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Latest Paranormal & Contemporary Romance Book Releases – December 5th 2017

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THURSDAY BREAKING NEWS UPDATE!!! THREE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED BOOKS JUST WENT LIVE!!
<— LOOKIT!!! Over Us, Over You: A Novel by Whitney G. is READY for us and it sounds AHMAZZZZZING!!! Unrequited love? He was just *ahem* withhis best friend’s little sister, and he’s stopping it, immediately!

“…Just in case you’ve forgotten, you’re my best friend’s little sister. We will never be anything more. (We can’t be anything more.) Our previous friendship is still unresolved–or “over” in your terms, so I’d prefer if we worked on becoming ‘just friends’ again since you’re in town.
Nonetheless, I’m not a man who leaves questions unanswered–even the drunken ones, so to properly close our inappropriate conversation:
1) Yes, I liked the way your lips felt against mine when you were on top of me.
2) Yes, I do “prefer” rough sex, but I’m pretty sure I wasn’t rough with you.
3) No, I had no idea you were still a virgin…
This message never happened,
Corey” read more

Mr. All Wrong by RC Stephens Signed Paperback Giveaway!

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<— GOING LIVE TOMORROW (or at midnight 😉 ) Mr. All Wrong is almost ready and we have a fun little tidbit about this new release, and the author (*ahem* fellow Canadian) behind this book!
P.S. I lived in Toronto for most of my childhood too!! 😀
5 Fun Facts About RC Stephens:

1. She loves the winter and wouldn’t want to live anywhere but her native Toronto.
2. She has a master’s degree.
3. She began her writing career in new adult contemporary romance and adores the genre.
4. She’s a mom to three wonderful children.
5. She wrote her very own happily ever after when she married her first love. read more

Book Review – First by Kimberly Adams

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First
DARN AWESOME BOOK THAT MADE ME CRY OVER AND OVER AGAIN!! How I hate you and how I love you!!! I can’t stop crying and am writing this through blurry eyes, but you all MUST read this incredible LIFE story… love story.

This one spans from teen to adulthood, but everything about it is the ultimate “first love” story that will have your heart in its clutches the whole way through. At least it did, mine, and I’m still crying over this one. I read it in one sitting and could not put it down (other than to get more tissues and pace and watch something light and airy to breathe again). How I love it. read more

25 Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – December 1st 2017

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Happy December everyone!! This is the month we’ve all been waiting for, and it’s finally arrived!!! And it sure feels like Christmas in here… with all these sweet-sounding Christmas love stories.
But no worries, if sweet ain’t your thing, there’s plenty more of our “other” favorites. 😉
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE FOUND :D !!

  • ETERN1TY (EXPIRE DUET Book 2) by Erin Noelle <— LIVE!! ERIN NOELLE’S DUET IS NOW COMPLETE!!! If she looks into someone’s eyes, she can see the date of their death… so she remains alone. “Disconnected from all those around me, I’m content being alone, simply existing. Until I meet him Tavian. The man beyond the numbers. How can I stay away, when everything about him draws me in? But how can I fall in love, knowing exactly when it will expire?” Gasp!!!!! P.S. Book #1 ➔ https://amzn.to/2AlyW6e
  • Beautiful Broken Rules (Broken Series Book 1) by Kimberly Lauren <— SUPER-ANGSTY SUPER-BARGAIN ALERT!!
Emily: I LOVE the “Beautiful Broken” series by Kimberly Lauren but I would absolutely recommend that you read “Beautiful Broken Rules” first because all the same characters are in “Beautiful Broken Mess” and you get the foundation for so much laid out in BBR. Did I mention TWINS!? ;)
Jan: I’ve been enjoying Meredith Duran’s series set in Victorian England, called Rules for the reckless. But they’re pretty emotionally intense…
  • Any Given Snow Day by Marie Harte <— LIVE!!! SINGLE MOM & EX-NFL STAR ALERT!!! “…Roped into helping his brother coach a bunch of teenagers, Mitch finds himself playing defense against the many women in town wanting his attention. Except for one particular woman who doesn’t seem to like him much...”
  • First by Kimberly Adams <— BACK ON THE LIST AND AT THE TOP OF MY TBR LIST!!! ‘Cause even more of our crew read it, and went and/or are going crazy for it!

Melinda: Just dropped in to say I bit the bullet and read FIRST, Omg this one def has Amy’s name all over it. What an emotional roller coaster. I had to ban myself from reading at work as I was scared I wouldn’t go back. It was just aaaaah soooo nice. Really different from what I expected. Maryse you just have to read it 5++++ stars.
MichelleS: First was not at all what I expected. All those feels! And it felt REAL, most importantly. Sniffle sniffle….
Melinda: MichelleS I so loved that book. Smiling, sniffing, crying, then my heart was OMG. What an emotional ride. I started to read at work then I thought omg I’m going to cry at work. I really loved it.
Amy: started First this morning. I couldn’t hold off any longer. Yeah, yeah…I know I’ve been trying to read Forget for like two or three weeks, but First is just BEGGING to be read. The prologue alone hooked me and now I’m just hoping the story itself lives up to what the prologue promised. 😉
MichelleS: Amy – yay!!! I loved First. Had to get through a few chapters before I was hooked, but then… BAM! Right in the heart. I wanted to be her. I wanted him to be mine. All the good stuff. Then I cried. You like crying, right?
Amy: OMG MichelleS, I KNOW you know what your description of First just did to me…the butterflies in my tummy feel like they just smoked a bunch of crack!! *happy dances over to the wine rack*
Melinda: Ohh and Amy, I was sucked into that book “First” with the prologue too.
You just wait. It’s really good. Your heart will love it.
Amy: *sigh* This book…
Nay: I’m reading First next! read more