Prices for Kindle ebooks are all over the place, from free all the way up into the thousands of dollars. For avid readers, the cost of indulging our passion can be greatly reduced by exploring the many offerings in the $2.99 price range. For less than five bucks each, we can load up our Kindles with hours and hours of reading enjoyment. Many talented indie authors are offering great prices on their works, giving readers a chance to add to their libraries without breaking their budgets. Here are a few books that can be obtained for only $2.99 each. These prices may be subject to change, so if you see something you want to read, better grab it!
Bright Links Dark Links by Su Yin Tan
A paranormal suspense which would appeal to the huge and fast growing fanbase of paranormal stories such as The Ring, The Shining and The Omen. Bright Links Dark Links delivers a spine-chilling tale of a couple who stumbled upon a demonic master plan to raise the dead. A bizarre part of this scheme is that only twins were involved, always with one missing and one left behind alive.
The Leaving by Gabriella West
Cathy Quinn is an intelligent misfit living in 1980’s Dublin. Over her last two years of school, Cathy struggles with her dysfunctional family, coming to terms with her powerful attraction to her best friend Jeanette, and leaving Ireland. The Leaving is a realistic, yet lyrical, look at adolescence and first love.
The Last Pendragon (The Last Pendragon Saga) by Sarah Woodbury
The Last Pendragon tells the story of Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon (Cade), heir to the throne of Arthur and champion of the goddess, Arianrhod. Cade seeks to reclaim his birthright from the King of Gwynedd, a man who killed Cade’s father and usurped his throne. Along the way, Cade joins forces with Rhiann, Cadfael’s bastard daughter, and together they face not only Cadfael, but the Saxons, who encroach on Wales at every turn, and Arawn, Lord of the Underworld.
Game 7: Dead Ball by Allen Schatz
Major league umpire Marshall Connors believes a vacation cut short is a reasonable price to pay for the opportunity to work the World Series. But that price rapidly escalates when he finds himself in the middle of more than the game on the field. Secrets, lies, and revenge spark a fiery collision between past and present and Marshall quickly realizes some things are better left alone.
Betrayed by Wodke Hawkinson
Brooklyn Parrish, Denver socialite, is abducted during a botched car theft and held against her will by three brutal men in the forested mountains of Colorado where she is abused in vile ways. She escapes, but now wanders lost in the wilderness, barefoot and injured, at the onset of a harsh winter. At the end of her endurance, she stumbles across a bloody wild man, Lance. Lance is a recluse who likes his solitude, but now neither of their lives will ever be the same again. (Disclosure: I am the co-author of Betrayed.)
Cel & Anna: A 22nd Century Love Story by Lindsay Edmunds
How much harm can one little datastorm do? A futuristic must-read!
The Final Lie of Gelon Part I (The Pit of Raeben) by Kenneth Paul Jones
The tale chronicles the rise and run of Gelon, oldest and wisest of the three enlightened trees. Beginning with the oaths of Raeben and Arbutae, the story describes the creation of the planet Areth; the entrapment of the banished princess Mytya within the pit; and the forging of the mighty word Solareth. It continues with the fall of the House of Cyren to the Blackheart Curse and the unyielding curiosity of a droid infected with the virus Feline Nine. It tells how a Clan Destined One forfeited all he was, in a heartbeat, for the chance to save a world– ours– even if it meant reducing him to the form of Man.
Chosen (The Guardians of the Word) by Jolea M. Harrison
Hell is everything it’s cracked up to be. Dynan Telaerin ends up there to save the soul of his ancestor, 1000 years dead. Survival will take courage and cunning. Can faith endure in the face of the greatest evil to ever exist? Will he lose his soul to save the others he finds trapped? Chosen is a fantasy adventure, location; hell, purgatory, the Demon’s Lair.
The Terminal Diner by MaryPat Hyland
A daughter inherits the job of piemaker at the family diner after her mother abandons the family when a trucker from Missoula falls for her lemon meringue pie. A decade later, the daughter-Elaina- is stuck in the dead-end job and clinging to the one bit of advice her mother gave her the day she left: “Men like pie.” The story opens on the day before 9/11 and a few new customers arrive at the diner who will change Elaina’s perspectives forever when the terrible events of the next day unfold.
Ferris’ Bluff by Fred Limberg
Ace Evans is on the run-from the Witness Protection Program, a whole lot of pissed off gangsters, and his own nightmares of the night his family was brutally murdered. After two lonely years on the road he chances a visit with his oldest friend, Granville Tubbs, who lives in the sleepy small town of Ferris’ Bluff, Arkansas. Is it a big mistake? Or is it the one chance he has left. Besides, what could go wrong in a few days?
The Sable City (The Norothian Cycle) by M. Edward McNally
Muskets, Magic, and Matilda Lanai. The Sable City is the first volume of the Norothian Cycle, introducing the Island Guilder Tilda Lanai, and the people and places of her world. In volume I, Tilda begins the search for the exiled heir who is the only man who can save the Trade House which Tilda serves. The search, as you might guess, does not go well. This is an epic, fantasy-adventure series.
Junkie (Cal Rogan Mysteries) by Robert P. French
Cal Rogan, former rising star detective, fired from the Police Department because of his heroin addiction, wakes up in a squalid alley with blood all over his jacket and no memory of how it got there. It is Saturday, the day on which he has a supervised visit with his seven-year-old daughter Ellie, whom he adores. But then he finds Kevin, his best friend from his old life, dead. His former colleagues tell him that it was suicide but Cal knows Kevin would never kill himself and vows to get justice for him. Cal’s mission takes the reader into the world of the drug-infested streets and the quirky characters who inhabit them, the world of the drug gangs who prey on them and the multi-millionaire criminals who control them.
Lean on Me by Tori Scott
A single mom, a returning soldier–two single-parent families brought together by an accident involving his teenage son and her four-year-old daughter. A story of the healing power of family, love, and laughter from the softer side of Tori Scott.
Shot of Tequila by J.A. Konrath
A high-action riveting suspense novel of a fugitive on the run after a heist. Now he is pursued by the mob, a hitman, a bookie, and the savvy detective, Jacqueline Daniels.
Shadow of a Dead Star (Wonderland Cycle) by Michael Shean
It’s 2078, and life in Seattle is prosperous, scientifically advanced, and utterly amoral. In the latter years of the 21st century, the new religion is technological convenience. It’s the job of Agent Thomas Walken to keep the wrong sort of technology out of civilian hands – but when his latest case has him chasing after a trio of young girls converted into sexual playthings, he will discover not only who’s behind the rising tide of illegal tech but the truth behind his empty world. Will he survive the truth with his mind and soul intact?
With all these great indie choices, any book shopper can fill their virtual basket for less than the price of a movie. Well worth the initial investment, Kindle $2.99 books are a bargain. Remember to leave feedback and/or reviews for your favorite authors. It’s a nice way to thank them for their hard work, and it helps potential readers make informed decisions about their book purchases. Happy reading!