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Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 12-11-2020

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YAY FRIDAY!!!! We have an awesome looking list including the latest by Karina Halle on here (Dex & Perry, EIT fans!! *squeeeeee*) I have 2 books I’m reading this weekend, and I have a feeling both will make my best of 2020 list and I’m pretty excited! Also… I’ve actually already started getting readers “Best of 2020” list and I just posted two. 😉 I listed them below, so make sure to check those out if you’re looking for something to read (or send me yours if you’re ready).

TODAY’S BLASTS FROM OUR BOOK PAST 😀 !!

MAKE SURE TO CHECK THESE OUT:

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

➔➔➔ TWO MONTHS FREE KINDLE UNLIMITED DEAL!!! EXTENDED THROUGH DECEMBER ☃️🎄🎄☃️!!! <— If you haven’t tried it yet, now’s your chance. WE ARE LOVING IT! 

➔➔➔ AMAZON MUSIC UNLIMITED MEMBERSHIP SUPER-SALE!!! 😲 3 months for a super-bargain US, Canada and UK!! 😀

➔➔➔ AUDIBLE SUPER-DEAL for the first 6 months! Robin found us this one!!

and…

  • Came Back Haunted (Experiment in Terror Book 10) by Karina Halle <— OMG OMG OMG OMG!!! EIT FANS!! Karina Halle just announced that the latest in the series JUST WENT LIVE EARLY!!! OMG SQUEEEE!! YAYYYYY DEX!!!! “…the Thin Veil between the living and the dead has weakened, letting an old friend walk back into their lives. Only he may not be who he seems, and he might not be alone. Sometimes the past won’t let you go…” P.S. SHOULD BE READ IN ORDER SO HERE is the reading order (and all of our love for it!!)

Cézanne: It’s so good. I was lucky enough to get to beta read, and I loved it!

Michelle: Love love love EIT! Seriously one of my favorite series. So happy!

Kat: Bought it!!!!

Sue: Bought it!!! It came out early. Yeah!!! ❤️Dex❤️

Amy: You’re the reason why I read this series!

Julie: I’m so excited!!

Debbie: More Dex!!! 💖

Gretchen: I can’t wait to read this. You got me hooked on this series years ago 🙂

Sue: I’ll bet that’s how I originally found this series too.

Maryse: ONE OF MY ALL TIME FOREVER FAVORITES!! YAY!! Thank you for letting me know, Gretchen!

  • The Romantic Pact by Meghan Quinn <— FRIENDS-TO-LOVERS ALERT!! “...My life’s a mess. My possible football career is hanging on by a thread. I’m driving the roads of Germany in honor of Pops with the one girl I can never have. And I’m sharing a bed with her, the girl I’ve measured everyone else up to, while desperately trying to not to touch her. We made a pact growing up, never to get romantic with each other – never fall in love. And I’m about to break that pact. For good…”
  • Forever My Babygirl: A Billionaire Romance (Vegas Daddies) by Jane Henry and Shanna Handel
  • Merry March by Kirsten Osbourne
  • Billy’s Baby (SEAL Daddies) by Annie J. Rose
  • Wild Highway by Devney Perry <— SUPER-BARGAIN!! Janie found us this deal!!
  • Christmas Chemistry by Ella Goode <— SHE’S HIS NEW ASSISTANT!! “…The department secretary says he’s terrible and they have to hire new assistants all the time which is why I’m starting at the end of the term. She’s all but begging me to overlook his bad habits and nasty temper. I could’ve endured those things, but I wasn’t prepared to for him to be the science version of John Wick. He’s so gorgeous and so smart and I’m so attracted to him that I’m worried I won’t be able to keep my hands off of him. I need this job but it’s already in jeopardy—and so am I!”
  • Mafia’s Final Play (Mafia’s Obsession Book 3) by Summer Cooper
  • Horde King of Drakkar Series by Zoey Draven <— Kathy LOVES THESE!!

Kathy: If anybody is looking for a little escapism, try the Zoey Draven’s Horde King of Drakkar Series. I have devoured the first two books. Also for those of you who have KU and are into hockey books, Toni Aleo’s books are all now on KU.

Young: I second to Kathy. LOVED it! I’m always looking for books similar to Warprize series by Elizabeth Vaughan and it reminded me of the series.

  • The Darkest Temptation by Danielle Lori <— JUST WENT LIVE!! DARM MAFIA ROMANCE!! SHE RUNS AWAY TO MOSCOW & THEN HE TAKES HER!! Eeeeeeeep! “...Suffocated by the rules and unanswered questions, Mila does what she’s always wanted to. She boards a plane to Moscow. She never expected to fall for a man on the way. One with unexplained wealth, tattoos on his hands, and secrets in his eyes. But it doesn’t take long for his caress to become a rough grasp muffling her screams. Revenge is a dish best served cold....”
  • Kyrzon Breeding Auction by Luna Voss <— Kathy recommends these too!!

…have you read Luna Voss’ Kryzon Breeding Auction. The titles and covers could be better but the series is really good.

Young: Thanks Kathy! I will check it out.

When the Stars Fall by Emery Rose. The prologue. Wow. I’m also reading Jewel E. Ann’s Not What I Expected: “Everything in moderation.”

I started them both thinking one would stand out but so far I’m loving them both!

Mony: When the Stars Fall sounds great – I’ve added it to my 2021 book challenge. Thanks R.!

R: You’re welcome! Hope you love it!

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➔➔ AUDIBLE SUPER-DEAL for the first 6 months! <— Robin found us this one!!

PREORDERS (going live soon!!! 😀 )

  1. Sisi’s Alpine Christmas: A heartwarming, grown-up couple, friends-to-lovers holiday romance (Niccolò Count of Marezza Book 1) by Soleil – December 12th 2020
  2. About Tomorrow… by Abbi Glines – December 14th 2020
  3. Dream Chaser (Dream Team Book 2) by Kristen Ashley – December 15th 2020
  4. Bailed Out (The Anna Albertini Files Book 2) by Rebecca Zanetti – December 15th 2020
  5. On The Rebound (Steinbeck U) by L A Cotton – December 15th 2020
  6. Smoke: The Carelli Family Saga, Book One by Eden Butler – December 15th 202
  7. He Made Me Stay by K Webster – December 16th 2020
  8. Karolina Dalca, Dark Eyes (The Dark Eyes Series) by M. R. Noble – December 16th 2020
  9. The Relationship Pact by Adriana Locke – December 17th 2020
  10. Personal Foul: A Sports Office Standalone Romance by Brooke O’Brien – December 17th 2020
  11. Good With His Hands (Good In Bed Book 1) by Lauren Blakely & Lili Valente – December 18th 2020
  12. Everspell: A Kindred Novel (The Kindred Book 5) by Donna Grant – December 21st 2020

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Janie Otero

Wild Highway by Devney Perry (book 2 in Runaway series) is .99 cents!

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Maryse

Thank you Janie!! I’m adding it now. Great find!!! 😀

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Kathy

Tattered by Devney Perry. It is book 1 in the Lark Cove Series) is on sale for .99. If you like single Mom books, you will like this one.

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Janie Otero

Thank you! I’m buying it now. I love everything I’ve read by her so far.

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Maryse

Another great find!! I will include it on tomorrow’s list!! 🙂

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Tasha J

I’m in such a bad headspace lately. I can’t even get excited about Dex!! 😢
It’s been an overly stressful month for me so far. I’m always crazy stressed before Christmas, but this year is just- *sigh* completely overwhelming. I can’t even pinpoint exactly what it is. Too much, too much of everything- gift picking, ordering, money, appointments and schedulings, the pressure of trying to pave a way for some quality family moments, planning, worrying about things not getting here in time (I’ve never been so behind, why did Xmas come so quick?) keeping up with mounds of laundry and drowning in the build up of clutter and cleaning, and animal problems. Remember the Cat getting sick everywhere before I left? Well, the barium went through, so that’s a relief. And then I got back and the dog was coughing with what sounded like kennel cough. And puking with it (phlem, not food). So, the vet treated him for kennel cough despite his never leaving our home and being utd on shots. Didn’t work and we’ve gone through LOTS of paper towels. Dinner time is miserable (for us and him, poor thing) as well as he’s in the kitchen. So, I took him back and he’s had an X-ray and we’re trialing medication and I’m being a google doctor and think they’ve gotten it all wrong and now I need to take him to a specialist to do a super pricey scope and he’s 14 and miserable, but what if I can get another COMFORTABLE 2 years out of him if only we catch this thing and treat it right quick enough? Also, I’m hormonal and teary and I need a day. Or a month. And no more people, gosh, I’m a hermit dangit, a true introvert and Thanksgiving was it for me. I’m spent. 😬
Also, I finished a book. It was just ok for me and I can’t find anything wowing right now and I need to get lost in a story. Maybe something with vampires. 😂 P.S. I badly needed to vent. I feel comfortable throwing it out on the internet here and please excuse my crazy.

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Michele G

Tasha, sometimes you need to get things off your chest. I hope it helped. Hugs to you! I can totally understand why you’re feeling overwhelmed. Everyone underestimates what it takes for a woman to “hold” everything together…and we make it look so easy a good portion of the time. You will make it through this. And I’m really sorry about the stress with your dog…that’s an emotion I get only too well. Tons of hugs! Know you can vent with us anytime….and I hope everything turns out okay with your furry kiddo.

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Tasha J

Caring for elderly animals is definitely not easy. I feel helpless and I hate that. Thank you for hearing means your kind words! 😌

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R. Renee

I hope you’re feeling better soon Tasha! I’m having a time with Alice right now, but that’s *all* I’m dealing with. I can’t even imagine having to handle everything else you’re going through too. Hang in there!

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Tasha J

I hate that you’re have trouble with Alice too! And thank you! ❤️

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Maryse

I’m glad you vented and I get it for the most part. Though I don’t have children and I can’t IMAGINE how much more parents need to do in a day, than me.

Whooooo that thought alone exhausts me.

I’m a hermit too, and when I feel overwhelmed I try and make to do lists, and remind myself fall day… one thing at a time. Just finish one at a time.

It helps me, and I love crossing stuff off.

I can’t wait until everything is semi-normal again, let alone normal. I miss that sense of peace and and comfort and shopping for goodies that I used to take for granted.

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Tasha J

I think a huge part is I can’t cross anything off. I have lists upon lists and nothing ever seems to quite “close”all the way. Too many open windows.

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Jan

Hugs to you Tasha.

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Tasha J

Thank you! ❤️

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mony

I missed your blogging Tasha!
Now, seeing a Tasha post, I feel all is right with the world.
Hope things settle down at least a tiny bit…hopefully a lot!

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Tasha J

Thanks, I miss being a part of it too! ❤️

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Michele G

What?! A series similar to Warprize by Elizabeth Vaughan? How did this slip past me? *Adding Horde King of Drakkar series to my TBR pile now*

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Maryse

I still need to read Warprize!!! I know it will be up my alley… so often recommended! I did one-click it though.

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Lara

Hi Maryse! Thank you for all the recommendations! I wanted to let you know that ‘The Darkest Temptation’ by Danielle Lori also came out today and it’s part of an amazing series 🙂

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Maryse

YAY! Thank you Lara! I added it. 🙂

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Tasha J

As promised, a link to Bob’s (the gecko) set up this Xmas. https://pin.it/6mRDNyd
His hide finally arrived today, but the rest has been up for a bit. He’s angry with me. 😬 And Biscuit’s (the cat) is on there too. I think those are all the decorations I had energy for this year. There’s the tree of course, and a couple little wood trees the kids crafted, but I had hubs do em up this year.

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Maryse

Tooooo cute! I love how you’ve made everything festive!!!

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Tasha J

Thanks! It was a toss up between rustic or whimsical, bc I had supplies for both, but the whimsical had a little more to work with. I’ll probably try rustic next year. He super hates that llama. I like him though and could maybe use him elsewhere, lol.

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Jackie

I decided to read Rocket Science by Emily Mayer. Even before I started I gave myself permission to give up after a couple chapters-I wasn’t really sold on this one. But what a delight this turned out to be. Definitely a slow burn and a single character point of view, we get a lot of character development. But I loved Lennon. I loved that she embraced her nerdiness and had great friends that surrounded her. If you missed this one, definitely pick up if you need a feel good story.

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mony

Glad you liked it! Like Emily Mayer’s writing. Only read Everything Girl so far (so many books to read LOL). I recommend it to all my book friends and they’ve all loved it. I must read Rocket Science soon!

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Jackie

I immediately downloaded Everything Girl, going to continue on with this author! Glad you are recommending it.

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Maryse

OMG THANK YOU Jackie!!! I need to look this one up ASAP. I especially love the single POV.

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