HAPPY FRIDAY MY BOOK BUDS!! I hope your weekend is loaded in happy times, yummy foods, peaceful moments, and amazing stories (whether books or marathon watching). 😉
Aimee: Guilty pleasure alert right now…… I’m hooked on the Elite series on Netflix 😳👀🤷♀️
It is so bad…. But so good! An elite high school in Spain. If you can tolerate the sex😳 there is mf, mfm, mm, ff relationships. It basically is nothing but drama and angst and sex and drugs….. that’s why I feel guilty watching it…😳🤷♀️ Right up my alley in books! Love me some relationship drama and angst!
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE FOUND FOR THE WEEKEND !!
- The Project: A Contemporary Romance Novel by R.L. Mathewson <— LIVE!!! R.L. MATHEWSON’S LATEST!! HE SHOULD FIRE HER!! “...Devyn was so close to having everything that he’d ever wanted when everything suddenly went to hell. He should have seen this coming, should have stayed focused, and he really should stop thinking about the small woman that he should probably fire. He had four months to fix this and he had no idea how he was going to do it, but he knew that he was about to make the biggest mistake of his life...”
- Small Town Hero (Brothers of Paradise) by Olivia Hayle <— LIVE!!
- Surge (Hades Abyss MC 8): A Dixie Reapers Bad Boys Romance by Harley Wylde <— LIVE!!
- Empowered by the Earl (Second Sons of London Book 3) by Alexa Aston <— LIVE!!
- Almost Like You by Karen Crompton <— LIVE!!! SHE ESCAPES HER ABUSIVE HUSBAND & IS NOW A HOUSEKEEPER… “…After fleeing from an abusive husband, taking a summer job as a housekeeper on a horse ranch in Northern Wyoming seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. Only my boss is a man with a past even darker than my own. Elliot Cole is cold and distant, sexy and broody. He looks straight through me most days, and yet somehow I’ve never before felt more seen. But Elliot has secrets of his own…” P.S. The author is today’s newsletter sponsor! —> Karen Crompton’s “Almost Like You” is LIVE and it sounds right up my alley!
- Double Promises (Cider Falls Shifters Book 3) by R. E. Butler <— LIVE!!!
- Dearly Despised (Calluvia’s Royalty Book 5) by Alessandra Hazard <— LIVE!!!
- Twin Secrets: A Dad’s Best Friend Secret Pregnancy Romance (Billionaire Secrets Book 1) by Ajme Williams <— LIVE!!!
- Rookie Move (Playing for Keeps Book 1) by Neve Wilder and Riley Hart <— M/M ROMANCE/FOOTBALL STARS & ONE IS STRAIGHT! “…Hell, he’s the reason I figured out I’m solidly bi. It was easy to keep my crush under control when I was in college. Now, we play for the same team, and every time he talks smack, I want to shut him up. With my mouth. But I’ve got other things I should be focusing on, like dominating my rookie year with the Denver Rush and finally stepping out of my brother’s shadow. Besides, Ramsey’s straight…”
- Just a Sham: A Fake Marriage, Best Friend’s Brother Romance (Billionaire Secrets Book 2) by Ajme Williams <— LIVE!!!
- Double Promises (Cider Falls Shifters Book 3) by R. E. Butler <— LIVE!!!
- Dearly Despised (Calluvia’s Royalty Book 5) by Alessandra Hazard <— LIVE!!!
- Twin Secrets: A Dad’s Best Friend Secret Pregnancy Romance (Billionaire Secrets Book 1) by Ajme Williams
- Naughty Neighbor: Falling for a Libra (Falling for the Stars STANDALONE Novels) by Lauren Runow & Jeannine Colette <— SUPER-BARGAIN SALE!! “An author with a severe case of writer’s block finds inspiration in her allusive neighbor. When she decides to use him as her muse, reality and fantasy get dangerously intertwined.”
- Sexy Beast (Kings of Cypress Pointe Book 6) by Rachel Jonas and Nikki ThorneSexy Beast (Kings of Cypress Pointe Book 6) by Rachel Jonas and Nikki Thorne <— LIVE!!!
- Almost Perfect (The Cordoba Agency Book 4) by Delaney Diamond <— LIVE!!!
- Until Landon by Leslie Pike <— LIVE!!!
- Charming Co-worker: Falling for a Sagittarius by Lauren Runow & Jeannine Colette <— SUPER-BARGAIN SALE!! “An Executive Assistant is desperate to make her boss fall in love with her enlists the help of the company playboy to give her tips on how to be a vixen.”
- Queen of Time and Thunder: Complete Series by Sadie Anders <— SERIES BUNDLE!!
- Until the End: A Post-Apocalyptic Anthology <— ANTHOLOGY ALERT!!
- If We Disappear Here by M. Hayes <— BACK ON THE LIS YET AGAIN ‘CAUSE KATHY 5-STAR LOVED IT TOO!
Kathy: I just finished If We Disappear Here by M. Hayes. I am making my husband read it! Thanks for the recommendation. Definitely 5 stars for me. Some plot twists and I agree a few I expected but definitely a page turner.
Linda: If We Disappear Here by M. Hayes! Why yes I devoured it!! 5*****
Mona: Finished If We Disappear Here by M. Hayes yesterday. Holy moly, I could not put this book down! Maeve wakes up in a cold cement room, looks around and sees a man, but he is not her husband. They have been kidnapped and locked in an underground bunker by a man bent on torturing them. Maeve and Ledger try to figure out why they were kidnapped, what is their connection since they’ve never met, and where are their spouses? This is suspense with a little romance thrown in. There are twists you see coming and some that are surprises. This is a new to me author, but I’m headed to Amazon to download more! 5 Stars for me and it’s KU!
- The Shadows of Wildberry Lane: Completed Trilogy by M. Sinclair <— TRILOGY BUNDLE!!! REVERSE HAREM!! “…Important to note, the bullying is NOT done by the harem, but rather by outside sources. This is a slow/medium burn reverse harem/why choose series…”
- Bloody Cruel Psycho (Sick Boys Book 5) by Lucy Smoke <— LIVE!!!
- Necessary Peril (Triumph Over Adversity Book 3) by Lynn Shannon <— LIVE!!!
- Broken Bride: A Dark Mafia Arranged Marriage Romance (Belaya Bratva Book 2) by Brook Wilder <— LIVE!!
- Royal Lines (Boston Rebels Book 4) by RJ Scott and V.L. Locey <— LIVE!!!
- Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood <— ROOMMATES ALERT! JR ENJOYED THIS ONE! “…As an environmental engineer, Mara knows all about the delicate nature of ecosystems. They require balance. And leaving the thermostat alone. And not stealing someone else’s food. And other rules Liam, her detestable big-oil lawyer of a roommate, knows nothing about. Okay, sure, technically she’s the interloper. Liam was already entrenched in his aunt’s house like some glowering grumpy giant when Mara moved in, with his big muscles and kissable mouth just sitting there on the couch tempting respectable scientists to the dark side…”
JR: I just finished Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood. I really liked it but wish it was a full story rather than a novella.
- Bait by Jade West <— DARK READ ALERT!!! JENNIFER LOVED THIS!!
Jennifer: I just finished Bait by Jade West and I have a few thoughts…
1) HOLY S WORD!
2) How could I love something so dark, twisted and taboo?
3) How quickly can I one-click all her other books?
Seriously, this was such an intense and phenomenal read. I have a horrible book hangover and I’m sad it’s over.
I’ve been in a huge book slump and this officially THREW me out of it!
- Impossible from Susan Fanetti <— BRANDEN LOVED THIS ONE (even though she didn’t love book #1 – STANDALONES!):
I had mentioned on another post that I had finished Impossible from Susan Fanetti and it was totally a fun, cute read. It’s book 2 in The Crossings Collection which are stand alone with no over lapping character…
- Still Beating by Jennifer Hartmann <— BACK ON THE LIST (I 4.5 STARRED IT) ’cause these fellow readers loved it too! P.S. Here’s my book review.
Megan: I just finished this last night. I downloaded it right after I read your review. I loved it- so angsty!!
Katja: Loved this book. It pulled me out of a slump but gave me a wicked book hangover.
Sandi: Just started this!!!!
- Love Unexpected by Q.B. Tyler <— TABOO/FORBIDDEN LOVE!! NOTE!! THIS AUTHOR has just recently experienced a tragedy with the unexpected loss of her husband. Let’s give her some support P.S. This book sounds amazing (and even though the blurb sounds steamy romance enough, it’s listed as taboo so I know we’re missing some juicy details!!! “...I’d only wanted one kiss. One kiss, under the dark of night, in a city where no one knew us. One kiss fueled by my hormones and alcohol and the blinding grief over losing my mother. One kiss from the man I told myself was untouchable. But, it didn’t stop at one kiss. And now we are running full speed down a road with no intention of stopping...” P.P.S. Here is her whole repertoire on Amazon.
- Tirone: Texas Chapter Duet Part Two (The Night Skulls MC Book 2) by N.J. Adel
- Shatter (War Brides of the Morja Book 3) by Miranda Bridges
- Rival Radio by Kathryn Nolan <— LIVE!! ENEMIES TO LOVERS! “…Dr. Theo Chadwick is a professional pain in my…workplace. Sure—on the outside, the man is gorgeous. But he’s also obsessed with finding his better half and getting his radio show, “True Romance,” syndicated so he can give false hope to lovelorn listeners everywhere. He keeps pushing my buttons with his arrogant “expertise” about how wrong I am. I just want to see him snap. Maybe that’s how I ended up here, pinned against a wall with my legs wrapped around his waist…whoops…”
- Cedar Cove Cowboys Complete Collection Books 1 – 6: A Small Town Contemporary Western Romance Box Set by Jenna West <— SERIES BUNDLE!!!
- Rockport Beach: The Complete Series: A Small Town Romance (The Rockport Beach Series) by Claire Raye <— SERIES SUPER-BARGAIN BUNDLE!! “…Small town romance has never been so steamy… This complete series includes all three full-length books in the deliciously addictive Rockport Beach erotic suspense series, featuring sexy alpha heroes and explosive, page-turning chemistry!..”
AUDIOBOOK LVERS!
➔➔ Audiobook Matchmaker!! <— Find out which of YOUR Kindle books are available as audiobooks at a BARGAIN-PRICE! This is how it works. Click on that link & Amazon will show you all of your Kindle books that are also available as an audiobook at a seriously discounted price. This way, you can switch back and forth, seamlessly between your ebooks and your audiobooks. VERY COOL!
- Brutal Heir: Court University, Book 1 by Eden O’Neill <— LIVE!!! BULLY ALERT! HE’S CAMPUS GOD!! “…Never trust a campus god. Knight Reed is a devil heir with a chip on his shoulder. The arrogant a-hole I love to hate. His name may be Knight, but that armor is black as coal. He’s a beautiful god with a wicked heart. I know because my mom used to work for his family. An act of brutal violence in the woods and he gets my mom fired, ultimately leaving us homeless. That was the last time I saw him face-to-face. At least, until recently. He’s frat boy royalty at my new university, a campus god amongst the rich and elite. There’s little interest in a freshman like me…”
PREORDERS (going live soon!!! 😀 )
- Unwanted by Marley Valentine – May 21, 2022
- Mansplainer (Last Man Standing Book 3) | by Avery Flynn – May 23, 2022
- Fate After Fame by Amber Kelly – May 23, 2022
- Flirting with Fifty by Jane Porter – May 24, 2022
- Breaking All The Rules by Amy Andrews – May 24, 2022
- One Wish by Jaimie Roberts – May 24, 2022
- Desperately Seeking a Duchess (All the Duke’s Sins Book 2) by Christi Caldwell | May 24, 2022
- Wicked and Forever (Trees & Laila, Part Two) (Wicked & Devoted Book 6) | by Shayla Black | May 24, 2022
- It Takes a Villa by Kilby Blades – May 24, 2022
- The Wife Win (The Puget Sound Pilots Book 2) by Sierra Hill | May 26, 2022
- A Vicious Rumor by Ivy Wild | May 27, 2022
- Where Dreams Begin by Lianne Moriarty – May 30, 2022
- Gwendy’s Final Task by Stephen King & Richard Chizmar – May 31st 2022
- Eat You Alive: A Dark College Bully Romance (Court Legacy Book 4) by Eden O’Neill | May 31, 2022
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The Wild Charge Dartmoor Book 9 by Lauren Gilley is out now in case anybody missed it.
Thank you, Randi!! I missed it for sure.