10 Free Kindle Books and Kindle Book Deals

It’s time for another weekly roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks to get your Monday off to a good start.

Please note that the free Kindle ebooks listed below are free as of August 29th, 2016. Most of these titles are free for a limited time only and will expire in a few days before going back to the regular list price.

A good place to find more free Kindle books is on the free bestsellers list at Amazon.

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Kindle Deals

Fire TV Devices – ($15 off)

Kindle Daily Deals

Fire HD 6 ($30 off)

Fire Kids Edition ($20 off)

Kindle Countdown Deals

Select Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Kindle books starting at $0.99

99 Romances for $.99

50 Kindle Book Deals for $2 Each

30 Kids’ Books, $1 Each

10 Free Kindle eBooks

The Window Washer by Eric Rill

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, 4.6 stars, 23 reviews

On Friday, Nick Grant is an ordinary guy, with a good job, a wife he loves, and an adorable eight-year-old son. On Saturday, his wife is dead, his son is in critical condition, and there is an unidentified body in the basement. Wracked with guilt and torment, he retreats to a rental house he owns in “The Bottoms,” a crime-ridden slum in Columbus, Ohio, where he falls into a life of drugs and alcohol. A chance encounter with a young woman who shares her deadly secret sucks Nick Grant into a vortex of criminal activity where he becomes an unwitting player in a dangerous game of chance in a battle between the underworld and law enforcement at the highest levels. What follows is an intricate tale of greed, corruption, deception, and murder….

Fame (Hollywood Love Book 1) by Jillian Dodd

Romance, 4.8 stars, 82 reviews

Meet Riley Johnson. CEO of Captive Films. Hot. Rich. Privileged. Seriously Single. There could never be a reality show about my life. It’d just be work and sex. Lots and lots of sex. No breakups. No fights with friends. Zero drama. Drama’s for the movies. Not for me. I’m Riley Johnson. I’ve got it all. Brand new jet. Exotic cars. Luxury penthouse. Black card. A different aspiring actress (or two) in my bed every night. I run Captive Films. Where we leave you begging for more. Or maybe that’s just me. My life is perfect. . . . Until she walks back into it. The Hollywood Love series follows the lives and loves of those who work at Captive Films: Hot, successful, playboy Riley Johnson, whose business success far exceeds his success in love. Movie star, Keatyn Douglas, whose epic love story has spawned a series of books and movies. And Dawson Johnson, who joins Captive with a tragic past. Expect lots of drama, sex, and tabloid-worthy events.

Rise of the Olympians by Belle Ward

Literature & Fiction, 4.8 stars, 37 reviews

Lilah Jones is officially thirteen. Unfortunately, the day comes with a few twists she didn’t expect. For example, her hair turned into a living rainbow and she was gifted with a golden necklace that randomly goes from being room temperature to as hot a supernova. On top of that, she has a dream that she remembers line by the line when she wakes up. Seeking answers, Lilah meets two boys, named Cole and Adrian, who gladly clear things up. Remember the Greek myths you assumed were fiction? The old gods that you assumed were just someone’s imagination? You were wrong. They’ve been with us the whole time, fighting battles we didn’t even know existed, and they’ve returned. The Olympians are reuniting, preparing to fight the most dangerous battle they’ve ever faced.

Pitch Black: A Romantic Thriller (Blackwood Security Book 1) by Elise Noble

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, 4.7 stars, 49 reviews

Even a Diamond can be shattered. After the owner of a security company is murdered, his sharp-edged wife goes on the run. Forced to abandon everything she holds dear – her home, her friends, her job in special ops – she builds a new life for herself in England. As Ashlyn Hale, she meets Luke, a handsome local who makes her realise just how lonely she is. Yet, even in the sleepy village of Lower Foxford, the dark side of life dogs Diamond’s trail when the unthinkable strikes. Forced out of hiding, she races against time to save those she cares about. But is it too little, too late?

Wizard’s First Rule (Sword of Truth Book 1) by Terry Goodkind

Fantasy, 4.1 stars, 2734 reviews

Richard and Kahlan’s story unfolds over ten more novels, collectively known as the Sword of Truth series, concluding with Confessor in 2007. Placing Goodkind in the elite club of #1 New York Times bestselling authors, the series has sold more than twenty million copies to date worldwide. In Wizard’s First Rule, Goodkind introduced the world to an ordinary forest guide, Richard Cypher, and the mysterious, powerful woman he comes to love, Kahlan Amnell. Learning his true identity, Richard accepts his destiny as the one man who can stop the bloodthirsty tyrant Darken Rahl. Hunted relentlessly, betrayed and alone, Kahlan calls upon Richard to reach beyond his sword and invoke something more noble within himself as the final confrontation with Darken Rahl looms.

Gracie’s Song by Michelle Schlicher

Literature & Fiction, 4.6 stars, 21 reviews

“Everything can be undone.” That’s what someone tells Gracie Brannen, but she’s doubtful. After graduation, she walked away from everyone she knew with barely a word. Ten years later, she’s back. Even as familiar places and faces bring back old pain, Gracie finds hope in rebuilding old ties and forging new ones. Maybe everything can’t be undone, but perhaps everything can be overcome….

The Big Lead: A Stella Reynolds Mystery, Book 1 (Stella Reynolds Mystery Series) by Libby Kirsch

Literature & Fiction, 4.4 stars, 68 reviews

Stella Reynolds is new to the job, new to the state, and new to making mistakes in front of thousands of people, but that’s exactly what she signs up for when she takes a job as a TV reporter in the mountains of Bozeman, Montana. Being on live TV in a small town has never been so funny, until Stella covers the town’s first murders in years. When the prime suspect’s girlfriend enlists Stella to help clear his name, she uncovers another shocking crime that could expose a handful of powerful insiders. Who is honest, who can’t be trusted, and who committed the murders? Stella is on a tight deadline to find out. Can she help free an innocent man, or will the real culprit get away with murder?

Betrayal (Infidelity Book 1 by Aleatha Romig

Mystery & Suspense, 4.7 stars, 404 reviews

One week. No future. No past. No more. Alexandria Collins has one week to live carefree—no ghosts of her past or pressures of her future haunting her. Reinventing herself as “Charli,” she is knocked off her feet by a sexy, mysterious man who brings her pleasure like she never imagined. With her heart at stake, she forgets that decisions made in the dark of night reappear in the bright light of day. “Some of my tastes are unique. They aren’t for everyone. I understand that.” Lennox “Nox” Demetri is wealthy, confident, and decisive–he knows what he wants. From the first time he sees Charli at an exclusive resort, he knows he wants her. Although he is usually the one to make the rules, together they agree on one: One week. No more.

Fate’s Hand: Book One of The Celtic Prophecy by Melissa Macfie

Fantasy, 4.7 stars, 32 reviews

She came to Salem to start a new life, but the gods have other plans. Brenawyn McAllister has come back to the only family she has left, her grandmother, in the fabled city of witches. She learns that her family has an ancient secret, and she is more powerful than she ever thought possible. Her life gets more complicated when she meets the handsome Alexander, but like everyone else in her life, he has a secret and he’s been keeping it for 600 years.

Irreparable Harm (Sasha McCandless Legal Thriller Book 1) by Melissa F. Miller

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, 4.4 stars, 3446 reviews

Meet pint-sized firecracker Sasha McCandless in the gripping debut from USA TODAY Bestselling Author Melissa F. Miller. After eight long years, attorney Sasha McCandless is about to make partner at a prestigious law firm. All she has to do is keep her head down and her billable hours up. When a plane operated by her client slams into the side of a mountain, killing everyone aboard, Sasha gears up to defend the inevitable civil lawsuits. She soon realizes the crash was no accident: a developer has created an application that can control a commercial plane’s onboard computer from a smartphone. Sasha joins forces with a federal air marshal, and they race to prevent another airline disaster. But when people close to the matter start turning up dead, Sasha must rely on both her legal skills and her Krav Maga training to stop the madman before he kills her.