May 3 2013
Infinity Blade by Brandon Sanderson. $ .99 From the Jacket Copy: Trained from birth in swordplay and combat, a young knight named Siris has journeyed to the Dark Citadel with a single purpose: fight through the army of Titans to face the tyrannical God King in one-on-one combat.This was his father’s sacred mission, and his(…)
May 3 2013
NB: This review from AJH is the fourth in his series of “I’m getting to know the romance genre.” His introduction is here. You can buy the book with these links. The Iron Duke takes place in an alt-history steampunk England, some nine years after the revolution which evicted the Mongol Horde. This had me(…)
May 3 2013
This giveaway is for the Dear Author Recommended Read “A Spear of Summer Grass” by Deanna Raybourn. About A Spear of Summer Grass New York Times bestselling author of the Lady Julie Grey series enters a new era with A Spear of Summer Grass. Paris, 1923 The daughter of a scandalous mother, Delilah Drummond is(…)
May 3 2013
Paris, 1923 The daughter of a scandalous mother, Delilah Drummond is already notorious, even amongst Paris society. But her latest scandal is big enough to make even her oft-married mother blanch. Delilah is exiled to Kenya and her favorite stepfather’s savannah manor house until gossip subsides. Fairlight is the crumbling, sun-bleached skeleton of a faded(…)
May 3 2013
Simon & Schuster Overcomes BN Issues with Rising Profits and Small Sales Drop | Publishers Lunch – B&N is still refusing to stock S&S books in large quantities but S&S’s position, according to PublishersMarketplace, hasn’t hurt them much. Ebooks accounted for 30% of post holiday sales in quarter one but the growth isn’t in adult(…)
May 2 2013
The Buffet’s “Bouquet of Books” sale will be open May 1-3. More than 175 ebooks, all reduced in price to just 99 cents. Save in categories such as Young Adult, Contemporary, Paranormal, Suspense, Erotic Romance, and more! PLUS, visit the website to win gift cards to your choice of online retailers. $400 in gift cards(…)
May 2 2013
Dear Ms. Raby: I love a good enemies-to-lovers story. What also helped pique my interest in this book was the gorgeous cover of a strong woman NOT in a bizarre contorted supposed-to-be sexy pose. On its face, this is the story of a super-assassin who falls in love with her target. Vitala Salonius is trained(…)
May 2 2013
Lottie just knows that her boyfriend is going to propose during lunch at one of London’s fanciest restaurants. But when his big question involves a trip abroad, not a trip down the aisle, she’s completely crushed. So when Ben, an old flame, calls her out of the blue and reminds Lottie of their pact(…)
May 2 2013
HarperCollins to launch digital-first mystery imprint, with monthly royalty payments – The idea of no advance in a traditional publishing world is really groundbreaking outside of romance. Yet HarperCollins is going to do this for mystery books. “HarperCollins’ William Morrow division will launch Witness, a digital-first imprint for mysteries and thrillers, this October, the company(…)
May 1 2013
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut. $ 2.99 From the Jacket Copy: Adapted for a magnificent George Roy Hill film three years later (perhaps the only film adaptation of a masterpiece which exceeds its source), Slaughterhouse-Five (1969) is the now famous parable of Billy Pilgrim, a World War II veteran and POW, who has in the later(…)
May 1 2013
Dear Ms. McMaster: Your first gaslight fantasy/steampunk novel took my pleasantly by surprise and I was excited to read the follow up, Heart of Iron, which paired Lena and Will. Will is a wuthvern in Britian where shapeshifting is outlawed. The English wiped out the Scottlish clans in the battle of Culloden and what’s left(…)
May 1 2013
We have an awesome giveaway this month. Kobo contacted DA to send us a review unit but by that time, Brian had already ordered a personal one. After his great review and the interest shown by the DA readership, Kobo contacted us again and wanted to give away a unit on the blog. This means(…)
May 1 2013
Dear Ms. Dryden: The Seduction Hypothesis is the sweetest book I’ve ever read involving stainless steel butt plugs and a spreader bar with a set of neoprene ankle cuffs. The hero Ben is just adorable. A few months ago he stupidly broke up with his now ex-girlfriend Lindsay because he’d panicked, an act he’s regretted since(…)
May 1 2013
The coming era of ‘on-demand’ marketing – Don Linn tweeted this link out. The article describes the movement toward on demand access by consumers to all things and how marketing has to evolve to meet that. For businesses that rely on brick and mortar stores, this line may be chilling: An executive of one major(…)
Apr 30 2013
Rebellious Desire is on sale for $.99 at Amazon today. It wasn’t my favorite Garwood but it’s 99c. The Second Seduction of a Lady by Miranda Neville. $ .99 From the Jacket Copy: Enter the thrilling, sexy world of GeorgianEngland in this splendid Miranda Neville novella—and catch a glimpse of Caro, the heroine ofThe Importance(…)
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