[Free eBook] A Chelsea Concerto by Frances Faviell [WWII London Blitz Historical Memoir]

A Chelsea Concerto by Frances Faviell, a pseudonym for the late author and painter Olivia Faviell Lucas, is her WWII home front historical memoir, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Dean Street Press.

This was originally published in 1959 by Cassell. The reprint contains a new introduction by British author Virginia Nicholson (herself a great-niece of author Virginia Woolf), who remembered this fondly in a letter to The Telegraph. This memoir takes place during the early 1940s London Blitz in the Chelsea area, where the author was a Red Cross volunteer, and covers her experiences living with and giving aid to ordinary people amidst the bombings.

Offered worldwide, available at Amazon.

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[Free eBook] Threesome: He, Him and Me [LGBT Erotic Fiction Anthology]

Threesome: He, Him and Me edited by Matthew Bright is a themed anthology of gay erotic fiction short stories, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher LGBT specialty publisher Lethe Press.

This was given a Publisher’s Weekly starred review which praised the variety in the stories, which includes an epistolary and several sfnal tales. This collection features stories ranging from romantic to raunchy about all-male threesomes in many varied situations.

Offered DRM-free worldwide, available at Amazon.

[Free eBook] Coffin Canyon by Mason Macrae [Western Historical Action Novel]

Coffin Canyon by Mason Macrae, a pseudonym for the late James L. Rubel, is his vintage western historical action adventure novel, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press’ Pioneering imprint.

This was originally published in 1959 by Collins. The story stars a ex-convict who completes his prison sentence determined to start a straight-shooting life, only to find the past catching up with him as someone steals his old criminal moniker in order to commit new crimes, whom he finds himself hired by the authorities to hunt down, dead or alive.

Offered worldwide, available at Amazon.

[Free eBook] The Gold Bonanza by John Russell Fearn [Western Historical Action Novel]

The Gold Bonanza by the late British author John Russell Fearn is his vintage western historical action adventure novel, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press’ Pioneering imprint.

This was originally published in 1950 by Scion under the title Aztec Gold, and later reprinted by Robert Hale as part of their Black Horse Western line, using the pseudonym Thornton Ayre. The story is set in Arizona, where an old prospector has found a secret mine full of Aztec gold, which makes his a target for ambitious people who kidnap him to reveal its location, even as a saloon singer friend grown suspicious of his sudden disappearance tries to mount a rescue squad.

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[Free eBook] The Faerie Path by Frewin Jones [YA Urban Portal Fantasy]

The Faerie Path by Frewin Jones, a pseudonym for prolific British YA fantasy author Allan Frewin Jones is the 1st novel in his Faerie Path series of young adult hidden heritage urban portal fantasy, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher HarperCollins’ HarperTeen imprint.

The series is split between the modern world of London and the hidden world of Faerie, as the heroine discovers that she is a princess who has been lost for centuries among the mortals. This installment sets up her return to court and the beginning of her many problem-solving adventures as her former fiancée finally locates her, only to find herself torn between two worlds even as she must relearn her old life and face a threat to Faerie. NB: if you don’t want to know exactly what’s behind the threat to Faerie, avoid reading the blurbs for the next few novels in the series, which contain significant spoilers for important plot twists in this one.

Offered in the US only, available at B&N as their exclusive Free Fridays selection for the weekend.

[Free eBook] With Our Blessing by Jo Spain [Police Procedural Mystery]

With Our Blessing by Irish author Jo Spain is the 1st novel in her Inspector Tom Reynolds of series of police procedural mysteries, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Quercus.

The series stars a Detective Inspector in Ireland. This story sees him investigating the murder of an elderly woman, which he suspects is linked to Ireland’s notorious historical Magdalene Laundries which forcibly housed “fallen” women as a source of free labour under extremely harsh conditions, only to find out that the killer is not content with burying grievances with the past.

Offered in the UK and other selected countries worldwide (excluding North America), available at multiple retailers.

[Free eBook] Duende Meadow by Paul Cook [Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction]

Duende Meadow by Paul Cook is his standalone far-future science fiction novel, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Phoenix Pick Press.

This was originally published in 1985 by Bantam’s Spectra imprint. This is a sort of post-post-apocalyptic rediscovery tale, wherein a war-stricken humanity which hid underground for centuries and changed greatly within that time now re-emerges into the world above, not knowing what they will find.

Offered DRM-free worldwide through the month of March, available directly from the publisher as their Free Book of the Month selection.

[Free eBook] Code of Conduct by Kristine Smith [Science Fiction Thriller]

Code of Conduct by Kristine Smith, the 2001 recipient of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, is the 1st novel in her Jani Kilian Chronicles of far-future science fiction thrillers, free for a limited time courtesy of the author herself via the backlist author re-publishing consortium Book View Café.

This was originally published in 1999 by Avon’s Eos imprint. The series contains space opera, MilSF, and political intrigue elements, and stars a disgraced former captain turned fugitive cyborg, The Six Million Dollar Man-style. This installment has a touch of murder mystery in it, as a former lover who managed to track her down asks her to help him find his wife’s killer, and she must secretly return to the Commonwealth she once fled in order to do so.

Offered DRM-free worldwide through the month of March, available directly from the publisher as well as via several other retailers.

[Free eBook] The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson [Epic Fantasy]

The Way of Kings by bestselling author Brandon Sanderson is the 1st novel in his The Stormlight Archive sub-series of epic high fantasy set in the broader universe of Cosmere, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Tor Books.

This is a special flash giveaway for just 48 hours, meant to promote the upcoming 3rd-in-series novel which is expected to be released later this year. The premise of the series is that this part of the fantasy world takes place many centuries after the fall of an order of mystic knights whose influence remains in the form of powerful magical artifacts which are still fought over in the local region. The story initially focuses on persons embroiled in yet another war over the artifacts, with hints that the accepted ancient history was not all that it seemed and the truth about the order and the roots of the wars remains yet to be uncovered.

Offered DRM-free through 11:59 PM Eastern Time 24th on March, available in Canada & the US only, directly from the publisher.

[Free Audiobook] Little Women by Louisa May Alcott [Classic Literature Novel]

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott is her classic lit novel, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Penguin Random House Audio.

This audibook edition is read by actress Christina Ricci (of The Addams Family movie fame) and is an unabridged edition giving the full story of the four sisters of the March family and their various adventures during the mid-19th century, which was originally published in 1868 and has since become a much-beloved coming-of-age classic for readers of all ages.

Offered only until 11:59 AM Eastern Time on March 24th, available DRM-free to Canada & the US (possibly other countries as well), as PRH Audio’s featured Free Book of the Month offer.