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  • Borderline

    Borderline by Mishell Baker

    Borderline by Mishell Baker is $1.99! This is the first book in the urban fantasy series The Arcadia Project, and features a paraplegic heroine who also has borderline personality disorder. This book has been recommended to me countless times in my monthly book club. However, there are some reviewers who said this book was too much of an emotional rollercoaster for them. Content warning for suicide.

    A cynical, paraplegic screenwriter with borderline personality disorder gets recruited to join a secret organization that oversees relations between Hollywood and Fairyland in the first book of a new urban fantasy series from debut author Mishell Baker.

    Millie is a bit of a mess: she’s cynical, disabled, and self-destructive. And she has borderline personality disorder. So she’s a little confused as to why she’s been recruited for a top-secret agency that oversees deals between Hollywood icons and fairy muses. Even though this hidden, fantasy Hollywood isn’t exactly wheelchair-accessible, Millie is determined to ace her first assignment and not let her mental illness get the best of her. But when her first routine mission takes an unexpected and dangerous turn, Millie finds herself hip-deep in some of the scariest situations Fairyland has on offer—and she may not make it out in one piece…

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  • Midsummer Moon

    Midsummer Moon by Laura Kinsale

    Midsummer Moon by Laura Kinsale is $1.99! This has been discussed and recommended on a few previous podcasts and is a little lighter on angst than Kinsale’s other romances. For many readers, this was one of their first romances and as a bonus, it has an adorable hedgehog. Have you read this one?

    An impossible inventor…

    Ransom Falconer, Duke of Damerell, is sent to see if Merlin Lambourne, the famous inventor, has created a truly magnificent innovation that can be used in the war against Napoleon. What Ransom doesn’t realize is that Merlin is a woman, and not everyone wants to see her invention become a reality…

    With dreams of flight…

    Merlin Lambourne is a brilliant yet slightly eccentric scientist whose dream is to build a flying machine. Nothing can distract her from her goals, and Ransom offers her refuge at his estate, a safe haven to work on her invention undisturbed. But when Merlin’s dream puts them both at risk, Ransom must overcome his own fears and realize her invention may be the answer to saving both their lives…

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  • The Ice Twins

    The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne

    RECOMMENDED: The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne is $2.99! For any mystery/thriller fans, Elyse loved this book! She gave it an A grade:

    The Ice Twins by SK Tremayne is superbly fucking creepy. This is a book that either you’ll really love or you’ll hate passionately, and it all depends on your ability to withstand the spooky-level. We’re not talking about guts and serial killers here, but Hitchcock WTF is going on here sort of dread. Also: not a romance.

    One of Sarah’s daughters died. But can she be sure which one? THE ICE TWINS is a terrifying psychological thriller with a twisting plot worthy of Gillian Flynn.

    A year after one of their identical twin daughters, Lydia, dies in an accident, Angus and Sarah Moorcroft move to the tiny Scottish island Angus inherited from his grandmother, hoping to put together the pieces of their shattered lives.

    But when their surviving daughter, Kirstie, claims they have mistaken her identity–that she, in fact, is Lydia–their world comes crashing down once again.

    As winter encroaches, Angus is forced to travel away from the island for work, Sarah is feeling isolated, and Kirstie (or is it Lydia?) is growing more disturbed. When a violent storm leaves Sarah and her daughter stranded, Sarah finds herself tortured by the past–what really happened on that fateful day one of her daughters died?

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  • When I Fall

    When I Fall by Tamara Morgan

    When I Fall by Tamara Morgan is 99c! This contemporary romance has a fake relationship. Hello, catnip! Many readers mentioned how underrated this romance is and wished more people would give it a shot. However, some expressed that the characters weren’t very likable at first. It has a 3.8-star rating on Goodreads.

    Socialite Rebecca Clare gets through life one vodka tonic at a time. Emotionally shattered after her best friend’s death, she’s cast as the latest pseudo-celebrity screwup and hounded by paparazzi 24/7. So naturally, the cameras are rolling when she gets into a scrap at a club (he started it). But then an unexpected white knight steps in.

    Playing caretaker isn’t Jake Montgomery’s usual role, but Becca is his stepmother’s little sister. As they bond over their bad reputations, they find they have a lot more in common than the spotlight. When a photo of the nightclub incident goes viral, it raises protective instincts that Jake never knew he had. What better way to save Becca—and the family—from scandal than by claiming he’s her fiancé?

    Becca agrees to play along, never expecting a fake engagement to feel so right. But she’s vowed never to depend on a man for happiness; how can Jake convince her that falling in love is worth the risk?

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  1. Rose says:

    and as a bonus, it has an adorable hedgehog.

    I swear to God, if I go into this expecting some fabulous nerd-heroine catnip and I find out there are were-hedgehogs in this book, I will have a cow.

  2. Amanda says:

    @Rose: No were-hedgehogs! That’s a promise!

  3. MirandaB says:

    I liked Borderline very much. I don’t have or (consciously) know anyone with BPD, but as far as I could tell, her condition was handled realistically.

  4. Todd says:

    Rose – would it be a were-cow?

  5. JayneH says:

    I one-clicked the shit outta Borderline after doing the “Look inside”!

  6. Katie Lynn says:

    The First Period boxed set of Portland Storm books by Catherine Gayle is currently free. Hockey romance series, the first is one of my all-time favorite books.

  7. LauraL says:

    I remember reading Midsummer Moon eons ago and loving the names of the hero and heroine – Ransom and Merlin.

  8. Deborah says:

    I love Kinsale’s Midsummer Moon fiercely because it is lighter than her usual fare and all the emotional landmines (for me) are isolated to one of the secondary romances. However, it may be worth noting that some reviewers diagnose the heroine’s focus (“slightly eccentric,” “[n]othing can distract her from her goals”) as extreme autism spectrum disorder and have expressed discomfort about the appropriateness the domineering hero’s sexual advances. I’m often abashed by these sorts of reviews. Like, “omg, why don’t I care? Am I too distracted by the hedgehog?”

  9. Anonymous says:

    @Deborah — I hated Midsummer Moon for that reason, honestly. I’m not qualified to diagnose the heroine as being on the spectrum, but I had major, major consent issues with this book. Whether she’s on the spectrum or not, she was so isolated and so unaware of anything beyond her own world that she did not seem capable of giving valid consent to me. I felt like I was watching the hero seduce a thirteen-year-old.

  10. Jennifer says:

    I love Borderline and recommend it, but: heroine isn’t paraplegic, she lost both legs.

  11. Darlynne says:

    BORDERLINE sounds like my catnip and, oh, look, I bought it in the middle of 2016. I simply must start working on that digital TBR. This is getting ridiculous.

  12. Rose says:

    @Amanda thank you for looking out!! I’m not saying I have anything against were-hedgehogs, but there’s a time and a place.

    @Todd Yes it would. And then I would enlist one of these lovely authors to write a steamy novel about a hunky SWAT/firefighter/marine alpha cow shifter.

  13. Lindsey says:

    @Rose – and then we would all read that steamy novel about a hunky SWAT/firefighter/marine alpha cow shifter!

  14. Gloriamarie says:

    Giving Borderline a try although so far I have been extremely disappointed by all the books I’ve read in which someone has a mental illness or PTSD. I have the sense that the authors never did any research, relying on popular notions. At least it didn’t feel like it to me. As a person with Major Depressive Disorder who has also known many people with PTSD, I have felt these kinds of serious issues deserve respect, research and better treatment. The love of a good woman, for instance, will not heal PTSD.

    Midsummer Moon oh please read it. I laughed my head off the entire way. “It was in the salt!”

  15. Vicki says:

    I read Borderline and liked it.

    I also read Ice Twins – that one packed a punch. I do recommend it if you like the psychological mystery thing.

  16. Ele says:

    I read alot of urban fantasy, which can get a little stale – often featuring a hyper-competent bounty-hunting heroine with perhaps a few endearing flaws. The heroine in Borderline is nothing like that. It is pretty unusual. It is also well-written, with some fairly sharp humor. As for whether it portrays borderline personality disorder accurately, I am not sure. I do know that this disorder is considered by therapists to be very difficult to treat, and the heroine (who narrates this in the first-person) would certainly fall into the “difficult” category.

  17. Antipodean Shenanigans says:

    Midsummer Moon has one of the best first chapters of any book I’ve ever read, not just romance. I enjoyed the hell out of it.

  18. LML says:

    Kinsale’s Sieze the Fire about did me in, but the above blurb, and especially the comments, have convinced me to read Midsummer Moon.

  19. marjorie says:

    I am SAD that they changed the cover of Midsummer Moon, which used to FEATURE the hedgehog. In a POCKET.

    I can totally understand people having concerns about consent with it. VALID. For me personally, the entire book was so WEIRD and fantastical, and Merlin was so competent and able to take care of herself, that I wasn’t troubled. I found it very funny, too.

  20. Gloriamarie says:

    I loved the cover with the hedgehog.

    Yes, Midsummer Moon is crazysauce through and through but it is brilliantly written with well-developed characters and lots of attention to detail.

    Besides, no one writes a wounded hero better than Kinsale. It’s been a number of years since she has published anything new and I do so that fertile mind of hers has not dried up because I have everything she’s written and I want MORE, I don’t care how crazysauce she gets, she is committed to something dear to my heart, the appearance of verisimilitude. In other words, her crazysauce is functional and it works.

  21. LML says:

    I avoided Elyse’s book club but could not sleep, wondering “What happens next?”. Finished earlier today, and I must say, the Hero behaved badly, repeatedly. He also acknowledged his bad behavior (repeatedly) and attempted to make amends (repeatedly). Did anyone else notice the original publication information © 1987, 2010 by Hedgehog Inc.?

  22. Todd says:

    And then I would enlist one of these lovely authors to write a steamy novel about a hunky SWAT/firefighter/marine alpha cow shifter.

    I can’t help thinking this would be a lot of bull (snerk).

  23. Laura says:

    As someone with BPD (and tons of therapy to go with it!) I was both excited by and scared to read Borderline (the dangers of comparing mental health experiences is REAL!)so I just grabbed the sample of Amazon to see what was up – and I instantly fell in love. I can’t vouch for the entire book, but I’m about 57% of the way in and loving it!

    There is one scene that as I was reading it, tears were streaming down my face and my REASON MIND (the heroine and I share similar therapy strategies, including the separation of REASON mind and EMOTION mind) asked me to try to read the passage again, from the prospective of someone without BPD and see what I saw – and damn if I didn’t see it nearly as emotional. But, in that moment I shared the heroine’s hurt, loneliness, and despair because of her internalization of her roommate not accepting her offer to help cook dinner!

    This book gives me the feels big time – honestly, sometimes I skip over the world-building (it’s pretty standard fey set up with Unseelie and Seelie courts, etc. etc) but every time the heroine dips into her head, I am right there with her, gobbling up every line.

  24. Laura says:

    Oh – sorry, I guess I should have also included a few key facts that might sway people’s interest in reading:

    1. The heroine does have a mountain of therapy time and does try to continue therapy throughout the book. She is constantly shifting through therapy skills during intense moments (sometimes successfully and sometimes not).
    2. So far, at least, there is no ‘magic cure’ and the heroine struggles daily with her diagnosis.
    3. CONTENT WARNING – Amanda already included a content warning at the top but this book also includes self-harm and discussions of abuse.
    4. There are multiple other people in the book that have other diagnoses that get discussed with varying levels of severity.

    okay, I’m done now! Going back under the covers to finish this book!

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