Daily Deals: Romance, mystery, and a biography of a classic rocker
The Passion of Patrick MacNeill by Virginia Kantra. $ Free
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Dedicated burn surgeon Kate Sinclair shields her tender heart behind a white coat and a coolly professional manner. But something about the little patient the nurses dub “Iron Man” and his vital flyboy father challenges her as a doctor and a woman.
Since the car crash that killed his wife and almost took his son, pilot Patrick MacNeill’s life has revolved around his little boy. No one—no woman and certainly no interfering doctor—can intrude on their bond, forged in love and pain.
When little Jack’s care brings these two together, it ignites a passion they can’t ignore. But their growing involvement threatens Patrick’s emotional barriers and Kate’s professional future. With so much at stake, will she trust her judgment…or her heart?
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Pirate Vishnu by Gigi Pandian. $ 2.99
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A century-old treasure map of San Francisco’s Barbary Coast. Sacred riches from India. Two murders, one hundred years apart. And a love triangle… Historian Jaya Jones has her work cut out for her.
1906. Shortly before the Great San Francisco Earthquake, Pirate Vishnu strikes the San Francisco Bay. An ancestor of Jaya’s who came to the U.S. from India draws a treasure map…
Present Day. Over a century later, the cryptic treasure map remains undeciphered. From San Francisco to the southern tip of India, Jaya pieces together her ancestor’s secrets, maneuvers a complicated love life she didn’t count on, and puts herself in the path of a killer to restore a revered treasure.
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The Hanover Square Affair by Ashley Gardner. $ Free
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London, 1816
Cavalry captain Gabriel Lacey returns to Regency London from the Napoleonic wars, burned out, fighting melancholia, his career ended. His interest is piqued when he learns of a missing girl, possibly kidnapped by a prominent member of Parliament. Lacey’s search for the girl leads to the discovery of murder, corruption, and dealings with a leader of the underworld. He deals with his own disorientation transitioning from a soldier’s life to the civilian world at the same time, redefining his role with his former commanding officer making new friends–from the top of society to the street girls of Covent Garden.
Book 1 of the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries.
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I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead by Crystal Zevon. $ 1.99.
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When Warren Zevon died in 2003, he left behind a rich catalog of dark, witty rock ‘n’ roll classics, including “Lawyers, Guns and Money,” “Excitable Boy,” and the immortal “Werewolves of London.” He also left behind a fanatical cult following and veritable rock opera of drugs, women, celebrity, genius, and epic bad behavior. As Warren once said, “I got to be Jim Morrison a lot longer than he did.”
Narrated by his former wife and longtime co-conspirator, Crystal Zevon, this intimate and unusual oral history draws on interviews with Bruce Springsteen, Stephen King, Bonnie Raitt, and numerous others who fell under Warren’s mischievous spell. Told in the words and images of the friends, lovers, and legends who knew him best, I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead captures Warren Zevon in all his turbulent glory.
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I already own all of the Captain Lacey regency mysteries in PB and some in ebook – really enjoyed them and would highly recommend anyone who hasn’t already to get the first one for free. This is a series that really should be read in order as the relationships between characters and romance unfold slowly over the series.
I love Virginia Kantra’s books, both her contemporaries and her PNR’s. The MacNeill series are part of her older (early 2000’s) categories, and although I don’t remember much about the plot and characters, I do remember liking them.
Did someone say “treasure?” ARTIFACT appears to be the first book in the series, taking place in Scotland. It’s also $2.99, which makes today a good day. Thanks!
Another fan of the Capt. Lacey series. If you like Regency mysteries that are a little on the darker side (Kate Ross, CS Harris), this is a series for you. My only complaint is that Gardner’s interest in the series seems to be waning (again), but what’s out there so far is enjoyable.
@Brie: I’ve read one of the later books in the series, enjoyed it then and have always meant to go back and start at the beginning. Free is a great way to do it!
No, no, no. You don’t have a sexual affair with a patient or a patient’s family member. Well you can and kiss your license goodbye.
Okay, I bought the Warren Zevon book (btw, the link goes to the Ashley Gardner book). I have a version of Zevon’s “My Ride’s Here” done by Bruce Springsteen in concert a couple of days after Zevon’s death on my iPod, and it’s one of my favorites. Thanks for including this.
@Darlynne: Yes, I did see that and forgot to put it in the description, so thanks! I just had to go with Pirate Vishnu for obvious reasons. But the series sounds intriguing.
@Michelle: Hah! Yes indeed. If it had been professor-student I would have been complaining all over the place.
@Jennie: Thanks, I’ll try to fix that. I have a bootleg live version of Carmelita with Jackson Browne & Zevon and the banter before they start makes me sniffle every time.
If you like the Captain Lacey series, the first three books (including the Hanover Square affair) plus two short stories are available together in “Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries, Volume One,” which is $4.99 as Kindle book.
As it happens, I just finished the first Capt Lacey mystery last night (at 1.30am) after having the Volume One box set on my kindle for quite a while. I really enjoyed it. It’s so refreshing to see a different side of Regency London with all levels of society represented, rather than just aristocrats tripping over each other. The period flavour felt very authentic. I’m going to keep reading this series.