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June 11, 2019

DAILY DEALS: Old and new favorites

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Destiny’s Embrace by Beverly Jenkins $ 1.99

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Award-winning romance author Beverly Jenkins offers up another high-stakes historical romance that is sure to make you swoon.

With Destiny’s Embrace, Jenkins brings readers back to the American West, where Logan Yates, a self-important ranch owner, must confront his feelings for his beautiful, free spirited housekeeper, Mariah Cooper. While they bicker incessantly, their sexual tension is palpable, and only rises when Mariah’s...

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Published on June 11, 2019 10:00

NEW RELEASES: Week of June 11, 2019

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The Friend Zone by AbJimenez: $ 9.99
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Forever Wild by Allyson Charles: $ 3.99
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Take Me Down by Carly Phillips: $ 4.99
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Carter by Donna Michaels: $ 3.99
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The Sheik’s Gentle Triumph by Elizabeth Lennox: $ 2.99
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Published on June 11, 2019 07:00

REVIEW: Discovering Daisy by Betty Neels

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Plain Daisy Gillard leads a quiet life, helping her parent’s run their antiques shop. Until handsome pediatrician Mr. Jules der Huizma sweeps into her life and becomes her personal knight in shining armor! When he whisks her away to Holland, she can no longer deny she’s falling for him. Only charming Jules is engaged to another woman, leading Daisy to wonder if he can ever truly give her his heart and make her his bride…

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I picked this Neels book to read next partly because it’s the...

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Published on June 11, 2019 06:00

June 10, 2019

DAILY DEALS: Monday’s medley of deals

cover image A Rancher’s Song by Vivian Arend $ 0.99

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Can love help a champion bull rider face his fears and find his future?

**A standalone contemporary romance novel!**

Ivy Field’s heart nearly broke when she left Heart Falls, but her high school sweetheart insisted she follow-through on her dream of becoming a teacher. She thought that meant putting their relationship on hold briefly, but it’s taken eleven years to return. Now she’s back, no longer a painfully shy young girl but a...

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Published on June 10, 2019 10:00

REVIEW: Heated Rivalry (Game Changers #2) by Rachel Reid

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Nothing interferes with Shane Hollander’s game—definitely not the sexy rival he loves to hate.

Pro hockey star Shane Hollander isn’t just crazy talented, he’s got a spotless reputation. Hockey is his life. Now that he’s captain of the Montreal Voyageurs, he won’t let anything jeopardize that, especially the sexy Russian whose hard body keeps him awake at night.

Boston Bears captain Ilya Rozanov is everything Shane’s not. The self-proclaimed king of the ice, he’s as cocky as he is talented. N...

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Published on June 10, 2019 06:00

June 9, 2019

REVIEW: The Artist Who Loved Cats: The Inspiring Tale of Theophile Steinlen by Susan Schaefer Bernardo

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The Artist Who Loved Cats: The Inspiring Tale of Theophile Alexandre Steinlen is a picture book biography of the artist who created the iconic Le Chat Noir cabaret posters. Steinlen moved to Paris in 1881 to pursue his creative dreams, ultimately creating more than 700 journal illustrations, famous posters, sculptures, cartoon strips, and paintings. Many of Steinlen’s artworks feature cats, his favorite subject. More than just a biography, The Artist Who Loved Cats is a celebration of art,...

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Published on June 09, 2019 07:00

REVIEW: Book of Beasts by Elizabeth Morrison

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A celebration of the visual contributions of the bestiary—one of the most popular types of illuminated books during the Middle Ages—and an exploration of its lasting legacy. Brimming with lively animals both real and fantastic, the bestiary was one of the great illuminated manuscript traditions of the Middle Ages. Encompassing imaginary creatures such as the unicorn, siren, and griffin; exotic beasts including the tiger, elephant, and ape; as well as animals native to Europe like the beaver,...

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Published on June 09, 2019 05:00

June 7, 2019

DAILY DEALS: Favorites and a Freebie for Friday

cover image By Arrangement by Madeleine Hunter $ 1.99

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Lady Christiana Fitzwaryn was not opposed to marriage. But she demanded to be married on her own terms, not as punishment for a romantic indiscretion, and especially not to a common merchant. Yet she was in for a shock when she met David de Abyndon. For she was confronted by no ordinary merchant but a man of extraordinary poise and virility. He was unaffected by their difference in social status. And even less affected by her wel...

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Published on June 07, 2019 10:00

REVIEW: Still Glides the Stream by D.E. Stevenson

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When Will Hastie finally decides to retire from the military and return home to Scotland, he intends to settle down on his family estate and learn to become a farmer.

But back home, the death of his best friend and neighbour, Rae, during World War Two is still strongly felt. In particular, Rae’s sister, Patty, has been brooding for the past 10 years over Rae’s final letter home from France. When she decides to share the letter with Will, it sends him off to France to discover for himself th...

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Published on June 07, 2019 06:00

June 6, 2019

DAILY DEALS: Historicals and History

cover image Miss Lacey’s Last Fling by Candice Hern $ 0.99

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Customers who enjoy the traditional Regency Romances of Georgette Heyer will enjoy this witty, award-winning Regency romp by New York Times bestselling author Candice Hern. Miss Rosalind Lacey has spent all her 26 years in the country, quietly managing the lives of her widowed father and five younger siblings. When she learns she has contracted the illness that killed her mother, she decides to spend her last few months doin...

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Published on June 06, 2019 10:00

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