Because they want to bankrupt me. I guess today's the day for me to fill in a few of those gaps I was talking about, and maybe pick up a few other interesting-looking titles.

Here are some recommendations, for those who'd like them. All review links go to my Blogger blog, since that's where I originally posted these recommendations and I'm too lazy to edit the links:

• Happy Snak by Nicole Kimberling - Standalone sci-fi, essentially a first contact story with lots of alien culture stuff - not much in the way of romance. I loved this book and have reviewed it here.
• Frank Tuttle's Markhat series - Urban fantasy, would probably be good for fans of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files books. I really enjoyed the first three, stumbled a bit at Hold the Dark, and haven't continued on since then.
• Hemovore by Jordan Castillo Price - Standalone m/m vampire story in which vampirism is a highly infectious disease. My review is available here.
• Pricks and Pragmatism by J.L. Merrow - Standalone m/m romance. My review is available here.
• Charlie Cochrane's Cambridge Fellows Mysteries - These are m/m historical mysteries. I've only actually read the first one, and I never did get around to reviewing it, but I enjoyed it.

My TBR Thursday post is no longer accurate, because I just picked this one up. It's a gothic romance that I think was originally published in 2006 - I have no idea if any changes were made for the Samhain release.

ETA: Collateral Damage by J.L. Saint is also free. I'm skipping out on this one, because military romances aren't my thing, but I figured I'd mention it since others might be interested.

I don't think I've ever bought a single Ellora's Cave title and, in fact, tend to avoid their stuff, but I regularly buy e-books from Samhain. They're one of the few publishers from whom I buy direct, because I like that they have a 30% discount on all their new releases. Here's hoping they get their act together, before good authors decide they're better off submitting their works elsewhere.

Today on My Fiction Nook, we celebrate the re-release of Double Blind by Heidi Cullinan!

Check it out, and enter the raffle for your chance at a copy. Good luck!

Today, we celebrate the re-release of Special Delivery by Heidi Cullinan, available now from Samhain Publishing, with an excerpt from chapter one. Check it out, yo! 

Happy release day, Heidi!!!