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Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 10-16-2020

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HAPPY FRIDAY FINDS AND TGIF EVERYONE!!!! Lots of new releases and I highlighted a bunch that sound like fun. Plus, we have our latest Blasts from the Past list!! I am LOVING finding these all over again. 😀

BUT! Let’s start off with a freebie? Today’s NEWSLETTER sponsor!! YAY!!! Who wants an ebook freebie? Blair Babylon’s “Working Stiff” is FREE TODAY!!

Mony: Working Stiff: Runaway Billionaires #1 by Blair Babylon…I had wanted to read this author for a while…the whole Runaway Billionaires looks amazing.

TODAY’S “BLAST FROM THE PAST” BOOK HIGHLIGHTS:

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

R.C.: For all of you that love getting “the feels” from a book, then you need to read Heart Strings by Melanie Moreland from Monday’s list if you haven’t had a chance.

Great book with all the feels.

M.L.: Hi! I just finished When You Came Back to Me by Emma Scott and it’s easily the best book I’ve read this year. It’s an emotional and powerful love story of two lost souls that is beautifully written. Totally worth the book hangover I’m now suffering. If you’re looking for something new – check it out.

Michele G: I totally agree M.L.!! It was a beautifully written book and easily one of my faves this year as well!

  • The Golden Boys: Dark High School Bully Romance (Kings of Cypress Prep Book 1) by Rachel Jonas and Nikki Thorne <— LIVE!! BULLY ROMANCE ALERT!! “...Don’t let that pretty face of his fool you. He isn’t the boy next door, or the kind you trust with your heart. He’s the devil in designer jeans, with all the charm of a bona fide psycho. Trust me. He swears I did something to cross him before I even stepped foot inside Cypress Prep, but it’s a lie. No one knows better than me that I’m all out of chances. One more misstep and I can kiss my future goodbye, which means I can’t possibly be guilty of whatever he thinks I’ve done. West marks me with a target anyway, and as this town’s football star, no one dares to go against him…”
  • Rivals: A Driven World Novel (The Driven World) by Stephanie Nichole
  • I Promise You by Ilsa Madden-Mills <— RECENT RELEASE & WE HAVE FEEDBACK! Mony loved it!!

Mony: Just read Ilsa Madden-Mills’s I Promise You – also from Monday’s list. A top notch college sports romance! Fantastic H & interesting h. Not surprising as Madden-Mills did such a great job with her other sports romances, I Hate You and I Bet You.

4.5 ⭐

  • Cruel Paradise by J.T. Geissinger <— RECENT RELEASE & BACK ON THE LIST ’cause we have even more feedback! I added Mony’s recommendation for it again, too.

R.C.: Also J.T. Geissinger’s latest Cruel Paradise that came out Oct 1st is very good.

Mony: Finished Cruel Paradise (Beautifully Cruel, #2) by Geissinger. My reading group got into a hot debate about which duet book they preferred! This one or Beautifully Cruel #1? We were split down the middle but agreed these 2 books were fantastic & had amazing banter! 4-5★

  • Take it on Faith: A Friends-to-Lovers, Second Chance Romance (The Hometown Series Book 1) by Jessie Marie <— SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE ALERT!! “…Everyone thinks I’m making a mistake by marrying upcoming college football star Michael Smith. Everyone, that is, except my parents…and Michael. But I know best. Michael is everything that a girl could dream of – he’s generous, sexy, compassionate, fun-loving, and most of all, stable. I have everything I could ever want. So when I bump into flaky, free as a bird Andrew Parker, years after the fight that ended our friendship, I think nothing of it...”
  • Working Stiff: Runaway Billionaires #1 by Blair Babylon <— FREEBIE TODAY!! She’s living with him AND he’s her boss. “…Here’s the problem: when Rox was hired, she told her smoking-hot boss Cash that she was married, but she’s not. Now, three years later, she’s kind of accidentally living with him, and he’s being a perfect gentleman, dang it. Everybody in the office said that Cash was a heartbreaker, that he’d bump her and dump her, so Rox decided not to become a statistic…”
  • It Ends with Us: A Novel by Colleen Hoover <— ONE OF OUR FAVORITES & PEOPLE ARE STILL DISCOVERING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME!

Amy: I had to share what happened yesterday…

My coworker and I were chatting when she tells me her friend gave her a book and said she just *had* to read it. She was trying to remember the title and said she read half of it in one day and then goes, “OH! It’s called It Ends With Us!”

I. Died.

Then I squealed. Literally.

Then I gushed about it like a loon and gushed about Colleen Hoover like a crazy fangirl and about her backstory and how generous she is and about her other books and… *takes a deep breath* I ended up giving her a list of my favorite CH books and Tarryn Fisher books. She should be good for a bit since she is *just* now realizing how fun reading is.

Man, I wish I could read IEWU for the first time all over again. *sigh*

AUDIOBOOK L:DVERS!

Erica: I signed back up for Audible, 1 year (12 credits!) for $…  you can see that *** for twelve credits is only $** per credit, so it’s an amazing deal compared to $15 per credit.

Mona: I really need to try this!

Maryse: I love it! I got a great deal on it when I first signed up for a year (and all of the included audiobook credits that came with it), and I used my credits on some super-expensive audiobooks that I wanted so badly (and it came out SO much cheaper that way for me).

Mona:  I was thinking it would be great for listening in the car or plane while traveling

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and…

Jackie: I just finished The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue on audio and am absolutely blown away. First off, Julia Whelan does an incredible narration. This is not my genre at all, I tend to steer clear of anything referenced as fantasy, so this took me a bit out of my comfort zone.

But what a payoff, hands down the best book I’ve read in quite awhile. It’s a story to get immersed in and just so very different, all the stars-or should I say 7 stars (inside Addie LaRue joke).

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R.C. Miller

For all of you that love getting “the feels” from a book, then you need to read Heart Strings by Melanie Moreland from Monday’s list if you haven’t had a chance. Great book with all the feels. Also J.T. Geissinger’s latest Cruel Paradise that came out Oct 1st is very good.

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Maryse

Thank you R.C. I’m adding your recommendations right now!! 😀

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M.L. Gabrielle

Hi! I just finished When You Came Back to Me by Emma Scott and it’s easily the best book I’ve read this year. It’s an emotional and powerful love story of two lost souls that is beautifully written. Totally worth the book hangover I’m now suffering. If you’re looking for something new – check it out.

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Michele G

I totally agree M.L.!! It was a beautifully written book and easily one of my faves this year as well!

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Maryse

YAY!!!! Thank you M.L. I’m adding it right now. 😀

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Maryse

Thanks so much guys! I went ahead and also created a dedicated post to the series with your recommendations. 🙂

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Tasha J

Wow, The Golden Boys has lots of great reviews. I think I’ll try it, I miss me a good bully book.
I’m halfway through Addie LaRue. I’ve read a little about everyday, but not as much as I’d like to so it’s taking me longer than I’d hoped. Still, I don’t think it’s the kind of book you binge. For me, it works reading it like this.
It has been a WEEK and I’m over it. I was over it before it even started and I’m ready to call it quits. It feels like there aren’t enough hours in the day (there never are), but I feel it more this week. There are so many basic/extra chores I wanted to accomplish and I’ve had roadblock after roadblock. Nothing has panned out the way I wanted it to and I feel so behind. I wanna get ahead darnit!
So, tonight, *sings* is mine alone. Well, hubs will be here. Lol. But, ALL of the kids are going to Grandma’s for the night (this has only happened once before in 2 years time) and I’m ready for it. So ready. It won’t be much, but Ima try to stay up late. And sleep in an hour. And binge a show or watch or movie and do 0 chores even as I think of chores I could do as I write this.
So……..what show do I binge? Or movie. I don’t wanna read the whole time cuz I know I won’t finish and I need that satisfaction.

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Maryse

I hope you have the BEST night!!! How relaxing it will be.

Umm… how about that new Haunting of Bly Manor. Supposedly it’s not scary AT ALL (compared to Haunting of Hill House) but it has it’s creepy feel and some say the story is good despite the disappointment of no real “scares”.

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Tasha J

I read for 30 min and crashed. 😩 Will look into it as soon as I can though.

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mony

Thanks R.C. for the recommendation for Heart Strings…I might just read it today! I saw the book cover and it certainly got my attention…where do they find these people? 😉

Just read Ilsa Madden-Mills’s I Promise You – also from Monday’s list. A top notch college sports romance! Fantastic H & interesting h. Not surprising as Madden-Mills did such a great job with her other sports romances, I Hate You and I Bet You. 4.5 ⭐

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Maryse

I’m adding your recommendation as we speak! Thank you Mony! 😀

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mony

Just finished scanning Friday’s list…Maryse, how will I ever keep up?

Working Stiff: Runaway Billionaires #1 by Blair Babylon…I had wanted to read this author for a while…the whole Runaway Billionaires looks amazing.

Take A Number by Amy Daws…loving this author…

My Goodreads group is reading these lovelies this month…should be fun!
The Bribe: Calamity Montana by Willa Nash & Devney Perry (about “Boulder’s infamous mountain manwhore”…hmm)
Happily Letter After by Vi Keeland (a fave author)

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mony

oops…mis-copied (is that a word?) wrong quote for The Bribe…🤷‍♀️
“Calamity’s handsome and intriguing sheriff”

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Maryse

Oooohhh mountain manwhore you say? I’m intrigued!!

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mony

So am I! it’s actually from Take A Number by Daws…ooh la la

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jackie

I just finished The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue on audio and am absolutely blown away. First off, Julia Whelan does an incredible narration. This is not my genre at all, I tend to steer clear of anything referenced as fantasy, so this took me a bit out of my comfort zone. But what a payoff, hands down the best book I’ve read in quite awhile. It’s a story to get immersed in and just so very different, all the stars-or should I say 7 stars (inside Addie LaRue joke).

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Maryse

I am dying to read this one (or now listen to it since you mentioned Julia Whelan). I LOVE HER!!!

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Tasha J

Fallen by Mia Sheridan is LIVE!! One click!

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Maryse

OH MY THIS ONE SOUNDS UP MY HAUNTED CREEPY ALLEY!!!!

Wow I AM loving waking up to all this Sunday goodness!!! 😀

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Tasha J

😲 Mexican Gothic is on sale for 2.99! I think this is one you either love or you don’t. I didn’t love, but it was definitely different and memorable. I will definitely be watching the show.

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Maryse

It keeps showing up as horror!! So for that, I will one-click it. Thank you my friend!!!

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Tasha J

I hope you like it! I’ve not read much horror, so I dk if it compares in general to most.

On another note, I have less than 30 pages of Addie LaRue left and I closed the book cuz I was happy. It was going where I wanted but wasn’t sure it would go and I’m afraid it won’t continue and I’ll be heartbroken and I’m not ready. *wrings hands*

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Maryse

LOL!!!! I know exactly how you feel. It’s always so nerve wracking (especially since I gravitate towards books that my not end well). LOL!

It’s why I haven’t read the very last book in my beloved Experiment in Terror series. I was so sad it was over.

BUT GUESS WHAT I FOUND OUT? She’s releasing yet another book soon. Years later, and IT IS BACK!!! YAY ME!!!

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Tasha J

*screams* OH MY GAAAAAAHHH!!! Oh, this is the best news!!!! I was so heartbroken when she stopped writing the genre. There’s nothing quite like EIT to me. 🥰

I know what you mean by not finishing cuz you don’t want it to end. I do it ALL the time. With shows more, but I still haven’t finished the last in the Throne of Glass series even though I adore anything SJM writes and I crave her books and I ‘could’ pick it up and get that fix. 😂

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Maryse

EXACTLY!!!

These “sure-thing” books in a favorite series, especially when it’s the last… is the perfect pick-me-up for when I’m ready. And now I’m ready. LOL!!

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Tasha J

I finished it. 5 stars. I can’t voice my thoughts or feelings cuz they’ll spoil it, but holy moly do I have them.

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Maryse

OMG I heard the same thing from someone else on my Facebook page. This one is a HIT!!!!

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