MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE EVERYONE!!!! I’m super late with today’s list, but I’m on “Holiday time” right now, and decided to take my time with this one, savoring my delicious Christmas-y tasting coffee, while Christmas movies play, as I try to wake up from my minimal sleep. Go figure that I’m not 20-something anymore and able to handle mornings after a late night.
It wasn’t even a party late night either!! I went to see Star Wars last night – the latest show available having me home at 1:30am… That’s okay. I figured I could sleep in. But my dogs and my bird thought 6:45am was the time to start seizing the day, this morning. *sigh* Thanks guys. *eyeroll* Sooooo tired.
So bear with me while I put this list together. 😉
Also these deals are still on 😀 :
- ➔➔ 4 months of Amazon Unlimited Music for a super-bargain. AMAZING deal! “... This limited time offer provides on-demand, ad-free and unlimited access to 50 million songs on any device via the Amazon Music app...” <— I use my Echo to play mine.
- ➔➔ 3 months of Audible at a significant discount!! You can get in on this deal until December 31st!!
- ➔➔ Audible now has an “Escape” package membership (30 day free trial) (romance audiobooks!! this one is SO cool, and worth it – unlimited listening for all of the audiobooks in the program, and there are tons)!!
- ➔➔ Three months of Kindle Unlimited for a super-bargain!
And while you’re here, don’t forget to check out these (from the last 2 days):
- My Book Review – Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey <— huge recommendation and it had me on edge!
- Monday Early Bird Book Releases – 12-23-2019 <— yesterdays!
- Reader Favorites – Kim’s Top Five Books of 2019 List
- Reader Favorites – Steph N’s Best Books of 2019 List
AUDIOBOOK LVERS!
For those going on a road trip soon, or maybe you’ve got some projects that require both hands this weekend but still allows you to “listen”… check out the free audible trial + 2 free audiobooks deal
- AND! Here’s the fun-tool again! —> Find out which of YOUR Kindle books are available as audiobooks at a BARGAIN-PRICE! <— This thing is so cool (Amazon calls it “Matchmaker“)! It’s an Amazon feature, that scans all of your Kindle books and will list all of the ones you have that are also available as an audiobook at a discounted price (not normal audiobook prices). This way, you can switch back and forth, seamlessly between your ebooks and your audiobooks. VERY COOL!
- ➔➔ 3 months of Audible at a significant discount!! <— You can get in on this deal until December 31st!!
- ➔➔ Audible now has a “Romance” package membership (30 day free trial)– this one is SO cool, and worth it (unlimited listening for all of the audiobooks in the program, and there are tons)!!
- and…
- Trouble After Dark: A Gansett Island Novel by Marie Force
- Love Another Day: Masters and Mercenaries, Book 14 by Lexi Blake
- Love Bites: Thicker Than Water by Ann-Katrin Byrde
- One Apocalypse: Dark Side Series, Book 4 by Kristy Cunning
- The Night: Love in O’Leary, Book 5 by May Archer
- After the Crash: A Small Town Hearts Novel by Emma Alcott
- Amish Christmas Boxed Set by Becca Fisher
- Promises: Part 1: Bounty Hunters, Book 1 by A.E. Via
- Unspeakable Things Jess Lourey
READER RECOMMENDATIONS & BARGAIN FINDS:
- ➔➔ Three months of Kindle Unlimited for a super-bargain (seriously.) Not a member yet? This is for you!
- ➔➔ 4 months of Amazon Unlimited Music for a super-bargain. AMAZING deal! “... This limited time offer provides on-demand, ad-free and unlimited access to 50 million songs on any device via the Amazon Music app...” <— I use my Echo to play mine.
- All Souls Trilogy by <— SUPER-BARGAIN TRILOGY ALERT!! Kathy & Dawn found us this one!
Dawn: All Souls Trilogy box set is on sale on Amazon
K: Also, Deborah Harkness’ All Souls Trilogy is on sale …for all 3 books. I haven’t read it but thought I would give it a try at that price.
Michele G: Anyone else on here who has read A Discovery of Witches and the other books in the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness? I loved all three of them
- Drunk on Love by S.L. Scott <— SUPER-BARGAIN ALERT!! Nancy just found us this awesome deal!! 😀 “…Can a hot-as-sin millionaire bartender find love in the middle of a snowstorm? Get DRUNK ON LOVE at the special holiday price...”
- BADGE BUNNIES: The Full 5-Book Box Set <— SERIES BUNDLE ALERT!! Like men in uniform? 😉
PARANORMAL/FANTASY/SCI-FI/DYSTOPIAN NEW RELEASES:
- Wolf Unleashed (Wolves of Willow Bend Book 14) by Heather Long
- Claimed by the Horde King (Horde Kings of Dakkar Book 2) by Zoey Draven
- True Mates: Healing NeeCee by Zena Wynn
- Wicked Telepaths (Devoran Telepaths’ Academy Book 1) by Enid Titan
- Death Walks with Love: A holiday prequel by Clover Payne
- Savior: An Angel Romance by M. M. Wedin
CONTEMPORARY NEW RELEASES:
- Trouble After Dark: (A Gansett Island Novel) by Marie Force <— MARIE FORCE ALERT!! “…When Deacon talks Julia into taking off with him during her sister’s wedding, neither of them can know how that wild ride on his motorcycle will be the start of the most important journey either of them will ever take...”
- Weston’s Treasure (Gemini Group Book 3) by Riley Edwards
- The Duke’s Desire (12 Dukes of Christmas Book 8) by Erica Ridley <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE
- The Beastly Earl: A Steamy Scottish Historical Romance Novel (The Reckless Rockwoods Book 5) by Monica Burns <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE
- The Occupation: Loyalties are pushed to the limits in this powerful wartime saga by Deborah Swift <— HISTORICAL!! SHE’S MARRIES TO A GERMAN… “…When Nazi forces occupy Jersey in the English Channel Islands, Céline Huber, who is married to a German, must decide where her loyalty lies. Love for her island, and fear for her Jewish friend Rachel, soon propel her into a dangerous double life...”
- All I Want for Christmas Eve (Snowflake Creek Book 2) by Olivia Noble
- Love Me Always: A Willow Oaks Sweet Romance (A Willow Oaks Novel Book 4) by Melissa Crosby
- The Jock by Jaid Black
- A Perfect Match (#ISO Book 1) by Blaire Edens
- Quinn by Dawn Doyle <— OOOOH!!! SOUNDS TUMULTUOUS!! HE HATED EVERYONE THERE…”Hate meets resentment in this explosive story of revenge, justice, and falling in love… …When she walked through the door, her ‘screw-the-world’ attitude radiating from her, I knew she was exactly what I needed. When an unwanted advance had me coming to her rescue, I knew my plan would help us both. I just needed her to agree. And I couldn’t wait. A few weeks, that’s all I wanted, and Kinsley Jensen could go back to hating the world along with me…”
- Beyond Justice (The Asylum Fight Club Book 2) by Bianca Sommerland and Tibby Armstrong <— M/M ROMANCE ALERT!!
- A Winter Wedding at the Little Duck Pond Cafe (Little Duck Pond Cafe, Book 8): A heart-warming tale of love, family and friendship by Rosie Green
- Texas Reckless (Lone Star Book 3) by Gerry Bartlett
- So, That Got Weird: A Painfully Awkward Love Story (So Far, So Good Book 1) by Amelia Kingston <— SHE HIRES HIM TO BE HER *ahem*… TUTOR!! “…As the reigning campus sex god, he has the playboy act down pat. But underneath those six-pack abs beats a broken heart. He doesn’t trust people and he sure as hell doesn’t believe in love. The odd couple strike a deal. Four weeks of ‘tutoring’ for five thousand dollars...”
PREORDERS (going live soon!!! 😀 )
- Tall, Dark & Furious (A Pyte/Sentinel Novel Book 6) by R.L. Mathewson – December 26th 2019
- The Wives: A Novel by Tarryn Fisher – December 30th 2019 <— I READ AND 5-STAR LOVED THIS ONE SO HARD!!! Here’s my Book Review
- Good Girls Lieby J.T. Ellison – December 30th 2019
- The One for You (The Ones Who Got Away Book 4) by Roni Loren – December 31st 2019
- Sweet Agony (Angels Halo MC Next Gen Book 2) by Terri Anne Browning – December 31st 2019
- Mr. Nobody: A Novel by Catherine Steadman- January 7th 2020
- The Night Country: A Hazel Wood Novel (The Hazel Wood Book 2) – January 7th 2020
- A Heart So Fierce and Broken (The Cursebreaker Series) by Brigid Kemmerer – January 7th 2020
- Ruthless Knight (Royal Hearts Academy) by A. Jade – January 7th 2020
- Moral Compass: A Novel by Danielle Steel – January 7th 2020
- Scavenge The Stars by Tara Sim – January 7th 2020
- The Vanishing (Fogg Lake Book 1) by Jayne Ann Krentz – January 7th 2020
- Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children Book 5) by Seanan McGuire – January 7th 2020
- The Harder You Fall (Rixon Raiders Book 3) by L.A. Cotton – January 7th 2019
- Come Back for Me by Corinne Michaels – January 7th 2020
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Merry Christmas Maryse!!
Lauren Gilley’s Sons of Rome Book 4 Golden Eagle is out today for anybody waiting on it.
Yep! I got this one!
Merry Christmas!
Waiting for Good Girls Lie!! Today is my birthday. We still have a Christmas tonight, but it doesn’t feel as Christmasy cuz it’s my birthday.
Happy Birthday!!
Happy Birthday!
Wish you all the best and this new year filled with amazing stories and the time and energy to enjoy them.
Not my birthday, but oddly this year does not feel very Christmas like. But maybe starting the New Year quietly and purposefully is a good thing.
Happy Birthday!
Thanks everyone! I round up every year nearly as soon as I turn, so it’s always confusing when someone asks my age. 😂
I find that lots of things feel different every year and I think maybe it’s an age thing. I find it really hard to find the same level of joy in things that were once so exciting. Vacations, traveling, holidays. I don’t know how to explain it, but my Mom said it comes with age, so I’ll go with that. Christmas feels different to me this year too, but it felt different last year and the year before as well. Not in a bad way, just 🤷🏼♀️. It always felt consistently exciting growing up. Traditions were the same, family was the same. Everything looks different now, but somehow kind of the same. Late night ramblings from yours truly. Hope you understood that mumbo jumbo. Lol!!
Also, I blame a little on this fast paced world we live in now. It sucks the life outta ya. Simpler times were breezier and more enjoyable.
Happy birthday Tasha!!! A Christmas Eve BABY!!! So cool!
Happy belated birthday, Tasha!
Just saw this! Hope you had a great birthday!!
0.0 I now have the whole All Souls Trilogy on Kindle? Truly? For free? *happy dance*
Merry Christmas Eve! I got those last-minute “oops forgot” presents and am done for the season. Dude and I made Christmas cupcakes yesterday and today he made chocolate chip cookies with his Papa for Santa. Now I am gonna collapse for a few minutes and fall into a reread.
I can’t believe I’m still up so late. 4 hours of sleep last night and I’m praying I fall deep for a whole 8 hours so I can be energetic enough for tomorrow.
Go to sleep.
Santa doesnt come if you are awake to see it.
Just popping in to say Merry Christmas! 🎄I still have some presents to wrap and plenty of cooking to do, so I better get hopping!
Hope everyone has a wonderful day!
Merry Christmas to my favorite morning read. Thanks Maryse and all of you who post and share not only book blog info but life tidbits.
Merry Christmas book peeps! So grateful for all of you!
Happy belated Merry Christmas! 🙂 Was busy yesterday because Christmas. 🙂
Sad news though. One of my all-time favorite authors, Johanna Lindsey, the author of my first adult book boyfriend, passed away back in Oct. I only just now found out.
🙁
Yes, I think I read that her family only released the info a few days ago…
BTW… Who was your first book boyfriend?
My first was Bruce Patman, but the first from an actual adult book was James Malory. 🙂 From Gentle Rogue.