New Releases, week of July 14, 2015
Today we are giving away five digital copies of The BookSmuggler’s latest release–a science fiction romance. The heroine is in her 60s and is a person of color. It’s unusual and touching. At 8,000 words, it’s a story you can read over your lunch hour. It’s available at Amazon now and then a broader release next week.
It’s been nine years since the war started; nine years since she has received acknowledgement or contact from anyone. Marooned alone on proto-colony planet Hestia, aging xeno-geologist Jyothi Agarwal still continues her routine transmissions in the hopes that someone, somewhere, is listening.
Then one day, out of nowhere, a brilliant light illuminates Hestia and something falls from the sky.
In the west, he wakes up in pain and alone. There is light everywhere. A new sense of weight. A broken body. Words. Knowing. And he realizes that against all odds, he is inexplicably alive.
On a planet far removed from everything, the last human and a fallen star find companionship in each other–and perhaps something more. Something beautiful, shining, lasting. Something luminous.
Contemporary

Gypsy Love: A Gypsy Beach Novel by Jillian Neal: $ 4.99
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Contemporary

The Undercover Playboy by Miranda P. Charles: $ 3.99
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Contemporary

The Love I Want to Be In by MJ Fredrick: $ 0.99
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Contemporary

The Prince’s Runaway Lover by Robin Covington: $ 2.99
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Contemporary

Life or Something Like It by Annie Lyons: $ 5.28
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Contemporary: Humor

Promises & Pina Coladas by Elizabeth Bemis: $ 3.99
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Contemporary: Humor

Quirks & Kinks by Laurel Ulen Curtis: $ 3.99
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Contemporary: Humor

Playing with Pleasure by Erika Wilde: $ 3.99
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Contemporary: Military

A Santini Takes the Fall by Melissa Schroeder: $ 3.99
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Contemporary: Military

In Concert by Christine Harvey: $ 2.99
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Contemporary: Rock Star

Mr. Wright Forever: A Wild Card Novel by Alannah Carbonneau: $ 2.99
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Contemporary: Sports
Erotic Romance

Caged: The Mastered Series by Lorelei James: $ 9.99
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Erotic Romance

Desertion: A Knights Rebels MC by River Savage: $ 2.99
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Erotic Romance
Fiction

Naked: A Novel of Lady Godiva by Eliza Redgold: $ 9.99
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Fiction

The Heart Has Its Reasons: A Novel by Maria Duenas: $ 10.99
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Fiction

A Master Plan for Rescue: A Novel by Janis Cooke Newman: $ 11.84
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Fiction: Coming of Age

Prophets of Eternal Fjord: A Novel by Kim Leine: $ 14.49
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Fiction: Historical

The Doublecross: by Jackson Pearce: $ 11.99
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Fiction: Mystery

Morocco, Maybe by Alex P. Wu: $ 2.99
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Fiction: Women’s Fiction
GLBT
Historical

The Maddening Lord Montwood: The Rakes of Fallow Hall Series by Vivienne Lorret: $ 1.99
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Historical
Inspirational

A Heart So True: A Southern Love Story by Dorothy Love: $ 2.99
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Inspirational

To Mend a Dream: A Southern Love Story by Tamera Alexander: $ 2.99
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Inspirational: Novella
Middle Grade
New Adult
Non Fiction

The Removers: A Memoir by Andrew Meredith: $ 10.99
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Non Fiction

The Pawnbroker’s Daughter by Maxine Kumin: $ 12.99
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Non Fiction

Pemaquid Peninsula: by Josh Hanna: $ 9.99
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Non Fiction: Travel
Novella

An Unforgettable Lesson by Abbie St. Claire: $ 2.99
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Novella: Contemporary

Masquerade of Submission by Carly O’Shea: $ 2.99
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Novella: Contemporary

Serving Up Love by Chantel Rhondeau: $ 0.99
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Novella: Contemporary

The Cottage Next Door: A Beach House Novella by Georgia Bockoven: $ 2.99
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Novella: Contemporary

Risking Hearts by Iona Findley: $ 3.99
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Novella: Contemporary

Trouble in Texas by Jodi Vaughn: $ 2.99
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Novella: Contemporary

Right Back to You by MJ Fredrick: $ 3.99
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Novella: Contemporary

The Spaniard’s Kiss by Nina Croft: $ 2.99
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Novella: Contemporary

Perfect Notes by Jaye Peaches: $ 1.32
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Novella: Erotic Romance

Little Love Affair: Civil War Romance by Lexy Timms: $ 0.99
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Novella: Military

Lure of the Jaguar by N.J. Walters: $ 3.49
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Novella: Shifters
Poetry
Re-Release
Romantic Suspense

Exposing Justice by Adrienne Giordano Misty Evans: $ 4.99
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Romantic Suspense

The Trouble with Paper Planes by Amanda Dick: $ 2.99
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Romantic Suspense

Hittin It: A Hitman Romance by Amie Stuart: $ 0.99
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Romantic Suspense

Once and Again: A Return to Briarwood Novel by Elisabeth Barrett: $ 2.99
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Romantic Suspense

The Espionage Effect by Kat Bastion and Stone Bastion: $ 4.99
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Romantic Suspense

Ruby’s Misadventures with Reality by Samantha Bohrman: $ 3.99
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Romantic Suspense
SERIAL

Primal Heat Part 1: A Paranormal Shapeshifter Werejaguar Romance by A. C. Arthur: $ 1.99
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SERIAL
Science Fiction Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy Romance

Karma Inc.: A Paranormal Romantic Comedy by Melanie James: $ 3.49
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SFR: Ghosts

Stolen and Forgiven by Alexandra Ivy and Carrie Ann Ryan: $ 4.99
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SFR: PNR

Walking Wolf: A Weird Western by Nancy A. Collins: $ 4.99
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SFR: PNR

Of Blood and Passion: A Vamp City novel by Pamela Palmer: $ 4.99
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SFR: Vampires

The Cougar’s Pawn by Holley Trent: $ 3.75
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SFR: Witches & Wizards
Urban Fiction
Young Adult

The Haunting of Springett Hall by E.B. Wheeler: $ 6.99
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Young Adult

Cheating for the Chicken Man by Priscilla Cummings: $ 10.99
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Young Adult

Rebel Mechanics: All is Fair in Love and Revolution by Shanna Swendson: $ 9.99
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Young Adult

Queen of Tomorrow: A Stolen Empire Novel by Sherry Ficklin: $ 4.99
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Young Adult

Anya and the Shy Guy by Suze Winegardner: $ 2.99
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Young Adult
I am looking forward to the new Ilona Andrews book, Magic Shifts!
What a boat load of choices! I read Like No Other a year or two ago; it’s a lovely story.
Luminous sounds intriguing! Thanks for hosting the giveaway.
ARMADA by Ernest Cline.
Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor. I’ve enjoyed the other books I’ve read by her. Interested to see where this one leads. Thanks for the giveaway.
What was that Bruce Springsteen song? 57 Channels and Nothing On? Sometimes I feel like that when I look at the new release list.
Luminous sounds pretty delightful and I am also looking forward to Bad Wolf.
I think that Once and Again by Elisabeth Barrett sounds fabulous :) thanks for sharing!
Rebel Mechanics looks good.
Oooh, a YA release from Shanna Swendson. Must check it out!
You had me at “the heroine is in her 60s” ~ Luminous has just become a must read for me. If I don’t win it, I’ll get it anyway! Thanks for the giveaway :)
I’m looking forward to Grace Draven’s follow up novella to The Master of Crows: The Brush of Black Wings.
Luminous sounds interesting!
The new old Harper Lee.
I bought TIGERS ON THE RUN the day it released and am enjoying it (I’m about halfway through). I don’t think it would work as well if you haven’t read one or both of the previous books, but it’s great to revisit Simon and Declan and the gang. There are new characters as well, and perhaps (?) the rehabilitation of an old foe. Or at least new perspectives on him.
@Sunita: Yay! I was going to ask if anyone had read Tigers on the Run yet. I loved the first book and liked, but didn’t love, the second, and I’m still up in the air about getting book 3.
@cleo: The first book is one of my favorite romances ever. I had the same reaction to Book 2 as you, although given my feelings about Book 1, maybe it was inevitable. So far I like Book 3 better than Book 2, that is, I like the storylines and the new character. And it’s so nice to read a gay romance that is about a strong, ongoing relationship; mostly I find them in mysteries rather than contemporary romance.
@Sunita: That’s promising that you like book #3 better than #2. Sequels are so tricky – I always think I want to read more about favorite characters, but sometimes it’s hard for a sequel to live up to my expectations.
The Tigers and Devils series is also tricky for me because of Simon’s voice – I loved his snarky, playful, self-deprecating voice in the first book, but in the second one I was ready for him to grow up already. Which may say more about me and my moods reading the two books than anything else.
King of Hearts by L.H. Cosway. So excited! I love her books and highly recommend this series.
@cleo: I think there is less of that than in Book #2, although Simon’s snark and resistance to adulthood is still there.
I think The Inventor’s Secret by Andrea Cremer sounds good and I’ve been looking forward to its release.