The Danger You Know <— WEDNESDAY BREAKING NEWS UPDATE!!! Lily White’s LATEST DARK READ IS LIVE!! HE’S HER STALKER!!! Ooooooooh boy…. trouble!
“…I pursue her despite the wedding bells that rang for another, only I can see how she is drowning beneath mediocrity. How many times must I remind her?
…She’s mine. Always has been…”
HAPPY TUESDAY NEW RELEASE DAY!! 65+ new releases on today’s list and I highlighted a bunch to help us sort!!
Blurb jolts? Absolutely! Like Pretty Things (a psych-thriller-drama where two women from opposite worlds – one a con-artist and one a famous instagrammer collide… and it’s the scam of a lifetime!), Day One (Lauren Runow’s latest… love during quarantine 😉 ), If It Bleeds (4 new Stephen King short stories!! “…each pulling you into intriguing and frightening places...” <— YES PLEASE!!) Little Secrets (another psych-thriller… her young son goes missing and she finds out her husband is having an affair!! “…She’s lost her son; she’s not about to lose her husband, too. Kenzie is an enemy with a face, which means this is a problem Marin can fix…” <— EEEEEP!!) and Girl Gone Viral (reclusive girl thrown right into the spotlight!! “…With the internet on the hunt for the identity of #CuteCafeGirl, Jas Singh, bodyguard and possessor of the most beautiful eyebrows Katrina’s ever seen, offers his family’s farm as a refuge…)
And while you’re here, don’t forget to check out:
- TWO MONTHS FREE KINDLE UNLIMITED DEAL!!! <— If you haven’t tried it yet, now’s your chance (it’s still going on through the end of April). 😲👏👏
- N.N. Britt – The Encore Duet Reading Order <— ROCK STAR ROMANCE & so many here are LOVING THIS so I’m starting it next!! 😀
- Book Review – What We Forgot to Bury by Marin Montgomery <— I didn’t love it as much as I had hoped…
- Monday Early Bird Book Releases – 04-20-2020 <— Yesterday’s! The latest by Kendall Ryan is on here and it gave me a blurb jolt!!
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- ➔➔ Audible now has an “Escape” package membership (30 day free trial) – used to be called the “Romance” package <— this one is SO cool, and worth it (unlimited listening for all of the audiobooks in the program, and there are tons – kind of like Kindle Unlimited)!!
- and…
- Girl Gone Viral: A Novel (Modern Love Book 2) by Alisha Rai
- She Loves Me (Harmony Pointe Book 3) by Melissa Foster
- Ryker (The Mavericks Book 6) by Dale Mayer
- Fighting for His Lady by Christi Caldwell
- Big Ben (See No Evil Trilogy Book 1) by Nana Malone
- First Comes Scandal: A Bridgerton Prequel by Julia Quinn
- In Other Words, Love: A Second Chance Romance from Hallmark Publishing by Shirley Jump
- Wasteland Treasure (The Deviant Future Book 2) by Eve Langlais
- Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier
- The Spinster Diaries: A Novel by Gina Fattore
- The Wedding War by Liz Talley
- The Business of Lovers: A Novel by Eric Jerome Dickey
- If It Bleeds by Stephen King
- Pretty Things: A Novel by Janelle Brown
READER RECOMMENDATIONS & BARGAIN FINDS:
- TWO MONTHS FREE KINDLE UNLIMITED DEAL!!! <— If you haven’t tried it yet, now’s your chance (it’s still going on through the end of April). 😲👏👏
- and…
- Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman <— THE THOUGHTS IN HIS HEAD! This one sounds incredible and it’s super-bargain priced… “…Caden Bosch is on a ship that’s headed for the deepest point on Earth: Challenger Deep, the southern part of the Marianas Trench. Caden Bosch is a brilliant high school student whose friends are starting to notice his odd behavior. Caden Bosch is designated the ship’s artist in residence to document the journey with images. Caden Bosch pretends to join the school track team but spends his days walking for miles, absorbed by the thoughts in his head. Caden Bosch is split between his allegiance to the captain and the allure of mutiny. Caden Bosch is torn…”
- District Shifters: Shifter Romance Collection by Lola Gabriel <— SERIES BUNDLE SUPER-BARGAIN!!!
- Fiduciary Duty by A.T. Warren <— PANDEMIC THRILLER ALERT!! AND TODAY’S NEWSLETTER SPONSOR! A virus is sweeping the globe and two opposing pharmaceutical companies are fighting over a vaccine… “…When a mutated form of lujo virus begins to sweep the globe, it’s all hands on deck at Empire Pharmaceuticals, the only drug company with the resources and distribution channels to get a vaccine out in time. But a competitor holds the patent on the vaccine, and, when a court orders Empire to stand down, the executive team must choose between what is right and what is legal—and the clock is ticking...”
- Say You’re Mine by Alexis Winter <— SERIES BUNDLE SUPER-BARGAIN!!! “…Get ready to get lost in this delicious, Kindle-melting box set! If you love your men alpha, protective and hot as hell then don’t miss out on this series full of accidental babies, pretend boyfriends, bad boys, and so much more!“
- Can You Handle My Love: Complete Series by Chanelle Alexandria <— SERIES BUNDLE ALERT!! “…Zena Coleman had all the tools necessary to live her best life. She had the perfect career which consisted of two amazing jobs, a doting fiancé, and the best sister in the entire world. Her picturesque life was truly gleaming. From the outside looking in Zena had the world at her feet. But as the old saying goes, all that glitters may not be gold. Through her eyes, Zena felt trapped in the world everyone around her created. Painting a smile for the world to see was becoming harder and harder each day. A series of traumatizing events following the meeting of New York City’s most dangerous bachelor, leaves Zena feeling revigorated and full of life. A life that she craves for herself…”
- The Witch Elm by Tana French <— MichelleS is loving it!
MichelleS: I am reading such a good book. It’s called The Witch Elm, by Tana French.
Just amazing. Mystery, family, character building, and in Ireland!
- The North Star by Wendy Cole <— SHE’S HOMELESS & HE’S A HERMIT… NANCY FOUND US THIS ONE!
Nancy: YES! THE NORTH STAR by Wendy Cole. My kind of story! Been in my Wish List. WHAT I AM READING RIGHT NOW! KINDLE UNLIMITED! This book is a hidden great book: Jessie is an excon, homeless & has a drinking problem.
Oh! A MC club Wants to kill her, too! She meets Bard who is a drunk & a hermit, but the sexiest man she has ever met. No surprise they meet in a bar.
- Day One by Lauren Runow <— WENT LIVE YESTERDAY (EARLYBIRD!!) Nancy found us this one!!
Nancy: Here is a Novella by Lauren Runow. It is a timely book just released with a love story during the quarantine!!
PARANORMAL/FANTASY/SCI-FI/DYSTOPIAN NEW RELEASES:
- Semi-Psychic Life: A Paranormal Women’s Fiction Novel (Glimmer Lake Book 2) by Elizabeth Hunter <— ELIZABETH ALERT!! SHE’S GOT A SUDDEN “ABILITY” “…Valerie Costa was pretty sure she was rocking her forties. She had an amazing coffee shop, two cool teenagers, and a new superpower that gave her insight into any random object she touched. Okay, she wasn’t thrilled about that last one. Ever since Val and her two best friends had driven their car off the edge and into Glimmer Lake the year before, Val has struggled with her new abilities…“
- The Lasaran (Aldebarian Alliance Book 1) by Dianne Duvall
- A Friend in Need (Gift of the Ancients Book 3) by Bianca D’Arc
- Twisted Shifter (Alaska Alphas Book 2) by Tielle St. Clare and Aurora Shifters <— A WEEK IN ALASKA... “…Aurora viewing in Alaska is too good to pass up, even if it means Bree has to spend it with her ex-boyfriend turned friend. Wedge can sometimes be a drag and his friends are a little weird—they never go outside during the day!–but the aurora is amazing. So is the sexy tour guide. He’s the perfect man for a wicked vacation fling… Except Davin and Wedge both have major secrets and Bree’s not sure she’s going to survive the big reveal…”
- War Bound (Elven Alliance Book 2) by Tara Grayce
- Maddox: The Boundarylands Omegaverse: M/F Alpha Omega Romance by Callie Rhodes
- North Bound: A SciFi Cyborg Romance (Cyborg Space Exploration Book 5) by Cynthia Sax
- Bruin: An Alpha Bear Shifter MC Romance (New Law MC Book 2) by Hope Ford
- Like a Laird to a Flame (Irvines of Drum Book 2) by Mia Pride
- Wasteland Treasure (The Deviant Future Book 2) by Eve Langlais <— DYSTOPIAN ALERT!! “…In a Deviant Future, the world has been reshaped. Humanity has been changed. Yet despite it all, one thing does survive—love. A dystopian, action and adventure romance for ADULTS from New York Times, bestselling author, Eve Langlais...”
- Academy Of Beasts VIII: Shifter Romance by Becca Fanning
- Midnight Redemption: Vampire Romance Series for Adults (Bonded By Blood Vampire Chronicles Book 6) by Arial Burnz
- Lucifer’s Emblem: A Paranormal Academy Romance (Celestial Academy Book 1) by Sarah Biglow and Molly Zenk
- If It Bleeds by Stephen King <— STEPHEN KING’S LATEST!!!! YES PLEASE!!! 😀 “…an extraordinary collection of four new and compelling novellas—Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, The Life of Chuck, Rat, and the title story If It Bleeds—each pulling you into intriguing and frightening places…”
CONTEMPORARY NEW RELEASES:
- Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier <— PSYCH-THRILLER ALERT!! Tasha found us this one!! Devastated after her young son goes missing… she finds out her husband is having an affair!!! OMG!!!!! “…She hires a P.I. to pick up where the police left off, but instead of finding Sebastian, she learns that Derek is having an affair with a younger woman. This discovery sparks Marin back to life. She’s lost her son; she’s not about to lose her husband, too. Kenzie is an enemy with a face, which means this is a problem Marin can fix…”
Tasha: Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier also released today. It’s a thriller. 🤗
Maryse: OMG THIS ONE SOUNDS FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC!!! I’m already fuming with her… and nervous as heck!! *claps*
- Girl Gone Viral: A Novel (Modern Love Book 2) by Alisha Rai <— SHE’S RECLUSIVE AND THROWN RIGHT INTO THE SPOTLIGHT!! “…One minute, Katrina King’s enjoying an innocent conversation with a random guy at a coffee shop; the next, a stranger has live-tweeted the entire encounter with a romantic meet-cute spin and #CafeBae has the world swooning. Going viral isn’t easy for anyone, but Katrina has painstakingly built a private world for herself, far from her traumatic past. Besides, everyone has it all wrong…that #CafeBae bro? He isn’t the man she’s hungry for. …With the internet on the hunt for the identity of #CuteCafeGirl, Jas Singh, bodyguard and possessor of the most beautiful eyebrows Katrina’s ever seen, offers his family’s farm as a refuge…”
- Jacqueline’s Quest (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) (Project ROOT Book 4) by TL Reeve , Michele Ryan
- Secret Hearts (The Women of HEARTS Book 4) by Marci Bolden
- Betting on the Bull Rider (Elliotts of Montana Book 2) by Kaylie Newell
- When the Bough Breaks: Rose Gardner Investigations #6 by Denise Grover Swank <— SHE SUSPECTS HER EX-BROTHER-IN-LAW… “…For months, Rose has suspected her ex-brother-in-law, has a foot in the criminal world, and she’s equally sure her deceased sister had the evidence to prove it—evidence stolen days just days after Violet’s death. Those suspicions turn concrete when a body shows up near one of Mike’s construction sites, and the concrete cracks open wide when her niece and nephew go missing...”
- 11 Bodies Moving On (Body Movers) by Stephanie Bond
- She Loves Me (Harmony Pointe Book 3) by Melissa Foster
- Don’t Forget Me: Amnesia/Medical/Billionaire Romance (It’s Complicated Book 2) by Maggie Cole
- Shake You – An enemies to lovers college bully romance (Boys of Trinity Hall Book 3) by MV Ellis <— BULLY BOOK ALERT! “..Psst…want to know a secret? It’s big, it’s bad, it’s ugly. And I don’t think I can keep it. If I tell and you find out. Your wrath, you will heap it. The tide will turn, you will learn. And now you shall reap it. I know who you are. I know what you did. Will I keep it to myself . Or will I lift the lid…”
- Get Bucked (The Valentine Boys Book 4) by Lani Lynn Vale <— LANI LYNN VALE ALERT!! “…Waylynn has watched Darby Valentine from afar for a very long time. She’s witnessed the changes in him and knows the only reason he’s so mean is to protect the man that lies within. A battered, injured soul that deserves more than what he’s received. Even his own family takes him for granted. She’s made it her new mission in life to prove to everyone that Darby isn’t the bad guy…”
- The Prince’s Tutor (Royal Scandals: San Rimini Book 3) by Nicole Burnham <— The author says: “It’s a My Fair Lady story in reverse and a lot of fun to write.”
- Third a Kiss (GODDESS ISLES Book 3) by Pepper Winters <— PEPPER WINTERS ALERT!! “…An elixir given to a monster. A goddess running for her life. An ending neither of them can survive…”
- Savage Love (Savage Trilogy Book 3) by Lisa Renee Jones <— LISA RENEE JONES TRILOGY CONCLUSION ALERT!!
- Justice For Angie (Police and Fire: Operation Alpha) (Counterstrike Book 2) by Cara Carnes
- Operation Bailey Babies: A Bailey Series Novella by Piper Rayne
- A SEAL for Candace (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) (Fighting for Home Book 1) by Julia Bright
- ‘Til The Last Lyric (Life of Debauchery Duet Book 2) by M Robinson <— DUET CONCLUSION ALERT!! ROCK STAR ROMANCE! “...There was a little girl who believed in fairy tales and happily ever afters. Hoping. Praying. Waiting…. For her prince to come. Together they’d conquer the world. Slaying dragons, demons, and villains. Until her Prince Charming let his demons prevail...”
- Ryker (The Mavericks Book 6) by Dale Mayer
- New Beginnings on Whisling Island (Whisling Island series Book 2) by Julia Clemens
- Killian (Heartlands Motorcycle Club Book 3) by Olivia T. Turner
- Ryder: An MC Romance (Outlaw Souls Book 1) by Hope Stone
- The Billionaire’s Seduction (The Billionaire’s Temptation Book 1) by J. S. Cooper <— THE JERK IN THE ELEVATOR... “...I thought I hit the lottery… I interviewed for a job, but because of my name, they mistook me for someone else. So instead of being a receptionist, I was hired as an executive working under Harry Green, the CEO of the company. And as luck would have it, he was away on business, so I had time to learn all the skills I needed. Then I met a jerk in the elevator…”
- Guarding Forever (Police and Fire Operation Alpha) by C.M. Steele
- Justice for Hildie (Police and Fire: Operation Alpha) (San Antonio First Responders Book 4) by Reina Torres
- In Other Words, Love: A Second Chance Romance from Hallmark Publishing by Shirley Jump
- First Comes Scandal: A Bridgerton Prequel by Julia Quinn <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE ALERT!! “…As the fourth son of an earl, Nicholas Rokesby is prepared to chart his own course. He has a life in Edinburgh, where he’s close to completing his medical studies, and he has no time—or interest—to find a wife. But when he discovers that Georgie Bridgerton—his literal girl-next-door—is facing ruin, he knows what he must do…”
- Fighting for His Lady by Christi Caldwell <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE ALERT!! “…***This short novel, previously released as part of The Dukes of Vauxhall collection, is being made available for the first time ever, as a standalone novel. It features enhanced scenes and brand-new content…”
- A Highlander to Have and to Hold: Scottish Historical Romance (Brides of Scotland Book 2) by Tammy Andresen
- Shielding Evanleigh (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) (Team Cerberus Book 7) by Melissa Kay Clarke
- Rescued by River (Police and Fire: Operation Alpha) by Aspen Drake
- Axel: Royal Bastards MC – Flagstaff Chapter (Book 1) by M. Merin <— HE BRANDED HER… “...Even after she was taken. Tormented by her captors. Our paths were never meant to cross, just like the secrets of her past were not supposed to be exposed. By some miracle, she’s returned to me and I brand her immediately…”
- His Curvy Treat (Book Boyfriends Wanted 3) by Mary E Thompson
- Batter of Wits: An Enemies to Lovers Small Town Romance (Donner Bakery Book 5) by Karla Sorensen <— THEY HATE EACH OTHER… “…The complications between them are endless, but that doesn’t stop her definitely not love-at-first-sight feelings from changing into something else entirely. Grace and Tucker are about to learn the hard way that in Green Valley, hating someone has never tasted so sweet…”
- Big Ben (See No Evil Trilogy Book 1) by Nana Malone <— SHE TURNED HIM INTO A THIEF… “...She was never supposed to cross my path. She was never supposed to know about the Currency of Secrets or the Oaths of Blood. But like a thief in the night, she stole my soul even if she wasn’t mine to possess. As a member of the Elite, I live by simple tenets. A gentleman above all. Private matters stay private. Secrets whispered are never revealed. Enemies and friends are of the same coin. And power is king…”
- The Fallon Brothers: Kinney by Esther E. Schmidt
- Cove’s Blind Date Blows Up (Hot Hunks Steamy Romance Collection Book 3) by Jen Talty
- Rock Me Slower (Licks Of Leather Book 3) by Jenna Jacob <— THEY HAVE TO TOUR TOGETHER... “...Mia Harris didn’t curl up and die when Ozzy Page chose his career over their love. Like her namesake, she rose from the ashes and reinvented herself as Phoenix, the sultry-voiced siren taking the male-dominated rock scene by storm. But when her personal life goes to hell, their mutual agent blindsides Mia with the news that she and Ozzy will be touring together for six long, close-quarter months...”
- The Spinster Diaries: A Novel by Gina Fattore
- The Renegade (Rebel Hearts Book 1) by Lily Baldwin
- Protecting Esme (Police and Fire: Operation Alpha) (To Have and To Hold Book 1) by Josie Kerr
- The Wedding War by Liz Talley <— BEST FRIENDS TURNED ENEMIES ALERT!! “…their friends-4ever promises were shattered when an explosive secret was revealed at Mel’s wedding, a secret that destroyed her family. The two haven’t spoken for the past twenty-some-odd years, and they’d be happy if they never crossed paths again. But now Mel’s daughter and Teeny’s son have fallen in love—and announced their engagement. Which means the two women must tolerate one another and play nice long enough to plan their children’s dream wedding...”
- Tumbleweed Temptation (Hearts of Broken Wheel Book 2) by MJ Fredrick
- Reckless Conduct: A Cabrini Law Novel by Parker St. John
- Fallen Ember (Hill City Heroes Book 4) by Rachel Blake
- The Play of His Life by Amy Aislin <— M/M ROMANCE ALERT!!! “...The last person Christian wants to run into on a visit home to spend time with his mom over the holidays is his former best friend-turned-lover-turned-ex. But there Riley is, in all his tall, chiseled, blondness. The same guy who walked out on him six years ago, breaking his heart in the process. Who knew he’s still in love with the jerk? Two years ago, Riley was injured out of the NHL, but he’s got his own bakery now and a quiet life selling quiches and cupcakes to his customers. Then Christian unexpectedly walks back into his life, forcing Riley to question his choices.…”
- Charlie Sunshine (Close Proximity Book 2) by Lily Morton <— M/M ROMANCE ALERT!!!
- Everything We Left Unsaid (Wild Hearts Book 2) by Ashley Cade
- One in a Million (Love at First Sight Book 4) by Poppy Parkes <— OLDER MAN/YOUNGER WOMAN ALERT! “…Emmy Romano is convinced that love isn’t right for her. After all the rocky relationships she’s seen come through her counseling business, she’s all too happy to walk away from the pain that always seems to come hand-in-hand with love. That is, until she meets Oliver Lewis, a secret millionaire lawyer two decades her senior who thinks she’s everything he’s been waiting for and didn’t know it…”
- Deuces Wild by Lori Foster
- Winning Her (Perfect Stats Book 1) by Amber Malloy
- Dirty Empire by K.D Clark
- The Business of Lovers: A Novel by Eric Jerome Dickey <— BROTHERS UNLUCKY IN LOVE “...Unlike their younger brother, André, whose star as a comedian is rising, neither Dwayne nor Brick Duquesne is having luck with his career—and they’re unluckier still in love. Former child star Dwayne has just been fired from his latest acting role and barely has enough money to get by after paying child support to his spiteful former lover, while Brick struggles to return to his uninspiring white-collar job after suffering the dual blows of a health emergency and a nasty breakup with the woman he still loves. Neither brother is looking to get entangled with a woman anytime soon, but love—and lust—has a way of twisting the best-laid plans...”
- Pretty Things: A Novel by Janelle Brown <— PSYCH-THRILLER ALERT!!! Ooooooh YES!! One is a famous heiress instagrammer & the other is a con-artist… “…Vanessa retreats to her family’s sprawling mountain estate, Stonehaven: a mansion of dark secrets not just from Vanessa’s past, but from that of a lost and troubled girl named Nina. Nina’s, Vanessa’s, and Lachlan’s paths collide here, on the cold shores of Lake Tahoe, where their intertwined lives give way to a winter of aspiration and desire, duplicity and revenge. This dazzling, twisty, mesmerizing novel showcases acclaimed author Janelle Brown at her best, as two brilliant, damaged women try to survive the greatest game of deceit and destruction they will ever play…”
PREORDERS (going live soon!!! 😀 )
- Third Life by Noelle Adams – April 22nd 2020
- By a Thread: A Grumpy Boss Romantic Comedy by Lucy Score – April 22nd 2020
- PS It’s Always Been You: Part 2: A Second Chance Romance (PS: It’s Always Been You) by Lauren Blakely – April 24th 2020
- The Wedding Dress: A Novel by Danielle Steel – April 28th 2020
- He Started It by Samantha Downing – April 28th 2020
- Can’t Fight The Moonlight (Whisper Lake Book 3) by Barbara Freethy – April 28th 2020
- Rafe: An Arizona Vengeance Novella by Sawyer Bennett – April 28th 2020
- Have You Seen Me?: A Novel of Suspense by Kate White – April 28th 2020
- Deep in the Alaskan Woods (An Alaska Wild Novel Book 1) by Karen Harper – April 28th 2020
- Infinite Us by Eden Butler – April 28th 2020
- Where the Lost Wander: A Novel by Amy Harmon – April 28th 2020
- Pawn (The Pawn Duet, Book Two) : A King Series Spinoff by T.M. Frazier – April 28th 2020
- The Hating Season: An Enemies-to-Lovers Romance by K.A. Linde – April 28th 2020
- The Impassioned Choice (Etherya’s Earth Book 5) by Rebecca Hefner – April 28th 2020
- Take Me Apart: A Novel by Sara Sligar – April 28th 2020
- Have You Seen Me?: A Novel of Suspense by Kate White – April 28th 2020
- The King and the Quirky by Heather Siegel – April 29th 2020
- #RedTeam Attack: A techno thriller (Darknet series Book 2) by SJ Grey – April 29th 2020
- Artful Lies (The Hunt Legacy Duology Book 1) by Jodi Ellen Malpas – April 30th 2020
- Truth Game: Ocean Bay #3 by Chloe Walsh – April 30th 2020
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Thanks for including THE PRINCE’S TUTOR, Maryse! It’s a My Fair Lady story in reverse and a lot of fun to write.
Oh I love that little tidbit, Nicole!! Thank you for letting us know!! 😀
Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier also released today. It’s a thriller. 🤗
YAY!!! I’m adding it. 😀
I put the audio book on hold at the library a few weeks ago and I’m next in line. Supposed to get it any day and I can’t wait!
Can’t wait to hear what you think!
Happy National Chocolate Covered Cashews Day! 🙂
And a Happy Tuesday book day!…what an awesome lineup this week.
Big Ben looks fantastic & definitely first up on my TBR list. Book cover…
Others I’ve been waiting for…Savage Love #3 (Lisa Renee Jones) & Third a Kiss (Goddess Isle) (Pepper Winters).
Also checking out North Star, She Loves Me & One in a Million by Poppy Parkes (great author name…think I’ll look at her other books too).
Day One looks…interesting…love during a quarantine?…hmm, not sure.
Thanks as always Maryse!
P.S. omg, who thinks up all these national days? 🙂 Btw, it’s also National Library Workers Day…l second that one!
Oops…forgot to mention I finished Detained by Ainslie Paton, Aussie author. Really loved it!
First chapters – Mystery Guy & female reporter stuck in a Shanghai airport detention room – clever & hot. Characters “real”, dialogue tight – kind of book I like. Also, story unusual & set in China & AUS. Bit too long at end but I wanted to read it in one shot. Love finding books that punch their weight above their GR rating.
This was one of Ann’s “personal 5-star lose all track of time and reality books.”
So I’m 3 for 3 on the “read 3 TBR before other books challenge.” 🙂 You Deserve Each Other was the third.
Ooooh YES I LOVE feedback!!! I’ll add this to the Friday list. 😀
Cool!
New Lucy Score coming out in a couple of days: By A Thread: A Grumpy Boss romcom. I like the grumpy boss trope.
I’m going to try One in a Million. I’m not a fan of love at first sight, but the older man-younger woman is another trope that works for me sometimes. Besides, I like the cover of One in a Million. Actually, I much prefer that kind of cover to the brightly coloured graphic style that’s becoming popular lately. Call me old-fashioned (Ok, so I am LOL) but I’m not a fan of that newer style cover, like Girl Gone Viral. The book might be great, but I would never pick it up just from looking at that cover. Ugh.
The Witch Elm intrigues me and I might try it too. MichelleS’s rec makes it sound so good.
YAY!!! I’m adding it in right now, Jan! Thank you for letting me know. 😀
I didn’t see that By A Thread was about a grumpy boss…one of my favourite tropes as well…on my TBR. I also don’t like the new covers. Thanks Jan!
For anyone who likes book adaptations, I just saw Maryse’s FB post about Pretty Things by Janelle Brown, and when I went to add it to my tbr on GR, I saw that one of my friends had posted that Nicole Kidman is going to produce and star in the book’s adaptation as a streaming Amazon series
OOOOOH YAY!!!! I love that!! Though I’m going to read it first. 🙂
Thank you for that news, Nay!
Me too, Maryse!
I can’t stand to watch anything before I read it. I’m down to 4 weeks on my library hold for Hidden Bodies and then I’ll finally be able to watch season 2 of You on Netflix!
I need to make a list of all the books I need to read before I accidentally watch the movie or series adaptation. Hey! Do you have a list with book adaptations?
That’s a FREAKING GREAT IDEA! I’ll start on this list next!! 😀
Opened this message from Emily Mayer on Goodreads this morning. A ray of sunshine!
About “Everything Girl”
Me: Hi Emily, Loved loved loved your book. Well written, quirky characters, and great book boyfriend…loved the Montana setting. Good job pacing the slow burn between Jack and Evelyn. A gem. Hoping you’re thinking about writing a sequel about Ben. Fantastic character – came alive with his wit, charm and “manwhore struggles.” Just begging to be written! What do you think? Thanks!
Emily Mayer Hi Mony! I’m so sorry it’s taken me 5 months to respond to your question. I am new to this whole thing and wasn’t aware there was a question/answer situation here 🤦🏻♀️. Thank you so much for your kind words! It’s still hard for me to believe people actually read Everything Girl, let alone enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it! I took a detour for book #2, but I am spending my quarantine with Ben! I couldn’t agree with you more. He definitely needed his own story. I am already a little bit in love with his story and can’t wait to share it with you!
To another reader: “still hoping for a May release date” 🙂
Oh that’s awesome!!!! I’m not very good at Goodreads either, so I totally believe her.
Did you all get the notice about the free kindle books for read the world day, or something? There are 2 I’m looking at.
WHATTTTTT??? Nope. Lemme check my “promotions” folder in my gmail. A ton of stuff ends up in there.
It was from Kindle Crossings or something. A list of free translated books from around the world. I took 2, lol. But it looks like their are many for kindle unlimited.
I wonder how good the translations are. I’m not sure if the publisher is having them translated or Amazon. 🤷♀️
Also across different platforms including Kindle is selling the first manga in many series for .99 cents. I hadn’t realized so many of these were on KU too.
Oh, I got one of those! I don’t even remember what it was now. I meant to post here about it and I forgot.
Okay I’m so far really enjoying the latest N.N. Britt book. It’s the first from her that I’ve read and I love her writing style. Flows wonderfully from thoughts to conversations. Nothing cringeworthy and I am feeling butterflies!
I love when that happens!
So glad you’re loving it, Maryse! Her writing really is phenomenal.
You can tell she puts a lot of work into her craft. Reminds me of another author we have hanging around here somewhere…
Nay I started it yesterday and I’m already 60% in and LOVING IT. I’m devouring it ’cause it’s totally exciting, and nerve-racking and butterfly inducing and BEST OF ALL!!!??? It’s entirely from her POV so I CAN STAY focused, and I can feel all the feels.
THANK YOU TO THIS AUTHOR. While I can and have enjoyed books from multiple POVs, only one POV hooks me so much more (not just in ease of reading, but I forget I’m not the main character and feel everything she or he is feeling too).
THIS IS the kind of romance book I love. This writing, the flow, this anxiety, this potential love triangle (and the pining for one, and the unrequited love for the other)… and not knowing what’s going on because I AM HER.
It’s not even that unique (yet) from most of the rock star stories I’ve loved… same principle and stress but this one is written in a way that I don’t even care and I’m so excited about what’s about to happen.
I’d DNF a whole lot less if I could read books, that READ like this one does.
I’m with Nay! So glad you’re enjoying it!
I’m partial to single POV too, even though I’m trying out dual for my current book. It felt like the right thing to do for this one, but it’s a b!%ch to keep straight!
Oh wow, putting this on the top of my tbr!
Also…
I wonder if her names starts with an R… 😉
Oui!
Moi? ❤❤❤
Toi! 😀
I’m listening to Little Secrets. I’m at 20% and so far, so good!!
I think you would really like this one Maryse!
YESSSS!! I know I would. Totally my thing…
Still reading One Moment Please. Still working and seeing patients. Still working on my house. Still eating chocolate and drinking… :>
🤣🤣
I’ve been eating so much sugar and drinking so much coffee.
Hmm. Maybe that’s why I’m not sleeping?
I have been eating 95% dark chocolate and coconut and OMG who knew dark chocolate was SOUR when it hasn’t been sweetened.
Kind of… yuck. LOL!!
That said… I’m still eating it because chocolate.
I was eating “sugar free” dark chocolate, thinking it’s great I can have chocolate without all the sugar. Unfortunately, it did not agree with my stomach. Stevia is not a good thing…
Have to put the NN Britt book on my tbr next list.
I’m nearly halfway through Beach Read. Would be more if it weren’t for my full house 😏 So far, still enjoying it, but it is different than I thought it would be. I was expecting a lot of back and forth, enemies to lovers kind of thing. There’s not really much of a rivalry, per se, but still on board.