Free and bargain romance ebooks + Discussion November 2013

[apesmom]

Carina Press deal, available at all your favorite retailers including Kobo(coupon when it drops) and ARe(buy10get1)

I didn't like this one as much as the first 3 and gave it 3.5. I still haven't read 5 & 6 and #7 releases tomorrow (yes, it will be appearing on next Sunday's confession )

All He Ever Needed (Kowalskis #4) by Shannon Stacey - $0.99

He won't stay put for a woman, and she won't chase after any man...

Mitch Kowalski lives out of a suitcase—and he likes it that way. Traveling for work has the added bonus of scaring off women who would otherwise try to tie him down. But when he's called home to help with the family lodge, he's intrigued by the new girl in town and her insistence that she doesn't need a man. If there's one thing Mitch can't resist, it's a challenge.

After a nomadic childhood, Paige Sullivan is finally putting down roots. Determined to stand on her own two feet, she lives by the motto "Men are a luxury, not a necessity." But when Mr. Tall, Dark and Hot pulls up a stool in her diner and offers her six weeks of naughty fun with a built-in expiration date, she's tempted to indulge.

They're the perfect match for a no-strings fling. Until they realize their sexy affair has become anything but casual...

70,000 words

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by hannahi

There's always a catch isn't there? At least it's priced the same as Penguin had her novellas which were less than 100 pgs. If you use one of the Kobo codes floating around I suppose it would be worth it.

Yeah that's is the only way I buy it. I got burned before buying a Novella for that price only to end in the middle of the story no cliffhanger no nothing it just ended and then the second one came out price at $2.99 and the third. That's $9 for a very short book. So I am very careful now.

[apesmom]

Originally Posted by hannahi

There's always a catch isn't there? At least it's priced the same as Penguin had her novellas which were less than 100 pgs. If you use one of the Kobo codes floating around I suppose it would be worth it.

I bought it with a kobo code last week. According to Calibre it has about 64K words which is consistent with Brazen (Entangled) and Blaze (Halequin) in terms of length. It's priced the same as a Brazen and less than a Blaze so I think it's right on target.

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Originally Posted by apesmom

I bought it with a kobo code last week. According to Calibre it has about 64K words which is consistent with Brazen (Entangled) and Blaze (Halequin) in terms of length. It's priced the same as a Brazen and less than a Blaze so I think it's right on target.

Yes but how many of that word count is part of the sneak peak? I find some authors add specials at the end to make it longer than it looks. The Christie Craig book I brought is like that which is why I used a Coupon to buy it although $1.99 isn't too bad for a small HQ size $2.99 is a bit too high.

[apesmom]

Originally Posted by Blossom

Yes but how many of that word count is part of the sneak peak? I find some authors add specials at the end to make it longer than it looks. The Christie Craig book I brought is like that which is why I used a Coupon to buy it although $1.99 isn't too bad for a small HQ size $2.99 is a bit too high.

Deleted sneak peak and reran count. Now about 59K which is still right in the same neighborhood as most of the Harlequin categories.

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Originally Posted by apesmom

Deleted sneak peak and reran count. Now about 59K which is still right in the same neighborhood as most of the Harlequin categories.

Thanks that's good to know. I guess the price is okay then for the word count. I should do that on the Craig book.

Edit: looks to be in the 47k range. So it's Harlequin length.

[library addict]

Originally Posted by apesmom

Carina Press deal, available at all your favorite retailers including Kobo(coupon when it drops) and ARe(buy10get1)

I didn't like this one as much as the first 3 and gave it 3.5. I still haven't read 5 & 6 and #7 releases tomorrow (yes, it will be appearing on next Sunday's confession )

All He Ever Needed (Kowalskis #4) by Shannon Stacey - $0.99

I plan to buy (and hopefully read) the new one tomorrow, too. So far book 2 is the only one I didn't enjoy as much as the others. 1, 3, and 6 are my favorites.

[library addict]

Originally Posted by Blossom

Thanks that's good to know. I guess the price is okay then for the word count. I should do that on the Craig book.

Edit: looks to be in the 47k range. So it's Harlequin length.

Removing all the excerpts is one of the things I am doing in my big project.

One indie book I bought was nearly half backmatter The author had one or two chapter excerts for just about every other book she wrote. I was bummed because what I thought was a full length book ended up being a novella.

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Originally Posted by library addict

Removing all the excerpts is one of the things I am doing in my big project.

One indie book I bought was nearly half backmatter The author had one or two chapter excerts for just about every other book she wrote. I was bummed because what I thought was a full length book ended up being a novella.

Yep! I come across this often and it's a bad marketing ploy. They should put Novella in the description.

[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by library addict

One indie book I bought was nearly half backmatter The author had one or two chapter excerts for just about every other book she wrote. I was bummed because what I thought was a full length book ended up being a novella.

It's not just indie's either I've seen the same from big and small publishing houses.

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by library addict

Removing all the excerpts is one of the things I am doing in my big project.

That's what I do with all of mine, too! I hate excerpts and never read them.

[library addict]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

It's not just indie's either I've seen the same from big and small publishing houses.

Samhain tends to put three excerpts in all of their books, but at least they are usually shorter excerpts.

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

It's not just indie's either I've seen the same from big and small publishing houses.

Me too. I've seen it too many times.



Okay I need something to buy! It's my birthday week so I give myself presents each day. Hubby thinks I am nuts but hey I told hm: I am just too awesome to be celebrated on just one day.


Off to look at book deals!

[library addict]

Originally Posted by Blossom

Me too. I've seen it too many times.



Okay I need something to buy! It's my birthday week so I give myself presents each day. Hubby thinks I am nuts but hey I told hm: I am just too awesome to be celebrated on just one day.


Off to look at book deals!

Happy Birthday Week.

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Originally Posted by library addict

Happy Birthday Week.

Thank you!
It's my way of dealing with I will be at the in laws on the real day. Ugh! Last time that happen she even wouldn't set out my cake she brought me. Said we already ate too much crap. that was a long time ago and I have avoided going there for Turkey day ever since.