Friday 28 February 2014

THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP by Charles Dickens



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The Definitive Edition of THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP
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“The Old Curiosity Shop's depiction of Victorian England is stark and vivid, though frequently bleak, and evokes a surprising mixture of despair and delight. Regardless of time or place, this curious saga will leave an indelible mark on readers' imaginations long after Nell's story ends.” The Bookish Type blog

“The scene of the old woman waiting across time for her departed young husband will haunt the memory of anyone who has lost a loved one too soon - and explains why, despite the excesses scorned by 20th century modernists, Dickens still lives as an artist even after so many of his more tasteful detractors have faded away.” The Daily Beast

“To read Dickens is to enter a world of magnificent and yet bizarre characters, brilliant prose, remarkable coincidences and a setting that can be felt, touched, tasted and seen. Dickens's work is like a thumbprint. It is unique, one of a kind. Each and every setting is so vivid you feel you are there too. You are in the hands of a master, sit back and enjoy the read.” Peter

"The Old Curiosity Shop is, by turns, absolutely heart-breaking and completely heart-warming. Dickens displays the best and worse of human nature to wonderful effect. The story itself is wonderful, and you really feel for all the characters. There are moments of genuine tension and incredible sadness in the events that occur. My favourite Dickens to date." Melanie

THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP features the classic novel by Charles Dickens in a specially designed edition for kindle. This much-loved novel will intrigue and delight you. Read it as it’s meant to be read: complete, and unabridged with all the original illustrations. 

FREE SPRING ROMANCE FOR KINDLE: Cherry Blossoms

Free from March 1 to March 5, we're celebrating Spring by making this wonderful romance novel free!
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CHERRY BLOSSOMS (romance books)

“I loved this delightful spring romance novel.” Carol Huntingdon 

“A romance book set in a charming riverside hotel, with very believable characters.” Beth Boyd, bestselling author of Love 

“Can Cherry sort out her feelings for hotel owner Oliver and find a great place to live with her son?” Michelle Bright 

A wonderful romance novel with a spring setting, which you won’t be able to put down 
Single mum Cherry’s life is a bit of a disaster: her job and her home are under threat, and she needs a stable place for her son to live. She’s living secretly in the hotel where she works, and now she’s falling in love with the new owner, Oliver. Meanwhile, his charming brother Darius is flirtatious and a lot easier to get to know. Can Cherry solve her problems and find new love this spring? 

Also available on Amazon by bestselling author Patricia Keyson: ‘Snowbound With a Stranger’, ‘The Magic Touch’, ‘Holiday Romance’, and ‘Suzi Learns To Love Again.’

Thursday 27 February 2014

LEE OLD'S CLARA and THE BILGE, Literary fiction by critically acclaimed author



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New Fiction from Critically Acclaimed Novelist Lee Olds


Two Short Novels by the West Coast Literary Legend in One Stunning Collection
CLARA
A writer becomes besotted with a woman with whose help he thinks he will reach publishing fame. A tense psychological novel set in contemporary California.

“Clara is a stunning tale of a writer finding inspiration, Lee Old's prose is pellucid and hard-won. A cracking read for anyone.” Mary O’Toole

THE BILGE
A ménage-à-trois quickly deepens into a gripping play of wits where everything is at stake. A suspenseful psychological novel set in Sausalito, San Francisco Bay.

“One of the best novels I’ve read in years...it says more in sixty pages than most books do in six hundred.” San Francisco Examiner

“The Bilge is simply a great novel.” San Francisco Review of Books

“The Bilge, philosophical fiction of a sort rarely attempted by Americans, though depressing in its conclusions, is exhilarating in its execution.” Newsday, NY

Critical Acclaim for Lee Olds, Best-selling author of 1960’s classic ‘Too Much Sun’


NEWSDAY, NEW YORK
“THE BILGE” is a short, gloomy, seductive allegory that expresses the despair that men and women of good will sometimes feel when pondering the world of greed, exploitation, oppression and hopelessness that confronts them. Archetypal characters – Richter, the narrator, a reactionary lawyer, rigid, bitter, anti-Semitic; Peters, the Bohemian writer whose lifestyle eats at the foundations of Richter’s beliefs; the Professor, the iconoclastic Jewish intellectual Richter envies and abominates; the Goddess, the Professor’s beautiful, dependent, destructive, drunk wife – argue incessantly in an unearthly Sausalito, as graphically corporeal as the character’s habitation but strangely undescribed. Through murder and mayhem, we never escape the bitter confines of Richter’s mind. “The Bilge,” philosophical fiction of a sort rarely attempted by Americans, though depressing in its conclusions, is exhilarating in its execution.

DAVID VOLPENDESTA, SAN FRANCISO EXAMINER
Lee Old’s novella, “THE BILGE,” has an electricity so intense you can almost hear it crackle on the page. Narrated by one of its four central characters, Richter, a yuppies lawyer with a penchant for racism and anti-Semitism, the story plunges us into the word of the Professor, a university mathematician, his alcoholic wife, the Goddess, and Peters, a booze-crazed writer living in a ‘60s time-warp. On the surface, the relationship between the characters pivot off the mounting tension between Peters and the Professor as they try to drain the water from the bilge of a sunken houseboat where Peters had been living.

Just below the narrative surface, the author ingeniously implants the psychological dynamite. As events evolve, it becomes evident that all four characters are a composite gestalt of modern society’s collective death wish.

Lee Olds is a thinking person’s writer. Not only can he condense into 69 pages what many writers can only dream of achieving in 669, but his ability to integrate a mathematician’s sense of precision with a philosopher’s sensibility for metaphysical pathos is as impressive as it is stimulating. Here is a writer to watch.

PRAISE FOR TOO MUCH SUN (also available on Amazon)
“By Kerouac out of Salinger . . . The pioneer of a new post-Beatnik generation.” New York Herald Tribune

“Rowdy, wild and bawdy. Barry is as engaging as Holden Caulfield and as believable.” Book of the Month Club

“TOO MUCH SUN is an amazing book, remarkable, brilliant! It plunges the reader into the thoughts and yearnings of a generation that begins where Catcher in the Rye leaves off.” Worcester Telegram 

Wednesday 26 February 2014

DOMBEY AND SON by Charles Dickens



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The Definitive Edition of DOMBEY AND SON
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“Like all great Dickens novels it has really satisfying baddies. Dombey and Son has all the satirical indignation of Dickens’ early fiction – but new shades of darkness and a new narrative complexity. Halfway through his career, it was his first great novel.” John Mullan, The Guardian

“Rereading this book has convinced me that this book is a masterpiece. So beautifully and complexly structured, so full of clear-eyed depiction of suffering and loss. Standout sections: the slow disintegration of a marriage, as husband and wife bring out the emotional knives, and Carker's nightmare flight across France and England, only to confront the shadow he's been fleeing in a rural train station. Wonderfully rich” Leslie

“This must be one of my favorite books of all time. Every moment I had to spare, I went back to my kindle to read this book. It had been so long since I had read Dickens that every wonderful description took my by surprise. I had forgotten his hilarious and painfully true readings of other people.” Jeni

“When the fifth installment of Dombey and Son was published in 1847, the entire nation of England was apparently prostrated by grief. William Thackeray, who was in the middle of serializing his novel Vanity Fair, was prostrated by envy. His verdict: “There’s no writing against such power as this — one has no chance!” Radhika Jones, Time Magazine

DOMBEY AND SON features the classic novel by Charles Dickens in a specially designed edition for kindle. This masterpiece will intrigue and delight you. Read it as it’s meant to be read: complete, and unabridged with all the original illustrations. 

Tuesday 25 February 2014

THE RED AND THE BLACK by Stendhal

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The Definitive Edition of THE RED AND THE BLACK by Stendhal 
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-Complete, unabridged, and formatted for kindle to improve your reading experience 
-Linked table of contents to reach your chapter quickly 
-The classic translation by C.K. Scott Moncrieff 

“One of the 1000 books everyone must read.” The Guardian 

“Brilliant! Exquisite, seductive, florid prose! Stendhal’s The Red and the Black is a rich, luxurious trip to the old times. This book explores the universe of human intellect. A book filled with intrigue, pride, ambition, love, passion, lust, and politics. The main characters are delightfully complex. Not many characters in the history of literature are as appealing, intelligent, passionate, multidimensional, egocentric, fickle, and often frustrating as Mathilde and Julien.” Regina 

“Why didn't I read this sooner? The protagonist Julien is a complicated and contradictory character. His ambition and passion are always at odds, and although he's intelligent his vanity and romanticism lead him to act as if he were completely naive. What I like is that we're allowed to see all of his really ugly character traits, some of which are scarily relatable. It's a dark book, about religion, hypocrisy, society and the military, without anything even resembling a happy ending, but it was way ahead of its time and is completely engrossing.” Anne 

‘“I shall be understood in 1880," said Stendhal—i.e. around half a century after he published this, his most renowned novel. Telling the story of the young, impassioned hero, Julien Sorel, as he exerts himself to rise above his humble station using a mixture of native gifts and hypocrisy, Stendhal wrote in a style inimical to both Classicists and Romantics alike; and so the book reads astonishingly freshly today. The words applied to Sorel at one point could apply to Stendhal himself: "You haven't a Frenchman's frivolous mind, and you understand the principle of utility.”’ The Guardian 

“In The Red and the Black, Stendhal foreshadowed alienation and disaffection. He made them as sexy as a lipstick trace on a wine glass by embodying them in Julien Sorel, an epicene young theology student endowed with his creator's own intelligence and ambition without any of his physical repulsiveness. It has been said that Julien Sorel is the fictional creation of the 19th century who most haunts the 20th. Stendhal, the provincial petite bourgeois, took his revenge on French society by pointing Julien on the road from Verriers ("one of the prettiest little towns in all Franche-Conte") to Paris and—voila! —the modern novel was born.” Salon.com 

THE RED AND THE BLACK features the classic novel by Stendhal in a specially designed edition for kindle. This classic novel is one of the most insightful and exciting books ever written. Read it as it’s meant to be read: complete, and unabridged, with period illustrations. 

This book is also known as SCARLET AND BLACK: A CHRONICLE OF 1830

Monday 24 February 2014

THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE SEVEN KINGS by L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace

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THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE SEVEN KINGS (classic crime mystery with the original illustrations)

The Definitive Edition of the classic mystery/ crime thriller THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE SEVEN KINGS

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A CLASSIC CRIME THRILLER FROM THE AGE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

“The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings features what may well be the world’s first female diabolical criminal mastermind, Madame Koluchy, who runs a secret society, The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings. Written in 1899, it was one of many collaborations in the mystery genre between L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace . . . There are fiendish plots, ingenious murder attempts, death by X-Ray, and infernal machines. Highly recommended.” –VintagePopFictions

“If you like Sax Rohmer's Dr. Fu Manchu series, you will enjoy these stories. A little lighter but a nice read.” James
“You're really missing something if you haven't tried any of these mystery stories by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace.” S.L.

“Madame Koluchy is the head of the Brotherhood of the Seven Kings, a secret society. She is evil through and through, responsible for horrible crimes. The narrator, Mr. Head, fell in love with her in 1884, then fled from her and the Brotherhood to England. Ten years later she appears in England as a worker of wonder cures. In this guise she has insinuated herself into London's High Society and is the talk of the town. When the narrator encounters her again he knows who she is, and she immediately recognises him--and so the duel begins. The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings is a neat little adventure story with an interesting villainess.” Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana

THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE SEVEN KINGS features the classic mystery/thriller novel by Robert Eustace and L.T. Meade in a specially designed edition for kindle. Read it as it’s meant to be read: complete, and unabridged, with original period illustrations. 

Saturday 22 February 2014

RUIN NATION on sale now, only 99p /cents for a limited time only, apocalypse fiction


Ruin Nation (a post-apocalyptic comedy)
“A very exciting post-apocalyptic comedy with dark humour and great characters.” Ann Abrams 

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“A great read, well written, and with an unforgettable story.” Chris Child (author of ‘Heckle’) 

“I couldn't put this down. A wild adventure in the dark reaches of an all too possible future. Dan Carver is a fantastic new talent.” Greg Reacher 

England is cut off and has entered a dark post-apocalyptic future. Evil politicians, who will stop at nothing, battle for control over the helpless population who are terrorized by marauding leopards. Enter former army surgeon Hugo Jupiter, who gets caught up in the course of history. He fights to overthrow the corrupt regime and establish his own. Will he succeed or will his very flawed character lead to an even worse future?

BOUND DEMON is on sale now

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An extraordinary erotic romance which you won’t be able to put down 

"This is an amazing romance featuring witches and werewolves and creatures of the night in an epic story." Ann Abrams 

"A sexy, dark and uplifting romance book which I couldn’t put down." Clara Mitchell 

"Wow! I loved Claire Spoor’s first book, but this is even better, it oozes passion and is full of surprises." Emma Rogers 

After a fatal incident in her husband Gary’s kinky club, it seems Alex will have to live besides him forever as a guardian angel, with all the frustrations that brings. However, a move to a large old mansion in Wales uncovers a secret about her family’s involvement in witchcraft and her own paranormal powers. Alex will have to master her new abilities when a frightening alignment of planets brings about a fierce battle of the white witches against evil demons. Will the strength and love of hunky werewolf Ryan be enough to save Alex when she discovers the real danger is much, much closer to home? 

BOUND DEMON is the stand alone sequel to Claire Spoors' BOUND ANGEL, also available on kindle.

Thursday 20 February 2014

Paranormal romance bargain

Only 99p or 99 cents.  Bound demon this brilliant Paranormal http://www.amazon.co.uk/BOUND-DEMON-paranormal-erotic-romance-ebook/dp/B00GPD91KQ
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Wednesday 19 February 2014

A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens



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“A Christmas Carol: a classic that warms the heart, even as it makes you weep . . . You close the book feeling there is hope for a better future – and there is not much that is more comforting than that.” Lisa O’Kelly, The Guardian Books Blog

“Dickens: The Man Who Invented Christmas.” Sunday Telegraph

“We all know the story. Ebenezer Scrooge is an old miser who hates Christmas. He's visited by the ghost of his late business partner Jacob Marley, who warns Scrooge that he will be haunted by three spirits representing three pivotal points in his life.” Dan

‘This year, try reading instead of watching “A Christmas Carol,” and pay attention to its unsettling elements: the hovering phantom-like narrator, Scrooge’s recurrent facetiousness, the religious peek-a-boo, its apolitical, even reactionary views on social change. There’s more to this Dickens classic than just a progress from “Bah, humbug!” to “God bless us, every one!”’ Michael Dirda, The Washington Post

A CHRISTMAS CAROL is the classic Christmas book featuring the iconic figure of Ebenezer Scrooge. It has been made into film, theatre, and television adaptations and captivated generations of readers. This is Dickens’ masterpiece presented as it was meant to be read, with all the original illustrations.

Its original title was A CHRISTMAS CAROL. IN PROSE. BEING A GHOST STORY OF CHRISTMAS. 

THÉRÈSE RAQUIN by Emile Zola






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The Definitive Edition of THÉRÈSE RAQUIN by Emile Zola
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“Zola's Thérèse Raquin (1867) is a story of lust, madness and destruction set within the dingy backstreets of Paris. The eponymous protagonist – a repressed and silently resentful young woman – is married off according to her aunt's wishes to her sickly cousin Camille. When Thérèse meets Camille's robust and earthy friend Laurent, a turbulent passion is unleashed that drives them ultimately to violence and murder. By merging elements of the gothic and tragic with a study of petit-bourgeois banality, Zola created a work of enduring fascination.” Anna Winter, The Guardian

“Readers will find themselves on a literary roller coaster, moving between routing for Zola's characters and despising them, wondering what appalling scene the author has up his sleeve next. Thérèse Raquin has the scandal and murder of The Great Gatsby and the haunting horrors of The Woman in Black.” Examiner

“This is probably the most visually evocative book I've ever read - I can see that alley way in which they live and I can't think of Paris without the desire to search it out. Zola at his best.” Helen

“Wow! This was so disturbing, yet so moving and gripping at the same time. It is remarkably well written and structured. I have never read anything quite like it. This felt like a perfect blend between Madam Bovary and Crime and Punishment, and to me much more enjoyable than either of those books. This was also my first Zola, and I will definitely be reading some more.” Julia

THÉRÈSE RAQUIN features the classic novel by Emile Zola in a specially designed edition for kindle. This masterpiece will shock and astound you. Read it as it’s meant to be read: complete, and unabridged, with original period illustrations throughout.

Tuesday 18 February 2014

New publication of an old text on 1st World War. 

My Memoirs by arch nationalist Alfred von Tirpitz introduced by not so nationalist Erik Empson

http://www.amazon.com/Memoirs-Volumes-Illustrated-First-Classics-ebook/dp/B00DH2E9LE/

Monday 17 February 2014

BENEATH THE WATERY MOON by Betsy Reavley, a stunning NEWLY RELEASED novel on kindle



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“One of the most extraordinary books you’ll ever read.” Ann Abrams 

“I couldn't put it down, there were times I wanted to.” Beth Boyd 

“Part romance - part horror, you’ll want to tell your friends about it.” Chris Child 

“A book that will hit you like a ton of bricks: shocking, romantic, disturbing, ultimately life-affirming.” David Andrews 

“A story with a huge twist which will imprint itself on your mind.” Sarah Welsh 

AN EXTRAORDINARY NOVEL OF LOVE, HOPE, AND HORROR 
Annabel is a troubled young woman trying to put her life back together. She takes a trip to the Suffolk coast to clear her head and get away from her stifling mother. When she arrives in the little seaside town she discovers a series of grisly murders have taken place. 

Then a fateful meeting with Jude, a fascinating man who lives in a world of faded grandeur, takes her on a journey of self-discovery. Although Jude is supportive and kind, Annabel is not sure whether her feelings for him are reciprocated. Yet she finds some peace in his beautiful country house which shelters other damaged souls. But Jude comes under suspicion from the police, and the idyllic community is threatened. 

Can Annabel escape her past or is her destiny sealed? And why is she haunted by horrific visions when she seems on the verge of finding love and happiness? 

This is Betsy Reavley’s astonishing debut novel which will take you on a shattering journey through Annabel’s dreams and nightmares. It contains scenes some readers may find disturbing. 

Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens



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The Definitive Edition of LITTLE DORRIT 
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“One of the 1000 novels everyone must read.” The Guardian 

"Little Dorrit," Dickens' story of money, debt and love in the 1820s -- and whose depiction of a Bernie Madoff-style scandal gives it an eerie currency.” LA Times 

“Little Dorrit is a wonderful read - a tragical-comical-satirical-poetical mystery story that turns out to be an allegory of love.” Ann Stevenson, The Guardian 

“Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens is arguably one of the very best fiction books I've read in my entire life. I would unhesitatingly recommend this book to anyone. It was captivating, engaging, and at times humorous, and at other times sad; with romance, mystery, and intrigue. Dickens' plotting is amazing, his characters intriguing, and his descriptions solidly place you in the midst of London in the Victorian Age in all social classes.” Christopher H 

“No one knew better than Dickens how to generate suspense, how many separate related mysteries can be sustained at once, how a daring author can keep introducing new characters, long after a more conventional writer would have felt compelled to corral the entire cast on stage. The novel begins in a prison in Marseilles and features two convicts (one a wife-murderer) on a boat quarantined off the coast. Questions of what happens next are such an integral element that it is hard to reveal details of the plot without ruining its surprises.” Francine Prose, Books Of A Lifetime, The Independent 

LITTLE DORRIT is one of the most profound, exciting, and entertaining novels of all time. It has been made into film and television adaptations and captivated generations of readers. This is Dickens’ masterpiece presented as it was meant to be read, with all the original illustrations. 

Sunday 16 February 2014

THE MIDDLE PARTS OF FORTUNE by Frederic Manning



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The Definitive Edition of THE MIDDLE PARTS OF FORTUNE by Frederic Manning 
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“The finest and noblest book of men in war that I have ever read” Ernest Hemingway 

“The Middle Parts of Fortune deserves its place in any list of great novels” Andrew Coorey, EurekaStreet 

“Easily the best book I've ever read about the First World War . . . In this novel, everything rings true. Manning's narrative transcends all the eyewitness accounts . . . and rubbishes any notion of a merely pacifist novel. Manning was there. He fought in the trenches . . . Manning saw the whole ghastly business with a soldier's eye, and afterwards with a writer's eye.” Simon Crump, The Guardian 

“An important work that has a voice not often heard in WW1 literature. Not an anti-war screed, a straight what I did the war accounting, or a heroic Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori, but the voice of the common soldier, mostly behind the lines, struggling to survive but mostly resigned to the futility of it all, but with most thought of what the future will bring strongly suppressed. It was obviously important to the author to bring this side of the war to the public who would have no idea of how the men might have really felt and to honor his chums by telling it.”-J 

THE MIDDLE PARTS OF FORTUNE features the classic novel by Frederic Manning in a specially designed edition for kindle. This magnificent book will absorb and astound you. Read it as it’s meant to be read: complete and unexpurgated, with photographs from the period, in an edition marking the 100th Anniversary of the First World War. 

Part of this book was published in an expurgated edition as "Her Privates We." 

Saturday 15 February 2014

New Title from Not So Noble Books

ROCK MY WORLD

by Julie Shackman


A charming romantic suspense thriller with a paranormal twist 

Ruby Cameron is an ambitious reporter for a local paper where she is fed scraps of news, and lives with a man whose “idea of living dangerously is to leave the heating on when we pop out to the shops”. But after catching her squeaky clean boyfriend in flagrante delicto she ups sticks and moves into her own small home, only to discover the ghostly presence of a cheeky rock star who becomes her confidant as the dynamics of her small town, and her feelings about her dashing new boss, begin to throw up more questions than she can answer. Will Ruby discover who she really is, and perhaps more importantly, who she wants to be? 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ICRU3J6/ref=nosim?tag=nosonobo-21

Friday 14 February 2014

Heckle a mystery only 99 cents / 99p today

http://www.amazon.co.uk/HECKLE-thriller-mystery-horror-suspense-ebook/dp/B00AFBM5BG/

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HECKLE (thriller mystery book) (thriller, mystery, horror, suspense and a great read)

“HECKLE is a beautiful twisting tale which has a gripping and shocking conclusion.” Jeff Hampton 29.11.12

What would you do to save your daughter from herself?


Mark Heckle, a lawyer, is desperately concerned that his daughter Eva is in danger. When a peculiar accident happens near his daughter's home, he meets John Freid, who reeks of evil. Heckle sets out to discover who Freid is and what his hold over his daughter is, in a stunning suspenseful adventure which will have you gripped until you find out the truth behind the mystery.

Inspired by the Robert Louis Stevenson classic 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'.

Reviews


‘Five out of Five Stars. The main character of the lawyer worried about his daughter is very credible and engaging. And the mystery is brilliantly built up. Don't miss it!’

‘Heckle had me gripped from the first page. The story is tightly plotted, with the chapter breaks breathlessly pushing the action along.’ Alex Day

‘I found this book absolutely thrilling and couldn't put it down until I'd finished it. Convincing characters and an exciting plot.’ M. Mcalister

CHRIS CHILD is the best-selling author of 'Christmas Carole' also available on Amazon
“A scary funny modern version of a timeless tale, destined to become a classic in its own right.”
Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00AQNQ99C/
Amazon USA: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AQNQ99C/ 

Thursday 13 February 2014

SUZIE LEARNS TO LOVE AGAIN free today till the 17th Feb

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SUZI LEARNS TO LOVE AGAIN (romance books)

A brilliant romance novel about finding love again
"A story of two people working out if they can fall in love. The characters and story feel real and alive." Beth Boyd, best-selling author of ‘Love’

"A feel-good romance, and a real page turner!" Julie

"This is a beautifully told book and Suzi is believable and engaging with an interesting choice." Sarah Westin

When a disruptive kid joins her class, teacher Suzi is immediately attracted to his father Cameron. But handsome architect Cameron’s situation is complicated and Suzi isn’t sure she is ready for love after recently losing her husband. Will they work it out or has the perfect man come too soon for Suzi? A heart-warming full length romance novel which you won’t be able to put down.

Patricia Keyson is the best-selling author of HOLIDAY ROMANCE and THE MAGIC TOUCH, also available on Kindle.

Wednesday 12 February 2014

MOBIUS a dark sexy thriller free from 13 to 17th February

MOBIUS a dark sexy thriller free from 13th to 17th February

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 “Five Stars out of Five. It’s truly a page-turner. A sexy thriller which will keep you reading to find out its secrets.” J.E

"Can Katherine unmask the sinister society which is killing women in sadistic sex games?"

“BRILLIANT, SHOCKING, A THRILLING MYSTERY WHICH WILL MAKE YOU QUESTION EVERYTHING.”

What is the Mobius Society? They seem to stop at nothing, including murder, torture, and lies, to control the destiny of humankind.

<b>A dark, sexy, mind-blowing mystery, a journey into the most perverse reaches of human behaviour</b>
Beautiful young Londoner, Katherine Markham, goes to wild, dangerous parties in the name of research. She has drifted away from her Oxford studies and takes part in orgies where the rich, beautiful, and bored play in perverse decadence. One night in Mayfair she meets newbie Nick, a marketing executive trying to escape his dull job and sex life. After a brief encounter in the pool, they are witness to a sadistic ritual in which a young woman is murdered.

The next day Katherine finds a mysterious tattoo on her stomach. It is the first of a series of strange events leading her on a journey to uncover a terrifying conspiracy.

ANN ABRAMS is the author of #1 Amazon best seller "An A to Z of Pregnancy" another instalment in Katherine Markham’s adventures:

Get in the UK here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008LW6ZLM/

And in the USA here:

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Tuesday 11 February 2014

SNOWBOUND WITH A STRANGER, winter romance only 99p this week

http://www.amazon.co.uk/SNOWBOUND-STRANGER-romance-PATRICIA-KEYSON-ebook/dp/B00GI28W5E/


SNOWBOUND WITH A STRANGER (romance books)

“I read well into the night to find out if Megan would end up with Jamie, after they are snowed in together in beautiful Scotland. Curl up with this great book in front of a nice log fire!” Ann Devon 

“Well written and a great read, this is a compelling romance novel.” Beth Boyd, bestselling author of Love 

“A delightful winter romance that will warm your heart on a cold night. Made me wish I was snowed in with a cute guy.” Sarah Williams 

A brilliant romance novel with a wonderful winter setting, which you won’t be able to put down 
Far from spending a cosy Christmas with her highflying boyfriend the arrogant Douglas, aspiring actress Megan finds herself snowbound in a cottage in the beautiful but frozen Highlands of Scotland. Prepared to wait until the snow melts, Megan is surprised by a knock on the door by the handsome Jamie, also stranded in the snowy wilderness. With little in the way of Christmas treats to share between them, they survive and prosper with Jamie's wit and Megan's creativity. But come the melting of the ice and a return to the real world, will they find a way to continue the fun they shared in each other's company? 

Also available on Amazon by bestselling author Patricia Keyson: THE MAGIC TOUCH, HOLIDAY ROMANCE, and SUZI LEARNS TO LOVE AGAIN. 

Monday 10 February 2014

FREE ROMANCE NOVEL FOR VALENTINES: Love by Beth Boyd

FREE FROM 11th February to 15th February, a romantic treat for Valentines

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LOVE (romance novel)

“ ***** The most romantic book you will read this year. I couldn’t put my kindle down until I found out whether Karen and Adam would find happiness and true love.” Ann Stephens

"I could not put it down and definitely suggest it to everyone! A true captivating page turner!" Michele Brasher

"This was a lovely, easy, couldn't put it down read. Really enjoyed it"

"This is a very well-written, funny, romantic novel. Karen, the main character, is very believable and realistic." W.B

LOVE is a charming, funny and romantic novel which you won't be able to put down

The achingly romantic story of Karen’s search for independence AND love. Karen meets Adam when she goes to look after her grandmother’s adorable dog and beautiful Cornish seaside cottage. Adam is Karen’s childhood sweetheart now fully grown into a dashing but inscrutable travel writer. Their love seems to be written in the stars, but events and a pushy estate-agent called Nick come between them. Will they end up together, and will Karen work out whether she can pursue her artistic dreams and succeed in love?

Beautifully written and evocative, this full length novel will delight you with its wonderful romance, humour, and stunning setting. 

THE INVISIBLE MAN by H.G. Wells

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IC51J8C


The Definitive Edition of THE INVISIBLE MAN by H.G. WELLS
-Illustrated with 60 beautiful images from the first illustrated edition
-Complete, unabridged, and formatted for kindle to improve your reading experience
-Linked table of contents to reach your chapter quickly

“A corking good read! Just great old-fashioned yarning! Being invisible isn't nearly as much fun as it sounds. In fact it's downright inconvenient. And hazardous, to boot. " Jeanette

“I recommend The Invisible Man to fans of sci-fi novels, because this is classical sci-fi! Not to mention, the "Father of Sci-Fi" wrote this story. Wells filled this story with chaos, suspense, insanity, and curiosity pickers, making the book quite a page turner.” Rebecca

“The Invisible Man is the story of an unfortunate scientist Griffin, whose desire for power and fame led him to madness and ultimately to his demise. I could almost feel the fear when Griffin was terrorizing the village using his invisible self. I also felt the pain and agony The Invisible Man was suffering from. There were times I became sympathetic to Griffin and there were times I wanted to slay him as well. The dark narrative style is brilliantly executed by Wells. It keeps the pressure on your chest when you're into this book. A very good read indeed.”-Mohammed

"In The Invisible Man, a scientific advance dredges up the darkness at the soul of a scientist named Griffin. Much of the book’s early section deals with the difficulties that even an invisible man has. It’s as much comedy as science fiction, and Wells—a writer who usually knows how to keep high-concept storytelling grounded in recognizably human characters—has a pretty good command of small-town types.”-AVClub.com

THE INVISIBLE MAN features the brilliant novel by H. G. Wells in a specially designed edition for kindle. This classic novel, which has been made into countless films and TV shows, will intrigue and delight you. Read it as it’s meant to be read: complete, and unabridged with 60 images from the first illustrated edition. 

CHERRY BLOSSOMS by Patricia Keyson

http://www.amazon.co.uk/CHERRY-BLOSSOMS-romance-PATRICIA-KEYSON-ebook/dp/B00IAV06UU/
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CHERRY BLOSSOMS (romance books)

“I loved this delightful spring romance novel.” Carol Huntingdon

“A romance book set in a charming riverside hotel, with very believable characters.” Beth Boyd, bestselling author of Love

“Can Cherry sort out her feelings for hotel owner Oliver and find a great place to live with her son?” Michelle Bright

A wonderful romance novel with a spring setting, which you won’t be able to put down
Single mum Cherry’s life is a bit of a disaster: her job and her home are under threat, and she needs a stable place for her son to live. She’s living secretly in the hotel where she works, and now she’s falling in love with the new owner, Oliver. Meanwhile, his charming brother Darius is flirtatious and a lot easier to get to know. Can Cherry solve her problems and find new love this spring?

Also available on Amazon by bestselling author Patricia Keyson: ‘Snowbound With a Stranger’, ‘The Magic Touch’, ‘Holiday Romance’, and ‘Suzi Learns To Love Again.’ 

FOUR SEASONS, romance books boxed set by Patricia Keyson

http://www.amazon.co.uk/SEASONS-Romance-Books-Boxed-Collection-ebook/dp/B00IC64N3Y/
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FOUR SEASONS (Romance Books Boxed Set Collection)

FOUR SEASONS: ROMANCE BOOKS BOXED SET


“Four romance novels by Patricia Keyson. A romance book for every season: spring, summer, fall, and winter. With Keyson’s trademark engaging and believable characters, delightful dilemmas, and exciting romance.”

BOOK ONE (SPRING): CHERRY BLOSSOMS
“A romance book with a charming riverside setting and very believable characters.” Beth Boyd, bestselling author of Love

“Can Cherry sort out her feelings for hotel owner Oliver and find a great place to live with her son?” Michelle Bright

Single mum Cherry’s life is a bit of a disaster: her job and her home are under threat, and she needs a stable place for her son to live. She’s living secretly in the hotel where she works, and now she’s falling in love with the new owner, Oliver. Meanwhile, his charming brother Darius is flirtatious and a lot easier to get to know. Can Cherry solve her problems and find new love this spring?

BOOK TWO (SUMMER): VACATION ROMANCE
“A great romance novel, you’ll love this heartwarming story set in the Spanish Sun! Couldn’t put it down.” Clare Barnes

Dee is a young English woman who’s vowed not to fall for another charming Mediterranean man. Then she meets handsome Freddie while working at the Hotel Paradiso on the idyllic Spanish Coast. However his charming Uncle Miguel comes between them, and seems to endanger Dee’s friend Karen. Has Dee found her perfect match with Freddie or will Miguel mess it all up? Find out in this full length holiday romance which will keep you busy reading by the pool!

BOOK THREE (FALL): SUZI LEARNS TO LOVE AGAIN
"A real page turner and a great read!" Julie

Suzi is a young school teacher who has lost her beloved husband. When a new and difficult kid, Tom, joins her class, Suzi is immediately attracted to his father Cameron. But handsome Cameron’s situation is complicated and Suzi isn’t sure she is ready for love. Will they work it out or has the perfect man come too soon for Suzi?

BOOK FOUR (WINTER): SNOWBOUND WITH A STRANGER
“A delightful winter romance that will warm your heart on a cold night. Made me wish I was snowed in with a cute guy.” Sarah Williams

Far from spending a cosy Christmas with her highflying boyfriend the arrogant Douglas, aspiring actress Megan finds herself snowbound in a cottage in the beautiful but frozen Highlands of Scotland. Prepared to stick it out the snow melts, Megan is surprised by a knock on the door by the handsome Jamie, also stranded in the snowy wilderness. With little in the way of Christmas treats to share between them, they survive and prosper with Jamie's wit and Megan's creativity. But come the melting of the ice and a return to the real world, will they find a way to continue the fun they shared in each other's company?

FOUR SEASONS: ROMANCE BOOKS BOXED SET. Great value romance novels collection

Wednesday 5 February 2014

NICHOLAS NICKLEBY by CHARLES DICKENS

http://www.amazon.co.uk/NICHOLAS-NICKLEBY-unabridged-illustrations-publication-ebook/dp/B00I99PLJ4/

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NICHOLAS NICKLEBY (complete, unabridged and with all the original illustrations from first publication)
The Definitive Edition of NICHOLAS NICKLEBY
-Illustrated with all 40 original Phiz illustrations from its first publication
-Complete, unabridged, and formatted for kindle to improve your reading experience
-Linked table of contents to reach your chapter quickly

“A feast of assorted delights and from start to finish, offers the reader a rollicking good time. It has much more buoyancy than many of his other novels . . . Nicholas Nickleby offers a protagonist whose good heart is almost matched by his heedlessness of any dangers to himself as he impetuously battles a most formidable foe, the impossibly nefarious, Uncle Ralph.” Virginia

“Dickens's irresistible compulsion to create whole parades of unforgettable grotesques and his magnificent crusading rage against injustice all keep the pages turning.” Simon Callow, My favourite Dickens, The Guardian

“Nicholas Nickleby and his family enjoy a comfortable life, until Nicholas's father dies and the family is left penniless. Nicholas, his sister and mother venture to London to seek help from their Uncle Ralph, but Ralph's only intentions are to separate the family and exploit them. Nicholas must outwit his cruel uncle to reunite with his sister and mother.” BBC

NICHOLAS NICKLEBY is one of the most profound, exciting, funny, and rich novels of all time. It has been made into film and television adaptations and captivated generations of readers. This is Dickens’ masterpiece presented as it was meant to be read, with all the original illustrations.  

Tuesday 4 February 2014

Just 99p today and discounted all week, the stunning 17 five star review psychological thriller: 

My Crooked Little Sister by Sophie Jonas-Hill 


http://www.amazon.co.uk/CROOKED-LITTLE-SISTER-dark-thriller-ebook/dp/B00H1Y05QM/
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“I wish I had written this book!” Ann Abrams, author of Mobius 

“A perfectly crafted thriller. A cult classic in the making.” John Limes 

“Dark, hot and dangerous. A brilliant read.” Marianna Cage 

My Crooked Little Sister – a twisted noir for the Facebook generation 

A woman staggers into a decrepit fishing shack in the Louisiana back woods, with no memory, a gun and a bullet wound. Enter Red, a stranger in a strange place, in time to catch her as she falls. Trapped in the sweating heat of the swamp, with no car, no phone, and no one around for miles, the ex-soldier offers her refuge and the name ‘Margarita’. When night falls, cabin fever and suspicions set in, as Margarita discovers that Red is not the stranger he claimed to be. But how are they connected, and who shot her? The deeper we get into Margarita’s story, the more we become embroiled in a dark game of wits before all the players, both real and imaginary, have fully revealed themselves. 
 
New Release 

The fantasy thriller THE AMBER CHILD by Mark Skinner



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http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMBER-CHILD-fantasy-thriller-ebook/dp/B00I89P1WM/

In the world of the Joneses, money and image is everything. They’ve forgotten themselves for the sake of status. They’ve forgotten their son, Chipper Jones, who is left to question the frailties of existence alone in a destitute world raped by commerce and wrecked by religion. That is until he meets Jimmy Stiles who lives with his drunk of a father, a man who owes money left, right and centre. Jimmy, who has already turned to a life of crime. 
As the two make friends, their very different worlds violently collide. In the aftermath only one of them will make it out of the mundane ‘blood world’ and into the arcane soul market to emerge as the Amber Child. 
New Release 

THREE MEN ON A BENDER by Patrick Rossi



http://www.amazon.com/Three-Men-Bender-Sinister-Little-ebook/dp/B00I2P3U5W/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Three-Men-Bender-Sinister-Little-ebook/dp/B00I2P3U5W/

“Belly twisting laughs aplenty in this black-as-night comedy romp.” Ronald Chipper 

“A thriller, a satire and a laugh-out-loud comedy. A great book.” Mark, Leicestershire 

“A real cracker. Makes you giggle like Jerome K Jerome, clearly an influence.” Sean, Dublin. 

In Three Men on a Bender, with cruel sardonic wit Patrick Rossi recounts the story of cuckold Marco, morally superior and short-tempered natural leader Bradi, and himself as they witness a murder whilst on vacation in Ireland. In a series of drunken mishaps, Italy’s finest young stallions are enlisted by the killers themselves to hunt down the witnesses to the murder, becoming embroiled in an ever-deepening game of deceit. Yet it is only a matter of time before the sticky situation they find themselves in, alleviated only sporadically by the appearance of the beautiful Maylea, results in an even stickier outcome for the intrepid travelers in this hilarious story told with a unique brand of self-deprecating humor and sharp observation of man’s follies. 

Sunday 2 February 2014

FREE CLASSIC NOVEL FOR KINDLE, Too Much Sun by Lee Olds

Free from Monday February 3rd to 7th, Discover Lee Olds' forgotten masterpiece, the book includes an interview with Olds

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Too Much Sun (a coming of age classic)

OVER 250,000 copies sold! A timeless and touching coming of age classic
“The astonishing first novel about a runaway kid in Alaska”

“By Kerouac out of Salinger . . . The pioneer of a new post-Beatnik generation.” New York Herald Tribune

“Rowdy, wild and bawdy. Barry is as engaging as Holden Caulfield and as believable.” Book of the Month Club

“What a discovery! Lee Olds writes brilliantly, his empathy for his characters is much like Steinbeck, but the voice he gives them is closer to Salinger.” Chris Child

Discover TOO MUCH SUN, the 60s best-selling classic by Lee Olds, the beautifully written tale of Barry Douglas who runs away from his stifling home and rich parents to live by his own means in the freedom and beauty of the wild frontier of Alaska. Barry gets a tough job cutting brush at a remote mining camp and finds release from the gruelling labor with sex, cold beer, and jazz. In the local town he meets Mary, a half Eskimo prostitute with whom he discovers both love and tragedy. This is the unputdownable novel of a young man coming to terms with himself and his world. A great read which will delight and surprise you.

Lee Olds is a pioneer of post-Beatnik writing whose provocative novels are finally being released for a new generation of readers. His other books - the terse psychological novella Clara, the dark novel The Bilge, and the gripping novel The Return - are also published by Not So Noble Books.