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An Unnatural Vice by KJ Charles $ 1.99
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In the sordid streets of Victorian London, unwanted desire flares between two bitter enemies brought together by a deadly secret.
Crusading journalist Nathaniel Roy is determined to expose spiritualists who exploit the grief of bereaved and vulnerable people. First on his list is the so-called Seer of London, Justin Lazarus. Nathaniel expects him to be a cheap, heartless fraud. He doesn’t expect to meet a man with a sinful smile and the eyes of a fallen angel—or that a shameless swindler will spark his desires for the first time in years.
Justin feels no remorse for the lies he spins during his séances. His gullible clients simply bore him. Hostile, disbelieving, utterly irresistible Nathaniel is a fascinating challenge. And as their battle of wills and wits heats up, Justin finds he can’t stop thinking about the man who’s determined to ruin him.
But Justin and Nathaniel are linked by more than their fast-growing obsession with one another. They are both caught up in an aristocratic family’s secrets, and Justin holds information that could be lethal. As killers, fanatics, and fog close in, Nathaniel is the only man Justin can trust—and, perhaps, the only man he could love.
Marry Me at Willoughby Close by Kate Hewitt $ 0.99
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Welcome to Willoughby Close… a charming cluster of cozy cottages, each with a story to tell and a happy ending to deliver…
Alice James has been a drifter her whole life, working her way through several foster homes before ending up in Wychwood-on-Lea, feeling anchorless and invisible. When a chance encounter leads to Alice accepting a position as a caretaker and companion to Lady Stokeley, she starts to feel as if she might finally be able to put down some roots and live the way other people do.
Then, Lady Stokeley’s nephew, city banker Henry Trent, storms into Willoughby Manor, seeming to find fault with everything, including Alice. As the next in line to the manor and title, he threatens to upturn everything she’s started to build. But Henry is hiding his own secret fears and weaknesses, ones he’s desperate for no one to discover. A surprising and inconvenient attraction that simmers between them leaves Alice feeling more confused than ever, and Henry torn between duty and desire, fear and love.
When circumstances become even more difficult, both Alice and Henry must decide who they really are, and what they are willing to fight for. Could Alice possibly the next Lady of Willoughby Manor?
Only Human by Candace Blevins $ 0.99
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Book one of an exciting new urban fantasy series…
Someone is abducting women and killing men in a way to get Kirsten O’Shea’s attention. Luckily, she has some formidable friends and allies in the supernatural world, and she isn’t without her own defenses, either.
A powerful master vampire romances her while the alpha werewolf flirts with her, and an ancient being who used to be worshipped as a god wants her dead, but Kirsten survives, even if she is Only Human.
Craving by Helen Hardt $ FREE
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After being left at the altar, Jade Roberts seeks solace at her best friend’s ranch on the Colorado western slope. Her humiliation still ripe, she doesn’t expect to be attracted to her friend’s reticent brother, but when the gorgeous cowboy kisses her, all bets are off.
Talon Steel is broken. Having never fully healed from a horrific childhood trauma, he simply exists, taking from women what is offered and giving nothing in return…until Jade Roberts catapults into his life. She is beautiful, sweet, and giving, and his desire for her becomes a craving he fears he’ll never be able to satisfy.
Passion sizzles between the two lovers…but long-buried secrets haunt them both and may eventually tear them apart.
Am I the only one who gets irritated by mistakes such as Henry Stokeley being in line for a title? Lady Stokeley is a courtesy title, the actual title would have gone to Henry when her husband died.
Seriously, Talon? I try to picture a mother with a newborn in her arms, saying, Let’s call him Talon (or Brick or Steel or some other building material) & it’s so ludicrous that I can’t bring myself to read the actual book.
Milk Porn? I remember reading a short story years (decades) ago by Anne Rice. Most of the details are long forgotten, but mute cow-women were kept in a stable and bred by a bull-man. I remember being horrified because they would cut the babies tongues out so they wouldn’t be able to speak. I think the hero (not from around there) actually stole a baby and left the planet, before they could cut her tongue out.
@Flora: From reading some of Jayne’s review, I think Henry is just the current heir — in line for the title, which went to an elder male relative upon the death of Lady Stokeley’s late husband.
@hng23: So with you on Talon. Maybe in a PNR.
I enjoyed the KJ Charles – it’s 2nd in a trilogy and while the romance is standalone, there’s an overarching mystery/suspense plot that should be read in order. And FYI, there’s some intense violence – just a couple scenes.