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There are a number fans of The Dresden Files, and Amazon is offering a nice deal for them today. The e-books from The Dresden Files are just $1.99 each today . The Dresden Files are a series of mysteries with the main character being Harry Dresden, who is a private investigator and a wizard. If you always wanted to pick these books up, now today (Saturday) would be a good time.

Everywhere I look, I see owls. I think owls have replaced mustaches as the next trendy thing. My nieces have owl everything I noticed. They made a mother’s day card for grandma, it was decorated with owls. So here’s a cute gift for someone who likes owls, and likes to read. These i-clips owl magnets page markers are only $3.55. As a bonus for anyone who likes to read in the dark or in poor lighting, here is a portable, foldable LED reading light . You can clip it to a book, or likely on the edge of on e-reader. I used to have something similar for my Nook, but I certainly didn’t pay $1.54 for it, which is the price right now on Amazon. If you’re looking for something a little more traditional, check out these Tiffany paper bookmarks , which are $1.50 for 12. 

Where to find it : Amazon | Smashwords | Barnes & Noble | iTunes  I keep doing this. I start with the wrong book in a series. I don’t do it on purpose, but it turned out The Case of the Werewolf Puppy was actually the second in The Warlock Case Files. The good thing, however, is that there was enough information and action that I didn’t feel as though I was missing anything by starting with Book 2. It made for a good stand-alone book within the series. Author Juli Monroe has a great voice with a very easy, casual feel about it. It’s almost as though a friend is telling you a story rather than an author trying to put a series of actions together. Getting inside the head of Dafydd, the protagonist, is also interesting. He’s a warlock, but it’s more about rituals and potions. That doesn’t mean he is bad. In fact, Dafydd goes through some serious soul searching as he learns more about evil and how far he is willing to go in the name of doing the right thing. ...

Where to find it : Amazon | Smashwords | Barnes & Noble | iTunes Being a teenage girl and growing up without a mother is tough enough. Throw in special powers, a brother who resents you and angels and demon vying for your attention, and you have the world going crazy around you. Jordan has visions that allow her to see evil monsters. She relays those images to her brothers who hunt the creature and kill it before it can do more damage. Jordan is isolated, but loves her family. Her only friend is her family’s guardian angel, but even he has been acting shady as of late. Jordan’s most recent vision sends the entire family on a hunt to Tennessee where they have to destroy a rare creature that is killing people in a small town. This hunt is anything but ordinary – if killing mystical creatures can be called ordinary – as Jordan learns more about her true nature. The book is well written and the action moved throughout. The twists are interesting and you feel for Jordan....

Moon Called | Patricia Briggs Summary : The introduction of Mercedes Thompson, a stubborn mechanic who wants to keep to herself. But other people don’t intend on leaving her alone. Mercy lives next door to an Alpha werewolf and they don’t always play nice as she can change into a coyote. However, when her new employee, a newly made, lone wolf from out of town ends up dead on her doorstep and the Alpha is attacked and his daughter kidnapped, Mercy’s instincts kick in to help. Where to find it : Amazon | Apple | Barnes & Noble Review : I started backwards, reading the seventh book in the series first. I enjoyed that book so much, I went back to the beginning. I can see why readers have enjoyed the Mercy Thompson series. She’s a fiery, independent woman who doesn’t want to take people’s crap. She doesn’t seek trouble, yet it has a way of landing on her doorstep. What I found intriguing was the development of certain relationships. I know where Mercy ends up – b...