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Kiss of Steel
RECOMMENDED: Kiss of Steel by Bec McMaster is 99c! This is a steampunk romance, to which Elyse gave an A+ grade:
McMaster’s London Steampunk series is everything I want in a steampunk world–richly imagined, gritty and dark, and full of hot heroes and hot sex. Also, the hero is a cockney-accented, leather-clad, bad-boy vampire, so if Spike from Buffy gave you tingles? Yeah, go buy this book.
Most people avoid the dreaded Whitechapel district. For Honoria Todd, it’s the last safe haven. But at what price?
Blade is known as the master of the rookeries—no one dares cross him. It’s been said he faced down the Echelon’s army single–handedly, that ever since being infected by the blood–craving he’s been quicker, stronger, and almost immortal.
When Honoria shows up at his door, his tenuous control comes close to snapping. She’s so…innocent. He doesn’t see her backbone of steel—or that she could be the very salvation he’s been seeking.
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Syncopation
Syncopation by Anna Zabo is $1.99! This is the first book in the Twisted Wishes series and is a m/m rockstar romance. So many of my friends love this series and it features a romance between aromantic and gay heroes. The third book, Reverb, is high up on my 2020 to-read list.
Twisted Wishes front man Ray Van Zeller is in one hell of a tight spot. After a heated confrontation with his bandmate goes viral, Ray is hit with a PR nightmare the fledgling band so doesn’t need. But his problems only multiply when they snag a talented new drummer—insufferably sexy Zavier Demos, the high school crush Ray barely survived.
Zavier’s kept a casual eye on Twisted Wishes for years, and lately, he likes what he sees. What he doesn’t like is how out of control Ray seems—something Zavier’s aching to correct after their first pulse-pounding encounter. If Ray’s up for the challenge.
Despite the prospect of a glorious sexual encore, Ray is reluctant to trust Zavier with his band—or his heart. And Zavier has always had big dreams; this gig was supposed to be temporary. But touring together has opened their eyes to new passions and new possibilities, making them rethink their commitments, both to the band and to each other.
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The Queen of Ieflaria
RECOMMENDED: The Queen of Ieflaria by Effie Calvin is $3.99 at Amazon! This may not seem like much of a deal, but f/f romances are rarely on sale. AJ reviewed this one and gave it an A:
If you’re looking for a lot of angst or a Game of Thrones-style deep dive into high fantasy politics, this isn’t the book for you. But if you’re looking for a light, happy book about women falling in love and fighting dragons? It might just be your jam.
Princess Esofi of Rhodia and Crown Prince Albion of Ieflaria have been betrothed since they were children but have never met. At age seventeen, Esofi’s journey to Ieflaria is not for the wedding she always expected but instead to offer condolences on the death of her would-be husband.
But Ieflaria is desperately in need of help from Rhodia for their dragon problem, so Esofi is offered a new betrothal to Prince Albion’s younger sister, the new Crown Princess Adale. But Adale has no plans of taking the throne, leaving Esofi with more to battle than fire-breathing beasts.
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Shades of Milk and Honey
Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal is $2.99! This is the first book in the Glamourist Histories series. The book is often compared to Jane Austen, but with fantasy thrown in. Some readers agree with this assessment, while others are affronted by it. For those who have read it, what camp are you in?
Shades of Milk and Honey is an intimate portrait of Jane Ellsworth, a woman ahead of her time in a world where the manipulation of glamour is considered an essential skill for a lady of quality. But despite the prevalence of magic in everyday life, other aspects of Dorchester’s society are not that different: Jane and her sister Melody’s lives still revolve around vying for the attentions of eligible men.
Jane resists this fate, and rightly so: while her skill with glamour is remarkable, it is her sister who is fair of face, and therefore wins the lion’s share of the attention. At the ripe old age of twenty-eight, Jane has resigned herself to being invisible forever. But when her family’s honor is threatened, she finds that she must push her skills to the limit in order to set things right–and, in the process, accidentally wanders into a love story of her own.
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Ooh I’ve been meaning to check out Mary Robinette’s fantasy *one clicks*
I think that Zabo book has been mentioned here before so I only briefly wondered about the aromatic hero (ugh) before remembering I was misreading it. 🙂
I just noticed your Scribd links for those books which have that option available. Thank you!
I LOVED Shades of Milk and Honey. I just started the second book, Glamour In Glass. Mary’s writing is so sublime. Her descriptions of magic are so beautifully rendered. If you’re at all intrigued, try this book. It was so much better than I expected.
I liked but didn’t love the Anna Zabo. Here’s my (3 star) GR review:
“The parts that worked for me, really worked. This is one of those hot, sexy stories that I enjoyed while reading it, but now that I’m done with it, I can see some annoying flaws.
I really didn’t care for the manipulative manager – and his behavior got stranger and stranger and more like a cartoon villain as the book progressed. And I still don’t really understand his motivation – beyond being a good plot device to bring our h/h together.
I’m always glad to read diverse queer characters and it was nice to read a pansexual, kinky, aromantic hero who wasn’t “cured” of being aro to get an hea.”
Another vote for Kowal’s “Shakes of Milk and Honey” series. I really enjoyed all of the books– and the romance (and marriage) the keeps developing across the series. The descriptions of the “glamours” are both lovely and fascinating.
Another vote for Kowal’s “Shades of Milk and Honey” series. I really enjoyed all of the books– and the romance (and marriage) the keeps developing across the series. The descriptions of the “glamours” are both lovely and fascinating.
Okay, so fantasy romance basically never works for me. I keep trying it and trying it, hoping to find the exception, but it’s probably a lost cause. Maybe one day?
Bec MacMaster’s London Steampunk series is partly responsible for my obstinate refusal to keep reading fantasy romance, because it’s basically the closest thing I’ve ever found to a fantasy romance series that worked for me. In fact, Kiss of Steel actually did!, and after I read it, I really thought I’d finally found my elusive Holy Grail. Unfortunately, this turned out to be true only of the first book (although the fifth one came fairly close). But still, Kiss of Steel was great, and I really can’t emphasise enough what tremendous praise this is coming from me.
The whole Zabo series is amazing and I really liked Reverb in spite of a few imperfect plot choices that brought it to around a B+/4 star level for me.
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Kiss of Steel and the whole London Steampunk series is very good. Paranormal isn’t my usual sub-genre, but I loved the heck of the those books.
I didn’t love Shades of Milk and Honey, although I read it several years ago, so maybe my opinion would be different now. I thought the parallels to Jane Austen (especially Pride and Prejudice) were way too obvious, and this book felt like a subpar imitation. I also didn’t think the relationship between the hero and heroine was very well developed; I remember thinking I wanted more scenes between them.
The London Steampunk series is one of my favorites. The world-building is excellent.