Daily Deals: Two great novellas, one romantic suspense, and one mystery
Heat of Passion by Elle Kennedy. $2.66.
From Jacket Copy:
On the road to forever, anything goes…
An Out of Uniform story.
Carson Scott is the king of one-night stands, so a naughty encounter with a sexy brunette in a nightclub supply closet is right up his alley. When his mysterious seductress disappears, he’s blindsided by an unfamiliar emotion—disappointment. One thing’s for sure…if he ever encounters his lady of the evening again, he won’t let her slip away so easily.
Between her catering business, family issues, and her broken heart, Holly Lawson has too much on her plate to think about committing to a serious relationship. Hot, sweaty, anonymous sex with a Navy SEAL…now that sounds like the perfect appetizer to take the edge off. With no plans to ever see him again, she indulges in a fling. Only to come face to face with him weeks later while working a wedding.
Worse, Carson is hell-bent on the one thing she doesn’t want. The R word. She has no intention of falling for him, but in the face of his seductive, mind-changing methods, her resistance is crumbling…
Mina Wentworth and the Invisible City by Meljean Brook. $2.99.
From Jacket Copy:
Eight months after The Iron Duke, can their marriage survive a new danger?
After Mina is called in to investigate the murder of an aristocratic bounder, her husband Rhys—known to the world as the Iron Duke—must overcome his fear for his new bride before his need to protect her tears them apart. But when she invites him to join her at the murder scene, a search for a mysterious killing machine puts her in more danger than ever before…a danger that leads straight back to Rhys.
A Dark Love by Margaret Carroll. $.99.
From Jacket Copy:
Only Caroline knows the truth about her husband, the brilliant psychoanalyst whose list of patients includes some of Washington, D.C.’s, most celebrated. Caroline has seen the darkest side of this cruel, controlling psychopath who watches her every move. With only a few precious minutes allotted to her, escape is now or never. Caroline must run for her life . . . as far and fast as she can.
But even two thousand miles isn’t far enough. A new identity, new town, and new love–rugged pro-footballer-turned-outdoorsman Ken Kincaid–won’t protect her. Because Caroline knows Porter will never stop until he’s hunted her down.
And there will be a reckoning . . .
The Brimstone Wedding by Barbara Vine. $1.99.
From Jacket Copy:
An elderly nursing home patient tells stories of her past that seem to mirror her caregiver’s life to a disturbing degree—and that’s before the stories take a deadly turn
Stuck in a loveless marriage and mired in a troubled affair, Genevieve Warner doesn’t have a friend in the world—until she meets Stella, a patient at the nursing home where she works as a caregiver. Whip smart and deeply familiar, Stella confides in Genevieve the story of her life, a story that builds toward a horrifying confession. As Genevieve’s own life slips helplessly down the same path, she desperately tries to turn away from a fate that seems inevitable.
Sensitive and heartbreaking, The Brimstone Wedding is a mysterious tale of mistakes repeated.
I love Barbara Vine. The characters are not always likable, and the stories are often very dark—but they come together so deliciously. I’d rather read a Vine title over a Rendell title any day. (Vine’s books remind me a bit of Minette Walters’s, one of my favorite authors that many people just cannot stand.) I didn’t have Brimstone Wedding so was happy to get it at this price. Thx.
I read The Brimstone Wedding years ago, and I don’t remember much of the plot (except the big revelation) but I do remember that it was a rewarding reading experience. As I read any Barbara Vine book I always marvel at her skill. The construction is beautifully precise, with every scene perfectly placed to feed the reader a nugget of information at a time. Her characters are psychologically convincing, so the most startling revelations don’t seem unrealistic. The cover blurb for any of her books can’t really give much of an idea of what to expect.