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Originally Posted by apesmom

Another decent looking box set freebie.

Dating the Boss: Twelve Book Boxed Set

SWMBO says to say thank you. She already has 4 of the books in the collection but is willing to see if she gets any other series she wants to read. The price is right!

[apesmom]

Freebie that's getting closer to the top of my KU list.

My Luck (Twisted Luck #1) by Mel Todd

Spoiler:

They call me Cori Catastrophe
My name is Cori Munroe, and ever since my twin died when we were young, life has been wonky.

I’m still better off than the dead body I found. He’s not the first I’ve stumbled across, but finding my name in his pocket means I’m going to be late to work… again.

It’s not all bad. I may not be a mage, but Jo, my best friend, is. She’s the only person I’ve been able to count on most of my life, but it looks like I’m going to need a few more friends to clear my name, and make sure I can graduate and become an EMT.

I want to help people, but I need to find out what happened to my brother.

With my luck, almost anything can happen.

My Luck – the first book in the Twisted Luck series, an Urban Fantasy you didn't know you needed. A found family, non-romantic urban fantasy with a smattering of magical beasties.

[worktolive]

This looks interesting. Free romantic suspense with a heroine who is a true crime enthusiast.

Don't Play With Odin by Cynthia Eden

Spoiler:

Big, bad, and currently out of his element...

Odin Shaw thought he’d spend his life on a battlefield. But fate had other plans, and now the former Special Forces operative has just landed a new job at his best friend’s PI office. It’s one hell of a life change, and the giant “Viking” is trying to adjust, fast, but then she walks into his life.

Delicate, beautiful, and hunting a killer…

Maisey Bright has been following the news. She knows that the small PI firm just helped track a killer and get the perp locked away—so Maisey figures that the towering man sitting behind the massive desk will be perfect solution for her current predicament. The cops don’t believe her story, so Maisey has no choice. She wants to hire Odin. The job in question? Well, she needs him to help her find proof—irrefutable evidence—that her next-door neighbor is a serial killer.

The gorgeous ones are always a little bit crazy…

Odin figures the case will be a snap. He’ll prove that Maisey’s neighbor is most definitely not a serial killer. He’ll do it in record time, and he’ll score some extra cash for the PI firm. Maybe he’ll even score some points with the lovely—but obviously way too crime-enthusiast-obsessed—Maisey. Piece of cake.

It’s not a piece of cake. It’s a freaking nightmare.

When Odin steps into Maisey’s world, things seem off from the very beginning. Her neighbor is suspicious as hell, and when Maisey is nearly kidnapped after leaving her job, Odin realizes there is much more to the case than meets the eye. A whole lot more. He stays at Maisey’s place to protect her—and to keep an eye on her neighbor. But the close proximity to the maddening Maisey stirs a fierce desire inside of Odin. Maisey is smart, off-beat, sexy…and when he kisses her, Odin is a goner.

But first, the killer…

Odin and Maisey set off to uncover the truth about her neighbor, and as they dig deeper into the disappearances of three wome, Odin begins to suspect that Maisey may be dead right. He also realizes that he is falling for a woman who now seems be the target of a killer. Looks like it might be time for Odin to go to battle once more. Because there is no way—no way—that anyone will hurt Maisey.

Author’s Note: Calling all true-crime enthusiasts! Maisey is your girl. She spends her nights listening to podcasts and sleuthing, but when she suspects that a killer is living next door, Maisey knows that she needs a professional partner…so Odin Shaw enters the picture. Odin has muscles for days, and he doesn’t even blink when he faces danger. He’s just the PI that she wants. Danger, romance, twists—time for their story to begin.

[apesmom]

This week . . .

Steel & Stone Universe by Annette Marie

#2 - Bind the Soul - 4.5
#3 - Yield the Night - 4.5
#3.5 - Feed the Flames - 4
KU but listened on Overdrive, narration is very good. Great world, just as well done as Guild Codex but with a much narrower focus. I'll probably have to wait a couple weeks until the next one is available.

Kulti by Mariana Zapata - 4

In KU but listened on Overdrive, narration is good. Another long slow slow burn, maybe just a little too long getting there. I already have a few more on hold from this author.

Psy-Changeling by Nalini Singh

#18 - Wolf Rain - 4
#19 - Alpha Night - 4.5
#20 - Last Guard - 4
Listened on Ovedrive, narration is good. It was good to get back to DarkRiver and SnowDancer. Forgot I had these hanging out there, all caught up now.

Purchased: none

[library addict]

Weekly Report:

Read:

• Kyden (Badari Gladiators #1) by Veronica Scott (B+/4 stars)
• Rennyr (Badari Gladiators #2) by Veronica Scott (B-/3 stars)

Purchased:
none

[apesmom]

Price Drop. I'm not seeing the price drop elsewhere yet.

The Devil You Know (Mercenary Librarians #2) by Kit Rocha - $2.99

Spoiler:

Maya has had a price on her head from the day she escaped the TechCorps. Genetically engineered for genius and trained for revolution, there’s only one thing she can’t do—forget.

Gray has finally broken free of the Protectorate, but he can’t escape the time bomb in his head. His body is rejecting his modifications, and his months are numbered.

When Maya’s team uncovers an operation trading in genetically enhanced children, she’ll do anything to stop them. Even risk falling back into the hands of the TechCorps.

And Gray has found a purpose for his final days: keeping Maya safe.

Amazon

[sufue]

I don't know about the audio versions, but The Wall of Winnipeg and Me and Kulti are my two favorites of Zapata's books. (Having played soccer in college, I especially love the epilogue from Kulti...) I agree, both are a little too long, but still somehow - I'm not quite sure how - kept me reading, and occasionally re-reading. I also like Hands Down, which is Zac's book, and Wait for It, which is a follow-on of sorts from Kulti. Just a tad below those, From Luka with Love was pretty good too, and Dear Aaron is a different sort of book, but I liked it too.

Originally Posted by apesmom

This week . . .

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Kulti by Mariana Zapata - 4

In KU but listened on Overdrive, narration is good. Another long slow slow burn, maybe just a little too long getting there. I already have a few more on hold from this author.

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[apesmom]

A couple Ilona Andrews price drops

Blood Heir (Kate Daniels World #13) is a Kindle Daily Deal at $1.49

Spoiler:

Atlanta was always a dangerous city. Now, as waves of magic and technology compete for supremacy, it’s a place caught in a slow apocalypse, where monsters spawn among the crumbling skyscrapers and supernatural factions struggle for power and survival.

Eight years ago, Julie Lennart left Atlanta to find out who she was. Now she’s back with a new face, a new magic, and a new name—Aurelia Ryder—drawn by the urgent need to protect the family she left behind. An ancient power is stalking her adopted mother, Kate Daniels, an enemy unlike any other, and a string of horrifying murders is its opening gambit.

If Aurelia’s true identity is discovered, those closest to her will die. So her plan is simple: get in, solve the murders, prevent the prophecy from being fulfilled, and get out without being recognized. She expected danger, but she never anticipated that the only man she'd ever loved could threaten everything.

One small misstep could lead to disaster. But for Aurelia, facing disaster is easy; it’s relationships that are hard.

Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels #3) - $1.99

Spoiler:

Drafted into working for the Order of Merciful Aid, mercenary Kate Daniels has more paranormal problems than she knows what to do with these days. And in Atlanta, where magic comes and goes like the tide, that’s saying a lot.

But when Kate's werewolf friend Derek is discovered nearly dead, she must confront her greatest challenge yet. As her investigation leads her to the Midnight Games—an invitation only, no holds barred, ultimate preternatural fighting tournament—she and Curran, the Lord of the Beasts, uncover a dark plot that may forever alter the face of Atlanta's shapeshifting community...

Kindle | Kobo | Google

[library addict]

For those who have KU, Harlequin, MacMillan, and other publishers have been putting a lot of books in the program (unlike self-published authors they don't have to be exclusive to Amazon).

A few I've seen are:

• The Blackberry Bay trilogy by Shannon Stacey (More Than Neighbors, Their Christmas Baby Contract, The Home They Built)
• Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik (Consortium Rebellion #1)
• Deal With the Devil by Kit Rocha (Mercenary Librarians #1)

But there are probably a lot more.

[library addict]

On sale for $2.99 White Lies by Jayne Ann Krentz (Arcane Society #2)

Spoiler:

THE PHENOMENAL NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz takes us beyond the everyday boundaries of the mind—and the heart—in the second Arcane Society novel.

Level-ten parasensitive Clare Lancaster has resigned herself to the fact that she may never find a suitable mate. A human lie detector, any falsehood—no matter how subtle—sets her blood racing. And most people, to one degree or another, hide behind a façade.

Including her business titan father’s new “consultant,” Jake Salter. His careful conversation walks a delicate line between truth and deception, revealing and resisting. But it is with his help that Clare begins to unravel a web of conspiracy and murder involving the powerful Arizona family that she just became a part of seven months ago. Caught in a dizzying storm of secrets, lies, and half-truths, Clare and Jake will plunge into an investigation that demands every bit of their special gifts, as something more than mere attraction sparks and sizzles between them…

Also has a new cover.

Kobo

Google Play

Apple Books

Amazon

[library addict]

Also on sale Mischief by Amanda Quick.

It's a $1 off so $3.99 rather than the usual $4.99.

Spoiler:

Imogen Waterstone has always prided herself on being a thoroughly independent young woman, but now she needs a man of implacable will and nerves of iron. That's why she invited Matthias Marshall, infamous Earl of Colchester, to her home in Upper Strickland. Who better than the legendary explorer to help her lay the perfect trap?

Her scheme is simple, really: She plans to let it be known that when she inherited her uncle's collection of antiquities, she also inherited a map to a fabulous ancient treasure. She's sure that her enemy would risk financial ruin in pursuit of the mythical artifact. And to make doubly sure the scoundrel took the bait, she wants Colchester to pretend that he's out to seduce Imogene so that he, too, could get his hands on her map.

Yet in all of her plotting, Imogene never anticipates Colchester's violent reaction to her request or her own electrifying reaction to him. Neither does she expect that a malevolent threat would emerge from the labyrinth of London--sinister enough to endanger her and Colchester's lives.

Kobo

Google Play

Apple Books

Amazon

[Terisa de morgan]

Originally Posted by library addict

On sale for $2.99 White Lies by Jayne Ann Krentz (Arcane Society #2)

Spoiler:

THE PHENOMENAL NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz takes us beyond the everyday boundaries of the mind—and the heart—in the second Arcane Society novel.

Level-ten parasensitive Clare Lancaster has resigned herself to the fact that she may never find a suitable mate. A human lie detector, any falsehood—no matter how subtle—sets her blood racing. And most people, to one degree or another, hide behind a façade.

Including her business titan father’s new “consultant,” Jake Salter. His careful conversation walks a delicate line between truth and deception, revealing and resisting. But it is with his help that Clare begins to unravel a web of conspiracy and murder involving the powerful Arizona family that she just became a part of seven months ago. Caught in a dizzying storm of secrets, lies, and half-truths, Clare and Jake will plunge into an investigation that demands every bit of their special gifts, as something more than mere attraction sparks and sizzles between them…

Also has a new cover.

Kobo

Google Play

Apple Books

Amazon

I like A LOT this book. I've read in Spanish and in English

[Terisa de morgan]

Originally Posted by library addict

For those who have KU, Harlequin, MacMillan, and other publishers have been putting a lot of books in the program (unlike self-published authors they don't have to be exclusive to Amazon).

A few I've seen are:

• The Blackberry Bay trilogy by Shannon Stacey (More Than Neighbors, Their Christmas Baby Contract, The Home They Built)
• Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik (Consortium Rebellion #1)
• Deal With the Devil by Kit Rocha (Mercenary Librarians #1)

But there are probably a lot more.

Thank you very much.

[worktolive]

Originally Posted by library addict

For those who have KU, Harlequin, MacMillan, and other publishers have been putting a lot of books in the program (unlike self-published authors they don't have to be exclusive to Amazon).

A few I've seen are:

• The Blackberry Bay trilogy by Shannon Stacey (More Than Neighbors, Their Christmas Baby Contract, The Home They Built)
• Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik (Consortium Rebellion #1)
• Deal With the Devil by Kit Rocha (Mercenary Librarians #1)

But there are probably a lot more.

I'd definitely recommend grabbing Polaris Rising if you have KU. It's a bit more space opera than romance, but a very fun and action-filled read. Each book in the series focuses on a different couple so there are no cliffhangers. I've read all of the author's books (including a couple of free serials on her website) and really enjoyed them.

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by library addict

For those who have KU, Harlequin, MacMillan, and other publishers have been putting a lot of books in the program (unlike self-published authors they don't have to be exclusive to Amazon).

Who decides who is a "Publisher"?