Puzzlebook: 100 Puzzle Quizzes Review

Puzzlebook: 100 Puzzle Quizzes
$2.99 or FREE for Prime Members

I've been a fan of puzzle games since I was a small child. I remember loving coloring books that had mazes and puzzles and loved playing Tetris when I got older and now play Bejeweled and Scrabble on my Kindle Fire. I recently had the chance to try Puzzlebook: 100 Puzzle Quizzes and was interested to see whether or not this game could hold up in today's world.

Puzzlebook: 100 Puzzle Quizzes was really entertaining. I found myself pleased when I answered the questions right and scratching my head to figure out other puzzles. The game is laid out like a book and gives you multiple choice answers to select from. You can also flip to the back to see the solutions. I can definitely see this book and others in the series being a great way to keep the brain sharp.

Anyone who enjoys challenging their mind will love this game.

The Social Network - KFMOD

The Social Network (2010)
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Rated PG-13
Price Subject to Change

A story about the founders of the social-networking website, Facebook.

Quit Your Day Job, A Guide for the Self Published Author - KBOD

Quit Your Day Job, A Guide for the Self Published Author by H.P. Mallory
$5.99 (4/17/2012)

Bestselling Kindle and Nook self-published author, HP Mallory, details how she sold over 200,000 ebooks in less than one year.

A former online marketing director, HP took her online marketing experience and knowledge and applied it to the self publishing market.

Not only did her writing career take off, but HP quit her day job and recently signed a three book deal with Random House, Bantam imprint.

In this book, you will learn actual tips and tricks that HP used in order to reach her level of success. HP demonstrates:

* What is the best approach to take when creating book covers
* How to optimize your book's description page
* Choosing the category of your book
* The question of pricing your book
* The importance of Social Media and, more specifically, Facebook, Twitter and Blogging
* How to get reviews including interviews with leading Review websites such as Dear Author
* What to feature on your website
* The importance of Search Engine Optimization
* A Q&A with the people from Pubit!, the self publishing platform of Barnes and Noble
* The seven steps of self publishing success from the owner of Smashwords, one of the largest and most well known self-publishing platforms
* Tips and tidbits from Goodreads, the world's largest online book club website
* And so much more!

4 Free Kindle Books About Online Opportunities

There are thousands of ways to make a career working from home. The internet has opened so many doors it's hard to choose just one. If you'd like to work online - or just make a bit of extra money - here are four free Kindle books that are sure to lead you in the right direction.


Etsy 101: Sell Your Crafts on Etsy by Steve Weber

Step away from the craft fair. Set up shop on Etsy, the world market for art, design and home decor!

For artists, crafters, designers, and vintage resellers, it’s a revolution. Never before has it been so easy to open a storefront that will reach millions of paying customers—with no up-front investment—online, in an afternoon!

Learn how thousands of Etsians, young and old, have launched their business on a shoestring, usually part-time at home. See how to sell items quickly, earn money, and have fun doing it.

Discover the new twist on good old-fashioned word-of–mouth advertising made possible online, courtesy of Facebook, Google, and Etsy itself. You’ll learn the best tools for making it all work, no computer geekery required.

With tips to work smarter, you’ll have more time to spend doing what you love: creating, finding new treasures, and belonging to a community of like-minded, independent artisans.

Smashwords Book Marketing Guide by Mark Coker

Learn how to market any book. This popular book marketing primer has helped over 40,000 authors and publishers dramatically improve their book marketing results.

The Smashwords Book Marketing Guide contains practical, easy-to-implement advice on how to market any book. 30 simple, do-it-yourself marketing tips explain not what you can do to market your book, but also explain the context and thinking behind each recommendation. The marketing techniques apply equally well to both ebooks and print books.

A Six-Figure Income Through Android Apps by Jeff Allan

This short book is an introduction to the secrets needed to create a full-time income through Android applications. I used these methods to create top-grossing Android applications, and have consulted companies globally about Android application strategy. No programming or technical knowledge is required, so get started today.

Become an Academic Free Agent by Michael Finney


Instead of living the day-to-day drudgery in the office or cubicle. Get out and live while teaching online from anywhere. This book walks you step-by-step through the process of how to get started and maintain a rewarding career teaching online while creating the life you always wanted. Topics include: * how to find your subject * finding universities and colleges that match well with you. * creating a winning curriculum vita. As well, you will find resources and tools to help you through the process and keep you on track.

Night Wolf - KFMOD

Night Wolf (2012)
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Rated R
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Sarah returns home to her troubled family after a much put off visit. As a storm rages through the countryside she and her family find themselves isolated. As night falls, cut off from the outside world, a blood thirsty horrifying creature comes out of the darkness tearing through their home leaving the group besieged.

Fat is the New 30 - KBOD

Fat is the New 30 by Jill Conner Browne
FREE for Prime Members - $3.99 (4/16/2012)

The Sweet Potato Queens® are back and bawdier than ever in Southern belle extraordinaire Jill Conner Browne’s ninth edition of the hysterical series.

Having experienced pretty much ALL of the crappy parts of life, Browne feels it is her duty to render whatever assistance she can to her fellow sufferers — and she does so in her own inimitable fashion. Her father taught her there are very few situations in life that we really and truly cannot change, and it is up to us to figure out how to either make fun OUT of them — or make fun OF them. And fortunately for the rest of us, Browne is well equipped for both.

Including the exploits of the Queen contingent and her family, she delivers applicable tidbits like:

• Thinking or talking about watermelon can save any negative situation.
• If you get drunk in Scotland, you can’t have your cow with you.
• When sanity and reason fail, you can always cheerfully resort to ridicule.
• Denial means that every situation is perfectly perfect.

More fun than a Cracker Barrel full of monkeys, Fat Is the New 30 will change your life — or at least give you ideas for making fun of your ownself.

5 Free Kindle Books in New Releases

Today's topic for the A to Z Challenge is new releases. There are thousands of books that hit Amazon each month, thanks to self-publishing, and many of these books are free. I've chosen some of the best sounding books for today's list and hope you enjoy them.


If You're Human Don't Open the Door by Jennifer-Crystal Johnson and N. Jones

What creatures go bump in the night? With an affinity toward horror and a knack for dreaming up scary monsters, the authors of this eBook want to take readers on several journeys through nightmarish beasts and devilish demons.

This collection of short horror stories is the first such collection from author, poet, and publisher Jennifer-Crystal Johnson and N. Jones, a contributing author.

 

Tales From Beyond the Darkness by M Dee Dubroff

In Tales From Beyond The Darkness ghosts linger in the ether of the air and raise havoc with human conscience and understanding. These stories come from another shadowy realm; a precarious edge over which few pass and even fewer return. Meet Nathan Dealey, who inherits a pair of gloves that transform him from a mediocre artist into a master; lawyer Martin Baravale, who finds unexpected company on the ledge of a building and Roland Duvall, a man who carries an unspeakable burden. These and others await your attention. Shiver a bit and follow along. You may never think the same way about some things again…

The Disgusting Child by Christine McMahon

Lydia’s parents haven’t always been evil; she remembers a time before dark magic changed their personalities. Now storms are forming indoors, lizards are roaming the halls, a priceless treasure has gone missing and time is running out. Eleven-year-old Lydia thinks the key to bringing her parents back to the way they used to be may lie in the section of the library labeled “Witchcraft." But is she fighting witchcraft or is she herself the witch?

The Battle Hymn Blues by Baker Lawley

Stoney Nix can play anything, from Beethoven to the Blues, on his old rattletrap piano. It’s just a gift, and a good one. Music is his ticket out of Pinewood, Alabama, his ironic, dying hometown, where they reenact the Civil War but cancel marching band because it’s too small. Then Sadie Green, the hilarious and beautiful new girl (and Stoney’s major crush), convinces him to fight in the fake Civil War battle. What happens there will haunt Stoney forever—and only through voices of the past, struggle, friendship, and his music, will Stoney find himself.

A young adult-paranormal-gothic-comedy-romance, The Battle Hymn Blues is a story filled with ghosts and pranks, music and mystery. It’s a love song to the blues we all share, how the past and the future and happiness have the strangest ways of finding you.

Clockwork Kingdom by Leah Cutter


A young adult, steampunk fairy novel.

Adele--a beautiful fairy queen with wings of clockwork--despairs when  her husband, the Master Tinker, dies before he finishes the machinery that will drive the humans away and restart the human-fairy war. Then she meets Dale, a human boy with natural talent who can finish the machine. She enslaves Dale and binds his will with fairy magic.

However, Adele fails to capture Dale's twin sister Nora, who has only recently discovered that she is a Maker and has power of her own.

Can Nora accept the magic that makes her different and save both her brother and herself before the fairy kingdom clockwork can be turned on, killing millions of innocent people?

Beauty and the Beast - KFMOD

I remember seeing Beauty and the Beast for the first time and being absolutely blown away by the ballroom scene. The CGI work was stunning for its time and is still breathtaking today, especially when viewed in HD. If you've never seen this movie, you're really missing out.

Beauty and the Beast (1991)
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Rated G
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Set in and around a quaint French village during the late 18th century, Beauty and the Beast follows the fantastic adventures of Belle, a bright and beautiful young woman who finds escape from her ordinary life, and the advances of a boorish suitor, Gaston, by reading books. Meanwhile, off in a castle in the distance, a cruel young prince is cast under the spell of an enchantress who turns him into a tormented beast, while transforming his servants into animated household objects. In order to remove the curse, the Beast must discover a true love who will return his affection before the last petal falls from an enchanted rose. When Belle's inventor father stumbles upon the Beast's castle and is taken prisoner, Belle comes to the rescue and agrees to take her father's place. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, she sees beneath the Beast's exterior and discovers the heart and soul of a human prince.

Beauty and the Feast - KBOD

Beauty and the Feast by J.R. Barrett
FREE (4/15/2012)

Eva Raines is an uncomplicated country girl who’s all about food. Eva moves to the Napa Valley where her culinary skills come to the attention of the owners of a start-up and Eva finds her niche as a personal chef. Now all she needs is a man as perfect as her cooking, but she has serious doubts such a creature exists.

When wealthy entrepreneur, winery owner, and noted lothario, Gabriel Abbott, makes plans to seduce his flavor of the month, his assistant hires All Things to All People to cater a gourmet dinner. Eva expects to use her way with food to showcase the startup. What she unexpectedly discovers is that her culinary skills showcase far more. Gabriel Abbott finds himself seduced by her voice and the sensual flavors and textures of her food and his previous plans are quickly forgotten. He begins to obsess about meeting his little chef in person. He’s not alone. Once Eva hears Gabe’s voice and spends time in his home in the Napa Valley, she begins to wonder about the real man and her dreams of him are so hot they could ignite a barbecue.

When Eva and Gabe finally come face to face, the question is, how hot will their fire burn?

A to Z Challenge Week 2 Update

Week 2 of the A to Z Challenge has come to an end and there were so many awesome free Kindle books that I found for the posts this week. However, I do want to remind everyone that I'm giving you the chance to win a free $25 Amazon Kindle Gift Card. All we have to do is reach 100 followers. Tell your friends and, who knows, you may win enough to purchase a couple books. In case you missed this week's posts, I've include a list of the links below. Just remember to check the prices carefully to make sure the books are still free.

H is for Homer
I is for Imagination
J is for Jane Austen
K is for Kings
L is for Legends
M is for Mystery

Identity - KFMOD

This movie actually gave me nightmares and while I thought it was a great story, I can't bring myself to watch it again. I do, however, highly recommend it.

Identity (2003)
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Rated R
Price Subject to Change

Ten strangers become stranded at a desert motel by a violent storm and quickly find themselves being murdered one by one.

News From Dead Mule Swamp by Joan Young - KBOD

News From Dead Mule Swamp by Joan Young
$0.99 (4/14/2012)

Anastasia Raven is running from the pain of a failed marriage, and hopes to hide from the world in an old farmhouse she has purchased at the edge of Dead Mule Swamp. When a hundred-year-old newspaper she finds inside a wall is stolen by Cliff Sorenson, and then Cliff disappears, Ana is convinced that the paper holds the key to the mystery. But what old news could be important enough to put Cliff in danger?

The second book, Paddy Plays in Dead Mule Swamp, will be coming out June 1. For more information, see www.joanofshark.com.

2 Free Kindle Books in Mystery

The Homeowner's Handbook for Murder by F. J. Kemp

Trinity Ridge is cursed. The first family to settle on the ridge perished in a bloody massacre and the land has been untouched for over a hundred years, guarded by the descendants of those who survived the tragedy, until Henderson Construction decided it would be the perfect site to build an exclusive gated community...

Years later, Elaine Wilson is sleeping alone on her first night on Trinity Ridge when someone reports a dead body using the phone inside her house. Now her husband is missing and the police think he's a killer, but Elaine is worried he's another victim.

Elaine doesn't know who to trust. She is harassed by the local Sheriff, stalked by a Peeping Tom and her Homeowner's Association is full of strangers. She's fighting for her husband and her home, but maybe those things she's trying to save are the things Elaine should fear the most...

The Puzzle Keeper by Megan Nafke

The announcement that the plague has left some survivors with paranormal side-effects, has left the world reeling. You'd think solving murders would be easy for Claire, a telepath, and Colin, who can turn into a spirit wolf, but you'd be dead wrong. Not everyone is willing to talk to Survivors so it is a good thing you can't tell who's normal and who isn't.

Icarus by J. S. Chancellor - KBOD

Icarus by J. S. Chancellor
FREE (4/13/2012)

“Don’t get me wrong; immortality does have its perks. Take dieting for example—kind of hard to do when you’ve only got two choices: fresh blood and slightly less fresh blood. The media makes it all out to be glamorous. Romantic, even. But the books, movies and witty television shows have it wrong. Especially the ones that make a big to-do about not being wrong (you know, the ones that spell vampire Vampyr, like it’s original).

And don’t think for a second that I was turned in some amazing, soul-binding, body-meshing way either. I don’t think my libido is damaged enough to forget that kind of rendezvous. Though, to be honest, I don’t recall anything about it. As soon as you’re turned, as soon as anyone is turned, the powers that be rush in like witness protection agents and whisk you off, never to see your family or friends again. Your life changes in ways you never imagined that it could.

Like the fact that I was kidnapped last night. Totally didn’t see that coming. Not being the Covenant-level assassin that I am (did I mention that already? I didn’t get much of a choice in that either—the profession I mean). Oh, and get this … the creeps who grabbed me claim that my mentor/should-have-kept-it-professional boyfriend Trinity is the vampire equivalent to the anti-Christ.

Nice. And to think it’s only Tuesday.

But wait, it gets better. See, there is one fact about vampirism that everyone gets correct—our bodies can’t biologically process natural light. Past that, all I know is that if I don’t partake of my usual dose of Icarus every seven days (provided via injection by the powers that be), I’ll lose my existence as I know it. It allows me to bask in the sunlight, keeps us from exploding into flames and I’ve heard rumors that it’s what makes us immortal. You know, little things.

Now, since Head Creep removed the dosing disc from my arm, whether I had anything to do with it or not, I’m guilty of betraying High Coven. This fact not only sucks (pun intended), it means I’ve been condemned to death.
An assassin … condemned to death. Seems like kind of shitty deal if you ask me.

I don’t care that Head Creep is hot enough that he gives Christian Bale a run for his money. He claims that Icarus is part of some massive conspiracy, that vampires are a perverse mutation of beings from another universe, and that Trinity (along with some dark army he’s supposedly in charge of) plans to exterminate the human race. Of course, he says this will occur in less than a week. And damn, wouldn’t you know he’d kidnap me on day six of my dose?”

5 Free Kindle Books About Legends

We all love legends. In fact, legends are one of the first ways we were introduced to reading as a child. Today's selection is a bit more grown-up, but there are a couple that are kid-friendly. In fact, there's something for everyone. Remember that these books may only be free for a limited time so act quickly.

Bride-and-Seek by Elysabeth Eldering

Based on the legend of Covington Manor, Bride-and-Seek introduces us to Isabella, a young woman from a wealthy family in the 1800s, as she anxiously waits to learn who her betrothed will be. She trusts that her father will choose wisely for her, but her heart yearns for it to be her best friend William.

At the masked ball thrown in her honor she falls for the man who claims the first and last dance of the evening, the man who makes her heart beat faster and her blood pulse stronger.

After the wedding, the celebration ends in tragedy as the lovers are parted by the cruel turnings of a simple game of hide-and-seek.


The Walkers of Legend by Miles Allen

The Empire, ruling nine-tenths of the world, is on a countdown to collapse. They must crush the last peoples of the free world to feed their chambers. They kidnap all of the enemy's young mages, a routine task before invasion, but one of them is no ordinary man.

It soon becomes a race against time as he attempts to unlock the secret of the Empire’s powerful magic, challenging his formidable Master to try and prevent him from starting a devastating war against his homeland; a war that will force his people into a life of slavery and torture. Back home, his friend uncovers his abduction and begins the equally impossible task of getting him back …

The Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle


While there have been various versions of the tales of Robin Hood throughout the centuries, the popular classic Howard Pyle's version influenced accounts of Robin Hood through the 20th century. This version firmly stamps Robin Hood as a staunch philanthropist, a man who takes from the rich to give to the poor.

Halloween Jack and the Devil's Gate by M. Todd Gallowglas

Halloween, All Hallow's Eve, the one night of the year the Devil and his kin are free to roam the world. Only one thing keeps humanity safe on that darkest of nights: Jack o' the Lantern, the mythical figure that all demons despise and fear. What if Jack o' the Lantern didn't frighten all of those dark creatures any more?

   

The Devil's Gate comes crashing down! Jack o' the Lantern is trapped! All the hordes and legions of the darkest realm are free to roam as they wish! With nothing to keep the dark creatures at bay, only Jack's last three descendants can save the world from the Devil and all his kin. To do that, they must create a legend even bigger and greater than Jack o' the Lantern ever was.

  

Based on one of the oldest Irish legends of Halloween, Halloween Jack and the Devil's Gate is a Steampunk adventure story for all ages that will carry you to the heart of how we protect ourselves on the darkest night of the year.

The Wolves of Odin by A.K. Forest

Can Holly and her friends stop the sinister Dr. Hardcastle from conquering the world?

Time Struggle is a riveting new adventure series about the History Wars, a battle between those who want to change the past for their own evil purposes and those who try to stop them.

Holly has a rare mental ability enabling her to travel in time, and is chosen as part of an elite action team, along with Aldo, Wolf, and super-nerd Rubrik. Their adventures lead from the bleak Icelandic outback to the troll-haunted forests of Norway, and even as far as Asgard, the land of the Norse gods.

Chased by warriors, dwarfs and giants, the four must find a way to undo the time crime of Dr. Hardcastle then somehow return to the present. It certainly won't be easy…

Friday the 13th - KFMOD

Obviously, the movie of the day couldn't be anything other than Friday the 13th. However, I couldn't choose between the original or the remake. Personally, I LOVED the remake, but I know others are partial to the original.
  

Friday the 13th (1980)
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Rated R
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Camp Crystal Lake has been shuttered for over 20 years due to several vicious and unsolved murders. The camp's new owner and seven young counselors are readying the property for re-opening despite warnings of a "death curse" by local residents. The curse proves true on Friday the 13th as one by one each of the counselors is stalked by a violent killer.

Friday the 13th (2009)
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Rated R
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Searching for his missing sister, Clay Miller heads up to the eerie woods of legendary Crystal Lake. Little does he know, he's entered the domain of one of the most terrifying specters in American film history...Jason Vorhees.

A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book 1 - KBOD

A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book One by George R. R. Martin
$8.99 (4/12/2012)

Long ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister and supernatural forces are massing beyond the kingdom’s protective Wall. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the land they were born to. Sweeping from a land of brutal cold to a distant summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, here is a tale of lords and ladies, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and bastards, who come together in a time of grim omens.

Here an enigmatic band of warriors bear swords of no human metal; a tribe of fierce wildlings carry men off into madness; a cruel young dragon prince barters his sister to win back his throne; and a determined woman undertakes the most treacherous of journeys. Amid plots and counterplots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, the fate of the Starks, their allies, and their enemies hangs perilously in the balance, as each endeavors to win that deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones.

The King's Speech - KFMOD

The King's Speech (2010)
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Rated R
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Winner of four Oscars(R) including "Best Picture" and "Best Actor," The King's Speech is based on the true story of King George VI's quest to find his voice. Starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, and Helena Bonham Carter.

4 Free Kindle Books About Kings

Today's selection has something for everyone. Whether you love romance or fantasy or classics, you'll find something to enjoy. Remember that these books may only be free for a limited time.

The Phoenix and the Dream King's Heart by James Monaghan

The Phoenix is a cursed ship.

Exiled to the Darkland Expanse, on the fringes of the known galaxy, its captain and crew have spent the last decade struggling just to stay alive. In a galaxy full of cruel gods, terrifying monsters and treacherous allies, though, survival is far from an easy task.

When the King of Dreams offers them a bargain – retrieve his stolen heart in return for a key that may just get them home – Captain Asher Lee and his crew agree to launch a desperate mission across dimensions. When faced with an insane goddess and her army of quantum spiders, though, do they really have a chance?

The Phoenix and the Dream King’s Heart is the first episode of the Phoenix Odyssey, an ongoing serial of adventure amidst the stars.

The Corpse King by Christopher Kellen

After years of nothing but grueling training and the desperate dance of death that is the life of an acolyte Arbiter, D'Arden Tal has been named an apprentice. He has been assigned to learn from Havox Khaine, one of the greatest Masters in living memory.

For two years they have traveled across the known world, and now they enter a tiny kingdom on the edge of nowhere. Rumors abound that the monarch of this kingdom is insane, and has created a demented puppet court... of the dead.

D'Arden must learn what it truly means to be an Arbiter, as he makes his first real confrontation with the horrors of corruption. Something much worse lurks within the shadows of the king's mind than simple madness, and D'Arden will find reason to call him...

The Corpse King.


To Conquer the Heart of a King by J. S. Laurenz

A woman who knows the future but not her own past. The son of a king who must fight for his crown. They will come together to get what they each desire. Their pact will turn to passion…just as intrigue threatens to tear them apart.

Before Lukas of Falkenberg returns to the Black Forest to take the throne from his dying father, he pays a visit to the nameless and sightless Seer at the Cloister of Mariendorf. He takes her captive to use her intuition to establish his reign. She willingly trades the punishing confines of the cloister for a palace prison in the hope of gaining her ultimate freedom. Although blind, she can see what the future king cannot—the needs of his subjects. She will win them over, but can she conquer the heart of a king before his half-brother Magnus separates them in a plot even she cannot foresee? 

The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by Sir James Knowles


The Sir James Knowles version of King Arthur is considered as the most accurate and well known original story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round table.

Sense and Sensibility - KFMOD

Sense and Sensibility (1997)
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Rated PG
Prices Subject to Change

Emma Thompson stars in the captivating romance based on Jane Austen's classic novel of two sisters' search for love in strict Victorian society.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - KBOD

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
$4.79 (4/11/2012)

“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.”

So begins Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem. As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton—and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she’s soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young lovers—and even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield. Can Elizabeth vanquish the spawn of Satan? And overcome the social prejudices of the class-conscious landed gentry? Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and thousands of rotting corpses, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies transforms a masterpiece of world literature into something you’d actually want to read.

5 Free Kindle Books by Jane Austen

One of the best female authors of all time, Jane Austen books have touched the lives of many and have resulted in many spin-offs. Whether you're a fan of Mr. Darcy or Colonel Brandon, Austen's books are something that many women simply adore. Here are five free Kindle books by Jane Austen for you to enjoy.

Pride and Prejudice

When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions and superbly evokes the friendships, gossip and snobberies of provincial middle-class life.

Emma


"Emma, when first published in 1816, was written when Jane Austen was at the height of her powers. In it, we have her two greatest comic creations -- the eccentric Mr. Woodhouse and that quintissential bore, Miss Bates. In it, too, we have her most profound characterization: the witty, imaginative, self-deluded Emma, a heroine the author declared "no one but myself will much like," but who has been much loved by generations of readers.

Mansfield Park

Mansfield Park, the idyllic Bertram family estate, becomes home to a poor young relative, Fanny. In this wealthy world of social accomplishments and flirtations, the sensible Fanny finds herself out of place, yet secretly in love with her cousin, Edmund. Jane Austen employs her unerring wit to brilliantly capture the social and moral values of an English society at a time of great upheaval

 

Northanger Abbey

One of the first of Jane Austen's novels to be written, and one of the last to be published, Northanger Abbey is both an amusing story of how a naive girl enters society and wins the affection of a witty young clergyman, and a high-spirited parody of the lurid Gothic novels that were popular during Austen's youth. In the process it features a vivid account of social life in late eighteenth-century Bath, and Austen's famous defence of the novel as a literary form. This edition, based on the text of the novel as published posthumously in 1818, is accompanied by explanatory notes, and an appendix summarising the plots and situations of the Gothic fictions that form the basis of much of Austen's comedy. In addition there is an extensive critical introduction covering the context, publication, and critical history of the novel, a chronology of Austen's life, and authoritative textual apparatus.

Persuasion

For her last novel's plot, Austen returns to the tensions of inheritance; but the once satisfactory solution—security on a landed estate—no longer applies. Here, Anne, the unappreciated middle daughter of the Elliots, has new choices to make, between the customs and traditions in which she was brought up and the excitement of the unknown. 

If I Were Your Monster by Scott Nicholson - KBOD

If I Were Your Monster by Scott Nicholson
$2.99 - FREE for Prime Members (4/10/2012)

IF I WERE YOUR MONSTER

A father tells a bedtime story to his young daughter, sharing different kinds of spooky creatures and teaching her how to overcome fear. In this fully illustrated tale, the monsters are protectors against the bullies and mean people of the world. A great read-aloud book for youngsters or a fun journey into e-book art.

Available in color where supported by the specific user device. 24 screens of art, equivalent of 24 full-color pages in print. DRM-free and professionally formatted by Dellaster Design. (Note: the art will appear in black-and-white on hand-held Kindles. We will continue to revise this book as the technology evolves, but graphic quality is limited for Kindle at present)

The SponeBob SquarePants Movie - KFMOD

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
24-Hour $2.99
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Rated PG
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SpongeBob SquarePants takes leave from the town of Bikini Bottom in order to track down King Neptune's stolen crown.

3 Free Kindle Books to Spark the Imagination of Kids

There was a time when we could all imagine things to be different than they were. A refrigerator box became a spaceship to the moon and mom's pots and pans were our first drum sets. Then we grew up. Thankfully, you can still enjoy the fun of imagination with your children. Here are just three free kindle books to spark their imagination.


The Imaginary Friend by Kelly Hashway

Samantha and Tracy have been best friends since kindergarten, but now that Tracy has gotten over her shyness and made new friends, Samantha is feeling left out. This is nothing compared to how she feels when a strange girl named Jessica tells Samantha that she’s actually an imaginary friend. Tracy has outgrown Samantha, and it’s time for Samantha to help another child who needs her. But will Samantha be able to move on and fulfill her duty as an imaginary friend?

The Blue Whale in the Bathtub by Dave Brasfield and Christiana Helgeson

In this colorful picture book, a little girl with an active imagination enters into a battle of wills with her mother.

Matthew Looney's Voyage to the Earth by Jerome Betty Jr and Gahan Wilson


Matthew Looney’s Voyage to the Earth tells the story of a boy living on the Moon who has always dreamed of space travel. Matthew is a typical Moon boy with a family, a pet, and a plan to fill a summer position at his father’s work. That is, until his world turns upside down when he learns of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: the chance to be the cabin boy on a space expedition to the uninhabitable planet Earth.

Included in the book are over 30 illustrations following Matt through his journey.

Ulysses - KFMOD

Ulysses (1954)
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This lush adaptation of Homer's grand epic The Odyssey stars Kirk Douglas as the hero Ulysses. After victory in the Trojan War, Ulysses embarks on a ten-year journey back to his kingdom.

Thomas Kinkade - The Painter Who Became an Author

Thomas Kinkade was an unbelievable artist. While some may complain about his business practices and personal behavior, no one can deny that his paintings were simply breathtaking. As one of my favorite artists, I was surprised a few years ago to learn that Thomas Kinkade had co-authored a book series with Katherine Spencer. The series, called Cape Light, contained 12 volumes and was a Christian literature series that has often been compared to the Mitford Series by Jan Karon.

Sadly, the world recently lost Thomas Kinkade along with his artistic touch. Whether he was painting "God's light" or helping pen the works of a Christian literature series, his talent was remarkable. If you'd like to see another side of the fabulous painter, why not read Cape Light?


Cape Light by Thomas Kinkade and Katherine Spencer
$7.99 (4/9/29012)

Inspired by the artistic vision of world-renowned landscape painter Thomas Kinkade--and imbued with the light of his uplifting message--this heartwarming novel introduces us to the quaint town of Cape Light, and those who call it home.

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