<— BREAKING NEWS UPDATE!!!!! OMGGGGG IT’S LIVE!!!!! Author Kate Stewart‘s METHOD is LIVE and I hear this one’s angst-level rivals “Drive”… Hollywood star and his “normal girl” wife… eeeeeeeeep!!! LET’S READ!!!!
HAPPY EASTER FRIDAY & EASTER WEEKEND!! A whole long weekend for us to indulge in books!!!
In fact, I’m reading a review copy of “Method” by Kate Stewart as we speak. Gorgeous cover, famous Hollywood actor and the normal girl… and I’m hearing SUPER-ANGSTY (rivaling “Drive“)!!!!!!!! Eeeeeeeep!!! You know I love this author and her brand of tumultuous passionate love and heartache!! YAY ME!!
Grey: Maryse, you’re going to LOVE it. Text me if you need to, lol! ❤️
Anette: I 1-click this author. She could have a bag of garbage on the cover and a book description in Swahili and I’d still buy it.
Teri: Oh my goodness that cover!!! That calls for a <3supercalifragilisticexpialidocious <3 of the highest caliber
Marion: Damn he looks like Paul Walker💕. Sounds like a good story.
Maryse: OMG THAT’S FUNNY ’cause I’m kind of imaging Paul Walker as I read it!!
As soon as this one goes on preorder or live, I will post it!! But it’s not live yet, so…
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE FOUND FOR THE WEEKEND !!
➔➔➔ Kindle Unlimited Membership super-bargain deal!!!! <— Hey guess what??!! The Kindle Unlimited Membership deal is still on!!!
- Bad Chef (Foodie in Love Book 2) by Victoria Bright <— LIVE!!! THE CHEF & HIS SOUS CHEF & HE HAS TO SETTLE DOWN in 3 months… “...In walks Sierra Daniels, gorgeous sous chef that would make any man weak in the knees—and also my employee, making her off limits. But what my father doesn’t know won’t hurt him. We agreed on no-strings-attached fun, but we couldn’t deny the true chemistry between us. When Sierra is offered an opportunity of a lifetime, we both have to make a choice…” P.S. Book #1 Bad Vintner (Foodie in Love Book 1) is super-bargain priced today too!
- Bunny Misfit (The Misfits Book 3) by Eve Langlais <— LIVE!!! She’s a bunny shifter… “...My name is Claire, and I am a bunny shifter who happened to be born in a pack of wolf shifters. Which, needless to say, didn’t go over well. Before the people I thought of as family made me their next dinner, I ran away, and I might have stayed away forever if my best friend hadn’t needed my help...”
- Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens <— ROCHELLE LOVED IT!!
Rochelle: I finished Where the Crawdad’s Sing. 5 fantastic stars. This was a profound book that has stayed with me for many days. I listened to the audio and loved the accents.
- Unbroken: A Reverse Harem Urban Fantasy Romance (Dark Moon Shifters Book 3) by Bella Jacobs <— REVERSE HAREM ALERT!! “UNBROKEN is the final installment of the Dark Moon Shifters series, a red-hot reverse harem paranormal and urban fantasy romance. Expect pulse-pounding action, suspense, serious ass-kicking, and four sexy shifter men who will make you wish you had a bear, wolf, lynx, and griffin of your own.”
- Ready for Whatever (The UnBRCAble Women Series Book 1) by Kathryn R. Biel <— SHE’S GOT A CANCER GENE BUT takes action on it… “…One thing’s for certain—she’s never planned on trying to navigate the dating scene with all this on her plate … but on the road from loss to love, Millie finds that laughter certainly is the best medicine…”
- Muse by Alexa Riley & Fiona Davenport <— LIVE!! HE’S RECLUSIVE & GRUMPY!! “…Theo Hayes is a recluse. He just wants to be left alone to work on his next big movie score. He’s even grumpier than usual because he’s in a bit of a rut. But when his brother sends him a singing telegram for inspiration, he finds his muse and plans to never let her go. Keeping her for his very own is the only option…”
- Unforeseen (Vampire Awakenings, Book 9) by Brenda K. Davies <— LIVE!!! “He’s not sure what’s more dangerous, the vampires hunting him or the woman who harbors more secrets than the island where he’s trapped…”
- Bound: The Fallen World Series Book 1 by C.R. Jane & Mila Young
- Protector Unmatched (Stealth Guardians Book 6) by Tina Folsom
- Rebel Reborn: A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance (The Witch’s Rebels Book 6) by Sarah Piper <— LIVE!! REVERSE HAREM ALERT!!
- Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah <— MUCH LOVED!
Michele G: Tasha, I have to agree with you about your love for Where the Forest Meets the Stars. That was a really special book! It’s hard to put into words…I’m on emotional overload between finishing that this weekend and reading Transcend and Epoch. My poor little heart is in overdrive….
Tasha J: I’m so happy you loved Where the Forest Meets the Stars too! Wasn’t the purple people eater the best? Lol! I would also be completely drained emotionally having read that with both Transcend and Epoch.
- Jane Doe: A Novel by Victoria Helen Stone <— PSYCH-THRILLER SUPER-BARGAIN ALERT!!! Oooooh I 4.5 STAR LOVED THIS ONE and it’s super-bargain priced right now!!! Here’s my review.
Andrea: I loved this on audio!
- Titan: We fell in love — in the cruelest of ways. (Norfolk Series Book 3) by M.J. Fields <— LIVE!!! MILITARY MAN BROKE HER HEART ONCE… “...Not all officers are gentlemen — some are villains. Not all protectors care for your heart — some shatter it. He was all of that and more. One look at him and something inside of me woke from a three-year slumber...”
- The One by Dani Wyatt <— LIVE!! OMG I LOVE THIS GORGEOUS COVER (and the premise!!!) P.S. It’s super-bargain priced! He realizes she’s “THE ONE” from looking at a photo… “...The woman I see looking back at me on my phone screen is also about to become my step-sister. Turns out, she has nearly as much interest in a relationship as I did before her ice blue eyes melted my frozen heart. The most challenging job of my life is to convince her we were made for each other…”
- Biker Baby (The Kings of Mayhem MC Book 3) by by Penny Dee
- The Clever Strumpet (When the Wallflowers were Wicked Book 6) by Merry Farmer <— LIVE!!! HISTORICAL ROMANCE!!
- Undone (Ghost Riders MC Book 3) by Brook Wilder <— LIVE!! “…She lit my world on fire from the moment I met her. When we’re around each other, each second was hotter than the last. It was only a matter of time before we got burned. Someone has taken her, and I will get her back…”
- Silk and Steel #2: Iron & Fire by Ariana Nash
- Renewed (The Unexpected Series Book 2) by S.E. Roberts <— LIVE!! DEEPLY IN LOVE BUT MARITAL STRIFE… “...one misunderstanding brings their flawless marriage to a screeching halt…”
- Until Merri: Happily Ever Alpha World by Suzanne Halliday <— Shelly & Cheryl recommend this one!
Shelly: New Blog Reader and Wow i’m loving this blog so much detail 😍def going to check some (ok most) of those books out but have to say so Happy the Until Merri by Suzanne Halliday has made the List 😍 absolutely loved it 😍
Cheryl: Love your lists ♥️ Going to check them all out. Read Until Merri by Suzanne Halliday and it was awesome.
- Dark Room: A Society X Novel by L.P. Dover & Heidi McLaughlin <— SUPER-BARGAIN PRICED!!! “…The Dark Room is the only place you can live out your fantasies and no one will ever know it’s you. For Parker, what started out as a business transaction has turned into an addiction. For Mia, it’s been a chance to discover who she truly is…”
AUDIOBOOK L VERS!
For those going on a road trip soon, or maybe you’ve got some projects that require both hands this weekend but still allows you to “listen”… check out the free audible trial + 2 free audiobooks deal —>
- AND! Here’s the fun-tool again! —> Find out which of YOUR Kindle books are available as audiobooks at a BARGAIN-PRICE! <— This thing is so cool (Amazon calls it “Matchmaker“)! It’s an Amazon feature, that scans all of your Kindle books and will list all of the ones you have that are also available as an audiobook at a discounted price (not normal audiobook prices). This way, you can switch back and forth, seamlessly between your ebooks and your audiobooks. VERY COOL!
- The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides <— Nay is enjoying it and with that “Blake Crouch” endorsement I want to read it ASAP!! 😀
Nay: I’m almost halfway through the audio book of The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides and so far, so good.
Blake Crouch, one of my fave authors, said this in his review: “The Silent Patient is a swarming, paranoid nightmare of a novel with an ending that is destined to go down as one of the most shocking, mind-blowing twists in recent memory.” I’m all for that! I also love the male narrator, Jack Hawkins. He has a British accent and is amazing with female voices.
- The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah <— Nay LOVED this one and sobbed! I read it in book form and LOVED it too!!
Nay: I finished the audio book of The Nightingale and it was FABULOUS! I was trying to tell hubs about the book when I finished it, and I couldn’t even talk because I was crying so hard! So that’s two Kristin Hannah books that have knocked my socks off (The Great Alone is the other). Anyone else have a favorite K. Hannah book I should try?
PREORDERS (going live soon!!! )
- Kiwi Rules (New Zealand Ever After Book 1) by Rosalind James – April 20th 2019
- The Austen Playbook (London Celebrities 4) by Lucy Parker – April 22nd 2019
- Cruel Fortune by K.A. Linde – April 23rd 2019
- The Trouble With Vampires: An Argeneau Novel by Lynsay Sands – April 23rd 2019
- Her Submission (Dirtier Duet Book 2) by Lisa Renee Jones – April 23rd 2019
- Lord Have Mercy (The Southern Gentleman Series Book 2) by Lani Lynn Vale – April 23rd 2019
- Junk Mail by Kendall Ryan – April 23rd 2019
- Chasing Bliss (Nights in Bliss, Colorado Book 7) by Lexi Blake – April 23rd 2019
- Luca: A Chicago Blaze Hockey Romance by Brenda Rothert – April 23rd 2019
- ANGEL (Fallen Angel Book 3) by Ella Frank & Brooke Blaine – April 25th 2019
- The Shadow Warrior (Ars Numina Book 4) by Ann Aguirre – April 26th 2019
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I’m first! *Throws heaps of Fri-yay glitter* morning all!
*twirls in the glitter*
I LOVE FRIDAYS!!!! 😀
I dont get it. I dont think it’s a good cover. He looks like a magician for the dinner Theater circuit. I’d pass right over it and not think of it if you all were not fans.
I’ll have to try one of her books some time.
You haven’t read her yet bev? She’s super-angsty… not all her books (I hear “The Real” is pretty calm), but for the most part, she takes her characters (and us) on an emotional whirlwind.
Marmy angsty?
Rip-your-heart-out-Thoughtless-like angsty. Broken hearted and bad decisions and pining, angsty.
By the way…..have we met?
Thoughtless was horrible. Worst hero ever. Ever. Gah.
Thinking of that book and that horrible kellan is actually making me mad as I type this.
I actually had to relax my jaw. 🤣
LOL!!!!
Yeeeaaahhhh… I definitely would not have recommended these to you. 😉 I mean, do I LOVE them? Yes! Would you? I can hear you grinding your teeth from here.
I don’t think you would like Drive, but Method does sound good as do some of her others. What the heck do I know? I loved Thoughtless and disliked Drive. 🤷♀️
For me Thoughtless was ok. Drive… I think I had higher hopes for what it could be than what it ended up in being, if that makes sense. And I just finished Method. Can I get those hours back? I couldn’t connect. Basically finished it just to know the why. 😐
Good morning! It’s a four day weekend for me, I just finished my fantasy read, so I’m studying the list for my next read!
ahhhhh 4 days off sounds wonderful!!!!
Hi ladies! I personally love the cover of Method! Maryse when does it come out?
By the way, love the new look of the blog….. I’ve been MIA lately….. IT LOOKS AWESOME!
Looks like… April 23rd!!! HOLY MOLY I better get reading quick!
Also YAY!!! Thank you Jean! I love it too… it’s “smarter”. *snort* 😛
I have it on good authority that it will go live early… 🤫
My comments vanished a minute ago…so if this posts twice please forgive me and know I’m tech challenged….
I’m going to have to read/listen to Jane Doe asap – I’m absolutely intrigued by the blurb!
I can’t wait to get my hands on Method!! …and I still can’t get over his eyes on that cover!!!
Hope everyone has a great weekend…full of lots of reading!!
I’m still loving this new site! I love that you can reply directly to people – so cool!
I have a different icon! Ohhhh I just saw it’s because I changed my email…it’s still me though y’all. I may have to change my email back…this one looks like an angry tomato!
It stresses me out when people’s avatars change.
I think I need to create my own avatar! I mean look at the angry tomato …it’s scary 😂
That’s ok. I’m a cranky tomato this morning.
I’m cracking up at Bev and the cranky tomato comment!
*squeeeee!!!*
That makes me so happy!!
And yes, I LOVED Jane Doe (I loved being in her head). I want to read more like that…
I was going to ask if you got a makeover! lol
Now I look at that cover and not only does he look like he is going to take a quarter from your ear with dramatic flair I now imagine he will be going …hehehehe the whole time.
Sorry. I need coffee. I’m cranky.
I know I’ve posted this before but 2 men I do love Graham and Mark.
I want a hero like Mark. I bet he is an awesome friend.
https://youtu.be/5GwRis0CZhQ
Ok, I’ll take my cranky ass and go get coffee and go get iced coffee and go to work.
Leave you all to your glitter.
Have a wonderful wonderful wonderful weekend.
I’ll see you on the other side in a better mood.🙄
The bunny book sounds good, but the cover. I’ll probably get it anyway, but the cover. *grins* I get the why, but I’m reading playboy bunny from it.
Oh, also love the idea of The One. *swoon*
Okay finished but too short. Cute, but really lacked the angst I was hoping would be in it. The concept could’ve been HIGH in angst, but it was more cutesy.
Tessa!! You’re GREEN!!!
Hehehehe I am having fun going through old pictures I made. I didn’t make the fairy so it had to go. I should make a fairy.
This one’s cute! But a Fairy would be you.
Another fairy in the house! Woop woop. Mine is sad. I need a new one!
Tessa, you’re so cute!!
LOVE the fairy even more! I think it might be time for me to get a makeover.
Thank you! It was an avatar I made with a website long ago to represent me. 🙂 Sadly, the site went away and there hasn’t been an avatar maker even half as good since.
Method is live! Enjoy your weekend, ladies!
SQUEEEEEEEE!!!!! 😀 !!!!
Method is LIVE
SQUEEEEEEEE!!!!! 😀 !!!!
I swear Kate Stewart sucks me riiiight in just from the prologue!!!
BUDDY READ!!!
Yes! It’s intense!!
Maryse–I finished The Silent Patient and I loved it! I’m not going to say anything else about it because I don’t want to get your mind going in any particular direction. Let’s just say I was enthralled the entire time and didn’t want to stop listening. I highly recommend the audio book version. I waited for 3 months to get it from the library and it was totally worth it!
I’m on hold for it now!
Okay after Method, I’m jumping into The Silent Patient. Two romances and then right back into a thriller. I think that’s a good “genre” pace for me.
Tasha–did you get the Israel Universal Yums box?
Yep, I tried everything and it was all good EXCEPT for that nasty pistachio thing and I believe it was some kind of pomegranate roll. Most surprising for me was that Tupperware of treats that looked completely unappealing and no one wanted to try, but the one tasted like apple pie. They were both yummy. This is our last box for a while though, I want to save some money and we haven’t been snacking fast enough to eat all this.
We disliked the same things! When I ate the pistachio thing, I kept telling my son, “This tastes like super roasted peanut butter.” And when I read the ingredients, I saw why–it had sesame oil in it–and way too much. I couldn’t even taste the pistachio. And the pomegranate ‘Turkish Delight’ was also ick. I loved the little falafel puffs! And all the candy bars (the milk chocolate with popping candy has been popular in our house). Oh, and you’re talking about the baklava that was in the tupperware. That was SO yum!! That was my fave thing in the entire box. We were going to get the next box when I thought it was going to be Austria, but since it’s Japan (I think–it’s either Japan or South Korea), we may skip a month.
Japan! Now I wish I would’ve waited. I still have stuff left over from last months box though and now I’m paying for Kindle unlimited and unlimited music on top of 3 streaming channels, something had to give. I do love this box though, we’ll get it again. And I think I’ll gift it for a few months to my folks who have everything and are hard to shop for. I forgot about the popping candy one, it was the first thing I tasted. I did not love the falafel bites. 😛 I didn’t hate them either though.
Method is killing me…in a good way…but oh my the angst level definitely is high!!
OMG! I can’t wait!
I should have waited for you Nay!!
Ooooh, wonder if it will end up a Marmy. 😉
Yes…….
She dies in the end.
Oh No!!!
Shoot.
Spoiler tags didn’t work. 😲
I’m going to hunt you down, bev. 😡
Then I’ll share my socks with you. Nay said that the next Yum box is probably Japan or Korea so I’m going to need one.
Lol! Snacks. Snacks with you.
Unless your feet are cold?
I’ll eat your socks AND your snacks.
Speaking of the Yum box, do y’all get the $39 one and is it worth it? I want to subscribe to it and I’m having FOMO when I think of only getting the $25 one.
I just ordered the 25 dollar one. I think it wills still be the Israel one, but…..🤷♀️
I might go up if I had a good guess on the month and I thought it would be worth it. I’m not sure how Nay knows the next place unless the give out clues.
Just got Method!!! Have to wait to start it. I’m reading Twisted Pride by Cora Reilly about 50% in & it’s so good!!!!
YAY Lisa!!! I’m going to look that one up. I don’t remember it offhand…
Ok, I’m off make up videos, thank the Lord. Now, I’ve wasted hours of my time searching for a new dog I don’t need. But now I HAVE to have. I need to open a go fund me account to obtain this dog, but no other kind will do. What is wrong with me???!!! It’s called a mini bernedoodle and it will be mine. Someday.
Sooooooooo CUTE!!!!! I wonder how big they get?
One Click on Kate Stewart (KU as well)!
I would have given Where the Crawdads Sing 6 stars if I could. I fell in love with the book. I’m from the south and can totally see “back in the day” a young girl going through and surviving what she did.
I felt the same way about Where the Crawdads Sing! ❤️
I only have to wait 6 months to get it from the library! lol
That’s the audio book I’m waiting for.
Crazy!!
I know I’ve been off the grid, and I’ve missed you all terribly, but I had to pop in and say HOW MUCH I LOVED THE GIRL HE USED TO KNOW!!!!!!
FIVE. FREAKING. STARS. I want to sob from being so happy about this book.
Maryse, I’m a horrible BReader, and I haven’t even checked to see if you finished it yet, but what did you think? I’m overwhelmed by the love I have for this one.
Geez, I have so much to catch up on. Not the least of which is figuring out what has changed on here. *scratches head* Ladies, it’s been a rough couple of weeks for me, and kudos to those who might work with teens on a regular basis. How you can know their difficult situations and have your heart break and then still go about your days when you know you can do nothing for them? I’m being melodramatic but it’s 1:00 in the morning and I’m…well, being me. *shrugs*
And then…THEN…I have my next read picked out, and I come here and see Maryse has already highlighted it. Method by Kate Stewart!!!! I swear, this place is my touchstone. ❤️
AMY!!! RIGHT????????
OH. EM. GEE!!! I was floooooored!!! She is so darn clever!!!!! And that’s okay, at least you let us know what you thought!!!! 😀 !!!! OH and I did review it here (also 5 STARS): https://www.maryse.net/books/book-review-the-girl-he-used-to-know-by-tracey-garvis-graves.html
*hugs* on the difficult weeks. I had a bit of a hard week last week too (full moon maybe made it a bit more intense), but my big bright spot was the blog was working just fine and we were all chatting again. *phew*
And it looks like we’re buddy-reading Method. I thought I’d have it finished by now but I’ve had Easter events all weekend, so I’m behind… but at least we can read it at the same time again. 🙂
I also loved The Girl He Used to Know! So original! Just finished Method …I was blown away by it! It was amazing! ❤️
Hugs to everyone having tough weeks!! 💓
Woo-hoo!! I’ll be officially starting it tonight after the newest episode of GOT!!! 😀
Which, by the way, was MY bright spot this past week. GOT, that is.
And…AND!!! TGG absolutely WAS clever as she tied in that event with the story, just as she did with On the Island.
I finished it at 1:00 this morning, and I am still on a high from it. I loved being in Annika’s black-and-white mind, and Jonathan was the most amazingly patient and loving H. I need to read your review so I can relive the emotions all over again.
Great to see you, Amy! I’ve been off the grid too and am also trying to get back into the swing of things. Sorry about the stress you’re dealing with. {{hugs}}
I’m also reading Method. I’m only at 18%, but I’m loving it so far!
I finished it Nay!!! So good!! One of my top reads for the year without a doubt! ❤️
Hugs Amy…the rough times stink!! So sorry for whatever you’ve been going through.💓
Enjoy Method…it’s intense and phenomenal!!! ❤️
Thank you all for the hugs and support! There is just something particularly difficult for me in processing other people’s pain and difficult situations, especially when it is teenagers. My own difficulties I can figure out and work through…but feeling helpless with these kids kills me.
So, again, thank you all. *huge group hug*
Happy Easter everyone!!! Who’s doing eggs and all that stuff? I did colored eggs and a restaurant birthday outing yesterday, and today is Easter afternoon brunch/supper type thing. 😀
Happy Easter!!🐣🐰
Oh yes, colored eggs and Easter supper here at our house with ham, gruyere au gratin potatoes, asparagus and cheese tart, green beans with a garlic mushroom butter sauce, and yeast rolls.
And, of course, jelly bean martinis. 😉
Ohhhh how I want Jelly Bean martinis.
Instead, it will be a dirty one. 😉 I’m good with that. *snort*
Happy Easter! 🐥🐰🐣🥚🌷
I’m doing nothing today but reading and editing. Since I didn’t get to do Christmas, I had hoped that Easter would be the next holiday meal that I’d be able to cook for the fam, but it looks like it’s going to have to be Christmas in July. 😂 Although the doc is letting me walk(ish) now, I still can’t get around well enough to cook a big meal. I need someone to cook for me!
Oh, wow! I just realized that we can do emojis AND edit our posts! Yay!! 🧡💛❤️️💙💜💚
*sigh* I really have a lot to learn about what all we can do on here now…
Happy Easter!!! 🐰🐰🐰Off to Easter brunch shortly but when I get back i will be starting Method!!! From the comments so far I will be reading late tonight!!
Happy Easter! We did colored eggs and a peeps cake. (You put yellow chick peeps in circle to make it look like sunflower) I also did a brunch.
Happy Easter everyone. Our kids gave us some yummy Ferraro Rocher chocolates in a cute bunny shaped box for Easter. So, what are ya gonna do? Oh darn, we’ll have to eat ’em I guess. *shrugs* 😉
I’ve started two of the upcoming releases up there cos they just released here 😀 I’m liking them both. Kiwi Rules and The Austen Playbook are both good so far. I’m still stuck about half way through The Mister 🙁 Disappointed in that one. Oh well, Can’t win ’em all.
I’m 24 % in Method!! Omg it’s so emotional !! I can’t wait to see what happens but also don’t want it to end!!!
Method gets all the stars!! LOVED IT TO PIECES!!! 🌹🌹🌹
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