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.
Free: Three Dogs and a Wedding: A Rescue Dog’s Funny Story
Described as a dogs version of life, death and stardom (Amazon 5-star review) bestselling author Kit James has his canine hero, Elliott, in a hilarious race to the altar in Three Dogs and a Wedding, Book #3 Mutt to Megastar series. Will Valentines Day turn out to be the best day to be Best Dog? ... Read more
Free: Gratitude: Two Hundred Short Poems
Whether you’re a seasoned poetry lover or just dipping your toes into the world of verse,Gratitude: Two Hundred Short Poems offers something for everyone. Its brevity and depth make it the perfect companion for a quick moment of reflection or a leisurely read by the fireside. Free on Kindle.... Read more
There’s No Place Like Home
A riveting rollercoaster with surprises and triumphs. College sweethearts Claire and Gary, married for decades, face challenges that lead them astray. Gary discovers his biological family, Claire grapples with identity, and their son faces premature adulthood. Can they overcome sickness, addiction, and deceit to rediscover what drew them together? $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
The Golden Manuscripts: A Novel
A young woman of Asian/American parentage has lived in seven different countries and is anxious to find a place she could call home. An unusual sale of rare medieval manuscripts sends her and doctor-cum-art journalist on a quest into the dark world of stolen art. When their earnest search for clues whispers of old thieves ... Read more
Puffs of Enlightenment: the 420 Pot Passport
Imagine holding in your hands a passport that doesn’t just take you to new places, but unlocks new states of mind. “Puffs of Enlightenment: Poems of the Pot Passport” is your ticket to a poetic voyage wrapped in the scents and smoke of the world’s most enigmatic plant. Each page is a trip, each verse ... Read more
The Angle of Vanishing Stability
The Angle of Vanishing Stability is a sweeping coming-of-age novel portraying the winding path of a free-spirited daughter as she searches for herself and the paradoxical love of her father. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
The Wrong Ballet
The place: Paris, France. The time: late May, 1913. Victor Lapin, Director of the Thtre Piccolo in the Quartier Latin of Paris, France has fallen in love with Ballets Russes and he is desperate to entice this ‘ballet phenomenon’ to perform their sensational new ballet, ‘The Rite of Spring’, in his theatre. He fails in ... Read more
Free: Facing Heartbreak
When we fall in love, we never dream that one day we will be facing heartbreak. As we journey through the loss of a great love, there are a myriad of feelings that we experience. This book shares my own journey of moving through heartbreak and the possible loss of the one I love most ... Read more
Third Wheel
Las Vegas, 1982. Brady Wilks, a teenage transplant from the Midwest, navigates life in the dusty suburban outskirts of an aberrant 24-hour town built by the Mob. Outcast as a newcomer, Brady forges a brotherly bond with an older teenage neighbor, Mick, and his friend, Brett. But when Brett unexpectedly moves away, Mick invites a ... Read more
My Irish Dog
Spencer embarks on a journey to Ireland, desperate that the short vacation will somehow provide the answers to his inner turmoil. Little does he know that a chance encounter with a lost dog named Shandy will set in motion a series of extraordinary events. Spencer is soon propelled into a world where reality becomes distorted, ... Read more
Everything Here Belongs To You
Parul and Mohini navigate forbidden love and societal expectations. When Parul’s secret affair jeopardizes the Sens, she faces a choice that could redefine their lives. A tale of love, loyalty, and rebellion, challenging norms in a world where personal choices shape destinies. Will Parul defy expectations or succumb to societal pressures? $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Short Spanish Stories for Beginners: Learn Beginner Spanish With 20 Exciting Tales!
Dreaming of learning Spanish in a fun and engaging way, but having trouble finding the right reading material? Look no further! Start an exciting journey to learning Spanish with 20 engaging short stories! Language learning can often seem like a daunting task, especially when it comes to finding interesting and accessible reading material. Struggling with ... Read more
Picasso’s Motorcycle
France, 1940. An unexpected gift of an old motorcycle with a tragically romantic past hurls a young orphan into the thick of things as war breaks out and his life changes forever. Half-French/half-German Daniel must find a way to survive in a world that mercy seems to have abandoned. This book transports the reader to ... Read more
These Things Happen
Daniel Zimmer will do almost anything to end his painexcept for the one thing that might work. Flashing through Daniels life, past and present, this nostalgic ode to Brooklyn is an unflinchingly honest account of the inevitable ups and downs of recovery and coming of age. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Whiskey and Suicide
Whiskey and Suicide paints a kaleidoscope of myriad emotions of the Indian middle class families. In a very informal storytelling style, it narrates the dilemmas of the urban families in dealing with the conflicting emotions arising due to contradictory desires. It is the bonds of family and friendship that allow the protagonists to deal with ... Read more
Free: The Christmas Stocking
How a Christmas Stocking helps keep a family’s special memories alive. For those who have lost someone they love. Made me almost cry. Made me smile. A warm tender story about loss and love and Christmas mending broken hearts Amazon Review Free on Kindle.... Read more
Free: From Da Big Island – Screenplay and Novel
Both the screenplay and novel are combined into this one-volume book. How could Hawaii change a New Yorker? With her life in peril, Ruth, needing solitude and change, leaves the Big Apple for the Big Island of Hawaii. She deals with the islands’ customs, her unusual neighbors, marijuana, pigs, and more. Is this the change ... Read more
Anne Frank on Tour and Other Stories
This imaginative short story collection starts fast as Anne Frank survives World War II and becomes a literary star, and Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson agree to an interview that becomes quite candid, and a lonely husband picks up the wrong female hitchhiker. There are also stories about speed dating, people in distress, and famous ... Read more
Free: Abroad: A Novel of Cross-Cultural Encounters
Fall in love with this powerful and moving” coming of age story about clashing cultures and complicated relationships. “Supremely readable…” ABROAD follows Skip, Maddie, and Rex as they travel overseas and navigate romantic loves and friendships during the cultural upheaval and sexual revolution of the 1960s and 70s. Bittersweet stories for fans of Sally Rooney. ... Read more
Lost Seeds
The engrossing first book of a series, Lost Seeds addresses various facets of historical racism an Clarion/Foreword Review A novel chronicling the strained relationship between two brothers born into the remnants of their parents former enslavement. One brother seems to overcome, while the other descends further into adversity. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
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A comedic coming-of-age novel that takes a dark turn into the netherworld of state prison and a cauldron of toxic topics, from racism to rape, culminating in the emergence of an unlikely and unsung messiah. Imagine Huckleberry Finn in The Belly Of The Beast. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
The Home I left
A journey home reveals more than John could ever have imagined secrets, loss, and the surprising power of redemption. After years of service, John Furst settled into a low-key bureaucratic post within the US military, coordinating funeral arrangements for soldiers. With a loving woman in his corner, and a punchy work crew he enjoys, he ... Read more
100 Heartwarming Short Stories for Seniors
Are you searching for the perfect gift to brighten the lives of your beloved elderly women and men? Look no further and dive into a treasure trove of 100 heartwarming, easy-to-read short stories that will whisk you away on a nostalgic journey! Yearning for the years gone by? Seeking a way to keep your mind ... Read more
Fantastically Twisted: The Fairy Tales Book of Wickedly Entertaining Stories
Beloved classics? Yes. Same stories? Absolutely not. Featuring 12 Short Stories where each one takes a well-known Fairy Tale and propels them into uncharted territories creating surprising perspectives that challenge the very essence of the original tales. Note from Author: These are NOT Grandma’s Bedtime Stories. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: A Vengeful Realm: The Scales of Balance – Book 1
Peace bought by blood seldom lasts, for vengeance knows no end. The same is true for mortals and Gods alike. Decades, centuries, eras may pass, but the cycle remains. As war and revolution rise again, Zephyrus finds himself at the center of it all. Chosen by the Gods, hailed as a prophet of liberation, and ... Read more
Shit that We Should Never Pass Along, And All That We Cannot Leave Behind
In late 1980s rural Kansas, Mara finds herself taking on more than she can chew. Mara’s mother is a woman arguably ahead of her own time when it comes to the investigative day job she holds, and her own progressive take and unwanted oversharing of her thoughts on the day’s larger social justice issues. Mara’s ... Read more
Song of Siao Wei
In a small fishing village in ancient China, the singing girl of Dongying captures the attention of the Prince’s Court with her unparalleled beauty. Siao Wei makes her choice, a life-changing decision that forever alters her fate. Catapulted to a palace and bestowed with the title of Princess, Siao Wei realizes she has made a ... Read more
Free: Sexual Awakening
This coming-of-age story, set against the backdrop of the mid-1990s Midwest, follows Cassandra, a high schooler whose big dreams clash with her family’s conservative expectations, as she comes into her own while navigating the complexities of teenage sex and dating. Fourteen-year-old Cassandra Economos doesn’t fit the mold of her traditional Greek family. She’s always been ... Read more
Free: NO ONE DIES FROM LOVE: A RAW EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER OF LOVING AND LIVING LIFE
Have you ever looked back and wondered what went wrong? From consuming love to instant heartbreak, we often dissect every aspect of a relationship to figure out where such a life-altering shift occurred. With a life turned upside down after her husband’s brutal betrayal, Chelsey Marie picks up her pen to discover her own truth. ... Read more
Ready…Set…Pride!
Max Sparks thought 12th grade was confusing enough – until his grandfather’s will left him the NFL’s Portland Rogues, and with it: the judgments of Twitter and Snapchat, his classmates’ intense interest, skeptical players, a vicious sports media, and his scheming uncle (the team’s general manager, who wants it all for himself). Oh yeah, and ... Read more
The Seduction of Emy and Other Stories
35 crisp, literary short stories, packed with human drama, quirky sex, nutty religion, and lots of not-gonna-take-it-anymore women, both human and otherwise. See the author’s website, ARGregory.com, for some sample reading, and see “The Seduction of Emy and Other Stories” trailer on YouTube. $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: The Watermelon King
After being laid off from his job at a prestigious consulting firm, Dean decides to embark on a journey across East Africa with his younger brother. Unknowingly, they travel into bandit territory where a medical emergency forces them to choose between their safety and their health. Inspired by true events, The Watermelon King follows the ... Read more
Free: Sisyphus Wins
Sisyphus Wins is a novel about a man’s journey to accept himself as gay despite his traditional Catholic upbringing, and his struggle to find the courage to reveal his true identity to his family and community. Free on Kindle.... Read more
No Lifeguard on Duty
It’s July of 1970. The decaying beach town of Asbury Park, New Jersey erupts with racial unrest that propels three unlikely teenage friends into turmoil. Adam, Mollie, and Howard struggle with family conflicts and their racial, cultural and class identities in the midst of the chaos. Town and teens will never be the same. $0.99 ... Read more
Free: REIMAGINING BEN
FREE FOR THE FIRST TIME: In “a book of big, farcically dramatic moments” (Kirkus Reviews), 33-year-old Jay embarks on a short, sharp journey of belated self-discovery, while constantly being driven to distraction by his gay twin brother George and the antics of the wildly unstable Ben. “disorienting… frenetic… unsettling” BookLife Prize Free on Kindle.... Read more
The Duzy House of Mourning
THE DUZY HOUSE OF MOURNING is the compelling story of a young woman who survived an unthinkable accident the night she was born, an accident that claimed the life of her father, and forever altered her mother who sustained a traumatic brain injury. The book opens 22 years later. January Duzinski has been raised by ... Read more
Moody Black Chick: A Collection of Poems
From the writer of the celebrated paranormal thriller Hallowed Ground comes a collection of poetry that takes you on an inimitable journey through sin, salvation, pain, bliss, love, and heartbreak. Moody Black Chick celebrates the range of emotions that make us wonderfully complicated beings and bares witness to the evolution of the human soul. $2.99 ... Read more
Poetry, a Beauty
All my life, I was taught to follow the leader, as they coerced my thoughts, scrubbed my mind, confined my thinking, grabbed my attention and molded my every idea, like locking a bird into a cage. Poetry came to the rescue as it released those birds from the cage; every bird flew into the sky, ... Read more
Classic Short Stories by Trailblazing Women
This book brings you stories by women who broke new ground over 100 years ago through their literary brilliance, activism or ideas that were ahead of their time. The stories cover a variety of themes including relationships, loss, justice and freedom. There’s an insightful look at a relationship between two artists in ‘Coming Aphrodite’; a ... Read more
Heartbreak Epiphanies and Justified Lust
Crazy world, so here’s a crazy book. Eccentric alienation, chaotic love and sex. Dedicated to passion for creative writing and essential freedom of expression, two irrepressible young characters seek to truly satisfy legitimate emotional and physical needs. Exorbitant beer drinking, rock music, travel, humor, hardship, all culminate in a collision course through exciting Las Vegas, ... Read more
