FREE/BARGAIN — Romance & Discussion

[library addict]

Weekly Report:

Read:
only rereads

Purchased:
(got earlier direct from Harlequin, but also purchased at Kobo for downloadable copy)

[sufue]

One of Joffe's Free Friday books today is a romance:

Summer in San Remo is the first in Evonne Wareham's Riviera series.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6R32M6L
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C6R32M6L

There are also a couple of mystery/thrillers for free, posted in that thread.

The Free Friday books are usually good through the weekend, but I'd still grab it right away if you want it....

[sufue]

I'm on Jennifer Estep's email list, and she just sent out that she is giving away the novella from her first series, Bigtime, for her email subscribers. The novella is called (appropriately enough) A Karma Girl Christmas, and it's available through Bookfunnel.

At first I wasn't comfortable providing the link, since she said it was for her email list folks, and was going to suggest that folks go sign up for her list instead. But then when I followed the link to pick up my copy, I realized that you have to provide her your email address for her list at that point anyway, so I am comfortable giving the link after all .

So here it is, hopefully not keyed to me: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/d7fm4fsbn3

And here's the blurb...

Spoiler:

It's Christmastime in Bigtime, New York, but society reporter Carmen Cole isn't in the mood to celebrate since her husband, Sam, has to go on a business trip and might not make it home for the holiday. But Carmen has plenty to keep her busy, since she moonlights as Karma Girl, a member of the Fearless Five superhero team.

On Christmas Eve, Carmen, as Karma Girl, is assigned to guard toys, clothes, food, and more that are intended for needy children and their families. But an ubervillain also has his eye on the toys and plans to steal and then sell them to the highest bidder. Carmen will have to use all her empathic powers just to stay alive, not to mention make sure Christmas is a happy one for all the kids who are counting on her. It's all in a night's work for a superhero....

Note: This is a 14,000-word novella that takes place after the events of Jinx, the third book in the Bigtime series. It can also be read as a stand-alone holiday story.

I haven't read this series of hers, so will enjoy giving it a try for free...

ADD: Oh, and once I actually got it, it says that the book is only free for 13 more days, so grab it now if you want it...

[sufue]

Shame the Devil is the third in the Portland Devils series by Rosalind James. The first one in this series has been free quite a few times, but I haven't seen this one free before, although it is KU. But if you want your very own copy, I'd grab this one now!

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KBRFVTJ
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08KBRFVTJ

Spoiler:

The thing about Thor is, he’s great at swinging that hammer. But he doesn’t settle down.

Harlan Kristiansen may not be good at many things, but he can sure catch a pass. He’s an All-Pro at charming a room, too, and then there’s that Norse God thing. He can even figure out how to tackle a woman and save her from a charging bison.

On skis.

What happens when you drop that game-winning pass, though, and your house is too big, too weird, and too empty? When your dad’s a mean drunk, your mom took off a long time ago and stayed gone, and all your money can’t keep your little sister safe? You fall back on what you know, that’s what. Hey, somebody has to swim in the shallow end of the pool.

Jennifer Cardello is good at lots of things. She knows how to get the most out of the cheapest cuts of meat, how long after the expiration date you can still use any food, and how to be indispensable to her employer. And as for faking an orgasm? She could win an Oscar. But surely a woman who’s been trying to fade into the background for more than half her life so she doesn’t have to hear the whispers, a woman who’s lost her mom, is losing her job, and is sending her baby girl off to college—and trying to figure out how to pay for it—is entitled to one unforgettable night.

In thirty-four years.

With a great guy she never has to see again.

Until old secrets get dug up, and new ones are born.

After that? It’s anybody’s guess.

Note: Yep, it gets a little steamy in here at times. What can I say? Jennifer likes it that way.

[Terisa de morgan]

Originally Posted by sufue

I'm on Jennifer Estep's email list, and she just sent out that she is giving away the novella from her first series, Bigtime, for her email subscribers. The novella is called (appropriately enough) A Karma Girl Christmas, and it's available through Bookfunnel.

At first I wasn't comfortable providing the link, since she said it was for her email list folks, and was going to suggest that folks go sign up for her list instead. But then when I followed the link to pick up my copy, I realized that you have to provide her your email address for her list at that point anyway, so I am comfortable giving the link after all .

So here it is, hopefully not keyed to me: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/d7fm4fsbn3

And here's the blurb...


I haven't read this series of hers, so will enjoy giving it a try for free...

ADD: Oh, and once I actually got it, it says that the book is only free for 13 more days, so grab it now if you want it...

Thank you, I like this author, so I've grabbed the novella.

[library addict]

Jessie Mihalik's Capture the Sun (Twilight's Shadow #3) on sale for $1.99

Spoiler:

Acclaimed author Jessie Mihalik returns with the thrilling conclusion to her Starlight’s Shadow trilogy. An intergalactic thief must join forces with the charming teleporter who stole her last job—and may now be her only hope for saving her former crew.

As a recovery specialist, Lexi Bowen’s jobs typically require more trickery and thievery than honest work. Her former captain might not approve of her flexible morals, but stealing artifacts for rich assholes pays the bills, and Lexi’s had enough of war and death. The FHP left her to die once; she doesn’t plan to give them a chance to finish the job.

Unfortunately, her latest contract takes her to Valovia itself—and right back into the orbit of Nilo Shoren, a Valovian teleporter who already cost her one payday and nearly stole her heart.

Armored against his clever charm, Lexi plans to get in, get the job done, and get out. But when her former crew goes missing in Valovian space, Lexi will have to work with Nilo to figure out what happened—and stop it—before the galaxy’s two superpowers can use the disappearance as an excuse to return to war.

Kobo

Google Play

Apple Books

Kindle

[sufue]

And more Jessie Mihalik: she has also started a new online serial novella, titled Rocks & Rapiers, as a holiday present, just as she did last year with Books & Broadswords. And I still wish there was a t-shirt for Books & Broadswords...so obviously I really liked it.

Here's the description from her email:

Spoiler:

The holiday season is firmly here, and as a gift to readers, I'm posting chapters of Rocks & Rapiers on the blog every Monday! This cozy romantic fantasy is set in the same universe as Books & Broadswords.

A woman forced to sell her rock collection finds more than she expects in a remote manor. Happy reading!

And here's the link to the webpage: https://www.jessiemihalik.com/story/rocks-rapiers/

So far, it's up to Chapter 7.

[GlennD]

wups, wrong thread.

[library addict]

Weekly Report:

Read:

• A Son Hidden from the Sicilian by Lorraine Hall (C+/3 stars)
• A Christmas to Remember by Pamela Cook (C-/2 stars)
• The Countdown to Christmas by Penelope Janu (B+/4 stars)
• A Country Music Christmas by Lily Malone (D-/1 star)
• A Cattle Dog for Christmas by Stella Quinn (A/5 stars)

Purchased:
none

[kg3]

FREE at Smashwords with coupon SEY75 (through Jan. 1, 2024):

(1) Chains Of Honor: The Complete Series (Includes 3 Prequel Novellas and 4 Novels) - Lindsay Buroker

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1465878

(2) Star Kingdom Box Set (Books 1-3) - Lindsay Buroker

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1403967

(3) The Dragon Blood Collection (Books 1-3) - Lindsay Buroker

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1401395

(4) Other books/series by Lindsay Buroker are 75% off with the same coupon (SEY75) thru Jan. 1, 2024 at this Smashwords link:

https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/Lindsay_Buroker

[library addict]

Weekly Report:

Read:

• Snowbound Second Chance (Valentine Vineyards #3) by Reese Ryan (B/4 stars)

Purchased:
none

[ngrant]

Stuff your Kindle Day happens four times a year, with the final Stuff Your Kindle Day of this year falling on Dec. 27. You'll want to mark this in your calendar, as the event will last for one day only. In 2023 thus far, it also happened on March 31, June 30, Sept. 20.

From Mashable.com

Our recommendation is to check out the official list SYKD books when it drops on Dec. 27, on the blog Romance Bookworms. There, you'll be able to see the titles sorted by retailer and sub-genres of romance, including tropes like enemies to lovers.

[sufue]

The Long Night of the Crystalline Moon, prequel novella in Jeffe Kennedy's Heirs of Magic series, is free right now at Kindle and Kobo US, and also on Kennedy's own website. Somewhat oddly, it's not free at Kindle UK, at least as of now, but is only £0.78 there.

The links below are still good...

Originally Posted by sufue

{edited other books}

The Long Night of the Crystalline Moon, prequel novella (also in the Under a Winter Sky anthology, so check carefully before you buy)
Jeffe Kennedy website: https://jeffekennedy.com/the-long-ni...ystalline-moon
Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0982JRR18/
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the...ystalline-moon
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0982JRR18/

{edited other books}

[kg3]

Thanks! Also FREE at Smashwords:

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1091548

Originally Posted by sufue

The Long Night of the Crystalline Moon, prequel novella in Jeffe Kennedy's Heirs of Magic series, is free right now at Kindle and Kobo US, and also on Kennedy's own website. Somewhat oddly, it's not free at Kindle UK, at least as of now, but is only £0.78 there.

The links below are still good...

[sufue]

Codename Charming is now $1.99 in the US...

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BM9VMCWC
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/codename-charming

Originally Posted by sufue

I've liked all of the books I've read by Lucy Parker, and now here is her newest, Codename Charming (2023), on sale for £1.99 at Kindle UK. Woo-hoo...

Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BM9VMCWC