Free and bargain romance ebooks + Discussion May 2014

[Blue2u]

Originally Posted by apesmom

Well now I have to go and buy Colorado 2-4 since I'm closing in on Rock Chick #8. (I had RC #7 as my next KA to read). I had thought I was going to go to Dream Man after Rock Chick.

So I guess now my reading order will be Colorado 1-4 then RC 7&8 and then back to Dream Man. Sheesh! When I'm finished with all those then it will be 2017 and I can reassess.

And just to make you happy, or throw a wrench in your plans depending on your perspective, The Will by Kristen Ashley is now available in the Kobo India store. This is the first book in her new 'Magdalene' series and I have no clue how that fits with the others. I just know I'm buying it soon.

[apesmom]

Originally Posted by Blue2u

And just to make you happy, or throw a wrench in your plans depending on your perspective, The Will by Kristen Ashley is now available in the Kobo India store. This is the first book in her new 'Magdalene' series and I have no clue how that fits with the others. I just know I'm buying it soon.

Oh good! I've been checking daily for that to show up on Kobo (yes, I had even checked earlier today.) Now I need a contest!

[apesmom]

Penguin deal on NA title

Come to Me Quietly (Closer to You #1) by A.L. Jackson - $1.99
Kindle

Aleena Moore is haunted by Jared Holt. It’s been six years since she’s seen her brother’s best friend, the self-destructive bad boy she secretly loved in high school. As the years pass, she knows it’s time to move on. Time to decide between a practical nursing degree and her true dream as an artist. Time to get over Jared and give another guy a chance…

Just when she opens her heart to her friend, Gabe, Aly returns home to find Jared sleeping on her couch. The teenage boy she loved has grown into a man she can’t resist. Covered in tattoos and lost in rage, he’s begging to be saved from his demons—the memories of the day he destroyed his family. As the two reconnect, their passion is hot enough to torch Aly’s judgment. But can she risk her future for a man who lives on the edge of destruction?

[Blue2u]

Originally Posted by apesmom

Oh good! I've been checking daily for that to show up on Kobo (yes, I had even checked earlier today.)

Me too! Now I only have 'Breathe' left [the only one of Colorado series that didn't price drop] and the Burg series [which is couponable] and I'm done her collection.

Now I need a contest!

Yes, me too. I already have a list of 15-ish, probably another 10 or so with next weeks new releases.


ETA: I love A.L. Jackson, I have the book you posted the deal on but haven't read it yet.

[apesmom]

Originally Posted by Blue2u

Me too! Now I only have 'Breathe' left [the only one of Colorado series that didn't price drop] and the Burg series [which is couponable] and I'm done her collection.

I grabbed Breathe off Google. Report the price on Amazon, hopefully they'll drop it there too.

[apesmom]

Freebie

The Passion of Patrick MacNeill (Sweet Home, Carolina #1) by Virginia Kantra (Silhouette 1999)
Kindle | Kobo | Nook

A former Marine fighter pilot battling to help his young son recover from burns suffered in the accident that killed his wife finds new life when he meets a beautiful new surgeon. This is the kind of book every reader hopes to find: full of wonderful characters, exciting passion and tender love. A joy, indeed.

[Jane A]

Originally Posted by Blue2u

I wasn't at all sure about the last 2 series especially. I appreciate you explaining it.

ETA: FYI in case others were lost like me, this is from Kristen Ashley's site:

She explains it well! I had one last thought, the Unfinished Hero series does have Lee in Rock Chick mentioned in it, but I think if you read UF after the ones already mentioned you'll be fine.

[apesmom]

Originally Posted by Blue2u

Me too! Now I only have 'Breathe' left [the only one of Colorado series that didn't price drop] and the Burg series [which is couponable] and I'm done her collection.

You might also try Zola Books. They've discounted all Hachette titles by 30%. I've never bought from them so I can't speak to how they are to deal with or how their download process works.

Breathe - $2.79

[AnemicOak]

The only Zola books where you get an actual file you can read on whatever device you want are their handful of exclusive titles. All other books are only readable in their iThing app.

At the moment, only our exclusives like THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE, SLOUCHING TOWARDS BETHLEHEM, FALLEN ANGELS, and THE NEW HUNGER work on every device; all other eBooks are readable on iPads and iPhones.

[Britomart]

Free from Kobo: (Sorry, but I can't get the right links.)

Love & Freedom by Sue Moorcroft (Choc Lit).

New start, new love.

That’s what Honor Sontag needs after her life falls apart, leaving her reputation in tatters and her head all over the place. So she flees her native America and heads for Brighton, England.
Honor’s hoping for a much-deserved break and the chance to find the mother who abandoned her as a baby. What she gets is an entanglement with a mysterious male whose family seems to have a finger in every pot in town.
Martyn Mayfair has sworn off women with strings attached, but is irresistibly drawn to Honor, the American who keeps popping up in his life. All he wants is an uncomplicated relationship built on honesty, but Honor’s past threatens to undermine everything. Then secrets about her mother start to spill out ...
Honor has to make an agonising choice. Will she live up to her dutiful name and please others? Or will she choose freedom?

Turning Up the Heat, a novella by Laura Florand, a prequel to La Vie en Roses.

Now Florand offers up another tale of passionate chefs and the lengths they will go to for the women they love and gives a first taste of her new series, La Vie en Roses, with Turning Up the Heat. When two people have loved each other so much that they've given up their very selves, what do they do when they need their selves back?

Overview
After eleven years of marriage, Léa Laurier knew her husband. Knew how he could take on responsibility for a world-famous restaurant, a wife, and her two teenage siblings at nineteen years old and never falter, never tire. Knew his drive and his ambition, that took him to the stars. Knew how briliant his gray eyes looked when they met hers for just one moment across a host of cameras. She didn't know why she was so tired. She didn't know why she needed to just get away. For a while. Maybe a week or two. A month. She'd be back.

After eleven years of marriage, international superstar chef Daniel Laurier knew his wife. Knew how she could lavish caring on everyone, her siblings, his staff, and most especially him. Knew the way her face lit up when he won yet another television contest, and the way she hugged him for it. Knew how her hair smelled when he sank into bed exhausted at one in the morning. He didn't know what to do when he came home from a consulting trip to find she'd disappeared to remote South Pacific island: I just needed to get away for a little while. A week or two. I'll call you.

As the whole solid world under his feet turned into a sandcastle in the tide, Daniel knew only one thing: whatever was wrong with his marriage or his wife, he wasn't losing her. So as a top chef, he did the one thing he always knew how to do: turn up the heat.

[apesmom]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

The only Zola books where you get an actual file you can read on whatever device you want are their handful of exclusive titles. All other books are only readable in their iThing app.

Bah. Stupid decision.

[Britomart]

Bargain at Amazon US DE and at Kobo (still link problem):

Medieval Rogues boxed set by Catherine Kean. A Knight's Vengeance and My Lady's Treasure were first published by Medallion Press in 2006/2007). Both of them I believe were freebies at some point.

A KNIGHT’S VENGEANCE (Knight’s Series Book 1)

When Lady Elizabeth Brackendale is kidnapped and held for ransom by rogue knight Geoffrey de Lanceau, she vows to escape and thwart his plans to exact vengeance upon her father. Yet the more she learns about Geoffrey, the tormented warrior haunted by father’s killing years ago, the more she yearns for him. Only by Elizabeth and Geoffrey championing their forbidden love can they uncover the deadly secrets that could save or destroy all.

MY LADY’S TREASURE

To save a kidnapped little girl she loves as her own, Lady Faye Rivellaux joins forces with Brant Meslarches, a former crusading knight. Together, they seek a lost treasure that might have belonged to the legendary Celtic King Arthur—a hoard Brant’s murdered brother sought before he died. Faye is uneasy about her alliance with Brant, who harbors dark secrets, but she has no other way to find the child. As passion flares between Faye and Brant, they find terrible danger—as well as a treasure worth more than gold.

BOUND BY HIS KISS

On her way to visit Lord Bramwell Hawksley days before they will marry, Lady Miranda de Vornay is taken captive by forest outlaws. Held hostage by their leader, she fights her shocking desire for the bold, handsome rogue she should despise, especially when he claims he is Bram, and that her betrothed is his corrupt half brother. Uncertain what to believe, Miranda must find out the truth. She will love only one lord: the man to whom she’s bound by his long-ago kiss.

[apesmom]

Originally Posted by Britomart

Free from Kobo: (Sorry, but I can't get the right links.)

Love & Freedom by Sue Moorcroft (Choc Lit).


Turning Up the Heat, a novella by Laura Florand, a prequel to La Vie en Roses.

Links:
Love & Freedom
Turning Up the Heat

[library addict]

Originally Posted by Britomart

Free from Kobo: (Sorry, but I can't get the right links.)

Love & Freedom by Sue Moorcroft (Choc Lit).


Turning Up the Heat, a novella by Laura Florand, a prequel to La Vie en Roses.

And for Kobo

Love & Freedom


Turning Up the Heat

[Blue2u]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

The only Zola books where you get an actual file you can read on whatever device you want are their handful of exclusive titles. All other books are only readable in their iThing app.

Thanks apesmom for the suggestion, but as Brian's pointed out, I'll pass on Zola. I'll just grab it from Kobo when I'm done the rest of the collection, no biggie but thanks for looking out.

Brian, thanks for pointing that out.




OH, ETA, if you're looking for a really different, well-written [IMO] read, Transcendence by Shay Savage is supposed to be reduced to $2.99 I LOVED it. There's VERY little dialogue in it, very unique storyline but like I said, IMO, incredibly well done.

blurb: It’s said that women and men are from two different planets when it comes to communication, but how can they overcome the obstacles of prehistoric times when one of them simply doesn’t have the ability to comprehend language?
Ehd’s a caveman living on his own in a harsh wilderness. He’s strong and intelligent, but completely alone. When he finds a beautiful young woman in his pit trap, it’s obvious to him that she is meant to be his mate. He doesn’t know where she came from, she’s wearing some pretty odd clothing, and she makes a lot of noises with her mouth that give him a headache. Still, he’s determined to fulfill his purpose in life – provide for her, protect her, and put a baby in her.
Elizabeth doesn’t know where she is or exactly how she got there. She’s confused and distressed by her predicament, and there’s a caveman hauling her back to his cavehome. She’s not at all interested in Ehd’s primitive advances, and she just can’t seem to get him to listen. No matter what she tries, getting her point across to this primitive but beautiful man is a constant – and often hilarious – struggle.
With only each other for company, they must rely on one another to fight the dangers of the wild and prepare for the winter months. As they struggle to coexist, theirs becomes a love story that transcends language and time.