Today’s Steals and Deals at AAR…..
Our reviewer hated this book but thousands of readers love its very bad boy redemption arc. It might be worth reading just to see where you fall! Here’s the blurb:
My name is Tate. He doesn’t call me that, though. He would never refer to me by a friendly nickname. No, he’ll barely even speak to me. But he still won’t leave me alone.
We were best friends once. Then he turned on me and made it his mission to ruin my life. I was humiliated, shut out, and gossiped about all through high school. His pranks and rumors got worse as time wore on, and I made myself sick trying to stay out of his way. I even went away for a year just to avoid him.
But I’m done hiding from him now, and there’s no way I’ll allow him to ruin another year. He might not have changed, but I have. It’s time to fight back.
It’s on sale for 1.99 here.
If, instead of toxic but hot romances, you’re in the mood for a light hearted love story, well, here you go. In our B+ review of this winner by Kinsella, we wrote:
Poppy Wyatt is the luckiest girl alive – well, she used to be the luckiest. Oh, she is still engaged to the most wonderful man in the world and they are still getting married. And it is not like she has been in an earthquake or nuclear disaster, or the victim of a crazed gunman. She only just lost her fiancé’s ring – a ring that has been in the family for three generations – on the day that her future in-laws are coming back to town. At one of her bachelorette parties she surrendered to her girlfriends’ pleas and forked over her ring so they could try it on. But she gets distracted during a raffle draw, and she never dreamed that the fire alarm would go off, sending everyone into the street. Going from person to person, Poppy is distraught to discover no one has her ring. And if that is not bad enough, her cell phone is stolen.
She’s about to have a meltdown – because no phone means no communication – when she finds a discarded cell in the trash. Even though the phone has a company name on it, she grabs on to it as a lifeline. It was in the trash and they probably have millions of phones, and she needs one now. But she receives a call from Sam Roxton apprising her that she has his former PA’s phone, and he needs it back. Through skillful negotiation – well, more like persuasive begging – she convinces Sam to let her use the phone. The only condition is that she forward all the emails to his inbox until he can get the IT guys to change the routing.
It’s on sale for 1.99 here.
Morgan is an excellent writer and her Presents are always a good time. Here’s the blurb for this one:
Crown Prince Zakour-Al-Farisi is ruler of all he surveys, and the moment Emily Kingston steps into his Golden Palace, she too must do exactly as he commands!
Zakour believes Emily has been sent to seduce him and decides to turn the tables. His terms? Emily will repay her brother’s debt in full—as his wife. But what will he do when he discovers that his beautiful bride-to-be is a virgin?
It’s on sale for 1.99 here.
This historical fiction is beloved. Post’s life was fascinating–she built Mar-a-Lago among other many astonishing accomplishments–and this book showcases it well. Here’s the blurb:
Mrs. Post, the President and First Lady are here to see you. . . . So begins another average evening for Marjorie Merriweather Post. Presidents have come and gone, but she has hosted them all. Growing up in the modest farmlands of Battle Creek, Michigan, Marjorie was inspired by a few simple rules: always think for yourself, never take success for granted, and work hard—even when deemed American royalty, even while covered in imperial diamonds. Marjorie had an insatiable drive to live and love and to give more than she got. From crawling through Moscow warehouses to rescue the Tsar’s treasures to outrunning the Nazis in London, from serving the homeless of the Great Depression to entertaining Roosevelts, Kennedys, and Hollywood’s biggest stars, Marjorie Merriweather Post lived an epic life few could imagine.
Marjorie’s journey began gluing cereal boxes in her father’s barn as a young girl. No one could have predicted that C. W. Post’s Cereal Company would grow into the General Foods empire and reshape the American way of life, with Marjorie as its heiress and leading lady. Not content to stay in her prescribed roles of high-society wife, mother, and hostess, Marjorie dared to demand more, making history in the process. Before turning thirty she amassed millions, becoming the wealthiest woman in the United States. But it was her life-force, advocacy, passion, and adventurous spirit that led to her stunning legacy.
And yet Marjorie’s story, though full of beauty and grandeur, set in the palatial homes she built such as Mar-a-Lago, was equally marked by challenge and tumult. A wife four times over, Marjorie sought her happily-ever-after with the blue-blooded party boy who could not outrun his demons, the charismatic financier whose charm turned to betrayal, the international diplomat with a dark side, and the bon vivant whose shocking secrets would shake Marjorie and all of society. Marjorie did everything on a grand scale, especially when it came to love.
Bestselling and acclaimed author Allison Pataki has crafted an intimate portrait of a larger-than-life woman, a powerful story of one woman falling in love with her own voice and embracing her own power while shaping history in the process.
It’s on sale for 1.99 here.