HAPPY NEW RELEASE DAY! OHHHH THIS IS MY FAVORITE LIST IN WEEKS. NO. MONTHS!! Soooooo many blurb jolts, it’s like all my favorite tropes in one fell swoop!!!
BLURB JOLTS!!! ➔ Rafferty: A Pittsburgh Titans Novel by Sawyer Bennett (hockey star has a stalker so he kisses the grocery store employee to avoid her!), Beautiful Ugly: A Novel by Alice Feeney (domestic thriller!! He’s talking to his wife on the phone & then she just disappears… and then he sees her again…), Cross My Heart: A Novel (psych-thriller and I want to read it!! “…a heart transplant patient who becomes romantically obsessed with her donor’s husband...” eeeeep!!), The Favorites: A Novel (obsessed lovers & figure skaters torn apart...)
Don’t forget to check out:
Vi Keeland’s latest “Indiscretion” is LIVE EARLY!! Strangers double-booked together… <— YEAH I love this trope!!- 17 Monday Early Bird Book Releases – 01-13-2025 <— yesterday’s!!!
- Sadie Kincaid – Manhattan Ruthless Series Reading Order <— #2 just went live & it’s #3 on all of Amazon Kindle!
- Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 01-10-2025 <— Did you miss it?
- Reader Questions <— So many new questions (some solved and many unsolved – you can view them per those categories, too) 😊
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➔➔ CONTEMPORARY JUST WENT LIVE:
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A Simple Mistake (Deadly Mistakes Book 1) by Alice Winters <— M/M ROMANCE!! HIS PARTNER IS TAKEN BY A SERIAL KILLER “…Weirdly, people don’t react overly well when you’re caught standing over the dead body of a murderer who’d walked free. It’s not that I thought my fellow homicide detective would rejoice when he saw what I’d done, but is a pat on the back too much to ask for? Maybe a gold star at the very least? The problem is that the person who caught me is Gabriel, the only person I care for and adore… and he’s prepared to look the other way if I leave homicide and promise to never kill again. Yet when Gabriel gets taken by a serial killer, there’s absolutely no way I can sit back while this parasite takes what is mine...”
Playing Flirty by Shameez Patel <— GAME NIGHT NERDS USUALLY COMPETE AGAINST EACH OTHER! “…Her best friend’s half-brother, William is the paragon of a sexy nerd. The tall, dorky, and handsome game designer is Rose’s playing nemesis. But when Rose decides to enter a contest with the board game she’s secretly invented, there’s only one person who can help her win. Now what has always been a game between Rose and William is getting a lot more serious…”
All the Love Under the Vast Sky <— SHORT STORY ANTHOLOGY! “Twelve short stories in verse by bestselling and award-winning authors that explore the highs and lows of love – romantic, platonic, familial, and self-love.“
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The Reunion by Beth Reekles <— COMEDY ROMANCE!! “A ten-year high school reunion brings old secrets and new truths to light in this multi-POV romance from bestselling author Beth Reekles. Ten years after graduating, the class of 2014 are back at Tisdale Comprehensive for the reunion, packed into a school gym full of familiar faces—and plenty of new secrets.”
All Bets Are Off by Avery Kane <— MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE WITH HER LIFELONG CRUSH! “…Olivia Carter fell in love with her older brother’s best friend Zach Stone when she was a teenager. She mooned over him, doodled his name in notebooks, and daydreamed about one day marrying him. She never thought it would be a reality. Zach Stone needs a break from his father. As the only son in a casino dynasty, he has the weight of the world on his shoulders. So what if he occasionally likes to blow off steam with showgirls? Who cares? Apparently his father does. Zach is ordered to get serious about his life or get out of the family business. To buy himself time, he considers a wedding of convenience and his best friend suggests that Olivia might be the woman who can help…”
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A True Verdict by Robert Rotstein <— LEGAL THRILLER!! “…Ricard’s fate rests with an eight-person jury who can’t agree on anything. Working together to reach a consensus means navigating a tempest of the most divisive issues: politics, sexism, drug abuse, capitalism, healthcare, and racism. Can eight people with different backgrounds, ages, classes, and political views avoid coming to blows, much less render a true verdict? Told through court transcripts and jury deliberations, A True Verdict is a suspenseful ride to a shocking outcome…”
Let’s Call a Truce: A Novel by Amy Buchanan <— OFFICE ROMANCE/ENEMIES-TO-LOVERS! “…After Juliana Ryan’s husband dies unexpectedly, leaving her with two grieving kids and a stunted career from years as a stay-at-home mom, she has no choice but to make it work all on her own. But her confidence crashes around her when she overhears her condescending but infuriatingly attractive new colleague, Ben Thomas, talking about how her kids and inexperience are a liability the company can’t afford. This sets off a feud between the two, as Juliana vows to prove him wrong. Two years later, their feud rages on, but it may be charged with something they aren’t willing to admit...”
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Extreme Romancing in Idaho (Clear Springs Romance Book 2) by Bonnie Jo Pierson <— SHE NEEDS TO GET MARRIED… “...Angie Johnson wants nothing more than to keep her parents’ struggling Idaho farm running, maintain her career as a NICU nurse, and find a man to marry before her father passes away from cancer. Unfortunately, even if she had time to meet someone, the online dating world is full of dead ends. That is, until she meets Daniel Smoot, a man ready to settle down on her timeline. Unfortunately, in order to reel him in, Angie may have told him a little white lie: that she, who is afraid of heights, is very into extreme sports...”
Everything Is Poison by Joy McCullough <— HISTORICAL!! “…When she turns sixteen, she’s finally allowed into the inner sanctum: the workroom where her mother, Giulia Tofana, and two assistants craft renowned remedies for their customers. But for every sweet-smelling flower extract in the workroom, there’s another potion requiring darker ingredients. And then there’s Aqua Tofana, the apothecary’s remedy of last resort for husbands who are just as deadly as any disease. In all Carmela’s years of wishing to follow in her mother’s footsteps, she never realized one tiny vial could be the death of them all...”
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Dr. Alaska (Yukon Valley, Alaska Hospital Series Book 1) by Jillian David <— ALASKA ROMANCE!! THE DOCTOR & THE PARAMEDIC “...Lee Tipton, MD, takes running from her past to an extreme, hotfooting it from Georgia to a temporary position at Yukon Valley Hospital in chilly Alaska. Her newly purchased winter gear may protect her from the elements, but no amount of insulation can protect her from her deep-seated fear that a romantic partner will once again use her for personal gains. Despite the hospital staff’s matchmaking efforts, Lee swears she has no interest in the town’s cocky lead paramedic, even if his sexy smile sets off palpitations...”
Grave Danger: A Jack Swyteck Novel by James Grippando <— SINGLE MOM ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING HER OWN CHILD “...Jack Swyteck’s new client fled Iran to Miami with her daughter, and has been accused of kidnapping by her husband. The seasoned attorney must not only plan a winning defense. To stop the father from taking the girl back to Tehran, Jack must build a case under international law and prove that returning the child would put her at risk. But everything in this case isn’t what it seems, and Jack quickly learns that his client is really the child’s aunt and that the biological mother may have been killed by Iran’s morality police.…”
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The Really Dead Wives of New Jersey: A Novel by Astrid Dahl <— THRILLER! “…When Hope Bennett marries Carmela’s brother, Leo, she becomes not only a Fontana, but a Garden State Goddess—and not everyone is happy. Secrets will be revealed, decades-long rivalries will surface, and a sudden murder will lead to a reality reckoning no one is prepared for—least of all the show’s producer, Eden, who must race to catch a killer and save the most dramatic season of all time...”
With This Ring: A Sweet Small-Town Second-Chance Romance by Amy Clipston <—SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE “...Dakota Jamison spends her days making brides’ dreams come true. But when will the time finally come for her own storybook ending? Dakota thought she had left her dreams of happily-ever-after behind, along with the pain of a broken engagement to her high school sweetheart, Hudson. Now, as the proud owner of Fairytale Bridal Shop in the picturesque town of Flowering Grove, she’s built a life and a business on helping brides find their perfect dress for their own fairytale weddings. But running a small business is not for the faint of heart, and when her ex-fiancé unexpectedly returns to town with a mission—to put a stop to his sister’s wedding—Dakota’s problems go from bad to worse…”
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➔➔ PARANORMAL/FANTASY/SCI-FI/DYSTOPIAN:
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➔➔ PREORDERS (coming soon!)
The Way We Score: A small-town, accidental pregnancy, sports romance. (The Bradford Boys) by Tia Louise | Jan 16, 2025- Reckless Love: A Small Town, Single Dad, Sports Romance (The Single Dad Playbook Book 3) by Willow Aster | Jan 16, 2025
- War Games (Jacky Leon Book 11) by K.N. Banet | Jan 17, 2025
- The Butcher (Fifth Republic Series Book 1) by Penelope Sky | Jan 17, 2025
- The Governess’s Absolutely Impossible Wish (The Notorious Briarwoods Book 8) by Eva Devon | Jan 17, 2025
- The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel | Jan 17, 2025
- Goaltender Interference: An M/M Hockey Romance (Scoring Chances Series Book 1) by Brigham Vaughn | Jan 17, 2025
- Scoring with the Wrong Twin: An Enemies to Lovers Surprise Baby Romance (Ice Chronicles Hockey Series Book 2) by Livvy Stone | Jan 19, 2025
- Mace’s Madonna (Pagan Souls of Cherokee MC Book 5) by Ciara St James | Jan 19, 2025
- Blade (The Alpha Elite Series) by Sybil Bartel – January 20th 2025
- Just Like That (The Kings) by Lena Hendrix – January 20th 2025
Onyx Storm (The Empyrean Book 3) by Rebecca Yarros – January 21st 2025- Collect the Pieces (Lost Kings MC Book 25) by Autumn Jones Lake January 21st 2025
- Alex (Terk’s Guardians Book 10) by Dale Mayer – January 21st 2025
- Bad Seed by Sharon Sala | Jan 21, 2025
- The Grief We Hold: A Grumpy Sunshine, Widowed Hero, Small Town Romance (Iron Outlaws MC Colorado Book 1) (Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado) by S. Cole – January 23rd 2025
- Crazy Imperfect Hearts by Samantha Christy – January 23rd 2025
- From Now On: A College Hockey Romance (Holt Hockey Book 3) by C.W. Farnsworth – January 23rd 2025
The Apple Tree (Sunday Morning) by Jewel E. Ann – January 23rd 2025- Game On : New York Stars by Serena Akeroyd and G. A. Mazurke – January 28th 2025
- Seeing You (The Donovans (Sweetbriar Ridge) Book 4) by Samantha Chase – January 28th 2025
- Once Smitten, Twice Shy (The Wilmot Sisters Series Book 3) by Chloe Liese – January 28th 2025
- The Etiquette of Love (The Academy of Love Book 7) by Minerva Spencer & S.M. LaViolette – January 28th 2025
- Cade (R.I.S.C. Delta Team Book 4) – January 28th 2025
- Not Your Biggest Fan (Not Yours) by Sara Ney – January 28th 2025
- Overexposed by Heather Long & Tate James – January 28th 2025
- Yin Yang Love Song by Lauren Kung Jessen – January 28th 2025
- Playing With Love (Hollow Point Book 3) by Riley Edwards – January 28th 2025
The Crash by Freida McFadden – January 28th 2025- Falling for the Forward: A Fake Marriage Hockey Romance (Love on the Line Book 1) by Brenda Rothert – January 28th 2025
- SEAL’s Secret (Alpha SEALs Hawaii Book 4) by Makenna Jamesion – January 28th 2025
- Iron & Embers: An epic fantasy romance by Helen Scheuerer – January 28th 2025
- Order of Swans: A Magical Romantasy Journey of Love and Destiny in a Fairy Tale Kingdom, Filled with Suspense, Romance, and the Power to Change Fate by Jude Deveraux – January 28th 2025
- Out of the Woods by Hannah Bonam-Young – January 28th 2025
- Good Dirt: A Novel by Charmaine Wilkerson – January 28th 2025
Dead of Winter (Knife’s Edge, Alaska Book 1) by Rebecca Zanetti – January 28th 2025
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