HAPPY FRIDAY!!! Time for our weekend book finds (including some awesome sounding ones that just went LIVE!! What are you reading right now (or plan to be reading?)
I’ve also got a new review coming later this afternoon (Beautifully Cruel that I loved and it’s featured below as a reader recommendation and I must agree! Great stuff!)
Don’t forget to check out:
- Blood Lust by Kitty Thomas and Zoe Winters has been released & we’ve got fun facts, plus a giveaway! <— today’s newsletter sponsor!!! She is one of my favorite dark-romance authors!
Robyn: Eeek! OMG Kitty/Zoe I absolutely love, love, love the Fated Mates series! I read the whole kit and caboodle awhile ago and it is one of my most favorite to reread. Everyone, you all need to read this series, like seriously, it’s that good. Are all the books getting a revamp? Is the content the same in the new books? How exciting!❤️
- My latest review: Beautifully Cruel by J.T. Geissinger <— 4.5 STARS of amazingness!!
- Reader Questions <— the latest bunch need guesses, so if you have one (a guess or a new question), let us know. 😀
BLASTS FROM OUR BOOK PAST!
- 1 year ago, we made this list… but it’s still teeny-tiny so maybe we can add more today? Have a recommendation? Reader Recommendations – Our Favorite “Rich Girl, Poor Guy” Romance Books!
- 3 years ago, I started this massive list due to our fun comment conversations, and I need to get back to it. Maybe my weekend project? Reader Confession – We love talking books annnnnd….makeup and skin care!
- 4 years ago, we had this fun and very informative guest post! Guest Post! How-to Get Your Book Ready for the Editor by Tamara Beard
- 5 years ago, an audiobook lover gave us this list! Reader Favorites – Jackie’s Favorite Audiobooks List
- 5 years ago, my sister was our guest reviewer and she reviewed these two (and LOVED them!!) Claimed (Brides of the Kindred book 1) by Evangeline Anderson and Hunted (Brides of the Kindred book 2) by Evangeline Anderson
- 6 years ago, this was what I was reading (and had a reaction video for it!) What I’m currently reading…
- 8 years ago, these were my favorite in this genre: My Top Ten Dark Reads
- 8 years ago, I read this one from one of my favorite series: Book Review – Come Alive by Karina Halle
- 8 years ago, I started my chronicling one of the best times of my life! Book Bash 2013 Chronicles – Part 1 (Thursday June 27th)
- 9 years ago, I loved this fighter romance (but not as much as I loved book #1 about another couple – and I link to it in there): Book Review – Star Crossed (Battered Hearts 2) by Kele Moon
- 9 years ago, this book that so many of us went crazy for went missing off of Amazon. And then one day, it was put back up! The Reluctant Dom by Tymber Dalton Now Available on Amazon! YAY!!
- 10 years ago, I read this vampire romance and gave it 4 stars: Book Review – Samson’s Lovely Mortal by Tina Folsom
- 11 years ago, I reviewed these 2 books and I wasn’t going crazy for either one: Book Review – Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon and Book Review – Dark Challenge by Christine Feehan
- 12 years ago, I was strictly paranormal and mostly only for vampires! I 4-starred this one: Book Review – Bite Me If You Can by Lynsay Sands
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE FOUND FOR THE WEEKEND !!
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- Repeat by Kylie Scott <— NANCY JUST FOUND US THIS SUPER-BARGAIN BY ONE OF OUR FAVS!!
Nancy: I love Kyle Scott! Just saw her REPEAT is now…
Lisa M: Whoever is in a book funk should read Repeat by Kylie Scott. I finished it today. I was so emotional reading it & felt so much for the characters.
I was hooked fast & couldn’t put it down until I was done, heavy sigh!!!
- The Grumpy Player Next Door (Copper Valley Fireballs Book 3) by Pippa Grant <— LIVE!!! ENEMIES-TO-LOVER ROMCOM!! SHE WANTS TO ANNOY HIM!! “…Under all of those glorious muscles and chiseled cheekbones and searing glares beats the heart of a heartless devil. I could no sooner fall in love with a guy who treats me like a kid, and judges me at every opportunity, and sets an army of garden gnomes loose on my yard, than I could fall in love with my grandfather’s pet parrot. But I can definitely annoy him. I can one hundred percent get on board with annoying him. That’s what you do when you don’t like your neighbor, right?“
- Billionaire’s Promise (Big Bad Billionaires Book 7) by L. Steele <— LIVE!
- Black Thorns: A Dark New Adult Romance (Thorns Duet Book 2) by Rina Kent <— LIVE!! DUET CONCLUSION!!
- Definitely (Maybe) Dating: Laugh Out Loud Opposites Attract Romantic Comedy (The Eastons) by Marina Adair <— LIVE!
- The Bone Code by Kathy Reichs <— LIVE!! RANDI M FOUND IT FOR US! She’s investigating bodies found decomposing but then… “…health authorities in South Carolina become increasingly alarmed as a human flesh-eating contagion spreads. So focused is Tempe on identifying the container victims that, initially, she doesn’t register how their murders and the pestilence may be related. But she does recognize one unsettling fact. Someone is protecting a dark secret...”
Randi M: For anyone who still reads Kathy Reichs books, her latest “The Bone Code’ is out today. Getting ready to start it!!
- Scoring With Him (Men of Summer Book 1) by Lauren Blakely <— LIVE!! LAUREN BLAKELY M/M ROMANCE!! “…As a pro athlete, I have one unbreakable rule when it comes to men — Don’t date another baseball player. Good thing I haven’t been tempted once in four years in the majors. Until the day a rising star walks into my locker room. Outgoing, affable, and sexy-as-sin…”
- Besotted Bob by Kirsten Osbourne <— LIVE!!!
- Knocked Up: My Over the Top Possessive Alpha Harem by Sharan Daire <— LIVE!!!
- Kings of Chaos: A Dark Romance (Dirty Broken Savages Book 1) by Eva Ashwood <— LIVE!!!
- Until I Met You by Amanda Faye <— LIVE!!!
- Impossible (The Crossings Collection Book 2) by Susan Fanetti <— RECENT RELEASE & I MISSED IT! But Jan found it for us!
Jan: Impossible by Susan Fanetti out today (in Australia). A US rock star and a British bookseller. Looks good.
Mony: Ooh…I’ve tbr’ed that one 🙂
- Tainted Creek (The Allstars Series Book 2) by KC Kean <— LIVE!! REVERSE HAREM!
- Bright Familiar: a Dark Fantasy Romance (Bonds of Magic Book 2) by Jeffe Kennedy <— LIVE!!
- Yogasm: A Romantic Comedy (The Notorious Bachelors List) by Jane Henry <— LIVE!!
- Debt by Jessica Gadziala <— MONY IS LOVING IT!!
Mony: “There was one thing that I knew in life: my father was a screw up.” <— Debt by Jessica Gadziala
This one’s winner so far – best book by this author!
- To Sir with Love by Lauren Layne <— GREAT BEACH READ!
JR: I finished To Sir with Love by Lauren Layne. I love her books but wasn’t as sure on this one since I knew the story from The Shop Around The Corner and You’ve Got Mail.
Even knowing where the story was going, I still really enjoyed the journey. It’s the perfect beach/summer read!
- Kiss To Defy: A Multicultural College Sports Romance (Blairwood University) by Anna B. Doe <— LIVE!! INTERRACIAL ROMANCE! “…Rei has one semester to show her father that she can have it all—a normal life and making it to the Winter Games—but it’s not so easy when there is a broody hockey player standing in her way. Once heated arguments turn into sharing the rink and late-night kisses, neither of them will be able to resist the pull...”
- The Boss Prince: a royal romance with humor and suspense (It’s Raining Royals) by Alix Nichols <— LIVE!!
- Bedroom Bully: An Enemies-to-Lovers Dark Romance (Savage Revenge Book 2) by Harper West <— LIVE!!
- Great And Precious Things by Rebecca Yarros <— NANCY FOUND US THIS SUPER-BARGAIN & SO MANY HERE LOVE THIS AUTHOR!! This was in my blurb jolt list back in 2020 so I one-clicked it! Military romance and it sounds heart-wrenching! “…a desperate message from his father brings it all back. The betrayal. The pain. And the need to go home again. But home is where the one person he still loves is waiting. Willow. The one woman he can never have. Because there are secrets buried in Alba that are best left in the dark…”
Nancy: GREAT & PRECIOUS THINGS by Rebecca Yarros is now ***** & was $7.99 when added to my Wish List!
Ren: Rebecca Yarros. She does all military romance.
- Beyond Temptation (Forged of Steele Book 4) by Brenda Jackson <— SUPER-BARGAIN ALERT!! “…Sexy millionaire Morgan Steele will settle for nothing less than the perfect woman. And when he lays his arrogant eyes on sultry Lena Spears, he believes he”s found her. There”s only one problem, the lady in question seems totally immune to his charm. Morgan is determined to convince the sassy career woman that he”s Mr. Right. He wines and dines her. He promises her the baby she desperately wants and the financial security she craves...”
- MONY RECOMMENDS THESE:
The Next Mrs Russo by Jana Aston – a fun summer read; Audrey is hoot & her sidekick Mitchell is off the charts.
Tell Me Three Things by Buxbaum – a well done YA story with some depth…Jessie moves to a new high school & begins to receive emails from a mysterious student who wants to help her adjust…
Wonderful Town: New York Stories from The New Yorker– retro short stories; some of the best writing I’ve come across; Dorothy Parker’s Arrangement in Black and White is wicked & funny.
Carnal Urges (Queens & Monsters #2) by J.T. Geissinger – Different vibe than book #1; this one is quirky & funny. Amazing banter. Sloane is crazy smart…loved her style. Declan (love that name) is the cool Irish mafia king with the Irish dark hair and blue eyes. 😉 Another good summer read.
- Ever’s Last: A Small Town Romance (Rural Bachelors Book 1) by Cedar Rose <— LIVE!! LOVED HIM FOREVER… “…As the years passed, I had a plan. I was going to tell Memphis I loved him. I had every detail planned out and knew exactly how I was going to do it. Only, nothing went according to plan. Fate had something else prepared for me and in the blink of an eye my entire world was turned upside down. I never got to tell him how I felt, and now years have passed and fate has shoved us in one another’s path…”
- Let Love Take Over by Tomson Robert <— LIVE!!
- Mothstar: A Sci-Fi Reverse Harem Romance (The Sector Five Series Book 1) by Kay Elle Parker <— LIVE!!
- All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata <— MORE FEEDBACK ON THIS RECENT ONE!! KATHY LOVED IT TOO!
Kathy: Just finished Mariana Zapata’s All Rhodes Lead to Here. I don’t know why I waited to read it. For me, definitely one of her better books.
- Shift by Ginger Scott <— SUSAN REALLY LIKED THIS RECENT RELEASE!
Susan: Shift by Ginger Scott is really good. I gave it a 4 star rating. Books 2 and 3 both come out this month.
Grey: Catch me up, tell me everything! And PLEASE gimme some good book recs, I’m pretty much starting new from January of 2020…other than books I’ve edited and a few others here and there. I did read Brittainy Cherry’s latest – The Mixtape… and it was fantastic!!
Mony: …here are some CR reads that were popular & that you might like..
- Broken French by Natasha Boyd
- The Love Interest by Kayley Loring
- Flock & Exodus (duet) by Kate Stewart
Kelly: Maryse, you absolutely 💯% need to check out Flock and Exodus by Kate Stewart. You loved her book Drive. There are SO many who have read them and cannot forget them. They linger, in the BEST kind of way. And the audio is FANTASTIC!
Maryse: Okay… I’m starting Flock today. 😀
- The Takeover by T.L. Swan
- Boss in the Bedsheets by Kate Canterbary
- Beautifully Cruel & Cruel Paradise by J.T. Geissinger
- One Moment Please by Amy Daws
- No Gentle Giant: A Small Town Romance by Nicole Snow <— SHE’S CRUSHING ON THE BLACK SHEEP OF THE TOWN & HE’S AN EX-NAVY SEAL!! NANCY RECOMMENDS THIS ONE!
Nancy: …It is a fairly long book, but once I started reading, I got little done, till I finished the last page…
…When she is serving her customers her famous coffee, in walks the man she has had a secret crush on for a year. She has always avoided him, because people put their reputations on the line just by standing next to the “Black Sheep” of Heart’s Edge. He is called Alaska, because he is from Alaska. He is no ordinary man but a giant almost seven feet tall…
- Ruthless Noble : A High School Bully Sports Romance (The Royalty Crew Book 2) by Alley Ciz <— LIVE!! HE WANTS HER AS HIS! “…She defied me at every turn, refusing to yield to my command. Her insolence infuriated me as much as it captivated me, until the battle consumed us. She’s the perfect counterpart to my reign. Except…the ring on her finger belongs to another. People want to play politics with my life—with our lives. That is a mistake…”
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- KITTY THOMAS AUDIOBOOK NEWS!! (P.S. Here are her currently available audiobooks)
Sebastian York and Meg Sylvan are narrating The Proposal! (Will send you links late this fall when it comes out. I’ve got about 4 audiobooks scheduled for this fall/winter.)
Also I’ve got Lucy Rivers narrating The Monster Keeps Me Safe
Addison Barnes narrating Dark Night of the Soul
and Tor Thom and Charley Ongel narrating The Escape Artist.All coming out this fall/winter.
- Flock & Exodus (duet) by Kate Stewart <— KELLY LOVED THE AUDIOBOOKS!
Kelly: Maryse, you absolutely 💯% need to check out Flock and Exodus by Kate Stewart. You loved her book Drive. There are SO many who have read them and cannot forget them. They linger, in the BEST kind of way. And the audio is FANTASTIC!
PREORDERS (going live soon!!! 😀 )
- Lost&Found (PASS Series Book 4) by Freya Barker – July 12th 2021
- All These Warriors (All These Monsters) by Amy Tintera – July 13th 2021
- Such a Quiet Place: A Novel by Megan Miranda – July 13th 2021
- Leashed (Hellhounds Book 2) by Katja Desjarlais – July 13th 2021
- The Therapist: A Novel by B. A. Paris – July 13th 2021
- Exposed (VIP Book 4) Kristen Callihan – July 13th 2021
- The Brazen (Calamity Montana Book 3) by Willa Nash – July 15th 2021
- Last Guard (Psy-Changeling Trinity Book 5) by Nalini Singh – July 20th 2021
- The Good Lie by A. R. Torre – July 20th 2021
- Totally Folked (Good Folk Book 1) by Penny Reid – July 20th 2021
- The Ice Duchess: Prequel to the Duchess Society Series by Tracy Sumner – July 22nd 2021
- Pretty Falling Pieces by Isabelle Culpo – July 25th 2021
- The Muse: A Beautiful Magic Standalone by Lauren Blakely – July 26th 2021
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Maryse, you absolutely 💯% need to check out Fkock and Exodus by Kate Stewart. You loved her book Drive. There are SO many who have read them and cannot forget them. They linger, in the BEST kind of way. And the audio is FANTASTIC!
Okay… I’m starting Flock today. 😀
OMG I am SO excited for you. Hahaha! Cannot wait to see what you think. I’ve loved many of Kate Stewart’s books but the Ravenhood series is her best. It is on my best reads ever list for sure.
Yay!!! You won’t regret it.Its in my top reads of all time.
So excited for you, Maryse! The Ravenhood trilogy was one of the best series I’ve ever read! You are going to LOVE them SO hard! I became a huge fan of the author after reading these. I’m making my way through her work as we speak. Keep us updated of your process 😉
I absolutely will!! Guess who’s my favorite so far? Moody, bossy, no-nonsense Dominic. 😉
For anyone who still reads Kathy Reichs books, her latest “The Bone Code’ is out today. Getting ready to start it!!
YAY Randi! I’m adding it!! 😀