Kindle Finds – Jan 20, 2012
Happy Friday! Are your ready for the weekend? I am, I am! We had such a long week this week and busy too. I am just WORE out! Not too tired to hunt for goodies for my Kindle though! haha!
I was wondering something, this whole kindle thing is new to me. I am thinking, if I read something I like on there – I am going to end up grabbing the print copy too. I don’t like that I can’t add a digi book to my gorgeous book shelves! Are e-books enough for you, or do you end up buying the print copy too? I mean, the kindle is ok – but woohoo I love LOVE my print copies. LOL!
Before I post todays finds – make sure you check out the review I posted earlier this week. It was for A Tale Dark and Grim by Adam Gidwitz.
Ok, on to my finds for this week!
Mundahlia (The Mundahlian Era) by RJ Gonzales
Price: FREE
When our era ends, theirs begins.Rini thought going to live with her cousins in the city of Austin, Texas while her parents rekindled their marriage on a four month long cruise, was a step in the right direction. When she makes a new quirky friend, and stumbles upon a handsome young man named Jett in the enveloping forest surrounding her cabin, she thought she was only moving forward. Well, she was wrong.Jett and his clan appear human, just like anyone else. But take a closer look, and you will see that they are indeed Mundahlians. Legendary hybrid beings with both human and animal qualities that have been kept a heavily guarded secret throughout time–until now. They are taking refuge in our world, fleeing from their hidden homeland of Mundahlia and its aging power-hungry King, who has set up a game between his many children. Whoever can bring them back to their world so they can be tried and executed shall receive the crown once he passes.Upon finding their hide out, Bane, one of the King’s sons, and on a hunt to win the crown, sees an opportunity to shatter the blossoming relationship, lure the family back to Mundahlia, and frame Rini for the murder of a Mundahlian–thus, breaking the pact signed long ago with the humans, and reigniting an ancient war for the majority of land and control. A triple deed that will surely earn him the power he craves.In this first book in The Mundahlian Era series, read of how our human-dominant era will end, and how a new one shall begin.A Mundahlian Era.
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On Falcon’s Wings by Lisa J. Yarde
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Love united them. Destiny drove them apart.When Avicia, a Norman noblewoman, makes a careless but costly mistake with a prized falcon, the brutal punishment nearly claims her life. Her Saxon lover, Edric of Newington, witnesses her ordeal but cannot share her fate. Another destiny awaits him in England, and the prospect of a loveless marriage. Swept away in the arms of another, Avicia enters the treacherous court of Duke William of Normandy. Through the years, Edric and Avicia reunite in a timeless, forbidden love, but a bitter rivalry for the English throne divides them. In a world forever altered in the aftermath of Hastings, hope rises and the chance to love again.
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Frozen Prospects (The Guadel Chronicles) by Dean Murray
Price: FREE
The invitation to join the secretive Guadel should have been the fulfillment of dreams Va’del didn’t even realize he had. When his sponsors are killed in an ambush a short time later, he instead finds his probationary status revoked, and becomes a pawn between various factions inside the Guadel ruling body.Jain’s never known any life but that of a Guadel in training. She’d thought herself reconciled to the idea of a loveless marriage for the good of her people, but meeting Va’del changes everything. Their growing attraction flies against hundreds of years of precedent, but as wide-spread attacks threaten their world, the Guadel have no choice but to use even Jain and Va’del in their fight for survival.Frozen Prospects is a 65,000 word heroic fantasy novel.
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Dancing with the Ferryman by Frankie Valente
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Jo McMorrow is delighted when she discovers she is pregnant. She is not quite so happy to find out that her fiance David is a gambling addict. When she discovers that she was just days away from losing all of the assets from the sale of her home she panics. She runs away to Shetland to start a new life for herself. She is hoping for peace and quiet; after all, what could happen in Shetland? It is so far away from everything. What could go wrong? Everything it seems.
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Fezariu’s Epiphany (The Elencheran Chronicles) by David M. Brown
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12-year-old Fezariu thought his mother died when he was little, but when his beloved stepfather dies the boy discovers she is alive and well – and working at the most famous brothel in all of Elenchera. When she cruelly rejects him it’s more than he can bear, and he runs away to join a band of ruthless soldiers for hire. The Merelax Mercenaries will fight for anyone who can pay them, no matter the justice of the cause. Fezariu grows up among the soldiers and becomes one of them. He thinks his time with the mercenaries has hardened him. But a campaign in his old home town pushes him too far, and he discovers what really happened to his mother. Maybe there are some things money shouldn’t buy… and maybe it’s time Fezariu took his revenge.
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Nowhere to Hide by Joan Hall Hovey
Price: FREE
EPPIE WINNER~BEST THRILLERVal at "You Gotta Read" Reviews has given Nowhere to Hide by Joan Hall Hovey their highest rating, You Gotta Read!You Gotta Read – Our highest rating – very few books will earn this award.Val says, "This is one heck of an exciting, edge of your seat read! Nowhere to Hide had EVERYTHING you could want in a suspenseful thriller. The character development in this book is unreal. I was actually holding my breath long before the ending. Ms. Hovey has done an incredible job of getting into the mind of a serial killer. If you haven’t gotten this book yet, I highly suggest you do. You will not be disappointed as this is one of the best thrillers I have read yet."Raised in an atmosphere of violence and unpredictability, Ellen and Gail Morgan have banded together, survivors of a booze-fertilized battleground, forming a fierce united front against an often cold and uncaring world. When their parents are killed in a car crash, Ellen becomes the mother figure for Gail.When fifteen years later Gail is brutally raped and murdered in her shabby New York basement apartment, practically on the eve of her big breakthrough as a singer, Ellen is inconsolable. Rage at her younger sister’s murder has nearly consumed her. So when her work as a psychologist wins her an appearance on the evening news, Ellen seizes the moment. Staring straight into the camera, she challenges the killer to come out of hiding: "Why don’t you come after me? I’ll be waiting for you."Phone calls flood the station, but all leads go nowhere. The police investigation seems doomed to failure. Then it happens: a note, written in red ink, slipped under the windshield wipers of her car, ‘YOU’RE IT.’ Ellen has stirred the monster in his lair … and the hunter has become the hunted! "If you are looking for the suspense thriller of the year-look no further…you will find it in Nowhere To Hide…"Jewel Dartt Midnight Scribe Reviews
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Gabriel’s Redemption (Evan Gabriel Trilogy) by Steve Umstead
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GABRIEL’S REDEMPTIONBook 1 of the Evan Gabriel TrilogyCan a disgraced Special Forces soldier find redemption, and will redemption cost him more than just his own life?North American Federation Navy Commander Evan Gabriel was dishonorably discharged after losing his covert team on a far off world called Eden. Now, he’s being offered an opportunity to command a new team, on a new world, with a new mission, but the true motives behind the mission are unclear.From the decaying Caribbean to politically-charged South America, from the slums of Mars to a tiny colony on a planet six hundred light years from Earth, Gabriel’s Redemption follows the disgraced Commander Gabriel as he leads a Special Forces team to an ice-bound world. Their given mission: to eradicate a drug cartel that is producing a highly-addictive stimulant brutally extracted from the bodies of the native inhabitants. Upon arriving, Gabriel and his team find the mission isn’t exactly what it appeared to be, and that they weren’t the only force dispatched to the planet.Gabriel’s Redemption is a near-future military science fiction story of a personal journey seen from the perspective of a soldier who has lost everything; one who desperately needs to redeem himself not only in his government’s eyes, but also his own. Interstellar action and political intrigue mix with one-on-one battles on the surface of a frozen planet in this exciting tale of salvation.Approximately 66,000 words.Also available: Gabriel’s Return (Book 2), Gabriel’s Revenge (Book 3), Gabriel’s Journey (complete collection)REVIEWS OF GABRIEL’S REDEMPTION"The author weaves a futuristic action-adventure story full of twists and turns. The world he creates is rich in detail and full of advanced technology." – D. Martin"The detail of the world-building pulled me in and made everything utterly believable." – A.M. Simpson"Well-thought-out universe with a tightly woven history, timeline, and culture." – G. Bonnet"The author’s imagination is amazing…he has knowledge of combat tactics, both with squads and hand-to-hand." – D. Hill"Umstead has a way of putting you right into the scene, whether it be on a Jamaican beach, a rundown apartment or the icy surface of a distant planet." – C. Abel"Umstead’s writing is solid, as good as it gets, not only in the genre, but in general." – J. Levine"Think Snake Pliskin. On Mars. With way cooler weapons. Umstead handles a complex plot and futuristic setting with flawless prose." – M. Pallante"The character-rich story is non-stop adventure (think Jason Bourne travels the stars) and a completely immersive read." – R.B. Wood"The editing is clean and doesn’t have any glaring errors, or holes in the plot or dialogue that you often see in poorly done self-published work." – T. Moody"Umstead deals with issues like honor, responsibility and human nature. While deep in thematic content the forward thrust of the story never stops. " – P. TylerRECOGNITIONSSecond Round Qualifier in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest!
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Eon’s Door by J.G. McKenney
Price: FREE
Eon’s Door should not be open.Two thousand years after three clans flee the world of humans through Eon’s Door to find sanctuary in a realm called Erla, a prophecy left to them by the ancient race that created the tree portal is coming true. A trusted sage has stolen the portal’s key and is using the awesome power that separated the worlds to tear apart the very soul of Nature. The key must be taken back and Eon’s Door closed–before it’s too late.Hope lies with a "child of doubt" from the world the clans left behind and the courageous young Erlan who’s been sent to find him. Together they must retrieve the key and close Eon’s Door. It won’t be easy. Abominations of beasts and trees stand between them and their goal. Even worse, the sage knows the prophecy and is waiting for them."A captivating storyline with a lovely surprise at the end…beautiful imagery, and a great read." Sift Book Reviews"This book stole my heart…wholly immersive and enchanting…J.G. McKenney has written a gem." Hopeless Bibliophile.com"I recommend this book to everyone who’s a fan of fantasy and wants something different…a brilliant addition to my extensive collection." LL Book Review
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Dismember by Daniel Pyle
Price: FREE
The summer he turned seven, Dave Abbott survived a gruesome mountainside car accident that left the rest of his family mangled and dead.Now, after living twenty-three years with the twisted backwoodsman who pulled him from the wreckage, Dave is carrying out a plan to replace each of his lost loved ones with members of nearby, unsuspecting families. He has prepared, he’s stalked, and now his chance has come to get his family safely out of the mountains once and for all. Whether they like it or not.What they’re saying about Dismember:“Dismember’s a fast-paced grindhouse-movie of a book with plenty of unexpected twists and turns and a fresh new crazy for a villain. The late Richard Laymon would have been grinning ear to ear.” —Jack Ketchum, multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Girl Next Door and The Woman“With Dismember, Daniel Pyle joins the select group of authors who can provide real chills and genuine surprises. Taut, weird, and intriguing.” —Jonathan Maberry, multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Dragon Factory and The Wolfman“The tourniquet-tight plot and constant suspense keeps the pages flying. A solid, suspenseful thriller that enables readers to envision the movie it could become.” —Publishers Weekly
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Pain Cages by Paul Kane
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PAIN CAGES…the blindfold slips a fraction.I can see a little through my right eye; there isn’t a lot of light, but I see metal bars in front of me, all around me. A glimpse of the cages on either side: a man, no more than forty, cowering in the corner of his. A woman–the one who’d told me I’d get myself killed–is transfixed by something right in front of her, tears tracking down her cheeks.I follow her gaze, and wish I hadn’t…’Paul Kane’s writing has a style and elegance, he’s a first rate storyteller.’~ Clive Barker – Bestselling author of The Hellbound Heart’An exceptional volume… Welcome to Kaneworld!’~ Stephen Volk, BAFTA-winning creator of Ghostwatch’Paul Kane’s lean, stripped-back prose is a tool that’s very much fit for purpose. He knows how to make you want to avoid the shadows and the cracks in the pavement.’~ Mike Carey – Bestselling author of Lucifer’Wonderfully unsettling… Paul Kane has offered you a dark and contemplative gift.’~ Christopher Golden – Bestselling author of King Kong’Paul Kane’s fiction shows intelligence and imagination – he’s a writer who’s going places, and I can’t wait to see what he comes up with next!’~ Sarah Langan – Bestselling author of Audrey’s Door’Definitely a name to watch out for in the future of British Horror fiction.’~ Graham Joyce – Bestselling author of The Silent Land’Paul Kane has crafted a nifty little story with that greatest of gifts: the element of surprise.’~ Mick Garris, Creator of Masters of Horror’This is one area where Kane shines, his sense of character: each and every one is real, and as such the reader immediately latches onto them…’~ Dark HorizonsAlso Includes:Preview: Gary Brandner’s – The HowlingPreview: Gary Brandner’s – The Howling IIPreview: Gary Brandner’s – The Howling IIIPreview: James Roy Daley’s – Terror TownPreview: Matt Hults’ – HuskPreview: James Roy Daley’s – Into HellPreview: Paul Kane’s – Pain Cages
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The Howling III (The Howling Trilogy) by Gary Brandner
Price: FREE
*** $3.99 for a limited time!!! ***"If you haven’t read Gary Brandner, you’re missing a treat." ~ STEPHEN KINGThey are man. And they are beast.Once again they stalk the night, eyes aflame, teeth flashing in vengeance.Malcolm is the young one. He must choose between the familiar way of the human and the seductive howling of the wolf. Those who share his blood want to make him one of them.Those who fear him want him dead.Only one woman and one man want to help him.Even though they can’t believe their ears. Or their eyes.* * * Includes:Preview: James Roy Daley’s – Terror TownPreview: Matt Hults’ – HuskPreview: James Roy Daley’s – Into HellPreview: Paul Kane’s – Pain Cages
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Terra Incognita: The Other by Joshua Mays
Price: FREE
After finding his way to Atlantis, Ben has been thrust into the Atlantean society against his will. He and his new allies continue seeking the four magical weapons needed to stop Azothothus, whose diabolical plans are nearing completion. All the while, something dark lurks in the shadows, stalking Ben as he races time and evil to save this world against the coming darkness of the Hollow. Don’t miss the second book in the Terra Incognita series!
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The Extinct by Victor Methos
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Separated by 40 million years, man and an ancient predator are about to cross paths . . . Deep in the jungles of Andhra Pradesh, India, hundreds of villagers have been attacked by the most ferocious land predator ever to have lived. Eric Holden learns that his father is among the dead. A mysterious guide offers him the chance for revenge and Eric travels to India to face his father’s murderers, only to find that he may never leave . . .
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Edge of Shadows by Cege Smith
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Fresh off a marriage that spiraled into a dangerous tailspin, Ellie Coulter doesn’t believe in fate or luck. She’s been surrounded by darkness since her parents’ untimely death, and harbors a secret that never lets her forget that she’s different.Ellie builds a safe bubble around her life that includes nothing but her coffee shop, her few friends, and her dog. Then a handsome young doctor, David Mitchell, starts to break through her protective shell and Ellie realizes there may be a risk worth taking.Then one of Ellie’s friends abruptly leaves town; entrusting her home to Ellie’s care. The house has its own mysterious past that draws Ellie into a new darkness. Her ex-husband resurfaces with premonitions of Ellie’s death. And suddenly Ellie’s life is being turned upside down yet again, and even David can’t help her make it right.Ellie is running out of time. Something old and evil has awakened and it wants Ellie all to itself. She must solve a century-old mystery and keep a grip on her sanity in order to survive.
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The Hollow by Anthony Izzo
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For fans of Dean Koontz, Jack Kilborn, and Richard LaymonThe Hollow…Twenty years ago a pair of serial killers terrified the nation. Their crimes made national headlines.Their final target was The Hollow Campground. An entire family was dragged from their cabins and slaughtered. Then the killers vanished.Now they’re back. And ready to hunt again.The Hollow has recently re-opened, but people haven’t forgotten the carnage that took place there. Liz Mallory is taking a weekend camping trip to the Hollow with her old college friends. Liz doesn’t know they’re being watched. The Hollow killers have come home, and the weekend plans are about to take a turn for the worse. When the killers descend on the campground, Liz and her friends must wage a desperate battle to survive.The Hollow. How long could you survive?About the AuthorAnthony Izzo is the author of No Escape (Amazon Kindle), a high-octane vampire thriller. He is also the author of Cruel Winter, Evil Harvest, and The Dark Ones.He recently released his first short story, Underworld, under the Jack Vincent pen name. Underworld is available for Amazon Kindle.
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THE GHOST SHIP by Gerrie Ferris Finger
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What if you could go back to 1921 and climb aboard a great five-masted schooner on her maiden voyage?You’d be a witness to history; you’d be on her decks when her keel smashed into an Outer Banks shoal. You’d get to know the villains who caused the tragedy. Was it pirates, Russians, rumrunners? Or something else?Would you dare?Ann Gavrion did and her life was never the same.The history:One cold, foggy morning in January, 1921, a five-masted schooner in full sail plowed into Diamond Shoal in the infamous Graveyard of the Atlantic. Known to history as The Ghost Ship, her officers and crew were not on board and their bodies never washed ashore. The only living thing on board was a six-toed cat. Also, her anchors and lifeboats were missing. Six agencies investigated the mystery, but it was never solved.The novel:Ninety years later, Ann Gavrion travels to Cape Hatteras to get over the loss of her fiancé in an airplane crash. She meets the enigmatic, yet charming, Lawrence Curator on the beach.Behind her she hears the cries of villagers. "Shipwreck!"A surfman runs up and shouts that the missing schooner, her sails set, is aground on the shoal. Ann recognizes the enormous ship from a photograph she’d seen the night before.So begins her journey back to 1921 with the man the Navy sent to investigate the grounding of the great ship.When Lawrence and Ann solve the mystery, Ann must return to her world. On the very beach where she’d begun her voyage with Lawrence, she meets his great-grandson, Rod. Exhausted, wet, she spills an account of her fabulous sea adventure. He calls her a charlatan and accuses her of using his famous ancestor to write a first person account of the tragedy for her magazine. How many times, how many ways, must she prove that her voyage was real to Rod and the unbelievers of the world?ABOUT THE AUTHORGerrie Ferris Finger, journalist and author, lives on the coast of Georgia with her husband, Alan, and standard poodle, Bogey. While reporting on the building of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Cape Hatteras on The Outer Banks, she listened to the retelling of fabulous legends, true and mythic. The Ghost Ship of Diamond Shoal was but one."One morning after a storm, I went down to the shore and saw the bow of a shipwreck that had been uncovered when the sea surged outward. Standing there at the black bones, I felt a sizzling inside my own bones. That ship was a small coastal schooner, but I wanted to know more about The Ghost Ship. I interviewed an elderly gentleman whose ancestor was in the Coast Guard and was one of the men who boarded the Carroll A. Deering during the investigation. He said his cabin was constructed from some of her timbers after she was declared a danger to navigation and dynamited. So began my novel."Gerrie Ferris Finger is the author of six novels. THE END GAME is an award-winning traditional mystery, available in hard cover and Kindle. Praise for THE END GAME:"Like a runaway freight train, this novel is all about narrative drive….The depth [Finger] brings to the story telling is unusually accomplished; it stays with you when you’re finished, it’s not just a thriller read for the thrill. The Atlanta setting is used well also, something that bodes well for future installments. All I can say is, welcome to the mystery community, Ms. Finger. It feels like you’ve moved right in."–Robin Agnew, Aunt Agatha’s "Punchy dialogue and sly humor keep things moving, and an ‘eenie meenie miney moe’ of neighborhood witnesses…come across as all the shadier for being unlikely suspects. Dru is a strong narrator."– The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "A fast-paced and totally gripping story. It’s also a darker mystery that will appeal to readers across the mystery genre."–BookBitch.com
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The Pearl Savage (Savage Series, Book 1) by Tamara Rose Blodgett
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Seventeen-year old princess, Clara Williamson, lives an old-fashioned existence in a biosphere of the future.When her sadistic mother, Queen Ada, betroths her to an abusive prince of a neighboring sphere, Clara determines to escape Outside where savages roam free.Clara escapes tyranny only to discover the savages are not the only people who survived the cataclysmic events of one hundred forty years prior.Once Outside, Clara finds herself trapped, unable to return to the abusive life of the sphere while facing certain danger Outside.Can Clara find love and freedom with the peril that threatens to consume her?
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The Riddler’s Gift: First Tale of the Lifesong (The Tale of the Lifesong) by Greg Hamerton
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In a time when the world was ravaged by chaos, one kingdom remains; ordered, isolated, protected. Then Tabitha Serannon awakens an ancient power and the world begins to change.She is hunted for her talent. The Shadowcasters whisper in her ears as their evil closes around her. Soon the Riddler walks beside her, but is he on her side? She has a moment to learn the magic before she loses her grasp of the Lifesong, but the path she must follow leads into Darkness; into terror, treachery and desire.To survive she must give voice to a music that she hardly understands, an enchantment that will echo through all time.
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Son of Eden, a Paranormal Romance (Tales of the Guardian) by Brianna Merrill
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Imagine a moment of unseen intervention on your behalf. What would you do if you discovered invisible beings surrounding you? What if you were the key to their survival? SON OF EDEN introduces a world where unseen beings really do exist, love has no limits, and the realization of one’s self worth is pivotal. Tormented by sadness over her mother’s death, Emily Wallace wonders if life really has any purpose. Her question is answered when she meets Alexander. After transgressing the laws of his kind, Alexander reveals his true nature to Emily and the two find life without one another is not an option. But, forming such a cosmically unique relationship comes with a price. It becomes apparent that some will stop at nothing to ensure an ancient prophecy surrounding these two is never fulfilled. Is the Opposition motivated by knowledge of Alexander’s true identity? Or, are they more concerned with who Emily is destined to become.Also available for download, Daughter of Earth – Book #2 in the Tales of the Guardian series.
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The Delilah Complex (The Butterfield Institute) by MJ Rose
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As one of New York’s top sex therapists, Dr. Morgan Snow sees everything from the abused to the depraved. The Butterfield Institute is the sanctuary where she tries to heal these battered souls.The Scarlet Society is a secret club of twelve powerful and sexually adventurous women. But when a photograph of the body of one of the men they’re recruited to dominate — strapped to a gurney, the number 1 inked on the sole of his foot — is sent to the New York Times, they are shocked and frightened. Unable to cope with the tragedy, the women turn to Dr. Morgan Snow. But what starts out as grief counseling quickly becomes a murder investigation, with any one of the twelve women a potential suspect.The case leads Detective Noah Jordan — a man with whom Morgan has shared a brief, intense connection — to her office. He fears the number on the man’s foot hints that the killings have just begun. With her hands tied by her professional duty, Morgan is dangerously close to the demons in her own mind — and the flesh-and-blood killer.
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There ya go! Everything I found today for my Kindle. Hope you see something you like up there. I would love to know what genre/type books do you prefer for your kindle? I obviously lean toward horror, but I’ll keep my eyes out for other stuff if you let me know what you’re looking for.
Have a great weekend!