DAILY DEALS: Contemporary, YA, One of my faves, and a historical
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Mackenzie’s Mountain by Linda Howard $ 2.99
From the Jacket Copy:
Available digitally for the first time ever, Mackenzie’s Mountain is a classic novel of romantic suspense from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Linda Howard
Mary Elizabeth Potter is a self-appointed spinster with no illusions about love. When she meets Wolf Mackenzie, a man with a chip on his shoulder the size of Wyoming, she sets out to convince the whole town he’s a man worth loving. But Wolf’s not sure he’s for the taming of Wolf Mackenzie.
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness $ 1.99
From the Jacket Copy:
Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but in the midst of the cacophony, he knows that the town is hiding something from him — something so awful Todd is forced to flee with only his dog, whose simple, loyal voice he hears too. With hostile men from the town in pursuit, the two stumble upon a strange and eerily silent creature: a girl. Who is she? Why wasn’t she killed by the germ like all the females on New World? Propelled by Todd’s gritty narration, readers are in for a white-knuckle journey in which a boy on the cusp of manhood must unlearn everything he knows in order to figure out who he truly is. Includes “The New World,” a short story by Patrick Ness.
What I Love About You by Rachel Gibson $ 1.99
From the Jacket Copy:
New York Times bestselling author Rachel Gibson returns to Truly, Idaho, and to the fate of sexy SEAL Blake Junger
GIMMEE A B-R-E-A-K!
Ex-high school cheerleader Natalie Cooper could once shake her pom-poms with the best of them. But she’s paid for all that popularity—her husband’s run off with what’s left of their money and a twenty-year-old bimbo named Tiffany. Leaving Natalie to manage a photo store and having to see some pictures she, well, really shouldn’t.
GIMMEE A S-H-O-T!
Then she comes toe-to-manly chest with Blake Junger. Exiled to a remote cabin in Truly, Idaho, Blake wants nothing to do with anyone. Instead, he’s determined to struggle with his demons and win—all on his own. But the last thing he needs is Natalie distracting him with her luscious curves and breaking down the barriers of his heart.
GIMMEE YOUR H-E-A-R-T!
What I Love About You (Military Men Book 1)
Run To You (Military Men Book 2)
Blue By You (Military Men Book 3)
I have not read Gibson in a while. Her heroes tend to run on the jerky side, but I have loved some of her books in the past. This is probably a good price point to renew my acquaintance with Gibson. Reviews say that this book is kind of a light-weight.
Intentions of the Earl by Rose Gordon $ FREE
From the Jacket Copy:
Will he secure his future by ruining hers, or will she ruin his plans by securing him? A new twist on the old fortune hunter plot puts an impoverished earl in a position to gain his fortune only by ruining an innocent’s reputation without offering marriage. The innocent he’s selected, however, has no plans to settle for anything less than marriage and will go to almost any length to secure him.
With no other means for an income, the impoverished Andrew Black, Earl of Townson, makes an agreement that will put a definite end to his eight year poverty streak. But, in order to gain his fortune he must do only one simple thing: ruin an innocent young lady’s reputation enough to make her flee to America.
Brooke Banks isn’t interested in marriage, or so she thinks. She came to London to have a good time, and that’s exactly what she’s doing. Widely known for her tendency to flout the rules, she suspects nothing when a handsome stranger appears on her doorstep.
Thirteen days, a handful of kisses and one scandalous situation later, Andrew and Brooke will have to choose to stick to their original plans, or decide if a life together is worth the risk.
***This is a full-length novel, approx. 100,000 words.
Thank you for the warning. I’ve noticed this problem in many of the newer historical romances. I get that authors are going to slip once in a while, or take an artistic liberty a few times, but when there are anachronistic expressions on every page, I start feeling that the author isn’t even trying to convince me the book is set in a different time period. I rarely get more than a chapter or two into such books, but I’ve seen a lot of them.
Edith Pargeter’s (aka Ellis Peter) A BLOODY FIELD BY SHREWSBURY is on sale at Amazon for $1.99. This is her story of Henry IV and the rebellion against him.
I used to be a big Rachel Gibson fan, but that book got thrown against the wall multiple times. The “hero” is basically patterned after Chris Kyle as the most bad ass sniper in history, now retired. He’s not an alphahole, he’s just an a hole. Treats the heroine like crap, uses a crude nickname for her, is repeatedly crappy to the kid, etc. etc. Read at your own risk.
@Janine: I was all in on that book, but I noticed that note at the bottom and I am not 100% out.
@Tiffany S.: now* not not.
I don’t think I could read a historical with a heroine named Brooke. Someone somewhere was talking about a hero called Lord Tommy. Maybe they should get together and move to contemporary!
@Tiffany S.: Glad I’m not the only one who feels that way! Historicals with modern dialogue have become so commonplace. It is disheartening to me as a reader who once considered historical romance my favorite subgenre.
This is *not* the first time Mackenzie’s Mountain was available digitally. My digital copy is in a 2007 Silhouette Special Edition collection.
Amber Quill books are on sale on their website until they close at the end of the month.
Does anyone have favorite Amber Quill books or authors to recommend? The only two I read are Darlene Marshall and Marie Sexton (highly recommend both!).
I’ve loved McKenzie’s Mountain for many years, so even at $4.99 it’s a great read. (It doesn’t seem to be on sale at Amazon anymore.)
@Janine: That’s not just a modern phrase; it’s a modern, American phrase. I very much doubt British people would say that even today because it has no meaning for them. That would absolutely kill the story for me.