The Mistake (Off Campus Book 2) by Elle Kennedy leads the Self-Published Bestsellers List this week.
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Amazon Self-Published Bestsellers for the Week of April 29, 2015
1. The Mistake (Off Campus Book 2) by Elle Kennedy: “College junior John Logan can get any girl he wants. For this hockey star, life is a parade of parties and hook-ups, but behind his killer grins and easygoing charm, he hides growing despair about the dead-end road he’ll be forced to walk after graduation. A sexy encounter with freshman Grace Ivers is just the distraction he needs, but when a thoughtless mistake pushes her away, Logan plans to spend his final year proving to her that he’s worth a second chance.”
2. Chance by Deborah Bladon: “Caleb Foster is determined to protect his company’s brand and his family’s name regardless of the cost. He’ll sacrifice whatever it takes to keep things running exactly the way he wants, even if it means sacrificing his younger brother’s future.”
3. The Mad Tatter by J.M. Darhower: “Reece Hatfield has just one rule when it comes to falling in love: don’t fucking do it. There’s no room in his life for another person. He can barely keep a handle on things as it is. A shadow of the man he used to be, Reece spends his days tattooing, the artist inside of him longing for the chance to do something different.”
4. Sky Noise: A Time Travel Thriller by Ernie Lindsey: “In 1587, over one hundred colonists, desperate for a better life in the new world, disappear without a trace from a settlement on tiny Roanoke Island, just off the coast of North Carolina. And now, in the present day, tremendous, undulating wails are being heard in the sky all over the world, with no apparent earthly origin.”
5. Bro by Johanna Blake: “Clayton Westfield isn’t my friend or even just a classmate. He’s something even more annoying. My mother Dana works for the Westfield’s and we live in their house. Well, above the garage really. Clayton is just a few years older so I’ve known him all my life. We even went to the same private school.”
6. Dragonlands by Megg Jensen: “The mystery enshrouding Hutton’s Bridge is as impenetrable as the fog that descended at its borders eighty years ago. Each year, three villagers enter the mist searching for answers. No one ever returns.”
7. Carter Reed 2 by Tijan: “Carter bought his way out of the mafia to protect Emma, but when an old ghost returns to the Mauricio Family, a chain of events starts that can harm everyone. While Carter must decide to return to the Mauricio Family or not, a face that is oddly familiar to Emma comes into her life.”
8. Tool: A Stepbrother Romance by Sabrina Paige: “Gaige O’Neal is nicknamed “Tool” because of what he’s packing. Rumor is that he’s well equipped. He’s a cocky, entitled, insufferable a**hole who’s as reckless with women as he is with that stupid motorcycle he races.”
9. 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.”
10. 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.”
Smashwords Self-Published Bestsellers for the Week of April 29, 2015
1. Cognitive Activity Design: Designing Creative Activities and Art-Based Projects That Promote Brain Health and Flourishing By Michael C. Patterson
2. Negotiating for Success: Essential Strategies and Skills By George J. Siedel
3. Strong Brains, Sharp Minds: The Definitive Guide to the MINDRAMP Method For Brain Health & Mental Development By Michael C. Patterson & Roger Anunsen
4. Academic and Business Writing, Workbook 3 By Maggie Sokolik
5. Private Practice Preparedness – The Health Care Professional’s Guide to Closing a Practice Due to Retirement, Death, or Disability By Rob Reinhardt, LPCS, M.Ed., NCC & Anne M. “Nancy” Wheeler
6. Damage Control By Jae
7. His Bad Boy Ways By Faye Aden
8. ‘Til Undeath Do Us Part By Jessica Alter
9. Depth Astrology: An Astrological Handbook – Volumes 1-4 (Introduction, Planets in Signs, Planets in Houses, Planets in Aspect) By Gargatholil
10. Passing Along A Dream – The Story Behind the Center Lovell Inn Essay Contest By Bil Mosca