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Joykins · 10-28-2014, 11:13 AM

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[*]Susan Kay Law, historical and/or contemporary (her covers are kind of ambiguous)

Susan Kay Law mostly wrote Americana historical romance (which I enjoyed), but I think her newer stuff is contemporary women's fiction (which I haven't read).

ATDrake · 10-28-2014, 02:49 PM

Bargain @ 99 cents for today only (Oct 28th) according to the newsletter, from Open Road Media (couponable @ Kobo, should be available in all the standard Canada/US stores):

Seize the Fire by Laura Kinsale (Wikipedia), historical romance originally out in 1989, which the newsletter says was a "finalist for the Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Historical Romance".

Olympia St. Leger is a princess in desperate need of a knight in shining armor. Sheridan Drake, amused by Olympia’s innocence and magnificent beauty, but also intrigued by her considerable wealth, accepts the position of white knight. Unaware that Sheridan is a notorious scoundrel, Olympia willingly allows herself to submit to his protection and his potent embrace. Theirs is a love born in deception. But as they weather storms on the high seas and flee from nefarious villains, the love sparked by lies begins to burn uncontrollably. Taking shelter on a desert island paradise, the princess and the dark knight battle overwhelming odds to keep their adoration burning bright.

apesmom · 10-28-2014, 11:03 PM

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Berkley deal

Riding Wild (Wild Riders #1) by Jaci Burton - $2.99
Kindle

Spoiler:

Looks like Amazon might have jumped the gun on this one a few days ago. The price briefly dropped then went back up. Now it looks like most of Jaci Burton's Wild Riders Series is now on sale everywhere for $2.99 each. I would imagine book 1 will drop back down at Amazon shortly.

1. Riding Wild - Kindle | Kobo | Google
2. Riding Temptation - Kindle | Kobo | Google
3. Riding Instinct - Kindle | Kobo | Google
5. Riding the Night - Kindle | Kobo | Google

apesmom · 10-29-2014, 11:13 AM

Diversion freebies

A Scent of Magic by Jill Jones (previously titled "Essence of My Desire" - St. Martin's 1998)

Spoiler:

Reckless Wind by Bonnie K. Winn (Diamond 1993)

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apesmom · 10-29-2014, 11:16 AM

Penguin deal, so far just Amazon

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes - $1.99
Kindle

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They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose . . .

Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close family—who has barely been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex–Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident. Will has always lived a huge life—big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel—and now he’s pretty sure he cannot live the way he is.

Will is acerbic, moody, bossy—but Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected. When she learns that Will has shocking plans of his own, she sets out to show him that life is still worth living.

A Love Story for this generation, Me Before You brings to life two people who couldn’t have less in common—a heartbreakingly romantic novel that asks, What do you do when making the person you love happy also means breaking your own heart?

ATDrake · 10-29-2014, 12:37 PM

Free from the author via KDP Select @ Amazon:

Moonstruck: The Cat's Meow by Colleen Shannon, an age-of-sail historical witchly-elements romance novella which was probably originally published in a Dorchester anthology, as Shannon is a former Love Spell author who invokes the Dorchester name in vain while filling out the publisher info for her backlist reprints, which I find no fault with, considering how the company treated its authors before it finally imploded.

A story about the magic of Halloween, good witches and bad, and the idealistic clipper captain in an age of steam who falls in love with a cat (and he's never liked cats). He will be the only one to save his lovely Kat by the stroke of midnight on Halloween from the black witch's curse and in the process he'll find the love of his life and realize his dreams of captaining his own clipper ship.

And speaking of authors who will probably soon get to invoke their former publishers' names in vain:

Free from the author via KDP Select @ Amazon:

Redeemer of Shadows by Michelle M. Pillow, an Ellora's Cave author, 1st in her dark epic Tribes of the Vampire series of paranormal romances (may be on the erotic side). This is a self-pub from her author's consortium imprint, but if you've tried her stuff from Ellora before and liked it and want to pursue a potential way of supporting the author which doesn't involve them, well, this installment is free. I admit, I like her helpful disclaimer for the Gentle Reader with particular preferences, although I was hoping it would be more of a Samhain-style humorous warning.

As a fierce and undeniable destiny pulls them together, vampiric forces beyond their control conspire to tear them apart.

A dark night, a wrong turn, and Hathor Vinceti stumbles into a sinister London underworld that will change her life—forever. Reality as she knows it shatters as she is exposed to the self-seeking indulgences of a group of bored vampires, but also a mystery man who calls to her across the ages.

Servaes, the Marquis de Normant, survives immortality with a barely restrained hostility against the vampire who sired him, and the young ones who abuse their power. Eternity has never seemed so endless, until Hathor catches his eye.

Warning: This book is an epic vampire tale with very dark themes, evil vampires, and no sparkles. If you like dark and slightly twisted (in a good way), you’ll like these. Contains explicit language and graphic violence. If you don't like a long epic plot, this is not the series for you.

ETA: add an X-link to the Horror thread for any fans of Jane Toombs (a Samhain Retro Romance author):

Free again from the small press re-publisher Books We Love via KDP Select @ Amazon: Ten Past Midnight, a collection of Jane Toombs' dark fantasy & horror-themed shorts and poems, apparently maybe a few of them with some supernatural romance.

Atunah · 10-29-2014, 04:04 PM

I had seen this book talked about here I think and elsewhere. Suppose to be an interesting historical romance time travel pre historic times? I put this on watchlist and its on sale for 99 cents right now so I snapped it up.

99 cents
Transcendence by Shay Savage
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IFV9AXY/

apesmom · 10-29-2014, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Atunah

I had seen this book talked about here I think and elsewhere. Suppose to be an interesting historical romance time travel pre historic times? I put this on watchlist and its on sale for 99 cents right now so I snapped it up.

99 cents
Transcendence by Shay Savage
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IFV9AXY/

Loved it!

apesmom · 10-29-2014, 04:50 PM

Avon deals (so far they've only dropped at Amazon)

Love Only Once (Malory-Anderson #1) - $1.99
Kindle

Spoiler:

Trudly Madly Yours (Truly, ID #1) by Rachel Gibson - $1.99
Kindle

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Sexiest Vampire Alive (Love at Stake #11) by Kerrelyn Sparks - $1.99
Kindle

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Blue2u · 10-29-2014, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by apesmom

Loved it!

Ditto! And I also just recently read Me Before You by Jojo Moyes and loved that as well.

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apesmom · 10-29-2014, 08:16 PM

One more Avon deal (only Amazon so far).

A Rogue by Any Other Name (Rules of Scoundrels #1) by Sarah MacLean - $1.99
Kindle

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AnemicOak · 10-30-2014, 12:30 AM

Rescue at Cardwell Ranch by B.J. Daniels has dropped to $.99 and Amazon US

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The highly anticipated continuation of the Cardwell Ranch Collection read by more than 2 MILLION!

Saving her once was risky. Rescuing her again may be fatal.

When Hayes Cardwell arrived in Big Sky, Montana, for his brother's wedding, the Texas P.I. didn't expect to play hero. But ever since he saved her from a brutal abductor, he can't get McKenzie Sheldon out of his mind and heart. As passion blindsides him, Hayes vows to protect the beautiful business owner from once again becoming the target of a killer intent on finishing the job.

McKenzie was drawn to Hayes from the moment she awoke and saw the tall, dark cowboy who'd rushed to her rescue like some Western fantasy. With his lean, sexy looks and fierce protective instincts, the gun-shy bachelor is already lassoing her heart. But can he protect her from a danger that's much closer than they think…a killer hiding in plain sight who's about to spring a final trap?

Blossom · 10-30-2014, 02:08 AM

You just have to read this blog post by Colleen hoover about how she became a writer.

I've yet to read Slammed it's high on TBR I think I will put it for January 2015 once things calm down here.

Right now I am getting together my Holiday reads. The whole family well me , hubby and his parents has decided to start the Holidays early this year. Mother in law already got her tree up. I plan to start decorating next weekend. I'm already listening to Christmas music. I have 3 Halloween reads I'd like to get in but real life keeps getting in the way and I am unable concentrate on more than a few pages at a time. You know that song We Need A Little Christmas by Angela Landsbury well that is our family at the moment. So I read blog posts like this one and think it's got to get better! It gives me hope of hubby finding a permanent job, although I am very thankful for the temp job he is at right now and the overtime he is getting with it. So I guess this is me checking in for the past week.

rgeorg · 10-30-2014, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by apesmom

Loved it!

Yes, I read Transcendence also and enjoyed it greatly, definitely a great buy at 99 cents!

library addict · 10-30-2014, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

Right now I am getting together my Holiday reads. The whole family well me , hubby and his parents has decided to start the Holidays early this year. Mother in law already got her tree up. I plan to start decorating next weekend. I'm already listening to Christmas music. I have 3 Halloween reads I'd like to get in but real life keeps getting in the way and I am unable concentrate on more than a few pages at a time. You know that song We Need A Little Christmas by Angela Landsbury well that is our family at the moment. So I read blog posts like this one and think it's got to get better! It gives me hope of hubby finding a permanent job, although I am very thankful for the temp job he is at right now and the overtime he is getting with it. So I guess this is me checking in for the past week.

I've lined up all the Christmas novellas I want to read and plan to start after Saturday.

But I refuse to decorate for Christmas before my birthday

10-29-2014, 11:13 AM	#634
apesmom Wizard Posts: 2,535 Karma: 24702524 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Boox Nova Air, Galaxy Note 10	Diversion freebies A Scent of Magic by Jill Jones (previously titled "Essence of My Desire" - St. Martin's 1998) Spoiler: A Mysterious Elixir... Simone Lefevre has two burning ambitions: to become one of the world's leading perfumers--and to exact vengeance on the man who destroyed her father, her heritage ... and her heart. Her key to both is a fragrance, a potent, alluring, powerfully erotic scent; a mysterious elixir from the 19th century that produces heady, sensual dreams powerful enough to sweep Simone into a place of forbidden pleasure in the arms of her greatest love ... and her most bitter enemy. That Turns Enemies into Lovers... Nick Rutledge, too, has a desperate dream-to restore his crumbled family empire to its rightful place among the great perfume houses-an obsession for which he was once willing to lie, to steal, and to betray the only woman he could ever love. He sees his precious Simone only in the sensual netherworid produced by the mysterious essence of a perfume called "My Desire"--a potion that dates back 150 years to his ancestors, to witchcraft and to star-crossed love. But now past and present are about to meet in a place of erotic enchantment and unmeasured danger, as two lovers trespass into the unknown regions of ecstasy... Reckless Wind by Bonnie K. Winn (Diamond 1993) Spoiler: Tomboy Jem Whitaker has no interest in marriage, but if she hopes to keep her family ranch, she must find a husband, and fast. Drifter Reese McIntire is penniless and without prospect. But when he is bailed out of jail by a beautiful stranger with an unusual proposition, it seems his luck is about to change. Thrust into a whirlwind marriage, both Reese and Jem are given a second chance at their futures, and a first chance at love.

10-29-2014, 12:37 PM	#636
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Free from the author via KDP Select @ Amazon: Moonstruck: The Cat's Meow by Colleen Shannon, an age-of-sail historical witchly-elements romance novella which was probably originally published in a Dorchester anthology, as Shannon is a former Love Spell author who invokes the Dorchester name in vain while filling out the publisher info for her backlist reprints, which I find no fault with, considering how the company treated its authors before it finally imploded. A story about the magic of Halloween, good witches and bad, and the idealistic clipper captain in an age of steam who falls in love with a cat (and he's never liked cats). He will be the only one to save his lovely Kat by the stroke of midnight on Halloween from the black witch's curse and in the process he'll find the love of his life and realize his dreams of captaining his own clipper ship. And speaking of authors who will probably soon get to invoke their former publishers' names in vain: Free from the author via KDP Select @ Amazon: Redeemer of Shadows by Michelle M. Pillow, an Ellora's Cave author, 1st in her dark epic Tribes of the Vampire series of paranormal romances (may be on the erotic side). This is a self-pub from her author's consortium imprint, but if you've tried her stuff from Ellora before and liked it and want to pursue a potential way of supporting the author which doesn't involve them, well, this installment is free. I admit, I like her helpful disclaimer for the Gentle Reader with particular preferences, although I was hoping it would be more of a Samhain-style humorous warning. As a fierce and undeniable destiny pulls them together, vampiric forces beyond their control conspire to tear them apart. A dark night, a wrong turn, and Hathor Vinceti stumbles into a sinister London underworld that will change her life—forever. Reality as she knows it shatters as she is exposed to the self-seeking indulgences of a group of bored vampires, but also a mystery man who calls to her across the ages. Servaes, the Marquis de Normant, survives immortality with a barely restrained hostility against the vampire who sired him, and the young ones who abuse their power. Eternity has never seemed so endless, until Hathor catches his eye. Warning: This book is an epic vampire tale with very dark themes, evil vampires, and no sparkles. If you like dark and slightly twisted (in a good way), you’ll like these. Contains explicit language and graphic violence. If you don't like a long epic plot, this is not the series for you. ETA: add an X-link to the Horror thread for any fans of Jane Toombs (a Samhain Retro Romance author): Free again from the small press re-publisher Books We Love via KDP Select @ Amazon: Ten Past Midnight, a collection of Jane Toombs' dark fantasy & horror-themed shorts and poems, apparently maybe a few of them with some supernatural romance. Last edited by ATDrake; 10-29-2014 at 12:46 PM. Reason: Add cross-link for title of potential interest to the author's fans.

10-29-2014, 04:50 PM	#639
apesmom Wizard Posts: 2,535 Karma: 24702524 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Boox Nova Air, Galaxy Note 10	Avon deals (so far they've only dropped at Amazon) Love Only Once (Malory-Anderson #1) - $1.99 Kindle Spoiler: The exquisite niece of Lord Edward and Lady Charlotte Malory, Regina Ashton is outraged over her abduction by the arrogant, devilishly handsome Nicholas Eden—and is determined to make the rogue pay . . . with his heart. A golden-haired seducer, Nicholas has been hardened by a painful secret in his past. And now that he has besmirched Reggie's good name, the hot-tempered lady has vowed to wed him. Her fiery beauty stirs Nicholas as no woman ever has—and the rake arouses Reggie's passion to an unendurable level. Such uncontrolled desires can lead only to dangerous misunderstandings . . . and, perhaps, to a love that can live only once in a lifetime. Trudly Madly Yours (Truly, ID #1) by Rachel Gibson - $1.99 Kindle Spoiler: Where there's a will. . . When pretty hairdresser Delaney Shaw returned home to Truly, Idaho, for the reading of her stepfather's will, she planned on paying her respects and getting out of town. But it seems the will has some unexpected stipulations-like the one that says if Delaney wants her inheritance she needs to stay put and have nothing to so with sexy Nick Allegrezza. . .for an entire year! There's no way Ten years ago, Nick had swept Delaney off her feet and onto his Harley, and that's when she really let her down her Hair! Back then, he was a love-'em-and-leave-'em man, and Delaney learned the hard way that she was just a fling. But Nick is as irresistible as ever. And when the ladies at Tuesday night Bingo see Nick and Delaney making after-hours whoopee through the window of a local beauty parlor, Delaney knows it's time to decide if Nick I truly, madly the man of her heart. Sexiest Vampire Alive (Love at Stake #11) by Kerrelyn Sparks - $1.99 Kindle Spoiler: Who’s the Sexiest Vampire Alive? Without a doubt, it’s undead playboy Gregori Holstein, the dashing immortal hero of this wity, charming, and super-hot paranormal romance winner from New York Times bestseller Kerrelyn Sparks. Another fabulous entry in her Love at Stake series—which author Lynsay Sands, creator of the popular Argeneau vampire family novels, has called, “an absolute delight”—the Sexiest Vampire Alive has met his match, and she’s the beautiful, brave, and brainy daughter of the President of the United States, whom Gregori must accompany on a dangerous secret mission to China. Kerrelyn Sparks does vampire romance to perfection, which is why she is up there at the very top with the other paranormal superstars, like Sands, Katie MacAlister, and Mary Janice Davidson.

10-29-2014, 08:16 PM	#641
apesmom Wizard Posts: 2,535 Karma: 24702524 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Boox Nova Air, Galaxy Note 10	One more Avon deal (only Amazon so far). A Rogue by Any Other Name (Rules of Scoundrels #1) by Sarah MacLean - $1.99 Kindle Spoiler: What a scoundrel wants, a scoundrel gets. . . A decade ago, the Marquess of Bourne was cast from society with nothing but his title. Now a partner in London's most exclusive gaming hell, the cold, ruthless Bourne will do whatever it takes to regain his inheritance—including marrying perfect, proper Lady Penelope Marbury. A broken engagement and years of disappointing courtships have left Penelope with little interest in a quiet, comfortable marriage, and a longing for something more. How lucky that her new husband has access to an unexplored world of pleasures. Bourne may be a prince of London's illicit underworld, but he vows to keep Penelope untouched by its wickedness—a challenge indeed as the lady discovers her own desires, and her willingness to wager anything for them . . . .even her heart.

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10-28-2014, 02:49 PM	#632
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Bargain @ 99 cents for today only (Oct 28th) according to the newsletter, from Open Road Media (couponable @ Kobo, should be available in all the standard Canada/US stores): Seize the Fire by Laura Kinsale (Wikipedia), historical romance originally out in 1989, which the newsletter says was a "finalist for the Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Historical Romance". Olympia St. Leger is a princess in desperate need of a knight in shining armor. Sheridan Drake, amused by Olympia’s innocence and magnificent beauty, but also intrigued by her considerable wealth, accepts the position of white knight. Unaware that Sheridan is a notorious scoundrel, Olympia willingly allows herself to submit to his protection and his potent embrace. Theirs is a love born in deception. But as they weather storms on the high seas and flee from nefarious villains, the love sparked by lies begins to burn uncontrollably. Taking shelter on a desert island paradise, the princess and the dark knight battle overwhelming odds to keep their adoration burning bright.

10-29-2014, 04:04 PM	#637
Atunah Wizard Posts: 1,817 Karma: 23400001 Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA Device: K1/K3/BasicK Voyage/Oasis1/Oasis3	I had seen this book talked about here I think and elsewhere. Suppose to be an interesting historical romance time travel pre historic times? I put this on watchlist and its on sale for 99 cents right now so I snapped it up. 99 cents Transcendence by Shay Savage http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IFV9AXY/

10-30-2014, 02:08 AM	#643
Blossom Treasure Seeker Posts: 18,708 Karma: 26026435 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices	You just have to read this blog post by Colleen hoover about how she became a writer. I've yet to read Slammed it's high on TBR I think I will put it for January 2015 once things calm down here. Right now I am getting together my Holiday reads. The whole family well me , hubby and his parents has decided to start the Holidays early this year. Mother in law already got her tree up. I plan to start decorating next weekend. I'm already listening to Christmas music. I have 3 Halloween reads I'd like to get in but real life keeps getting in the way and I am unable concentrate on more than a few pages at a time. You know that song We Need A Little Christmas by Angela Landsbury well that is our family at the moment. So I read blog posts like this one and think it's got to get better! It gives me hope of hubby finding a permanent job, although I am very thankful for the temp job he is at right now and the overtime he is getting with it. So I guess this is me checking in for the past week.