Not the Kind of Earl You Marry
Not the Kind of Earl You Marry by Kate Pembrooke is $1.99! I mentioned this on a Hide Your Wallet over the summer and it’s the first in a series. Did any of you pick this one up?
Fans of Netflix’s Bridgerton series will adore this stunning historical romance debut, where a wary wallflower enters a fake engagement with one of London’s most eligible bachelors.
The one woman in London who doesn’t want to marry him is now his fiancée.
William Atherton, Earl of Norwood, is as shocked as the rest of London to discover his betrothal via an announcement in the morning paper. Furious at what appears to be a shrewd marriage trap, William tracks down his alleged fiancée before her plans can affect his campaign for a coveted political post. But then William realizes an engagement, however fake, may benefit them both…
Miss Charlotte Hurst may be a wallflower, but she’s no shrinking violet. She would never attempt such an underhanded scheme, especially not with a man as haughty or sought-after as Norwood. Yet his suggestion to play along with the betrothal has its merits… and the longer they pretend, the more undeniably real their feelings become. But when the true culprit behind their engagement is revealed, can their newfound happiness survive the scandal?
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Tiny Little Thing by Beatriz Williams is $1.99! This is book two in the Schuler Sisters series, but I think it’s find to read on its own. Williams writes mainly historical fiction and her books have popped up on the site a few times.
In the summer of 1966, Christina Hardcastle—“Tiny” to her illustrious family—stands on the brink of a breathtaking future. Of the three Schuyler sisters, she’s the one raised to marry a man destined for leadership, and with her elegance and impeccable style, she presents a perfect camera-ready image in the dawning age of television politics. Together she and her husband, Frank, make the ultimate power couple: intelligent, rich, and impossibly attractive. It seems nothing can stop Frank from rising to national office, and he’s got his sights set on a senate seat in November.
But as the season gets underway at the family estate on Cape Cod, three unwelcome visitors appear in Tiny’s perfect life: her volatile sister Pepper, an envelope containing incriminating photograph, and the intimidating figure of Frank’s cousin Vietnam-war hero Caspian, who knows more about Tiny’s rich inner life than anyone else. As she struggles to maintain the glossy façade on which the Hardcastle family’s ambitions are built, Tiny begins to suspect that Frank is hiding a reckless entanglement of his own…one that may unravel both her own ordered life and her husband’s promising career.
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The Studying Hours by Sara Ney is FREE! Series name aside, I really enjoyed this one back when the Audible Escape package was around. I also recommended it in our Seduction as a Bet Rec League and for Ready Set Go: Double Features. This book reminded me a lot of Kristen Callihan’s The Hookup in terms of vibe.
CRUDE. ARROGANT. A**HOLE.
No doubt about it, Sebastian ‘Oz’ Osborne is the university’s most celebrated student athlete—and possibly the biggest douchebag. A walking, talking cliché, he has a filthy mouth, a fantastic body, and doesn’t give a sh*t about what you or anyone else thinks.SMART. CLASSY. CONSERVATIVE.
Make no mistake, Jameson Clarke may be the university’s most diligent student—but she is no prude. Spending most of her time in the hallowed halls of the library, James is wary of pervs, jocks, and douchebags—and Oz Osborne is all three.She’s smart, sarcastic—and not what he expected.
…EVERY DOUCHBAG HAS HIS WEAKNESS.
He wants to be friends.
He wants to spend time with her.
He wants to drive her crazy.He wants…
Her.
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The Start of Something Good by Jennifer Probst is $1.99! An enemies to lovers contemporary, this one is the first in a new series. Readers loved the tension and chemistry between the main characters. However, others wanted more obstacles for the couple to overcome.
An enriching story of family ties, broken hearts, and second chances from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst.
When Ethan Bishop returns to the Hudson Valley, his body and spirit are a little worse for wear. As a former Special Forces paratrooper, he saw his fair share of conflict, and he came home with wounds, inside and out. At his sisters’ B & B and farm, he can keep all his pain at a safe distance. But quiet time isn’t easy when a fiery woman explodes into his life…
It’s business—not pleasure—that brings Manhattan PR agent Mia Thrush reluctantly to the farm. Tightly wound and quick tempered, Mia clashes immediately with the brooding Ethan. Everything about him is irritating—from his lean muscles and piercing blue eyes to his scent of sweat and musk.
But as the summer unfolds and temperatures rise, Ethan and Mia discover how much they have in common: their guarded histories, an uncontrollable desire, and a passion for the future that could heal two broken hearts. But will their pasts threaten their fragile chance at a brand-new future?
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Julie Garwood’s The Secret (medieval historical) is $2.99 in Kindle, and it’s a great deal as it’s been listed at $13.99 for a while.
It’s my favorite of her books as I loved the friendship between heroine Judith and Frances Catherine; the hero Iain is also more communicative than most medieval heroes, so I thought he was great too.
Sometimes I wonder how many of the younger generation (particularly males) have any clue what a douchebag once was (still is? Haven’t encountered one in decades, lol). I think how “douchebag” took its journey from feminine hygiene product to its current denotation might make an interesting linguistic study but it would doubtless be incredibly misogynistic and depressing.
DiscoDollyDeb: from my Gen X perspective, the origin may have been lost to history for many people but since I noticed that the term is used as shorthand for a White cis-het man who’s utterly useless and completely offensive, I’ve come around to feeling like it’s actually ok. Douches themselves being a both utterly useless and completely offensive product created by men to make women feel bad about their bodies. Someone definitely needs to work this into a thesis 🙂
DDD: Elder millennial, and folks in my gen do know what it is, though we also knw to generally stay away from both types of d-bags.
My pick’s the Williams here!
Isn’t “William Atherton” the name of the douchebag reporter in the Die Hard movies? Not a name I associate with romance, lol.
(And, speaking as a millennial: I know what a douchebag is, but don’t know anyone who has ever admitted to using one.)
spinster.revival: I go back and forth on whether my favorite book of Garwood’s is The Secret or The Lion’s Lady. For the Roses comes in a extremely close third. And you are right, the friendship between Judith and Mary Catherine adds a wonderful dimension to the book.
The douchebag discussion is very interesting. I remember a nurse on the labour and delivery ward in a small hospital telling a new mom that douches were unnecessary as vaginas were self-cleaning!