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.45 Caliber Series, Volume 2

May 9, 2020 By eReader Nation

PETER BRANDVOLD TAKES YOU ON A WILD RIDE IN VOLUME 2 OF THE .45 CALIBER SERIES – RAW AND GRITTY AS THE WEST ITSELF.

Cuno Massey had always stayed on the good side of the law. But trouble had a way of dogging the young gunslinger’s heels.

Now Cuno is back on the vengeance trail that takes more than a few bloody twists and turns until it ends in a smoky hail of flesh-tearing lead! Cuno’s got to do what it takes to defend himself – even if it means defying the law and becoming a wanted man…

“So richly detailed that you can smell the gun smoke and taste the dust.” – Wayne D. Dundee, author of Lone McGantry. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Mike Stone: Texas Ranger

May 4, 2020 By eReader Nation

A fast-paced western yarn that is hard to put down! Texas in the 1880’s offered both opportunity and danger.

Mike Stone comes to Texas to avoid the gunfighter reputation he had acquired in New Mexico. He finds adventure and danger as he settles in near Austin with an unexpected inheritance and a beautiful new neighbor. He finds it hard to put the guns away when the Texas Rangers come calling. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Free: Revolving Heart

May 1, 2020 By eReader Nation

On a beautiful summer morning at the Jersey Shore, 4-year-old Sarah Carpenter wanders toward the ocean and never returns. The police think she drowned, but her babysitter Amy claims Sarah was abducted. The only other witness, 17-year-old Donnie Marcino, didn’t see a thing. Twenty years later Sarah’s disappearance still haunts Donnie. Free on Kindle.

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Free: Fathers of Edenville

May 1, 2020 By eReader Nation

A story bolstered by faith, forgiveness, and a sense of humor. When Jim Hart is found dead, the town is in a mad scramble to rectify the wrongs laid bare when Sylvia disappears to go in search of her father. The lesson they must learn is that the only way to their salvation is forgiveness. Free on Kindle.

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Free: Livin’ After Midnight

April 27, 2020 By eReader Nation

Livin’ After Midnight chronicles the journey of Tommy, a young runaway, as he stumbles into one adventure after another. He eventually grows up to become Tom, an ex-con trafficking cocaine into LA for a Peruvian Drug Cartel.

Tom is a handsome rogue who stumbles into the good graces of the Cartel after standing up for a complete stranger in jail. Tom’s life is filled with exciting, dangerous adventures that he is lucky to have survived. From fights in the LA County jail to shootouts in Downtown and South Central Los Angeles, Tom has seen and done it all. Miraculously, he is still alive to tell these tales.

Our journey spans two decades of the wildest, craziest and funniest adventures you can possibly imagine. Just another day in the life of a drug addict and trafficker.

Livin’ after Midnight also tells of forbidden love and incredible friendships. Bonds that remain unbroken to this day! Free on Kindle.

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Rebirth

April 27, 2020 By eReader Nation

After the devastating passage of a planet through the Milky Way, Earth is on a course to oblivion, because the planet, from another galaxy, spewed forth radiation which rendered all women infertile. A plane carrying a group of scientists to Rio de Janeiro, crashes in the Amazonia jungle. Two people survive the crash and find themselves guests of a tribe of indigenous people, the world knows nothing about. Here, life continues, women are giving birth, and unless Dr. Mullins and his wife can find a way to inform the rest of the world, this race of brown people seems destined to be the sole inheritors of Earth. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Stealing Smokes

April 24, 2020 By eReader Nation

A delightful collection of short stories designed to engage and entertain. These extraordinary tales about ordinary people are told with cheeky irreverence and an antipodean tone of voice. And in the tradition of writers like O. Henry and Dahl, Hanlon takes great delight in putting a twist in every tale. Prepare to enjoy yourself. $0.99 on Kindle.

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No Turning Back “The Rise Of No Pity”

April 23, 2020 By eReader Nation

A young man tired of dealing with the struggles of the world and fighting to make ends meet. Zo takes it into his own hands and does the impossible, by robbing one of the most notorious kingpins in Atlanta. He has opened a new gateway for his brother’s and himself. Forming and building their own empire, but will karma come back to visit them as the past meets the presents. Will the No Pity Crew prevail or will it all be lost? Read more to see what the future holds for these three young men. $2.99 on Kindle.

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Free: One Night With Finnbar

April 20, 2020 By eReader Nation

Martin Atwater has big plans and high ideals, but he is no judge of character – least of all, his own. He is bored, restless, and on the verge of making a mistake that will cost him everything.

Martin was born into a life of wealth and privilege. While on a visit to his uncle’s country estate, he discovers a strikingly handsome stable boy; a bondservant called Finnbar. Martin convinces his uncle to allow him to take Finnbar with him to be trained as his army orderly.

When Martin returns to London, he is stalked by his old nemesis, Edmond Mattox, who demands payback for a perceived debt of honor.

“You took something from me,” Mattox snarled. “And I want it back!”

To save himself, Martin does the unthinkable: He sacrifices Finnbar.

In an agonizing twist of fate, Martin murders Mattox, then assumes his identity in order to rescue Finnbar from being hanged for the crime.
A gritty historical fiction set in 1767 England, One Night With Finnbar is a richly woven tale of treachery, blackmail, and murder, exposing the reader to both sides of 18th century London society in a way that can never be forgotten. Free on Kindle.

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Moonlight and Mountains

April 19, 2020 By eReader Nation

Best-selling author B.N. Rundell continues his Rocky Mountain Saint Series with the fourth installment of the Stonecroft Saga.

Two friends explore the Louisiana Territory that seldom had the white man’s footprint. They pass through various Native American tribes on their way to the Rockies while overcoming the wilderness’ life-and-death challenges. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Moonlight and Mountains

April 19, 2020 By eReader Nation

Best-selling author B.N. Rundell continues his Rocky Mountain Saint Series with the fourth installment of the Stonecroft Saga.

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Avenging Angels: Wild Bill’s Gun

April 18, 2020 By eReader Nation

The Avenging Angels are on the trail again and this time, the Beautiful Angel of Death is kidnapped by the very man they are trying to bring in for a large bounty…

Sara is taken by riverboat to Mexico and Reno follows to save her. He finds Apache the dog and himself in an alien place where he does not speak the language.

To confuse matters further, he finds himself in a quandary. The captor runs musical burlesque shows.

Reno likes them, but fears they may possibly be the devil’s work. But, alas, anything to rescue Sara…

An army scout named Wild Bill who befriended them earlier rides to their aid and is the best partner in climactic gunfight against a gang of killers. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Free: When I Killed My Father: An Assisted-Suicide Family Thriller

April 16, 2020 By eReader Nation

What if your ailing father asked you to kill him, and then, at his memorial, your sister accused you of murder?

Once it’s got you in its grips, you won’t be able to put it down. It had me laughing and crying at the same time. It’s exciting, funny, and so poignant. It’s a heartfelt thriller that will stay with you long after you’ve read the last words. Free on Kindle.

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Jack’s Path

April 14, 2020 By eReader Nation

Troubled by intense loneliness, a result of his lost childhood and a cruel twist of fate, Jack is confronted by an enigmatic visitor’s insistence that the world is meaningless. In his despair, he is drawn to a vision of the fabled Camino de Santiago, and so Jack embarks on a final act of redemption. It will soon become a quest for understanding, reaching beyond life and death itself.

Philosophers, gurus, friends and enemies all accompany Jack along the path to resolve the great questions of all ages.

Is the world before us as it seems?

Is science and reason the sole road to truth?

Do our moral choices have significance?

Is there truth still in the great religions?

Is there a world beyond our earthly abode?

One of the great coming of age stories and a deeply spiritual adventure, Jack’s Path offers new answers to the old questions. $7.99 on Kindle.

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Free: The Book of Joe B: A Love Story

April 13, 2020 By eReader Nation

Stuck inside? Worried about the Coronavirus? This humorous and uplifting story was written for people facing life’s struggles. As a modern-day, retelling of The Book of Job, it offers a new perspective to anyone who’s ever looked up to the sky and asked “why me?” Free on Kindle.

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Free: Pretty Boy Blue

April 13, 2020 By eReader Nation

From playing house as a child to her first kiss as a teenager, Nikki Blue knew that she was different from other girls. One day her slice of the American dream would include a white picket fence and a wife.

While her family life is in upheaval and her loved ones battle around her, Nikki’s struggles escalate as her childhood innocence is stolen and she is uprooted over and over again. Despite her father’s abandonment and her mother’s denial, Nikki is determined to discover her truest self.

She stumbles through adolescence with the visage of a debutante and the attitude of a cocksure college boy. To escape being bullied in school, Nikki finds solace in the Washington, D.C., gay and lesbian club scene. Flamboyant gay men and drag queens teach her the nuances of being fierce. Through one-night stands with older women who understand her body, but not her heart, she masters the game of sex without strings.

By the time Nikki adjusts to college, accepted by the skin of her teeth, she embraces her identity and is thrown into life in the fast lane. But Nikki is still flailing, and with encouragement from her stepfather, enlists in the army.

Just as Nikki finally has a plan for her future, everything is thrown into question when she meets Katrice Carrington, the one woman who can convince her to settle down. The stability Nikki craved as a child is at her fingertips…until she volunteers to go to war. Even if Nikki survives, can their relationship? Free on Kindle.

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The Bomb Squad

April 10, 2020 By eReader Nation

At the stroke of midnight, a devastating explosion at Black Tom Island, an armaments depot, rocks New York City awake; and so begins this story of two patriots in World War I, each willing to put his life on the line in order to achieve a glorious victory for his cause.

Serving the Fatherland is Dr. Harold Schwartz, administrator of the prestigious Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital and a German spy. Along with his father, a dealer in lethal weapons and a lifelong friend of Kaiser Wilhelm, Schwartz is hell-bent on distracting the Americans from entering the war.

Meanwhile, the British Secret Intelligence Service recruits highly regarded New York City police detective Max Rothman to assemble a team of German-speaking specialists, known as the Bomb Squad. Their mission is to investigate the sudden surge of German espionage activity wreaking havoc along the Eastern Seaboard and among steamships attempting to cross the Atlantic.

The Bomb Squad follows these men’s exploits through an interconnecting tale of love, loss, friendship, and betrayal, stretching from American shores to the epicenter of German power during a time when the world is at war. $3.99 on Kindle.

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Mike Stone: Texas Ranger

April 10, 2020 By eReader Nation

A fast-paced western yarn that is hard to put down! Texas in the 1880’s offered both opportunity and danger.

You’ll enjoy this western mystery with a touch of intrigue and echoes of a famous outlaw from Texas history. $2.99 on Kindle.

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Free: The Gentle Art Of Forgetting

April 4, 2020 By eReader Nation

A 30-year-old woman named Jane Dawn wakes in a snow-covered hut with no memories, but the suspicion she may have been responsible for something terrible. Set over two timescales in two very different places, you’ll uncover the mystery of Jane’s curious life in this tale of love, loss, memory, magic, and mortality. Free on Kindle.

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Lucid Dream

April 4, 2020 By eReader Nation

This is the era of technology. Two years ago, Suraj, a teenager, dreamed about a life devoted to technology. Today, he wants to be an author while millions of technocrats are in corporate careers, civil services, and entrepreneurship. Suraj has a Lucid Dream, a dream in which one is aware that one is dreaming. One’s teenage years are full of dreams. But not every dream is a sweet one. Sometimes Suraj has nightmares just like his friends. They know how it feels knocking on heaven’s door! Do you? $0.70 on Kindle.

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Northern Wolf (Northern Wolf Series Book 1)

March 30, 2020 By eReader Nation

Northern Wolf is a military historical fiction adventure set in the American Civil War. Follow a small group of green Union cavalrymen fighting for each other and a land they hardly know in a novel that depicts the fraying fabric of a nation that is battling for its identity.

Join the 13th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry as they ride on a collision course with J. E. B. Stuart’s elite cavalry “the Invincibles” near a small Pennsylvanian town, Gettysburg. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Free: Sockeye

March 28, 2020 By eReader Nation

Joe Wallace returns to a remote Oregon valley from self-imposed exile to bury the father who abandoned him a decade ago. Sad, alone and drinking, Joe has nearly given up on life and love. The escalating threats rekindle a fire Joe thought was dead or buried in him. When his jealous brother tries to develop the family’s land, Joe must make a stand. Free on Kindle.

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Adalbert

March 26, 2020 By eReader Nation

Action-packed medieval epic set in the 12th century. Adalbert is a restless young man who seeks adventure and finds plenty of it. The stage is set for a sweeping journey across France, Normandy, England and a dramatic sea voyage to a long-forgotten island in the northern sea. This is the second novel in the Astrolabe series by the Hipkins Twins, but can stand by itself. $0.99 on Kindle.

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The Incident Pit

March 18, 2020 By eReader Nation

There have been so many deaths at this massive, old, flooded quarry over the years they’ve nicknamed it ‘The Incident Pit’. The bottom of it has never been reached and so there’s an obsession by divers to be the first to get there. And as the authorities threaten to close the dive site for good this obsession is intensified as the chance to be the conqueror of the Pit is gone forever.

In the wake of the death of its latest victim, Rob, views are polarised in the club. Fiona now plans to give up diving altogether but Martin is more determined than ever to be that conqueror. But as everyone refuses to go with him he is forced the consider breaking the hallowed diving rule; never dive alone.

Fiona and Martin argue furiously about what counts as bravery and what as recklessness. When does ambition turn into suicide? But undeterred, Martin carries on. After all, he argues; what’s the point of living if we don’t take risks? And so he plans his dive – and a whole new adventure begins. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Free: Angel of Mercy

March 16, 2020 By eReader Nation

She had her entire life planned until the Great War began and everything changed.

April 1914. Barrie, Ontario. Hettie Steward is feisty, educated, ambitious and stubborn. Her fiancé, Geoffrey Bartlette, the love of her life since childhood, has been a patient man. He waited while she attended nursing school and worked a year, but now it is time to wed. While Hettie is thrilled to be starting her life with Geoffrey, she laments that marriage means sacrificing her beloved nursing career, and domestic life brings her nothing but drudgery and boredom.

When the Great War begins a few months into their marriage, Geoffrey enlists and persuades Hettie to join the Canadian Army Nursing Service and follow him overseas. After all, everyone says the war will be short, and it will be their opportunity to have a proper honeymoon. Returning to work is exactly what Hettie was craving, and she eager accepts.

The war, however, does not end quickly. Soon tragedy strikes, proving true the old adage “be careful what you wish for, you just might get it.” Geoffrey is killed at the Second Battle of Ypres, and Hettie is faced with a choice. Return home or stay in Europe and continue nursing? Moreover, will she discover the person she is meant to be now that her life has been steered onto a new path?

Angel of Mercy is the first in a trilogy following Hettie and her family as they navigate the challenges and heartbreak World War 1 brings. Free on Kindle.