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The Marriage Contract
RECOMMENDED: The Marriage Contract by Katee Robert is 99c! This is an arranged marriage plot in a modern setting and Elyse is addicted to this series. The book does deal with characters in the mob, which I know is a big off-button for some readers, so FYI. Elyse’s reviewed this one and she gave it an A:
If you had told me that I’d really love a book about the children of two Boston mob bosses being in an arranged marriage, I’d have raised a skeptical eyebrow. But I’m so so glad that The Marriage Contract proved me wrong because I enjoyed it immensely.
Teague O’Malley hates pretty much everything associated with his family’s name. And when his father orders him to marry Callista Sheridan to create a “business” alliance, Teague’s ready to tell his dad exactly where he can stuff his millions. But then Teague actually meets his new fiancée, sees the bruises on her neck and the fight still left in her big blue eyes, and vows he will do everything in his power to protect her.
Everyone knows the O’Malleys have a dangerous reputation. But Callie wasn’t aware just what that meant until she saw Teague, the embodiment of lethal grace and coiled power. His slightest touch sizzles through her. But the closer they get, the more trouble they’re in. Because Callie’s keeping a dark secret-and what Teague doesn’t know could get him killed.
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The Summer of Jordi Perez (And the Best Burger in Los Angeles)
RECOMMENDED: The Summer of Jordi Perez by Amy Spalding is $1.99! Carrie reviewed this one earlier this year and gave it a B+:
The Summer of Jodi Perez (And the Best Burger in Los Angeles) is a body-positive f/f contemporary romance/rom-com set in L.A. This book is a light, fast read with plenty of humor, and with an angst level that is appropriate but never too heavy or whiny.
Seventeen, fashion-obsessed, and gay, Abby Ives has always been content playing the sidekick in other people’s lives. While her friends and sister have plunged headfirst into the world of dating and romances, Abby’s been happy to focus on her plus-size style blog and her dreams of taking the fashion industry by storm. When she lands a great internship at her favorite boutique, she’s thrilled to take the first step toward her dream career. Then she falls for her fellow intern, Jordi Perez. Hard. And now she’s competing against the girl she’s kissing to win the coveted paid job at the end of the internship.
But really, nothing this summer is going as planned. She’s also unwittingly become friends with Jax, a lacrosse-playing bro-type who wants her help finding the best burger in L.A.; she’s struggling to prove to her mother—the city’s celebrity health nut—that she’s perfectly content with who she is; and she’s desperately trying to remain behind the scenes and off-camera where she feels she belongs, when she hangs out with Jordi, who documents her entire life in photographs.
Though crazy, summer’s been fun, and just as Abby starts to feel like she’s no longer the sidekick in her own life anymore, Jordi’s photography surprisingly puts her in the spotlight for the first time, and it feels more like a betrayal rather than a starring role. Can Abby find a way to reconcile her positive yet private sense of self with the image that other people have of her?
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Jane Doe
RECOMMENDED: Jane Doe by Victoria Helen Stone is still available for $1.99 at Amazon! Elyse and Sarah jointly review the book today and gave it a B+. They thought it was an empowering book, but felt the ending was a bit rushed. Please be warned that this book deals with all forms of abuse and abuse against a child. I’ve also heard other readers recommend the audiobook.
A double life with a single purpose: revenge.
Jane’s days at a Midwest insurance company are perfectly ordinary. She blends in well, unremarkably pretty in her floral-print dresses and extra efficient at her low-level job. She’s just the kind of woman middle manager Steven Hepsworth likes—meek, insecure, and willing to defer to a man. No one has any idea who Jane really is. Least of all Steven.
But plain Jane is hiding something. And Steven’s bringing out the worst in her.
Nothing can distract Jane from going straight for his heart: allowing herself to be seduced into Steven’s bed, to insinuate herself into his career and his family, and to expose all his dirty secrets. It’s time for Jane to dig out everything that matters to Steven. So she can take it all away.
Just as he did to her.
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Misadventures with a Book Boyfriend
Misadventures with a Book Boyfriend by Victoria Blue is $2.99 at Amazon! This book released in March and is part of the Misadventures series, which are shorter, standalone romances from a variety of authors. I’m very curious how this book manages to handle all the bonkers plot description in around 200 pages.
A washed-up model at the age of 27, Oliver Connely has gone from being a household name to barely making the rent. It’s time to think fast—and cash in big—with a can’t-miss idea inspired by the passion he sees in a handful of romance novel fans. Book Boyfriend Incorporated is born.
Can’t. Miss.
Right?
Except for the unexpected glitches Oliver’s business plan doesn’t cover—like falling for one of his “lonely lady” clients, Bailey Hardin, a politician’s wife who’s as smart and loyal as she is beautiful and sexy. Their chemistry, instant and scorching, is already a problem—but when Bailey’s husband turns up dead, the pair quickly learns they’re facing more than a simple PR nightmare.
The mess intensifies when Oliver’s best friend decides to put a bid in for the freshly vacated city manager position, ensuring Oliver is now caught between his longtime best friend and his new ladylove. The clock is ticking, and the political scandal is growing. Tough decisions must be made—especially because, for the first time in Oliver’s life, matters of his heart are on the line.
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Jane Doe is fantastic, one of my favourite reads of last year, and I discovered it via SBTB. Highly recommended!
I liked Jane Doe far more than I thought it would. It turns out that I really needed to read a female protagonist with zero sense of shame.
A clarification (well, I needed it when I saw the BN.com icon below “Jane Doe”…): “Jane Doe” is not available as a Nook e-book. Nor are any of Stone’s previous books nor is her upcoming summer release. You can get the paper copies (& some audiobooks) on BN.com, but Victoria Helen Stone is published by Montlake, an Amazon imprint. Apparently, the notorious vampire Jeff Bezos makes his authors sign their contract in their own blood, and doesn’t allow their E books to be sold as Nook books. It’s really a shame that authors like Stone (who I have long loved and read widely on Nook as “Victoria Dahl”), Nicola Davidson, etc. have closed themselves off from potential readers (& sales) because of the shiny allure of Amazon/Bezos’ head (thankfully, Talia Hibbert has seen the light and is now available on Nook).
Those of us who do not give our money to Bezos for various reasons, (i.e., he’s been trying to robotize our bricks-and-mortar bookselling world and unemploy us for years) are many, and are voracious readers. I feel very frustrated when I read a review of a book or an interview with an author, try to buy the book and discover it is an Amazon title. And in light of the recent discovery of the romance-author e-plagiarism scandal that Amazon has solely created and supported, I can only hope that authors will now look past whatever immediate financial benefits that Bezos holds out to them, and consider the long-term benefits of e- publishing on other platforms.
Thanks for the space for my rant.
Let me correct myself (see #3, above):
Victoria Helen Stone is published by Lake Union Publishing, a different imprint of Amazon’s (they have 16).
Montlake is Amazon’s romance imprint. It is home to Jennifer Probst (among others), who I meant to mention as an author whose current series is also unavailable on Nook.
The audiobook of Jane Doe is also $1.99, for anyone interested!
I thought Jane Doe sounds interesting, what’s your review got to say.. that does sound interesting…how much will it cost me (deals not very often applicable down here). Oh! I’ve already bought it, back in December- I think my TBR might be out of control.
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If you really, really want the book at the special price you can buy it in the kindle format and then use Calibre (free!) to convert it to epub compatibility for the nook. I WILL say that it’s easier to do this than vice versa from Nook. My sister had a nook and I have a kindle and she finally gave up and bought a kindle as well since we like to share our books.