Free and bargain romances in September 2012

[mitford13]

Free today:

One Day, Someday by Lynne Barrett-Lee

Amazon

Amazon UK

Can one day change your life? For Lu Fisher, ex-french teacher and fraught single mother, one day is pretty much like another: typing, translating, making endless cups of coffee…oh, and daydreaming about finally giving up her dull temp job and going back to college and her first love, studying art. Nights, however, are quite a different matter. Particularly those that involve the delectable Stefan, who tutors the local evening class on impressionist painters, and who is making a serious impression on Lu.

But one day is about to change her life. The day on which her irascible boss, Joe Delaney, breaks his arm in an accident and writes off her car. He’s sorry, of course, and yes, he’ll get her a new one, but in the meantime she needs transport and he needs a chauffeur. Simple, he says. She can drive his car instead. No matter that his Jaguar costs more than her house. Or, indeed, that Lu knows he’ll drive her up the wall..

One Day, Someday is a clever, funny novel about that time in a woman’s life when dreams begin fading and princes – handsome or otherwise – are getting thin on the ground. Lu’s always rather hoped that hers would show up someday – trouble is, that someday has been so long in coming, she’s not altogether sure she’d even spot him if he did…

‘An absolute joy to read‘ – Jill Mansell

‘A sassy comedy of romantic errors‘ – Cosmopolitan magazine

[kg3]

Free to Love - Sydell Voeller [Contemporary Romance]

Amazon US---Amazon UK

-This author has been published by Harlequin, Thorndike Press, Bantam Young Readers, etc.

-This book is not in the 3 book omnibus posted yesterday.

One year after Joanna Sullivan's husband Kyle, a fireman, dies after saving two young children while fighting a house fire, Joanna makes a desperate attempt to start over. She moves to a new town, embarks on a new career as a field guide at the local coastal aquarium, and attempts to refurbish the dilapidated duplex she's purchased. Then Austin, her husband's brother, visits unexpectedly. He offers to stay and help her with the much needed repairs. Joanna soon discovers, however, that Austin's presence is proving more disturbing than helpful. His resemblance to Kyle is uncanny, thwarting her resolve to put her husband's memory to rest. Worse, she is strongly attracted to Austin. Austin, a veterinarian, shares Joanna's love of nature, and the two find much common ground as they team up to help clean up the beaches and save the native birds and wildlife from the encroachment of civilization. Can Joanna let go of her grief and love Austin in his own right? Or will he always remain the ghost of her husband?

[kg3]

Free at Amazon:

Daring Masquerade - Margaret Tanner [WWI Historical Romance]

Amazon US---Amazon UK

-She is an award winning Australian author and has been published by Wild Rose Press, etc.

By the time Ross Calvert discovers Harry Martin is in fact Harriet Martin she has fallen in love with him. Realizing she has failed in her final effort to protect her shell-shocked brother, she puts a desperate proposition to Ross. Marry her and she will give him an heir.

Ross accepts. However, he is tormented by the betrayal of his former fiancée Virginia. On his honeymoon he meets her again and is still infatuated. With the army recalling him to the trenches of France, he faces a terrible dilemma. Taste Virginia’s passion before he marches off to war, or keep his marriage vows to Harry.

[copyrite]

Originally Posted by copyrite

Sheesh if The Great Escape fell to $9.99 I might just buy it.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! 99cent SEP this morning, $9.99 for TGE this evening.
LOL

[Blossom]

The game on deals will be changing. It's great we will be able to get 3 more publishers' books cheaper. I am swamped this week and haven't had time to look for deals. Thanks for all posting the goodies. I just bought a new Kindle so I will be wanting to stock up even more!

[dreams]

Barbara Bartholomew, previously published by Signet, Silhouette, and Avon has a time travel romance free at Amazon.

By the Bay: A Time Travel Romance by Barbara Bartholomew
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0098QJHKQ/

Publication Date: September 9, 2012
The man who walked out of the dark water of the bay that December night insisted he was not a pirate, but a privateer. Dashing Philippe de Beauvois took Jillian Blake's breath away from that first moment when she met him down by the sandy edge of the water. Has she fallen in love with a madman? Philippe claimed to be one of Jean Lafitte's captains preparing for the battle of New Orleans. In Jillian's world it is 1942 and her whole community fears the presence of enemy submarines in the nearby Gulf of Mexico. Sent on a whirlwind through time, the lovers fight to survive and stay together through the chaos caused by a scientific experiment gone wrong.

[dreams]

Prisoner of Desire (The Louisiana History Collection) by Jennifer Blake

"Anya abducts the most lethal swordsman in New Orleans to prevent a death -- but how will he retaliate...?

Her sister's fiancé will surely be killed if his duel with the handsome Creole, Ravel Duralde, takes place. Anya's swift action stops the meeting, but more is at stake than she realizes.

Ravel's fury turns to intrigue as he comes to know his valiant and lovely captor. What ruse, what enticement of honeyed caresses can he use to gain his release -- or make the lady his prisoner?

Desire builds inside the tiny cell where Anya comes to him each evening -- a slow, unrelenting pressure that may break the bonds of a lifetime. But Mardi Gras madness and mayhem is upon them, and someone intends to see that Anya and Ravel never leave their prison alive."

Spoiler:

Biography
Jennifer Blake has been called "the steel magnolia of women's fiction" for her enduring career as an author. She has also been lauded as a "pioneer of the romance genre" and an "icon of the romance industry." A New York Times and international best selling author from the publication of "Love's Wild Desire" in 1977, she is a charter member of Romance Writers of America, member of the RWA and Affaire de Coeur Halls of Fame, and recipient of the RWA Lifetime Achievement Rita. She holds numerous other honors, including two Maggies, two Holt Medallions, multiple Reviewer's Choice awards, the Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times BookReviews Magazine, and the Frank Waters Award for literary excellence. She has written 65 books with translations in 20 languages and more than 30 million copies in print. Jennifer and her husband live on a lake in northern Louisiana.

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by dreams

Prisoner of Desire (The Louisiana History Collection) by Jennifer Blake

Link

[Loosheesh]

Just got the email from Discover a New Love on membership renewal:

[Name],

We have great news—the membership price will remain at $9.99 for your next six ebook downloads. You can order your membership renewal at any time, and your account will be updated with credits for another six months.

We also have an exclusive offer for members who renew their orders before October 31, 2012. Use coupon code: RENEW to receive an EXTRA 50% off any ebooks you order when you renew your membership. That means you’ll receive 50% off your already discounted member prices! You can order as many ebooks as you want and get the discount!

Coupon terms and conditions:

1) You must have the membership item in your cart at checkout to receive this discount.
2) Discount is not valid on the cost of the membership.
3) This coupon code is for one-time use and cannot be combined with any other offers.
4) This coupon expires on 10/31/2012.

Not sure if I want to renew; still thinking about it ...

[rosspag]

Free at Smashwords


Capitol Offense by Cheryl Bolen

As speech writer to the Texas lieutenant governor, lovely Lacy Blair accidentally stumbles onto a high-level fraud involving state funds and masterminded by her boss. Since she can't risk snooping into the situation herself, she secretly consults with an FBI agent who agrees to help her investigate. Soon afterwards, she realizes she is being watched, and the FBI agent has been killed.

Terrified for her own safety and hungry for justice, she flees. But where can she turn? Who can she trust? Her former lover, Mike Talamino, is the only person she could ever count on. But will he agree to help her? Can she endanger him, too?

Cheryl Bolen has been published by Zebra and has a new book out in october with Harlequin Love Inspired.

[chilady1]

Use coupon code: RENEW to receive an EXTRA 50% off any ebooks you order when you renew your membership.

I am renewing my membership with DANL and put the above coupon code in and the coupon is only discounting 2 of the 3 books in my cart. Anyone else experiencing issues using the code?

Just curious!

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by chilady1

Use coupon code: RENEW to receive an EXTRA 50% off any ebooks you order when you renew your membership.

I am renewing my membership with DANL and put the above coupon code in and the coupon is only discounting 2 of the 3 books in my cart. Anyone else experiencing issues using the code?

Just curious!

I would before using it contact support.

[chilady1]

Originally Posted by Blossom

I would before using it contact support.

Thanks Blossom - I only asked because there didn't seem to be any limit on the # of books you could order using the discount code.

UPDATE: DANL's customer service ROCKS! Sent them an email and within minutes (not days, but minutes) the issue was resolved and all good. We complain so much about bad customer service, thought I would talk about GOOD customer service.

Big Ups to DANL Customer Service!

[Blossom]

FREE:

Christmas at Draycott Abbey by Christina Skye
Series: Draycott Abbey - 8
Genre: Paranormal (Time Travel/Medieval)
Former Publisher: Avon (1998)

On Sale:

Jennifer Blake $1.99 till Sept 24 (KDP)

• Southern Rapture (The Louisiana History Collection)
• Perfume of Paradise (The Louisiana History Collection)

Find more limited-time FREE books (up to 10 FREE titles through Sept 15 - new titles added daily) from Steel Magnolia Press on our Amazon free-book page at smarturl.it/SeptFree

[Blossom]

FREE:

An Encounter with Venus by Elizabeth Mansfield
Former Publisher: Signet Regency Romance (2003)

Wild for You (Tropical Heat Series, Book One) by Sophia Knightly
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Note: Grand Prize Winner of Houston Bay RWA Judge A Book By Its Cover Contest.