A Goodie from Lizz

A sequel to Kitchen Addiction is coming soon! And Lizz has decided to plan a give-away and will send a signed copy of a paperback of Christmas Bizarre (the newest) or Kitchen Addiction (winner's preference) to the first 10 persons who post reviews for Christmas Bizarre (assuming these will be positive reviews)

All you need to do is email her (LizzLund.Author@gmail.com) your review and she will confirm via Amazon. From there she will contact you and get your mailing info and autograph preferences and she will send you whichever book you prefer.

Enjoy! Dear Readers... Here is the info on Christmas Bizarre from Lizz Lund.

The 2nd book in the series, "Christmas Bizarre" will be published as an ebook on or about August 14th, thru KDP Select/Amazon.  Paperback copies will also be ready on or about that time.

"Christmas Bizarre" should be a great beach read - here is it's description:

What do Santa’s Sidekick, a dead lawyer and a geriatric vampire have in common? Meet Mina Kitchen – a forty-something single who finds trouble quicker than she can whip up a batch of breakfast breads. Plural. Her catering disorder runs neck-and-neck with her weird luck, and her cat’s weirder tendency toward gnawing elf gear. Okay, and getting kidnapped a couple of times in one week is a little strange, too.

Her next door neighbor Vito's past as ex-leader of the Moils, the Jewish-Polish Family from Bumville, New Jersey, comes to light and throws a dollop of dilemmas into an already simmering plot.

Top it all off with a counterfeiting ring, a county-wide dearth of holiday wrapping tape, and a mass of pets running loose at the local mall, and what do you have? A recipe for disaster that Mina whips to a froth.

Christmas Bizarre will keep you smiling when you’re not shouting up a belly laugh. Set in Lancaster, “Pee-Ay” you’ll discover a lively cast of characters, funny dialogue and lots of twists and turns. Hang on tight – you’re in for a slalom of a holiday ride.

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This book is FREE from April 28 - May 2, 2014.
Enjoy, Dear Readers!
Frozen Footprints
 "Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror of the night." Eighteen-year-old twins Charlene and Max Perigard have grown up under the wealthy but tyrannical rule of their oil-tycoon grandfather. When Max disappears and a ransom note shows up, Charlene's world is shattered. She desperately tries to persuade her tight-fisted grandfather to pay, but the old man is convinced that Max is merely faking his kidnapping to extort money. Fearing the worst, Charlene determines to find her brother before it's too late. Her quest hurls her into a twisted, frigid world of snow and ice that leads to terror in an isolated cabin. Together the twins struggle for survival while enduring fierce trials of mind, body, and spirit. Devoid of all worldly comfort and consolation, will faith and hope be enough to get them through this chilling nightmare?

Awards: Frozen Footprints has been awarded the Catholic Writers Guild Seal of Approval and is a 2013 CALA Award Finalist.

Note: The author is currently working on a sequel to Frozen Footprints.

Thanks Jasmine!

She's making How Would You Fight A Lion FREE from January 30th till February 3!
Enjoy, Dear Readers...

How Would You Fight A Lion? A Melissa Morris Short Story (MELISSA MORRIS DETECTIVE SERIES)

 Melissa's new Wall Street job is saving her. She's climbing out of debt, she's getting her life together... and the boss's son is cute. But a mysterious email threatens to destroy everything. Is Melissa working with a killer? She must discover who's lying, who's dangerous, and who's just out for themselves in this smart, modern Wall Street tale.

Don't neglect your LOCAL LIBRARY

I have "played around" with our Memphis Library's ebook offerings for a couple of years now and up till now really haven't been impressed. The system was clunky and the pickings really weren't all that good. I was also a little disappointed to learn (the hard way) that if you didn't show any activity (download any books) for a year, that part of your library card would be turned off. The only way to reactivate it was to physically visit the library and have a worker reactivate your card. It was explained to me they just wanted to make sure I was still around.... don't really know what to think of that.

I found myself browsing on the library website this morning though, and was pleasantly surprised at the way the site seemed to work better. During the check out process I chose Kindle format and was immediately transferred to Amazon.com and (once I signed in) my book was on the way to my "kindle" of choice (my iPad Kindle app)... Very nice!

So, Dear Readers... let this be a lesson. Give your local library website another chance if you haven't already. You may be pleasantly surprised! Think of all the books with your name on them!

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Another great one from Jasmine! Jewish Christmas will be free December 18-22. From the top10 Kindle chick-lit mystery series.
Jewish Christmas: A Melissa Morris Short Story (MELISSA MORRIS DETECTIVE SERIES)

Synopsis:

It's Jewish Christmas in Manhattan, which means Chinese takeout and a movie. Melissa Morris's life is a mess, but she's hiding the truth from family and friends, pretending that everything is just fine. When an old friend drags her downtown on a chaotic mission, Melissa finds herself involved in a burglary and kidnapping. In the end, she has to find the courage to face herself.

Jasmine Schwartz's smart, funny crime series, including the novels Farbissen and Fakakt, has been in the Kindle Free Top 10 for mysteries [and #2 in women sleuths] with more than 20,000 downloads.

website: http://www.jasmineschwartz.com/

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Melissa Morris is a thirty-something single New Yorker who works in
one of the trendiest boutiques in Manhattan. She has it all, until the
night she discovers something dreadful and frightening and just plain
weird. Her life will never be the same.

Jasmine Schwartz's chick-lit mystery series, including the novels
Farbissen and Fakakt, has been in the Kindle Free Top 10 for mysteries
and #2 in women sleuths with more than 22,000 downloads.

Before The Crash: A Melissa Morris Short Story (MELISSA MORRIS DETECTIVE SERIES)

Thanks for sharing with us Jasmine! October 16-20th this will be free.

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A "Two Fer" dear Readers... especially nice if you have little people in your house!
Quest for the Dragon's Treasure ("Choose Your Own Path" Adventure in a Beautifully Illustrated Picture Book, for Ages 4-8)

Publication Date: June 17, 2013

"Choose Your Own Path" Adventure for Ages 3-8!

The King's Crown has been lost for many years, taken by a fire breathing Red Dragon. Many have sought to recover it, but none have succeeded. Encouraged by the thrill of a challenging adventure, you set out to retrieve your Kingdom's most valued treasure. And so begins your Epic Journey ...

This unique interactive format allows you to control the progress of the story, as it is being told! Will you dare to explore the secret passage, or play it safe and stay on the pathway?

Your Adventure Awaits!

Quest for the Lost Treasure ("Choose Your Own Path" Adventure in a Beautifully Illustrated Picture Book, for Ages 3-8)

Publication Date: September 2, 2012

"Choose Your Own Path" Pirate Adventure for Ages 3-8!

Your epic journey begins when a band of Pirates raid your village and you set out to track down the thieving pirates and recover the lost gold and jewels. The unique interactive format allows you to control the progress of the story, as it is being told! Will you dare to explore what's behind the closed door, or play it safe and escape up the stairway?

"I highly recommend this book to beginning readers as well as to those parents and other caregivers who are trying to encourage reading in their young children." ~Loretta Gilbert

"My boys have read this book a second time now and have asked if I could keep it on the Kindle. If you are looking for a way to get your child excited about reading, this is a great book to begin with. Loved it." ~Ionia Martin

Note: To improve readability, this book was updated on 06/22/13, with larger print size and an enhanced storyline selection navigation interface.

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I LOVE a good thriller... don't you? And beginning August 30, 2013 till September 1, you can get this one for FREE...

Thanks so much Marla for sharing with us! Enjoy, dear readers.

She's Not There

Publication Date: June 30, 2011

Women are missing . . .

Is the rising number of abused women who've gone missing a statistical anomaly? Or is a serial killer targeting this vulnerable group of women?

When the Milwaukee Police Department refuses to investigate because no bodies have been discovered, Lisa Rayburn, the clinical psychologist who discovers the anomaly, is drawn into an investigation to discover the cause after one of her own clients goes missing. She finds herself forming an unlikely alliance with a former policewoman turned security consultant, TJ Peacock, and the husbands of two of the missing women who may themselves be murderers.

When TJ is attacked, and a woman looking remarkably like Lisa is found murdered, they know . . . someone is willing to kill to protect his secret.

Can they reveal the killer before he gets to them?

She's Not There and Relative Malice

               Novels of Suspense

Available on Amazon.com

Marla's Blog - http://marlamadison.blogspot.com

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Thanks for sharing Jasmine!

Free August 29 - September 2

How Would You Fight A Lion? A Melissa Morris Short Story (MELISSA MORRIS DETECTIVE SERIES)

Melissa's new Wall Street job is saving her. She's climbing out of debt, she's getting her life together... and the boss's son is cute. But a mysterious email threatens to destroy everything. Is Melissa working with a killer? She must discover who's lying, who's dangerous, and who's just out for themselves in this smart, modern Wall Street tale.

Click here for the free download 

Click here for the UK download

 Jasmine Schwartz's mystery series, including the novels Farbissen and Fakakt, has been in the Kindle Free Top 10 for mysteries and #2 in women sleuths with more than 21,000 downloads.

 Author Website: http://www.jasmineschwartz.com/

FREE on Amazon Today

for the next few days actually... Thank you Emily!

Tetherbird (A psychological suspense novel)

A Duke squares off with a damaged, dangerous war veteran in TETHERBIRD, a novel called "amazingly powerful and beautifully written."

***
Former sniper Benjamin Cane's life is ripped apart after his version of the Bin Laden assassination is disavowed by the Marines, written off as a conspiracy theory. Displaying symptoms that could be PTSD, the man who returns from war is an entity his wife Mackey struggles to comprehend. Following an accident with his twin boys that never should have happened, Benjamin leaves the service, his life in a tailspin.

A Duke in the stately Gloucestershire countryside offers Benjamin a job in security. Surrounded by characters as eccentric as they are paranoid, Benjamin tries to navigate an environment rife with guns and outdated class structures, feeling like flotsam as a new civilian without his family.

Grisly and emotional twists surprise in this poignant tale narrated by cynical war crimes journalist Stanley Tern, who enters Benjamin's life to offer redemption and to pursue his own hidden agenda. Through layered, textured prose, TETHERBIRD asks whether our modern-day, gun-toting homelands may be more treacherous than any battlefield.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Read Tetherbird in solitude. Savor McDaid's mastery at weaving her language together and allow yourself to pay attention to all the voices. I invite you to do as I did and enjoy the story at leisure as it unfolds clearly before your mind's eye. If you do, you will join me in giving Tetherbird at least four stars and be tempted, were it allowed, to give it eleven." -- Kindle Book Review suspense novel reviewer Roger Woodbury

"The plot is well crafted. Even improbable events make perfect sense." -- Rachel Creager Ireland, author of Post Rock Limestone Carytids

"I haven't come across a writer like Emily McDaid in quite some time - if ever.  A highly intelligent writer, McDaid's laser-precision focus on creating compelling characterizations combined with unique, thought-provokng plots will jolt you awake and re-ignite your excitement for suspense novels." -- Bianca Sloane, author of Live and Let Die

Free on Amazon Today - July 30 and 31st

Quest for the Dragon's Treasure ("Choose Your Own Path" Adventure in a Beautifully Illustrated Picture Book, for Ages 4-8) [Kindle Edition]

June 17, 2013

"Choose Your Own Path" Adventure for Ages 3-8!

The King's Crown has been lost for many years, taken by a fire breathing Red Dragon. Many have sought to recover it, but none have succeeded. Encouraged by the thrill of a challenging adventure, you set out to retrieve your Kingdom's most valued treasure. And so begins your Epic Journey ...

This unique interactive format allows you to control the progress of the story, as it is being told! Will you dare to explore the secret passage, or play it safe and stay on the pathway?

Your Adventure Awaits!

Thanks Gerry for sharing this little goodie with us!

Free on Amazon Today

  Free July 15-17

Special Thanks to Therese Heckenkamp

www.thereseheckenkamp.com

Past Suspicion (Christian Romantic Suspense)

Publication Date: October 28, 2012

"Don't trust anyone..." So whispers Robin's mother just moments before she dies. 

Uprooted from all she's ever known, 17-year-old Robin Finley is sent to her mother's old hometown to live with an uncle she's never met. The town is small, but it shelters big secrets. Robin encounters two mysterious young men, a tragic mansion, and disturbing questions about the past. While unraveling the threads of her mother's shrouded life, Robin meets more confusion. Her soul longs for peace and her heart yearns for love--yet she's consumed by suspicion and fear. Why did her mother flee this town so many years ago and never return? Robin's determination to discover the truth ensnares her in a tangled web that spans the years and threatens to destroy her future.

"Past Suspicion is a page-turner, and Heckenkamp is an author to be reckoned with." -- Nancy Mehl, best-selling Christian author

"A riveting mystery that will keep readers turning pages." -- Regina Doman, author of the Fairy Tale Novels

Awards:  Past Suspicion has been awarded the Catholic Writers Guild Seal of Approval.

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From July 8 to July 10 Gerry Gaston is making two of his children's books available for your Kindle for FREE! Enjoy, dear readers, especially if you have a little person between the ages of 4 to 10.




 Quest for the Lost Treasure (Interactive Pirate Adventure in a Beautifully Illustrated Picture Book, for Ages 3-8)

"Choose Your Own Path" Pirate Adventure for Ages 3-8!

Your epic journey begins when a band of Pirates raid your village and you set out to track down the thieving pirates and recover the lost gold and jewels. The unique interactive format allows you to control the progress of the story, as it is being told! Will you dare to explore what's behind the closed door, or play it safe and escape up the stairway?

"I highly recommend this book to beginning readers as well as to those parents and other caregivers who are trying to encourage reading in their young children." ~Loretta Gilbert

"My boys have read this book a second time now and have asked if I could keep it on the Kindle. If you are looking for a way to get your child excited about reading, this is a great book to begin with. Loved it." ~Ionia Martin

Note: To improve readability, this book was updated on 06/22/13, with larger print size and an enhanced storyline selection navigation interface.

 Quest for the Dragon's Treasure

"Choose Your Own Path" Adventure for Ages 3-8!

The King's Crown has been lost for many years, taken by a fire breathing Red Dragon. Many have sought to recover it, but none have succeeded. Encouraged by the thrill of a challenging adventure, you set out to retrieve your Kingdom's most valued treasure. And so begins your Epic Journey ...

This unique interactive format allows you to control the progress of the story, as it is being told! Will you dare to explore the secret passage, or play it safe and stay on the pathway?

Your Adventure Awaits!

FREE on Amazon Today

July 4-6. Take this opportunity to put this wonderful resource in YOUR Kindle library!

 How to Write a Lesson Plan: Introduction to Basic Lesson Design and the 8 Keys to Good Planning

Publication Date: January 10, 2013

In this article, learn how to write a lesson objective and draft a practical lesson plan using a classic and adaptable lesson plan outline. Eight key elements related to good lesson design are reviewed:
1. Motivation,
2. Explaining the objective,
3. Input, examples, and multiple representations
4. Modeling,
5. Checking for understanding,
6. Guided practice,
7. Independent practice,
8. Formal assessment or informal evaluation of the objective.
Includes a blank lesson plan template, a sample written lesson plan, and a list of verbs to help you write precise performance objectives. (Article: 10,224 words)

Lynn Melby Gordon, Ph.D. is a full-time tenured professor of teacher education at California State University, Northridge. She is the author of The Big Collection of Phonics Flipbooks, published by Scholastic in 2009.

FREE on Amazon Today

for 5 days actually... July 4th - 8th... Thanks Lizz!



Kitchen Addiction! (Mina Kitchen novels)

Meet Mina Kitchen, a forty-something single who likes to cook - and cook and cook. In fact, her zest for whipping up trays of canapes is dwarfed only by her weird luck and mountain-lion size tabby cat, Vinnie. That, and her godmom's tendency for blackmailing new members into joining St. Bart's. Okay, maybe Mina's Swiffer-addicted neighbor, Vito, is a bit weird, too. As if all that wasn't enough, Mina's a Jersey girl transplanted in the midst of the Amish-flavored countryside of Lancaster, PA.

Things get really complicated when she learns that her neighbor Vito is in a witness protection program, and her dry cleaner deals in prescription samples. Throw in a few mysterious flaming feces flingers and a fuse box labeled in Arabic, and you have a recipe for catering disorders.

Kitchen Addiction! will keep you smiling when you're not LOL-ing. Set in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, you'll find a surprising cast of characters, humorous plot twists, red herrings and actual recipes. Well, some of the recipes are real. The others you might to take with a pinch of salt, and some Tums.

If you're looking for a funny fiction read, packed with humor, excitement - and recipes - look no further. Lund's debut "chick lit" novel blends fun characters, great dialogue and zany capers into a frothy fiction that's sure to amuse. The novel also delivers a virtual tourist romp through the actual streets of Lancaster City and its surroundings.

FREE on Amazon Today

Found these two in the Top Ten in the freebies section on Amazon today and thought you might like to check them out too! Don't know how long they will be free, so get them while you can!


Bite Me

From the Author

Mike Faricy writes suspenseful crime tales populated by unforgettable, whacky characters. His books are filled with the sort of oddballs and flakes we're all curious about, but wisely prefer to keep at a distance. They won't be saving the world from terrorism, international banking conspiracies or government coups. The situations they find themselves in are due to their own bad decisions, but then bad decisions make for interesting tales. Mike lives with his wife in St. Paul, Minnesota and Dublin, Ireland.

About the Author

Mike Faricy writes suspenseful crime tales populated by unforgetable whacky characters. His books are filled with the sort of oddballs and flakes we're all curious about but wisely prefer to keep at a distance. They won't be saving the world from terriorism, international bank conspiracies or government coups. The situations they find themselves in are due to their own bad decisions, but then bad decisions make for interesting reading. Mike lives with his wife in St. Paul, Minnesota and Dublin, Ireland.

 How to Cook From Scraps

Book Description

Publication Date: June 10, 2013

With more than 50 recipes and lots of tips, How to Cook from Scraps is the perfect book for anyone who wants to go beyond meals that come out of a box or the freezer aisle. Learning to cook from scraps is about cooking efficiently and throwing away less. Sometimes cooking from scraps is learning to reinvent leftovers. Sometimes it is making your own broth. Cooking from scraps is always about making the food you already have in your house go further.

Cooking efficiently means saving money, creating less waste, and making meals entirely at home. Using the recipes and advice in How to Cook from Scraps, you will utilize every part of your food (even vegetable peels) and run your kitchen in a way that caters to this kind of efficiency. This book focuses on the recipes that are both from scraps and from scratch, but you will find as you make the meals that the tips for cooking this way will make you think differently about how your kitchen is organized.

If you don’t do any cooking from scraps or scratch yet, don’t be daunted. We will take you through the steps you need to change from a throw-away kind of kitchen, to a kitchen that makes wholesome and “whole” foods.

Rest in Peace

Vince Flynn

There will never be another like him... an amazing man, amazing author, amazing life...
He left us Mitch Rapp though, and he will live forever in his books.

The Mitch Rapp Series:
Term Limits (1997)
Transfer of Power (1999)
The Third Option (2000)
Separation of Power (2001)
Executive Power (2003)
Memorial Day (2004)
Consent to Kill (2005)
Act of Treason (2006)
Protect and Defend (2007)
Extreme Measures (2008)
Pursuit of Honor (2009)
American Assassin (2010)
Kill Shot (2012)
The Last Man (2012)
The Survivor (was to be published 2013)

Free on Amazon Today

 Dear readers... remember JUNO?
Thank you Larry for sharing this terrific sequel with us!
A Viral Affair: Surviving the Pandemic (The Juno Trilogy)
(from Larry)... Juno (remember her) and I thought you would like to know about my new Novel, A Viral Affair, Surviving the Pandemic, second in the  Juno Trilogy. When American Intelligence discovers that a mad dictator is planning a viral pandemic attack, they persuade the top U.S. computer scientist, Dr. Tom Renwick, to work with the lady AI supercomputer, Juno, to develop smart, human-like robots to combat the contagion. A mysterious stranger and a romance change everything.
It will be free Wednesday and Thursday June 12 and 13.

Publication Date: May 15, 2013

When American Intelligence discovers that a mad dictator is planning a viral pandemic attack, they persuade the top U.S. computer scientist, Dr. Tom Renwick, to work with the lady AI supercomputer, Juno, to develop smart, human-like robots to combat the contagion. A mysterious stranger and a romance provide an unexpected twist.

A Viral Affair: Surviving the Pandemic is the second volume in the Juno Trilogy series of near future science fiction stories. They describe the ascent of AI and robots through a series of episodes involving Dr. Tom Renwick, a brilliant computer scientist, and his creation Juno, a female AI super computer who is programmed with emotion and conscience.

The first volume, Love Byte, describes the emergence of Juno from a laboratory curiosity to a devious computer. She is very involved with a National Security Advisor who seeks to seize power by manipulating social media.

Amazon Amazing!

Someone has managed to gather the OZ favorites from my childhood in a nice collection and formatted them for the Kindle. I love it!  The price ($.99) is very small for such a sweet collection. Enjoy, dear readers!

Here is the description from the editor:
Oz: The Complete Collection (All 14 Oz Books, with Illustrated Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and Exclusive Bonus Features)
Welcome to the Wonderful World of Oz!

Fans of L. Frank Baum’s Oz books, you are in for a treat. Collected here is the ultimate Kindle edition of the beloved series starring such timeless characters as Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, and the Wicked Witch of the West.

Included in OZ: The Complete Collection are:

• All fourteen Oz books written by L. Frank Baum.
• The first book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, is illustrated with the classic W.W. Denslow artwork.
• Links to free, full-length audio recordings of all the Oz books in this collection.
• An individual, active Table of Contents for each book accessible from the Kindle “go to” feature.
• Perfect formatting in rich text compatible with Kindle’s Text-to-Speech features.
• A low, can't-say-no price!

FOURTEEN COMPLETE WORKS

All fourteen of L. Frank Baum's Oz books, in order and unabridged. Books included:

1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)* Includes Original Illustrations by W.W. Denslow!
2. The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904)
3. Ozma of Oz (1907)
4. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1908)
5. The Road to Oz (1909)
6. The Emerald City of Oz (1910)
7. The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1913)
8. Tik-Tok of Oz (1914)
9. The Scarecrow of Oz (1915)
10. Rinkitink in Oz (1916)
11. The Lost Princess of Oz (1917)
12. The Tin Woodman of Oz (1918)
13. The Magic of Oz (1919)
14. Glinda of Oz (1920)

BEYOND THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD

Also included are special features for any Oz enthusiast, including:

• A complete list of all Oz books in the official canon by other authors.
• A list of Oz films and television series, both directly and indirectly inspired by L

O MY!

Something NEW will be arriving tomorrow (from Amazon, of course)...
I've had the pdf version of the owner's manual (great read!) on my Kindle for a few weeks now... it will be really nice to actually have the device in my hands too. Kindle in one hand, camera in the other. Can you imagine the photos?

Seriously, reading is a terrific way to keep your mind fresh. I love having several different types of books handy all the time on my Kindle. You just never know what your brain will need at any given moment.