In recent discussions, especially in the comments for some of the Books on Sale posts, a few of you have mentioned your book budgets. Sometimes it's howls of agony that the monthly budget has been exceeded by yet another tempting $1.99 deal – I feel your pain, as I'm equally susceptible. But a few have mentioned interesting solutions, such as Tam and Dora on 11 April. Dora mentioned how tempting some of the sales are, … Continue reading Book Budgeting
RECOMMENDED: Lord of Scoundrels is $1.99 in Canada right now. YAY FOR CANADA! This is one of the best and most-loved historical romances of all time, and at $2, it's a lovely gift for yourself, for pretty much every romance fan you know, and random people on the street. Canadians are so nice like that, I bet the do randomly gift ebooks to people they don't know. Canadians are often shut out of the deals I post … Continue reading Books on Sale: Montana Cowboys Today Only, Plus Scoundrels for Canada
Linda Lael Miller's Big Sky Country is $2.99 right now. This is the first book in the Parable, Montana, series, and while some reviews say the story builds very slowly, those who love this series really like the hero. The illegitimate son of a wealthy rancher, Sheriff Slade Barlow grew up in a trailer hitched to the Curly-Burly hair salon his mother runs. He was never acknowledged by his father…until now. Suddenly, Slade has … Continue reading Books on Sale: Holiday Macomber, Lael Miller Cowboys, Plus Janeite Fandom
It's time to thank the May advertisers! If you've clicked on any of the ads, thank you for doing so. You're helping to support the Bitchery and advertisers who are looking to reach romance readers directly, and we all very much appreciate that. Thank you!
I'm feeling very sad, and not much like being silly, but I so appreciate the humor that other people have created today. It is much needed, and I am thankful. Specifically, I am thankful for Jim C. Hines and his bear. Jim emailed me asking for suggestions from romance cover art for his poses for charity, and I sent a few. The Pull My Finger Viking, for example, and a few others, but he went … Continue reading Cover Poses, Re-Coverings, and Books on Sale
I went to Dymock's bookstore and took a zillion pictures of all the books in the romance section – which is separate from the paranormal romance section, interestingly enough – and of the sizes and prices of the books. When I got back to my hotel room, none of those pictures were on my camera. Where did they go? Is there some vortex that limits my ability to document the complete WTF that is Australian … Continue reading The Price of Books in Australia
First, remember the amazing nipple-less model who appeared on so many book covers? Thanks to Jenny, she's been spotted again – still without those dangerous, pesky nipples. It's rather alarming, isn't it? I mean, where the hell did her nipple go? Did it wander off? Does her Sensei have a very high level of skill in nipple frightening? Thanks to Jenny for the link! Second, awhile back in October 2011 we did a “What Ever … Continue reading Nipples, Updates, and Deals!
The internet is full of all kinds of awesome things. I like it here. First up, from JD Drew: decrepit Victorian homes built of Legos. Prepare to be impressed because CREEPY and AWESOME are here in equal doses. Next: how awesome is this? Puffin, a division of Penguin, as donated use of Roald Dahl’s digital books , James and the Giant Peach, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to the Worldreader program. … Continue reading Want to see some cool stuff on the internet?
A while back, somebody gently *koff* pointed out that we came up with a neat idea, and then did shit-all with it. Namely, the “readers recommend, we post the recommendations!” idea. Today, we finally got off our asses and sorted all this shit out. Asterisks denote books that aren’t really romances, so if you’re looking for an HEA and a neatly wrapped-up ending by the end, tread carefully with these books. Kerry recommends Sherrilyn Kenyon’s … Continue reading Finally! Vampire Romance Recommendations
