FREE/BARGAIN — Romance & Discussion

[apesmom]

A Touch of Ruin (Hades x Persephone #2) by Scarlett St. Clair - $0.99

Spoiler:

Persephone's relationship with Hades has gone public and the resulting media storm disrupts her normal life and threatens to expose her as the Goddess of Spring. To add to her troubles, everyone seems eager to warn Persephone away from the God of the Dead by exposing his hellish past.

Things only get worse when a horrible tragedy leaves Persephone's heart in ruin and Hades refusing to help. Desperate, she takes matters into her own hands, striking bargains that lead to severe consequences. Faced with a side of Hades she never knew, and crushing loss, Persephone wonders if she can truly become Hades's queen.

Kindle | Kobo | Google

[Critteranne]

Has anyone been following the saga of all of Ruby Dixon's eBooks being removed from the Kindle store over the holiday weekend?

As she poster on Facebook, they are back! Amazon added them back more quickly than usual, probably because of the large number of reader complaints.

Here is her most recent post on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/RubyDixonBo...56375272526558

This was her announcement when she the books were pulled. Apparently, she was told something about "misleading" content or "misleading" metadata or something like that. Whatever that means.

https://www.facebook.com/RubyDixonBo...55828639247888

[sufue]

Fated Blades is the most recent long novella (or short book) in Ilona Andrews' Kinsmen series. It's on sale at Kindle UK for £0.99 as part of today's Daily Deal. Of course it's also KU, both in the US and UK.

Kinsmen is my second favorite series of theirs, after Innkeepers, so I was really happy to see them return to the Kinsmen world after a long hiatus. (Of course, I like all of their series...)

Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09G9VJTKT
Kindle UK/Smile: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09G9VJTKT

Spoiler:

A USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller.

An uneasy alliance between warring families gets heated in this otherworldly novella from bestselling author Ilona Andrews.

At first glance, the planet Rada seems like a lush paradise. But the ruling families, all boasting genetically enhanced abilities, are in constant competition for power—and none more so than the Adlers and the Baenas. For generations, the powerful families have pushed and pulled each other in a dance for dominance.

Until a catastrophic betrayal from within changes everything.

Now, deadly, disciplined, and solitary leaders Ramona Adler and Matias Baena must put aside their enmity and work together in secret to prevent sinister forces from exploiting universe-altering technology. Expecting to suffer through their uneasy alliance, Ramona and Matias instead discover that they understand each other as no one in their families can—and that their combined skills may eclipse the risks of their forbidden alliance.

As the two warriors risk their lives to save their families, they must decide whether to resist or embrace the passion simmering between them. For now, the dance between their families continues—but just one misstep could spell the end of them both.

If you want to read my review of Fated Blades on my blog, the URL is in my signature...

[sufue]

Oh, and IA have also just started an Innkeepers serial, Sweep of the Heart, on their blog - they're two chapters in so far: https://ilona-andrews.com/sweep-of-the-heart/

[Terisa de morgan]

Originally Posted by sufue

Oh, and IA have also just started an Innkeepers serial, Sweep of the Heart, on their blog - they're two chapters in so far: https://ilona-andrews.com/sweep-of-the-heart/

Thank you, I like the serial.

[apesmom]

Magic Burns (Kate Daniels #2) by Ilona Andrews - $1.99

Spoiler:

As a mercenary who cleans up after magic gone wrong, Kate Daniels has seen her share of occupational hazards. Normally, waves of paranormal energy ebb and flow across Atlanta like a tide. But once every seven years, a flare comes, a time when magic runs rampant. Now Kate’s going to have to deal with problems on a much bigger scale: a divine one.

When Kate sets out to retrieve a set of stolen maps for the Pack—Atlanta’s paramilitary clan of shape shifters—she quickly realizes much more is at stake. During a flare, gods and goddesses can manifest and battle for power. The stolen maps are only the opening gambit in an epic tug of war between two gods hoping for rebirth, and if Kate can’t stop the cataclysmic showdown, Atlanta may not survive...

Kindle | Kobo | Google

[apesmom]

Freebie from my KU to try list

Magic Forged (Magiford Supernatural City #1/Hall of Blood and Mercy #1) by K.M. Shea

Spoiler:

I'm one scrappy wizard.
As someone with barely a flicker of magic, I've spent my life being mocked and surviving fights with bullies. But when my parents die in an accident, and I find myself responsible for our whole wizard house and family, I know my usual tactics aren't going to cut it.

The situation veers from bad to catastrophic when my backstabbing cousin stages a coup and takes my family hostage.

I barely manage to flee, but the only supernatural willing to help me is Killian Drake--the most feared vampire in the region, and a far more deadly villain than the jerk threatening my family.

Is Killian sexy and charismatic? Heck yeah.

He's also so powerful that my flight or fight instincts kick in every time our eyes meet. And he's definitely using me as his personal magic detector in his feud against the local fae.

But Killian is also the first person to believe I might have more than just a scrap of magic. And if I can convince him to train me, I might get strong enough to free my family and get my house back.

I'm not sure what happens when a scrappy wizard is taught how to fight by a hall of deadly vampires, but I'm about to find out.

Magic Forged is the first book in the Hall of Blood and Mercy trilogy, which takes place in the Magiford Supernatural City universe and features vampires, wizards, fae, and werewolves! This trilogy is packed with humor, adventure, and a sweet, slow burn romance between a vertically challenged wizard and the most lethal vampire in town.

[sufue]

Two repeat freebies from Rosalind James, but it has been a while since either has been free, so here they are again...

Just Say Yes is the tenth in the Escape to New Zealand series. Info and links in this previous post: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh....php?p=4065353

Silver-Tongued Devil is the first in the Portland Devils series. Info and links in this previous post: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh....php?p=3907904

[apesmom]

Freebie from my KU list

Throwing Shade (Magic After Midlife #1) by Deborah Wilde

Spoiler:

Middle-aged. Divorced. Hormonally imbalanced. Then she got magic.
Underestimate her. That’ll be fun.

My best friend got tangled up with some vamps and now she’s missing. As if that wasn’t scary enough, I snapped, and in a cold dark rage, unleashed a rare and powerful shadow magic. So, I won’t be having that second date, but in all fairness, he got what he deserved. My only regret is that I may have put a target on me and my kid. I’ll fix it, that’s what moms do.

Now, with only a mouthy golem and a grumpy-yet-sexy French wolf shifter to help me navigate this world of hidden magic, I’m in a race against time to rescue my friend and keep my loved ones safe from the skeletons in my past.

Sure, I’m caught in a spiderweb of supernatural power plays, but I’m a librarian, I’m over forty, and I’m definitely done with being sidelined in my own life. If anyone can survive this dangerous adventure, it’s me. New to-do list: kick butt and rediscover the woman who got lost along the way.

I’m turning my invisibility into strength; they’ll never see me coming.

Throwing Shade features a sassy, slow burn romance, a roller coaster ride of a mystery, and a magical midlife adventure.

[worktolive]

Originally Posted by apesmom

Freebie from my KU list

Throwing Shade (Magic After Midlife #1) by Deborah Wilde

Spoiler:

Middle-aged. Divorced. Hormonally imbalanced. Then she got magic.
Underestimate her. That’ll be fun.

My best friend got tangled up with some vamps and now she’s missing. As if that wasn’t scary enough, I snapped, and in a cold dark rage, unleashed a rare and powerful shadow magic. So, I won’t be having that second date, but in all fairness, he got what he deserved. My only regret is that I may have put a target on me and my kid. I’ll fix it, that’s what moms do.

Now, with only a mouthy golem and a grumpy-yet-sexy French wolf shifter to help me navigate this world of hidden magic, I’m in a race against time to rescue my friend and keep my loved ones safe from the skeletons in my past.

Sure, I’m caught in a spiderweb of supernatural power plays, but I’m a librarian, I’m over forty, and I’m definitely done with being sidelined in my own life. If anyone can survive this dangerous adventure, it’s me. New to-do list: kick butt and rediscover the woman who got lost along the way.

I’m turning my invisibility into strength; they’ll never see me coming.

Throwing Shade features a sassy, slow burn romance, a roller coaster ride of a mystery, and a magical midlife adventure.

I quite enjoyed this. Have been meaning to continue the series, but I keep getting distracted by the newest shiny instead of continuing series I’ve already started.

[apesmom]

Originally Posted by worktolive

I quite enjoyed this. Have been meaning to continue the series, but I keep getting distracted by the newest shiny instead of continuing series I’ve already started.

I totally get that. I've been making an effort to circle back and wrap up things I started and liked, meanwhile the new shinies keep taunting. BTW #4 in this series releases tomorrow and #5 is scheduled for 3/7/22

[library addict]

Weekly Report:

Read:

• Her Hometown Man (Sutton's Place #1) by Shannon Stacey (B+/4 stars)
• Balanced on the Blade’s Edge (Dragon Blood #1) by Lindsay Buroker (B+/4 stars)
• Deathmaker (Dragon Blood #2) by Lindsay Buroker (B/4 stars)
• Blood Charged (Dragon Blood #3) by Lindsay Buroker (B/4 stars)
• Patterns in the Dark (Dragon Blood #4) by Lindsay Buroker (B/4 stars)

Purchased:
none

[worktolive]

I don't typically do bookish resolutions (or any kind of resolutions really), but I've decided to try this year to actually finish or catch up on a few of the series that I started and liked but never went back to.

[apesmom]

This week . . .

Winston Brothers by Penny Reid
#1 - Truth or Beard - 3.5
#2 - Grin & Beard It - 4
#3 - Beard Science - 4
#4 - Beard in Mind - 3.5
Currently in KU but I've been listening to it via my Audible trial. Narration is excellent. Book #3 is the best so far, love Cletus. 3 more audiobooks to finish the series, all available via trial.

True North by Sarina Bowen
#1 - Bittersweet - 4
Listening on Audible, not in KU. Narration is meh. One more in series is available via trial.

Hidden Legacy by Ilona Andrews
#3 - Wildfire - 4.5
#3.5 - Diamond Fire - 3.5
#4 - Sapphire Flames - 4
I like the series but could do without the Houston history lessons that don't add anything to the story. Also this is my first foray outside of KU in months and books #4 and #5 from this big publisher have awful formatting issues, ironically I've had zero issues with KU so far. There were so many distracting random text breaks that I had to stop and fix the files.

Purchased:

[library addict]

Feels Like Christmas by Shannon Stacey (Kowalski Family #10.5, but can be read as stand-alone novella) on sale for 99¢

Spoiler:

With forty right around the corner, a small-town woman is content with her quiet life until a silver fox of a single dad walks through the door and sweeps her off her feet.

Tending bar and helping out around the Northern Star Lodge gives Nola Kendrick something to do evenings and weekends and allows her to meet new people. From the moment Ian Emerson checks in, it’s clear he’s not going to be just another guest. She’d given up on ever finding love, but suddenly she’s longing for things she’s never wanted before.

Ian’s kids are busy young adults and he’s looking forward to spending quality time with them, so he books a week-long snowmobile trip in Maine before they head off to their mom’s for Christmas. But when the beautiful woman checking them in sets his blood on fire, he knows this vacation is going to be more than he’d bargained for.

There’s no denying the chemistry between them and as the clock ticks toward his checkout time, neither wants to say goodbye. Are they caught up in the holiday spirit, or is it love at first sight?

Spend your holidays at the Northern Star Lodge in this standalone Christmas novella set in the world of the reader-favorite Kowalski Family series from New York Times Bestselling Author Shannon Stacey.

Books 2 Read Univeral Link (has links for most storefronts)