RECOMMENDED: The Ones Who Got Away by Roni Loren is $1.99! The second book is available for $2.99. This romance came out in January and I really enjoyed it and its portrayal of people living with trauma. I gave it a B+, but as it deals with victims of gun violence, I completely understand why readers may want to avoid it.
If the subject matter doesn’t scare you off and your catnip is friends to lovers, slow burn-y goodness, The Ones Who Got Away is highly worth the read.
RECOMMENDED: Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones is $2.99! This has some hefty Labyrinth and Phantom of the Opera vibes. There’s also a quasi-cliffhanger if you aren’t a fan of bittersweet endings. We did a fantastic podcast episode with the author and discussed her writing a heroine with a mental illness. I did a cocktail for this one, too! And…I gave it an A- grade on the site.
Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews is $2.99! I’ve heard good things about this book and it has a mix of scifi and paranormal elements, and I really don’t know why I’m dragging my feet on reading this series. Have you read it and how does it compare to Kate Daniels and Hidden Legacy?
His Wicked Reputation by Madeline Hunter is $2.99! This is the first book in her Wicked Trilogy and involves a hero and heroine with a very antagonistic relationship, which many readers loved. However, some readers mentioned there was more telling than showing. It has a 3.7-star rating on Goodreads.
Update: Deal no longer available.
Wait for It by Mariana Zapata is $1.99 at Amazon! Zapata is an autobuy author for many of you and the book has a 4.2-star rating on Goodreads. Though the heroine has ties to a character in one of Zapata’s previous books, it can be read as a standalone. For any Zapata fans out there, how did this book rate compared to her other romances?
RECOMMENDED: Destiny’s Surrender by Beverly Jenkins is $2.99! This is the second book in her Destiny series and follows Andrew, Logan’s brother. He has a particularly unique relationship with a courtesan named Billie, who shows up on his doorstep with a child she says is his – and with the intention of leaving her son there so he can have a better life and escape the danger that’s closely following Billie. This book has an impressive 4.2-star rating on GR.
His Scandalous Kiss by Sophie Barnes is $1.99! This is a Kindle Daily Deal and right now, is being price-matched at Barnes & Noble. Readers loved the masquerade ball and Phantom of the Opera elements, but found that the external conflict slowed down the romance.
RECOMMENDED: Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova is $2.99! The ebook version just received a cover update. Sarah read this book a couple months ago and gave it a B grade:
Overall, I think this book contains a fabulous world with a terrific, galloping adventure through a vivid and wrenching underworld. While I was reading it, I had a hard time putting it down. But the story has most of its strength in the plot and the world-building than in the characters and their emotional development and consistency, and I missed those aspects even while I enjoyed the rest.
RECOMMENDED: Wake of Vultures by Lila Bowen is $2.99! This is a Kindle Daily Deal and is being price-matched! Carrie really liked this book and gave it an A-:
This book succeeds because Nettie is such a compelling character. Nettie is incredibly vibrant, prickly, compelling, flawed, exciting, and interesting. She feels like a real person, with a real personality and hopes and dreams and confused feelings and agendas. She’s incredibly interesting not only because of her unusual racial situation (which, in the Old West, wasn’t actually very unique but has been under-represented in fiction) nor in her genderqueer status, nor in her ability to hunt monsters. She’s compelling because all her experiences and aspects of her personality and her sharp mind come together to create a complex person who you just have to root for.
Even Odds by Elia Winters is $1.99! I’m not sure if this is the sale price or standard price, but it just came out today. I also mentioned it on this month’s Hide Your Wallet post! Early reviews of the book say that readers loved the setting of the gaming industry, but found the hero and heroine lacked chemistry. Any takers?
