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FREE/BARGAIN - Romance + Discussion - 2014
As requested, here is an outline of the purpose of this thread:
We point out free and bargain romances to each other, and recommend certain books that are/were free (or the opposite!). Because Kindle freebies are easiest to find, the majority of the books listed are from Amazon, but freebies and bargains from other retailers and in other formats are more than welcome! In case no retailer is specifically mentioned in a post, it is safe to assume it's for Amazon US. Be aware that many freebies are only free for a day (or sometimes not even that long), so grab them fast! In addition to the freebies, sales, and coupons we do a weekly purchased/read roundup (voluntary only, but it’s fun to use Calibre’s virtual library feature to take a screengrab in cover view ![]() Be sure to check the last page of August's thread for any deals you may have missed. |
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Re the iTunes glitch it is indeed
![]() People here have often raved about the Psy-Changeling series it's not my usual sub genre but I decided to give it a go so I grabbed all 10 freebies listed by Nalini Singh ![]() ![]() |
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![]() I'm rather interested in Nalini Singh's books, too. But the Psy-Changeling series seems a bit too long and complicated for me to catch up with, so I've got the Guild Hunter series instead. (Weren't freebies, though.) I haven't started reading it yet, but I hope it won't disappoint. ![]() Does anyone here have anything to say about the series or the author? ![]() |
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GM, I thought we've already had one September thread?
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I'm hooked on both series. I think both of the worlds she's built in the two series are intriguing. When the two series started, the Psy-Changelings were paranormal romances and the Guild Hunter series was more along the lines of urban fantasy (e.g., the 1st 3 books are about the same couple). But I'd call both series paranormal romance now, although the Guild Hunter series does come back to the first couple again in book 6.
Her heroes tend toward alpha and her prose can sometimes be....a bit over the top. (No one's just sad, they're *devastated*, for example). I'll admit I didn't notice it until I started listening to the audiobooks (the hyperbolic language) - so it depends on how much you notice that kind of thing. I really like that in both series, there's an overall arch that's carried forward in each series, even as there is also the individual couples' romances going on. Is there anything in particular you're looking for? I hate to say too much and spoil it for you. |
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![]() Thanks for the insightful reviews, FizzyWater. I'm glad that it seems to be a likable series. I suppose there's no major cliffhanger at the end of each book? By the way, both series are not related at all, right? |
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The two series are not related. I think the same for the Guild Hunters series (in regards to cliffhangers), but I only read the Psy/Changeling series so can't say 100%. |
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Thanks for the info Fizzy water
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Free from ARe:
Plaid to the Bone, a novella by Mia Marlowe. I seem to recall that this one has been free before, but not yet to me in Europe. Quote:
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Britomart -
If the book is still to large for my taste, I open it by right-clicking on the title list and opening "edit book". I scroll through the various text files, looking especially at early and late chapters to see what kind of stuff - the book's back cover, other book covers, ads - is hiding there. Then I open all the image files too see what I've got there. I leave in illustrations and maps, obviously, but I mostly remove ads for other books that I find at the end, if they are in pictures anyway. I don't mind reading about the author's other books, but a description is enough, no cover image needed. I do this with every single book/story before I put it on any of my readers. I also get rid of title page, TOC page, copyright page. No extras, I just keep the book! |
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A day late, but here's my report (hope everyone is enjoying their long-weekend, if they get one!)
Bought only one: Beauty and the Mustache (Knitting in the City #4) by Penny Reid. Read: Beauty and the Mustache... 5 (I cried!) Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost.... 4 (thank you ladies for talking this author up! Daunted to dive into Cat & Bones, but Vlad appealed so much more to me so I started there) Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost... 3 being generous (ah well!) Love Love by Beth Michele... DNF |
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