Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 06-09-2023

HAPPY FRIDAY FINDS DAY! I’ve already one clicked a MEGA super-bargain series bundle that I’m super excited about. 😀 YAY ME!!!

I’m still adding to this list over the next hour or so, so keep checking back. I’m finding some gooooooood stuff! If you find a bargain, or have an amazing read you loved, let me know. 😉

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

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• All the Pickles: The Complete Trilogy of Picklish Romantic Comedies by JJ Knight <— HOLY MOLY SUPER-BARGAIN BOOK BUNDLE!!!!!!!!! I JUST ONE-CLICKED IT FOR MYSELF!

Lindsay: This book is the funniest book ever but also has romance!! You won’t stop laughing from the first sentence till the very last one! It’s def a page turner!

Jennifer: I absolutely love every single pickle book! The stories are amazing and funny, and romantic and make me want more more more!

Delores: If you haven’t gotten into the Pickleverse do it now!

Sammi: The craziest stories I have are the ones I have read from JJ Knight and I love them all. 💚 Bring on the pickles. 🥒

Linda: I loved the characters and their “unique situation “. It was hoot!

Jasmine: I love all her books. They are amazing.

• The Things We Do for Love: A Novel Kristin Hannah <—KRISTEN HANNAH SUPER-SALE!!! SHE OFFERS HER A PLACE TO STAY! “…Angie’s fortunes will drastically change yet again when she meets and befriends a troubled young woman. Angie hires Lauren Ribido because she sees something special in the seventeen-year-old. They quickly form a deep bond, and when Lauren is abandoned by her mother, Angie offers the girl a place to stay. But nothing could have prepared Angie for the far-reaching repercussions of this act of kindness. Together, these two women—one who longs for a child and the other who longs for a mother’s love—will be tested in ways that neither could have imagined...”

Linda: She is a wonderful storyteller!!

Cindy: She is an amazing writer…

• Knight (Laurel Springs Emergency Response Team Book 8) by Laramie Briscoe <— LIVE!! POLICE ROMANCE! “…Getting the title of Chief of Police is one of the most important things I’ve ever done. On the second official day of my command – a teenage girl is taken. I’ve never been the type of person to back down from a challenge. With my guys, my kids, and my wife by my side I know I can do anything I set my mind to. I just wasn’t counting on it possibly tearing the town of Laurel Springs apart…”
• Faking for Keeps: Book Two by Morgan Hale <— LIVE!!
• The Silent Threat (Blake Wilder FBI Mystery Thriller Book 18) by Elle Gray <— LIVE!!
• When we meet Again (Alpha Billionaire) by Ava Gray <— LIVE!!
• Reckless by Elsie Silver <— LIVE!!! ONE NIGHT STAND WITH A BULLRIDER… BUT OOPS! “...Over a drink in a small town bar, I blurt out my deepest, darkest secrets. Then I spend the singular hottest night of my life with him. He worships my body. He makes me blush. I come alive beneath his hands. Then I tell him to forget it ever happened. I want simple, and with him it all feels complicated. It was supposed to be a one-time thing. A secret. But that little plus sign is going to make this secret impossible to keep...”
• Walker (Iron Tzars MC 5): A Bones MC Romance by Marteeka Karland <— LIVE!!
• Chasing the Bride by Erica Ridley <— LIVE!!
• The Pocket Pair: A Sweet Small-Town Romantic Comedy (Love Stories in Sheet Cake Sweet Rom Com Series Book 3) by Emma St. Clair <— LIVE!!
• Mr. Down for Whatever: Baes of Juneteenth by Elle Wright <— LIVE!! HE RECEIVED A TEXT THAT WASN’T FOR HIM… “...In my role as Mr. Black Detroit, my focus is supporting my community and planning the city’s annual Juneteenth celebration. Again, my time is valuable. I should’ve ignored the text. But… There’s something about Daphne that makes me want to engage. Maybe it’s the way she commands a room and isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty. Or maybe it’s the glimpse of vulnerability in her eyes. It’s probably just her. Whatever it is in the beginning quickly morphs into something else entirely, though…”
• Romance Me, Viscount (A Very Fine Muddle Book 1) by Kate Archer <— LIVE!!
• Plan G From Outer Space (Little Alien Encounters Book 3) by A. Little <— LIVE!!
• Homewrecker by Zenny Daye <— AIMEE IS LOVING THIS ONE!!

Aimee: I am currently reading a new author, Zenny Daye, I think she just has one book published and it is free with kindle…. Called Homewrecker….😳 40% in and it’s soooo good! Comedy drama with a broke MMA fighter. You have to read the blurb!

• Morally Gray: A Dark Mafia Billionaire Romance by Piper Stone <— LIVE!!
• The Unwanted Marriage: Dion and Faye’s Story (The Windsors) by Catharina Maura <— BACK ON THE LIST ‘CAUSE IT SOUNDS SO GOOD!! BILLIONAIRE ARRANGED MARRIAGE!
• TWO STICKY NUTS (The OHellNO Series Book 8) by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff <— LIVE!!! SHE MEETS A MAN WHILE VACATIONING IN JAMAICA & HER FRIEND RECOGNIZES HIM… OH OH! “…though we don’t hook up, our chemistry’s on fire! Quivers. Goosebumps. Fire! Before he leaves, we trade numbers since he’s always passing through Dallas, where I live, and I can’t wait to see him again. Until… I get home. And show a coworker my vacation pics. And she recognizes Carter. Gasp! Carter failed to mention his side gig, and let’s just say Mamma wouldn’t approve…”
• The Starseed Universe: The Complete Series (The Starseed Trilogy) Ashley McLeo <— SUPER-BARGAIN SERIES BUNDLE!!
• Stuck With My Forbidden Billionaire: A Dad’s Best Friend Surprise Pregnancy Romance (Craving The Billionaire) by Nyla Sky <— LIVE!!
• Until Harry by L.A. Casey <— NATASHA LOOOOOVES THIS ONE & DG & Charity did too!!!

Natasha: I just read this from your New unrequited list! This is my favorite trope and this book was absolute perfection. It gave me every feeling I wanted!! Can’t wait to explore this author! I haven’t been able to find anything I loved lately ❤️

DG: Just finished reading Until Harry by L.A. Casey…and I LOVED it! Definite 4.5 stars for me…some parts were a little watery, emotional but sooo worth the ride. I normally don’t read a lot of second chance romance but yeah, this one I really, REALLY loved! Lots of alpha males in this one…overprotective uncle, father, brothers…and best friend. Sometimes a girl just needs protecting…even if she doesn’t want it. ****a DG recommended gotta read****

Charity: I just finished Until Harry by La Casey, love it!!! Unrequited love and friends to lovers is always good…

• Velvet Voodoo: A Paranormal Women’s Fiction Novel: (Wanda’s Witchery) (Haven Hollow Book 29) by J.R. Rain and H.P. Mallory <— LIVE!! SHE’S PRETENDING THAT SHE’S A VAMPIRE…  “…Not only is Maverick cramping my style big time, but then there’s the fact that I have to pretend that I’ve been turned into a vampire, so going out in the daytime is no longer a possibility. And try being High Witch to your coven when you can only come out at night… Meanwhile, I’m doing my very best to get Imani to join our ranks, and I’m stressed. Especially because things in Scapegrace Coven aren’t exactly jolly at the moment...”
• Painted Love: A Pride Pet Play Novel by Layla Dorine <— LIVE!! M/M ROMANCE!!
• Where Broken Wings Fly: A Small Town Reverse Harem Romance (Briar Valley Book 1) by J Rose <— LIVE!!
• Teaching Me (Teaching Me / Learning You Book 1) by KiKi Malone <— LIVE!!!
• Dead Woman Walking: A stalker dark romance by Lilith DeLuca <— LIVE!! REVERSE HAREM! THEY ARE STALKING HER… “…Field of Screams was one of the biggest Halloween attractions when I was a child. Now its legacy has turned into a party ground for kicking off summer. But deep inside the amusement park, secrets lie. Three masked men declared me as free play, and slowly the real creeps around me began disappearing…”
• The Sleep With Your Enemy’s Sister Situation (Situation Sports Rom Com Book 6) by London Casey <— LIVE!!
• Baxter’s Right-Hand Man (The Baxter Chronicles Book 2) by Lane Hayes <— LIVE!!
• Shifters Fated Mates: A Paranormal Romance Complete Series Boxset by Brittany White <— SERIES BUNDLE SALE!!
• Mrs. Nash’s Ashes by Sarah Adler <— R. RENEE IS LOVING IT!!

R. Renee: Maryse! I have one for today’s list: Mrs. Nash’s Ashes by Sarah Adler.

It’s a debut (but trad pub I think) that a friend found, and it’s fantastic. It absolutely doesn’t read like a debut though–which, I suppose, is how it has a trad publisher. It’s a forced proximity road trip romance with a hilarious heroine and a very grumpy (but oh so swoony) hero who barely know each other. There’s a side FF romance set in WWII that the heroine relays to the hero along the way, but so far that’s only a small part of it. The audio is perfection.

I’m about 45% in, but at 25% I began googling the author because I want to read everything she’s ever written, and I was shocked to discover this is it.

• Conquest: A fake fiancée romantic comedy (The Four Groomsmen of the Wedpocalypse Book 1) by Lilian Monroe <— LIVE!! SHE HAS TO PRETEND TO BE HIS FIANCE FOR A COMPANY RETREAT! “...Leo St. James is fully reformed from his playboy past. He has a fiancée and everything. Oh, no, wait. He lied about that. His fiancée doesn’t exist. But when Leo’s boss sees him with his hand cupped around Amelia Darcy’s face, Leo has no choice but to call her his bride-to-be and promise to bring her to his company retreat. Amelia isn’t amused, but she does see an opportunity...”
• Dr. Grump: A Billionaire Age Gap Pregnancy Romance by Emma Spencer <— LIVE!!
• Mercy Allcutt Mysteries Box Set (Books 1 to 3): Historical Cozy Mystery by Alice Duncan <— COZY MYSTERY BUNDLE SUPER-BARGAIN!!!
• A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole <— BACK ON TODAY’S MOVERS & SHAKERS LIST!!

Shhh.. I’m reading: …definitely put “A thousand boy kisses” on your cry list! My husband has a rare genetic disease that has put him through the ringer, so it could be I’m a little extra sensitive, but I’m pretty sure it’s because the author is just that good!

Heather: My all time favorite love story is Tillie Coles A Thousand Boy Kisses! Rune is amazing! I cried my brains out for 2 days after that book! I still get teary eyed when I think about it! It was amazing, so amazing! I love all Tillies books though. She’s such a beautiful writer ❤️

• In the Gray by B.B. Reid <— LIVE!! HE’S HER NEW BOSS! “…I call him boss. He’s the key to my past and the path to my future. What happens next is our twisted secret. ROWDY Who is this girl? Atlas Beck. This damaged young thing shows up at my place of business and tells me she’s my new receptionist. I should have fired her. I would have fired her if she hadn’t begged so beautifully…”

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PREORDERS (going live soon!!! 😀 )

1. Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood | Jun 13, 2023
2. Demons of Good and Evil (Hollows Book 17) by Kim Harrison | Jun 13, 2023
3. Dragon Arisen | by Donna Grant | Jun 13, 2023
4. The Sweetheart List: A Novel (The Sunrise Cove Series Book 4) by Jill Shalvis | Jun 13, 2023
5. Tangled With You: A Stark Security Novella by J. Kenner | Jun 13, 2023
6. Forever Goals (Rixon High) by L A Cotton | Jun 13, 2023
7. The Burning by Anna Todd | Jun 13, 2023
8. Tangled With You (Stark Security Book 10) by J. Kenner | Jun 13, 2023
9. Accidentally in Love (Against All Odds: The St. James Family Book 3) | by Claudia Burgoa | Jun 13, 2023
10. Perfect Together by Kristen Ashley | Jun 13, 2023
11. Miss Matched by Wendy Million | Jun 13, 2023
12. A Love Catastrophe by Helena Hunting | Jun 13, 2023
13. Magic Claims (Kate Daniels: Wilmington Years Book 2) by Ilona Andrews | Jun 13, 2023
14. The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand | Jun 13, 2023
15. The Sweetheart List: A Novel (The Sunrise Cove Series Book 4) by Jill Shalvis | Jun 13, 2023
16. Inferno (Men of Inked: Heatwave Book 12) by Chelle Bliss | Jun 13, 2023
17. The Lobster Trap by Heidi McLaughlin and Kassidy Maye | Jun 13, 2023
18. Broken Boy (The Puck Boys of Brooks University Book 2) by Hannah Gray | Jun 14, 2023
19. Crimson River (The Edens) by Devney Perry | Jun 15, 2023

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