FREE/BARGAIN — Romance & Discussion

[worktolive]

On sale today for $1.49 through the Kindle Daily Deal (not available elsewhere):

The Accidentals by Sarina Bowen

This was one of the best books I've read this year and I don't even normally like YA. There is a sweet little romance, but that's not really the focus of the book.

Spoiler:

A YA novel from USA Today bestselling author Sarina Bowen.

Never ask a question unless you’re sure you want the truth.

I’ve been listening to my father sing for my whole life. I carry him in my pocket on my mp3 player. It’s just that we’ve never met face to face.

My mother would never tell me how I came to be, or why my rock star father and I have never met. I thought it was her only secret. I was wrong.

When she dies, he finally appears. Suddenly I have a first class ticket into my father’s exclusive world. A world I don’t want any part of – not at this cost.

Only three things keep me going: my a cappella singing group, a swoony blue-eyed boy named Jake, and the burning questions in my soul.


There’s a secret shame that comes from being an unwanted child. It drags me down, and puts distance between me and the boy I love.

My father is the only one alive who knows my history. I need the truth, even if it scares me.

[library addict]

Sale Twisted Truths by Rebecca Zanetti (Blood Brothers #3) $2.99

Spoiler:

You can't escape the past . . .
Noni is desperate. Her infant niece has been kidnapped, and the only person who can save her is a private detective with too many secrets to count---and more enemies than he can name. A man who walked away from Noni without any warning a year ago, a man who broke her heart. But with Talia's life on the line, Noni needs his help now more than ever---and this time, she won't take no for an answer . . .

The moment Denver Jones sees Noni, the memories come rushing back. The fire in her eyes. The determination in her voice. The danger of having her in his life. Denver had to push her away once, but now with vicious criminals threatening Noni and her niece, he'll do whatever it takes to protect them. But enemies from his past are circling, and they'll use anything---and anyone---to get to Denver.

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Looks like this is part of a larger St. Martin's Press sale but I haven't seen a list of which other specific titles are on sale other than Lisa Kleypas' Sugar Daddy, Blue-Eyed Devil, Smooth Talking Stranger and Brown-Eyed Girl

[Blossom]

I read Wild Hunger by Chloe Neill. I gotta say it was very much disappointing. For those new to the Chicagoland series they will like it but the quality of story was very sloppily done. The romance was badly rushed. After Methan you expect Elisa and Connor to be just as good. The first 75% is just reintro and what's change in twenty years and all the new characters introduced. The monster plot is so anticlimactic. I can only hope the next release is better. My favorite new character is LuLu, she's great. I gave it 2.5 stars.

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[library addict]

Weekly Report:

Read:

• Mistletoe Maverick by Shannon Curtis (C-/2 stars)
• Under Control (Boston Fire #5) by Shannon Stacey (A/5 stars)
• A Nice Day for a Cowboy Wedding (Mile High #4) by Nicole Helm (B/4 stars)
• Prisoner of the Crown (Chronicles of Dasnaria #1) by Jeffe Kennedy (A/5 stars)
• The Valentine Challenge by Marisa Cleveland (D/1 star)
• Hello Treasure by Faye Hunter (F/deleted)
• The Invention of Marriage (Ford and Hennessey #1.5) by Cat Cantrell (D-/deleted)
• Her Royal Rendezvous (Her Royal Romance #2.5) by Natasha Moore (D/deleted)
• Rescued by the Marine by Julie Miller (B/4 stars)

Purchased:

[Blossom]

It's been awhile since I asked for recommendations.

I'm on the hunt for my next hero obsession. As some of you know I like dark mysterious heroes. There are so few out there that I found that I like.

1. Ranger from Stephanie Plum
2. Nick Santiago from Brandy Alexander series
3. Rourke from In Death series
4. Dimitri from Guild Hunter series
5. Vance Crowe from Rock Chick series

Any other you would add to my list? I'm picky I know but there's just something about these five that hit all my obsession points. I think while they are extremely Alpha they support their women causes for justice. They help them when asked by the heroine instead of playing the caveman and keeping them locked up and doing everything for them, that and their dark mysterious past make them a perfect combination for me.

If you know of any book like that let me know please.



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[library addict]

Carina Press is shutting down the ecommerce part of their site.

Dear Reader,

As of October 2018, ecommerce functionality will be removed from CarinaPress.com—meaning we will no longer sell ebooks or fulfill previous ebook purchases. Additionally, the My Bookshelf/My Account section will be deactivated.

To ensure that you have a copy of all of your purchases, here is what you need to do:

Before October 1st, please download and save all the ebooks on your CarinaPress.com bookshelf to a place that you will be able to access in the future, as you will no longer be able to access them from CarinaPress.com.

But don’t worry! CarinaPress.com will continue to be updated monthly and will feature new releases from our authors as always. You’ll still be able to browse titles and sort by your favorite authors, genres and categories. We invite you to use the convenient shop links on the site to purchase Carina Press titles on Harlequin.com and other online retail sites.

Thank you for your attention to this matter and for your continued loyalty. If you have any questions, please email customer service.

Sincerely,
The CarinaPress.com eBook Store Team

I am somewhat surprised they are not offering to transfer/merge the Carina Press accounts to Harlequin.com, but oh well...

I need to check and make sure I have downloaded all of the freebies I got there. I know all of the books I paid for are downloaded and in Calibre plus backed up, but sometimes I tend to click on freebies thinking I'll download them later and then forget

[Terisa de morgan]

Thank you, library addict, I have to do the same. I guess that, being harlequin fully operational in ecommerce now, to keep the site doesn't make sense, but yes, the transfer would have been a nice movement.

[pdurrant]

Amazon UK has another Georgette Heyer novel for £0.99:

Cousin Kate

[rgeorg]

@ Blossom,
I've been reading the "Mercy Thompson) Patricia Briggs series lately, if you like werewolves/para fiction. Adam is strong and supportive, but not as developed as a character could be - at least not so far as I've read in the series. The books are a mixed bag, but a good read overall IMHO.

I'll try some of the series on your list!

[worktolive]

Originally Posted by rgeorg

@ Blossom,
I've been reading the "Mercy Thompson) Patricia Briggs series lately, if you like werewolves/para fiction. Adam is strong and supportive, but not as developed as a character could be - at least not so far as I've read in the series. The books are a mixed bag, but a good read overall IMHO.

I'll try some of the series on your list!

Blossom, we don't tend to have the same taste in books, and I don't read much romantic suspense, so I was racking my brain trying to think of something you'd like. The Mercy Thompson series was one of the series I came up with.

Even better is Patricia Briggs' other series, Alpha & Omega, which is set in the same world as Mercy, although can read one series without reading the other. The hero, Charles, is kind of a werewolf assassin and definitely the strong, silent type, but utterly devoted to Anna, his mate. If you do decide to start this series, you have to start it with the original novella, called Alpha & Omega, where the two first meet. You can try the novella, and you'll know pretty quickly if it appeals to you. The first full length book is called Cry Wolf.

Another suggestion that I have is the Hidden Legacy series by Ilona Andrews, starting with Burn For Me. Rogan, the hero, is alpha all the way, but the heroine keeps him in line - it's a similar vibe to Eve and Roarke, now that I think about it.

[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by library addict

Carina Press is shutting down the ecommerce part of their site.



I am somewhat surprised they are not offering to transfer/merge the Carina Press accounts to Harlequin.com, but oh well...

I need to check and make sure I have downloaded all of the freebies I got there. I know all of the books I paid for are downloaded and in Calibre plus backed up, but sometimes I tend to click on freebies thinking I'll download them later and then forget

Thanks for the heads up on this. Pretty sure I have everything, but a good idea to double check.

I'm guessing any merger would be complicated by them needing to get OverDrive involved to do the actual merge as that's what the Harlequin.com & Carina stores are based around (books are distributed/downloaded from OverDrive)

[library addict]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

I'm guessing any merger would be complicated by them needing to get OverDrive involved to do the actual merge as that's what the Harlequin.com & Carina stores are based around (books are distributed/downloaded from OverDrive)

I don't see why since all Carina Press books are DRM free. I think the issue might be that some of their early titles have already reverted back to authors if requested. So possibly a rights issue?

I had a few that I needed to download (freebies from Marie Force's Fatal series which I cannot bring myself to start since the hero is a politician) and there was one book I think I already read and deleted from Calibre as it wasn't my cup of tea.

Lately I've been buying my Carina Press titles from the Harlequin site or Kobo for the most part, so not much will change for me. I did buy some books from the Carina site last Christmas as I think they must have had a 50% off coupon or something.

I'm just happy they aren't closing as I like a lot of their books and authors plus have discovered a number of autobuys through them.

[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by library addict

I don't see why since all Carina Press books are DRM free. I think the issue might be that some of their early titles have already reverted back to authors if requested. So possibly a rights issue?

I'm sure rights could be part of it, but what I meant was that they'd have to get OverDrive to do/help with the actual merging if possible because neither site hosts their own books, they're both hosted/downloaded from Content Reserve which is the retail distribution part of OverDrive (I guess Hqn didn't want to run their own Content Server's). Nothing to do with DRM. I suppose Hqn themselves could issue new "purchases" on the Hqn site for our Carina books, but as you say the reverted titles would likely be unavailable in that case.

[library addict]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

I'm sure rights could be part of it, but what I meant was that they'd have to get OverDrive to do/help with the actual merging if possible because neither site hosts their own books, they're both hosted/downloaded from Content Reserve which is the retail distribution part of OverDrive (I guess Hqn didn't want to run their own Content Server's). Nothing to do with DRM. I suppose Hqn themselves could issue new "purchases" on the Hqn site for our Carina books, but as you say the reverted titles would likely be unavailable in that case.

That makes sense. Thanks for the explanation.

I'm just glad I make a habit of downloading my purchased books right away. And at least Carina gave some notice.

[Hemmi]

Yes, you see a few of your ebook stores go out with little or no notice, you learn quick to download and backup your ebooks right away.