Tomorrow is going to be an awesome “our-favorite-authors” release day! SO many books, and I’m already checking out the list… so many “new-to-mes” that look darn good (let alone the highly anticipated ones).
But for now, in today’s “short-list” I’m posting the ones that so many have been waiting for, PLUS 9 brand new releases that came out a day early…
JUST RELEASED EARLY:
- Cocky BastardΒ byPenelope WardΒ & Β Vi KeelandΒ <— LIVE!!!! CROSS COUNTRY DRIVE/TWO STRANGERS ALERT!!! And don’t we all love a cocky bastard?!Β πΒ (Well… like I always say. In BOOKS. Only in books). *snort* “When my car broke down, we made a deal. Next thing I knew, we were traveling together, spending sexually-tense nights in hotels and taking unplanned detours.Β My ordinary road trip turned into the adventure of a lifetime. It was all fun and games until things got intense.Β I wanted him, but Chance wouldn’t make a move. I thought he wanted me too, but something was holding him back.Β I wasn’t supposed to fall for the cocky bastard, especially when I knew we’d be going our separate ways.Β All good things must come to an end, right?“
- Tyrant (KING Book 2)Β by T.M. Frazier <— JUST RELEASED CLIFFHANGER RELIEF ALERT!!
Own Me (Entangled Embrace) (Silver Strand)Β byΒ Lexi Scott <— JUST RELEASED!! SHE’S FAILING & HAS A TUTOR WITH AN EXPIRING VISA ALERT!! “...her heart is in pieces after her long-time crush marries someone else. For Genevieve, sunny Silver Strand has never felt more dismal. Then Adam Abramowitz, her super-cute, super-smart physics tutor-who never seems to notice even her sexiest tops-tells her his visa is about to expire and he’s going to have to return to Israel. Suddenly the words pop out of Genevieve’s mouth before she can stop them. “Marry me.”“
- Love, Lust & Liam (Wyatt Brothers, Book 2)Β by Sandi Lynn <— JUST RELEASED!! SHE DOESN’T WANT HEARTBREAK ANYMORE… “He was a man who could have any woman in the world, but yet he wanted me. Sexy, smart, and genuinely a nice guy wasnβt enough for me to let my half glass/half stone wall I built around me down. The problem was that I was falling for him on such a deep level that it scared me. Between my past and my daddy issues, the poor guy didnβt stand a chance. He was determined to make me a part of his life and I was determined to run.“
- The Darkest Flame (Roadmap to Your Heart Book 1)Β by Christina Lee <—Β JUST RELEASED!!Β M/M ROMANCE ALERT (and I loved another book by this author! “…a new male/male romance about an errant motorcycle recruit and the captivating bartender who sends his wheels spinning down an all too tempting road.”
Newly ExposedΒ by Meghan Quinn <— HILARIOUS ROMANCE AUTHOR!!! QUIRKY HEROINE WORKS AT A MODEL AGENCY ALERT + a model…!! I LOVED another one of her other books, so I wanna try this one! “Even though Solo can’t stop thinking about Adam during photo shoots, she quickly and awkwardly, shows Adam her distaste for male models and her inability to engage romantically with them. Adam is captivated by her nerdy talk and peculiar tendencies and sets out to make it his mission to turn the Star Wars loving hipster to the dark side, where mingling with models is widely arousing.“
- Five Things I Love About You (Entangled Lovestruck) (Chase Brothers)Β byΒ Sarah BalanceΒ <—Β JUST RELEASED!! SHE’SΒ HOUSESITTING ALERT!! “Housesitting her brother’s New York apartment, complete with broken elevator and smoking air conditioner, is her kind of hell. It’s only for two weeks, though. What could possibly go wrong?“
- Order of the Blade Boxed Set (Books 1-3)Β byΒ Stephanie Rowe <— JUST RELEASED SERIES BUNDLED ALERT! “No warrior is safe from his own darkness, or from the woman destined to love and destroy him. For the first time ever, the first three books are available in boxed set, for a limited time only…”
End of Day (Jack & Jill Series Book 1)Β by Jewel E Ann <— JUST WENT LIVE AND OMG I ALREADY LOVE THIS AUTHOR ALERT!!! Is this a psych-thriller? A romance? YES I think to both. Either way, she’s got a sexy grumpy of a neighbor and I LOVE THAT TOO!Β Remember how much I enjoyed “Undeniably You” a few days ago? Well SHE JUST released a new book, looks TOTALLY different but sounds right up my alley!!! So I think these siblings “fake their deaths”?? Start over and leave town under new identities. But the undertone of it all…. ohhhhh YES!! “Four caskets. Two bodies.Β Jessica and Jude Day witness their funeral and that of their parents a few yards away from mourning family and friends. Stripped of the only life theyβve ever known, the Days say goodbye to San Francisco forever.Β Six months later, two thirty-year-old misfits with elite self-defense skills and penchants for alcohol, sex, and trouble arrive like an earthquake to Peaceful Woods, a retirement community in Omaha, Nebraska, that thrives on rules and gossip. Welcome home, Jackson and Jillian Knight.Β Jackson celebrates his new beginning by embracing his job and wiping his cavalier past clean with a temporary oath of celibacy. But Jillianβs past is branded into her soulβthe deaths, the insanity, Dr. Luke Jones, and the need to make her lovers bleed. Her chance for redemption comes in the form of a next door neighbor, one Senior Master Sergeant Monaghan. Heβs sexy, dangerously alluring, and riddled with emotional issues from years of service. Heβs also β¦ So. Damn. Grumpy.Β Their mission is simple: Let go, start over, don’t kill anyone, and pray that nobody wakes the dead.“
- Hardwired: The Hacker Series #1Β by Meredith Wild <— Popular series and #1 is on SUPER-SALE alert!
GOING LIVE TOMORROW (or at midnight… π )!!
Something Beautiful: A NovellaΒ by Jamie McGuire <— AMERICA & SHEP ALERT!!!! *happy dance*
- Forsaken (The Secret Life of Amy Bensen Book 3)Β by Lisa Renee Jones <— I remember when this series was indie and book #1 BLEW everyone away. Finally… book #3!!! π “…we meet Amy’s brother Chad–and the woman who either loves him or wants him dead.”
- Love After Dark (Gansett Island Series, Book 13)Β by Marie Force
- Never Say Never (Sniper 1 Security Book 2)Β by Nicole Edwards
- #Poser (Hashtag Series Book 5)Β by Cambria Hebert
Before We Were Strangers: A Love StoryΒ by Renee Carlino <— Ex-lovers see each other years later as they pass each other at the subway… (and he looks for her on Craigslist)… Eeeeeep!!!
Clicky click what a great way to start a Monday!! Except for the book hangover from UY!!! Heavy sigh!!!! Loved the Hardwired series!!! Would totally recommend that one. Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland, awesome authors have read so many of their books!! The list is never ending!! What’s a girl supposed to do…..keep on reading I guess!!!! Love your blog Maryse, never miss a day!!!
Newly Exposed and Own Me are calling my name. Great list Maryse!
I finished Cocky Bastard and really liked it! Up until 35% it was funny and light but then the angst! I love Chance so much! Its a standalone so no CH yaay! 4/5
Oh are we going to BR Before We Where Strangers? Its finally coming out tomorrow (or maybe early tonight?)
Sorry! Were not Where *face palm* lol
Cocky Bastard and Tyrant?!?! Happy Monday to meee!!! *twirl*
Don’t forget Dannika Dark has Two Minutes coming out tomorrow. It’s part of her Seven Series. A lot of us have been waiting for this book it seems forever! Denny and Maizy!
OMG. This IS a happy Monday! π So many good ones and no clue where to start. Can’t wait to start Forsaken. I also feel like I have been waiting for the last one for a million years π Yaaaay!
I might just buy Cocky Bastard so I can look at the cover model whenever I want…..
I’m trying to read Undeniably You. I’m only 8% in and it feels like it will be predictable. So, what percent to look for again?
Lauren Cocky Bastard was so good! And yes the cover is yummy lol
Oh my the cover for Cocky Bastard is Yummy and so is Newly Exposed. π
Finishing Devious Minds, then Cocky Bastard, and then When We Were Strangers.
I’m mad because the blurb for Four Week Fiance originally said was a standalone and now it says it is a 2 book series with book 2 releasing in September. But then again this is the same authors who keep pushing back the release date for the sequel to Falling For My Boss. Think I’ll be waiting for all books to be released before starting them.
Had an early read of Before We Were Strangers. Loved it. Her best book yet.
I can’t wait!!! I’m not even starting anything until it comes out so I can devour it!! π
Guys!!! Doesn’t End of Day sound crazy? It’s gotta be crazy, right??
LOL! Considering the ride she took us on for Undeniably You, I’m thinking this one sounds even more *oomphy*
Tessa don’t give up on UY!! It may be predictable but how all the events unfold were so good!!! Reading Cocky Bastard, so far so good lots of snickering to myself!!!
I think it’s my mood. Nothing sounds good. Maybe it’s just a rare TV day. I tried Undeniably You, then figured it was my mood, because normally I’d be grinning. Then, tried Outlander, then a Tessa Dare novella, then finally Clockwork Angel. So conclusion? It’s me. I’ll try UY tomorrow.
End of Day does sound crazy but I read this on the author’s website: “The Jack & Jill Series is three books – all novel length (100K+ words) – each book will be released within three months of the previous one. These will NOT be standalone novels and there will be an optional cliffhanger at the end of book one and book two. What is an βoptionalβ cliffhanger you ask? Top secret. Guess youβll have to read them to find out.”
Guess I’ll be waiting until all 3 books are released! π
Those days happen. Nice time to catch up on tv.:-)
Thanks Cheryl for that! I’ll wait till all 3 books are released too. I really don’t like CH.
Kirsten I can’t wait to read it! So excited! Squeee!
I’m going to finish Hawthorne & Heathcliff tonight, then flip a coin for either Tyrant or Cocky Bastard…
I cant decide if I want to start End Of Day knowing there are 2 more books. I highly recommend her Holding You series! Im with Maryse, cannot wait until Before We Were Strangers releases. Loved Sweet Thing.
Before We Were Strangers BR!!!
Before we were strangers and Cocky Bastard one clicked. Happy Monday
I’m in for the buddy read of Before We Were Strangers! I fell asleep early last night and haven’t started anything else…
Woot hoot! We also have Jamie McGuire *enough said*
On another note, I loved Hardwired books 1 and 2 and then I found out it was going to be a 5 book series and of course I said what the f*ck???? As much as I love Gideon, that too should’ve ended at 3 books! Ok, rant over
P.S. Thank you Lisa M & Anne for your awesome words. You guys make my days, I’m serious!!!
<3 π
Well YOU do a great job Maryse at keeping us in great books >3
*heart* to Ela. You guyssssss…. *happy sigh*
Just finished Cocky Bastard. Perfect antedote for book fog hangovers. Light, laugh out loud funny and sexy. Ofcourse I loved the Aussie references Yay for Tim Tams and Vegemite and ‘tockleys’.
OMG…just wanted to bring your attention to End of Day…so good…like nothing else I have read. Unputdownable (new word?)!!!!