Free & Discounted E-Books: 11.08.23

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:

All Currently still 99p

The Woman in My Home – Diana Wilkinson

Love Blooms at the Second Chances Sweet Shop – Hannah Lynn

Bring Me Flowers – D.K. Hood

Blood on the Shore – Simon McCleave

The Bad Wife – Sarah Edghill

Three Sisters – O.J. Mullen

Perfect Remains – Helen Fields

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 11.08.23 and in the UK region.

None this week, as I’m posting a day earlier. Next week will have 2 weeks posted 😊

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.

Poor Darling – Christopher Nicole

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

Source: My Next Read Email Newsletter – Amazon Purchase

Genre: Thriller

Synopsis from Goodreads:

When an attempt is made to kidnap the only daughter of the Sultan of Kharram and his English wife, their reaction is to get her out of the country as quickly as possible to a safe haven – the home of her maternal grandfather in England.

But she still must be protected, and Jessica Jones of Special Branch is appointed to the task.

Despite her vast experience of protection work, JJ and her team soon discover their task is far more dangerous than they supposed.

Worse, it slowly dawns on her that Princess Karina – Poor Darling to her mother – is by no means the innocent young girl she appears.

In her efforts to protect her charge and prevent incipient revolution in Kharram, JJ finds herself engaged in a deadly battle of wits and bullets, murder and mayhem…

Goodreads Rating: 4.05

The Inn by the Cove – Ellen Joy

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

Source: Book Cave Email Newsletter – Amazon Purchase

Genre: Romance

Synopsis from Goodreads:

The handsome investor wants to sell her family’s seacoast inn. So, why can’t she just hate him?

Zoe has dedicated her life to working at the family inn, where she lives with her son, but the business has fallen on hard times. She has ideas about how to turn things around; but, her father owns the place and he’s stuck in his ways.

To make matters worse, Zoe learns that her father has a silent partner, Ethan’s father. Ethan has a trust fund, but Zoe’s not impressed when he comes to town with his own ideas about what’s best for the inn, as well as an ultimatum from his father. If the inn doesn’t start turning a profit, he’ll force a sale.

Tensions rise as the two struggle to agree on anything. But, neither can deny that they’re starting to fall for one another. As Zoe and Ethan struggle with their feelings, and their plans to save the inn, Ethan realizes he can’t carry out his father’s wishes without risking whatever it is he has with Zoe.

Will Ethan help Zoe save the inn or will family obligations get in the way? 

Goodreads Rating: 4.55

Already Gone – Blake Pierce

Source: Book Cave Email Newsletter – Amazon Purchase

Genre: Crime/Thriller

Synopsis from Goodreads:

FBI Special Agent and single mom Laura Frost, 35, is haunted by her talent: a psychic ability which she refuses to face and which she keeps secret from her colleagues.

Yet as much as Laura wants to be normal, she cannot turn off the flood of images that plague her at every turn. Vivid flashbacks. Nightmares of killers and their victims.

And glimpses of what a killer may do next.

Laura’s talent leads her deep—too deep—into the twisted minds of serial killers. And yet it holds the most important details agonizingly out of her view.

Will it lead her to catch a killer? To save the next victim in time?

Or will it lead her down a road of confusion, scorn, dead ends—and, ultimately, her own destruction?

Goodreads Rating: 4.02

Fire in Frost – Alicia Rades

Source: Book Cave Email Newsletter – Amazon Purchase

Genre: YA/Paranormal/Fantasy

Synopsis from Goodreads:

“There’s a fire growing inside of me. It’s not the harmful kind that can kill a girl like Olivia. It’s the kind that can save her.”

CRYSTAL FROST tells herself she isn’t crazy, but sane people don’t see ghosts. As her psychic abilities manifest, Crystal discovers she can see into the future, witness the past, and speak with the dead. Add blackmail to the list of things she never thought would happen to her, and you basically have her sophomore year covered. After spotting her first ghost, secrets from her family, friends, and classmates begin to surface. Uncovering secrets can be dangerous, but giving up means someone will get hurt. Again.

Goodreads Rating: 3.84

A Shroud for Delilah – Anthea Fraser

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

Source: My Next Read Email Newsletter – Amazon Purchase

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

Synopsis from Goodreads:

In the small town of Broadminster, Detective David Webb faces a ruthless murderer targeting divorcees.

Webb is called to the home of recently separated forty-year-old Linda Meadowes. Her body has been discovered with a stab wound to the heart.

Despite the brutality of the crime, there are no signs of forced entry or robbery. The only clue left behind is the word ‘Delilah’ scrawled in red lipstick.

What is the significance of the name? And without a murder weapon, how will Webb track down the killer?

The investigation takes an unnerving turn when gruesome objects begin showing up at another woman’s a dead pigeon, a dismembered moth.

Webb fears she may be the next victim.

Goodreads Rating: 3.71

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:

The Lawyer’s Challenge – Freya Atwood

(Currently £2.43 to buy or free on Kindle Unlimited)

Genre: Legal Thriller

Synopsis from Goodreads:

A girl murders her own father, and she claims she was abused. The whole town says she is lying. Who should James trust?

After a girl murders her own father, Lawyer James Acker decides to take her defense. Dealing with the pain from the previous case, he doesn’t know if he should trust his gut or the people around him.

Everything shows that the girl could be innocent…Could a teenage girl truly be capable of murder? To find out the truth, James Acker needs to tear his own family apart…

Goodreads Rating: 4.28

The Serial Killer’s Wife – Robert Swartwood

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

Synopsis from Goodreads:

How far would you go to save your child?

Five years ago Elizabeth Piccioni’s husband was arrested for being a serial killer. Her life suddenly turned upside down, she did what she thought was best for her newborn baby: she took her son and ran away to start a new life.

Now, living in a quiet part of the Midwest with a new identity, Elizabeth is ready to start over. But one day she receives a phone call from a person calling himself Cain. Cain somehow knows about her past life. He has abducted her son, and if Elizabeth wants to save him she must retrieve her husband’s trophies — the fingers he cut off each of his victims.

With a deadline of one hundred hours, Elizabeth has no choice but to return to the life she once fled, where she will soon realize that everything she thought she knew is a lie, and what’s more shocking than Cain’s identity is the truth about her husband.

Goodreads Rating: 3.87

Somebody Like You – Donna Alward

Genre: Romance

Synopsis from Goodreads:

You can go home again…

After the collapse of her marriage, Laurel Stone returns to Darling looking for a do-over. She’s certainly not searching for romance, especially from Aiden Gallagher, the boy who humiliated her in high school. She’s happy to focus on her new business, until a theft sends Aiden – now a cop – to her doorstep.

Aiden’s left his teenage hellion years in the rear-view mirror, and he wishes more than anything to make amends with Laurel. But she’s understandably cautious, even as the chemistry still sizzles between them whenever their paths cross.

When Laurel’s forgiving nature puts her in an awkward position with her ex-husband, Aiden’s protective instincts take over, and the fledgling relationship founders. But he has a plan…a plan to give Laurel what she’s always secretly dreamed of. He just needs her to say yes…

Goodreads Rating: 4.23

The Career Killer – Ali Gunn

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

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

Synopsis from Goodreads:

A public body dump, an invisible killer.

When young women are murdered and their bodies posed like marionettes in tourist hotspots around London without a single witness seeing the killer come and go, the case ought to go to a detective with decades of experience investigating serial murder.

Instead, newbie DCI Elsie Mabey lands the case, bringing with her a ragtag team of misfits and rejects. Rather than the Met’s finest, they’re the “not quite fired” of London policing.

She faces an impossible task: finding an invisible killer while fighting her own invisible illness.

Goodreads Rating: 4.15

Gifted – Richard Bard

Genre: YA/Thriller/Sci-Fi

Synopsis from Goodreads:

A gifted 7-year-old boy and his teen siblings are ripped from their peaceful lives—kidnapped by a sinister organization determined to get back at their father. But when their plane crashes an ocean away in the bear-infested jungles of South China, the mysterious motive behind their abduction is the least of their problems, and they must lever every ounce of their courage and wits to survive the wilds and escape the ruthless drug lord who is hot on their heels. Can a gifted child learn to kill in order to save his loved ones?

Goodreads Rating: 4.01

Consequences – Aleatha Romig

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Every action has consequences.

Waking in an unfamiliar bedroom in a luxurious mansion, Claire Nichols is terrified to discover that a chance encounter led her into the cruel hands of her abductor, Anthony Rawlings. Claire has no understanding of why she’s there, but it’s been made abundantly clear–she is now his acquisition and every action has consequences.

Learn the rules to survive.

Facing incomprehensible circumstances, Claire must learn to survive her new reality–every aspect of her livelihood depends upon the tall, dark-eyed tycoon who is a true master of deception. Driven by unknown demons, he has no tolerance for imperfection, in any aspect of his life, including his recent acquisition. Anthony may appear to the world as a handsome, benevolent businessman, but in reality Claire knows firsthand that he’s a menacing, controlling captor with very strict rules: do as you’re told, public failure is not an option, and appearances are of the utmost importance.

Captivate the captor.

To fit together the pieces of the puzzle, Claire must follow his rules. Will her plan work, or will Anthony become enthralled by Claire’s beauty, resilience, and determination, changing the game forever? If that happens, will either of them survive the consequences?

Goodreads Rating: 3.92

How to Say Goodbye – Amber Lin

Genre: Romance

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Amy has a secret: no one’s ever held her hand. She doesn’t even know how to hug. Everyone thinks she’s smart, but straight A’s are way easier than making friends. Then she meets Dane, a golden-haired surfer whose easy charm and hot touch teach her what she longs to know.

Dane lives for the salty breeze and a sweet wave, because that’s all he has. He’s been on the streets since he was fourteen. A drifter. Homeless. Then he meets Amy. Smart and accomplished, she’s everything he’s not. He wants to be the sort of man who deserves her.

Except that means facing down his past—and that past might very well swallow them both.

Goodreads Rating: 3.59

The Innocent and the Dead – Robert McNeil

Genre: Mystery/Crime

Synopsis from Goodreads:

DI Jack Knox is called in to investigate a high-profile case. A local distiller’s daughter has gone missing, and when he receives a ransom note, his fears that it is a kidnapping are confirmed.

Knox decides to take a serious risk to capture the abductors, but the stakes could not be higher. The father is wealthy and well-connected. If Knox’s gamble goes wrong, he’ll have hell to pay.

DI Jack Knox is a likeable detective. He likes the odd dram, hankers after his family who are based in Australia, and has a relationship with a colleague he tries to keep under wraps.

Goodreads Rating: 3.90

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.