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Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 07-21-2023

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HAPPY FRIDAY!!! SO MANY great books on today’s list (lots of new releases and series bundles!!) Gorgeous covers, too. Like that one to the left, and the duet bundle by Kitty Thomas. BEAUTIFUL!!

And then… my favorite! Reader recommendations. I’ve got a new awesome “Reader Confessions” list coming this weekend. I think you’re going to LOVE it. 😀

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

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  • The Dark Wedding Duet by Kitty Thomas <— DARK ROMANCE ALERT!! COMPLETE DUET BUNDLE!! “...Livia wants to get married. She’s tired of men stringing her along into being their forever girlfriend, so she decides to build a rotating harem and ruthlessly eliminate any man who fails to give her what she needs. But when the three men in her current dating rotation all know each other and decide they’re all taking her, will she be played once again?…”
  • The Bulletproof Butterfly Series by Anna Brooks <— SERIES BUNDLE SUPER-BARGAIN!! “…Protect and serve has a whole new meaning when it comes to the women they love…”
  • Bloody Moons: A Paranormal Romance Anthology 
  • One Day by Dave Nicholls <— KIMBERLY CRIED!

Kimberly: One Day by Dave Nicholls on an airplane no less!? A flight attendant brought me some tissues and wrote down the name of the book for her and her colleagues 🤣

It was one line in the book that just stabbed me in the heart . They ended up doing a movie but it just didn’t do the book justice

SIDE NOTE BY MARYSE: Want more books that made us cry? Check these out.

Maria: thank you , i always enjoy your lists. i have been getting lots under by belt but surprisingly i’ve slowed down AND SAVORING books more…….

Loved THE SINNER BY J R WARD. HAD A MINI HEART ATTACK AT THE END……OMG…OMG…OMG….. always a five star read………

  • Beauty in Chaos by Nacole Stayton <— LIVE!! SHE HAS NOTHING TO LOSE… EXCEPT ONE OF THEM. “…The walls of her new foster home were abundant but brimmed with secrets of their own. She knew bidding her time until her eighteenth birthday wouldn’t be easy. Until she found a semblance of solace in her new neighbors, Trice and Crew Jordan. When a jarring family secret emerges, Rory is in the middle of an impasse. The most paramount decision she’s ever been faced with was choosing between two boys. Each claiming a little bit of her heart for unique reasons. Amidst the chaos that surrounded her, she found beauty in the boisterous laughter one brought and the myriad of feelings the other made her feel...”
  • Just a Cowboy’s Happy Ever After (Sweet western Christian romance book 13) (Flyboys of Sweet Briar Ranch in North Dakota) by Jessie Gussman <— LIVE!!
  • The Outsider: A Novel by Stephen King <— ON SALE!!! THIS ONE WAS TURNED INTO AN HBO SERIES! “…Anderson and the district attorney soon have DNA evidence to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Their case seems ironclad. As the investigation expands and horrifying details begin to emerge, King’s story kicks into high gear, generating strong tension and almost unbearable suspense. Terry Maitland seems like a nice guy, but is he wearing another face? When the answer comes, it will shock you as only Stephen King can...”
  • Dead Serious Case #3 Mr Bruce Reyes: (MM Paranormal Romance/Mystery/Dark Humour) (Crawshanks Guide to the Recently Departed) by Vawn Cassidy
  • It Ends with Us: A Novel by Colleen Hoover <— HUGE HIT ALL OVER AGAIN & KONSTANTINA LOVED IT!!

Konstantina: Hello, I just ended “It ends with us” and it really wrecked me. I have a serious book hangover and I can’t get over it. I don’t even know what kind of book I should read after that.

Can’t give it less than 5/5…

Theresa: I just got caught up on this whole series and absolutely fell in love with it! Barrons and Ryodan…OMG!!! Karen Marie Moning is absolutely fantastic!

Maryse: I need to watch “The Hating Game” since I loved the book so much. YAY movie options!!

Anna: The Hating Game is my favorite.

Amanda: I really loved The Hating Game! I have the worst book memory but that one stuck with me.

Ria: One of my favorite enemies to lovers story is The Hating Game.

  • Avery 1 (Tantalizing Trilogies) by Erin R Flynn <— LIVE!! PARANORMAL ROMANCE!! SHE WINS THE LOTTERY! “…All of Avery’s bad luck she’s suffered with her whole life gives her one moment of good luck and she actually wins the largest jackpot on record… But what now? Ryder James is a vampire who is trying to make changes in his life when he meets Avery who helps him see the world in a different way. Griffin Peterson is an Alpha werewolf that has been so focused on his pack that he forgot he needs things as a man until Avery stepped into his life. And Lorenzo Ganan is a warlock suffering because of the tragedies that have struck his family and Avery makes him feel as if he might be able to open his heart again…”
  • Crooked Paradise: The Complete Series by Eva Chance <— SERIES BUNDLE!! “*Crooked Paradise is a complete gritty contemporary romance series from bestselling author Eva Chase (writing as Eva Chance) and Harlow King. This set contains all four books in the series—Scorned Princess, Perilous Lady, Ruthless Queen, and Lethal Empress—as well as an exclusive 40-page bonus epilogue.*”
  • Across Eternity (The Parallel Series Book 4) by Elle O’Roark <— CARLY DEVOURED IT!

Carly: I DEVOURED across eternity! Staying up until 4am maybe wasn’t the brightest idea I’ve ever had but i neeeeeeded to finish! I honestly couldn’t stop. Was it everything i hoped it would be? Well…. No. BUT i think that’s because i wanted just a little more at the end, you know? A little more happy, not to say that it wasn’t, because it totally was in a way that still made me cry a few sad tears. That sounds really odd….

4.5 stars for me…

  • Going In Deep : A Grumpy Sunshine Second Chance Rom-Com Romance Collection by Penelope Wylde <— BOOK BUNDLE!!“…Binge read the alpha bad boy Callahan brothers completed trilogy! This box set includes all three books of the Dirty Second Chances series filled from cover to cover with sizzling romance and all the steam you can handle. Second chance romances, age gap, grumpy sunshine and more all await you inside! BONUS CONTENT: Get a HOT AF single dad rockstar romance inside that is not published anywhere else!”
  • Unlucky Like Us (Like Us Series: Billionaires & Bodyguards Book 12) by Krista Ritchie and Becca Ritchie <— LIVE!! HIS CLIENT’S SISTER! “…nothing means as much without Luna Hale. The sci-fi-loving writer. A weirdo. Sister to his client. The only one he’s fallen for. To be with Luna, he has to ensure it’s totally, completely, unmistakably safe. That starts with taking care of his family—the family he walked away from as a teenager. He knows he’ll survive. He can survive anything. But this time, he just wants to survive with her...”
  • His Savage Sweet (Tales of the Harlot’s Guide Book 2) by Caroline Lee <— LIVE!! HISTORICAL ROMANCE!!
  • Montana Silence by Josie Jade <— LIVE!! SHE ESCAPED A CULT!! “…Raised in a cult where opinions and freedom in women were not tolerated, Mara Greene narrowly escaped a life as a child bride—one where she would’ve been shared and owned by all the men in the compound. Her testimony helped put the cult leader in prison, but she’s never truly gotten past the horrors inflicted on her. Her conditioning to keep silent persists even now—despite having found a safe haven at the Resting Warrior Ranch. Here she’s safe, but still always alone and trapped in her silence...”
  • What the Howl? (Shift Happens Book 1) by Georgette St. Clair <— LIVE!!
  • Lethal Hearts (Mafia Lords Book 4) by Winter Sloane <— LIVE!!
  • Vicious (A Flawed Series Book 3) by Auryn Hadley and Kitty Cox <— LIVE!!! BULLY ROMANCE! SHE’S NOT AFRAID OF THEM… “…Dylan and his friends are a step ahead of me. These bullies are cruel and sadistic. They think they can get away with anything. Once, they were right, but they’ve also never met anyone like me before. I’m not afraid of them, and I will not stop. I don’t know how. I also know their weakness. See, in today’s world, technology is everywhere and information is the real power. Hacking makes me the threat they won’t see coming...”
  • Hawks MC Club (4 book series) by Lila Rose <— SERIES SUPER-BARGAIN SALE!!

Melissa: Holding Out (Hawks MC) book 1 by Lila Rose …It was very steamy and a great read.

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PREORDERS (going live soon!!! 😀 )

  1. Mine To Take: Small town second chance sports romance. (Southern Weddings Book 5) by Natasha Madison | Jul 24, 2023
  2. Mine To Take (Southern Weddings Book 5) by Natasha Madison – July 25, 2023
  3. How to Tame a Wild Rogue: The Palace of Rogues by Julie Anne Long – July 25, 2023
  4. Not That Duke: A Would-Be Wallflowers Novel by Eloisa James | Jul 25, 2023
  5. Here to Stay (Texas Heat Book 1) by Kennedy Fox – July 25, 2023
  6. The Rebel King (Deviant Kings Book 2) by Gina L. Maxwell – July 25, 2023
  7. The Commitment (Unbroken: Heavenly Rising Book 4) by Shayla Black and Jenna Jacob – July 25, 2023
  8. Bishop’s Flight: A Paranormal Mystery Romance (Elemental Covenant Book 4) by Elizabeth Hunter | Jul 25, 2023
  9. Cor Amare (The Luna Duet Book 2) by Pepper Winters | Jul 25, 2023
  10. Sinful Enemy: Book Three: Beckham Dynasty by M Robinson | Jul 25, 2023
  11. The Wrong Wife: A Best Friend’s Brother Fake Relationship Romance by L. Steele | Jul 25, 2023
  12. The Space Between by Sarah Ready | Jul 25, 2023
  13. Not That Duke: A Would-Be Wallflowers Novel by Eloisa James | Jul 25, 2023
  14. Summer Ride by Jill Sanders | Jul 25, 2023
  15. The Sweetest Revenge by Lizzy Dent | Jul 25, 2023
  16. Secrets in the Dark: A Novel (The Blackbird Trilogy Book 2) by Heather Graham | Jul 25, 2023
  17. How To Con A Crime Boss (Wilde Ways: Gone Rogue Book 3) by Cynthia Eden | Jul 25, 2023
  18. How to Tame a Wild Rogue: The Palace of Rogues by Julie Anne Long | Jul 25, 2023
  19. On the Shore: A Small Town, Sports, Enemies to Lovers Romance (Cottonwood Cove Series Book 3) by Laura Pavlov | Jul 27, 2023
  20. The Proposal by Adriana Locke | Jul 27, 2023
  21. Entwined With You (Stark Security Book 11) by J. Kenner | Jul 27, 2023
  22. Braved (Covington Security Book 9) by Dr. Rebecca Sharp | Jul 27, 2023
  23. Theo (Silver Team Book 1) by Riley Edwards | Jul 27, 2023
  24. Falls Like Rain by Reese Rivers | Jul 30, 2023
  25. Pretty Little Killer (Pretty Obsessions Book 2) by AJ Merlin | Jul 31, 2023
  26. Confessions: Chloé (Confessions Series Book 9) by Ella Frank | Jul 31, 2023

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Alfiya Fathima

Hi ! I read a Chinese novel on asian translated website what’s Boxnovel.com

The storyline goes something like this – The FL was killed on her wedding day by an love rival & ML also dies trying to save her the live rival goes in sock has an accident too , Main plot the FL & ML both are reincarnated back in times where they were (FL) 14 & (ML)18 where they FL was to be have an attempt to assault & was saved by ML , ( but in previous life this moment lead to dark days of FL as the society was backward at those times & sensitive too on these kinda issues) with their memories of previous life ( & they secret space that the FL had found when she was 15 including things inside it which she had collected throughout ) both runs away in morning of after assault trying to avoid the trap which was set by her sister & mother ( which are said to be twin but both are step ) they didn’t tell each other about the reincarnation ( Mind you this were the time when Chinese Capitalists were suppressed ) FL has an lazy and bitchy sister (step/twin) , lazy sloth knda mother(step) a grandmother & both of her father & grandfather are doctors , the real mother is in France she’s a jewellery designer , few uncles & lots of cousins from both the side & grandmother who is also a doctor & grandpa ( the FL surname is Jin or Jan don’t remember ) ML has a mother who was cheated, a elder brother who’s deceased ( escaped but has amnesia & another child ) , 2 nephews ( kid’s of his deceased brother ) & Oooooh ! They ML name is Mo Chen that i remember & has a cheater father who’s a son of Capitalist in Capital , step mother , step brother , grandmother & Grandmother who all comes into picture afterwards ! The book is really good please let me know if you can find it

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Alfiya Fathima

Hi !!
So this book was a Historical Romance with some modern twist.

The FL was in some Early 19’s / 20’s in a era where TV, shopping malls & trains there so the FL & her fiancee ( don’t remember much about fiancee except he’s very selfish ) planned a get away to a town with some highland / outland history they check themselves at a hotel den go around after sometime they go to a church the fiance was still at church when the FL comes out & starts looking around then comes across a grave or statue smthg such it’s the ML’s relic she heard him or smthg don’t remember but he really manifest himself infront of her and thinks she’s a witch who brought him there cuz her dressing style & everything around is different it was fun seeing him getting introduced to cones & to modern clothes he den pesters her to see what happened to his family and everyone around & his home n stuff so they go on a adventure after the ML’s realise that they had a traitor & was betrayed he somehow goes back they fell in love in the process of learning truth… The FL wakes up in the Bed & Breakfast they booked & doesn’t find him everyone around says she’s the only one was seen no-one was with her specially the gentleman she described she goes of the the other places they’ve been meets same result & even her fiancee finds her asking where have she been as he couldn’t find her she tries to explain him but no vale feeling desperate she goes to the church & finds the place where she had met him & cries her heart out then somehow finds herself in his era thts some where the place was still green he was a young lad not the matured brut she met but his habits were some same & the way he irritated her was so fun & she teased him equally she helps him through the problems, his sister in law has some personal stuff going resolves them & tells him the truth how she travelled he didn’t believe but after sometime he indulge her she would tell tales of morden world to entertain the ppl or song & rhymes to children… She thought him the importance of hygiene as many people were sick in those times cuz of this & he makes a small clay statue of them & a portrait of her….
Saying if by any chance he could find her again this potrait & statue could help !!

She goes back to her era den visits his Home which was a tourist stop without needing any help she listens to his a achivement & goes to a secret room finds his statue n her’s missing comes out & joins the crowd after coming out she went to the lounge where her potrait was hanging den she goes back through a train meets him as a stranger as same name face everything but he doesn’t remember with her statue with him saying it was pass down from his ancestors & she looked the same as it is & den they reintroduced themselves !! Happy Ending….

Help me find the book please !!!!

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Maryse

Hi Alfiya!

I posted your reader question and we have a guess!! Take a look and let me know what you think:

https://www.maryse.net/reader-questions/reader-question-the-time-travel-book-where-she-meets-him-he-thinks-shes-a-witch-and-when-she-wakes-up-its-as-if-he-never-existed.html

Maryse

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