On the 14th November ESCAPE PUBLISHING, a digital division of Harlequin Enterprises Australia celebrated their 1st birthday. Here at The Eclectic Reader we're excited to help them mark the occasion with a month long giveaway party to spread the word about their internationally available eBooks. Aren't they good gift givers :)
Up for grabs this week .. PARANORMAL & HISTORICAL ROMANCE BUNDLE
PARANORMAL:
by M.A. Grant
Release Date: 08/2013
eBook Pages: 227
Dark, moving
and original, a story of family, survival, and getting on with life...
Flynn Sinclair understands pack loyalty — for years as
his Alpha father’s enforcer, he has done things in the name of duty that he
can’t ever forget. But the vast expanse of Alaska offers him a peace he’s never
known. Alone, removed from pack life, he can focus on his research and try to
forget his life before.
But duty has a way of inviting itself in, and Flynn finds
himself doing two reckless things in one week: leaving the safety of Alaska to
save his brother Connor’s life, and unwittingly falling in love with Evie
Thompson, a woman who doesn’t deserve to be drawn into his terrifying world.
Connor carries news of their father’s descent into
madness, and it looks like neither geography nor Flynn’s attempts at
disengagement will put off a confrontation. Flynn had finally begun to believe
that he might deserve something good in his life — something like Evie — but to
move forward in the light, he must first reconcile with the dark.
by Nicola E. Sheridan
Release Date: 11/2013
eBook Pages: 232
Magic, murder and mayhem collide when an
ordinary woman meets a powerful warlord — and writes a bestselling, tell-all
book...
It's got to be Stockholm Syndrome...
Eighteen fateful months ago, Sabra was kidnapped
by the infamous magician warlord Cain Dath, and her body just won't let her
forget. Hidden in the humid depths of the Laos jungle, she shared everything
with him, but he never shared his heart.
In his position of power, Cain cannot show
weakness. He must lead his people to freedom and no one — not even the woman
he's fast becoming obsessed with — can stand in his way.
Then Sabra sells her story of love slavery in a
tell-all exposé and brings fame, fortune, and every one of his enemies down
upon them both. Now, she is open to attack on all fronts, and he can no longer
stay away. The man who enslaved her may well be the only man who can save her.
by Sarah Daltry
Release Date: 12/2013
eBook Pages: 186
For fans of
dark urban fantasy comes a novel that questions why forbidden fruit is always
the most tempting...
A vampire-themed masquerade party isn’t really
her scene, but Nora is sick of frat parties and bars. When she meets Alec, the
appeal suddenly becomes clear. It’s obvious that they’ve been struck by the
same intense mutual attraction, but Alec keeps his distance. Intrigued despite
herself, Nora pushes a little deeper — and discovers Alec’s unimaginable
secret...
Nora is not afraid of following Alec into the
darkness, but the choice is soon taken from her. Someone is hunting her —
someone tied to the secret and desperate to see it play out. But when Nora
finally meets her aggressor, she finds herself hopelessly drawn to him. She
needs to make a choice between the two men, but can she save them both, knowing
one is destined to die?
by Jennifer Brassel
Release Date: 04/2013
eBook Pages: 202
A modern
gothic romance about skepticism, secrets, and seeing what’s in front of your
eyes.
Kelly Reid doesn't believe in ghosts, even when
one appears in front of her. She’s sure the man in her bedroom mirror is a
hoax, all she has to do is prove it. But it’s hard to concentrate on hidden
cameras and tiny microphones when he seems so real, so engaging, so sad.
Accused of a heinous crime, John Tarrant has
been trapped in the mirror for 140 years, neither living nor dead. His only
chance at escape is convincing the skeptical woman in front of him that he’s
real and desperately needs her help.
Working together to solve a centuries-old crime,
Kelly and John race to find the key to his release – and fear what will happen
if they succeed. Will their unlikely relationship finally have a chance, or
will John’s spirit vanish forever?
by Juliet Madison
Release Date: 02/2013
eBook Pages: 218
Aspiring
supermodel, Kelli Crawford seems destined to marry her hotshot boyfriend, but
on her twenty-fifth birthday she wakes in the future as a fifty-year-old
suburban housewife married to the now middle-aged high school nerd.
Trapped in the opposite life of the one she
wanted, Kelli is forced to re-evaluate her life and discover what is really
important to her. Will she overcome the hilarious and heartbreaking challenges
presented to her and get back to the body of her younger self? Or will she be
stuck in the nightmare of hot flushes, demanding children, raunchy advances
from her husband and hideous support underwear forever?
HISTORICAL:
by Peter McAra
Release Date: 10/2013
eBook Pages: 256
A sweeping
Australian historical saga that crosses oceans to prove love conquers all…
April, 1820. As children, they shared a
schoolroom, but no education can remove the stain of being peasant-born. So
when Eliza Downing begins to blossom into womanhood and the future Viscount de
Havilland notices, his family steps in to intervene.
Once full of possibilities, Eliza’s life spirals
into shame and degradation, culminating finally in a false conviction and
transport to Botany Bay. Through shipwreck, exile, secrets, and scandals, Eliza
holds fast to the belief that Harry will come for her — but he doesn’t come
soon enough, and Eliza must learn to recognise her own value and become the
heroine of her own story.
by Mary Brock Jones
Release Date: 09/2013
eBook Pages: 139
Both
Geraldine MacKenny and Bas Deverill escaped to the goldfields in search of
something — for him, a fortune; for her, independence; for both, freedom.
Neither expected the fields to yield so much more.
1860s, Otago, New Zealand
Geraldine finds the life of a wealthy
runholder's daughter stiff and constraining. On the goldfields, she has the
opportunity to be so much more: independent, responsible, strong. But her
freedom is short-lived when she is noticed by notorious bandit Black Jack
MacRae — a man who is used to getting what he wants and who never takes no for
an answer.
Cheerful, casual, uncommitted — that's the way
Bas likes his life on the goldfields. He may be of aristocratic blood, but he
thrives on the challenges of commerce and the freedom of the colonies. Rescuing
a beautiful girl from the grasp of Black Jack MacRae, however, throws his whole
life into turmoil. Geraldine seems to be a magnet for trouble, and the
goldfields are a long way from civilisation. Taking her under his wing only
makes sense, but Bas has no intention of letting her get any further under his
skin. He might want to bed her, but that is no reason to risk falling to the
prison bars of respectability — is it?
by Viveka
Portman
Release Date: 12/2013
eBook Pages: 75
When faced with a rakish, lusty husband, what
is a proper English wife to do but educate herself in the art of bedplay?
“Marriages are strange things, none stranger
perhaps than this betwixt me and my lord husband.”
Lady Cecelia is married to the dashing and
philandering Lord William Stanton, a situation that would distress even the
most composed and refined gently-born lady. However, Cecelia has a secret balm
to her dissatisfaction: her maid, Bess Miller.
Cecelia’s inexperience and William’s insatiable appetites
fuel her desire to learn, and Bess is a willing teacher. Then, when Cecelia
blossoms into pregnancy and can no longer accommodate William’s needs, he
distances himself, and Bess becomes her only solace and comfort — and the
channel for her most intimate desires. As Cecelia struggles to understand her
own feelings, gossip begins to spread. William starts asking questions, and
wicked confessions must be made...
by Frances Housden
Release Date: 02/2013
eBook Pages: 274
Euan McArthur
is a chieftain in need of an heir.
While still a young a warrior, Euan incites the
fury of a witch. She retaliates with a curse that no wife will ever bear him an
heir. As he buries his third wife and yet another bonnie stillborn son, Euan
can no longer cast her words aside.
Morag Farquhar is a woman in need of sanctuary.
With a young relative in tow, Morag flees the only home she has ever known to
escape her brother, Baron of Wolfsdale, and find sanctuary in the MacArthur
stronghold. Pronounced barren by a midwife, Morag is of little value to her
family, but a Godsend to Euan, a lover he can’t kill by getting with child.
Years ago, chance drew them together, and
tangled their lives in ways they could never have imagined. This time their
destiny lies in their own hands, but it will take courage and strong hearts to
see it through to the end.
by Nicole Hurley-Moore
Release Date: 11/2013
eBook Pages: 175
Cinderella meets Swan Lake in this
Victorian-era set story about a ballet dancer, an aristocrat, and their
class-crossing romance...
Lisette yearns for freedom, security and love,
but none are offered on the run-down stage of The Imperial Theatre. Instead she
has hard work, a tyrannical aunt, and the hope of one day becoming a prima
ballerina. Dancing on the stage she catches the attention of two powerful men:
Lord Gainsworth and Lord De Vale.
Lord Evander Gainswith never expected to fall in
love, let alone with a woman so wholly unacceptable to his family and his
peers. The sinister Lord De Vale covets Lisette's youth and strength, and is
willing to pay well for it. Lisette may dance roles in fairy tales and
fantasies, but the real world is about to intrude, bringing with it the harsh
realities of life for a young girl with dreams of rising above the demimonde.
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GIVEAWAY:
To enter the giveaway, you know the drill ... just leave a comment telling me if you're entering the Paranormal or Historical Romance Bundle giveaway. Or Christmas is coming ... throw your hat in the ring for both :)
And don't forget to ensure you're easily contactable. 2 winners; one for Paranormal bundle and one for historical bundle and yes it's International!!
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Giveaway ends 10th December. Winners will be drawn via Random.org and announced on my blog. Good luck everyone!
