Free & Discounted E-Books: 27.04.24

This is my weekly post of Free & Discounted E-Books I have found throughout the week 😊.

I usually find out about these E-Books through social media, through emails I receive from Hello Books and authors newsletters.

In this weekly post, I would like to mention the books I have found and downloaded, so that others may have a chance to be introduced to new authors and the books are promoted before I get a around to reading them.

E-Books Purchased for 99p: Still 99p

The Mirror Man – Lars Kepler

Hello Books – Amazon:

These books were sourced through emails I received by Hello Books and were purchased for free on Amazon. There are a number of genres to choose through this email service, and I pick the ones which sound like the type of books I would like to read. Please note these were free at the time of this posting on 23.04.24 & 26.04.24 and in the UK region.

The Boyfriend Loophole – Danielle Stewart

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Charlize has been called home as her mother begins to succumb to a long illness. Reluctantly taking a step back from her role in private security with the Kinross organization, Charlize resumes her role as a detective, armed with a badge and a determination to still make a difference in this world. Amidst the challenges of settling into a small-town police precinct, she stumbles upon a mysterious case. A baffling disappearance that local authorities dismiss as attention-seeking antics. Charlize’s instincts, however, tell her there’s more to the story. Especially when digging she discovers multiple cases in the state with the same haunting details.

Goodreads Rating: 4.27

Hired by the Single Dad – Whitley Cox

Genre: Romance

Synopsis from Goodreads:

He needs someone to work with his son, she needs a job. They need to keep their hands to themselves.

Welcome to Seattle, the Emerald City and home to The Single Dads of Seattle. Ten sexy single fathers who play poker every Saturday night, have each other’s backs, love their children without quarter, and hope to one day find love again.
This is Mark’s story …

Single Dad of Seattle Dr. Mark Herron can’t believe anyone would celebrate their divorce. The dissolution of his marriage left him and his son with a huge hole to fill in their home—and their hearts. So when he overhears a lovely stranger and her friends celebrating the end of her marriage, he’s mystified—and then intrigued—by her determination to put the past behind her. But when he learns that Tori Jones needs a job, he knows this can’t be a coincidence.

Tori might be telling the world nothing’s got her down, but the truth is she’s hit rock bottom. Her husband didn’t just cheat on her, he took all her money, including her college fund, which means her marriage is over, and so is her dream to go to grad school and help children with special needs. So when a handsome stranger offers her a job caring for his special needs son, she knows she can’t turn it down—

Even if what she’s feeling for Mark is far from professional.

Now Mark’s finding it hard to keep his hands to himself and Tori’s struggling to keep her thoughts from straying to dangerous territory. Will they be able to keep their distance from each other or will being hired by the sexy single dad be Tori’s biggest problem of all?

Goodreads Rating: 4.12

The Perfect Pick Up – Vicki Hilton

Genre: Romance

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Sometimes, unpredictability is the best recipe for love.

Thea’s got family, she’s got friends, but she hasn’t been on a date for years and a steady diet of Bridgerton can only go so far.

When she and Felix first meet, he’s left drenched in mud in front of the school gates, setting the two of them instantly at odds. Sparks fly as they grudgingly work together for a charity event, but soon their defences tumble.

He’s grumpy, she’s sunny. He’s organised, she’s scatty. He’s introverted, she loves to laugh – especially at him.

From the countryside to the city, and back again, they navigate a world of farmyard disasters, glamourous galas, and PTA meetings, raising more than a few eyebrows.

Love often arrives when you least expect it, but when reality bites, will Thea open her heart to a man so different to her late husband?

And Will Felix learn to embrace the beauty of spontaneity and find the family stability his son so desperately needs?

Goodreads Rating: 4.42

Runaway Bride – Cynthia Swan

Genre: Romance

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Rose Collier refused to let them see her crumble as she sprinted across the lobby, the big white dress billowing out of the convertible as she fled. In a daze, she left the city behind, only stopping for necessities, until she found herself staring at the ocean, inhaling deep lungfuls of clean salty sea air. The vintage car sputtered and died as she coasted into Magnolia Beach.

Alex Parrish had it all. Money, women, model looks, and fast cars. Until the accident. Then his uncle stole his trust fund. Now he’s broke, ugly, and ill-tempered, not to mention he doesn’t have a single employable skill.

Certain she’s in no danger of falling for another entitled rich guy, Rose takes a position cleaning for the town hermit. She needs time to heal, to figure out what comes next. Alex doesn’t know who he is without his money and his looks, but going by the new housekeeper’s reaction, he’ll never set foot in public again. He’s fired every other housekeeper in three towns so he’s stuck with the beguiling Rose.

Sparks fly. As Alex spends more and more time with Rose, he falls head over heels in love for the first time in his miserable life. Too bad she’s made it clear there could never be anything between them other than friendship.

Goodreads Rating: 4.23

Waking Up to the Music – Sheila Fowler

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Synopsis from Goodreads:

When Natalie’s father is kidnapped, she must work closely with the FBI. That’s when she meets Agent Phillip Miller. He’s charming, lovable, and probably off-limits to her. They go on a whirlwind adventure through Europe searching for her father. Each time they find a clue to his whereabouts, the music in her head causes her to blackout. Her attraction to Agent Miller may complicate solving the case. His past and her past come crashing together. Will the music in her head create problems for them? Or will Agent Miller be there to protect her?

Goodreads Rating: 4.71

Allie’s Shelter – Regan Black

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Synopsis from Goodreads:

After his military service, Ross Carpenter launched Cypress Security with a few close friends and planted the business in his small hometown. But coming home comes with the inevitable blasts from the past.

Most recently? His newest client has accused Allie Williams, a woman he hasn’t seen or forgotten since their high school graduation, of serious crimes.

Allie is on the run, toting evidence that her company’s new wonder-drug has deadly side-effects. In an attempt to save lives–including her own–she escapes to her hometown, hoping to find someone who will listen.

The someone turns out to be Ross, her high school sweetheart.

Although he’s working for her enemy, he saves her from the killer hired to silence her. And guards her from mounting danger as the company tries to suppress the truth.

For Ross, the woman who stole his heart is worth any risk. He’ll do whatever it takes to expose the web of lies and clear the way for a future where they can be together. Forever.

Goodreads Rating: 4.49

Social Media finds:

When scrolling through Facebook & Twitter sometimes I find out about free E-books available. Sometimes these are through Amazon other times they are through newsletter sign ups. Please note again these were available free at the time I obtained them, they may not be free now.

The Seven Stars – Anthea Fraser

(Currently £2.99 to buy or free on Kindle Unlimited)

Source: My Next Read Email Newsletter – Amazon Purchase

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Helen Campbell’s decision to turn off a foggy road and spend the night at the Seven Stars guesthouse will have far-reaching consequences.

As Helen turns into the car park, she witnesses a heated argument, and a young woman runs off into the night. But the hosts are welcoming and she thinks nothing more of it.

A few hours later, Detective Webb comes across a fatal hit-and-run nearby. An accident . . . or murder?

Webb is convinced there is a link with this death 2and a spate of robberies targeting local country houses. But with little evidence, he can’t prove it.

Meanwhile, Helen returns to the Seven Stars to attend a local antiques course.

Is it her imagination or are her hosts a lot less friendly?

As Detective Webb strives to crack two outwardly unconnected cases, Helen unwittingly holds the key that might just solve them both.

But at what cost to her own life?

Goodreads Rating: 4.11

A World of Weeping – Keith McCarthy

Source: My Next Read Email Newsletter – Amazon Purchase

Genre: Medical Thriller

Synopsis from Goodreads:

An invitation to spend a week or two with childhood friends over New Year seemed an excellent idea to help Helena’s recovery after her cancer treatment. Helena had grown up with the Hickmans, had spent many happy holidays with them, and the fact that they lived in a castle surrounded by forest on the edge of a lake made it an even more perfect spot to recuperate. But when a man is found burned to death in a car on the edge of the castle estate the apparently irrelevant though horrible incident creates unexpected disturbances in the lives of all those living in the castle. Helena and her partner John Eisenmenger, caught in the middle of it all, cannot understand why. Nor can Detective Constable Sally Felty, navigating her first few months on the job, or her attractive yet elusive superior, Inspector Sauerwine. But the unpleasantness grows and worse is to come, for there are secrets in the castle — secrets that are of profound importance not only to the Hickmans, but also to the police service’s treatment of a previous case, and to Helena and her past…

Goodreads Rating: 3.57

Laura Possessed – Anthea Fraser

Source: My Next Read Email Newsletter – Amazon Purchase

Genre: Crime/Thriller

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Laura Hardy is recovering from a traumatic car crash. The incident proves fatal for her mother, and whilst Laura’s life was spared, she is left injured, weak and grieving for her loss. Taken into her brother’s care, Edward Hardy resolves that accommodating Laura at his family home, Four Winds, will provide the respite Laura so desperately needs. Upon arrival however, Laura senses a dark and pervading undercurrent of unrest at Four Winds. What is strange is that it both draws and repels her…As Laura tries to settle into her new home, she becomes increasingly unsettled by the strange occurrences she encounters at Four Winds. The twisted trees at the bottom of the garden behind her brother’s house and the little boy stood at her bedroom door, neither of which can be accounted for. And then the the handsome dark-haired man bending over her, kissing her passionately—the very man who stood before her now at the cocktail party, casually sipping a drink. She knew his face as well as her own, but had never seen him before…Four Winds’ hides a secret, a secret that Laura cannot escape, but which is pulling her deeper and deeper into its clutches…

Goodreads Rating: 3.65

Into the Red – Christine Pattle

Source: My Next Read Email Newsletter – Amazon Purchase

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

Synopsis from Goodreads:

When the going gets tough, she can give up… or fight for her life.

When Rose Marsden takes a job managing the local convenience store after witnessing the fatal stabbing of the shop’s owner, she knows it will be tough.
Soon, she is on the receiving end of a gangland protection racket and realises these men may be responsible for the murder. Too afraid of repercussions to talk to the police, Rose is forced to take action to protect her son when he unknowingly befriends a gang member.
As she asks one question too many, the violence and intimidation escalate amid her son’s growing friendship with one of her extortionists.
When her son’s life is threatened, Rose will do anything to keep him safe, whatever the cost to herself.

Goodreads Rating: 4.05

Death Out of Season – Crystal Meg Elizabeth Atkins

Source: My Next Read Email Newsletter – Amazon Purchase

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Everyone’s got secrets. But are they worth killing for…?

The residents of Clerehaven seem to enjoy the picture perfect, English village life. Although the villagers differ in age, history and social status, they all form a cheerful community where friendships are forged and support is given. That is until Jaynie Turner arrives…

Beautiful, vain, and utterly self-absorbed, Jaynie is not the easiest person to make friends with. In fact, most of Clerehaven loathe her. That dislike, however, does not deter Jaynie. Recently divorced, she sets out to build a new life and a role for herself in the village. To do this, she undertakes extensive ‘research’, digging deep into Clerehaven’s history and that of the well-to-do Lynchet family, to whom she claims a tenuous connection.

Unfortunately, Jaynie’s so-called ‘research’ uncovers more than an ordinary family history. And it’s not long after that Jaynie’s body is discovered. She’s been murdered.

Inspector Sheldon Hunter is given the job of tracking down her killer, but it’s no easy task. Whilst Jaynie was clearly disliked by her neighbours, it is hard to see that anybody had a motive to kill her. But as Hunter and his team look further into the affairs of Clerehaven’s respectable, middle-class community, they begin to uncover a history that seethes with snobbery, loathing, and fear.

The seemingly idyllic village’s past is riddled with lies and suspicious deaths. As Hunter gets closer to the horrific truth at the heart of Clerehaven, he upsets the social status quo in ways that Jaynie Turner could only have dreamed of. But can he overcome the hostility of the local community and prove who killed her?

Goodreads Rating: 3.61

Kind of Book – Amazon

I have found another new notification site for free e-books, which you then purchase through Amazon. The site is Kind of Book, the link is for the UK site but they also have a site for the US and DE too which you can access from this link. Once again these were free when I purchased but they may not be now. I receive daily emails with deals, this is what I have found so far that has taken my interest:

Fear Dreams – J.A. Schneider

(Currently £3.23 to buy or free on Kindle Unlimited)

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

Synopsis from Goodreads:

A sensitive woman fearing insanity… Liddy Barron was injured in a hit-and-run accident that left her with recurring nightmares, gaps in her memory, and an increasing obsession in the disappearance of a coed named Sasha Perry. Was Sasha murdered? Liddy’s turmoil grows as she begins seeing ghostly images. Her husband Paul tries to help but insists it’s just her imagination…while intuitive Detective Kerri Blasco, also obsessed with young Sasha’s disappearance, senses that Liddy may have a key to solving the case, and tries to unravel the shocking truth of what really haunts her.

Goodreads Rating: 4.13

The One You Fear – Paul Pilkington

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Emma Holden and her friends are trying to move on from the horrific events surrounding Dan’s kidnap. But a shocking revelation drags them back into the nightmare and forces them to question everything they once believed to be true. More secrets will be revealed, more lies will be told, and more lives are under threat.

Goodreads Rating: 3.83

Deadly Games – Sally Rigby

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

Synopsis from Goodreads:

An elusive serial killer. A police officer living on borrowed time. An unexpected twist that threatens to blow everything apart.

DCI Whitney Walker is in trouble. She’s been threatened with demotion if she screws up another case. So, when a killer starts murdering female students at the local university, she knows this is her chance to redeem herself.

Forensic psychologist, Dr Georgina Cavendish, has spent her life inside the university walls, but when one of her students is murdered and she’s the one to find the body, she resolves to step out from behind her text books and put her skills to the test.

While the killer leads the police on a game of cat and mouse, Walker and Cavendish form an uneasy alliance. But will it be too late to stop the worst serial killer in Lenchester’s history?

Goodreads Rating: 4.08

The Personal Shopper – Carmen Reid

Genre: Romance

Synopsis from Goodreads:

There’s just one accessory Annie Valentine can’t find…the perfect man!

Meet Annie Valentine: stylish, savvy, multi-tasker extraordinaire. As a personal shopper in a swanky London store, Annie can be relied on to solve everyone’s problems . . . except her own.

Because as a busy single mum to two kids, Annie’s realised there’s a gap in her life as well as her wardrobe. But with her heart still hurting from losing the love of her life, Annie’s discovered that finding the perfect partner is turning out to be so much trickier than finding the perfect pair of shoes!

Can she source a genuine classic? A lifelong investment? Or will Annie realise that her perfect man is already sitting on the front row of her life…

Goodreads Rating: 3.96

The Music Box – Heather Meyer

Genre: Romance

Synopsis from Goodreads:

She always told herself that she would someday find a man like her father, but his suicide on her fourteenth birthday, left her disillusioned and alone.

Thirteen years later, estranged from her mother who blames her for his death, she longs for understanding. In hopes of finding it, she escapes the city and settles in a small South Carolina town to write his story. There, she meets Matt, a young man struggling to come to grips with his own father’s legacy.

Despite a growing attraction, she keeps him at arm’s length until the tune from a tiny music box reveals a common bond that pulls them together and sets them on a journey of discovery that will challenge everything she believes about herself and about the man she thought couldn’t possibly exist.

Goodreads Rating: 4.12

I hope you find something that takes your fancy 😊

I only download books that I like the look of the synopsis, and once I have cleared down some of the NetGalley books I am going to be adding 1 or 2 of my E-Books to my TBR each month.