July 4, 2017

Tuesday News: Tolkien lawsuit settled, Standard Ebooks, Romance hashtags, and daylight fireworks

JanetPublishing Newsbook clubs / digital licensing / Harper Collins / Romance hashtags / Standard Ebooks / Tolkien / Warner Bros3 Comments

Warner Bros., Tolkien Estate Settle $80 Million ‘Hobbit’ Lawsuit – This is a pretty interesting lawsuit, because it focuses attention on contract language and digital rights. The Tolkien Estate, along with Harper Collins, claimed that Warner Bros. was producing digital products based on the Hobbit enterprise, when their licensing contract ... more >

July 4, 2017

NEW RELEASES: Week of July 3, 2017

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Contemporary Erotic Romance Fiction Historical Inspirational GLBT Mystery Science Fiction Fantasy Romance Re-Release Romantic Suspense Science Fiction Fantasy Young Adult

July 3, 2017

DAILY DEALS: Magical realism and a few historicals

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The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen $ 1.99 From the Jacket Copy: It’s the dubious distinction of thirty-year-old Willa Jackson to hail from a fine old Southern family of means that met with financial ruin generations ago. The Blue Ridge Madam — built by Willa’s great-great-grandfather and once the ... more >

July 3, 2017

REVIEW: Moon over the Mediterranean by Sheri Cobb South

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1960s / American heroine / Greek / Historical / Light Romantic Suspense / shipboard4 Comments

In 1961, young schoolteacher Robin Fletcher is delighted to accompany her widowed aunt on a cruise from Barcelona to Venice–a voyage whose ports of call include some of the great cities of Europe. On her first night at sea, Robin is awakened by the moonlight flooding through her stateroom window. ... more >

June 30, 2017

DAILY DEALS: Intriguing Nebula winner, a complicated southern family, and a sheriff who finds love

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All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders $ 2.99 From the Jacket Copy: Winner of the 2016 Nebula Award for Best Novel The book is full of quirkiness and playful detail…but there’s an overwhelming depth and poignancy to its virtuoso ending.” —NPR From the former editor-in-chief of ... more >

June 30, 2017

REVIEW: Mr. Right-Swipe by Ricki Schultz

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / divorcee / first person present tense / First-Person / interracial-romance / online dating / teacher / teaching2 Comments

Rae Wallace would rather drown in a vat of pinot greezh and be eaten by her own beagle than make another trip down the aisle–even if it is her best friend’s wedding. She’s too busy molding the minds of first graders and polishing that ol’ novel in the drawer to ... more >