My Book Reviews

Book Review – Transcend by Jewel E. Ann

April 14, 2018 By Maryse 8 Comments

Transcend (The Transcend Duet Book 1)
I KNEW IT!!!!!!!! Oooooooh boy what an ending!!!! I need to hurry up and finish this review so I can jump into book #2. THANK GOD FOR COMPLETED DUETS!!!!!

Oh my what a 5-STAR READ full of intrigue, emotion, intensity, and heartache, and love-triangley delight. And best of all. I love that this author explored something (is exploring something) that absolutely fascinates me and always has.

This is my JAM!!!! And apparently it’s OUR jam!!! 😉

Maryse: Okay I have to say I’m so utterly hooked on Transcend. I’m 3/4′s of the way through it and will devour and finish the rest within the next couple of hours and move right on to Epoch. What I have to say is I BELIEVE everything (relationship-wise, fight-wise, jealous-wise) that I’m reading. SUCH REALITY in these scenes. read more

Reader Recommendations – Modern Day Pirate Romance Books (and Historical Pirates, too!)

April 11, 2018 By Maryse 5 Comments

HEY!!! Yeahhhhhhhh!!!!! That is an EXCELLENT request, and it came from Paris. Not the city… the reader. 😉 And she has her own suggestion and is looking for more:

Paris: I was wondering if you could recommend any modern day pirate books? I’ve read Criminals of the Ocean and I haven’t been able to find anything else’s like it!

Let’s get this list going shall we? Bad boy criminals of a different genre (’cause pirates aren’t only in historical romance… right?) 😀 read more

Book Review – Beautiful Victim by Claire C. Riley

April 8, 2018 By Maryse Leave a Comment

Beautiful Victim: [THE] must-read thriller of the year.
<— Yeah. This one took me some time to come down from before I could right the review. Not because I didn’t love it. But because I was so… distraught. Lost. I needed to snuggle with sweetness. 😉

But you know me. I love my psych-thrillers, and this is one of those!!! Are you in the mood for dark? I’ve got your dark, right here. And I brought it to my Facebook crew…

Maryse: Oooooof. I just finished a reallllllly dark book. Along the lines of “You” but without any of the quirky humor. Darker, even. I’m so frustrated and exhausted. read more

Book Review – Outnumbered by Shay Savage

March 24, 2018 By Maryse 3 Comments

Outnumbered
<— Okay I’m a little early with this review ’cause it’s only going live in a week or so, but I was so excited by the premise, and the fact that it was a Shay Savage book (her stories are always SO unique), that I had to jump in now.

I’m usually always wanting to be strictly in the heroine’s head but I LOVE her moody, reclusive, total-loner heroes, and she’s one of my favorite authors when it comes to writing the male POV.

Yep. We’re strictly in HIS head for the entirety, and *ahem* considering the circumstances (tee hee!) I think it was for the best. 😉 read more

Reader Favorites – Are you in the mood for an unconventional love story? I have a book-list for that!

March 24, 2018 By Maryse 1 Comment

Are you in the mood for true love despite unusual circumstances and social norms? That kind of romance that develops naturally, but causes plenty of strife in the process? From age differences, to unacceptable liaisons to scary situations, to impossible connections, these stories have our stomachs in knots, all while giving us swoon-worthy butterflies.

I’ve compiled all of our most “unconventional love story” favorites (at least so far), into one easy-to-click list. You want 5-star, best of the best, tried-and-true reads? Dig in, my book friends!!! read more

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3 days ago

TODAY'S FRIDAY BOOK FINDS!!

---> Cowboys, hockey players, mafia men & a few VERY suspicious characters... 😂📚 My list is FULL of trouble today!!

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4 days ago

READER QUESTION ALERT!!

HAVE A GUESS? ---> Reader Question – The book where she’s mentally ill and lives with two roommates…

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5 days ago

Wareesha LOVED this book and wants more like it...

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Reader Recommendation & Request – Blood of the Fairest (Grimm Fragments Book 1) by Morgan B Lee: www.maryse.net/books/book-recommendations/reader-recommendation-request-blood-of-the-fairest-grim...

6 days ago

THE BIGGEST NEW BOOK RELEASE LIST in ages, is ready!!!

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7 days ago

CHECK OUT WHAT JUST WENT LIVE EARLY!!!

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23 BOOKS ON TODAY'S LIST ---> Monday Early Bird Book Releases – 10-19-2026: www.maryse.net/book-releases/monday-early-bird-book-releases-10-19-2026.html

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