Love Lettering
RECOMMENDED: Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn is $2.99 at select vendors! I think this deal started on Friday, so it could end very soon. Aarya gave this one an A:
Love Lettering is a special book that I’ll hold close to my heart for a long time. It’s a quiet romance with quiet protagonists, but sometimes it’s the quiet moments that echo the loudest.
In this warm and witty romance from acclaimed author Kate Clayborn, one little word puts a woman’s business—and her heart—in jeopardy . . .
Meg Mackworth’s hand-lettering skill has made her famous as the Planner of Park Slope, designing custom journals for her New York City clientele. She has another skill too: reading signs that other people miss. Knowing the upcoming marriage of Reid Sutherland and his polished fiancée was doomed to fail is one thing, but weaving a secret word of warning into their wedding program is another. Meg may have thought no one would spot it, but she hadn’t counted on sharp-eyed, pattern-obsessed Reid.
A year later, Reid has tracked Meg down to find out how she knew that his meticulously planned future was about to implode. But with a looming deadline and a bad case of creative block, Meg doesn’t have time for Reid’s questions—unless he can help her find her missing inspiration. As they gradually open up to each other, both try to ignore a deepening connection between them. But the signs are there—irresistible, indisputable, urging Meg to heed the messages Reid is sending her, before it’s too late . . .Add to Goodreads To-Read List →
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Allegiance of Honor by Nalini Singh is $1.99! This is the fifteenth book in the Psy/Changeling series, and I feel like these books, especially the later ones are rarely on sale. Singh’s writing is fantastic, though readers warn this has a large ensemble cast that, at times, takes away from the romance.
The Psy-Changeling world has undergone a staggering transformation and now stands at a crossroads. The Trinity Accord promises a new era of cooperation between disparate races and groups. It is a beacon of hope held together by many hands: Old enemies. New allies. Wary loners.
But a century of distrust and suspicion can’t be so easily forgotten and threatens to shatter Trinity from within at any moment. As rival members vie for dominance, chaos and evil gather in the shadows and a kidnapped woman’s cry for help washes up in San Francisco, while the Consortium turns its murderous gaze toward a child who is the embodiment of change, of love, of piercing hope: A child who is both Psy…and changeling.
To find the lost, protect the vulnerable—and save Trinity—no one can stand alone. This is a time of loyalty across divisions, of bonds woven into the heart and the soul, of heroes known and unknown standing back to back and holding the line. But is an allegiance of honor even possible with traitors lurking in their midst?
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The Whisper Man by Alex North is $2.99! This is a standalone thriller with a focus on a father/son relationship…oh, and a serial killer, of course. There also does seem to be a slight supernatural element as well.
In this dark, suspenseful thriller, Alex North weaves a multi-generational tale of a father and son caught in the crosshairs of an investigation to catch a serial killer preying on a small town.
After the sudden death of his wife, Tom Kennedy believes a fresh start will help him and his young son Jake heal. A new beginning, a new house, a new town. Featherbank.
But the town has a dark past. Twenty years ago, a serial killer abducted and murdered five residents. Until Frank Carter was finally caught, he was nicknamed “The Whisper Man,” for he would lure his victims out by whispering at their windows at night.
Just as Tom and Jake settle into their new home, a young boy vanishes. His disappearance bears an unnerving resemblance to Frank Carter’s crimes, reigniting old rumors that he preyed with an accomplice. Now, detectives Amanda Beck and Pete Willis must find the boy before it is too late, even if that means Pete has to revisit his great foe in prison: The Whisper Man.
And then Jake begins acting strangely. He hears a whispering at his window…
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RECOMMENDED: A History of Glitter and Blood by Hannah Moskowitz is $2.99! Real talk, this book is weird and though it’s YA, it can get pretty dark in terms of what happens in this fantasy fictional world. It has a bit of a speculative fiction vibe, but it’s definitely a book that will stick with you, even though I know it’s not for everyone. I will also warn that it takes a while to get going.
Sixteen-year-old Beckan and her friends are the only fairies brave enough to stay in Ferrum when war breaks out. Now there is tension between the immortal fairies, the subterranean gnomes, and the mysterious tightropers who arrived to liberate the fairies.
But when Beckan’s clan is forced to venture into the gnome underworld to survive, they find themselves tentatively forming unlikely friendships and making sacrifices they couldn’t have imagined. As danger mounts, Beckan finds herself caught between her loyalty to her friends, her desire for peace, and a love she never expected.
This stunning, lyrical fantasy is a powerful exploration of what makes a family, what justifies a war, and what it means to truly love.
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I ADORED Love Lettering. It was original, made me feel the impact of letters and signs in a new way and I loved this couple.
I am reading the Psy/Changeling series completely out of order, only as they go on sale because I simply cannot afford them otherwise, but I have loved each one I have read.
@Gloriamarie
My Library has all the ebooks. You should check overdrive and Cloud Library. Both have a Volume 1, 2 etc which have 3 books each. Hoopla also has them. That’s how I was finally able to read them in order. I also have an account with Free Library of Philadelphia and they have the ebooks too.
Julianna Keyes’s UNDECIDED is on sale for $1.99 this week. Really good NA that surprised me.
@Stacie, I have checked both my city and County libraries and the libraries in other cities in the County and there is not a single book by her in any of the library systems.
I wish it were otherwise.
@Gloriamarie Amalfitano: You could always ask them to purchase her books. Most libraries have an online purchase suggestion/request form you can submit.
These are all great picks; Kate C has never ever disappointed.
Just an FYI- the Singh book is not s stand -alone story. It is the “wrap-up” of the initial psy-changeling books and a start of point for her next arc for the Trinity Accords. It spends a lot of time checking on former H/h’s and characters.
It’s a delight for fans but if you go into this expecting a fresh love story, you’ll be disappointed.
Seconding what Lola said. You will be kind of lost if you haven’t read the other psy-changeling books.
What’s good on Kindle Unlimited?
I’m trying to find stuff to read. I’m going through Gutenberg like a sand counting Vampire.
I DNF’d Love Lettering a few weeks ago. Definitely wrong book at the wrong time. I wanted something cozy while everything shut down, but instead it was too jarring to read a book about people happily wandering around New York. Planning to try it again another time.
@HeatherS Oh, believe me, I have done so and all I get are form letters about the budget and planning the purchase schedule
@lisa that is exactly what I loved about it. Perhaps it is because I know Manhattan really well, but it served as a character for me, not a place. Plus it was kinda like a vicarious walk around one of the world’s greatest cities from the safety of my arm chair.
@Nicolette: I would recommend all of Kate Canterbary’s books. I think they’re all in KU. Read the Walsh Family books (in order) first. Also, Kati Wilde, Molly O’Keefe, and CD Reiss have many (if not all) of their books on KU. I don’t think you can go wrong with any of them, just be sure if you read a book from a series that you start with the first one. I’m not sure how many books Julie Kriss has on KU, but she’s another romance writer I like and recommend.
@nicolette I adored Strange Love by Anne Aguirre on Kindle unlimited. I never thought an alien abduction romance could be so adorable and funny, although I must say the sex scenes were seriously strange. (The alien is a sweet, rather insecure giant bug.)
I too adored Love Lettering. Beautiful celebration of the life of the artist and a lovely tribute to a great city. I read this book back in December and still think about it often.
@Nicolette, Cassandra Gannon’s “Kinda Fairytale” books are very good if you like over-the-top fun and funny adventure romances. She has a few other series as well.
Mimi Matthews has a few of her books on KU.
Lynn Messina’s “Beatrice Hyde-Clare mysteries” are good.
Anne Frasier is good, but definitely not romance and can be dark.
@nicolette – not on KU but free right now is KJ Charles The Magpie Lord. It’s a fantastic historical paranormal mystery m/m romance. Checks 3 of my favorite genre boxes in one book, which sounds like it could have been a disaster but was fabulously well done. I loved it and promptly read the rest of the trilogy in the next two days. And books 2 and 3 are only 3.99. Not the best price, bur still lower than most.
@nicolette. If you like queer, non-ableist, multi-cultural, occasionally non-neurotypical, found families — and who doesn’t? — try E.M. Lindsey’s books. I read them completely out of order, but loved them despite having to guess at relationships in the earlier books. TW: Scarring of all sorts (physical and psychological) from many, often triggery, sources, but always dealt with straight on. Neither voyageuristic nor swept under the rug. Lindsey’s books were a major factor in keeping up my KU subscription when it came due last month.
Read Love Lettering last week and adored it. I stayed up ’til 3am on a weeknight (weekmorning?) to finish it. It brought out my good-book-noises. Would definitely recommend.
Hello, @Nicolette. This is what I’ve recently read and enjoyed tremendously on Kindle Unlimited:
Get a Life, Chloe Brown; The Gilded Shroud; and Dreamland. The entire Brother Cadfael series is available also – pure pleasure.
Just read the NA romance recommended here by Julianna Keyes, and it’s a really good example of the genre. Characters grew and changed, no slut-shaming.