Reading Order Guide:

Michelle Mankin – Rock Stars, Surf and Second Chances Series Reading Order + some fun facts!!

June 21, 2019 By Maryse Leave a Comment

ROCK STAR/SURFER SERIES ALERT!!!! And for this week only, each book in the series is super-bargain priced!! Why? ‘Cause book #4 & #5 (a duet) will be out in just a few weeks. 😀

About the series the author says:

I’m going to have a cowabunga sale on the series leading up to the release. Outside, book 1 will go zero any minute. I have a bookbub feature on Oceanside, book 3 for international surfing day this week.

…a flashback to my surf lesson for the first book in series to my love of all things surfing and ocean beach cali. The Hawaiian model is actually wearing a necklace that an ocean beach jeweler Heidi, now a friend of mine, made just for the photo shoot. read more

Elizabeth O’Roark – The Parallel Duet Reading Order

June 14, 2019 By Maryse 3 Comments

<— BLURB JOLT ALERT!! NEW DUET & OMG IT SOUNDS INCREDIBLE!!! And our book crew is LOVING it like crazy!!

Jessica: I read book one and OMG! All the feels. I thought I knew what was going on but I had NO idea. Soooo good. Can’t wait for the second book.

Ashley: I just finished the new duet by Elizabeth O’Roark and it was amazing! Parallel and Intersect. If anyone is looking for something that is going to completely suck you in – this is it. One of my top reads for the year! I loved loved Waking Olivia and this one has that insane tension/chemistry that I love in books. read more

K.F. Breene & Shannon Mayer – Shadowspell Academy Trilogy Reading Order

June 12, 2019 By Maryse Leave a Comment

MUCH LOVED FANTASY SERIES and the trilogy is now complete!!! Relief if here for so many of my fellow readers that have gone CRAZY for this one!! 😀

Tessa: Shadowspell Academy: The Culling Trials by Shannon Meyer and KF Breene – These two authors together is a dream. The action was fast, the plot held tons of aches, family and friendship come into play… YAY! …it’s addicting and really good.

Robyn: I read book one and it was good.

Tessa: The Culling Trials 2 by KF Breene and Shannon Mayer. These two should work together more often.🙂 The second book did NOT disappoint. read more

Karen Crompton’s “South Shore Beach Series” is on sale & we have an excerpt + a signed book giveaway!

June 11, 2019 By Maryse 4 Comments

<— Thank you to author Karen Crompton for sponsoring this week’s newsletter! We’re celebrating the sale price of the first two books in this series and she’s giving away a signed copy to one of our lucky commenters here. And it’s open to International!!)! 😀

These sound like romance-angst awesomeness. This totally gave me a blurb jolt…

…it’s all about numbing the pain. And his plan’s working fine — until he meets Corrie Johnson. That’s when things begin to unravel. Because falling in love was never part of the plan. read more

Lauren Blakely – Always Satisfied Series Reading Order

June 9, 2019 By Maryse Leave a Comment

NEW SERIES BY LAUREN BLAKELY ALERT!! Book #1 JUST WENT LIVE and these can all be read as standalones, so I listed them by order of publishing date. 😉

The author says:

A brand new, standalone, hero-POV romantic comedy! If you enjoyed Big Rock, Mister O, or Full Package, you’ll love Satisfaction Guaranteed!

About book #1

Look, she started it.
She issued me a challenge I couldn’t back down from. Make her purr like no man has done before.
Fine, she’s my business partner’s daughter. All right, I’m also working in the same damn practice with her. Yes, she happens to be my ex-fling. But that was seven years ago, and it was barely a week-long thing. read more

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4 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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5 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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6 days ago

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

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7 days ago

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

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1 week ago

CHECK OUT WHAT JUST WENT LIVE EARLY!!!

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