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Skinwalker
Skinwalker by Faith Hunter is $1.99! It’s the first book in the urban fantasy Jane Yellowrock series. With the Native American skinwalker heroine and the inclusion of vampires and werewolves, I’m getting some hefty Mercy Thompson vibes from this book. I love the Mercy Thompson series, so I’m definitely wondering if I’ll enjoy this one. Reviewers commented that this definitely suffers from “first book-itis,” where a bulk of the book deals with worldbuilding, but the action really picks up during the last half of the book. It has a 3.8-star rating on GR.
First in a brand new series from the author of the rogue mage novels
Jane Yellowrock is the last of her kind-a skinwalker of Cherokee descent who can turn into any creature she desires and hunts vampires for a living. But now she’s been hired by Katherine Fontaneau, one of the oldest vampires in New Orleans and the madam of Katie’s Ladies, to hunt a powerful rogue vampire who’s killing other vamps…
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My Dearest Enemy
My Dearest Enemy by Connie Brockway is 99c! This is a historical romance, that was recommended by Jane on a previous DBSA podcast on epistolary romances. Some reviews on Goodreads said that not a lot happens in the book, so if you’re looking something for a lot of action, this might not be for you. Have you read this one?
Connie Brockway’s novel of unexpected love begins with a series of letters between a world-weary adventurer and the beautiful suffragette whose passion calls him home.
“Dear Mr. Thorne, For the next five years, I will profitably manage this estate. I will deliver to you an allowance and I will prove that women are just as capable as men.” Lillian Bede is shocked when she is tapped to run the affairs of an exquisite country manor. But she accepts the challenge, taking the opportunity to put her politics into practice. There’s only one snag: Lily’s ward, the infuriating, incorrigible globe-trotter Avery Thorne.
“My Dear Miss Bede, Forgive me if I fail to shudder. Pray, do whatever you bloody well want, can, or must.” Avery’s inheritance is on hiatus after his uncle dies—and his childhood home is in the hands of some domineering usurper. But when he finally returns, Avery finds that his antagonist is not at all what he expected. In fact, Lily Bede is stunning, exotic, provocative—and impossible to resist.
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Men Like This
Men Like This by Roxanne Smith is 99c! This is a contemporary romance with a horror author heroine and an actor hero. Plus, there’s a fake relationship! Though the book is a romance, readers mention that there’s no sex. But many were so captured by the story that the lack of bedroom activities didn’t seem to matter. Anyone interested?
Can she trust a man who pretends for a living?
Horror author Quinn Buzzly knows all about the dark side, but when she meets actor Jack Decker, she’s moved to explore something completely different—at least on paper. With his sexy good looks, intriguing manner, and charming Irish-tinged English accent, Jack is the perfect model for her next hero. Quinn decides to spend one year in London writing a historical romance inspired by him. Until real life butts in…
Jack’s jealous ex-fiancée sparks a media storm when she accuses him and Quinn of having an affair. But Jack knows how to play this game. At his insistence, Quinn agrees to go along with the faux romance until the chatter subsides. Then they’ll stage a quiet breakup and go their separate ways. Yet Jack is a shameless—and irresistibly convincing—flirt, and Quinn has to remind herself it’s an act. Or is it? If Jack means business, he’ll have to find the words to convince a wordsmith that their love is the real thing…
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Marley & Me
Marley & Me by Josh Grogan is $1.99! This is a highly recommending, bestselling nonfiction book that was turned into a movie with Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson. In case you haven’t read it or aren’t familiar, tread carefully,
Some readers thought the author and his wife were pretty bad dog owners, but many were touched by the book. It has a 4.1-star rating on Goodreads.the dog dies.John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wiggly yellow furball of a puppy. Life would never be the same.
Marley quickly grew into a barreling, ninety-seven-pound streamroller of a Labrador retriever, a dog like no other. He crashed through screen doors, gouged through drywall, flung drool on guests, stole women’s undergarments, and ate nearly everything he could get his mouth around, including couches and fine jewelry. Obedience school did no good—Marley was expelled. Neither did the tranquilizers the veterinarian prescribed for him with the admonishment, “Don’t hesitate to use these.”
And yet Marley’s heart was pure. Just as he joyfully refused any limits on his behavior, his love and loyalty were boundless, too. Marley shared the couple’s joy at their first pregnancy, and their heartbreak over the miscarriage. He was there when babies finally arrived and when the screams of a seventeen-year-old stabbing victim pierced the night. Marley shut down a public beach and managed to land a role in a feature-length movie, always winning hearts as he made a mess of things. Through it all, he remained steadfast, a model of devotion, even when his family was at its wit’s end. Unconditional love, they would learn, comes in many forms.
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I’ve tried reading Skinwalker a few times, and while it has a lot of good ideas, it definitely suffers from all the backstory and world building it’s trying SO hard to cram in. I liked a lot of the lore and most of the characters were interesting, I just wish it had been paced better. Also (and I admit this is more a personal pet peeve than anything else), I’m kind of bored of the whole “my beast” thing when it comes to shifter characters in paranormal novels where they treat the character’s shifted form/s as this separate entity… I don’t know, I would just like to see it treated as less of an almost “possession” or separate personality or being. It’s not that I have any problems with the concept, it’s just that it’s been done to death.
Thank you for adding the Marley & Me spoiler. The only reason I read it was because it was a gift from someone who promised me the opposite was true. Lesson learned: never take the word of someone who hasn’t read it firsthand.
I will be one-clicking My Dearest Enemy. I love epistolary novels.
My Dearest Enemy is a great example of antagonists (not really enemies) to lovers. The hero and heroine are witty and caustic and so much fun in their correspondence and interactions as they fall in love. I read a library copy years ago and am one-clicking.
I was once on a plane full of high school kids returning home from a study abroad thing, and watching all of the teenage boys trying not to cry in front of the girls while watching Marley and Me was the best part of the flight.
Jenny Colgan’s book, Little Beach Street Bakery is on sale for 1.99. It is a contemporary set in England. I discovered Colgan’s books at SBTB, through one of the deal posts and have really enjoyed them. They always seem to involve food (in this case bread) and include recipes. I think that there is a sequel to this one coming out later this year.
Speaking of Mercy Thompson, the first book in the series, Moon Called, is on sale for $1.99 right now.
@Leah #1, re Skinwalkers –
Beast is treated as a separate character because she is a separate character/soul – in later books Jane talks to Beast and not in a weird “I’m talking to myself” way. Jane isn’t a werewolf, where part of a person is much larger/furrier than the human, but instead she is a skinwalker who accidentally used black magic to subsume the soul of another.
Love the Jane Yellowrock series, love, love, love! Also love the Mercy series. Both badass, kickass women change and grow within their stories, becoming more than they began. I value the ladies’ courage, as I just may have a teensy-tiny problem with the dark and couldn’t kick my way out of a wet paper bag.
I detest “Marley and Me” the movie. The movie was well done, but I was blindsided by the ending. I openly sobbed at the end of that movie surprising not only my husband, but myself at the depth of my reaction. I will never watch it again and certainly will avoid the book. My husband was very understanding about it because his trigger movie was Field of Dreams the first time we watched it when it first came out. (The only time I have seen my husband sob in 25 years) I guess we all have our triggers.
@ReneeG
I’m so relieved that SOMEONE realized you become a skinwalker by committing an evil act. Skinwalkers are legitimate monsters, and the only thing worse than consistently seeing Native American culture appropriated is seeing it appropriated AND misused.
I LOVE the Jane Yellowrock series. ADORE it.
I also like Faith Hunter’s short stories set in Jane’s world–you might try one of them if you’re curious as to whether you’d like Jane’s series.
Jane is religious, which is frequently at odds with both her line of work and heritage, and I appreciate how she frequently suffers for this conflict.
And Beast is possibly my favorite character. I’m enjoying hearing Kristine Hvam voice Beast. (I read a “short story” that was people writing to Beast for advice, and her responses. It was delightful, because Beast isn’t human, and so doesn’t see things at all like Jane.
For $1.99 it is well-worth checking out.
@Elspeth Grey,
Jane isn’t evil, but she spends a lot of time worrying that she will become a true monster. There is also a fascinating mythos as to how skinwalker magic works. It’s not in line with the predominant skinwalker mythology, but it is very much internally consistent throughout the series, and quite different from how one normally would think such magic would operate. (It’s actually some of my favorite world building, because it’s so different.)
I love the Jane Yellowrock series. I’ve read and listened to all of them. Yes, first books in series are sometimes problematic because of the burdens of character and world building, but I think the JY books keep getting better and better.
And, as mentioned, Beast is not just another aspect of Jane. She was once a separate living creature who now shares Jane’s soul and body. Beast’s development and relationship with Jane (and others) is one of the best things in the series, IMO.
Granted, the series may not be everyone’s cuppa, but I highly recommend it.
BTW, Janet/Robin at DA wrote a piece about Jane Yellowrock a week or so ago.
http://dearauthor.com/features/letters-of-opinion/are-love-and-freedom-compatible/
thanks for the suggestion about Men Like This I got it and I’m enjoying it a lot.
I bought Men Like This as well and am having some problems with it. I like the story, but the author’s bizarre misuse of words keeps bouncing me out of it to try to figure out what she’s trying to say. I’m more or less inured to simple grammar errors by now, this is a different problem.
Every so often she simply uses the wrong word. For instance: “Lavishing in my Irishman’s accent….” Where I can only guess she meant wallowing. Someone is said to “…quell at sharing an opinion.” I think she meant quail. The heroine is said to be “… attempting to go to London” when she’s still only tempted to go, or perhaps intending to go.
Every time I run into one of these out of place words, I have to stop and figure out what she really means. I’m up to Ch 7 and still haven’t given up, but it’s hard to stay engaged with the story with all these annoying little interruptions.
Does no one have editors anymore? Do they try to do it themselves with a spell checker? Although I’m not sure how a spell checker would introduce most of these errors.
Samanda you are right. Pity as it discourages to get the next book.