Today's Featured Books

How could I possibly believe that I deserve a woman like Kenzi Horton? She’s smart, beautiful, and sexy as hell. I had one chance to tell her the truth about my past, and I blew it. Now every day, I am paying for making the biggest mistake ever. I should have taken care of Van Wilkerson and his brother Niles Harris a long time ago. Every day without Kenzi is one day too long. I may not deserve her, but neither does River Stevenson. Kenzi Horton is mine, and I will do whatever it takes to get her back, even if I have to leave The Society. From $0.99 SHOP NOW / 

In a story set in the ancient Arabian Peninsula, the son of a humble date farmer is targeted for sacrifice by a jinn master. An occultist apprentice intervenes to stop the sacrifice, but when the boy goes missing, his father begins an unforgettable quest across an unforgiving land to rescue him. 4.4 stars, 88 ratings. From $6.99 SHOP NOW / 

Congratulations to Kate Brandt and Vine Leaves Press on the release of Hope for the Worst, a novel that asks how far we will go for love, and what happens when we reach our limit.

"A novel with many lessons for living, rendered in beautiful form." ~Jimin Han, author of A Small Revolution

Hope for the Worst by Kate Brandt

Ellie is twenty-four years old, stuck in a dead-end job, and questioning the meaning of life when she meets the much older Calvin. It’s as if her deepest wish has been granted. Star of the Buddhist teaching circuit in New York’s Greenwich Village, his wisdom is exactly what she’s been seeking.

When she becomes the center of his attention, it’s almost pure bliss…until it becomes clear that Calvin expects sex as part of the bargain. At first reluctant, Ellie gradually falls ever more deeply in love, until Calvin is all she can think about.

Calvin’s lectures stress the Buddhist concept of non-attachment, but that doesn’t salve her wounds when he abandons her. Suddenly alone, Ellie must find a way to heal from her loss—but not before devotion to her teacher takes her halfway across the world to Tibet, and puts her life in real danger.
 
Praise for Hope for the Worst
“A thrilling journey into the heart of Buddhist thought on pain, truth, and desire. This story will pull you deep into the thorny beauty of American Buddhism—and leave you wondering and moved.” ~Blair Hurley, author of The Devoted

“A novel that speaks to our moment: how do we live? how not to suffer? how to be where we are? This remarkable story allows us to see our own lives with new eyes.” ~Kathleen Hill, author of She Read to Us in the Late Afternoons

“A tale of high ideas and high longing, with an untrustworthy guru and New York in its most desperate years...a riveting book that will make its mark on all readers.” ~Joan Silber, author of The Secrets of Happiness and Improvement
 
“Pulses with vivid observations of what we do in the search for love...a novel with many lessons for living, rendered in beautiful form.” ~Jimin Han, author of The Apology and A Small Revolution

Read an Ebook Week is now underway. Created by booklover Rita Toews of Winnipeg, Canada, Read an Ebook Week brings together ebook retailers, publishers, and authors who offer thousands of ebooks for free and at deep discounts to encourage booklovers around the world to give ebooks a try. Start with the books featured by LitNuts today, and then keep an eye out all week for more great reads!

"Books are no more threatened by ebooks than stairs by elevators." ~Stephen Fry

"A self-help companion designed to unearth hope and help it to grow." ~Foreword Reviews. Bigger Better Braver: Conquer Your Fears, Embrace Your Courage, and Transform Your Life is a proven, step-by-step guide for uncovering and putting into action the vision we each have in our hearts to live the life we are meant to lead. Provided with clarity and enhanced with inspirational client and personal stories, Pickard shares tools to identify, face, and overcome beliefs from childhood that hold us back, leave our comfort zones, cultivate fear as a driving force for change, and discover courage to take bold steps into the future. 4.7 stars, 54 ratings. From $7.99 SHOP NOW / 

Random Trivia and Weird Truths You Should Know Vol. 1. Wow your family and friends, and blow their minds with 1,000 unbelievable but 100% true facts. Did you know that you produce enough saliva to fill two swimming pools? Or that there’s a town in Central America where fish fall from the sky? Knowing fun trivia like this can be quite handy! Make people think you're a genius. Put an end to awkward silences. Conquer trivia night! 4.7 stars, 200+ ratings. FREE - SHOP NOW / 

"Starts out hot and only gets HOTTER! What a page-turner." -Amazon review. If you want to fool around in the office, don’t knock anyone up. I’m Drew, the one your mother warned you about. I always get what I want, and I want my sexy-as-sin PR rep, Camille. Our love/hate relationship is the stuff of fantasies, but I’m her boss and I won’t be tied down--until she drops the ultimate bomb on me: she's pregnant. "Awesome 5-star read! Sizzling chemistry between Drew and Camille, with some unexpected twists and turns." -Amazon review. 4.5 stars, 100+ Amazon reviews. From $0.99 SHOP NOW / 

A Life-Changing Way to Boost Confidence, Overcome Procrastination, Embrace Healing, and Prioritize Positive Self-Care (Self-Help Success Book 1). The quality of your day can all come down to how you start it. If, the moment you open your eyes, you’re tired, negative, and dreading a new day, that energy will taint every aspect of your day. This book covers powerful ways to stay grounded, build balance, foster resilience amid stress and anxiety, and the seven secrets to increasing self-confidence and empowering yourself. From $0.99 SHOP NOW / 

A practical and comprehensive workbook that arms readers with expert strategies for managing obsessive-compulsive disorder. Designed to help you overcome negative thought patterns, control your anxiety, improve your social life, and implement proven therapeutic methods for lasting success. From $0.99 SHOP NOW / 

If you've struggled to lose weight only to gain it back again, or if you have relied on willpower to battle food cravings but fail time and time again, know that you’re not alone. Based on the conclusions from 2,047 survey participants and written as a result of seven years of study and research, The 2 Keys to Permanent Weight Loss is a radical new approach to dieting and weight loss that offers the tools for permanent change to those struggling to maintain a healthy weight. From $0.99 SHOP NOW / 

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Clash of Fate and Fury

Coming March 21
Reading/Interest Age: 14-18
E-book: From $8.99
Paperback: $14.99

LitNuts is cosponsoring a new Reader Central Giveaway: Enter for a chance to win a $150 Amazon.com gift card and books signed by the authors—including the award-winning A Girl Like You by Michelle Cox. Earn entries simply by connecting with authors on social media. Enter by March 30. 

Also, last call for the Beth Gibbs Book Giveaway. Enter by March 4 for a chance to win signed books and a $25 coffee shop gift card.

And don't miss out on the Help Yourself Giveaway and a chance to win $75 in books. Enter by March 10.

"March is the month of expectation." ~Emily Dickinson

"Wow! Just Wow! I'm at a loss for words. I couldn't put this book down." - Reader review. Sterling Sparrow has waited nearly two decades to claim his queen, the woman born to rule beside him. His wait is over. Lured back to the city she'd been warned to never return, Kennedy is offered something she never knew existed: knowledge about herself. Will she listen to a decades-old wise tale or will she learn her own secrets? Book 1 in the Web of Sin series. 4.4 stars, 2700+ ratings. FREE - SHOP NOW / 

Is this widower cowboy prepared for the feelings stirred up by this much-younger feisty maid running from the law? When 40-year-old cowboy Dusty returns to his ranch in small-town Clear Creek County, he is shocked to find 19-year-old, beautiful Lovely Jo, a Black servant, hiding in his stables. She explains that she ran off after finding the master of her household dead. She swears she’s innocent, but needing money to save his ranch, Dusty tries to take her to the Sheriff to claim the bounty for her return. From $0.99 (Free via Kindle Unlimited) SHOP NOW / 

Congratulations to Ronit Plank and Motina Books on the release of Home is a Made-Up Place, a collection of award-winning short stories.

“A poignant and melancholy collection of stories about the constant search for a place to belong.” ~Kirkus Reviews

Home is a Made-Up Place

Winner of the Eludia Award for Short Fiction from Hidden River Arts, Home is a Made-Up Place invites readers into the lives of people grappling with emotional injuries and confronting the past to become who they wish to be.

Set in NYC, New England, the Southwest, and rural Alaska, a single mother fights to protect her son, a daughter tries to forget her missing mother, a couple struggles to keep a marriage together and their children safe, and a family must face the truth about their father.

Bracing and intimate, Home is a Made-Up Place is a collection of stories about fighting for personal power, recognizing the difference between what can and cannot be changed, and the pull of familial attachments despite the toll they might take.

"Expertly plumbs the complicated and surprising depths of motherhood and daughterhood while introducing characters who thrill and linger. A tender and exacting debut from an exciting new voice." ~Marie-Helene Bertino, author of Parakeet
  
"A lucid and compassionate collection by a writer to watch." ~Cate Kennedy, author of Like a House on Fire

"Every reader will be able to connect with the feelings of loneliness, betrayal, anxiety, and hostility that recur throughout these works." ~Kirkus Reviews

Ronit Plank is a Seattle-based writer, teacher, and editor whose work has been featured in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Writer’s Digest, The Rumpus, American Literary Review, Hippocampus, The Iowa Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir, When She Comes Back, about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation, was named a 2021 Best True Crime Book by Book Riot and was a Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards, the Housatonic Book Awards, and the Book of the Year Awards.

Ronit's fiction and creative nonfiction have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes, the Best of the Net, and the Best Microfiction Anthology. Her weekly podcast, Let’s Talk Memoir, features interviews with memoirists about craft, the creative process, and the writing life, and is available on Apple, Spotify, and at ronitplank.com. 

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