Kindle Goes Lendable!

Guess What! Some Kindle books are now lendable!! Got to Amazon.com to learn more about how to do it!

Free Kindle Book: Happily Every After by Susan May Warren

I want to start sharing some free eBooks that I find while surfing the web. Here is one I found for the Kindle that looks like a decent read:

Happily Ever After by Susan May Warren Deep Haven Series #1 - God has answered Mona Reynolds's prayers and given her the opportunity of a lifetime: she is about to open her own bookstore-coffee shop, the Footstep of Heaven. Now Mona has no time for love and no hope that a man can ever be the hero of her dreams. But when she hires mysterious drifter Joe Michaels to be her handyman, she discovers that it isn't only in fairy tales that people live "happily ever after."

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It's Official!! I am a Member of the eReader Clan!!

Thanks to my very special and loving Aunt *GRIN* LOVE HER (and not just because of my awesome Christmas Present) I got a KINDLE under my tree this year! (I am totally doing a little dance in my office chair right now! - which was a present from hubby - I know I am so spoiled!) I am in love! I know that I will still be reading plenty of printed copy books, but it is will be very convenient to have the option of eBooks. I sure hope the rumors are true and Amazon will be adding a lending program (like the one the Barnes and Noble Nook uses) so that you can both lend books between friends and borrow from the library. I will be sure to keep you posted on that front. In the mean time I have become privy to a number of ways to make the most of you Kindle (or other eReaders) and I wanted to share them with you. First off, there are thousands of free books out there for your eReaders and all you have to do is know where to look. Here are the places I have found so far:

1. Search the main site just by using the search term "Free eBooks". Both B&N and Amazon actually have huge lists of free books. They are not always the most current or most read titles (although there are a variety of classics, you know those books you always wanted to read, but never got around to - like Little Women- which is available on Amazon for the Kindle at no charge).

2. If you are on Facebook - go to the Inkmesh page and "Like" it. They are constantly listing free eBooks for each platform available and if you like their page you will see their posts on your news feed.

3. Sign up for NetGalley - this is a site where authors and publishers can request viewing of their print or digital books. You find a book you like, send a request for a galley and then wait to hear from them (usually within 24 hours) FYI - some eBooks will charge you to download (via the manufacturerers system) you can avoid this by downloading Adobe Digital Editions, and then instead of having books sent to your Kindle directly, download them to Adobe, covert them and then send them to your eReader free of charge (sounds complicated but it's just a few clicks here and there)

I got a lot of this info from my dear friend and fellow book devotee, SaphireReads over at One Page At A Time! Do you have any tips or tricks on how to make the most of your eReader? I would love to hear about them, so please share. I am also working on a cool meme for eReader Users, so keep an eye out!

Review: Father Mine by JR Ward

Father Mine by JR Ward


Book Description:

Readers met and fell in love with Zsadist and Bella in J. R. Ward-s third New York Times bestselling novel in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, Lover Awakened. As a former blood slave, Zsadist bore the scars from a past filled with suffering and degradation until Bella came along and helped heal his emotional wounds. Now, though, with the birth of their child, the demons of his past have been resurrected, called forth by the innocent eyes of his beloved daughter, Nalla. Unless Bella and Nalla can bring him back with their love, he may be lost to them forever-.

About the Author:

J.R. Ward is the number one New York Times bestselling author of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series of vampire books. She is a winner of the prestigious Romance Writers of America RITA award for Best Paranormal Romance and is a multiple RITA nominee. A graduate of Smith College, she was a double major in History and Art History with a medieval concentration in both and she still longs at times for a return to those days sitting in dark lecture halls, looking at slides of old triptychs and reliquaries. Prior to becoming a full time writer, she was a corporate attorney, serving for many years as the Chief of Staff of one of Harvard Medical Schools premier teaching sites. Her idea of absolute heaven is a day filled with nothing but her computer, her dog and her coffee pot and the Brothers, of course.Here's What I Think:
So the other day I got an email from Verizon saying that I could download a version of the Kindle onto my Android cell phone for FREE! Of course, I went for it because as I have said before "If it's free it's me". And I already knew which book I was going to get first! Father Mine is a "novella" that was included in the Black Dagger Brotherhood Guide. It follows Zadist (my second favorite Brother) and his struggle to take on the roll of father! But you can only find it in print in the guide - which means you have to buy the whole thing. I had struggled back and forth over purchasing it, because I knew I wanted to read the novella. But - YAY - you can get just Father Mine on Kindle!!! So I downloaded it, read it in probably 6 hours and was mad that I wasn't longer. Once again JR Ward has given so much life to her characters that they seem real. It is more like they are regular people (of course totally beautiful and filthy rich, but regular none the less) that just happen to be vampires. The raw emotion put across is incredible. The only reason this isn't getting a 5 hourglass rating is because I wish it was longer!!! A definite must read if you are past Zadist's book in the series!

Disclaimer: I was in no way compensated to publish this review. I purchased the eBook with my own money. This is an honest review with my real opinions.