There have been some excellent deals on books this month, so I thought we should recap some of the most popular books that y’all have purchased this month. If you read one of these, please do let us know what you think, and if you recommend it!
Act Like It
Act Like It by Lucy Parker is not on sale, per se – it’s $3.49. But that is an outstanding price given how much I loved this story, and how many other people bought it, read it, and came back to squee in the comments to my review. This story is adorably wonderful, funny and charming, and you should totally treat yourself or someone you love to this book. It’s terrific.
This just in: romance takes center stage as West End theatre’s Richard Troy steps out with none other than castmate Elaine Graham
Richard Troy used to be the hottest actor in London, but the only thing firing up lately is his temper. We all love to love a bad boy, but Richard’s antics have made him Enemy Number One, breaking the hearts of fans across the city.
Have the tides turned? Has English rose Lainie Graham made him into a new man?
Sources say the mismatched pair has been spotted at multiple events, arm in arm and hip to hip. From fits of jealousy to longing looks and heated whispers, onlookers are stunned by this blooming romance.
Could the rumors be right? Could this unlikely romance be the real thing? Or are these gifted stage actors playing us all?
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Dancing in the Duke’s Arms is a Regency romance anthology for 99c – which, given the authors included is a bargain like whoa. The anthology features novellas from Grace Burrowes, Shana Galen, Miranda Neville, and Carolyn Jewel. Amanda pointed out last week that some readers wished there were more pages to continue the romances. It has a 4.2-star rating on Goodreads, and, again, for .99 you should treat yourself!
Why Do Dukes Fall in Love?
Every summer the cream of society gathers at the Dukeries, named for the ducal estates concentrated in one small corner of Nottinghamshire. While the entertainments include parties, balls, and a famous boat race, the ducal hosts and their guests find heartbreak, love and happy endings.
Four heartwarming stories from four bestselling historical romance authors.
MAY I HAVE THIS DUKE? by Grace Burrowes
The trouble with Houseparties. . .
Gerard Hammersley, Duke of Hardcastle, is dragooned by an old friend into attending a house party, though Hardcastle refuses to fall prey to the matchmakers who relish such gatherings. He recruits his nephew’s prim, prickly governess, Miss Ellen MacHugh, to preserve him from being compromised by the conniving debutantes, and offers in exchange to deflect the drunken viscounts who plague Ellen.. . . Is that they must end.
Ellen agrees to Hardcastle’s scheme for two reasons. First, she’s been attracted to His Grace since the day she laid eyes on him, and knows that behind Hardcastle’s lack of charm lies a ferociously loyal and faithful heart. Second, she’s departing from Hardcastle’s household at the conclusion of the house party, and two weeks safeguarding His Grace’s bachelorhood is as much pleasure—and as much torment—as she can endure before she leaves him.DUCHESS OF SCANDAL by Miranda Neville
Too Many Scandals
After months of marriage, the Duke of Linton agreed to live apart from his wife. Thrown together due to a scheduling error, Linton finds Althea still has the power to make his heart race. Linton seems different from the critical, indifferent man Althea married. But though she burns for him as a lover, can she trust him to be the husband she needs?WAITING FOR A DUKE LIKE YOU by Shana Galen
There’s no such thing as the perfect hero…
Nathan Cauley, tenth Duke of Wyndover, is so handsome ladies swoon—literally swoon. His blond hair and blue eyes certainly draw attention at the Duke of Sedgemere’s house party, but Nathan doesn’t want a fawning young miss for his duchess. He stumbles upon a bedraggled woman sleeping under Sedgemere’s bridge, and his protective instincts stir. When he recognizes her as the princess he fell in love with eight years before, he’s determined to win not only her affections but her heart.Or is there?
After revolutionaries massacre Princess Vivienne’s family, she and the head of her guard flee to England. Before they can reach London to beg asylum, assassins kill the last of her defenders. Vivienne is alone and on the run when the Duke of Wyndover comes to her rescue. She barely remembers meeting him years before, and isn’t comfortable with gentlemen who are more attractive than she is. Nathan is more than a pretty face, though, and when the assassins return, he might just prove to be the duke Vivienne has been waiting for.AN UNSUITABLE DUCHESS by Carolyn Jewel
The Duke of Stoke Teversault has well earned his reputation for bloodless calculation. Indeed, recently widowed Georgina Lark has no idea he’s loved her since before her late husband swept her off her feet. Stoke Teversault means to keep it that way. The cold and forbidding duke and the blithe and open Georgina could not be less suited in any capacity. And yet, when Georgina and her sister arrive at his home, his ice-bound heart may melt away.
Georgina Lark has never thought of thought of the Duke of Stoke Teversault as a man capable of inducing passion in anyone. He’s long disapproved of her, but she will be forever grateful to him for his assistance after her husband died.
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We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is $1.99 – and thanks again to Ms Bookjunkie on Twitter for the heads up about this short volume. This book is based on Adichie’s very popular TEDx talk by the same name. It has over 9000 reviews on GoodReads, and a 4.4-star average. I’ve bought copies for myself and some friends, and, given how many have sold this month, I think some of you may have, too!
What does “feminism” mean today? That is the question at the heart of We Should All Be Feminists, a personal, eloquently-argued essay—adapted from her much-viewed Tedx talk of the same name—by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the award-winning author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun. With humor and levity, here Adichie offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century—one rooted in inclusion and awareness. She shines a light not only on blatant discrimination, but also the more insidious, institutional behaviors that marginalize women around the world, in order to help readers of all walks of life better understand the often masked realities of sexual politics. Throughout, she draws extensively on her own experiences—in the U.S., in her native Nigeria, and abroad—offering an artfully nuanced explanation of why the gender divide is harmful for women and men, alike. Argued in the same observant, witty and clever prose that has made Adichie a bestselling novelist, here is one remarkable author’s exploration of what it means to be a woman today—and an of-the-moment rallying cry for why we should all be feminists.
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The Viscount Who Lived Down the Lane by Elizabeth Boyle is 99c. Amanda posted this deal earlier this month, and LauraL shared in the comments that she enjoyed this book quite a bit: “I enjoyed The Viscount Who Lived Down the Lane, especially the way the hero and heroine meet. There are many story lines to be resolved, but we get plenty of banter.” This is a historical romance with some very light Beauty and the Beast elements so if you like fairy-tale references in your fiction, you would probably like this a lot!
In New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Boyle’s fourth novel in the Rhymes With Love series, a resolute young woman goes toe-to-toe with the Beast of Mayfair…
She has no desire for love…
As she arrives in Mayfair, Louisa Tempest is horrified when her incorrigible cat bolts from the carriage and dashes into a neighbor’s house, where she comes face-to-face with the reclusive Viscount Wakefield. But even more dismaying than his foul temper is the disarray in which she finds his home. Convinced his demeanor would improve if his household were in order, Louisa resolves to put everything to rights.
…until she meets the viscount who lives down the lane.
Much to his chagrin, Wakefield finds it impossible to keep the meddling Louisa out of his home, invading his daily life with her “improvements,” and his nights with the tempting desires she sparks inside him. Wounded in the war, he’s scorned society ever since his return . . . until Louisa opens the door to his heart and convinces him to give love a second chance.
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Darn it. I don’t have ANY of these and according to my TBR pile (almost 300! *gulp*) I’ll forget why I wanted them by the time I get to them. The first step is to admit you have a problem right?
I bought Act like it on the strength of your review, and I loved it – LOVED it! – and had the same response as you – I read it again straight away. And my pleasure was enhanced no end by discovering that Lucy Parker is a fellow Kiwi.
I find the cover of The Viscount Who Lived Down the Lane startlingly funny. I don’t know why exactly – it’s not like “billowing shirt+naked male torso” is uncommon in historicals, but there’s something about this that makes it seem like he’s sort of a man who regularly goes out for a stroll in a windstorm for maximum billow.
@Judith:
Oh, I am so happy to hear that. YAY! Thank you for sharing that!
@Cordy, I think it is because he is not standing up straight, but he seems sheepish about his billowing, nightgown/artist-style shirt.
Yes! You’re right! He’s sort of like “Excuse me, could I get- I can’t help it if these winds rip it right off me, could a Viscount get a little privacy here?”
It took a while for Act Like It to show up in my library queue, so I didn’t get to join in the review comment love previously but this book was indeed fabulous and I adored it and I am devastated there is nothing else to read by this author because I need it.
Yay, I just bought all of them! And shared the link for the Feminist one with some friends on FB.
I also bought Act Like It the minute I read your review, and it became an instant favorite! I’m so grateful for that recommendation, and so excited for more of her work. I even wrote Lucy Parker on Goodreads I loved it so much. If anyone hasn’t read it, do it! You won’t regret it.
I also read Act Like It on your recommendation and I loved it! I was so straightforward compared to some of the angsty YA fiction I have been reading recently and it reminded me why I love romance books in the first place!