Free and bargain romances in January 2013

[apesmom]

Julie Garwood's Clayborne omnibus is on sale for $0.99

The Clayborne Brides Kindle | Nook

One Pink Rose

Headstrong Travis takes a journey that opens his eyes to the splendor of his beloved West — and his heart to Bostonian Emily Finnegan.

One White Rose

Steady, quiet Douglas will do anything to protect a creature in need — and that includes the strong-willed Isabel Grant.

One Red Rose

Thoughtful Adam learns a powerful secret from the irrepressible Genevieve Delacroix — that true freedom only comes when you trust your heart.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by apesmom

Julie Garwood's Clayborne omnibus is on sale for $0.99

The Clayborne Brides Kindle | Nook

I had that one of my wishlist. I own one of them in PB they are small books.

[Britomart]

Free from Amazon:

Airborne - The Hanover Restoration US DE by Blair Bancroft (former Signet and present Ellora's Cave author).

Miss Araminta Galsworthy travels to the home of her new guardian, Baron Julian Rochefort, an inventor like her father, only to find herself confronted by strange machines, hastily married, shot at, and attacked by those who consider her husband's airship, Aurora, the work of the devil. She is also expected to play hostess to a bevy of guests, all of whom seem to be engaged in treason. Their intent: restore the monarchy, a shocking concept to Minta, who was only ten when the Duke of Wellington seized the government. Lord Rochefort's enemies are legion: rival aeronauts from the continent, rival monarchists who want to place the Duke of Cumberland on the throne (or possibly the Duke of Cambridge). And a wily Wellington, who has allowed an already autocratic nature to grow into despotism over the course of his reign.

Minta struggles to adjust to a new husband, new enemies, and new friends—one a princess who must rise above her rivals for the throne. Minta must also adjust to the concept of being an integral part of a revolution, not an easy task for a girl raised to government by Britain's most famous general. Yet when the day of revolution arrives, Minta plays a vital role, but comes perilously close to losing her chance to live a life where she, not Aurora, is the center of her husband's universe.

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by apesmom

Julie Garwood's Clayborne omnibus is on sale for $0.99

The Clayborne Brides Kindle | Nook

Oh I LOVED that series. So good! They were on my keeper shelf for years....might still be lol

[Tattncat]

Wahoo! I got the Claybourne Brides. You guys rock. Thanks.

[Loosheesh]

Originally Posted by apesmom

Julie Garwood's Clayborne omnibus is on sale for $0.99

The Clayborne Brides Kindle | Nook

I owned these in PB at some point but I have no idea what became of them.

[auntykatkat]

Hey, it's free Par-Tay Time Again.

[johnwhelan]

Smashwords free
Anna Elliott's Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice continued
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/243360 worth reading even if you had to pay for it.

Dawn of Avalon
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/24991

Susanna and the Spy
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/210244

Cheerio John

[Blue2u]

I think I'm losing control over my library. I use Calibre so that's helped me so much already. I currently have 3 libraries, 1 for my main library [500+], 1 for freebies [1000+], and I manage one for my Mom's Kobo. I recently added a 4th library for books I know I won't read again, but want to keep for reference so I don't mistakenly buy/download those again.

How do you guys manage your libraries? How do you sort/keep your current and past books?

[and this is thread-related because it's this forums' fault that I have so many books to keep track of! ]

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by Blue2u

I think I'm losing control over my library. I use Calibre so that's helped me so much already. I currently have 3 libraries, 1 for my main library [500+], 1 for freebies [1000+], and I manage one for my Mom's Kobo. I recently added a 4th library for books I know I won't read again, but want to keep for reference so I don't mistakenly buy/download those again.

How do you guys manage your libraries? How do you sort/keep your current and past books?

[and this is thread-related because it's this forums' fault that I have so many books to keep track of! ]

I do the multiple libraries. 1 For Kindle Freebies, 1 For ADE Freebies and non Kindle freebies, 1 for Paid books I actually bought, 1 for Read books, 1 for To Be Read books and 1 For books on the Kindles.

I use custom columns to keep track what store and what format they are and so on.

[chilady1]

I am in awe of you folks managing multiple libraries. I can't do that - so instead I have one library that has custom columns and tags that allow me to manage my entire library.

I don't track where I purchased the book from or whether it was free or not.

[booklover6]

I have libraries by genre...erotica (the biggest), paranormal romance/UF, historical romance, contemporary/suspense romance, m/m romance, SF/F/YA, and a kids books library. I don't really find it a problem managing all of them. I have custom columns, one for Device (so I know what it's on, if anything), and another showing formats. The erotica one has a genre column, too. I also tend to use different libraries with different devices.

Oh I forgot I made another library called 2013 TBR with about 100 books in it. Why? I don't know LOL. But those are all on the Kindle paperwhite. The red Sony gets historical/contemp/suspense romance. The kindle keyboard has all m/m. The black sony has paranormal romance and erotica.

The problem with this system is, I only want to read on the paperwhite. It's so much better than the others! I guess that's why I made the 2013 library, as it has some from every genre.

*sigh* maybe I should trade them all in for multiple paperwhites! LOL! Then I could have a different case for each one, to differentiate...I'll have to think on that! The paperwhite can't match the way Sony does series, though.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by chilady1

I am in awe of you folks managing multiple libraries. I can't do that - so instead I have one library that has custom columns and tags that allow me to manage my entire library.

I don't track where I purchased the book from or whether it was free or not.

I have to do multiple I have nearly 10,000 books or more. Calibre would choke on me.

[AnemicOak]

One library here (and it's in serious need of tagging) of about 2,500 books.

I grab a lot of freebies, can't seem to help it (it's a sickness), but I don't actually add them to my Calibre library until/unless I'm ready to read them or it's a book I read as paper in the past. All my freebies are backed up, but I haven't felt the need to setup a Calibre library for them (yet).

[Blue2u]

Originally Posted by Blossom

I do the multiple libraries. 1 For Kindle Freebies, 1 For ADE Freebies and non Kindle freebies, 1 for Paid books I actually bought, 1 for Read books, 1 for To Be Read books and 1 For books on the Kindles.

I use custom columns to keep track what store and what format they are and so on.

I never thought to keep track of store/format. I convert mine all to epub anyways, so I guess that's a moot point for me.

So, when you are looking to purchase or download something new, do you reference your libraries first to see if you already have it? I'm curious how many tagging systems you use.

My tagging system has evolved into a mess and maybe that's what's causing my confusion. I need to stop buying/downloading and start reading! lol