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  • Beginner’s Luck

    Beginner’s Luck by Kate Clayborn

    Beginner’s Luck by Kate Clayborn is 99c at Amazon! This deal could be expiring soon. Sarah gave this book a C- because she was hoping for some more depth in the book. However, I remember seeing the Bitchery recommend it in comments. This might be a Your Mileage May Vary situation. It also has a scientist heroine!

    When three friends impulsively buy a lottery ticket, they never suspect the many ways their lives will change—or that for each of them, love will be the biggest win of all.

    Kit Averin is anything but a gambler. A scientist with a quiet, steady job at a university, Kit’s focus has always been maintaining the acceptable status quo. A sudden windfall doesn’t change that, with one exception: the fixer-upper she plans to buy, her first and only real home. It’s more than enough to keep her busy, until an unsettlingly handsome, charming, and determined corporate recruiter shows up in her lab—and manages to work his way into her heart . . .

    Ben Tucker is surprised to find that the scientist he wants for Beaumont Materials is a young woman—and a beautiful, sharp-witted one at that. Talking her into a big-money position with his firm is harder than he expects, but he’s willing to put in the time, especially when sticking around for the summer gives him a chance to reconnect with his dad. But the longer he stays, the more questions he has about his own future—and who might be in it.

    What begins as a chilly rebuff soon heats up into an attraction neither Kit nor Ben can deny—and finding themselves lucky in love might just be priceless . . .

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  • Pretending He’s Mine

    Pretending He’s Mine by Mia Sosa

    Pretending He’s Mine by Mia Sosa is 99c! This is a contemporary romance with a fake relationship and off-limits heroine. Readers really enjoyed the hero and heroine, but some wanted more conflict keeping them from a relationship. It has a 3.8-star rating on Goodreads.

    Mia Sosa returns with another fun, flirty romance in her critically-acclaimed Love on Cue series!

    For Hollywood agent Julian Hart, representing his best friend—megastar Carter Williamson—means it’s nearly impossible to keep his personal life and career separate. To make matters worse, Carter’s younger sister has been starring in Julian’s wildest fantasies more often than he’d care to admit. He knows she’s off-limits, but when Ashley shows up on his doorstep, needing a place to crash… suddenly his greatest temptation is sleeping down the hall.

    Free-spirited Ashley Williamson doesn’t do commitment. Jobs, apartments, men… why let herself be tied down? But she’s had a crush on her older brother’s best friend for years and she’s committed to making Julian want her, one towel-clad midnight encounter at a time. But just as things start heating up, their steamy flirtation is interrupted by Carter’s east coast wedding. Ashley has no desire to go home and face her reputation as the family disappointment. But living with—dare she say dating?—a successful, sexy film agent could give them something else to talk about.

    Julian can’t believe he agreed to fake a relationship with the one woman he can never have. And it’s going to take more than a little willpower to remember it’s all pretend. Or is it?

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  • The Varlet and the Voyeur

    The Varlet and the Voyeur by Penny Reid

    The Varlet and the Voyeur by Penny Reid and L.H. Cosway is $1.99 at Amazon! This is the fourth book in the Rugby series, but can be read on its own. I’ve heard good things about this series, but haven’t gotten around to reading any. Are you a fan? Which book is your favorite?

    He kept his salacious secret for years. But soon, everyone is going to be reading about it in their morning paper…

    THE VARLET (and the VOYEUR)
    William Moore is a long way from home. A farm boy from Oklahoma, he’s now the most well-respected member of the Irish rugby team. But appearances are often deceptive, and Will isn’t the clean-cut, all-American good-guy everyone imagines him to be. He’s got a secret, one that will tarnish his reputation forever.

    THE VOYEUR (and the VARLET)
    Josey Kavanagh is a self-proclaimed mess, but she’s finally get her shi…uh, act together. She’s set her sights on becoming a veterinarian, but there’s one teeny tiny road bump. Her living arrangements are coming to an abrupt end, leaving Josey homeless and in need of a job to pay her way through college.

    THE PLAN
    What he needs is a companion to keep him on the right path.

    What she needs is an apartment with free rent.

    Will is convinced Josey will make the perfect companion, since she’s brutally honest and basically ‘just one of the guys.’ Josey is convinced she can ensure Will doesn’t succumb to his voyeuristic proclivities by keeping a scrupulous eye on him.

    Except, what happens when the varlet is tempted by the voyeur, and vice-versa?!

    Perchance something very, very volatile. And vexing.

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  • Caught by You

    Caught by You by Jennifer Bernard

    Caught by You by Jennifer Bernard is 99c! This is a contemporary romance with a fake relationship plot and a baseball-playing hero. Though this can be read as a standalone, readers say you’d have a better understanding of the characters if you’ve read the first book, which is on sale for $2.99. It has a 4-star rating on Goodreads.

    Love comes out of left field in the second novel in USA Todaybestselling author Jennifer Bernard’s sexy baseball-themed series

    Months of alternately flirting and bickering with Kilby Catfish catcher Mike Solo just turned into the hottest kiss of Donna MacIntyre’s life—and that’s a major league complication. Any hint of scandal could keep her from getting her son back from her well-connected ex. Then Mike comes up with a game-changing idea: a marriage proposal that could help win her case— even as it jeopardizes her heart . . .

    Mike hasn’t been able to get the gorgeous, gutsy redhead out of his fantasies. The least he can do is fix the mess he helped create. Yet their engagement is quickly becoming about a lot more than doing the right thing. Because after swearing he’d never risk love again, Mike has found a passion that puts all his emotions in play, and a woman he’ll go to bat for again and again . . .

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  1. Rhiannon says:

    I recently listened to, and enjoyed, all three audiobooks in Kate Clayborn’s luck series. I think I gave them each 4stars in hoopla. Agreed a bit more depth would have helped, for driving they were great.

  2. PamG says:

    I’ve read and enjoyed the Penny Reid/L.H. Cosway Rugby series because I enjoy both authors’ writing style and I am a big fan of Rugby romances, though this series is not my favorite of the latter sub-genre. I really enjoyed the Irish background; however, if I’m honest, I really don’t remember many specifics about the individual titles. Perhaps, I’ll indulge in a reread of the series in honor of the Rugby World Cup that’s going on now.

  3. Batman says:

    A very volatile and vexing Varlet and voyeur???

    Anyone getting flashbacks of V’s introductory monologue in V for Vendetta?

  4. genie says:

    The first one of the Rugby series sent me into such a rage (seriously, within moments of meeting the heroine, the “hero” has stuck his hand down her shirt. At her office.) and I eventually DNF’d it becasue he was so very awful. I’m not sure I could stand to read anything else in this series if that’s how the characters are.

  5. Deianira says:

    @Batman: No worries, the alliteration’s just in the titles – “The Player & the Pixie” is another one, & there are a few others as well. It’s been a while since I’ve read them. I picked them up primarily for the Irish setting (I’m a sucker for contemporary Scottish & Irish romances), & remember them as light, fun reads.

  6. SusanH says:

    @genie: I also quit about 20% of the way into the first book of the series. I couldn’t believe that Penny Reid, who I normally really like, had her name associated with such an awful, aggressive hero. The heroine’s job depends on dealing with him, and he pretty much instantly goes into sexual predator mode. If I’m remembering it right, he seems to get some enjoyment out of making her very nervous/scared. I just checked my Kindle copy, and the moment I quit was when the hero deliberately manspreads in a taxi to make the heroine uncomfortable. Apparently that’s unforgivable for me.

  7. Emily B says:

    I had seen a lot of Penny Reid’s books recommended, so I tried reading the first of her Knitting in the City books, and just could not get into it. I also thought the hero’s lying and keeping his identity from the heroine was pretty egregious, to the point where I DNFd and haven’t tried another Penny Reid book since. Are they worth picking back up again?

  8. Lizzy says:

    I feel the same way about Penny Reid, she’s highly recommended but I am not a fan of her aggressive alpha heros. I also wasn’t a fan of the heroine referring to other women as “slamps” in Neaderthal Meets Human.

  9. Amanda says:

    @Emily B: Reid’s books don’t typically work for me because of the over the top humor and scenarios, but several good romance reading friends love her. My advice is to not force it! If it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work and that’s okay!

  10. Jill-Marie says:

    Another one who doesn’t “get” Penny Reid. I tried — I really did — to finish a couple of the “Beard” books and couldn’t do it. Not even as audiobooks.

    I guess that’s why there are so many choices out there!

  11. Qualisign says:

    Cannot get over the implications of the statement, “she’s … basically ‘just one of the guys.’” How many ways is that just plain wrong?

  12. Jill Q. says:

    I wanted to like “Beginner’s Luck” but it was first person, present tense. I got a love scene and just had to quit, it was too distracting.

    I feel like romance with dual POV isn’t very well-served by being in first person b/c I had to constantly remind myself whose head I was in. And I find the present tense thing a tiny bit… affected? I know I’ve read some fanfiction and YA where it’s worked, but I just often can’t help wondering “why?” most of the time. It feels unnecessary and like the author is drawing attention to something that should feel invisible and naturalistic (the character actions). Just my 2 cents, probably not worth that much.;-)

    I would definitely read her again, if it wasn’t written in that particular style.

    Penny Reid is also an author that just doesn’t jibe with me, agree the heroes are waaay too much, but I think it’s just different strokes for different folks.

  13. DiscoDollyDeb says:

    I hate to pile on, but Penny Reid is also “not a preferred author” for me. I can’t get beyond the aggressively ha-ha-ha tone. I was just posting about this yesterday on AAR—when an author names one of her heroes Cletus, old lady me is either visualizing “Cletus the slack-jawed yokel” from the Simpsons or (going way-way back in the DiscoDollyDeb time machine) a Jerry Clower hillbilly story. It’s a shame because, based on the reviews I’ve read for her latest book, its angsty & melancholy tone would be right up my alley, but I understand you have to have read all the other Winston Brothers books first, and I just ain’t up to that kinda challenge.

  14. Emily B says:

    Thanks Amanda – sometimes when I’m not clicking with something early on in an author’s catalog I like to give a later book/series a shot in case the writing has matured. It’s not the zany haha-ness that didn’t click for me (I’ve enjoyed stuff by Pippa Grant and Lucy Score), it was more the hero’s behavior. It’s so weird sometimes to read an author who feels beloved by the romance community and just feel like “I don’t get it.”

  15. DiscoDollyDeb says:

    @EmilyB: I’m in the same boat—for example, I appear to be one of the ten people in Romancelandia who didn’t care for THE HATING GAME (an office romance that reads as if it were written by someone who has never worked in an office). Also, I’m often in the reverse situation: I love and rave about an author/book and responses range from muted to “huh?” to “wtf—how could you like that??”

  16. genie says:

    @DiscoDollyDeb – you are not alone. I rage quit The Hating Game too, the minute she hacked into his email. That’s not cute, that’s gonna get you fired where I work. That said, it’s nice to know I’m not alone in this.

  17. flchen1 says:

    @DiscoDollyDeb, @genie, you’re definitely not alone with The Hating Game either. I did finish, but couldn’t understand the glowing raves from everyone. I found the heroine (or maybe just the descriptions of her?) annoying and twee and I definitely thought she was verging on unhinged. I haven’t read the second by that author because of that… It’s definitely different strokes, and I think I’m going to give these series a wide berth because I tend to trust your opinions here. My TBR is HUGE so I don’t need to add these to it!

  18. LB says:

    I love Penny Reid! I would say if you like the idea of zany rom-coms featuring very intelligent heroines then definitely give her books another shot. Her books can vary a lot both tonally and in terms of character and story, so not every book will give you an overall sense of her oeuvre (I haven’t liked some of them and others I love. The Rugby series I am very meh about). My personal favourite of hers is Love Hacked but the book I recommend most often is Beauty and the Mustache, which is the introduction to the Winston Brothers series, and features two of her least wacky MCs, but lots of wacky supporting characters. And then Beard Science, but only if you like rom-coms about weirdos finding their soulmates, because Cletus Winston is really a truly great weirdo character.

  19. SusanH says:

    I love Cletus, ridiculous name and all. That novel is the only Pygmalion story I’ve ever liked, because his “makeover” help is all about the heroine choosing what she wants to change to improve her life, rather than becoming what the hero wants. He’s much less alpha than some of her other heroes, for those who disliked Quinn in Neanderthal Meets Human. Overall I prefer the Winston brother books to the knitting ones. Reid’s books tend to be very trope-heavy, I think, so how much you like any individual book may depend on whether or not that particular trope works for you.

    I’m in the just don’t get it camp for The Hating Game. I thought the heroine was awful and the fighting at work stuff was childish and painful to read, not funny. I quit about 1/3rd of the way through.

  20. MaryK says:

    Unfortunately, I could only make it halfway through Beauty and the Mustache because of the whole parental illness leading to death thing. I read the first knitting book and liked it fine as far as I remember.

  21. Lisa F says:

    The entire Clayborn series is a masterpiece, IMO.

  22. Michelle says:

    Penny Reid does have some non-douchebag heroes. Dan from Marriage of Inconvenience is a sweetheart.

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