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  • Written in Red

    Written in Red by Anne Bishop

    RECOMMENDED BY MANY: Written in Red by Anne Bishop is 99c! This is the first book in The Others series, and it has a 4+ star average. I love this series and many readers of the site do too. A warning, though, as it does feature self-harm. I will also note that I found Meg, the heroine, to be a little Mary Sue-ish at first, but she really comes into her own.

    As a “cassandra sangue,” or blood prophet, Meg Corbyn can see the future when her skin is cut–a gift that feels more like a curse. Meg’s Controller keeps her enslaved so he can have full access to her visions. But when she escapes, the only safe place Meg can hide is at the Lakeside Courtyard–a business district operated by the Others.

    Shape-shifter Simon Wolfgard is reluctant to hire the stranger who inquires about the Human Liaison job. First, he senses she’s keeping a secret, and second, she doesn’t smell like human prey. Yet a stronger instinct propels him to give Meg the job. And when he learns the truth about Meg and that she’s wanted by the government, he’ll have to decide if she’s worth the fight between humans and the Others that will surely follow.

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  • Sworn to Silence

    Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo

    RECOMMENDED: Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo is $2.99! Elyse LOVED this book and gave it an A+:

    If you love thrillers with a little romance (or romance with A LOT of thriller) and you want something totally different from what’s being published right now, go buy this book. You won’t be disappointed.

    A killer is preying on sacred ground….

    In the sleepy rural town of Painters Mill, Ohio, the Amish and “English” residents have lived side by side for two centuries. But sixteen years ago, a series of brutal murders shattered the peaceful farming community. In the aftermath of the violence, the town was left with a sense of fragility, a loss of innocence. Kate Burkholder, a young Amish girl, survived the terror of the Slaughterhouse Killer but came away from its brutality with the realization that she no longer belonged with the Amish.

    Now, a wealth of experience later, Kate has been asked to return to Painters Mill as Chief of Police. Her Amish roots and big city law enforcement background make her the perfect candidate. She’s certain she’s come to terms with her past—until the first body is discovered in a snowy field. Kate vows to stop the killer before he strikes again. But to do so, she must betray both her family and her Amish past—and expose a dark secret that could destroy her.

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  • Smut

    Smut by Karina Halle

    Smut by Karina Halle is 99c! This book has been on my TBR pile and it seems like a funny, new adult romance. Readers said it had a great mix of romance and comedy, with an opposites attract element. However, others had trouble liking the heroine. Have you read this?

    Smut is a standalone, tongue-in-cheek romantic comedy from the NYT bestselling author of The Pact.

    What happens when the kink between the pages leads to heat between the sheets?

    All Blake Crawford wants is to pass his creative writing course, get his university degree and take over his dad’s ailing family business. What Amanda Newland wants is to graduate at the top of her class, as well as finish her novel and prove to her family that writing is a respectful career.

    What Blake and Amanda don’t want is to be paired up with each other for their final project but that’s exactly what they both get when they’re forced to collaborate on a writing piece. Since Amanda thinks Blake is an arrogant jerk (with a panty-melting smirk and British accent) and Blake thinks Amanda has a stick up her (tight, round) bottom, they fight tooth and nail. That is until they discover they write well together. They also might find each other really attractive, but that’s neither here nor there.

    When their writing project turns out to be a success, the two of them decide to start up a secret partnership using a pen name, infiltrating the self-publishing market in the lucrative genre of erotica. Naturally, with so much heat and passion between the pages, it’s not long before their dirty words become a dirty reality. Sure, they still fight a lot but at least there’s make-up sex now.

    But even as they fall hard for each other, will their burgeoning relationship survive if their scandalous secret is exposed or are happily-ever-afters just a work of fiction?

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  • Seduction of a Highland Lass

    Seduction of a Highland Lass by Maya Banks

    Seduction of a Highland Lass by Maya Banks is $1.99! This is the second book in the McCabe Trilogy. This romance features a heroine who nurses the hero back to health. While the book has a 4-star rating on Goodreads, a few readers complained about the sex scenes (the verb “stabbed” was used and apparently some did not appreciate that word choice).

    Maya Banks, the New York Times bestselling author of erotic romance, romantic suspense, and contemporary romance, has captivated readers with her steamy Scottish historical novels, perfect for fans of Julie Garwood. In Seduction of a Highland Lass, an indomitable Highland warrior is caught between loyalty and forbidden love.

    Fiercely loyal to his elder brother, Alaric McCabe leads his clan in the fight for their birthright. Now he is prepared to wed for duty, as well. But on his way to claim the hand of Rionna McDonald, daughter of a neighboring chieftain, he is ambushed and left for dead. Miraculously, his life is saved by the soft touch of a Highland angel, a courageous beauty who will put to the test his fealty to his clan, his honor, and his deepest desires.

    An outcast from her own clan, Keeley McDonald was betrayed by those she loved and trusted. When the wounded warrior falls from his horse, she is drawn to his strong, lean body. The wicked glint in his green eyes ignites a passion that will follow them back to Alaric’s keep, where their forbidden love draws them deeper into the pleasures of the flesh. But as conspiracy and danger circle closer, Alaric must make an impossible choice: Will he betray his blood ties for the woman he loves?

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  1. Christa says:

    I have read Smut and had mixed feelings about it. My issues were more with the hero and his language. Also the story could be seen as not very respectful to the Romance genre. There were parts that I really liked, and the thing with the spider was funny 😉

  2. Elspeth says:

    Something that I never really see mentioned in the talk about the Anne Bishop series is that it’s set in an alternate world where the status of Native Americans as the indigenous population of America has been entirely replaced by a population of threatening supernatural beings literally called “Others.”

    That completely turned me off ever touching the series.

  3. SusanH says:

    Elspeth, if it helps, the Others aren’t limited to the US. They definitely exist in Europe, although I can’t remember if we’ve been told about the rest of the planet. The issue is human expansion, regardless of race or country of origin, and the Elders (the oldest and most powerful beings) have all the power in this world. The human population is very small and tightly controlled.

  4. Elspeth says:

    @SusanH

    I’m afraid it doesn’t help. The Others existing elsewhere doesn’t negate the erasure in the main setting or all the baggage that comes with it, and the human population being controlled by the more powerful Others just makes the whole thing worse.

    (I see the blurb for book five calls the Elders “primitive and lethal.” Lovely.)

  5. DonnaMarie says:

    Not here to change anyone’s minds or start a debate.

    I LOVED The Others series. I loved the characters, the inter-species misunderstandings, the building of a community that sees the value in acceptance and understanding. The Terre Indigene own the ENTIRE world, and if they are meant to represent the indigenous people on every continent that was taken over by white Europeans and every species taken to the edge of extinction, then so be it. They are powerful, terrifying and beautiful all at once. They give no fucks about what human beings want and are not reluctant about slapping them back into their place in the food chain. To see greed and hubris punished so thoroughly in this day and age is pretty cathartic.

    YMMV. I don’t care.

  6. MaryK says:

    At the beginning of each of the books in The Others series, there’s a prologue called “A Brief History of the World” that explains the world building. It’s a world that’s only superficially related to the real world.

  7. DarienDG says:

    I enjoyed the concept of the Elders, who for me were essentially elemental powers of the Earth. I interpreted their role in this series to be the Ninja warrior protectors of Gaia – they are presented as “primitive and lethal” only from the human perspective. The author simply posits that they existed before humanity, and purposefully limited the expansion of humans on the earth. So Native Americans don’t exist simply because the Elders never allowed humans to cross the land bridge to the American continent. I don’t consider that disrespectful of Native Americans. The books do continue to describe how humans in Europe and other places are similarly restricted to locations, and what the consequences are when they violate the Earth.

  8. Kristi says:

    I have to say that I LOVED the Others series. If you are on the fence about wether or not it is your cup of tea, I would offer the following impressions:

    – It reads more like a parable/cautionary tale, not realistic alternate history.
    – Trigger warnings for “eating” violence. (It often made me wince and guffaw at the same time. You’ve been warned…)
    – One of the more creative interpretations of werewolves, vampires and shifters I’ve read. Not a “fated pair” in sight.
    – The author is working with some big themes (What is the nature of being human, living in harmony with our surroundings, which is more powerful…the laws of nature or the laws of man?, humans have lousy collective memory but very good SELECTIVE memory, a woman’s personal journey from exploitations to true independence and free will, etc. and most importantly, NATURE WILL WIN IN THE END WITH US OR WITHOUT US!)
    – There is frequent self-harm by one character that is no less disturbing for being mystical in quality.
    – The books are laugh-out-loud funny at times.
    – The books highlight some of the worst qualities of people being people.
    – I wish our sweet mother earth had scary beings to protect her from the stupidity of humans. sigh.

    Hopefully, this comment helps. I loved the books and highly recommend but I also respect if this doesn’t sound like your jam.

  9. LauraD says:

    I loved The Others books, but wish that they came with a TW for self harm. As a person who is mostly recovered from cutting, the descriptions of self harm and the “euphoria” it produced was at times evocative in ways the author didn’t intend.

  10. Meg says:

    I really appreciate everyone’s comments about the Others. I will probably read the book, but as with any book I read that has potentially problematic elements (which is… most books written – every author has blind spots) I prefer to be aware of what’s problematic. When it’s something I’m not already sensitive to, I need help seeing it.

    @Elspeth, thank you for bringing up the issue of Native American erasure. I had never heard that mentioned in connection with this book/series, only glowing recommendations, and it’s likely I wouldn’t have thought about it on my own.

  11. Susan says:

    This may be a product wholly of my imagination, but I always thought of the Intuits as the equivalent of Native Americans (insofar as there is an equivalent in this world).

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