Another great selection of freebies to grab before lunch. Enjoy!

Daughter of the Bamboo Forest
By: Sheng-Shih Lin
4.6 Out of 5 Stars (28 Reviews)

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Alone in the bamboo forest, seven-year-old Little Jade, still dressed in red silk after her father’s recent wedding, wonders whether she will ever meet her real mother. DAUGHTER OF THE BAMBOO FOREST is a story set in war-torn, post-revolutionary China during the 1940s. From age seven to twelve, Little Jade longs for the attention of an opium-addicted father and clashes with a desperate, resentful stepmother. The young girl is inadvertently swept by the tides of history, encountering a plague that decimated a village, Catholic nuns in a convent school, and the fabled dragon king along the way.

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Crime Beat
By: Scott Nicholson
4.2 Out of 5 Stars (27 Reviews)

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Crime doesn’t pay…but neither does journalism.

When John Moretz takes a job as a reporter in the Appalachian town of Sycamore Shade, a crime wave erupts that boosts circulation and leaves people uneasy. Then a murder victim is discovered, and Moretz is first on the scene.

As more bodies turn up, Moretz comes under police suspicion, but the newspaper’s sales are booming due to his coverage of sensational crime. His editor is torn between calling off his newshound and cashing in on the attention, plus the editor is romancing the big-city reporter assigned to cover the suspected serial killer.

And Moretz seems to be one step ahead of the other reporters, the police, and even the killer himself.

CRIME BEAT is a 21,000-word novella, the equivalent of about 110 book pages.

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DRINKWATER: A Sobering Tale About A Medieval Knight
By: Otto Scamfer
4.1 Out of 5 Stars (25 Reviews)

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This epic adventure begins in England in the twelfth century. It covers several traumatic months in the life of Winston Tabor, a young nobleman, who is well known in his village for being an irresponsible drunkard. When his father is murdered and he is framed for the crime, Winston’s world is turned upside down. His life becomes a whirlwind of action and adventure as he seeks to prove his innocence and avenge the murder of his father. To fulfill his goal, he duels with swordsmen, battles on horseback, and earns the honor of knighthood. At the same time he must find a way to come to grips with his unrelenting desire for ale, which has controlled him for most of his life. Last of all, he is compelled to prove to a beautiful young peasant girl, who comes to own his heart, that he is worthy of her love. Will he succeed in his quest, or will he die with his last breath reeking of ale?

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Taking Out the Trailer Trash
By: Janice Ivy
4.1 Out of 5 Stars (34 Reviews)

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People are dropping like flies at the Happy Times RV Park and Charlene is afraid she might be next if she doesn’t figure out why. The gig as manager of the park in a small town on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi seemed perfect for a writer trying to find time to write her second book, until a resident is found with his brains splattered on his tacky old couch.
Charlene is not alone, she has people to help her out or maybe get her killed. Gus is a good looking cop with a secret past. Maggie looks like everybody’s idea of a perfect grandma, but Charlene finds out she was once the richest madam in the Dixie Mafia. Dave, who may or may not be on the FBI’s most wanted list, is a ZZ Top look alike with the hots for Paula Deen.
Will secrets from past be the death of her or will Charlene along with Boo, Loretta, and Jinx, her trio of neurotic animals make it out alive?

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Those Who Dare (Raiding Forces)
By: Phil Ward
4.4 Out of 5 Stars (21 Reviews)

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The first in a series of meticulously researched World War II novels about hit-and-run raids against Hitler’s war machine by British forces,  under the command of a U.S. soldier, “Those Who Dare” is sure to appeal to avid military fiction fans. By May 1940, panzer divisions had decimated Belgium and reached Calais. Lieutenant John Randal of the U.S. 26th Cavalry Regiment volunteers his expertise to help slow their advance. What unfolds is a blend of military guerrilla tactics, suspense, humour, cultural and social commentary, and war buddy camaraderie, plus a little romance between the American GI and the widowed Lady Jane Seaborn. Along the way readers meet such colourful characters as Captain David Niven in MO-9 and Captain ‘Geronimo Joe’ McKoy with his Travelling Wild West Show and Shooting Emporium. The author, a decorated combat veteran, covers the details of war extensively, from the five points of contact of a parachute landing fall to descriptions of a British raider’s A-5 flinging ferries before the first 12-gauge shell casing hits the floor. As the novel ends, Major Randal’s men, fresh from Operation Tomcat in France, learn they will deploy via sea transport within 48 hours on their next mission.

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The Public Pretender
By: M.D. Cliatt
4.3 Out of 5 Stars (14 Reviews)

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Maeven Dayne loves all of her kids and most of them love her, but she must choose between them: the juvenile defendants at work or her sons at home. On her last day at the job, a juvenile probation officer she despises drags a weeping young girl before an irritated judge for an unscheduled hearing. Maeven can’t resist the girl’s pitiful pleas for help and decides to intervene.

While defending this girl, she discovers people are profiting from imprisoning innocent kids in juvenile placement facilities, but whom? A psychologist who tries to expose the kids-for-cash scheme is murdered, but he’s left clues. When her oldest son is arrested and detained on false charges, her husband receives a message proposing an offer: Maeven quits her job and the case or they lose their son. Her husband insists that she choose their son. The problem? Can she sacrifice one for the other?

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Faith of the Heart (Back to Omaha Adventure)
By: Jewell Tweedt
4.9 Out of 5 Stars (11 Reviews)

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After four years of waiting for fiancé Cal Davidson to return, Claire Secord relocates to frontier Omaha to start a new life. After all, many men did disappear during the Civil War. Inheriting and running the family mercantile keeps her busy during the day, but at night she dreams of Cal and the hurt, and confusion returns.
Handsome sheriff Tom Maxwell befriends Claire and they enjoy a warm, yet casual romance. When Claire is kidnapped, she must employ all of her faith, skills, and intellect to survive until Tom can locate her. Reuniting, they discover their love for one another and Tom proposes.
Meanwhile Cal has resurfaced with a new identity. Suffering from the trauma of his war injuries, he is not quite sane, yet determined to find Claire and claim her as his. An unexpected rendezvous reunites Cal and Claire. Seeing she is still wearing a heart pendant that meshes with his, Cal is convinced that they belong together and insists she honor the long-ago engagement.
Now Claire must decide between honor and commitment with her first love or a future of passion and excitement with her true love. Will she follow the faith of her heart?

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