Today’s Steals and Deals at AAR…..
They don’t get much more iconic than Chase’s Lord of Scoundrels. For years, it was the top pick in our AAR Top 100 poll. In our DIK review, our reviewer wrote:
One of the greatest thrills about reading, for me, is to begin a new book and within the first few pages realize that it’s one of the best books I’ve ever read. I get a shiver and I breathe a sigh of contentment and just fall into state of near total euphoria. This book will reside on my bedside table for months or longer, so I’ll have it near to reread a favorite bit of dialogue, a particularly wonderful scene or simply experience the same heartfelt emotion it evokes in me one more time. I cherish these books. I live for these books. Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase is one of these books.
It’s on sale for 1.99 here.
This is a lovely book. I actually liked it better than the DIK Divine Rivals by the same author. Here’s the blurb:
It starts with a letter and an ominous journey across dark waters. Ten years after being sent away to the mainland to become a bard, Jack Tamerlaine is summoned home to Cadence. Girls are going missing from the island, and Adaira, his childhood nemesis and the future leader of the clan, believes Jack is the only one who can find them.
The elemental spirits that dwell in every breath of air, splash of water, blade of grass, and flicker of fire find mirth in the lives of the humans, and a bard’s music is the only way to summon them and ask that the girls be returned. Yet as Jack and Adaira get closer to solving the mystery, it becomes apparent that an older, darker secret about Cadence lurks beneath the surface, and no harp song may be strong enough to stop it.
It’s on sale for 1.99 here.
This is a DIK for us. Our reviewer wrote:
Tessa Bailey writes sex scenes that never let you down. Sometimes I don’t love the characters outside the bedroom, though, so I’m delighted to report that Getaway Girl is a read in which the characters are a good match throughout, and not just in the spicy parts.
Addison Potts crashes her cousin’s wedding to political scion Elijah Montgomery Du Pont, only to find out there’s no wedding to crash: her cousin has left Elijah standing at the altar. In the face of this catastrophe, Elijah’s southern gentlemanliness fails him. Unable to face the polite condolences of the entire wedding invite list, he jumps into Addison’s car and lets her drive him to her apartment. Addison has inherited her grandmother’s risqué novelty Christmas ornament business, Jingle Balls, and the apartment is Christmas year round, yet somehow this tacky wonderland feels more soothing and homey to him than any mansion he was born to. Still, Addison isn’t exactly the social class expected of the girlfriend of a mayoral candidate, and the worst part is that she’s illegitimate, and possibly his ex’s half-sister, not her cousin.
It’s on sale for 1.99 here.
Rip-roaring, action packed, and fun as hell, The Bang-Bang Sisters is a delightful and fast-paced (even at 400 pages!) ride through the gritty world of a group of assassins who love music, justice, and one another.
The titular Bang Bang sisters are Brea and Jessie – biological sisters – and their best friend, Flo. They are a killer rock band by night and a team of vigilante assassins who carry out hits upon only the most evil of targets by day. It turns out the former occupation is a great cover for the latter as they cross the world under the direction of the hacker collective The Trace, who work via the dark web.
It’s on sale for 1.99 here.