RECOMMENDED: A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean is $1.99! This is book one in the Rules of Scoundrels series, all of which take place in and around a gaming hall. This book was nominated for and won the RITA® for Best Historical in 2013.
In our RITA® Reader Challenge reviews, Rayvyn2k gave it an A and wrote:
I loved this book. There is a marriage of convenience (my own personal romance catnip if done well—and it is done very well here), and a hero and heroine who are both struggling with devastating self-esteem issues. Add childhood friendships, meddling friends and family members and you have my perfect story.
Jess M also gave this book an A in her RITA® Reader Challenge review, where she wrote:
This was a great story. It was engaging, entertaining and filled with scandal. This is the first story in The Rules of Scoundrels series and sets up the rest of the characters that will be involved in the series.
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For me, knitting is a comfort activity. It stimulates me creatively, but the repetitive motions of knitting and purling are incredibly soothing. I don’t knit as much in the summer, but now that fall is upon us (at least, it is here), I want the cozy feeling of curling up with a movie and my latest knitting project. When I picked up The Knitting Diaries, I was hoping for the same feeling of coziness. Normally … Continue reading The Knitting Diaries by Debbie Macomber, Susan Mallery, and Christina Skye →
The Charm School by Susan Wiggs is $1.99 right now. This historical was originally published in 1999, and is about an awkward, shy young woman who sneaks aboard a ship bound for Rio (as you do). When the crew notice the attraction between her and the captain, they begin tutoring her in the the finer arts of being a confident young lady (yes way). This book has a much-loved Ugly Duckling storyline, and a 3.9-star average on GR.
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About Last Night by Ruthie Knox is 99c! This book was part of the 2013 DABWAHA Tournament and was nominated for a RITA® that same year, which means we have Reader Challenge grades! However, both reviews took issue with the book’s ending.
Reader Elissa gave it a B+:
I overall loved this book. While the ending had it faults, it still made me passionately want to type all-caps emails to my friends about it, and I basically ignored my family to read it, which is always a sign of an excellent read.
Reader Jen LB gave it a C:
Grading this book was tricky for me, because I did still enjoy it quite a bit. If I had graded it before the ending, I would probably have given it a B+, but with the ending I had to downgrade to a C. It’s a good read and I wouldn’t want to dissuade anyone from enjoying it, but for me personally I couldn’t grade it higher given the icky ending.
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The Dark Hunters – The Collection Thus Far by Sherrilyn Kenyon is $19.99 at Amazon. That's 25 books plus a companion book for $20, which works out to about $1 each. Y'ALL. When Jane told me about this one I thought she was joking, but no, it's real. This is probably the most bizarre book on sale deal I've seen. This is 25 books plus The Dark-Hunter Companion in one digital file – with the … Continue reading Books on Sale: The Mother of All Sherrilyn Kenyon Box Sets, Plus Susan Mallery and Kira Brady →
Some outstanding one-day deals today, so you can go read and hide from the family or from the nonstop cooking extravaganza going on in the kitchen. The Best Man by Kristan Higgins is the KDD today – $1.99 for one day only! Higgins' books are contemporary romance comedy, and much loved by many readers. This one came out in March 2013, so it's kinda new, and is the first in her Blue Heron series. There's … Continue reading Books on Sale: Contemporary from Kristan Higgins & Susan Mallery, Plus Cozy Mystery Audiobook! →
There are some authors who are superb at engaging with readers through various forms of social media like Facebook, Twitter, or personalized email newsletters. Susan Mallery is one of those authors. Her Facebook page is always active. Like, umpty-thousand comments active. I've seen her ask or help naming characters' children, or future heroes. A few months ago, she invited her readers to send a snapshot of themselves, which Mallery and her crew Photoshopped to add … Continue reading Social Media and Review Crews: A Q&A with Susan Mallery →
I have some more sales alerts are for Australia and New Zealand readers only- g'day, y'all! I posted a bunch yesterday, and I have more from Kobo. These books are on sale through 28 February 2013 for Australian and New Zealand readers. If the prices aren't working, I'm sorry – please let me know which ones? These ebook sale prices are, to the best of my knowledge, only available at Kobo. Some of these discounts … Continue reading More Romance Sales from Kobo for Australian and New Zealand Readers: Susan Mallery & Kristan Higgins →
In this week’s podcast episode, we’re looking at the glorious ads and features for the May 2015 issue of RT Magazine. Thank you to Claire A. for this issue, and for some of the backstory! You can also find all the RTRW content at our category page for Romantic Times Rewind. If you want to listen and follow along with this entry, we have more detail in the audio, but you can click play and listen … Continue reading Romantic Times Rewind: May 2015 Ads & Features →
From New York Times bestselling author Lori Wilde comes her newest story about three generations of women, an island with an air of mystery and magic, and one summer that changes everything—perfect for fans of Jill Shalvis and Susan Mallery. In the Gulf of Mexico, near South Padre, sits a private island with a bit of a magic about it: the colors are brighter, the food tastes better, and turtles and cranes find sanctuary there. … Continue reading The Summer That Shaped Us →
I’ve decided to take a really good look at the Contemporary Romance Colors that are most prevalent on covers this year and attempt to identify what is the CR-COTY, the Contemporary Romance Color of the Year. Sidenote: did you know I’m not technically supposed to name things? I’m not good at it. If “CR-COTY” is making your eyelids twitch, I am also responsible for the name DABWAHA, the bracket tournament of romance we used to … Continue reading Contemporary Romance Color of the Year: Green? →
