HAPPY TUESDAY NEW RELEASE DAY!! We have some pretty great releases to choose from and I definitely felt some blurb jolts! Especially that country music star one that ghosts her and now she’s pregnant! Eeeeeeeep!!
BLURB JOLTS & STAND-OUTS!! Chasing Home: The Owens (Plain Daisy Ranch Book 6) by Piper Rayne (she meets a famous country star backstage, and he ghosts her after one night & now she’s pregnant!), In a Second (Friendship, RI Book 3) by Kate Canterbary (<— Acting like his fake fiancé for his dying mother!!), Broody Brit by Naima Simone (temporary roommates and he’s grumpy!), The Christmas Trap: Snowed-In Billionaire Holiday Romance (The Davenports Book 7) by L. Steele (marriage of convenience with a Billionaire after her ex dumps her publicly!), Depraved Devotion (Villains & Vices Book 1) by Morgan Bridges (DARK romance! Her patient is a psychopath and stalking her!!)
Don’t forget to check out:
- 14 Monday Early Bird Book Releases – 12-08-2025 <— yesterday’s includes Layla Hagen & Maya Alden!!
- Reader Recommendation by Margie – Two unrequited love & betrayal books by Raegan Salander! <— these sound so good!
- Reader Question – The book about the former mean girl that got her teacher fired because of her lies… <—- Oooooooh!!!!
- Rachel Reid – Game Changers Series Reading Order <— this series is rocking the Amazon charts right now!
- Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 12-04-2025 <— Did you miss it?
- Reader Questions <— NEW ONES!!!! ALL of ’em! Our latest, solved and unsolved! I LOVE THESE ’cause it introduces us to new books + we get to build mimi-lists of guesses in specific tropes. And you know me. I LOVE lists!!
Okay now… READER RECOMMENDATIONS & BARGAIN FINDS:
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➔➔ CONTEMPORARY JUST WENT LIVE:
In a Second (Friendship, RI Book 3) by Kate Canterbary <— SHE’S PLAYING HIS FAKE FIANCE!! “…The last time Audrey Saunders saw Jude Bellessi, he begged her to ditch her wedding and run off with him. She said no. In her defense, she was already in the dress. Years later—divorced and done with relationships—Audrey runs right into the one man she never managed to forget. Except Jude isn’t the rebellious bad boy she remembers. Now Jude’s an aerospace engineer, a fiercely protective single dad…and, apparently, her fiancé. At least that’s the story he spun for his sick mother. When Jude asks her to play along for the summer, Audrey knows better. She really does. But unfinished business is a powerful thing—and so is the pull of the boy who once held her whole heart...”
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Bed Chemistry: A Novel by Elizabeth Mckenzie <— FAKE COUPLE FOR A SLEEP STUDY! “…When Ashleigh is fired from her job without notice, she signs up to participate in a month-long sleep study, which will pay her enough to cover rent while she job hunts. It seems easy enough—until she walks into the clinic and finds herself staring right into the gorgeous eyes of Xander Miller, the only man to have ever tempted her to abandon her no relationships rule. When Xander and Ashleigh realize the study is only looking for couples, they agree to pretend to be together—which means sleeping in the same bed every night for the next few weeks...”
The Wild Card: A Novel by Carolyn Brown <— POKER PLAYER IN A SMALL TOWN “…Professional poker player Carla Wilson’s luck runs dry in Tucson, leaving her with nothing but an SUV running on fumes and a deed to the Tumbleweed Bus Stop and Diner in small-town Texas. Her plan to sell the café and move on seems simple enough—until she meets the motherly cook who rules the kitchen with an iron skillet and the sunny waitress who treats her like a sister. Then there’s Jackson Armstrong. The ex-military heir of a wealthy oil family has green eyes that make Carla forget her cards and a smile that suggests he’s playing for keeps. With a pair of matchmaking senior citizens and the café’s morning regulars cheering from the sidelines, Carla’s wandering soul begins to feel at home…”
Audrey Lane Stirs the Pot (Winner Bakes All Book 3) by Alexis Hall <— F/F ROMANCE!! “…Audrey Lane is perfectly fine. Really. So what if she left her high-powered job as a Very Important Journalist—and her even higher-powered long-term girlfriend—to live a quiet life as a reporter for the second-biggest newspaper in Shropshire? And so what if she keeps hearing that same higher-powered long-term now-ex-girlfriend in her head night and day, constantly judging just how small Audrey’s allowed her life to become? She’s fine. She’s happy. She’s perfectly within her groove...”
Chasing Home: The Owens (Plain Daisy Ranch Book 6) by Piper Rayne <— HE GHOSTED HER & NOW SHE’S PREGNANT “…It was straight out of a rom-com—until two pink lines changed everything. Zander Shaw is country music’s hottest star. So, when he singled me out of a packed arena and had me pulled backstage, I should’ve known I wasn’t his forever. One signed NDA later, I was sneaking onto his tour bus, wrapped up in his world, and him. But it ended before it really started when he ghosted me. Then he shows up on my family’s ranch to film his new music video, a surprise to us both. Now I’m his appointed tour guide around the ranch, stuck sharing all my favorite places with the man who carelessly discarded me…”
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The Christmas Trap: Snowed-In Billionaire Holiday Romance (The Davenports Book 7) by L. Steele <— MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE WITH A GRUMPY BILLIONAIRE WHEN HER EX DUMPS HER! “…One grumpy, emotionally unavailable billionaire CEO. One spirited, overworked assistant with an ex to outshine. One marriage of convenience that’s supposed to be all business… until a Christmas blizzard traps us together. My boss walked in on me getting dumped. So naturally, he asked me to marry him, in front of my ex. I should’ve been humiliated. Instead, I said yes. Brody Davenport, cold, calculating, frustratingly gorgeous, is about to become my husband. Not for real, of course. He needs a wife to unlock his trust fund. I need a fake husband to make my ex regret ever letting me go…”
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Love Letters for Other People by Shaylin Gandhi <— SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE!! “…An emotionally gripping page-turner about heartbreak, old secrets, and second chances—with an unexpected Cyrano twist. For fans of Lucy Score and Mia Sheridan. When mathematician Aubrey MacLean’s career implodes, she has no choice but to return to her rural Indiana hometown, at least temporarily. But small towns have long memories, and so does she, especially when it comes to Nick Thacker, the boy who broke her heart. Nick’s life is routine: long shifts at the steel mill, plus a side business writing love letters for other people. It’s enough to numb his regrets—until his first love returns, stirring up a past he thought he’d buried...”
Broody Brit by Naima Simone <— TEMPORARY ROOMMATES! “...Not only am I your temporary roommate but I’m a chatty nurse from Providence with an impeccable bedside manner and secrets. You’re a broody, commitment-phobe sculptor from England who communicates in grunts and single syllables. Not to mention, you’re returning home in several weeks. And yet, from the moment you dragged me for being a Swiftie, I’ve wanted to climb you like my personal jungle gym. There’s no future for us. I’m not even sure I like you half the time. But that doesn’t stop me from hungering for those same hands that bend and shape metal to bend and shape me. So in all my drunken glory, I guess what I’m trying to say is if you want me, I’m yours…”
The World at Home: A Novel by Ginny Kubitz Moyer <— WARTIME COMING OF AGE STORY! “...She pours her energy into dressmaking and volunteers for the war effort by dancing with servicemen at the USO. But Irene’s life is transformed when she designs a gown for Cynthia Burke, the socialite whose new marriage to Max, a handsome Chicago businessman, is the talk of the Nob Hill elite. As Irene is drawn into the Burkes’ glamorous, troubled orbit, and as she becomes absorbed in making costumes for the first American performance of a ballet called The Nutcracker, she finds herself on the threshold of exhilarating, perilous new worlds . . . and the most surprising discoveries of all will be the ones about herself...”
After the End: A Novel by Barbara Abel <— PSYCH-THRILLER!! “…With her vivacious teenage daughter and eight-year-old son in tow, she moves into half of a cozy two-family house in a tranquil suburb and goes to work as a teacher’s aide. Being a working single mother is a challenge, and Nora is grateful when her new next-door neighbor, Tiphaine Geniot, offers to watch the kids. The arrangement thrills Nora’s daughter, who has begun a mutual flirtation with Tiphaine’s fifteen-year-old son, Milo. But Nora doesn’t know that the Geniots are a disturbed couple whose lives were destroyed by a devastating loss. She also doesn’t know a tragic secret about Milo that is also connected to her new house...”
Far from the A-List: A Novel by Stephanie Burns <— CHILD STAR TRYING TO FIND HERSELF!! “…a former child star struggles to figure out who she is beyond the characters she’s played—on television and in relationships. Former child star Michaela Turner is ready for her next big role—she just doesn’t know what it is yet. As someone whose days were once filled with bright lights, never-ending rehearsals, and adoring fans from around the world, Michaela now struggles to define herself beyond the glitz and glamour of her past. She tries hard to stay out of the tabloids, but fading into the background isn’t quite as easy as it sounds. Not when her manipulative momager, Caroline, is dead set on launching her daughter’s big comeback, no matter how many old wounds it tears open. And especially not when Michaela’s attempts at “normal” relationships fail spectacularly at every turn, from the toxic ex she can’t seem to escape to the nice guy she wishes she could see a future with. As her mother’s demands grow more draining and her love life takes hit after hit, she learns a few hard truths about the significance of self-worth and the beauty of letting go…”
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The Birdwatcher by Jacquelyn Mitchard <— HER BEST FRIEND UNCOVERS THE TRUTH “…From New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard comes a page-turning drama that explores the beauty of female friendship; the relationship between money, power, and sex; and the very human desire to protect the ones we love most. When she is convicted of a double murder, Felicity Wild, a brilliant grad student turned high-priced escort, declares, “I may not be innocent, but I’m innocent of this.” Reenie Bigelow never doubted it. A jury may have given Felicity a life sentence, but Reenie knows that her childhood best friend is not capable of murder. And so Reenie, a journalist, decides to use her deep connections to Felicity’s past to unravel the truth…”
Spasm (A Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery Novel Book 15) by Robin Cook <— MEDICAL THRILLER “…When Laurie Montgomery temporarily steps down from her position as Chief Medical Examiner, she and Jack find themselves uncharacteristically free for a couple of weeks. And the timing couldn’t be better when they receive a call from Jack’s former medical school classmate, Robert Neilson, who is the sole family practitioner in Essex Falls, an idyllic town tucked away in New York State’s Adirondack Mountains. Serving also as the Hamilton County coroner, Dr. Neilson is in over his head trying to explain the sudden death of a young, healthy pest control worker on top of an outbreak of rapidly progressive Alzheimer’s-like cases, and he pleads with Jack and Laurie to come lend a professional hand. Unable to resist a good mystery and a vacation in one, Laurie and Jack agree to help and head upstate…”
Secrets You Can’t Keep (Vera Boyett Book 3) by Debra Webb <— SMALL TOWN MYSTERY!! “…From USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb comes crime analyst Vera Boyett’s next case—a triple homicide that tears a small town apart…and an accident that could do worse to her family. A cabin in the woods. Three dead, one in critical condition. Property owned by not just any Tennessee local, but one of the richest men in the country. Vera Boyett isn’t quite sure what it means. But that’s why Sheriff Gray “Bent” Benton called her: to figure it out. Criminal analysis is what she does best. Even when the town is in panicked shambles, even when the case is more delicate than most…and even when it’s not the only case on her plate…”
Reunion Cruise by Maria A. Palace <— PSYCH-THRILLER “...Margarita Kauzlaskas (a/k/a Margot), a beautiful immigrant girl from Lithuania, is determined to have it all, no matter who she has to use to get it. The result is a long list of enemies, including a jealous husband, a revengeful ex-wife, an obsessed girlfriend, and a star-crossed lover. After convincing her four best friends into taking a reunion cruise to Bermuda, on the night of the ship’s return to New York, a body is spotted going overboard. The next morning, Margot is nowhere to be found. Enter FBI Agent Richard Heller, whose early abandonment issues cause him to become obsessed with finding out what happened to the infamous femme fatale…”
➔➔ PARANORMAL/FANTASY/SCI-FI/DYSTOPIAN
Depraved Devotion (Villains & Vices Book 1) by Morgan Bridges <— HE’S OBSESSED WITH HER & STALKING HER! “...The Joker meets Pen Pal in this dark, forbidden romance where a criminal psychologist enters a game of cat and mouse with her serial killer patient. My patient is stalking me… and he’s a psychopath. I’ve dedicated my life to understanding the darkest corners of the human psyche, but nothing prepares me for him. Ghost. The man is a brilliant, ruthless serial killer who thrives on chaos. Just like his cult following enrapt by his brutality and beauty, he’s completely unhinged. And he’s obsessed with me. So when Ghost turns himself in and demands to speak to me, I’m forced to confront the beautiful monster sitting across the glass...”
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The Cursed Horde King (Hordes of the Elthika Book 2) by Zoey Draven <— SCI FI ROMANCE!! “…A bewitching spy. A ruthless king. A love that could ignite a war. Amaia has worked hard to make her family proud. As the star apprentice to the pyroki master in Dothik, she’s weeks away from inheriting her mentor’s coveted post. But when her desperate brother begs her to take his place in the Heartstone Accords, a diplomatic exchange with their rival nation, she agrees to the unthinkable. Her mission? Cross the sea to Grym, secure work at the dragon hatchery, and spy for the throne. But Grym is nothing like she imagined—and neither is its formidable king...”
Her Time Traveling Duke by Bryn Donovan <— TIME TRAVEL ROMANCE!! SHE ACCIDENTALLY PULLED HIM INTO OUR TIME! “…Magic meets science and sunshine meets grumpy when a love spell whisks a Regency-era duke to modern times. Rose Novak, a free-spirited museum employee who dabbles in magic, has had her share of disappointments. So when she tries a little spell for a romance with an “old-fashioned gentleman,” she doesn’t really expect it to work…especially literally. And yet, the duke from a painting she admired at the museum is now standing in her apartment, demanding to know who abducted him. A man of science and truth, Henry Leighton-Lyons, the Duke of Beresford, has searched tirelessly for a way to turn back time and be with his late wife again. Instead, just as he’s about to pose for his portrait, he’s ripped centuries forward by a feckless, scantily dressed—and utterly bewitching—woman who believes in nonsense like magical crystals and astrology. Unable to immediately reverse her spell, Rose vows to help Henry return to his own century...”
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Seeing Other People by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka <— THEY ARE BEING HAUNTED BY THEIR EXES!! “…Morgan is being ghosted by her ex. No, really. It’s sad Zach died and became a ghost. But Morgan and Zach only ever went on the one date, and now she’s being haunted by him. Zach has no desire to spend eternity with Morgan, but he can’t recall his past and doesn’t know how to move on. At a support group for humans and their haunters, Morgan and Zach run into Sawyer, whose fiancée-turned-ghost has started to fade. Unlike Morgan, Sawyer isn’t ready to part ways with his ghost. Although they face opposite issues, Morgan and Sawyer decide to work together to solve their problems…”
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➔➔ PREORDERS (coming soon!)
- A Witch For Mr. Bell (Witches of Christmas Grove Book 7) by Deanna Chase – December 15 2025
- Just a Little Desire (A Sterling Family Crossover Novel Book 2) by Carly Phillips & Erika Wilde – December 16 2025
- Truth and Tinsel: A Marriage In Crisis Romance by Maya Alden | Dec 17, 2025
- My First Mistake by Sadie Kincaid | Dec 18, 2025
- Shifted Fate: Book Four (Broken Luna Series 4) by Alicia S. Rivers – December 24 2025
- State of Preservation, A First Family Novel (First Family Series Book 10) by Marie Force – December 25 2025
- King of Corruption: Dark, Mafia, Steamy Romance (Kings of Las Vegas Book 4) by Tammy Andresen – December 26 2025
- Sweet Deception: A Forced Proximity Mafia Romance (Irish Kings Book 4) by Renee Parker – December 30 2025
- Bluebird Gold by Devney Perry – December 30 2025
- You Can Scream (A Laurel Snow Thriller) by Rebecca Zanetti – December 30 2025
- Code Blue (Sisterhood Book 37) by Fern Michaels – December 30 2025
- Wish (Men of Inked Sinners Book 4) by Chelle Bliss | Dec 30, 2025
- Darkening Truth (Black Onyx Academy) Book 4 by Nikita Parmenter – December 31 2025
- Damaged Mogul (The Billionaire Moguls) by Scarlett Avery – December 31 2025
- THE MOON RAVEN by Grace Draven – December 31 2025
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