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Books On Sale

Dragons, Heiresses, & More

Books on Sale: The Duke of Shadows by Meredith Duran & More

The Duke of Shadows by Meredith Duran is $1.99! This was Duran’s debut historical, and Sarah reviewed it back in 2008 and gave it a B-. She struggled with the heroine, but looooved the hero:

Julian was tortured and noble, and though he didn’t change so much as come to own himself and the power at his disposal in both of the cultures that shaped him, his journey was fascinating. Julian was marvelous, and did things I wished heroes in other historical novels would do, including beating the ever living shit out of someone who truly deserved it, and being vindicated for doing so. YUM.

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Books On Sale

Steampunk, a Boxed Set, & More

Books on Sale: The Fire in the Glass by Jacquelyn Benson & More

The Fire in the Glass by Jacquelyn Benson is 99c! Recently, we featured Benson’s more action/adventure title and people in the comments also mentioned how much they loved this one. It’s  more of a paranormal historical or historical fantasy with a medium main character.

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Book Review

Breath of Earth by Beth Cato

Breath of Earth

Sometimes a book has all my catnip but it doesn’t gel into a cohesive, engaging story. Breath of Earth is one of those books. The language is descriptive, the setting intriguing, and the characters are diverse. Even the cover art is lovely. But I never got a feel for what was happening or why I should care. Here’s the publisher’s description of the plot, which I am including because my description of the plot is, … Continue reading Breath of Earth by Beth Cato