A sweeping exposé of corruption at the highest echelons of the Russian government in the 1990s during the fall of communism, featuring an extraordinary cast of characters including Australia’s PM Malcolm Turnbull, Russia’s first president, Boris Yeltsin, and the last-ever president of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev.

Based on diary, business-meeting, and company records provided by executive Ludmila Melnikoff, For the Love of Russian Gold chronicles one Australian company’s audacious attempt to mine Sukhoi Log for gold, the secret Russian jewel valued at $30 billion, at the dawn of Russia’s attempts at modernization.

The Berlin Wall has come down, and East meets West. Yeltsin becomes president of a bankrupt state. In the wild west of the new, independent Russia, tax havens flourish, the mafia gains a foothold, massive bribes drive business deals, and synthetic drugs flood the markets.

Desperate for cash, Russia opens its doors to foreign companies, and Australian-born Ludmila is lured to the home of her ancestors to mine the Sukhoi Log, allegedly the world’s largest gold reserve.

To do this, she seeks the aid of charismatic mining magnate Ian MacNee and Australia’s future prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull. The two men share a passion for gold and for Ludmila-but one man is not what he seems.

Millions of dollars raised by merchant bankers in London, New York, and Australia flow into Siberia as the mining world eagerly watches.

The stakes are high, but the question remains: Is the never-before-unveiled Sukhoi Log really the literal gold mine they think it is, or is it Russia’s greatest grift?

As much as it is a shocking once-in-a-generation account of Russia’s power structures in the ’90s, and a foreshadowing of its current administration, For the Love of Russian Gold is also a personal, heart-wrenching personal story of Ludmila’s abuse and the coercive control she endured behind the closed doors of a multimillion-dollar mining enterprise. $0.99 on Kindle.

A brutally honest tale of a soldier’s unorthodox life, a rogue career, and an often-maverick character not easily aligned with the military credo. $0.99 on Kindle.

Bill Pullen is a brilliant storyteller. He invites the reader to pull up a chair and join him as he recounts his anecdotes of friends, family, and a myriad of celebrities, from his five decades in the hospitality industry. From historic country inns to five-star hotels on three continents, he conveys his experiences with great humor and insight. $5.99 on Kindle.

Charlie’s Kid is riveting, horrifying, mesmerizing, and unforgettable. It haunts, and it inspires. It is a story you cannot escape whose imagery stays with you.

This is a story of monstrous child abuse, years spent alone on the mean streets of Chicago, a hardscrabble adult life—and, ultimately, redemption. Charlie’s Kid is a tale of survival at a deepest level against excruciatingly insurmountable odds.

From sea to sea and even to fighting war in Iraq; this book will keep your attention to the end. And, though full of horror and despair horror and despair, Charlies’ Kid is an inspiring tale about redemption, kindness and nobility.

This biography of a life lived under the radar is addictive and difficult to set aside. Honest and unvarnished, Charlie’s Kid is a story in the best sense of the word, pulsing with lessons born from difficult experiences, written for his son, and told out of love, not for glory. From soul crushing to smile-inducing, Sean X. Oljer’s fictionalized memoir Charlie’s Kid is extreme and unforgettable.

If you are looking for a gritty read with meat, this is an understated gem by an unknown author. $2.99 on Kindle.

Humorously told, Athena must survive her vicious mother, a shaming nun, bullying classmates, and an abusive babysitter. Her mother blames Athena for the family’s troubles and Athena comforts herself by sneaking Greek delicacies. In Greek culture you’re supposed to be pretty and skinny, basically perfect. She is neither of these things. Things go from bad to worse and Athena is sent away to a school for disturbed kids.

Athena’s only hope is to break free from her mother’s explosive volatility and smothering vice grip. She finds support along the way from an unlikely lot of total strangers, including a Portuguese family, an art teacher, a psychic granny, gang members, and a hooker. Without them Athena doesn’t stand a chance. But can she find her way before her mother destroys her? $2.99 on Kindle

What if you could make anything happen…except the one thing you wanted most?

Still single five years after a broken engagement, 29-year-old food lover Jessica Stone decides to leave New York City for a fresh start in London, hoping the change in scenery would finally usher in a new relationship. In this all-consuming memoir, she indulges in one culinary adventure after another while undergoing the trials and tribulations of trying to date in a different country. Would she finally find the winning recipe for lasting love? $1.99 on Kindle

Bombshell book details the Hollywood star’s early childhood years, estrangement from her mother, and bizarre disappearance.

Long before “Jennifer Lawrence” landed the lead role as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games, she was a simple, humble young girl living in Grand Lake, Colorado. What happened to Jennifer and her family during her early teenage years is nothing short of heartbreaking. As the famous actress has continued to rack up accolades like her Oscar-winning performance in the Silver Linings Playbook, the world has been left to wonder what her childhood was like… Until now. Free on Kindle

This is a true story, in which every detail occurred in reality, and which, aside from being fascinating and interesting, serves as a clear and immediate warning sign for all of us. Free on Kindle.