Book Club

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The Free Friday selection for August 5 is

Rise of the Dragons (Kings and Sorcerers - Book 1) by Morgan Rice

If you thought that there was no reason left for living after the end of the Sorcerer's Ring series, you were wrong. In RISE OF THE DRAGONS Morgan Rice has come up with what promises to be another brilliant series, immersing us in a fantasy of trolls and dragons, of valor, honor, courage, magic and faith in your destiny. Morgan has managed again to produce a strong set of characters that make us cheer for them on every page....Recommended for the permanent library of all readers that love a well-written fantasy."
--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos

The #1 Bestseller!

From #1 Bestselling author Morgan Rice comes a sweeping new epic fantasy series: RISE OF THE DRAGONS (KINGS AND SORCERERS--Book 1).

Kyra, 15, dreams of becoming a famed warrior, like her father, even though she is the only girl in a fort of boys. As she struggles to understand her special skills, her mysterious inner power, she realizes she is different than the others. But a secret is being kept from her about her birth and the prophecy surrounding her, leaving her to wonder who she really is.

Just as Kyra is coming of age, the local lord comes to take her away. Her father wants to wed her off to save her. Kyra, though, refuses, and she quests on her own, into a dangerous wood, where she encounters a wounded dragon--and ignites a series of events that will change the kingdom forever.

15 year old Alec, meanwhile, sacrifices for his brother, taking his place in the draft, and is carted off to The Flames, a wall of flames a hundred feet high that wards off the army of Trolls to the east. On the far side of the kingdom, Merk, a mercenary striving to leave behind his dark past, quests through the wood to become a Watcher of the Towers and help guard the Sword of Fire, the paranormal source of the kingdom's power. But the Trolls want the Sword, too--and they prepare for a massive invasion that could destroy the kingdoms forever.

With its strong atmosphere and complex characters, RISE OF THE DRAGONS is a sweeping, romantic saga of knights and warriors, of kings and lords, of honor and valor, of magic, action, adventure, destiny, sorcery, monsters and dragons. It is a story of love and broken hearts, of deception, of ambition and betrayal. It is fantasy at its finest, inviting us into a world that will live with us forever, one that will appeal to all ages and genders.

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The Free Friday selection for August 12 is 

Agent Red Boxset , Volumes 1-3 by Ava S. King

Teagan Stone lives for her husband and three kids. After she's recruited from the navy, to work with an elite group. Teagan decides to retire and focus on her family life.

In the blink of an eye, her life changes because of her past. She finds herself chained to a bed in a 4x4 cell with no memory of how she got there or why. What she tried to leave behinds comes to light and turns everything upside down.



Teagan's time as an government operative--a notorious spy-- with a mission she didn't ask for, doing things she hadn't done in years with going under cover to save her country.



Follow this adrenaline-rushing political spy thriller as an ordinary housewife tries to navigate a world filled with espionage, intrigue, and deadly assassins!

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The Free Friday selection for August 19 is 

The Summer Sister by Muna Shehadi 

All her life she's been searching for the truth . . .

The three daughters of stunning but unstable movie star Jillian Croft and her famous acting-teacher husband, Daniel Braddock, grew up being treated as special, even after their mother's tragic death. Years later, their world is overturned when they discover a medical document suggesting Jillian could never have given birth to them.

Whilst Olivia and Eve insist there's some mistake, quirky, impulsive middle sister Rosalind can't leave the matter alone. Rosalind has always felt separate from her poised, successful sisters. If she has a different birth mother, she wants to know.

Investigation leads her to Leila Allerton, an opera singer from New Jersey with a vibrant, close-knit family to whom Rosalind aches to belong. At first its members warmly welcome their new neighbour - but circumstances and personalities soon clash, leaving a bewildered Rosalind unsure how they'll feel when they discover her true reason for seeking them out . . .

This is the first in the series. Books 2 and 3 (The Winter Sister and The Spring Sister)  are on sale for 99 cents each.

*I will be downloading all 3!    

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The Free Friday selection for August 26 is 

The Last Culling by Rachael Vaughn

Magic belongs to the women. To the men—only death.

In the city of Merilaad, any boy displaying magical ability is swiftly executed. Elena, an apprentice mage with powers she resents and a past she'd rather forget, knows it has to be this way—to protect them all. To keep them safe.

But when the boy she loves suddenly and unexpectedly develops magical powers, Elena finds herself faced with a dangerous choice—should she report Jascha and sentence him to certain death, or risk everything to keep his abilities hidden?

As the two of them struggle with their deadly secret, they uncover more deception, lurking just beneath the surface of their peaceful, idyllic city. Can they reveal the truth before it's too late...or will they plunge Merilaad back into its bloody past?