Welcome back to Cover Snark! Amanda: Ow my eyeballs Tara: Even he’s looking away from it Sarah: Individual Sarah Seeks Eye Doctor Appointment. Those words are appearing on my lids when I close my eyes. It’s like staring at the sun. Sneezy: I thought we were friends. Elyse: I’m sorry, the what?? Sarah: What. Amanda: Did they misspell tight end? Update: That is a rugby ball not a football and tightheads are a rugby position. … Continue reading Cover Snark: What Have They Done to Jude Deveraux →
The Vicar and the Rake by Annabelle Green is $1.99! Lara mentioned this one in a previous Hide Your Wallet. This is a m/m Regency romance and is the first book in the Society of Beasts series.
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Snowspelled by Stephanie Burgis is 99c! This is a fantasy romance novella and the first in a series. I also love this cover so much. Readers seemed to really like this one and their chief complaint seems to be that it was too short. It has a 3.9-star rating on Goodreads. Have you read this one?
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Squee from the Keeper Shelf is a feature wherein we share why we love the books we love, specifically the stories which are permanent residents of our Keeper shelves. Despite flaws, despite changes in age and perspective, despite the passage of time, we love particular books beyond reason, and the only thing better than re-reading them is telling other people about them. At length. If you’d like to submit your reasons for loving and keeping … Continue reading Keeper Shelf: The Velvet Montgomery Series by Jude Deveraux →
RECOMMENDED: All In by Simona Ahrnstedt is $2.99 at Amazon, Google:Play, and iBooks! Hopefully other vendors will match the price. Redheadedgirl gave the book an A:
I felt like this was full of Shakespearean drama, and scheming families, and hot sex, and gorgeous clothes, but also some important things to say about how the world is functioning. There’s a lot going on, though, and the ending a tad rushed.
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THIS BOOK WAS COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS. (I was promised ridiculous and then I got it.) The premise is this: Berni, a New York socialite, dies of a heart attack, and ends up in Purgatory. She hasn’t led a bad life compared to some, but she doesn’t have enough credit to make it to heaven without performing some good deeds. She’s assigned Nellie Grayson, a good, kind doormat of a heroine, who’s got a terrible family, food … Continue reading Wishes by Jude Deveraux →
RECOMMENDED: When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare is $1.99 at Amazon and Barnes & Noble! Elyse loved this book so much and gave it an A:
Everything about When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare worked for me. Everything. Bust out the squee mop, y’all because this review is just going to be a flappy-hands Good Book Noise® mess.
Things this book has:
1. A sexy Scot hero I pictured as Sam Heughan.
2. A heroine who is a naturalist and illustrator.
3. Tons of UST.
4. A completely crazy sauce plot that Dare pulls off flawlessly.
5. A missing lobster.
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High Noon by Nora Roberts is $2.99 right now. This is suspense Nora (as opposed to contemporary Nora or paraNora), and it has a 3.9-star average. Readers who liked it really liked the suspense and the very tough, very smart heroine (who is assaulted so trigger warning, k?) who reminded some of Eve Dallas. If you like suspense or know someone who does, this may make their reading week better.
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RECOMMENDED: All He Ever Needed by Shannon Stacey is .99c right now. The Kowalski series seems to be dropping in price out of order, so you might already have some of the other titles. I really enjoyed this book, especially the heroine, who is strong and independent and looking to establish her home. Stacey's schtick, “This is only temporary so long as I'm in town, oh wait, no it's not” works SO well here. This … Continue reading Books on Sale: Contemporary Awesomesauce from Shannon Stacey, Jude Deveraux, and Molly O’Keefe →
RECOMMENDED: My Fair Concubine by Jeannie Lin is $1.99 at Amazon right now. This is a historical “My Fair Lady” style romance – set in the Tang Dynasty in China. It is just lovely – so, please, think about grabbing a copy. I think this deal expires tomorrow! The Nobleman Who Turned a Tea Girl Into a Princess… Yan Ling tries hard to be servile—it's what's expected of a girl of her class. Being intelligent … Continue reading Books on Sale: Historical Romance From Jeannie Lin, Mary Balogh, and Jude Deveraux →
Today at RT, I attended a candid Q&A with Julie Garwood and Jude Deveraux. On the outside, I looked like my normal self. I’d had coffee, I was dressed, my shoes matched, and I was fully charged and ready to tweet. But y’all, these are two of the first authors I read who made my brain jump up and say, “A hip hop the hippie the hippie to the hip hip hop” (“a you dont … Continue reading Jude Deveraux and Julie Garwood at RT: Storified Tweets, Pictures and Gifs →
