Have you checked out this week’s five favorite indie eBooks? Yes? No? Maybe? Well, if you haven’t, don’t wait! Pick up one of these trending titles this weekend and transport yourself somewhere new!
Beach View Land by Jan Moran
April Raines is facing the end of her long-term marriage after her husband begins another family. Eager for a fresh start, she returns home to Crown Island, just off the coast of Southern California. When Ryan Kingston acquires the historical Majestic Hotel, he is determined to bring the vintage Victorian beach resort back to life. But it could come at a steep cost to him and his carefully guarded privacy. Especially when April Raines, head of the new Crown Island Historical Society, captures his attention. Will they both get a second chance at life? If you love clean romance and women’s fiction with fun characters you’ll want as friends, this series is for you.
What People are Saying: ” As with her other books, Jan has brought us all the things we like in a contemporary fiction – romance, intrigue, new love, heartbreak, family issues and much more. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to the next ones!” – Books4me!!!, B&N Reviewer
Strike Out 4 Murder by J.C. Eaton
The Pragmatist’s Guide to Governance by Simone Collins & Malcolm Collins
Any group of people expected to work synergistically needs a system that structures their interactions. That system is “governance.” This book takes a first principles approach to exploring the ways governance structures affect the humans living under them (and vice versa), with a special focus on how human psychology interacts with the structures that facilitate our interaction with other people. Originally written as a thought experiment in forming a family office that won’t cause crisis, “The Pragmatist’s Guide to Governance” explores governing structures ranging from states to religions, online forums, middle school cliques, and family units.
What People are Saying: “A fascinating mashup of biology, neuroscience, culture, religion, and government, the book gets us to think critically about hierarchies, norms, and rituals that have evolved alongside of our physical evolution.” – KC_1225, B&N Reviewer
The Ring that Caesar Wore by Ashley Gardner
Leonidas is coerced into a dice game with a stranger at his local popina–who turns out to not be such a stranger after all. Leonidas has no wish to be caught up in trouble–he’s about to begin working as a builder, his ticket out of his life as a gladiator and bodyguard. But then stumbles across a valuable ring buried in the mud, a ring that has the potential to change the destiny of Rome. Nero commands Leonidas and Cassia to uncover everything about this ring. They are not allowed to fail. The ring proves to be only the tip of the troubles Leonidas uncovers, with connections from the Emporium to the Esquiline, and danger that visits Leonidas and Cassia very close to home.
What People are Saying: A fun historical fiction mystery that draws you in from page one. Ancient Rome comes alive through a tale of intrigue, loyalty, and love.
Beer and Loathing by Ellie Alexander