Are you ready for Wednesday Links? Are you also as tired as I am? I don’t know what it is about August, but I’m cranky, have zero patience, and just want to nap. Thankfully, the boyfriend is taking me on a relaxing reading weekend next weekend where I will do at little socializing as possible. … If you loved Ruby Lang’s Playing House or Aarya’s wonderful review of it, you might also enjoy her interview … Continue reading Links: Bookstore Romance Day, Skunks, & More→
RECOMMENDED: A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan is $2.99! It’s a Kindle Daily Deal that is being price-matched. Be sure to check out the other deals today! This is the first book in the Lady Trent series, which Carrie really loves. Readers say the book is pretty awesome in terms of concept, but they surprisingly wanted more dragons. Have you read this book or series?
The English Wife by Lauren Willig is $2.99! This is historical fiction with a mystery element, and I love this cover. Some readers found the plot a bit hard to follow. However, others love the dialogue and layers to story. Have you read this one?
RECOMMENDED: A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer is $1.99! This one was recommended to Carrie and she really enjoyed it, giving the book an A-:
I enjoyed the way this book both used and subverted Beauty and the Beast tropes. There’s a good blend of angst and humor and worldbuilding.
RECOMMENDED: The Witch of Willow Hall by Hester Fox is $1.99! Thank you to all the readers who let us know about this sale! Elyse read this one and gave it B+, but issued some content warnings:
I really enjoyed this book. I wish I could delve more deeply in the incredibly spooky, ghostly shenanigans that go down, but it’s really best experienced in the moment. The author does a fantastic job balancing a Gothic sense of dread with a burgeoning romance, weaving in awfulness with hope.
Butterface by Avery Flynn is 99c! I believe this is part of today’s deals. This contemporary romance is billed as a romantic comedy with some fake relationship elements. Be warned that the heroine is incredibly self-conscious about her looks, and there seems to be a lot of internal critical comments, if you’re sensitive to those things.
The Negotiator by Avery Flynn is 99c! This is a Kindle Daily Deal and is being price-matched at select vendors. Readers loved the ball-busting heroine and the fake relationship element, but some found the romance and its characters to be superficial. It has a 3.9-star rating on Goodreads.
Hot on Ice is available for preorder for 99c! This anthology features 18 hockey romances and releases on March 21st. Twenty percent of the royalties will also go to Homes for Troops, a charity that builds specially modified homes for injured veterans.
First Star I See Tonight by Susan Elizabeth Phillips is $2.99! This is a Kindle Daily Deal and is being price-matched! I know this book was on many readers’ TBR list. If you’ve already devoured it, what did you think?
Saddled and Spurred by Lorelei James is $1.99! James is pretty much the queen of erotic contemporary westerns and her books are rarely on sale. This is an opposites attract romance between a cattleman and a “pampered town beauty.” Readers said they loved this book more than the previous one and that it had a good balance of plot with the eroticism. It has a 4.2-star rating on Goodreads.
Owning Violet by Monica Murphy is 99c! This is the first book in the Fowler Sisters erotic romance series. It was also featured in December’s edition of Hide Your Wallet. I actually bought the book, though it’s in TBR purgatory right now. The heroine is an heiress to a cosmetics company (along with her two sisters) and the hero is a co-worker. So if workplace romances are your catnip, look out. Some readers felt the heroine was a bit of a push over, while others thought this was a great start to a new erotica series. It has a 3.7-star rating on Goodreads.
