Knockout! A Passionate Police Romance by Emma Calin

220 pages, 26 of 31 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

Interpol cop, Anna Leyton, spirals down into a hopeless vortex of sexual and emotional passion as she fights to keep her professional cool. Who is deceiving who in this fast moving ride across continents? What motivates her art loving prize-bull of a lover Freddie La Salle?  The power of love and trust stands against greed and crime as conflicting forces grapple for that knockout punch.

With This Kiss by Victoria Lynne

386 pages, 37 of 42 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

Beauty and the beast: they were the scandal of the ton.

All eyes feasted on the beautiful flame-haired gambler in London’s most infamous club. But Julia Prentisse was interested only in the rake-turned-recluse whom they now called “The Beast.” She lured him out of the crowded gaming hell to a deserted warehouse, where she made her scandalous offer: If he married her and protected her from her uncle, she would help him capture the arsonist who had ruined his life.

An act of heroism had left Morgan St.James burned, scarred for life, but Julia’s bold gaze lit other fires he had long suppressed. And now this glorious stranger was his bride. But when he tried to claim his husbandly rights, she demanded three months grace—three months to know a stranger’s mind, to touch a stranger’s soul, to go where no woman had ever gone before. Into his heart…

Amanda’s Blue Marine by Doreen Owens Malek

309 pages, 10 of 12 reviews are 5-star, Lending Enabled

When Amanda Redfield, an assistant district attorney from a wealthy and prominent Philadelphia family, is being harassed by a mysterious stalker, she meets Brendan Kelly, the police detective assigned to her case. Smart and capable but deeply troubled, Kelly protects Amanda while he works to find her tormentor, but his disturbing presence and rogue behavior disrupt Amanda’s settled life. She is helplessly drawn to the sexy and charming but barely controlled cop, and as their passion grows she must choose between her prosperous and settled past and an uncertain future with a man whose own life is spiraling out of control. How she draws on her wits and resources to eventually rescue Kelly emotionally in the same way that he rescues her physically makes for a powerful and satisfying love story.

Celia’s Journey by Heather Muzik

306 pages, 14 of 15 reviews are 5-star, Lending Enabled

The Strane family has it all figured out. They have a life they love in a world they have created for themselves that is filled with harmony and happiness and a touch of chaos too. Then a tragic accident stops their world on a dime. Peace is shattered. Everything is torn asunder as a child is lost—a son and brother—and those left behind are thrust into the darkness of grief and guilt.

Celia’s Journey takes the Stranes from the pit of despair through the tentative steps toward healing—testing the strength of their love, searching the depths of their pain, and finding the triumph of their spirit.

River Jordan by Augusta Trobaugh

206 pages, 3 of 5 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

“[The] South blooms again in Augusta Trobaugh’s River Jordan.” -The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)Sometimes a family grows from the most unlikely of friends. A lonely little girl living with a strict stepfather and mother. A woman just released from prison, seeking a job and a new purpose for her life. An aging matriarch with a sense of humor and a compassionate heart. Sit a spell by the gentle river of their merged lives. By the acclaimed author of Sophie and the Rising Sun (available in unabridged audiobook narrated by the late Rue McClanahan) and other Southern novels. Her next novel is Music From Beyond The Moon. Augusta Trobaugh has been nominated for Georgia Author of the Year, among many other honors.

The Last Good Man by Kathleen Eagle

260 pages, 5 of 5 reviews are 5-star, Lending Enabled

“A poignant, satisfying romance.” -Library Journal”Compelling.”-Booklist”A good man is hard to find, but a romance by Eagle is a good place to start.” -Kirkus ReviewsGorgeous, famous Savannah Stephens is back, and no one in her hometown, Sunbonnet, Wyoming, really knows why. Especially not Clay Keogh, the good-hearted rancher who has loved her from afar since they were kids. Savannah’s young daughter looks just like Savannah’s first love: local bad boy Kole Kills Crow, Clay’s half-brother. Has Savannah come home to start a new relationship with Kole?Whatever her secrets, it’s clear that she’s deeply troubled and needs a shoulder to lean on. Clay is there for her, and she soon realizes that he’s a very special man. But until she can bring herself to share the painful truth about her fall from stardom, the emotional distance between her and Clay may separate them forever. About the Author: Bestselling author Kathleen Eagle retired from a seventeen-year teaching career on a North Dakota Indian reservation to become a full-time novelist. The Lakota Sioux heritage of her husband and their three children has inspired many of her stories. Among her honors, she has received a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times, the Midwest Fiction Writer of the Year Award, and Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA Award. Library Journal named THE NIGHT REMEMBERS one of the five best romances of the year. Kathleen takes great pleasure in reading letters from readers who tell her that her books have tugged at their heartstrings, entertained, inspired, and even enlightened them. Visit her at www.KathleenEagle.com.

Little Sacrifices by Jamie Scott

235 pages,  of  reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

“Fifty–five years has made me a Savannahian by inclination if not origin. Everyone who meets me hears the taffy pull drawl of a native and feels the Southern hospitality for which we are known. They are surprised to find that I was once a Yankee, so well have I acclimated. The process began when we moved, but will never really be complete. And I’d be lying if I said my conversion came easy…It was only when I looked around and didn’t see myself reflected back that the questioning began.”

When Duncan and Sarah Powell move with their daughter, May, to Savannah Georgia in 1947, they hope against hope that they’ll be welcomed. But they’re Yankees and worse, they’re civil rights advocates almost a decade too early.

At first May can pretend they’re the same as everyone else. It means keeping quiet when she knows she should speak up, but it’s worth the sacrifice to win friends.

Unfortunately her parents are soon putting their beliefs into action. And when they wake to find that they’re the only family on the block with a Ku Klux Klan cross blazing on their front lawn, the time comes for them to finally decide between what’s easy and what’s right.

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I have not read any of these books, so they may not be any good.  Some of the books from previous Free Book posts are still available for free. If you want to see all free books as they come out you should follow Books on the Knob on their RSS or Twitter Feed. Or Ireaderreview or the many free book threads on Amazon’s Message Boards.

As always please check to make sure the books are still free before you “buy” them, especially from Amazon. Prices can change quickly.  This may be a one day offer. Pick it up quick. If you do buy a book and realize later you have been charged for it, here is a guide on how to return a kindle book.

Where Wildflowers Bloom by Ann Shorey

328 pages, 49 of 54 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

The War Between the States stole a father and brother from Faith Lindberg– as well as Royal Baxter, the man she wanted to marry. With only her grandfather left, she dreams of leaving Noble Springs, Missouri, and traveling west to Oregon to start a new life, away from the memories that haunt her. But first she must convince her grandfather to sell the family’s mercantile and leave a town their family has called home for generations.

When Royal Baxter suddenly returns to town, Faith allows herself to hope that her dreams might come true. Does he truly love her? Or could another man claim her heart? Will she find that following her dreams may not mean leaving home after all?

The characters in Where Wildflowers Bloom jump off the page and into the reader’s heart. Author Ann Shorey infuses her characters with the virtues and quirks that bring them fully alive as they search for contentment and love.

Wholehearted: Three Life-Changing Commands of Jesus by Roger Wernette

256 pages, 30 of 30 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled, Previously Free

Have you ever wondered if there was more to the Christian faith than just “accepting Christ”? Do you feel the need to give your relationship with Christ a boost? “Wholehearted” will show you how, and will also help you make a lasting impact on your family and community.

By looking at three truly life-changing commands given to us by Jesus, Roger Wernette guides the reader to a new understanding of what Christianity is all about. He shows you how just eleven words—love God, obey God, & teach others to love and obey God—will unlock God’s power in your own life as never before. Thoroughly biblical, “Wholehearted” is both challenging and uplifting. Whatever your age and stage in the Christian faith, you will be glad you read “Wholehearted.”

With discussion questions for each chapter, the book is great for groups as well as for individuals.

The Keeper by Suzanne Woods Fisher

320 pages, 78 of 86 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

A family. A farm. A heart. All in need of repair.

Life on Windmill Farm hasn’t been the same since Julia Lapp’s father has had trouble with his heart. But that doesn’t stop Julia from hoping for a bright future. She has planned on marrying Paul Fisher since she was a girl. Now twenty-one, she looks forward to their wedding with giddy anticipation. But when Paul tells her he wants to postpone the wedding–again–she is determined to change his mind. She knows who is to blame for Paul’s sudden reluctance to wed: the Bee Man.

Roman Troyer, the Bee Man, travels through the Amish communities of Ohio and Pennsylvania with his hives full of bees, renting them out to farmers in need of pollinators. A mysterious man who relishes his nomadic life, Roman especially enjoys bringing his bees to Stoney Ridge each year. But with Julia seriously at odds with him, Windmill Farm is looking decidedly less appealing.

Can Julia secure the future she’s always dreamed of? Or does God have something else in mind?

Eye of The God by Ariel Allison

353 pages, 53 of 67  reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled, Previously Free

eye of the god takes the fascinating history surrounding the Hope Diamond and weaves it together with a present-day plot to steal the jewel from the Smithsonian Institute. We follow Alex and Isaac Weld, the most lucrative jewel thieves in the world, in their quest to steal the gem, which according to legend was once the eye of a Hindu idol named Rama Sita. When it was stolen in the 17th century, it is said that the idol cursed all those who would possess it. That won’t stop the brilliant and ruthless Weld brothers. However, they are not prepared for Dr. Abigail Mitchell, the beautiful Smithsonian Director, who has her own connection to the Hope Diamond and a deadly secret to keep. Abby committed long ago that she would not serve a god made with human hands, and the “eye of the god” is no exception. Her desire is not for wealth, but for wisdom. She seeks not power, but restoration. When the dust settles over the last great adventure of the Hope Diamond, readers will understand the “curse” that has haunted its legacy is nothing more than the greed of evil men who bring destruction upon themselves. No god chiseled from stone can direct the fates of humankind, nor can it change the course of God’s story.

Medical Error by Richard Mabry

262 pages, 60 of 127 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled, Previously Free

Dr. Anna McIntyre’s life was going along just fine until someone else started living it. Her patient died because of an identity mix-up, her medical career is in jeopardy because of forged prescriptions, and her credit is in ruins. She thought things couldn t get worse, but that was before she opened the envelope and saw a positive HIV test with her name on it. Her allies are two men who are also competing for her affection. Dr. Nick Valentine is a cynic who carries a load of guilt. Attorney Ross Donovan is a recovering alcoholic. The deeper Anna digs to discover who’s behind the identity thefts, the higher the stakes. Finally, when her life is on the line, Anna finds that her determination to clear her name might have been a prescription for trouble.

Lie Down in Green Pastures: The Psalm 23 Mysteries #3 by Debbie Viguie

320 pages, 27 of 32 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

Even though they work right next door to each other, Cindy and Jeremiah come from two different worlds. Cindy is a church secretary; Jeremiah is a Reformed rabbi with a mysterious past full of danger and excitement. Together they have faced down a serial killer at Easter and a murderer of homeless people.The two unlikely companions continue to forge a strong friendship as they explore personal history and faith with each passing adventure.This third volume in the Psalm 23 Mysteries series finds Jeremiah and Cindy matching wits with an unscrupulous land developer. In a fast-paced story set around St. Patrick’s Day, murder invades an idyllic landscape, challenging them to save hundreds of teens even as they try to discover the source of their unexpected danger.

The Two Hells: A Scriptural Exploration of the Two Very Real Places Called Hell in the Bible by Paul Kasch

Approx 55 pages, 2 of 2 reviews are 5-star, Lending Enabled

Many people think of hell as a mythical place where bad people go to be poked by little devils with pitchforks. The Bible actually speaks of two different places called hell. One is temporary, and is currently occupied – but only by humans. The other is eternal and currently vacant. One day the occupants of the temporary hell will be moving to the eternal one, where they will be joined by the devil and all his demons. However, nobody will have pitchforks.

In this text, Paul Kasch will guide you through a scriptural exploration of the two hells in the Bible. You will learn about the nature of each place, and their likely locations. You will see what the Bible says about the temperature and lighting in each hell. Most importantly, you will come to understand who goes to these places, and learn how you can stay the hell out of them!

This 8-chapter eBook has been professionally edited and clocks in at just over 14,000 words. It has been specially formatted for Kindle devices, including convenient chapter navigation. We promise a smooth and enjoyable electronic reading experience, if you have the courage.

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I have not read any of these books, so they may not be any good.  Some of the books from previous Free Book posts are still available for free. If you want to see all free books as they come out you should follow Books on the Knob on their RSS or Twitter Feed. Or Ireaderreview or the many free book threads on Amazon’s Message Boards.

As always please check to make sure the books are still free before you “buy” them, especially from Amazon. Prices can change quickly.  This may be a one day offer. Pick it up quick. If you do buy a book and realize later you have been charged for it, here is a guide on how to return a kindle book.

Baby Shark by Robert Fate

270 pages, 25 of 26 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

October 1952 –– A father murdered. A daughter sexually assaulted, beaten, left for dead. As a rule, in the 1950s, a good girl didn’t admit being raped—and she’d never seek revenge for her father’s murder. But Kristin Van Dijk didn’t play by the rules.

I’d wake in the middle of the night and say to myself, “It’s just business, Kristin.” In my heart I knew that using words like business, work, and jobs was Sarge’s way of talking about killing.  Albert would say, “Stop a man instead of kill him.”  Henry had his euphemisms, too. “We fix,” he’d say.  “They know what they’re teaching you to do,” I said to my image.
No one was saying it straight out––and the more I looked in the mirror, the more I realized that I wasn’t saying it, either.  I’d become an actress––a dangerous actress––full of deceit and lethal skills.

Prison Nation by Jenni Merritt

304 pages, 37 of 50 reviews are 4 or 5-star

In the Nation, no one is innocent – not even the children born behind bars. Millie 942B has spent her entire life locked away with her criminal parents and countless other inmates. She believes in the Nation, in its strict laws and harsh punishments.

But when Millie is released on her eighteenth birthday, she finds things are nothing as she was taught. People vanish, never to be seen again. Lies cover every word. Trust is as fragile as ice.

And then there is Reed. Born and raised outside the Prison walls, his dreams and thoughts cause Millie to doubt everything she has ever believed.

What is truly worth fighting for? If she pushes too hard, she could lose her freedom. If she stays silent, she could lose herself. The clock is ticking, and Millie must find the truth before it is too late.

Guardian of Eden by Leslie DuBois

250 pages, 31 of 36 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled, Previously Free

What would you do if you had one chance to kill the man who raped your twelve-year-old sister?

No Judge. No Jury. No witnesses.

Seventeen-year-old child prodigy Garrett Anthony has to answer that question. As he holds a gun to the head of his sister’s rapist, he flashes back to his traumatic past: five-years-old in a foster home, seven-years-old stealing food to survive, and sixteen-years-old visiting his black father in prison for the first time.
After years of fighting to secure a stable life for him and his half-sister, he finally has a scholarship to a prestigious Washington DC private school and the love of a Virginia senator’s daughter. But this new found and tenuous happiness begins to unravel once he reveals the family secret which is the catalyst to the painful decision he must make. Can he take the life of someone else and continue to live with himself?

Divine Intervention by Cheryle Kaye Tardif

262 pages, 37 of 43 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled, Previously Free

CFBI agent Jasmine McLellan leads a psychically gifted team in the hunt for a serial arsonist―a murderer who has already taken the lives of three people.

Jasi and her team members―Psychometric Empath and profiler Ben Roberts and Victim Empath Natassia Prushenko―are joined by Brandon Walsh, the handsome but skeptical Chief of Arson Investigations. In a manhunt that takes them from Vancouver to Kelowna, Penticton and Victoria, they are led down a twisting path of sinister secrets.

Sifting through ashes and clues, Jasi realizes that there is more to the third victim than meets the eye. Perhaps not all of the victims were that innocent. The hunt intensifies when she learns that someone they know is next on the arsonist’s list.

Unleashing her gift as a Pyro-Psychic, Jasi is compelled toward smoldering ashes and enters the killer’s mind―a mind bent on destruction and revenge. And in the heat of early summer, Jasi discovers that a murderer lies in wait…much closer than she ever imagined.

The Patriot Paradox by William Esmont

270 pages,  of  reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled, Previously Free

Conscience can be a killer.

A plot to kill a nation, hatched by a secret cabal of ex-cold warriors intent on finishing the war that defined their existence. One man, who in a crisis of conscience, passes information about the plot to his brother, a shattered soul living on the edges of society.

When Kurt Vetter learns of his brother’s murder, he has no idea how far he will travel, how much he will sacrifice, in order to uncover the truth. With the help of Amanda Carter, a shadowy figure from his brother’s past, he races across the globe, staying one step ahead of a trained assassin, in a desperate bid to prevent the unthinkable from becoming reality.

The Six O’Clock Rule by Bruce Thomason

245 pages, 21 of 22 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

A midnight shootout on the beach gets the action going with a bang in this explosive story of illicit drugs and bizarre murders. As Detective Clay Randall and his team start to unravel clues, two names keep popping up: rogue ex-cop Roy Connor, and his high profile boss, defense attorney Tony Savoy.

Filled with plot twists and double-dealings, the investigation takes an unexpected turn when the trail leads inside police headquarters. The Six O’clock Rule puts friendship to the test as the lines between right and wrong become blurred.

The Traitors by David Walker

276 pages, 12 of 12 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

No weapon is too horrific to contemplate in a collapsing Nazi Germany. With so much at stake, orders aren’t always what they seem. O.S.S. Agent Chris Clancey will need all his skill and courage to stop the plague bombers. Above all he must trust in The Traitors!

Ripped Apart by Miriam Minger

262 pages, 14 of 17 reviews are 5-star, Lending Enabled

SHE WILL DO ANYTHING TO GET HER SON BACK.

THEY WILL KILL HER TO KEEP HIM.

Unspeakable tragedy and cold-blooded murder conspire against Clare Carson when her six-year-old son is kidnapped after a heart transplant and his abductors want her dead. A dying cop’s last words lead her to former Special Ops Jake Wyatt, who helps her discover the horrific truth behind her son’s abduction and offers to help her get Tyler back. With nowhere else to turn, Clare entrusts her life to Jake not knowing he has a deadly agenda of his own that could destroy them.

Patriots Awakening by RM Strauhs

336 pages, 6 of 6 reviews are 5-star, Lending Enabled

A complex and compelling story of how one man, corrupted by greed, uses his power to take over the world. But he never counted on the little people–those stalwart men and women with heart and soul who made this country great in the beginning. Is this a scenario that could happen today? You decide.

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I have not read any of these books, so they may not be any good.  Some of the books from previous Free Book posts are still available for free. If you want to see all free books as they come out you should follow Books on the Knob on their RSS or Twitter Feed. Or Ireaderreview or the many free book threads on Amazon’s Message Boards.

As always please check to make sure the books are still free before you “buy” them, especially from Amazon. Prices can change quickly.  This may be a one day offer. Pick it up quick. If you do buy a book and realize later you have been charged for it, here is a guide on how to return a kindle book.

Good Questions Have Groups Talking: John by Josh Hunt

130 pages,  no reviews, Lending Enabled

13 interactive lessons based on the book of John. Each lesson consists of 20 ready-to-use questions that save you time and get the group talking. Answers are provided in the form of quotes from well known authors such as Max Lucado, Beth Moore, Charles Swindoll and many many more.

Wrong Place at the Right Time: How A Dose of Humility Led to Victory by Dawn Taylor Wells

180 pages, 4 of 4 reviews are 5-star, Lending Enabled

Everyone has had the thought, “What is my life really about?” Though we may fool ourselves into thinking that our lives are fine and the issues we experience are no big deal, it can take just one glaring mistake to make it painfully clear that we are lying to ourselves. We all want that happy, fulfilling, rewarding life everyone talks about but often we have no clue how to get it! Dawn Wells has been there. At the age of 38, Dawn thought her dream of being a successful person and loving wife was over, and worse, she was convinced it was something beyond her grasp. After carrying around the emotional baggage from a terribly disappointing childhood for years, she’d given up hope for the happily ever after. Night after night, party after party, she was left feeling hollow and alone. Finally, one humbling night out,everything changed. A run-in with an adversary caught her completely off-guard and from that low point, she found the faith to understand and believe she would never be alone again. Dawn knows firsthand how the pain of childhood dysfunctional relationships is carried into adulthood, negatively affecting one’s self-esteem and sense of self worth for years. Her story is one of healing the deepest wounds that keep us in emotional bondage and convince us that the ‘good life’ has passed us by. Throughout life’s twists and turns, joys and defeats, Dawn discovered that faith and hope are her constant companions and that the tools she used to overcome her deepest fears can help others. Wrong Place at the Right Time is one woman’s journey from a painful existence of fear, loneliness, and rejection to a place of peace, love and redemption. It’s a story for all who have struggled with the ghosts from their past and want to move forward and create their own version of happily ever after in a real and sustainable way.

Music Wars by David Smith

51 pages, no reviews, Lending Enabled

“I hate that music!”

On both sides of the aisle, sincere Christians are not just grumbling . . . they’re leaving. Some drift over to that other church across the street where they do (or don’t) have percussion and synthesizers. Others just stay home.

And in many cases, a migrating believer’s desire to like the music even outweighs denominational and doctrinal loyalty.

Music Wars explores some of the issues regarding contemporary Christian music. More importantly, it addresses our inward attitudes and what a sincere Christian should do who honestly does “hate that music!”

Christian Fiction that has been Previously Free and is Free Again

Always the Wedding Planner Never the Bride by Sandra Bricker.  Also in the same series Always the Designer, Never the Bride (Romance)

The Hope of Shridula by Kay Marshall Strom (Historical Fiction Set in 1946 India)

Ruby by Lauraine Snelling (Historical Fiction/Western/Romance)

Deadly Aim by Patricia Rushford (Mystery/Thriller)

Light of Eidon by Karen Hancock (Fantasy)

Stuck in the Middle by Virginia Smith (Contemporary Fiction)

Daughter of Joy by Kathleen Morgan (Historical Fiction/Western/Romance)

Fools Rush In by Janice Thompson (Contemporary Romance)

Relentless by Robin Parrish (Thriller)

Bride for Pastor Dan by Katie Crabapple (Contemporary Romance)

Legacy Lane by Robin Lee Hatcher (Contemporary Romance)

To Love Anew by Bonnie Leon (Historical Fiction)

Child of the Mist by Kathleen Morgan (Historical Fiction)

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I have not read any of these books, so they may not be any good.  Some of the books from previous Free Book posts are still available for free. If you want to see all free books as they come out you should follow Books on the Knob on their RSS or Twitter Feed. Or Ireaderreview or the many free book threads on Amazon’s Message Boards.

As always please check to make sure the books are still free before you “buy” them, especially from Amazon. Prices can change quickly.  This may be a one day offer. Pick it up quick. If you do buy a book and realize later you have been charged for it, here is a guide on how to return a kindle book.

410 pages, 35 of 39 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

Sixty years ago Abe Griffin saved the world and gained eternal youth.

Or so he thought.

Now, a man that Abe believed to be long dead is killing the surviving members of Abe’s old squad in order to reclaim the relics that they have kept hidden for decades.

The relics form an ancient beacon that must never be used, in a ritual that must never be completed. But the end of the world requires more than just activating the beacon.

It requires Abe.

With help from the granddaughter of his oldest friend, Abe must learn the truth about his immortal body, while at the same time trying to stop a horrifying series of supernatural opponents from sweeping away everything that he cares about.

Space Junque by LK Rigel

89 pages, 48 of 57 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

The DOGs want to destroy the world. The gods want to make a new one. The trick is to survive both.

The world at the end of the 21st century is on the brink of ecological collapse, and hydroponics agronomist Char Meadowlark has become a recluse. Warned about an impending attack by the eco-terrorist Defenders of Gaia, Char flees to the airport.

When the DOGs strike in the midst of Char’s escape, pilot Jake Ardri offers her only hope of survival. They take his shuttle the Space Junque to the orbiting Imperial Space Station, the off-planet seat of world government.

When the conflict goes global and the planet threatens to implode, ancient gods return to take control of humanity and impose a new world order. Char is caught up in a divine plan to save the world – but it will take all she’s got to get through the apocalypse alive.

Return of the Rose by Theresa Ragan

311 pages, 46 of 58 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

Twin sisters are born in Medieval England. One of the infants is dying and is taken to the Witch of Devonshire, who uses supernatural powers to transport the ailing babe to the future. It is the year 1986 when Cathy Hayes, a woman who has lost her child and husband in a car accident, finds the baby at her doorstep, gets her the medical attention she needs, and raises the baby as her own. Morgan grows up in the twentieth century with a mysterious attraction to a hollow suit of armor that stands in the window of her mother’s antique store.

Morgan is twenty-four years old when she becomes entangled within the armor’s metal plates and is whisked back in time where she is mistaken for Amanda Forrester, a twin sister she knows nothing about. In Amanda’s place, Morgan is forced to marry King Henry’s favored knight, Derek Vanguard, Lord of Braddock Hall. Abandoned by his mother and having failed as a child to gain his father’s love, Derek’s heart is as cold as the stone walls of his castle.

In the end, Morgan discovers the true power of love and for the first time in her life she knows where she belongs.

Amador Lockdown by Coral Russell

141 pages, 37 of 40 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

“You always save the best lies for yourself.” – Amador Lockdown

Something has moved into the Amador Hotel. Hector, Marcos, Bev, and Tony of the Paranormal Posse are called in to either debunk the haunting or get rid of whatever is causing the problems. With the surprise arrival of Hector’s son, he tries to keep his professional and personal lives separate, but whatever is haunting the Amador Hotel has other plans.

Scattered Leaves: The Legend of Ghostkiller by Lynny Prince

319 pages, 15 of 15 reviews are 5-star, Lending Enabled

Sliding Void by Stephen Hunt

75 pages, 13 of 14 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

Captain Lana Fiveworlds has a hell of a lot of problems.

She’s sliding void in an ageing seven-hundred-year-old space ship, scrabbling around the edges of civilised space trying to find a cargo lucrative enough to pay her bills without proving so risky that it’ll kill her. She’s got an alien religious freak for a navigator, an untrustworthy android for a first mate, a disgraced lizard for a trade negotiator and a deserter from the fleet acting as her chief engineer.

And that was well before an ex-crewman turns up wanting Lana to rescue a barbarian prince from a long-failed colony world.

Unfortunately for Lana, the problems she doesn’t know about are even more dangerous. In fact, they just might be enough to destroy Lana’s rickety but much-loved vessel, the Gravity Rose, and jettison her and her crew into the void without a spacesuit.

But there’s one thing you can never tell an independent space trader. That’s the odds…

Strange Forces by Johnny Ray Barnes and Marty Engle

269 pages, 15 of 15 reviews are 5-star, Lending Enabled

The students of Fairfield Junior High have noticed that the strange things happening in their town are becoming more common — more dangerous. With each dreadful encounter, they are further convinced — monsters are real.

Morgan Taylor is convinced. He couldn’t deny that a small lizard-like monster was rapping on his bedroom window, asking for help. A real monster, just outside his window.

Astonished, he lets it in. With wide eyes he listens to its amazing tale and desperate plea for help — but could he believe the little monster’s story? A tale of an object so incredible it staggers the imagination and of the hideous man-creature, the Collector, who has come to Fairfield to claim it.

Dark forces have gathered under the Collector’s command, in a hilltop mansion on the edge of town — Fairfield Manor. The crumbling halls, once empty and silent, now echo with the howls of his army of creatures. They have filled the once-barren rooms with mysterious artifacts gathered from the four corners of the earth. Nothing will stop the acquisition of the Collector’s greatest prize.

Join the students of Fairfield Junior High and the renegade lizard-monster, Rilo Buru, in a race against the Collector and his strange forces on an adventure that will change the natural and the unnatural world forever.

The Phoenix Conspiracy by Richard Sanders

346 pages, 26 of 40 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled, Previously Free

Calvin, an intelligence operative, is sent to eliminate a dangerous traitor. But, as he chases his prey across the stars, he realizes they are both pawns in a shadowy chess game. One that threatens humankind everywhere. If he is to uncover the conspiracy he must confront–and embrace–the darkest elements of the galaxy. And throw himself, his career, and everyone he loves into the line of fire.

Turning Evolved by David Kitson

426 pages, 65 of 67 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled, Previously Free under a Different ASIN, so you might have this even Amazon shows you do not.

When Ex-DEMON pilot Jon Carlson meets beautiful humanitarian Rachel, it’s a match made in HEAVEN. Literally, because Rachel’s an ANGEL. She’s also an AI controlled android of immense power and capability. As Jon finds himself drawn into the world of these enigmatic creations of mankind, he unknowingly becomes involved in a program to create autonomous superweapons intended to fight the next war.

Sword of Axia by Eric Schneider

185 pages, 12 of 17 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

The first volume of an epic new science fiction trilogy. Constantine Blas, Captain of a Federation Battlecruiser, is imprisoned when the sole surviving allied fleet is defeated by the religious fanatics of Axia. But Blas is not without friends. During the journey to the prison planet Nabucco I, a small group of rebels helps him to escape. Together with two other escaped prisoners, he begins to plan the fightback.

The new rebellion begins to win victories. More and more recruits clamor to join the fight for their freedom. Even the mysterious and powerful Orphexians, with the power of mental control, come to their aid. One of them is the beautiful and enigmatic Evelyn. A girl whose mind has the power to enrapture any man’s heart. Or to destroy it.

Constantine Blas forms a strong bond with Evelyn, and together they become a vital part of the spearhead of the new rebellion. Sword of Axia is a lavish tale of battle and catastrophe where freedom is the prize. A story of heroes and cowards. A story of beautiful women and the men who would covet them. A saga of treachery, betrayal, ambition and power that takes place with fleets of ships that clash in the blackness of space. Yet ultimately it is a story as old as life itself. A story of one man’s fight for justice in a corrupt and despotic universe.

A Soul to Steal by Rob Blackwell

358 pages, 76 of 79 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

A serial killer on the loose, two reporters in his sights, and a legendary ghost haunting the town…

Something is stalking the citizens of Loudoun County, Va.

Is it the return of the notorious serial killer known as Lord Halloween? Or is it something worse–a figure that can cloak itself as your worst nightmare?

Kate and Quinn, two community journalists, rush to uncover the truth before a promised bloodbath on Halloween night.

The debut novel from award-winning journalist Rob Blackwell, A Soul to Steal balances mystery, suspense, romance, action and the paranormal, building to a gripping and unforgettable conclusion.

Shadow of the Sun by Laura Kreitzer

524 pages, 36 of 48 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

Gabriella’s past is a mystery, but that never stopped her from achieving her goals. As a Supernatural Specialist, and far more intelligent than anyone her age, she was always ignored by her peers. Because of the isolation she always felt, she put her life and soul into her job. Being a Supernatural Specialist hasn’t given her the divine intervention she always longed for, until one day a shipment arrives from Italy containing three dead bodies with an uncanny ability to regenerate. Gabriella is frightened and intrigued, but not as scared as she becomes when a dark creature attacks her.

As the bodies come back to life, the plot takes an unexpected twist that you won’t see coming. The supernatural world only begins to unfold before her as angels appear, her dreams start to haunt her, and the very past she has forgotten comes back with startling clarity. Romance blooms, escape plans are made, an assassin is out to kill her, and death is only around the corner. But what is more terrifying than all of this is the fact she is the chosen one, the Illuminator, the one who will save them all.

The Book of Deacon by Joseph Lallo

323 pages, 150 of 182 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

Myranda is a young woman more interested in staying alive than being a hero. Orphaned by a continent-spanning war that has gone on for decades too long and shunned for failing to support it, she has been on the move since she was only a child. One can hardly blame her when she thinks that the chance discovery of a fallen soldier’s priceless cargo is the moment that will change her life. No one could predict just how great that change would be. It will lead her through an adventure of rebels and generals, of wizards and warriors, and of beasts both noble and monstrous. Each step of the way will take her closer to the truth of her potential, of the war, and of the fate of her world.

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I have not read any of these books, so they may not be any good.  Some of the books from previous Free Book posts are still available for free. If you want to see all free books as they come out you should follow Books on the Knob on their RSS or Twitter Feed. Or Ireaderreview or the many free book threads on Amazon’s Message Boards.

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The Shallows is not a new book.  It has been out for about two years and many people, much smarter than I have had their take at it.  My short review, Carr has lots of good points, which tend to be lost amidst his hyperbole and cherry picked stats.

At the center of this argument is that people are reading books less. And he has some statistics from the Bureau of Labor to show this.  But as I talked about on this blog the National Endowment for the Arts study shows the largest increase in reading in decades (in all types of reading except poetry).  Right off the bat, this severely undercuts his argument.  The Library of Congress study came out after the book, so I don’t blame him for not using it.  But even if it had come out I think he would have disputed it.  Because in that study a novel is counted as reading a novel no matter what format you read it in.  But Carr does not believe that.

“An ebook is no more related to a book than an online newspaper is related to a print newspaper.” (By which, he means that they are not hardly related at all in the context of the quote.)

“Electronic text is impermanent…it seems likely that that removing the sense of closure from book writing will in time will alter writer’s attitudes toward their work.  Their pressure to achieve perfection will diminish as well as the artistic rigor that it imposed…  One only need to glance at the history of correspondence…the cost will be a further severing of the intellectual attachment between the lone reader and the lone writer…”

My biggest complaint is that Carr uses a very broad definition of the net and alternates between examples to fit his need.  For instance he talks about the immediacy and interactivity of the net at one point and gives examples of a teen texting a friend.  But that interaction is fundamentally different from reading a blog post or watching a YouTube video.  Yes the common thread is that all use the means of the internet, but to pretend that they actually give us interaction in a similar way or that they are creating ‘neural pathways’ in a similar way as one another or reinforcing the same neural pathways seems to be stretching reality.  In this same example he complains that ‘When we are online we are lost to the world around us.”  Which is essentially the same thing that he says holds up as important about reading a book, what he said was lost about reading an ebook or reading online.  So he wants us lost in a book, but not lost on a webpage?

There are a lot of good points here.  One of them is that they type of work that we do lends itself to short term immediate thinking and crowds out some of the background processing that our brains use for creative thinking.  I heard another author make a similar point this way in an interview.  The author said, if you want to be a writer you need a job that is physically active and mentally easy.  That is why so many authors are laborers or waiters.  Office work requires active use of the brain throughout the day and does not allow for background thinking (not to mention doesn’t give us the physical exercise we need to stay healthy.

Another very good point is that reading texts that have hyperlinks and pulled out text and video and images requires our brains to constantly evaluate the importance of that particular item.  Do you want to click on the link or not?  Even though these thoughts are subconscious they still prevent us from obtaining full concentration on the meaning of the text.  But this is more a formatting issues than ‘internet’ issue.  Because he complains about this for ebooks, but does not bring it up on the formatting of paper books (no links, but end notes, footnotes and sidebar would have a similar effect.)

Continually, I think that my frustration with this book is that he is trying to make the case too strongly and too broadly.  There are advantages of the internet (which he admits) that offset some of the negatives.  But there are also ways to minimize the negatives through better design (which he seems to minimize the possibility).  For instance in dedicated ebook readers present the text without distraction most of the time.  I only use the dictionary when I don’t know what a word means, but otherwise, I never use wikipedia or websearch while reading my kindle.  I leave sharing options and wifi off when I am reading, I don’t want to be bothered, I want to read the book.  Encouraging single use devices instead of multi-use devices can aid in concentration.  If you look at my review of reading on the ipad from 2 years ago, my main complaint was that it wasn’t single use.

Also I know many writers that have started using various distraction apps in their computer.  These apps are full screen, no formatting and they disable all sound and sometimes even disable all other programs in the background.  They even have options to gray out all of the text that you are not working on, so your immediate line or paragraph is black, but everything else is gray.

Carr makes the case well that we should not expect the internet or computers to make us smarter.  I know that there are those that believe that and write about that.  But Carr does not really look at the opposite.  He shows that the internet is changing our brains (as does everything that we do), but is that really making us dumber?  Is it helping us adapt to the world around us?  Carr brings up many issues of concern.  But on the whole I feel that his treatment of those issues once they are brought is lacking.  Strawmen and Cherry-picked data abound. In those areas that I have done some independent research on outside of this book, I find his work very one sided.  Which makes me doubt the veracity of the data that I do not have a prior background in.

On the whole I recommend the book if you have an interest about how the history of technology changes (that section was very good) or an intro to brain science (also good, but if anything he underplays this case).  But in the end I felt like the book was lacking in balance and restraint.  For a better treatment of the general problems with technology I would read John Dyer’s From the Garden.  It includes an equally good understanding of the role of technology, but is much more balanced and useful.

 Purchase Links: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle Edition, Audible.com Audiobook

224 pages, 27 of 28 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled, previously free

Over the past thirty years we have tried almost every marriage devotional, and to be perfectly honest, we have usually failed at having the discipline to continue. The busyness of life or the feelings of guilt because we missed so many days often caused us to silently ignore what we knew was important. Then we came up with the idea to meet once a week and just talk. This book is an outgrowth of our desire to grow closer as a couple. And now we challenge you and your spouse to do what it takes to connect spiritually and emotionally. Start small and invest thirty minutes a week together, being inspired and communicating with the help of these devotionals. If you miss a week, don’t quit–just pick up where you left off. This is not about a legalistic time. It’s about making practical spiritual growth and connection a priority. Take the challenge! –Jim and Cathy Burns

The Winds of Sonoma by Nikki Arana

406 pages, 17 of 18 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

Angelica Amante at twenty-four must make a career-ending moral decision when the high-profile New York law firm she works for demands that she use her brilliant legal talent to protect the wealthy by exploiting the poorest of the poor.

Blackballed in New York, she returns to her parents’ California wine country estate, Regalo Grande, determined to start over. There she meets Antonio, an illiterate stable hand who cleans the stalls of her father’s Arabian horses. He has an inner strength, integrity, and peace that she longs for in this time of turmoil. And soon she is drawn to him in a way she cannot deny.

As she gets to know him, Angelica discovers that Antonio has left the abject poverty of his home near Guadalajara, Mexico. Immediately her compassion is reawakened.

Angelica finds herself fighting her mother’s prejudice and her father’s insistence that she follow the lifestyle she was groomed for. With her mother seriously ill and her father on the edge of financial ruin, must she betray her family to be true to herself?

One decision will change her life forever.

The Clash of the Bridesmaids by Vanessa Sisson

98 pages, 3 of 3 reviews are 5-star, Lending Enabled

Nothing interesting ever happens in Marvel, Texas…..

At least that’s Natalie Griffin’s opinion. She’s a beauty pageant consultant by day and tamer-of-bridezilla by night. Once again she’s catering to the every whim of her best friend, Amanda. Heiress to her family’s oil company, Amanda Cates is the picture of beauty and perfection. However, she’s been in the middle of drama her entire life.

Marrying wealthy ego-driven Matt Kendrick is no exception. His family practically dictates the town, and he has finally weaseled his way into Amanda’s heart. Will she make the mistake of her life by saying I do?

After uncovering dirt on Matt, Natalie is forced to call in for enforcements. Childhood friends and fellow bridesmaids are perfect for this job. Carlie Porter, tough rocker chic turned surfer from California. Arabella (Ari) Alejandro, spicy Latina, who hails from New York. Put these women together, and you have the pack that have defended and rescued poor Amanda all their lives.

Will the three women be able to convince Amanda that she is in for the greatest heartbreak of all time? Or will they have to resort to more drastic measures? A plan devised by Ari, a best-selling author goes into full effect. It will be best known as ‘Operation Bride Rescue.’

The journey taken out of Marvel will reveal adventure, disaster, secrets, revelations, and a chance for God to show these women what they are truly made of.

Talk to God with Affirmations of Faith by Christine Brooks Martin

166 pages, 1 of 1 reviews are 5-star, Lending Enabled

“Talk to God with Affirmations of Faith,” is the sequel to the bestselling book “Pray What God Says.” Christine Brooks Martin has created scripturally-based affirmations to help you develop a deeper relationship with God as you learn the scriptures relative to any circumstance. Speak affirmations over your life that reflect what God says about you, what He says about your access to Him, and your access to His kingdom promises. Living in kingdom privilege and kingdom access demands that you: Speak the Language of Kingdom and Shift from Victim to Victorious. When you do, prepare to enter into God’s tangible presence where your heart will readily commit to His love, power, peace and blessings.

Raping Grace: Unmerited Favour Explained by Henk Kruger

187 pages, no reviews, Lending Enabled

The insights in this book will help you to discover any false beliefs about grace that you might have, and inspire you to truly embrace God’s grace instead with a renewed love and commitment to Him.

Raping Grace takes a courageous yet biblically sound look at God’s unmerited favour and dares to explore areas of grace that few other teachings on the subject will endeavour to delve into. It puts the truth about God’s grace and His judgements in perspective, which are vitally important for every human being to understand ~ regardless of their Christian or non-Christian beliefs. Discover God’s unmerited favour like never before, including:

• The terms upon which grace was given to us
• How the Old Testament Law was abolished and made null on the cross
• How Jesus established a New Law under the New Testament, and how it applies to us today ~ an essential truth often overlooked by many
• The difference between righteousness and holiness
• What God’s will and ultimate plan is for your life
• An understanding of the direct relationship between grace and the importance of being a good steward with your finances

The word ‘rape’ can be used to describe the violent, destructive or abusive treatment of something. Naturally we handle anything that is precious or very expensive with great care. If we were to be given the position of CEO in a Fortune 500 company, we would do everything in our power to adhere to the code of conduct established by the Board of the firm, to maintain that position. We would not want to go around participating in destructive behaviour, abusing our position and treating others with violence, thereby being stripped of our position. And yet, millions of professing Christians go around treating the grace of God with violence. They continue to participate in destructive behaviour: works of the flesh for which the Bible clearly states, even in the New Testament, the penalty is death. They abuse their position in Christ by trying to reap the ‘benefits’ of a Christian life without following the code of conduct established by God. As a result, the call to be holy is ignored, and the fulfilling of the Great Commission conveniently neglected.

Choose life…Choose grace…And with your whole being, embrace it…

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I have not read any of these books, so they may not be any good.  Some of the books from previous Free Book posts are still available for free. If you want to see all free books as they come out you should follow Books on the Knob on their RSS or Twitter Feed. Or Ireaderreview or the many free book threads on Amazon’s Message Boards.

As always please check to make sure the books are still free before you “buy” them, especially from Amazon. Prices can change quickly.  This may be a one day offer. Pick it up quick. If you do buy a book and realize later you have been charged for it, here is a guide on how to return a kindle book.

231 pages, 49 of 51 reviews are 4 or 5-star, previously free

The Domino Effect is the story of Danny Rorro, a charismatic kid from Queens poisoned by the past. A series of painful defeats have left him scarred and isolated from his neighborhood, his parents, and, most significantly, the benevolent ways of his childhood when he was known as “Domino.” With great insight, imagery and wit, Danny recalls his past in Queens and his coming-of-age at Hamden Academy. This fast paced and powerful story is rich with conflict, humor, tenderness and music—just like life, especially when coming-of-age.

The Book of Mercy by Sherry Roberts

242 pages, 27 of 32 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

A town banning books.

One woman stands against the censors–and she can’t read. Can she win?

There’s more worth fighting for than you can ever imagine.

If you like serious subjects (censorship) treated with a sprinkle of humor, you’ll love Book of Mercy.

Just The Way You Are by Barbara Freethy

349 pages, 53 of 71 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled, Previously Free

Take a romantic journey with award-winning author Barbara Freethy to Tucker’s Landing, Oregon, where Sam and Alli Tucker have made a life together … a life about to be tested by the return of the only woman who can break them up … Alli’s sister, Tessa.

A baby brought them together — and even though Alli has always loved her strong, sexy husband Sam and the life they’ve built together, she has decided to set him free to follow his youthful dreams. It is no longer enough for her to be wife and lover when she knows she holds so little of his heart.

Sam has always dreamed of a life away from the close-knit world of Tucker’s Landing, but marriage and fatherhood ended all that. Now Sam is torn between what was and what was meant to be. He must decide if it’s time to rekindle the dreams of the past … or accept Alli, and her love, just the way she is.

Don’t miss this heartwrenching tale of a man torn between two sisters , the one he loved, the one he married …

Rex Rising by Chrystalla Thoma

227 pages, 26 of 28 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled, Previously Free, Young Adult

In a world where parasites create new human races, Elei leads a peaceful life — until a mysterious attack on his boss sends him fleeing with a bullet in his side. Pursued for a secret he does not possess and with the fleet at his heels, he has but one thought: to stay alive. His pursuers aren’t inclined to sit down and talk, although that’s not the end of Elei’s troubles. The two powerful parasites inhabiting his body, at a balance until now, choose this moment to bring him down, leaving Elei with no choice but to trust in people he hardly knows. It won’t be long before he realizes he must find out this deadly secret – a secret that might change the fate of his world and everything he has ever known – or die trying.

The Patriot Paradox by William Esmont

270 pages, 33 of 43 reviews are 4 or 5-star

Conscience can be a killer.

A plot to kill a nation, hatched by a secret cabal of ex-cold warriors intent on finishing the war that defined their existence. One man, who in a crisis of conscience, passes information about the plot to his brother, a shattered soul living on the edges of society.

When Kurt Vetter learns of his brother’s murder, he has no idea how far he will travel, how much he will sacrifice, in order to uncover the truth. With the help of Amanda Carter, a shadowy figure from his brother’s past, he races across the globe, staying one step ahead of a trained assassin, in a desperate bid to prevent the unthinkable from becoming reality.

Night of the Purple Moon by Scott Cramer

185 pages, 21 of 23 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled, young adult

Space germs decimate the adult population. Who will survive?

For months, astronomers have been predicting that Earth will pass through the tail of a comet. They say that people will see colorful sunsets and, best of all, a purple moon.

But nobody has predicted the lightning-fast epidemic that sweeps across the planet on the night of the purple moon. The comet brings space dust with it that contains germs that attack human hormones. Older teens and adults die within hours of exposure.

On a small island off the coast of Maine, a group of teens and children struggle to survive in this new world, but all the while they have inside them a ticking time bomb — adolescence.

Another Broken Wizard by Colin Dobbs

245 pages, 25 of 26 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled, Previously Free

It’s a book about straddling childhood and adulthood, straddling a fading industrial home town and the information-economy world of our attenuated aspirations, straddling the love for a friend and the urge toward self preservation. And it’s a stirring portrait of Worcester, Massachusetts—its place in the 21st century and its past.

Jim Monaghan really didn’t want to go back to Worcester. But unemployment and his father’s open-heart surgery forced his hand. Tending to his father and embarking on an ICU romance in the day, Jim seeks out his childhood best friend, Joe Rousseau. But Joe has problems with a local gang, and his plan to resolve the matter only makes things worse. Jim follows his friend into Worcester nights defined by drugs, guns and fistfights. And as the danger escalates, he makes a painful choice to try to save Joe. And then he has to live with the consequences.

On Message by Joyce Strand

260 pages, 14 of 15 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

Murder intrudes on PR Executive Jillian Hillcrest’s routine as head communications executive at a small Silicon Valley biotechnology company. She is eagerly staying on message to inform investors, the media and the community about her company and its products. When someone near to her is murdered, a determined San Francisco police inspector involves her in the investigation, convinced she is key to solving the crime. She co-operates fully only to find that solving a murder is more hazardous than writing press releases. On Message is the first in the Jillian Hillcrest mystery series. As with all the novels in this series, it was inspired by a real California case.

Murder at Thumb Butte by James Best

240 pages, 12 of 12 reviews are 5-star, Lending Enabled

In the spring of 1880, Steve Dancy travels to Prescott, Arizona to gain control of a remarkable invention. But on his first night in the territorial capital, his friend, Jeff Sharp is arrested for a midnight murder at Thumb Butte. Dancy launches a personal investigation to find the real murderer, only to discover the whole town wanted the victim dead. For help, he turns to another old friend and associate, Captain Joseph McAllen of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.

Can Dancy discover the true killer before his friend stretches a rope on the courthouse square?

Falling (Bits and Pieces) by Shirley Miranda

284 pages, 12 of 12 reviews are 5-star, Lending Enabled

How would the course of your life change if someone new sat next to you?

Meet Liz. She’s sixteen, the daughter of immigrant parents, doesn’t fit in at home and hides in plain sight in school. She’s an outsider until she’s rescued by an unlikely friendship that changes her life.

FALLING (first in the Bits and Pieces Series) is a coming of age friendship story about Liz that chronicles parts of her life during the fall of her junior year. She’s had a rough year and managed to get through it without anyone’s support, including her parents’. Her life changes when her physics teacher assigns new seats in class and Patrick, her new lab partner, befriends her. Unlike her past partners, Patrick challenges her to see the true meaning of teamwork and friendship. With him as her new best friend, she learns what friendship is really about and starts to find herself in the process.

Lacuna: Demons of the Void by David Adams

251 pages, 9 of 11 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

It is with these words that an unknown alien attacker destroys the Earth cities of Tehran, Sydney and Beijing. Fifty million people die… and nothing is ever the same again.

Some call them Demons, some call them Aliens, but to Chinese Naval Captain Melissa Liao they are the enemy. She is given command of one of three great warships built to fight the “demons”, the TFR Beijing.

Her task is simple. Find who attacked Earth and why… then stop them.

Land: A Stranded Novel by Theresa Shaver

200 pages, 6 of 6 reviews are 5-star, Lending Enabled

Five go by Land – Five go by Sea

A group of teens on a class trip to Disneyland are left stranded. An EMP over North America has destroyed everything electronic. No cars, no planes, no phones, no electricity. Refusing to wait for someone else to help them, ten courageous young people take charge of their future and choose to begin the long journey home. 1500 miles of adventure and lawless country await. Will their determination be enough?

After The Fog by Kathleen Shoop

417 pages, 6 of 8 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

The sins of the mother…In the steel town of Donora, Pennsylvania, site of the infamous 1948 “killing smog,” headstrong nurse Rose Pavlesic tends to her family and neighbors. Controlling and demanding, she’s created a life that reflects everything she missed growing up as an orphan. She’s even managed to keep her painful secrets hidden from her loving husband, dutiful children, and large extended family.

When a stagnant weather pattern traps poisonous mill gasses in the valley, neighbors grow sicker and Rose’s nursing obligations thrust her into conflict she never could have fathomed. Consequences from her past collide with her present life, making her once clear decisions as gray as the suffocating smog. As pressure mounts, Rose finds she’s not the only one harboring lies. When the deadly fog finally clears, the loss of trust and faith leaves the Pavlesic family—and the whole town—splintered and shocked. With her new perspective, can Rose finally forgive herself and let her family’s healing begin?

Independent Publisher Awards: 2012 Silver Medal, Best Regional Fiction–Mid-Atlantic

Chrysalis by Richard Romanus

310 pages, 7 of 7 reviews are 4 or 5-stars, Lending Enabled

Chrysalis tells the story of seventeen year old Maria Christina Triantafyllou, who lives in Metsovo, a small mountain village in Greece, where women are judged according to their physical strength. Tall, thin, gangly, and extremely myopic, Maria Christina lives in the shadow of her sister, who is considered a goddess in the village. Less evident is Maria Christina’s adoration for her sister’s husband, the handsome and accomplished village doctor.

Fate intervenes when Maria Christina’s dull life is abruptly interrupted by the onslaught of the Second World War and the overlapping Greek Civil War. Being the only western gate into the country, her village becomes a strategic location in both wars, which forces her to emerge from her cocoon and into the center of the turmoil. The crisis affects the fate of three generations, all of whom experience the peril of those years in different ways, changing not only the community and Maria Christina’s destiny, but also redefining the role of women in society.

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I have not read any of these books, so they may not be any good.  Some of the books from previous Free Book posts are still available for free. If you want to see all free books as they come out you should follow Books on the Knob on their RSS or Twitter Feed. Or Ireaderreview or the many free book threads on Amazon’s Message Boards.

As always please check to make sure the books are still free before you “buy” them, especially from Amazon. Prices can change quickly.  This may be a one day offer. Pick it up quick. If you do buy a book and realize later you have been charged for it, here is a guide on how to return a kindle book.

325 pages, 48 of 70 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

It is August 1944 and Paris is on the cusp of liberation. As the soldiers of the Third Reich flee the Allied advance, they ravage the country, stealing countless pieces of art. Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring will stop at nothing to claim the most valuable one of all, the Mona Lisa, as a post-war bargaining chip to get him to South America. Can Swiss OSS agents Gabi Mueller and Eric Hofstadler rescue DaVinci’s masterpiece before it falls into German hands?

With nonstop action, Chasing Mona Lisa is sure to get readers’ adrenaline pumping as they join the chase to save the most famous painting in the world. From war-ravaged Paris to a posh country chateau, the race is on–and the runners are playing for keeps.

A Necessary Deception by Laurie Alice Eakes

352 pages, 48 of 57 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

When young widow Lady Lydia Gale helps a French prisoner obtain parole, she never dreamed he would turn up in her parlor. But just as the London Season is getting under way, there he is, along with a few other questionable personages. While she should be focused on helping her headstrong younger sister prepare for her entré into London society, Lady Gale finds herself preoccupied with the mysterious Frenchman. Is he a spy or a suitor? Can she trust him? Or is she putting her family in danger?

Readers will enjoy being drawn into this world of elegance and intrigue, balls and masquerades. Author Laurie Alice Eakes whisks readers through the drawing rooms of London amid the sound of rustling gowns on this exciting quest to let the past stay in the past and let love guide the future.

Last Flight Out of Oz by Adam and Richard Swenson

320 pages, 12 of 12 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

The mysterious disappearance of an unparalleled genius shakes the community. Has Weissman gone bad? Two brilliant students join forces in a high-stakes mountain chase, battling danger, vengeance, and each other to rescue their beloved mentor, now suspected of terrorism.

Kevin Morgan is a fun-loving, geeky engineering student at tiny Colorado Institute of Mining and Technology. Maggie Foster is the smoldering and aristocratic goddess of Stanford Engineering. What do they have in common? Absolutely nothing, except remarkable intellects, quick wits, and a shared awe for Dr. Anthony Weissman, patent multimillionaire and deeply wounded recluse.

Weissman blames himself—and tight coupling—for the death of his wife and son. He moves from MIT to Colorado hoping for improvement but finds none. He’s morose, the students dull, with Kevin the sole exception. When the provost interferes with his teaching, Weissman storms off campus and disappears. Fearing the worst, Kevin and Maggie race to find him, head-butting their way through impossible circumstances. Untested in all things epic and romantic, Kevin is now waist deep in both. He does his best to simultaneously rescue his mentor and court the intense Maggie, all the time realizing she’s way out of his league. Even as they banter, an occasional affectionate word leaks out and the attraction deepens. When the news about Weissman worsens, they face heartrending decisions until finally, explosively, they locate Weissman buried deep in the Rockies where nothing is as it seems.

The New Traditional Church by Tony Morgan

20 pages, 1 of 2 reviews are 5-star, Lending Enabled

The goal of this eBook is to help you evaluate your practices and processes to make sure they’re helping you fulfill God’s vision for your church. Though you may look “contemporary” compared to the traditional church of decades past, you still can’t hold on to the same practices and expect different results.

Like other eBooks by Tony Morgan, this will take you about 20 minutes to read. The sections hit these topics:

> Discipleship
> Web Strategy
> Music
> Community
> Put It Into Action

The eBook also includes discussion questions to process with your team.

Church Marketing 4p’s and 5 C’s by Dean Seddon

10 pages,  no reviews, Lending Enabled

This short book explains the basics of Marketing in a Christian context.

This book explains the basics of marketing for use within churches and christian charities as well as give you some understanding regarding the principles of marketing succesfully.

This mini book covers the two main concepts of marketing…

The Four P’s – Product, Place, Price, Promotion
The Four C’s – Consumer, Cost, Convenience, Communication

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• Reading the Bible After Christiandom by Lloyd Pietersen