Review: More than worth the $0.00 price :)
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 21, 2013
This sampler is great for fellow romance addicts who are always searching for new (to us!) authors we haven't yet discovered or who want to decide whether the upcoming releases by the authors we already know are worth buying.  It contains excerpts from 12 upcoming releases by 12 different authors, most of whom I'd heard of and about half of whom I've read. All the books appear to be scheduled for release sometime this summer, and they include both historicals and contemporaries. The table of contents makes it easy to quickly maneuver your way around. The excerpts are actually a little longer than I'd expected, so while you never know for sure whether a book's storylines, characterizations and themes will work for you until you've already taken the plunge, there was definitely enough material for me to get a sense of whether I liked the author's writing style and general approach.Honestly, I wish more publishing houses gave us these free peeks into their authors' upcoming releases. It's a smart business strategy for them and enjoyable for us. It was really fun to get a sense of the different storytelling styles out there and to confirm that certain authors are---or aren't!---for me. My decision to pre-order Tessa Dare's upcoming novel was solidified, and I was inspired to look up Gaelen Foley and Lori Wilde's other (and, I hoped, affordable!) novels for the first time.Overall, this is a very enjoyable and convenient way to browse through 12 upcoming releases and to determine which, if any, deserve spots on your beloved Kindle. It's perfect for those of us with short attention spans who like to get a quick sense of the latest releases without having to conduct tons of separate searches on Amazon. :)