FREE/BARGAIN — Romance & Discussion

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This week Joffe's Free Friday books (often, but not always, good through the weekend) include a romance: When Hearts Are Light Again by Emilie Loring

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095Z3F183
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B095Z3F183

Spoiler:

As World War Two rages, problems arise in a factory making parts for military aircraft. Is sabotage afoot?

The Clifton Works is doing its bit for the war effort, but it seems treachery has crept into the plant — parts are mysteriously defective, and trucks are hijacked. Then, a strange woman eludes the guards to warn of sabotage. Is she telling the truth, or is she overwrought at the disappearance of her son?

Captain Gregory Hunt, nephew of the owner of the Works, is recalled from service to investigate. He is engaged to Lila Tenny, but it is to Gail Trevor — his uncle’s lovely and invaluable secretary — that he turns for help in solving the mystery.

When Hearts Are Light Again will appeal to Loring’s many fans, and all who enjoy classic romance novels.

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And now, Before Times: 3 Valkyrie Bestiary Prequels, which seems to be pretty much what its title indicates, is free at Kindle US and UK.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09VRSV87M
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09VRSV87M

Spoiler:

Before Times, 3 Valkyrie Bestiary Prequels:

The Last Door to Underhill: In the last hours of the Flood Wars, a fae princess makes the ultimate sacrifice to save the human world.

The Girl Who Cried Banshee: Kyra Greene is a pest controller, not an exterminator. She has to be clear about that when the pests can be anything from pixies to dragons. But when her fledgling business teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, Kyra takes on a job that blurs those lines.

Three Half Goats Gruff: Kyra Greene, pest controller of fantastic beasts, takes on a rock troll and meets the man who will haunt her dreams for the next three-hundred and twenty-one nights. Come sing around the campfire with satyrs and discover how Kyra found one little lost cephalopod.

Before Times tells the tales of Kyra Green, pest-controller of extraordinary beasts and Leighna Icewolf, Queen of the Fae—two warriors learning to navigate new roads in a world where magic is the only rule of law. Each story takes place 1 to 50 years before the events of Dragons Don’t Eat Meat, Book 1 of the Valkyrie Bestiary Series.

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The Potter's Niece is the second in Rona Randall's Regency romance series, The Potters Saga. It's free today, and probably - but not certainly - through the weekend, as one of Joffe's Free Friday books.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGS17WLH
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CGS17WLH

Spoiler:

Over twenty years after the The Drayton Legacy, eighteenth century life in the potteries continues.

Joseph Drayton is dead and has been replaced as Master Potter by his lame brother, Martin.

Max Freeman is presumed dead and Olivia, the daughter he never knew, fights a solitary battle against prejudice and the avaricious ambitions of her mother, the pretty, selfish Phoebe.

Olivia’s decision to abandon her claim to the Tremain estates and join the Drayton Pottery shocks her family. She will be relegated to the lowest of labourers in her uncle’s firm.

While Olivia works her way up from the humblest ranks, the Freemans — united with the Draytons through marriage — are involved in schemes and feuds.

Agatha, widow of Joseph Drayton, hopes to procure the Tremain inheritance for her dilettante son Lionel, while Lionel himself wonders why his father’s body was found naked in an outhouse so many years before.

Phoebe defrauds her mother-in-law and is torn between the security of her home at Tremain Hall and the charms of a new lover, Roger Acland.

Meanwhile, Olivia can love only one man, the village farrier who has returned from a mysterious past in America, with complications in his personal life creating obstacles in hers.

The Potter's Niece is a study of human emotions at their most raw — jealousy and greed; love and despair.

There are also a mystery and a non-fiction book for free, posted in the appropriate threads.

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Weekly Report:

Read:

• Cold Case Scandal (Hudson Sibling Solutions #4) by Nicole Helm (A/5 stars)

Purchased:

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A box set of the first three books in Annabel Chase's Federal Bureau of Magic series, titled, accurately, but not very imaginatively, Federal Bureau of Magic: Boxed Set, Books 1-3 is on sale for $0.99/£0.99 at Kindle US/UK. The price drop is due to a Kindle Countdown Deal good for about six more days.

The first one was free a while back, but this is still a nice price, even just for two. I've read some other books of Chase's, but haven't read any in this series. Still, I liked the ones I did read...

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0828CW5Q1
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0828CW5Q1

Spoiler:

Welcome to Chipping Cheddar, where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight.
This box set contains the first 3 books in the Federal Bureau of Magic cozy mystery series, including:

GREAT BALLS OF FURY
Annoying but loving family? Check.
Picturesque small town with a hot police chief? Check.
A rescue hellhound, a black cat with attitude, and a pet python that thinks he’s a puppy? Triple check.
My story has all the hallmarks of a sweet and cozy supernatural tale, but there’s a twist— I am evil. Well, I’m supposed to be evil thanks to both nature and nurture, but I fight it with every fiber of my being. I just want to live a normal life. I even joined the FBI instead of the Federal Bureau of Magic, until my powers reared their ugly head and the agency sent me packing back to my hometown to fight magical crimes instead. Now I’m back in Chipping Cheddar, living with my evil family, with a new job and all my old baggage. Oh, and there’s a dead body, which was definitely not an accident. So there you have it.
Welcome to my world.

FURY GODMOTHER
Be careful what you wish for...
I've only been back home a few weeks and already strange events are happening all over town. Wishes are coming true to the delight of those affected. Despite the seemingly good fortune, I need to put on my Federal Bureau of Magic badge and get to work. I can't let supernatural shenanigans disrupt the natural order of life here, no matter how awesome they seem. When their good luck starts to take a dark turn, I have to kick my efforts into overdrive.

Can I crack the case before these dreams-come-true turn into nightmares?

NO GUTS, NO FURY
I'm less than thrilled when the Federal Bureau of Magic sends a training instructor to make sure my skills are up to snuff. Agent Quinn Redmond is an uptight fae with a rigid approach to rules and regulations that even a do-gooder like me finds stifling. When an eerie fog settles over the town, residents begin acting out in response, resulting in overtime hours for Chief Fox and local law enforcement. Things take a deadly turn when one of the residents ends up dead and I worry his death is only the beginning.

Will I manage to shine a light on the situation or is the whole town destined to remain in a fog?

The Federal Bureau of Magic Cozy Mystery books are full-length humorous paranormal cozy mysteries.