Cecily Wolfe's Blog: The Start of Something New - Posts Tagged "kindle"

Did you know that Throne of Grace is still FREE for all e-book platforms?

Whether you have a Kindle, Nook, or read on your computer or phone (or other device) you can get the first book in my Cliff Walk Courtships series for FREE.

Over 4000 readers have downloaded it since the beginning of the month (WOW!) and I'm not sure how long it will be free, so be sure to grab it while it is!

Thank you so much to everyone who has read and reviewed Throne of Grace, as well as the sequel, Crown of Beauty. I can't wait to share the conclusion of the story later this year in Treasure of Hope.

Readers continue to ask if Josie and Arthur appear in books two and three - yes! They are very important to the continuing story, and some of you know how big my crush on Arthur is. It is serious business! He is devoted to Josie, so I am out of luck.

Stay tuned for details on the Davenport baby as well, who will absolutely make an appearance before the story is over.

I absolutely love P.D. Workman's books, and am thrilled that there are sequels to Tattooed Teardrops on the way! Be sure to check out her website for more details:

https://pdworkman.com/sequels-to-tatt...

ALSO -

Tattooed Teardrops is only 99 cents!

https://pdworkman.com/tattooed-teardr...

If you've never read these heart-wrenching YA stories, they are a must for fans of Ellen Hopkins, Jay Asher, and Patricia McCormick. Her website includes reading lists for specific social issue-themed titles, and will keep you reading for months (if not years!) to come.

I am excited to be able to share my retelling of one of Henry James's more obscure books, The Awkward Age, through Kindle Unlimited.

Reckless Treasure tells all that the original story didn't, so beware of adult content and a not-so-happy ending, which some readers have been more than a little upset about. Others, however, have written some fantastic reviews, including this one:

Wow, ya'll, I think this book is like, the romantic equivalent of Game of Thrones, but no one dies, or that episode of America's Next Top Model where Tyra loses it. WE WERE ALL ROOTING FOR YOU. I got invested in all of these characters, rooting for certain things to happen, only for the author to be like, not today, Satan.

I LOVE this!

If you're looking for the romantic equivalent of Game of Thrones, look no further.

During this busy holiday weekend, take a moment to stop by the Love Kissed Hop to win free books and other prizes (including a Kindle and a $50 Amazon gift card!).

Good luck!

Happy Fourth to my fellow Americans!

Today is the first anniversary of the release of my first YA novel, That Night, and to celebrate, I am giving away a signed paperback of this book, which readers have compared to Thirteen Reasons Why and Before I Fall. To enter, stop by my Facebook page, like and share it, and tag a friend. That's it! https://www.facebook.com/ceciwolfe/



Also - Reckless Treasure is FREE for your Kindle today. It is always free for Kindle Unlimited subscribers, but today, it is free for everyone. https://amzn.to/2yodb3t



Here is the big one (or so I'm told): All of my books that are available on Smashwords are FREE this month. Yes. All of them. If you've read Throne of Grace (always FREE from all e-book retailers) and have been waiting to get Crown of Beauty on sale, here's your chance:
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And last but not least, there are TWO days left to enter the Rafflecopter to win a paperback ARC of my upcoming YA, The Competition along with a $25 Amazon gift card: https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/dis...



You can also preorder The Competition from your favorite e-book retailer for just 99 cents (price will increase on release day, September 18): https://amzn.to/2tzyYEz

And now, it's time to get picnic preparations hopping! Back home in Akron for the day, ready for another hot, humid day and good times with family and friends. Have a great day!

My YA hot mess (NOT a HEA), Reckless Treasure, is still FREE for your Kindle, but not for much longer.



Are you a Kindle Unlimited subscriber? Reckless Treasure is always FREE for KU, but $2.99 without.



Francesca is weeks away from high school graduation and the hope of moving away from her trashy mother and hustling twin brother. She is busy crushing on their older neighbor and blind to the love her best friend Mitch carries in his heart for her. A mysterious stranger arrives in town, offering opportunities that she has never dreamed of; but at what price?

*sexual situations, language, and NOT a HEA.

Why do I keep mentioning the lack of an HEA? Some readers need a HEA, and indicate in reviews that they are displeased by the ending. This is a retelling of a little-studied Henry James novel, The Awkward Age, and if you've ever read his stories, you know there are no happy endings. I could have changed it, but then it wouldn't be the true story - the right one for these characters.

Happy reading, and have a wonderful weekend!

Welcome to the New Adult Christmas in July Promo! This week you'll find all these wonderful New Adult titles for $2.99 or less out on Amazon. Be sure to read up on each title and check them out.


Death Island
Author: Kelsey Ketch

Her family name tainted by her great-grandfather’s crimes of piracy, Meriden Cummings is far from the typical 18th century woman. A social outcast, she works in a carpentry shop in a small village, where the people barely tolerate unconventional behavior.

However, her life takes a turn after a gang of pirates attack her village and her blood reveals an ancient map adorned with Mayan glyphs leading to Death Island. An island legends say is ruled by the Mayan god of the underworld, Ah Puch. Her great-grandfather had sought after the island before he vanished without a trace. Now, Meriden is about to journey across the sea to understand her family history.

There are only a few problems: her growing feelings toward a mysterious stranger linked to her great-grandfather’s past; a greedy band of pirates after her great-grandfather’s legendary treasure; and a contract she has unwittingly signed in blood with Ah Puch himself.
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Blocked
Author: Jennifer Lane

Blocked is a New Adult sports romance.

College freshman Lucia Ramirez has a secret crush on Dane Monroe. He’s a tall drink of water — blond, brash, and one hell of a volleyball player. ¡Híjole! Lucia hopes her volleyball scholarship to his school will make him notice her.

Too bad what’s noticeable is Dane’s obvious hatred for Lucia. Her family’s politics contradict everything he stands for. And politics are front and center in both their families. Dane’s mother is about to face Lucia’s father in the race for US President.

When Secret Service throws them together, Dane can’t deny his frustrating attraction to Lucia’s athletic curves and sweet faith in the world. Amid the intense pressure of college athletics and presidential politics, can opposites not just attract, but overcome overwhelming odds to be together? Or do their differences block their match from the start?
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Olympian Passion
Author: Andrya Bailey

Olympian Passion is the first book in the Olympian trilogy, by romance author Andrya Bailey. It is the recipient of Readers' Favorite 5-star seal and 2016 New Apple Literary Medalist Winner in Contemporary Romance.

Sabrina loves everything about Greek mythology and can't believe when she's accepted for an internship at the Fine Arts Museum in Houston. There, she meets the handsome Greek archaeologist Nikos Soulis, who will spend two months at the museum, and she falls head over heels for him. But the sexy professor seems too busy and already spoken for... so why does he insist on helping her with her project? Can Sabrina avoid heartbreak when she is seduced by the hot Olympian-looking god of her dreams?

"A great romance that does justice to the mythological theme."
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Tin Man's Dance
Author: MK Schiller

The one time Lilly Franklin rewards herself with a front-row concert ticket is turning into an epic fail. Not to mention the tall, cocky boy who claims her front-row seat is all wicked smiles, long legs and tug-worthy hair. Well, he's messing with the wrong girl. But as the night wears on, Lily starts to see a softer side of former marine, James “Hutch” Hutchinson. A side that makes her shed her loner inhibitions along with her clothes.

There is a difference between trouble and troubled. In Hutch, she has found both.

Hutch lost more than a leg in the Iraqi desert. Returning to school on the GI Bill wasn’t exactly in the plans…but plans change. Now he only wants to meet the mysterious dancer, but he’s forgotten how to talk to women, especially one as graceful as Lilly. So armed with a plan that even a twelve-year-old would laugh at, he steals Lilly’s seat.

Only fair since she stole his heart first.

But Lilly has plans, too. As if Hutch’s life wasn’t already a sh*t storm of sacrifice.

How can he give up the one thing that’s made him feel real?
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If We Had No Winter
Author: D.L. Pitchford

Does a father who abandoned his family deserve a second chance?

Can an unwanted daughter restore her faith in men?

Or has Billie already sabotaged her chance at first love?

After her parents' divorce, introverted Billie Dixon buries herself in her studies. Her plan? To stay out of sight, out of mind, and out of trouble. But that plan fails when she starts at Bradford College.

While hopeful to renew her relationship with her estranged father, she struggles to resist the advances of her persuasive tutoring student. But no one gets under her skin like her best friend's playboy roommate, whose snarky smirk drives her up a wall...and into his bed.

But is Billie too broken to open her heart again?

If she can't find closure with her father, she'll close the door on love. But a huge fight with her father threatens to ruin any hope of healing her past and securing her future.

If you enjoyed Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson or Looking for Alaska by John Green, you’re sure to love IF WE HAD NO WINTER.
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His Dark Magic

Author: Pat Esden

Its power is legendary. It can fulfill every impossible magical desire. But for one young witch seeking redemption, the Northern Circle coven will challenge her skills—and her heart—beyond measure.

One tragic impulsive mistake made Chloe Winslow an outcast to her influential magic family. As a medical student, she wants to combine science with sorcery to heal those she hurt and right her wrongs. But brilliant, charismatic Devlin Marsh re-routes her plans with a once-in-eternity offer: membership in the exclusive Northern Circle, a mysterious Vermont coven known for pushing the limits.

Enthralled by Devlin and their mesmerizing mutual attraction, Chloe makes a dangerous sacrifice to help the Circle’s high priestess awaken Merlin himself—and learn his timeless cures. But a foreshadowing soon causes Chloe to doubt the Circle's real motives, as well as Devlin’s . . .

Now Merlin's demonic shade is loose in the human world, while Chloe and Devlin's uneasy alliance will pit them against ancient enemies, malevolent illusions, and shattering betrayal. And with the fate of two realms in the balance, Chloe must risk her untried power against a force she can't defeat—and a passion that could destroy her.
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House of Goths
Author: Maria Bernard

House of Goths - Not Your Average Fraternity House

Becky Sparks is a sweet, average girl who refuses to spend her college years in a lonely, soul destroying dorm, surrounded by people who don't care enough to ask her name. Bassist Kelley Keele is a Goth with a dark past. He resides at what he and his equally eccentric bandmates, Crispin, and Dorian, like to refer to as the House of Goths.

On the first day of class, these two polar opposites literally crash into each other. Mesmerized by his overwhelming persona, Becky forms an instant bond with the scary Goth with red streaks in his hair. So much so that when she spies him putting up an ad for a fourth housemate, Becky jumps at the chance to move in, away from her dreary life at the unfriendly dorm. The problem is, well, she's a girl and a mundane one at that.
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Reckless Treasure
Author: Cecily Wolfe

When her mother is sleeping with the man she loves, what's a girl to do?

Francesca is weeks away from high school graduation and the hope of escaping her self-centered, grasping family - her trashy mother and hustling twin brother. While her crush on their older neighbor holds her attention, she is blind to what everyone else can clearly see, the love her best friend Mitch carries in his heart for her. When her dead grandmother's high school boyfriend returns to town for his class reunion, his immediate attraction to Francesca is a game changer. Can Mr. Long - and his wealth - open up undreamed of opportunities for Francesca's future, and at what price?
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Calling California
Author: J.P. Grider

A modern day story about pride and prejudice...

Cali Parker is poor. She has a lot on her plate - her father is dying, she's working to help pay the rent, and she's two-years behind in college.

Griffin Brooks is rich. He has not a care in the world - he's acing his engineering courses, his hobby is restoring his fifty-thousand dollar classic car, and he has a different girl on his arm every week.

When Cali sees Griffin on her first day of class, she's immediately smitten and thinks she's found the perfect guy. When Griffin sees Cali at the bank, he immediately forgets the blonde he was with that morning. Then they meet, and their worlds collide.

Cali doesn't belong in Griffin’s world, and he doesn't understand hers. But just when Griffin convinces Cali that their two different worlds can blend, a secret is revealed that tears them apart.

Is their love strong enough to bring them back together, or will their worlds drift further apart?
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Just One Summer
Author: Lynn Stevens

One summer, no regrets

Carly Reynolds does not want to work at her father’s Branson theater over the summer, but she has no choice. After wrecking his prized Mercedes on Prom night, she’s got to pay him back somehow before she leaves for college. Now she’s stuck working as the personal assistant to twenty-year-old Gracin Ford, former member of one-hit-wonder boy band Accentuate.

Gracin is demanding, condescending, and an all-around jerk. Carly would rather eat glass than deal with a male diva who’s more famous for his stint in rehab than his music. Until she realizes that Gracin’s lonely. Once she welcomes him into her life, she starts to let him into her heart. Even though she knows it will end when she leaves for school, Carly doesn’t want to look back on her life and wonder what if. Even if it means a broken heart.
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