FREE/BARGAIN - Romance + Discussion - 2015

[Blossom]

Checking In

Thanks to a mysterious $10 Kobo credit I was able to buy some books!
I didn't read anything. Last week as you know was stressful now I and hubby are both sick probably from that house of mom's we had to go into. My sister is home from the hospital and mom is with her. We've stepped back as you try to do something nice for some people and they gives you a list mile long of what they want you to do and never say thank you once. It's rainy here in St Louis but cooler than the 90 degree weather we had. Hubby was suppose to start a new job but due to everything that happened last week that may not be the case.

I plan to relax this week and do some much needed reading and cleaning, definitely in that order. lol

I'm trying to catch up on romance novel news and new authors and what bestsellers I've missed.

[Blue2u]

RS, free, A Necessary Sin - Georgia Cates

Spoiler:

An epic tale of revenge and love in a new romantic trilogy from the New York Times best-selling author of The Beauty Series.

Bleu MacAllister is consumed. A horrific childhood incident has caused every decision in her life to revolve around bringing a monster to justice. With years spent studying The Fellowship, a Scottish organized crime brotherhood of liars, thieves, and killers, Bleu will rely on her skills as a special agent to cut Thane Breckenridge off at the knees. But walking hand in hand with retribution means risking collateral damage, in the form of Breckenridge’s son Sinclair—until Sin becomes so much more than Bleu bargained for. She’s always known this undertaking would place her life in danger—she never imagined her heart would be as well.

The Next Sin, Book 2 in The Sin Trilogy, will release February 9, 2015.
One Last Sin, Book 3 in The Sin Trilogy, will release March 23, 2015.

MM $.99 Red Dirt Heart - N.R. Walker

I HIGHLY recommend this MM trilogy. 4.5 - 5 stars for each book, loved them all.

Spoiler:

~~ Welcome to Sutton Station: One of the world’s largest working farms in the middle of Australia – where if the animals and heat don’t kill you first, your heart just might. ~~

Charlie Sutton runs Sutton Station the only way he knows how; the way his father did before him. Determined to keep his head down and his heart in check, Charlie swears the red dirt that surrounds him – isolates him – runs through his veins.

American agronomy student Travis Craig arrives at Sutton Station to see how farmers make a living from one of the harshest environments on earth. But it’s not the barren, brutal and totally beautiful landscapes that capture him so completely.

It’s the man with the red dirt heart.

$.99 The Other C-Word - MK Schiller

I read this one after it was recommended by apesmom, IIRC we both rated it a 4 star.

Spoiler:

Can she overcome her consuming desire for him? Can he make her comfortable with the other C-word…commitment?


Marley Mason is dreading the arrival of the new business consultant. After all, this man will most likely outsource her job to China. The last thing she would expect is a case of mistaken identity, leading to false accusations of kidnapping when she attempts to pick up the wrong man at the airport, or worse…that she would have such a visceral reaction to the right man.

Rick Randy is super sexy, scandalously flirty, and perfect masturbation material, but a relationship is out of the question. Rick is contracted on a temporary basis to fix Marley’s ailing company, and then pull out, although as he expresses to Marley, pulling out is difficult for him, in more ways than one! Marley’s feelings range from utter confusion to intense contemplation as Rick charms his way into her life. All of those C-words Marley can control, but it’s the other C-word she fears—commitment.

NA, free, Remember When - T.Torrest



Blossom, glad things are getting better for you and your family.

[Blue2u]

rockstar, free, All Your Reasons - Nina Levine

Spoiler:

BOOK ONE IN THE NEW ROCKSTAR SERIES FROM USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR NINA LEVINE

When heartbreaker meets ball breaker, sparks will fly.

Rockstar, Jett Vaughn, isn't against settling down, but no woman has ever held his attention long enough for a relationship to develop. That is until he meets Presley Hart. She's confident, opinionated and headstrong. She drives him to the edge of crazy, but he can't deny how she makes him feel.

He wants her heart, but she only wants his body.

Presley's not against giving her heart to a man, but she has too many reasons why he's not the one to give it to. Jett isn't a man who will take no for an answer though. He's about to declare war on her reasons and take what he wants.

** Please note this is a novella of approximately 25000 words that introduces you to Jett & Presley. Their story is not finished yet. **

ALSO - this book was in the Owned Anthology that released last year so if you bought that you already own this book.


Book 2 - Be The One - COMING SOON

[Fbone]

Texas Secrets: The Gallaghers of Morning Star (The Gallaghers of Morning Star #1)
by Jean Brashear is FREE at most retailers. Silhouette 1999. GR 3.80

http://smile.amazon.com/Texas-Secret...+Jean+Brashear

[Fbone]

Husbands and Lovers by Ruth Harris is FREE at most retailers. Random House 1986. GR 3.67

http://smile.amazon.com/HUSBANDS-LOV...by+Ruth+Harris

[Fbone]

Sentimental Journey (Home Front - Book #1) by Barbara Bretton is FREE at Amazon today. HQN 1990. GR 4.29

http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B...eries_rw_dp_sw

Stranger in Paradise (A Century of American Romance/Dreams)
by Barbara Bretton is FREE at Amazon. HQN 1990. GR 4.12

http://smile.amazon.com/Stranger-Par...arbara+Bretton

[worktolive]

Free Entangled Indulgence:

Talking Dirty With the CEO by Jackie Ashendon

I really liked this book. The hero and heroine were both unabashed techies and their interactions rang true to me, plus they were both likable characters.

[Fbone]

The Starry Child (Starry Child #1) by Lynn Hanna is FREE today at Amazon. Onyx 1998. GR 3.75.

http://smile.amazon.com/Starry-Child...+by+Lynn+Hanna

[library addict]

Harlequin My Rewards is now open to people in Canada. Also, books purchased from ANY retailer are now eligible.

The rules state "Only receipts dated as of the date of enrollment or after are eligible for the MyRewards program." so I emailed to ask if purchasdes from Kobo, Google Play, etc would be eligible if before today, but after one joined.

Official Announcement

[apesmom]

Originally Posted by library addict

Harlequin My Rewards is now open to people in Canada. Also, books purchased from ANY retailer are now eligible.

The rules state "Only receipts dated as of the date of enrollment or after are eligible for the MyRewards program." so I emailed to ask if purchasdes from Kobo, Google Play, etc would be eligible if before today, but after one joined.

Official Announcement

I've had problems with the program for the past few weeks.

1. I bought 2 Avon books from the Harlequin site on Wednesday and didn't receive any points. I sent an email and I'm still waiting to hear back.

2. I complained about the fact that they aren't consistently updating the harlequin.com site with PUBLISHER sales and was told that they don't match retailers because there's a built in discount. I responded that, "no, this is agency pricing now and these are publisher sales prices and even harpercollins.com is showing the discounts". I received no response.

3. When I complained about them not matching Avon pricing I was told I could submit the receipts from Amazon to receive points. I responded that I have tried submitting Avon receipts in the past and had them rejected. No response. I went ahead and submitted a recent purchase anyhow and after an initial rejection it looked like maybe it was going to be accepted. I received an email that stated that since I had already earned 10,000 points that day (WHAT? ) I'd have to submit it again the next day. When I sent a response essentially asking what were they talking about? I promptly got another response - oops the book isn't approved.

The way this has been going lately, the only way I'll be wracking up any more free book credits is by earning them with their weekly activities.

[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by apesmom

1. I bought 2 Avon books from the Harlequin site on Wednesday and didn't receive any points. I sent an email and I'm still waiting to hear back.

Did they show up in your points history? I had some last week show up in points history, but it took days before they showed up in the overall points total (both bought there and emailed receipts).

2. I complained about the fact that they aren't consistently updating the harlequin.com site with PUBLISHER sales and was told that they don't match retailers because there's a built in discount. I responded that, "no, this is agency pricing now and these are publisher sales prices and even harpercollins.com is showing the discounts". I received no response.

They've been doing some store specific specials too (for ex. only on B&N or Apple). It's agency pricing now, but since there is no most favored nation clause it means the prices don't necessarily have to carry through to every store this time around just that it's the publisher who sets them.

[apesmom]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Did they show up in your points history? I had some last week show up in points history, but it took days before they showed up in the overall points total (both bought there and emailed receipts).

Nope, no trace of it anywhere.

They've been doing some store specific specials too (for ex. only on B&N or Apple). It's agency pricing now, but since there is no most favored nation clause it means the prices don't necessarily have to carry through to every store this time around just that it's the publisher who sets them.

Right, I've seen cases where this happens, particularly Kindle Daily Deals or Nook specials. But there are other publisher advertised specials that they never match such as those on the Avon website (the page is outdated but these prices never appeared on harlequin.com even when they valid at all other retailers).

[AnemicOak]

The Way You Look Tonight by Bella Andre - FREE
Amazon US | Kobo | B&N | Amazon UK | Amz CA | Amz AU

As a very successful private investigator who has caught most of the cheaters in Seattle with their pants down, Rafe Sullivan believes true, lasting love only happens once in a blue moon. Needing to get away from the city to clear his head, he finds the lake house where he spent the best summers of his life is now a wreck...but the sweet girl next door is all grown up and prettier than anything he's ever seen.

While Brooke Jansen is happy making and selling chocolate truffles in her small Pacific Northwest lake town, she secretly longs to experience something wild. So when her favorite "Wild Sullivan" moves in again next door after more than a decade away, and sparks fly between them, she can't stop wondering if being bad is really as good as it always seemed...and just how long it will be before she can find out.

But when their summer fling quickly spirals into deeper emotions than either of them were expecting, can they survive the heat between them? Or will Rafe make the biggest mistake of his life and end up losing the best thing that's ever happened to him?

THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT is part of Bella Andre's New York Times and USA Today #1 bestselling Sullivan series. While it can easily be read as a stand-alone story, you'll likely enjoy reading the other Sullivan books, too.

[Blue2u]

MM $.99 Chance of the Heart - Kade Boehme

Spoiler:

Chance Becket's life was mapped out. He'd one day own the ranch he grew up on, have a family, and be the son he was raised to be, like all good boys in Small Town, U.S.A.

When his high school sweetheart calls for a break during her last semester of college, the last place Chance thought he'd end up was in his old friend Bradley's bed.

Bradley Heart blasted out of the closet before his family could name him heir apparent to his father's church. After six years away, a job layoff has him coming home to work behind the scenes. He and his father have little interaction and he's fine with it staying that way when he returns home. Going back into the closet, for any reason, is not on his list of things to do. But Chance may prove too much a temptation, especially with the simmering feelings they’ve had for one another since they were teens.

Confused over his sexuality, Chance has to decide what’s more important -- loyalty to his family and the path set forth, or the promise of happiness with not just the only man, but the only person, he's ever really wanted.

Includes a very toppy accountant, a cowboy who'd rather be in the kitchen, porn positions, some spanking, and absolutely zero religion other than worshipping... You know.

MC $1.99 Nine Minutes - Beth Flynn

Spoiler:

RECOMMENDED FOR READERS 18 AND OLDER DUE TO STRONG LANGUAGE, SEXUAL SITUATIONS AND VIOLENCE.

This is Book One in a series.

On May 15, 1975, fifteen-year-old Ginny Lemon is abducted from a convenience store in Fort Lauderdale by a member of one of the most notorious and brutal motorcycle gangs in South Florida.

From that moment on, her life is forever changed. She gets a new name, a new identity and a new life in the midst of the gang’s base on the edge of the Florida Everglades—a frightening, rough and violent world much like the swamps themselves, where everyone has an alias and loyalty is tantamount to survival.

And at the center of it all is the gang’s leader, Grizz: massive, ruggedly handsome, terrifying and somehow, when it comes to Ginny, tender. She becomes his obsession and the one true love of his life.

So begins a tale of emotional obsession and manipulation, of a young woman ripped from everything she knows and forced to lean on the one person who provides attention, affection and care: her captor. Precocious and intelligent, but still very much a teenager, Ginny struggles to adapt to her existence, initially fighting and then coming to terms with her captivity.

Will she be rescued? Will she escape? Will she get out alive—or get out at all? Part psychological thriller, part coming-of-age novel, filled with mystery, romance and unexpected turns, Nine Minutes takes readers into the world of one motorcycle gang and inside the heart of a young girl, whose abduction brought about its fall.

[Fbone]

Dance with Deception (Scandalous Secrets #1) by Tracy Goodwin is FREE at Amazon today. Lachesis 2007. GR 3.87

http://smile.amazon.com/Dance-Decept...+Tracy+Goodwin