HAPPY TUESDAY NEW RELEASE DAY!! I’m still working on the list as we speak and have a couple more hours to go, so keep checking back. π
Donβt forget to check out:
- Monday Early Bird Book Releases β 08-02-2021Β <—yesterday’s including a NEW ONE by Abbi Glines!!! π
- Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations β 07-30-2021Β <— A HUGE reader recommendations list!
- Reader QuestionsΒ <— Latest questions that still need to be solved. π
- ALSO!!!! CHECK OUT my TikTok. Tee hee!! This is kind of fun!! I’m officially on there and hope to upload fun bookish things each day.
TODAYβS BLASTS FROM OUR BOOK PAST!
- 1 year ago, everyone was going CRAZY for this complete series! Kate Stewart β The Ravenhood Trilogy Reading Order
- 5 years ago, this became one of my most favorite Colleen Hoover books! Book Review β It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
- 6 years ago, these were Kat’s favorites! Reader Favorites β Katβs Top Favorite Books List:
- 6 years ago, we were in the mood for this list! Recommended Post Apocalyptic (doesnβt have to be zombie!) books to devourβ¦Β
- 6 years ago, we were also in the mood for this trope: Recommendations for books about one night stands or relationships that resulted in a pregnancy that the Hero never knew aboutβ¦
- 7 years ago, I paid tribute to THIS awesome author! The Ultimate βCara McKenna Is Awesome!!β book list.
- 8 years ago, I reviewed this one! Book Review β Damaged and the Beast by Bijou Hunter
- 9 years ago, I reviewed this super-duper-dark one! Book Review β Tender Mercies by Kitty Thomas
- 11 years ago, I watched this horror movie! Movie Review β Let the Right One In β A Film by Tomas Alfredson
- 11 years ago, I got a kick out of this one! Book Review β My Sister is a Werewolf by Kathy Love
- 12 years ago,Β I 4.5 STAR LOVED this one! Book Review β Tall, Dark & Hungry by Lynsay Sands
- 12 years ago, I 4.5 STAR LOVED this one, too! Book Review β Dark Desire by Christine Feehan
READER RECOMMENDATIONS & BARGAIN FINDS:
- Power Play Series Boxset: The Complete Series Books 1-5 by Kennedy L. Mitchell <— SERIES BUNDLE SUPER-BARGAIN! “…Includes FIVE full-length novels: Power Games, Power Twist, Power Switch, Power Surge, and Power Term…”
- Long Harbor City: A Steamy M/M Romance Box Set by Inge Mayhem <— M/M ROMANCE SERIES BUNDLE!! “…Escape into the Long Harbor City Series, a spin-off from the Wild Heart Series. Get all five books for the price of one in this hotter-than-you-can-handle bundle!…”
- Sweet Alchemy: An Explosive Paranormal Romance Collection by Jamie K. Schmidt <— SERIES BOOK BUNDLE!! “…In this 5-book collection you will fly on an airship with lusty pirates, experience a ghost story whose love story surpasses time and place, ride with a masked bandit who uses her magic for good and hides her identity from her true love. Here will be dragons seeking their fated mate, as well as a mage who is hiding in her chocolate shop, but love finds her anyway...”
PARANORMAL/FANTASY/SCI-FI/DYSTOPIAN NEW RELEASES:
- Gods & Monsters (Serpent & Dove Book 3)Β by Shelby Mahurin
- A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee <— WITCHES!! “…Dallowayβs occult lore is everywhere, and the new girl wonβt let Felicity forget it.Β But when the past begins to invade on the present, Felicity needs to decide where she stands. The soil under her feet is bloody with Dallowayβs history. But so is the present. Is it Dallowayβor is it her?…”
- Lies of the Blood Moon (New World Shifters Book 2) by Nina Walker and Kimberly Loth
- Knocking on Helen’s Door (Grim Dating Book 4) by Eve Langlais
- Engineering Fate: A SciFi Alien Romance (Outer Limits Quadrant Book 1) by Alexis B. Osborne
- A Dragonbird in the Fern by Laura Rueckert
CONTEMPORARY NEW RELEASES:
- Winning With Him (Men of Summer Book 2) by Lauren Blakely <— LAUREN BLAKELY M/M ROMANCE ALERT!! “…Winning with Him is book two in the utterly addictive Men of Summer series, and should be read following Scoring With Him. This romance between two professional athletes spans five epic years…”
- Home to Stay (The Long Road Home Book 2) by Maryann Jordan
- Sail Away (Palmetto Island Book 4) by Ashley Farley
- Because You’re Mine (The Gallaghers) by Layla Hagen
- Claiming Menace: Ruthless Sinners MC by L. Wilder
- The Woods Are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins <— HORROR/THRILLER!! “…Best friends Neena and Josie spent high school as outsiders, but at least they had each other. Now, with college and a two-thousand-mile separation looming on the horizon, they have one last chance to be togetherβa three-day hike deep into the woods of the Pisgah National Forest.Β Simmering tensions lead to a detour off the trail and straight into a waking nightmare β¦ and then into something far worse. Something that will test them in horrifying ways…”
- Heroic Measures (Blackbridge Security Book 6) by Marie James
- Taken Hard (The Hard Boys Book 2) by Sam Crescent
- Monkey Around by Jadie Jang
- Fable of Happiness: Book Two by Pepper Winters <— PEPPER WINTERS!!! MUST BE READ IN ORDER! “…Strange how the villain of a story can so easily become the victim.Β Utter lunacy to think the captive might now become the caregiver.Β Gemma has a decision to make.Β Her life or his.Β Follow her heart, even when itβs screaming at her to run?Β Or turn her back on the man who could become her everything?“
- Say Goodbye (Sacramento Series, The Book 3) by Karen Rose
- Dark Roads: A Novel by Chevy Stevens
- The Singing Trees: A Novel by Boo Walker
- Singe (Men of Inked: Heatwave Book 8) by Chelle Bliss <— CHELLE BLISS!!! FAKE RELATIONSHIP!! “…Arlo King is not Carmelloβs usual type. Sheβs a bookworm who doesnβt give herself away easy. But sheβs the perfect woman to help reform the serial womanizer, even though she has commitment issues of her own. Quickly, their fake relationship goes from slow-burn to scorching hot from the very first touch…”
- Hostile Intent (Danger Never Sleeps Book #4) by Lynette Eason
- Playing with Words (Boggy Creek Valley Book 2) by Kelly Elliott
- Chains: RBMC: Ankeny IA by Kristine Allen
- Live and Let Grow by Penny Reid <— PENNY REID ALERT!!! THEY’VE BEEN BEST FRIENDS FOR YEARS!! “...She babysits his apartment and plethora of houseplants when he’s traveling, and they share breakfast together every day he’s in town. Alice wasn’t always in love with Milo, but the feeling has grown, and when Milo returns from his latest globe-trotting adventure, Alice decides it’s time to spill the seeds…”
- Forgiven Justice (Cowboy Justice Association Book 14) by Olivia Jaymes
- Cooper’s Choice: A Christian Romantic Suspense (Smoky Mountain Secrets Book 4) by Laura Scott
- Redemption Road (A Small Town Mystery Romance) by Amanda McKinney
- Sidequest for Love by L.H. Cosway <— L.H. COSWAY ALERT!! WE LOVE HER!! “…Being an avid online gamer, Afric Oβ Connor loves a challenge. Helping Neil Durant reveal himself to the girl heβs been catfishing makes for the perfect sidequest. Besides, itβs not like she isnβt getting something in return. Neil has a head for numbers and Africβs finances are a mess. Itβs the perfect exchange. She assists him with his love life, and he sorts out her accounts...”
- Lucius: An Acquisition Novel by Celia Aaron
- If the Shoe Fits: A Meant to be Novel by Julie Murphy
- Passionate Obsession by D.M. Mortier
- The Hate Date: A Romantic Comedy by Alina Jacobs
- So We Meet Again: A Novel by Suzanne Park <— HER NEMESIS HELPS HER! “...After moving back home to Tennessee to live with her loving but meddling mother and father, she runs into her childhood nemesisβgolden child Daniel Choiβat the local Asian grocery store. The smart, charming lawyer appears to have it all…while Jessie has nothing. Jess begrudgingly accepts Danielβs help to relaunch her long abandoned Korean cooking YouTube channel...”
- Deadly Love (The Deadly Series Book 1) by Erin Trejo
- Mr. August: a firefighter, curvy woman short instalove romance (The Firefighters Calendar Book 8) by Kate Tilney
- Just a Positive Pregnancy Test (Justa Family Rom Com Book 4) by London Casey
- The Dating Dare: A Novel Jayci Lee <— SHE DOESN’T WANT TO DATE ANYONE!! “…when Seth Kim, temptation personified and her best friendβs new brother-in-law walks into her life, Tara might be willing to bend her golden ruleβ¦but only for four datesβthe four dates she agreed to after a few good rounds of beer and a game of truth or dare. Itβll be fun. No biggie. Β Seth Kim canβt believe Tara agreed to his dating dare…”
- Deadly Love (The Deadly Series Book 1) by Erin Trejo
- Mr. August: a firefighter, curvy woman short instalove romance (The Firefighters Calendar Book 8) by Kate Tilney
- Beyond These War-Torn Lands (Wounded Hearts Book 1) by Cynthia Roemer
- Defenseless: A Stand-Alone College Sports Romance by Amy Jarecki <— SHE’S HIS TUTOR!! “…Strait-laced accounting major, Vivian Ellis, hasnβt watched a complete game of football in her life. And when she receives her tutoring assignment, the last student she expected was Cade. Not only has the football star earned a reputation as the best looking heart-breaker on campus, his recent trial has made him notorious…”
- Revenge: Riot Kings of Coeur d’Alene by Gypsy Reed
- The Bright Side of Brooding: A Sweet Military Romance (The OCONUS Bonus Series Book 4) by Claire Cain
- Under the Bayou Moon: A Novel by Valerie Fraser Luesse <— SHE’S THE NEW TEACHER IN TOWN “…Acclimating to a whole new world, Ellie meets a lonely but intriguing Cajun fisherman named Raphe who introduces her to the legendary white alligator that haunts these waters. Raphe and Ellie have barely found their way to each other when a huge bounty is offered for the elusive gator, bringing about a shocking turn of events that will test their love and their will to right a terrible wrong…”
- Rebel Rage MC Rocker by Addy Archer
- The Mismatch: A Novel by Sara Jafari
- The Hate Date: A Romantic Comedy by Alina Jacobs <— THEY ARE BOTH TALL & HATE EACH OTHER! “…At first glance (an upward glance because he was TALL!) Greg Svensson seemed perfect.Β Six-feet-five of solid muscle with washboard abs and a tower with his name on it, Greg was a guy my parents would actually begrudgingly admire.Β I had our future all planned out.Β Until he opened his mouth.Β It was hate at first sight.Β The only thing we have in common is that weβre both tall…”
- Salvation: A Navy SEAL, Hometown Hero, Happily Ever After Novel (Bonds of Brotherhood Book 2) by Nicole Morgan
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- Winning With Him (Men of Summer Book 2) by Lauren Blakely
- Monkey Around by Jadie Jang
- A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
- Fable of Happiness: Book Two by Pepper Winters
- Say Goodbye (Sacramento Series, The Book 3) by Karen Rose
- Singe (Men of Inked: Heatwave Book 8) by Chelle Bliss
- The Singing Trees: A Novel by Boo Walker
- Hostile Intent (Danger Never Sleeps Book #4) by Lynette Eason
- Live and Let Grow by Penny Reid
- If the Shoe Fits: A Meant to be Novel by Julie Murphy
- So We Meet Again: A Novel by Suzanne Park
- Heroic Measures (Blackbridge Security Book 6) by Marie James
- Knocking on Helen’s Door (Grim Dating Book 4) by Eve Langlais
- The Dating Dare: A Novel Jayci Lee
- Under the Bayou Moon: A Novel by Valerie Fraser Luesse
- The Mismatch: A Novel by Sara Jafari
PREORDERS (going live soon!!! π )
- Cul-de-sac: A Novel by Joy Fielding β August 10th 2021
- Viral by Robin Cook β August 17th 2021
- Complications: A Novel by Danielle Steel β August 17th 2021
- The King of Faerie (Stariel Book 4) by AJ Lancaster β August 19th 2021
- Game Changer (Field Party) by Abbi Glines β August 24th 2021
- Where I Left Her: A Novel by Amber Garza β August 24th 2021
- Winning With Him (Men of Summer Duet Book 2) by Lauren Blakely β August 27th 2021
- There Was an Old Woman by June Summers β August 30th 2021
- True Dead (Jane Yellowrock Book 14) by Faith Hunter β August 31st 2021
- Breaking Badger (The Honey Badger Chronicles Book 4) by Shelly Laurenston β August 31st 2021
- The Royals Next Door by Karina Halle β August 31st 2021
- The Heart PrincipleΒ by Helen Hoang
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Some reads.
Travis by Mia Sheridan. I really liked this book. Travis & Haven were unique, endearing characters. Great banter & lines. A slow burn romance with subtle evolution of the MCs as they seek love, healing & redemption. Some of the secondary characters were a hoot. Once again, great writing by Mia Sheridan. 4β
The Spark by Vi Keeland. My group read buddies loved this one but somehow it wasn’t a match for me. Thought the characters were good though…
A Good Day for Chardonnay by Darynda Jones. A great read. A continuation of a key mystery set out in book #1, A Bad Day for Sunshine. Lots of banter, some charming kooky town characters, new crimes and mysteries. Sunshine continues to be awesome as the town sheriff. We get to see much more of Levi, a great hottie in the book & Sunshineβs love. 4β
Thanks to JulieO for her great comments on Monday about how we dealt with closed hair salons during covid. Agree with Mona – inspirational. Puts things in perspective…
Maryse your blog is mentioned on the newest ep of Fated Mates. Your cheating list. Except they are saying “Mary.” Your also linked in the show notes.
Oh wow!!! Do you have a link to the episode? That would be fun to hear!! π
https://open.spotify.com/episode/79a7RCvfmCR2cKte6o2iwF?si=Tu8hMXgETWSF8ztbiiYx4Q&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1
It’s a really interesting conversation actually.
Thank you!!! I’ll listen to it tonight while I work on tomorrow’s post.
Okay I listened to it… and once they started questioning how hard it was to find these books, I realized they didn’t delve deep enough on my blog.
That was just one list. Had they clicked on the “infidelity” tag or the “cheating” tag on that list, they would have had an up to date (even very recent books from this year included) listed in the category.
They were wondering since that list was from 2015 that maybe infidelity in books wasn’t a seller today since they couldn’t find anything more recent like this list, but it’s actually one of my most popular “key word searches” on my blog, and one of my most popular categories. But they WERE right that it is the very much the “indies” that explore that…
It is something that doesn’t seem to have made the leap to the traditional publications.
I remember how popular it seemed at one point with the indie books and had wondered if the calls for “safe books” was in response to that, but it seems like it must still be a popular trop. Maybe more niche.
They had that slight mention of book blogs not being as popular as before and itade me a little sad. But thinking about it I guess it doesn’t seem like their are as many or as many maybe staying consistently up to date. I used to read so many and now it is here and SBTB on the regular.
Yeah… it did seem sad to say that.
I think it’s because bloggers are using Facebook pages and groups to post about books or hobbies (actually I should say Social Media pages altogether). Which makes sense because social media is where everyone is. I use both (especially Facebook), but my “book home” and all my real book content and life, is here.
And Google scours this page – my blog as well as other actual “blogs” and websites – for relevant stuff that is searched on Google. My entire book history… is right here on these pages. So I will never stray from it.
Also… I think you’re right about the safe books call.
So many of us used to deep-dive into untraditional romance with glee and abandon (super dark reads or cheating or contemporaries with super bossy heroes, and even antiheroes).
It seemed to be accepted in historical and even in paranormal, but when it comes to contemporary settings, it’s a slippery slope, and I agree that things have changed significantly – at least in way of categorizing these books and including warnings – which I think is fine. Somebody who would be triggered by some of these stories definitely needs to know right off the bat that this might not be for them.
Like I CANNOT STAND a hero that is physically violent against a woman. I’ve stopped reading those altogether and have DNF’d some very popular ones over the recent few years. That kind of betrayal kills me.
Alright. Because of that Fated Mates episode I bought a book (well KU) called Run Posy Run. I just opened it and started reading it blind besides of what was said about the heroine in that ep. I didn’t read the blurb or anything and now I’m already 42% in and reading it like π²π± and popping gummy candy.
OMG I LOVE gummy candy!!! And I’m so glad you’re loving the books you’re picking up! π
Ooooh I just saw the cover of your book, bev, and I’m going to be honest.. I didn’t think this was your type of book so much anymore. Tee hee! I LOVE IT. I’m so going to feature that cover on the Friday Finds. HOT!!!!
π€£ I completely read it just based on the description of something the heroine does and the title which ties into that. The hero was not (really really not) what I was expecting.
can’t wait for your review of the Ravenhood trilogy Maryse…
Your tiktok game is killing it.
LOL!!!!
I think you should include your blasts from the pasts on Tuesday tiktok. At least one blast from the past
Liz I may have missed this comment and just saw it now and I think you’re absolutely right. What a GREAT idea. I have a “TikTok Ideas” list and I’m putting this on there. π I need to get re-started on that.
FLT: Sheβd left him two years, seven months ago, exactly.
— The Day of The Duchess by Sarah Maclean
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Real knowledge is to know the extent of oneβs ignorance.
βConfucius
My mother was a Confucius woman when she needed some motivational words.
Sidetracked (Mindf*ck series) by S.T. Abby (a C.M. Owens pen name)
Loving & binging on this series.