I deleted about 20 books from my Kindle, so the prompt to declutter something from NewYearsathon is done. I finished two prompts, being that, by the time you are seeing this, I’m on my 3rd book for 2025, so I don’t feel guilty for getting more books. I will add the link to each book, but don’t worry; I won’t earn any profit from it because Amazon removed my affiliate link for some reason. Maybe seeing I wasn’t making them any money is why? Anyhow, here are some free books I didn’t own and, of course, haven’t read. There are ones like Man on the Inside by L. J. Zephyr, which I have read and enjoyed.
Goodreads Blurb:
A secret crush ignited. A bookstore in peril. A love that defies expectations.
Jamillia never expected her childhood crush on her brother’s best friend to reignite. Axel never thought he’d risk his dream for the girl he always saw as off-limits. But fate had other plans when they reunited at Sacred Pages.
I returned to Passion Pointe to escape a failed relationship, not to fall for my brother’s best friend. But when Axel offers me a job at his struggling bookstore, everything changes. He’s handsome, kind, and no longer just a teenage fantasy.
But, am I ready to risk my heart again?
I’ve poured my heart and soul into Sacred Pages, determined to prove myself to my father. Then Jamillia walks back into my life – no longer my best friend’s little sister, but a beautiful, brilliant woman who challenges everything I thought I wanted. Can I balance my dream with the unexpected love growing between us?
As Jamillia and Axel navigate their growing feelings, they must confront family expectations, personal fears, and the looming threat to the bookstore. Can they find the courage to fight for their love and their shared dream?
Goodreads Blurb:
Penny Taylor thought her life was finally coming together. With a promising new job at the local newspaper and a chance encounter with a charming stranger, her world seemed poised for a fresh start. But when the unexpected death of her mentor leaves her job in jeopardy, Penny’s carefully constructed plans begin to unravel. Just as she’s picking up the pieces, Penny discovers the charming stranger from her recent night out is none other than Nathan Greely, her new boss.
Tension rises as Penny’s personal and professional lives collide, threatening her chance at happiness. With her dreams slipping through her fingers, Penny must find the strength to reinvent herself. As she faces unexpected career changes, fresh opportunities, and the possibility of new love, Penny is left Will this twist of fate break her—or could it be the beginning of something greater?
Can Penny rise above the chaos to create the life she’s always wanted, or will she lose everything she’s worked so hard to build?
Goodreads Blurb:
Every foster child deserves a voice. This is mine.
In Just Another Slice, nine-year-old Sarah Bailey tries to survive in a family full of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse while at the same time trying to protect her younger brother Curtis. Sarah learns that asking for Just Another Slice of toast is not the only thing in her life she will be denied. Yet, in a world full of cruelty, she finds kindness and happiness in the most unsuspecting people, places, and things.
Sarah and Curtis’s foster care story is based on actual events about Dr. Sharon Zaffarese-Dippold and her brother, Carl. In this book, Sarah and Curtis learn they are foster children. Join their journey of laughter, pain, hope, and resiliency. You will see, hear and feel what Sarah and Curtis does throughout this sad and inspiring story of not just surviving but thriving.
Goodreads Blurb:
I’m so terrified… that psycho’s going to kill me!” Maria Dersch prophetically predicted her death at the savage hands of her ex-boyfriend, Billy Ray Shaughnessy, who hid in her attic for two and a half days with an ax before sneaking down in the dead of night, chopping Maria and her new lover to death.
In The Attic is based on a true crime story – an intense, shocking, and unforgettable psychological crime thriller – and a real double murder case author Garry Rodgers investigated as a homicide detective. It’s also told from the killer’s point of view through his lyrical, psychotic, and homicidal thoughts.
In this lightning-paced, mind-twisting, psychological ride, you’re suspended in a six-day investigation and search for Billy Ray after Maria reported a violent, knife-point, sexual assault committed by him on a Friday afternoon. Over the weekend, police and friends made a frantic attempt to lock Billy Ray from the house and track him down to prevent escalation. They failed.
In The Attic allows a terrifying yet fascinating access to a psychopathic, anti-social mind—a mind diagnosed as one of the most outstanding cases of mental disorder a team of forensic psychiatrists ever saw.
Goodreads Blurrb:
In this short-story, Doreen Sizemore, an elderly and opinionated Kentucky woman who hasn’t been outside of home town since her senior class trip, gathers her courage and boards the Texas Eagle train bound for her brother’s home in Texas. She is feeling quite the brave adventuress…until she discovers a murder on the train.
Goodreads Blurb:
Cameron Rafferty is keeping secrets. Dangerous secrets that could endanger the lives of everyone around him. His plan was simple…keep a low profile until the would-be-killer was found. And things were going smoothly, until a small complication changed everything. Soon, he finds himself becoming more involved with the family next door—and wishing for things he shouldn’t. Things that will put their lives in jeopardy, too.
Spending summers at the chalet was a tradition for author Laura Keane and her young son. Filled with memories of the husband she lost to war, she looked forward to days spent reminiscing, playing, and plotting another novel. She didn’t expect this year to be any different— but that was before their handsome neighbor came to her rescue like a knight in shining armor. Will that armor be tarnished when she discovers who he is and why he’s hiding out in northern Michigan?
Goodreads Blurb:
Amelia is stuck in the worst dorm on campus for a whole year! She’ll have to make the best of it in Woodhouse Hall and her roommate Jenna will be her new best friend, Amelia’s sure of that. Jenna’s sweet personality and openness to new things incite the matchmaking-genius in Amelia to find the perfect boyfriend for her new bestie. She shoots high by attempting to entice Eric, the President of the Student Government, to fall for her roommate. Amelia’s past success makes her confident they will be a couple in no time. When that turns out to be a disaster, she is forced to face the lies she’s told herself about her strengths and her assumptions about the people she loves. Over the year, Amelia learns who she is, what she wants, and how to fight for what’s really important.
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Alex
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