Today’s Free Fridays title is Blue by Lou Aronica—a touching story about a father and daughter who grow closer during a very unique adventure.
While Chris is adjusting to the aftermath of his divorce, he feels like his teenage daughter Becky is slipping away. When Becky was younger, she and Chris created a majestic fantasy world as a way to cultivate her impressive imagination. But when the queen of this imaginary land, Miea, comes to life right before their eyes, Becky and Chris are excited and a bit perplexed. It seems that the imaginary world they created has developed a life of its own, and Miea is recruiting them to help her uncover an important secret that will keep her beautiful land safe from harm. If you enjoy a dose of genuine human relationships and struggles paired with a fantastical plot, Blue is the perfect read for you.
Free Fridays Recommends
Each week, we ask our featured author to recommend a book or author that you may want to check out. Since authors are such passionate readers themselves, we thought you might like to find out what they love to read, too! Here’s what Lou Aronica recommends:
John Crowley was one of the first serious novelists I
ever worked with as a publisher. This novel is so filled with great sentences that I had several of them printed and mounted on foam-core in my office for years. Reminiscent of One Hundred Years of Solitude but distinctly American, Little, Big is at once magical and very real, fanciful and intensely human. The scope of the story is epic, but at the same time, you can go to virtually any page in the novel and find something to smile about.
[Editor's Note: Little, Big will be available for NOOK on November 8, and is available for pre-order now]
NOOK owners: go to shop and search for “Lou Aronica” to download his books.
Here's a list of other freebies, a.k.a Free Friday's Extras 
, found since last Friday. The selection is fairly good so hopefully everyone will find something from their favorite genre. Some of last Friday’s freebies might still be free. As usual all the books were free at the time of submitting this post, please verify the price before clicking Buy.
Cookbook:
Thanksgiving Cookbook: Get a taste of Gooseberry Patch in this collection of over 20 favorite Thanks... by Gooseberry Patch
Classics:
The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde (collection of short stories)
Mystery/Thrillers:
Penumbra by Carolyn Haines
Diagnosis Death by Richard Mabry, MD
Historical Suspense:
Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead by Nick Drake
This freebie is supposed to get you hooked on the series, other parts NOT FREE being:part 2: Tutankhamun and part 3: Egypt
Romance:
Heating Up the Kitchen: Recipes with Love from Lucky Harbor by Jill Shalvis
Fiction:
Walking on Broken Glass by Christa Allan
Historical Fiction
Through A Dark Mist by Marsha Canham
(This is part 1 of Robin Hood trilogy from award winning author, NOT FREE: part 2: In The Shadow Of Midnight and part 3: The Last Arrow )
Humor:
WTF? Work by Gregory Bergman
Self Improvement:
Hurry Less Worry Less for Moms by Judy Christie
Business:
Competing in Tough Times: Business Lessons... by Barry Berman
The Truth About Starting a Business by Bruce Barringer
Memoir/Christian:
I Surrender All: Rebuilding a Marriage Broken by Pornography by Clay Crosse
Self Explanatory:
The Reading Group Insider by The eBook Insider
Science/Education:
The Root of Thought by Andrew Koob
Powering the Future: A Scientist's Guide to Energy Independence by Daniel B. Botkin
Building Data Science Teams by DJ Patil
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