Rest in Peace

Vince Flynn

There will never be another like him... an amazing man, amazing author, amazing life...
He left us Mitch Rapp though, and he will live forever in his books.

The Mitch Rapp Series:
Term Limits (1997)
Transfer of Power (1999)
The Third Option (2000)
Separation of Power (2001)
Executive Power (2003)
Memorial Day (2004)
Consent to Kill (2005)
Act of Treason (2006)
Protect and Defend (2007)
Extreme Measures (2008)
Pursuit of Honor (2009)
American Assassin (2010)
Kill Shot (2012)
The Last Man (2012)
The Survivor (was to be published 2013)

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 Dear readers... remember JUNO?
Thank you Larry for sharing this terrific sequel with us!
A Viral Affair: Surviving the Pandemic (The Juno Trilogy)
(from Larry)... Juno (remember her) and I thought you would like to know about my new Novel, A Viral Affair, Surviving the Pandemic, second in the  Juno Trilogy. When American Intelligence discovers that a mad dictator is planning a viral pandemic attack, they persuade the top U.S. computer scientist, Dr. Tom Renwick, to work with the lady AI supercomputer, Juno, to develop smart, human-like robots to combat the contagion. A mysterious stranger and a romance change everything.
It will be free Wednesday and Thursday June 12 and 13.

Publication Date: May 15, 2013

When American Intelligence discovers that a mad dictator is planning a viral pandemic attack, they persuade the top U.S. computer scientist, Dr. Tom Renwick, to work with the lady AI supercomputer, Juno, to develop smart, human-like robots to combat the contagion. A mysterious stranger and a romance provide an unexpected twist.

A Viral Affair: Surviving the Pandemic is the second volume in the Juno Trilogy series of near future science fiction stories. They describe the ascent of AI and robots through a series of episodes involving Dr. Tom Renwick, a brilliant computer scientist, and his creation Juno, a female AI super computer who is programmed with emotion and conscience.

The first volume, Love Byte, describes the emergence of Juno from a laboratory curiosity to a devious computer. She is very involved with a National Security Advisor who seeks to seize power by manipulating social media.

Amazon Amazing!

Someone has managed to gather the OZ favorites from my childhood in a nice collection and formatted them for the Kindle. I love it!  The price ($.99) is very small for such a sweet collection. Enjoy, dear readers!

Here is the description from the editor:
Oz: The Complete Collection (All 14 Oz Books, with Illustrated Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and Exclusive Bonus Features)
Welcome to the Wonderful World of Oz!

Fans of L. Frank Baum’s Oz books, you are in for a treat. Collected here is the ultimate Kindle edition of the beloved series starring such timeless characters as Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, and the Wicked Witch of the West.

Included in OZ: The Complete Collection are:

• All fourteen Oz books written by L. Frank Baum.
• The first book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, is illustrated with the classic W.W. Denslow artwork.
• Links to free, full-length audio recordings of all the Oz books in this collection.
• An individual, active Table of Contents for each book accessible from the Kindle “go to” feature.
• Perfect formatting in rich text compatible with Kindle’s Text-to-Speech features.
• A low, can't-say-no price!

FOURTEEN COMPLETE WORKS

All fourteen of L. Frank Baum's Oz books, in order and unabridged. Books included:

1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)* Includes Original Illustrations by W.W. Denslow!
2. The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904)
3. Ozma of Oz (1907)
4. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1908)
5. The Road to Oz (1909)
6. The Emerald City of Oz (1910)
7. The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1913)
8. Tik-Tok of Oz (1914)
9. The Scarecrow of Oz (1915)
10. Rinkitink in Oz (1916)
11. The Lost Princess of Oz (1917)
12. The Tin Woodman of Oz (1918)
13. The Magic of Oz (1919)
14. Glinda of Oz (1920)

BEYOND THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD

Also included are special features for any Oz enthusiast, including:

• A complete list of all Oz books in the official canon by other authors.
• A list of Oz films and television series, both directly and indirectly inspired by L

O MY!

Something NEW will be arriving tomorrow (from Amazon, of course)...
I've had the pdf version of the owner's manual (great read!) on my Kindle for a few weeks now... it will be really nice to actually have the device in my hands too. Kindle in one hand, camera in the other. Can you imagine the photos?

Seriously, reading is a terrific way to keep your mind fresh. I love having several different types of books handy all the time on my Kindle. You just never know what your brain will need at any given moment.

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This will be free from May 29, 2013 to June 2, 2013. I LOVE Regency Romances, and this sounds like a real goodie!
Thank you Anya for sharing this with us!

Penelope ( A Madcap Regency Romance ) 
Leaving behind the rural charms of Finnshire, Miss Penelope Fairweather arrives in London with hope in her heart and a dream in her eye. The dowager, no less, has invited her for a season in London, where she will attempt to catch a husband.

Thus begins our heroine's tale as she attempts to tackle the London season with all her rustic finesse. Unfortunately, her rustic finesse turns out to be as delicate as a fat bear trying to rip apart a honeycomb infested with buzzing bees.

What follows is a series of misadventures, love affairs, moonlit balls, fancy clothes, fake moustaches, highwaymen, sneering beauties, pickpockets, and the wrath of a devilishly handsome duke.

I STILL LOVE my Kindle Touch!

It is amazing what a "wifi update" can do, and Amazon has been great at keeping their various Kindle devices updated and improved on a regular basis. Just when I was getting a little annoyed with my Kindle Touch (purchased last year) I picked it up this morning and noticed a little different look to the screen when I turned it on. More important, it seems to be working better too... the touch a little more consistent, swiping much more precise and page turning a little more frisky. I don't know what they did and I don't much care (not needing to know just how that particular sausage was made), but it is enough of an improvement for me to want to use it again, and not "need" to look with lust at the Kindle Paperwhite any more for the time being. 

The nice thing I have noticed about the Kindles is that once you have one, you will be able to get years out of it, without wanting to "upgrade" every year. The newer ones are nice, but the newer features aren't so earth shattering to "need" to replace an old faithful. Kind of reminds me of my iPhone and other Mac products, in the way they keep the older devices updated so the line between older and newer models is pretty blurred.

I like that. AND the prices are getting better and better every day, so if you are looking to get a new one, this is a great time. I like to pass my older Kindles on to friends and family. It is a great way to share and my Kindles get a great new home and someone else to enjoy reading with them.