I’m super excited about this week’s free B&N mystery novel by Robert Dunn. Meet the Annas looks like a fun read perfect for me to read when waiting in line at SDCC! I must admit I love the Supremes but my girlband was the Go Gos (seen in concert three times as an adult) since that ‘my generation’.
“Dunn writes great entertainment. Fans of towering beehives and classic hip-swaying, harmony-driven pop will definitely want to take a look.”
–Publishers Weekly
Whether you danced to the Supremes in your high school gym, or your introduction to beehive harmonies came courtesy of Jennifer Hudson’s Oscar-winning Dreamgirls performance, everyone has a soft spot for 1960s girl groups. Today’s Free Fridays selection, Meet the Annas, is a fun nostalgia trip with a murder mystery mixed in.
Once a high-flying girl group, The Annas were at the top of the rock ‘n’ roll charts. But when the British Invasion knocked them off their perch, lead singer Anna Dubower fell hard. After mounting an unsuccessful comeback attempt, Anna winds up mysteriously dead, putting an end to the era of The Annas.
But songwriter Dink Stephenson still carries a torch for Anna 30 years later, and decides to dig into her murder and finally get to the bottom of her untimely demise. With a quirky cast of characters and a fast-moving plot, Meet the Annas is the book world’s answer to a catchy bubblegum tune.
Once you’ve finished Meet the Annas, take another trip down memory lane with one of Dunn’s otherrock ‘n’ roll novels.
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 Robert recommends:
I love writing my musical fictions, but I also love reading as much as I can about the music I’ve always been enthralled with. My favorite group (somehow I don’t think I’m alone): The Beatles. There’s hardly a Beatles book that comes out I don’t avidly dive into; I find their story always compelling, a tale I turn to when all other stories fail. Their rough-and-scuff beginnings in Liverpool, the wonder years in Hamburg, conquering America and the world, the ever-changing records, the tragic but perfect end (“the love you take is equal to the love you make”) … there’s infinite magic there, and I just can’t get enough.
There are many great Beatles books, but Jonathan Gould’s Can’t Buy Me Love is the one that first sprang to mind. Gould covers the lads’ story every which way, as history, myth, literary crusade, and down and out rock n’ roll. I highly recommend it.
By the way, John Lennon makes a cameo in Meet the Annas. In fact, all the Beatles worshipped the girl groups my novel is based on. Happy reading!
Here’s additional freebies, a.k.a Free Friday’s Extras, that many good people found and shared since last Friday. As usual all the books were free at the time of submitting this post, please verify the price before clicking Buy.
Fantasy
The Fierce Reads Anthology: A Tor.Com Original by Anna Banks, Leigh Bardugo, Jennifer Bosworth, Emmy Laybourne, Marissa Meyer
Religion & Spirituality
Indescribable: Encountering the Glory of God in the Beauty of the Universe by Louie Giglio, Matt Redman
Contemporary Fiction
The Atria Summer Beach-Read Bag: Escape the Heat with Excerpts from Cool Reads by Jennifer Weiner, Félix J. Palma, Lisa Tucker
Cooking, Food & Wine
Salads for Every Season: 25 Salads from Earthbound Farm: A Workman Short by Myra Goodman
Romance
Flirting with Ruin by Marguerite Kaye
Love Finds You in Wildrose, ND by Tracey Bateman
Heiress by Susan May Warren
Annabelle Lee (Summersville Secrets, Book One) by N. J. Walters
A Wanton’s Thief (Thieves and Lovers, Book One) by Titania Ladley
Mystery & Thrillers
The Saucy Lucy Murders: Book One in The Saucy Lucy series by Cindy Keen Reynders
The Brat by Gil Brewer
Invisible (Ivy Malone Series #1) by Lorena McCourtney
Religious Fiction
The Loom by Shella Gillus
The Way by E. Stanley Jones, Dean Merrill (Editor)
Homespun Bride (Love Inspired Historical Series) by Jillian Hart
Daughter of Joy (Brides of Culdee Creek Series #1) by Kathleen Morgan
Stuck in the Middle (Sister-to-Sister #1) by Virginia Smith
The Dog That Talked to God by Jim Kraus
Goodness Gracious Green (Green Series #2) by Judy Christie
Charlotte Figg Takes Over Paradise (Bright’s Pond Series) by Joyce Magnin
Suspense
Elisha’s Bones by Don Hoesel
Health, Mind & Body
His Healing Hands by Warren Frankel
From Streetlights to Stars by Becky McGurrin
Business & Investing
Five Minutes on Mondays: Finding Unexpected Purpose, Peace, and Fulfillment at Work by Alan Lurie
The Simple Dollar: How One Man Wiped Out His Debts and Achieved the Life of His Dreams by Trent A. Hamm
Winning with ETF Strategies: Top Asset Managers Share Their Methods for Beating the Market by Max Isaacman
Marketing Metrics: The Definitive Guide to Measuring Marketing Performance by Paul W. Farris, Neil T. Bendle, Phillip E. Pfeifer, David J. Reibstein
Practical Lessons for Your Financial Life (Collection) by Saly A. Glassman
Supercharge Your Social Media Strategies (Collection) by Jamie Turner, Reshma Shah, Rawn Shah, Michael Tasner
The Truth About Managing Effectively (Collection) by Cathy Fyock, Martha I. Finney, Stephen P. Robbins
To Kill a Warlock by: H.P. Mallory
Fire Burn & cauldron Bubble By: H.P. Mallory
Priced to move By: Ginny Aiken
Making Waves by: Lorna Seilstad
Alov e story with a little heartbreak by: Thomas Dunker
Calamity Jane by; Kathleen Bacus
Charmed Liaison By; Deborah A. Price
The Scaraqill Cove Case Files by: Jayne Ann Krentz
Timeless Trilogy, Book One- Fate by: Tallulah Grace
Blood Sweet and Tea by: Tom Reynolds
A Man and his Maniac: The Bunkie Story by: Charels Emery
SciFi/Fantasy
The Fierce Reads Anthology
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-fierce-reads-a
A Grave in cloudSpace
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-grave-in-cloudsp
Echoes and Shadows Sampler
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/echoes-and-shadows
Crimson
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/crimson-lh-cosway/
Green Lake
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/green-lake-john-ra
The Judgement Conundrum
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-judgement-conu
Mystery/Thriller
The English Gentleman
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-english-gentle
Cinema Detectives: Man at the Top
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cinema-detectives-
A Dream of Death
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-dream-of-death-h
School of Athens
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/school-of-athens-a
Teen / Young Adult
The Man With No Name
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-man-with-no-na
In the End
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/in-the-end-lynette
The World of Richelle Mead
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-world-of-riche
Time’s Daughter
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/times-daughter-any
Kids/ Pre-Teen
Ripley’s Bureau of Investigation 1: Scaly Tale
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ripleys-bureau-of-
Those Amazing Dogs Book 2
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/those-amazing-dogs
Meet Digger Mole
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/meet-digger-mole-a
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