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Shelly Laurenston Bundle by Shelly Laurenston $ 2.99
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In The Mane Event, Shelly Laurenston introduced a whole new breed of heroes–sexy, shape-shifting hunks who redefine the term Alpha male. Now, in The Beast In Him, one gorgeous lone wolf is about to meet his match. . .
Some things are so worth waiting for. Like the moment when Jessica Ward “accidentally” bumps into Bobby Ray Smith and shows him just how far she’s come since high school. Back then, Jess’s gangly limbs and bruised heart turned to jelly any time Smitty’s “all the better to ravish you with” body came near her. So, some things haven’t changed. Except now Jess is a success on her own terms. And she can enjoy a romp–or twenty–with a big, bad wolf and walk away. Easy.
Mace Llewellyn. Brendon Shaw. Two tall, gorgeous, sexy alpha heroes who are 100% male–with a little something extra. Lion-shifters, to be exact, who can unleash every woman’s animal side and still look good–make that spectacular–in a suit. . .and even better out of it. . .
NYPD cop Desiree “Dez” MacDermot knows she’s changed a lot since she palled around with her childhood buddy, Mace. But it’s fair to say that Mace has changed even more. It isn’t just those too-sexy gold eyes, or the six-four, built-like-a-Navy Seal body. It’s something in the way he sniffs her neck and purrs, making her entire body tingle. . . Meanwhile, for Tennessean Ronnie Lee Reed, New York City is the place where any girl–even one who runs with a Pack–can redefine herself. First order of business: find a mate, settle down, and stop using men for sex. Even big, gorgeous, lion shifter men like Brendon Shaw. But she needn’t worry, because now that Brendon’s set his sights on her, the predator in him is ready to pounce and never let go. . .
Seeing is deceiving. And Ric Van Holtz, the wolfishly sexy hero of Shelly Laurenston’s sizzling, wildly entertaining new tale, is nothing you expect-and everything you want…
When it comes to following her instincts, former Marine Dee-Ann Smith never holds back. And this deadly member of a shifter protection group will do anything to prove one of her own kind is having hybrids captured for dogfights. Trouble is, her too-cute rich-boy boss Ric Van Holtz insists on helping out. And his crazy-like-a-fox smarts and charming persistence are making it real hard for Dee to keep her heart safe….
He’s big, burly, and way smarter than your average shapeshifting bear. He’s also about to get trapped by own his game. . .
Lou Crushek is a reasonable, mellow, easygoing kind of guy. But once someone starts killing the scumbags he works so hard to bust, that really gets under his fur. Especially when that someone is a curvy she-tiger with a skill set that’s turning Crush’s lone-bear world upside down–and bringing his passion out of hibernation. . .
You Don’t Know Jack by Erin McCarthy $ 1.99
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Jamie Peters has just been told by her cross-dressing psychic that she’s about to meet her soul mate. Yeah, right. Jamie no longer believes in true love after dating so many true idiots, scumbags, and moochers. But sure enough, a knight in shining armor steps between her and a mugger on a New York City subway platform. Just a regular, honest, upright Jack. The kind they don’t make anymore . . .
Millionaire Jonathon Davidson is a former day trader who doesn’t usually make a practice of lying to beautiful women. But social worker Jamie thinks he’s just an ordinary guy, and is clueless about him being crazy rich—not to mention the other secret connections that exist between them. She’s submitted an application to his grandfather’s charitable trust—and he’s the one who’s supposed to be investigating her. Jonathon can’t come clean just yet—but it’s going to be very hard to resist getting naked with Jamie in the meantime . . .
My Viking Vampire by Krystal Shannan $ FREE
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I’ll fight to the end or die trying…
With enemies closing in from every side, I’ve got nowhere to run—except into the arms of a sexy stranger who says he can protect me. But this guy comes with a bit more than I bargained for. For one, he’s a vampire. Still, anything is better than being caught by my psycho ex.
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As for this book, quite a few readers felt that the emphasis on the sex detracted from what could have been an interesting world.
Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett $ 1.99
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In this delightfully charming teen spin on You’ve Got Mail, the one guy Bailey Rydell can’t stand is actually the boy of her dreams—she just doesn’t know it yet.
Classic movie buff Bailey “Mink” Rydell has spent half of her junior year falling for a sensitive film geek she only knows online as “Alex.” Two coasts separate them until she moves in with her dad, who lives in the same California surfing town as her online crush.
Faced with doubts (what if he’s a creep—or worse?), Bailey doesn’t tell Alex she’s moved to his hometown. Or that she’s landed a job at the local tourist trap, the oddball Cavern Palace Museum. Or that she’s being tormented daily by Porter Roth, a smart-alecky yet irritatingly hot museum security guard. But when Porter and Bailey are locked in the museum overnight, Bailey is forced to choose whether she should cling to a dreamy fantasy in Alex or take a risk on an imperfect reality with Porter. The choice is both simpler and more complicated than she realizes, because Porter Roth is hiding a secret of his own: Porter is Alex. Approximately.
Kaetrin gave the Bennett book a B+
https://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/overall-b-reviews/b-plus-reviews/review-alex-approximately-by-jenn-bennett/
Alex, Approximately is a great book. I read it recently and loved it.
I purchased both the Laurenston bundle (amazing deal; thanks, Mzcue, for mentioning it in the Readers Open Thread!) and the Bennett.
@Janine: Delighted to share a great deal.
A characteristic common to most of Laurenston’s female characters is that they NEVER feel obliged to be nice. Always straightforward, often snarky, every one of them powerful. As fantasies go, Laurenston’s shifter world makes a great escape when real life is topsy-turvy and the push-back on women in general is intense. It’s given me great respite. If you enjoy the bundle on sale, certainly consider the two recent Laurenston books featuring explosive honey badger women. Hot and Badgered came out last year and the sequel, In a Badger Way was released yesterday.
@Mzcue: Thank you! Her heroines sound like a breath of fresh air.
@Jayne: I was just going to pipe in and say I really loved the Bennett book! LOL