Hope everyone had a great weekend. Since I’m cheap and trying to not spend any money on books right now, I’ll share three books that I snagged for free for my Kindle from Amazon. While they were free at the time I downloaded them, they are not free as of the time of this post. (All book descriptions and links are to Amazon.com. Click cover image to go to Amazon.com)
Greta from Paranormal Wastelands recommended Awake by Jessica Grey.
Alexandra Martin didn’t believe in fairytales…
Alex has always been more interested in rocks and science than stories about princesses and magic. Now she’s far too busy with her summer internship at the Gem and Mineral Museum to think about children’s stories. Between avoiding her former best friend and high school baseball star, Luke Reed, and trying to hide her unrequited crush on her mentor at the museum, the real world is occupying all of her time.
…Until she walked into one.
It turns out fairytales aren’t all fun and games. A curse has turned her neat and orderly world upside down, and to break it, she bands together with a fellow intern and a recently awakened princess who’s been asleep for 900 years. Can this trio of unlikely heroines put an end to an ominous enchantment, discover true love, and keep an ancient and evil magic from being unleashed on modern-day Los Angeles?
I really like the cover on this, the colors are great! And the fact that the main character is a science nerd drew me in instantly.
I also downloaded The Tears of Elios by Crista McHugh.
Shape-shifters’ Rule #1: Don’t let the humans know you still exist.
Rule #2: If a human finds out about you, silence them.
Some rules were meant to be broken…
Ranealya ruthlessly plays by the rules and has outlived most of her race because of it. If she wants to survive, she’ll have to stick to them, especially with a genocidal tyrant hell-bent on destroying all the non-humans in the realm. But everything falls apart when a human saves her life.
Gregor knows he’s inviting trouble when he helps a wounded shape-shifter, but he can’t pass up the opportunity to study one before they become extinct. She disturbs the quiet order of his scholarly existence, vexes him in more ways than he can count, and encourages him to break enough of the kingdom’s laws so that not even being the king’s cousin will save his head. The problem is, he’s already lost his heart.
It’s been a while since I’ve read about shapeshifters, so this one caught my eye.
The last one I grabbed for free was Awaken (The Patronus)Â by Sarah M. Ross.
Lucy Donovan was supposed to have a weekend of fun in the sun, celebrating her upcoming graduation from college. In a split second, everything changed. A drunk driver ended Lucy’s mortal life. Lucy opens her eyes to a world she never imagined possible and a new destiny: as a Patronus, a guardian of spirits. Adjusting to her new role and abilities while negotiating this confusing realm will test her limits and push her further than she ever dreamed she would go. From wayward spirits who don’t want her help to soul stealing vampires, and even a stuck-up British royal, Lucy must brave them all to save one spirit she can’t bear to lose. Further complicating her confusing life is an inexplicable yet growing connection she feels to a member of her team, Max, whose mysterious behavior leaves her both confused and intrigued. Waking up dead was just the beginning of her problems. Lucy’s death is about to become the greatest adventure of her life.
This one caught my eye due to the abundance of all kinds of supernatural beings.
So that’s what’s in my virtual mailbox. Has anyone had great luck with free book downloads from Amazon? Let me know what you’ve read for free and what your experience was like.
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That’s awesome that you got some free books! They sound cool too, but too bad I don’t have a Kindle or I’d be checking out Amazon for free books myself.
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Amazon has a Kindle app that you can download and use to read books on your computer and even android devices (phones, tablets). You could always download and read free books on your computer or phone, Kelsey. Many authors make their books free periodically. Thanks for shopping by.
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Awesome, I’ll get the one for my computer 😀 Thanks!
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Looks like you had a yummy week!!
Thanks for sharing,
Dani
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Thanks for stopping by, Dani.
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I cannot wait for your review of Awake..i love fairy tales and fairy tale re-tellings. You can see my books and news on The Sunday Post
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If you like fairy take retellings, you should check out Ryder by Greta Maloney. It’s a modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood where the wolf is a girl. It’s on amazon, and we reviewed it on this blog last month.,
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They all look good! You should also get Elemental by Brigid Kemmerer – I got this freebie on Amazon today! 🙂 Happy reading!
My Haul
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Thanks for the tip, I grabbed a copy of that novella 🙂
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I posted one on friday.
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Thanks for stopping in 🙂
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Those look like some good reads! Although that girl on the second book looks a little freaky! But the book sounds good. Shape shifters are fascinating to me!
Have fun reading!
Heather
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Lol, Heather. That crazy, heavy handed eyeliner makes the model look a bit nuts more than bad ass. I’m hoping the book is better than the cover.
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lame question – but do you check amazon every day to look for free books, or set up an email alert thing??
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Haha, I know what you mean about needing to watch your book buying budget. I’m about to implement that practice myself 😉
Awake sounds really, really good! I’ll have to read the reviews for the other two.
Nice haul this week!
My new meme, Mission: Acquired – http://www.blookgirl.com/book-blog/mission-acquired/147-april-28-2012
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I love the cover of awake! 🙂 It looks interesting, enjoy your books this week!
here’s my book haul
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These are all new to me! Awaken sounds good though and I love the cover!
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[…] Posted in Blog, Featured, Heather, Uncategorized • 0 comments In my last In My Mailbox post, I featured only books that I’d downloaded from Amazon for free over the last few weeks. […]