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.
Amadea: One Spring in France
“A quick, entertaining, wonderful story”—Amazon review. Amadea takes a job as companion to an elderly aristocrat in the Pyrenees and becomes involved in the problems of a scholarly alcoholic, a thug, and a charming lawyer. This is a bestselling story of unusual friendships and the value of saying no. $0.99 or Free with Kindle Unlimited.... Read more
The Accidental Art Thief
For a quarter of a century forty-five-year-old Zinc has worked as a caretaker for a wealthy old man, living in a small casita on his ranch in New Mexico. She doesn’t make much money, but she has the old man, her dogs, and gorgeous views of the mountains. She is basically a very content recluse ... Read more
Wanna-be’s
As the lone white employee of a black S&L, failed screenwriter Winfield Payton chases the American Dream . . . “hip and fresh writing which could easily become an HBO series..” $3.99 on Kindle.... Read more
This Calling Master
Told from Michael’s personal journal written in 1987, This Calling Master explores the thoughts, the feelings, the emotions, and the actions of an amateur urban explorer who believes he has found a remedy to his problems. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
A Mosaic of Grace
Tim Lundstrom, a pastor burdened by his loss of faith, must decide whether to reveal himself at the risk of losing his adored and only daughter, autistic grandson, wife, and church community. Also hiding the truth from those she loves is Josephine Wallis, a physician whose disabled yet determined sister shares a longtime friendship with ... Read more
We’ve Come to Take You Home
Samantha Foster and Jessica Brown are destined to meet. But one lives in the 20th century and the other in the 21st … It is April 1916 and thousands of men have left home to fight in the war to end all wars. Jessica Brown’s father is about to be one of them. A year ... Read more
What If: Four Roads To Happiness
Dreams, life, family, job, love, passion, duty, have- to’s, want-to’s… How many times have you wondered what your life would have been, if you had taken a different career path, a different partner or another road in general? We seal our faith with the choices we make. Meet David, step into his shoes and make ... Read more
Coinman: An Untold Conspiracy
Winner of 2016 eLit Book Award, Coinman is a quirky, heartfelt tale of a junior level office worker in India who has a number of eccentricities. The laughingstock of the office, he finds no relief at home; his wife Imli, an obsessed actress, completely vanishes into each role. When his life gets scattered beyond his ... Read more
All That Ails You: The Adventures of a Canine Caregiver
A hard-luck rescue dog ends up at an assisted living home, where he spends his days doting on seniors. All is well, until a cranky curmudgeon moves in across from his favorite resident. Over 400 five-star reviews! $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Pride and Prejudice
In this historic romance, young Elizabeth Bennet strives for love, independence and honesty in the vapid high society of 19th century England. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Free: The Illegal Gardener
Sara Alexi weaves this entrancing story of the burgeoning relationship that develops between two people from very different backgrounds and cultures; an English woman living in Greece and the Pakistani illegal immigrant who becomes her gardener and house boy. Each brings their own problems, their own past baggage, and she approaches these with sympathy and ... Read more
Birdcall Morning
Joel Berskin is about to come out of a coma after seventeen years. The last time he was conscious, at thirty-one, O.J. Simpson had just led police on a long car chase. After his mother arrives at his bedside, he learns that his father has died, his wife has divorced him, and the music store ... Read more
The Devastation Agency
Ana is hiding from the undead in a quiet little town, but when a mysterious young man leaves her a message, her troubles are about to get a whole lot worse. Caden is no ordinary man and her life is about to change forever. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky
After centuries of religiously motivated war, the world has been split in two. Now the Blessed Lands are ruled by pure faith, while in the Republic, reason is the guiding light-two different realms, kept apart and at peace by a treaty and an ocean. Children of the Republic, Helena and Jason were inseparable in their ... 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
Glimmer and other stories
A riveting compilation of surreal, supernatural and mysterious tales. Seven compelling stories of obsession, loss, redemption and hope are brought together in this unsettling and original anthology. From ethereal speculation to rekindling forgotten love, these beautifully crafted tales explore human nature in all its diversity. Sometimes disturbing, sometimes inspirational, they all have a metaphorical richness ... Read more
The Art of Racing in the Rain
Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human soul (and an obsession with opposable thumbs), he has educated himself by watching television extensively, and by listening very closely to the words of his master, Denny Swift, an up-and-coming race car driver. Through Denny, Enzo has gained tremendous insight into ... Read more
The Hope of Tibet
Reviews of the novel, The Hope of Tibet: “A moving story, full of mysticism and teachings, which had me glued to each and every one of its pages.” “One of the best historical novels I read in a long time. It offers entertainment, emotion, narrative flow, quality and learning.” “The author opens a new window where ... Read more
Second Chances
Nichole is caught in a tough position, juggling too many responsibilities as her world falls apart around her. When her mother turns up missing while performing an errand, Nichole is left picking up the pieces of her shattered life and taking care of her younger siblings. She isn’t sure where she can turn to for ... Read more
The Balladeer
At age twelve in 1944, Bobby Wayner ran from his Kentucky home after watching his brother die on the kitchen table. An insane farmer had shot him, but because of a lie Bobby told, he blamed himself for Eldon’s death. Now after years of avoiding going home, and then being kept from it by a ... Read more
The Power Flux
A thought-provoking mix of dystopian, political, and metaphysical themes in a fast-paced adventure about the collapse of the fossil fuel era. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Kaffka, the Holy Grail, and a Woman Who Reads: The Quests of Sir Kay
Peace has finally been achieved—and it sucks. At least for Sir Kay. I mean, nobody really likes the cold and the fear of war, but compared with now? That delicious, dark-roasted heady beverage Merlin brought back from the Middle East, kaffa, is long gone. Arthur expects Kay to run castle and kingdom, just because he’s ... Read more
The Sorceress of Menlo Park
A brilliant young scientist named Joanne (aka The Sorceress) is creating a microchip brain implant to cure a neuromuscular disease. However, she is opposed by the United Front, a coalition of powerful interests who fear the dangers of mind control, Frankenstein monsters, The Beast of Revelations, etc. They confront each other in a series of ... Read more
Free: When it All Went to Hell
Full of disorientation and disillusion, revelation and redemption, loneliness and hope, When It All Went To Hell is a collection that will take you from the smallest of small town America to the far reaches of Africa and back again. These tales are inhabited by unpredictably real and absurdly honest characters that explore the complexities ... Read more
The Power Flux
WHEN THE OIL WELLS RUN DRY, WHAT WILL WE DO? “Dystopian novels all too frequently take predictable paths, but the special pleasure of this story lies in its attention to building believable worlds, protagonists, goals, and bigger pictures…It’s a powerful cocktail of emotion and action, and is highly recommended for fans of dystopian fiction looking ... Read more
The Roots of the Antenna
Loneliness, the scourge of this metropolis, is what Ming is up against. But he’s not taking sides; he’s just trying to survive. That includes graveyard shifts at the mall, picking up other people’s trash, and reversing the days, effectively becoming a night creature. $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more
The Pretender’s Lady: A Novel
This meticulously researched novel accurately opens history’s pages on a peerless woman who helped change the course of history and whose legend lives on in Scotland today?Flora MacDonald.She was the most famous Scotswoman of her day, single handedly saving Bonnie Prince Charlie. This is her fictionalized life story?her relations with the Prince, her flight to America, ... Read more
The Perfect Son
From a distance, Felix Fitzwilliam, the son of an old English family, is a good husband and father. But, obsessed with order and routine, he’s a prisoner to perfection. Disengaged from the emotional life of his North Carolina family, Felix has let his wife, Ella, deal with their special-needs son by herself. A talented jewelry ... Read more
Ripples Through Time
Winner of the 2015 Literary Classics Award for Inspirational/Visionary YA! BOOK DESCRIPTION: A novel about overcoming our own weaknesses when it doesn’t feel like there is anything left to live for, Ripples through Time tells the story of Calvin Greenwood. A family man in his eighties, Calvin is alone for the first time in over ... Read more
The Magician’s Assistant
Sabine– twenty years a magician’s assistant to her handsome, charming husband– is suddenly a widow. In the wake of his death, she finds he has left a final trick; a false identity and a family allegedly lost in a tragic accident but now revealed as very much alive and well. Named as heirs in his ... Read more
The Secret Book of Designs
A contemporary chemical romance that explores art, science, religion and philosophy and examines the questions these fields pose to address the unknown and the world around us. Heavily focused on experimental prose and non-traditional narrative. Set in a rehab program for an experimental drug that causes the sensation of Deja Vu to last for hours ... Read more
Free: The Blue
Derek may or may not deserve to be stalked by an unhinged ex-marine – he’s not sure. He did kill the man’s entire family in a car accident, and he may have been drinking, though thanks to the resulting coma he can’t remember much about that day. And that’s okay, because Derek is learning all ... Read more
Walk Me Home
Since their mother’s sudden death, sixteen-year-old Carly and her eleven-year-old sister, Jen, have been walking and hitchhiking across the Southwest trying to find Teddy, the closest thing they have to a family. Carly desperately hopes Teddy will take them in and save them from going into foster care—and forgive them for the lies told by ... Read more
Here (Christian Fiction)
Joshua engages in parties, pre-marital sex & has a pseudo friendship circle. Abigail keeps her circle of friends pure & is open about her greatest relationship – Jesus. These two teens living different Christian lives will have their worlds collide in a dramatic way more than Joshua could have ever prepared himself for. $2.99 on ... Read more
Into Autumn (Dystopian Fiction)
A chilling account of how Lars Lindgren and Eileen Branson must face new challenges when all of humanity is forced into desperate survival mode when the grid goes down, and government and the economy crumble. True-life characters, in gravely realistic scenarios, sure to make some people squeamish. $1.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Trail of Broken Wings
When her father falls into a coma, Indian American photographer Sonya reluctantly returns to the family she’d fled years before. Since she left home, Sonya has lived on the run, free of any ties, while her soft-spoken sister, Trisha, has created a perfect suburban life, and her ambitious sister, Marin, has built her own successful ... Read more
Love Anthony
From award-winning New York Times bestselling author Lisa Genova—whose novel Still Alice is now an Academy Award-winning film starring Julianne Moore—comes a novel about autism and unconditional love. Look for Lisa Genova’s latest novel, Inside the O’Briens, available now.I’m always hearing about how my brain doesn’t work right…But it doesn’t feel broken to me.In an ... Read more
Orphan in America
An epic novel of substance and style, Orphan in America is a compelling fiction that follows three generations across vast distances and the impact of a dark and unfamiliar episode of America’s past; the Orphan Train. Avery’s expressive language and fully realized staging enrich this literary work with an authenticity that brings the saga to ... Read more
The Quaker Cafe
When Liz Hoole, a free-spirited liberal from the Midwest, marries into a conservative Quaker family, she knows that raising children in compliance with Quaker values will be challenging. Twenty-five years later, she still feels like she’s falling short of expectations. Fortunately, her faith and her friends in the small, rural North Carolina town of Cedar ... Read more
Life After Life
What if you could live again and again, until you got it right? On a cold and snowy night in 1910, Ursula Todd is born to an English banker and his wife. She dies before she can draw her first breath. On that same cold and snowy night, Ursula Todd is born, lets out a ... Read more
