Free & Discounted E-Books: 15.06.24

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:

None This Week

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 11.06.24 & 14.06.24 and in the UK region.

Ice Blue – Emma Jameson

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Anthony Hetheridge, ninth Baron of Wellegrave, Chief Superintendent for New Scotland Yard, never married, no children, no pets, no hobbies, and not even an interesting vice, will turn sixty in three weeks. With the exception of his chosen career, too sordid for his blue-blooded family to condone, his life has been safe and predictable. But then he meets Detective Sergeant Kate Wakefield – beautiful, willful, and nearly half his age. When Hetheridge saves the outspoken, impetuous young detective from getting the sack, siding with her against Scotland Yard’s powerful male hierarchy, his cold, elegantly balanced world spins out of control. Summoned to London’s fashionable Belgravia to investigate the brutal murder of a financier, Hetheridge must catch the killer while coping with his growing attraction to Kate, the reappearance of an old flame, and the secret that emerges from his own past.

Goodreads Rating: 4.10

A Beautiful End – Ashley A Quinn

(Currently £3.99 to buy or free on Kindle Unlimited)

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Will a threat to London’s life lead her to love?

London Scott’s routine, boring life gets a jolt when her niece discovers a woman’s body while out hiking with her boyfriend. It’s just her luck, though, that it’s Sebastian Archer who investigates the murder. Having known the man since childhood, she’s always been the annoying tagalong. Even though she finds him drop-dead sexy, that’s a ship that can never sail now that she’s guardian to her niece and his goddaughter.

Two years ago, Seb moved home to take the position as local sheriff, ready for a slower pace and to be closer to his family. That included his best friend’s sister, London. The beautiful innkeeper had held his heart since they were young, but the timing never felt right to start something. When a serial killer murders a woman in his jurisdiction who bears a striking resemblance to London, Seb realizes he could lose her before they ever get a chance.

Will London’s reluctance to date the handsome sheriff deliver her into the hands of a psychopath?

Goodreads Rating: 4.35

Wildflowers for Anna Lee – Kasey Kennedy

(Currently £1.99 to buy or free on Kindle Unlimited)

Genre: Romance

Synopsis from Goodreads:

A septuagenarian flower shop owner. A grieving widower and loving father. Will their chance encounter blossom into a lasting relationship?

Anna Lee Foster is NOT looking for love. This septuagenarian owns the In Bloom Flower Shop and is happiest when creating floral arrangements for her customers; encouraging the young ladies who work for her; and pampering her beloved cat, Salty, who travels back and forth to work with her in a backpack while she rides her scooter.

John Peerson postponed retirement to keep his grief at bay. Frequent contact with his three adult daughters keeps him going. When his oldest daughter encourages him to date, John feels he’s finally ready to expand his heart, no matter the risk to himself, but he’s cautious when faced with resistance from his youngest daughter.

Anna Lee believes she doesn’t deserve love as the decision to give her baby up for adoption as a teenager still haunts her. John’s attention chips away at the fences around her heart, but when she finally shares her darkest secret with him, his daughter’s fear that Anna Lee’s hiding something takes on new meaning.

Will John turn tail and run or stand by Anna Lee’s side when she needs him the most?

Goodreads Rating: 4.25

Tangled – J.C. Moore

(Currently £0.78 to buy or free on Kindle Unlimited)

Genre: Short Stories/Horror

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Step into the haunting world of J.C. Moore’s ‘Tangled,’ a collection that weaves together the mysterious, the psychological, and the suspenseful in a tapestry of horror destined to haunt the reader’s every waking moment. This assembly of terror draws inspiration from reality and readers’ twisted fantasies, crafting unsettling tales that make the audience question their reality. Readers explore the depths of the unknown, where fear lives, and each page unveils a fresh nightmare.

Goodreads Rating: 4.00

Pieces of Me Everywhere – Regina Felty

Genre: YA/Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis from Goodreads:

“Being seventeen and a senior in high school is hard enough. But becoming a target because of my faith and my best friend turning her back on me, well . . . that’s unbearable.”

Alli’s faith has always been a big part of her life. Even though her best friend, Tessa, isn’t a Christian, it’s never come between them. Then, Tessa makes the cheer team. When two cheerleaders target Alli for her Christian faith and Tessa ultimately chooses popularity over friendship, Alli struggles to make sense of it all.

Ridiculed for her faith and being disowned by Tessa leave Alli desperate to prove that she’s not that different from everyone else. Her vulnerability leads her to succumb to the attention and flattery of Chad Barton–West Morrison High School’s football star and every girl’s dream. Smitten by his irresistible charm, Alli can’t believe her good fortune. But Chad’s intentions aren’t as innocent as Alli believes, leaving both her pride and her heart shattered.

When Tessa ends up missing one night, after leaving a party with two strangers, Alli is devastated and terrified. Will her faith be strong enough to not only forgive her best friend but also pray for her safe return?

Goodreads Rating: 4.25

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.

Spite Your Face – Emmy Ellis

(Currently £0.99 to buy or free on Kindle Unlimited)

Source: Facebook Post – Amazon Purchase

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Meet Detective Carol Wren. She has abandonment issues — but she never gives up on a case. Yorkshire born and bred, and backed up by her sergeant Dave Waite. His wife has left him — but Carol is fiercely loyal to her partner.

The call comes early on Saturday morning. Devoted wife and mother-of-two Sue Cuttersby has been brutally hacked to death in her pretty suburban garden.

Detective Carol Wren can’t find anyone with a bad word to say about Sue. But someone hated the unassuming housewife enough to hit her three times on the back of the head with a claw hammer, leaving her to die in agony.

This murder was personal — and unusually vicious.

Sue’s marriage to Gary, a wealthy businessman, appears to have been happy. But Carol discovers that appearances can be deceptive.

The following day, a second body is found. Dumped on the premises of the local vet.

Carol finds herself on the trail of a depraved serial killer, the last person you’d expect . . .

Goodreads Rating: 4.10

The Drowning Mark – Alan Scholefield

Source: My Next Read Email Newsletter – Amazon Purchase

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Ex-copper Mike Harley and his lover, Dr Alexandra Kennedy are happily ensconced in a boat on the Suffolk coast – that is, until a dead body washes up…

When the investigation begins, Mike feels as if the police are missing something and steps in to try and solve the case. But as he and Alexandra look for answers, the whole village of Lexton turns against them.

Discovering who is behind this change becomes a matter of life and death for the pair in this gripping thriller.

Goodreads Rating: 3.70

Out of Sight Out of Mind – Evonne Wareham

Source: Joffe Books Email Newsletter – Amazon Purchase

Genre: Romantic Suspense/Thriller/Paranormal

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Everyone has their secrets.

But when you can’t remember your own . . . That can get you killed.

Dr Madison Albi is no ordinary scientist.

She has an unusual gift.

And when she meets J and feels an instant connection, Madison can’t resist the dangerous impulse to use it to help him.

But J can’t even remember his own name. Who is he . . . really?

Madison is determined to help J recover the man he once was.

But the deeper she delves into J’s past, the less she feels she can fully trust him. Now her life could be in danger.

And as the sparks between them ignite into passion, Madison begins to wonder . . .

Are some secrets better off staying hidden?

Goodreads Rating: 3.77

A Conspiracy of Aunts – Sally Spencer

Source: Joffe Books Email Newsletter – Amazon Purchase

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

Synopsis from Goodreads:

The past will always catch up with you… Robert – or Rob or Bobby as his aunts like to call him – is a child prodigy at bridge.

After his mother was drowned at sea, the young master tactician was left to be brought up by her four responsibility-shirking sisters, Jacqueline, Peggy, Catherine and Sadie.

All Rob remembers about his mother are her words of guiding wisdom, but unbeknownst to him, his aunts have made a solemn pact never to reveal exactly how his mother died.

Finding himself in the reluctant care of his chain-smoking Aunt Catherine, Rob buries himself in his bridge.

Head and shoulders above his adult partners, he is destined to become a Grand Master – and what could be better when life, he decides, is a bit like a game of bridge?

Taking his theory into the world, the young Rob sets out on the road of life.

And as he grows he discovers that bridge is not his only talent: he also has success with the ladies – all of them except his wantonly neglectful aunts, of course!

One by one the four women meet unfortunate ends and Rob, now a feted TV celebrity as well as a chess genius, lands on the doorstep of another woman: the ambitious reporter, Rosalyn.

But while Robs star continues to rise, Rosalyn struggles, and the green-eyed monster of jealousy rears its ugly head.

Fame as a reporter is all she craves, so she digs and digs until she discovers the secret of the pact that Rob’s aunts swore to each other.

And it will have devastating consequences …

Goodreads Rating: 3.94

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:

It’s a Mall World After All – Janette Rallison

(Currently £2.32 to buy or free on Kindle Unlimited)

Genre: YA/Romance

Synopsis from Goodreads:

It’s too bad they don’t give out diplomas for what you learn at the mall, because I could graduate with honors in that subject. No really. Since I’ve worked there, I’ve become an expert on all things shopping-related. For example, I can tell you right off who to distrust at the 1) Skinny people who work at Cinnabon. I mean, if they’re not eating the stuff they sell, how good can it be? 2) The salesladies at department store makeup counters. No matter what they tell you, buying all that lip gloss will not make you look like the pouty models in the store posters. 3) And most importantly―my best friend’s boyfriend, Bryant, who showed up at the food court with a mysterious blonde draped on his arm. Yeah, I saw it, and yeah, I told my best friend all about it. You would think this would mean trouble for Bryant, but you would basically be wrong. Somehow, the evil boyfriend turned everything around, and now I’m the one who has to prove myself! But I will. Even if Bryant―and more importantly his best friend, Colton―keep trying to stop me.

Goodreads Rating: 3.95

A Song for the Asking – Steve Cannon

(Currently £4.86 to buy or free on Kindle Unlimited)

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

Synopsis from Goodreads:

From Amazon bestselling author Steve Gannon, thrillers that will keep you up all night . . . but lock your doors and windows first!” From the drama of the High Sierra to the beaches of Malibu and the crime-filled streets of Los Angeles, “A Song for the Asking” tells the story of a family struck by tragedy . . . and of the courage each member must find to survive. Filled with candor, compassion, and humor, “A Song for the Asking” is a deeply moving novel that celebrates the enduring strength of the family spirit.

Goodreads Rating: 3.87

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.