Player by Joanna Blake leads the Self-Published Bestsellers List this week.
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Amazon Self-Published Bestsellers for the Week of July 9, 2015
1. Player by Joanna Blake: “James Fitzpatrick might have started out on the wrong side of the tracks, but his skills on the football field have brought him fame and glory. Now he’s forgotten where he came from.”
2. The Allure of Julian Lefray by R.S. Grey: “Lily, you predictable perv. I knew you’d open this email faster if I tempted you with a glimpse of JT’s “PP”. Well, put your pants back on and grab some bubbly because I have much better news to share.”
3. Sincerely, Carter by Whitney Gracia Williams: “Arizona Turner has been my best friend since fourth grade, even when we “hated” each other. We’ve been there for one another through first kisses, first “times,” and we’ve been each other’s constant when good relationships turned bad. (We even went to colleges that were minutes away from each other…).”
4. Constitution: Book 1 of the Legacy Fleet Trilogy by : “The year is 2650. 75 years ago, an alien fleet attacked Earth. Without warning. Without mercy. We were not prepared.”
5. When SEALS Come Home: Boxed Set by Anne Marsh: “This boxed set includes two standalone When SEALs Come Home books and a short story—almost six hundred pages of reading!”
6. Protecting Jessyka SEAL Protection by Susan Stoker: “Kason “Benny” Sawyer was the last single man on his Navy SEAL team. He loved his teammates like brothers and respected each and every one of their women. They’d all been through hell and they deserved their current happiness. But seeing the love between his friends and their women made it tough to be the odd man out all the time.”
7. When a Beta Roars (A Lion’s Pride Book 2) by Eve Langlais: “How degrading. Stuck babysitting a woman because his alpha said so. As Pride Beta, he has better things to do with his time, like washing his impressive mane, hunting down thugs for fun, and chasing tail–sometimes his own if his lion is feeling playful.”
8. Hired Bride (Beaufort Brides Book 1) by Noelle Adams: “For years, Deanna’s eccentric grandmother has been trying to marry her off to a rich man, and she’s finally managed to do it. Deanna has spent her life trying to take care of those she loves, and a six-month marriage should be a simple enough way to keep their historic Savannah house from falling down around their heads.”
9. Insatiable: A Billionaire Romance by Lucy Lambert: “When Vaughn Ward sets his sights on a woman, she always ends up in his bed – crying out his name that night and cursing it the morning after. The billionaire playboy has an unquenchable thirst for sexual conquests.”
10. A Shade of Vampire 15 by Bella Forrest: “A new dawn has risen over The Shade. No longer one of weakness, but of strength. Desperate, the black witches are on a blood hunt more pernicious than ever before. Now it’s no longer the island’s inhabitants who are in jeopardy. It’s the world around them.”
Smashwords Self-Published Bestsellers for the Week of July 9, 2015
1. Third Reality Revealed: Vision, Persistence, and Inventing a New Latino Identity by Third Reality Publications
2. Negotiating for Success: Essential Strategies and Skills by George J. Siedel
3. Third Reality: Crafting a 21st Century Latino Agenda by Third Reality Publications
4. Strong Brains, Sharp Minds: The Definitive Guide to the MINDRAMP Method For Brain Health & Mental Development by Michael C. Patterson & Roger Anunsen
5. Methods of Pulse Differentiation and Assessment 辨脉平脉法 Biàn Mài Píng Mài Fǎ by Stephen Bonzak & Tzu-Ying Chiang
6. Stocks on the Move – Beating the Market with Hedge Fund Momentum Strategies by Andreas F. Clenow
7. Cunning Plans: Talks By Warren Ellis by Warren Ellis
8. Next of Kin by Jae
9. Depth Astrology: An Astrological Handbook – Volumes 1-4 (Introduction, Planets in Signs, Planets in Houses, Planets in Aspect) by Gargatholil
10. Cyberpunk: Malaysia by Zen Cho