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Handcuffed to the Bear (my shifter M/F romance novel as Lauren) is free on Kindle this weekend, in case you want to check it out. (UK version - let me know if you need the Amazon link for your country.) It'll be free tomorrow as well.

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Oooh I need to grab that tomorrow.

(Tomorrow starts Srs Bizness in many fields. Expect much flailing about "but how does romance WORK even?")

Four thumbs up

[starwatcher]

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Okay, I've been toying with the idea of downloading the Kindle app onto my laptop as a possible precursor to actually getting a Kindle. So, this was the push I needed; as one of my very most favorite authors in SGA -- and considering the low, low introductory price -- I downloaded the app and book late last night.

Today I carried my laptop to my favorite eatery to read during lunch (my normal practice), and was absolutely riveted; I sat there for three hours before duty forced me up to do my shopping. I'm only halfway through, but I love everything about it -- the characterization, the world-building, the sheer quality of the story... and the fact that the protagonists feel like real people. So, two thumbs up from me, and I will definitely be buying the sequel when it comes out.



Before I left the house this morning, I emailed my sis and two other friends, advising them to snatch it up. I just got an email from my sis, and she said this --

Wow, this is an amazing coincidence. But I just found that exact book today on Amazon and bought it. And free is my favorite price! In fact, I'm reading the book right now. So far, I've only completed about 22% of the book. But I can already tell that this author is going to end up on my favorites list. So far, I've only found one other book that Lauren Esker has written that is currently listed on Amazon. I plan to grab it as soon as I finish this one, as well as the sequel to this one when it comes out. If you know of any others that she's written, let me know.

Since this author is a friend of yours, you can pass on my appreciation of her storytelling. I'm also incredibly impressed by the quality of the editing and grammar in her book. I've read so many small press books or independently published works that are just littered with grammatical errors. This ticks me off immensely, because it jars me out of my enjoyment of the story and ruins it for me. So far I haven't spotted a single typo or grammatical error in Lauren's work. Kudos to her! I truly appreciate her professionalism.

And considering all that, and since she's a friend of yours, I'll make it a point to leave a nice review on Amazon when I finish reading the book. I don't leave reviews that often because I'm usually busy with other things, but in this case I'll make the effort.

So that's another two thumbs up. And I'll leave a review, too, when I finish. I had started to do so -- I figured halfway was enough to give it an enthusiastic review -- but the process asked questions I couldn't answer because I hadn't read to the end. (This will be my first Amazon review, so I didn't know what it entailed.)

So anyway, thanks for the push. I know you've lost money by offering it for free, but I hope it'll pay off in increased later sales. I know my sis won't read your pseud for the m/m titles, but I'll head over there next. <g>

There's just one thing -- I usually carry a paperback when I go shopping; I get a lot of reading done while waiting in line, a few paragraphs or, in really long/slow lines, a few pages at a time. Can't do that with a digital book on my laptop.   :(   Maybe I'll finally ask for a Kindle for Christmas... my sis has been wanting to give me one for years, but I've resisted. In the words of the song (I forget which), I think I'll have to think it over again.

And now, I have 30 minutes before I have to feed the horses. Back to the bear and the lynx, yay!

BTW: didn't mean to presume, but my sis knows nothing of LJ/DW/Facebook, so I called you "an internet friend".

Aaannnd... I've finished, and it was wonderful! You had me all misty-eyed with happiness at the hopeful ending. It was a thoroughly satisfying read... and I haven't gotten so deeply involved in non-fanfic reading since I discovered fanfic. You done good; thanks for sharing with us.
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I enjoyed this a lot! I never would've picked it up from the blurb - romance novel descriptions always sound soo cheesy - but it was much better than the description made it sound like (or maybe that's just my stereotypes.) It had all the great elements I love from your wilderness h/c + action fic, with a little bit of romance thrown in.

That the general public doesn't know about shifters even though an official government agency for them exists was hard to believe, but I got over it. (Maybe there is some kind of spell but nobody knows it?)

Excellent set-up for the sequel, too. I definitely would like to read more about Avery, plus there'll be Jack and Casey in the background.