Friday Finds: Historical, Fantasy, and More

Oh, Cherry Ripe
By Claudy Conn

Genre: Historical Romance | Novel length

FREE 

Cherry Elton was beside herself! Her own mother had arranged a marriage for her to a man she had never even met. She had no choice but to run away.



Sky Westbrooke had no wish to marry, but his mischievous siblings sorely needed a firm maternal hand. Yet, how could he court his unseen bride, when into his employ had come the most remarkable, enchanting governess?


And Cherry, playing at being a governess was smitten by the handsome, cavalier Lord Westbrooke. His stolen kisses left her breathless—yet, he was betrothed to another.

Whatever was a love struck governess to do?

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Oh-Cherry-Ripe-Claudy-Conn-ebook/dp/B007CIMWZO 

Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/oh-cherry-ripe-claudy-conn/1109127177

Grab your copy soon, because the sale ends January 2014!


Keepsake

By Antoinette Stockenberg

Genre: Contemporary Romance | Novel length

Only .99¢

Readers who enjoy Barbara Freethy, Nora Roberts and the classics of Mary Stewart will savor this intensely emotional story of family, betrayal and redemption, set in a quaint town in New England.



It's not a hand-made quilt, or an ivory pin, or a pretty box for treasures ....

It's the name of a postcard-perfect town in Connecticut. From its quaint gazebo to its white-steepled church and village green, Keepsake is the kind of place most would love to call home.

It's home to Olivia Bennett, the town princess who has a charming shop there. It was home once to Quinn Leary, the son of her family's gardener; Quinn fled as a teenager with his father who was accused of a murder he didn't commit. And Keepsake is home, still, to someone with mayhem on his mind

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When Quinn returns after an absence of seventeen years, he has one desire: to prove his father's innocence. It's not until he sees his childhood school rival, now a grown woman, that he realizes he harbors another but equally passionate desire--and that the two are tragically at odds.

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Keepsake-Antoinette-Stockenberg-ebook/dp/B006AY2NK0

Barnes & Noble:  http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/keepsake-antoinette-stockenberg/1003281617

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/107093

Sale ends January 2014, so grab your copy today!

Awakening (The Watcher's Trilogy)
By Karice Bolton

Genre: Paranormal/Fantasy Romance | Novel length

FREE

Book 1 of The Watchers Trilogy




Alone in snowy, remote Whistler village, Ana tries to build a new life since losing her parents. With a cozy condo, a sweet-faced bulldog and an evening job to leave the days free for the slopes, life slips into a great routine. If only she could shake the guilt for not remembering anything about her parents and banish the night terrors that haunt her every dream.


On a whim, Ana goes out with Athen, a guy she’s just met in the Grizzly Pub... The only problem is that she feels like she already knows him.


Within 48 hours of meeting Athen and his family, Ana’s world implodes. She falls for Athen quickly and before she knows it, a past life begins to resurface. As thrilling as the revelations appear at first, she fights against the chilling information that Athen is from the underworld.

Soon she begins to struggle as her own supernatural gifts are slowly unveiled, and she realizes that the nightmares she’s been having might be premonitions and not dreams at all.


It is up to Ana to decipher between fact and fiction before it is too late, and her new love, Athen, follows in her same fate - one that is lost between two worlds.

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Awakening-Watchers-Trilogy-Karice-Bolton-ebook/dp/B005R5GX9A

Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/awakening-s-j-bolton/1100259032

Grab your copy before the sale ends January 2014!

Lex's 30+ Days of Christmas

My good friend Lex Valentine is having a wonderful holiday celebration called Lex's 30+ Days of Christmas! The event runs through the month of December on Lex's blog SunlightSucks and there will be prizes galore, so if you love books, you have to drop by each day and check it out. I'll be one of the featured authors on December 29, 2013, giving away a copy of my ebook, Compulsion. Please spread the word and tell your friends about Lex's holiday bash.

Friday Finds: Romance Super Bundle!

Romance Super Bundle

Authors:  Dale Mayer, Donna Marie Rogers, Edie Ramer, Amy Gamet, Linda McLaughlin, Kate Kelly, Pamela Fryer, Lois Winston, Barbara Phinney, and Wendy Ely.

Ten full-length romance novels by ten of your favorite authors for just .99 cents! Regular price of the books in this bundle is $35.76, you save $34.77.  Wow!

From espionage, love triangles and amnesia to secret babies, murderous liaisons and pretend girlfriends, the Romance Super Bundle has everything you love about romance novels, times ten!  Nearly three-quarters of a million words and more than 2,500 pages!

Touched by Death by Dale Mayer

Death had touched anthropologist Jade Hansen in Haiti once before, costing her an unborn child and perhaps her very sanity. A year later, determined to face her own issues, she returns to Haiti with a mortuary team to recover the bodies of an American family from a mass grave-only to find the grave holds more than expected-and Jade finds herself confronting death and terror once again. And the man who unexpectedly awakens her heart is right in the middle of it all.

There's Only Been You by Donna Marie Rogers

Two weeks after Mike Andrews disappeared from her life, Sara Jamison discovered she was something she never expected to be-an unwed pregnant teenager. With the love and support of her annoyingly alpha-male family, she's made a good life for herself and her young son. Sure, she works too hard and her social life is nonexistent, but for the most part, she's content-until the day Mike walks into her bakery and back into her life.

Stardust Miracle by Edie Ramer

Becky Diedrich is the cheesemaker's daughter, the minister's wife, the good sister. What she's not is her own woman, what she can't be is a mother. And then she catches her husband with another woman, and she moves in with her sister, and she starts to see sparkles. And this is just the beginning...

Meant for Her by Amy Gamet

A fiery homicide leaves Navy investigator Hank Jared with just two clues: an encrypted message and a name, Julie X. Trueblood. Shadows from the past surround Julie, and Hank finds the perfect place to hide her, right by his side at his sister's wedding. Now he just needs to remember their relationship is all an act, while she works to decode the message that could save both their lives or tear them apart forever.

Rogue's Hostage by Linda McLaughlin

Mara Dupre is taken captive by a French and Indian War party that killed her husband and destroyed her cabin. She longs for her freedom, but her captor has other ideas. Lt. Jacques Corbeau's desire for his hostage threatens what little honor he has left. When Mara offers her body in exchange for her freedom, it may be his undoing. Will Mara find her way home, or realize she is already there?


Sleight of Hand by Kate Kelly

Suddenly suspected of stealing half a million dollars of original paintings, Chance Spencer can't afford to have the FBI delve too closely into his covert past. When one agent in particular endeavors to put him behind bars, Chance coerces the real thief's daughter, Sarah O'Sullivan, into helping him flush her wily father out of hiding. But his plan quickly deteriorates when the stakes for his freedom soar. How can he ruthlessly use the woman with whom he's falling in love?

August Unknown by Pamela Fryer

She doesn't know what happened the night of the storm, why she was walking along the highway without ID, or why she has a fading tan line on her wedding ring finger, but a dark and terrifying presence haunts the edge of her memory. Before she can start a new life with the wonderful man who came to her rescue, she must remember what in her past might take her away from him.

Love, Lies and a Double Shot of Deception by Lois Winston

Life has delivered one sucker punch after another to Emma Wadsworth. The poor little rich girl is the ultimate poster child for "Money Can't Buy Happiness"-even if she's no longer a child. So when Philadelphia's most beloved citizen becomes the city's most notorious criminal, she needs to do a lot more than clear her name if she wants to save her budding romance with the billionaire hunk someone is willing to kill for.

Hard Target by Barbara Phinney

Military policewoman Sgt. Dawna Atkinson has worked hard for her embassy posting, even while taking the blame for a shared indiscretion with her instructor, Tay Hastings. But when her embassy is bombed and Tay arrives to assist, she refuses to trust him again. Still, as the investigation and their growing attraction heat up, Dawna has the choice to trust Tay or risk the lives of everyone around them.

Jesse's Brother by Wendy Ely

One woman, two men: a single summer to choose between them. Sacrificing a summer to fix her relationship with her mother and find out what's troubling her father isn't so bad...right? Wrong. Or so Samantha learns upon her return to Portland. As if family drama wasn't bad enough, first comes Noah. Then comes Jesse. Will Samantha be able to choose between the men before their secret crushes her?

Amazon: http://amzn.com/B00FFS338I

Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/romance-super-bundle/id718163105?ls=1

ARe https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-romancesuperbundle-1313083-166.html

BN: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/romance-super-bundle-amy-gamet/1117005717

Kobo link:  http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/romance-super-bundle

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/364325

 

Throwback Thursday: Hairbands

Ahh, the good old days when no one could see you on the telephone, let alone a computer, and if you mentioned a timeline, status updates (Facebook) or tweeting (Twitter) they'd think you were on some seriously awesome shit and FUBAR out of your freakin' ever lovin' mind. If you were lucky, they'd just swipe your hairspray.

A friend of mine used to be a road manager for the group Cinderella, so to start off my journey back in time, I thought we'd play a little Cinderella. Enjoy, ya'll, and please feel free to bang your head. :D