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Reader Favorites – DG’s Top 10 from 2016

December 31, 2016 By Maryse 26 Comments

DG’s best of 2016 list is ready, too!! She’s been with us for a long time, but made it official just a bit over a year ago (joining us at the end of 2015!!) She’s been an incredibly fun and active member of our book crew, and has great book taste, so I’m thrilled she’s shared her list today.

Since this is her first official “best of” list on the blog, I thought I’d include a bit about her, so you could get to know her better:

I found Maryse’s blog after googling to find books similar to one I just finished – think it was Beautiful Disaster. And for the longest did not comment but then there are those books that you are in the middle of and you want to gush, rant or share about…so ladies ya’ll get me better than most when it comes to book addiction…yes, totally admit it…I am a book addict. *grinning* read more

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Reader Favorites – Kandace’s Top 20 for 2016

December 31, 2016 By Maryse 17 Comments

It’s Kandace’s turn and she sent us this HUGELY AWESOME list loaded in detail. Quite a few that I read and LOVED as much as she did,  but she couldn’t pick just ten. I say the more, the merrier. 😉

She says:

“My top 20 of the year. That I can remember. LOL!”

1. The Man I Love (The Fish Tales Book 1) by Suanne Laqueur (the entire series) <— This series consumed me! It’s such a complex story about young love, mistakes, tragedy, soul-mates and healing. I highlighted almost the entire book. Suzanne’s words are like poetry for the soul. read more

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Reader Favorites – bev’s Best of 2016 list

December 31, 2016 By Maryse 25 Comments

It’s bev’s turn and just as I expected, there are SO many new-to-us books on her list. She’s our book-adventurer. Totally into our genre… and yet totally into so many others, too! And when I look ’em up… OUR genre anyway!!!

Not only did she gives us a tidbit of why she loved it, but also her favorite quote from each!

She says:

“These were my favorite books this year. This may sound weird but I can not say these are all 5 star books as I usually do not rate my reads. For the most part I am a mood reader and this is a list of the books that were the right book for the right mood at the right time. These books made me laugh, swoon, think and yes maybe even cry. These are just listed in the order that I read them. read more

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Archiving the December 2016 Book Releases

December 31, 2016 By Maryse Leave a Comment

DECEMBER 2016 ➜ Check out all of the DECEMBER 2016 romance book releases up for pre-order on Amazon

One Hot December (Men at Work) by Tiffany Reisz – December 1st 2016 From Sand and Ash by Amy Harmon – December 1st 2016 Rusty Nail (The Uncertain Saints MC Book 6) by Lani Lynn Vale – December 1st 2016 Womanizer by Katy Evans – December 5th 2016 Hit the Spot (Dirty Deeds) by J. Daniels – December 6th 2016 Needing the Memories: The Rocker…Series Novella by Terri Anne Browning – December 6th 2016 Hooked by Brenda Rothert – December 6th 2016 Wounded (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter) by Laurell K. Hamilton – December 6th 2016 Bad Boy by Leah Raeder – December 6th 2016 Rules of Contact (A Play-by-Play Novel) by Jaci Burton – December 6th 2016 A Seductive Invitation: A Seductive Nights New York Novella by Lauren Blakely – December 6th 2016 Bleed Blue 69: Twenty-Five Authors…One Sexy Police Station. by Alexis Alvarez, Josie Bordeaux, Rebecca Brooke, Emme Burton, M.C. Cerny, Sarah M. Cradit, Chelle C. Craze, Jami Denise, Lisa Edward, Mary Catherine Gebhard – December 6th 2016 Blood Vow: Black Dagger Legacy by J.R. Ward – December 6th 2016 Worth Fighting For by Kirsty Moseley – December 6th 2016

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Reader Favorites – MichelleS’s Top 10 for 2016

December 30, 2016 By Maryse 17 Comments

It’s MichelleS’s turn to tell us all about her 2016 favorites, and there’s a bit of everything for all of our romance tastes!! She says:

“As I look over my list of books for 2016, I find that, as usual, I am a PNR and Sci-Fi girl at heart. Most of mine fall within those genres. They just stay with me. That characters, the worlds, their struggles. There are a few non fantasy books on the list too.

I can’t wait for 2017 – so many of my “series” have new books coming out this year. And the few surprises here and there that are not series turn out to be the best reads sometimes. I found just about every one of these books here on your blog. Wait. I found ALL these books here on your blog! Wow. CHEERS to you. You make me a happy reader.” read more

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