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[library addict]

Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan

I totally agree with you in all the points, really. One problem this time was that, the first couple of chapters, I didn't know if I had read the book or not. Perhaps she had published the first chapter in Internet.

yeah, the excerpt goes up on her website (and other places I'd think) very early as she's usually a year ahead of schedule.

I've stopped reading them due to that feeling of déjà vu.

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If you missed Shannon Mayer's Elemental Series box set that was free a while back, or if you just like having individual titles rather than all in one set, now the first in that series, Recurve, is free at both Kindle US and UK.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TKK41LA
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00TKK41LA

Spoiler:

Her magic is weak. Her ruling stepmother hates her. And now she’s her people’s only hope.

Frustrated by her pathetically useless powers, Larkspur can only dream of being accepted by true elementals. And as the bastard daughter of the king, she lives under the constant wrath of his jealous wife. When she’s falsely accused of attacking the cruel woman, she must choose between military service or banishment… and both lead to certain death.

Seizing her slim chance for survival, Lark embarks on training as a soldier for the unforgiving kingdom. But though she excels in her new role, it may not be enough to stay safe from a queen out for her blood.

Will she bow under pressure, or unlock the power to vanquish the vicious tyrant?

Recurve is the thrilling first book in The Elemental urban fantasy series. If you like iron-willed heroines, forces of nature, and rooting for the underdog, then you’ll love Shannon Mayer’s enthralling tale.

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Jock Blocked is the first in Pippa Grant's Copper Valley Fireballs series. It's free right now at Kindle US and UK. A few folks have mentioned her before upthread, so here's the info:

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088FZWDZQ
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B088FZWDZQ

Spoiler:

"I'm a hot mess."
"You're a spicy taco with extra guacamole."

You know those stories where an unlikely hero steps up to save a ragtag bunch of lovable losers from their fate of continuing to be the worst team to ever sports in the history of sportsing?

That’s all I’ve wanted for my hometown team, the Fireballs, for years. I’m their biggest fan, and I would do anything to support them. How could I not, when their baseball field is the one place I feel like I belong?

Enter Brooks Elliott. Baseball’s hottest slugger is our newest player, and he should be that hero we’ve been looking for. But when I find out what he really wants this year—which is not for the Fireballs to win—I realize I have to stop him.

No matter what it takes. Who might get hurt. And how much I start to like him along the way.

What’s a girl to do when she has to choose between the team of her heart and the man of her dreams?

Jock Blocked is a home run of a feel-good romantic comedy featuring the world’s most superstitious sports fan, baseball’s oldest virgin hero, a rogue meatball, an adorable puppy with a cussing problem, and the best lovable losers. It stands alone and comes with a happily ever after more satisfying than a game-winning grand slam.

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A box set of the three books in Annabel Chase's Divine Place cozy mystery series is $0.99/£0.99 in the US/UK as a Kindle Countdown deal for 3 more days and change. The included books are: Murder and Mahjong, Homicide and Hot Tubs, and Graves and Golf Carts. Per the blurb, IMO, these look more like a romance story arc with some mysteries added for a bit of fun, so I'm posting here...

Welcome to Divine Place
Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089VR1PK4
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B089VR1PK4

Spoiler:

Welcome to Divine Place, because sometimes a fresh start requires a little divine intervention. The Divine Place boxed set includes Murder and Mahjong, Homicide and Hot Tubs, and Graves and Golf Carts.

Murder and Mahjong To err is human, to end up in the supernatural afterlife in a hot dog suit is divine. When Eloise Worthington drops dead and awakens in the afterlife, she knows she doesn’t belong—mainly because she’s surrounded by a supernatural cocktail of species she never knew existed. Gods, witches, vampires, werewolves—and now Eloise, a middle-aged human more concerned with getting her way than getting out of someone else’s. She quickly learns that this supernatural retirement village isn’t the last stop on the Afterlife Express and villagers can be blinked out of existence, which is exactly what happens to Zeus. Yes, that Zeus. Unfortunately, it appears that Eloise is to blame—or is she? Never one to shy away from a challenge—although her idea of a challenge usually involves tequila and a cartwheel—Eloise sets out to clear her name and, in the process, figure out where she truly belongs.

Homicide and Hot Tubs Eloise Worthington is living her best afterlife. It helps that she was accidentally deposited in the supernatural section where immortals are put out to pasture. As the lone human among gods, witches, and a bevy of other species, it's all too apparent that she and her cat Mischief don't belong, not that Eloise minds what anyone else thinks. She's happy to take advantage of the village amenities and spend her eternal middle-aged years ogling the hot bods of the demigods. When a villager ends up facedown in a hot tub, Eloise reluctantly drags herself out of the spa in order to put on her marshal badge and get to work. Unfortunately for Eloise, there are plenty of reasons to want the victim obliterated and everyone wants to take credit for the deadly deed. With more confessions than clues, Eloise needs help from the one demigod she hopes to avoid. Who knew trying to be better would make her so bitter? Can Eloise identify the real killer or is she finally out of her depth?

Graves and Golf Carts Life has handed lemons to Eloise Worthington, so she does what she's always done--made herself a margarita. When a villager is discovered dead on the Gods Complex golf course, Eloise wipes off her tanning oil and sets her marshal hat at a jaunty angle, determined to solve the crime and earn enough brownie points to make it through the pearly gates. During the investigation, she tries her best to ignore her growing attraction to Cole, son of Zeus and her self-proclaimed deputy. Her romantic relationships in the mortal realm always ended badly and Eloise is smart enough to recognize that as long as she's stuck here, she's better off leaving the heat in her life to hot flashes. When the killer makes it clear they're one step ahead of Eloise, she realizes that she needs to up her game in order to outwit a supernatural foe. Who knew trying to do good could feel so bad? Has the killer met their match or will Eloise find herself on the fairway to Hell?

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Dance with the Devil is the third book in Kit Rocha's Mercenary Librarians series. (I still love that concept…) It’s $2.99 right now in the US.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09C4FBKTB
Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B09C4FBKTB
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/dan...h-the-devil-41

Spoiler:

USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Kit Rocha return to their explosive post-apocalyptic action/romance series, The Mercenary Librarians, with the next thrilling installment, Dance with the Devil.

POWER IS NEVER GIVEN, ONLY TAKEN

Tobias Richter, the fearsome VP of Security of the TechCorps is dead. The puppetmaster is gone and the organization is scrambling to maintain control by ruthlessly limiting Atlanta's access to resources, hoping to quell rebellion. Our band of mercenary librarians have decided that the time for revolution has come.

Maya uses her wealth of secrets to weaken the TechCorps from within. Dani strikes from the shadows, picking off the chain of command one ambush at a time. And Nina is organizing their community—not just to survive, but to fight back. When Maya needs to make contact with a sympathetic insider, Dani and Rafe are the only ones with the skill-set and experience to infiltrate the highest levels of the TechCorps. They'll go deep undercover in the decadent, luxury-soaked penthouses on the Hill.

Bringing Dani face-to-face with the man who turned her into a killer. And forcing Rafe to decide how far he'll go to protect both of his families—the one he was born to, and the one he made for himself.

Victory will break the back of Power. Failure will destroy Atlanta.

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Now the second in the series, Cream and Punishment, is free at Kindle US and UK. The first one still hasn't made it to the top of my TBR list, but free is free, and I'm going to grab the second one now too...

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0982MHPVD
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0982MHPVD

Originally Posted by sufue

I haven't read My Cone and Only, by Susannah Nix, which is the first in her King Family series, but I've liked her Chemistry Lessons series a lot. And now My Cone is free at Kindle UK, but, kind of unusually, not at Kindle US. Maybe it'll go free at Kindle US soon, so I'm including the link for price-check purposes.

Kindle US (price-check): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091P3X9Z7
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B091P3X9Z7

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Guilty as Sin goes free periodically, and it's free again right now at Kindle US and Kindle UK. The US link is down below and here's the UK link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07643Q625

But the reason I'm reposting is that in her most recent email, Rosalind James indicated that she's in the process of writing the fourth in this series, Born to Sin, and that pre-orders should be coming soon. So fingers crossed . This is not my most favorite of her series, but I pretty much like all of her books.

Originally Posted by sufue

Guilty as Sin is the first in the Sinful, Montana series by Rosalind James. I really like James's Escape to New Zealand series, and have also read and liked this one, although a smidge less than the New Zealand ones. Still, it's free right now at Kindle US, so what's to complain about? I had read it on KU, and now am happy to snag it for free...

link: https://www.amazon.com/Guilty-Sin-Si...dp/B07643Q625/

[library addict]

Two Amanda Quick's on sale for $4.99

The Girl Who Knew Too Much (Burning Cove #1)

Spoiler:

In 1930s California, glamour and seduction spawn a multitude of sins in this New York Times bestseller from the author of Tightrope.

At the exclusive Burning Cove Hotel on the coast of California, rookie reporter Irene Glasson finds herself staring down at a beautiful actress at the bottom of a pool....

The dead woman had something Irene wanted: a red-hot secret about an up-and-coming leading man—a scoop that may have gotten her killed. As Irene searches for the truth about the drowning, she’s drawn to a master of deception. Once a world-famous magician whose career was mysteriously cut short, Oliver Ward is now the owner of the Burning Cove Hotel. He can’t let scandal threaten his livelihood, even if it means trusting Irene, a woman who seems to have appeared in Los Angeles out of nowhere four months ago.

With Oliver’s help, Irene soon learns that the glamorous paradise of Burning Cove hides dark and dangerous secrets. And that the past—always just out of sight—could drag them both under....

Kobo

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Apple Books

Kindle


The Lady Has a Past (Burning Cove #5)

Spoiler:

Beauty and glamour meet deception and revenge in this electrifying novel by New York Times bestselling author Amanda Quick.

Investigative apprentice Lyra Brazier, the newest resident of Burning Cove, is unsettled when her boss suddenly disappears. Lyra knows something has happened to Raina Kirk, and tracks down her last known appearance at an exclusive hotel and health spa. The health spa is known for its luxurious offerings and prestigious clientele, and the wealthy, socialite background Lyra desperately wanted to leave behind is perfect for this undercover job. What Lyra lacks in investigative experience she makes up for in gut instinct, and her gut isn’t happy that she’s saddled with a partner by Luther Pell, Raina’s dangerous lover, who wants to bring in someone with more experience to help.

Instead of the suave, pistol-packing private eye she expected, though, Simon Cage is a mild-mannered antiquarian book dealer with a quiet, academic air, and a cool, remote gaze. Lyra suspects that Simon is much more than what he seems, and her instincts are confirmed when they arrive at the spa and pose as a couple: Simon has a unique gift that allows him to detect secrets, a skill that is crucial in finding Raina.

The unlikely duo falls down a rabbit hole of twisted rumors and missing socialites, discovering that the health spa is a façade for something far darker than they imagined. With a murderer in their midst, Raina isn't the only one in grave danger—Lyra is next.

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[library addict]

Weekly Report:

Read:

• Wounded Lindsay Buroker (B+/4 stars)
• Four Nights to a Second Chance (Wild Montana Nights #4.5) by Kat Latham (C+/3 stars)

Purchased:

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Per its subtitle, Shifting Shadows, by Patricia Briggs, is a collection of stories from the world of Mercy Thompson. It's on sale for £2.99 today at Kindle UK. I checked on eReaderIQ, and as far back as their tracking goes, they've never shown it as less than $9.99 in the US (!!!) or £4.99 in the UK. So even though £2.99 is a bit more than I like to pay, I may buy it - still debating. But in any case, here's the link...

Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00LM9S9JC

Spoiler:

Mercy Thompson's world just got a whole lot bigger . . .

A collection of all-new and previously published short stories set in a world described as the best new urban fantasy series I've read in years' by Kelley Armstrong - featuring Mercy Thompson and the characters she calls friends.

The collection includes the new stories . . .

'Silver'
'Roses in Winter'
'Redemption'
'Hollow'

. . . and reader favourites

'Fairy Gifts'
'Gray'
'Alpha and Omega'
'Seeing Eye'
'The Star of David'
'In Red, with Pearls'

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by sufue

Per its subtitle, Shifting Shadows, by Patricia Briggs, is a collection of stories from the world of Mercy Thompson. It's on sale for £2.99 today at Kindle UK. I checked on eReaderIQ, and as far back as their tracking goes, they've never shown it as less than $9.99 in the US (!!!) or £4.99 in the UK. So even though £2.99 is a bit more than I like to pay, I may buy it - still debating. But in any case, here's the link...

Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00LM9S9JC

It's Kindle Price: £4.83 at 18.04 GMT

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That's odd ^^^ - it's still showing £2.99 for me. See attached...

Note the date/time are US Pacific time.

Originally Posted by Quoth

It's Kindle Price: £4.83 at 18.04 GMT

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Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs is the sixth in her Alpha and Omega series. It's $1.99 in the US right now.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BKSQF78
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/wild-sign

Spoiler:

Mated werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna Latham must discover what could make an entire community disappear--before it's too late--in this thrilling entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling Alpha and Omega series.

In the wilds of the Northern California mountains, all the inhabitants of a small town have gone missing. It's as if the people picked up and left their possessions behind. With a mystery on their hands and no jurisdiction on private property, the FBI dumps the whole problem in the lap of the land owner, Aspen Creek, Inc.--aka the business organization of the Marrok's pack.

Somehow, the pack of the Wolf Who Rules is connected to a group of vanished people. Werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna Latham are tasked with investigating, and soon find that a deserted town is the least of the challenges they face.

Death sings in the forest, and when it calls, Charles and Anna must answer. Something has awakened in the heart of the California mountains, something old and dangerous--and it has met werewolves before.

[library addict]

Weekly Report:

Read:

• Tight Quarters by Samantha Hunter (D-/1 star)
• One Night Standoff (Covert Cowboy Soldiers #3) by Nicole Helm (B+/4 stars)
• Snowy Mountains Promise (Bundilla #3) by Alissa Callen (B/4 stars)
• No Control (Delta Force #2) by Shannon K Butcher (D+/2 stars)
• No Escape (Delta Force #3) by Shannon K Butcher (F/1 star)
• An Evening to Remember by Catherine Mann (B-/3 stars)
• Wrenched (Legacy of Magic #5) by Lindsay Buroker (A/5 stars)

Also starting my annual complete Psy/Changeling series reread. Doing published order again this time around so first up is Slave to Sensation.


Purchased:

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Magic Triumphs is now £1.99 at Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B074S38GG1

Originally Posted by apesmom

Yay, wish list hit. Now I just need #9

Magic Triumphs (Kate Daniels #10) by Ilona Andrews - $1.99

Spoiler:

Kate has come a long way from her origins as a loner taking care of paranormal problems in post-Shift Atlanta. She's made friends and enemies. She's found love and started a family with Curran Lennart, the former Beast Lord. But her magic is too strong for the power players of the world to let her be.

Kate and her father, Roland, currently have an uneasy truce, but when he starts testing her defenses again, she knows that sooner or later, a confrontation is inevitable. The Witch Oracle has begun seeing visions of blood, fire, and human bones. And when a mysterious box is delivered to Kate's doorstep, a threat of war from the ancient enemy who nearly destroyed her family, she knows their time is up.

Kate Daniels sees no other choice but to combine forces with the unlikeliest of allies. She knows betrayal is inevitable. She knows she may not survive the coming battle. But she has to try.

For her child.

For Atlanta.

For the world.

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