Happy Monday everyone!!! It’s been a HUGE weekend for me (moving weekend) and while I’m not 100% done, I’ve got maybe 10% more to go. So the bulk of it… is done.
So I’m taking a little break from unpacking, and trying to organize so I can play in our books! Time for the earlybirds (keep checking back since I’m just starting now, and the list will grow).
THREE THINGS:
1.) While my dogs appear to be adjusting well (eating, getting excited, and loving their new “potty” route), Pimmie is my “runner”. Can’t trust her off of a leash EVER! And of course at one point she (being my shadow) decided to follow me out of the door (but like a sneak-attack) where even though she usually waits for me at the door, this time, she was a brat, snuck out between my legs…. and or course… she ran for it. PANIC FOR ME!!! I had to run after her trying to get her to stop, but the more you chase them, the more they run (and she doesn’t listen well… until she finally concedes). Annnnnd she finally stopped and let me grab her. I swear I thought I was going to have a heart attack after that.
2.) She did this in my last home too, during THAT move-in period, and decided to go hassle and yell at my new neighbor in his garage. SO this is Pimmie, in “move-mode”. I didn’t have to run so hard after her that time, because she was too busy giving my neighbor a “what-for”. He laughed, and we remained great friends and neighbors for 7 years! I did love my old neighborhood, so much. But I will love my new one too.
3.) I ate at an amazing Italian place called Valentino’s after a hard moving day and it was a nice trendy restaurant with amazing food, and a much needed delightful end to a hard day.
Okay now… your three things! 😀
LOOK WHAT JUST WENT LIVE !!!
- With This Fling (Summersweet Island Book 5) by Tara Sivec <— TARA SIVEC’S LATEST IS LIVE!! THEY MEET AT A WEDDING! “…Dean knows he’s going to need to try his hardest not to be his usual, grouchy self. He doesn’t like people, and he really doesn’t like weddings. But the sexy and sassy mother-of-the-bride has him wanting to check Plus-One on his invite. He’s never had more fun getting under someone’s skin, and it doesn’t take long for all the people, noise, and chaos that surround Laura Bennett to become a few of his favorite things…”
- Daddy’s Girl: An Age Gap Surprise Pregnancy Romance (Silver Fox Daddies) by K.C. Crowne
- The Duke is Back (The Footmen’s Club Book 6) by Valerie Bowman
- Faithful Cowboy (Whiskey Valley: Bryant Brothers) by Hope Ford
- Society of Psychos (Dead Men Walking Duet Book 2) by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti <— DARK ROMANCE!! “…The enemies who lurk within my walls seek to steal her from my grasp. They’re my captives, but maybe they’re the answer to my greatest fear too. Because the Grim Reaper shadows every move I make, and he’s always watching her. Perhaps I need a ring of warriors to surround my little psycho and protect her from death’s claws…”
- Secrets in Retribution Bay (Aussie Heroes: Retribution Bay Book 4) by Claire Boston
- Renegade Roomie (Billionaire Bachelors Book 8) by Lila Monroe
- Kissing Death (The Star-Crossed Series Book 3) by Alexandria Lee
- Zeus (Contemporary Mythos Book 6) by Carly Spade <— CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE!! “…A god-king disguised as a criminal defense lawyer… Zeus/Zane, King of the Greek gods, holds the world in his palm in both his mortal and godly form… until Hera leaves him, forcing him to uphold Gaea’s clause: There must always be a Queen, or he loses his title and part of his power along with it. Time is short. Too bad the one woman he has his sights on wants nothing to do with him. Or does she? An empath criminal prosecutor… There’s nothing Keira Bazin dislikes more than defense lawyers. So when she discovers Zane Vronti, one of New York’s finest, has been brought in on her newest murder case, it’s anything but good news...”
- The Montana Doctor (Grand, Montana Book 2) by Paula Altenburg
- Inevitable Me & You: A Single Parent Cowboy Romance (Rodeo Dreams Part Two) by Ella Cooper
- Missing (Kings of the East Book 4) by Charity Parkerson
- The Facts of Midlife: A Paranormal Women’s Fiction Novel: Good To The Last Death Book Seven by Robyn Peterman <— 40 YEAR OLD HAD A NORMAL LIFE & NOW JUST FOUND OUT SHE’S AN ANGEL OF MERCY!! “…Not too long ago, I was a forty-year-old gal with a stable and boring life ahead of me. Now? Not so much. I have celestial siblings who are no walk in the park. Their decisions can destroy my future. And of course, my predecessor has given me a few days to do the impossible or I’ll lose everything that means anything to me. Gluing ghosts back together is turning out to be the easiest part of my job. Fine. If this is my fate, I accept. Nothing is impossible if you believe…”
- Hell Fae Captive: A Dark Fantasy Romance by Lexi C. Foss and J.R. Thorn
- The Knotty Girls Club (Saint Vista Pack Regimes Book 1) by Ginna Moran
- Rejected by the Pack by Jaelynn Woolf
- Provocation (Temptation Series Book 3) by T.K. Leigh <— AGE GAP!! OLDER WOMAN/YOUNGER MAN!! MUST BE READ IN ORDER! “...Provocation is the third book in the Temptation Series, a gripping older woman, younger man romantic suspense about the power of redemption and forgiveness…“
- Face (Nighthawks MC Book 5) by C.J. Pinard
- Found by the Loner: A Curvy Girl, Mountain Man Romance (Lumberjacks of High Ridge) by Hallie Bennett
- Wait For Me: Solar Burn #1 (Solar Burn Series) by Heather Carson
- MAID FOR SUCCESS: Surprise Pregnancy (THE MACBAINS Book 1) by NAN Dixon
- Club Mafia – The Boss: A Dark Mafia Romance by Stella Andrews
- A Wager in the Woods by Tiffany Costa <— SHE’S HIS NEW RECLUSIVE NEIGHBOR & SHE MOVED AWAY TO GET AWAY FROM MEN LIKE HIM! “…Sometimes you step outside to have your morning coffee and have a moment of peace in the serene, wooded landscape of your brand-new home. Sometimes you step outside and find a truck lodged in your fence. Lodged into said fence wasn’t exactly how Luke Davidson wanted to meet his mysteriously hermitic neighbor. Alas, he was a bachelor riddled with vices that often got in the way of his plans. Maeve Osman, the hermit in question, can’t stand Luke’s arrogant swagger. The mathematician moved out to the small mountain town to get away from society, and men like Luke...”
- Qualicum Bay Cove Sisterhood – Book 5: A West Coast Mysteries Series by Victoria Michaels
- Wolf Denied: A Rejected Mates Reverse Harem Romance (Ensnared by the Pack Book 2) by Tessa Cole
- Semyon : Orlov Bratva (The Bad Boys) by Shyla Colt and Kyra Nyx
- Witch Way or the Highway A Silver Sisters Novella : Paranormal Women’s Fiction Romance by Jennifer L. Hart <— HOMELESS SINGLE MOM OF 3 GIRLS THAT LEARNS SOMETHING PARANORMAL about themselves! “...Laney is at the end of her rope. Homeless with three young girls in the mountains of North Carolina, all she wants is to keep her family together. But no one will give her and her girls a chance. Not until the mysterious Jess covers for her with the local sheriff. But there’s more to Jess than meets the eye. The woman lives in a haunted cottage and dabbles in horticulture and talks about magic like it’s real, not just a story to entertain children. And then there’s the mysterious ghost who only Laney and her middle daughter can see...”
- Tempted (The MacVail Family Crimes Book 1) by CJ Forester
- A Taste of Greek Summer: The BRAND NEW Greek Summer romance from author Mandy Baggot by Mandy Baggot
- Giving In (Giving In Series Book 1) by Rue Whitney <— M/M ROMANCE!!
- War, Unfinished: A Dark Villain Romance Saga (Arte De La Guerra Saga Book 1) by Veronica Lancet <— HE HATES HER! “…New York City. Vicious Battlefield. Home. With a million dollar bounty on my head, it took me years to step foot in the city again. Now I’m back. And the order of business is rather simple. 1. Destroy my reprobate brother. 2. Take back my stolen legacy. 3. Have a goddamn drink in peace. But I didn’t count on meeting her again. The architect of my misfortune and the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen—or, the most vile...”
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- Zeus (Contemporary Mythos Book 6) by Carly Spade
- The Facts of Midlife: A Paranormal Women’s Fiction Novel: Good To The Last Death Book Seven by Robyn Peterman
- Witch Way or the Highway A Silver Sisters Novella : Paranormal Women’s Fiction Romance by Jennifer L. Hart
PREORDERS (going live soon!!! 😀 )
- I’ll Be You by Janelle Brown | Apr 26, 2022
- Always You (The Adair Family Series Book 3) by Samantha Young – April 28th 2022
- Perfect Hero (Mason Creek) by A.D. Justice – April 28th 2022
- Smart Mouth: An Opposites Attract Romantic Comedy (Work For It Book 4) by Emma Lee Jayne – April 28 2022
- Matchmaking a Billionaire (Mayberry Matchmakers) by A.R. Casella and Denise Grover Swank | Apr 28, 2022
- Filthy Elites: An Anthology of Enemies to Lovers Romance Standalone Novels by Sam Mariano , Angel Lawson, et al. | Apr 28, 2022
- Eyes on Me by Sara Cate | Apr 28, 2022
- Crash Course (Collision Series Book 1) | by Mariah Dietz | Apr 28, 2022
- Embrace the Light (Godstone Saga Book 5) by Jocelynn Drake – April 29 2022
- Married to the Rockstar: A marriage of convenience story! (Mile High Rocked Book 3)by Christina Hovland – April 29 2022
- Confessions of a Smutty Romance Author by Kelsie Hoss | Apr 29, 2022
- Club Mafia – The Boss: A Dark Mafia Romance by Stella Andrews | Apr 29, 2022
- Married to the Rockstar by Christina Hovland | Apr 29, 2022
- The Spring We Ignited: A fake husband, friends-to-lovers romance (Ocean Pines Series Book 3) by Victoria Denault April 29 202
- Meet Me at Midnight: A Friends to Lovers, Second Chance Romance by Melissa Toppen | Apr 29, 2022
- If We Disappear Here by M Hayes and Mindy Hayes | Apr 29, 2022
- Ruined by Rebecca Grey | Apr 29, 2022
- Date with the Devil by Molly Shelby | Apr 29, 2022
- Unlikely Date: A Calloway Brothers Novel (Calloway Creek Series) by Samantha Christy | Apr 30, 2022
- Where Dreams Begin by Lianne Moriarty | Apr 30, 2022
- Caged: A dark mafia Thumbelina retelling by Helen Allan | Apr 30, 2022
- Body Checked: A Frenemies-to-Lovers Hockey Romance (Astoria Bay Thunder Book 2) by CJ Cartwright
- Sinful: A Dark Reverse Age Gap Bully Romance by Mallory Fox | Apr 30, 2022
- King of Midnight: A Midnight Breed Novel by Lara Adrian | Apr 30, 2022
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I read two mafia books back to back this weekend. Romance YouTube has been into them right now, but I honestly rarely like them. But these were on KU and thought I’d give them a try.
I really liked them. Not too OTT or cheesy which I sometimes find in this genre.
I’d recently read a popular author’s MC book where the two leads were supposed to be all dark a sociopaths. Lots of violence but in between the leads were dramatic with all these flowery moments telling us, themselves, and others how dark and dangerous they are. It read more like high-school drama kids going all method for a play about psychotic bikers than an actual psychotic killer.
Anyway, these two I read had heroine’s I really liked which I think is why I liked them so much. Liking the heroine’s is such a big thing for me. Dual povs bust mostly the h with the heroes’ sprinkled about. As much as I rooted for the heroines’ happiness I still felt bad for them because they are stuck in those life that doesn’t treat women that well (though one hundred percent over protective heroes) and the author doesn’t sugar coat that.
Anyway the books are The Sweetest Oblivion and The Maddest Obsession by Danielle Lori.
I’ve heard great things about that series!!
You should give them a try. My only quibble would be I’d love if there was more interaction between the heroines of both books. I’m always here for strong friendships between women. But guessing it makes it easier for readers to read out of order since the timelines overlap.
Tempted to go to the 3rd book but I want to read The Fine Print which is another I hear a lot about.
1. Nice day here this morning- lots of birds singing, red cardinals. sunny, 19 C weather. *happy sigh*
2. I arrived home last night after a month of grandmothering in an another city.
I had someone clean the house while I was away. It looks awesome. Just what I needed.
3. Tonight we’re going to a great little bistro to celebrate my husband’s birthday. He’s always a reluctant celebrant but we’re forcing him to have fun. 🍷😉
I love the part of moving when you’re in your new place getting settled and nesting! The other part, not so much! At least you’re on the downhill slide!
1. I finished On a Night Like This over the weekend and really loved it. The first half reads like women’s fiction and the second half like a romance. Or I guess you could say SUPER slow burn lol.
2. I booked a trip to Puerto Rico for Halloween (our anniversary). I don’t think my travel bug is going away any time soon.
3. I picked Chesapeake Shores for my new treadmill distraction. Has anyone seen it? I need something mindless that I can get sucked into!