Today’s Steals and Deals at AAR…..

We love this one. In our DIK review, our writer said:
Before We Were Strangers contains the perfect balance of romance and mystery; Ms. Novak definitely knows how to hook her readers in and refuse to let them go. I read late into the night so I could see how things turned out for Sloane and Micah, and I enjoyed every minute of the experience. The suspense is chilling and the romance is full of the best kind of sizzling sexual tension.
Surprisingly enough, one of the best things about this book is the skill with which Ms. Novak creates her villains, who are fully-drawn people with complex motivations rather than your garden-variety bad guys. I freely admit to being fascinated by the sections of the story told from their points of view.
It’s on sale for 1.99 here.

We very much enjoyed this historical romance. In our review, we said:
Jermyn and Amy’s romance is perfectly paced. Their forced association makes the attraction they feel and the ways they act on that attraction fit who they are. Amy is unconventional when measured against the Regency norm, but given her background (forced from her country by revolution, abandoned to fend for herself shortly after that, and her own tomboyish leanings) I believed she might act in such a fashion. The obligatory acting on the sexual tension she feels with Jermyn stretches credibility a bit, but this is not a sheltered young girl. The author does lay that much groundwork.
The cast of characters doing their duty supporting the couple are wonderfully drawn. Miss Victorine is an interesting and funny aging spinster and the other islanders and their cohorts in the Earl’s household more then hold their own. Even the villain is well-done. He’s petty and conniving but certainly not cartoonish.
It’s on sale for 2.99 here.

Our reviewer didn’t love this in the way that readers do. So, YMMV.
It’s on sale for 0.99 here.

This looks right up our readers’ alley. It’s beloved by Amazon and GR readers. Here’s the blurb:
Londoner Madeleine Grant is studying at the Sorbonne in Paris when she marries charismatic French journalist Giles Martin. As they raise their son, Olivier, they hold on to a tenuous promise for the future. Until the thunder of war sets off alarms in France.
Staying behind to join the resistance, Giles sends Madeleine and Olivier to the relative safety of England, where Madeleine secures a job teaching French at a secondary school. Yet nowhere is safe. After a devastating twist of fate resulting in the loss of her son, Madeleine accepts a request from the ministry to aid in the war effort. Seizing the smallest glimmer of hope of finding Giles alive, she returns to France. If Madeleine can stop just one Nazi, it will be the start of a valiant path of revenge.
Though her perseverance, defiance, and heart will be tested beyond imagining, no risk is too great for a brave wife and mother determined to fight and survive against inconceivable odds.
It’s on sale for 2.99 here.
