Latest Paranormal & Contemporary Romance Book Releases – February 21st 2017

Seriously, is it extra warm in here or are those cover super hot this week?!?

Sex Says, Roman, Finding Mr. Wrong, etc.

I thought this weeks list was full of goodies, then I looked at next weeks releases! Wowza! I might have to work a little more because I know I’m going to be one clicking like cray-cray!

I reading the Aquisition series and loving it. I have so many books in the que I don’t know what to read next. What a problem to have! Hehe

And Lisa!! You JUST licked him? I thought you meant weeks ago. Oh no. I licked him first! We can still share but you get his feet.

I haven’t read The Butterfly Project yet, so I don’t know about Emma Scott’s new perfect book boyfriend, but sounds like you girls need to learn *where* to lick on him to stamp ownership… I guess I could demonstrate if you need a lesson. *giggle*

So, I’m going to read Mists after I finish The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, which is REALLY good btw. R gifted me with Mists last night, (because she loves me and is tired of me depriving myself… and she was playing around with stuff for her blog) and then one of my lovely authors, whom I edit for, sent me an Amazon gift card today with the inscription, “Because I love your commas, a$$hole! Now – go buy Mists of The Serengeti!!!” So, this is next! And more good news… my federal taxes have been accepted. so hopefully, my book buying drought will be over soon. I made a deal with myself that I wouldn’t buy any books until after I did my taxes, I really can’t believe I have held myself to it. It’s not like I don’t have eleventy billion books in my TBR.. but there are so many new and pretty shinies that I want!

Cristina… did you read the Infidelity series by Aleatha Romig? That was a good one. Dark, but not crazy dark, and it’s complete. 5 books.

Yep Lisa, that’s what R did for me with Mists! Because she loves me… and she was enabling my bad behavior. Because I buy too many books and I put myself on restriction for the first two months of this year. *snort*

Aaah. Another great list. I’m putting Devil In Spring on my tbr for sure.

I actually laughed out loud (and my husband looked askance at me) (Is askance even a real word?) at the title descriptor up there of # 4 under the Paranormals:

Sevan: Paranormal Shifter Fated Mate Galactic SciFi Military Romance (Interstellar Alphas Book 1) by Mandy M. Roth

Could there be any more descriptors for one book?

BTW for those who are considering Royally Matched, the h’s name is Sarah Von Titebottum. Yeah, that’s the h, not a side character. I kid you not. That’s enough right there to put me completely off the book….

Cool MichelleS…I’ll go check it out right now (and will most likely one-click it ;)).

Leslie…we definitely won’t always have the same reactions or feels to books that others do. For example Fish Tales…so many we’re going nuts over it, but I was just all “meh.” But then *I* sometimes flip out over a book and others just kinda scratch their heads and wonder why, ya know?

Jan, that seems like a great reason to get a book. I know there will probably be humor.

I’ll take one! I brought Beckett with me to the bowling alley so he’s safe from Licky Lisa for now…

Grey, I started the Infidelity series before I realized it wasn’t finished. I actually forgot about it until now so thanks for the reminder! I may have to pick that one back up! I always find that if I start an uncompleted series, then have to wait weeks/months for the next book, I’m never able to re-create those same great first feels. It’s like the high is never the same the second time around and it takes away from the series as a whole. My favorite series of all-time are all series that I read once they were completed. Plus I HATE cliffhangers. Don’t make me wait. I’ll stomp my foot like a three-year-old.

Jan…that name in Royally Matched…no. Just no.

What. The. Heck. LOL!!

My TBR sub-list, AKA, “Epic book list” consists of a single book and/or series that is widely loved and talked about by mostly everyone. For instance, my previous books on that list have included “Fever series” by Karen Marie Moning, the Tristan and Danika series, Badger, Experiment in Terror series, etc. You get my drift? The best of the best.

I created this list because I got bombarded every single week with so many great books that I wanted to read based on reviews, excerpts, recommendations, etc., that my head would spin and I would feel overwhelmed. I had SO MANY on my TBR list already, and when I’d look through it, I found out that I easily forgot about the “epic” ones. They got lost in the shuffle. These are the books that received such high praise and reviews, and were loved by so many all across the board. I think of it as the “honors list” of books. I keep this list on reserve for when I hit that reader’s block and absolutely NOTHING is grabbing my attention. They are my “ace card” and I have yet to read one that let’s me down. 😉

Thanks, Michelle! I’m reading that as soon as I finish Mists! The more angsty the better, and I flove me a self-loathing man!!!

OMG and THIS will be on our tribe blankie fort wall:

LOL!!!!!! You ladies warm the cockles of my heart. 😉

Congrats Maryse!!! Thank you so much for letting me be a part of it!

8 Years!!! This calls for drinks! Congratulations Maryse!!! And thank you so much!!

Guess what?!? I just had my first 5 star read in, gah, it has to be like 6 months! Seriously, I get it now… You guys are going to love this book.

Congratulations, Maryse…I’m sad it took me so long to find you, but I’m so grateful you are here and for what you do day in and day out to totally blow my TBR list up to epic proportions!!!

8 years! Wow. I found your blog April 2011, so I missed 2 years of goodness… which was probably full of PNR! Dang it. But it’s been fun ever since. I find almost all my books here! Yay! Love all you ladies.!

Aww congratulations Maryse! Yours is the only blog I read! You are amazing!!
On a side note, how, how, HOW does everyone get to read the arcs? I am seriously a professional reader!! It is my passion!! I have a fallback career as an RN, but reading is my absolute first love! Just don’t tell my husband!! Other than netgalley, please can anyone tell me how to be an arc reader?? I will love you forever!!!

Melanie, a lot of indie authors offer ARC signups through their FB, so be sure to follow your faves. And make it known who you like. If an author posts a book announcement on goodreads, express interest/excitement. Sometimes they’ll contact you. Indie authors are very approachable, it never hurts to just ask.

I would be a horrible arc reader. It would sit on my tbr for a year or two, lol.

I hate when reviewers read an arc months before the book comes out. It is such a disappointment when you go to click. A few days before is perfect to know if I should click or not.

Just my opinion but I think sometimes the authors may burn themselves when they give out too many arcs. I think street teams. If I didn’t know R and Lisa A from here, they mixed with the others on my GR feed for the new Scott book, totally would turn me off. I honestly would think padding the stars.
Any time I click on a new release and it is all great reviews and the book just dropped.
Especially the over enthusiasts. The 10++++++ sunshine, lollipop, and puppy breath stars.
I know I’m cynical.

Most of the early reviews coming in are from bloggers, but a lot of authors do give out copies of ARCs to their fans/street team as a thank you. I don’t put much weight into early reviews either unless it’s less than 4 stars. I agree, though. If it’s a friend it should be mentioned. But I think their voice should still count. I have a review coming out soon for my friend Erica and I say as much.

“I think street teams…I honestly would think padding the stars.” <——— bev, I love your blunt honesty. And I wholeheartedly agree. 😉

That's one of the things I love about Maryse's reviews. Even if it appears she knows the author personally, she doesn't automatically LOOOOOOOVVVVVVE every book they write. I typically don't take into account all of the high-star reviews on GR and Amazon because of the whole street team and friends/family bias. Just another thing I adore about this place…the honest and unbiased opinions I know I can count on. 😀

Grey you should not feel guilty!! I didn’t mean it that way!

Grey…I personally like it when reviews are put up right before a book’s release because then I am all pepped up to read it and don’t have to wait and run the risk of losing interest. Maryse often does that (waits to post her review), although I DO like giving her a hard time (for dangling an unattainable carrot and all *snort*) when she is so worked up about a book that she just has to share her excitement with us right away instead of closer to the release date. 😛

GO YOU for getting an early copy of TJR’s book! Nothin’ to feel guilty about. 😉

Within in the week to the day of release I think works well.
Die hard fans will buy it anyway. Those on the fence or new to her work may get distracted by new reads if a review is released too early, especially if the price point is high for a pre order on an unknown.

I’ve been gone for more than a week. Life is hectic. I need something super angsty to shock me out of my own real life angst but there are too many options. Someone please help? Pretty please.

Congrats Maryse!!! I think I found you in 2011, but held my tongue for a very time. 🙂 Yours is only blog I have stuck with consistently. You rock!!!

Bev, I totally feel same way as you, bestie! 😉

Yeah it’s annoying when a new book comes out and is full of sunshine and rainbows and unicorns OTT 5*++++++++ reviews. It’s rarely worth even reading those reviews. You just have to go with the blurb and whether or not you like the author’s past work. Also, if it gets a rec on Maryse’s blog 😉 that’s a pretty good guide in my book. Sometimes I deliberately read the more critical reviews to get a feel for a new book, cos I figure on the whole they’re more honest. But it ain’t easy, and haven’t we all been sucked in once or twice (or more!) and bought a true dud? I know I have :-/

And yeah, I’m another very picky reader and I hardly *ever* give 5 star reviews. Even books I really liked usually get 4 stars. I save my 5 stars for the really greatest ever totally unforgettable reads that only come along once in a while. I can’t remember last time I gave 5 stars. Maybe Tastes Like Candy? (Yeah, it was that good). Or The Last Hour Of Gann?

Cupcake martinis…

What does a perfect day of reading look like for you, Maryse?

Congrats Maryse!! Here’s to many, many more!! Thank you for blasting open my reading world and connecting me with so many beautiful people on here!! I’m so happy to have found you all! I don’t really know many people who read the types of books we do, so it’s great to find people who get and understand me. I think a “Maryse Interview” is a fabulous idea!

I’m curious on how do choose which books to review? Is it random or do you have a system?

Adding on to Fabi’s question regarding genre progression, have you noticed a difference between your 5 star reviews from then until now? To elaborate, is it tougher to get a 5 star review from you now vs. back then? Do you notice any common book themes/characteristics in your 5 star reviews?

LOL Cristina!!!

Bev, me too. Although I originally came to Maryse’s site (I think around 2011 also) looking for my next PNR book. I stayed and started reading indie NA and CR because of this blog. It took me a couple of years before I started commenting I think.

I know for a fact that BD suggested here kicked off my NA reading binge.

The things I remember most about blog when I first stumbled upon it is that Maryse is Twilight fan and I remember wondering if that pretty pic of half a face was her. Hee hee

I think mine was on how much I DISLIKED that book with the soda tabs. Heh.

Ela, you went to book bashes?

Bev, the funny thing about HOW AWESOME MARYSE IS is that she made the discussion board private, you had to be a member in order to view comments etc BECAUSE OF HOW CRUDE WE WERE AND MY GIF’S WERE WAY INAPPROPRIATE AND MARYSE ALLOWED IT

I pronounced your name Marcy for the longest time and even after I figured it out, it took a while to break the habit.

In books too. The Raven Boy’s school drove me nuts even after I looked it up. Or when a name in a book is hard to pronounce. At least sound it out for me!

Which reminds me. When I’m reading a book in 1st person POV and a character is introduced with an oddly spelled name, it drives me nuts that the narrator *just happens* to know the spelling. Like “he said his name was Mikel.” Really? Did he write it down for you? How did you know? Yes, I’m clearly nuts. In past tense, it’s not so bad, but in present, I JUST saw him introduce himself, he didn’t say “My name is Michael, but it’s spelled Mikel.” Just sayin…

One quick question these A Sins in the City books- I know they are standalones, but do they need to be read in order? Any reoccurring characters?

Ooooooh!!!! Question and answer time!! I’ll have mine for you by the end of today. 😀

Aw Marit, you have a sweet baby in the house?? How wonderful!

FLT
“I remember fireworks, a beautiful display of orange and red sparks flying into the dark sky like sparklers on the Fourth of July, except louder, much louder.” ~ The Parts I Remember by AK Mills

It’s a great book but pretty heavy…she is such a selfish mess but my heart still aches for her. And I came across this gem all because I’m stickin’ to my reading resolution. 😉

No problem Grace! I think my idea of angst differs from other people’s but T&D is definitely classically angsty!

And is your book husband still Travis? After all these years? Because mine is still Rhage!!! Or Jamie Fraser. Have read so many books, with so many great male leads, but haven’t changed my mind on that.

My book guy will always be Aiden from the Covenant series by Jennifer Armentrout. ALWAYS.

Okay new first line because I need a palate cleanser. I finished The Parts I Remember and…damn. Realistic ending without a nice pretty bow, but good all the same. I have an ache in my chest now.

So…new FLT:
“This is how I kill someone.” ~ The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis

I loved The Female of the Species, I hope you like it too Amy!

😳

Bev–OMG I need that first one to shelve my 500 paperbacks! lol I flove the round chair with the books all around it!!

Sounds like I started lurking here at around the same time as many of you. I know it was back when Maryse read mostly PnR.
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FLT:

If you had asked Jack Warden what his favorite things were before that afternoon, he would have reeled off a list without hesitation; black coffee, blue skies, driving into town with the windows down, Mount Kilimanjaro wreathed in swirling clouds in his rear-view, and the girl who owned his heart making up the words to the song on the radio.

Mists of Serengeti by Leylah Attar

A book event would be so much fun! Maryse, should you ever decide to host one again, I’m so there!!! 🙂

Perry Palomino
Charley Davidson
Louisa Clark
Aelin Galathynius is pretty awesome too, but I dk if I’d want all that pressure. Lol
I love books that take place in London, England and that general area. Like Act Like It, Soulless, Sophie Kinsella’s I’ve Got Your Number, Twenties Girl, Me Before You, etc. etc. Recently, I’ve wanted to travel the Oregon Trail from Under a Painted Sky. How cool would it be if Caraval existed?!? The Coincidence of Coconut Cake made me want to take a trip for Wisconsin! A few had made me wish to go to Australia too, but I can’t think of which off hand. And I can’t help but think of snakes and things so maybe not. Africa sounded amazing and beautiful from Vain, but holy BUGS! And the vaccines and you know, danger. Realistically, not for me. Lol

FLT:

A gazillion layers of tulle engulf my five foot five, one hundred and fifteen pound body.

Undeniably You by Jewel E Ann

I have a thing for CJ…

Tessa, I bet Maryse will say The Martian to your question: “Maryse, did you ever read a book you were not sure you’d like and it blew you away?”

That one seemed so far out of character for her and she just loved it.

Good luck Grey!

Steph – me too!!! I’m reading Lukas now! You MUST READ Torn. Best of the bunch!

Yeah, me too, Leslie! I talked to the doctor’s office yesterday and after doing transplant after transplant, they’ve hit a lull. Of course, I know why–it’s because I’m finally first in line! lol

I’ve got God Shaped Hole with Ela and then Badger with Robin, but I can also do Jack and Jill. I think Lisa A. wants to read it too if I remember correctly, so we’ll get it scheduled later in March, and if I go in, y’all can read it without me if you want to. I don’t know how long I won’t feel like reading after the surgery. I’d say at the most 3 weeks and I don’t want to hold y’all up.

Thanks guys! I just want to be over the worst of it right now, waiting it out is horrible. That’s crazy they actually had schools out for it Nay! We’ve gotten letters sent home for all kinds of things lately (mumps, scabies, flu). I swear this crazy weather plays a little part in it. I wish we could’ve enjoyed it more while it lasted. They’re calling for bad storms tonight and back to cold tomorrow. I got an Alexa for xmas bc Maryse said she’ll read to you, but I haven’t gotten to test her out yet. I doubt the children will want to listen to her or be quiet enough for me to get into it. Also, I know I would find this book hard to pay attention to. It requires me to really pay attention so that I don’t get lost. I had tried audio with Illuminae and just couldn’t do it either.

Scabies, Tasha???? Many of the middle Tennessee counties were out of school either part or all of last week with the epidemic. It’s wild!

Michelle–Ela and I are using it for March (well, I’m using both GSH and Badger), and it’s on the official ‘Marmy List”. I *think* Maryse is BRing it with us too??? You should join in. Last I heard, we were starting on 3/1. We’ll put a thread on GR.