FREE/BARGAIN - Romance + Discussion - 2015

[Atunah]

Originally Posted by BookJunkieLI

Thank heavens it's not just me! I got all excited when I heard Kathleen Korbel/Eileen Dreyer's early Silhouette books were being made into ebooks. Then I saw the covers and my first reaction was blech. Thankfully it's not that difficult to replace covers.

I got the first one in that series due to you guys recommendations. I have read and loved some of this authors historical romances. Its the contempo/suspense stuff that I seem to have trouble finding new stuff I like. I find I prefer the "older" type CR where the emphasys was actually on the romance, not who can be more douchbaggy in the relationship, h or H. There is also less insta love and insta humping going on, while still having plenty of steam.

But those covers are horrible. I actually saw those books in the store, but scrolled right by as I thought it was another author with a similar name. Now I know they are older Silhouette.

[library addict]

Originally Posted by Atunah

I got the first one in that series due to you guys recommendations. I have read and loved some of this authors historical romances. Its the contempo/suspense stuff that I seem to have trouble finding new stuff I like. I find I prefer the "older" type CR where the emphasys was actually on the romance, not who can be more douchbaggy in the relationship, h or H. There is also less insta love and insta humping going on, while still having plenty of steam.

Just FYI, the books are not really a series. Only two of them are even connected (A Prince of a Guy and The Princess and the Pea make up her Kingdom of Moritania series).

When/if she releases them, Perchance to Dream (originally SIM#276) and Lightning Strikes (SIM#351) are connected.

Then Worth Any Risk (SIM #191) ties into her Kendall Family series: Jake’s Way (SIM#413), Simple Gifts (SIM#571), Some Men’s Dreams (SIM#1237), and Dangerous Temptation (SN#2). As much as I do love many of the Korbel books, don't get me started on how she took this straight contemporary series and morphed the last book into the start of her paranormal Daughters of Myth trilogy

FWIW, her only other two connected books are available from Harlequin, Don’t Fence Me In (SC#1015) and Sail Away (SD#1254). Some Men’s Dreams and the Daughters of Myth books (Dangerous Temptation, Dark Seduction, Deadly Redemption) are as well.

[Atunah]

thanks for all that info library addict, really helpful. I am a OCD in order reader so when I see book 1, or such and such series 1, the OCD kicks in.

I guess they figured a "series" is an easier sell then?

I was going to ask, is there like a listing of all the SIM by numbers? Or any other of the lines they had/have? Would be interesting to sift through the older stuff and see if they have been re-released.

[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by Atunah

I was going to ask, is there like a listing of all the SIM by numbers? Or any other of the lines they had/have? Would be interesting to sift through the older stuff and see if they have been re-released.

SIM by number...
http://www.fictiondb.com/series/silh...ents~14147.htm

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by Atunah

thanks for all that info library addict, really helpful. I am a OCD in order reader so when I see book 1, or such and such series 1, the OCD kicks in.

I guess they figured a "series" is an easier sell then?

I was going to ask, is there like a listing of all the SIM by numbers? Or any other of the lines they had/have? Would be interesting to sift through the older stuff and see if they have been re-released.

The publisher is notorious for doing this. Making a series out of books that have never been one and not even connected. It's a marketing ploy.

[BookJunkieLI]

Originally Posted by Blossom

The publisher is notorious for doing this. Making a series out of books that have never been one and not even connected. It's a marketing ploy.

Yep. Back when they first came out I don't think they were called series so much as 'collections'. You had the Tall, Dark and Handsome collection, Rancher of the Month, Baby of the Month, Billionaires and Sheiks and whatever they could loosely connect. It was ridiculous but I can admit I was one of those that had to have all of them.

[BookJunkieLI]

Originally Posted by ekbell

You can also store your calibre library on Dropbox although the nested folder structure might interfere with browsing if not searches (a book will be stored in a book folder which is in the author folder which is in the main folder).

If you were to go this route you would actually be better off using the Save To Disk feature in Calibre. You can set your own directory structure and you don't have to worry about messing anything up in Calibre by accident. Plus it's really not a good idea to store an active Calibre library in Dropbox. I used to but stopped after the third time it became corrupted due to Dropbox trying to write files while I was still editing them.

[Atunah]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

SIM by number...
http://www.fictiondb.com/series/silh...ents~14147.htm

Woah, thank you so much. . That will keep me busy over the holiday I think

So they creating series out of what was more like collections just to mess with my OCD.

And OMG there are lists for EVERYTHING. Time Swept, Time Passages, Signet Recencies, etc. List, I'll be making lists left and right.

[ATDrake]

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[AnemicOak]

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[copyrite]

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[hannahi]

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[library addict]

Originally Posted by Atunah

Woah, thank you so much. . That will keep me busy over the holiday I think

So they creating series out of what was more like collections just to mess with my OCD.

While Silhouette had Man of the Month in the Silhouette Desire line, American Hero in the Intimate Moments line, etc. I don't think of those as actual series. And back in the day not all truly related books were even labeled as such. And many that were (with the asterisks and odd symbols on the list in the front of the book) were not given series names.

FWIW, I labeled Don’t Fence Me In/Sail Away as "Cambell Cousins" in Calibre. I will label Perchance to Dream/Lightning Strikes as "Thorne Siblings" when the time comes. (Yes, I have no imagination for thinking up these things )

But this so-called series can't be blamed on Harlequin/Silhouette as the author is self-publishing them through ePublishing Works! I think labeling them as "Korbel Classic Romance Humorous Series" is just a way to differentiate the books from the medical suspense she first wrote as Eileen Dreyer as well as her most recent historicals. Also the series name lets people know these books are not recent contemporaries, but set during the 80s/90s. Personally, I am so grateful she decided to leave the text alone and not update/revise them! I am not a fan of authors doing that.

[ScalyFreak]

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[Blossom]

Originally Posted by library addict

But this so-called series can't be blamed on Harlequin/Silhouette as the author is self-publishing them through ePublishing Works! I think labeling them as "Korbel Classic Romance Humorous Series" is just a way to differentiate the books from the medical suspense she first wrote as Eileen Dreyer as well as her most recent historicals. Also the series name lets people know these books are not recent contemporaries, but set during the 80s/90s. Personally, I am so grateful she decided to leave the text alone and not update/revise them! I am not a fan of authors doing that.

That is good if she really didn't do any editing or updating to them. Most authors can't stand to leave their work alone once they have the rights back.

ePublishing Works! Is the publisher I was speaking about in my previous post not Harlequin.