Blackberry Summer by RaeAnne Thayne is $1.99. This book is the first in Thayne's Hope's Crossing series, and is a mix of small town contemporary setting, older heroine-younger hero, and starting over themes. Claire Bradford needed a wake-up call. What she didn't need was a tragic car accident. As a single mom and the owner of a successful bead shop, Claire leads a predictable life in Hope's Crossing, Colorado. So what if she has no … Continue reading Books on Sale: Two Contemporaries and an American Historical→
Here's this week's top ten list! As You Wish by Elyssa Patrick | Amazon | BN | Sony | Kobo | Knaves' Wager by Loretta Chase | Amazon | BN | Sony | Kobo | Violet (Flower Trilogy, Book 1) by Lauren Royal | Amazon | BN | Sony | Kobo | iBooks The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay | Amazon | BN | Sony | Kobo | iBooks Viscount Vagabond by Loretta Chase … Continue reading SBTB/DA Bestsellers: 6-13 November 2013→
by SB Sarah · Oct 16, 2012 at 2:39 pm ·
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Avon Romance has launched a new social reading app on Facebook, the Avon Social Reader. Folks can read samples of books – up to 20% of a novel – and (this is the super cool part) there are links to buy that book DRM FREE from AllRomance. DRM. FREE. Readers can also “choose to purchase DRM-enabled versions of the books at other online retailers.” I have lit the bonfire of joy and am now dancing … Continue reading Select Avon Romances Are DRM Free at AllRomance!→
Via Tina C comes this link about Little Free Libraries popping up around the world. Have you seen one? Is there one in your town? March 14-18, an assortment of romances, including some Stephanie Bond contemporary tiles and some paranormal romances as well, will be free as a St. Patrick's Day promotion. See anything you might want to try? Staples has a speed-reading test online that compares your results with the average battery life of … Continue reading Links and Deals and Other Stuff→
There are so many freaking book deals. It's crazy. My inbox overfloweth with the announcementeths. Here. Have a list. First, Devil's Bride with Bonus Materials by Stephanie Laurens is on sale for .99c. [Amazon | BN] Not only is that an amazing price (though I wonder what the bonus materials are – that must be one heck of a trousseau) but that's an amazing book. I read it all the time. I love this book. ETA: … Continue reading Got Ebook Bargains?→
So now that the Bad Sex Award has been given, and we’re all revolted by insect imagery (*shudder*), my question is this: what about bad sex descriptions in romance? I mean, you have your everyday thrusting, cresting, explodey-ing imagery, and then you have some truly erotic descriptions… countered by some truly unbelievably bad descriptions of sex and sex-related acts. Of the What Not to Write that I’ve profiled here, only three were written in 2010, … Continue reading Bad Sex In Romance→
by SB Sarah · Nov 2, 2010 at 11:33 am ·
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Anonymous forwarded the following to me, and of course, I have to inflict it on the rest of you. Enjoy. Kerrelyn Sparks’s Eat Prey Love is, in my opinion, a What Not to Write, but the “werepanther spooge” part sticks out. Some background: Our hero is a shapeshifting werepanther, and when he is killed, he comes back to life and kinda goes up a level in strength, abilities, etc. all Marty-Stu-like. And when he comes … Continue reading What Not to Write: Spooge.→
