FREE/BARGAIN — Romance & Discussion

[library addict]

Weekly Report:

Read:

• The Girl Next Door by Chelsea M Cameron (B-/3 stars)
• The Baby Trail (Cavanaugh Justice #43) by Marie Ferrarella (C-/2 stars)
• Serial Affair (Cavanaugh Justice #44) by Marie Ferrarella (D+/2 stars)

Also up to Allegiance of Honor in my complete Psy/Changeling series reread.

Purchased:
none

[apesmom]

Freebie!

Keepsake (True North #3) by Sarina Bowen

Spoiler:

There's a first time for everything.

Lark Wainright used to be fearless. Her life was a series of adventures, each one more exhilarating than the last. But her recent overseas adventure was one too many. Now she’s home and in one piece. Mostly. But her nights are filled with terror.

When her best friend offers her a stay at the orchard in exchange for help at the farmers’ markets, Lark jumps at the chance to spend fall in Vermont. But her nightmares don’t stop. Desperate to keep her fragile state a secret, she relies on the most soft-spoken resident of the Shipley Farm to soothe her when her dreams prove too much.

Zachariah is a survivor, too. It’s been four years since he was tossed aside by the polygamist cult where he grew up. He’s found a peaceful existence on the Shipley’s farm, picking apples and fixing machinery. But getting thrown away by your own people at nineteen leaves a mark on a guy. He doesn’t always know what to make of a world where movie quotes are the primary means of communication. Before hitchhiking to Vermont, he’d never watched TV or spoken on the phone.

Actually, there are a lot of things he’s never done.

Zach and Lark slowly grow to trust one another. One night they become even closer than they’d planned. But Lark may still be too broken to trust anyone. When she pushes Zach away, he will have to prove to himself that he's good for much more than farm labor.

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I got an email from Sarina Bowen's email list, providing a list of about 10 or 12 romances that are free at various retailers - some only at Kindle, others at more. The email implies these will be free for a few more days, but as always, I wouldn't count on it. I recognize a couple of the authors, but most are new to me - or at least I don't remember them ...

Link to the page with freebies: https://www.subscribepage.com/freebookstoday

Hopefully this doesn't require you to have clicked through from the email, but if it does, I'm also copying over the list of free books and retailers for each, so you could just go look for them yourself.

Spoiler:

Keepsake by Sarina Bowen

Free today on Amazon

Two different worlds find comfort in each other, but they’ll have to confront their pasts to forge a future together.

One Way Back to Me by Carrie Ann Ryan

Free today at: Amazon | Apple Books | Kobo | Nook | Google Play

He caught the garter. She caught the bouquet. Then she married someone else. Now it’s their second chance.

Tattered by Devney Perry

Free today at: Amazon

A second chance romance set in the heart of small-town Montana.

American Queen by Sierra Simone

Free today at: Amazon | Apple Books | Kobo | Nook | Google Play

I'm in love with the President of the United States...and his Vice President. At the same time. But no fairy tale I've ever read has a happily ever after for three people...

Daring the Player by Robin Covington

Free today at: Amazon | Apple Books | Kobo | Nook

She's nothing but trouble...and he can't resist.

Just One Night by Carly Phillips

Free today at: Amazon | Apple Books | Kobo | Nook | Google Play

She’s his best friend, personal assistant and the woman he can’t risk losing. Until one night of passion and a positive pregnancy test changes everything.

Wright with Benefits by K.A. Linde

Free today at: Amazon | Apple Books | Kobo | Nook | Google Play

My best friend’s brothers are off limits, but she never said anything about her cousin. Friends with benefits never felt so Wright.

Return to Us by Corinne Michaels

Free today at: Amazon

Sexy single dad? Check. The one that got away? Check. Convincing him that this time, I’ll stay? Nearly impossible.

Flirt by Adriana Locke

Free today at: Amazon

This fake dating situation between two co-workers quickly straddles the line between friends and lovers.

Crowne of Lies by CD Reiss

Free today at: Amazon

A marriage of convenience. No feelings. A clean exit plan. She's sure she can last a year without giving him her body. She's wrong.

Baden by Sawyer Bennett

Free today at: Amazon | Apple | Kobo | Nook | Google Play


After suffering a horrific injury that threatens to end his career, Baden Oulett is about to learn that sometimes a fresh start is just what the doctor ordered.

One for the Money by Skye Warren

Free today at: Amazon

A fake relationship is the answer to the billionaire's problems...

Boyfriend Bargain by Ilsa Madden Mills

Free today at: Amazon

A sizzling college hockey romance where the bad boy captain falls for his fake girlfriend…

Reason to Believe by Rebecca Yarros

Free today at: Amazon | Apple Books | Kobo | Nook

From USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Yarros comes a brand-new small town, older-brother’s best friend standalone romance.
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Almost a year later City of Thorns is free again at Kindle US and UK. @apesmom's link below for the US is still good, and here's the UK link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09B51QD2F

Sadly, books 2 and 3 in the series aren't on sale, but they are KU if you have that...

Originally Posted by apesmom

Freebie!

This one has been near the top of the UF/PNR charts for a very long time.

City of Thorns (Demon Queen Trials #1) by C.N. Crawford

Spoiler:

I never thought I'd be singing happy birthday to myself in a dungeon. And yet when a sinfully sexy demon crashes happy hour, that's exactly what happens. He’s known as the Lord of Chaos, and he’s mistaken me for my succubus doppelgänger.

Happy birthday to me.

When he tastes my blood, he finally understands I’m mortal. And I realize we have something in common: we both crave revenge. So we make a deal: I can stay in the forbidden city to hunt for my mom's killer. In return, I’ll help him get the vengeance he craves. I just have to pose as a sexy succubus. One problem--he's my number one suspect.

And that’s increasingly hard to remember as he teaches me my role: seduction. With each heated touch I drift further into peril. And if I fall under his seductive spell, death awaits me.

{edited other books}

[library addict]

L Penelope's Savage City (The Bliss Wars #1) is on sale for 99¢

Spoiler:

I’m not the princess they think I am.

I fell out of the sky and into a new world only to be attacked by a monster.

The people here think I’m the daughter of the Nimali dragon king.

When the king assigns me a healer, I learn the truth of this place. A war between shifter clans is raging. Bloody battles rage between the Nimali and the Fai.

The healer hates me for who he thinks I am. He’s a Fai captive in this land.

But a string pulls me to him whenever he’s near. Every touch. Every look. Every stolen moment.

The Nimali have no tolerance for outsiders. If they find out I’m not their princess, they will kill me.

She is the daughter of my greatest enemy.

I’m a Fai warrior, doing the bidding of the Nimali king to heal the princess. This is the penalty of war.

Secretly, I work with the rebellion to free my people.

Nimali are everything I hate. The princess is everything I despise. Cold. Aloof. Uncaring.

Up close, she’s nothing like I thought.

I don’t expect to crave her. I don’t expect the spark between us. Our souls calling to one another.

I am a prisoner. She is a princess.

Our lies are the only thing keeping us alive.

Author's website with links to the various stores or to buy direct

[library addict]

Weekly Report:

Read:

• Deadly Chase (Cavanaugh Justice #45) by Marie Ferrarella (B+/4 stars)
• Up Close and Deadly (Cavanaugh Justice #46) by Marie Ferrarella (D-/1 star)
• Detecting a Killer (Cavanaugh Justice #47) by Marie Ferrarella (B-/3 stars)
• Casing the Copycat (Covert Cowboy Soldiers #5) by Nicole Helm (B+/4 stars)
• The One with the Bullhorn (Jasper Creek #4.3) by Nicole Helm (B+/4 stars)
• Moorewood Family Rules by HelenKay Dimon (B/4 stars)
• Beastly Kingdom (The Bliss Wars #2) by Leslye Penelope (A/5 stars)

Also up to Silver Silence in my complete Psy/Changeling series reread.

Purchased:

[apesmom]

Free again with new covers for the series

Shifting Dreams (Cambio Springs #1) by Elizabeth Hunter

Spoiler:

Welcome to the desert town of Cambio Springs where the water is cool, the summers sizzle, and all the residents wear fur, feathers, or snakeskin on full moon nights.

Single mom Jena Crowe is desperate for a day off. Work at her diner never ends, her two boys are bundles of energy, and she’s pretty sure her oldest is about to shift into something furry or feathery.

Added to that, changes are coming to the tiny desert town of shapeshifters. Changes not everyone will welcome.

Caleb Gilbert was looking for a fresh start, and the quiet town of Cambio Springs seemed like just the ticket for a more peaceful life. Now if he could just get the spitfire owner of the local diner to go on a date with him.

But when murder rocks their small community, Caleb and Jena will have to work together before the secret of their safe haven is exposed.

And even more exciting, look what's coming Oct 24, 2023
Dust Born (Cambio Springs #4) NOT FREE

Spoiler:

Sean Quinn returned to Cambio Springs to help his family find their way out of trouble—not uncommon in this desert town of shapeshifters—but before he can hit the road again, a new threat emerges on the border of his family home, a threat that could leave Sean stuck in the Springs just when he's most desperate to leave.

And one unsuspecting human might be stuck right there with him.

Ever since Juniper Hawkins came to Cambio Springs to visit her big brother, strange things keep happening, not the least was running into the man who'd almost made her change her wandering ways. Juni wasn't the kind of woman who settled down, even when the object of her affection was a tall, dark, and handsome photographer who kissed her senseless then abandoned her in Southeast Asia.

Not that she was still irritated about that.

[Terisa de morgan]

Originally Posted by apesmom

Free again with new covers for the series

Shifting Dreams (Cambio Springs #1) by Elizabeth Hunter

Spoiler:

Welcome to the desert town of Cambio Springs where the water is cool, the summers sizzle, and all the residents wear fur, feathers, or snakeskin on full moon nights.

Single mom Jena Crowe is desperate for a day off. Work at her diner never ends, her two boys are bundles of energy, and she’s pretty sure her oldest is about to shift into something furry or feathery.

Added to that, changes are coming to the tiny desert town of shapeshifters. Changes not everyone will welcome.

Caleb Gilbert was looking for a fresh start, and the quiet town of Cambio Springs seemed like just the ticket for a more peaceful life. Now if he could just get the spitfire owner of the local diner to go on a date with him.

But when murder rocks their small community, Caleb and Jena will have to work together before the secret of their safe haven is exposed.

And even more exciting, look what's coming Oct 24, 2023
Dust Born (Cambio Springs #4) NOT FREE

Spoiler:

Sean Quinn returned to Cambio Springs to help his family find their way out of trouble—not uncommon in this desert town of shapeshifters—but before he can hit the road again, a new threat emerges on the border of his family home, a threat that could leave Sean stuck in the Springs just when he's most desperate to leave.

And one unsuspecting human might be stuck right there with him.

Ever since Juniper Hawkins came to Cambio Springs to visit her big brother, strange things keep happening, not the least was running into the man who'd almost made her change her wandering ways. Juni wasn't the kind of woman who settled down, even when the object of her affection was a tall, dark, and handsome photographer who kissed her senseless then abandoned her in Southeast Asia.

Not that she was still irritated about that.

Thank you!

[library addict]

Originally Posted by apesmom

And even more exciting, look what's coming Oct 24, 2023
Dust Born (Cambio Springs #4) NOT FREE

Yay! I held out and still haven't read the first 4 chapters she posted in various newsletters back in 2020.

Will have to wait until its out of KU though.

[library addict]

On sale Return to Cherry Blossom Way by Jeannie Chin (Blue Cedar Falls #2) for $2.99

Spoiler:

In this sweet second-chance love story, two opposites discover their once-in-a-lifetime chemistry has only gotten stronger.

May Wu is no longer the shy teen who skipped out of her small North Carolina town right after graduation. Now she’s a successful travel writer who can handle any challenge. Until her latest assignment sends her home to Blue Cedar Falls, where, of course, she runs straight into Han Leung, a.k.a. the guy who got away. How dare he still be so good looking, funny, and easy to talk to?

Han always does the responsible thing, which is why he put aside his dreams of opening his own restaurant to run his family’s business. But when May re-enters his life, he can no longer ignore his own wants and desires. Garden gnomes are stolen, old haunts are visited, and sparks fly between the pair, just as they always did. But Han and May broke up because they wanted vastly different lives, and that hasn’t changed—or has it?

Book's page on author's website with links to the various stores

[library addict]

Weekly Report:

Read:

• The Bride Wore White (Burning Cove #7) by Amanda Quick (A/5 stars)
• Hawaii Magic by Beverly Jenkins (B/4 stars)

Also up to Last Guard in my complete Psy/Changeling series reread.

Purchased:

[sufue]

Wrenched, which is the fifth in Lindsay Buroker's Legacy of Magic series, is on sale for £0.99 at Kindle UK as part of today's Daily Deal. It doesn't seem to be on sale at Kindle US, at least as of now.

I've read and enjoyed the first few books in this series...

Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BSF19FHB

Spoiler:

Matti Puletasi finally has the name of one of the people responsible for her parents’ kidnapping. He’s a powerful billionaire with magical security strong enough to keep out dragons, but she’s determined to get in to question him. Make that interrogate him.

Sarrlevi, the elf assassin she’s fallen in love with, would usually help her, but he’s fighting a battle of his own. The wounds he received in their last skirmish aren’t healing, and something in his blood is affecting his mind. And it’s getting worse.

If Matti can’t reach the billionaire and find a way to heal Sarrlevi, she could lose everyone she loves.

[library addict]

Lindsay Buroker's Heritage of Power box set is on sale for 99¢

Spoiler:

Dragons have returned to the world, and they’re wreaking havoc on human civilizations.

Only one man has the power to stop them.

Born an outcast who’s never fit in, Telryn “Trip” Yert has spent his entire life hiding a secret that could get him killed:

In a world where magic is forbidden, the ancient blood of dragons flows through his veins.

Joined by a snarky sentient sword, a band of equally snarky allies, and the smart scholarly woman he longs to impress, Trip must master his powers, learn the secrets of his heritage, and go on a quest to save mankind. If he fails, dragons may take over the world and enslave all of humanity.

This is the complete five-novel Heritage of Power series, full of adventure, romance, and fast-paced page-turning fun.

It includes:

Dragon Storm
Revelations
Origins
Unraveled
Gold Dragon

books2read page with links to various storefronts

This is a spin-off/sequel series to the Dragon Blood series. The published order of the books is:

• Balanced on a Blade's Edge (Dragon Blood #1)
• Deathmaker (Dragon Blood #2)
• Blood Charged (Dragon Blood #3)
• Patterns in the Dark (Dragon Blood #4)
• The Blade's Memory (Dragon Blood #5)
• Under the Ice Blades (Dragon Blood #5.5)
• Raptor (Dragon Blood #6)
• Soulblade (Dragon Blood #7)
• The Fowl Proposal (Dragon Blood #7.1)
• Shattered Past
• Dragon Rider (Dragon Blood #7.5)
• Crazy Canyon (Dragon Blood #7.7)
• Dragon Storm (Heritage of Power #1)
• Revelations (Heritage of Power #2)
• Origins (Heritage of Power #3)
• Unraveled (Heritage of Power #4)
• Gold Dragon (Heritage of Power #5)
• Heritage of Power: Bonus Scenes (Heritage of Power #5.1)
• Oaths (Dragon Blood #8)

Both the Dragon Blood series and Heritage of Power series have overarching plots so the books should be read in order, though you could read the Heritage of Power series without first reading Dragon Blood.

As for the romance factor: The Dragon Blood series concentrates on two main couples who basically get their HEAs early as the books are more about what happens afterwards. Plus a novella about a secondary couple and a side book about another couple The Heritage of Power series features another couple. I wouldn't say the romances are the main focus of either series, but there's plenty of romance in them if that makes sense.


TL;DR this box set could easily be read as a stand-alone series, but IMHO more enjoyable if you've read the Dragon Blood series first.


Also the books are all available in Kobo Plus.

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Georgette Heyer's Regency Buck is $1.99 right now in the US. Love pretty much everything she wrote. Oh, and it's discountable at Kobo...

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001P5043C
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/regency-buck-1

Spoiler:

An altogether unsatisfactory arrangement

After their father's death, Miss Judith Taverner and her brother Peregrine travel to London to meet their guardian, Lord Worth, expecting an elderly gentleman. To their surprise and utter disgust, their guardian is not much older than they are, doesn't want the office of guardian any more than they want him, and is determined to thwart all their interests and return them to the country.

With altogether too many complications

But when Miss Taverner and Peregrine begin to move in the highest social circles, Lord Worth cannot help but entangle himself with his adventuresome wards...

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I haven't read this author, but a friend liked one of her books. So I added the author to my eReaderIQ, and here's a freebie...

The Wrong Kind of Love, by Lexi Ryan, The Boys of Jackson Harbor #1
Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0794D87Q7
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0794D87Q7

Spoiler:

You never forget your wedding day. Or the moment your twin sister pukes on your bouquet and confesses she’s pregnant . . . with your fiancé’s baby.

I wanted to get away, to hide until my heart mended. I found myself in a strange town with a mysterious stranger whose talented mouth and hands almost made me forget it was supposed to be my wedding night.

Afraid to go home to face my broken life, I pretend to be my twin so I can take her job in Jackson Harbor caring for a six-year-old girl. Imagine my surprise when I find out my new boss is my mysterious stranger—Dr. Ethan Jackson.

I never meant for Ethan to discover my secrets. I never meant for them to matter. But the longer I work with him and his sweet daughter, the harder I fall, and the clearer it becomes that I’m not the only one carrying a secret that could tear us apart.

Get ready to fall for the boys of Jackson Harbor in Lexi Ryan’s sexy contemporary romance series. These books can all be read as standalones, but you’ll enjoy reading them as a series!