Free and bargain romance ebooks + Discussion July 2014

[BuyMore]

Originally Posted by apesmom

Box set deal (note: book 1 is a perpetual freebie). The series has very good ratings on Goodreads, has anyone read any of them?

Bluegrass Series Collection by Kathleen Brooks - $0.99
Kindle | Kobo

No, I haven't read any either, but her books has kept popping up as recommendation for me on Kobo site, so I've been curious about it. Might as well start with this box set.

Thanks for the heads-up, apesmom.

[library addict]

Nora Roberts' only Harlequin Intrique title, Night Moves, will finally be released in digital on August 4th. It was the only category book she wrote which had yet to be released in digital. It will be from Harlequin/Silhouette so should be coupon eligible.

[Froide]

Originally Posted by apesmom

Box set deal (note: book 1 is a perpetual freebie). The series has very good ratings on Goodreads, has anyone read any of them?

Bluegrass Series Collection by Kathleen Brooks - $0.99
Kindle | Kobo

FYI, though it's "out of season", I think it's worth mentioning that Kathleen Brooks' Secret Santa, A Bluegrass Series Novella (Bluegrass Brothers Book 3) is also free at Amazon.com.

[AnemicOak]

Just an FYI. The code from the last Kobo contest are now dead. PERKOPOLIS (40%) still works.

[KyBunnies]

Free at time of posting this!

For Love or Loyalty: The MacGregor Legacy by Jennifer Hudson Taylor

Publisher: Abingdon Press
Length: 322 pages
Genre: Historical Romance

To atone for her father's evil, Lauren Campbell agrees to help Malcolm MacGregor. By the time she realizes she's the bargaining price to free Malcolm's mother from indentured servitude, it's too late.

Malcolm MacGregor only wants to free his family and exact revenge against Duncan Campbell. As the pride and joy of Duncan's life, his daughter Lauren is the perfect answer, but during the voyage to America, her faith continues to witness to Malcolm. He becomes enraptured with her, and upon their arrival, discovers he's sold her into a fate worse than death. Now Malcolm has the dilemma: free his family or rescue Lauren? Time is short and with little means, he needs a miracle.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by library addict

Nora Roberts' only Harlequin Intrique title, Night Moves, will finally be released in digital on August 4th. It was the only category book she wrote which had yet to be released in digital. It will be from Harlequin/Silhouette so should be coupon eligible.

Oh that is awesome! Is that part of the night series? I read the first two then just didn't care about the next heroine.

[KyBunnies]

Free at time of posting!

Rogues, Rakes & Jewels by Claudy Conn

could be a back title but I can't find the info. Blossom will probably know more on this. Has been published by Zebra and a very others.

The Marquis of Lyndhurst is tired of women who are more attracted to his title and money than to his charms. So when his mother requests that he go to the Isle of Wight to court another eligible woman, Ryker decides on a little game … his cousin Robby will pose as him, and he will pose as his cousin—a rake and a gambler. If the woman falls in love with him, it will be for himself. Only then will he reveal who he is.

What the marquis doesn’t expect, however, is someone like Jewelene. Lovely and provocative, intelligent and headstrong, Jewels cares not for status and wealth. Ryker finds her irresistible, and she finds herself falling for the handsome man she believes to be the marquis’ cousin.

But Jewelene is playing a game of her own. In a daring bid to repay her family’s debts, each night she poses as Babette, the French card dealer. When Ryker begins flirting with the sultry Babette, Jewelene realizes she has become her own rival. If she reveals the truth, will her house of cards come tumbling down?

[library addict]

Originally Posted by Blossom

Oh that is awesome! Is that part of the night series? I read the first two then just didn't care about the next heroine.

No, the Night Tales series was 5 books (Night Shift, Night Shadow, Nightshade, Night Smoke, Night Shield)

Night Moves is a stand-alone suspense title. I read it a decade ago and would give it a B-. It's an above average read but not a favorite if that makes sense.

Here's the original blurb:

Was she foolish or wise to follow her instincts?

The house had stood vacant for ten years, but Maggie Fitzgerald knew she could call it home. An award-winning songwriter, Maggie had sought peace and solitude from the Los Angeles celebrity hounds after her husband's accidental death. Instinct had brought her east, to the small Maryland town of Morganville.

Instinct also told her that Cliff Delaney, owner of a local landscaping company, was just the person to revitalize her property. But once that project began, the remains of a dead man were discovered--and everyone she knew, including Cliff, seemed to have a motive for the killing.

Could she trust her instincts again--or would the truth be her undoing?

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by KyBunnies

Free at time of posting!

Rogues, Rakes & Jewels by Claudy Conn

could be a back title but I can't find the info. Blossom will probably know more on this. Has been published by Zebra and a very others.

Jewelene by Claudette Williams Mar-1980 Fawcett BUT she has updated it. One of the changes is the hero name from Keith to Ryker. So who knows what other stuff she added. I mean serious Ryker as a name in Regency England. *groans*

[KyBunnies]

Originally Posted by Blossom

Jewelene by Claudette Williams Mar-1980 Fawcett BUT she has updated it. One of the changes is the hero name from Keith to Ryker. So who knows what other stuff she added. I mean serious Ryker as a name in Regency England. *groans*

I knew you could answer if it was back published. thanks for answer the question.

Ryker as a name for Regency, nope not happening or at least or me. I might read it but doubtful.

[Jane A]

Originally Posted by Blossom

Jewelene by Claudette Williams Mar-1980 Fawcett BUT she has updated it. One of the changes is the hero name from Keith to Ryker. So who knows what other stuff she added. I mean serious Ryker as a name in Regency England. *groans*

What about Jewelene???

[apesmom]

Does anyone know if a 10-for-1 credit can be used to buy a pre-order on ARe?

[Britomart]

Free from Amazon US DE:

Minx by Jennifer Greene (orig. publ. as Silhouette Desire, July 1987).

When workaholic Kathryn Price inherited her uncle's mink ranch, she knew she didn't want to keep it. But she couldn't bring herself to sell the animals for fur, either, so she decided to set the feisty creatures free.

Grant Kaufman had been on top of his career mountain, but he hadn’t liked the view. He’d dropped out of corporate life, disappeared into the country where he’d found the stress-free tranquility he craved—at least until Kathryn showed up. He had no intention of getting involved in her crazy scheme of teaching the minks to survive in the wild again. From the start, she wreaked havoc with his peace of mind—and his libido—but Grant eventually had to face the truth...that this was one minx worth keeping!

[Britomart]

Free from Kobo and Smashwords:

Better Than Before by Kathryn Shay

In her never before published trilogy RIGHT MATCH.COM, Kathryn Shay tackles some of her trademark emotional issues: the dangers of online dating, deception, divorce, disabilities, domestic violence and raising children, all framed by three brothers who finally find their soul mates! Based on the premise, “Everybody lies on these sites,” the stories show how a lie told between each couple can have devastating effects!


In BETTER THAN BEFORE, charismatic and super rich venture capitalist Spence Wickham makes a bet with his brother to join an online dating service and prove people lie on these sites. But his deceit trips him up with sweet and generous Annie Hopkins who’s looking for the type of man he’s pretending to be. When the truth comes out, Spence must find a way to make Annie love him for the man he is.

[Joykins]

Originally Posted by Jane A

What about Jewelene???

I remember once b*tching on bit.listserv.rra-l about a romance set in medieval times where the heroine was named "Holly" and said that it was too 1970s for me. Author noticed my rant and said that the name Holly WAS period, only, you know, they probably would have spelled and pronounced it "Halig."