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.
A Bullet in the Neck
This Hot New Release from Best Selling Western author Russ Towne features four exciting stories: Gold Fever Greed leads to violence, betrayal, and death, as honest, hard-working gold miners discover a traitor in their midst when they must confront a killer and his vicious gang of murdering thieves. Big Dream Ranch An ambitious man works ... Read more
Shuckstack Mountain
The blinding power of even small facets of nature is the crux of Shuckstack Mountain. On Samuel Meller’s eighteenth birthday, Hitler invades Poland, and his family’s barn goes up in a blaze of fireworks and misplaced war fever. His poor vision keeps him from Western Front, and Samuel finds himself in the Smoky Mountains, a ... Read more
Rosa
Darkly witty and compulsively readable, Barbara de la Cuesta’s novella lets us into the private life and secret thoughts of Rosa, an undocumented home health aide grappling with menopause and her unruly body, as she moves her life out of the margins and into the sun with the power of confession. $1.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Dial 323 Love
AJ Brooks is a young man with morals, waiting tables and attending college in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, with the hopes of one day breaking into the entertainment industry as a screenwriter. However, when a woman dangling his dreams in front of him lures him to Los Angeles, he is quickly reeled into a ... Read more
Hollywood Daze
“A delightful book, fun, edgy, unforgettable.” -Mary Kennedy, Best-Selling Author of the Dream Club Mysteries A seventeen-year-old high school dropout with a hidden talent, Mona, is sitting at the counter of the Fountain Coffee Room, trying not to attract the attention of Maddy Miller, a feisty, unfiltered, hotshot producer, who’ll decide if her brother Joost ... Read more
A Kiss for a Dead Film Star and Other Stories
Karen Vaughn’s capacious imagination and remarkable voice glitter in this astonishing debut collection of stories that inspire weird love and uncover surprising caches of eroticism. Psycho-medical-magical realism intertwines with old and new New York City, epic love stories, and tales best told in the smoky alleys behind bars or beneath the covers. $1.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Bare Lit
A fiction and poetry anthology in support of the Bare Lit Festival, showcasing award-winning British authors of color. $1.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Locked Gray / Linked Blue: Stories
Ukwu wields the constraints of the short story as if she had invented them expressly to connect us to each other in this glinting and razor-sharp collection of linked short stories. Family dynamics, bad romance, work, and money haunt the New Yorkers in these stories as they nevertheless triumph. $1.99 on Kindle.... Read more
A Bloody Day in Destiny
Four exciting stories of the old west: The past comes calling with a six-gun and a score to settle, and there’s no place to hide in “A Bloody Day in Destiny.” An unwelcome sleeping companion holds the key to survival when two vengeful brothers catch up to the man who shot their brother in “I ... Read more
The Bluejay Trail
Joe was eighteen when he saddled up his horse and left the side-hill farm in Tennessee for points west. He started the long trek of finding his brother’s killer. Somewhere out yonder where the long grass grew he would find the mate to the gun which hung low on his hip; the one with the ... Read more
When The Well Runs Dry
In a country divided by civil war, one city stands above the chaos. Since the system collapsed, citizens are struggling to survive. Marauders are destroying what little is left. However, not everyone is quite ready to surrender. The Alder and her loyal supporters find themselves caught in a life or death struggle to save, not ... Read more
Remembering Eternity: The Game Begins
Skylar had it all – riches, success, and fame – until he traded it all for Enlightenment. After losing everything dear to him, Skylar vows to rediscover the timeless bliss he knew as a child. As he visits the California paradise of his glory days, he finds shaggy surfers, washed-up hippies, and a deranged Vietnam ... Read more
Free: The Amazing Adventures of 4¢ Ned – Coinworld: Book One
The world has a new hero, but he’s short a penny. After meeting a sagacious Indian nickel, 4¢ Ned discovers within himself a million buck’s of e pluribus awesome. Teaming up with a luckless Lincoln penny, the three intrepid coins set out to save Coinworld from a worthless future and become the champions of small ... Read more
The Real Truth
Derek Severs is a popular talk radio host beloved by millions for his fiery opinions and unflinching moral judgments. When a scandal threatens to bring down everything he’s built for himself, a past he’s tried to forget returns, bringing with it the biggest regrets of his life. Then Derek is visited by a series of ... Read more
The Pontency!
In a world turned upside down by the God of Potency’s prancing dickishness – Queen Elizabeth II in orbit, the Dalai Lama partially digested, unforgivable uses for tofu – two heroes set out to restore natural order, overcome crippling dandruff and escape the pull of the Mongolian Illuminati. Chul, a self-righteous South Korean salaryman, vows ... Read more
Free: Polk, Harper & Who
A contemporary story of complicated friendships and family relationships, and ultimately of the triumph of imperfect London love within imperfect London lives. “Relieved, complicated, and strengthened by its trenchant observations of horrible people, along with black humor.” (Kirkus Reviews) Free on Kindle.... Read more
The Cedar
From settling in the newly founded colonies in the 17th century through the pinnacle of the Civil War, The Cedar is an endearing tale that introduces us to generations of the Bodes family and those close to them as they persevere against the elements, foes, and each other. Family tragedy and scandal are abundant as ... Read more
White Monkey Chronicles (Complete Trilogy)
“A break-out literary dazzler!” “Witty & whip-smart!” A rogue Sisterhood. An undocumented deity. A persecution of Cardinals. WARNING: Reincarnation Day is at hand! See price on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Second Son
It is the dawn of the Renaissance, a time when new ideas are just beginning to emerge. Alfred — the eponymous second son — comes of age in the enlightened court of his grandfather. Alfred is convinced that his life will be unremarkable, spent in diligent but mundane service to king. His grandfather, however, foresees ... Read more
Free: The Madness of Grief
London 1969. While men are walking on the moon, a series of dramatic events threaten to have lasting repercussions for Jane and the people she loves. “A well-written, richly complicated, and deeply engaging coming-of-age tale.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Free on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Behold Ellowee
Muriel was shipped off to her grandparent’s house every summer. She enjoyed the break from school and loved her grandparents dearly, but would describe these months as uneventful…even boring. Not this time. Strange changes in Muriel ensured this summer would be different from the very beginning. Grammy’s history lessons hold many answers, but Muriel is ... Read more
Free: The Way
In Kristen Wolf’s extraordinary and timely fiction debut, a spirited young girl living in ancient Palestine escapes her life of oppressive tradition — undertakes an epic and dangerous journey of self-discovery — then seeks the courage to rise and embrace her destiny as one of the world’s most powerful spiritual leaders. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Swans Are Fat Too
A heartwarming love story between an overweight pianist and a disinherited prince in Warsaw, containing a history of Poland in a nutshell. “Beautiful,” “thought-provoking”—from reviews. An Amazon bestseller in Eastern European literature. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Whispers Among The Prairie
The prairie lands of the American West come alive with adventure, courage, friendship and love. Come and join Black Kettle, the great Southern Cheyenne Chief on his plight to save his tribe from extinction and keep peace with the US army. His adopted daughter Morning Dove befriends US army captain, Clinton McKay. What will happen? ... Read more
Free: Flashlight
In San Bernardino, near the end of the twentieth century, the Fifth Street Crew—who insist they are most certainly not a crew—are bored to tears by their lived reality. The teenagers share a universal thirst for something transformative, something magical to change absolutely everything. For all the gossip about the local gay bakery-owner, crime, smokes, ... Read more
Believe Me: The Story of a Narcissist
Kennedy Kilpatrick was born into the world of privilege. His immigrant parents built an empire from the ground up. By the time their son was born, they had amassed a great fortune. Ken had a tendency to exaggerate everything. Despite this – or maybe because of it – he found himself surrounded by devoted followers. ... Read more
Free: The Dead of August
Life and love on the verge of a nervous breakdown: a bitterly funny, darkly satirical tale of modern-day anxieties and hidden sexual tensions, set across the “fashionable” edges of contemporary London. “A sophisticated, comic novel that brilliantly captures the triumph and folly of art, media, and publishing.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Free on Kindle.... Read more
Love Trumps All!
Indo-American themed novel around High-Tech Immigration, Love and the Pursuit of Happiness. Fresh new global perspectives in the divisive political debates around immigration. Five friends, five religions, five ideologies, five inseparable interwoven stories of transformation and self-discovery on a global stage. A story that cuts across Y2K opportunities of the late 90s to the current ... Read more
The ’69
A story of second chances for a father and son as they strive to complete a task started a generation before. Family crises, financial woes and life and death struggles hamper they’re way. This is a warm-hearted tale of family bonds and lifelong loves. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
We Run Bad
America’s in the throes of the Great Recession, and Tim’s dreams of flipping a house have collapsed along with the housing market. After abandoning his new home as a lost cause, he’s caught up in the poker craze and moves to Atlantic City with a new dream of “playing poker for a living”, but soon ... Read more
Free: My Summer Friend
LOVE, OBSESSION, SECRETS: Charismatic college student Ed Grey’s life is a carousel of one night stands until inheriting his childhood home after his grandparent’s death. As summer arrives, he moves in, reliving his past as a quiet, shy, loner by day and obsessively watching for his childhood crush Elise through his telescope by night. The ... Read more
Stim
Robert is different. He has Asperger’s Syndrome. He experiences the world differently to 99% of the population. This is his coming of age journey as he struggles to accept who he really is, tries to understand other people—which he cannot—and find a girlfriend. Especially find a girlfriend—he’s decided it’s his special project for the year. ... Read more
Free: Regarding Anna
Grace discovers a box in her parents’ attic that contains enough suspicious items to cause her to believe that the people she had called Mom and Dad her whole life may not have been her real parents. After recovering from the shock of her parents’ deaths, Grace Lindroth is tormented by the uncertainty of her ... Read more
Dodge By Dodge Carter
While living in Mount Vernon, NY, in the late 1920s, Dodge Carter meets a gorgeous woman from the city—Ms. Vivienne Chambers—and feels for her the rush of a new love. As the two become acquainted, Dodge Carter is forced to leave behind his new home, and its tranquility—due to some unforeseen events—and take up residency ... Read more
Free: Lucky Star
Teenager Ben Somerset has three great loves in his life: Sherlock Holmes, designer clothes and a certain song by Madonna. And then Susie appears. Set in England in the summer of 1984 Lucky Star tells of Ben’s introduction to the world of shoplifting, music, politics, love and heartbreak. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Whispers Among The Prairie
Set in the American West of the 1860’s, it incorporates Chief Black Kettle’s plight of saving his people from encroachment of their land from settlers and keeping the peace with the U.S Army. His adopted daughter Morning Dove becomes a bridge between two worlds as she has been taught and understands the English language. She ... Read more
The Counterfeit Smile
In Paris, in 1910, two rascals meet one another and become fast friends. Young and cocky, when they weren’t feeding their appetite for food and flesh, they were selling works of art “stolen” from the Louvre. But their life suddenly changes when the Mona Lisa is actually stolen from the Louvre. The Counterfeit Smile is ... Read more
Free: The Sinking of Bethany Ann Crane
A country on the cusp of war. A town suspended in time. One girl’s desperate attempt to escape her eternal childhood. Bethany Ann Crane is a motherless eight-year-old living in Grover Springs, SC at the beginning of the Cold War. After her patriotic small town agrees to enter into a government experiment geared to give ... Read more
Free: Humanity’s Way Forward
Brandon Chane, musical visionary and perpetual outcast, is weathering the first flush of terrestrial stardom with his band, Edge of the Known, and beginning to realize that the fame he’s worked so hard to achieve is not a cure-all for the wounds he’s carried throughout his inspired and arduous life. Is there another, deeper answer ... Read more
Free: Advancing on Chaos
Reminiscent of Confederacy of Dunces. Chaos received an Honorable Mention in the Great Southeast Book Festival and was one of the semi-finalists in the Faulkner/Wisdom Creative Writing Competition. Free on Kindle.... Read more
