Today's Featured Books
Infernal Tramps by Alex Grass
"Infernal Tramps reads like a grindhouse film wrapped in theological snark. Grass throws broken, messy characters into a demonic conspiracy and lets the chaos unfold. It's fast, weird, and often laugh‑out‑loud inappropriate, but underneath the gore there's a surprisingly thoughtful look at addiction, redemption, and what it means to claw your way out of the dark." -Louise ⬩ BookSirens FREE – SHOP NOW /
Hybrid Vampire by Len Handeland
Mystery Thriller Crime and Horror
Christian Jorgensen is no ordinary rock star; he’s a Daywalker—born of a mortal woman and a bloodthirsty vampire in postwar Norway. His band, the Vamps, is rising to fame, and he’s deeply in love with his fellow member Kjell. Christian’s success is threatened when his father, Wolfgang, who disapproves of the band’s vampiric theme, reappears to expose his dark secret. From $0.99. Free via KU. SHOP NOW /
The Beekeeper's Bad Day by Michael Cardwell
Mystery Thriller Crime and Horror
Ben Perkins wanted a quiet life. Bees. Honey. A rundown farm in rural Indiana and enough isolation to avoid people asking questions about his military record or his failed marriage. It was going pretty well right up until somebody tried to shoot him in his own field. Now there’s a dead man at his feet, a detective from Chicago asking questions, missing millions nobody can explain, and his own father thinks he's guilty. Ben doesn’t know what’s going on, which would probably bother him more if people would stop trying to kill him From $7.99. Free via KU. SHOP NOW /
Time Unwound by Hildan Loong
In a competition taking place within a castle, numerous participants battled one another in pursuit of insights from the Knowledge Stone. To emerge victorious, they were required to uncover the reasons behind three fatalities that occurred in the castle, while also tackling a multitude of puzzles. How could a small group of four sorcerers endure this harsh contest and ultimately secure victory? FREE – SHOP NOW /
Indelicate Deception by V.S. Kemanis
A powerful story of a father’s love, a mother’s self-deceptive life path, and a daughter’s personal journey of discovery. In Berkeley of the early ’70s, a time of political and social turmoil, a family comes together and pulls apart. "Propulsive . . . Readers who enjoy family dramas will find much to admire in this buoyant tale" (Publishers Weekly); “Deeply poignant” (BlueInk – Starred Review); “Beautifully crafted” (BookView - Five Stars); “Gripping, intense” (Prairies Book Review) From $0.99 – SHOP NOW /
Dreck by Alex Grass
A post-apocalyptic Pittsburgh has become the epicenter of strange events. When the man-beast known as Dreck appears in Frank’s mortuary, his already-weird world veers into the downright bizarre and inexplicable. As Frank navigates his new reality, he discovers that he may not be the man he thought he was. FREE – SHOP NOW /
The Ultimate Family Emergency & In Case of Everything Binder by Prepared Family Press
Designed by a Vietnam Veteran and spent months in development, this comprehensive 99-page physical organizer is designed to give your family absolute peace of mind. It strips away the chaos of emergency planning by providing a clean, structured place to document critical financial records, household logistics, medical information, and essential "in case of everything" family data. From $19.99 – SHOP NOW /
Birdsong's Law by Thomas Inman
A forged note. A poisoned cup. A legal system inventing race as guilt. For fans of gripping historical fiction and legal thrillers, Birdsong’s Law delivers a powerhouse story set in the dangerous wilderness of early America. When free man Njila Mwana a Hosi is wrongfully accused of poisoning the English woman he loves, he is thrust into a corrupt courtroom drama. To survive execution, he must outrun a hunting party, expose a murderer, and battle a government weaponizing rumor and suspicion. From 2.99. Free via KU. SHOP NOW /
Ashes to Ashes by Catherine Stack
Nurse Sarah Reeves learned a great deal about her patients' personal lives while caring for them during their health crisis. Patients confided their regrets over many things, such as broken relationships, missed opportunities, and lost loves. She sensed their regrets caused them depression and was negatively affecting their recovery. So, Sarah devised a plan to help her patients deal with their highly charged emotions born out of being trapped in a hospital bed with time to reflect on life regrets. FREE – SHOP NOW /
The Syrinx and The Spear by MR Theocharis George Paterakis
Deep in the heart of Crete, the magnificent palace of Knossos has stood for centuries. But when the people of Atlas emerge from legend to threaten everything the people of Minos have built, the very foundations of their world begin to shake. FREE – SHOP NOW /
Faking It with the Playboy SEAL by Ivy Snow
To secure the grant for my clinic, I did the unthinkable: faked an engagement with Caleb Maddox, the lethal ex-SEAL who shattered my heart. Trapped in his cabin after a flood, our practice kisses blurred every line until the staging became an all-consuming reality. But now, the committee has approved the grant on one brutal condition: I must leave town forever. Walking away means abandoning the only man who truly loves me. Staying destroys my dream. And I’m already pregnant with his baby. From $3.99. Free via KU. SHOP NOW /
The Control Standard By Andrew Ward
You're busy. But is the work actually under control?
In most growing organisations, the felt loss of control isn't a discipline problem. It's a drift problem. Work starts clear and slowly goes vague. Owners are implied, never named. Decisions stall. And the surprises that land late were visible all along — no one owned the act of raising them.
The Control Standard is a practical operating standard for the people who keep work moving: ambitious operators, new and emerging managers, and the leaders who coach them.
It shows how to convert uncertainty into something usable — an owner, a date, a decision, an escalation path, a fallback — so you become the person leaders trust with what matters. From $0.99 – SHOP NOW /
Feral King By K.C. Crowne
My ex downgraded to my former best friend…
So I upgraded to his ruthless, untouchable older brother.
At a gala dripping with New York’s elite,
my trash ex walks in with the girl who used to hold my hair back in college.
“Poor Lyra,” she says sweetly. “Still think you belong here?”
Her gaze drags over my body.
Laughter ripples. Soft and cruel. From $0.99. Free via KU. SHOP NOW /
Spotlight on The Control Standard by Andrew Ward
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You're busy. But is the work actually under control?
In most growing organisations, the felt loss of control isn't a discipline problem. It's a drift problem. Work starts clear and slowly goes vague. Owners are implied, never named. Decisions stall. And the surprises that land late were visible all along — no one owned the act of raising them.
The Control Standard is a practical operating standard for the people who keep work moving: ambitious operators, new and emerging managers, and the leaders who coach them.
It shows how to convert uncertainty into something usable — an owner, a date, a decision, an escalation path, a fallback — so you become the person leaders trust with what matters.
Seniority is earned by making work easier to trust.
You'll learn how to:
- Tell real control from mere activity — and stop mistaking busyness for progress
- Own outcomes, not just complete tasks
- Communicate upward so senior people can actually steer
- Delegate and coach without micromanaging
- Catch drift and surprises early, before they become expensive
- Spot repeated pains and turn them into better systems, mechanisms, and habits
- Become easier to trust with important work
Grounded in 16 years of real delivery, not management theory. Short, concrete, and built to hand from manager to direct report.
For ambitious contributors, it is a guide to becoming easier to trust with important work. For line managers, it is the book you wish your direct reports had already read.
For readers of The Making of a Manager, Extreme Ownership, and The Coaching Habit who want the standard beneath them all. From $0.99 – SHOP NOW /
About the Author - Andrew Ward
Andrew Lee Ward is a UK tech entrepreneur, author, and international powerlifter. He is the founder of Scorchsoft, a Birmingham-based software development agency he has run for more than sixteen years, helping growing businesses use software, AI integrations, workflow tools, portals, and data platforms to solve real operational problems.
His work is driven by a simple belief: every business is becoming a technology business, whether it thinks of itself that way or not. Through Scorchsoft, Andrew helps organisations turn market opportunities into software products, and internal business pains into systems that improve how work gets done.
The Control Standard grew out of Scorchsoft’s own operating practice: a body of guides, principles, and hard-won lessons developed through years of client delivery, one-to-ones, project reviews, and the ordinary pressure of running a growing service business. Andrew writes from practice rather than theory, with a focus on helping people own outcomes, reduce drift, and become easier to trust with important work.
I Loved You First By Cate Beauman
First Love. Second Chances.
Fiona Willis always wanted a big, exciting life. At twenty-seven, she has one: great friends, a Seattle condo with an amazing view, and a killer job as a senior events planner with a world-renowned firm. So why can’t she forget the man who shattered her dreams and broke her heart?
Cameron Bennet has his hands full. As a single dad and head construction manager at Bennet & Sons, he’s an expert at the juggling act. Between playdates, soccer practices, and his hectic work schedule, he rarely has time to relax. Yet even on his craziest days, he’s never stopped thinking about the one who got away. FREE – SHOP NOW /
It's a Tug Life!: Tug Goes to Texas By Laura Watkins Utterback
A beach pup meets big Texas farm life.
Tug loves his laid back island days on Naples Island, in Long Beach, California, but his heart is always with his brother, Tank. When Tug finally gets the chance to visit Tank in Dallas, he discovers that Texas feels like a whole new planet, in the best way.
Tank lives on Liberty Ridge Farm, where mornings start early and every day is full of important work, and even more fun. As Tug tags along, children are invited into the story with questions and simple interactive moments that make reading feel like play. FREE – SHOP NOW /
Hot Shot Coffee Break Bundle Dark Humor Short Reads by Jinx James
Need a coffee break from the exhausting men in your life? Hot Shot Coffee Break Bundle is the ultimate antidote to those vain, self-important blokes who think the world revolves around them. Pour a hot espresso, grab a chaser, and enjoy four twisted, dark comedy tales of chaotic egos. Sit back, relax, and enjoy a laugh at their expense. Don't worry, they’ll never know it’s about them anyway. And while you’re chuckling, enjoy the bonus surprise inside! From $0.99 – SHOP NOW /
The Symbol by Jakob Straub
Mystery Thriller Crime and Horror
NEW WORLD ORDER: The Symbol is the first part of a high-stakes speculative geopolitical thriller series about power, ideology, and the cost of changing the status quo in a compromised world. For readers of Kim Stanley Robinson and John le Carré and anyone who’s ever wondered: how far can you go to do good before you become part of the evil you wanted to fight? FREE – SHOP NOW /
CHOICE by Elaina Kelly Smith
"A first-rate teacher." —Kirkus Reviews. If you look successful on paper but feel like a passive passenger in your own life, interrupt the cycle. Learn the practical 5-step PARQS Method to stop living on autopilot, manage high-pressure travel anxiety, and build self-trust. This guide offers a sophisticated framework for staying present, anchored, and connected to yourself on any journey. Navigate your life with integrity. From $0.99 – SHOP NOW /
Losing Lenore by Joe Klingler
Tommy escapes a life of text messages by chasing his grandad's dream of cruising Route 66 in a Barracuda. A fortune teller's tarot card, a Cadillac in hot pursuit, a sex crime, and a deep family secret hop in the car beside him. Winner 2026 Best Mystery Pacific Book Review “Klingler lets the clues arrive at their own pace, never forcing the revelation before Tommy has earned it. What makes Tommy work as a protagonist is how he connects.” - Chicago Book Review 5/5 Stars. FREE – SHOP NOW /
Skip the Line by Bella Coleman
What if you didn’t have to learn everything the hard way? Skip the Line is a powerful and deeply personal guide for women who are ready to break cycles, make smarter choices, and step into a more aligned, fulfilled life—without the unnecessary pain. Through raw honesty and hard-earned wisdom, author Bella Coleman shares the lessons she had to teach herself—the ones no one passed down. From love and relationships to family dynamics, finances, self-worth, and spirituality, this book is filled with the truths many women are forced to discover. From $0.99 – SHOP NOW /
Blood & Guilt By Jade Christy
SOME VAMPIRES CRAVE BLOOD. HE CRAVES ABSOLUTION.
A guilt-ridden vampire hiding in a Montenegro crypt must choose between the darkness of his shame and the dangerous light of a fearless woman who refuses to let him disappear.
He feeds from a priest and hides in a crypt.
She lost everything — but refuses to lose herself.
In the mountains of Montenegro, Luka has spent fifty years punishing himself for a single, catastrophic mistake. He believes he is beyond redemption.
Then Claire, an American tourist sheltering from a storm while hiking, walks into his chapel, and sees him.
Their connection is slow, intimate, and dangerously real. From $0.99. Free via KU. SHOP NOW /
Secrets of Bloodhaven Cove By Jade Christy
The rules in Bloodhaven Cove are simple:
Wear silver.
Stay inside when the sunset bell tolls.
Never enter The Wilds after dark.
Newly-recruited doctor Dr. Arabella Russo thought the island’s superstitions were harmless—until patients begin arriving with blackened veins, violent hunger, and whispers about something calling from the forest.
Then she meets Darius Hunt. Dark. Seductive. Impossible to ignore because he’s the man in her recurring dreams. And he’s dreamed of her before she ever arrived, too. From $0.99. Free via KU. SHOP NOW /
Irish Oath By Savannah Rylan
They buried me fifteen years ago.
I let them.
My family and the Kerrigans were supposed to become one empire. Their heir would marry a Madigan daughter, and two crime families would run as one. I was the daughter. Then someone burned my whole world down to stop that wedding, and being a Madigan became a death sentence for anyone who got close to my name.
So I stayed dead. New name. Quiet bar in Chicago. Good locks on every door. Because the day a living Madigan walks back into a Kerrigan's life, the arrangement looks real again, and everyone I love ends up the way my family did. From $0.99. Free via KU. SHOP NOW /
The Patriot Oath by Lloyd Lofthouse
He fought for his country. Now he’s home and engaged in the deadliest of battles. Josh Kavanagh eats and breathes loyalty. Wary of how he’ll fit in after a 24-year absence, the Marine legend returns to his family’s Montana ranch on an undercover mission. Juggling unresolved feelings for the woman he left behind, a sister expecting him to avenge her brutal rape, and keeping his covert activities secret, Josh discovers the threat to the US is bigger than anyone thought. From $0.99. Free via KU. SHOP NOW /