FREE/BARGAIN - Romance + Discussion - 2014

[Atunah]

I have been in a somewhat reading slump for the 2nd month now. So I think I need a recharge, or a jump start. I am going to re-read the Fever series by Moning. I realize it has been already over 4 years since I have read it. No clue where the time went.
Since I pretty much inhaled those books when I first read them, I think I might get some more details this time around and by the end I hope I can get back to my regular voracious romance reading.

I already have some nice ones lined up for after on Scribd and books I already own. I want to be able to inhale my beloved historicals again. I am sad that I have read so few lately. Well I read few books period.

I guess the Fever series will be my holiday reading.
I don't really read christmas based stories.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by Atunah

I have been in a somewhat reading slump for the 2nd month now. So I think I need a recharge, or a jump start. I am going to re-read the Fever series by Moning. I realize it has been already over 4 years since I have read it. No clue where the time went.
Since I pretty much inhaled those books when I first read them, I think I might get some more details this time around and by the end I hope I can get back to my regular voracious romance reading.

I already have some nice ones lined up for after on Scribd and books I already own. I want to be able to inhale my beloved historicals again. I am sad that I have read so few lately. Well I read few books period.

I guess the Fever series will be my holiday reading.
I don't really read christmas based stories.

I've been in a reading slump for months. I blame Sims 2 taking alot of my time. So here's what Blossom has been doing instead of reading. Shame on her! She should be reading more. Seriously I've got some good holiday reads lined up. So hopefully I will get to reading more.

[library addict]

I find I have to reread old favorites or totally change genres (like biographies or other non-fiction) to get out of a long reading slump. Thankfully I haven't had one for a few years (knock wood). They are certaininly no fun.

[Atunah]

I wish I could blame the slump on a game. But it one of the worst I have had. They usually only last a week or two.

I can't read something I normally don't read or enjoy, so it still has be be on my genre list. I would die of boredom trying to read non fiction.

So favorite non romance it is. Urban fantasy is still a genre I like reading though. Fever is just darker a bit and I think it will wake up me need for romances again.

I also just cancelled Kindle Unlimited subscription. The not reading a lot of books and the lack of selection in the program finally did it. So much stuff has been pulled out which I can see on my wishlist I set up. I am going back to my monthly prime loan. Wonder if I get one of those in November. My subscription will be out on the 21st.

I will keep Scribd for sure though.

[Joykins]

I just read something really good--it's m/m romance, Edwardian setting-- _Think of England_ by K.J. Charles. It's reasonably priced for the Kindle, though not free. If you're looking for something just a little different, I recommend it. It's a Dear Author Recommended Read as well.

[Atunah]

Originally Posted by Joykins

I just read something really good--it's m/m romance, Edwardian setting-- _Think of England_ by K.J. Charles. It's reasonably priced for the Kindle, though not free. If you're looking for something just a little different, I recommend it. It's a Dear Author Recommended Read as well.

I send a sample to my kindle after reading that review on Dear Author. Sounds really interesting and good.

[Joykins]

Originally Posted by Atunah

I send a sample to my kindle after reading that review on Dear Author. Sounds really interesting and good.

I really wanted to spend more time with the characters when the book was over--that's a good book to me! Apparently it includes an homage to the Edwardian pulp adventure/mystery novels--which I haven't read, but you don't miss out if you haven't and it's probably even more clever if you have read them.

[tempest@de]

just out of curiosity the book mentions what is the nationality off Daniel da Silva?

I went to look at the book, since I liked some of your previous recommendations and saw the name, if it is a compatriot it's another reason to read the book

there is a book (A Case of Possession) from this author on scribd.

Spoiler:

A Charm of Magpies, Book 2

Lord Crane has never had a lover quite as elusive as Stephen Day. True, Stephen’s job as justiciar requires secrecy, but the magician’s disappearing act bothers Crane more than it should. When a blackmailer threatens to expose their illicit relationship, Crane knows a smart man would hop the first ship bound for China. But something unexpectedly stops him. His heart.

Stephen has problems of his own. As he investigates a plague of giant rats sweeping London, his sudden increase in power, boosted by his blood-and-sex bond with Crane, is rousing suspicion that he’s turned warlock. With all eyes watching him, the threat of exposure grows. Stephen could lose his friends, his job and his liberty over his relationship with Crane. He’s not sure if he can take that risk much longer. And Crane isn’t sure if he can ask him to.

The rats are closing in, and something has to give…

Warning: Contains m/m sex (on desks), blackmail, dark pasts, a domineering earl, a magician on the edge, vampire ghosts (possibly), and the giant rats of Sumatra.

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by Atunah

I also just cancelled Kindle Unlimited subscription. The not reading a lot of books and the lack of selection in the program finally did it. So much stuff has been pulled out which I can see on my wishlist I set up. I am going back to my monthly prime loan. Wonder if I get one of those in November. My subscription will be out on the 21st.

You should keep your list, or make a new list, and add to it, when you see something. Once you get enough on your list, it might be worth while to subscribe again for a while.

[Atunah]

Originally Posted by booklover6

You should keep your list, or make a new list, and add to it, when you see something. Once you get enough on your list, it might be worth while to subscribe again for a while.

That was my plan. I can always keep adding to that wishlist, its not going anywhere. And 6 months from now or so, I'll revisit and see what the content is then.

[ATDrake]

Free again from the author @ Smashwords (may be price-matched elsewhere):

Logan's Redemption by Cara Marsi, an f/m contemporary romantic suspense, 1st in her Redemption series, this installment originally out from The Wild Rose Press in 2007.

Doriana Callahan's life is unraveling. Someone is stalking her and sabotaging her father's company; her teenage son is rebelling; and Logan Tanner is back in town. For sixteen years she's kept an explosive secret from Logan, a secret he soon discovers. Logan never belonged in Doriana's world, but he dreamed of a life with her. Until the awful night he was forced to flee.

Free from the author @ Smashwords (may be price-matched elsewhere):

Photo Booth & Creeling the Bridegroom 2 m/m romance shorts (one published in a Goodreads group anthology) by Neil S. Plakcy (Wikipedia), a Lambda Award-finalist author for his MLR Press-published LGBT Hawaiian mystery series.

When out of work cowboy Ethan meets a cute twink in a gay bar in Dallas and jumps into a photo booth with him, he has no idea that this chance encounter will lead to a true and lasting love.

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We’ve been through a lot over the years. We’ve known each other since we were young and though we’ve had our troubles we’ve managed to stay together. My parents never approved of him because my dad was rich and famous and he wasn’t. This is our love story.

[Joykins]

Originally Posted by tempest@de

just out of curiosity the book mentions what is the nationality off Daniel da Silva?

English, but also Jewish (da Silva is a common Sephardic name)

The Magpie Lord books are good, but it's better to start with the first book, I'd think. They're more of an uf/paranormal type of historical m/m romance.

[DuskyRose]

Originally Posted by Joykins

The Magpie Lord books are good, but it's better to start with the first book, I'd think. They're more of an uf/paranormal type of historical m/m romance.

I agree. the Magpie Lord series is one of my favorites. I'm backing up the idea of reading them in order, because of character development and introducing characters as they appear.

I think you'd miss too much if you read them out of order.

[tempest@de]

Originally Posted by Joykins

English, but also Jewish (da Silva is a common Sephardic name)

The Magpie Lord books are good, but it's better to start with the first book, I'd think. They're more of an uf/paranormal type of historical m/m romance.

Thank you.

I like to read the series in order, I'll put the first one in my list for the next contest.

[ATDrake]

Free from the author via KDP Select @ Amazon:

Surrender to Love by Cordelia Sands, an f/m multicultural historical adventure romance set in New Orleans, which the blurb says was originally out from Kensington's Zebra imprint in 1996.

The adopted daughter of shopkeeprs, Sabine DuBois dreams of one day belonging to the New Orleans society that sees her only as an outcast. But her cafe au lait skin and glittering emerald eyes make Sabine a mark for an aristocrat's advances. Seduced by his sweet words and lavish gifts - she is shattered by his sudden betrayal...and a shocking secret about her own past - a secret that soon makes the innocent beauty a captive of slave traders bound for the Caribbean.

Sold to the highest bidder, Sabine becomes the slave of a cruel plantation owner...until an American unexpectedly spirits her to safety. Accused of a crime he didn't commmit, Michael Pierson is a man on the run. Now, with a posse of vigilantes after him, and sworn to save Sabine, Michael makes the ultimate sacrifice...never dreaming that he and Sabine would be drawn into a world of danger and desire...and a love he will move heaven and earth to claim.

Free from the author via KDP Select @ Amazon:

A Child is Born by Patricia Kay, an f/m festive contemporary reunion romance. Kay is a current Harlequin author.

Eve DelVecchio and Mitch Sinclair both grew up in Maple Hills, but Eve's home was an apartment over her father's shoe repair shop, and Mitch's home as the pampered son of the mayor included stately elegance, the country club, and the best education money could buy. Yet from the moment Eve and Mitch met, something special happened. Suddenly Eve's dreams now included a future with Mitch. Despite their feelings, the two lovers are torn apart, only to meet again twenty years later. Will their past complicate their future? Or will a Christmas miracle take place? Patricia Kay is at her best in this captivating and emotional romance about star-crossed lovers.

Free from the author via KDP Select @ Amazon:

A Kiss is Just a Kiss by Linda Barlow, an "New Adult" novella in her Night Games series of f/m contemporary paranormal romances inspired by her 1984 Jove novel whose name I've completely forgotten and don't care enough to look up, for which we've previously received the 1st-in-series as a KDP freebie somewhere upthread.

It's Christmastide, but Holly Mathers can't get into the spirit. She's been obsessing over a hookup gone wrong with the hot, green-eyed Will MacIvey, who's treating her like the ghost of Christmas past.

When she and her roommate Julie are invited to a Winter Solstice party at the home of sexy professor Jeff Slayton, Holly hopes that a kiss under a sprig of enchanted mistletoe will remind Will of the steamy night he seems to have forgotten. But magic always comes with a price...