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Monday, 2 December 2013

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Sunday, 1 December 2013

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The Morning Coffee – 2 December 2013
Amazon Puts the Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Fire HDX on Sale for Cyber Monday
Amazon Now Working on Delivery Drones (video)
Review: Ematic EGQ307 Android Tablet Has Impressive Specs But -

The Morning Coffee – 2 December 2013

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 09:16 PM PST

Top stories this morning include new details on the snowballing fiasco that is the iPad pilot in LA (link), anther look at the returned ebook problem (link), a retrospective articlist on self-published ebooks (link), a look at HarperColins, the one major publisher who is daring to experiment with new business models (link), and more.

The 7-Eleven library — creative Fresno owners show they care (FresnoBee.com)
Apple Complains About Court’s E-Book Antitrust Monitor, Fees (AllThingsD)
Bengali publishers log on to e-book bandwagon (The Times of India)
Beyond E-Books: HarperCollins Looks For the Next Big Thing (Mashable)
eBook Predictions | How’d We Do For 2013? (TeleRead)
Facebook Testing Instapaper-Like “Save for Later Reading” Feature (AllThingsD)
iPad software licenses expire in three years, L.A. Unified says (latimes.com)
Is there a return problem for digital books? (Dear Author)
Worldreader aims to eradicate global illiteracy by giving children e-readers (PBS NewsHour)
Ten Things I've Learned from Evaluating Self-Published Books for a Year (Writer Unboxed)

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Amazon Puts the Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Fire HDX on Sale for Cyber Monday

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 06:49 PM PST

I think Kindle Fire HDX Landscape Angle Amazon might be feeling the sting of an overstocked warehouse, because they just announced a couple exceptional deals on the Kindle Fire HDX and the Kindle Fire HD.

Or maybe they just want to sell more stuff.

In any case, you can now find the Kindle Fire HD (2013) for $119, or $20 off of the launch price. You can also get the Kindle Fire HDX for $179.

Kindle Fire HD (2013) - $139
Kindle Fire HDX (7″) – $229

The KFHD on sale today is the updated model that launched a couple months ago. It’s running the new FireOS 3.0 Mojito on a dual-core 1.5GHz CPU with 8GB or 16GB of storage. This tablet is missing the camera and HDMI port found on last year’s model, but it is also (for the time being) $80 cheaper than the retail price for last year’s KFHD.

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The Kindle Fire HDX is running Amazon’s own Mojito OS on a 2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm processor with 2GB of RAM, Wifi, Bluetooth, and a camera (more details here). It has one of the best 7″ screens on the market (1920 x 1200 resolution), and it even tested better than the screen on the new iPad Mini in a recent test.

It comes with either 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB of Flash storage, and since this is a Kindle you can get it with or without ads. Only the Wifi model is on sale today, and only while supplies last.

Kindle Fire HD (2013) - $139
Kindle Fire HDX (7″) – $229

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Amazon Now Working on Delivery Drones (video)

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 06:04 PM PST

Remember amazon prime air drone that Australian startup that was working on a drone-based textbook delivery service? That company was called Flirtey, and while their idea was still in the early proof of concept phase it promised to potentially be a novel delivery service.

Amazon has just revealed that they too are working on drone delivery concept. It’s called Amazon Prime Air, and like Flirtey’s drone platform it too is still in its infancy.

The retail giant is looking to solve their service and delivery issues once and for all. While some of Amazon’s competitors (like Google) are working to build a same-day delivery service which would compete with Amazon, the Seattle-based retailer is planning to take their promise of free 2 day shipping to the next level. They’re aiming for a 30 minute delivery promise with Amazon Prime Air.

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According to Amazon they plan to be ready by the time that the FAA finalizes regulations for commercial unmanned aerial vehicles:

From a technology point of view, we’ll be ready to enter commercial operations as soon as the necessary regulations are in place. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is actively working on rules for unmanned aerial vehicles.

Yeah, I don’t believe they’ll pull that off, but they have managed to get the drones flying (for the demo video, at least):

Assuming they do pull it off this is only going to be available in select metro areas, and coverage will be spotty at best.

There are are far too many areas that are too built up for the drones to navigate safely, and their range will be what, 40 miles as the crow flies? If the distance is any longer than that then Amazon won’t make the 30 minute window, I don’t think.

All in all, I think this is probably going to be a premium shipping option – if it happens at all. And I hope these drones do one day take off on their maiden voyage; I am too much of a geek not to want to see the future come one step closer.

Automated delivery services like Amazon Prime Air have been showing up in SF novels for decades now, with authors like Arthur C Clarke, Vernor Vinge, and Robert Heinlein all putting their spin on the idea.

But until today the idea was at best science fiction (Flirtey not withstanding). What are the chances that Amazon might be the first to make this a reality?

Update: I now have the 60Minutes segment about the drones. They have a 10 mile range so I really don’t see what use they will be. You can skip to about 11 minutes in:

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Review: Ematic EGQ307 Android Tablet Has Impressive Specs But -

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 11:52 AM PST

Ematic is a budget tablet maker that has been kicking around longer than most. They shipped their first Android tablet in 2011 and went on to release over a dozen models in a variety of screen sizes ranging from 7″ to a 13.3″ monstrosity (including a funky Kindle clone).

Some tablets were decent while others were atrocious, but you generally didn’t know which category an Ematic tablet fell into until you got your hands on it.

And that brings me to the EGQ307.

When Ematic announced the EGQ307 the week before last I was deeply curious how they managed to get a quad-core CPU, decent resolution screen, and otherwise acceptable specs in a tablet that cost less than $100.

Verdict

ematic egq07 Now I know. Ematic cut a lot of corners to make the $99 price point, and the result is a quad-core tablet that I would rate lower than many dual-core tablets.

This tablet’s quad-core CPU was eye-catching, but the benchmark test doesn’t live up to the promise of the specs and actually rated lower than some dual-core tablets. The VGA webcam was fairly good, and the general performance and responsiveness was about what I have seen on other tablets in this price range.

And then there’s the screen, which I can’t stand. It has a narrow viewing angle, but more importantly the screen on the EGQ307 has some undefinable quality that repels me. I cannot explain it other than to state that I don’t want to use it. The battery was also disappointing; it ran down while on standby.

In short, there is little to recommend this tablet over lower priced Android tablets with dual-core CPUs.

Where to Buy

Hardware

The EGQ307 is your standard Android tablet, 7 inch, one of. It has the usual glossy front as well as a matte rear shell that attracts fingerprint grease. The one speaker is on the back, and the VGA webcam is on the front upper right corner. All of the ports and the card slot are on the right edge and include an HDMI port, microSD card slot, headphone jack, microphone, and more.

This tablet is running Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean on a quad-core 1.2GHz Allwinner CPU. I know that the listed specs say that the clock speed is 1.5GHz, but the benchmark test disagrees.The Antutu test also confirmed that the EGQ307 has a dual-core graphics chip as well as 1GB RAM, and 4.9GB of accessible internal storage.

I found the EGQ307 easy to hold in one hand. It’s smaller than your average 7″ Android tablet, and it also weighs less. At first glance the general build quality and appearance is good, but I have some issues when I turn the tablet on.

Screen

This tablet has a 7″ screen with a resolution of 1024 x 600. That screen resolution is not uncommon among sub-$100 Android tablets; I know of a couple other models with similar screen resolutions.

What sets this screen apart is that it is much lower quality than its competition.The backlight is about middling bright but lacks the ability to reach either dim or a flashlight level of brightness.

The viewing angle is narrow; you can turn the tablet (at most) 10% to 15% in any direction before losing color quality. The image will still be fully visible, though, even though the you might have trouble making out certain details because the color is off.

The screen is also unpleasant to look at; it has some undefinable quality that makes me want to turn my eyes away. I know that is not terribly specific but TBH this is the first time I have had this issue since playing with a 3d tablet at CES 2013.

And as I sit here writing the review, I have noticed that I can see a grid of fine lines on the screen. I’m guessing that this is the touchscreen component. That should not be visible, and the fact that it is tells me that this tablet suffers from a serious manufacturing defect – possibly due to the subcontractor cutting corners to reduce cost.

All in all, the screen alone is enough of a reason to avoid this tablet.

Performance

I’ve used this tablet for a week now and its performance is not bad. It’s also not great – not like the Hisense Sero 7 Pro (which costs $30 more). The EGQ307 is reasonably zippy for a sub-$100 Android tablet but it is also not significantly more powerful than competing tablets featuring a dual-core CPU.

In some ways it is also laggy. For example, this tablet can take a couple seconds to wake up after I press the power button. Download speed would best be described as unexceptional; this unfortunately affected Youtube performance .

And app loading time is also somewhat slower than I have seen on other budget tablets. Angry Birds was noticeably laggy at times, which affected the animation and the load times. This last point is particularly important because I have generally been satisfied with playing Angry Birds on other budget tablets.

The EGQ307 scored 12006 on the Antutu benchmark test. That’s both good and bad; it’s a higher score than Ematic’s last tablet, the dual-core EM63, but it is also a lower score than the ClickN Kids Tablet. It confirms that the EGQ307 doesn’t gain anything from the quad-core CPU other than hype.

Camera

The VGA webcam was the one redeeming quality on this tablet. The image resolution may be low, but the image quality was relatively good when compared to what can be found on similarly priced tablets. You won’t be using this tablet for photography, but if you like to videochat the other party will be able to recognize you.

Audio & Video

Video performance was a mixed bag. While this tablet is capable of playing a 720p video without skipping frames or the sound losing sync, Youtube performance left a lot to be desired.

This tablet was unable to play anything other than low resolution Youtube videos without pausing a couple times. This is more of a problem with its ability to download and buffer the video than play the video, but it’s still an issue.

The sound quality (from the single speaker on the rear of the tablet) was generally good for spoken words, but not so good at catching the nuances in music. But that is to be expected from a cheap tablet.

Software

The EGQ307 is running a stock version of Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. So far as I can see it has not bee customuzed beyond the addition of a few apps.

It ships with Google Play and the usual suite of Google apps like Gmail, Chrome, Youtube, Google Maps. There’s also the stock Android apps like the email client, file manager, gallery, camera, and media players. Ematic has also added apps for Nook, Evernote, Pogoplug (5GB of free online storage), and Kingsoft Office.

Battery

The EGQ307 is specced at 4 and a half hours of battery life; I was never able to use it long enough to confirm this. And since the battery can’t hold a charge when the tablet is asleep I don’t care to, either.

In short, battery life was terrible. Over the course of the week, this tablet managed to run out of battery life while on standby no less than 3 times. I would often put it on my night table only to discover that the battery had run down in just over 6 hours of non-use.

This is a not uncommon problem with Ematic and other cheap tablets; even some Hisense Sero 7 Pro units exhibit a similar problem. But just because this problem is common doesn’t mean it is something to be endured.

Specs

Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
CPU: 1.2GHz Allwinner A31 quad-core
GPU: PowerVR SGX 544MP dual-core
1GB RAM
7″ (1024 x 600) screen
8GB Flash storage (4.9GB accessible)
microSD card slot
speaker, microphone, headphone jack
VGA webcam
g-sensor
HDMI out
Weight: 321 grams
Dimensions: 7.58″ x 0.45″ x 4.6″

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More Bargain and Free Books for 12-1-13

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 07:58 AM PST

Here’s another assortment of 2 bargain books and 2 free books for you to check out. Please "LIKE", share and enjoy!

Book Of The Day: Haole Wood, by Dee DeTarsio, has a 4.2 star rating and is on sale for only $2.99 – save $1!

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Intentional
by M.K. Harkins
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Genre: Romance
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“4 POVs keep the story moving at a perfect pace…" -Lost In A Good Book

Newly engaged and deliriously happy, Mattie, a talented graphic designer, and Jeremy, a successful partner in a law firm, look forward to a lifetime of wedding bliss in their new home in Sedona, Arizona.

But their perfect love story disintegrates when Mattie discovers evidence of Jeremy’s massive betrayal. Unable to face the memories that haunt her with every aching step, Mattie flees to Mercer Island, Washington to start over.

Unfortunately, she can’t run away from the boundless pain as she struggles to make sense of the life she thought she knew – until she meets Cade.

Tattooed engineer by day, lead singer in a rock band at night, Cade has experienced his own brand of pain with the loss of his college sweetheart.

He and Mattie instantly bond over their mutual heartbreak, and as their friendship deepens, it ignites a new flame within Mattie, soothing the constant heartache for her former fiancée.

Just when Mattie thinks she may have found another stab at happiness, Jeremy reenters her life, and with him, all the crushing memories.

It’s soon clear, though, that the trauma from her past may not be quite what it first seemed. Will the truth bring closure and a new beginning – or will it mean the end of both relationships forever?

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The Devil’s Cauldron
by Michael Wallace
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Genre: Thriller and Suspense
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“Characters are well developed, interesting and real.” -Linda P.

Seven years after a horrific caving accident left her paralyzed and unable to communicate with the outside world, Meggie Kerr’s nightmare is about to end.

A team of medical investigators specializing in locked-in syndrome has tracked her to a care center in the mountains of Costa Rica with promises to break her mind free using the latest brain treatments.

But a jealous rival and a treacherous ex-boyfriend can’t let that happen. Not if there’s any possibility Meggie will be able to finger them as the ones behind her “accident.”

Meggie’s only chance lies with a mentally challenged young man who knows her secret and has the means to help. But first he has to hold the details in his head long enough to pull it off before it’s too late.

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Poisoned Waters
by Ermisenda Alvarez
Rating: 4.4 Stars
Genre: Mystery
Price: $0.00 Save $2.99
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Bloody mistakes, ugly scars, and beautiful lies. A tale of corruption.

Helen Gardener is murdered on a trans-Atlantic cruise. The Diamond Royale sails from Southampton to New York with her murderer aboard.

Set in the 1950s, Poisoned Waters follows the stories of seven unfortunate characters and how they are affected by her death. Was it merely an accident?

Mr Phillips, the owner of the ship, and sponsor of the cruise, rules with an iron fist, in search of something or someone.

Lies spiral out of control as the suspects try to survive the final days on board. Conflicted by their sense of morals, greed, and lust, they realise what kind of people they really are. Who will rise? Who will fall? Who was Helen’s murderer?

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Kevin Chandler and “The Case of the Missing Dogs”
by A.L. Jambor
Rating: 4.7 Stars
Genre: Children and Middle Grade
Price: $0.00 Save $0.99
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Kevin Chandler lives next door to Bill the butcher – the meanest man in town. Bill's son, Dylan, bullies Kevin and his friend, Ben.

One night, on his way home from Ben's house, Kevin sees Dylan going into the ramshackle garage behind the Butcher house and he thinks he hears a dog whimpering.

The Butchers don't own a dog and everyone knows Dylan hurts dogs, so Kevin decides he must find out what's happening in that garage. He asks Ben to help him, and when his sister, Emma, finds out, she wants to help, too.

Why does Dylan Butcher have a dog in his garage? Is it the missing dog Ben's father read about in the newspaper? How will the boys get into the locked garage to find out what's going on without Dylan or his mean father finding them?

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More ENT Deals for 12-1-13

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 07:54 AM PST

Here’s another set of 2 bargain books and 2 free books for you to download. Please "LIKE" and spread the word about your #1 site for Kindle deals.

Book Of The Day: Haole Wood, by Dee DeTarsio, has a 4.2 star rating and is on sale for only $2.99 – save $1!

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Shaken
by J.A. Konrath
Rating: 4.2 Stars
Genre: Mystery
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Chicago cop Jacqueline “Jack” Daniels has chased, and caught, dozens of dangerous criminals over the course of her career. But she’s about to meet her match.

When Jack wakes up in a storage locker, bound and gagged, she knows with chilling certainty who her abductor is.

He’s called “Mr. K.” More than two hundred homicides have been attributed to him. His victims have died in the most horrible ways imaginable. He’s the essence of evil.

Some think he’s just an urban legend. But he’s real. Jack has tangled with him twice in the past, and both times he managed to slip away.

Now Jack will finally have a chance to confront the maniac she’s been hunting for over twenty-five years. Unfortunately, it won’t be on her terms.

In less than two hours, Mr. K is going to do to Jack what he’s done to countless others. And Jack is going to learn that sometimes the good guys don’t win…

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Sex in the Title
by Zack Love
Rating: 4.3 Stars
Genre: Romantic Comedy
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“… crazy situations and really funny dialogue had me laughing out loud many times..” -Tony Z.

New York City, May 2000. The Internet bubble has burst, and Evan’s boss fires him with an email. The next day, his girlfriend dumps him, also via email.

Afraid to check any more emails, Evan desperately seeks a rebound romance but the catastrophes that ensue go from bad to hilariously worse. Fortunately, Evan meets someone whose legendary disasters with females eclipse even his own.

To reverse their fortunes, they recruit their friends into a group of five guys who take on Manhattan in pursuit of dates, sex, and adventure.

With musings about life, relationships, and human psychology, this quintessential New York story about the search for happiness follows five men on their comical paths to trouble, self-discovery, and love.

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Edgewise
by Jan Stites
Rating: 4.4 Stars
Genre: Womens Fiction
Price: $0.00 Save $11.65
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Simone is a popular, but troubled white middle class teacher who cuts herself.

She flees from the uneducated, severely depressed patients in her inner-city treatment program, but is forced to return because “Oakhell” is the only facility she can afford.

There, she meets Satch, a working-class black woman who scoffs at Simone’s denial and cheerful demeanor. In the weeks that follow, Simone and Satch are thrown together both inside and outside of the hospital.

Their tumultuous friendship becomes crucial to both women’s quests to uncover the truths that propel them toward self-destruction.

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Shadows in the Sand
by Michael Diack
Rating: 4.7 Stars
Genre: Fantasy
Price: $0.00 Save $1.99
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The deathly Sanghouls have escaped from the Empty Province and, from within their golden dunes, they seek to wipe out all life in Empyria.

Unaware of this, the last surviving humans continue going about their daily routine in the city of Nimar. But when the city’s water pool stops refilling, the Nimerians are forced to move into lands of myth and legend.

Only when Prince Viro, an elf of the southern lands, arrives in Nimar do the humans truly understand the threat to their existence.

The two races must unite and reclaim the lost seven stones of light – the only weapon that can defeat the demonic shadow enclosing them.

As four of the city’s most talented young men and women, Athmane, Faria, Bayoud and Mary will be critical to Nimar enduring the perils, both natural and unnatural, that await them.

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More Kindle Deals for 12-1-13

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 07:50 AM PST

Here’s another selection of 2 bargain books and 2 free books for your reading enjoyment. Make sure to "LIKE" and let everyone in on your source for Kindle deals.

Book Of The Day: Haole Wood, by Dee DeTarsio, has a 4.2 star rating and is on sale for only $2.99 – save $1!

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Miss Merry’s Christmas
by Callie Hutton
Rating: 4.1 Stars
Genre: Historical Romance
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“….you really got to know the characters and it wasn’t your typical plot.” -Debbie

THE DUKE OF PENROSE is not happy with MISS MEREDITH CHAMBERS, the American governess his new wards have arrived with. He quickly replaces her, happy to have his unwanted attraction to the unsuitable woman behind him.

Until his mother hires her as a companion…

England, 1817. David Worthington, Duke of Penrose dislikes Miss Meredith Chambers, the American governess who accompanied his new wards. He especially detests his attraction to the insufferable woman, and is anxious for her replacement to arrive.

Merry is thrilled when the Dowager Duchess Penrose hires her as a companion. Now she can stay with her beloved charges. But can she ignore how her heart thumps when the pompous duke gets close?

Two people determined to ignore each other, despite the pull between them, and the sparks that fly whenever they’re together.

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Awake In The Mad World
by Damon Ferrell Marbut
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
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“The book is rich with the complexities of the human experience.” -Rickey S.

Pete Rattigan is a frustrated young newspaper journalist caught up in uncertainty of the post-graduate "real world".

One night, one seemingly minor encounter sparks a philosophical journey which leads him to discover that in the most beautiful or even cruel moments of life, the power of friendship explains the power of the universe.

And that perhaps there is no such thing as chance.

With force, humor and sensitivity Damon Ferrell Marbut presents his debut, Awake in the Mad World, which frees its audience to believe again in the wildness of the young American heart, how it beats just to prove that it will always survive and succeed on its own terms.

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Emotionally Compromised
by A. Rosa
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Price: $0.00 Save $12.99
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Federal Agent Alex Turner deals better with guns than boyfriends, and prefers it that way. Her emotional range is bleak, but her aim is damn near perfect.

Thinking saving the world is a far easier task than dating, Agent Turner springs at the opportunity to prevent young scientist Marcus Gibbs from selling his biological weapon to the highest bidder.

With her goal in sight, and Marcus eating out of the palm of her hand, an obstacle she doesn’t see coming interferes. Meet Jeremy Hunt — the distractingly handsome CEO of Sunscape Biotechnologies, and Marcus’s boss and best friend.

A man who is accustomed to getting what he wants, Jeremy’s never been one to take no for an answer, which has Agent Turner realizing for the first time that her wit might get her farther than her weapon.

With no protocol or training to reference when it comes to matters of the heart, she worries that this might be her hardest assignment yet.

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Moscow Dreams
by Julia Gousseva
Rating: 4.9 Stars
Genre: Historical Fiction
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A peaceful summer morning in Moscow is invaded by a column of tanks rumbling down a quiet tree-lined street.

People are protesting in the streets, independent news outlets are being silenced, and Mikhail Gorbachev is declared unfit to run the country. His whereabouts are unknown.

It is August 19, 1991, and the communist hardliners are attempting a coup with plans of eliminating Mikhail Gorbachev and turning back his democratic reforms.

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Bargain and Free Books for 12-1-13

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 07:24 AM PST

Here are 2 bargain books and 2 free books for you to enjoy. Please "LIKE" and share your literary finds with all the book lovers you know.

Book Of The Day: Haole Wood, by Dee DeTarsio, has a 4.2 star rating and is on sale for only $2.99 – save $1!

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Topaz Heat
by Hallee Bridgeman
Rating: 4.7 Stars
Genre: Christian Fiction
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“The depth of character that the writer depicts is a rare find, and I highly recommend this book…” -Nikki C.

The very moment Derrick meets Sarah, he realizes he has a reason to live. Sarah sees only an unshaven tough kid covered with tattoos and shuts down every advance.

Sarah Thomas has no memory of her broken young life leading up to the tragic murder of her mother. Her memory begins the morning she wakes in the home of her loving adoptive parents.

She doesn’t even know her sisters exist until her 15th year. She learns to love her siblings, but always feels a little out of place in their presence.

A benevolent billionaire offers Derrick DiNunzio a home and an education. Fresh off the streets and rescued from a criminal future, Derrick sheds his old life.

He trades his ripped leather jacket for silk suits; dealing drugs for mentoring “at risk” youth; lock picking and back door jobs for the rigors of mountain climbing and hotel management.

Sarah cannot seem to see beyond the past Derrick left behind … until one day she does. When they finally come together, an indictment threatens their future. Now the heat is on.

Will Sarah finally set aside her prejudices and open her heart to true love or will the long forgotten past tear them apart forever?

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Finding Out
by Sheryn MacMunn
Rating: 4.6 Stars
Genre: Literary Fiction
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“…a true eye opener and I loved every second of it…A page-turner until the very last second…Overall, a fantastic read.” -Chick Lit Plus

Getting dumped on the sidewalk by her live-in boyfriend of seven years and realizing that he nearly emptied their savings account is the first of Sheila Davenport’s problems. At thirty-six, Sheila had thought her life was on track.

But life no longer makes sense. Now she’s saddled with a mortgage that’s about to skyrocket, a psychotic boss, and a new employee who is unqualified and hell-bent on messing with the company’s rules.

Her friends advise her to date immediately, preferably someone rich and successful, or risk being old and alone. But Sheila needs to figure out what went wrong and how she got to this place. Since Prince Charming has ruined Sheila’s life, who can save her now?

Help comes unexpectedly from her elderly neighbor, Ruth Grey, who has had her own share of ups and downs. As their friendship grows, Ruth reveals her deeply moving story of survival in WWII Germany.

Ruth’s mesmerizing past is a powerful tale of love and revenge that provides the perspective Sheila desperately needs to put the pieces of her own life back together.

Will Sheila succeed at work or walk away? Can she save her home? And why do her friends think they have it any better?

A story of love found and lost, true friendship, and how the human spirit endures.

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Challenging Andie
by Sally Clements
Rating: 4.2 Stars
Genre: Contemporary Romance
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Jaded war correspondent Ryan Armstrong reports terrible events without letting them pierce the armor covering his heart.

When his colleague Emily Harte is murdered, he feels responsible for her death, and travels to England to return Emily's effects to her daughter.

Bereaved, primary school teacher, Andie Harte has set herself a list of challenges to prove she can be as brave as her recently murdered mother, but when she's hounded by the press the need to escape means she must accept help from Ryan.

During their time in seclusion, attraction blossoms into an affair. Their relationship was only supposed to be a fling. When the time comes for Ryan to return to Bekostan, can she risk loving a thrillseeker, or is that a challenge too far?

Ryan avoids love, knowing the pain losing it can bring. A life without Andie is sensible, but is it possible?

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A Kick-Ass Fairy: A Memoir
by Linda Zercoe
Rating: 4.7 Stars
Genre: Memoirs and Biographies
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Looking for a fairy tale to make into a musical? Look somewhere else. Linda Zercoe offers up a series of unfortunate events in a memoir that rivals the stories of the Brothers Grimm.

Life can be capricious and cruel. In this memoir, the author-heroine faces family tragedy and battles multiple forms of cancer.

Through one trial after another, Zercoe learns to harness her talents and powers and develop the strength, gumption and resilience to make a life worth living.

Attitude is a potent charm against all forms of adversity, and this particular kick-ass fairy proves it’s not what you’ve got, but what you do with it that counts.

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