DAILY DEALS: Vampires! and Lords!
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Crush, Interrupted by Zaida Polanco $ 0.99
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When Rosie, a struggling writer, decides to take some time to rest and rejuvenate while housesitting at her friend’s condo, the last thing she expects is another houseguest cramping her style. A houseguest who happens to be her friend’s brother… her friend’s very hot brother who is also the first boy Rosie ever loved. Soon, her little self-care vacation turns a little bit complicated and a whole bit steamy as she finally confronts her longtime crush!
‘Crush, Interrupted’ is a low-angst, high-heat romance novella with a guaranteed HEA, featuring a Latinx heroine and a lovely cinnamon roll of a hero!
My Lord Vampire by Alexandra Ivy $ 0.99
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In the first of a mesmerizing trilogy, Alexandra Ivy, author of the Guardians of Eternity series, introduces the Immortal Rogues–three vampires duty-bound to protect their own kind even as they fall prey to mortal desires. . .
Centuries have passed since Gideon Ravel dwelled among humans. Now he must infiltrate the cream of London society to earn the trust of one woman. Simone, Lady Gilbert, possesses an amulet of unimaginable power, and no concept of the threat that surrounds her. The ton’s gossip prepared him for her beauty and wit. But he is blindsided by her barely disguised sensuality and his growing need to possess her. . .
None of the idle aristocrats who vie for Simone’s attentions know about her past. To them, she is the sophisticated, worldly widow known as the “Wicked Temptress.” The truth would ruin her, and she has never been tempted to reveal it until now. Yet beneath Gideon’s bold, black-eyed stare is a hunger that demands satisfaction and complete surrender. . .and a secret far more dangerous than her own. . .
Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian $ 0.99
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One of Library Journal’s Best Romances of 2018
The one you love…
Robert Selby is determined to see his sister make an advantageous match. But he has two problems: the Selbys have no connections or money and Robert is really a housemaid named Charity Church. She’s enjoyed every minute of her masquerade over the past six years, but she knows her pretense is nearing an end. Charity needs to see her beloved friend married well and then Robert Selby will disappear…forever.
May not be who you think…
Alistair, Marquess of Pembroke, has spent years repairing the estate ruined by his wastrel father, and nothing is more important than protecting his fortune and name. He shouldn’t be so beguiled by the charming young man who shows up on his doorstep asking for favors. And he certainly shouldn’t be thinking of all the disreputable things he’d like to do to the impertinent scamp.
But is who you need…
When Charity’s true nature is revealed, Alistair knows he can’t marry a scandalous woman in breeches, and Charity isn’t about to lace herself into a corset and play a respectable miss. Can these stubborn souls learn to sacrifice what they’ve always wanted for a love that is more than they could have imagined?
The Book of Dragon by Steven Brust $ 2.99
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The first seven of Steven Brust’s Vlad Taltos fantasy novels have long been in print from Ace Books in a set of three trade paperback omnibuses. Now Tor, publisher of the series from book eight on, continues the series of omnibuses with The Book of Dragon, which includes Dragon and Issola.
In Dragon, Vlad finds himself in the last place any self-respecting assassin wants to be: the army. Worse, he’s in the middle of an apocalyptic battle between two sorcerous armies, and everyone expects him to perform a role that they won’t explain. Vlad may kill people for a living, but this is ridiculous. All he’s got to rely on are his wits…and a smart-mouthed winged lizard.
In Issola, Vlad’s aristocratic friends Morrolan and Aliera have disappeared, and according to the eldritch (but affable) Sethra Lavode, they may be in the hands of the Jenoine—the mysterious beings who made the world of the Dragaera Empire and its surroundings, and who may have come from somewhere else. Oh, well, what’s life without the occasional cosmic battle with beings who control time and space?
I’ve been eyeing the Brust book and the author says the order in which to read them isn’t important. I’m a start-with-the-first reader, but this 3-book set, which is later in the series, might be worthwhile. Any Brust readers out here?
@Darlynne, Brust fan here. Don’t listen to him. Dragon is out of sequence chronologically (sort of – it jumps around) with the rest of the books, so that one’s ok, but if you read Issola without reading the earlier books, you’ll be lost. Now, you can read the Khaavren books without reading the Vlad books. If you’re not sure, check his Wikipedia article. There’s a publication order and a chronological order for the books.
@Sandra: I’ll start in chronological order. The books sound great. Thanks for your help.
@Darlynne: Just so you know, the tone changes somewhat in the publication order. That may be a bit jarring if you read in chronological sequence. Vlad is still a master of snark* , but he gets more angsty as things happen. In the later books, Brust plays around with genres a bit (meaning a whole lot). And part of the fun of reading in publication order is when you come across events that are referenced only tangentially in earlier books, and there’s that “oh, yeah” moment when the pieces come together.
*But not as much as Loiosh.
@Sandra: I did notice quite a difference in tone when I read samples of the first and then later books. Thanks for the heads up.