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Gone- Part Three Leads the Self-Published Bestsellers List

By Dianna Dilworth 

81gKNtJgZ0L._SL1500_Gone- Part Three by Deborah Bladon leads the Self-published Bestsellers List this week.

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Amazon Self-Published Bestsellers for the Week of December 31, 2014

1. Gone- Part Three by Deborah Bladon: “Lilly Randall had overcome a past filled with heartache and loss. She’d moved to Manhattan and was building a new and exciting life for herself. She was falling hard and fast for Clive Parker and now that she had a dream job, everything was exactly as it should be. When her past showed up to taunt her, the reality she thought she knew was suddenly stripped away.”

2. Maude by Donna Mabry: “In 1906, I was barely over fourteen years old, and it was my wedding day. My older sister, Helen, came to my room, took me by the hand, and sat me down on the bed. She opened her mouth to say something, but then her face flushed, and she turned her head to look out the window. After a second, she squeezed my hand and looked back in my eyes. She said, “You’ve always been a good girl, Maude, and done what I told you. Now, you’re going to be a married woman, and he will be the head of the house. When you go home tonight after your party, no matter what he wants to do to you, you have to let him do it. Do you understand?””

3. Gone – Part Two by Deborah Bladon: “The second part of GONE, a three-part series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Deborah Bladon. Lilly Randall had finally landed the job of her dreams. She couldn’t have imagined that when she started working for Clive Parker at Corteck, that she’d end up in his bed.”

4. Departure by A.G. Riddle: “Flight 305 took off in 2014…But it crashed in a world very different from our own…With time running out, five strangers must unravel why they were taken…And how to get home.”

5.  Gone – Part One by Deborah Bladon: “The first part of GONE, a three-part series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Deborah Bladon. Sending a half-naked picture to a stranger she met online, seems innocent and fun to Lilly Randall. After spending the past four years working towards an honors degree, she needs a distraction and flirting with a man she doesn’t know can’t hurt, right?”

6. The Highbury Murders by Victoria Grossack: “Set about a year after “Emma” closes, “The Highbury Murders” pays homage to the wit of Jane Austen and the whodunits of Agatha Christie. You do not need to have read Jane Austen’s books to enjoy this novel, but if you have – if you regret that she wrote only six – “The Highbury Murders” is a welcome extension to her world. Pour yourself a cup of tea, settle somewhere comfortable, and indulge yourself with the proverbial good read.”

7. Beneath Him by Komal Kant: “Sometimes love can start with a little hate. When Sky Hudson first has a run-in with tall, dark, and handsome Nicholas Ruggarson, she wants nothing more than to throw her coffee at him. He is rude and arrogant, and she is glad she never has to set eyes on him ever again. Or so she thinks.”

 

8. The Billionaire’s Christmas by J.S. Scott: “Called an eccentric beast by the citizens of Amesport, Maine, handsome, sensual billionaire Grady Sinclair stays isolated in his mansion on a private peninsula. The arrangement suits Grady just fine—until an unassuming woman rings his doorbell, awaking his long dormant passion with her fearlessness. All he wants is to make the fiery blonde his forever. But will he have to become the monster everyone thinks he is to get his Christmas wish?”

9. EPIC: 14 Books of Fantasy: “The freshest voices in fantasy bring you fifteen New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon bestselling authors. With fourteen stories and over one million words of captivating fiction, this epic fantasy set will keep you entranced. Delve into worlds where adventurers discover forgotten lands of wonder and fight ancient evil. Worlds where dragons soar, where heroes and heroines wield sword and magic to answer adventure’s call.”

10. The Atlantis Gene: A Thriller by A.G. Riddle: “We survived, but no one knows how. Until now. The countdown to the next stage of human evolution is about to begin, and humanity might not survive this time.”

Smashwords Self-Published Bestsellers for the Week of December 31, 2014

1. 20/20: A Clear Vision for America By 

2. Negotiating for Success: Essential Strategies and Skills By 

3. Private Practice Preparedness – The Health Care Professional’s Guide to Closing a Practice Due to Retirement, Death, or Disability By  & 

4. How the Light Gets In: An Interview with Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee By 

5. Managing Professional Communications Agencies By 

6. The Generous Qur’an: An accurate, modern English translation of the Qur’an, Islam’s holiest book. By 

7. Depth Astrology: An Astrological Handbook – Volumes 1-4 (Introduction, Planets in Signs, Planets in Houses, Planets in Aspect) By 

8. Game Programming Patterns By