RECOMMENDED: A Lady Awakened by Cecilia Grant is $2.99! This book is often recommended in terms a sex-positive heroine. However, other readers found the heroine’s view of sex to be rather unromantic. I feel like this is one of the more divisive romances; people either seem to love it or hate it.
Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory is $1.99! This is a contemporary romance and I think one of the few Guillory’s we haven’t featured on sale before. Grab this one if you’re looking to collect the entire Guillory collection.
Every Last Breath by Juno Rushdan is $1.99! This is the first book in the Final Hour romantic suspense series. I enjoyed the action in this one, but there are a lot of moving parts. I also want to warn readers that this deals with the heroine miscarrying which leads to her having an awful breakdown. It’s off the page but recalled in detail.
The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher is $1.99 at Amazon and Barnes & Noble! I had mixed feelings on this one. I loved listening to it on audio, though I did tear up at times since I listed to it following Carrie’s death. However, the book exclusively deals with Carrie’s experiences on the set of Star Wars and I wanted more of a broader scope.
Our heroine Mei is summoned to the Emperor’s palace after her father’s untimely death. There she quickly discovers the social stratification among the emperor’s many concubines. She also learns the intricate politics among the women, though not as quickly as perhaps she should have to succeed in her overriding goal: attracting the Emperor’s attention quickly so that she could assist her mother. The most intriguing aspect of this book is the interpersonal dynamics between the … Continue reading The Moon in the Palace by Weina Dai Randel
The category is Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance, which I interpret as a meaty fictional story with a side of romance. This is the first book of a duology (Empress of the Bright Moon is the second volume) about Empress Wu, the first and only Empress of China who ruled in her own name. She is an exciting historical character and while the basics of her life are known, there is much room for … Continue reading The Moon in the Palace by Weina Dai Randel
