Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 11-13-2026

LIVE!! MEMOIR! AND IT’S THE #1 BOOK ON ALL OF AMAZON KINDLE RIGHT NOW

“*INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER*

An unflinching memoir from Sofia Franklyn, cocreator of the hit podcast Call Her Daddy, offering an explosive story of power, friendship, reclamation, and surviving yourself…”

HORROR-THRILLER ALERT!! FREIDA MCFADDEN’S LATEST IS #2 RIGHT NOW ON ALL OF AMAZON KINDLE

“A brand-new, haunting thriller from Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid!

Some secrets don’t die―they wait. When Julia Barlow loses her job and her apartment, she has nowhere left to go but Pemberton, her family’s sprawling seventeenth-century estate in rural Massachusetts. Officially, she’s there to check in on her aging grandmother. Unofficially, she’s hoping the old house will give her a place to disappear.

Instead, Pemberton begins to unravel her…”

IT’S STILL THE #3 BOOK ON ALL OF AMAZON KINDLE RIGHT NOW!! SHIFTER ROMANCE!!

“POV: You get accidentally added to a stranger’s family group chat.

You stay for the drama.
You stay for the memes.
You stay because Grandma Ruth is hilarious. Then you discover the entire family are wolf shifters.

And you fall for the oldest son anyway…”

LIVE!! HER GRUMPY NEIGHBOR

“I came to Charleston for a fresh start. Falling for my Christmas-obsessed neighbor wasn’t part of the plan.

Holly Monroe is sunshine wrapped in a big red bow. She lights up her house like Santa lives next door and believes Christmas magic can fix just about anything.

I’m grumpy, guarded, and about as festive as a lump of coal…”

LIVE!! SMALL TOWN ROMANCE!!!

“What happens in Vegas…stays with you. A steamy, small-town, single-dad romance full of humor, heat, and so much heart from USA Today bestselling author Willow Aster.

I flew to Vegas to watch my little sister Goldie get married, not to fall for a stranger with a British accent and a laugh that could undo a man in one syllable. But that’s exactly what happened…”

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE ALERT!!! And it’s on SUPER-BARGAIN SALE TODAY!

“She ran to the Florida Keys to escape the man who hurt her. The man waiting there knows a truth she can’t remember.

“A propulsive, page-turning plot.” — Kirkus Reviews…

Glory Dawson leaves Tennessee with bruised ribs, a cracked phone, and the infinity necklace her late father gave her. A campus counselor sends her to Dave’s Outdoor Water Sports, a dive resort where she’s handed a job, a top-floor room in an old Victorian on the water, and a crew who treat her like family from the first night.

Then there’s Ellis. The brooding diver across the hall looks at her like he’s seen a ghost. He wants her gone…”

LIVE!! ROM-COM ALERT!!

“My thirtieth birthday is coming. My love life is imploding. And the man who broke my heart just rolled back into town.

Hi, I’m Nora Denton—third-grade teacher, chronic overplanner, and proud creator of a twelve-page checklist meant to stop me from dating another Owen Hatcher…”

RECENT RELEASE! HE’S HER BROTHER’S BEST FRIEND…

“A spicy brother’s best friend, hockey romance where one burning attraction may be the thing that shatters his icy control…

Jake Reid has spent years earning every shift, goal, and ounce of respect in the Boston Bobcats’ locker room. Then his father buys the team and suddenly he’s no longer the hardworking player who helped his team win Stanley Cups, but the new owner’s son who hasn’t earned his place. The spotlight is brutal, the pressure to prove he belongs is relentless, and Jake’s carefully controlled world is starting to crack…”

SUPER-BARGAIN CELEBRITY ROMANCE!!

Uptight ER nurse Felicity “Fizzy” Callahan is yanked out of her comfort zone when she’s asked to join tattooed superstar Silas Ford in a holiday music video. Her bride to his hunky groom in a powder-blue tuxedo. Act smitten. Swoon. And have fun. Fizzy is finally loosening up, letting go, and getting swept away by feelings she’s never had before. It’s just for the camera, right…”

LIVE!! MYSTERY ROMANCE!!

Marlowe Loveless has spent the last ten years blaming herself for the careless words that led to her little brother’s disappearance. Now she knows Christian is alive, and she’ll do whatever it takes to bring him home. But someone in her family has been hiding a devastating secret, one that changes everything Marlowe thought she knew about her brother…”

RECENT RELEASE THAT I MISSED!! AND IN AMAZON’S TOP 100!!

“Beautifully written and deeply moving, Solace in Winter reminds us that even in our loneliest moments, unexpected connections can open our hearts, heal old wounds, and change our lives in ways we never imagined.” —Oprah Winfrey…”

LIVE!! HOLIDAY ROMANCE!!

“A Cedar Creek Christmas Novella

Burnt out and exhausted, actress Audrey Campbell just wants a minute to breathe. A peaceful Christmas in the snowy hills of Cedar Creek Ski Resort is just the thing to get her away from her dad’s micromanaging and the endless demands of the press. But escape might not be as easy as she thinks . . …”

LIVE!! SMALL-TOWN ROMANCE!!

“From USA Today Bestselling Author Nikki Ash comes a new standalone, marriage-in-crisis, small town romance …

I had the fairy tale … until I filed for divorce.
Greyson Wilde had swept me off my feet.
The moment we met was a meet-cute straight out of a small-town romance novel.
We fell fast and hard.
And when he surprised me with a trip to Vegas, we said, “I do,” in a little white chapel, sealing forever with a kiss.
We wanted it all—kids, a home, and a future that we couldn’t wait to build.
But fairy tales don’t prepare you for heartbreak.
So, when the life we dreamed of is ripped away, I do the only thing I can do to protect him—I serve him with divorce papers.
But Grey refuses to accept that ending. He’s determined to remind me of the vows we made.
And the harder he fights for me, the more I wonder … am I really protecting him or breaking us both…”

LIVE!! SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE!!

“That’s all the time I have to prove to the only woman I’ll ever love that our divorce was a mistake.

Eloise is from a wealthy French family and about to marry the man her parents have always wanted for their eldest daughter. I’m a working-class boy from Ohio and a key defenseman for the Seattle Rogues hockey team…”

LIVE!! FAKE RELATIONSHIP!!

“Falling for her fake boyfriend was never part of the plan…

After one too many heartbreaks, Elena Ford has sworn off dating. She’s perfectly content with her quiet life working at the bookstore. There’s no drama, no excitement, and certainly, no adventure…”

LIVE! HOLIDAY ROMANCE!!

“A holiday where everything starts off wrong, and ends up oh so right.

Chloe
When I surprise my boyfriend with a vacation I’d secretly planned, I never imagined he’d break up with me.
Definitely not two weeks before Christmas.
So instead of letting me spiral, my best friend insists I take the trip anyway.
Fresh air. Fresh start. What could go wrong?
Everything.
The second I arrive in the most festive town on earth, I discover all my reservations have been canceled.
It’s peak Christmas season.
Every room is booked. Every restaurant is packed.
And I’m stranded…”

BILLIONAIRE ROMANCE!!

“The day I met Macy, she got tripped by a chocolate-covered toddler and face-planted directly into my lap.

I saw her utter mortification, but I also saw her spectacular curves, her quick wit, and her complete lack of a filter. I was hooked right from the start…”

LIVE!! MYSTERY THRILLER

Felix Delcroix would do anything short of murder to secure the life he wants and leave his past behind. But things turn upside down for him when he stumbles into a crime scene and Sterling Alexi, a podcaster turn investigator…”

FORCED PROXIMITY!!

“The family cabin is mine for a few days. All mine.
Until I find out I’m not alone and he is here too.
The man that rejected me when I was eighteen. The man I’ve had a crush on for longer than I’ll ever admit. Steele Colver.
Now we are expected to be here together to weather the storm together until the rest of our families arrive.
Steele isn’t looking at me like he used to. He’s not treating me like the kid he used to. In fact, nothing about his looks or his touches are how they used to be.
But I’m worried about what is going to happen when we’re no longer alone. Surely this can’t last. Especially when I have three dads looking out for me.

Final Crossover is a second generation snowed in snowboarder x figure skater romance…”

SMALL TOWN ROMANCE!!

“What happens in Vegas…stays with you. A steamy, small-town, single-dad romance full of humor, heat, and so much heart from USA Today bestselling author Willow Aster.

I flew to Vegas to watch my little sister Goldie get married, not to fall for a stranger with a British accent and a laugh that could undo a man in one syllable. But that’s exactly what happened…”

HOLIDAY ROMANCE!!

“A fun and sexy holiday romance from Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Natasha Madison. This paperback original includes gorgeous stenciled edges.

A holiday where everything starts off wrong, and ends up oh so right…”

SMALL-TOWN ROMANCE!!

“From USA Today Bestselling Author Nikki Ash comes a new standalone, marriage-in-crisis, small town romance …I had the fairy tale … until I filed for divorce. Greyson Wilde had swept me off my feet.The moment we met was a meet-cute straight out of a small-town romance novel.We fell fast and hard.And when he surprised me with a trip to Vegas, we said, I do, in a little white chapel, sealing forever with a kiss.We wanted it allkids, a home, and a future that we couldnt wait to build.But fairy tales dont prepare you for heartbreak.So, when the life we dreamed of is ripped away, I do the only thing I can do to protect himI serve him with divorce papers.But Grey refuses to accept that ending. Hes determined to remind me of the vows we made.And the harder he fights for me, the more I wonder am I really protecting him or breaking us both?Please note: This story contains subjects that may be…”

SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE!!

That’s all the time I have to prove to the only woman I’ll ever love that our divorce was a mistake.

Eloise is from a wealthy French family and about to marry the man her parents have always wanted for their eldest daughter. I’m a working-class boy from Ohio and a key defenseman for the Seattle Rogues hockey team…”

FORCED PROXIMITY

“The family cabin is mine for a few days. All mine. Until I find out I’m not alone, and he is here too. The man that rejected me when I was eighteen. The man I’ve had a crush on for longer than I’ll ever admit. Steele Colver. Now we’re expected to be here together to weather the storm until the rest of our families arrive.

Steele isn’t looking at me like he used to. He’s not treating me like the kid he used to. In fact, nothing about his looks or his touches are how they used to be. But I’m worried about what’s going to happen when we’re no longer alone. Surely this can’t last. Especially when I have three dads looking out for me…”

SMALL TOWN FAMILY SAGA

“Beautifully written and deeply moving, Solace in Winter reminds us that even in our loneliest moments, unexpected connections can open our hearts, heal old wounds, and change our lives in ways we never imagined.” —Oprah Winfrey…”