This HaBO request comes from Paula, who wants to find an early romance she read: I read this book eons ago, when I was new to the romance genre. I remember feeling very fond of this story. I only remember bits and pieces of the plot/characters. It’s a story about lost love; the main female protagonist steps aside for her friend to have the boy, while they are all at college or something, when really the … Continue reading HaBO: Physiotherapists Do It Better→
Silk is for Seduction by Loretta Chase is $1.99! This book was nominated for a RITA® and our two RITA® Reader Challenge reviewers liked it. Julie gave it an A-: “
I really enjoyed this book. Marcelline and her sisters play pre-Victorian Era hardball with their business competitors and the duke. She’s surviving in a man’s world by her wits and her determination.
I loved Marcelline to bits. She’s a businesswoman, and her work is not just a decoration she’s ready to drop at the first twitch of a duke’s eyebrows. She loves it – all of the fabulous dress designs the Noirot sisters produce are hers – and she doesn’t want to abandon it, even in exchange for a life of luxury.
This HaBO is from Eirene, who is hoping to find a romance she meant read before it disappeared from Scribd: I’m looking for a historical romance that I read once on Scribd before The Great Culling. I completely forgot to catalog it on GR so it’s now lost to me forever. (Also, it’s no longer in my Scribd history.) It’s a book where the hero and the heroine meet in India. I think this was all … Continue reading HaBO: Hero & Heroine Meet in India→
A Lady of Quality is a romance by Frances Hodgson Burnett, first published in 1896. If the name rings a bell, it’s because Burnett also wrote Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, and The Secret Garden. Today Burnett is remembered for her children’s books, but she also wrote a lot of romantic novels for adults, one of which is A Lady of Quality. It features melodrama – so much melodrama. People just don’t make melodrama … Continue reading A Lady of Quality by Frances Hodgon Burnett→
Irish Thoroughbred by Nora Roberts is $1.99! This is the first book ever published by Roberts and is finally available digitally. Yay! For many people, this was the book that started their love of Nora Roberts, though be forewarned it was originally published in the 80s, so some things may seem dated.
When I first heard about Off the Clock, I was pretty excited. I’m all for erotic romances with smart people and it’s nice to see non-billionaires. So I went into the book amped for some nerdy people getting down and dirty, but was pleasantly surprised that it was so much more than that – it was emotional and showed an interesting portrayal of individuals dealing with all manner of trauma and mental illness. Cracking open … Continue reading Off the Clock by Roni Loren→
Giveaway! Woohoo! After noticing the collective happy reading over here in SBTB HQ with recent mentions of Crazed by Edie Harris, and A Duchess in Name by Amanda Weaver, Carina asked if we’d like to give three of you the opportunity to Treat Yo Shelf. No, seriously, they even made a graphic – how sweet is that? So, up for grabs we have ebook copies of three books: Crazed by Edie Harris A Duchess in Name by Amanda … Continue reading Giveaway: Treat Yo Shelf with Carina Press→
RECOMMENDED BY MANY: Written in Red by Anne Bishop is $1.99! Jane talked about it in a previous podcast, and many other people echoed that recommendation in the comments.
Sarah did a series of Hanukkah giveaways in 2014 and one of the questions was which author do you wish were more widely known? Bishop was a top answer, particularly for this series.
This is the first book in The Others series, and it has a 4+ star average. Readers who loved it couldn’t put it down – and at $1.99, that’s a low-risk trial price if you haven’t read it yet, eh?
Happy Sunday! This HaBO request is from Aishwarya, who is trying to find a book based on this one scene: So, I read an excerpt from this book…I’m not sure where. The heroine is writing (and reading) in the library – she writes poetry- when she hears footsteps, so she hides under a table. It’s three men, one of whom she has a crush on. They talk about random things before one of them picks up … Continue reading HaBO: Heroine Mocked for Her Poetry→
The Shannara Chronicles is bound to be a “love it or hate it” show. Based on the book series by Terry Brooks, it’s basically Lord of the Rings, the MTV edition. Three very pretty teens, an elf, a half elf, and a human thief, team up with a badass Druid named Allanon (hello, Manu Bennett, love you!) to stop Demons from taking over the world. In order to do this, they have to use magic … Continue reading The Shannara Chronicles→
