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Two Kinsale Audiobooks, $6.95 and a Laurens for $1.99

The $6.95 Audible sale continues, and includes some Laura Kinsale titles that are a steal at that price.

First, the sale prices are for Audible members, but if you want to subscribe, you can sign up for a month free and see how you like it. (Just remember to set a calendar reminder to remind yourself to cancel before it renews.) With a big honking blizzard hitting the east coast of the US tomorrow, it’s a good time to try audiobooks, if only to put your headphones on and retreat into a more peaceful and quieter world for a bit!

Here are a few tools to help you find more bargains:

First, because Audible and Amazon are connected, you can check to see if previous Kindle purchases have triggered a deeper price drop on the audio version of the same book by checking the Audible Matchmaker page.

NB: You can also see if a print purchase has triggered a discounted digital copy at the Kindle Matchbook page. Make sure you’re logged into your account, and you’ll see potential price drops on Kindle copies if you purchased the print version. On my account, there were books for $1.99, and also a few for free.

 

  • Flowers from the Storm

    Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale

    RECOMMENDED: Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale is part of the $6.95 Audible sale this week. This unabridged audiobook is performed by Nicholas Boulton. You may have heard his voice when he recorded personal greetings for the winners of different Kinsale audiobook giveaways.

    Every one I know who has listened to this book as narrated by Boulton, and I’m not exaggerating here, has raved about it. Sometimes they didn’t even use consonants- just a long stream of vowels and gasping. It’s that good.

    The Duke of Jervaulx was brilliant – and dangerous. Considered dissolute, reckless, and extravagant, he was transparently referred to as the “D of J” in scandal sheets. But sometimes the most womanizing rakehell can be irresistible, and even his most causal attentions fascinated the sheltered Maddy Timms.

    Then one fateful day she receives the shocking news – the duke is lost to the world. And Maddy knows it is her destiny to help him and her only chance to find the true man behind the wicked facade.

    But she never dreamed her gentle, healing touch would alter his life and her own so completely – and bind them together in need, desire…and love.

     

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  • The Prince of Midnight

    The Prince of Midnight by Laura Kinsale

    The Prince of Midnight by Laura Kinsale is $6.95 as part of the Audible sale. This book is also performed by Nicholas Boulton, and at Audible, it has a 4+ star average. Reviewers there rate the narrator’s performance, the book itself, and then a combination of both in each review, so a combined 4+ reveals a good amount.

    Plus, this book has 4+ stars on GoodReads, too, though most of Kinsale’s books hit that mark. Again, the reviews for Boulton’s performance are glowing so this is a great opportunity to treat yourself.

    He was once a legendary highwayman. Now he’s a recluse in a ruined French castle, with only a half-wild wolf for a companion.

    When Lady Leigh Strachan comes looking for a man to aid in her revenge, she is disillusioned to find that the famed Prince of Midnight could not help even if he cared to—which he does not.

    S. T. Maitland wants nothing to do with his legend, or with this fierce, beautiful, broken woman . . . until the old thrill of living on the cutting edge of danger begins to rise in his blood again.

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  • Scandal’s Bride

    Scandal’s Bride by Stephanie Laurens

    Scandal’s Bride by Stephanie Laurens is $1.99 right now pretty much everywhere. This is book 3 of the Cynster series – to quote Devil’s Bride, the ton wouldn’t be the same without them. I’m not sure romance would be either.

    This book is a rather divisive one. Some readers adore it, and really enjoy the chemistry between Richard and Catriona. Others abhor it because of Catriona’s actions toward Richard, which they saw as manipulation at best, and full on assault at works. Trigger warnings galore in this one, k?

    How can an honourable lady like Lady Catriona Hennessy unite with a rake like Richard Cynster? Though charmed by his commanding presence, she cannot give up her independence.

    Marriage had not previously been on Richard′s agenda, but perhaps taming the lady was just the challenge he needs – if he can have the rights of the marriage bed without making any revealing promises of love?

     

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  1. Karina says:

    (longtime lurker here) Just wanted to mention that when I signed up for a trial membership of Audible, FLOWERS FROM THE STORM was cheesy-bread free! Not sure if that’s because I own the ebook for this as well, but thought I’d mention it.

  2. Lammie says:

    I checked my Kindle matchbook page and found I could get a book I had given my brother for Christmas for 99 cents. I had always meant to buy a copy for myself, but never did. Yay! Instead of $5.99 for the ebook, I now own if for $.99. Thanks Sarah. I think I checked this page when Amazon first announced it, but hadn’t done so since.

  3. Coco says:

    I’m recently having trouble focusing on books that require at least one hand and both eyes (and presumably, a small portion of my brain) to read and wonder how I could possibly pay attention to an audio book. I’ve been listening to Packing for Mars… by Mary Roach and I’m doing ok with that but there’s little to no dialogue and a lot of it is history I’m somewhat familiar with so I feel able to keep up. I couldn’t tell you anything specific about it though. She’s entertaining but I don’t remember exactly why or how.

    I know people listen to books while driving, I sing in the car (keeps the cursing to a minimum) so this wouldn’t work for me. When else are you able to listen to audio books? Do you find you’re able to keep up? Do you sit still and really focus or are you using it as background noise? How much do you retain?

    This seems like something I could use to learn, like a lecture, if I sat and took notes, but I’ve kinda had an aversion to listening to fiction, purely for pleasure. How do you find it?

  4. CelineB says:

    Us by David Nicholls is $2.99. It’s not a romance but it’s a really good book that I think would appeal to some romance readers.

  5. Lammie says:

    @Coco: I listen to audiobooks when I exercise, particularly on long walks with my dog. I find I walk longer and forget that I am exercising whe I am listening. Usually I listen to books I have already read, so if I miss something because my mind wanders a bit, it is not crucial. I also listen while I do housework, and for the same reason (I hate housework!).

  6. LML says:

    My dearest friend listened to audio books on her daily car, metro, and bus commute for years and that was in the days of lugging around a folder of cassette tapes! At home, she listens to audio books while she knits.

    I don’t listen to audio books because my mind wanders. DH can’t listen to audio books on cross-country road trips any more because he misses MAJOR connections and ends up in Chicago instead of Des Moines. Twice.

  7. Coco says:

    @Lammie

    This makes sense, the listening to something you’ve already read and enjoyed. I’d not considered this.

    @LML

    I often “watch” tv and crochet. I’ve noticed that when I’ve re-watched a movie or tv episode that I first crocheted my way through, it’s all new, I have a sort of deja vu feeling but it’s still pretty fresh. I may try this.

    My friend says she can get as entrenched in an audio book as a print book and I thought she was being silly. She’s never ended up in Chicago though.

  8. Bea says:

    I second, third and…ad infinitum the recommendation of Flowers From The Storm in audio. The downside is that you must have something equally good to go to after you finish your listening. It raises the bar pretty high.

  9. JacquiC says:

    Every single Kinsale book narrated by Nicholas Boulton is a treat. Prince of Midnight is absolutely excellent. I have read Flowers from the Storm in print and found it emotionally very hard. But I can’t resist this price and this narrator, so I went for this deal.

    I listen to audiobooks when I knit, when I am commuting to work, when I am walking to get my lunch or walking to the gym, whenever I have a spare moment. If I am tired, my mind does wander, but it does when I am reading print books as well. Sometimes I realize I have tuned out and lost the thread but I just back up and listen again. I can’t listen to audiobooks right before bed though, because I will always fall asleep and wake up a couple of hours later with the book still droning on and with no idea of where in the story-line I drifted off!

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