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Burning Lamp
Burning Lamp by Amanda Quick is $1.99! This is the eighth book in The Arcane Society series and book two in the spin-off Dreamlight Trilogy, which makes me unsure if this can be read as a standalone. Let us know in the comments! Some readers felt the hero was too much of a jerk, while others loved the heroine and paranormal elements.
In this second novel of the Dreamlight Trilogy from New York Times-bestselling author Amanda Quick, psychic power and passion collide as a legendary curse comes to a burn…
The Arcane Society was born in turmoil when the friendship of its two founders evolved into a fierce rivalry. Nicholas Winters’s efforts led to the creation of a device of unknown powers called the Burning Lamp. Each generation of male descendents who inherits it is destined to develop multiple talents-and the curse of madness.
Plagued by hallucinations and nightmares, notorious crime lord Griffin Winters is convinced he has been struck with the Winters Curse. But even has he arranges a meeting with the mysterious woman Adelaide Pyne, he has no idea how closely their fates are bound, for she holds the missing lamp in her possession.
But their dangerous psychic experiment makes them the target of forces both inside and outside of the Arcane Society. And though desire strengthens their power, their different lives will keep them apart-if death doesn’t take them together.
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Bitten
Bitten by Kelley Armstrong is $1.99! This is the first book in the Women of the Otherworld series. It has a second chance romance element and werewolf heroine. I know many readers loved this book and this series, but I’m in the minority. There was a lot of focus on pack politics and less focus on romance. I did check out the TV show for a while, though.
Elena Michaels seems like the typically strong and sexy modern woman, She lives with her architect boyfriend, writes for a popular newspaper, and works out at the gym. She’s also a werewolf.
Elena has done all she can to assimilate to the human world, but the man whose bite changed her existence forever, and his legacy, continue to haunt her. Thrown into a desperate war for survival that tests her allegiance to a secret clan of werewolves, Elena must recon with who, and what, she is in this passionate, page-turning novel that begins the Women of the Otherworld series.
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Succubus Blues
Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead is $1.99! This is more urban fantasy in the early books than a romance. I actually had trouble getting into this one because it felt like nothing ever happened. But many people loved the butt-kicking succubus heroine who works in a bookstore and lusts after a sexy writer. Have you read it?
When it comes to jobs in hell, being a succubus seems pretty glamorous. A girl can be anything she wants, the wardrobe is killer, and mortal men will do anything just for a touch. Granted, they often pay with their souls, but why get technical?
But Seattle succubus Georgina Kincaid’s life is far less exotic. At least there’s her day job at a local bookstore–free books;all the white chocolate mochas she can drink;and easy access to bestselling, sexy writer, Seth Mortensen, aka He Whom She Would Give Anything to Touch but Can’t.
But dreaming about Seth will have to wait. Something wicked is at work in Seattle’s demon underground. And for once, all of her hot charms and drop-dead one-liners won’t help because Georgina’s about to discover there are some creatures out there that both heaven and hell want to deny. . .
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The Rookery Rogues: Volume 1
The Rookery Rogues: Volume 1 by Erica Monroe is 99c! This is a boxed set that collects book one through three in the Rookery Rogues series. Elyse gave the first book, A Dangerous Invitation, an A+ grade. So that’s probably the worth the cost of admission alone!
Boxed Set containing books 1-3 of the bestselling historical romantic suspense series, The Rookery Rogues:
A Dangerous Invitation (Book 1)
Torn from her life of privilege by her father’s death, Kate Morgan is now a fence for stolen goods in the rookeries. The last man she expects to see again is Daniel O’Reilly, who swore to loved her but instead fled amidst accusations of murder. One drunken night cost Daniel everything. To win back the life he had, he must prove he’s innocent of murder and convince Kate he’s no longer a scoundrel.Secrets in Scarlet (Book 2)
Poppy O’Reilly has crafted a new life in the Spitalfields rookery for herself and her young daughter, one that depends on keeping her past hidden. But when the murder of a fellow factory worker brings Sergeant Thaddeus Knight of the Metropolitan Police into her life, she’ll discover that the one man who could discover her past is the one man she can’t live without.Beauty and the Rake (Book 3)
Abigail Vautille dreamed of escaping Whitechapel, until a tragic incident left her scarred and penniless. Now to save her family from debtor’s prison, she strikes a bargain with the rogue who owns her father’s debts: for two weeks, she’ll give him her body, but not her heart. But when Inspector Michael Strickland sees the beauty inside her, not the beast she believes herself to be.Add to Goodreads To-Read List →
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According to Amazon, the Rookery Rogues set is 452 pages. Yet the reviews use the word ‘novel.’ Is each title a novella or does the page length refer to a single title? Anyone know?
@Chelle: I think that’s a mistake and the books are full-length rather than novellas. According to Goodreads, the set is nearly 900 pages.
“Instant Attraction” by Jill Shalvis is $1.99 on Kindle. 🙂
Yes, each Rookery Rogues book is a full length novel, ranging from around 85,000-98,000 words. I checked the individual descriptions on Amazon where the word count is listed. 🙂
If you like historicals without Dukes, the Rookery Rogues series is worth a try. The setting is gritty and the characters are memorable.
Thanks @Amanda and @Morgan!!
I really enjoyed the Women of the Otherworld books, but they’re urban fantasy more than romances. Some of the books have romances, but not all.
Harlequin has a box set of three historicals for 1.99 on Amazon. It includes a set of novellas and two books one of which has been ony radar for a while. Virginia Heath’s A Discerning Gentleman’s Guide which 3.99 regularly.
I loved Bitten. The whole series explores female rage, trauma, identify, and choice, and the idea that maybe the most authentic identity for an angry woman is not to be human at all. It’s more paranormal fantasy than pure romance, but there’s a great relationship that develops and deepens over the series.
Would strongly recommend all the Rookery Rogues books! They involve non-noble, working-class characters in an Industrial Revolution setting, are vividly written and researched, and have some mystery mixed in with the romance. Erica Monroe is an auto-buy for me.
You can totally read the Amanda Quick as a standalone! The trilogy just concerns the same magical artifact through the ages, with one book each by JAK’s alter egos Jayne Ann Krentz and Jayne Castle. I quite liked Burning Lamp when I first read it, it honestly never occurred to me that an AQ hero could be a jerk, lol! I usually find them charming grumpypants, but I suppose ymmv.
IMO, Burning Lamp by Amanda Quick is not a standalone and I feel strongly that all of the Arcane Society novels must be read in the correct order in worde to make sense of the world. There are trilogies within the series, as each in the trilogy has a present-day story, a Victorian era one, and one set on a distant planet far in the future. I loved them and read them through one after the other.
Bitten by Kelley Armstrong is wonderful and so much better than the TV show. Her women are strong people and I felt the character in the TV show was written far more wimpy than she is. I also felt the actor who played the hero was just a tad too flabby to be a convincing werewolf as I have this idea that all that running around as a wolf would build muscles and burn calories.
Of the Rookery Rogues, I’ve read A Dangerous Invitation and Beauty and the Rake and enjoyed them both. It was a wonderful change to read about poor, working class people instead of fabulously wealthy folk.
I loved the Women of the Otherworld books about Elena. When the POV’s shifted to Paige and Savannah they really stopped working for me. The tv show just didn’t work for me. I didn’t think the leads had any chemistry and all the smart wit of the characters was removed in favor of sex and Twilight-esque brooding.
I absolutely loathe Bitten. I hated Elena and I was revolted by the romance. I thought that the author wss terrible. I read Dime Store Magic and was deeply surprised by how much I enjoyed the book. The switch away from Elena worked and I just skipped any book in the series that was from Elena’s point of view.
I’m going to stand in the middle ground between Amanda H and Gloriamarie. You can read Amanda Quick/Jayne Ann Krentz as stand alones – my local library seems to have a standing policy of never carry all the books in a series, so I never have – but they work much better in terms of world building if you read them in order. The romances are contained to their books, but the artifacts carry the series.
Rookery Rogues is 99p in the UK, too. So much for not buying any more books until payday…
I agree with BellaInAus: you can read JAK series entries as standalone, but they are more fun if you read a the whole series. These are go-to rereads for me, partly because I love the world building around the artifacts and the various paranormal abilities.
So far so good with Rookery Rogues, although every time a character talks about getting ‘bummed’ it does rather jar. To this Brit, that means something else entirely!
@Jenny, I agree with you that it jars when she uses “bummed” because whether she uses it in the American or British sense, it is too modern a word for the time period and disturbs…wait for it… the appearance of verisimilitude.