Free & bargain romance ebooks & discussion in April 2014

[library addict]

Originally Posted by Atunah

I can't either, which is why I have fictfact. . If you mean can I keep the characters straight? Its amazing what I can fit in there. Scary sometimes. I do need triggers now and then, but usually when I start reading another installment, even if there are 2-3 in between, it all comes back to me.

I wish I could apply this immense storage capability to every day life. I can't often remember what I ate for lunch 2 days earlier, but I can remember what characters did going years back. What is wrong with me

Well, remembering what the characters did is more important.

I think some books just have a greater impact on our brains. I am doing my date project for Calibre and have come across some books I purchased recently in digital thinking I had never read them and it turns out I did back in 1999-2002 (I am only up to 2002 so far). Some were Silhouette Intimate Moments which I got via mail subscription so those aren't too surprising. But others are ones I bought at the store. I just have NO memory of buying or reading these books.

Whereas other books I see the title and remember the main characters/story instantly. (I'm not talking about books I reread, these are books I've only read once.) It doesn't seem to matter if it was a book I liked or didn't like.

Just like I can remember my phone number from way back when, but can't seem to get my new PIN number for the replacement bank card to stick in my brain at all. I do wish we got to select more of what stays and what goes

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by apesmom

Self-Pubbed box set bargain from Harlequin Presents author

The Hostile Operations Team Military Romance Box Set by Lynn Raye Harris - $0.99
Kindle | Kobo (couponable)

1 novel + 2 novellas

I have book one but not books two so I grabbed the set.

Wow not much freebies out there yet this month.

It's not like I need more books though.

OT: Hubby is doing much better I'm going to try him on solid food today. He probably should have got to the ER for an IV but I took care of him best I could. He's in good spirits feeling alot more like himself. After missing 2 days due to the worst case of food poisoning a person can get without hospitalization he's unemployed. I don't know what's going to happen. He was with the Factory over 5 years but they are so strict...you get 7 points and each point only falls off after one year to the date the point was added so you can see they don't leave much room for being sick.

This was hubby's first bout with food poisoning we can't figure out what it was though. Something in the fridge maybe or fast food. I am trying to narrow it down because I don't want it to happen to either of us again. All food in fridge was just bought last week so it's nothing old.

[apesmom]

Backlist 3 book box set from Julie Miller - previously published by Love Spell (1997-2000)

Make Mine a Marine (LadyTech #1-3) - $0.99

Book 2 was previously free back in 2/2012

Three very special heroes take charge in these full-length stories of military romance and suspense. Once, they put their lives on the line for their country. Now these former Marine Corps operatives are putting their lives on the line in the bodyguard business. Brodie, Hawk and Drew have what it takes to uncover the mysteries surrounding three very different heroines, and protect them from the threat stalking them. And though love may not be part of their assigned mission, their heroic hearts just might lead these hard core vets to a happily ever after… if they survive.

[booklover6]

Oh no, Blossom! I am so sorry to hear it! That stinks! That is ridiculous, no way could he gone in to work. Those idiots!

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by booklover6

Oh no, Blossom! I am so sorry to hear it! That stinks! That is ridiculous, no way could he gone in to work. Those idiots!

It really does because he is seldom sick but this year it seems people who never get sick is getting sick from various bugs but this wasn't the swine flu or some bug going around like the last times he missed then one time he had to take me the doctor for a bad infection and they kept me there all day putting antibiotics into me.

This was full out food poisoning. You think you are dying this isn't no little tummy upset. I've had salmonella food poisoning as a teen and was hospitalized and the one thanksgivings a teen everyone got super sick from bad turkey so I have experience in recognizing it. I got him through it but there was no way till today he could even hold anything in or sit up.

They weren't sympathetic at all about it.

[KyBunnies]

Making Waves (Lake Manawa Summers Book #1): A Novel By Lorna Seilstad

Inspirational Romance

Free

When spunky Marguerite Westing discovers that her family will summer at Lake Manawa in 1895, she couldn't be more thrilled. It is the perfect way to escape her agonizingly boring suitor, Roger Gordon. It's also where she stumbles upon two new loves: sailing, and sailing instructor Trip Andrews. But this summer of fun turns to turmoil as her father's gambling problems threaten to ruin the family forever. Will free-spirited Marguerite marry Roger to save her father's name and fortune? Or will she follow her heart--even if it means abandoning the family she loves?

[Blue2u]

Originally Posted by Blossom

It really does because he is seldom sick but this year it seems people who never get sick is getting sick from various bugs but this wasn't the swine flu or some bug going around like the last times he missed then one time he had to take me the doctor for a bad infection and they kept me there all day putting antibiotics into me.

This was full out food poisoning. You think you are dying this isn't no little tummy upset. I've had salmonella food poisoning as a teen and was hospitalized and the one thanksgivings a teen everyone got super sick from bad turkey so I have experience in recognizing it. I got him through it but there was no way till today he could even hold anything in or sit up.

They weren't sympathetic at all about it.

Blossom, very sorry to hear about this. Good thoughts and prayers to you and hub, hopefully the silver lining will show itself soon. *hugs*

[Blue2u]

Gah, if someone could help me with creating virtual library in Calibre. I just want restriction of date and tag, ie tags f.g and g, date before 2013. I know it's something simple I'm doing wrong.

[library addict]

Originally Posted by Blue2u

Gah, if someone could help me with creating virtual library in Calibre. I just want restriction of date and tag, ie tags f.g and g, date before 2013. I know it's something simple I'm doing wrong.

tags:=f.g and g and date:<2013


See HERE

[apesmom]

While we're on the subject of Calibre. I want to create a custom column adding 2 other custom column together using the add() function. I can't seem to get the syntax correct.

Custom columns are c & credit. I assume I want to use the "Column built from other columns" option.

I've been entering add(c, credit) in the template field

Any ideas?

[Blue2u]

Originally Posted by library addict

tags:=f.g and g and date:<2013


See HERE

I was putting commas in when I didn't need to.

[library addict]

Originally Posted by apesmom

While we're on the subject of Calibre. I want to create a custom column adding 2 other custom column together using the add() function. I can't seem to get the syntax correct.

Custom columns are c & credit. I assume I want to use the "Column built from other columns" option.

I've been entering add(c, credit) in the template field

Any ideas?

I would think that was correct, but I've never done the build column from others bit. Maybe there's some trick to it. Did you try reversing the order?

[KyBunnies]

I gave up on custom columns. I have had Calibre since 0.6 and I just figured out that I have just figured out how to create separate libraries (free, read, tbr) not virtual but real separate libraries. As for anything else maybe in time.

I did purchase the Calibre Companion for my Kindle Fire and took me several days to figure out how to transfer books. Just need to remember they have to be in epub So everything imported is converted to epub. Not fond of MoonReader free but MoonReader pro is not available for the fire. Wish I could find something better. I miss the dictionary when reading mobi files.

Maybe after I finish with my current project (making sure all books have metadata, correct covers, tags, etc) I would love to have a library for just my print books. But since I started my current project I have changed things 5/6 times or more.

Edit: One thing I do not understand is why Calibre picks audio/spanish/french books when downloading metadata.

Back later storms hitting my area

[apesmom]

Originally Posted by library addict

I would think that was correct, but I've never done the build column from others bit. Maybe there's some trick to it. Did you try reversing the order?

Oh yes, forward, backward, sideways, with #, without #, with '' and without and every other combination I could come up with.

[library addict]

Originally Posted by apesmom

Oh yes, forward, backward, sideways, with #, without #, with '' and without and every other combination I could come up with.

I'd ask in the Calibre forum then. It must be something we're overlooking.