Pixelscroll Daily Deals for Sunday, 12/30/2012
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Flat-Out Love
Jessica Park
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Romance, Teens, Love & Romance, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction
Rating: 4.4 – {748 Reviews}
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e was tall, at least six feet, with dirty blond hair that hung over his eyes. His T-shirt read Nietzsche Is My Homeboy.
So, that was Matt. Who Julie Seagle likes. A lot. But there is also Finn. Who she flat out loves.
Complicated? Awkward? Completely.
But really, how was this freshly-minted Boston transplant and newbie college freshman supposed to know that she would end up living with the family of an old friend of her mother’s? This was all supposed to be temporary. Julie wasn’t supposed to be important to the Watkins family, or to fall in love with one of the brothers. Especially the one she’s never quite met. But what does that really matter? Finn gets her, like no one ever has before. They have connection.
But here’s the thing about love, in all its twisty, bumpy permutations–it always throws you a few curves. And no one ever escapes unscathed.
New York Times best-selling author Jessica Park mines the territory of love’s growing pains with wit, sharp insights, and a discernible heat and heartbeat. Her previous novels include Relatively Famous, and she authored the e-shorts What the Kid Says (Parts 1 and 2) and Facebooking Rick Springfield.Visit her on the web at www.jessicapark.me
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Abducted (The Lizzy Gardner Series #1)
T.R. Ragan
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Women Sleuths, Romance, Romantic Suspense, Mystery & Thrillers, Series
Rating: 4.3 – {410 Reviews}
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hen Lizzy Gardner was only seventeen, what should have been the perfect night became the perfect nightmare. Kidnapped just blocks from home after a romantic evening with her boyfriend, Jared, she woke up to find herself at the mercy of a depraved serial killer. Imprisoned and tormented for months by the maniac she came to know as Spiderman, Lizzy narrowly escaped, the only one of his victims to survive. But Spiderman escaped too, outwitting police and cursing Lizzy to spend her life looking over her shoulder…Fourteen years later, Lizzy is a private investigator who teaches self-defense to teenage girls in her free time. She does what she can to help others protect themselves and to forget the horror of her ordeal, yet fears she will always be known as “the one who got away.” Then she receives a phone call from Jared, now a special agent for the FBI, with grim news. The killer has resurfaced, this time with a very specific target–Lizzy. And he’s made it clear that she will not escape him again. So begins a chilling game of cat-and-mouse, a terrifying, heart-pounding hunt that only one will survive.
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The Wowzer
Frank Wheeler Jr.
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Mystery Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Thrillers, Mystery & Thrillers, Hard-Boiled, Suspense
Rating: 4.1 – {39 Reviews}
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n the Arkansas Ozarks, old-timers spin tales of the Wowzer, a giant panther-like creature that decapitates those who wander too far into the woods. County sheriff’s deputy Jerry was raised on Wowzer stories, but they aren’t enough to stop him from carrying out his own business in the remote hills. Jerry’s more than a sheriff’s deputy; he moonlights as muscle for local drug traffickers, who sometimes need people to get hurt–or get dead. Fortunately, Jerry’s pretty good at his job. And since Tom Haskell runs the sheriff’s office and the drug-protection racket, Jerry doesn’t see much of a moral dilemma. That is, until he starts thinking about getting out of the trade, and then things get complicated fast. For starters, Jerry’s girl Maggie flees the state after learning about a disturbing diagnosis tucked inside Jerry’s psych report. And now Sheriff Haskell is dragging his feet paying Jerry his cut of the drug money. Is Haskell just reluctant to lose his top muscle? Or is he plotting to take out the man who knows his dirtiest secrets? Fans of hardboiled, “country noir” fiction will love gnashing on Frank Wheeler’s violent and darkly comic debut, sneaking a glimpse into the mind of a killer whose inner monster is about to be unleashed.
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Fire Dance
Delle Jacobs
Genre(s): Romance, Fantasy & Futuristic, Historical, Historical Romance, Paranormal
Rating: 4.2 – {44 Reviews}
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mysterious castle.
A deadly gift.
A missing, unwilling bride.And a Norman knight determined to conquer all.
Ordered by his King to carry out a cryptic command–kill a wicked sorcerer lord, seize his castle, and take his daughter as a wife–Alain de Crency expects a fierce battle. Instead he discovers a defenseless castle, the daughter missing, and the sorcerer dead, shrouded in a magnificent purple cloak. With no knowledge of the evil lurking within it, Alain takes the cloak as his own before investigating the whereabouts of his supposed betrothed.
Upon Alain’s arrival, Melisande, the sorcerer’s daughter who begrudgingly learned her father’s sinister trade, hides in plain sight as a servant. But Alain suspects this beautiful blonde knows more than she claims, and he resolves to uncover the truth–if he can resist his burning desire for her.
Soon Melisande realizes her father’s infernal magic reaches beyond the grave–and that only Alain can save her people from the menacing evil. But with Alain’s new cloak dyed in poison, can Melisande save her people’s savior without revealing her dark secrets to the man who’s captured her heart?
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The Heart of Matter: Odyssey One
Evan Currie
Genre(s): Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Military
Rating: 4.3 – {143 Reviews}
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fter an epic maiden voyage that introduced Earth to a larger universe–and a cosmos full of terrifying new enemies–Captain Eric Weston and the crew of the NAC spacecraft Odyssey have spent months cooling their heels under their admiral’s watchful eye. But when Earth’s newest ally, the Priminae, strike a defense deal with the North American Confederacy, the Odyssey finally receives her orders: return to Ranquil, the Priminae’s war-ravaged homeworld, and lend badly needed support against the invading Drasin.
Weston and his crew are hungry for action, yet once back on Ranquil, they realize not all is as it seems. Yes, the Drasin are a formidable foe, but Weston suspects a powerful unseen force is waging the war that could alter forever the face of the universe. Determined to unmask the mysterious puppet masters, Weston and his motley crew defy NAC protocol and venture into deep space…where they will discover an enemy unlike any they have ever faced. The long-awaited follow-up to the spectacular Into the Black: Odyssey One combines old-school space opera with modern storytelling to create an exhilarating new sci-fi adventure.
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Genre(s): Kindle Fire Keyboard, Kindle Fire Case
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The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do by Fiona Apple
Genre(s): Rock, Alternative Rock
From an Amazon Top Reviewer:
or fans EXTRAORDINARY MACHINE’s darker side (perhaps more so of the leaked Jon Brion mixes), Fiona Apple’s newest release will not disappoint. It continues the strange, creative journey that Apple started in the 90′s but offers unexpected twists and turns. It may not be pretty, but it is sincerely and beautifully crafted. This album is one of the best of 2012.
Long Review:
Fiona Apple’s instrumentation has always been minimal, usually consisting of pianos, bass guitars, drumkits, and a few other accompanying session players. This album however, feels bare-bones. While critics of EXTRAORDINARY MACHINE point to the album’s production interfering with Apple’s original intention, THE IDLER WHEEL…. feels like an open response to it. It feels like everything unnecessary has been stripped back until the only thing left is raw emotion and artistic intuition. Compare this with EXTRAORDINARY MACHINE, an album that sounded slick, polished, and glossy. This album isn’t always pretty, but it sure is powerful. While she’s never been known for her shyness, THE IDLER WHEEL… feels like her most confident and sure-handed album to date.
THE IDLER WHEEL…. (42:39) opens with the lead single “Every Single Night.” This song, much like EXTRAORDINARY MACHINE’s opener, feels like a mission-statement of sorts. “Every Single Night” sets the mood for the album. It’s tribal, primal, minimalist, and dark. In the lyrics, Apple describes her creative process being a source of pain, uneasiness, and insecurity. “Valentine” is a dark and seductive love (or out-of-love) song, complimented by low strings — there’s a sense of urgency in this song (as well as others) that makes what feels like an accessible song into an uncomfortable squirm. “Regret” is dischordant and atonal at times; Apple unexpectedly turns to yell a guttural rasp in the chorus. THE IDLER WHEEL is full of these moments; the songwriting never feels sloppy however, her anger manifests itself starkly in these shifts away from convention. Most of the songs here are minimalistic; often, songs consist of only vocals, a piano, and jazz drumming. This stripped down approach makes THE IDLER WHEEL feel even more personal than previous Apple records. The album ends with “Hot Knife,” a song that defies any easy genre. Mostly an acapella arrangement, it’s catchy, bizarre, and sexy — it wraps up the spectacular album on a note that is both completely unexpected and completely necessary.
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