Planet iPad Daily Free Book Alert, Wednesday, March 2: A mystery-thriller adorned with kudos by two bestselling authors, Trashy Mysteries and Tawdry Romances and Hundreds More! plus ... a biologist leaves the normal world behind for the remote tip of South America, solitary until a man washes up on the beach in The Tourist Trail (Today's Sponsor)

Planet iPad Daily Free Book Alert, Wednesday, March 2: A mystery-thriller adorned with kudos by two bestselling authors, Trashy Mysteries and Tawdry Romances and Hundreds More! plus ... a biologist leaves the normal world behind for the remote tip of South America, solitary until a man washes up on the beach in <i><b> The Tourist Trail</b></i> (Today's Sponsor)

Praised by Clive Cussler and James Rolling, a mystery-thriller by James Allan Collins is yours for the taking amongst the latest additions to our 200+ Free Book Alert listings....

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In the remoteness of Patagonia, at the southernmost tip of South America, biologist Angela Haynes thinks she has gotten away from it all.  Until a man washes ashore.

The Tourist Trail

By John Yunker

4.5 Stars  -  18 Reviews

Kindle Price:  $2.99

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Some people stop at the water's edge.

Some keep going...

Biologist Angela Haynes is accustomed to dark, lonely nights as one of the few humans at a penguin research station in Patagonia. She has grown used to the cries of penguins before dawn, to meager supplies and housing, to spending most of her days in one of the most remote regions on earth. What she isn’t used to is strange men washing ashore, which happens one day on her watch.


The man won’t tell her his name or where he came from, but Angela, who has a soft spot for strays, tends to him, if for no other reason than to protect her birds and her work. When she later learns why he goes by an alias, why he is a refugee from the law, and why he is a man without a port, she begins to fall in love—and embarks on a journey that takes her deep into Antarctic waters, and even deeper into the emotional territory she thought she’d left behind.


Against the backdrop of the Southern Ocean, The Tourist Trail weaves together the stories of Angela as well as FBI agent Robert Porter, dispatched on a mission that unearths a past he would rather keep buried; and Ethan Downes, a computer tech whose love for a passionate activist draws him into a dangerous mission.


294 pages


REVIEWS


"What’s impressive about this novel [is that] it occupies so much literary territory. It is at once a romance, an adventure story, an environmental polemic, and a keen study of just how animalistic humans are...It is a reader’s pleasure, due in large part to the meticulous control with which Yunker commands his language." -- Phoebe Literary Journal 


"This immensely readable and exciting novel brings together the seemingly disjointed lives of characters who share a common thread: whether they know it or not, their purpose is to be devoted to the cause of helping animals...The Tourist Trail is epic, sprawling and strikingly cinematic."-- Our Hen House 


About the Author: 

John Yunker was inspired to write The Tourist Trail after a trip to the Patagonia region of Argentina, where he volunteered with a penguin census for The Penguin Project. He has also traveled to Norway and Antarctica, where portions of The Tourist Trail are set. For more information, visit www.TheTouristTrail.com.


As co-founder of Byte Level Research (www.bytelevel.com), John has helped a wide range of Fortune 500 companies improve their multilingual web sites. He has authored a number of landmark reports, including The Web Globalization Report Card and The Art of the Global Gateway. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism and an MS from Boston University. He is a fellow with the Society for New Communications Research.


For an interesting interview with the author by the Farm Animal Rights Movement blog, click here.

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Planet iPad Daily Free Book Alert, Tuesday, March 1: 12 Brand New Freebies to Start the Month of March, plus ... Not Just For Breakfast Anymore is a book to delight middle schoolers and written by PV Lundqvist (Today's Sponsor)

Planet iPad Daily Free Book Alert, Tuesday, March roars in like a lion with 12 Brand New Freebies to Start the Month, among them a batch of romances, some historical fiction, a young adult tech fantasy and more...plus ... <i><b>Not Just For Breakfast Anymore </b></i> is a book to delight middle schoolers.  (Today's Sponsor)

Usually when Amazon and Kindle publishers role out a dozen brand new free contemporary titles there's something for most reading tastes, and that seems definitely to be the case with today's latest additions to our 220+ Free Book Alert listings....

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Kids in grades 4 through 6--especially the boys--will take to Benny as he struggles with the challenging job of being a kid growing up.  His Mom throws him a curve with a new pet not exactly on his wish list.

Not Just For Breakfast Anymore

By PV Lundqvist

5.0 Stars  - 5 Reviews

Kindle Price:  $2.99

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"[.......... a classic book for modern kids." --Suite 101: Book Reviews

"PV Lundqvist has written a wonderful book." --Jandy's Books

 "Would be a huge hit among fourth to seventh graders." -- Literary Sojourn

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Benny wants a pet-a dog or a cat. You know, the kind of pet every else has. But other kids don't have his mom. She likes to do things differently. So Benny doesn't know what to expect when he first opens the pet carrier. Certainly not that his neighbors will want to kick his family out of town-he just got here! And he was just about to make the baseball team, too. Will he fight for his pet or back down?


Editor's Note:  If you absolutely need an adult's take on a kid's book, few have better credentials for writing about Not Just For Breakfast Anymore than D. Blankenship.  Not only is he a respected reviewer, as evidenced by his badge as a Vine Voice reader and a Top 100 Amazon Reviewer, he's a substitute teacher.  And to cap it off, he and his wife were among the first in the US to breed and raise Vietnamese Potbellied Pigs.  Here's what he has to say:


What a delightful read this one was. 


Young Benny is not ordinary and common, you see. Well anyway, on his birthday Benny indeed does receive a new pet, not a cat, not a dog, not even a cool big lizard; no, no, no...a Vietnamese Potbellied pig no less! 


And so we are instantly drawn into the life of Benny, a kid who wants what normal kids his age want; acceptance, making the baseball team, no hassles from bullies and of course a dog. Like real life though, not all always turns out the way our young lad would like. There seems to be trouble from every direction. There is of course the acceptance factor, relationships with family members and life's lessons to be learned. 


This is a well told tale of growing up; of being at that very strange and difficult age when a boy is leaving childhood behind and is learning to join the adult world. The author has skillfully woven family, school, community, friends, baseball, rivals, and of course pets into a story which is quite often full of humor, often filled with the anxieties of growing up, and above all, the lessons learned during this difficult period in the maturation process of us all. But make no mistake; not all is grim life. This writer has a keen sense of humor and it shines through on almost ever page. 


Lundqvist has gotten his characters down perfectly as well as the relationship between these various characters as the story progresses...including that of the pig. . The reader will be able to absolutely identify with not only the characters but also the dilemmas and situations as they pop up in young Benny's life. 


Strong plot, good and believable characters, crisp prose and a story line that moves; what more could you want in a book? --Don Blankenship 


About the Author:

PV Lundqvist is a writer and father living in Wakefield, Massachusetts. He loves his kids, pet pigs and baseball--in that order. You can follow him on twitter (pvlundqvist), or read his blog ( http://pvlundqvist.blogspot.com/ ).

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