Latest Romance Book Releases + PRIME DAY FUN DAY #1 – 07-12-2022

8:40am UPDATE!!! HAPPY TUESDAY NEW RELEASE DAY & HAPPY PRIME DAY!!! Time to build our big new release list, but extra fun stuff too, ’cause I will be posting the deals (that I either have already, or want, or think it’s something we would want) here throughout the next 2 days.

I LOVE PRIME DAY!!! Ohhhhhh here’s hoping I find what I need, and even some amazing things that I need that I didn’t even realize. 😀 *claps with glee*

R. Renee: 1. So far I’ve bought 5 Echo Dots, 2 TVs, and a fire stick for Prime Day, and because Target is having a simultaneous sale, I got 8 towels from there. Not sure if I mentioned it on here, but we’re turning our house into an airbnb and I need all the things. Still looking for a microwave and 6 ceiling fans!

PRIME DAY SUPER-DEALS!!

➔➔ ALL THE PRIME DAY SALES THAT ARE LIVE RIGHT NOW and here some of my own exciting finds:

• TONS of Prime Video Channel deals today!! I already have Paramount+ & Discovery+ but I don’t have Showtime, so it shall be mine!! 😀 JUST GOT IT!!
• Olaplex No. 3 Hair Perfector <— EXCELLENT DEAL HERE!!! Small little bottle of hair conditioning perfection (but it’s not actually a conditioner. You put it on your hair AND THEN wash it out and condition etc etc. It rebonds your hair and my hair becomes absolutely silky.Just check out the reviews!!). I usually pay $30 or more for this bottle and it’s on Prime Day sale right now so I’m buying myself another one!!! This stuff ROCKS. (Here are the other Olaplaex products on Prime Day sale <— maybe I should try the shampoo and conditioner too).
• THIS FIRE STICK!! I just bought THREE for my new house (about 2 or 3 weeks ago) and now I should have waited and saved $10 on each!!! *sigh* Well whatever, I love it. Fast, efficient, I can speak to it and it finds me stuff… and now it has convenient buttons on the bottom (for Disney, Hulu, Netflix and Prime Video). Everything I watch! (other fire sticks on Prime Day sale)
• iRobot Roomba i7+ (7550) Robot Vacuum with Automatic Dirt Disposal <— THIS is what I want!! Though I’m also looking at the new Roomba that has the square shape up front. Though it is much more expensive, so I think I’ll stick with this round one. Anyway, it dropped another $100 today, so I think it’s time. Now to hope my “puppy” (he’s 30lbs and only 3 months old) doesn’t try to keep activating it (that’s something new that he learned). (other Roombas on Prime Day sale) OKAY DONE!!! 😀 I bought it!! My wonderful old Roomba that still works great (just not as much suction, or any apps, or mapping, or cool features as this new one, of course will be given to my in-laws. 🙂 ) I hear this new one even has some sort of technology to avoid bad messes on the floor *ahem* like potential dog messes. *phew*
• ECHO SHOW <— My iPad is dying (the screen is literally separating from the back part) – it’s at least 9 years old now, and my mom and I FaceTime EVERY SINGLE DAY for years, so I’m interested in one of these instead. But she would need one, too. Hrmmm… might be a fun thing for us.
• Stick up RING Cam Battery (Black) 2PK bundle with Echo Show 5 (2nd Gen) <— OKAY NEVER MIND!! I JUST GOT THIS and it’s exactly what I need! Two more cameras, plus I get my Echo Show, so I just need to send an Echo Show to my mom and we’re good to go! 😀
• Now I need Phillips HUE lights for my house and those are pricey, but work amazing (and well… I left all of mine – almost every room had them – with the new buyers of my house). So time to start over… and yep! They appear to be on sale too. YAY ME!!
• Vitamix Professional Series 750 Blender, Professional-Grade, 64 oz. <— I HAVE THIS ONE! We already bought it for the house a few months ago, and paid a bit over $500 for it, so this is a nice deal! My boyfriend likes to say it’s so strong it’s the equivalent of a wood chipper. LOL!! (here are the other Vitamix’s on Prime Day sale)
• Samsonite His N Hers Luggage with Spinner Wheels, Blueberry, 2-Piece Set (BeautyCrate Plus Carry-On) <— Oooooh!!! I LIKE THIS ONE!!! So cute. (Here is all the other luggage on sale for Prime Day)
• Ninja DZ401 Foodi 10 Quart 6-in-1 DualZone XL 2-Basket Air Fryer with 2 Independent Frying Baskets <— I LOVE 2 baskets!!! I want this. We ended up getting a totally different one (Oster) that I love also, but I dunno… I’m partial to baskets. I was rooting for this one even before it was on Prime Day sale.
• Sauder Carson Forge Desk, Washington Cherry finish <— Here’s my cute little desk on Prime Day sale. Dammit. LOL!!! 😂 Mine is already built and soon ready to be used. Why? Why does this always happen?? We paid almost $400 for this. DAMMMIT.
• Walker Edison Corbin Modern Farmhouse TV Stand, Sliding X Barn Door, For TVs Up To 80 Inches, 70 Inch, Reclaimed Barnwood <— OH WOWWWW!! This is similar to what is being delivered to me (but mine was almost $1500 and is coming on a freight delivery since it’s already built – solid wood). Though this… might have been perfect had I waited.
• PresenTime & Co 13″ Farmhouse Series Wall Clock, Quartz Movement, Shiplap Style,Raised 3D Arabic Numeral, Galvanized Finish <— I want this clock. I can’t decide if I want the Galevnized finish or the teal (grey is the main color of the house and some beige but teal is the accent and it’s quite pronounced so maybe the teal clock?)

READER RECOMMENDATIONS & BARGAIN FINDS:

• Everything We Keep: A Novel by Kerry Lonsdale <— SUPER-BARGAIN TODAY!!

Lisa: I can highly recommend Everything We Keep and Everything We Left Behind by Kerry Lonsdale, my angst/marmy loving friends. Both were fantastic reads – very Melissa Delport feelz to it – and the fact that Everything We Keep was a debut novel is mind-blowing!

Jean: You guys! I just finished Everything We Keep and LOVED it! It was my choice from Lisa’s Favorites on our GR challenge. Jumping right into book 2 although not sure my heart can take much more. That Epilogue!!!

Amy: Everything We Keep was really, really good and my heart absolutely ACHED at the end…and then the last chapter happened (or epilogue, can’t remember what it was) and my jaw hit the floor.

• Sheltering Rain by Jojo Moyes <— SUPER-BARGAIN TODAY!! FAMILY DISTANCE!! “…For Joy, seeing her granddaughter is a dream come true. After the painful separation from Kate, she’s looking forward to having time with Sabine. Yet almost as soon as the young woman arrives, the lack of common ground between them deflates her enthusiasm. And when Sabine’s impetuous, inquisitive nature forces Joy to face long-buried secrets from her past, she realizes that perhaps it’s time to finally heal old wounds...”
• Ruthless Rival (Cruel Castaways) by L.J. Shen <— LJ SHEN SUPER-BARGAIN!!
• Pretty Little Killers (The Keepers Book 1) by Rita Herron
• The Ever After: A Novel by Sarah Pekkanen <— SUPER-BARGAIN!! I love this author!! 😀 “…Frank is a phenomenal father, he’s handsome and charismatic, and he still looks at his wife like she’s the beautiful woman he married more than a decade ago. Josie isn’t just happy—she’s lucky. Until one Saturday morning when Josie borrows her husband’s phone to make a quick call—and sees nine words that shatter her world…” <—- OHHHHH!!!!

PARANORMAL/FANTASY/SCI-FI/DYSTOPIAN NEW RELEASES:

1. The Extractionist by Kimberly Unger <— HER JOB JUST GOT DANGEROUS! “…Eliza McKay is an Extractionist: an expert in the virtual reality space where people’s minds are uploaded as digital personas. When rich or important people get stuck in the Swim for reasons that are sleazy, illegal, or merely unlucky—it’s McKay’s job to quietly extract them. And McKay’s job just got a lot more dangerous...”
2. Eclipse the Moon: A Novel by Jessie Mihalik
3. Weaver’s Web: A Paranormal Women’s Fiction Novel (Moonshadow Bay Book 6) by Yasmine Galenorn
4. Princess (Kindled Book 2) by Claire Ken <— DYSTOPIAN ALERT! HE’S ALWAYS THERE WITH HER.. “…When the asteroid hits and the world falls apart, I’m seventeen, and my dad buys us a place in an underground bunker. We’re supposed to be safe down there, but we’re not. Gradually, I lose everything until all I have left is a bewildering relationship with a stoic, unknowable man. As one of the guards in the bunker, Grant has lurked in the background of my life for years, teaching me to defend myself, making sure I’m safe, and infuriating me by treating me like a sheltered princess in a tower…”
5. A Curse of Blood & Stone (Fate & Flame Book 2) by K.A. Tucker <— K.A. TUCKER ALERT!! MUST BE READ IN ORDER!! “…From jewelry thief to interloper to queen-in-waiting, Romeria flees Cirilea a traitor to all. But the yawning distance between her and Zander troubles her more than any king’s bounty on her head. While Zander may have escaped by her side, he seeks to regain his throne, and no immortal will ever welcome her as Islor’s queen. She fears it won’t be long before Zander abandons her as everyone else she’s ever loved has...”

CONTEMPORARY NEW RELEASES:

2. Sister Mother Warrior: A Novel by Vanessa Riley <— TWO WOMEN LEAD THE REBELLION!! “…Acclaimed author of Island Queen Vanessa Riley brings readers a vivid, sweeping novel of the Haitian Revolution based on the true-life stories of two extraordinary women: the first Empress of Haiti, Marie-Claire Bonheur, and Gran Toya, a West African-born warrior who helped lead the rebellion that drove out the French and freed the enslaved people of Haiti…”
3. The Best Is Yet to Come: A Novel by Debbie Macomber
4. Edge of Dusk (An Annie Pederson Novel Book 1) by Colleen Coble
5. Rebel: A Mountain Man Mercenary Romance (Alpha Mountain Book 2) by Renee Rose and Vanessa Vale
6. The One Who Loves You (Tickled Pink Book 1) by Pippa Grant <— CITY GIRL IN A SMALL TOWN & THE SINGLE DAD!! “…If the Upper East Side had an evil twin, it would be Tickled Pink, Wisconsin. This run-down, backwoods town isn’t worthy of the footprint of my Louboutins, never mind all of me. But when my grandmother has a near-death experience and realizes we Lightlys can’t buy our way into heaven, she relocates the family to Tickled Pink to work on improving our souls. And that’s how I trade my heiress existence for gigantic bugs, dishwater coffee, and a cranky single dad named Teague Miller...”
7. Searching for Home by Kris Michaels
8. Lyra’s Protector (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) (Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists: Personal Protection Specialists Book 2) by Ellie Masters
9. Remember Love (A Ravenswood Novel Book 1) by Mary Balogh <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE!! HIS FAMILY BANISHED HIM! “…He enlisted in the fight against Napoleon and didn’t look back for six years. But now his father is dead, the Ware family is broken, and as the heir he is being called home. It’s only when Gwyneth Rhys—the woman he loved and then lost after his family banished him—holds out her hand to help him that he is able make the difficult journey and try to piece together his fractured family…”
10. Montana Mystery (Resting Warrior Ranch Book 4) by Josie Jade and Janie Crouch
11. Shielding Talullah (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) (Delta Force – Generation Next Book 4) by Jen Talty
12. Tug at Her Heartstrings (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) (Heroes in Hardhats Book 7) by LJ Vickery
13. The Scandal: A Single in Seattle Novel by Kristen Proby <— SHE NEEDS AN ATTORNEY, STAT! “...Honestly, with a name like Grayson Sterling, Esquire, I expected an old man in a three-piece suit. But the guy behind the desk is anything but stuffy and old. Tall and sexy with tattoos and striking blue eyes, I simply can’t take my eyes off him, and I have no intention of declining his offer of a date…and more. So much more! The conversation between us is good, and the man should win awards for his bedroom escapades. I find myself trusting him in ways I never thought I would—until he breaks that trust…”
14. Level Up (Reigns Brothers Book 2) by Kindle Alexander
15. Protecting Falcon (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) (Prey Security Book 3) by Jane Blythe
16. Get Tragic (Battle Crows MC Book 5) by Lani Lynn Vale <— LANI LYNN VALE’S LATEST!!! HE’S BEEN STALKING HER FOR AGES SO SHE OFFERS TO BE HIS FAKE DATE AT THE POLICE BALL! “…Usually when you find out you have a stalker, you don’t fall in love with him. But Banger Olivia Crest isn’t your normal, run of the mill, everyday girl. Banger is a truck driver who just so happens to know how to sling drinks in her spare time. She’s had a bad hand dealt to her time after time, and the last thing that she wants is to go all in. At least, that’s until she meets the geeky biker with his shy looks, and his surprisingly awesome fighting skills…”
17. Saving Angela (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) (Seal Team Tango Book 3) by Nicole Flockton
18. The Last Lavender Sister by Melissa Brayden <— F/F ROMANCE!!
19. Shadow Warrior: (Shadow SEALs) by Sharon Hamilton
20. Love Lessons: A Brooklyn Hockey novel by Sarina Bowen <— SARINA BOWEN’S LATEST!! HIS NEW STYLIST HAS A PROPOSITION! “…After I’m arrested for throwing a raucous party, my hockey team says I have an image problem. And I need to fix it, stat. Charity work? Check. Haircut? Sure. But I draw the line at hiring my neighbor to style me. In the first place “style” shouldn’t be a verb. And I’m tired of people who’d judge me on appearances. Vera and I don’t see eye to eye on anything…”
21. Returning Home (The Seaside Chronicles Book 1) by Kelly Elliott
22. My Scorned Best Friend (The Greene Family Book 7) by Piper Rayne
23. Shelter for Thora (Police and Fire: Operation Alpha (San Antonio First Responders Book 8) by Reina Torres
24. Be With Me (The Adair Family Series Book 4) by Samantha Young <— SAMANTHA YOUNG’S LATEST!! “…Eredine has spent the last eight years hiding in Scotland and building walls between her and the people she cares about. Arran is the first Adair who doesn’t treat her as if she’s fragile and demands a genuine friendship. Yet, the attraction sizzling between them is undeniable. So when she realizes she trusts him, Eredine surprises them both by offering Arran one night of no-strings passion. Arran knows one night will inevitably lead to a desire for more and he’s willing to stay by Eredine’s side for as long as it takes to convince her there’s something real between them…”
25. Deadly Protector (Red Stone Security Series Book 19) by Katie Reus
26. Not Over You: A Contemporary Romance Anthology 
27. Cutter (Police and Fire: Operation Alpha) (Badges of the Capital Book 2) by Misha Blake
28. Wet : A Westbrook Elite Standalone by Cambria Hebert <— ANOTHER ELITE PROTECTS HER… “…Making decisions I regret is basically a hobby. So I guess it really wasn’t that surprising when I went out on a date with an Elite. And then he tried to assault me. I might be small, but I’m strong. I fought him off… then went straight to the dean. He didn’t believe me. No one does. And now my date from hell is in revenge mode…”
29. Dateless (Collins Brothers Book 1) by L.A. Casey
30. Rescuing Olivia (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) (Nightshade Book 1) by JM Madden
31. HADES: Stephanie and the Ruthless Mogul: Ruthless MC Book 6 by Theodora Taylor
32. Hunted by My Stepbrothers : Family Confessions by Angel Lawson and AK Rose
33. Along Came You by Claudia Burgoa <— AGE GAP WHOOPS PREGNANCY ALERT!! WITH A BILLIONAIRE, NO LESS. 😉 “…There are several reasons why I shouldn’t be attracted to Elliot McPhee.
    1. He’s emotionally unavailable.
    2. He’s in his mid-forties—too old for me.
    3. He’s my employee.
    4. He’s jaded after a disastrous divorce.
    5. He’s leaving soon.

    But he has gray eyes, and a deep velvety voice…did I mention he looks like Joshua Jackson? I can’t resist. It’s just a one-night stand before he leaves. Except, things get complicated. We’re talking two bright pink lines complicated. Did I mention he has no desire to commit?“

34. The History of Us by Jennifer Bardsley <— SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE!! SOMEONE STEALS HER DAD’S COINS “…To track down the culprit, she turns to Dustin Karlsson, who just happens to be her former high school sweetheart. Years ago, they broke each other’s hearts, and some wounds are slow to heal. But Dustin feels indebted to the ailing Tom Wint and wants to help. What’s more, Dustin has a personal stake in finding the perpetrator. In fact, he suspects the thief could be his own brother-in-law, a gambler and a drunk who skipped town...”
35. Refuge for Cherilyn (Police and Fire: Operation Alpha) (Bluegrass Bravery Book 14) by Deanndra Hall
36. Dirty Christmas: A Slayers Hockey Novella by Mira Lyn Kelly
37. Losing Hope (Maclean Mafia Men Book 3) by Lila Fox
38. Protecting Kate (Special Forces: Operation Alpha by Desiree Holt
39. Bet on It: A Novel by Jodie Slaughter <— HE’S GOING TO BE A PROBLEM! “...The first time Aja Owens encounters the man of her dreams, she’s having a panic attack in the frozen foods section of the Piggly Wiggly. The second time, he’s being introduced to her as her favorite bingo buddy’s semi-estranged grandson. From there, all it takes is one game for her to realize that he’s definitely going to be a problem. And if there’s anything she already has a surplus of, it’s problems...”
40. Hot SEAL, Brown-Eyed Girl (SEALs in Paradise) by Becca Jameson
41. Sextuplet and the City: Laugh-Out-Loud Fake Marriage Romance by Misha Bell
42. Carbon’s SEAL (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) (Finding Home Book 6) by Julia Bright
43. The Italian Ballerina: A World War II Novel by Kristy Cambron <— HISTORICAL WARTIME!! “…At the height of the Nazi occupation of Rome, an unlikely band of heroes comes together to save innocent lives in this breathtaking World War II novel based on real historical events… …Based on true accounts of the invented Syndrome K sickness, The Italian Ballerina journeys from the Allied storming of the beaches at Salerno to the London ballet stage and the war-torn streets of World War II Rome, exploring the sometimes heart-wrenching choices we must make to find faith and forgiveness, and how saving a single life can impact countless others…“
44. Betraying Katie (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) by Melinda Owenst

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1. Love Lessons: A Brooklyn Hockey novel by Sarina Bowen
2. The Scandal: A Single in Seattle Novel by Kristen Proby
3. The Extractionist by Kimberly Unger
4. Sister Mother Warrior: A Novel by Vanessa Riley
5. Remember Love (A Ravenswood Novel Book 1) by Mary Balogh
6. The Best Is Yet to Come: A Novel by Debbie Macomber
7. Get Tragic (Battle Crows MC Book 5) by Lani Lynn Vale
8. Edge of Dusk (An Annie Pederson Novel Book 1) by Colleen Coble
9. The One Who Loves You (Tickled Pink Book 1) by Pippa Grant
10. My Scorned Best Friend (The Greene Family Book 7) by Piper Rayne
11. The Last Lavender Sister by Melissa Brayden
12. Bet on It: A Novel by Jodie Slaughter
13. Eclipse the Moon: A Novel by Jessie Mihalik
14. Along Came You Claudia Burgoa
15. The History of Us Jennifer Bardsley
16. Sextuplet and the City: Laugh-Out-Loud Fake Marriage Romance by Misha Bell
17. The Italian Ballerina: A World War II Novel by Kristy Cambron

PREORDERS (going live soon!!! 😀 )

1. The Lightning Field (Angel Interceptors (Rocker Romance) Book 3) by Elizabeth Corva – July 14th 2022
2. Anastasia by Sophie Lark – July 17th 2022
3. A Vampire’s Kiss: A Dark Protectors/Rebels Novella by Rebecca Zanetti – July 19th 2022
4. The Big Dark Sky by Dean Koontz | Jul 19, 2022
5. This Place of Wonder: A Novel by Barbara O’Neal | Jul 19, 2022
6. Finding Grace: A Novel by Maren Cooper | Jul 19, 2022
7. The Lost Elemental: A Paranormal Reverse Harem Romance (Royals of Kingwood Academy Book 1) by Tessa Hale | Jul 20, 2022
8. Heartbreak for Two by C.W. Farnsworth | Jul 21, 2022
9. Imperfect Angel by Christi Barth – July 26, 2022
10. For Butter or Worse: A Novel by Erin La Rosa | Jul 26, 2022
11. The Lost and Found Girl: A Novel by Maisey Yates | Jul 26, 2022
12. Campus Legend (The Campus Series Book 5) by Jennifer Sucevic | Jul 26, 2022
13. Mafia Bride: Dark Mafia Romance Standalone by L. Steele | Jul 26, 2022
14. The Refiner by Kristy Marie | Jul 27, 2022
15. Deadly Affair (Deadly Love Book 1) by K.A Knight, Ivy Fox | Jul 29, 2022
16. Unfinished Ex: A Second Chance Surprise Pregnancy Romance by Samantha Christy | Jul 30, 2022

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