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The Black Lily
RECOMMENDED: The Black Lily by Juliette Cross is 99c! Despite the nips-on-display cover, I really enjoyed this book. Vampires are the ruling class and the heroine is the leader of a human uprising. She first meets the vampire prince hero when she infiltrates a masked ball and tries to assassinate him. It’s Cinderella-esque. The next book is a take on Red Riding Hood and I’m super excited about it.
Cinderella like you’ve never seen before…
With the threat of the vampire monarchy becoming stronger every day, the Black Lily must take drastic measures. As the leader of the underground resistance, Arabelle concocts the perfect idea to gain the attention of the Glass Tower. Her plan? Attend the vampire prince’s blood ball and kill him. Fortunately for Prince Marius, her assassination goes awry, and Arabelle flees, leaving behind only her dagger.
Marius is desperate to find the woman whose kiss turned into attempted murder, hunting for the mysterious assassin he can’t push out of his mind. But what he uncovers could change the course of his life forever…
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Thirst
Thirst by Jacquelyn Frank is $1.99! I’m not sure if this is a sale price or not, but it’s not a bad number. This paranormal romance has a new-ish take on the vamp myth, where the hero gets his energy from the sun, rather than blood. Readers liked the unique premise, but felt the pacing of the book was off.
A hidden society of vampires—and the humans they love—are at the heart of this opening novel in a biting, all-original series from the New York Times bestselling author of the Nightwalkers saga.
Rafe DaSilva is an energy vampire, soaking up nourishment from the sun—and, only when necessary, drawing sweet sustenance from humans who are pure in body and spirit. As the right-hand man to his queen, Rafe is a key player at a historic peace summit in New York City, which will unite the vampire nations against a common threat: the sycophants, who feed on humanity and kill indiscriminately. But Rafe’s fascination with a beautiful blond police detective may put everything at risk.
Detective Renee Holden has never worked a homicide quite like this. The victim has twin puncture wounds on his neck, and the only eyewitness swears she saw a vampire. Now’s definitely not the time to get distracted by a seductive stranger. But the suave, darkly austere, exotically handsome Rafe DaSilva is a hard man to deny, and as Renee falls under his spell, she also falls prey to his enemies. Desperate to protect her, Rafe lifts the veil on a shadow realm she can only visit—a world of intoxicating power, terrifying dangers, and forbidden pleasures.
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Chain Reaction
Chain Reaction by Zoe Archer is 99c! Carrie says, “Zoe Archer’s science fiction romance feature hardboiled women warriors who are funny, tough, and sexy, and men who are their equals. Chain Reaction is one of the first science fiction romance novels I read, and it’s still so much fun!”
Elite 8th Wing pilot Celene Jur was taken captive after a mysterious device temporarily disabled her ship’s controls. Three solar months later, when Celene receives intel on the man who built the device, she’s ready to get the bastard. Only problem is, the higher-ups think her mission partner should be Nils Calder, a tech-head who can understand the disabling device. The attraction between them is electric, but Celene needs a soldier who can watch her back as she exacts her revenge.
Nils knows his department is nicknamed NerdWorks. Pilots like Celene think the closest tech geeks come to combat is all-night Nifalian chess tournaments. But behind the NerdWorks insignia on his sleeve Nils is an able fighter, ready to prove himself and gain Celene’s trust.
The desire between them is unexpected, but with the fate of thousands hanging in the balance, the hotshot pilot and the tech genius must succeed in their mission—no matter the cost.
43,000 words
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Trailer Park Fae
Trailer Park Fae by Lilith Saintcrow is $2.99! This is an urban fantasy book where the hero, who’s half fae, must return home to sort out some issues. Many complaints come from the fact that readers were expecting a certain story: a fun, ass-kicking urban fantasy adventured. However, it turned out to be rather dark. Have you read this one?
New York Times bestselling author Lilith Saintcrow returns to dark fantasy with a new series where the fairy world inhabits diners, dive bars and trailer parks.
Jeremy Gallow is just another construction worker, and that’s the way he likes it. He’s left his past behind, but some things cannot be erased. Like the tattoos on his arms that transform into a weapon, or that he was once closer to the Queen of Summer than any half-human should be. Now the half-sidhe all in Summer once feared is dragged back into the world of enchantment, danger, and fickle fae – by a woman who looks uncannily like his dead wife. Her name is Robin, and her secrets are more than enough to get them both killed. A plague has come, the fullborn-fae are dying, and the dark answer to Summer’s Court is breaking loose.
Be afraid, for Unwinter is riding…
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Thumbs up for Trailer Park Fae. Light on the romance, but, like most of Saintcrow’s writing, it’s original and engaging.
Hexed by Kevin Hearne is $1.99, usually it’s around $8. It’s the second in the Iron Druid chronicles, an Urban Fantasy series which I devoured in a Scribd haze a few years ago and really enjoyed.
Off Campus by Amy Jo Cousins is currently free, mm new adult with some triggers for rape.
Yessss, I love Trailer Park Fae. That whole series is excellent, and so so good. Be prepared for cliff hangers and emotional gut punches though–think Pamela Dean or Emma Bull sort of fae/human interactions. (I read them and also listened to the audio versions, both of which I recommend, with the caveat that the first book has weird sound balance issues.)
I second Katie Lynn’s Kevin Hearne recommendation. I loved the first two(?), but by the end of the third(?–I can’t remember if I’ve mentioned this, but my memory is trash), it did what series always do to me and turned in a direction I didn’t want it to go. (The customary direction that everyone who isn’t me loves and expects, so don’t take that in an ominous way.)
@ Ren Benton I also enjoyed the Kevin Hearne books initially, then was really turned off by something in the third or fourth book, I think. I waited awhile and tried the next in the series but it was broken for me at that point–the narrative voice was just annoying rather than entertaining.
“The Black Lily” has SO MUCH of my catnip…I’ve been eyeing that one for a while because CREEPY GOTHIC CASTLE. Obviously at 0.99 it’s a steal, thanks! The prologue had me giggling with glee.
Also, I noticed two of Sonali Dev’s books are 2.99 on Amazon – “A Bollywood Affair” and “A Change of Heart” (books 1 and 3) – looks like a good price, especially considering “The Bollywood Bride” is $9.99!
Also I just found a book on my TBR that’s on sale for $1.99!
“The Bronte Plot” by Katherine Reay.
I’m a sucker for anything with “Bronte” in it, so …there you go. It’s more of a women’s fiction title, but oh man, it looks exciting – rare books, travel, secrets, Haworth house…clicking clicking.
I really liked TRAILER PARK FAE, too. Maybe one day other books in the series will see a price reduction.
The Iron Druid series started off like gangbusters for me, too, then fizzled. I stuck it out for a couple more books, but then the new books started coming out in hardback and it just wasn’t worth it to me. When/if the later books ever go on sale, I might pick them up, tho, since I get fidgety not owning complete series.
I picked up one of the audio books on sale, but haven’t gotten around to it yet. Luke Daniels is the narrator, so that’s a big draw for me.
I thought I was so over vampires but The Black Lily sounds like all of my catnip rolled into one book. Clickety!
Whoops! Trailer Park Fae is now $9.99. Yikes! Miss one night of checking the site and I miss out on a great deal. Sigh.
Thumbs up to Chain Reaction!!! Both books in the duology are good SFR, which can be a hard thing to find.