Free/Bargain LGBT May 2013

[apesmom]

Continuation of the April Thread

Samhain's first of the month freebie is Scrap Metal by Harper Fox. It's well reviewed on Goodreads with a rating of 4.14 out of almost 1100 ratings.
Samhain | Kindle | Nook

Is there room for love in a heart full of secrets?

One year ago, before Fate took a wrecking ball to his life, Nichol was happily working on his doctorate in linguistics. Now he’s hip deep in sheep, mud and collies. His late brother and mother had been well suited to life on Seacliff Farm. Nichol? Not so much.

As lambing season progresses in the teeth of an icy north wind, the last straw is the intruder Nichol catches in the barn. He says his name is Cam, and he’s on the run from a Glasgow gang. Something about the young man’s tired resignation touches Nichol deeply, and instead of giving him the business end of a shotgun, he offers Cam a blanket and a place to stay.

Somehow, Cam quickly charms his way through Nichol’s defenses and into his heart. Even his grandfather takes to the cheeky city boy, whose hard work and good head for figures help set the farm back on its feet.

As the cold Scottish springtime melts into summer, Nichol finds himself falling in love. When tragedy strikes, Cam’s resolutely held secret is finally revealed and Nichol must face the truth. He’s given his heart away, and it’s time to pay the price.
Product Warnings
Contains explicit M/M sex and the disruption of a quiet Scottish town by a fistfight and some tight designer jeans.

[DHNightshadow]

Dreamspinner Press have an anniversary month with deals over the whole months:

Happy Anniversary!

http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/index.php

May 1-5, we will offer a 40% discount off all books (including in-stock paperbacks) by authors who signed with us during our first and second year of business: Rhianne Aile, Eric Arvin, Connie Bailey, Alix Bekins, Nicki Bennett, Giselle Ellis, Catt Ford, Shay Kincaid, Marguerite Labbe, Clare London, Dar Mavison, Anais Morten, Chrissy Munder, Zahra Owens, D.G. Parker, Abigail Roux, John Simpson, Fae Sutherland, Ariel Tachna, Madeleine Urban, M. Jules Aedin, Maria Albert, Mickie B. Ashling, Sienna Bishop, S. Blaise, Steven Blue-Williams, Bethany Brown, Janey Chapel, J.M. Colail, Jaymz Connelly, Lisa Marie Davis, Remmy Duchene, Réve Garrison, Aly Graham, Andrew Grey, Ashlyn Kane, Sean Kennedy, J.M. McLaughlin, Michael Powers, Angela Romano, Isabelle Rowan, Steve Sampson, Ian Sentelik, Jane Seville, Alexi Silversmith, Jenna Hilary Sinclair, Dan Skinner, Sasha Skye, Jaxx Steele, Jaelyn Storm, and G.S. Wiley.

[Joykins]

I can recommend Scrap Metal--it's really good. Too bad I already own it now it is free...

[stormcloude]

Originally Posted by apesmom

Continuation of the April Thread

Thanks for starting a new thread!


Another LooseID short:
One Bad Day: A Theo Bourne Story by Evelyn Shepherd.

Carlos started off his day with an absent lover and a stubbed toe. He had hoped as the day progressed things would start to get better, but he should have known better than to get out of his bed. With Theo being secretive, a string of bad luck, and a rogue vampire that ruins his dinner plans, Carlos can chalk off the day to one big epic fail. But sometimes even the worst of days can end in the most wondrous of ways.

I don't know what the expiration date is, but the last ones ended pretty quickly. Link.

[stormcloude]

And Storm Moon Press's free reads page.

Both gay and lesbian stories. I think these are their promotional items, so I don't think there's an expiration date, but they might rotate them occasionally?

[AnemicOak]

Bella Books (lesbian fiction publisher) is offering 15% off on orders of $20 or more (eBooks, pBooks, DVDs) with code mayo.

Offer ends Monday, May 6 at 9:00 a.m. eastern.

http://www.bellabooks.com

[stormcloude]

A couple of sites offering free reads to promote gay writing in Australia. Looks like they mostly have anthologies, a few standalones, some audio books, some poetry. I haven't read any so I can't vouch for the quality.

Gay and lesbian.

[stormcloude]

Carina Press is offering 30% off this weekend with coupon code MOMDAY2013.
Link to their male/male offerings.


LooseID has two more free novelettes:
The Argentine Seduction by Keira Andrews and Slow Waltz by Anna Zabo. (They're both sequels to other books, so...)

A free from Ellora's Cave:
First Taste by Paisley Smith, a lesbian title.
Acquired Taste by Shayla Kersten, a gay title.


(Do you guys prefer books all in one "link" post like this, or more in-depth with summaries in individual posts? Usually I haven't read the books, so I can't give opinions on them, but I can include the summaries.)

[KimberlyFDR]

Originally Posted by stormcloude

A free from Ellora's Cave:
First Taste by Paisley Smith, a lesbian title.
Acquired Taste by Shayla Kersten, a gay title.

Does EC not do covers for these small books? Because the image they have for both of these are generic and not matching the content:

F/F ---> M/F on cover

M/M ---> M/F on cover

[stormcloude]

Originally Posted by KimberlyFDR

Does EC not do covers for these small books?

I don't think so. If you look at the bottom of the page on the listings, there's a whole bunch more of them linked, but the rest are all m/f. So I think just one cover for all of them.

[ScalyFreak]

Originally Posted by KimberlyFDR

Does EC not do covers for these small books? Because the image they have for both of these are generic and not matching the content:

F/F ---> M/F on cover

M/M ---> M/F on cover

They have one single generic cover image for their entire Naughty Nooners series. It's a part of the brand.

[danicca]

Not sure if it was mentioned before, but Total-e-Bound has a whole bunch of books on special offer. The one I checked is discounted at allromance, kobo and amazon so probably the rest are too.

[baileywick]

Scap Metal is now $5.50 on the Samhain website, but is still free for the Nook (as of 15 May). Didn't check for Kindle.

[KimberlyFDR]

And, remember, Dreamspinner Press is still doing their anniversary giveaways this month. For 1 hour per day there is 1 free book available (sometimes there are 2 giveaways). I've managed to get a few so far, which makes me happy

[ScalyFreak]

Which one hour would that be? I've completely missed that.