Saturday, April 30, 2022

The Wheel of Fortune - Susan Howatch


The Wheel of Fortune - Susan Howatch
Susan Howatch - The Wheel of Fortune artwork The Wheel of Fortune
Susan Howatch
Genre: Historical
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: October 9, 2012
Publisher: Open Road Media
Seller: OpenRoad Integrated Media, LLC

An “emotion-packed” New York Times –bestselling saga by the author of Cashelmara , set on a Welsh family estate in the early twentieth century ( San Francisco Chronicle ). Tucked in the hills of South Wales is Oxmoon, the ancestral estate of the Godwin family. In the summers before 1914, music streams through the family home as the Godwins, at the height of their prosperity, dance in the ballroom with their guests. But despite the remarkable talents of heir-apparent Robert Godwin, the fates have a rough, tough ride planned for him and those he loves. Fortunes shift during two world wars, disastrous love affairs leave the family battered, and finally jealousy threatens to destroy Oxmoon and all it symbolizes. Based on a true story that has been updated to modern times, The Wheel of Fortune is a timeless tale of love, hatred, revenge, redemption, and forgiveness.  This ebook features an illustrated biography of Susan Howatch including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.

The Auerbach Will - Stephen Birmingham


The Auerbach Will - Stephen Birmingham
Stephen Birmingham - The Auerbach Will artwork The Auerbach Will
A Novel
Stephen Birmingham
Genre: Family
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: December 1, 2015
Publisher: Open Road Media
Seller: OpenRoad Integrated Media, LLC

A poignant and unforgettable rags-to-riches family saga following three generations of a remarkable clan from downtown ghetto to Park Avenue opulence   Marrying Jack Auerbach was Essie Litsky’s salvation, enabling her to break free of her strict Russian-Jewish immigrant parents and escape New York’s poor, dirty, overcrowded Lower East Side. Together with her husband, Essie amassed a fortune that dwarfed their wildest dreams: She was living in a grand mansion on Park Avenue, collecting priceless art, even conferring with a US president.   But money could never buy the affection of family or compensate for the true love Essie let slip away. And now, as she nears the end of her life, she must contend with blackmail and heartless legal assaults coming at her from all sides, the result of the ugly, persisting greed of her own children and grandchildren. But Essie is not dead yet, and those who underestimate the remarkable old woman are in for a shocking and powerful surprise.   In this New York Times bestseller, Stephen Birmingham, acclaimed chronicler of the lives of the super-rich and author of “Our Crowd” , introduces three generations of a singular family as it moves from poverty to privilege over the course of a cataclysmic century, led by one of the most endearing and unforgettable heroines in modern American fiction.

One Tuesday Morning - Karen Kingsbury


One Tuesday Morning - Karen Kingsbury
Karen Kingsbury - One Tuesday Morning artwork One Tuesday Morning
Karen Kingsbury
Genre: Religious
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: September 9, 2008
Publisher: Zondervan
Seller: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS

Jake is a New York City fireman and devoted family man. Eric is climbing the corporate ladder at the expense of his wife and children. On a fateful Tuesday in September, two strangers meet for a startling moment in a smoke-filled stairway. Only one will leave the Twin Towers alive. Will he find his way home? The last thing Jake Bryan knew was the roar of the World Trade Center collapsing on top of him and his fellow firefighters. The man in the hospital bed remembers nothing. Not rushing with his teammates up the stairway of the south tower to help trapped victims. Not being blasted from the building. And not the woman sitting by his bedside who says she is his wife. Jamie Bryan will do anything to help her beloved husband regain his memory, and with it their storybook family life with their small daughter, Sierra. But that means helping Jake rediscover the one thing Jamie has never shared with him: his deep faith in God. Jake’s fondest prayer for his wife is about to have an impact beyond anything he could possibly have conceived. One Tuesday Morning is a love story like none you have ever read: tender, moving, commemorating the tragedy and heroism of September 11 and portraying the far-reaching power of God’s faithfulness and a good man’s love. Poignant contemporary Christian romance The first installment of the bestselling 9/11 SeriesBook 1: One Tuesday MorningBook 2: Beyond Tuesday MorningBook 3: Remember Tuesday MorningIncludes discussion questions for book clubs

Deacon King Kong - James McBride


Deacon King Kong - James McBride
James McBride - Deacon King Kong artwork Deacon King Kong
A Novel
James McBride
Genre: African American
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: March 3, 2020
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: PENGUIN GROUP USA, INC.

Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction   Winner of the Gotham Book Prize One of Barack Obama's "Favorite Books of the Year" Oprah's Book Club Pick Named one of the Top Ten Books of the Year by the New York Times, Entertainment Weekly and TIME Magazine A  Washington Post  Notable Novel From the author of the National Book Award–winning  The Good Lord Bird  and the bestselling modern classic  The Color of Water , comes one of the most celebrated novels of the year. In September 1969, a fumbling, cranky old church deacon known as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Cause Houses housing project in south Brooklyn, pulls a .38 from his pocket, and, in front of everybody, shoots the project’s drug dealer at point-blank range. The reasons for this desperate burst of violence and the consequences that spring from it lie at the heart of Deacon King Kong , James McBride’s funny, moving novel and his first since his National Book Award–winning The Good Lord Bird . In Deacon King Kong , McBride brings to vivid life the people affected by the shooting: the victim, the African-American and Latinx residents who witnessed it, the white neighbors, the local cops assigned to investigate, the members of the Five Ends Baptist Church where Sportcoat was deacon, the neighborhood’s Italian mobsters, and Sportcoat himself. As the story deepens, it becomes clear that the lives of the characters—caught in the tumultuous swirl of 1960s New York—overlap in unexpected ways. When the truth does emerge, McBride shows us that not all secrets are meant to be hidden, that the best way to grow is to face change without fear, and that the seeds of love lie in hope and compassion. Bringing to these pages both his masterly storytelling skills and his abiding faith in humanity, James McBride has written a novel every bit as involving as The Good Lord Bird and as emotionally honest as The Color of Water . Told with insight and wit, Deacon King Kong demonstrates that love and faith live in all of us.

Friday, April 29, 2022

Stolen Beginnings - Susan Lewis


Stolen Beginnings - Susan Lewis
Susan Lewis - Stolen Beginnings artwork Stolen Beginnings
Susan Lewis
Genre: Fiction & Literature
Price: $0.99
Publish Date: November 30, 2010
Publisher: Random House
Seller: The Random House Group Limited

Marian Deacon has always been overshadowed by her cousin Madeleine, a glamorous, selfish model who will stop at nothing to reach the top. But their ordinary lives suddenly change with the arrival of Paul O'Connell, a handsome, charismatic writer who draws them into the mysterious disappearance of Olivia Hastings and the glamour and danger of her life in Italy and New York. Stolen Beginnings is a compelling story of what happens when girls become women, and when love - and fate - get in their way.

Rider on the Buckskin - Peter Dawson


Rider on the Buckskin - Peter Dawson
Peter Dawson - Rider on the Buckskin artwork Rider on the Buckskin
A Western Story
Peter Dawson
Genre: Fiction & Literature
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: May 9, 2017
Publisher: Skyhorse
Seller: SIMON AND SCHUSTER DIGITAL SALES INC

Can Frank Rivers clear his name of his father’s murder? Frank Rivers had served four years in the penitentiary for the murder of his father in the commission of a stagecoach robbery. There had been a witness that could not be found at the time of the trial but whose testimony four years later was sufficient for Rivers to receive a full pardon. But for Rivers the matter is scarcely ended. He wants to find the real culprits behind the crime. His search leads him to Ute Springs where he immediately comes to the notice of Sheriff Jim Echols, who believes that Rivers committed the crime and that he bribed his way into being granted a pardon. When Rivers witnesses the murder of his prime suspect, he has a tough decision to make. Flee and be blamed or stay and be blamed. Rider on the Buckskin once again shows off Dawson’s writing chops, justifying his reputation as one of the most respected Western writers of all time.

Stolen Beginnings - Susan Lewis


Stolen Beginnings - Susan Lewis
Susan Lewis - Stolen Beginnings artwork Stolen Beginnings
Susan Lewis
Genre: Fiction & Literature
Price: $0.99
Publish Date: November 30, 2010
Publisher: Random House
Seller: The Random House Group Limited

Marian Deacon has always been overshadowed by her cousin Madeleine, a glamorous, selfish model who will stop at nothing to reach the top. But their ordinary lives suddenly change with the arrival of Paul O'Connell, a handsome, charismatic writer who draws them into the mysterious disappearance of Olivia Hastings and the glamour and danger of her life in Italy and New York. Stolen Beginnings is a compelling story of what happens when girls become women, and when love - and fate - get in their way.

Rider on the Buckskin - Peter Dawson


Rider on the Buckskin - Peter Dawson
Peter Dawson - Rider on the Buckskin artwork Rider on the Buckskin
A Western Story
Peter Dawson
Genre: Fiction & Literature
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: May 9, 2017
Publisher: Skyhorse
Seller: SIMON AND SCHUSTER DIGITAL SALES INC

Can Frank Rivers clear his name of his father’s murder? Frank Rivers had served four years in the penitentiary for the murder of his father in the commission of a stagecoach robbery. There had been a witness that could not be found at the time of the trial but whose testimony four years later was sufficient for Rivers to receive a full pardon. But for Rivers the matter is scarcely ended. He wants to find the real culprits behind the crime. His search leads him to Ute Springs where he immediately comes to the notice of Sheriff Jim Echols, who believes that Rivers committed the crime and that he bribed his way into being granted a pardon. When Rivers witnesses the murder of his prime suspect, he has a tough decision to make. Flee and be blamed or stay and be blamed. Rider on the Buckskin once again shows off Dawson’s writing chops, justifying his reputation as one of the most respected Western writers of all time.

The Invention of Wings - Sue Monk Kidd


The Invention of Wings - Sue Monk Kidd
Sue Monk Kidd - The Invention of Wings artwork The Invention of Wings
A Novel (Original Publisher’s Edition–No Annotations)
Sue Monk Kidd
Genre: Fiction & Literature
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: January 7, 2014
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: PENGUIN GROUP USA, INC.

From the celebrated author of The Secret Life of Bees, a magnificent novel about two unforgettable American women Writing at the height of her narrative and imaginative gifts, Sue Monk Kidd presents a masterpiece of hope, daring, the quest for freedom, and the desire to have a voice in the world—and it is now the newest Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 selection. Hetty “Handful” Grimke, an urban slave in early nineteenth century Charleston, yearns for life beyond the suffocating walls that enclose her within the wealthy Grimke household. The Grimke’s daughter, Sarah, has known from an early age she is meant to do something large in the world, but she is hemmed in by the limits imposed on women. Kidd’s sweeping novel is set in motion on Sarah’s eleventh birthday, when she is given ownership of ten year old Handful, who is to be her handmaid. We follow their remarkable journeys over the next thirty five years, as both strive for a life of their own, dramatically shaping each other’s destinies and forming a complex relationship marked by guilt, defiance, estrangement and the uneasy ways of love. As the stories build to a riveting climax, Handful will endure loss and sorrow, finding courage and a sense of self in the process. Sarah will experience crushed hopes, betrayal, unrequited love, and ostracism before leaving Charleston to find her place alongside her fearless younger sister, Angelina, as one of the early pioneers in the abolition and women’s rights movements. Inspired by the historical figure of Sarah Grimke, Kidd goes beyond the record to flesh out the rich interior lives of all of her characters, both real and invented, including Handful’s cunning mother, Charlotte, who courts danger in her search for something better. This exquisitely written novel is a triumph of storytelling that looks with unswerving eyes at a devastating wound in American history, through women whose struggles for liberation, empowerment, and expression will leave no reader unmoved. ...

The Invention of Wings - Sue Monk Kidd


The Invention of Wings - Sue Monk Kidd
Sue Monk Kidd - The Invention of Wings artwork The Invention of Wings
A Novel (Original Publisher’s Edition–No Annotations)
Sue Monk Kidd
Genre: Fiction & Literature
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: January 7, 2014
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: PENGUIN GROUP USA, INC.

From the celebrated author of The Secret Life of Bees, a magnificent novel about two unforgettable American women Writing at the height of her narrative and imaginative gifts, Sue Monk Kidd presents a masterpiece of hope, daring, the quest for freedom, and the desire to have a voice in the world—and it is now the newest Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 selection. Hetty “Handful” Grimke, an urban slave in early nineteenth century Charleston, yearns for life beyond the suffocating walls that enclose her within the wealthy Grimke household. The Grimke’s daughter, Sarah, has known from an early age she is meant to do something large in the world, but she is hemmed in by the limits imposed on women. Kidd’s sweeping novel is set in motion on Sarah’s eleventh birthday, when she is given ownership of ten year old Handful, who is to be her handmaid. We follow their remarkable journeys over the next thirty five years, as both strive for a life of their own, dramatically shaping each other’s destinies and forming a complex relationship marked by guilt, defiance, estrangement and the uneasy ways of love. As the stories build to a riveting climax, Handful will endure loss and sorrow, finding courage and a sense of self in the process. Sarah will experience crushed hopes, betrayal, unrequited love, and ostracism before leaving Charleston to find her place alongside her fearless younger sister, Angelina, as one of the early pioneers in the abolition and women’s rights movements. Inspired by the historical figure of Sarah Grimke, Kidd goes beyond the record to flesh out the rich interior lives of all of her characters, both real and invented, including Handful’s cunning mother, Charlotte, who courts danger in her search for something better. This exquisitely written novel is a triumph of storytelling that looks with unswerving eyes at a devastating wound in American history, through women whose struggles for liberation, empowerment, and expression will leave no reader unmoved. ...

Thursday, April 28, 2022

The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah


The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah
Kristin Hannah - The Nightingale artwork The Nightingale
A Novel
Kristin Hannah
Genre: Fiction & Literature
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: February 3, 2015
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Seller: Macmillan

A #1 New York Times bestseller, Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year, and soon to be a major motion picture, this unforgettable novel of love and strength in the face of war has enthralled a generation. With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War II and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France—a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime. Goodreads Best Historical Novel of the Year • People's Choice Favorite Fiction Winner • #1 Indie Next Selection • A Buzzfeed and The Week Best Book of the Year Praise for The Nightingale : "Haunting, action-packed, and compelling. " —Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author " Absolutely riveting! ...Read this book." —Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff, Director of the University of Miami Holocaust Teacher Institute "Beautifully written and richly evocative. " —Sara Gruen, #1 New York Times bestselling author “A hauntingly rich WWII novel about courage, brutality, love, survival—and the essence of what makes us human.” — Family Circle “A heart-pounding story.” — USA Today "An enormous story. Richly satisfying. I loved it. " —Anne Rice "A respectful and absorbing page-turner." — Kirkus Reviews " Tender, compelling ...a satisfying slice of life in Nazi-occupied France." —Jewish Book Council “Expect to devour The Nightingale in as few sittings as possible; the high-stakes plot and lovable characters won’t allow any rest until all of their fates are known.” — Shelf Awareness "I loved The Nightingale ." —Lisa See, #1 New York Times bestselling author "Powerful... an unforgettable portrait of love and war. " —People

The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah


The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah
Kristin Hannah - The Nightingale artwork The Nightingale
A Novel
Kristin Hannah
Genre: Fiction & Literature
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: February 3, 2015
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Seller: Macmillan

A #1 New York Times bestseller, Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year, and soon to be a major motion picture, this unforgettable novel of love and strength in the face of war has enthralled a generation. With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War II and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France—a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime. Goodreads Best Historical Novel of the Year • People's Choice Favorite Fiction Winner • #1 Indie Next Selection • A Buzzfeed and The Week Best Book of the Year Praise for The Nightingale : "Haunting, action-packed, and compelling. " —Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author " Absolutely riveting! ...Read this book." —Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff, Director of the University of Miami Holocaust Teacher Institute "Beautifully written and richly evocative. " —Sara Gruen, #1 New York Times bestselling author “A hauntingly rich WWII novel about courage, brutality, love, survival—and the essence of what makes us human.” — Family Circle “A heart-pounding story.” — USA Today "An enormous story. Richly satisfying. I loved it. " —Anne Rice "A respectful and absorbing page-turner." — Kirkus Reviews " Tender, compelling ...a satisfying slice of life in Nazi-occupied France." —Jewish Book Council “Expect to devour The Nightingale in as few sittings as possible; the high-stakes plot and lovable characters won’t allow any rest until all of their fates are known.” — Shelf Awareness "I loved The Nightingale ." —Lisa See, #1 New York Times bestselling author "Powerful... an unforgettable portrait of love and war. " —People

Ship of Fools - Katherine Anne Porter


Ship of Fools - Katherine Anne Porter
Katherine Anne Porter - Ship of Fools artwork Ship of Fools
A Novel
Katherine Anne Porter
Genre: Literary
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: April 28, 2015
Publisher: Open Road Media
Seller: OpenRoad Integrated Media, LLC

This “dazzling” National Book Award finalist set aboard an ocean liner in 1931 reflects the passions and prejudices that sparked World War II ( San Francisco Chronicle ). August 1931. An ocean liner bound for Germany sets out from the Mexican port city of Veracruz. The ship’s first-class passengers include an idealistic young American painter and her lover; a Spanish dance troupe with a sideline in larceny; an elderly German couple and their fat, seasick bulldog; and a boisterous band of Cuban medical students.   As the Vera journeys across the Atlantic, the incidents and intrigues of several dozen passengers and crew members come into razor-sharp focus. The result is a richly drawn portrait of the human condition in all its complexity and a mesmerizing snapshot of a world drifting toward disaster.   Written over a span of twenty years and based on the diary Katherine Anne Porter kept during a similar ocean voyage, Ship of Fools was the bestselling novel of 1962 and the inspiration for an Academy Award–winning film starring Vivien Leigh. It is a masterpiece of American literature as captivating today as when it was first published more than a half century ago.   This ebook features an illustrated biography of Katherine Anne Porter, including rare photos from the University of Maryland Libraries.

The Firedrake - Cecelia Holland


The Firedrake - Cecelia Holland
Cecelia Holland - The Firedrake artwork The Firedrake
A Novel
Cecelia Holland
Genre: Historical
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: April 1, 2014
Publisher: Open Road Media
Seller: OpenRoad Integrated Media, LLC

An Irish mercenary knight joins William of Normandy for the invasion of England, and faces a stark choice at Hastings, in this “powerful” novel ( The New York Times). In  The Firedrake , an Irish mercenary knight in the eleventh century, in a constant personal battle with the rest of the world, joins William of Normandy for the invasion of England. There at Hastings he has to choose between power and wealth, and his personal demons of pride and honor. The  New York Times  called Cecelia Holland “a literary phenomenon” in its review of this book, recognizing a stellar creative achievement by a young writer in her first published work.

Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Light Novel) Vol. 10 - Kumanano


Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Light Novel) Vol. 10 - Kumanano
Kumanano - Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Light Novel) Vol. 10 artwork Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Light Novel) Vol. 10
Kumanano
Genre: Light Novels
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: April 28, 2022
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Seller: Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC.

Yuna makes it to the elven village, where a new crisis awaits--something is wrong with the elves' sacred tree, causing the protective barrier around the village to weaken. A little investigation proves the tree is possessed by a monster! Fighting beasts is one thing. Fighting a plant? That's new. Time for the Bloody Bear to get her gardening shears!

The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior (Light Novel) Vol. 2 - Ten-ichi


The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior (Light Novel) Vol. 2 - Ten-ichi
Ten-ichi - The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior (Light Novel) Vol. 2 artwork The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior (Light Novel) Vol. 2
Ten-ichi
Genre: Light Novels
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: April 28, 2022
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Seller: Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC.

Future villainess Pride is hard at work using her authority, boss powers, and past-life knowledge to save her people from a tragic fate. When she hits thirteen, she has an earth-shattering revelation: a scheming man trusted by the royal family had a secret route in the otome game! Can Pride foil this master manipulator's plot to unite everyone against her before it leads to her doom? And why is he so desperate to ruin her in the first place?

Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Light Novel) Vol. 10 - Kumanano


Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Light Novel) Vol. 10 - Kumanano
Kumanano - Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Light Novel) Vol. 10 artwork Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Light Novel) Vol. 10
Kumanano
Genre: Light Novels
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: April 28, 2022
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Seller: Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC.

Yuna makes it to the elven village, where a new crisis awaits--something is wrong with the elves' sacred tree, causing the protective barrier around the village to weaken. A little investigation proves the tree is possessed by a monster! Fighting beasts is one thing. Fighting a plant? That's new. Time for the Bloody Bear to get her gardening shears!