Sunday, July 1, 2012

9 Free reads seeking reviews

Authors love it when you post reviews of their books. They want feedback on their work, so that they can continue to improve. Reviews also help you, as the consumer, to determine whether or not you want to spend that hard-earned money. Here are a few books that are free for Kindle, as of the time of this posting. Click on the book cover to be taken to Amazon to get it. Give them a read and remember to leave a review!

Please note that while these books are free at the time of this posting, prices can and do change without notice. Always check the buy price, and not the Prime price for the most current cost to you.

Death and Taxes


 

Blurb from Amazon:

December, 2012. From a quaint little bookshop in Camden, it should have been just another routine job, a day like any other; simply visit the dying boy in Great Ormond St Hospital and leave with his soul. Only it wasn't to be. Leaving the boy still alive, Thanatos - Death, The Grim Reaper - decides enough is enough - and quits to devote more time to his hobbies. His dislike of man makes the job more bearable, but with the realisation that man is now not likely to pass on, Thanatos is left with a tricky decision - to go on strike with his long-term colleagues, Harry the Ferryman and Peter the Saint, or continue with his work? Boredom soon sets in, and when a series of murders occur the fingers begin to point. What is Thanatos to do? Why had things gone awry since he'd visited the boy? And just who is doing all the killing?

Mixed with supernatural goings-on, Death & Taxes is a modern tale of woe, humour, deception, love, friendship, miracles - and butterflies.
 
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Ghost Drums



Blurb from Amazon:

Ghost Drums is short story about a vampire, Lazarus Kalon, intent upon stealing the power of a shape shifter. The story seamlessly blends traditional vampire lore with native mythology.

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Brood of Bones



Blurb from Amazon:

Cursed with endless drowsiness, Enchantress Hiresha sleeps more than she lives. Since she never has had a chance to raise a family, she sometimes feels like every woman is pregnant except for her. This time, she is right.

From virgin to grandmother, all the women in her city have conceived. One unexpected pregnancy is a drama; fifty thousand is citywide hysteria.

A lurking sorcerer drains power from the unnatural pregnancies, and Hiresha must track him by his magic. Unfortunately, her cultured education in enchantment ill equips her to understand his spellcraft, which is decidedly less than proper. The only person uncivilized enough to help is the Lord of the Feast, a dangerous yet charming illusionist. Associating with him may imperil Hiresha's city, yet refusing his help will allow the sorcerer to leech godlike power from the mass births.

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Fedoro's Jump
 


Blurb from Amazon:

“We need to get him a knife,” Tony said. It sounded so reasonable and simple. Everybody on board had a pocketknife, and there was a Navy surplus survival knife in a sheath bolted to the side of the jump door. All they had to do was to get it to a man twenty yards away.

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Below the Surface (Xenonian Origins)



Blurb from Amazon:

Merx Tol, a resistance fighter, strives to balance life, his empathic sense, and the protection of his people under his mother's leadership. Everything he desires changes the day Henessa Sar, a young woman presumed dead, appears among the debris of a supply truck.

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Trent and Bentley (Eerie Vamp Series)

 

Blurb from Amazon:

Trent is not someone who was looking for a serious relationship, but when Lily walks up to their table and asks what he wants to drink he is smitten. Little does he know she is the lover of an old and powerful vampire and he will not let her go without a fight.

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Get Real, People! How to Use Social Media for Real-ationship



Blurb from Amazon:

Social media marketing emerged - almost overnight - as an accessible, affordable way to grow businesses. The questions are no longer whether or when to use social media for marketing, but how to use it and use it well. Yet social media presents real challenges; it masks the ability to see body language and other important communication cues. How can you ensure you are “being real” online? If you’re not, you’ll struggle to have meaningful engagement and to build relationships that drive businesses growth. And how can you tell if others are “being real?”

Social Media is full of wolves in sheep’s clothing. We’ve all met some online and this was a key motivator in the writing of this book on using social media for relationship marketing. “Get Real, People! How to Use Social Media for Real-ationship Marketing©” shows you how ‘being real’ is the key to marketing with social media and to creating a more enjoyable and authentic life. Whether you’re a business owner, team leader, marketing professional, recovering sales shark, public relations firm, non-profit, or just someone communicating through social media marketing that wants to know “what now?” you’ll benefit from this book.

You’ll learn how to: • Grow your business with REAL-ationship©, social media marketing • Use social media to build businesses with longer-lasting, more meaningful engagement, communities & relationships • Know what your digital body language communicates about you & how you’re perceived & interpreted • Create an online marketing presence that attracts people you want to work with & who want to work with you • Profit from the currencies of accountability, trust & being your real self • Stop the time wasting, joy sapping self-sabotage of “being” someone you’re not, both in business & in life • Use the “Give to Grow” philosophy for marketing your business via social media • Build thriving businesses through awareness of how you market, sell & produce results

Whether you are a small business just getting started or an established firm, this book will assist you in using social media to energize your business and discover why building community and engaging with your customers is crucial to business success. It’s all about relationship marketing and social media is making it happen.

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The Scent of Jade

 

Blurb from Amazon:

From TV writer Dee DeTarsio, a new novel, The Scent of Jade. When an ancient jade relic that holds secrets to global warming ends up in the hands of a not-so-perfect heroine, she is thrust in a fish-out-of-water adventure, lost in the Costa Rican rainforest.

"Romancing The Stone" meets "Survivor" for Julie Fraser, who was minding her own business, living her life as snug as a bug in a rut in San Diego, California. As the least adventurous person she knows, Julie finally whooped it up one day to jet off and surprise her husband, who was on a business trip in Costa Rica. Reeling from the discovery that her husband wasn't who she thought he was, she accidentally steals an ancient artifact and is chased through the wilds of the rainforest, not knowing where to turn, literally, or whom to trust. She knew she should have stayed home.

Can a monkey, a blonde Juan, a foreign scientist, a mysterious 'love potion' and the jade stone itself (that may hold secrets to global warming), help Julie on her mission to find and forgive her husband?

The stolen idol catapults her on a quest, as she discovers truths along the way about herself and her place in the universe. The Scent of Jade is creative and unique with surprising twists--in turn suspenseful and heartbreaking, combining humor and romance to reach the payoff ending. Original characters keep the pages turning.

The Scent of Jade spins its story with wit and wisdom, drawing those who love mystery, suspense, romance and adventure. While there are no vampires, readers are invited to enjoy the intrigue...

The Scent of Jade was a finalist in the Seventeenth Annual San Diego Book and Writing Awards.

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Z (A Novel)

 

Blurb from Amazon:

After years living of living in Los Angeles, novelist Nix Carter returns home to Connecticut to care for her ailing father. As she reconnects with childhood friends, she encounters a window washer who also happens to live in a mansion, throw lavish parties and go by the name of Zorro. Yes, Zorro. But is he really the caped man of legend? Or just an eccentric who drives a horse-drawn cart and wears a cape while washing windows? And what will happen when the townspeople who once flocked to his parties and drank his champagne become suspicious of him?

A contemporary re-visioning of The Great Gatsby, Z is a smart, quirky novel that has it all: comedy, drama, romance, adventure, even swordplay. Lauren Baratz-Logsted at her best.

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Happy reading! And remember to leave your reviews on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords and GoodReads!

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