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HAPPY TUESDAY NEW RELEASE DAY!! Here’s what I found so far (62 books!), and I’m still working on the list as we speak. 😀

BLURB JOLTS!! Reel (Kennedy Ryan’s latest – fame & forbidden love in Hollywood!!), Pack Up the Moon (happily married and newlyweds and then she finds out she’s dying… my heart!!), Love for Beginners: A Novel (she wakes up from a coma and has to start over… and then maybe a love triangle?!), The Disappearing Act (psych-thriller!! Two new friends in Hollywood, and then one goes missing… “a simple favor takes a dark twist when Emily disappears”), The Sunrise Effect (she’s  arrived to her all-expense paid vacation and there’s already a man in her hotel room!) Exposed (Latest in the VIP rock star series! Famous rock star overhears her confession…) <— Oooops! This one is releasing in July. 😀

Don’t forget to check out:

• J. Kenner’s “Memories of You: A Stark Security Novella” is LIVE and we’re having a giveaway! <— Today’s newsletter sponsor! 😀
• Dylan Page – The Bleeding Hearts Series Reading Order <— dark age gap romance that is making waves (and the duet conclusion just went live)!!
• Monday Early Bird Book Releases – 06-07-2021 <— Yesterday’s!!!

TODAY’S BLASTS FROM OUR BOOK PAST!

• 1 year ago, this angsty rock star duet made us crazy!! Book Review – One Last Verse (The Encore Book 2) by N.N. Britt
• 3 years ago, we 4.5 star loved this one! (me, my mom, my sister & my aunt passed it around while they were visiting me in Florida for a few weeks)! Book Review – The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
• 4 years ago, Grey had a confession… Reader Confession – Grey’s a marathon reader and struggles at “the end”… 
• 5 years ago, I read one of my most favorite unrequited love reads. HOLY MOLY! Book Review – Unbreak My Heart by Nicole Jacquelyn
• 6 years ago, our book crew made this demand! The “Peanut” List – Read these books or our “peanut gallery” will throw peanuts at you… 😉
• 6 years ago, I had to remind everyone of one of my favorite eventually angsty/unrequited love/tear-your-heart out addictive series that you don’t even realize is going to go there until it does!! Blast from the past – My HUGE LOVE for “The Downside Ghost” series…
• 7 years ago, this one was making waves!! So I had to read it (she sleeps with her sister’s fiancé and says he’s the father of her child!!) Book Review – Hate To Love You by Elise Alden
• 9 years ago, this was my favorite in the series and still is. IT TORE MY HEART OUT AND MADE ME GASP!!! Ohhh the angst romance/unrequited love torture was full-on here. Just Finished Reading Lying Season by Karina Halle & I’m Freaking Out!! The Torture Is Just So Gooood!!
• 10 years ago, this became one of my absolute forever favorite, angsty bad boy reads EVER!!! Like… almost to the Beautiful Disaster level for me. Currently Reading… Rock Me by Cherrie Lynn
• 11 years ago, I was whining HARD about this one. It makes me laugh re-reading this today. 😂 Currently Reading…Bullet by Laurell K Hamilton

READER RECOMMENDATIONS & BARGAIN FINDS:

• The Sins of Saint Trilogy: An Arranged Marriage Novel by Bella J <— TRILOGY BUNDLE ALERT!! “…Killer. Monster. Thief. That’s what he is. The one who stole me. The man who ripped me from a life I thought was mine. There was no negotiating. No choice to be made. And no. Way. Out. He says my whole life has been a lie. I believe him. He says he’s addicted to my tears. I believe him. He says once I give him what he wants, he’ll let me go…I don’t believe him…”
• Enchanted by the Craft Box Set Books 1-3 by Dora Blume <— BOX SET!!
• The Saints of San Diego Collection Books 1-5 by Suzanne Jenkins <— FIREFIGHTER FAMILY BOOK BUNDLE ALERT! “…Brothers Mike, Tony, Leon, and Jake Saint and their Uncle Charlie fight fires in Southern California while they look for love. A collection of the first five Saints of San Diego books in one set!”

PARANORMAL/FANTASY/SCI-FI/DYSTOPIAN NEW RELEASES:

1. Rebel’s Karma (Dark Protectors Book 13) by Rebecca Zanetti <— HE’S A VAMPIRE DEMON HYBRID! “...Karma wishes she could remember her last name. Or if she even had one. All she has in this confusing new world is a desperate duty to save the innocent. That means destroying the dark, dangerous, and desirable Benjamin Reese and everything he loves—an impossible task even before his touch arouses a passionate hunger she can’t afford. She’s certain a deadly enemy watches her every move, but it’s not until Benny kisses her that she tastes true danger…“
2. Broken by the Horde King (Horde Kings of Dakkar Book 4) by Zoey Draven
3. Shedding Skin (The Ice Court Book 2) by K. Margaret, Dagmar Avery
4. Wicked (Eternal Guardians Book 9) by Elisabeth Naughton
5. Fate Interrupted: A Paranormal Women’s Fiction Novel (Moonstone Cove Book 3) by Elizabeth Hunter <— NEWLY DIVORCED & NOW SHE HAS POWERS! “…How did an accomplished Southern businesswoman, wife, and mother end up living on California’s Central Coast, working for a stubborn wine-maker, newly divorced, and wrestling with sudden psychic powers? Megan Carpenter asks herself that same question nearly every day. She’s working her way back to the business world and starting her own event planning business, but fate keeps throwing her curveballs. Her ex has an unexpected new girlfriend, her telekinetic powers keep short-circuiting, and her self-control—at least when it comes to her boss, Nico Dusi—is slipping...”
6. Thanatos (Guardians of Hades Romance Series Book 8) by Felicity Heaton
7. Tomb of the Queen (Jayne Thorne, CIA Librarian Book 1) by Joss Walker
8. Stealing Magic by Maggie Alabaster <— REVERSE HAREM ALERT!! “...I have a mission—rob from the rich, to give to the poor. Sound familiar? I have enemies who will stop at nothing to get their way. With the help of two wizards, a dragon shifter and a hot robin, I’ll have to stop them before I lose everything, including my life. ..”
9. A Dream of Embers (A Tempest of Shadows Book 3) by Jane Washington
10. Hell Raising and Other Pastimes: A Reverse Harem Romance (Grave Concerns) by Jayce Carter

CONTEMPORARY NEW RELEASES:

1. Reel: A Standalone Hollywood Renaissance Novel by Kennedy Ryan <— FORBIDDEN LOVE!!! “...For months I stood by, an understudy waiting in the wings, preparing for my time to shine. I never imagined he would watch in the audience that night. Canon Holt. Famous film director. Fascinating. Talented. Fine Before I could catch my breath, everything changed. I went from backstage Broadway to center stage Hollywood. From being unknown, to my name, Neevah Saint, on everyone’s lips…”
2. Shadow Pawn (Shadow SEALs) by Cat Johnson
3. Kurt (The K9 Files Book 12) by Dale Mayer
4. The Professor Next Door (Cider Bar Sisters Book 3) by Jackie Lau
5. Memories of You: A Stark Security Novella by J. Kenner <— J. KENNER!!! HE’S HER BODYGUARD… “...Hollywood consultant Renly Cooper is fed up with relationships. His recent breakup with a leading lady played out across the tabloids, and the former Navy Seal is more than ready to focus on his new position as an agent at the elite Stark Security agency. He’s expecting international stakes. Instead, his first assignment is to protect one of Damien Stark’s friends from a stalker. A woman who, to his delight, turns out to be one of his closest childhood friends…“
6. Honor Bound (Clean and Wholesome Southern Historical Fiction) (Shades of Gray Civil War Serial Trilogy Book 2) by Jessica James
7. Chance (Texas Boudreau Brotherhood Book 8) by Kathy Ivan
8. Exposed (VIP Book 4) Kristen Callihan <—ROCK STAR ALERT! THE LATEST VIP BOOK BY KRISTEN CALLIHAN! HE OVERHEARS HER CONFESSION… “…Rye is the bassist for Kill John, the biggest rock band in the world, and I am his publicist. It doesn’t help that the man is gorgeous, funny, talented, and…never takes anything seriously. Avoidance is key. But everything changes when he overhears something he shouldn’t: a confession made in a moment of weakness. Now the man I’ve tried so hard to ignore is offering me the greatest temptation of all—him…” <— Oooops! This one is releasing in July. 😀
9. 608 Alpha Ave by Adriana Locke
10. You Said You Wouldn’t (Love Kills Book 2) by Brianna Jean
11. Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins <— TEAR-JERKER ALERT!! THE PERFECT COUPLE AND NEWLY MARRIED… “…Every month, a letter. That’s what Lauren decides to leave her husband when she finds out she’s dying. Each month, she gives Josh a letter containing a task to help him face this first year without her, leading him on a heartrending, beautiful, often humorous journey to find happiness again in this new novel from the New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins…”
12. Falling for the Delta by Susan Stoker and Riley Edwards
13. The Letter Keeper (A Murphy Shepherd Novel Book 2) by Charles Martin
14. Jack: An Eidolon Black Ops Novel by Maddie Wade
15. Complicated Parts: Book 3 of the Complicated Parts Series by Ashley Jade <— ASHLEY JADE SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE!! HE BROKE HER… “…I’ll win you back. Because it’s me and you, angry girl. Until the end…“
16. Miss Delectable (Mischief in Mayfair Book 1) by Grace Burrowes <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE!!
17. The Peer’s Roguish Word (The Duke’s Pact Book 5) by Kate Archer <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE!!
18. Cocktails on the Beach: A Contemporary Romance Anthology, Volume One by Helen Hardt, Leah Marie Brown, EmKay Connor, Lyz Kelley <— ANTHOLOGY!!!
19. The Lies She Told: Carly Moore #5 by Denise Grover Swank
20. When You’re Mine (The Gallaghers) by Layla Hagen
21. Love for Beginners: A Novel (The Wildstone Series Book 7) by Jill Shalvis <— WAKES UP FROM A COMA & HAS TO START OVER! “...she’s never been a quitter, even if she wishes she could quit rehab, where her hot but evil physical therapist, Simon, puts her through the wringer. Eager for a new beginning, Emma opens a doggy day care. Unfortunately, the only space she can afford is owned by her childhood nemesis Ali Pratt. But hey, she’s been through worse, right? She tries to roll with the punches, but a friend drops his grandpa off at the doggy day care in desperation then on top of that, she and Ali bring the term ‘frenemies’ to a whole new level. And then another grandparent shows up. And another. In the midst of all that, Emma realizes she’s accidentally fallen for Evil PT…”
22. The Disappearing Act: A Novel by Catherine Steadman <— PSYCH-THRILLER ALERT!! THEY’RE TRYING TO MAKE IT IN HOLLYWOOD! “…Mia flies across the Atlantic to join the horde of talent scrambling for their big breaks. She’s a fish out of water in the ruthlessly competitive arena of back-to-back auditioning. Then one day she meets Emily, another actress from out of town and a kindred spirit. Emily is friendly and genuine and reassuringly doesn’t seem to be taking any of it too seriously. She stands out in a conveyor-belt world of fellow auditionees. But a simple favor takes a dark twist when Emily disappears and Mia realizes she was the last person to see her. And when a woman knocks on Mia’s door the following day claiming to be Emily and isn’t the woman Mia remembers at all, Mia is deeply troubled. All Mia has to go on is the memory of a girl she met only once...”
23. A Dark and Secret Place: A Novel by Jen Williams <— PSYCH-THRILLER ALERT!! HER MOTHER WAS PENPALS WITH A SERIAL KILLER! “...When prodigal daughter Heather Evans returns to her family home after her mother’s baffling suicide, she makes an alarming discovery–stacks and stacks of carefully preserved letters from notorious serial killer Michael Reave. The “Red Wolf,” as he was dubbed by the press, has been in prison for over twenty years, serving a life sentence for the gruesome and ritualistic murders of several women across the country, although he has always protested his innocence…”
24. The Bullet (Eve Duncan Book 27) by Iris Johansen
25. His Pledge to Hold: A Sweet Marriage of Convenience Romance (The Silver Star Ranch Book 6) by Shanae Johnson
26. Chasing Shadows by Lynn Austin <— WWII HISTORICAL!! “...For fans of bestselling WWII fiction comes a powerful novel from Lynn Austin about three women whose lives are instantly changed when the Nazis invade the neutral Netherlands, forcing each into a complicated dance of choice and consequence...”
27. Mr. Grayson: Billionaires’ Club Book 4 (Billionaires’ Club Series) by Raylin Marks
28. My Kind of Perfect (A Trillium Bay Novel Book 3) by Tracy Brogan
29. The Single Dad: Red’s Tavern, Book 4 by Raleigh Ruebins
30. Back To Us (Dare With Me Series Book 4) by J.H. Croix
31. Tragic Lies: A Forbidden Age-Gap Romance (Rixon High) by L A Cotton <— FORBIDDEN LOVE!!! “…behind his cool indifference and hard exterior is a guy afraid to open his heart to anyone. When he saves Peyton from a tragic accident, their lives are entwined forever. But Xander’s not the hero of her story… no matter how much she wants him to be. She’s a girl with her whole life ahead of her. He’s a guy who is drifting through life.
    And although these two lost souls might be able to heal each other, there’s one glaring problem. She’s still in high school...”
32. Talk For Me: Club Avalon Book 3 by Kay Elle Parker
33. Taken by the Hitman: An Older Man/Younger Curvy Girl Romance by Nichole Rose
34. Messy Love (Stumbling into Love Book 3) by Riley Hart <— RILEY HART M/M ROMANCE!!! “…I’m not a guy who’s looking for a serious relationship. I love the chase, and the one time I thought I wanted more, the guy bailed. When my buddy Will mentions his recently out, older brother is looking for a place to stay, I offer the spare room in my apartment. It’s clear Jonathan’s past did a number on him, and he’s locked up tight. I make it my mission to show him how to have a little fun. What I don’t expect is to start to like him…or get jealous when he goes on a date…and hooking up with him is a terrible idea…right?…”
35. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb: A Novel by Cat Sebastian <— HISTORICAL M/M ROMANCE!!
36. Leading the Blind (Roughstock Book 7) by BA Tortuga <— M/M ROMANCE!!
37. Catch and Cradle: An FF Sports Romance by Katia Rose <— F/F ROMANCE!
38. My Rebound (On My Own Book 2) by Carrie Ann Ryan <— CARRIE ANN RYAN ALERT!! “...A rebound isn’t supposed to last. Though, sometimes, fate has other ideas in this opposites attract, friends with benefits romance...”
39. Catch: A Love Story by Tracy Ewens
40. The House in the Clouds by Victoria Connelly
41. A Groom for Faith: (The Blizzard Brides Book 17) by Cat Cahill
42. Toying: An Ugly Duckling Instalove Romantic Comedy (Unleashed Romance, Book 4) by Kylie Gilmore <— THE MALE MODEL & THE UGLY DUCKLING!! “…When you’re told you’re the ugly duckling, you learn to set your expectations low. So what do I do when Caleb Robinson, a gorgeous model, offers to buy me a drink? I turn him down flat. It must be a prank. Two days later, I’m working at the garage in my dirty blue coveralls with grease smudged on my face, and he shows up to ask again. I’m floored. What’s this guy up to? Men like him don’t date girls like me…“
43. Loves Billionaires and Weddings: A Feel-Good Romance by Gina Robinson
44. Friends With Benedicts: A Small Town Romantic Comedy by Staci Hart <— FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE! “…Presley Hale and Sebastian Vargas are no strangers to goodbye. Their high school summers were spent wrapped up in each other until she would inevitably go home to California. One season after college, Sebastian finally escaped the little Texas town to travel the world, and they said goodbye for what they thought might be the last time. Sebastian went one way. Presley went the other. For the first time in five years, they’re both in town, but the timing is no better than ever…”
45. His Offer (Property of a Billionaire Book 1) by Sage Alexander
46. Handsome: Virgin Cove Trillionaires (Single Brothers Book 2) by Victoria Pinder
47. Me and the Dreamy Doomsday (Sweet, Small Town Romantic Comedy in Good Grief, Idaho, Book 5) by Jessie Gussman
48. Heartless Mafia Prince: A Dark Mafia Romance (Heartless Mafia Bosses Book 1) by Posey Parks <— THE MAFIA PRINCE & PRINCESS ALERT!! “...I lied to myself. Said I didn’t have feelings for the bad boy mafia prince. Everything changed between us one night at a party. We were never the same. Rocco Andrisani doesn’t see me like some in our ruthless world. I’m known as the child born to my father and his mistress. Some believe I don’t deserve to rule his kingdom. I’ll show them…”
49. Enemy Down (End Zone) by Cathryn Fox
50. Pursuing Cygnus (Nova Satellite Security Book 5) by Linzi Baxter
51. Targeted Risk (Aegis Group Task Force Book 6) by Sidney Bristol
52. The Billionaire’s Intern (The Intern Book 1) by Lia Hunt
53. The Sunrise Effect by Livy North <— HE’S IN HER HOTEL ROOM! “...an all-expense paid trip to Europe with my best friends, getting stash for my resume. Then I was met with a semi-naked guy in my hotel room and an awkward, “Who are you?” Yeah, the committee responsible for the trip had mistaken me for a guy, leaving me stuck with the obnoxious football player for the next six weeks. Even worse, he’s actually kind of charming… and funny… and did I mention, hot? There were all sorts of reasons why falling for Graham Carter was a bad idea. Here’s to all the reasons why I fell anyway…“

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1. The Bullet (Eve Duncan Book 27) by Iris Johansen
2. Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins
3. The Disappearing Act: A Novel by Catherine Steadman
4. A Dark and Secret Place: A Novel by Jen Williams
5. The Letter Keeper (A Murphy Shepherd Novel Book 2) by Charles Martin
6. Love for Beginners: A Novel (The Wildstone Series Book 7) by Jill Shalvis
7. When You’re Mine (The Gallaghers) by Layla Hagen
8. Reel: A Standalone Hollywood Renaissance Novel by Kennedy Ryan
9. Chasing Shadows by Lynn Austin
10. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb: A Novel by Cat Sebastian
11. My Rebound (On My Own Book 2) by Carrie Ann Ryan
12. My Kind of Perfect (A Trillium Bay Novel Book 3) by Tracy Brogan
13. Memories of You: A Stark Security Novella by J. Kenner

PREORDERS (going live soon!!! 😀 )

1. The Virgin Game Plan (First To Score Book 2) by Lauren Blakely – June 9th 2021
2. Million Dollar Demon (Hollows Book 15) by Kim Harrison – June 15th 2021
3. Trusting the Badge (Arizona K9 Book 3) by Dorothy F. Shaw – June 15th 2021
4. Grapes & Wrath: a forbidden romance (Forbidden Fruit) by Eve Cates – June 18th 2021 (priest!!)
5. To Have Mercy by N. Nieto – June 18th 2021
6. The Monster: A Mafia Romance by L.J. Shen – June 15th 2021
7. Fate: A Second Chance Rockstar Romance (Full Moon Book 2) by Stacy Stone – June 18th 2021
8. The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison – June 22nd 2021
9. Dream Girl by Laura Lippman – June 22nd 2021
10. Garkain: Book One of The Uluru Legacy Series by Anna J Walner – June 25th 2021
11. Claimed (Lair of the Wolven, The Book 1) by J.R. Ward – June 29th 2021
12. Murder at Sunrise Lake by Christine Feehan – June 29th 2021
13. The Last Graduate: A Novel (The Scholomance Book 2) by Naomi Novik – June 29th 2021
14. Survive the Night: A Novel by Riley Sager – June 29th 2021
15. Ruin (Hawks MC (next generation) Book 2) by Lila Rose – June 29th 2021
16. A Lot Like Love (Blue Moon Bay Book 1) by Jennifer Snow – June 29th 2021
17. Kitty Kitty (Souls Chapel Revenants MC Book 5) by Lani Lynn Vale – June 29th 2021
18. To Sir, with Love by Lauren Layne – June 29th 2021
19. Carnal Urges (Queens & Monsters Book 2) by J.T. Geissinger – June 30th 2021

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