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New Reviews and Giveaways!
Friday, March 23rd, 2012
And the winners are…
Friday, March 23rd, 2012
The Fallen: WARRIOR by Kristina Douglas
MARIEE
MARLENE BREAKFIELD
LINDSEY HUTCHINSON
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THE COWBOY TAKES A BRIDE by Lori Wilde
MARY DOHERTY
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THE RACHEL GIBSON DIGITAL BONANZA!
CARLY M.
JULIE
LISA B.
MARJANA
JULIANA
KAREN C.
MOLLY
Congratulations, ladies! Please email your snail mail address to me at contests at theseasonforromance dot com and don’t forget to include the title you won. You have one week to collect your prize. For the winners of Rachel Gibson’s ebooks, it’s first come first to choose, ladies!!
It’s a Rachel Gibson Digital Bonanza!!
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
Above is just a partial of the iBooks in my iBookstore library. Yesterday was a Rachel Gibson bonanza day. At least half of her back list became available in digital for $3.99. Her books are sexy, smart, well-written, emotional and authentic. Her heroes are just about as yummy as they come–I mean seriously yummy. If you’re a fan with an ereader or iPad, this is a great time to purchase her back list. If you’ve never read any of Rachel’s books, this is the PERFECT time to try her out. Below is the list.
$3.99
*SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE
*SEE JANE SCORE
*TRULY MADLY YOURS
*THE TROUBLE WITH VALENTINE’S DAY
IT MUST BE LOVE
DAISY’S BACK IN TOWN
$4.99
$5.99
NOTHING BUT TROUBLE
TRUE CONFESSIONS
LOLA CARLYLE REVEALS ALL
*SEX, LIES, AND ONLINE DATING
*TANGLED UP IN YOU
TRUE LOVE AND OTHER DISASTERS
I’M IN NO MOOD FOR LOVE
*NOT ANOTHER BAD DATE
I’m giving away a Kindle copy of all the books marked with an asterisk (or a star on the cover). Comment to enter to win!!
And the winners are…
Friday, March 16th, 2012
WHEN A SCOT LOVES A LADY by Katharine Ashe
JUANITA CARDENAS-GARCIA
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THE RUNAWAY COUNTESS by Leigh LaValle
CINDY VONHENTSCHEL
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THE HUSBAND HUNT by Lynsay Sands and WEDDED IN SCANDAL by Jade Lee
JORDAN N.
Congratulations, ladies! Please email your snail mail address to me at contests at theseasonforromance dot com and don’t forget to include the title you won. You have one week to collect your prize. Next week I’ll post all the winners for the Pocket Book Giveaway.
Giveaway: Two great historicals!
Monday, March 12th, 2012Comment to enter to win a copy of THE HUSBAND HUNT and WEDDED IN SCANDAL.
The Husband Hunt
Author: Lynsay Sands
Publisher: HarperCollins/Avon
Pub. Date: February 28, 2012
ISBN-13: 978-0061963100
Pages: 384
Digital Price: $6.99
Print Retail Price: $7.99
Amazon ~ B&N ~ iBookstoreLet the hunt begin …
Lisa Madison wants a husband, and she has just the candidate in mind: Robert Langley. Trouble is, the infuriating man insists on seeing her as the impish girl she once was—even as every other gentleman in London has taken notice of her womanly . . . charms. When her beauty lands her in danger, it’s Robert who comes to the rescue, only to announce his affections are not of the romantic kind!
Robert saw enough sorrow in his parents’ union to know he wants nothing to do with marriage, which is exactly what he’ll be trapped into if he acts on his desire for the irksome siren. And then Lisa does what Robert least expects: gives up on him! As feigned indifference gives way, blistering passion burns at last. But just before the pair can succumb to hard-won bliss, an enemy with unfinished business lurks, threatening to destroy them both.
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Wedded in Scandal
Author: Jade Lee
Publisher: Penguin Group/Berkley
Pub. Date: March 6, 2012
ISBN-13: 978-0425245934
Pages: 336
Digital Price: $7.99
Print Retail Price: $7.99
Amazon ~ B&N ~ iBookstoreThe dazzling wedding fashions of A Lady’s Favor dress shop are guaranteed to make any girl the talk of the ton. But the brides aren’t the only ones falling in love…
Lady Helaine’s father was cast out of society as a liar and a thief—a scandal which renders her unfit for marriage. In order to provide for herself and her mother, she adopts an assumed name and runs a dressmaker’s shop that specializes in bridal wear for ladies in high society. Helaine is happiest immersed in silk and satin, but she lives in terror that someone will learn her true identity and she will lose everything…again.
Robert Percy, Viscount Redhill, is entranced with the mysterious Helaine and weaves a web of seduction sure to ensnare the delectable dress designer. Yet too late he learns the heartbreaking truth about who she used to be. Now he must find a way to overcome the past to claim Helaine as his own. But what chance has love when a secret mistress becomes a scandalous wife?
Review & Giveaway: When a Scot Loves a Lady by Katharine Ashe
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
When a Scot Loves a Lady
Author: Katharine Ashe
Publisher: HarperCollins/Avon
Pub. Date: February 28, 2012
ISBN-13: 978-0062031662
Pages: 384
Digital Price: $4.99
Print Retail Price: $7.99
Amazon ~ B&N ~ iBookstoreLondon gossips are asking: What use has society of an exclusive gentleman’s club if no gentlemen are ever seen to pass through its door?
After years as an agent of the secret Falcon Club, Lord Leam Blackwood knows it’s time to return home to Scotland. One temptation threatens his plans—Kitty Savege, who warms his blood like a dram of fine whiskey. But a dangerous enemy stands in the way of desire, and to beat this foe Leam needs Kitty’s help . . .
Kitty never wanted to spend her holidays in a wretched country village! With snow up to the windows, escape is nowhere in sight. A roguish Scottish lord, however, is. His rough brogue sends heat from Kitty’s frigid toes to her chilled nose, but she’s confident she can withstand that. What she cannot control is the reaction of her guarded heart when she discovers this beast is no beast at all . . .
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REVIEW
When a Scot Loves a Lady is a fascinating tale of betrayal and redeeming love.
Kitty has been burned by love and knows that she will never find someone willing to accept her after she is ruined. She gets revenge on the man who hurt her, but then she is at a loss of what to do with her life. Parties with her mother just don’t seem to hold her interest anymore. So she sets off with her friend and finds herself stranded in a tiny inn over Christmas with the one man who had changed her life without even knowing it.
Leam Blackwood is tired. He is tired of running from the past and his guilt. When he meets Kitty he starts to feel things that he hasn’t felt in a long time. He is drawn to her, even though he wants nothing to do with love or forever.
These two characters are great together. I really liked their connection, even though they both fight it. Leam and Kitty have an instant and overwhelming connection to each other. They meet once and can’t forget each other. Their relationship is wonderfully written and very romantic. The reader is taken on a roller coaster ride with fantastic, romantic highs and tearful, heartbreaking lows on the way to a very satisfying happily ever after.
There are several different subplots that eventually tie together in the end. There were a few things that were mentioned and then not spoken of again until the very end of the book. I was bothered by this, but satisfied in the end when everything was tied together. The reader won’t be left with any questions in the end.
The writing is suburb and entertaining. I had trouble walking away from Leam and Kitty’s adventure. I enjoyed this novel and can’t wait to read more by this author.
Rating: 4 (Very Good – Highly Recommend )
Heat-Level: 3.5 (Sensual/Hot)
Reviewed by Carrie
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Reveiw & Giveaway: The Tattooed Duke by Maya Rodale
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
The Tattooed Duke
Author: Maya Rodale
Publisher: HarperCollins/Avon
Pub. Date: February 28, 2012
ISBN-13: 978-0062088925
Pages: 384 pages
Digital Price: $4.99
Print Retail Price: $7.99
Amazon ~ B&N ~ iBookstoreBreaking news, scandal fans:
You thought you knew the dangerous Duke of Wycliff, London’s globe-trotting adventure addict. Here’s what you don’t know: he’s penniless. Sebastian Digby’s ducal lifestyle is over forever unless he finds a rich bride. But thanks to The London Weekly, everyone knows better than to tangle with this lothario. Besides (as one writer can testify), it seems that Sebastian has been unable to keep his hands of his own lowly housemaid…
And that’s a problem. A big one.
Because that housemaid just happens to be me. Eliza Fielding. The same undercover Writing Girl who’s been exposing the Duke’s most intimate secrets to the world. And now I’ve gone and complicated everything by falling love with him. Passion and deception have never been so delicious, but now the truth could destroy everything. This is more than a conflict of interest. It’s a seduction where love itself hangs in the balance.
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REVIEW
The third book in the Writing Girls series by Maya Rodale is sure to capture the heart of historical romance lovers everywhere.
Eliza is feisty. I loved her. She is all about the story and will do whatever it takes to get it – even posing as a housemaid in the notorious Duke of Wycliff’s home. She makes a terrible maid, but luckily the house isn’t formal and the Duke is entertained by her bottom.
Sebastian, Duke of Wycliff, is also a great character. I loved how reluctant he is in the beginning to be the duke in the beginning and how gradually he becomes more comfortable with the role. (Something Eliza teases him about several times) He is also so much more than he seems in the beginning. He is very smart and committed to educating people about the cultures and the plants he had encountered on his travels.
The Tattooed Duke has some very sexy scenes, but the couple doesn’t actually consummate they relationship until the very end. I especially love the scene when Eliza first discovers Sebastian’s tattoos while he is bathing. It is incredible sensual.
There are secrets that Eliza keeps from Sebastian that he should have figured out before he does, but he is blinded by his desire for her. There is also one really big secret that through me for a loop.
Everything about The Tattooed Duke worked for me – I loved the hero, the heroine, the plot, and of course the happily ever after.
Rating: 5 (Perfect! – Keeper shelf! )
Heat-Level: 3 (Senusal)
Reviewed by Carrie
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Review: How Miss Rutherford … by Sophie Barnes
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
How Miss Rutherford Got Her Groove Back
Author: Sophie Barnes
Publisher: Avon Impulse
Pub. Date: February 21, 2012
ASIN: B006L7R0AE
Pages: 340
Digital Price: $3.99
Print Retail Price:
Amazon ~ B&N ~ iBookstoreEmily Rutherford is having a very bad day.
Of course, having the man you’ve loved forever announce his engagement to your (now very former) best friend will do that.
Emily is sure nothing good could possibly come out of this horrid situation. But she lets her sisters—along with Francis Riley, the delectable but brooding Earl of Dunhurst—convince her that a season in London will be just the thing.
Now Emily has a choice: sulk in a corner while her sisters enjoy the glitter of the ton . . . or become the belle of the ball, dazzling everyone on an earl’s arm. But as Francis helps Emily get back on her feet, she quickly realizes that a childhood crush is nothing compared to the power of true love.
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REVIEW
A regency debut full of surprises and intrigue!
A marriage announcement was imminent, at least that’s what Emily Rutherford and her two sisters thought—that’s what everyone thought. Until Emily’s childhood love announces his engagement to Emily’s best friend, Kate.
Bereft and inconsolable, Emily suddenly feels as if every proprietary action, every correct step she’s ever made has done nothing but bring her pain. She’s determined to wallow in her pity, even though she and her sisters are destitute, and in desperate need to make marriage matches that will remove them from being a financial burden to their devious cousin. Enter Francis, Earl of Dunhurst, to the rescue?
Francis and Emily were once childhood friends, until something changed him. Now he’s a perfect example of a man most likely to remain single forever. He doesn’t dance, doesn’t laugh, doesn’t smile, and believes in keeping to himself. Yet, Emily’s broken heart sparks emotion within him, and he longs to repair the damage to her once sunny disposition. The tortured healing the tortured, intriguing. His offer: A season in London for Emily and her sisters. Little does he know that the offer will bring temptation, and unfurl his closed heart to emotions he long thought non-existent.
Barnes’ debut novel is delicious. Characters, Francis and Emily, shine as two people who’ve been hurt and need to find a way to be happy again. What makes everything fun is that Emily’s heartbreak causes her to say ‘boo’ to propriety. Suddenly she’s not worried about a man standing too close to her or kissing her, especially when it’s the handsome Lord Dunhurst. Francis, on the other hand, wants more than just a kiss. Emily’s happiness is a balm to his soul and he desperately wants to bottle it up for an eternity. Especially since Francis has a few secrets weighing on his conscience.
The story’s pace is fantastic, and Barnes’ has a delightful way with words. In some instances the prose reminded me of Heyer and Austen, at least with phrasing and word choice; which makes for some wonderful conversations! Secondary characters were also a delight and Barnes’ is very adept at creating villains you would love to clobber with a fry pan.
The plot is the only weak point. I felt things were a little bit too tidy on the romance side, and of course there is a mystery. Let’s just say the romance portion of this story is wrapped rather quickly, so those who like an angst-filled read might find themselves disappointed. This book is more about once upon time friends falling in love and realizing that they were meant for each other.
Overall, a good debut, and I believe that there’s a new voice in regency romance. I’m definitely looking forward to more from this author.
Rating: 3.5 (Good – Recommend)
Heat-Level: 4 (Hot)
Reviewed by Landra
It’s a Rachel Gibson eBook Bonanza!
Thursday, February 9th, 2012You bet I was pleased as punch about this. I can safely say Rachel Gibson’s books are, hands down, my favourite single title contemporary romances. I have the lot of them in print and by April 1, 2012, I’ll have them all in digital too. Just want to share the good news. 
She’s 33, unmarried, and stuffed into a Bubble Yum pink bridesmaid dress. And the whole town wants to fix her up with anyone with a dental plan… Who’s going to rescue Sadie Hollowell now? Everyone in Lovett, Texas knows Sadie has always been a ‘notional’ kind of gal. She got a notion to leave town asap , and never visit her daddy (bless his heart). Now, she’s back and got the notion to invite a good-looking, hard-muscled, total stranger to her cousin’s wedding. Better a stranger than some of the losers she’s dated.
Vince Haven got his muscles the hard way—as a Navy SEAL in Afghanistan. He’s staying in Lovett to visit his crazy aunt—the proprietor of the local Gas N Go. Before he can get the heck back out of the small town, his aunt makes him an offer he can’t refuse. Maybe he’ll stick around Lovett for a while. Maybe he’ll make a ‘go’ of the Gas N Go. Maybe he’ll rescue Sadie out of that pink dress!
Don’t forget RESCUE ME, the first chapter in Gibson’s new series on men of the military, will be on-sale 5/29/12.
NOW AVAILABLE AT THE DISCOUNTED PROMOTIONAL PRICE OF $5.99
True Love and Other Disasters
Nothing But Trouble
True Confessions
Sex, Lies and Online Dating
I’m in No Mood for Love
Tangled Up in You
Not Another Bad Date
Lola Carlyle Reveals All
Any Man of Mine ($4.99)
NEW TO EPUB RELEASES ON 4/1/12 ALL ONLY $3.99!
Simply Irresistible
It Must Be Love
See Jane Score
The Trouble with Valentine’s Day
Truly Madly Yours
Daisy’s Back in Town
Review & Giveaway: A Secret In Her Kiss by Anna Randol
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
A Secret in Her Kiss
Author: Anna Randol
Publisher: HarperCollins/Avon
Pub. Date: January 31, 2012
ISBN-13: 978-0062025807
Pages: 384
Digital Price: $4.99
Print Retail Price: $7.99
Amazon ~ B&N ~ iBookstoreSHE WOULD GLADLY RELINQUISH HER LIFE OF INTRIGUE…
A rare beauty, raised in the exotic heart of the mysterious East, Mari Sinclair knows it’s time to end her career as a British spy when she narrowly avoids a brush with death. Unfortunately, there are those who think otherwise – and they are not above using blackmail to keep Mari in the game.
Saddled with a handsome, duty-obsessed “minder” to ensure that she completes – and survives – one last mission, Mari is incensed…for her guardian, Major Bennett Prestwood is simply too dedicated, too unbending, and too disarmingly attractive. But in the face of dark secrets and deadly treacheries, as the true peril to Mari is slowly revealed, loyal soldier Bennett realizes that to save and win this extraordinary woman, he will have to do the unthinkable and break the rules – rules that passion and desire have suddenly, irrevocably changed.
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REVIEW
A Secret in Her Kiss is a unique and wonderful debut historical romance.
A Secret in Her Kiss takes place during the regency period, but instead of the glittering ballrooms of London the hero and heroine find themselves risking their lives and falling in love in Constantinople.
I’m always a little leery about regency romances that aren’t typical. I’ve read some fantastic ones. (It’s a personal preference that there are drawing rooms and balls.) I was wonderfully surprised by A Secret in Her Kiss. The setting plays such an important roll in the story and it is wonderfully written. There is a touch of mystery and intrigue that surrounds the couple.
Mari Sinclair’s only real goal in life is to help the Greek people. Her mother, once a slave, had taught her the importance of helping her people. Mari is willing to do whatever it takes, including spying, to accomplish her task. She doesn’t want to put up with a stodgy English soldier. She knows that he will only get in her way.
Major Bennett Prestwood wants nothing more than to get home to his family. His sister is in an untenable marriage and he knows that he must get home soon to rescue her. Bennett wants nothing to do with the beautiful spy. These two go through so much together and find themselves falling in love around the way.
I love the relationship between Mari and Bennett. It evolves from them merely tolerating each other (and not well) to them being unable to live without the other. Ms. Randol does an excellent job of making their relationship progress naturally and in a realistic manner.
A Secret in Her Kiss is a fantastic debut novel and I can’t wait to see where Ms. Randol takes us next.
Rating: 4 (Very Good)
Heat-Level: 4 (Hot)
Reviewed by Carrie
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