Free and bargain romance ebooks + Discussion October 2013

[Deljah]

Originally Posted by Loosheesh

Anyone here read The Last Hour of Gann by R Lee Smith? Jane@DA is raving about it (on Twitter) and she has me contemplating the unthinkable and paying $6.50 () for it. Apparently it's a huge book; the sample is almost 3000 Kindle locs

I read The Last Hour of Gann last week, and I loved it! I highly recommend it, especially for sci-fi romance lovers and perhaps for dystopian/post-apocalytic lovers as well. It was worth every penny of that $6.50. The book is massive, like a trilogy all in one.

The sample is a good (and long) representation of the book, so I recommend trying it first. I was a bit scared to buy it b/c of what I'd heard about some of the author's other books. I got it from amazon, so I could return it in the event of "offensive content". After all that trepidation, I loved it! I can barely bring myself to read anything else, b/c I keep thinking about it. It wasn't perfect or flawless, but I gave it 5 stars. Will likely re-read it at some point.

[Blue2u]

Originally Posted by Loosheesh

Only three purchases this week for a total of $2.86.

Other than Goodnight Tweetheart (4 stars), which I completed the past Sunday, I only read one book in the past week, Stir Me Up (YA romance; 5 stars), which was not a purchase but an eARC. I enjoyed them both.

Spoiler:

(I did a write-up on both Goodnight Tweetheart and Stir Me Up, if anyone is interested.

1] You are doing so amazingly well with your purchases lately!
2] Just added 'Stir Me Up' to my Kobo purchase list, sounds really good. Thank you for enabling letting us know about it.

[Deljah]

If anybody wants me to "spoil" The Last Hour of Gann for them, just let me know.

[library addict]

Originally Posted by Britomart

Just wanted to say hello to everyone and let you know!

Thanks for checking in.

[Venus]

I too was pretty good.

Bought
Vengeance.......Vanessa Kier
The Prize.....Julie Garwood
All the Queens Men....Linda Howard
Take me Under.....Rhyannon Byrd

Read
On Thin Ice by Cherry Adair....4
See Jane Score by Rachel Gibson....4 1/2

[Blossom]

Ack! It looks like I was the only one who was bad this week.
Did no one else buy more than 24 books?!?

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan

You come late here. It's my free purchase at Smashwords because I like lighthearted paranormal and, as you say, it's quite difficult to get them. Too much angst. I think I have all her books. And sleep well

It isn't so much the angst but how dark or too sexy most paranormals are. I cut my teeth on Lynsay Sands vampires novels but even though now days her newest have lost more and more of its humor and charm.

I can name the authors on one hand that write lighthearted paranormals

1. Lynsay Sands
2. Molly Harper
3. Ashlyn Chase
4. Jessica Sims
5. Sandra Hill

These sorta fall into the category but not quite.

Vicki Lewis Thompson: Her werewolves series contains humor and would be somewhat on the lighthearted side.
Shelly Laurenston: her books contain humor but she can be a bit too sexy and not lighthearted enough.
Erin McCarthy: She has a vampire series but she doesn't write for the genre.

We need more of these types of books. Authors can have fun with the supernatural, it doesn't need to be dark and serious all the time.

[Loosheesh]

Originally Posted by Deljah

I read The Last Hour of Gann last week, and I loved it! I highly recommend it, especially for sci-fi romance lovers and perhaps for dystopian/post-apocalytic lovers as well. It was worth every penny of that $6.50. The book is massive, like a trilogy all in one.

The sample is a good (and long) representation of the book, so I recommend trying it first. I was a bit scared to buy it b/c of what I'd heard about some of the author's other books. I got it from amazon, so I could return it in the event of "offensive content". After all that trepidation, I loved it! I can barely bring myself to read anything else, b/c I keep thinking about it. It wasn't perfect or flawless, but I gave it 5 stars. Will likely re-read it at some point.

Yay for another rec!

Originally Posted by Deljah

If anybody wants me to "spoil" The Last Hour of Gann for them, just let me know.

I don't want to be 'spoilered' but I do have a couple of questions. I'll send you a PM

Originally Posted by Blossom

Ack! It looks like I was the only one who was bad this week.
Did no one else buy more than 24 books?!?

[library addict]

Originally Posted by Blossom

Ack! It looks like I was the only one who was bad this week.
Did no one else buy more than 24 books?!?

Not me. But I did buy 28 one week back in June if that helps.

[library addict]

So I guess the Gann book is Amazon only? Not seeing it listed at Kobo or ARe.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by library addict

Not me. But I did buy 28 one week back in June if that helps.

No it doesn't *pouts* Okay nine of those books were just 99 cents so I guess that makes me feel a tad better.

[Loosheesh]

Originally Posted by library addict

So I guess the Gann book is Amazon only? Not seeing it listed at Kobo or ARe.

Looks so

[Terisa de morgan]

Originally Posted by Blossom

It isn't so much the angst but how dark or too sexy most paranormals are. I cut my teeth on Lynsay Sands vampires novels but even though now days her newest have lost more and more of its humor and charm.

I can name the authors on one hand that write lighthearted paranormals

1. Lynsay Sands
2. Molly Harper
3. Ashlyn Chase
4. Jessica Sims
5. Sandra Hill

These sorta fall into the category but not quite.

Vicki Lewis Thompson: Her werewolves series contains humor and would be somewhat on the lighthearted side.
Shelly Laurenston: her books contain humor but she can be a bit too sexy and not lighthearted enough.
Erin McCarthy: She has a vampire series but she doesn't write for the genre.

We need more of these types of books. Authors can have fun with the supernatural, it doesn't need to be dark and serious all the time.

I read Argeneaus's books and I'm liking a lot Jessica Simm's books. Molly Harper not much and Sandra Hill not at all. I like Thompson's werewolves and Shelly Laurenston (not G.A. Aiken) is an autobuy for me, and one of the few authors I can reread her books a lot.

And I agree with fun.

[sqdancer]

Originally Posted by Blossom

Ack! It looks like I was the only one who was bad this week.
Did no one else buy more than 24 books?!?

Not more than 24





24 exactly.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by sqdancer

Not more than 24





24 exactly.

So we are tied that means it goes into how much you spent!

Mine was just under $55