Free EBook Friday - Jenny Pox

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I loved The Vampire Diaries when I was 13; I enjoyed Jenny Pox as an adult.  The story is about teenagers, but the gore factor makes this a late teen to adult book.  But who doesn't enjoy a story of a loser in high school who discovers how to use her powers and comes into her own?  Yes, it's an angsty, guilty pleasures kind of read, but that's the fun of e-books; no one has to know that you're reading junk:)

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Free EBook Friday - The Awakening

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Although they seem dissimilar on first glance, these are both novels about alienation and New Orleans society.  The Awakening doesn't have vampires, of course, but the quality of the writing is quite a bit better.  This edition also contains some terrific short stories that explore racial and social themes in a very modern way - it's hard to believe that Kate Chopin died in 1904.  If you liked The Help, you should get this just to read Desiree's Baby, her most famous short story.

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Free EBook Friday - The Emperor's Edge

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Set in a steampunk-ish world, this is the story of Amaranthe Lokdon, a female law enforcer who excels at her job and desperately wants to break through the glass ceiling.  When the emperor's top adviser promises her a promotion if she can apprehend a notorious criminal, what can go wrong?  Forced into intrigues within intrigues, she discovers that all is not as it seems in the empire, and even within the palace itself.  Amaranthe must decide where her ultimate loyalties lie, and then survive the anger of all the other factions.

I liked this book so much that I purchased it in paperback for Christmas for my in-laws, who are also sci-fi/fantasy readers.  I've also read and enjoyed book two of the series, Dark Currents and Ice Cracker II, a collection of short stories in the world.

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Free EBook Friday - Night of the Wolves

Some of the best bargains on the internet right now are free ebooks on Kindle.  They can also be some of the worst dreck ever produced.  It just depends on which you stumble on, so I thought I'd start sharing those that I come across and enjoy.  Book prices change frequently; all I can promise is that the book was free when I published this post:)

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David Daglish writes firmly in the realm of dark fantasy, but happily he does not confuse it with erotica, as seems to be the case for many new authors.  This is all sword and sorcery and faith in gods and great deeds - nary a romance to be seen.  This book centers around two paladins, each of a different and competing god, who are assigned to the same area by their churches.  When the village is threatened by wolf-men, each man has to decide how he will respond when his most puissant ally is also his sworn enemy.

Mr. Daglish sets all of his novels in the same world; if you would prefer a darker series with a bit of romance thrown in, book one of his Half-Orc series, The Weight of Blood, is also free this week.