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Fitzjohn Mystery Box Set

Author: Jill PatersonFREEInternational Mystery & Crime

Detective Chief Inspector Alistair Fitzjohn is a detective from the old guard whose methodical, painstaking methods are viewed by some as archaic—but his relentless pursuit of truth never fails. 🔍

In Celtic Dagger, university professor Alex Wearing is found murdered in his study. Fitzjohn’s investigation zeros in on Alex’s brother James as a key suspect. Compelled to clear himself, James starts his own investigation and finds himself immersed in a web of intrigue, uncovering long-hidden secrets about his brother’s life that could easily be the very reasons he was murdered. The gripping tale winds through university halls to emerge in the beautiful yet unpredictable Blue Mountain region.

In Murder at the Rocks, prominent businessman Laurence Harford is found murdered in Sydney’s historic Rocks area. Fitzjohn is asked to solve the crime quickly and discreetly. After barely starting his investigation and uncovering a discarded mistress and disgruntled employees, a second killing occurs. 💀

Jill Paterson delivers this complete mystery box set featuring her beloved Detective Chief Inspector Fitzjohn. Paterson creates old-school detective fiction in the tradition of golden age mysteries—methodical investigation, careful attention to detail, and puzzles that require patience to solve. Set in Australia with atmospheric locations from university campuses to historic districts to the Blue Mountains, these mysteries combine classic detective work with vivid settings. Perfect for readers who love character-driven investigations where the detective’s persistence and traditional methods ultimately triumph.

Get this complete Fitzjohn mystery collection free—classic detective fiction set in stunning Australian locations! 🇩đŸ‡ș

Worth the Risk (Pine Valley Book 1)

Author: Heather B. MooreFREEContemporary Romance

When Alicia moves back to Pine Valley to help her mom through serious addiction, the last person she wants to see is her teenage crush, Jeff Finch—who destroyed their friendship in one single disastrous night. 💔

Alicia is determined not to let anything about Jeff affect her, especially since she hasn’t seen him in ten years. All she knows is that he’s living a successful and charmed life, and she’s more than happy to keep anything between them in the past.

But when he shows up with a date at the restaurant where she works, Alicia realizes she’s still not over her feelings. And Jeff is definitely looking at her in a way he never has before. 👀

USA Today bestselling author Heather B. Moore launches her Pine Valley series with this second-chance romance exploring past mistakes, family obligations, and whether people can truly change. Moore excels at creating emotionally authentic small-town romances where characters deal with real issues—addiction, forgiveness, redemption—while finding their way back to love. The chemistry between Alicia and Jeff simmers with unresolved tension from their shared history, and Moore deftly navigates the question of whether what broke them apart can ultimately bring them together.

A heartfelt second-chance romance about confronting the past and risking your heart again! 💕

Luna Wolf (The Moon Alpha Series)

Author: G. Bailey, Regan RosewoodFREERejected Mate Shifter Romance

I’ve been rejected by everyone—but an alpha heir wants me to be his pretend mate. đŸș

As the only wolf shifter in my pack unable to shift, being rejected from my home at eighteen wasn’t unexpected with the shifter war so close. But being sent to a secret academy full of immortal wolf shifters, demons, and teachers with no morals? That wasn’t in the plan.

Luna Alpha Academy is for rejects only. They choose wolves no one cares about if they go missing. If I can survive long enough to learn the dark magic they teach, I might even be welcome back home as a wolf-witch.

Only catch? My tutor is a hot shifter a*****e who takes what he wants—this time it’s me. đŸ”„

In exchange for extra training, Atlas wants me to pretend to be his. Every kiss, every possessive touch, every growl to anyone that comes near me only makes me want him more.

But I can’t have him. Not really. He’s the alpha heir. I’m a wolf who can’t even shift. We don’t belong together, and it’s fake. It can’t ever be real... can it? 💔

G. Bailey and Regan Rosewood team up for this rejected mate shifter romance featuring a heroine who can’t shift, a dark academy for supernatural rejects, and an alpha heir whose fake relationship feels dangerously real. This series combines academy romance with shifter politics, forbidden attraction with power dynamics, and a heroine discovering she’s far more powerful than anyone—including herself—realized. Expect possessive alpha energy, enemies-to-lovers tension, and magic that comes with a dark price.

Why I’m including this: Dark academy meets rejected mate romance with a heroine who proves she doesn’t need to shift to be powerful! ✹

Forged By Dirt & Whiskey

Author: Christopher BarninghamFREEBiographies of the Military

When Kevin, a young Navy Seabee, deploys to Afghanistan in 2010, he believes he’s ready for the challenge. But nothing can prepare him for the quiet weight of war—not the kind fought with bullets and bombs, but the kind that seeps into your soul through sleepless nights, endless convoys, and the constant hum of uncertainty. đŸŽ–ïž

From the dust-covered roads of Deh Dahdi to the long days manning the ECP, Kevin finds brotherhood, purpose, and unexpectedly—love. But coming home isn’t a clean break. Kevin battles invisible wounds, the pull of old habits, and the haunting silence left behind by fallen friends.

As he struggles to adjust to life after war, he learns that healing doesn’t come all at once, and that some scars linger long after. 💔

Told with raw honesty, dark humor, and moments of quiet resilience, this story is not just about service overseas—it’s about the battle after the battle, the bonds that never break, and the fight to hold on when everything starts to slip away.

Christopher Barningham delivers an unflinching military memoir about a Navy Seabee’s deployment to Afghanistan and the invisible war that continues after coming home. Barningham writes with brutal honesty about PTSD, survivor’s guilt, and the challenge of reintegration—topics many veterans struggle with but few discuss openly. This narrative combines the camaraderie of deployment with the isolation of returning home, showing how brotherhood forged in war becomes a lifeline during the hardest battles. Raw, honest, and ultimately hopeful, this memoir gives voice to experiences that too often remain unspoken.

A powerful military memoir about deployment, invisible wounds, and the battle to come home—told with raw honesty. đŸ‡ș🇾

Raining Men and Corpses (Raina Sun Mystery Book 1)

Author: Anne R. TanFREEChinese Cozy Mystery

When it rains, it pours...and this amateur sleuth may be in over her head. ☔

Graduate student Raina Sun is trying to keep her head above water as bills roll in when her dashing college adviser cons her out of several months of rent. Her quest to retrieve the money sets in motion a streak of even worse luck.

First, she stumbles on her advisor’s dead body and becomes a suspect in his murder. Next, the only man she’s ever loved reappears as the lead detective on the case. Raina’s having trouble interpreting his signals—does he want to reignite their passion, or just stay close to his prime suspect? 🔍

Her life careens further out of control when her grandma shows up at Raina’s postage-stamp-sized apartment, dragging a red suitcase and trouble of her own. As Raina summons her sleuthing skills, she discovers that when it comes to murder, there may be no place for an amateur. 💀

Anne R. Tan launches her Raina Sun Mystery series with this cozy featuring a broke graduate student, a murdered adviser, and a meddling grandma with secrets of her own. Tan brings cultural authenticity to the cozy mystery genre, creating a Chinese-American protagonist navigating murder investigation while dealing with family expectations and romantic complications. Expect quirky characters, humor that balances the darker elements, and a heroine whose determination outweighs her detective experience.

Perfect for readers who love cozy mysteries with diverse characters, family drama, and romantic tension! ✹

Murder on Oxford Lane (Detectives Roy and Roscoe Book 1)

Author: Tony BassettFREEPolice Procedurals

The peace of a Midlands village is upset when local businessman Harry Bowers doesn’t return from choir practice. đŸŽ”

More concerned than the man’s own wife, it would seem, investigating officer Detective Sergeant Sunita Roy becomes convinced he’s been done away with. But there is no trace of the man—just a litany of evidence of an ailing marriage and a nose-diving business venture.

In charge of her first serious case, DS Roy will struggle to win the respect of her colleagues—in particular her Brummie boss, DCI Gavin Roscoe. All that whilst fighting off the intentions of an increasingly desperate suitor. 🔍

Who had it in for the budding chorister? And is Roy tough enough to break down the defences and prejudices of Middle England? 🇬🇧

Tony Bassett launches his Detectives Roy and Roscoe series with this British police procedural featuring a determined female detective facing skeptical colleagues and small-town secrets. Bassett creates an authentic Midlands setting where class dynamics and community ties complicate investigation. DS Sunita Roy is a compelling protagonist fighting to prove herself while navigating workplace sexism and cultural prejudices. This series combines classic British mystery elements with contemporary issues, creating procedurals that feel both timeless and relevant.

A gripping British police procedural about a detective proving herself while investigating a choirmaster’s disappearance! đŸ•”ïž

Make Me Stay (Make Me Stay Book 1)

Author: Amarie AvantFREESecond Chance Interracial Romance

Avery Castle carries the weight of a thousand moments of sorrow. Donavan Hardy carries enough anger for them both. 💔

When they were young, Donavan learned sign language so he could talk to the deaf beauty. He cared, even when Avery’s influential father couldn’t be bothered with her “flaw.” The bad boy made her fall in love with sound...with music. They couldn’t have been more different, but he was always meant to protect her, just like she was always meant to calm his rage.

And then Donavan’s world came crashing down when the love of his life disappeared without a trace, leaving her broken-hearted and pregnant. She loses the baby—the last bit of him she has left—and her world plunges deeper into darkness. 😱

Seven years of hurt, confusion, and pain collide when they’re thrown back together. Avery has to decide if the life she’s been living with the sizzling Cuban cop, whom her father approves of, is worth not having Donovan back in her life.

But Donavan is fighting for her forgiveness, to prove that deep-seeded secrets far greater than their love tore them apart. Donavan will force Avery to return the key to her heart no matter the cost... đŸ”„

Amarie Avant delivers an emotionally intense second-chance romance featuring a deaf heroine, the bad boy who learned sign language for her, and secrets that destroyed their first chance at love. Avant doesn’t shy away from difficult topics—disability representation, class differences, parental disapproval, pregnancy loss—while creating a romance that burns with intensity. The interracial romance adds another layer of complexity as Avery navigates family expectations and her own heart. Expect angst, passion, and a hero determined to prove their love is worth fighting for.

A powerful second-chance romance about a bad boy who learned sign language for his deaf first love—and the secrets that tore them apart! 💕

A Real Christmas (Love in Applewood Book 1)

Author: Christie LoganFREESweet Single Mom Romance

A struggling single mom. Her lonely boss who hates Christmas. As they rediscover the magic of the holiday, will they also find love? 🎄

Christmas hasn’t been the same for Allison Voss since losing her husband, but she’s determined to make it merry for her daughters’ sake. She’s between jobs and simply managing day to day is a struggle until she meets Ward Haysgard. His act of kindness and offer of employment just might turn her luck around.

Ward is not a fan of Christmas. As a district manager for a large department store, he’s seen plenty of greed and selfishness and not much good will toward men. But Allison’s plight touches him. As he gets to know her and her girls, they work their way into his heart—a heart he thought had hardened long ago when he lost the loving grandmother who raised him. ❀

As the holiday approaches, an old secret from Ward’s past emerges and threatens his closeness to Allison. Will he leave her heartbroken? Or will she and Ward discover together what makes Christmas real? ✹

Christie Logan launches her Love in Applewood series with this sweet holiday romance featuring a struggling widow, a Grinch-like boss with a tragic past, and the children who bring them together. Logan creates clean romance with emotional depth, exploring grief, second chances, and how love can heal even the most hardened hearts. Perfect for readers who want their Christmas stories with genuine emotion, family warmth, and slow-burn chemistry that never crosses into steam.

A heartwarming holiday romance where a single mom and her Grinch-like boss rediscover Christmas magic—and each other! 🎅

The Christmas Bet (A Mountain Springs Christmas)

Author: Meg EastonFREESweet Holiday Romance

Neither of them is looking for love this Christmas. Their six-year-olds have other plans. 🎄

Rachel Meadows has her dream job, a new lease on life after beating cancer last year, and extensive plans to make this the most merry, bright, and wonderful time of the year for her six-year-old son. But all her carefully crafted plans fly off faster than a reindeer-pulled sleigh when her coworkers challenge her to a bet—say yes to every holly jolly and not-so-holly jolly thing that comes her way.

Except there’s one thing she never expected to say yes to—meeting Nick. 💕

Nick Stewart just moved to Mountain Springs, Colorado, hoping for a fresh start for him and his six-year-old daughter after losing his wife the year before. His late wife didn’t want him to wait long before remarrying, but he loved her with all his heart and isn’t sure he’s ready to jingle all the way to the world of dating again. 💔

When Rachel’s son begs for help with his school Christmas program and Nick’s daughter asks for the same, both parents say yes. Neither of the two little first-grade enemies ever guessed that their begging would lead to their parents meeting—or that their competitiveness would turn into cooperation for what has become Operation: Christmas Matchmaker. Six-year-old style, of course. 🎅

Meg Easton delivers a sweet holiday romance where two six-year-olds become matchmakers for their single parents. Easton specializes in clean romance with genuine emotion, creating characters dealing with real grief while finding hope again. The Mountain Springs, Colorado setting provides perfect Christmas atmosphere, and the children’s matchmaking scheme adds humor and heart to this story about two people learning to open their hearts again after devastating loss. Expect holiday hijinks, slow-burn chemistry, and a romance orchestrated by determined first-graders.

A delightful holiday romance where six-year-old matchmakers scheme to bring their single parents together! ✹

The Phantom of the Opera

Author: Gaston LerouxFREEClassic Literary Fiction

Beneath the Paris Opera House, a haunting melody hides a heart that cannot be seen. 🎭

Deep in the catacombs of the Palais Garnier lives Erik, the mysterious “Phantom”—a musical genius disfigured by fate and shunned by the world. When he falls in love with young soprano Christine DaaĂ©, his devotion turns to obsession, and his brilliance becomes both a gift and a curse.

As passion, fear, and jealousy entwine, a tragic triangle unfolds between the man of shadows, the woman he adores, and the world that cannot accept them. đŸŽ”

Blending gothic atmosphere, romance, and psychological depth, The Phantom of the Opera explores the beauty of art and the pain of isolation—reminding readers that even monsters can love, and even love can destroy.

Gaston Leroux crafted this timeless gothic romance first published as a serial in 1909-1910. The novel is partly inspired by historical events at the Paris Opera during the nineteenth century and by an apocryphal tale concerning a skeleton used in an 1841 production. Leroux creates a haunting tale that examines genius and madness, beauty and horror, the transformative power of art and the destructive nature of obsession. This classic has been successfully adapted into various stage and film versions, most notably the 1925 film featuring Lon Chaney and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic 1986 musical.

Download this free classic—a gothic masterpiece of obsession, genius, and tragic love beneath the Paris Opera! đŸŒč

The Pennington Perplexity (Constantine Capers Book 1)

Author: Natalie BrianneFREEHistorical Mysteries

London, 1888 🔍

Mira Blayse is determined to uncover the truth behind her parents’ deaths in 1870. With an artist’s eye, she notices what others miss—but her investigations thus far have led nowhere. One morning at a cafĂ©, she sketches a mysterious stranger, unaware she’s capturing the features of the man who will help her solve the case once and for all.

Byron Constantine is a brilliant detective, but his mind is fractured. He lives day-to-day, desperately fighting to hold onto his memories, only for them to slip away as he sleeps. 💔

Assuming the role of his secretary, Mira’s sharp eye for detail is the perfect complement to Byron’s deductive genius. More than an assistant, she bridges the gaps in his memory. Together, they tackle a case from Scotland Yard: the suspicious death of airship operator Clement Pennington.

With the Whitechapel murders dominating London, they uncover hidden schemes and shadows of a secret society that may hold answers about Mira’s own mystery. As danger closes in, their partnership deepens—and Byron realizes there may be one memory he cannot afford to lose. 💕

Natalie Brianne launches her Constantine Capers with this Victorian mystery featuring an artist with an eye for detail and a detective whose memories disappear each night. Brianne creates a unique detective partnership where Mira serves as Byron’s external memory while he provides the deductive brilliance. Set in 1888 London during the Whitechapel murders, this historical mystery combines steampunk elements (airships!), secret societies, personal mysteries spanning decades, and a slow-burn romance between two people who need each other to be complete.

Victorian mystery meets unique detective duo—she’s his memory, he’s her genius, together they’re unstoppable! ✹

That’s all of today’s freebies. Below are today’s discounts:

Falling for You Again: A Novel

Author: Kerry LonsdaleRegularly $4.99, Today $2.49Family Life Fiction

Furniture artisan Meli Hynes still abides by her uncle’s truism: the only lasting love story is the one between artists and their creations. Having already given marriage a shot—for all of twenty-four hours during a Las Vegas fling—Meli made her choice. The wood-crafting shop that is her family legacy will always come first. đŸȘ”

But when her uncle decides to sell to a competitor, Meli’s promised inheritance goes belly-up. She’ll do anything to muddle the deal. Including a marriage of convenience to an unforgettable and very practical old friend—the competitor’s son, Aaron.

With a controlling family of his own, and every bit as impulsive as Meli, Aaron is in. After all, this isn’t the first time he and Meli got hitched on a whim. 💍

The rules of the ruse are simple: public displays of affection and live together as happy newlyweds. The hardest rule of all? Never let real feelings get in the way of what they plan to be a purely professional second time around. 💕

Kerry Lonsdale delivers a second-chance romance with a twist—they’ve already been married before (for twenty-four hours in Vegas), and now they’re doing it again for business reasons. Lonsdale explores family legacies, the pressure of controlling parents, and two impulsive people who think they can fake a marriage without real feelings getting involved. Expect family drama, fake relationship hijinks, and the slow realization that maybe their Vegas wedding wasn’t as much of a mistake as they thought.

A fake marriage to save a family business—but these two already eloped once before! ✹

Running Barefoot

Author: Amy HarmonRegularly $5.99, Today $2.99Coming of Age Fiction

When Josie Jensen, an awkward 13-year-old musical prodigy, crashes headlong into newcomer Samuel Yazzie, an 18-year-old Navajo boy full of anger and confusion, an unlikely friendship blooms. đŸŽ”

Josie teaches Samuel about words, music, and friendship, and along the way finds a kindred spirit. Upon graduation, Samuel abandons the sleepy small town in search of a future and a life, leaving his young friend behind.

Many years go by and Samuel returns, finding Josie in need of the very things she offered him years before. Their roles reversed, Samuel teaches Josie about life, love, and letting go. 💔

Deeply romantic and poignant, Running Barefoot is the story of a small-town girl and a Native American boy, the ties that bind them to their homes and families, and the love that gives them wings. 🩋

Amy Harmon delivers an emotionally powerful coming-of-age story that spans years and explores the transformative power of friendship-turned-love. Harmon handles the age gap and cultural differences with sensitivity, creating a story about two people who save each other at different points in their lives. This novel examines family ties, cultural identity, small-town life, and the question of when and whether to leave the place that shaped you. Expect tears, beautiful prose, and a romance that feels inevitable and earned.

Why I’m including this: A beautiful, poignant love story about a musical prodigy and a Navajo boy whose friendship transforms both their lives!** 💕

The Good Girl

Author: Patricia DixonRegularly $2.99, Today $0.99Psychological Thrillers

Some secrets are too dangerous to tell. Others are too deadly to keep... đŸ”Ș

Julia Lassiter has spent years constructing the perfect life: flawless family, thriving company, enviable home. But behind the elegant facade lies a crumbling marriage, a twin sister estranged by secrets, and two daughters caught in the middle of a bitter domestic war.

Julia’s second husband Shane behaves like the perfect partner and stepfather, but is there another side to him? đŸ˜±

Eighteen-year-old Molly is about to leave for Princeton. But something dark binds her to the home she plans to escape. She’s been playing with fire, and the heat is getting too much to bear...

When a lavish farewell party is ruined by a night of reckoning, buried secrets slowly come clawing to the surface. Now, with everything at stake, the truth must come out. But the closer you look at the Lassiter family, the more twisted their story becomes. And the real question isn’t what happened that night—it’s why... 🔍

Patricia Dixon delivers a chilling psychological thriller that peels back the layers of a seemingly perfect family to reveal a shocking portrait of obsession, betrayal, abuse, and the lies we tell to protect the ones we love. Dixon excels at domestic suspense where nothing is as it seems and everyone has secrets worth killing for. This twisty thriller explores family dysfunction, the masks people wear, and how far someone will go to maintain appearances. Perfect for fans of Freida McFadden and Lisa Jewell who love unreliable narrators and jaw-dropping revelations.

Grab this twisty domestic thriller at 67% off—a perfect family hides deadly secrets! 💀

Space Deputy (Interstellar Sheriff Book 1)

Author: Jenny SchwartzRegularly $3.99, Today $1.99Galactic Empire Science Fiction

Welcome to the Saloon Sector, Deputy! 🚀

Thelma Bach graduated top of her class after four years at the Galactic Justice academy. But she’s a Rock Sector citizen. She was a fool to believe the core worlders would ever allow her to beat them at their own game. She’s been assigned to serve her seven years as a deputy in the Saloon Sector. The message for the Federation’s out-world citizens is clear: you’ll never be our equal, so don’t even try. đŸ˜€

The core worlders chose the wrong person to push around.

Assigned to the despised frontier, Thelma will get her revenge even if she has to subvert a sheriff with a mysterious background (one who served with her Star Marine brother—will she be a baby sister forever?), charm artificial intelligences, fight bandits, and negotiate with aliens. 🌟

It’s not a question of whether Thelma will survive her exile, but whether the Saloon Sector will survive her! đŸ’„

Jenny Schwartz delivers space opera with a Western twist, featuring a frontier deputy determined to prove herself in a sector designed to break her spirit. Schwartz creates a vivid galactic setting with clear class divisions, political intrigue, and a heroine whose determination and competence shine through despite systematic discrimination. This series combines action, humor, and found family dynamics with commentary on privilege and outsider status. Expect AI allies, mysterious sheriffs, alien negotiations, and a protagonist who refuses to accept the limitations others place on her.

Space Western meets determined heroine—she’ll show the core worlders what frontier justice looks like! ⭐

Damaged Goods: An Angsty Football Romance (All Saints High Series)

Author: LJ ShenRegularly $5.99, Today $2.99Enemies to Lovers Romance

Underneath the goody-two-shoes persona is damaged goods...but can the bad boy across the street save her? 💔

Bailey Followhill is the perfect daughter. Sweet. Charitable. Pretty. Control freak. Not a hair out of place, not an inch out of line, she is everything her troublemaking sister Daria isn’t. But when her A game turns out to be a lukewarm C- at Juilliard, Bailey’s picture-ready life starts fraying faster than the worn satin ribbons of her pointe shoes. đŸ©°

She’s becoming a piece of gossip. The Troubled Child. A drug abuser. No longer the girl her best friend once knew.

Lev Cole is so golden, he’s got the Midas Touch. Prized quarterback. Football captain. Hottest guy in SoCal. A textbook clichĂ©. But with a girlfriend he doesn’t love and a career path he doesn’t value, Lev is coasting. The only two things he cares about—Bailey and becoming a pilot—are out of reach. 🏈

LJ Shen delivers another angsty romance in her All Saints High series, featuring the perfect girl whose life is unraveling and the golden boy who’s been in love with her forever. Shen excels at creating deeply flawed characters dealing with real issues—addiction, eating disorders, family pressure, mental health struggles. This isn’t light romance; it’s raw, emotional, and sometimes brutal in its honesty. Bailey and Lev’s connection has been building for years, but timing and circumstances keep getting in the way. Expect angst, damaged characters finding salvation in each other, and Shen’s signature blend of heartbreak and hope.

Angsty YA romance about a perfect girl falling apart and the golden boy who’s always loved her—emotional and intense! đŸ”„

Hollywood Station: A Novel

Author: Joseph WambaughRegularly $7.99, Today $1.99Thriller & Suspense Action

For a cop, a night on the job means killing time and trying not to get killed. If you’re a cop in Hollywood Division, it also means dealing with the most overwrought, desperate, and deluded criminals anywhere. 🚔

When you’re patrolling Sunset and Hollywood Boulevards, neither a good reputation nor the lessons of scandals past will help you keep your cool, your sanity, or your life when things heat up.

The robbery of a Hollywood jewelry store, complete with masks and a hand grenade, quickly connects to a Russian nightclub, an undercover operation gone bloodily wrong, and a cluelessly ambitious pair of tweakers. Putting the pieces together are the sergeant they call the Oracle and his squad of street cops. 💎

There’s Budgie Polk, a twenty-something firecracker with a four-month-old at home, and Wesley Drubb, a rich boy who joined the force seeking thrills. Fausto Gamboa is the tetchy veteran, and Hollywood Nate is the one who never shuts up about movies. They spend their days in patrol cars and their nights in the underbelly of a city that never sleeps. 🌃

Joseph Wambaugh, former LAPD detective sergeant and bestselling author, delivers gritty police procedural fiction based on his decades of experience. Wambaugh pioneered the realistic cop novel, showing the dark humor, grinding routine, and sudden violence that define police work. Hollywood Station features his trademark ensemble cast of fully realized characters dealing with the unique challenges of policing Hollywood—where glamour and desperation collide. Expect authentic cop dialogue, dark comedy, interconnected cases, and the kind of detail that only comes from someone who lived it.

Gritty LAPD thriller from a former cop—authentic, darkly funny, and impossible to put down! đŸ”„

Her Dragon Daddy (Black Claw Dragons Book 1)

Author: Roxie RayRegularly $3.99, Today $1.99Paranormal Fantasy

Mav disappeared before I could ever tell him about the child I carried. 💔

I’ve had years to get over him, and I’ve tried. But the second I see him again my heart lurches and it’s like all that time evaporates. I still burn for him, even though I know it’s a bad idea. đŸ”„

I try to remind myself about the bad things: his possessiveness, his quick temper...but he’s different now. More mature. Protective. Settled. And hiding something.

Something bigger than the child we share. 🐉

Roxie Ray launches her Black Claw Dragons series with this second-chance paranormal romance featuring a dragon shifter who disappeared, a single mother who never got over him, and secrets that threaten their reunion. Ray specializes in possessive alpha shifters, steamy romance, and heroines who refuse to be pushed around despite the chemistry. This dragon romance combines single parent dynamics, secret baby elements (he finds out!), and shifter world-building. Expect instalove feelings that never went away, protective daddy vibes, and secrets that make his disappearance more complicated than abandonment.

Dragon shifter daddy romance—he disappeared before she could tell him about their child! đŸ”„

The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge

Author: Michael PunkeRegularly $7.99, Today $3.99Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

The true story that inspired the Oscar-winning film—survival, revenge, and the unbreakable human will! đŸ”ïž

A thrilling tale of betrayal and revenge set against the nineteenth-century American frontier, The Revenant is the astonishing story of real-life trapper and frontiersman Hugh Glass. đŸ»

The year is 1823, and the trappers of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company live a brutal frontier life. Hugh Glass is among the company’s finest men, an experienced frontiersman and expert tracker. But when a scouting mission puts him face-to-face with a grizzly bear, he is viciously mauled and not expected to survive.

Two company men are dispatched to stay behind and tend to Glass before he dies. When the men abandon him instead, Glass is driven to survive by one desire: revenge. đŸ’Ș

With shocking grit and determination, Glass sets out—crawling at first—across hundreds of miles of uncharted American frontier.

Based on a true story, The Revenant is a remarkable tale of obsession, the human will stretched to its limits, and the lengths that one man will go to for retribution. ❄

Michael Punke delivers a visceral survival epic based on the legendary Hugh Glass, whose story seemed too incredible to be true—until Punke meticulously researched the historical record. This novel combines meticulous period detail with raw survival narrative, showing the brutal reality of frontier life and the extraordinary resilience of the human spirit. Punke doesn’t romanticize the frontier; he shows its violence, beauty, and unforgiving nature. The basis for the Oscar-winning film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, this novel stands on its own as a masterpiece of historical fiction and survival narrative.



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