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Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 01-08-2021

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HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!!!! So many awesome deals today (like an entire much-loved series that is super-bargain priced today!!) And a few new releases too!!

TODAY’S BLASTS FROM OUR BOOK PAST 😀 !!

TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE FOUND FOR THE WEEKEND :D !!

➔➔➔ TWO MONTHS FREE KINDLE UNLIMITED DEAL!!! <— For new members only. If you haven’t tried it yet, now’s your chance. WE ARE LOVING IT! 

➔➔➔ AMAZON MUSIC UNLIMITED MEMBERSHIP 😲 3 months FREE US, Canada and UK!! 😀 OMG BEST DEAL YET ON THIS (for new members only) 😲 US, Canada and UK!!! I wish I could get in on this one…

➔➔➔ 40% off of your first 4 months on Audible!!! And I think you can give it as a gift, too!

and…

  • Bootleg Springs (6 book series) by Lucy Score & Claire Kingsley <— ENTIRE SERIES IS SUPER-BARGAIN PRICED!!! Woooooooohooooo!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Caroline: I just finished reading Sidecar Crush by Claire Kingsley. She and Lucy Score are collaborating on a new series called Bootleg Springs set in rural West Virginia. The first book by Lucy Score, Whiskey Chaser, and the second (Sidecar Crush) are rom-com at it’s best. Supposed to be a six book series with each other writing alternate books. Fantastic so far!!!

Kathy: I have loved the last few Lucy Score novel’s that I have read!!

  • Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane <— PSYCH-THRILLER ALERT!! Michelle B JUST 5-STARRED THIS ONE! Oh it sounds right up my alley you guys!! How did I miss this new release??? GASP!!

Michelle: I just Finished Pretty Little wife by Darby Kane. My first star ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ of the year

Karen: I just grabbed a copy. Sounds awesome

Vikki: I have this one but I haven’t read it yet!

Michelle: you must! It’s gonna be hard to top this one.

Tracy: I just finished reading Perfectly Adequate by Jewel E. Ann and I LOVED it. Would love to read stories similar to it.

Mona: I also loved Perfectly Adequate by Jewel E Ann. It was so funny and brought tears, too. The H is a doctor and the h is a patient transporter that is on the Autism Spectrum.

Mary Ann: Maryse I just finished reading Perfectly Adequate by Jewel E Ann and OMG I LOVE IT!!! I was expecting myself to laugh because of the emu on the cover. But I wasn’t expecting myself to cry. The hero is just a very very good guy. The heroine is simply superhero Dorfee!!!

Michelle E: My new book recommendation is when the stars fall by Emery Rose. Spans from the time they meet at 9 years old through their 30’s. So much emotion. It has a bit of everything… loss, pregnancy, Military, PTSD, Redemption and finding your way back. Soo good, no spoilers here 4.5 stars

  • 7th Circle (Hades Book 1) by Tate James <— LIVE!! REVERSE HAREM ALERT! “...7th Circle is the first of a new series set in Shadow Grove. Several characters cross over to the Madison Kate series but it is not necessary to read MK’s story first. HADES is a contemporary new adult reverse harem series...”
  • The Complete Always Series by Lindsay Becs <— SERIES BUNDLE ALERT!! BOX SET INCLUDES: All five full-length novels from the Always Series, a bonus epilogue for Always and the first chapter of Dance in the Balance, an Always Series spin-off book.
  • Good Girl, Bad Blood: The Sequel to A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson  <— TASHA J ENJOYED THIS ONE!!

Tasha J: I finished my 1st book of the year! It was Good Girl, Bad Blood and I loved it. I’m looking forward to reading more books in the series. She, Pip (the mc) reminds me a little bit of Veronica Mars. Not bc she works for a private detective, but she has that natural instinct for solving crimes and she’s in high school.

This one was different from the last as she’s started a podcast, covering the crime she cracked in the last novel and the court case that followed. And then, her friend’s brother disappeared and she’s pulled in to investigate. It was a little heavier than the last one, I think.

*This is Book 2 of a duet. Read PRICELESS first. You have been warned. xo

Wendy: Just read Bringing down the Duke. Delicious read. Really a wonderful book.

Mony: A more modern and entertaining story with women’s equality thrown in is Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women, #1) by Evie Dunmore. (4-star) The series continues with A Rogue of One’s Own & Portrait of a Scotsman.

Kristin: Amazing read!!!!

  • If I Never Met You: A Novel by Mhairi McFarlane <— OFFICE ROMANCE!!! Back on the list ’cause Danielle recommends it!! She gets dumped and she’s left reeling… “...they work at the same law firm and she has to see him every day. Her once perfect life is in shambles and the thought of dating again in the age of Tinder is nothing short of horrifying. When news of her ex’s pregnant girlfriend hits the office grapevine, taking the humiliation lying down is not an option. Then a chance encounter in a broken-down elevator with the office playboy opens up a new possibility…”

Danielle: This was a good one. It’s about a lady in her late 30s which I liked because it’s harder to find romance books in that age group.

Maryse: Agreed! I am loving reading about older characters or in my age group…

Lisa: Thanks! Just bought it

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➔➔ 40% off of your first 4 months on Audible!!! And I think you can give it as a gift, too!

PREORDERS (going live soon!!! 😀 )

  1. Roommate by Sarina Bowen – January 12th 2021
  2. Ghost on the Shore (Blackbird Series Book 3) by Lily Foster – January 12th 2021
  3. People LIke Her: A Novel by Ellery Lloyd – January 12th 2021
  4. The Way the Story Goes (Magnolia Sound Book 7) by Samantha Chase – January 12th 2021
  5. Blood Heir (Kate Daniels World Book 1) by Ilona Andrews – January 12th 2021
  6. Dragon Revealed: A Dragon Kings Novella by Donna Grant – January 12th 2021
  7. Kingdom of Shadow and Light (Fever Book 11) by Karen Marie Moning – January 12th 2021
  8. Repeat Offender (Souls Chapel Revenants MC Book 1) by Lani Lynn Vale – January 12th 2021
  9. Destructive King (Mafia Royals Book 3) by Rachel Van Dyken – January 12th 2021
  10. Forever Girl: A Novel by Jill Shalvis – January 12th 2021
  11. Fatal Fraud (Fatal Series Book 16) by Marie Force – January 12th 2021
  12. Our Italian Summer by Jennifer Probst – January 12th 2021

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R. Renee

Good Morning! I’m so happy this week is over(ish)!

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Maryse

Me too. I’m so tired….

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mony

yea, it’s been a week…

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Tasha J

I was looking forward to a chill weekend and then decided on a project last minute to take up some time. So it’s no longer chill. Why do I do this? 🤦‍♀️
It’s bc I internally know there’s no actual chill here. *as toddler crawls all over me shrieking and picking boogers*
I purchased a pet safe electronic mat this morning. A scat mat. For the cat that paws and barrels at my door endlessly every night, in the morning hours when it’s still dark and the kids are no longer tired enough to go back to sleep, but especially this morning when I didn’t have to get up to an alarm and the dog gloriously left no mess for me. He’s watching me, he knows I’m talking about him. 👀
I started The Survivors by Jane Harper yesterday. I’m not far in, but I’m easily distracted.

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Jan

I wonder what the new Karen Marie Moning Fever series book will be like. I enjoyed the series when I first started reading it ages ago, but towards the end got sick of it, and I don’t think I’ve even read the last couple of books. It felt like the series needed to be reinvented or go in a new direction. Maybe this new book will do that.

I like the cover of Rare Sunshine. I get a bit sick of the same old same old covers, but that one is a bit different and eye-catching. Shows the couple together but not in a clinch.

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mony

I also enjoyed the series until Mac & Jericho were no longer the focus… But boy was it ever good!
Saw the Rare Sunshine cover and it’s very good. Have you read the book?

I’m reading a vampire book as a group read…the book is so-so but the group’s comments are hilarious…better than the book. I think Raphael (Vampires In America series) may have spoiled things for other vamp books.

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Jan

I haven’t read Rare Sunshine but will try a sample. Haven’t read a decent rock star romance in a while.

I struggle to read books with vampires. I have a weak stomach and the thought of the blood…. Yecchh. I just don’t find them interesting or sexy. Have read the occasional one, but it’s not my thing.

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mony

I agree about the rock star books…So re-read VIP, Stage Dive, Midnight blue over the last few months or so…they’re part of my monthly reading meal plan :). That, with a sport, YA, HR, boss, something quirky/offbeat, dark read, PNR, a series, is my basic plan…then I add too many more

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