By now, I’m sure you’ve seen the tons and tons of Harlequin titles priced at $1.99! That’s because Harlequin has discounted over 18,000 books for the next eight days! The sale ends October 25th and you can read more about the sale over at their blog. Here is the list of imprints bring discounted with links to Amazon imprint pages:
Harlequin Blaze
Harlequin Desire
Harlequin Heartwarming
Harlequin Kimani Romance
Harlequin Historical
Harlequin Intrigue
Harlequin Medical Romance
Harlequin Nocturne
Harlequin Presents
Harlequin Romance
Harlequin Romantic Suspense
Harlequin Special Edition
Harlequin Superromance
Harlequin Western Romance
Love Inspired
Love Inspired Historical
Love Inspired Suspense
Rather than pull out four or five books to focus on, we’re going to list some awesome titles that we have previously featured on the site. But what we really want is you recommendations. So please tell us in the comments what books included in this Harlequin sale you think would make a great gift for a friend!
The Playboy Sheikh’s Virgin Stable-Girl by Sharon Kendrick is a part of SBTB history. ( A | BN | K | G )
Yours Forever by Farrah Rochon ( A | BN | K | G | AB | Au ) earned a B- during our RITA® Reader Challenge!
Jeannie Lin’s historical romances are highly recommended and feel free to start with My Fair Concubine ( A | BN | K | G | AB | Au ).
Back to the Good Fortune Diner by Vicki Essex ( A | BN | K | G | AB ) was a previous Sizzling Book Club pick!
Sex, Straight Up by Kathleen O’Reilly received an A- grade from Sarah! ( A | BN | K | G )
If you want more crazysauce, The Mistress by Maya Banks ( A | BN | K | G | AB ) has pregnancy, amnesia, and kidnapping.
And of course, we can’t mention pregnancy and amnesia without mentioning Pregnesia by Carla Cassidy ( A | BN | K | G ), which prompted this amazing guest review.
Carrie gave Deep Deception by Cathy Pegau ( A | BN | K | G | AB ) a B+. It’s a F/F noir scifi romance!
If you want a sweet, farmer hero, check out All I Have by Nicole Helm ( A | BN | K | G | AB ), which earned an A grade from Elyse.
Want something for Halloween? Maybe try The Headmaster by Tiffany Reisz ( A | BN | K | G | AB ).
Because there are so many Harlequin titles available, it’s impossible to list them all! The below links are affiliate coded, so if you’d like to use them while browsing and shopping the sale, that would be really awesome of you. If not, no worries and thanks for hanging out with us!
Does anyone have any good recommendations for any good PNR/UF/etc books from Harlequin? The only one I remember reading is Nalini Singh’s part in the Royal House of Shadows (I think?) anthology. (I really liked it!)
I really like Harlequin Presents and here are some of the books I remember really liking:
Bonds of Hatred by Lynne Graham — if anyone is in the mood for a super angry heroine and an angsty story. It’s a 1990’s Presents so it’s rather old school but I enjoyed anyway? She definitely was not intimidated by the hero.
High-Society Wife by Helen Bianchin — Marriage of convenience, suddenly, feelings! I remember really liking this but I don’t remember the angst level. Probably not that angsty if I can’t remember it though.
The Scorsolini Marriage Bargain by Lucy Monroe — Story about a fictional small country’s king and his wife. This one isn’t for everyone because it deals with difficulties in conceiving and so on. (Not a spoiler, it’s alluded to in the last sentence of the synopsis.) I liked the angstiness of it but I felt pretty “meh” about the ending. Mentioning it in case anyone might be in the mood for it.
@NT
Many, many thanks for recommending the “Mergers and matrimony”!!!
I started reading it yesterday on the metro and nearly missed my stop.
ALL kind of catnip: mature heroes, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance and… Japan!!! Didn’t finish yet, but I hope it’ll keep the level till the end.
@NT, thanks so much for those recs! I’ve already bought, read and *loved* Allison Leigh’s Mergers and Matrimony – and since she didn’t write any of the other books in that particular series, it’s definitely not her fault if the next one (about the hero’s daughter) wasn’t as memorable. I really appreciate getting pointed to her books!
(But whoops, I meant to say – I bought it on @NT’s recommendation, and I’ve already read it SINCE then, devouring it really quickly. Thanks so much for sharing that rec here!)
@Konst. and Stephanie,
I’m glad you liked it. You all are making me feel pretty good about my taste in books right now!
Oh, and Leigh did write the sequel. I found it, The Boss’s Christmas Proposal. http://www.amazon.com/Bosss-Christmas-Proposal-Back-Business-ebook/dp/B001SLM2GK/
Mergers and Matrimony was part of a 6-book series, Family Business, each by a different author. It was the only one I read, for the reasons mentioned. Then there was a sequel series, Back in Business, also by different authors, with Leigh writing the last book again. Also again, it was the only one I read. Looking at the description, I can see why it probably wasn’t my thing. Instead of mature characters, it has the very young heroine trying to prove herself to daddy. Which, meh. But that’s probably someone else’s catnip like the first one was mine.
Thanks for the Nicole Helm rec(s). Quite an angsty set of stories!
Actually started with book #2 in the Farmer’s Market series (PTSD hero), then book #3 (ONS pregnancy) then onto the half nekkid farmer in book #1 because Amazon’s blurb didn’t make the book sound interesting to me (clearly should’ve read Elyse’s review instead of the blurb!). 🙂
Christine, thank you so much for the Carla Kelly rec! Blew through The Admiral’s Wife and Miss Grimbsy’s Oxford Career and loved them. Nothing makes me happier than discovering an author with a nice full backlist.
Oh, Carla Kelly is really, really wonderful. Her Regencies are some of my favorite comfort reads. And yes, her backlist is epic! That is the best.
Don’t forget to upload your ebook receipts to Harlequin’s My Rewards program. I believe purchases from Amazon/NOOK/iBooks will get you 1000 points for each ebook purchase. (I wish I would have noticed that sooner. I purchased most of my books from KOBO or All Romance Ebooks. I uploaded receipts but don’t know yet if they will earn the 1000 points each.)