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  • The Broken Girls

    The Broken Girls by Simone St. James

    The Broken Girls by Simone St. James is $1.99! James is a bit of a favorite here, especially with Elyse, and tends to write historical fiction with mystery and romantic elements. This one jumps between 1950 and 2014 Vermont. Are you a fan?

    The “clever and wonderfully chilling” (Fiona Barton) suspense novel from the award-winning author of The Haunting of Maddy Clare…

    Vermont, 1950. There’s a place for the girls whom no one wants–the troublemakers, the illegitimate, the too smart for their own good. It’s called Idlewild Hall. And in the small town where it’s located, there are rumors that the boarding school is haunted. Four roommates bond over their whispered fears, their budding friendship blossoming–until one of them mysteriously disappears. . . .

    Vermont, 2014. As much as she’s tried, journalist Fiona Sheridan cannot stop revisiting the events surrounding her older sister’s death. Twenty years ago, her body was found lying in the overgrown fields near the ruins of Idlewild Hall. And though her sister’s boyfriend was tried and convicted of murder, Fiona can’t shake the suspicion that something was never right about the case.

    When Fiona discovers that Idlewild Hall is being restored by an anonymous benefactor, she decides to write a story about it. But a shocking discovery during the renovations will link the loss of her sister to secrets that were meant to stay hidden in the past–and a voice that won’t be silenced. . .

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  • The Project

    The Project by Courtney Summers

    The Project by Courtney Summers is $2.99! Elyse mentioned this in a previous Hide Your Wallet and I was a fan of Summers’ first book, Sadie. This is a YA horror/thriller and it needs all the content warnings. Feel free to check Goodreads or Storygraph specifics. There’s also a page for it on The Trigger Warning Database, but keep in mind all of these things are subject to human error.

    Lo Denham is used to being on her own. After her parents died, Lo’s sister, Bea, joined The Unity Project, leaving Lo in the care of their great aunt. Thanks to its extensive charitable work and community outreach, The Unity Project has won the hearts and minds of most in the Upstate New York region, but Lo knows there’s more to the group than meets the eye. She’s spent the last six years of her life trying—and failing—to prove it.

    When a man shows up at the magazine Lo works for claiming The Unity Project killed his son, Lo sees the perfect opportunity to expose the group and reunite with Bea once and for all. When her investigation puts her in the direct path of its leader, Lev Warren and as Lo delves deeper into The Project, the lives of its members it upends everything she thought she knew about her sister, herself, cults, and the world around her—to the point she can no longer tell what’s real or true. Lo never thought she could afford to believe in Lev Warren . . . but now she doesn’t know if she can afford not to.

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  • A Devil of a Duke

    A Devil of a Duke by Madeline Hunter

    A Devil of a Duke by Madeline Hunter is $1.99 and a Kindle Daily Deal! This is the second book in the Decadent Dukes Society, but can be read on its own. Readers say this one has a great pace to the romance and action, but wish it had more emotional depth. It has a 3.8-star rating on Goodreads.

    From New York Times bestselling author Madeline Hunter comes the latest sexy tale of three untamable dukes and the women who ignite their decadent desires . . .

    HE MAY BE A DEVIL

    He’s infamous, debaucherous, and known all over town for his complete disregard for scandal, and positively irresistible seductions. Gabriel St. James, Duke of Langford, is obscenely wealthy, jaw-droppingly handsome, and used to getting exactly what he wants. Until his attention is utterly captured by a woman who refuses to tell him her name, but can’t help surrendering to his touch . . .

    BUT SHE’S NO ANGEL EITHER . . .

    Amanda Waverly is living two lives—one respectable existence as secretary to an upstanding lady, and one far more dangerous battle of wits—and willpower—with the devilish Duke. Langford may be the most tempting man she’s ever met, but Amanda’s got her hands full trying to escape the world of high-society crime into which she was born. And if he figures out who she really is, their sizzling passion will suddenly boil over into a much higher stakes affair . . .

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  • Prisoner of the Crown

    Prisoner of the Crown by Jeffe Kennedy

    Prisoner of the Crown by Jeffe Kennedy is $1.99! This is the first book in The Chronicles of Dasnaria and came out last week. Reviews mention that this is a rather dark fantasy with no romance in this installment. Also, be prepared for it to start slowly. I’m very interested in this! Are you?

    She was raised to be beautiful, nothing more. And then the rules changed . . . 
     
    In icy Dasnaria, rival realm to the Twelve Kingdoms, a woman’s role is to give pleasure, produce heirs, and question nothing. But a plot to overthrow the emperor depends on the fate of his eldest daughter. And the treachery at its heart will change more than one carefully limited life . . .
     
    THE GILDED CAGE
    Princess Jenna has been raised in supreme luxury—and ignorance. Within the sweet-scented, golden confines of the palace seraglio, she’s never seen the sun, or a man, or even learned her numbers. But she’s been schooled enough in the paths to a woman’s power. When her betrothal is announced, she’s ready to begin the machinations that her mother promises will take Jenna from ornament to queen.

    But the man named as Jenna’s husband is no innocent to be cozened or prince to charm. He’s a monster in human form, and the horrors of life under his thumb are clear within moments of her wedding vows. If Jenna is to live, she must somehow break free—and for one born to a soft prison, the way to cold, hard freedom will be a dangerous path indeed…

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  1. WS says:

    I’m a fan of Simone St. James. Silence for the Dead is probably my favorite of her books. The Broken Girls was fine– a bit different, but fine.

    I was not a fan of The Sun Down Motel at all; it went well until it got close to the end, I was like… what? really?

    I’m hoping for good things out of The Book of Cold Cases in March of next year.

  2. Laura George says:

    I’m another fan of Simone St. James. I really, really love her books set in post-WWI Britain — and agree with @WS that I especially love SILENCE FOR THE DEAD. But really, I love all of them. I would run off with Jack Yates in a heartbeat. I guess I would say that THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT is my second favorite. In any case, I just reread THE SUN DOWN MOTEL and appreciated it more the other side around. And I did really like THE BROKEN GIRLS — the ghost is genuinely scary and times but it ends up all about girl power. As does THE SUN DOWN MOTEL except for the poor woman going to jail at the end. Seriously? In any case, I’ve pre-ordered THE BOOK OF COLD CASES. So my loyalty is strong — I’ve read each of the 1920s set ghost/romance/mystery books at least 3 times each. Maybe more than than.

  3. Laura George says:

    RATS! PS: I really wish we could fix typos after we post here. When the architect came to inspect the parts of the house that are falling apart, I lost focus for a bit …

  4. FashionablyEvil says:

    I read the Hunter—all I can remember about it was getting to the end and thinking that it was very disappointing because I liked some of Hunter’s other books. (I gave it two stars on Goodreads which means I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone else, but it wasn’t a true abomination.)

  5. Darlynne says:

    I approached THE BROKEN GIRLS with serious trepidation and Elyse’s assurance that I would be OK (timid reader that I am). It was GREAT. I so enjoyed the entire story, loved how strong and intentional the girls were. Highly recommended.

  6. Laura says:

    @FashionablyEvil I was so disappointed in this Hunter novel I didn’t finish it.

  7. I_Simon says:

    Another big fan of Simone St James. I really liked the Broken Girls and I found the ghost genuinely scary, which doesn’t usually happen when I’m reading. I cannot say the same for The Project. I really loved Summer’s book Sadie and was really looking forward to The Project but it was a very frustrating read. So much gaslighting and I also felt were some huge inconsistencies in the characterization of the two sisters. I also hated the end and I know the book is YA and catering to a teen audience but the depiction of the teenage protagonist in a professional work setting was laughably unrealistic.

  8. Susan says:

    I liked The Broken Girls well enough. The ghost was Goldilocks scary–not too little and not too much for a weenie like me. Ultimately, tho, I was hoping for that indefinable *something more*.

    I guess St. James is a hit-or-miss author for me since I bailed on The Sun Down Motel (both the book and audiobook).

  9. Sydneysider says:

    I liked The Broken Girls, I found it spooky and well-done. I’ll be preordering her next one, thanks for the tips fellow SBs!

  10. Laine says:

    I keep staring at the cover of Broken Girls. That looks like Turku Castle from Finland. Am I seeing things?

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