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RECOMMENDED: The Red by Tiffany Reisz is $1.19 at Amazon! This is a Kindle Daily Deal, though it doesn’t seem to be price matched at the moment. This earned a B+ grade from Elyse:
Fans of Reisz’s Original Sinners series will gobble this book up. For those looking for erotica without a ton of emotional angst, The Red is right up your alley. It’s a delightful, wicked fairytale and it’s a ton of fun.
Three Wishes by Kristen Ashley is $2.99! This is a romance with a paranormal/fantasy element in the form of a genie, though judging by the reviews, the hero ISN’T the genie. Bummer. However, other felt the actual hero was a rather ambiguous figure with a criminal background, but they say his redemption arc is worth it.
The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron is $2.99! This is a Kindle Daily Deal and is being price-matched! This is a book that was included in Elyse’s Uppercase Box subscription. Readers loved how there were some great plot twists that they didn’t see coming, but others thought there was too much stuff wrapped up in the abrupt ending. Have you read this one?
The Gamble by Kristen Ashley is $1.99 and a price-matched Kindle Daily Deal! This is also the first book in her Colorado Mountain series, which seems to mostly be a contemporary romance with suspense elements. Two more books in the series are also part of today’s KDD! New readers of Ashley had a few minor complaints about getting used to her writing style, but overall people couldn’t get enough of the emotional rollercoaster set in a small, snowy town. It has a 4.2-star on GR.
The Deep End by Kristen Ashley is $1.99! This is the first book in her new Honey series and features an alpha hero who happens to be a submissive in the bedroom. I met fellow Boston bitch Jayne at RT this year and she told me it’s fantastic. However, some readers felt the writing was too “flowery” for a typical Kristen Ashley romance. If you’ve read this, tell me what you thought!
Scoundrels of Summer is 99c! This is a historical romance anthology from four well-known romance authors. And…one of the stories is inspired by Beyoncé lyrics. I believe both the Linden and Ashe stories have been available previously, so if you’ve read those, that makes only two new romances in the collection.
RECOMMENDED: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin is $1.99! This is a Kindle Daily Deal and it’s being price-matched! Elyse loved this book and gave it an A:
The Fifth Season is also a relatively quick read. It opens with a cataclysmic disaster and doesn’t slow down its pace. Its characters travel widely. My only word of warning is that the book ends on a massive cliffhanger. Fortunately the sequel, The Obelisk Gate, will be released in August. After finishing this book I’m making desperate grabby hands for the next one.
If you like immersive, action-driven fantasy and if you want a fantasy world that’s not Euro-centric–or if you just love a really, really good story–I cannot recommend The Fifth Season enough.
The Dangers of Dating a Rebound Vampire by Molly Harper is $1.99 at most vendors! This is third book in the Half-Moon Hollow paranormal romance series, though the books can be read as standalones. Readers loved the humor mixed in with the romance, while others complained about the insta-love. It has a 4-star rating on Goodreads.
Bad Romeo by Leisa Rayven is $2.99! I remember seeing this book everywhere, mainly because it has a pretty gorgeous cover. This is a New Adult romance where a hero and heroine have a bit of bad blood meet again during Broadway rehearsals. There is definitely a cliffhanger and some readers didn’t like the heroine’s lack of backbone. However, many loved the Broadway play setting and it has a 4.1-star rating on Goodreads.
Sustained by Emma Chase is $1.99! The description of this book always makes me smile, and I’m tempted to liken this to a fairy tale romance. The hero swears up and down that he’s no Prince Charming, yet he still helps out the heroine and her gaggle of nieces and nephews. The book is well-reviewed on Goodreads with a 4.4-star rating. However, be warned, the book is told from the hero’s POV, which I know isn’t for everyone.
