Free and bargain romance ebooks + Discussion July 2014

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by library addict

I don't think they qualify as romance, but I know there are fans of the series in romanceland and many of the Stephanie Plum books are on sale:
Four to Score $2.99
High Five $2.99
Hot Six $2.99
To the Nines $2.99
Ten Big Ones $1.99
Twelve Sharp $2.99
Lean Mean Thirteen $1.99
Fearless Fourteen $2.99
Finger Licking Fifteen $2.99
Sizzling Sixteen $2.99

Only at Google and Amazon

I dislike that you cannot sort titles at Google and that Amazon has so many other authors mixed in when you search by author name, but I am too lazy to make links for them all

No not a romance but it has romantic elements in it. Very good prices for someone who wants to give it to try. I paid $5 a piece for mine. if Three to Get Deadly ever goes on sale at Amazon that's the one I need. I have a B&N copy and it doesn't whispersync. I'm also waiting on 20 and 21 to come down in price.

[FizzyWater]

Originally Posted by hannahi

Thank you! How is the Sentinel series by Catherine Spangler? (Looks like the first one is free in this series is free and I bought it a while ago: http://www.amazon.com/Touched-Darkne...erine+spangler).

I read at least the first few back when they were first published. I liked them enough to buy the rest, but I had a huge TBR pile, and I never got around to reading them before I got rid of my dead-tree book collection in my last move.

What I remember is they were "futuristics". If you're not familiar with the term: to me, it means a romance writer tries to write science fiction. The focus is the romance, the SF is the backdrop (and in many futuristics, the backdrop is like a bad movie set )

I differentiate futuristics from sci-fi romance by the amount of science fiction versus romance. Linnea Sinclair writes sci-fi romance. Catherine Spangler writes futuristics. Early Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Glass wrote some futuristics. And Susan Grant's stuff I would put somewhere in between, depending on the story.

I'm not saying they're not good...as I said above, I enjoyed them enough to buy the whole series back when. It depends on your opinion of futuristics, which I why I tried to explain the difference.

[Keslynn]

Originally Posted by FizzyWater

What I remember is they were "futuristics". If you're not familiar with the term: to me, it means a romance writer tries to write science fiction. The focus is the romance, the SF is the backdrop (and in many futuristics, the backdrop is like a bad movie set )

I differentiate futuristics from sci-fi romance by the amount of science fiction versus romance. Linnea Sinclair writes sci-fi romance. Catherine Spangler writes futuristics. Early Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Glass wrote some futuristics. And Susan Grant's stuff I would put somewhere in between, depending on the story.

Would you categorize JD Robb's In Death series as a futuristic (although it's also got mystery elements as well)?

[Terisa de morgan]

I think it's a totally futuristic series.

[tempest@de]

just saw this one The Naughty Nine for 0.99$ for 9 books and a novella

all romance,

and if want to use a coupon also at Kobo

Description

Spoiler:

Stop in the Name of Love by Nina Bruhns
When an undercover cop must cozy up to a suspect's pretty neighbor, things don't go as smoothly—or seductively—as he'd hoped when she tells him she hates cops and wants nothing to do with him or his damn assignment.

Red Rock Rises (The Red Rock Series, Book 1) by Taylor Lee
A fiery former undercover agent, as tough as she is beautiful , fiercely independent, she is the Rock. Few see the vulnerable woman beneath. No one messes with Red Rock until she meets the handsome Police Chief.

Dirty Little Secrets by Julie Leto
Marisela's sexy ex lures her into a treacherous underworld of arms dealers, hit men & sinister double-crosses. Has she descended into hell or finally found kick-ass heaven? It's the perfect setup to break her heart. Again.

Saved by Lorhainne Eckhart
Growing up I had dreams that one day I'd fall in love, marry & start a family. Then one night I was taken. I survived, escaped, I was saved. Eric didn't see me as damaged. He didn't see my baby as a monster. He protected me, kept me safe ... he saved me.

Everything He Never Wanted by Mary Leo
Billionaire, Antonio Milani, came to London to recover what is his: a rare, signed copy of Oliver Twist. Instead, finds himself falling for the woman he suspects is involved in an international ring of book thieves.

A Girl, A Guy and A Ghost by Patricia Mason
A sexy psychic private eye could help her find a ghost... or turn her into one.

Deathblow by Dana Marton
Former small-town football hero turned cop, Joe Kessler never met a linebacker, perp, or a woman he couldn't handle. Then a troubled single mom walks into his life, & the only place this hot jock will ever see 'easy' again is in the dictionary.

One Night to Kill (Seven Nights, Book 1) by Rita Herron
A military man must use his leave to play bodyguard to the General's sexy daughter!

Snowbound (The Protector Series, Book 2) by Karen Fenech
FBI Agent Mallory Burke, injured and on the run for her life, is stranded in a snowstorm with a reclusive and secretive cop she's not sure she can trust but is falling in love with.

BONUS Novella: Secret Identity by Jill Sanders
Carter always had a thing for his best friend Eve. He hired her to boost his business & it's never run more smoothly. When an opening presents itself, he takes a chance at happiness that could end up destroying their friendship.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan

I think it's a totally futuristic series.

I agree. I love futuristics.

C.J. Barry Un series would SciFi because it happens while earth is in the 90s. So would Dara Joy's Matrix series. I think that the big difference is the world and time the story is set in.

[hannahi]

I loved the world-building in the JD Robb series so I guess I like futuristics
I started reading The Outsider last night. Wow, this is one that I'm buying in paper for my keeper shelf Unfortunately Penelope Williamson's books seem to unavailable for lending via scribd or the library (except in paper).

[apesmom]

Kindle Freebie

Emerald Desire (Emerald #1) by Lynette Vinet (Leisure 1985)

As wild and beautiful as the Irish countryside, Dera Brennan gives herself to the Irish rebel leader, Quint Flannery, with delirious abandon. But Quint is not one to be tied down by the shackles of love.

To spite her faithless lover, Dera impulsively marries the haughty and imperious Lord Avery Fairfax, Quint's notorious enemy. Yet even after Avery is murdered and Quint is suspected of the heinous deed, Dera's heart yearns again for the love and passion she shared with Quint.

Can old hurts be forgiven and forgotten in time for Quint and Dera to reclaim their emerald desire?

[Blue2u]

Can the screen on KPW be replaced? I cracked mine last night.

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by Blue2u

Can the screen on KPW be replaced? I cracked mine last night.

Sure if you can find a replacement screen and open it up and connect it properly....I think for most people buying a replacement device would be a lot easier.

[Blue2u]

Originally Posted by booklover6

Sure if you can find a replacement screen and open it up and connect it properly....I think for most people buying a replacement device would be a lot easier.

Yeah, sort of figured that but was hoping not to spend the $ on another one. Thanks for getting back to me though.

[booklover6]

How did it happen?

[Poodlemom1]

Originally Posted by Blue2u

Yeah, sort of figured that but was hoping not to spend the $ on another one. Thanks for getting back to me though.

Call Kindle Customer Service. If it is still under warranty, they may replace it at no charge. If no warranty, they may offer you another one at a reduced cost. Be sure you talk to Kindle Customer Service and not Amazon Customer Service.

[Blue2u]

Originally Posted by booklover6

How did it happen?

It was my fault, I was trying to kill a moth flying at me, my KPW got in the way. [it's ok, you can laugh, it is funny, just not that it broke my KPW! ]

Originally Posted by Poodlemom1

Call Kindle Customer Service. If it is still under warranty, they may replace it at no charge. If no warranty, they may offer you another one at a reduced cost. Be sure you talk to Kindle Customer Service and not Amazon Customer Service.

I guess it's worth a shot, but since it's my stupid fault, it may not be worth the shipping costs. I'll call them later on and see, but thank you for the heads up about Kindle vs Amazon Cust. Service.

*stupid moths*

[AnemicOak]

Read this series a while back and found it to be pretty good Romantic Suspense. For right now the first book is free..

Concrete Evidence (Evidence Series Book 1) by Rachel Grant
Amazon US | Kobo | Smashwords

A year ago she lost everything. Now she wants revenge...

Accused of stealing artifacts from a five-hundred-year-old shipwreck, underwater archaeologist Erica Kesling is determined to clear her name. She's concealed her past and taken a job certain to give her access to the buyer of the missing antiquities. She's finally closing in on her goal when she's distracted by a sexy, charismatic intern who makes her want something other than revenge.

But Lee Scott is no intern. He's looking for the lead conspirator in an international artifact smuggling scheme, and Erica is his prime suspect. He'll do whatever it takes to win her trust and get her to reveal her secrets, even seduce her.

As Erica and Lee struggle to conceal their real agendas, the one thing they can't hide is the attraction that burns hot between them. When Erica's quest puts her life in jeopardy, Lee must choose between old loyalties and a woman he never expected to fall for.