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Slave to Sensation
Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh is $1.99! This is the very first book in the Psy-Changeling series and for many readers, it’s what kicked off their love for Nalini Singh. However, other readers mention that the oomph of the book seemed to wane once the hero and heroine got together. But I personally loved it and the series just gets better and better. Any Psy-Changeling fans out there?
THE FIRST PSY/CHANGELING NOVEL from the New York Times bestselling author of Shards of Hope, Shield of Winter, and Heart of Obsidian…The book that Christine Feehan called “a must-read for all of my fans.”
In a world that denies emotions, where the ruling Psy punish any sign of desire, Sascha Duncan must conceal the feelings that brand her as flawed. To reveal them would be to sentence herself to the horror of “rehabilitation”–the complete psychic erasure of everything she ever was…
Both human and animal, Lucas Hunter is a Changeling hungry for the very sensations the Psy disdain. After centuries of uneasy coexistence, these two races are now on the verge of war over the brutal murders of several Changeling women. Lucas is determined to find the Psy killer who butchered his packmate, and Sascha is his ticket into their closely guarded society. But he soon discovers that this ice-cold Psy is very capable of passion–and that the animal in him is fascinated by her. Caught between their conflicting worlds, Lucas and Sascha must remain bound to their identities–or sacrifice everything for a taste of darkest temptation…
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Born of Night
Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon is $1.99! I was a huge Dark Hunters fan, so I was excited to try her scifi The League series. It does have some excellent worldbuilding, but I didn’t like the heroine that much. There’s no progression of romance either, if I remember correctly. It just sort of pops into the narrative. However, the world needs more scifi romance, in my opinion, and the secondary sequel-bait characters were great.
Awakened from a drugged sleep in a cold cell, the Princess Kiara finds herself a prisoner of the merciless marauders who threaten her father’s planetary kingdom. Miraculously, a rescuer appears, but behind his fearsome mask is the handsome face of a dark avenger whose outlaw touch sets her very soul aflame.
They call him Nemesis. Once a renegade assassin, now a warrior-soldier sworn to protect the innocent from the ruthless mercenaries throughout the galaxies, he has many enemies. Besieged on every side, he knows he is a danger to the beauty he saves from certain death. But the lovely Kiara stirs a hungry longing in his battle-hardened heart, spurring him into a struggle that could restore his honor and heal the wounds of a beleaguered empire — or tear Kiara from his arms forever….
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Water Bound
Water Bound by Christine Feehan is $1.99! This is a paranormal romance with an autistic heroine, who has a magical connection to the ocean, and a man on the run. There’s also amnesia! Some readers thought it was a bit slow and the book could have been shorter. However, others really loved the characterization of the hero and heroine. Have you read this one? What did you think?
Christine Feehan’s #1 New York Times bestselling Hidden Currents may have closed the Drake Sisters saga—which “brought paranormal romance to a new high”*—but it has opened the door to an all-new series of startling magic, mystery, and the soul-stirring elements of nature…
The last thing Lev Prakenskii remembered was being lost in the swirling currents of the ocean and getting sucked deeper into the nothingness of a freezing black eddy off the coastal town of Sea Haven. Just as quickly, just a miraculously, he was saved—pulled ashore by a beautiful stranger. But Lev has no memory of who he is—or why he seems to possess the violent instincts of a trained killer. All he knows is that he fears for his life, and for the life of his unexpected savior.
Her name is Rikki, a sea~urchin diver in Sea Haven. She has always felt an affinity for the ocean, and for the seductive pull of the tides. And now she feels drawn in the same way to the enigmatic man she rescued. But soon they will be bound by something even stronger, and their tantalizing secrets will engulf them both in a whirlpool of dizzying passion and inescapable danger.
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The New Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone
RECOMMENDED: The New Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison is $1.99! Sarah is really enjoying this book:
This book is perfect if you’re not an experienced cook, and if you’re pretty skilled, it’s equally perfect because out of every section, and there are many, I want to immediately eat at least four recipes.
The first quarter talks about ingredients, techniques, pantry staples, and supplies. Then Madison breaks the recipes into sections by type. She also lists which recipes are vegan, offers substitution options for people who are vegan, and often includes variations after the recipe instructions that change the flavor profile. I want to make the leek recipe and the beans with broth and – seriously, it’s getting out of hand. I bought this on 1/6 because it was on sale, and I’m reading it from cover to cover, no exaggeration. Hungrily recommend.
A revised edition of the landmark, award-winning cookbook from America’s leading authority on vegetarian cooking features new recipes and a new introduction by the author.
What Julia Child is to French cooking, Deborah Madison is to vegetarian cooking–a demystifier and definitive guide to the subject. After her many years as a teacher and writer, she realized that there was no comprehensive primer for vegetarian cooking, no single book that taught vegetarians basic cooking techniques, how to combine ingredients, and how to present vegetarian dishes with style. Originally published in 1997, Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone was both ahead of its time and an instant classic, and has endured as one of the world’s most popular vegetarian cookbooks. Featuring 1,400 recipes suitable for vegetarians, vegans, and everyone who loves fresh produce and good food,Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone is as full of practical information as it is inspiring, a treasure from a truly irreplaceable culinary voice.
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I’ve kind of burned out on Christine Feehan but I liked and even re-read Water Bound. I liked that the heroine isn’t magically cured of her autism and that her super-macho hero had patience and understanding and didn’t try to force the heroine to change so much as help her manage a bit. You don’t read many romances with autistic heroines and this one is very well done.
I am not a vegetarian, but I have Madison’s Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone on my shelf in the same way I have Julia Child or Irma Rombauer; it’s a classic, as well as a Beard Award winner. The recipes are clearly written and appealing. Even if you eat meat, Madison’s recipes are perfect for when you want something different, or if you have a vegetarian guest, or even for side dishes. Additionally, she does not make you feel guilty for NOT being vegetarian Buy this for $1.99 and you may never need another vegetarian cookbook.
@Debbie: Yes! The absence of guilt or shame is so lovely. I appreciate that part, along with the detail of instruction!
Oh man. I snagged the first Psy-Changling book the last time it was on sale and then proceeded to go on a reading (and wallet-draining binge) that lasted right up until I pre-ordered the next book. Sigh.
I don’t even know that the first book is so outstanding, but the SERIES is amazing. I love that some of the romance authors are really starting to create complex story lines that are less single-book contained. (Examples: JR Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood, the aforementioned Singh, Laurenston’s Pride and Crow series (and her alter-ego GA Aiken’s dragon one), Sommerland’s hockey series, Rocha’s Beyond book, etc.)
It might just be that I’m both a fast reader and a re-reader, but I appreciate the complexities of the world and character building in these longer series.
I highly recommend the Deborah Madison book. It’s (previous edition) been on my cookbook shelf for as long as I can remember.
Is there a Rec League for romances with neuridivergent heroines? There aren’t many that I can think of. A Desperate Fortune, by Susanna Kearsley, comes to mind, as the contemporary storyline features a heroine with Asperger’s. It was nice to see the representation, but unfortunately I felt like all the conflict and tension of her plot was due to that, which wasn’t great. The historical plot was so awesome that I still rated the book at 5 stars, but I found myself skipping through the contemporary parts as they seemed heavy-handed to me.
@Dread Pirate Rachel – we are on it! Stay tuned!
Chaos by Jamie Shaw is one dollar, it’s the third in her NA rock stars series, Mayhem. The heroine had a crush on the hero in high school (and the description says they slept together and he doesn’t remember her!) and now she plays an instrument in his band. I remember enjoying the first two, though they’re heavy on angst, of course. The second one was difficult to read because the heroine made some not-great choices, sexually (she sleeps with a man she’s not into to…punish herself? Or something? We’re in her head when it happens and it is disturbing).
One Week Girlfriend by Monica Murphy is $1.99, haven’t read it but I’ve heard good things.
@Katie Lynn, I was not a fan of Choas. I thought the heroine was really immature and hypocritical. She also had some internalised misogyny.
That whole series has not been stellar, but I’m a rock romance addict, so I keep reading. I would love a book for the heroine’s dad in the second one. He was a standout.
I love Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone & highly recommend it, specifically for the section called Vegetables – The Heart of the Matter, as it talks about how to choose, store & do basic preparation & recipes of all sorts of vegetables. It’s a great amount of information all in one place. As an aside, she does write this book with the assumption that the reader already knows how to cook, so might not be a good choice for someone new to cooking.
Oof, I’m getting caught in the spam trap again. Anyway, to recap my lost comment:
*People who love the cookbook, which recipes do you particularly like? I actually just put my copy of this in the donate bin, I found it too sprawling and unfocused, and a lot of the recipes were for things I don’t use a recipe for (plain lentils, etc). I’m wondering what I’ve missed!
Speaking of vegetarian cookbooks, I recommend PLENTY by Yotam Ottolenghi. It isn’t a “the only book you need” kind of cookbook, but it’s so great and fresh and has such good ideas for putting veggies at the center of the meal. His recipe for the Very Full Vegetable Tart is kinda time-consuming (you roast a bunch of things beforehand) but so good, it would make a great vegetarian centerpiece for a mixed group.
*I was intrigued by the description of BORN OF NIGHT, but a skim of the Goodreads reviews makes it sound like it’s probably not the book for me. BUT I am highly interested in variants of bodyguard romances. Can anyone recommend anything with a heroine with some power of her own/not fake-feisty and a hero who is angsty and conflicted about his attraction to his protectee?
I have all of Deborah Madison’s cookbooks and they are so tattered! This is a fantastic deal. Another cookbook by her “Greens” co-writer Edward Espe Brown “Tassajara Recipe Book” is one of my best friends, that book is the best!
I really need to do some kind of cookbook-reading challenge, instead of just buying… (Because I know I’ll enjoy them and get great ideas and recipes to try, but I never seem to get around to actually reading them! o_O)
@MsBookjunkie:
Would it help to add a time to your calendar or schedule wherein you’ll skim the table of contents of a cookbook you’ve purchased? Or a challenge where you’ll add one new recipe per week or every two weeks? (I have an appointment on my calendar every two weeks to examine the menu plan for the weeks ahead so I can add new recipes and make sure the food on the schedule matches how busy we are that day, etc. It works pretty well for me!) I know what you mean about having so many cookbooks that still hold mysterious potential deliciousness. I have several of those I’m working on now.
I loved the Psy/Changeling series right up to # 10 Kiss of Snow. All the buildup to Hawke and Sienna’s storyline had me on edge until their story. Since then it’s felt like a reunion show with updates on everyone’s HEA’s (which is what turned me from Kenyon’s Dark Hunter series, more specifically, Upon a Midnight Clear where everyone is chummy in Christmas sweaters) and those aren’t my favorite books. I’m a little sad that they’ve updated the covers too as the original StS was an amazing attention grabber cover (but I’m biased 🙂 ).
I love Kenyons league series (could never get into the dark hunter world). If I remember correctly born of night and born of fire (book 2) were the first books she ever started writing and I think it tells as I think the writing improves in the more recent books.