Free (Kindle/Kobo/Mills & Boon) The Uncrowned Queen [Medieval Historical w/Romance]

ATDrake · 04-09-2012, 01:29 AM

The Uncrowned Queen (Short story prequel to The King's Concubine) by Anne O'Brien is just what it says in the title, about King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, free courtesy of publisher Harlequin's MIRA imprint.

The MIRA imprint seems to be the one under which they put their assorted not-primarily-romance-y chick-lit, suspense/thrillers, and action adventure/urban fantasy tales, so this seems likely to be closer to a romantic-influenced historical than a dedicated historical romance (especially considering how some of the real-life characters die, which in certain cases is not how I'd want to go at all), which author O'Brien has written for their more centrally Harlequin-branded lines.

Currently free @ Amazon UK, likely to drop in the main store and show up elsewhere once it gets "officially" published in North America tomorrow on the 9th.

Description
Her path to the throne is paved with treason…

1330. Philippa of Hainault may be married to King Edward III but she’s penniless and powerless. England quivers in the clutches of the Dowager Queen Isabella and her darkly ambitious lover Lord Mortimer while her husband rots in jail, a prisoner at Mortimer’s hand. It will take a courageous young man to emerge from the shadows and rise up against this formidable pair. Philippa won’t sit back and see Edward puppeteered. She is determined to see justice done. It’s her words whispered into the young King Edward’s ear that will see the battle for England’s throne commence. Mightier have fallen. Treason threatens. The victor’s prize is England…failure is death.

It’s a powerful union that ties Philippa and Edward in this darkly captivating short story but will it always be so? Don’t miss Anne O’Brien’s new book THE KING’S CONCUBINE.

Britomart · 04-27-2012, 12:58 PM

It's now also free at Kobo.

mitford13 · 04-27-2012, 01:38 PM

Odd, but as far as I can tell this title isn't listed anywhere on Amazon US.

gbermor · 04-27-2012, 01:57 PM

Seems U.S. residents are victims of geo restrictions.

I can't see it on Amazon nor on Kobo.

GeckoFriend · 04-27-2012, 02:02 PM

I have no problem seeing this book on Amazon US.

mitford13 · 04-27-2012, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeckoFriend

I have no problem seeing this book on Amazon US.

Well now I'm taking it personally...

I've searched author, title, author/title...see she has a new one coming out in June....and I can see the listing on the Amazon UK site, although it's unavailable to me. Guess my karma's just not working today.

GeckoFriend · 04-27-2012, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mitford13

Well now I'm taking it personally...

I've searched author, title, author/title...see she has a new one coming out in June....and I can see the listing on the Amazon UK site, although it's unavailable to me. Guess my karma's just not working today.

Did you try just clicking on the provided link?

mitford13 · 04-27-2012, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeckoFriend

Did you try just clicking on the provided link?

Get a notice that says "Not currently available."

dreams · 04-27-2012, 03:19 PM

I clicked the provided link to Amazon main (USA) and it says "Pricing information not available." for The Uncrowned Queen (Short story prequel to The King's Concubine).

I also searched. There is a preorder option for the book The King's Concubine: A Novel of Alice Perrers at $9.99 being offered.

I clicked on the provided link to Kobo and it says "This content is not available internationally. Unfortunately, this content is only available in select countries, and we do not currently have the rights to offer this content for browsing or purchasing in."

I also left the linked site and opened a new window to do a search for this title on Kobo. It was not found.

EDIT: also not found on The Harlequin MIRA imprint site. This may not be published here yet.

GeckoFriend · 04-27-2012, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mitford13

Get a notice that says "Not currently available."

Link no longer works for me either though it did earlier.

ATDrake · 04-27-2012, 04:10 PM

This may simply not be available/slated for free outside the UK. Even though Mills & Boon is the UK spinoff of Harlequin and they mostly share a common catalogue and MIRA is primarily an HQN imprint, they do tend not to share freebies across the pond, and this doesn't yet exist in the worldwide Harlequin catalogue, even though they've got some of O'Brien's other historicals.

It's free @ the Mills & Boon site, for anyone who wants to try downloading from them if they accept non-UK customers.

dreams · 04-27-2012, 05:25 PM

Thank you! It worked for me (USA) and was a direct ePub download without signing in.

AnemicOak · 04-28-2012, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATDrake

This may simply not be available/slated for free outside the UK. Even though Mills & Boon is the UK spinoff of Harlequin and they mostly share a common catalogue and MIRA is primarily an HQN imprint, they do tend not to share freebies across the pond, and this doesn't yet exist in the worldwide Harlequin catalogue, even though they've got some of O'Brien's other historicals.

It's free @ the Mills & Boon site, for anyone who wants to try downloading from them if they accept non-UK customers.

IIRC while Mills & Boon/Mira puts out these books in the UK they're put out by Penguin in the US meaning agency pricing and generally higher prices on her stuff here.

Grabbed a copy of this short from Mills & Boons site, thanks for the link.

MorganM · 04-28-2012, 03:00 AM

Thanks!

melmac · 04-28-2012, 06:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Grabbed a copy of this short from Mills & Boons site, thanks for the link.

+1 super simple no sign up just click downloaded very awesome. Makes me wonder if they have any other freebies on the site

04-09-2012, 01:29 AM	#1
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Free (Kindle/Kobo/Mills & Boon) The Uncrowned Queen [Medieval Historical w/Romance] The Uncrowned Queen (Short story prequel to The King's Concubine) by Anne O'Brien is just what it says in the title, about King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, free courtesy of publisher Harlequin's MIRA imprint. The MIRA imprint seems to be the one under which they put their assorted not-primarily-romance-y chick-lit, suspense/thrillers, and action adventure/urban fantasy tales, so this seems likely to be closer to a romantic-influenced historical than a dedicated historical romance (especially considering how some of the real-life characters die, which in certain cases is not how I'd want to go at all), which author O'Brien has written for their more centrally Harlequin-branded lines. Currently free @ Amazon UK, likely to drop in the main store and show up elsewhere once it gets "officially" published in North America tomorrow on the 9th. Description Her path to the throne is paved with treason… 1330. Philippa of Hainault may be married to King Edward III but she’s penniless and powerless. England quivers in the clutches of the Dowager Queen Isabella and her darkly ambitious lover Lord Mortimer while her husband rots in jail, a prisoner at Mortimer’s hand. It will take a courageous young man to emerge from the shadows and rise up against this formidable pair. Philippa won’t sit back and see Edward puppeteered. She is determined to see justice done. It’s her words whispered into the young King Edward’s ear that will see the battle for England’s throne commence. Mightier have fallen. Treason threatens. The victor’s prize is England…failure is death. It’s a powerful union that ties Philippa and Edward in this darkly captivating short story but will it always be so? Don’t miss Anne O’Brien’s new book THE KING’S CONCUBINE.

04-27-2012, 03:19 PM	#9
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,112 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	I clicked the provided link to Amazon main (USA) and it says "Pricing information not available." for The Uncrowned Queen (Short story prequel to The King's Concubine). I also searched. There is a preorder option for the book The King's Concubine: A Novel of Alice Perrers at $9.99 being offered. I clicked on the provided link to Kobo and it says "This content is not available internationally. Unfortunately, this content is only available in select countries, and we do not currently have the rights to offer this content for browsing or purchasing in." I also left the linked site and opened a new window to do a search for this title on Kobo. It was not found. EDIT: also not found on The Harlequin MIRA imprint site. This may not be published here yet. Last edited by dreams; 04-27-2012 at 03:44 PM.

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04-27-2012, 12:58 PM	#2
Britomart Guru Posts: 703 Karma: 1510625 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Opus, PC	It's now also free at Kobo.

04-27-2012, 01:38 PM	#3
mitford13 Guru Posts: 682 Karma: 6449368 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Arlington, VA Device: iPad Air2, Fire HD10, Paperwhite, Kobo App	Odd, but as far as I can tell this title isn't listed anywhere on Amazon US.

04-27-2012, 01:57 PM	#4
gbermor Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 74190 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Puerto Rico Device: Sony PRS-300, Kindle/SO	Seems U.S. residents are victims of geo restrictions. I can't see it on Amazon nor on Kobo.

04-27-2012, 02:02 PM	#5
GeckoFriend Guru Posts: 614 Karma: 1164945 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: iPhone 7+, iPad Mini4, Kindle Voyage	I have no problem seeing this book on Amazon US.

04-27-2012, 04:10 PM	#11
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	This may simply not be available/slated for free outside the UK. Even though Mills & Boon is the UK spinoff of Harlequin and they mostly share a common catalogue and MIRA is primarily an HQN imprint, they do tend not to share freebies across the pond, and this doesn't yet exist in the worldwide Harlequin catalogue, even though they've got some of O'Brien's other historicals. It's free @ the Mills & Boon site, for anyone who wants to try downloading from them if they accept non-UK customers.

04-27-2012, 05:25 PM	#12
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,112 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Thank you! It worked for me (USA) and was a direct ePub download without signing in.

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