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Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 05-29-2020

May 29, 2020 By Maryse 39 Comments

<— IT’S FRIDAY and that makes me happy! BREAKING NEWS UPDATE!!! FORTUITY BY JEWEL E. ANN JUST WENT LIVE!! GASP!!!!!! It can be read as a standalone (apart from the initial “Transcend duet“) but I won’t post anything from the blurb because itΒ will sort of spoil the original duet conclusion. πŸ˜‰

P.S. Here are both of my FIVE STAR reviews for book #1 (Book Review – Transcend) and book #2 (Book Review – Epoch).

Nay:Β Good morning and Happy Friday!!Β I just saw that Fortuity (by Jewel Ann, of course) went live early!!

Maryse:Β AND OMG ON FORTUITY!!!!!!!Β Off I go to find it and add it. πŸ˜€ YAY US!!!

Stacy: Thanks Nay! Looking forward to reading Fortuity this weekend.

Diana: Just binge read the original transcends duet for the second time last night after reading the news.

Tarin: OH MY GOODNESS THIS JUST MADE MY WHOLE DAY! So excited for this!!!!!

Marissa: Β I love this series so much! Fortuity was the perfect endingΒ β™₯️

I’ll be adding to today’s Friday Finds list as I got bit here’s what we found so far!! πŸ˜€

Also… as for a BIG one that was going to be released today that many were anticipating (Saving 6: Boys of Tommen #3Β by Chloe Walsh), it seems the preorder (and book entirely) has been removed from Amazon, so I did a bit of investigating and here’s what I found directly from the author herself:

*** Big News***
All of my preorders and releases have been withdrawn/postponed. I will be taking the rest of 2020 off writing to spend with my family and work on myself.

Therefore, Truth Game, and all other titles due to release this year have been pulled and postponed. I have no dates to give you guys for 2021, only that the best is yet to come. <—- Note: you can read the rest of her post here.

TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT ELSE WE FOUND FOR THE WEEKENDΒ :DΒ !!

  • EXTENDED THROUGH JUNE!!! βž”βž”βž” TWO MONTHS FREE KINDLE UNLIMITED DEAL!!! <β€” If you haven’t tried it yet, now’s your chance. πŸ˜²πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ WE ARE LOVING IT!Β 

And…

  • Varsity Heartbreaker by Ginger Scott by Ginger Scott <— GINGER SCOTT ALERT!! HE BROKE HER HEART! “…We were best friends, and then suddenly…we weren’t.Β I tried to run away from it. I even changed schools just to make the hurt disappear. But no matter how hard I tried to not think about Lucas, I just couldn’t stay away from the high school quarterback with perfect blue eyes and so many secrets. I’m back. We’re seniors now. We’ve grownβ€”all of us. And Lucas Fuller might be different, but I’m different too...”
  • Diego: An MC Romance (Outlaw Souls Book 5) by Hope Stone
  • SSS: Year Five (The Supernatural Spy Academy Book 5) by Avery Song
  • Little Hoodlum (Hood River Hoodlums Book 2) by K Webster <— K. WEBSTER FORBIDDEN LOVE ALERT!! “…This is a full-length high school friends-to-lovers, forbidden, and new adult romance with high angst, suspense, and gutting emotion. It’s book two in the Hood River Hoodlum series that will have interlinking storylines. Little Hoodlum shouldn’t be read as a standalone and is the continuation of a four-book planned series that gives each Hoodlum a book. The first book in the series is the only MM story. The others, including this one, are MF.”
  • Curse of the Fae King (Dark Faerie Court Book 1) by Delia E Castel
  • The First Score: A Best Friend’s Brother Sports Romance by Amie Knight
  • Inside Affair (Prime Time Series Book 1) by Ella Frank <— ELLA FRANK M/M ROMANCE ALERT!! “…If I had to describe Sean Bailey, it would be: a surly, temperamental pain in my ass. Never in that equation would I ever include the word boyfriendβ€”and not just because he’s straight.Β The older brother of my life-long best friend, Sean is a detective for the Chicago PD, and is also known as Detective β€œDick” for being…well, a surly, temperamental pain in everyone’s ass. He also happens to be the best they have, which is why I find myself on his doorstep the night my life is threatened by an anonymous stalker. I only wanted the name of a bodyguard; I didn’t expect for Sean to volunteer for the job. Now, not only do I have a bodyguard, I also have a fake boyfriend…”
  • A SERIOUS RELATION-CHIP (The Way To A Man’s Heart Book 10) by Frankie Love
  • Lost Without You: A Friends to Lovers Romance by Mignon Mykel
  • My Ex’s Baby (Crescent Cove Book 8) by Taryn Quinn <— A ONE NIGHT STAND ALMOST OOOPS! “…We agreed to not do it again. Until I thought I was pregnant. And instead of being upset, I was happy.Β Except I wasn’t. Pregnant, that is. Β Then I drunk dialed August and asked him to make a baby with me.Β On purpose.Β I wanted to take it back. To die of shame.Β But the next thing I knew, he was at my door…“
  • MONY’S LATEST FEEL GOOD LIST FOR US πŸ˜€ :

Mony:Β I’m taking a break from angsty, intense, sometimes violent, reads – Mercy Thomson series, Gypsy King, Cinder and more.Β On to feel good books…

First up, Pool Man by Sabrina York – an amazing β€œpalate cleanser” from all the angst. The reader is brought into the story right away…followed by a very hot guy, Caribbean setting, margaritas, steamy scenes & belly laughs. Good quality – not your usual mass fiction read. Highly recommend. (book as good as its cover) lol

Then I re-read Teardrop Shot by Tijan…I had said earlier that Reese was one of my top BBFs, Tasha mentioned she might to read it and well, needed to read about more good guys, and there we are. I think it was better the second time around. Not your usual sports romance…not overly done and the sassy girl is unique.

Finally, I’m reading a new series called Spotless (Spotless #1) by Camilla Monk (last book of series now released). It’s about a gentlemanly/hard ass professional killer and a nerdy IT woman…she finds him in her apartment ready to do β€œbad things” to her, and then things go from there. Edgy, lots of action, funny, travel, compelling characters, great dialogue… Highly recommend.

  • Their Kingdom Come by Logan Fox <— BULLY ROMANCE ALERT!! Priscilla recommends this one!

Priscilla: have you read Their Kingdom Come? omg I loved it!Β Omg I think you are going to love it!

  • MELINDA HAS THESE 2 RECS for us!

Melinda:Β I have just finished a couple of books:

  • one Life Forgotten by Layne Deemer loved it. 5 stars.
  • Annnddd One Moment Please by Amy Dawes which was also really good. Highly recommend both.
  • I Invited Her In by Adele Parks <— PSYCH-THRILLER SUPER-BARGAIN ALERT!! “...Imagine the worst thing a friend could ever do. This is worse. When Mel receives an unexpected email from her oldest friend Abi, it brings back memories she thought she had buried forever. Their friendship belonged in the past. To those carefree days at university. But Abi is in trouble and needs Mel’s help, and she wants a place to stay. Just for a few days, while she sorts things out. It’s the least Mel can do. After all, friends look out for each other, don’t they?”
  • Hers to Protect by Nicky F. Grant <— RECENT RELEASE BACK ON THE LIST ’cause Michele G recommends it!

Michele G:Β I noticed you have Nicky F. Grant’s Hers to Protect on the list above. I read an ARC of this and really enjoyed it! It’s a great storyline with a strong woman in the lead and a hot scientist as her love interest. For a novella, I found it to be a very fleshed out plot. I highly recommend!

  • Fragments of Delores by Claire Riley <— RECENT PSYCH-THRILLER RELEASE BACK ON THE LIST ’cause these fellow readers LOVED it!

Julie:Β I’ve just finished Fragments of Delores by Claire Riley, it went live yesterday and I’ve been in a book hangover ever since, its Absolutely amazing❀

Lisa:Β I finished Claire C Riley’s new book Fragments of Delores that released yesterday and it is INCREDIBLE, a psychological drama. Unique, dark and twisted. Claire never dissapoints me with her wrtting. πŸ˜πŸ–€

  • You Were There Too by Colleen Oakley <— KAT FOUND THIS ONE ON SALE!!!!

Kat: On sale…, has anyone read this?

Talon: Beautiful read. A five star fave of mine last year.

Kat: 1 clicked it. Thanks

Maryse: Oh wow!!! Good to know!! Thank you Talon!

  • Long Road Home (The Barker Triplets Book 5) by Juliana Stone <— SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE ALERT!! “...Shane Gallagher has lost everything that mattered to him. Again. When his sister surprises him with a trip to a B&B in Belle Adair, Louisiana, he takes it, if only to get away, to paint and clear his head. What he doesn’t expect to find is his estranged wife staying in the room above him. The undeniable pull that exists between them used to be enough, but life has a way of demanding more. ..”
  • Meant To Be: A Forbidden Romance (Irresistible Bachelors Book 3) by S.E. Law
  • Iced: Gold Hockey 1-3 by Elise Faber <— HOCKEY STARS 3-BOOK BUNDLE ALERT!!
  • His Fantasy by Thayer King <— THE ROMANCE WRITER & HER BULLY “...Kendal Washington is a romance writer who is perfectly happy being alone. But that doesn’t mean she doesn’t fantasize about steamy nights filled with passion. Ciaran is a boy from her past. In high school, he was her bully. Now, he claims that it was all a misunderstanding...”
  • Titan (Dark Kings Series Book 1) by Shantel Tessier
  • Hellbent (The Hellbound Brotherhood Book 3) by Shannon McKenna
  • Raphael: Bayou Bites (Bayou Heat Book 1) by Alexandra Ivy and Laura Wright
  • Twisted Heartstrings: Twisted Tragic #1 by A. Kelly Sweeney
  • Entangled (Wanderlust Academy Book 1) by Michele Barrow-Belisle and Lori Wilde <— Two worldsβ€”a dream guy in oneβ€”and a forbidden love in another. “…To cover her grandfather’s medical bills, college coed Nora Dultry accepts a teaching job at Wanderlust Academy, a mystical summer camp for gifted children. For years, she’s hid a secret gift of her ownβ€”the ability to escape into a strange and fantastical dream world at will. But her life is upended when she meets Troy Bellisaro and learns that the world in her mind is dangerously real and her dreams have the power to threaten her lifeβ€”and shatter her heart…”
  • Let it Roll (A Long Shot Novel Book 1) by Sophie Kent
  • Fighting for Us: A Small Town Family Romance (The Bailey Brothers Book 2) by Claire Kingsley
  • Pride: An Enemies to Lovers Romance (Kingdoms of Sin Book 4) by Willow Aster <— WILLOW ASTER ALERT!! THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ENEMIES “...I was raised to be Jadon Safrin’s enemy. My father was the king of Alidonia and wanted to rule all of the kingdoms, which meant trouble for Jadon when he became king of Farrow.Β When war threatened to break out between our countries and I met Jadon face-to-face, I realized I could become his greatest weakness...”
  • My Big Fat Fake Engagement by Lauren Landish <— FAKE FIANCE TO HER BROTHER’S BEST FRIEND!! “...Boss babe. Ice Queen. That’s what they call me at the office.Β But there’s one man who has secretly melted me for years. Β Kaede McWarren.Β The only problem? He’s my big brother’s best friend.Β But when he asks me to play his fiancΓ©e to seal a business deal?...”
  • The One: A Novel by John Marrs <— PSYCH-THRILLER ON SALE & OH I LOVED THIS ONE!!! DNA tests can now show you who your “the one” is… eeeeeep!! It went CRAZY! SO MANY COMPLEXITIES and to this day I still remember every single one!!!! Here’s my Book Review!!

Paula: This is on my all time favourites list – it is so thought provoking.

AUDIOBOOK L:DVERS!

Not a member of Audible yet? Get aΒ free 30 day audible trial (which includes 1 freeΒ audiobook + 2 audible originals)

  • AND! Audiobook Matchmaker!! <β€” Find out which of YOUR Kindle books are available as audiobooks at a BARGAIN-PRICE!Β This is how it works. Click on that link & AmazonΒ 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!
  • βž”βž”Β Audible now has anΒ β€œEscape” package membership (30 day free trial) – used to be called the β€œRomance” packageΒ <β€” this one is SO cool, and worth it (unlimited listening for all of the audiobooks in the program, and there are tons – kind of like Kindle Unlimited)!!
  • and…
  • The New Husband by D.J. Palmer <— Shirley is loving this one!

Shirley:Β I am listening to The New Husband by DJ Palmer. Never heard of this Author before but I am thoroughly enjoying this book!Β It is awesome and I don’t have a clue how its going to end. I have 2 hours left of listening.Β Highly recommend and the narration is great! (there are 2 narrators-the mother and teenage daughter and both are terrific!)Β Check it out!

PREORDERS (going live soon!!! πŸ˜€ )

  • British Banger: A Hero Club Novel by Jennifer WoodhullΒ – May 31st 2020
  • Cruel Beloved: A Hero Club Novel by T.L. Smith – May 31st 2020
  • Dirty Liar: A Hero Club Novel by Janice WhiteakerΒ – May 31st 2020
  • Doctor Heartbreaker: A Hero Club Novel by Kathryn M. Hearst – May 31st 2020
  • Fateful Fighter: A Hero Club Novel by Kathy Coopmans – May 31st 2020
  • Filthy Firefighter: A Hero Club NovelΒ by Emma Louise – May 31st 2020
  • Layover Lover: A Hero Club Novel by Jeannine Colette & Lauren Runow – May 31st 2020
  • Master Manipulator: A Hero Club Novel by Nicole S. Goodin – May 31st 2020
  • Brainy Bartender: A Hero Club Novel by Natalie Ann – May 31st 2020
  • Pin-Up Pilot: A Hero Club Novel by Claire Raye – May 31st 2020
  • If You Must Know (Potomac Point Book 1)Β by Jamie Beck – June 1st 2020
  • Hard to Handle (The Play Hard Series Book 1)Β by K. Bromberg – June 1st 2020
  • Prince of Hearts: Nicco and Ari Duet #1 (Verona Legacy) by L A Cotton – June 2nd 2020
  • Falling For Her (The Callahans Book 2)Β by Monica Murphy – June 2nd 2020
  • The Lies That Bind: A NovelΒ by Emily Giffin – June 2nd 2020
  • A Song Below Water: A Novel by Bethany C. Morrow – June 2nd 2020
  • The PersuasionΒ by Iris Johansen – June 2nd 2020
  • The Summer Deal: A NovelΒ by Jill Shalvis – June 2nd 2020
  • Igniting Darkness (Courting Darkness duology Book 2) by Robin LaFevers – June 2nd 2020
  • A Dark and Stormy Knight (Victorian Rebels Book 7)Β by Kerrigan Byrne – June 2nd 2020
  • Cutter (Laurel Springs Emergency Response Team Book 4)Β by Laramie Briscoe – June 5th 2020
  • Lone Hearts (Lines in the Sand Book 6) by Lindsay Detwiler – June 6th 2020
  • Taking His Shot (Hot Jocks Book 7)Β by Kendall Ryan – June 8th 2020

βž”βž”βž”Β Β Get Maryse’s Book Blog updates delivered by emailΒ (you’ll get one daily email that will have each post from that day consolidated on it).

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Nay
Nay
9 months ago

Good morning and Happy Friday!!

I just saw that Fortuity (by Jewel Ann, of course) went live early!!

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Maryse
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Reply to  Nay
9 months ago

AND OMG ON FORTUITY!!!!!!!

Off I go to find it and add it. πŸ˜€ YAY US!!!

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Stacy
Stacy
Reply to  Nay
9 months ago

Thanks Nay! Looking forward to reading Fortuity this weekend.

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Nay
Nay
9 months ago

Maryse–another book that’s been postponed because of Rona is Kingdom of Shadow and Light. KMM announced that the new publication date is 1/12/2021.

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Maryse
Maryse
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Reply to  Nay
9 months ago

Ahhhhh okay!! Figures. πŸ˜‰

I’ll update that pronto!! Thank you Nay!

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Leslie M
Leslie M
9 months ago

Hello everyone! I could use some good positive energy. Maryse, didnt you say you were growing sage? Please burn some around me. I am actually going to plant my herb garden this weekend, but no sage. Lots of basil, parsley and rosemary. Just the smell of those fresh herbs makes me happy. Reading has been weird for me lately…I just haven’t been in mood. Not sure why. I’m currently reading My Favorite Souvenir by Ward/Keeland and it’s good but I have no desire to read anything so its taking me forever to finish.

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Maryse
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Reply to  Leslie M
9 months ago

I get you Leslie!!

My sage is not the “burning” kind (I don’t think) but I will send you good energy and vibes and love. I too, am struggling with the bombardment of this absolutely crazy year right now (so much going on and so many hurting), and you’d think reading would be the perfect escape… but it’s like I can’t concentrate.

Gardening is what helps ease me. I don’t know if it’s the hands-on-work and exertion and being outside in the sun (or even in the rain – I love gardening when it’s rainy out). Even plugging my grass plugs was soothing.

I read somewhere that there’s a positive energy with digging your bare hands into soil… and into the earth. I’ll take it. It helps.

I hope it helps you too. <3

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bev
bev
Reply to  Maryse
9 months ago

Apparently there is something about digging in the soil and releasing of endorphins.

What kind of grass do you have Maryse?

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Maryse
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Reply to  bev
9 months ago

I “had” Zoysia grass but over the 5 years I’ve been here it’s gone from luxurious to spotty-thin and weed ridden even though I have always had a lawn care company take care of it for years.

But this is Florida and supposedly lawn doesn’t last more than 5 years here? So then I have three huge patches of St. Augustine that is growing and taking over (all by itself – some say it was probably the old lawn from years ago coming back up and some are saying it’s probably from the lawn mowing company being spread around).

So all that to say, I’m plugging in St. Augustine ’cause it’s pretty magnificent!

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Maryse
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Reply to  bev
9 months ago

And I like that endorphins from soil idea… makes total sense. It’s part of who we once were… and still are.

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bev
bev
Reply to  Leslie M
9 months ago

Sending you good thoughts Leslie.

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Cheryl
Cheryl
Reply to  Leslie M
9 months ago

Sending you positive energy Leslie. πŸ˜‰

I have been saying that so much lately. A really good friend who is a nurse, has been in the hospital for a month with Covid, which he got at work. He has been on a ventilator for most of that time. The really sad part is his nursing job was a new one, so he didn’t have any health benefits yet and they are not offering any compensation. Here’s a link to his GoFundMe page. Absolutely, not obligated to donate. Just putting it out there.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/jonathan-rosen-healthcare-hero-fund

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bev
bev
Reply to  Cheryl
9 months ago

I’m sorry to hear that Cheryl. I hope you are doing ok.

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Cheryl
Cheryl
Reply to  bev
9 months ago

Thank you Bev. πŸ˜‰

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Leslie M
Leslie M
9 months ago

*makes grabby hands to catch positive vibes from Maryse & Bev*

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Jan
Jan
Reply to  Leslie M
9 months ago

Sending you good vibes all the way from Australia, Leslie.

I love my herb garden. I have sage (it has pretty purple flowers), a rosemary bush, oregano, lemon thyme, chives, mint, parsley. And I have a little bay tree for fresh bay leaves. It’s the best thing to be able to pop outside and pick fresh goodies when you’re cooking. Buying herbs is so expensive too.

In summer we grow lots of basil. It makes the best pesto with lots of garlic. Freshly picked basil smells so good. I hope your herbs grow well, Leslie.

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Maryse
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Reply to  Jan
9 months ago

OMG A BAY TREEEEE!!!!

I would LOVE one. Bay leaves are an essential!!!!!!

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Tasha J
Tasha J
9 months ago

Teardrop Shot! Thanks for reminding me. ☺️ Also, Entangled sounds good to me. I just picked my Book of the Month for this month and chose Riley Sager’s Home Before Dark!! Eeep, I was so excited to see that as a choice as that was one of my most anticipated releases. And then, bonus, cuz I’d never heard of it, but now am excited to read it, snagged The Last Flight by Julie Clark. Sounds good!

At this point I am a book collector for my own personal library, and that’s ok. Cuz I’m optimistic I’ll get there, one day. At least, at the moment that’s ok. On any given day I get really down and frustrated about it.

I’m back! And my dogs are OK! And my folks, I got crap about that. Lol. We had fun on our mini trip, hiked some trails, dipped our feet in a beautiful creek, hung out in the hot tub, freaked out over bugs, ate tons of s’mores, told some scary stories, walked a butterfly trail, rode horseback, mined gemstones, and chased the baby too much. Oh, and they fished the pond AND I grilled. I’m not a big griller, but I didn’t do too shabby. We got carry out once (pizza) and ate out once for breakfast, got some froyo, and found a coffee shop ❀️. A ton of stuff was closed at this usual touristy spot, but we found enough hidden gems to satisfy and it wasn’t bad at all.
It was so needed to get away from the day to day.

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Maryse
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Reply to  Tasha J
9 months ago

Your getaway honestly sounds like happiness and heaven. I loved reading the sweet tidbits of it all… butterfly trail, and fishing and gemstones?? I WANNA MINE GEMSTONES!!

I love that you’re back and everything is fine and you made memories.

And no matter what… if we collect books for future reading, or devour them now, WE, my friends, are forever READERS. It’s innate in us.

Like for me, I’m not reading as hard due to focus issues, but I’m still hooked on books. I’m making booklists, and favorites lists, and release lists, and looking for books for reader questions, and reorganizing my own TBR list because I’m collecting as I go.

I read like a fiend as a child, I read like a fiend as a teen… I took a break in young adulthood, read light-regular throughout (that’s where all my biographies come in), and then I went right back to devour mode. WE ARE BOOK LOVERS no matter what form we love our books in.

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Tasha J
Tasha J
Reply to  Maryse
9 months ago

That was perfectly put, Maryse. I’ll keep this in the back of my mind when it gets me down again!
Also, it wasn’t all happiness and heaven. Those kids of mine. *raises fists* There was crying, bickering, whining and complaining, epic toddler tantrums. My 2 year old is just like his brother 😭 and it was so hard the first time. But, we made it work and had fun too. Now I’m ready for a break. Just need to ship off 1 of them. *cough* J. πŸ‘€

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Jan
Jan
Reply to  Tasha J
9 months ago

Sounds like you had a lovely time…well, apart from the toddler tantrums LOL. Mums of toddlers deserve a medal.

Now I wanna a mini-trip with a butterfly trail and a hot tub and gemstone mining…….

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Tasha J
Tasha J
Reply to  Jan
9 months ago

Yea, I’m looking forward to being on the other side- like 5. Lol. I just said to him he wasn’t even like this as a newborn. So much easier.
Same with Goose. It’s like having 2- NO- and that stinkin cat- 3 right now. They’re all soooo ornery and untrained. And bratty. πŸ˜‚πŸ€£
I’m thinkin it must be a boy thing bc my daughter was nothing like this and we’re the only girls in this house. Surrounded by boys everywhere.

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Jan
Jan
Reply to  Tasha J
9 months ago

Yeah I’ve got three sons (grown up now) and no daughters. Tell me about it…….

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Tasha J
Tasha J
Reply to  Jan
9 months ago

Solidarity, sister. πŸ™Œ I imagine it gets easier as they get older. Right? Please say yes.

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Jan
Jan
Reply to  Tasha J
9 months ago

Oh yeah, definitely. They are now wonderful young men and I’m very proud of all of them. Hang in there, sister! It will happen for you too.

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Maryse
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9 months ago

LOL!!!!!! πŸ₯°

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Cheryl
Cheryl
9 months ago

Did anyone read Adrenaline 1999 prior to starting the NN Britt duet?

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R. Renee
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9 months ago

I didn’t. I keep forgetting about it! I need to read it!

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Nay
Nay
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9 months ago

I did, Cheryl.

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mony
mony
9 months ago

Leslie, * ** ** **** * * * * * * * * ** * *

Sorry to hear about your low energy…I think it’s going around. * * *

Also sending you good vibes from Canada. That Jan-girl stole my line. πŸ™‚ * * **** * *

I’ve also sent a little blizzard of magical fairy dust your way…let me know when it finds you. * * * *

* * * * * * * ****************** ********* * ******** * * ***. *****
Take care my dear

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Mj.C
Mj.C
9 months ago

Hi ,Could you please help me !

I’m looking for the title of a book where he overhears his Fiance on the phone in his closet, telling the other person that she is only with him for his money and that she will be keeping her Boy-Toy even after marriage … I think that the Hero is a Millionaire/billionaire.

TIA

Xx

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mony
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9 months ago

Mj, just wondering if you have any more details?

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Ashley
Ashley
9 months ago

I was just looking at the daily deals on kindle and The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary is one of them. I listened to the audiobook and loved it! Tweet Cute is also on sale…I haven’t read it (has anyone?) but it looks good.

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Michele G
Michele G
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9 months ago

Ashley, I read Tweet Cute and enjoyed it.

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Maryse
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9 months ago

Thank you Ashley!! I’ll include it on one of this week’s reader recommendations lists. πŸ™‚

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Leslie M
Leslie M
9 months ago

Cheryl, prayers for your nurse friend and his family.

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bev
bev
9 months ago

Hope everyone is safe tonight.

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Maryse
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Reply to  bev
9 months ago

Safe and sad. Did not sleep again as usual. The whole weekend I spend mostly awake. I’m so tired now.

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rae
rae
8 months ago

Fortuity was sooo good.

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