Once you’ve purchased an Amazon Kindle e-book reader, the wonderful world of public domain, Creative Commons and free e-book promotions opens up to you. In this weekly Kindle Reader feature, I point you to a few of the most interesting new free (or very cheap) e-books available for download from the web.

Free e-book selections for this week include a page-turner romance beautifully-formatted for the Kindle, a finalist for the 2008 National Best Books Award in the Young Adult Fiction category, the complete histories of William Shakespeare, a thriller about a thief who finds it difficult to meet the right girl, and for comic relief, a tongue-in-cheek collection of memorable first sentences from books that don’t exist, courtesy of Dr. Drib and members of MobileRead Forums.

Life, Love and a Polar Bear Tattoo, by Heather Wardell. NOVEL. Download site: Author’s website. Name. Format: PRC for Kindle. Price: Free.
When Candice’s in-laws were killed eight months ago buying a huge faux polar bear rug for her Christmas present, she lost more than just two of her favorite people: she lost her husband Ian as well. After only two years of marriage, their guilt and pain have left them living together but apart, unable to really talk for fear of what they’ll say to each other. Ian leaves for a month-long contract overseas, and Candice plans to use the time apart to decide whether her marriage can be saved. When her ex walks back into her life as the new client at work, ten years more attractive yet saddened by his own recent loss, she’s left wondering what she really wants from life and love.

Rowan of the Wood, by Christine and Ethan Rose. FANTASY. Download site: Feedbooks. Format: Mobipocket/Kindle. Price: Free. Please note that this book is also available on Amazonin a Kindle edition.
“Rowan of the Wood, a Finalist for the 2008 National Best Books Award in the Young Adult Fiction category, tells the story of a young boy Cullen who meanders through the redwood forest every day on his way to school, losing himself in books and fantasy worlds full of elves, fairies, and wizards. He loves to escape to these magical lands because reality for him is not fun at all. Cullen and his two misfit friends, Maddy and April, are terribly unpopular amongst the other kids, and they regularly endure ridicule and bullying. Cullen’s life changes incredibly one day when he uncovers an ancient magic wand that is inhabited by a powerful wizard, Rowan. Inadvertently, Cullen releases Rowan from the wand and finds himself possessed by the wizard, with a great power and an obsessive need to find a lost love. When danger is near, Rowan emerges from the frightened child to set things right. He and Cullen try to understand what has happened to them, only to discover a deeper problem. Nearly fourteen centuries ago, Rowan and his bride Fiana were separated on their wedding day. Rowan manages to survive, trapped in time, until Cullen releases him from the wand. Fiana uses dark magic to stay alive as she continues searching for Rowan. Over the centuries, Fiana descends deeper into the darkness becoming something evil and eventually giving up her search…until a young boy brings Rowan back to her.” – Feedbooks.

Histories of William Shakespeare. PLAYS. Download site: MobileRead. Format: PRC for Kindle. Price: Free.
Another omnibus edition from HarryT over at MobileRead Forums. This one includes :
Edward III
Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 2
Henry V
Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 2
Henry VI, Part 3
Henry VIII
King John
Richard II
Richard III
Sir Thomas More

Underlife, by Robert Finn. THRILLER. Download site: ManyBooks. Format: Kindle. Price: Free.
“Being a thief makes it difficult to meet the right girl. And when you do, something always gets in the way. Like finding yourself trapped underground, caught in a shoot-out, chased by the police, and only a supernatural killer to protect you. And if you somehow survive all that, you’ve still got to persuade her to part with her phone number. Underlife is a fast, short, sweet, tense runaway train of a thriller.” – Snowbooks.

Memorable First Sentences to Books That Don’t Exist, edited by Dr. Drib. HUMOR. Download site: MobileRead. Format: PRC for Kindle. Price: Free.
Read these and you will understand why the books were never published (VBG). Some examples: “I’ve heard every pick-?up line on the books, women seem to think of me as the lost puppy they want to take home and cuddle so I was prepared when she slid in next to me at the bar, leaned in close to have me light her cigarette, and asked, ‘What ebook format do you use?’ — RWood. ” All his life Harvey has dreamed about owning an orange jumpsuit, now thanks to a botched bank robbery and the folks at the Minnesota State Penitentiary his dream has come true.” — Madam Broshkina.

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