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[Terisa de morgan]

The best place for getting clear information about how to make those tools work is at the place where you got them

[sufue]

Although it still shows as Penguin/Ace in the US, On the Edge (first in the Edge series by Ilona Andrews) is $1.99 right now...

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002DW92V6
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/on-the-edge-14

Spoiler:

Step into a whole new world in the first Novel of the Edge from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Kate Daniels series.

The Edge lies between worlds, on the border between the Broken, where people shop at Wal-Mart and magic is a fairy tale—and the Weird, where blueblood aristocrats rule, changelings roam, and the strength of your magic can change your destiny...

Rose Drayton thought if she practiced her magic, she could build a better life for herself. But things didn’t turn out the way she’d planned, and now she works an off-the-books job in the Broken just to survive. Then Declan Camarine, a blueblood noble straight out of the deepest part of the Weird, comes into her life, determined to have Rose (and her power).

But when a flood of creatures hungry for magic invade the Edge, Declan and Rose must overcome their differences and work together to destroy them—or the beasts will devour the Edge and everyone in it...

Originally Posted by apesmom

It appears they've gotten their rights back to the Edge titles and a few Kate Daniels in the UK. Hopefully they'll get the US ones soon as well.

[sufue]

Well, per the latest blog post, "Ryder" is now officially at least a novella, maybe a book. Going to be serialized, like the latest Innkeeper title and the Innkeeper holiday short story. They are up to installment 7 right now.

Originally Posted by sufue

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And also, Ilona Andrews appear to be doing a serialization of a short story? novella? they swear it's not a book! featuring Julie (Kate's adopted daughter). The first four installments are posted on their blog (https://ilona-andrews.com/blog/), and they are identified as "Ryder part ##", so you can find them. So far it's pretty enjoyable IMO, even without an end promised.

[worktolive]

Originally Posted by sufue

Well, per the latest blog post, "Ryder" is now officially at least a novella, maybe a book. Going to be serialized, like the latest Innkeeper title and the Innkeeper holiday short story. They are up to installment 7 right now.

Clearly they can't seem to stop themselves from writing about Julie, even though they swore they wouldn't.

Also, there are several other fun serializations going on right now:

Ruby Dixon is writing a serial alien romance, releasing a short chapter every day (it's up to ch. 45 or so): When She Purrs

Ann Aguirre is writing a kind of sequel to her SF romance, Strange Love. I think you'd enjoy it even if you haven't read the first book. It features an AI who has gained intelligence, crash lands on a planet, and gets implanted into an actual physical form. To get the story so far, you have to sign up for her newsletter: http://www.annaguirre.com.

Finally, Bex McLynn, another SF Romance author that I love is writing a serial, releasing chapters every couple of days. This one is kind of all over the place and unedited but fun. Slow and Steady

[library addict]

Nightchaser by Amanda Bouchet (Endeavor #1/series aka Nightchaser) on sale for $1.99

Spoiler:

Tess Bailey: the galaxy's Most Wanted.
Captain Tess Bailey is in deep trouble. She and her crew are on the run, pursued by a tyrant who'll take them dead or alive. Tess's best hope is a tall, dark, and much-too-appealing stranger, Shade Ganavan, who says he can help her. But his motivations are far from clear...

Shade Ganavan: arrogance, charm...and that special something that makes you want to kick him.
With the dreaded Dark Watch closing in, what Tess and Shade don't know about each other might get them killed...unless they can set aside their differences and learn to trust each other before it's too late.

Google Play

Amazon

Sale must be ending soon as the price is back up to $7.19/$6.47 at Kobo which is where I purchased it yesterday for $1.79 with the 10% VIP discount.

[library addict]

Weekly Report:

Read:

• Starbreaker (Endeavor #2) by Amanda Bouchet (A/5 stars)

Also I have finally started rereading Silver Silence in my complete Psy/Changeling series reread. Also hope to reread the first two Consortium Rebellion books by Jessie Mihalik before book three comes out later this month.

Purchased:

[worktolive]

Sourcebooks has 3 books for free, with the others in the series at $1.99 and $2.99. These are all first time freebies and should be available at all of the retailers.

The Whole Package by Marie Harte

Spoiler:

Vets on the Go!
They didn't plan to become heroes...

When former Marine Reid Griffith started his moving company, hiring only veterans, he just wanted to help his brother Cash adjust to civilian life. But when Cash is caught taking down a thief mid-robbery, the video goes viral. Suddenly Vets on the Go! are local heroes...and Reid's phone explodes. He needs help handling the deluge of interest—fast.

When PR expert Naomi Starr sees the news spot of a muscular vet expertly apprehending a bad guy with duct tape, she knows Vets on the Go! is just the thing to revive her career. There's just one problem. Naomi has vowed to never mix business with pleasure. Ever. Again. And tall, dark and brawny Reid Griffith is a whole package of temptation.

Trailblazer by Anna Schmidt

Spoiler:

MEET THE HARVEY GIRLS: These real-life pioneering women were symbols of elegance in the wild frontier: taming rough manners, falling in love, and changing the face of the West forever.

Grace Rogers is ready for the adventure of a lifetime. With her family's farm falling on hard times, she accepts a position with the prestigious Fred Harvey Company and heads for Juniper, New Mexico. There she meets a handsome cowboy who quickly turns her head. Too bad the Harvey Girls are forbidden to marry...

Nick Hopkins has a plan: buy a little land, marry, and raise a family—in that order. But after meeting Grace, he can't keep away. Their only choice is to marry in secret...but Nick isn't the only man entranced by Grace's charms, and this unexpected rival doesn't plan on taking no for an answer. He will have her, no matter the cost: to Grace, to Juniper, or to the happily ever after Grace and Nick fought so hard to make their own.

All American Cowboy by Dylann Crush

Spoiler:

This city boy has it all figured out...
Until he goes toe-to-toe with a fierce cowgirl
who's snagged the home field advantage.

Holiday, Texas is known far and wide as the most celebratory town in the South—and no shindig is complete without one of its founding members. It's a real shame the last remaining Holiday is a city slicker, but what's that old saying about putting lipstick on a pig...?

Beck has no intention of being charmed by some crazy Texas town, but the minute he lays eyes on his grandfather's old honky tonk—and Charlie Walker, the beautiful cowgirl who runs it—he finds himself wishing things could be different. Life's gentler in Holiday. Slower. More real than anything he's ever known. And when he looks into Charlie's eyes, Beck may finally discover what it's like to truly belong.

[worktolive]

Today’s Kindle Daily Deal includes A girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert for $0.99. I love pretty much everything Talia writes. Her heroes are always adorable cinnamon rolls, perfect for a sweet escape. (Sorry for lack of clickable link - my computer died last night and the hyperlink tool doesn’t work the same way on an iPad! )

Spoiler:

She’s the town pariah. He doesn’t give a damn.

In Ruth Kabbah’s world, comic books are king, silence is golden, and human contact is a pesky distraction. She doesn’t like people, which works out just fine, because the people in this small town don’t like her. The exception to that rule? Evan Miller, her way-too-charming next-door neighbour…

Ex-military man Evan is all tattooed muscle on the outside—and a big, cuddly teddy bear beneath. He’s used to coaxing prickly people from their shells, but he’s never met a woman quite like Ruth. Blunt, sarcastic, and secretly sad, she’s his exact opposite. She’s also his deepest desire.

Soon, Evan’s steady patience and smouldering smiles are melting Ruth’s reserve. But when small-town gossip from her past begins to poison her future, she’s forced to make a choice. Should she trust Evan completely? Or is her heart safest alone?

[library addict]

Weekly Report:

Read:
Just rereads this week. I am up to Ocean Light in my complete Psy/Changeling series reread, but putting it aside to reread Jessie Mihalik's Consortium Rebellion series. Much quicker as it is only two books so far (Polaris Rising and Aurora Blazing). Rereading them both as book three will be out on May 19th.

FTR, I enjoyed Close Up, it's my favorite of her Burning Cove books so far (I read the ARC).

Purchased:

[Terisa de morgan]

I read Close up and I've enjoyed it a lot. I think it's one of my favorites in the series too... and the dog again

[sufue]

Slave to Sensation is (as everyone reading this probably already knows ) the first in Nalini Singh's Psy-Changeling series. It has dropped to $2.99 at Kindle and Kobo US. It has been on sale before at $1.99 a couple of times, but quite a while ago, and only very briefly. Also, this was included in the Psy-Changeling eBook Collection that was on sale in the UK a couple of years ago, so if you travel, check carefully before you buy.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0023EF9H0
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/slave-to-sensation-1

Spoiler:

THE FIRST PSY/CHANGELING NOVEL from the New York Times bestselling author of Shards of Hope, Shield of Winter, and Heart of Obsidian...The book that Christine Feehan called "a must-read for all of my fans."

In a world that denies emotions, where the ruling Psy punish any sign of desire, Sascha Duncan must conceal the feelings that brand her as flawed. To reveal them would be to sentence herself to the horror of "rehabilitation"--the complete psychic erasure of everything she ever was...

Both human and animal, Lucas Hunter is a Changeling hungry for the very sensations the Psy disdain. After centuries of uneasy coexistence, these two races are now on the verge of war over the brutal murders of several Changeling women. Lucas is determined to find the Psy killer who butchered his packmate, and Sascha is his ticket into their closely guarded society. But he soon discovers that this ice-cold Psy is very capable of passion--and that the animal in him is fascinated by her. Caught between their conflicting worlds, Lucas and Sascha must remain bound to their identities--or sacrifice everything for a taste of darkest temptation...

[library addict]

Weekly Report:

Read:
I mostly watched TV this week which is unusual for me (lots of crime drama like Brokenwood Mysteries, Loch Ness, Hidden). I did reread Polaris Rising and Aurora Blazing, the first two books in Jessie Mihalik's Consortium Rebellion series. So I am set for Tuesday's release of book 3.

Also I just started Ocean light in my complete Psy/Changeling series reread. I really want a novella for Atalina & Dex.

Purchased:
none.

[copyrite]

Originally Posted by library addict

Weekly Report:

Polaris Rising and Aurora Blazing, the first two books in Jessie Mihalik's Consortium Rebellion series. So I am set for Tuesday's release of book 3.

I just read these after hearing a mention of Jessie Mihalik on a podcast recently. Enjoyed the books!

[sufue]

Now $2.99 at Kindle US, as part of today's "first-in-series" Daily Deal sale. Not sure this is really a first in series, but I guess it's a "first-in-this-story-arc" book. Probably today only, so grab it if you want it! Matched at Kobo US too.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G141J8W/
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/sapphire-flames

Originally Posted by sufue

Sapphire Flames is the most recent in the Hidden Legacy series by Ilona Andrews, just published a month or two ago. It is on sale now for £2.99. It has been sitting at £4.99 for the last few months (although it was briefly at £2.99 during its pre-order as well), so this is a nice drop.

link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07G141J8W

[sufue]

Again at $1.99. Links below are still good...

Originally Posted by sufue

Magic Binds is the 9th in the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews. It has dropped to $1.99 at Kindle and Kobo US.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AHKXIB0
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/magic-binds