Kindle First: January picks for free and discounted books before release

Kindle First was introduced a couple of months ago. It allows Prime members to select one free book from a selection of pre-releases, and non-prime members to get one or more at a discounted price of $1.99

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January Picks: Choose one for FREE

Thriller

• The Barkeep
• by William Lashner
•    (252)

• Release Date: February 1, 2014
• Pre-order Price: $4.99
• Buy Now Price: $0.00

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When I first read The Barkeep by William Lashner, I was six months pregnant. There was something decidedly masochistic about immersing myself in a novel that describes—in mouthwatering detail—the sensation of drinking Johnnie Walker Blue, like perusing tropical... Read More
— Alison Dasho, Acquiring Editor

Fantasy

• The Line (Witching Savannah, Book One)
• by J. D. Horn
•    (488)

• Release Date: February 1, 2014
• Pre-order Price: $4.99
• Buy Now Price: $0.00

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As a sci-fi and fantasy editor, I have spent much of my career working on the kind of projects that could star The Rock: action-packed, fast-paced stories where magic flies, space ships explode, and the guy gets the girl (or vice-versa). I love that kind of stuff, and... Read More
— David Pomerico, Acquiring Editor

Romance

• Mint Juleps and Justice (An Adams Grove Novel)
• by Nancy Naigle
•    (253)

• Release Date: February 1, 2014
• Pre-order Price: $4.99
• Buy Now Price: $0.00

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I’m a big-city girl through and through. But curled up with Mint Juleps and Justice, I wished I were from a small town. My cozy corner of choice? Adams Grove, Virginia, the heart and soul of Nancy Naigle’s book.

What I love most is that the town is a... Read More
— Kelli Martin, Acquiring Editor

Horror

• Descending Son
• by Scott Shepherd
•    (72)

• Release Date: February 1, 2014
• Pre-order Price: $4.99
• Buy Now Price: $0.00

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Every scary story should begin in the trunk of a car. The darkness and claustrophobia allow the senses to run wild, to distort reality, and to surface the mind’s worst nightmares. Which is also how I felt when I first read Descending Son by Scott Shepherd. And I... Read More
— Alex Carr, Acquiring Editor