RECOMMENDED: Madame X by Jasinda Wilder is $1.99 for a limited time. Amanda read this book and while it’s not quite a romance, she really enjoyed it. In her B+ review, she wrote:
Madame X isn’t going to be for everyone…. It’s written in first person. It does end on a cliffhanger. It deals with abuse (trigger warning) – physically, financially, and psychologically. There’s no HEA in this book as it’s an ongoing series following the same heroine. And there are also themes of infidelity.
But, if you’re still with me, it’s also one of the most unique books I’ve read in a while. It sucked me in and broke my heart. The next book cannot come soon enough.
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An Offer You Can’t Refuse What’s a girl to do with… An offer you can’t refuse? Nothing could tear Lola and Dougie apart, except his mother… Seventeen-year-old Lola has no intention of accepting when her boyfriend’s snobbish mother offers her a huge bribe to break up with him. Then Lola discovers a secret that makes her think again, and the only way she can help one of the people she loves most in the world … Continue reading Jill Mansell Boxed Set →
Thinking of You by Jill Mansell is $1.99 right now. This is a contemporary romance featuring an “empty nest” heroine and reviews say it has plenty of emotion and humor. It has a 3.76-star average on GR, and while some readers say it took some time to set up the plot, once the mirrored storylines between the mother and the daughter got going, the book was charming and fun. When Ginny Holland's daughter heads … Continue reading Books on Sale: Two Jill Mansell Novels, A New Adult, and Historical Fiction →
A Walk in the Park by Jill Mansell is $2.99 everywhere right now. I've read two of Mansell's books so far – after many were recommended by all of you very wise readers – and I really enjoyed her writing. They all take place in small communities in England, and while there's a romance thread, sometimes it's much thinner than the stories that connect the characters to one another. One of Mansell's strengths is her … Continue reading Books on Sale: Contemporary Catnip from Jill Mansell, Ruthie Knox and Bella Andre →
RECOMMENDED: Millie's Fling by Jill Mansell is a Kindle Daily Deal that's being sort-of price matched at $2.51/$2.99 right now. Mansell's books go on sale periodically, and each time readers say how much they enjoy them. I finally bought one – this one, in fact, and it charmed the Cheetos out of me. From my B review: Millie's Fling was recommended by several readers in past discussions as one of the most charming of Mansells, … Continue reading Books on Sale: Recommended Jill Mansell, Fantasy from Joe Abercrombie, and Shopaholics, Too →
Let's have some fun! Today, a Which One First? request, with a giveaway! As part of our continued reader recommendation feature, Classic Romances: Which One First?, I wanted to ask your recommendation for which Jill Mansell novel a reader unfamiliar with her backlist should try first. Mansell's backlist isn't as far-reaching into the past as some other authors we've built recommendation lists for, but she has a lot of books published in her career. I … Continue reading Classic Romances: Which One First? Jill Mansell Edition - with Giveaway! →
Every time, and I mean every single time Jill Mansell's books go on sale — which happens a couple of times a year — readers say how much they love her writing. “Comfort reads,” is one term I see a lot, along with “charming and funny,” and also “lovely.” I was in one of those reading moods where nothing was grabbing me, and things I thought I wanted to read weren't working for me. I … Continue reading Millie’s Fling by Jill Mansell →
RECOMMENDED: Just Like Heaven is $1.99 right now. This is book 1 of the Smith-Smythe series, a companion series to Quinn's much-loved Bridgerton series. I call these “visiting books,” as there's not a lot of emotional tension, but I like the world and I like the people in it, so I enjoy visiting when I read one. I reviewed this book when it came out and gave it a B-: I read this book … Continue reading Books on Sale: Julia Quinn, Lauren Dane, Tessa Dare, and Jill Mansell! →
Nadia Knows Best by Jill Mansell is $1.99 today only at BN and Amazon. It's normally about $10 or more. This is a reissue of a 2002 novel – with people caught in a snowstorm, which is totally my catnip. When Nadia Kinsella meets Jay Tiernan, she's tempted. Of course she is. Stranded together in a remote Cotswold pub, with a snowstorm raging outside—let’s face it, who would ever know? But Nadia’s already met The … Continue reading Books on Sale: Jill Mansell, Katie McGarry and Robyn Carr Contemporaries →
A few books on sale today – including one that's a Kindle Daily Deal. I don't usually link to book sales that are at one retailer only – at least, not intentionally, though I occasionally screw that up – but this is a book that's been a daily deal at other times at other retailers, and on its own, it's hella expensive. Last year I reviewed Yesterday's News, a translation of a Swedish novel by Kajsa … Continue reading Jill Mansell and Kajsa Ingemarsson Books on Sale Today Only - with Reader Recs →
Help A Bitch Out - SOLVED!
This HaBO comes from Mary, who is trying to find what she describes as “British chick lit”: I’m hoping you can help me find a book I read several years ago, in the middle of a British chick lit binge! I really thought it was a Jill Mansell, but none of the plot descriptions are ringing bells and I don’t want to read through her entire backlist to find it. The plot I remember is … Continue reading HaBO: Hero Ghostwrites His Aunt’s Books →
