FREE/BARGAIN - Romance + Discussion - 2014

[Britomart]

Free from Amazon US DE:

Snowbound with the Baronet by Deborah Hale. This one appears to be self-published, but Hale has written many books for Harlequin.

A sweet traditional Regency

Sir Brandon Calvert has spent the past four years trying to forget the beautiful debutante who broke his heart by rejecting his marriage proposal. Just when he thinks he has finally succeeded, a fateful snowstorm strands him in the company of Lady Cassandra Whitney. Now Brandon must confront the past and the dangerous attraction her nearness threatens to revive!

The last person Lady Cassandra expected to encounter on a snowy road to Bath is the one man she has never succeeded in banishing from her heart. Her reasons for refusing Sir Brandon’s proposal four years ago are not what he believes. But how can she tell the rigorously truthful baronet that she deceived him? And how can she reveal the truth without exposing shameful family secrets? Even if she could bring herself to confess, Cassandra fears it is too late. Sir Brandon has made a new life for himself – a life that does not include the woman who humiliated him and drove him to war.

Under difficult circumstances, Brandon is intrigued to discover that Cassandra Whitney has matured from a headstrong debutante into a capable, caring woman. He fears she could make him fall in love with her all over again if he is not careful to keep his distance. But how can he do that in a tiny farmhouse, when their kind hosts insist on playing Cupid at every opportunity?

In the depths of a Regency winter, warm affections are quickly rekindled. But can the flame of true love burn bright enough to light the way for two lost hearts to find one another again, before the snow melts and they must go their separate ways? Or will Lady Cassandra get a second chance to say yes?

[library addict]

Today's Harlequin Christmas Countdown deal save 40% on Harlequin Desire books. Use Coupon code DAY15DES

Offer applies to the original price. Offer valid until Monday, December 15, 2014, 11:59 p.m. ET.

[hannahi]

I read A London Season by Joan Wolf this week. I loved her writing and I want to read more! The only thing I didn't like was the vaguely euphemistic sex scenes that took up like half a paragraph each. To my mind you have to include more detail if you're going to include them at all, and there are only a few authors who can do the "fade to black" type scenes successfully (Deanna Raybourn for one).

[Blossom]

Checking in:

I'm still reading The Baby and the Bodyguard by Jules McBride. It doesn't seem to have the same flow as her other stories or the humor but I'm only on chapter 4 so I am hoping it clicks for me soon. I've been watching lots of Christmas movies and listening to Christmas music. I signed up for that 99 cents for 3 month for Spotify which is pretty cool. I wont keep it once the trial is over as it's too pricey but it's basically Netflix for music so lots of new Christmas music to listen to that Amazon Prime doesn't have or me. Imagine that.

I got my Fire Phone this week! I paid $199+tax so once you discount the $99 for Prime I only paid $100 for it. Not bad for a top of the line phone eh? I love this little phone it's a very nice phablet. It does a little of everything. Battery life is excellent. I did have to block Kindle books and audible on it though as the carousel is just like the Kindle Fire 2011 version where it displays everything not the last 30 items like the newer Kindle Fires do. It's easy to unblock but I use Moon+ or Mantano anyway. I only need to unblock for Audible when I use it. I am using it with Straight Talk which was easy to set up once I got the Sim card for it. The text rendering is just as good as Nexus 7. I haven't looked up the PPI yet but it's a great on the go eReader.

I didn't buy any books this week. I am hoping to score a really good coupon in the new Kobo contest there is a book I want. Oh! I won a contest. Yes me. It's only a $10 Amazon gift card but still I never win anything!

Mom is still in the hospital with a severe case of the flu and they just today started treating her for Pneumonia. Flu shots do nothing to protect you this season from the predominate strains so please take extra precautions.

[Blue2u]

$.99 Hiding From Love Complete series - Selena Laurence

Spoiler:

Discover the complete Hiding From Love Series in this Special Edition Box Set.

Camouflaged: Topselling Military Romance

A soldier in Afghanistan plays the field until he meets a spunky UN volunteer who breaks through his defenses. A classic tale of opposites attract.

Hidden: Reader's Crown Award for Best Contemporary Romance of 2014

After serving in Afghanistan, soldier Nick Carlisle comes to Hawaii to heal from PTSD. There he meets waitress and college student Lyndsey who is hiding secret pain of her own.

Concealed: Amazon #1 Hispanic Fiction, #4 Multicultural Romance

After discovering that his wartime girlfriend hasn't been waiting for him at home, former soldier Gabe Thompson goes after the woman he loves, and proves that love conquers all.

Buried: Romantic Suspense

The son of an illegal immigrant finds himself tangled in gang violence and dark family secrets. His childhood sweetheart vows to save him in a romantic suspense tale that crosses the borders of nations and hearts.

I've read all but the last in this series, 3.5 - 4 stars.

[library addict]

Originally Posted by Blossom

I didn't buy any books this week. I am hoping to score a really good coupon in the new Kobo contest there is a book I want. Oh! I won a contest. Yes me. It's only a $10 Amazon gift card but still I never win anything!

Mom is still in the hospital with a severe case of the flu and they just today started treating her for Pneumonia. Flu shots do nothing to protect you this season from the predominate strains so please take extra precautions.

Yay on the $10 win.

I did awful last Kobo contest and this one didn't start any better. Oh well, hopefully I can get a high code once in the next nine days.

Hope your mom feels better soon.

[library addict]

Sarah Wendell's (aka Sarah from SBTB) Hanukkah novella Lighting the Flames is free. (she talked about it in the last podcast).

Kobo

Google

It's showing as 99¢ at Amazon not sure why.

Spoiler:

Genevieve and Jeremy have known each other since they were seven, and have been summer best friends at Camp Meira, a Jewish overnight camp in the mountains. As campers, and then as staff, their friendship was a constant, something neither wanted to change, no matter how tempting those changes might be.

Then, last year, with little warning, Jeremy left camp early. After that summer, Gen left the country on a graduate fellowship. Now, a little over a year since they were last at Meira, Gen and Jeremy are back together to help run a special Winter Camp during Hanukkah. Any water under the bridge is frozen this time of year, and with so much left unspoken and unexplained, this week may be their chance to rekindle their friendship, or turn it into something new.

Having said that of course Kobo said there was an error adding to library, and now says I can view it library only of course it's not really there

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by library addict

Sarah Wendell's (aka Sarah from SBTB) Hanukkah novella Lighting the Flames is free. (she talked about it in the last podcast).

Kobo

Google

It's showing as 99¢ at Amazon not sure why.

Spoiler:

Genevieve and Jeremy have known each other since they were seven, and have been summer best friends at Camp Meira, a Jewish overnight camp in the mountains. As campers, and then as staff, their friendship was a constant, something neither wanted to change, no matter how tempting those changes might be.

Then, last year, with little warning, Jeremy left camp early. After that summer, Gen left the country on a graduate fellowship. Now, a little over a year since they were last at Meira, Gen and Jeremy are back together to help run a special Winter Camp during Hanukkah. Any water under the bridge is frozen this time of year, and with so much left unspoken and unexplained, this week may be their chance to rekindle their friendship, or turn it into something new.

Having said that of course Kobo said there was an error adding to library, and now says I can view it library only of course it's not really there

She wrote her own Hanukkah story. That is great! I got one other Hanukkah story last year from Crimson Romance. There just isn't enough out there.

[Fbone]

An Introduction To The Eternal Collection by Barbara Cartland is FREE at Amazon today. Four books in this collection.

http://smile.amazon.com/Introduction...uction+barbara

[KyBunnies]

Originally Posted by library addict

Sarah Wendell's (aka Sarah from SBTB) Hanukkah novella Lighting the Flames is free. (she talked about it in the last podcast).

Kobo

Google

It's showing as 99¢ at Amazon not sure why.

Went to Kobo to get this. signed in, purchased the book. page refreshed and said view in library. No book in my library.

On phone with Kobo support. Idiot told me to wait 30 days and see if my credit card is charged and call them back

Been on hold 10 minutes while he tried to figure out why the book page says I have the book but it is not in my library

to kobo
at kobp

[Blossom]

I was able to get it through Google with no problems.

[KyBunnies]

Originally Posted by Blossom

I was able to get it through Google with no problems.

I refuse to give Google my credit card or paypal account. Maybe it will be free at Amazon in the next day or so.

The idiot at kobo ask me to wait 30 days and contact them again.

I did not need it. But it is a Christmas story and there is not enough of them. I have enough books to finish out this year.

[maccharl]

Sarah Wendell's story is also available for free at Smashwords. I got it there after I had the same Kobo problem.

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/501543

[KyBunnies]

Originally Posted by maccharl

Sarah Wendell's story is also available for free at Smashwords. I got it there after I had the same Kobo problem.

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/501543

:t hanks: with carrots & raisins on top

I did not think to check smashwords.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by KyBunnies

I refuse to give Google my credit card or paypal account. Maybe it will be free at Amazon in the next day or so.

The idiot at kobo ask me to wait 30 days and contact them again.

I did not need it. But it is a Christmas story and there is not enough of them. I have enough books to finish out this year.

Me too. I have no card or PayPal attached. You can still get free books without one. I also use the Rewards app which gives you Google credit but surveys are very rare but once in a blue moon you do rack up enough for a book.