HAPPY WEEKEND EVERYONE!! I’d love to hear what you’ve got planned, or what you’re reading. 😀 I’m still working on today’s list, so if there’s one that should be on here that you loved, let me know. 🙂
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TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE FOUND FOR THE WEEKEND !!
- Royal Pickle: A Romantic Comedy by JJ Knight <— TODAY’S NEWSLETTER SPONSOR!!! SHE HELPED HIM ESCAPE THE PHOTOGRAPHERS!! “…He’s a prince who can’t keep his pants on. She writes dirty limericks in a Brooklyn deli. Their spontaneous royal wedding is a match made in mayhem. I have to find a wife. And not just any wife. A love match. My parents gave me ten years to find a princess on my own, and the deadline has arrived. I’ve outrun the palace guards for months, but due to an incident in a rooster Speedo that went viral, they have tracked me to America. I’m not known for my stellar taste in the opposite sex. The last one put my naked pictures on Instagram. But there is this one girl. I saw her in a New York deli making sandwiches. She helped me escape the photographers...”
- Ashes in Venice: A Vengeance Thriller by Gojan Nikolich
- Redemption: Book Four of the Renegade Series by Ann Lexi Cole
- The Bully (Calamity Montana) by Willa Nash <— HER ARCH NEMESES!!! “…Nellie Rivera is trading traffic for tranquility. When the quiet streets of small-town Montana beckon, she leaves Denver behind and moves to Calamity. It would be the perfect adventure if not for Cal Stark. When her archnemesis dares to show his face one Saturday morning, declaring he is moving there too, she vows to make his life a misery. The town isn’t big enough for the both of them and besides . . . She was here first…”
- Feather & Flame by Nina Lane <— MJ FRYER FOUND US THIS ONE!
MJ Fryer: Please add Feather & Flame, going live on March 8th…this is book two in the Birdsong Trilogy by Nina Lane. Sparrow & Hawke is already out and the last book will be out on March 15th.
If you loved her Spiral of Bliss series featuring Liv and Dean, then Nell and Darius and their forbidden love will blow you away!
Mony: Few books I really liked
Against A Wall by Cate C. Wells – This book was a wonderful surprise. Expected a traditional bully or an enemies-to-lovers story. But this was so much more. Depth, good writing, and an “adorably confused alpha”. Great mountain setting too. 5★
Kingdom Fall by A. Zavarelli – A very good mafia romance. (Although not my fave trope, I really liked this one.) Sizzle, chemistry and hot hot alpha, mafia king Alessio. Maybe too many plot twists but let’s just focus on Alessio. LOL 4.5★
After reading KF I just couldn’t help myself and HAD to read Maddest Obsession by Danielle Lori. The quirky banter and one of the edgiest alphas I’ve come across. OMG! 5+++★
- Pigeon (Devil Angel’s MC, Book 6) by Lola Wright <— KATHY FOUND US THIS ONE!!
One new release to add is Lola Wright’s Pigeon (Devil Angel’s MC, Book 6)..If you like MC series and haven’t read this one, you should give it a try. MC books with a little humor thrown in!
- Forget-Me-Not Bombshell by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
- The Cow girl’s Unmistakable Love: Janey and Rocket (MacFarland Ranch Book 2) by SJ McCoy
- Style of Love (Gay 4 Renovations Book 1) by AJ Sherwood
- Only for Ollie (Star Crossed Book 3) by Lisa Henry <— M/M ROMANCE!!!
- Jilted: Jaren (The Foster Brothers Book 1) by Nora Phoenix <— M/M ROMANCE!! “…Years of pining.Years of keeping his distance. Years of lusting after Jaren, the one man Reid couldn’t have. Because Jaren is straight. Worse, he’s engaged to Reid’s sister. In other words: he’s off limits. Impossible…”
- The Real Baxter: MM Romance/ Age Gap (The Baxter Chronicles Book 1) by Lane Hayes <— M/M ROMANCE!!!
- Killer Kiss: Ruthless Revenge Trilogy: Massimo & Kristina #1 (Mafia Crime Kings Book 4) by Kristen Luciani
- Instead of Happy (Lovers Landing Series Book 4) by Jamey Moody
- Finlay Donovan Knocks Em Dead by Elle Cosimano <— TASHA J IS LOVING THIS ONE!
Tasha J: Happy Friday! I am 80% into Finlay Donovan Knocks Em Dead and loving it as much as the first. It reads fast, has me laughing out loud and rooting for 1 guy more than the other, can’t say which in case I change my mind. 😂 I don’t want it to end.
I’ve actually been getting the majority of my reading time this week in on the treadmill. I prop the kindle on the screen and blow the words up a little and tap to turn mid arm swing. So far so good.
- Alcohol You Later by HEATHER M. ORGERON <— LIVE!! UNREQUITED LOVE WITH A ROCK STAR!! “…Raven Winters has been infatuated with Nicholas Potter since the day she tacked his poster to her bedroom wall. So, when she discovered the famous drummer was her college roommate’s cousin, it seemed the stars had aligned. Their attraction was instant, and their chemistry explosive. Unfortunately, Nick wasn’t ready to abandon his rock star lifestyle. Over the years, she’s become his best friend...”
- The Tea Shop Witch: A Paranormal Cozy Mystery Series with an Amateur Sleuth (The Tea Shop Witch Cozy Mysteries Book 1) by Thora Bluestone
- Turner’s War: Bad Boy Mafia Romance (The Savage Kings Crime Family Series Book 3) by Jade Royal <— SHE IS MISSING!! “…Looking for my brother, I got myself into a situation that I am not optimistic I will live through. Nobody knows where I am, and it could be weeks before anybody figures it out. No other family, doubts of being discovered, and dying hope is all I have left. A lifeline is not in my future, and now I regret how I treated Turner the last time I saw him…”
- Pretend You’re mine by Lucy Score <— AIMEE LOVED THIS ONE LIKE SO MANY OF US DID!
Aimee: I am starting pretend you’re mine by Lucy score tonight that was one of your favorites!!! So I will let you know what I think!!!
Aimee: Oh! And I loved the Lucy Score book! Such a cute and roller coaster of emotions! ❤️
- Rock Me by Erin Trejo <— ROCK STAR/AGE GAP ALERT!! “…One touch ignited a spark that would consume us like a wildfire. I shouldn’t have wanted Tash. He’s my dad’s best friend and bandmate. A notorious player, too old for me, at least that’s what I’m told. When the opportunity knocks to join the band on tour, I can’t turn it down…”
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- The Bully (Calamity Montana) by Willa Nash
- Heart of Fire by Linda Howard <— AIMEE LOVED THIS ONE!!
Aimee: I just listened to my first book by Linda Howard! I loved it! Heart of Fire, about an archeologist who is set out to redeem her fathers name. Set in the Amazon jungle. The narrator was good.
There is an Audible sale for premium plus members!!
- Outlaw: An Evil Dead MC Story by Nicole James <— AIMEE ALSO LOVED THIS ONE!
Aimee: I had a productive week with good books!! I listened to a Nicole James book, first one by her for me. I was really surprised! I kept putting it off because the cover was ehhh …
Outlaw: An Evil Dead MC Story
I would say that it was a 5* book and the male narrator did an awesome job! So the old saying Never Judge a book by its cover was true with this one!
PREORDERS (going live soon!!! 😀 )
- Taste by Melanie Harlow – March 7th 2022
- Soul Taken (A Mercy Thompson Novel Book 13) by Patricia Briggs – March 8th 2022
- Mr. Bloomsbury by Louise Bay – March 8th 2022
- High Stakes: A Novel by Danielle Steel – March 8th 2022
- The Man from Sanctum (Masters and Mercenaries: Reloaded Book 3) by Lexi Blake – March 8th 2022
- Seize the Night (The Original Sinners Pulp Library) by Tiffany Reisz – March 8th 2022
- F*ck It (Yama Yama Book 2) by S.M. Shade and C.M. Owens – March 8th 2022
- Make Me Your Villain (Battle Crows MC Book 2) by Lani Lynn Vale – March 8th 2022
- Beach House Wedding (The Beach House Trilogy Book 3) by Cora Seton – March 8th 2022
- The World Cannot Give by Tara Isabella Burton – March 8th 2022
- Crowbones (World of the Others Book 3) by Anne Bishop – March 8th 2022
- Under Covers : A Steamy Romance Novel by Denise Daye – March 8th 2022
- Antichrist by Amo Jones – March 8th 2022
- Dark Alpha’s Passion by Donna Grant – March 8th 2022
- The Barbarian King’s Assassin by Eve Langlais – March 8th 2022
- Cowgirl Bikers MC #4 by Esther E. Schmidt – March 8th 2022
- Moment in Time: A Novel by Suzanne Redfearn – March 8th 2022
- If You Ask Me by Libby Hubscher – March 8, 2022
- In a New York Minute by Kate Spencer – March 15th 2022
- Dating Dr. Dil: A Novel by Nisha Sharma – March 15th 2022
- Eve of Destruction (The League: Eve of Destruction Book 1) by Sherrilyn Kenyon – March 15th 2022
- Love on the Lake (Lakeside Book 2) by Helena Hunting – March 15th 2022
- Wicked as Seduction (Trees & Laila, Part One) (Wicked & Devoted Book 5) by Shayla Black – March 15th 2022
- An Affair by the Sea (Siren’s Retreat Quartet Book 2) by Erica Ridley – March 15th 2022
- Shenanigans by Sarina Bowen – March 15th 2022
- Once Upon A Broken Crown: A Fairytale Retelling Anthology – March 15th 2022
- Medici: A Dark Romance by J.J. McAvoy – March 15th 2022
- The War of Two Queens (Blood And Ash Series Book 4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout – March 15th 2022
- Tangled Up In You (Whisper Lake Book 6) by Barbara Freethy – March 15th 2022
- The Summer Getaway: A Novel by Susan Mallery – March 15th 2022
- Mr. Bloomsbury by Louise Bay – March 15th 2022
- Sadie on a Plate by Amanda Elliot – March 15th 2022
- A Ballad of Love and Glory: A Novel by Reyna Grande – March 15th 2022
- Lead Me Astray by Sondi Warner – March 15th 2022
- The War of Two Queens (Blood And Ash Series Book 4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout – March 15th 2022
- My Single-versary (Happy Endings Book 1) by Lauren Blakely – March 16th 2022
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Happy Friday! I am 80% into Finlay Donovan Knocks Em Dead and loving it as much as the first. It reads fast, has me laughing out loud and rooting for 1 guy more than the other, can’t say which in case I change my mind. 😂 I don’t want it to end. I’ve actually been getting the majority of my reading time this week in on the treadmill. I prop the kindle on the screen and blow the words up a little and tap to turn mid arm swing. So far so good.
This weekend I will be getting up before dawn both days to drive my daughter to swim champs. It’s a little over an hour drive. I have extreme driving anxiety in certain situations, so trying to calm myself beforehand and psych myself up. This will be huge for me if I can get through it ok. I’ve actually started taking CBD extract to help with my general stress levels and not real sure if it works or not, but maybe gives me the placebo effect so will keep it up for a while to see if I notice a difference. 🤞
OmG! I’m loving this book too! Finley Donovan!
Yay! Book 2 as well?
Yes! Can’t wait for book 3! What’s really up with Vero??????
I dk, but I’m excited to see what kind of shenanigans they get up to where they’re headed. 😂
I’m so proud of you for sticking to the treadmill! I’m slacking big time (still).
Thanks, I’m proud of me too! It’s definitely been a challenge to fit it in and some days would be easier to skip, but I had to put a swim suit on recently and absolutely have to be proactive before summer hits. I haven’t been able to fit in a lot of my clothes for a while now and I’ve just hit my breaking point. Either I’m delusional and fooling myself into thinking positive about it or I’m actually liking the way it makes me feel. 😂
Ooh, I just read book 1. Book 2 on hold! Something different & crazy!
Tasha, have you tried yoga with Adriene (YouTube)? She has tons of videos for specific things. Sometimes it helps my anxiety. Just a thought.
Such a good series, I can’t wait until book 3! I love that you guys have read and enjoyed as well. 😊 I have not tried yoga with Adriene in particular, but checked it out and looks like something I would like to try. Thank you for the recommendation!
Friday night was rough leading up to my challenge, really rough, but I persevered and am so glad it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. 😅
Okay I need to dedicate a post to this series since all of you are loving it so much!! 😀
Maryse I have another one for you! Have you seen The Lodge? It’s creepy more than scary–but enough so that it actually gave me nightmares! Happy Saturday everyone!
The Lodge…. the lodge… hrmmm… let me look it up right now. I feel like I HAVE seen it…
Nope!!! I haven’t seen it and it just went on my weekend “to watch” list. My boyfriend noticed we haven’t been getting much horror in these days (though I know he’s not a huge horror fan so I’ve been sparing him) but it looks like this weekend is it!! 😀
It’s kind of more of a thriller, I guess? Just super creepy!
Samantha Young’s Here with Me is on sale for .99. It takes place in Scotland and has that gothic romance feel. I definitely recommend this one.
Hi Kathy!! I will add it to the Tuesday list bargain section. 🙂 YAY!!!