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Books On Sale

Mostly Historical Romances

Books on Sale: The Hellion’s Waltz by Olivia Waite & More

The Hellion’s Waltz by Olivia Waite is $1.99! This is part of the Feminine Pursuits series. Carrie read this one and gave it a B-:

I never thought I’d say this, but The Hellion’s Waltz is just too darn nice. This historical f/f romance is beautifully written and full of kind, courageous, intelligent characters. It is also boring. Gouda Friends by Cathy Yardley is $1.99 at Amazon! If you’ve listed to literally any podcast episode I’ve been on with Sarah, you probably know I love cheese and I’m just tickled by the heroine’s dedication to dairy. This seems like a fluffy, small town romance that’s light on angst.

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Contemporary Romance Color of the Year: Peach & Pink?

Contemporary Romance Color of the Year with six swatches in green, peach, fuchsia, lavender, blue and yellow

I’m BACK! My Dropbox runneth over with contemporary romance covers that feature a single color, and my brain dances like a kaleidoscope of candy. If you’re just arriving here at the mayhem, welcome! I’m taking really good look at the Contemporary Romance Colors that are most prevalent on covers this year and attempt to identify what is the CR-COTY, the Contemporary Romance Color of the Year.  In my last post, we talked about Green.  A … Continue reading Contemporary Romance Color of the Year: Peach & Pink?

Books On Sale

Fantasy, Time Travel, & More

Books on Sale: Wild Rain by Beverly Jenkins & More

RECOMMENDED: Wild Rain by Beverly Jenkins is $1.99! Catherine wrote a Lightning Review for this one and gave it a B+:

I enjoyed this story a lot. It contains many of the elements that feel like a traditional Western to me – scenes of blizzards and horse-breaking, confrontations in the local saloon, slick shysters from out East come to take advantage of the locals – but the central characters buck the stereotypes in numerous ways.

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Hide Your Wallet

Hide Your Wallet: August 8th Release Week!

It’s Tuesday, which means new books! This is one of our busier release weeks amongst the staff. We have lots of variety in this one. There are historical romances, contemporaries, fantasy, and horror. What books are on your TBR pile? Any overlap with ours?