Tuesday 31 July 2012

99 CENT BOOK FIND: Cadman's Gambit by D.P. Prior


Available for JUST 99 CENTS TODAY ONLY is Cadman's Gambit (SHADER)  by D.P. Prior (Click here for UK Download).  Why not download this epic fantasy before it goes back to full price?





BOOK DESCRIPTION
Dr Ernst Cadman has led a quiet life, but that’s how he’s wanted it all these hundreds of years. With a secret like his, anonymity and caution are the best friends a man can have. Nothing could tempt him from the safety of his parasitic existence at the heart of the city of Sarum—at least nothing this side of the Abyss.

Cadman stakes everything on obtaining the artefact that once destroyed an entire civilization, but in so doing he draws the gaze of a sinister presence from beyond the stars.

Meanwhile, Deacon Shader, veteran of the war against the undead armies of the Liche Lord, has one last fight in him. This time it’s just a tournament, with the prize a sword steeped in myth. Win or lose, Shader intends to defy his Templum master and retire to the Abbey of Pardes.

When a horror from the past wrecks Shader’s monastic dream and leads him to plague torn Sarum, he finds an ancient power unleashed that imperils more than he could possibly imagine—a power now in the hands of Dr Cadman.

Gods tremble, and worlds will fall unless Shader can conquer his personal demons and accept the fate he’s been prepared for since birth.


"Cadman's Gambit" is the first book of the six part SHADER series by D.P. Prior. An excerpt of Book 2, "Best Laid Plans", is at the end of the Kindle version of this book. There are also excerpts from three other great fantasy books.

The Kindle version also includes the stunning cover art of Mike Nash, two beautifully rendered maps, and a clickable table of contents.

Amazon FREE and $0.99 Book Listing: 31 July 2012


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FREE BOOK FIND: The Last Confession by Ethan Jones


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BOOK DESCRIPTION
Justice comes for a bedridden New York mobster during his last confession.

The Last Confession is a short story of about 4,5000 words, which includes as bonus content the first two chapters of Arctic Wargame, the coolest Canadian suspense novel of the summer.

FREE BOOK FIND: Bella by Steve Piacente

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BOOK DESCRIPTION
A striking widow intent on proving the military lied about her husband's death lures a Washington journalist into the investigation. Working together, they discover the power of temptation, the futility of revenge, and the consequences of yielding to either.

FREE BOOK FIND: Favorite Family Lectures by Terry L Paulson


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BOOK DESCRIPTION
As a young adult, Dr. Paulson was a youth director working with teens. He learned quickly that if you’re not funny and authentic, teenagers will kill you! Luckily, he found a way to leverage his entertaining delivery, inspiring messages and empowering content that has connected with all ages. As a young psychologist, he conducted weekend seminars for UCLA Extension on Dealing with Difficult Children. As co-founder of the Assertion Training Institute, he conducted hundreds of CEU training programs for teachers on implementing Assertive Discipline in the classroom. Then, as a parent, he eventually had to deal with his own teenage son; word has it that both survived, even thrived.

As his son Sean went through his teen years, his father and he co-authored two books, Secrets of Life Every Teen Needs to Know and Can I Have the Keys to the Car? On writing these books, they surveyed teens and parents on the life lessons that were most important. Sean wanted to call the book, Favorite Family Lectures. As Sean used to say, “It’s the perfect book for parents. They don’t know how to give an effective lecture, and they don’t have time to do so. They’re working too hard. With this book of ‘best lectures,’ all they would have to do is hand them the book, send them to their room, and tell them to read #23! They’d save time, and the teen would have something to do while he’s stuck in his room!”

BOOK OF THE DAY: In Sammy's honor by Julie Bechtel

by Julie Bechtel





BOOK DESCRIPTION
Sammy is a happy go lucky six-teen year old teenager. Until one day her worst nightmare comes true. She is diagnosed with cancer. Now she must find a way to be an ordinary teenager as well as fight the fight of her life.



AUTHOR BIO

My name is Julie Bechtel. I am an Author of science fiction and children's books.I have three wonderful children 1 daughter and two sons. I have been married to my best friend for twenty years. I started writing in 2004 after a very hard patch in my life. I enjoy writing, being with my family, and my pets. My biggest dream is to one day be able to buy a home for my husband and son. Nothing spectacular, just a place with land. A few years ago we were going to buy a home, unfortunately my husband got hurt at work so we lost the house. I swore to myself that I would work as hard as i had to, so we could afford a place of our own. I found a place for 50,000 so I I just have 49,000 or so to go lol. god will provide in the end. I know that. The one thing that bothers me is how hard it is to sell a book without reviews.

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Monday 30 July 2012

FREE BOOK FIND: Robin Nixon's PHP Crash Course


FREE to download TODAY AND TOMORROW is Robin Nixon's PHP Crash Course: Learn PHP in 14 easy lessons by Robin Nixon  (Click here for UK download) Why not download it before it goes back to full price?







BOOK DESCRIPTION
If you know HTML and/or CSS and want to take your skills to the next level, or even if you are a complete web novice, you really need to learn PHP. Not only is it available free either pre-installed or ready-to-install on almost all web servers, it's also extremely fast and flexible too.

Long gone are the days when you had to compile unwieldy C programs in order to add dynamic functionality to websites, because PHP provides everything you need with simple commands you embed in your web pages (in much the same way you do with JavaScript). What's more, PHP is easy. If you've ever tried to learn it and been put off by a plethora of jargon and technical mumbo-jumbo then you're in for a real treat, because Robin Nixon's Crash Courses have helped tens of thousands of people learn the new skills they need.

From the top-selling author of Learning PHP, MySQL & JavaScript, and starting from the ground up with no assumption of prior knowledge, every aspect of PHP is explained in this book, in logical order with plenty of simple examples, clear explanations, informative figures, and advice on how best to use the new things you learn. If you want to learn PHP up to a solid intermediate level, this book will teach you all you need to know, without recourse to other books and materials. Plus all the examples are free to download from the companion website, so you won't have to type them in to follow along and try them out for yourself.

This course features the following lectures:
  1. Introduction to PHP
  2. Incorporating PHP Code Into a Web Page
  3. PHP Language Syntax
  4. PHP Operators
  5. PHP Arrays
  6. Multi-dimensional Arrays
  7. The PHP Array Functions
  8. Controlling Program Flow
  9. Looping Sections of Code
  10. PHP Functions
  11. PHP Objects
  12. Errors and Expressions
  13. Web Forms and Security
  14. Advanced PHP
Reasons why you will learn all you need from this course:
  • No assumption is made of previous knowledge.
  • Every new concept is explained in logical order.
  • Fully-tested examples are provided throughout.
  • Each lecture features several notes offering extra, handy advice.
  • The examples can all be downloaded free from the companion website.

FREE BOOK FIND: Robin Nixon's JavaScript Crash Course


FREE to download TODAY AND TOMORROW is Robin Nixon's JavaScript Crash Course: Learn JavaScript in 14 easy lessons  by Robin Nixon (Click here for UK Download)  Why not download it before it goes back to full price?








BOOK DESCRIPTION
If you know HTML and/or CSS and want to take your skills to the next level, or even if you are a complete web novice, you really need to learn JavaScript. Not only is it the language behind the smooth and dynamic operation of Web 2.0 websites like Facebook, Twitter and Gmail, but in conjunction with HTML5 it's also the standard means Microsoft supports for creating Windows 8 apps - JavaScript is definitely the future for Windows! So, whether you want to simply add a little functionality to your website, such as smooth menus that pop up and down, image transition effects, user-friendly form handling and verification, or anything else that's more than a simple, flat HTML/CSS design, JavaScript is the way to go.

What's more, JavaScript is easy. If you've ever tried to learn it and been put off by a plethora of jargon and technical mumbo-jumbo then you're in for a real treat, because Robin Nixon's Crash Courses have helped tens of thousands of people learn the new skills they need. From the top-selling author of Learning PHP, MySQL & JavaScript, and starting from the ground up with no assumption of prior knowledge, every aspect of JavaScript is explained in this book, in logical order with plenty of simple examples, clear explanations, informative figures, and advice on how best to use the new things you learn.

If you want to learn JavaScript up to a solid intermediate level, this book will teach you all you need to know, without recourse to other books and materials. Plus all the examples are free to download from the companion website, so you won't have to type them in to follow along and try them out for yourself.

This course features the following lectures:
  1. Introduction to JavaScript
  2. Incorporating JavaScript Code Into a Web Page
  3. JavaScript Language Syntax
  4. JavaScript Operators
  5. JavaScript Arrays
  6. Multidimensional Arrays
  7. The JavaScript Array Functions
  8. Controlling Program Flow
  9. Looping Sections of Code
  10. JavaScript Functions
  11. JavaScript Objects
  12.  Errors and Expressions
  13. The Document Object Model
  14. Advanced JavaScript
  15. Appendix: 150+ Functions Detailed
Reasons why you will learn all you need from this course:
  • No assumption is made of previous knowledge.
  • Every new concept is explained in logical order.
  • Fully-tested examples are provided throughout.
  • Each lecture features several notes offering extra, handy advice.
  • The examples can all be downloaded free from the companion website.

Amazon FREE and $0.99 Book Listing: 30 July 2012


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FREE BOOK FIND: HTML5 Crash Course: Learn HTML5 in 20 Easy Lessons by Robin Nixon


FREE to download TODAY AND TOMORROW is Robin Nixon's HTML5 Crash Course: Learn HTML5 in 20 Easy Lessons  by Robin Nixon (Click here for UK download).  Why not download this how-to guide before it goes back to full price?





BOOK DESCRIPTION
Whether you are a professional or amateur web developer you need all the HTML5 tools in your kit, and this book from the author of the best-selling Learning PHP, MySQL & JavaSript, is the fastest and easiest way there is to learn HTML5.

HTML5 is the future of HTML and all developers need to get up-to-speed with what it offers, including audio and video, without using a plug-in, and a canvas area with professional tools for creating paths, lines, curves, shapes, fills, gradients, patterns, text and more.

It also provides accurate geolocation, background web workers, offline web applications, microdata, a local storage engine and many other improvements to standard HTML, such as dozens of new form tags and attributes

FREE BOOK FIND: CSS & CSS3 Crash Course: Learn CSS in 16 Easy Lessons by Robin Nixon


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BOOK DESCRIPTION
From the author of the top-selling book "Learning PHP, MySQL & JavaScript", and the popular "Robin Nixon's HTML5 Crash Course", this new CSS & CSS 3 course teaches you everything you need to know about the web layout language, all the way from the basics, up to advanced features such as animations, transformations, shadows, web font management and much, much more.

Everything is clearly explained with plenty of examples and figures, and you will absolutely find this one of the easiest courses you have ever taken. Once you've completed it, you'll completely understand CSS and CSS3, and be fully confident of how to use it to make really impressive and dynamic web pages.

Starting from the basics of CSS (which experienced users can skim) the book covers everything you need to know about CSS and CSS3 in 16 easy-to-follow lectures

FREE BOOK FIND: Speed Dating with the Dead by Scott Nicholson


FREE to download TODAY AND TOMORROW is Speed Dating with the Dead  by Scott Nicholson (Click here for UK download) .  Why not download this supernatural thriller today?



BOOK DESCRIPTION
When Digger Wilson brings his paranormal team Spirit Seekers International to the White Horse Inn, he is skeptical that his dead wife will keep her half of the bargain. He doesn’t believe in ghosts, and just before she died, she promised to meet him there.

But when one of the conference guests channels a mysterious presence and an Ouija board spells out a pet phrase known only to Digger and his wife, his convictions are challenged.

And when guests start to disappear, Digger and his daughter Kendra must face the circle of demons that view the hotel as their personal playground. Because soon the inn will be closing for good, angels can’t be trusted, and demons don’t like to play alone . . .

FREE BOOK FIND: Paramount (Thirty Minutes to Heartbreak, Book 1) by Nadia Scrieva



FREE to download TODAY AND TOMORROW 
is Paramount (Thirty Minutes to Heartbreak, Book 1)  by Nadia Scrieva.  Why not download this  epic fantasy before it goes back to full price?




BOOK DESCRIPTION
It is a universal fact that humans are unfaithful. Penalties for this are usually unimpressive, but when a betrayed woman happens to be a goddess, consequences might be a little different... Pax Burnson is the descendant of devas. She has vowed to live her life without practicing her powers, but recent events have overturned her entire existence. Thorn Kalgren has been the love of her life since she was fourteen — he helped her to heal after the loss of her parents. As a close family friend, he is one of a select few who understand and share her unique heritage. Over the years, he became her everything. Pax is now 26, and his betrayal has released a violence within her that she cannot restrain. While her first instinct is to escape and forget, her aimless road trip is interrupted by a childhood friend in need. An idea strikes Pax as she sees her own pain reflected in Thorn's sister, Amara Kalgren. She is suddenly filled with a new, all-consuming purpose: vengeance. She believes there is nothing else left. Using ancient magick and enlisting Amara's help, Pax orchestrates a complex, drawn-out plan to deceive and emotionally destroy her former lover. The friendship and loyalty between the two girls becomes fortified and unshakable as they venture down a dark and twisted path together, encountering formidable roadblocks and demons. It soon becomes clear to Pax that everything she has been led to believe about her powers and her past was shaped by blatant lies. When she discovers that Thorn's infidelity is closely linked with her mother's death, she is forced to make a life-altering decision...

FREE BOOK FIND: The Morning After by Sally Clements

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BOOK DESCRIPTION
One photo changes everything...

A mortifying incident in her youth has shaken sense into Cara Byrne. No more bad-boys. No more getting arrested. Instead, hard work and good behaviour has earned her a job teaching at the local Boys Secondary School, and a proposal from a worthy man. So what if he doesn't exactly light her fire - surely passion is overrated?

When her friend since childhood, Ethan Quinn, storms back into the small Irish village he left to pursue a career as a Hollywood action hero, she's stunned to discover she's as susceptible to his lethal charm as every woman in the world. And when a compromising photograph floods the media of them in a clinch, her almost fiancé reveals his true colours, CarEthan starts trending on twitter, and she loses her job, could anyone blame her if she accepts his invitation to hide out at his Malibu beach house?

Ethan loves women, but never lets his girlfriends into his heart. He's failed at being there in the past, and won't put his heart on the line for anyone, ever again. But Cara's a different matter - and when passionate attraction is added to his friendship with the one person he's always confided in, he's thrown for a loop. Cara's lost everything, and like it or not, he's responsible. There's no fighting the attraction that blazes between them - but when the month long affair is over, will he ever be able to let her go?

Heat Level: Spicy

BOOK OF THE DAY: Shadows of the Soul by Angelique Armae

by Angelique Armae




BOOK DESCRIPTION
When two souls born on opposite sides of the battle between Heaven and Hell, team up to find a sacred antidote to a supernatural disease, the balance between good and evil are forever altered. 

Isabel Godfroie Heart is a Paradisian Scholar-an immortal human trained in the ways of Heaven and Hell-who's suffering from memory loss. During her last battle, a dark force erased specific portions of her past life memories. Now she remembers little of times past, save for the fact she's a demon slayer mentored by the archangel Gabriel. When ordered to a new post to help translate a volume of ancient text from a forbidden verse, Isabel is forced to work with the dark prince Nicolai Valentine, a soul who may or may not be responsible for her memory loss. If only she didn't find the tempting creature so hard to resist…

Born to a fallen angel and a mortal mother, Nicolai Valentine is a prince of the Grigorcov, the children of the fallen sons of God. Searching for the lost chalice that will save his kin from eternal damnation, Nicky unknowingly unleashes the Hadean Virus, a dark entity targeting members of the Grigorcov. Now the entity has been unleashed on man's world and Nicky's in a race against time to find the antidote that will stop this deadly parasite. But in order to keep the Hadean virus from attacking again, Nicolai must enlist the help of Isabel Godfroie Heart, the Paradisian Scholar he was unable to save from the wrath of Hell centuries ago… 

AUTHOR BIO
Angelique Armae is a native New Yorker who's as zany as the city she grew up in. As a child her favorite toy was Emerald The Witch, a small doll with green eyes, green hair and purple skin.

Miss Armae's books and novellas have garnered numerous awards and nominations, including the Sapphire Award, P.E.A.R.L. Award and Word Weaving Award. Her books have also been featured on Midwest Book Review's Book Watch TV. Angelique's first novel, COME THE NIGHT, made Fictionwise's Best of the Best list, rounding out the top five best selling dark fantasy books of the year.

Aside from writing, Angelique also dabbles in digital art. She is the recipient and two time nominee of the Dream Realm Award for best cover art.

When not working, Ms. Armae enjoys traveling, learning about the ancient Celts, exploring history and learning new languages. Angelique studied history and French literature at Skidmore College.

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Sunday 29 July 2012

BARGAIN BOOK: Not All Out of Love by Jamie Schoffman

We are happy to announce as a BARGAIN BOOK: Not All Out of Love  by Jamie Schoffman (Click here for UK purchase) .  Why not grab a copy of this today?







BOOK DESCRIPTION
Not All Out of Love is the incredible true story of a young man's struggle through college, failed relationships, suicide, financial hardship, infidelity, and reformation. At times funny, at times sad, Not All Out of Love takes us through the full range of human emotions. You will laugh, you will cry, but you will understand and relate to what this young man has gone through.

In August of 2006, Jamie Schoffman attempted suicide in no less than six different ways. His reasons for choosing suicide were numerous: financial hardship, broken relationships with his parents, his disdain for college, and his breakup with Ali. After failing at suicide, Mr. Schoffman accepted his role of living life alone forever. It took a woman named Chris Ann O'Neill to turn his life around and teach him what true love really is.

Amazon FREE and $0.99 Book Listing: 29 July 2012


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FREE BOOK FIND: The Boots My Mother Gave Me by Brooklyn James

FREE to download TODAY AND TOMORROW is The Boots My Mother Gave Me  by Brooklyn James  (Click here for UK Download) Why not download it before it goes back to full price?



BOOK DESCRIPTION
AMAZON BREAKTHROUGH NOVEL AWARD QUARTER-FINALIST 

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to walk through life in someone else's shoes? 

Strong-willed tomboy Harley LeBeau puts you in the boots her mother gave her, as she takes you along her journey of escape from an abusive childhood and the desire to find herself as she comes of age. Made to feel a burden to her father simply by her gender, Harley is determined to prove her worth and independence, leaving the small town she grew up in and the one boy who gave her a soft place to fall, Jeremiah Johnson. Torn between saving herself and abandoning her mother and younger sister, Harley chooses her own life in hopes they will choose theirs, too. 

A mature, candid read for everyone. A must for women. The Boots My Mother Gave Me explores the dynamics of abuse and dysfunction, the courage to overcome, the strength in sisterhood, and the ongoing conflict and unconditional love between mothers and daughters. 

Climb into Charlene the Chevelle for a fast-paced story about a girl who is tough enough to survive and tender enough to learn to trust in love. 

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FREE BOOK FIND: The Tapestry of Spirit by Erik Paul Rocklin

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BOOK DESCRIPTION
An enchanting, allegorical tale with insights of enduring relevance, The Tapestry of Spirit presents an artfully layered story of an orphan boy following a dream -- a dream of a meeting in the East with a mystical figure known as the Mage. A seemingly coincidental encounter the day after the dream introduces the boy to an old man, summoned by the power of the boy’s dream, to serve as his guide and protector during the journey. Along the way, some of the boy’s encounters include a wise, elderly Sage, a blind Seer, a captive boy Monk, a grieving Mother, and a dying Father. And through these encounters, the boy learns of the power of dreams, the value of trust and belief, the vision of the heart, and the capacity of every individual to help in the healing of the World. As the boy journeys to seek the Mage, he comes to understand that in doing so, he also seeks his Destiny Thread, and ultimately, how it returns to the universal wisdom that is The Tapestry of Spirit.

FREE BOOK FIND: Voluspa-A Magical World by Sam D. and Ray East

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BOOK DESCRIPTION
Harry Potter meets Twilight

Amy, a forlorn fifteen year old girl from NYC, never thought that she would attend school on a magical mountain with wild animals as her classmates and that she would go to a prom on a flying carpet. Its love at first sight when Drake- a shape shifter rescues her from a pre-historic beast and befriends her. Little does she know that Drake’s father is the tyrannical leader who has always wanted Amy and her kind dead. In her struggle to challenge the supremacy in the magical world, she realizes her powers, confronts aspects about herself that she may not be comfortable with, makes lasting friends while excelling in her school - something which she had not been able to do in her human world. All hell breaks loose, as Drake goes missing and Voluspan mercenaries try to hunt Amy down. Amy and her friends use strategic warfare, pit adversaries among themselves and use every last drop of strength, skill and courage as they take on warriors far more ruthless and skilled than themselves. But Amy is in for a rude shock when she finally finds Drake.

BOOK OF THE DAY: The Crimson Teardrop by Wendy Grischow

by Wendy Grischow






BOOK DESCRIPTION
Have you ever wondered if there was more to your life? In The Crimson Teardrop, Clari often wondered just that, but continued living what seems to be just a normal life. She goes to work and lives her life day in and day out, until one day she gets a phone call that will change her life forever.

Her Great Auntie has passed away and she must tend to her estate, a place she hadn't been back to in years after her parents’ tragic death.

Once she arrives there, she gets more than she has bargained for. Unwelcome visitors, strange occurrences and learns of a whole new life lying in wait just for her. Will she be able to handle it all? Maybe it's too late and there is no turning back, only time will tell.




AUTHOR BIO
I live in Ontario Canada, and married to a wonderful man, we have two beautiful girls. I started writing when I was young, but left it for a number of years. When I was inspired and returned to it, The Crimson Teardrop is what I wrote.
I love to write as I have many stories rolling around in my head that I need to get out, lol, my characters often yell at me to hurry up, lol.
Please, have a read of my first novel and enjoy the roller coaster ride it takes you on.