Today’s Steals and Deals at AAR…..

We love this DIK by Amanda Quick. We wrote:
In many ways Ravished is typical of Amanda Quick’s novels. It is light and funny with a good dose of her trademark humor and lots of action. What makes it different and why it’s my favorite of her books is the portrayal of Gideon. When we meet him, he is one of the most lonely and isolated of men. My heart went out to him. People in Society who are so concerned with outward appearance assume that anyone who is ugly and scarred on the outside must be as ugly and scarred on the inside and guilty of all the bad deeds attributed to him as well. Harriet totally dismisses the gossip and when she is not put off by his appearance, Gideon is at first surprised, then gratified and when he finds out that she thinks he is handsome – well he is totally delighted. At one point, Gideon compares himself to a beast locked in stone and without Harriet’s love and faith in him, he would still be there. It is touching and satisfying to see this proud and lonely man reconciled to his family and brought back into Society by a not-so-typical beauty who believes in him and loves him deeply.

This is flawed but fun HR. In our review, we wrote:
This is still one of the most intriguing historicals I’ve read in a long time. The plot line is new, interesting, definitely different. I had no idea how the intrigue was going to play out early on, and it kept me on the edge of my seat until the very clever and not at all contrived ending. The secondary characters were well-used, not over-played, nor overly sentimental or foolish, as secondary characters are wont to be. Instead they all played their rules beautifully, adding to and enriching the narrative.
It’s on sale for 1.99 here.

People LOVE this series. In my review of this, the first book, I said:
In Nita Prose’s The Maid, we are given a first-person narrator in Molly—the Maid herself. Molly, a presumably neurodivergent young woman, finds her sole joy in working as a housemaid at the Regency Grand. Following the recent loss of her beloved Gran, Molly navigates a world where understanding others’ responses remains a constant struggle, leaving her largely isolated.
Despite her solitude, Molly harbors feelings for Rodney, the attractive bartender, and forms an intriguing yet complex connection with Giselle, the trophy wife of the odious Mr. Black, who runs a questionable business empire from the hotel’s penthouse. When Molly discovers Mr. Black dead in his hotel room, the mystery of his demise unfolds, leaving questions of murder and suspect identities lingering. Could it be Rodney, revealed to the reader as a man not worthy of Molly’s affection? Or Giselle, who exudes charm yet emits an air of untrustworthiness? Or someone else–the Regency Grand is teeming with colorful characters, each a potential suspect in this plot.
It’s on sale for 1.99 here.
