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Archives for July 2016

Sunday Surprises! Five new surprise releases & sales to squee over!

July 31, 2016 By Maryse 121 Comments

Not a ton of new releases but most certainly some that are squee-worthy, including a “sort-of” sequel of a psych-thriller romance that I loved like CRAZY a few years ago, and this new one, I am DYING to read!! YAY ME!

That said… first, I’m reading (finishing) Colleen Hoover’s upcoming book It Ends with Us: A Novel (<— going live on Tuesday!!!), and so far it is PURE Colleen Hoover awesomeness.

LIVE!!!

  1. 27 Truths: Ava’s story (The Truth About Love Book 1) by MJ Fields <— JUST WENT LIVE UNREQUITED LOVE? ALERT!! And it sounds good “…I am looking at a man I still love, but he doesn’t feel the same. I have to walk away. Not just for me, but for him…”
  2. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – Parts One and Two (Special Rehearsal Edition): The Official Script Book of the Original West End Production by J.K. Rowling<— LIVE!!! LATEST HARRY POTTER ALERT!!! #1 on all of Amazon right now…
  3. My Name Is Simon: A Rainfall Short Story by Melissa Delport <— LIVE!!! CRAZY-SHOCKING-TWIST SUPER-LOVE STORY/RAINFALL FANS ALERT!!!!!! Look what’s LIVEEEEEEE!!! MUST READ Rainfall to truly appreciate this one (and OMG RAINFALL is one of my favorites). Not only was it a crazy super-clever twist, but OMG WHAT A TWIST. And then… again. LOVED IT!!! Here’s my review of Rainfall.
  4. The Summer Games: Out of Bounds by R.S. Grey <— R.S. GREY ALERT!!! SHE’S GOT A MEAN OLYMPIC COACH! “He’s arrogant and cruel—a man I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy—and by some twisted turn of fate, he’s my new Olympic gymnastics coach. I’ve had to contend with gruff coaches in the past, but Erik is far worse…”
  5. Craving Hawk: The Aces’ Sons by Nicole Jacquelyn <— LIVE!!! BIKER BOOK ALERT!!
SALES!!
  • The Hypnotist’s Love Story: A Novel by Liane Moriarty <— LIANE MORIARTY ALERT! HER NEW GUY HAS A STALKER… “He’s attractive, single, employed, and best of all, he seems to like her back. Then comes that dreaded moment: He thinks they should have a talk. Braced for the worst, Ellen is pleasantly surprised. It turns out that Patrick’s ex-girlfriend is stalking him. Ellen thinks, Actually, that’s kind of interesting. She’s dating someone worth stalking. She’s intrigued by the woman’s motives. In fact, she’d even love to meet her. Ellen doesn’t know it, but she already has…” (it’s on sale!!!)
  • Everything I Never Told You: A Novel by Celeste Ng <— PSYCH-THRILLER DAUGHTER GOES MISSING ALERT! “Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee, and her parents are determined that she will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue. But when Lydia’s body is found in the local lake, the delicate balancing act that has been keeping the Lee family together is destroyed, tumbling them into chaos. A profoundly moving story of family, secrets, and longing, Everything I Never Told You is both a gripping page-turner…” (this one’s on sale, too!!)
  • After We Fall: A Take the Fall Novel by Marquita Valentine <— ESCAPED HER ABUSIVE EX & HAS A NEW COP NEIGHBOR ALERT! “Having escaped an abusive marriage, Evangeline simply wants to start over in the small, quiet town of Forrestville. She’s also avoiding all contact with the opposite sex, because she just can’t trust her instincts when it comes to men—not even with the sinfully sexy cop next door…” This one’s on super-bargain sale!

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Archiving the July 2016 Book Releases

July 31, 2016 By Maryse 2 Comments

JULY 2016 ➜ Check out all of the JULY 2016 romance book releases up for pre-order on Amazon
  1. Shield My Heart (Heaven Hill Book 9) by Laramie Briscoe – July 1st 2016
  2. Moonshot by Alessandra Torre <— ALESSANDRA TORRE BASEBALL STAR ALERT!! One of my favorite authors and this one is finally up for preorder (and going LIVE in just a couple of days!!) WHOA. this blurb makes me go whaaaaaaaaa?!!!
“…A distraction who played like a God yet partied like a Devil.
I tried to stay away. I couldn’t.
Then, the team started losing.
Women started dying.
And everything in my perfect world broke apart.”
Hitched (Imperfect Love Book 1) by Kendall Ryan – July 5th 2016 Devil and the Deep (The Deep Six) by Julie Ann Walker – July 5th 2016 Until Death We Do Part by Sherrilyn Kenyon – July 5th 2016 Virtually Impossible (Once and Forever Book 2) by Lauren Stewart – July 5th 2016 Bound Beneath His Pain: A Dirty Little Secrets Novel by Stacey Kennedy – July 5th 2016 Paper and Fire: The Great Library by Rachel Caine – July 5th 2016 Magic: A Novel by Danielle Steele – July 5th 2016 Falling in Deeper: A Wicked Lovers Novel (Wicked Lovers Series Book 11) by Shayla Black – July 5th 2016 Vodka On The Rocks (The Uncertain Saints Book 3) by Lani Lynn Vale – July 6th 2016

The Ones That Got Away: A Collection of Lost Fish Tales (The Fish Tales Book 4) read more

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Book Review – Anything but Minor by Kate Stewart

July 30, 2016 By Maryse 1 Comment

Anything but Minor
Fun and sweet and laugh-out-loud hilarious! And I mean FUNNY!!!!! This is the kind of book that will have you snorting and chortling, scene after scene, out loud, right in front of people, strange looks be damned! While I was mostly in it for the romance, it was the absolutely the comedy that had me hooked and it lasts for the whole first half.

The initial “meet-cute” between the two main characters, to just us (the reader) getting to know the heroine, even when she’s alone in her apartment, she’s just a lighthearted, positive, silly goof (in a good way!!!) that endeared her to me. I could see myself in her. From her struggle with swearing – unless she was REALLY mad, that is – which only made it funnier, to her awkward public er… snafus… read more

Filed Under: My Book Reviews Tagged With: 4 stars, baseball, comedy romance, contemporary romance, falling for a nerd, Kate Stewart, sports stars

Guest Review (my sister!!) – Deviation (The Imitation Series, Book 2) by Heather Hildenbrand

July 30, 2016 By Maryse Leave a Comment

Deviation (The Imitation Series, Book 2)

NOTE: If you haven’t read book #1 yet, please skip this review (possible spoilers for book #1) and go to this one, instead: Guest Review (my sister!!) – Imitation (The Imitation Series, Book 1) by Heather Hildenbrand

Review by Johanne Pearl Couturier

This book is even more exciting than the first one!

Ven does not only want to be free, she wants all the imitations to be free too. She realizes why she is so interesting to her creator, Titus, that no good, stone hearted, absolutely freaky I want to rule the universe son of a b… (yes, you guessed it… I totally hate him!). She seems to be different from the first imitations… she is a deviation. read more

Filed Under: My Book Reviews Tagged With: 4.5 stars, Johanne Pearl Couturier, scifi romance

Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations! YAY US!!

July 29, 2016 By Maryse 119 Comments

We are kicking off the weekend, in perfect reading harmony. I FOUND US GOODIES!!!  Actually… WE found us goodies. 😉 A few brand new releases that were highly anticipated, and this week’s recommendation’s list is really something to behold. Every one of ’em look right up our book-alley.

Seriously. This is one of the best Friday lists. Like that one there to the left. I can’t WAIT to read it. It’s live, and I missed it’s release day, but it wasn’t that long ago, and I am SO ON IT!! But first!! Anything but Minor by Kate Stewart <— This is what I’m currently reading (almost done actually) and it has me giggling so hard, I snort! read more

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