjoyed this book of short stories. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys short stories not just YA. First the stories are all very well written. The authors are all very good. I hope to see more of these books in the furture. This book has a story for everyone included it is just not about the same kinds of stories. Some are paranormal, And some are real life occurances. Great book thanks for giving me the opportunity to read it."--Amazon Reviewer

Bargain eBooks #39: Ménage à 20, Tales with a hook

Ménage à 20, Tales with a hook

Type: Short Story Collection (various authors)

Price: Free!

Where to Get It:
Get it here FREE

20 Goodreads authors have banded together to create this collection of short stories which includes a variety of genres.

Life, death, demons, and donuts. The perils of love; the perils of hell. Ghosts, TV, and human sacrifice. What do they all share? A group of writers, published and unpublished, with no other goal but to make you gasp in shock. Thirty stories, twenty writers. Prepare to get hooked!

What they're saying about it:

"An orgy of many-splendored prose" --Pocatello Times


"Spearheaded by Carlos J. Cortes, author of several science fiction books, Ménage à 20 is a compilation by several Goodreads authors.

As the title suggests, each of these stories contain a twist, a hook at the end, some element the reader doesn't expect.

Did they pull it off? Some of them did and how. A few of these stories took my breath away. They were truly well-written, cleverly executed shorts that did everything a short is supposed to do: draw you in fast and leave you wanting more--and yes, there was a definite twist."

Bargain eBooks #38: Sounds of Murder by Patricia Rockwell

Sounds of Murder by Patricia Rockwell

Genre: Mystery

Price: $2.99-$4.99

Where to Get It:

Amazon (for Kindle)
Smashwords (all eBook formats)
Scribd

When Psychology Professor Pamela Barnes discovers her department's star researcher strangled to death in the computer lab, she's determined to find out who did it. Will an accidental recording of the murder allow Pamela to use her expertise in acoustics to identify the killer? A unique cozy mystery--set in the world of academia and high-stakes research--full of excitement, humor, and romance."

What they're saying about it:

"....Ms. Rockwell's first mystery is well crafted and lots of fun. She draws on her own experience, no doubt, to present characters that are true to form in a faculty setting: the prima donna; the hardworking secretary; the chair with secrets to hide; the tenure nominees; Pam's women friends; etc. She also includes some yummy recipes and a margarita outing between the women that is delicious. Her timing is impeccable, her plot jumps along, and the killer is well hidden until the final denouement. SOUNDS OF MURDER is a great read for a summer day. Hopefully we'll hear more from Pamela and her new job as a first-rate detective."--Midwest Book Review

Bargain eBooks #37: Tales From the Green Book One: The Magic Flute by S.D. Best

Tales from the Green Book One: The Magic Flute by S.D. Best

Genre: Young Adult Fantasy

Price: 99 cents

Where to Get It:

Amazon.com (for Kindle)

Smashwords (all eBook formats)


For a young boy named Alex Samuels, suburban life is a meaningless waste of time. Wake up, go to school, get kicked off the baseball team, beat the latest videogame, repeat as necessary. As he nears his thirteenth birthday his apathy knows no bounds. Things had been different when he had been a child, though. Back then he had believed in magic.

Fueled by his grandpa's fairy tales of his own supposed adventures in a magical world known as the Green, Alex had once believed he too could be a hero. That is until well-meaning parents had quashed his dreams with a harsh dose of reality. He long ago gave up on believing in stories of dragons and elves and magic swords; too bad they never gave up on him! When his grandpa gave him the old wooden flute for his birthday it became one more piece of junk in his closet. That is, until, real life monsters from out of the old stories come to visit. Now, swept away by the magical song of the flute Alex finds himself in the Green, a wild land in which humans are a myth long forgotten. Join him as he rediscovers friendship, heroism, and the magic of his childhood that was once lost.

What they're saying about it:

"From sprites who can't stop chattering to gnomes who exhibit all the worst bureaucratic tendencies of humans the little twists and turns Best has given to the subject make the book (and its sequel) well worth a read."--Amazon Reviewer

"The Magic Flute is a tale full of elves, fairies, trolls, talking trees, mysterious songs, dangerous monsters, and exciting adventures. At its core, however, it is a story about growing up, making difficult choices, overcoming fear, making sacrifices for the good of society, about love and friendship. It is a thoroughly delightful book. Highly recommended."--Amazon Reviewer

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Due to the upcoming holiday (well, in the U.S., where most of my pageviews come from) I will not be posting any Bargain eBooks for the next two days. My reasoning for this is that most people will not be online to see the ebooks, so it wouldn't be fair to the authors if I were to post at this time.

I will resume posting cheap eBooks on Friday, 11/26 at 8PM EST. Enjoy your holiday!