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DAILY DEALS: Dark romances, broken souls, and an elemental series

He Who Is a Friend by Love Belvin $ 6.99

From the Jacket Copy:
Sadik Ellis blew into my rather insipid world at breakneck speed and with gripping force. He held all the features: striking feline eyes, golden russet skin, incredible sex appeal, wealth exuding like the enticing scent of cologne, and mind-blowing determination.

He was also trouble from the other side of the tracks, something I’d sensed. Sadik was an Ellis man with a solid education, his own thriving businesses, and self-obtained...

REVIEW: Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik

[image error] A space princess on the run and a notorious outlaw soldier become unlikely allies in this imaginative, sexy space opera adventure—the first in an exciting science fiction trilogy.

In the far distant future, the universe is officially ruled by the Royal Consortium, but the High Councillors, the heads of the three High Houses, wield the true power. As the fifth of six children, Ada von Hasenberg has no authority; her only value to her High House is as a pawn in a political marriage. When her fa...

REVIEW: Masquerade with Music (Warrender Saga Book 12) by Mary Burchell

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The great conductor Oscar Warrender had no idea that his efficient new secretary Kate Grayson was in fact his niece, who really wanted to be a singer but didn’t want to take advantage of her famous relative.

The celebrated singer Carlo Ertlinger took her under his wing instead—but will his guidance wreck her private life in the process?

Review

By this point with the twelfth book in the Warrander Saga I expect to see singers, music and, to some extent obviously, the Warrenders – Sir Oscar...

DAILY DEALS: Dance into the weekend

Pas De Deux by Lynn Turner $ 0.99

From the Jacket Copy:
Prolific Artist. Prima ballerina.

They burned up the Broadway stage together in his stunning debut, Lady in Red. Now, Zachary Coen and Wilhelmina Allende are household names. They’ve risen to fame. Fallen in love. Bonded over pain and passion for their art. They’re partners in life, but perform on separate stages, and it’s the art sometimes that keeps them apart. This Christmas, they’re leaving their big city island behind for a magical...

REVIEW: A Desperate Hope by Elizabeth Camden

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Eloise Drake’s prim demeanor hides the turbulent past she’s finally put behind her–or so she thinks. A mathematical genius, she’s now a successful accountant for the largest engineering project in 1908 New York. But to her dismay, her new position puts her back in the path of the man responsible for her deepest heartbreak.

Alex Duval is the mayor of a town about to be wiped off the map. The state plans to flood the entire valley where his town sits in order to build a new reservoir, and Ale...

DAILY DEALS: From insightful to hilarious

This Will Be My Undoing by Morgan Jerkins $ 1.99

From the Jacket Copy:
From one of the fiercest critics writing today, Morgan Jerkins’ highly-anticipated collection of linked essays interweaves her incisive commentary on pop culture, feminism, black history, misogyny, and racism with her own experiences to confront the very real challenges of being a black woman today—perfect for fans of Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist, Rebecca Solnit’s Men Explain Things to Me, and Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie’s We S...

REVIEW: Every Other Weekend by TA Moore

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Dear TA Moore:

Divorce lawyer Clayton Reynolds is a happy cynic who believes in hard work and one-night stands. He also believes that being an excellent lawyer means he never has to go home to the miserable trailer park where he grew up and that volunteering at a women’s shelter will buy off the conscience that occasionally plagues him. So when Nadine Graham comes in with a broken arm and a son she desperately wants to protect, Clayton can’t turn down their plea for help.

Taking the case mea...

DAILY DEALS: Sweet and charming with a dash of spice

Reckless by Selena Montgomery $ 3.99

From the Jacket Copy:
Independent, stunning, and smart, Kell Jameson has the life she’s always dreamed about. A partner at a tony Atlanta law firm that represents famous—if guilty—clients, she’s far from her days as a lonely orphan in rural Georgia. But one frantic phone call will bring her back to the place she’s spent years trying to escape. The head of her childhood orphanage has been accused of murder, and Kell is her only hope for freedom.

From the fi...

What Janine is Reading in Winter 2018-2019

Witchmark by C.L. Polk

Witchmark is an m/m fantasy romance or romantic fantasy (take your pick; I think it belongs in both genres) set in an Edwardian postwar fantasy setting, in a country named Aeland. Recently, Aeland has been at war with Laneer, and our hero, who goes by Miles Singer, is a veteran of the war and a doctor now working at a hospital where other veterans are being treated for a PTSD-like illness. Miles suspects the illness may have a sinister and magical cause, and those who s...

REVIEW: When You Read This by Mary Adkins

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Iris Massey is gone.
But she’s left something behind.

For four years, Iris Massey worked side by side with PR maven Smith Simonyi, helping clients perfect their brands. But Iris has died, taken by terminal illness at only thirty-three. Adrift without his friend and colleague, Smith is surprised to discover that in her last six months, Iris created a blog filled with sharp and often funny musings on the end of a life not quite fulfilled. She also made one final request: for Smith to get her...