Three Little Words by Jenny Holiday is $1.99! This is a Kindle Daily Deal and it’s being price-matched. This is a contemporary road trip romance. Hello, catnip! Readers also say they liked the banter and differences between the Canadian heroine and Southern hero. However, others wished they felt more of a connection to the main characters.
Vox by Christina Dalcher is $1.99! This book made a lot of Best of 2018 book lists. However, given the current state of the world, but desire to read near-future books that hit too close to home is incredibly complicated. Have you read this one? What are your thoughts?
Six Impossible Things by Elizabeth Boyle is $2.99! This is the sixth book in the Rhymes with Love historical romance series. Redheadedgirl wrote a Lightning Review and gave this one a B:
What I liked best about Six Impossible Things was Rosalie and her determination that she would use her talents to help King and Country, whether King and Country liked it or not. She’s a patriot in the purest sense, and she’s got a brilliant mind that’s working two steps ahead of everyone else.
Welcome back to Lightning Reviews, where we give some quick and dirty thoughts on books in a mini-review format. We’ve been away from this feature for a while because of all the RITA reviews, but now we’re back into the swing of things. This trio features a historical romance, some historical fiction with romantic elements, and a thriller!
I mentioned this in a previous “Whatcha Reading” and I totally admit that the title and the cover got me interested. I like Boyle’s writing, and I enjoy her books, but it was the gorgeousness of the cover moved this one up the TBR pile. Marketing: it works! Rosalie Stratton’s father worked in the Home Office as a spymaster and diplomat. Of all his children, she is the one who inherited all his skills and his brains. Of course, … Continue reading Six Impossible Things by Elizabeth Boyle
Four Weddings and a Sixpence is super comforting. It’s a collection of four novellas, all Regency romances, all remarkably angst-free. Five minutes after reading each story I had already forgotten all about it, but I remembered my enjoyment while reading it. The novellas are held together by a framing story written by Julia Quinn. In 1817, four girls who are attending Madame Rochambeaux’s Gentle School for Girls find a sixpence in the mattress. The girls … Continue reading Four Weddings and a Sixpence by Julia Quinn, Elizabeth Boyle, Laura Lee Guhrke, and Stefanie Sloane
RECOMMENDED: Destiny’s Captive by Beverly Jenkins is $1.99! This is the third book in the Destiny series and Carrie gave it a B grade, who had an overall good experience with the book but advises reading the previous two:
I have a love/hate relationship with Destiny’s Captive. It’s a sheep in wolves’ clothing. It has all the accoutrements of a story with a warrior woman character who takes charge but it’s actually a story about domestication, and it made me kind of depressed.
His Mistress by Morning by Elizabeth Boyle is $2.99 right now. This is book 1 of the Marlowe series and has a 3.7-star average on GoodReads. This is a historical with a bit of magic – there’s a magical ring that allows the heroine’s wish to come true for a good portion of the book. Readers who liked it really enjoyed how the heroine grew and evolved during the story.
In Your Wildest Scottish Dreams by Karen Ranney is $1.99! This book was one of Elyse’s picks in January’s Hide Your Wallet. This is the start to a new series and is a bit of a second chance romance. Readers loved the chemistry between the hero and heroine, but found the book had some pacing issues. Has anyone started the MacIain series?
