Monday Early Bird Book Releases – 08-07-2023

HAPPY MONDAY EARLY BIRD BOOKS DAY!! So far, there’s already one by Melanie Harlow that sounds so exciting!

THREE THINGS:

1.) I’m on a decorating spree!! It always takes me awhile in a new house to get a feel for it. Looking at the same walls everyday, and wishing I had some *ooomph* eventually spurs me into action. 😉 And off I went to Home Goods & Home Sense to turn my “sterile” look into a more cozy look. I love it, and it’s true that shopping can be therapy in a way. Decorating too! Garden things, living room things, kitchen things… bathroom things. Everything is coming together nicely. P.S. I bought these small vases on Amazon to fit in a small cubicle space of shelving in my TV cabinet. They fit perfectly and match the colors of my house 100%. Very cute!

2.) There are a few pieces of furniture, like a sort of cabinet/buffet type thing with glass doors and maybe even the top hutch display part (though less that, for me) that I’m thinking of. My issue is that I’m a minimalist at heart, so I’m not sure if I “need” extra pieces like that. I have the room and lots of big empty walls… and it might serve as an interest piece or brighten up an area that is rather bland right now… I wish I was a designer. I’m also really bad at figuring out wall pieces (like art). Unless done by a designer, I often find art on walls looks out of place, or mis-sized or misaligned and has that random “art on walls” just for the sake of art-on-walls feel, and that’s what I’m trying to avoid.

3.) I finished yet another horror/emotional book (Mary: An Awakening of Terror) that has great editorial reviews (I saw it on my Facebook feed from a reader that LOVED it). Readers love it, due to the “depth” of the explored subject, and a social commentary of sorts on middle aged and aging women. *sigh* It was… just okay for me. It wasn’t scary in the least, and I’d say I enjoyed the social commentary more but it was a book that seemed to never end, with no real big “twist” (well… there was one, but I was forcing myself to finish it, so when the twist happened I was all… meh). Review to come, but I’d say it’s 3 stars for me at the most.

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1. Hideaway Heart by Melanie Harlow <— MELANIE HARLOW’S LATEST! FAMOUS COUNTRY STAR NEEDS A BREAK & SHE’S SHARING A CABIN WITH A MOODY, OVERPROTECTIVE EX-NAVY SEAL!! “…All I wanted was a break–two weeks off from being Pixie Hart, country music sensation, and fourteen days of peace, privacy, and solitude as plain old Kelly Jo Sullivan. But thanks to some overzealous paparazzi, my family refuses to let me go anywhere alone, and I’m stuck sharing this tiny cabin with a tall, dark, and bearded bodyguard. And guess what? There’s only one bed. Well, he can couch it. Xander Buckley might be hotter than a stolen blow torch, and I get that he’s a former Navy SEAL and all, but the man gives new meaning to the words overbearing, overprotective, bossy alpha male. I can’t even post a photo on social media without him warning me it’s not safe…”
2. Of Human Bondage by William Somerset Maugham
3. The Blue Lagoon by H. de Vere Stacpoole
4. Second Down Darling: A Forbidden, Single Dad, Sports Romance (Varsity Dads Book 4) by Lex Martin <— SHE’S IN LOVE WITH HER SISTER’S MAN!! “...I’ve been crushing on Jake for years, but never had the guts to tell him. One drunken night with my sister and two pink lines later, and he’s lost to me forever. She doesn’t care that I met Jake Ramirez first. That he and I were best friends first. That I fell in love with him first. Because what my sister wants, my sister gets. When she video-calls me and Jake accidentally walks by in the buff, something in me snaps. Transferring to a different college might seem like a copout, but I have to get away from Jake and my sister before I say or do something I’ll regret. In an act of desperation, I ghost my old life. For the next two years, everything is great—until I come face-to-face with Jake and his son, who my sister abandoned...”
5. Mistletoe Mine: An Eternity Springs Novella by Emily March
6. Hot Vampire Next Door: Season Four (Midnight Harbor Book 4) by Nikki St. Crowe
7. Making Love (The Ballinger Sisters Book 2) by Niobia Bryant <— SHE HAS THE ABILITY TO SEE A SOULMATE OF ANYONE THEY TOUCH!! “...Reeba Ballinger is a talented baker, dedicated business owner, and descendant of generations of Ballinger women who have the gift of premonition to see the soulmate of anyone they touch—a special gift she reveres. She has found the love of her life and is prepared to marry him…until she discovers that she has gotten it all wrong because her soulmate is none other the arrogant, cardiothoracic surgeon-to-be, Hunter Tyler—who is admittedly handsome and intelligent—but just very aware of it in the most aggravating way!...”
8. Sweet & Rich: A Sweet Water Novel (Sweet Water Series Book 2) by Samantha Whiskey
9. Hardcore (Bleeding Mayhem MC Book 1) by Jenika Snow
10. Finally Found You (Paradise Bay Billionaire Brothers Book 7) by Claudia Burgoa <— SHE’S STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET & HE’S OFFERING HER SECURITY! “…We’re nothing alike. He’s got money in the bank, and I’m trying to make ends meet. He’s much too old for me, and I hate his guts. He’s quiet, and I can’t keep my mouth shut. But when he shows up for his daughter. When I see him care. When he takes charge—I can’t stop my heart from flipping...”
11. See You Soon: A Dark Military Romance by Lexie Axelson
12. On the 2: A Grumpy/Sunshine MM romance by Felice Stevens
13. Duke: Dark College Bully Romance (Bastards of Bainbridge Hall Book 3) by Leila James
14. August is for Ace: Grumpy Sunshine, Scarred Hero Romance by Kaci Rose <— EX-MILITARY BIKER & WHEN SHE SEES HIS PATCH, SHE RUNS… “…Spending a few weeks filling in at the local vet clinic was supposed to be an easy favor for my dad. I never expected to meet Ace or that one night with him would break the one promise my dad asked of me. Now it doesn’t matter how much my heart is involved, he is completely off-limits. Despite that, the more I get to know him, the more I can’t help but fall for the man beneath the scars, discovering a love as vast and wild as the mountains themselves. That is, until his secrets from the past show up in Mustang Mountain...”
15. Winterhunt: A Paranormal Women’s Fiction Novel (Midlife Trials Book 3) by Donna Berdel
16. Would You Ask My Husband That?: An absolutely hilarious, laugh out loud page turner by Kathleen Whyman
17. Savage Sin: Dark Enemies to Lovers Mafia Romance (Sons of Bratva Savages Book 4) by Penelope Wylde
18. Villainous (Damaged Devils Book 3) by Charity Parkerson <— M/M ROMANCE!! “…Not only is Archer cold, cruel, and calculating, but he also doesn’t let anyone close to him. The only person he even remotely considers a friend is his longtime guard. Even then, he doesn’t let the guy forget who’s in charge. He can never be seen as weak. That’s why Angel drives him insane. He shouldn’t care the man won’t be tied down by him. Archer can’t stop chasing him...”
19. Collide (Sunrise Island Brothers Book 1) by E. Davies <— M/M ROMANCE!!
20. The Prince’s Dearest Guards by Beau Van Dalen <— M/M ROMANCE!!
21. The Chamber: A MM Romance Thriller aby J.T. Dark
22. Hold Back the River by Ashley Dill <— MENTAL HEALTH & SOBRIETY ISSUES & SHE MEETS HIM IN AA “…Julia Collins is an adrenaline-junkie with one mission: outrun grief or die trying. After being furloughed for her mental health, she’s forced into sobriety and must navigate life without her poisons of choice — tequila and her job. That’s when she hits it off with the mysterious Patrick at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Fresh hope dawns in her heart, and she wonders if she can thrive despite her secrets and enjoy life again. But it isn’t long before currents of regret rip them apart…”
23. Ethereally Tainted: A Dark Thriller Romance (Tainted Souls Book 1) by Rainelyn
24. This Risky Game We Play: An Enemies to Lovers Romance by Olivia Oakley
25. Softest Touch by Adina D. Grey <— SHE’S HIS NEW ASSISTANT! “…Derek, the billionaire owner of Wilson Creations, has it all – fame, fortune, and success. But when he meets his new assistant, Melinda, he finds himself drawn to her fiery spirit and sharp wit. Despite a rocky start, the two become a formidable team, and Derek begins to see Melinda in a different light...”

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1. Finally Found You (Paradise Bay Billionaire Brothers Book 7) by Claudia Burgoa
2. Mistletoe Mine: An Eternity Springs Novella by Emily March
3. Would You Ask My Husband That?: An absolutely hilarious, laugh out loud page turner by Kathleen Whyman

1. Happiness: A Novel by Danielle Steel | Aug 8, 2023
2. Cruel Seduction (Dark Olympus Book 5) by Katee Robert | Aug 8, 2023
3. Between Us: A Novel by Mhairi McFarlane | Aug 8, 2023
4. Accidentally in Love by Danielle Jackson | Aug 8, 2023
5. Rent to Be: A Novel by Sonia Hartl | Aug 8, 2023
6. Who We Are Now: A Novel by Lauryn Chamberlain | Aug 8, 2023
7. Nectar of the Wicked by Ella Fields | Aug 10, 2023
8. God of Ruin: A Dark College Romance (Legacy of Gods Book 4) by Rina Kent | Aug 10, 2023
9. Wrath: A Sinful Empire Duet by Eva Charles | Aug 10, 2023
10. Warriors Unite: A Paranormal Adventure (Immortal Warriors Book 30) by H.T. Night and J.R. Rain | Aug 14, 2023
11. Stay Here With Me (The Wilder Brothers Book 5) by Carrie Ann Ryan | Aug 14, 2023
12. The Proposal by Adriana Locke | Aug 14, 2023
13. My Roommate Is a Vampire by Jenna Levine | Aug 15, 2023
14. The One That Got Away: A Novel by Charlotte Rixon | Aug 15, 2023
15. Codename Charming: A Novel by Lucy Parker | Aug 15, 2023
16. Beneath Dark Waters (A New Orleans Novel Book 2) by Karen Rose | Aug 15, 2023
17. Alpha (Dark Water Series Book 3) J.L. Drake | Aug 15, 2023
18. Not My Kind of Hero by Pippa Grant | Aug 15, 2023
19. Red Flags by Skye Warren | Aug 15, 2023
20. Pretty Little Killer (Pretty Obsessions Book 2) by AJ Merlin | Aug 16, 2023
21. Blaze: A Little Red Riding Hood Dark Fairy Tale Retelling (Happily Never After Fairytale Retellings Book 10) by H.P. Mallory | Aug 18, 2023
22. Sinful Enemy: Book Three: Beckham Dynasty by M Robinson | Aug 21, 2023

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