Queen Charlotte is Bridgerton inspired–it was written by Quinn and Rhimes as part of the TV series. This is the first time it’s been on sale!

In 1761, on a sunny day in September, a King and Queen met for the very first time. They were married within hours.

Born a German Princess, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was beautiful, headstrong, and fiercely intelligent… not precisely the attributes the British Court had been seeking in a spouse for the young King George III. But her fire and independence were exactly what she, and her King, needed.

Because George has secrets… secrets with the potential to shake the very foundations of the monarchy.

Thrust into her new role, Charlotte must navigate the intricate politics of the court—with the newly-titled Lady Danbury at her side—all the while guarding her heart, because she is falling in love with the King…even as he pushes her away. Now, Charlotte must learn to rule, and to understand that she has been given the power to remake society, fulfilling her destiny as Queen. But she also has to fight for the love growing between her and George as people first, royals second. As she says to him: “Fight with me! Fight for me!”

 

It’s at Amazon for 2.99 here.

We ADORED the latest Julie Anne Long. Our DIK review is here.

We meet our leads in the first chapter. Lorcan St. Leger, a man at home on London’s most dangerous streets is walking at night, headed for a famous brothel–readers of the series will know just where he is going–when he encounters Lady Daphne Worth escaping out a second story window with the help of a too short braided sheet. He offers to catch her–she’s eight or so feet short of her goal and, very very warily, Daphne jumps. Straight into his arms. I cannot tell you how delighted this beginning made me. And I am pleased to report that the rest of the latest entry into Long’s Palace of Rogues series is as excellent as its start.

After this very unusual introduction, Lorcan and Daphne make their way to The Grand Palace on the Thames  where, in true romance novel fashion, there is only one room–a suite–left in the inn. Even worse, Daphne is horrified to see that one of the proprietresses of the inn is none other than Lady Derring whom Daphne knows though the two have not seen each other in years. Thus, when Delilah asks, tentatively, if Daphne and the stranger (whom Dot, the housemaid, correctly assesses as a pirate) she’s with are married, the answer has to be yes, something Lorcan goes right along with.

I loved this book.

Daphne is exceedingly down on her luck. Daphne is one of three children of a viscount with a gambling habit. Their mother died when Daphne was eleven and Daphne took over the running of her home. Over the past twenty years, she’s sacrificed everything for the men in her family all of whom seem utterly unaware of what her life is like. Part of that is on Daphne–she’s worked to keep from her brothers, Charles and Montague, who are touring the continent, just how terribly things have become. First, Daphne was jilted by Henry, her fiancé, when he fell in love with his brother’s governess. Disaster struck again when she found out her father, a Viscount, gambled away their fortune along with her dowry. The two had to move into the caretaker’s cottage and rent out their home. Now almost thirty, with no way to pay their bills, Daphne had taken a job as a companion to the very unpleasant Mrs. Daggett, whose husband seemed to think part of Daphne’s job was servicing him. After fending him off, Daphne escaped out the window, somehow hoping to find her way back home to her feckless father and come up with some other plan to save their family.

Lorcan was indeed a pirate–a smuggler–but became a respectable privateer for the king as a reward for helping Christian Hawks, Lord Redvers, the spymaster from You Were Made To Be Mine. Now he is back in England to pay off his ship and restock it for his next trip. He is familiar with the other men at the hotel. He saved Lord Bolt from pirates off the coast of Spain (Angel in a Devil’s Arms) and he and Tristan Hardy (Delilah’s husband) know each other from when they grew up in St. Giles. Hardy went on to make a name for himself as a blockade commander, tracking down smugglers for the crown. Tristan knew Lorcan was a smuggler but could never catch him and still doesn’t trust him. Lorcan tells himself the only reason he’s helping Daphne is to get shelter on a rainy night. (It doesn’t hurt that she has a lovely bosom.)

It’s on sale at Amazon for 1.99 here.

I very much enjoyed this romantasy from this year. The world building is AWESOME and the love story well done. Our B+ review is here.

Dabney: I enjoyed this a lot. Did you?

Kayne: Yes! This fantasy romance takes place in Southeast Asia and I loved the unique setting. The typhoons and volcanoes are part of the magic and the details of the world building are incredible. I especially loved the way Guanzon’s leads combine ancient magic with technology to build powerful magical airships, structures, and weapons.

Dabney: I too thought the world building was great. I know very little about the Philippines and I loved how vividly Guanzon portrayed that culture and geography. The world building is very dense–I am still somewhat confused what aether is—but, overall, I understood it and found it new and different. What did you think about the plot?

Kayne: It’s gripping although I struggled with the large number of character’s names and countries to remember, and I wished there was a map and a list of characters to refer to. There was a war going on between their countries and complex political intrigue and schemes at court and I found these tedious in places. (Readers that like fanfiction will be happy to hear this is a Kylo Ren and Rey fanfiction inspired story.)

Dabney: As the title promises, it is a story about war and those are not my favorite UNLESS the battle/political machinations are paired with an equally important emotional, character driven backstory. The Hurricane Wars offers that, but not as much as I wished it had. There were times when I wanted less text about how to blow up your neighbors and more about why our leads are who they are.

Kayne: Talasyn and Alaric are my favorite part of the story. Talasyn is a warrior fighting for her country that is under siege by Prince Alaric, the son of the ruthless Night Emperor. They are a great couple. I liked how fascinated Alaric was with Talasyn from the moment he first saw her light up on the battlefield with her Lightweaver magic. Talasyn was drawn to Alaric, who was tall and dark with Night Shadow magic. Talasyn’s grandmother, Urduja, offers Talasyn to Alaric as a bride to form an alliance between their warring countries and I liked that they both had a strong sense of duty to their families and countries.

Dabney: They were great, weren’t they? I liked them best when they weren’t scheming to destroy each other’s countries—in some ways, this is a grim book. The two had incredible chemistry, both physical and intellectual.

It’s on sale at Amazon for 2.99 here.

Our readers love Bailey’s smutty talking leads. This box set has one of my favorite works of her’s: Chase Me. It was the first Bailey I read and I very much enjoyed it!

The hilarious rom-com series about three NYC roommates from #1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey, now in a single volume!

This bundle includes the following Broke & Beautiful novels:

CHASE ME: In need of some quick cash, out-of-work actress Roxy Cumberland signs up to deliver a singing telegram to a gorgeous, cocky lawyer. After she performs an ode to his junk courtesy of his recent one night stand, she expects to never see the him again. But a sizzling kiss against his doorjamb leaves both of them wanting more and Roxy intends to make the rich boy work for it, even if he has to chase her all over NYC.

NEED ME: When Honey Perribow traded in her cowboy boots for stilettos and left her small Kentucky town to attend Columbia University, her sole focus was her medical degree. Then she meets her hot, young English professor and she vows to find a crack his tweed-wearing, glasses-clad exterior. While at an off-campus party, an accident lands them in a dark, locked closet and their chemistry is explosive. But their attraction is forbidden, no matter how much they need each other…

MAKE ME: With the fate of her family’s company on her shoulders, Abby Sullivan barely has time to sleep, let alone date. And it doesn’t help that her best friend is always hovering, like a sexy, over-protective hulk. They’ve always been “just friends”, but lately, Abby wants more. She can tell he wants her too, even if he’ll never allow himself to have her. She’s ready to turn the friendzone into foreplay… and make him lose control.

 

It’s at Amazon for 4.99 here.

We love Sarah Morgan–this recent release has 4.4 stars from Amazon!

With its historic charm and picture-perfect library, the Maple Sugar Inn is considered the winter destination. As the holidays approach, the inn is fully booked with guests looking for their dream vacation. But widowed far too young, and exhausted from juggling the hotel with being a dedicated single mom, Hattie Coleman dreams only of making it through the festive season.

But when Erica, Claudia and Anna—lifelong friends who seem to have it all—check in for a girlfriends’ book club holiday, it changes everything. Their close friendship and shared love of books have carried them through life’s ups and downs. But Hattie can see they’re also packing some major emotional baggage, and nothing prepares her for how deeply her own story is about to become entwined in theirs.

In the span of a week over the most enchanting time of the year, can these four women come together to improve each other’s lives and make this the start of a whole new chapter?

It’s on sale for 2.99 here.

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