Review: Dangerous Desire series by Lexxie Couper

Dangerous Desire series by Lexxie Couper
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Review: Rich Boys of Burberry Prep series by C M Stunich #MercedesReviews

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Bully romance, why do readers love it?

A little while ago, I wrote a post about bully romance when it first became popular. I was trying to wrap my head around the whole concept of the trend. I've done more research into it since that post because I genuinely wanted to understand why such a dark theme is so popular and has struck such a chord with readers.

Publishing and readers' expectations are a-changing

A little while ago I posted in a book group about buying books from authors when they are published (whether the reader reads them right away or not) as opposed to waiting till the series is complete. The post was focused solely on books that are a part of a series and that impacts an author or a publisher. The response was varied and I won't go into any detail about it here because that's not the point of this post. I will, however, share what I wrote below.

 I see a lot of people (in the book group) commenting that they only want completed series and don't buy the books or read the books until the series is complete. Here's a perspective from the point of view of the author or the publisher, and this applies regardless of whether it's indie or trad pub. If all readers decide not to buy a book in a series or read it until the series is complete, this means that the book will have little to no sales or page reads. If the book does not do well, then the author and publisher do not make money. At the end of the day, no matter how much authors love writing, they need to make a living. If there are no sales or no page reads, there is no income for the author or the publisher. I can't begin to tell you how many times I have seen authors and publishers stop writing and publishing a series because of lack of sales or reads regardless of how good it is. It's just not worth their while. So waiting till a series is complete = no sales = no page reads = no income for authors and publishers = books or series being pulled before they are complete. Consider this the next time you decide to wait on a series when a new book is released.

What Helen Read #37: May 2019

I seem to be running a little behind right now. So yeah, a little late on this too. Sigh. But upside, I had a fab day yesterday when friends came over in the afternoon and we had a mega afternoon tea with a fire lit in the fire pit throwing off some lovely flames and warmth. I tell you what though. A year in over 40 degree Celsius heat and it has ruined me for winter. Our winters here are mild but I'm feeling every bit of it and I'm struggling with the cold this time round. I keep complaining about being cold. So how have you been?

Here's what Helen read for the last month.

The Single Dad's Proposal

The Oceans Between Us

The Girl From Eureka

Claimed For The Greek's Child

What Deanna Read #40: May 2019

My apologies for being slack this week. I know, I know. This post is late. So sorry. I have no excuse. I'm still enjoying being home and not working my butt off so I'm taking a lot of time to chill out. Steve and I are also on a health kick and we are trying to get our health back which really suffered while we were away and working so hard. Lots of time spent exercising. Geez, why can't getting healthy and losing weight require less effort? The lazy person in me protests!!

Here's what I read for the month.

Pioneers Box Set

His Human Captive

Stained Bonds

Under Fyre