Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 09-22-2023

Soooooo many books went live over the last 24 hours, so today’s list is gonna be BIG!!! YAY US!!! So let’s get started, shall we?

P.S. If you have a recommendation for us, or find a super-bargain, let me know, and I’ll add it. 😀

My “favorite thing this week (so far)” is…

That my coffee bar is coming today (one day early!!!!) YAY ME!! It was (and still is) on sale 50% off, too. I needed something to fit in this perfect space (that was white and would match the style of the kitchen), and I needed extra storage for all my coffee & tea stuff to free up some cupboard space, and now, I will have it! I can’t wait to see it. I’ll take a picture for you, once everything is set up.

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

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• A Minute More (Timeless Book 1) by Cora Rose <— LIVE!! M/M ROMANCE!! BROODY NEW GUY WON’T EVEN LOOK AT HIM! “…It may not be an exciting life, but it isn’t so bad. At least I have my amazing coworkers and friends who always try to make the workday fun. Everyone, that is, except the new guy, Simon. That guy is not fun. He’s broody and silent, but I can tell that something interesting is brewing just under his surface. Day after day I try to get his attention, try to coax him out of his shell. He won’t even look at me, let alone talk...”
• Not That Kind of Demon (Assassin’s Alley Book 1) by Lisa Oliver <— LIVE!!
• Fireworks for My Dragon Boss: A Cozy Monster Romance (Fairhaven Falls) by Honey Phillips <— LIVE!!
• Finlay Donovan Is Killing It: A Novel (The Finlay Donovan Series Book 1) by Elle Cosimano <— ON SALE AND SO MANY IN OUR CREW LOVE THESE BOOKS!

Tasha J: …comedy with mystery, I’m obsessed with Finlay Donovan is Killing It

Jody: I did make the mistake of starting the second Finlay Donovan book too late and ended up staying up waaaay later than I wanted to finish it. 😆

Tasha J: I am 80% into Finlay Donovan Knocks Em Dead and loving it as much as the first. It reads fast, has me laughing out loud and rooting for 1 guy more than the other, can’t say which in case I change my mind. 😂 I don’t want it to end.

• Sterling Heat (Sterling Falls Book 1) by LB Dunbar <— LIVE!! SHE HAD HER BABY IN THE BAKERY & THE BAKER HAS AN OFFER FOR HER! “...The draw had nothing to do with the baker himself. Tall, tatted, and edgy, looking more like a biker than a man who makes baked goods. I hardly knew him other than taking a tumble in a rainstorm in front of his shop . . . and then tossing myself at him after he rescued me. We shared a moment but it’s not what you’d think. Months later, he delivered my baby among his cookies and cakes. Talk about a second chance encounter. Then he whips up a plan to pretend to be my baby’s father, and everything heats up from there. My body. My heart. My willingness to accept a perfect stranger’s kindness despite him telling me over and over he isn’t who I think he is...”
• Before the Sunset: A Small Town, Friends to Lovers Romance (Cottonwood Cove Series Book 4) by Laura Pavlov <— LIVE!! FAMOUS ACTOR & SHE’S HIS BEST FRIEND!!! “…She’s finally coming home, and I couldn’t be happier about it. And then she presents me with a proposition… Pretend to be her boyfriend. I am an actor, after all, so it should be a piece of cake. It’s all part of her grand plan to show her ex-fiancé that she’s moved on. My agent wants me to clean up my image, so it would be a win-win for both of us. But then she moves into my house..”
• The Summer Siege (The Viking Omegaverse #3) by Lyx Robinson
• Blood (Prodigium Academy Book 5) by Katie May
• A Mate of Convenience by Marisa Jags <— THIS ONE MADE A MESS OF LEELZ & SHE IS HAVING A BOOK HANGOVER! P.S. IT’S A REJECTED MATE SITUATION & HOLY MOLY BLURB JOLT!!! “…This is the story of Lystra Miller’s life after she was rejected and before finding that happily ever after. A she-wolf whose mate rejected her for her human sister. In a universe where only one in a set of twins is blessed with the ability to shift, this she-wolf lost her mate to her human twin. Lystra watches her sister and mate live their epic love story for years, then tries to move on when they give birth to a son. Her life is full of tragic and bittersweet moments, but yes she finds love along the way. She would learn not all choices are good ones, but every choice is one you can decide to live by. She will not be A Mate of Convenience. Not even to her mate when he admits to his mistakes...”

Leelz: Hi Maryse, I’m just coming off the worst book hangover and only feel like reading a very niche trope and was hoping you could help….

…I thought I knew where it was going and then like ** percent *spoiler spoiler spoiler spoiler* <—- SIDENOTE FROM MARYSE LOL!!! You get the picture. 😉

• Infamous Park Avenue Prince (Park Avenue Princes Book 1) by Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine <— LIVE!! M/M ROMANCE! RETALIATION AGAINST THE DEAN! “…I’m never one to turn down a bet. Especially not when it comes to retaliating against the dean for pulling a dick move before summer break. So when the dean’s golden child arrives at Astor for his freshman year, my fellow troublemakers throw down a wager I can’t resist. The target: the dean’s son, John Thomas Hawthorne, or “JT.” The bet: corruption in any way I choose…”
• OMG! I Married the Devil: A wickedly hilarious opposites attract romantic comedy by Robbie Cole <— LIVE!!
• Mafia Royalty: The Knight Mafia Collection by Violet Paige <— SUPER-BARGAIN SERIES BUNDLE!!
• Rockstars, Babies & Happily Ever Afters: Steamy Romance Collection Volume 1 by Taryn Quinn <— LIVE!! SUPER-BARGAIN!! “…Do you ever crave more after the happily ever after? So do we! So we put together this mega bundle of all our bonus stories and alternate point-of-view scenes in one convenient place, labeled with each couple’s name or threesome’s name so you can read them all or just read your favorites. What you will find in this bundle of shorts you can read before bed…or anytime...”
• Amish Harvest Time: Amish Romance (The Amish Bonnet Sisters Book 38) by Samantha Price
• DOM: Alliance Series Book Three by S.J. Tilly <— LIVE!!
• All We Never Knew by Elena Aitken <— MARITAL STRIFE!! AIMEE ENJOYED IT!

Aimee: I just read that one!!! 4* boy that book was an emotional one!!!

That was my first by that Author and she has another that I’m adding to my want to read list!

• Vows & Ruins: An epic romantic fantasy (The Legends of Thezmarr Book 2) by Helen Scheuerer <— LIVE!!
• Gardens & Ghosts: RELIC #5 by Maz Maddox <— LIVE!!
• Roommate Wanted by Nicholas Clark <— LIVE!! M/M ROMANCE!
• Tempt Our Fate: A Small Town Enemies To Lovers Billionaire Romance (Sutten Mountain) by Kat Singleton <— LIVE!! BILLIONAIRE JUST OPENED AN ART GALLERY NEXT TO HER BAKERY & HE NEEDS HER HELP! “…He’s an arrogant, self-absorbed billionaire from the city with too much money and not enough manners. And he just opened a fancy art gallery next door to my bakery. So when he comes to me desperately needing a favor, I can’t help but to propose a deal: I’ll cater his grand opening and in return he has to spend a day with me as a local–to experience the beauty and talent this town has to offer. I expected him to see a different side of Sutten. What I didn’t expect was to see a different side of him...”
• I Choose You by Weston Parker <— RECENT RELEASE SUPER-BARGAIN!!
• Faking the Fall: A Fake Dating Celebrity RomCom by Julie Christianson <— LIVE!! HIS AGENT IS TRYING TO REVIVE HIS HEARTTHROB STATUS BY HAVING HIS “LOVE” DUMP HIM ON TV! “…To play my fake girlfriend, my agent enlists Hadley Morgan, my secret college crush. The one who dragged me to an audition that launched my career but left her in the dust. Upping the ante, she offers Hadley a slot on the show she missed out on years ago. When the alternative publicity ploy is for reporters to dig up dirt on my family, I’ve got no choice but to go along with the ruse. That’s why I’m in Harvest Hollow now—as one half of the dream couple HadLink—at least until Hadley explodes our relationship during a very public proposal...”
• ROCHELLE ENJOYED THESE:

…just finished Lunamare and Cor Amare by Pepper Winters. Wow, a story that stays.

Also just finished Holding You and Releasing Me, another 2 by Jewel and this is an excellent romance with twist and turns you can’t see coming. So good.

• Best Friends Never Kiss: A Reverse Harem Hockey Romance by Krista Wolf <— LIVE!!! “…It wasn’t easy growing up with three gorgeous male friends, each so hot it should be illegal. But as a trio, it kept things honest. I couldn’t have any one of them without making the others jealous. That is… until the day I could have all of them…”
• Cinnamon Girl by Trish MacEnulty <— TEEN ON THE RUN & GETTING IN TROUBLE!! JUST RECENTLY RELEASED & IS TODAY’S NEWSLETTER SPONSOR!!! “…When her beloved step-grandmother, a semi-retired opera singer, dies of cancer in 1970, 15-year-old Eli Burnes runs away with a draft-dodger, thinking she’s on the road to adventure and romance. What she finds instead is a world of underground Weathermen, Black Power revolutionaries, snitches and shoot-first police. Eventually Eli is rescued by her father, who turns out both more responsible and more revolutionary than she’d imagined. But when he gets in trouble with the law, she finds herself on the road again, searching for the allies who will help her learn how to save herself…“ P.S. Check out the book feature (it sounds sooooo good & crazy) —> Trish MacEnulty’s “Cinnamon Girl” is LIVE, it sounds delightfully tumultuous & we have an excerpt & a book giveaway!!
• Wicked Demands (An Age Gap, Forced Marriage, Mafia Romance) (Kingdom of Sin Book 3) by Jordan Marie <— LIVE!! SHE WANTS TO BE HIS! “...I wanted to belong to him. I wanted in his life, in his bed and definitely in his heart. It didn’t quite work out that way. So, I left. Then, one really bad decision lands me in hot water. Marco steps in. He thinks he’s a monster. He’s wrong. He’s my destiny...”

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• Before the Sunset: A Small Town, Friends to Lovers Romance (Cottonwood Cove Series Book 4) by Laura Pavlov
• Sterling Heat (Sterling Falls Book 1) by LB Dunbar
• Tempt Our Fate: A Small Town Enemies To Lovers Billionaire Romance (Sutten Mountain) by Kat Singleton
• Triple Threat: Deception Duet, Book 1 by K Webster <— AIMEE LISTENED TO THIS DUET WHILE DESIGNING HER BATHROOM! “...I finished a duet by K Webster called Deception Duet. The first book is called Triple Threat and the second is Death Wish. 4* it is a reverse harem book, but I didn’t realize until after listening to it. I went in blind and was pleasantly surprised!!! This was while I finished the half bath!”

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