Free and Discounted Literature on Kindle
Literature is often referred to books that are able to stand the test of time through their unique, creative elements and resounding messages. Classic stories by authors like Charles Dickens and Jane Austen make up just a small sampling of the literature available to readers today.
Fireflies in the Night
Two sisters and a beautiful mother caught between tradition and love, a family torn apart by tragedy and betrayal. Set against the lush background of wild animals and tea estates of Assam, India, this story weaves through the 50’s and 60’s and the India-China confrontation of 1962. Tragedy and powerful but fraying limitations on women roil an ... Read more
On Top Of The World
True love meets superstardom! Can they coexist with a twist? Gorgeous, talented and classy Belle hooked his heart and soul. Swagger skyrocketed Scrooge to the top of the music world then swelled his ego to the size of Texas. Will he regain his sense? Will she take him back? This modern twist on an old classic will ... Read more
Free: The Arbiters
Marcus, an enforcer in Los Angeles’ largest drug cartel, is gravely wounded while on cartel business in Colombia. While recuperating back in LA, Marcus falls in love with Sabrina, the adopted daughter of ex-cartel member, Max Brutus. When Sabrina doesn’t reciprocate Marcus’ overbearing exultations of love, he enlists the guidance of his seemingly shrewd Uncle ... Read more
Precious Jewels
Dale Martellino blends history, suspense, and romance in this intricate tale. She addresses the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim European communities and modern issues of identity and devotion. The horrors of the Holocaust have left scars that will never be forgotten, but we should also celebrate the heroes who stood up to genocide and tyranny. $2.99 on ... Read more
Free: Oil Patch Home
A coming-of-age story for the whole family, the novel is written from the viewpoint of a young girl growing up in the post-war central Oklahoma oil fields. For 12-year-old Sharon Miller, her last childhood summer is an eventful one of young love, tragedy and for the first time feeling the pressure of weightier adult issues. ... Read more
Worst. Superhero. Ever.
Four offbeat tales take you down a winding road of unexpected twists, delivering full-size satisfaction in a bite-sized package. Superheroes with superpower control problems. The best high in the world from a very unlikely source. Futuristic lesbian farmers battling closed-minded neighbors. And a curious amnesiac navigating her world with an unusually talkative parrot. $0.99 on Kindle. ... Read more
Too Jewish
This is the FIRST book in the Cooper Family Saga. Like Patty Friedmann’s father, young, brainy protagonist Bernie Cooper escapes Nazi Germany and ends up in New Orleans, where he finds an entirely new kind of prejudice against Jews—the kind that comes from other Jews. Sadly, they’re his own in-laws. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Through the Cajon Pass
No cowboy was as respected as Hesperia Jack. Find out what life was like as he conquered the beast of the Southern California high desert. $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Milkman
Do you wish men could breastfeed? Calder Boyd can. The lactating new father becomes a media darling wanted by all sorts of strange characters while simultaneously trying to repair his strained marriage. The Fourth Estate, sex, art, love, memory, marriage and family converge during the snowiest winter on record in this commentary on contemporary American ... Read more
The Cooper Family Saga (Vol. 1-3)
Patty Friedmann’s entire New Orleans trilogy—the sweeping story of three generations (plus an inspiring bonus book!) is now available at an irresistible price! A thirty per cent savings, a priceless read. (Four reads, actually.) $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Inclementia–Gothic Madness and Undead Love
A loveless marriage, a remote crumbling mansion, a man who was not what he seemed and an ‘impossible’ love that would lead Eudora into terrible danger and change her life in ways beyond her imagination. We cannot choose who we love. In life or in death, it will find us. A strange and twisted gothic ... Read more
Between the Levees
For Sam Miller, family is what he wants most in the world. Though with his parents deceased since he was a boy, and with no way of uncovering who they were, finding a sense of family is more than a daunting task—it seems impossible. Until he goes to Louisiana’s Cajun country, with hopes of finding a ... Read more
An Ishmael of Syria
A semi-autobiographical story told in a series of flashbacks and incidents from the present. The different excerpts intertwine to create a portrait of a person feeling at a loss while struggling to find meaning and a sense of belonging. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Journeys of Choice
Raven and Mark embark on journeys they can no longer avoid, crisscrossing the same ancient lands, although thousands of years apart. Strangely enough, a definitive reason for their travels is what happened long ago when a group of Early Modern Humans encountered a band of Neanderthals hunting bison. Journeys of Choice is an intricately woven ... Read more
The Darkening
“The Darkening is a promising, spine-chilling debut! Motz is a writer to watch.” Brian Keene – The Rising, Ghoul “The Darkening” is a coming-of-age horror novel that pits everyday characters against an unspeakable evil intent on destroying everything they know and love. Their home is torn apart as their friendship and love are tested in a ... Read more
Blood Republic
Blood Republic is a political-thriller for a divided modern America. Corrupt politicians, biased media, NSA surveillance, and viral hate; will America survive its next election, or collapse into a 2nd civil war of conservative versus liberal? $1.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Of Dust and Tides
Chance encounters, voices from the past, or challenging choices can change the course of a life. In this short story collection, young people starting on their journey to full adulthood find themselves on unexpected paths. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Hesperia Jack and the Desert Rose
Find out just what challenges faced those brave enough to journey into the American West. Meet Hesperia Jack, the bravest man who ever rode a horse, and his lady love the Desert Rose. Get to know the characters in this story told through poems and then follow their journey in the upcoming Hesperia Jack book ... Read more
The Worst Day Of My Life, So Far
IT’S A GOOD DAY WHEN YOU DON’T RESORT TO RAT POISON… M.A. Harper’s acerbic wit offers a wickedly entertaining seat on the always-wild Alzheimer’s ride. Fighting her way back to sleep after her mother’s latest Alzheimer’s-driven 3:00 a.m. ramble. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Pianist in a Bordello
What would happen if a politician decided to tell the truth—the whole truth? Richard Youngblood, aspiring Congressman, is about to find out. He’s running on a platform of honesty and transparency—and against the advice of his friends and advisers he’s decided to start with himself. His autobiography will lay his entire life bare before voters just ... Read more
Secondhand Smoke
JERUSHA’S POISON ……to just about everyone–particularly her adult children. Fortunately, poison is the very superfood of the satirist. Patty Friedmann, the reigning queen of black comedy, hits one out of the park with her family straight out of Tolstoy–unhappy in its own way, a uniquely twisted Southern way. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Amadea: One Spring in France
“Mademoiselle, you are boring,” says Amadea’s employer and fires her from a teaching post in Paris: “No one wants to learn poetry here.” In desperate pursuit of a job, Amadea travels to a small village in the Pyrenees, where she meets an aging aristocrat in need of a companion. It seems that Amadea has finally ... Read more
Billionaries and Bagmen
Are you fed up with politics, payoffs, corporate mega-profits at a cost to taxpayers, immunization of white collar crime, bribes and favors guiding the decisions made by our elected officials? Have you had ENOUGH of politics? There is only one way to fix it – rewrite the rules. It can be done! Midwest Book Review “Highly ... Read more
The Last Star
From award winning author, D.L. Orton; comes a funny, thought-provoking, and sensual collection of short stories. Laugh, cry, and linger over these brief but intense glimpses into the lives of two hesitant young lovers, a captive dolphin, a lonely divorcée, a billion-year-old AI, and more. Share the wonder, experience the pain and pleasure, take the journey… $0.99 ... Read more
Second Chances
A Multiple Award-Winning Novel about overcoming social differences. Nichole is struggling to deal with newfound life changes, and Richard is struggling to find himself after years as a corporate lawyer. Can they get a second chance at life? $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Didn’t Get Frazzled
A rousing, comic novel about four years in the life of an intrepid young medical student, set in the grueling world of an elite NYC medical school. Medical student Seth Levine encounters a student so arrogant he boasts that he’ll eat any cadaver part he can’t name, an instructor so dedicated she tests the student’s ability ... Read more
Stress Fractures
This contemporary fiction collection by author Cathleen Maza explores living, loving, and loss through eighteen beautifully written short stories. Delivered in the author’s signature style of unflinching emotional intensity, “Stress Fractures” provides a rare window into the unexpected life experiences that unite us all. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Art of a Jewish Woman
First she escaped the Holocaust and the poverty of the shtetl. Art of a Jewish Woman is a memoir and biography of Massie’s mother, a brilliant and beautiful woman who escaped the Holocaust and participated in many of the most critical periods of the 20th Century. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Daddy 3.0: A Comedy of Errors (Fiction)
What a mess. This was not supposed to happen. This isn’t where Nick Owen thought he would be by this point in life. He used to be a busy web programmer. Now he spends most of his energy trying to stop his three-year-old twins from playing in a dirty sand pit. Nick thinks of himself ... Read more
Free: What Might Have Been
As a fashion buyer at one of New York’s most glamorous department stores, Dana McGarry is a tastemaker, her keen instinct for fashion trends and innovative ideas coupled with a razor sharp business sense. But like the elegant and conservative store that employs her, Dana is caught between two eras—between being liked and standing her ... Read more
Backwards Into the Future
Everyone knows you can’t go back. Everyone except Mary apparently, because here she is, back in her old hometown. That’s because of two women she hasn’t seen for decades – one of them pushing her, the other holding back. The plum tree has gone, but a lemon tree thrives. The mystery surrounding the boat with painted eyes ... Read more
Forgotten Heroes
For the troops fighting in Vietnam, knowing who the enemy was, wasn’t always easy. At times it was the NVA and other times the Viet Cong, or seemingly innocent villagers. It was the jungles, the rice paddies, the heat, the monsoon rains, the mosquitoes, the rats, the snakes, and the malaria. It was the politicians that ... Read more
Free: Pardner’s Trust
A good horse gone bad and a young, ambitious cowboy meet in an epic battle of wills in the dry and dusty southwest. Hard working and honest to the core Ricky Richardson, taught by one of the best, is injured in a freak horse accident that leaves him in the hospital and the horse dead. ... Read more
Zaremba, or Love and the Rule of Law
“Entertaining,” “superbly character driven”—from reviews. Cordelia is disabled but is forced to take action when a fugitive needs her help. A heartwarming and topical love story set in Poland. Amazon bestseller in Eastern European literature. $0.99 on Kindle. ... Read more
Operation Cosmic Teapot
“A virgin birth? A virgin? Her?” God shouted at Freud while recalling his one night stand with Mary. Freud snorted another line of cocaine in celebration, believing that this story would help Nietzsche in his quest to fire God from Heaven Inc. Nietzsche, however, has other problems: the Norse gods are running amok on ... Read more
Parallels
Young Daniel is stricken with trauma by the tumultuous relationship between his parents and their contaminated marriage. The troubled boy develops severe anxiety and suffers from seizures, having to be placed on medication at the age of eight. The story quickly turns to Penelope, a young girl who is molested at a very young age ... Read more
Writing Trash and Hunting Buffalo by Jay Williams
What happens when you turn into the thing you most abhor? “Writing Trash and Hunting Buffalo” tells of a man who reports on the glitter set he despises, but through several tragic events that catapult him into the limelight, soon becomes similar to them. Can this conflicted man survive the constant struggle for his soul ... Read more
The GingerBread House
Set in a small town during the 1900’s, The Gingerbread House is a Romance/Mystery grounded in nostalgia, mirth, and true love. When a journalist comes home from Europe to take over the town newspaper from his sister, he becomes infatuated with the local people and their stories. From an orphaned young girl to a threatening ... Read more
The Bricks and Sticks of Life
The Bricks and Sticks of Life is based on an inspiring true story. Handyman Mitch understands how raw materials create magnificent dwellings, just as each ordinary moment, event, and encounter come together to build us into who we are. Through his journey of appreciating joys and growing through challenges, Mitch and his loved ones laugh, ... Read more
Free: Living with Markus
Forced to choose between cultivating a satisfying life for himself and rescuing his dysfunctional family members from their certain demise causes Marc to question the importance of family. Does Marc save his relatives from their ill-fated lives, or save himself from entering into a life of self-sacrifice and missed opportunities? Painful soul-searching and ... Read more
