[Sophrosyne]

If your book is free, add the link to this thread, so we can all download it! It helps authors drive their book up the Amazaon algo's and it helps authors as readers, by giving us new books to read!

Authors, we'll ask that you only post about your book once per month per free run and that you wait seven days between back to back posts. This thread should not be considered a second book thread, thanks.

Readers, be aware that most books' "free-ness" comes and goes, so be sure to check the price on the "Buy" button to be sure it is still free when you check. Also, Prime Lending or Kindle Unlimited books show as 0.00 below the main price, please go by the price on the "Buy" button in making your purchase decisions.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

We'll periodically repost this message in the thread so that new folks see it.

Thanks! -- Betsy and Ann

To keep this thread manageable, and the information in it as current as possible, posts that are over 2 months old are removed. Authors: if your freebie run extends beyond that, you can re-post your free book if an older post about it has been removed.

 

[Edward C. Patterson]

FREE Toay & Tomorrow Nov 1st & 2nd at Amazon

The Twinning of Vincent Cassidy
by
Edward C. Patterson

A Novelette

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From the dim, dark reaches under the overpass, sits a man with a story - a tale he'll tell to anyone who will listen. His name - Vincent Cassidy. His occupation - well, he'll tell you himself. His fall from grace - a strange encounter in a mirror and his own misguided curiosity. From the pinnacle to the pit, come listen to his tale.

The Twinning of Vincent Cassidy is a short fiction piece meant to tantalize you for an evening unless you decide to read it twice, in which case, be prepared to double the experience and magnify the outcome.

35 pages
Available also as KindleUnlimited and Prime Member Purchases

Edward C. Patterson

 

[Colourstory]

Imogene's Past Lives - A Thriller of Extreme Consequences​

Free from 2nd November - 6th November - Grab a copy now!​

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http://www.amazon.com/Imogenes-Past-Lives-Thriller-Consequences-ebook/dp/B00MMVWQ1Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1414924545&sr=1-1&keywords=imogenes+past+lives

Imogene's Past Life Regressions cause dire Consequences for Mankind
Is Reincarnation a Reality?​

Imogene's Past Lives is the second book in the Imogene series. The Phineas Priesthood and the Guardians of Avebury Circle battle to save or destroy mankind. The Council of Elders use Imogene, daughter of Guardian Xantara to instigate penalties against the world. Despite the efforts of Frank Carrington, British Prime Minister, world leaders will not agree to disarm and share their countries' wealth.

Osahar an ancient Egyptian priest works with Imogene to release the promised consequences. Doctor Ernst Schneider has his own agenda as he hypnotizes the young girl and leads her to remember her past lives.

Jacques de Sales, leader of a sub cult in the Bilderberg Group uses Imogene to advance his power and wealth. Meanwhile, news anchor Susanne assists the Prime Minister in his desperate efforts to convince the British people to believe Imogene's message.

Will the world turn from their evil ways or will the Phineas Priesthood kill Imogene first?

˃˃˃ This book follows on from Imogene's Message, a fast-paced thriller with a touch of the Supernatural.
What makes this eight-year-old girl special? Who are the Light Beings, and what is the role of the Council of Elders? If you enjoy a fast, exciting read, then this series is tailor-made for you!

˃˃˃ Edited by noted editor and author Don McNair

 

[rosclarke]

To celebrate the release of my latest short story, BONFIRE NIGHT, I'm having a Bonfire Night FREE BOOK Bonanza! All these books are completely FREE, FREE, FREE until Bonfire Night - that's November 5th.

Parts one and two of my Regency Romance Serial:
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Contemporary romance short stories:
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Happy reading, everyone!

 

[Jbeans]

FREE November 2nd and 3rd!

http://www.amazon.com/One-Thousand-Porches-Julie-Dewey-ebook/dp/B00GB1OSSM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1414931256&sr=8-3&keywords=julie+dewey

 

[Edward C. Patterson]

FREE for 3 Days Nov 3rd, 4th & 5th at Amazon
The House of Green Waters
by
Edward C. Patterson

Book IV of the Southern Swallow Series

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What one reader says:

"Readers who love historical fiction will no doubt treasure this series. But these books can be enjoyed by anyone who appreciates fully developed characters and finely crafted stories. This book, this series, is a gem that can be appreciated by everyone." - A. Chin
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"Exile is a state best experienced to understand. To spend thirteen years in a fly-infested wetland, slogging through jungle streams and unfurled on deserted beaches - to be blown hither and thither by storms and falling palms, is a lesson no book can teach. Still, I, K'u Ko-ling, had lived so long to tell of the fire, which heats the back until noodles could be tossed on it and stew made from the sweat." Thus begins the sweeping fourth installment of The Southern Swallow Series - a tapestry of historical adventure and intrigue set in 12th Century China. While Li K'ai-men and his companions are in exile on a tropical island in the south, the political world explodes as a mad prince invades the Sung Empire. It's a time for heroes and riveting warfare, including the first recorded battle in history to deploy poisonous gas as a weapon.

Book IV of the Southern Swallow series -- The House of Green Waters, like its predecessors (The Academician, The Nan Tu and Swan Cloud) is told by K'u Ko-ling, servant to the exiled-Grand Tutor, Li K'ai-men. It depicts the harsh life on Hai-nan Island and the progress of family -- fathers and sons from Emperor, to officials, to commoners. The roots of modernity stir within the soul of the daily life of Sung China and nowhere greater is it witnessed than in the fabric of this tale.
554 Pages

[size=14pt]The Southern Swallow Series:

The Academician
The Nan Tu
Swan Cloud
The House of Green Waters
Vagrants Hollow

[size=12pt]Edward C. Patterson​

 

[joannaeff]

11/7/2014 FREE on AMAZON

Friendship with a fairy

Children's picture book

Friendship, the most pure feeling...especially when it comes from the cutest creature...Elisa is about to find out that fairies not only exist but they can also make miracles!!!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OM9MQLG

 

[jessicajames]

FREE TODAY. Award-winning and #1 Amazon bestselling Civil War love story SHADES OF GRAY.

From the only two-time winner of the John Esten Cooke Award for Southern Fiction.

http://www.amazon.com/Shades-Gray-Novel-Civil-Virginia-ebook/dp/B0019SW4DS/ref=sr_1_2_twi_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415320068&sr=8-2&keywords=shades+of+gray+a+novel

 

[lmroth12]

I am offering Abelard and the Dragon's Vapor, Volume 1 of the Adventures of Abelard series for free on Amazon on Saturday. Book description and link are below.

Volume 2 of the series, Abelard and the Witch's Vengeance, is also available. Each is a stand alone adventure for Young Adults and those who are still young at heart. Minimum recommended reading age is 12.

From L. M. Roth, the author of the Quest For the Kingdom series, The Princess Who...series , Cinderella's Shoe A Fairy Tale Murder Mystery, and Disenchanted In the Land of Dreams Come True comes an exciting fantasy adventure sparkling with whimsy and magic.

The Kingdoms of Merdyce and Ryle have been placed under an evil enchantment by the wicked dragon, Dace, oldest and mightiest of his race, whose slimy green vapor leaves his victims changed forever. There is no one who can attempt to break the spell and free the people of the dragon's curse except Abelard, who alone escaped the enchantment.

He discovers that the only way to break the spell is to slay the dragon who cast it, But only the bravest and boldest of knights with a pure heart and a strong spirit can slay the dragon Dace, and Abelard is merely a simple farm boy and the only steed he possesses is his old nag Larkspur.

Abelard sets out on a dangerous quest to the dragon's lair, and engages in battles of wit and power with such fearsome creatures as giants, wizards, witches, marauding knights, and one very irate Fairy Queen. He is warned that as part of his testing for knighthood he will encounter 10 perils, and be given 10 weapons of warfare to help him overcome the perils if he uses them correctly. Only then can he become a knight and hope to slay the dragon and release the kingdoms from the evil spell.

http://www.amazon.com/Abelard-Dragons-Vapor-ebook/dp/B00DJYQPDU/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1374143592&sr=1-1&keywords=abelard+and+the+dragon%27s+vapor

 

[Edward C. Patterson]

FREE Today and Tomorrow Nov 8th & 9th at Amazon
The Jade Owl
Book I of V in the Jade Owl Legacy Series
by
[size=20pt]Edward C. Patterson

My Flagship Novel

23 5-star Reviews

What readers say:

"This is a helluva good yarn, the sort of read we're all hoping for every time we pick up a book, and all too rarely find." - Victor Banis

"This book has it all: Romance, mystery, intrigue, and adventure." - E. Luv

"The Jade Owl is filled with thrills, mysticism, and adventure that captivated me from the beginning." - D. P. Kong

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[size=12pt]In China they whisper about the Jade Owl and its awful power. This ancient stone, commissioned by the Empress Wu and crafted by a mineral charmer, long haunted the folk of the Middle Kingdom until it vanished into an enigma of legend and lore. Now the Jade Owl is found. It wakes to steal the day from day. Its power to enchant and distort rises again. Its horror is revealed to a band of five, who must return it to the Valley of the Dead before the laws of ch'i are set aside in favor of destruction's dance. Five China Hands, each drawn through time's thin fabric by the bird, discover enchantment on the secret garland. Five China Hands, and one holds the key to the world's fate. Five China Hands. Only one Jade Owl - but it's awake and in China, they whisper again.

Professor Rowden Gray has come to San Francisco following a new opportunity at the East Asian Arts and Culture Museum, only to find that the opportunity has evaporated. Desperate, he means to end his career in a muddle of pity and Scotch, but then things happen. He latches on to a fascinating young man who is pursuing a lost relic that Professor Gray has in fact been seeking. Be careful for what you seek - you may just find it. Thus begins a journey that takes the professor and his companions on a spirited adventure across three-thousand miles of Chinese culture and mystery - a quest to fulfill a warrant long set out to ignite the world in myth and legend. The Jade Owl is the beginning of a series - a legacy that fulfills a terrible truth; and in China, they whisper again.
600 pages

The Jade Owl Legacy Series
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The Jade Owl
The Third Peregrination
The Dragon's Pool
The People's Treasure
In the Shadow of Her Hem

Edward C. Patterson

 

[Vanessa Kittle]

Free Book download today only.
Mairenn, a romance set in medieval Ireland
Free Saturday November 8th, 2014
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P02FJPE

Download Now!

Don't forget to leave a review if you enjoyed your book.

V.

 

[edmjill]

Hi All,

My mystery novel FRISKY BUSINESS is FREE today on Kindle!

Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GUY70VM/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_sc3xub00S1ZXE

 

[Adria Townsend]

To Conquer the Heart of a King

A woman who knows the future but not her own past. The son of a king who must fight for his crown. They will come together to get what they each desire. Their pact will turn to passion…but will they realize it before intrigue tears them apart?

Before Lukas of Falkenberg returns to the Black Forest to take the throne from his dying father, he pays a visit to the nameless Seer at the Cloister of Mariendorf. He takes her captive using her intuition to establish his reign. She willingly trades the punishing confines of the cloister for a palace prison in the hope of gaining her ultimate freedom. Although blind, she can see what the future king cannot-the needs of his subjects. She will win them over, but can she conquer the heart of a king before his half-brother Magnus separates them in a plot even she cannot foresee?
[www.amazon.com/Conquer-Heart-King-ebook/dp/B004OYTUOU]

This short, historical novel is free for a limited time to promote the release of my contemporary, full-length romance Home Sweet Stranger.
[http://www.amazon.com/Home-Sweet-Stranger-Adria-Townsend-ebook/dp/B00OV3M460/]

 

[bberntson]

Hubert Digby lies in a hospital bed in a post-apocalyptic world. He is over seventy years old, and can't remember his own name, his past life, or why he's the only one alive in world long since destroyed. As if things weren't bad enough, his legs don't work. The bodies in the bed next to him are charred corpses. The sky is a molten red and orange flame, and the roof of the hospital is gone. There is no sign of life, not even a single blade of grass. Hugh is, quite literally, the only living thing.

But often, memories of a beautiful face, a pristine lake, and fishing with a boy come to him in crystal clear imagery. Only he can't tell if they're merely hopeful dreams or actual reality. In order to stay sane - to withstand the hellish ordeal in which he finds himself - Hugh must hold onto everything he can while he can, even if his own recollections are nothing more than pretend.

King of Forgotten Land is a cathartic, literary piece of thought-provoking fantasy about the extremes of isolation and solitude.

 

[Edward C. Patterson]

FREE Today and Tomorrow Nov 10th & 11th (Veteran's Day) at Amazon
Surviving an American Gulag
by
Edward C. Patterson
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18 5-stars out of 21 reviews​

What readers say:

"Edward Patterson has given us a first-hand look into this obscure place, so hidden in the usual military world. His sufferings and triumphs provide us with a look at a different kind of hero, one that has remained hidden for much of our history, but vital nonetheless." - J. C. Willis

"What strikes me the most about this book is the authenticity. The dialogue sounds like soldiers sound. The personalities are like people I know. The places felt like places I've been. Mr. Patterson paints a picture unlike many other authors I've read." - D. DePew

"Surviving An American Gulag is a poignant and masterfully written story. The characters are well-drawn, the dialogue authentic, and the descriptions put me right into the scene. I would love to see this book made into a movie." - L.C. Evans
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Welcome to Ft. Gordon, Ga - the Special Training Unit. It's 1967, the height of the Vietnam War and Private Winslow Gibbs has been drafted. He's two-hundred and seventy pounds and a bundle of nerves. He also has issues of a different nature, but in these days before the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, these are dealt with in the American Gulag, the Army's answer to the problem. What they don't count on are the ones like Private Gibbs, who want to survive it and serve.

Based on the author's own experiences, Surviving an American Gulag is a story that the military would prefer remain a footnote. However, it is a defining moment and should not be lost to posterity.
230 pages
(also Available as a KindleUnlimited and PrimeMember purchase)

Edward C. Patterson

 

[JaredRinaldi]

Hey all! If you're into dark fantasy and sci-fi, then you'll love my novel, now FREE on Amazon.

Bridge Burner Hyperion is the story of what happens to the entire framework of reality after the spiral at its center falls apart. A young bike mechanic from New York named Will is bequeathed the task of putting the spiral back together again, only he has no earthly clue how to do it. In a story that is equal parts Doctor Who, Neil Gaiman and the film Inception, Will will have to band together with a strange group of travelers in order to set things to right once again.

This novel is the first part in the Bridge Burner Trilogy. The second installment, Pyronic Technique, will be available by Christmas. Just click the link below to get the book for free. Offer is only from 11/11 until 11/12. Reviews are always appreciated.

http://www.amazon.com/Bridge-Burner-Hyperion-Trilogy-Book-ebook/dp/B00K3W10I6

Thanks KBoards!!

Jared

 

[Edward C. Patterson]

Remembering our Veterans on Veteran's Day
FREE Today and Tomorrow - Nov 11th & 12th at Amazon
[size=18pt]Pacific Crimson - Forget Me Not
[size=12pt]by
[size=14pt]Edward C. Patterson

Dedicated in Memory of Eugene Sledge​

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Pacific Crimson - Forget Me Not is a tribute in verse to the men and women who fought War II in the Pacific. The world owes more than it could ever muster to these defenders of freedom during humankind's deepest, darkest and dire hours - a century rivaling the bleakest days in human history. Still, when the lights went out, the lamps came on. It was the everyday citizen, who suffered, but it was the everyday citizen who lifted the lamps and gave their sweat and lives to assure the world would be free of the more bestial end of tyranny's spectrum.

excerpt:
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On the Beach
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Iwo Jima, February 19, 1945
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Fear no more the mortar's blare,
See no more the star shell's flare -
Rest beneath your comrade's prayer
And let the ash become the dust,
Because the battle's ceased
And for you, the war is over.

On this black volcanic ash
Your blood spilled, a stark contrast
To dark and pitch and dismal pall,
Ennobled by your heroes' fall.
As you rest your noble eye
The honey'd promise that you give
To all who now shall pass you by
Will in the marrow live.

Listen to the pounding surf
That sings your requiem to the shore
And 'though we weep to think of thee,
Your breath is lost upon the sea.
Fear no more the teeming rain,
The heavy load and scarred terrain
For all your cares are set aside
And washed away on Iwo's tide.
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126 pages

Edward C. Patterson

 

[mrbobobook]

Mr. Bo-Bo and the Waggy-Tails is free from Nov 11-15. Spanish and Dutch versions are also free during this time. If you enjoy the book please consider leaving a review, thank you!

Mr. Bo-Bo is a shelter puppy who wants a home of his own but no one seems impressed that he is a good treat-eater and tail-wagger. One day he's subjected to a bath and a pedicure.... Is this punishment for bad behavior or has Mr. Bo-Bo finally found a home? Approximately 28 pages.

Also available: Bo-Bo the Destroyer

 

[LDHesler]

The horror / scifi "Deadtown" is free from November 11 to November 13. This ebook features a bonus short story by new author Emmett Knight.



A supernatural presence preys upon a group of strangers who have been collected for reasons unknown in an abandoned town. Only a local psychopath knows the truth, but his mind is gripped by an ominous entity he calls the Havoc.

Season 2 of Deadtown is being posted on a weekly basis at www.ldavidhesler.com, where new episodes can be read for free.

 

[Edward C. Patterson]

FREE Today & Tomorrow Nov 13th & 14th at Amazon
No Irish Need Apply
by
Edward C. Patterson

Teens Do the Darndest Things
17 5-star Reviews

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Kevin Borden has a secret, and that secret is about to shake the world around him - a tame and suburban world ruled by his widow mother, Sarah and peppered by his study-mate, Louis. Teenagers sometimes do the darndest things, but in Kevin and Louis' case, it's a stroke of wisdom wrapped in fool's gold. In a time not so long ago, in the days of JIM CROW and NO IRISH NEED APPLY signage, the world made it clear to those regarded as the fringe. "Stay away." To those who know no better - or perhaps know best, such lines are only meant to be crossed, or why else would they be drawn.

No Irish Need Apply is dedicated to PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), an organization that has guided many youth across that line into the loving arms of those listening to their hearts; those shattering those hateful Jim Crow signs. Come visit with the Bordens and the Lonnegans as they take that journey across the line.
126 pages

The Book of the Month for June 2009 for the Diversity Reading Group at Booz Allen Hamilton.

Edward C. Patterson

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