HAPPY TUESDAY NEW RELEASE DAY!! We have 70 on today’s list!!! And… I highlighted a bunch that sound SO good to me. And…
MY BLURB JOLTS: Where I Left Her: A Novel by Amber Garza (psych-thriller!! She left her daughter at her friend’s house to stay overnight, and when she went back to pick her up, and older couple said she was at the wrong house. Eeeeeeep!!) The Marionettes (she’s a witch and hoping to be picked to serve the vampires – she thought her spot was guaranteed but…) The Highland Fling (she starts over by taking a job in Scotland, and then meets the uninterested handyman) and I Hate, I Bake, and I Don’t Date!: A Romantic Comedy (OMG this one sounds hilarious!! He fired her and then she gets a new job but… “I hope my new boss will be less of a buzzkill than the last. Except guess who is waiting for me when I show up in the lobby of a swanky office building. That’s right, Mr. Grumpy Boss himself. Beck is appalled that I’m back in his life. Again...” <— LOL!!! 😂
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TODAY’S BLASTS FROM OUR BOOK PAST!
- 6 years ago, I reviewed this one!! And included a reaction video. 😉 Book Review – Before We Were Strangers: A Love Story by Renée Carlino
- 7 years ago, this super-dark book made me CRAZY!!! I lost it (and it’s in the review): Book Review – The Tied Man by Tabitha McGowan
- 8 years ago, THIS BOOK MADE US ALL NUTS!! It prompted an entire trope list and we still love and struggle with it! Book Review – Arsen by Mia Asher
- 9 years ago, this angsty rock star book had us!! Book Review – The Mighty Storm by Samantha Towle
- 9 years ago, this paranormal , brooding alien series had me obsessed with it right to the very end! Book Review – Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- 10 years ago, I interviewed one of my original-indie favorites! Behind the Books – Interview With Author Jessica Park
- 10 years ago, this celebrity romance had us swooooooning HARD! Book Review – Love Unscripted by Tina Reber
READER RECOMMENDATIONS & BARGAIN FINDS:
- Taken by Skye Warren <— SKY WARREN TRILOGY BUNDLE!! “…A breathless dangerous romance between… – An ex-military man who believes he has no honor left, and – A reclusive author on a mission to save her sister This is the complete Diamonds trilogy in one collection. Kidnapped. Stolen. Taken. I’m thrown into a cell in a French prison. But I’m not alone. There’s someone in here with me. Someone more dangerous than the men who brought me here…”
- The Werewolf Society Box Set by Lisa Renee Jones
- Into Temptation: Books 7-9 (Deliver Box Set Book 3) by Pam Godwin
- Colony: Holiday: The Complete Series by Demelza Carlton
- Hearts in Darkness Collection (Hearts in Darkness Duet) by Laura Kaye <— LAURA KAYE DUET BUNDLE & I LOVED THIS ONE SO HARD!!!! “...This beloved, bestselling series has it all! Scorching hot chemistry. Achingly heartfelt emotion. Strangers-to-lovers, forced proximity, and opposites attract goodness. And, with “one of the most beloved couples in romance,” Caden Grayson and Makenna James will stay with you long after the last page! Plus, a brand-new story and a never-before-published epilogue. All in one gorgeous edition!” P.S. Here are my reviews of both: Book Review – Hearts in Darkness and Book Review – Love in the Light
Lori: Hearts In Darkness was my first book from Laura Kaye and I’m hooked ♡
Brooke: I looooooooooved Hearts in Darkness! Loooooooove Laura Kaye!
Amanda S: I loved Hearts in Darkness so much!! …I love the intense connection they built in such a short amount of time.
Lisa: YAY!! How exciting! I remember that Hearts in darkness was the first purchase I made on my new Kindle and now there’s a second part!! Woot! Woot! 😀
PARANORMAL/FANTASY/SCI-FI/DYSTOPIAN NEW RELEASES:
- The Bone Scroll: Elemental Legacy Book Five (Elemental Legacy Novels 5) by Elizabeth Hunter <— ELIZABETH HUNTER ALERT!! “…Finding it could cost them everything. Wielding it could mean their end. It’s a secret lost in time, a myth among immortals, a relic of such power that vampires around the world have quietly harbored the hope that it doesn’t really exist. It’s a mystery that Tenzin and Ben cannot resist…”
- Wolf’s Princess: Wardens of the Otherworlds by Cassie Lockharte
- Nanny For The Alien Primal: A SciFi Romance (Mates of the Precursors Book 1) by Athena Storm
- Mist Rising (Mist and Mirrors Book 1) by Eve Langlais
- Bond of Destiny: A Demonica Novella by Larissa Ione <— LARISSA IONE ALERT!! HE’S AFRAID TO TRUST… “…Stacey Markham has had it bad for Tracker since the day her best friend, Jillian, was forced to hold his unbreakable slave bond. At first, the fact that he’s a werewolf seemed weird to Stacey, but hey, her best friend was married to one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, so weird is definitely a matter of perspective. Stacey knows the depths of Tracker’s trauma, and she longs to help him even as he helps her, but breaking through his walls isn’t easy. And it only gets harder when the only blood family he has, the pack that gave him away, lays claim to him…and everything he loves...”
- Big Bad Bear’s Bride (Widowed Omega Mates Book 5) by Maia Starr
- Never Look Back (Paranormal Circus Book 1) by Catherine Lievens
- Of Earth and Air (Heir of Blood and Fire Book 3) by Cameo Renae <— THE TWO MEN SHE LOVES MOST… “...Prince Roehl holds Calla’s fragile heart in his cruel hands. In a wicked twist of fate, Roehl captures the two men Calla loves most. By his command, she will come to him in Aquaris… or both will be put to death. It may be a fatal mistake, but that’s the risk Calla is willing to make...”
- Rogue Wolf: A Pulse-pounding Wolf Shifter Romance (SWAT Book 12) by Paige Tyler
- Academy Of Beasts XXXII: Reverse Harem Shifter Romance by Becca Fanning
- Shadow Tainted: A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance (Arcane Arts Academy Book 4) by Elena Lawson
- The Marionettes by Katie Wismer <— WITCHES SWORN TO SERVE VAMPIRES!! “...Valerie Darkmore’s entire life has been building up to this moment—her initiation into the Marionettes, the prestigious league of witches sworn to serve the vampires. As one of the last remaining blood witches, her spot is almost guaranteed. At least, so she’d thought...”
CONTEMPORARY NEW RELEASES:
- Where I Left Her: A Novel by Amber Garza <— PSYCH-THRILLER!! “…Whitney had some misgivings when she dropped her increasingly moody teenage daughter, Amelia, off at Lauren’s house. She’d never met the parents, and usually she’d go in, but Amelia clearly wasn’t going to let something so humiliating happen, so instead Whitney waved to her daughter before pulling away from the little house with the roses in front. But when she goes back the next day, an elderly couple answers the door—Amelia and Lauren aren’t there, and this couple swears they never were, that she’s at the wrong house...”
- Hidden: An Exciting Novel of Suspense (A Lost and Found Novel Book 1) by Fern Michaels <— DOMESTIC THRILLER! “…At first glance, few would guess that Luna and Cullan Bodman are siblings. Cullan is efficient and serious while his younger sister Luna is a free spirit. When the two launch their furniture restoration shop/café – an offshoot of the family’s longtime antique business – in an up-and-coming arts center, little do they know their unique talents may be their only defense in a matter of life and death. When Luna gets a strange sense about a piece Cullan just acquired, the two find themselves uniting to solve a mystery that has far-reaching consequences…”
- Bombshell: A Hell’s Belles Novel by Sarah MacLean <— SARAH MACLEAN HISTORICAL ROMANCE!! “…After years of living as London’s brightest scandal, Lady Sesily Talbot has embraced the reputation and the freedom that comes with the title. No one looks twice when she lures a gentleman into the dark gardens beyond a Mayfair ballroom…and no one realizes those trysts are not what they seem. No one, that is, but Caleb Calhoun, who has spent years trying not to notice his best friend’s beautiful, brash, brilliant sister...”
- A Duke Worth Fighting For (Isle of Synne Book 3) by Christina Britton <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE!
- Deflecting the Duke (Dukes Done Wrong Book 2) by Alexa Aston <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE!
- Taming the Scot (Scots of Honor Book 3) by Eliza Knight <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE!
- Impassioned (The Phoenix Club Book 3) by Darcy Burke <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE!
- The Scoundrel’s Daughter (The Brides of Bellaire Gardens Book 1) by Anne Gracie <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE!
- Death Can Be Habit-Forming: Another John Pickett Mystery (John Pickett Mysteries Book 11) by Sheri Cobb South <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE!
- I’m Only Wicked with You: The Palace of Rogues by Julie Anne Long <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE!
- Hitched To The Gunslinger by Michelle McLean <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE!
- Along Came a Lady (All the Duke’s Sins Book 1) by Christi Caldwell <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE! SHE HAS TO TAME HIM! “...Edwina Dalrymple has never failed a charge. She’s quite adept at successfully transforming young women of the gentry and daughters of newly minted lords to take their place in society. Taming a bastard son of a duke will be child’s play, plus this job promises to enhance her reputation within the ton. All she has to do is fetch the wayward Rafe and groom him to be presentable to Polite Society. As the tenacious teacher and her domineering, stubborn, refuses-to-be-taught pupil engage in a fiery battle of wills, their chemistry ignites…”
- When You Wish Upon a Duke (Awakened by a Kiss Book 2) by Charis Michaels <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE!
- Finding Home (The Long Road Home Book 3) by Abbie Zanders
- Tactical Takeover (Brotherhood Protectors Colorado Book 4) by Elle James
- Tell Me You Want Me by Willow Winters <— HE’S THE NEW CEO!! “...I stop at nothing once I’ve decided I’m taking something. And then she showed up… full of spitfire just for me, the man she’s decided is her worst enemy. Like I said, I stop at nothing once I’ve decided I’m taking something. This pretty little thing just moved to the top of my “must acquire” list...”
- Forever Thrown: Forever Bluegrass #16 by Kathleen Brooks
- A Country Affair by Debbie Macomber
- Maple Leaf Harvest (Mystic Creek Book 7) by Catherine Anderson
- Stronger Than You Know: A Novel (The McKenzies of Ridge Trail Book 2) by Lori Foster
- Loving a Landon (The Barrington Billionaires Book 11) by Ruth Cardello
- The Highland Fling by Meghan Quinn <— MEGHAN QUINN’S LATEST!! THE UNWELCOMING, BROODING HANDYMAN!! “…Freshly fired from her third job in a row, Bonnie St. James has lost her way. So when she and her best friend stumble upon a “help wanted” post to run a coffee shop in the Scottish Highlands, they apply on a whim. Who knows? Maybe traveling to a new place is just what she needs to figure out her next move. When the friends arrive in the tiny idyllic town of Corsekelly, they instantly fall for the gorgeous Highland landscape and friendly townspeople. But Bonnie finds a less-than-warm welcome in Rowan MacGregor, the rugged local handyman…”
- SEAL’s Redemption (Alpha SEALs Coronado Book 6) by Makenna Jameison
- Saving Danger (Red Stone Security Series Book 17) by Katie Reus
- Primal Fury (Primal Howlers MC Book 5) by Piper Davenport
- You May Kiss the Groomsman (Meet Me at the Altar Book 3) by Samantha Chase <— MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE BETWEEN BEST FRIENDS!! “...When Josie Sullivan agrees to marry her friend Tyler, it’s just so he’ll get a promotion at work. That’s what friends do, right? But what should have been a quick, quiet affair starts to look like the real thing when his family shows up in the middle of the “proposal.” Now, it’s no longer a quick stop at the courthouse during a lunch break, but a full-blown wedding and there’s nothing Josie can do to stop it...”
- True Love Cowboy: A McGraths Novel (McGrath, 3) by Jennifer Ryan
- Magical Twilights: A Blueberry Beach Novel (Blueberry Beach Book 7) by Jessie Gussman
- Deadly Cargo (Alaska K-9 Unit Book 5) by Jodie Bailey
- I Hate, I Bake, and I Don’t Date!: A Romantic Comedy by Alina Jacobs <— HE FIRED HER!! “...Beck Svensson fired me right before rent was due and in the middle of a rainstorm. That’s why he’s at the top of my hate list, along with pickles, people who steal other people’s lunches out of the office fridge, and trying to fold a fitted sheet. But you know what? It’s fine—totally fine. It’s freedom! I could do anything! I could start a bakery or farm the mushrooms growing in my soggy apartment carpet. Or I could just show up at the temp office at hate o’clock in the morning for a new assistant job. I hope my new boss will be less of a buzzkill than the last. Except guess who is waiting for me when I show up in the lobby of a swanky office building. That’s right, Mr. Grumpy Boss himself. Beck is appalled that I’m back in his life. Again...”
- Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Wealthy Widow (Marty Hudson Mysteries Book 3) by Gemma Halliday and Kelly Rey
- Uncharted: A Scorching Hot Forced Proximity Romance (Survival Instincts Book 2) by Adriana Anders
- Mystery Man Secret (Daddies and Babies Book 3) by Lauren Wood
- Faceless (Pike, Wisconsin Book 2) by Alexandra Ivy <— ALEXANDRA IVY THRILLER ALERT!! “…A masked robber, a gunshot, an endless nightmare left in its wake. Wynter Moore was just four years old when she witnessed the murder of her mother. For twenty-five years she’s tried to blunt the trauma with ambition. Yet each year, she shuts down her popular Iowa restaurant to return to her small hometown of Pike, Wisconsin, to grieve. Only this time, her visit will be marked by new danger and shocking discoveries about the past—and about her mother...”
- The Stepbrother: Red’s Tavern, Book 5 by Raleigh Ruebins
- Convincing the Cowboy Billionaire: A Chappell Brothers Novel (Bluegrass Ranch Book 8) by Emmy Eugene
- Nowhere to Hide (Nowhere to Ride Book 2) by Andrew Grey
- Danger Zone (Delta Force Echo: An Iniquus Action Adventure Romance Book 2) by Fiona Quinn
- Just One Week (Castleton Hearts Book 2) by Chelsea M. Cameron <— F/F ROMANCE!! “…She’s not going to think about the fact that the girl she’s going to pick up, Natalie Johnson, was her best friend when they were kids, until Natalie decided she’d rather hang with the cool kids and abandoned Em. Not that she’s still holding a grudge or anything.
All she has to do is manage to get through one week with Natalie, and then never think about her again, but those plans go out the window when she sees Natalie and feels something more intense than her anger at the past: lust...” - All-In (Titans Sin City Book 3) by Sierra Cartwright
- Blind Fold (The Technicians Series Book 7) by Olivia Gaines
- Montana Ever After: The Wildes of Birch Bay Book 8 (BONUS story) by Kim Law
- Summer Wish by Jill Sanders <— THE INJURED COP & THE DOCTOR!! “…Dr. Lea Val has no time for cocky cops who continuously put themselves in harm’s way. She’s been trying to open her own practice and still find time to help her friends out at the swanky adult summer camp. Everything was going great until tall, tan, and sexy decided to turn her life upside down…”
- Bleed For Me (Royal Bastards MC Savannah, Ga Chapter Book 3) by Erin Trejo
- Hidden in the Keys (Longboat Key Book 3) (Longboat Key Island) by Sage Parker
- A Hero for Olena (Delta Force Hawaii Book 4) by Reina Torres
- Fall: Rise & Fall Duet Book 2 (Shaken 4) by Grahame Claire
- Meant to Be My Cowboy (Wranglers of Wyoming Book 3) by R.C. Ryan
- Ruined Sinner by Becker Gray <— SHE HATES HIM!! “…There is a fine line between duty and desire. I’m not just any girl, I’m a princess. When my family begs me to get engaged to save the family name, I’m trapped with no way out. In a panic, I blurt out the ultimate lie and create myself a fake boyfriend. Which means I need someone to foot the bill immediately. The problem? The only person willing to help me is the one person I never want to see again: the careless, heartless, hot-as-Hellfire playboy himself...”
- Defiance and Dedication (Untouchable Book 9) by Heather Long
- Wicked Master: A Dark Mafia Romance (Brutal Reign Book 4) by Sasha Leone
- Bruiser (Hot Heroes Book 1) by Alexis Ashlie
- Custom Love (Fast & Fury Book 3) by Chantal Fernando <— SERIES CONCLUSION!!! “...The thrilling conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Chantal Fernando’s Fast & Fury series, fully loaded with intense emotions and edge-of-your-seat suspense...”
- King (Western Smokejumpers Book 2) by Tess Oliver
- A Cold Hard Truth by Kate Hawthorne
- Married To The Enemy: A Forbidden Billionaire Romance (Haven Isle Book 1) by L.A. Pepper
- In Too Deep by Elyse Riggs
- Corrupt by Yolanda Olson and Abigail Davies
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- Hidden: An Exciting Novel of Suspense (A Lost and Found Novel Book 1) by Fern Michaels
- Where I Left Her: A Novel by Amber Garza
- Bombshell: A Hell’s Belles Novel by Sarah MacLean
- A Country Affair by Debbie Macomber
- The Highland Fling by Meghan Quinn
- Stronger Than You Know: A Novel (The McKenzies of Ridge Trail Book 2) by Lori Foster
- Along Came a Lady (All the Duke’s Sins Book 1) by Christi Caldwell
- I’m Only Wicked with You: The Palace of Rogues by Julie Anne Long
- True Love Cowboy: A McGraths Novel (McGrath, 3) by Jennifer Ryan
- The Scoundrel’s Daughter (The Brides of Bellaire Gardens Book 1) by Anne Gracie
- Bond of Destiny: A Demonica Novella by Larissa Ione
- Taming the Scot (Scots of Honor Book 3) by Eliza Knight
- When You Wish Upon a Duke (Awakened by a Kiss Book 2) by Charis Michaels
- Mist Rising (Mist and Mirrors Book 1) by Eve Langlais
- Custom Love (Fast & Fury Book 3) by Chantal Fernando
PREORDERS (going live soon!!! 😀 )
- The Casanova (The Miles High Club Book 3) by T L Swan – August 26th 2021
- Having Rosenfeld (Rosenfeld Duet Book 2) by Leighann Hart – August 28th 2021
- There Was an Old Woman by June Summers – August 30th 2021
- Suicide Season (House of Von Aster Book 1) by Yolanda Olson – August 30th 2021
- True Dead (Jane Yellowrock Book 14) by Faith Hunter – August 31st 2021
- Breaking Badger (The Honey Badger Chronicles Book 4) by Shelly Laurenston – August 31st 2021
- The Royals Next Door by Karina Halle – August 31st 2021
- The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang – August 31st 2021
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I’m definitely going to read the new Julie Anne Long historical romance, I’m Only Wicked With You. I like her writing, and I’ve enjoyed the other books in this series.
Hmm, missed that one Jan. Thanks. I really enjoyed her Pennyroyal series…a fave HR writer. Sounds like another good series…
Might be a good time to report on some recent HR reads…
Black Silk by Judith Ivory 5★
It’s hard to describe this one. Complex & well-developed characters, unusual relationships, seduction & sensuality, some elegant story meanderings. And I just loved it…
Lord Carew’s Bride by Mary Balogh 4-4.5★
A wonderful beauty & the beast romance. Independent Samantha Newman wanders onto the property of reclusive Marquess of Carew, striking a friendship while mistaking him for a landscape designer.
The Rules Of Seduction by Madeline Hunter- 4★
A beautiful slow burn romance between powerful seductive Hayden Rothwell and lovely Alexia Welbourne, who suddenly finds herself penniless.
Devil in Disguise (Ravenels) by Lisa Kleypas 3-3.5★
A sweet romance story between Merritt Sterling, a smart capable business woman, and Keir MacRae, a charming Scottish distiller – who faces mysterious danger once he arrives in London.
I love your mini reviews, Mony!!! I’ll be posting these. 😀
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