Latest Paranormal & Contemporary Romance Book Releases – January 6th 2015

Just finished Dictatorship of the dress and loved it!! Louder than love was such a highlight for me last year so I jumped right on this one

Fabi, I’ve seen Red Rising pop up, so you’d rec it?

I’m doing good with not one clicking. I know only a week but still. I believe I have books, unread, by Cooper, Douglas, etc so tell myself read those first. Plus Burned and the Hoover/Fisher will be out soon.
Like Jean I bout myself a gift card at the beginning of the month.

Naughty Bits, One Night Stand, Playing Doctor…is anyone else seeing a pattern? 😛

So, I’m at 75% of the book I started yesterday evening, and I am exhausted emotionally. It’s kicking my butt. It needs a *major* makeover from a copy editor and could use a run-through from an editor, not to mention I absolutely struggled with the writing style at first, but what is surprising to me is that the issues I am having with it usually cause me to not connect with the story and I end up skimming or it becomes a DNF. But despite those issues this one has me. HAS me. I’m so emotionally tired right now and still have 25% to go. I’m not saying yet what book it is because I remember that it elicited some strong reactions here but I don’t remember if they were from anger or heartbreak or obsessalove with the book, and I don’t remember if there was a HEA mentioned or if it crushed some hearts, and I want to read blind to the end. Something big has to be coming, and I don’t want to know what kind of reaction I’m going to have, ya know?

Oh, and this is the martini for today (from Pillsbury of all places!)…
https://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/royal-blue-cocktail/04ed2543-6e69-44df-a1c0-dd5183554ab8

Bev, yeah, I’d def rec Red Rising. It’s the one I mentioned won the new author Goodreads award. Personally, I would describe it as NA Dystopian, but it fits in many categories such as Paranormal, Sci-Fi, Romance, etc. I agree with the blurb above as it seems to have elements of all those books.

Amy! I can’t believe you’re keeping your book a secret! 😉 Enjoy and come back to tell us all about it.

Amy. I can’t believe you are teasing us with that book. C’mon just whisper it.

LOL! Okay ladies, I’m reading *whispering* Carnage. SHHHHHH!!! Say nothing! NUH-thing!! Or better yet, I’m gonna stay away until I finish it. I’m off to start supper (blue cheese burgers and garlic potatoes…yummmmmy) and then I’m jumping back in.

Cheryl, Never Never is still coming out on the 11th, and apparently they are lowering the price because there are plans for a second book. Yay us!!! 😀

A second book?! Dear god, please say there is not cliffhanger!!!

The whole Corps Security series for $0.99??? That’s f***ing awesome!!! If you like former military turned bad-ass security teams with super-hot bossy and overprotective alphas and smart and funny women with deep connections and strong story lines, then READ THIS SERIES! 😀

Ok Bev and Michelle’s I’ve started in on Tairen Soul books and liking the first one so far!
I’m also interested in The Club by Lauren Rowe..26 5 star reviews out of 27 and it came out yesterday. Anyone read Scorned by S.L. Scott?? It’s free right now and it’s the one where you can choose your own ending?? Great List Maryse!! Thanks for all your hard work:)

Hi everyone, I am going to try again to find this book, it is making me
crazy trying to remember the title. …..A girl was taken and is in a house
with other girls and this man is breaking her for slavery. Long story short
this man and is friend is undercover and the last scene in the book, is
she riding away with the friend, hating the man who ‘broke her’ and he
has fallen on his knees watching her drive away. The friend tells her that
he had no choice but to do what he did. Thank you for any help you can send my way.

Ann, sounds like Owned, by M. Never

yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. It is Owned by M. Never. Thank you NG.

ARCHER’S VOICE. (exhale) sigh… I just finished this wonderful book last night and I am in full sad-book-hangover mode. It’s been about 10 hrs since I set my kindle down and I am ready to cry over the loss of my beautiful Archer. I agree this is a 5-star book and if it’s on your list… well, move it on up 🙂

I just had to ‘voice’ this. So Hung-over, Teri

Oh Amy! I was exactly the same way when I finished Carnage and it too me a few days to function after that. I think this book is what is making me hesitate to read Ugly Love. I just can’t go through another gut wrencher. Hugs to you!

I did grab the grab the Corps series for .99 cents and am trying to get started on the Tarien Soul series. So many great choices.

Ha! Never mind my wish list. Owned just went on my tbr after reading the blurb. It sounds wicked!

Love Eleanor and park! Maryse so jealous of Never Never.

Just finished Below the Belt by Sidney Halston (the one with the hawt cover). It’s the best of the series, in my opinion. So funny with his Spanish accent but aldo totally alpha.
What next. ..? Maybe Corp series. That’s a super sale!

Tessa, you really like the Arcana Chronicles then? I have the first book but never read it and I have no idea why because it seems right up my alley.

Oh Amy 🙁 Carnage made me ugly cry too! I love those books though just for the fact that I was totally invested.

Niki I’m reading the Tairen Soul series – right now on book 4. I LOVE them so much that I could not stop after the first one! It’s a brilliant world she has constructed…vivid characters…amazing plot…I can’t gush enough!

Bev, maybe I will be done when you finish and we can read Tapestry together afterall.

Thanks Tessa – you seem like a PNR junkie like me so I have moved this one up on my tbr. I have too many books I want to read right now!

Ok Bev, I have about 125 pages left in my book and I could use a mini break before the last book in the series so I will go to Tapestry after that. I like the Tairen Soul series just as much as the Kate Daniels series. They are both instant favorites for me. Random, but have you read Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers? I was looking for more well loved historical romance books to mix it up some more and it seems to have great reviews.

Speaking of historical I was wondering myself if any on here had ever read Arnette Lamb? I just saw her mentioned on DA in a very positive way, but am not familiar with her.

Bev, there are many, many (dare I say “most”) books I’ve read that I do not remember anything about. That includes their title and author.

That’s why I think it’s such a treat to trip back through memory lane for those gems that stuck with me through time.

Michelle, yep. I’m a total PNR junky. I rarely read anything but until I found this site and saw the recommendation of Up in the Air. I still crave PNR stuff, but at least it’s mixed up now.

Bev, Arnette Lamb is good, but she’s more a seven on a scale of one to ten. She’s probably improved since I last read her, but there are so many good historical writers out there, that I have to be honest. All this historical talk made me realize I’ve yet to read the last Mallory book by Johanna Lindsey. Yes, this is a travesty. I adore the Mallory family. James Mallory was one of my BBF during my high school years. *grins*

Hiii girls, just finished FALLING AWAY by P. D. 🙂 and see you all have the same thaughts !!
Yeeees , Jax is soooo grown up … hmmm all in right places 😉

The all gang is here and some disturbing news aboute Tate and Jared.:(

Amypone who does read the Arcana noveles, there are holes in the beginning that are slowly answered through the series. One major one was just answered in book three. If it had been answered earlier, book three would have lost a huge impact.

I’m still sad over the end of book 4 in the Tairen Soul series…I definitely need a pause so I’m starting Tapestry tonight. I can deal with upset Bev just as long as there are no more tears for a bit!

Darn looks like that sale for LK is no more.

Michelle, oh no. I’m only like 10% in but no squirrel tonight. Of course I have no more Rainbow Rowell sitting around.

So Never Never is live. I thought I had until the weekend. Will Not Squirrel.

Yes that’s it MichelleS 🙁 I knew it couldn’t end well but still…*sob* and I teared up over probably 4 others parts. The elves made their appearance too. I love Steli now as much as Bel and Gaelen. Was really shocked about her sisters and someone else appearing in the mists…what was that?! I just sat down to start Tapestry so excited! That’s how I rated Edgelanders too – I loved that book and so happy I stumbled on it. I have the next book already and agree that it has the potential to top the first with where the storyline was going.

I am for some reason having a hard time concentrating on the story. Going to pick it back up after dinner. Yes, where is Amy, she is probably making a kick ass dinner.

*sniffs* I finished Dead of Winter. Now I don’t know if I like Death or Jack more. The CH it ended on… *sniffs again* I need a manatee!

Keep getting distracted by Maryse list. Is there any thing more distracting than a list of books?

Just finished Karine Halee’s Devil’s Metal and Devil’s Reprise. I love her writing and this was a good mix of paranormal and rock star/romance. Interesting tie-in to EIT series and Mambo Maryse makes an appearance too!!

Now to choose something to read next…

Finished book 1 last night and it is starting to pick up as you said.

Nooo Tessa I want to read that series soon but I hate a CH if I have to wait too long for the next book…and a sad CH to boot…

The Forever Girl by Rebecca Hamilton is FREE right now if anyone is interested. I’ve been eyeing that one for a while.

I forgot to tell you guys what I thought of Carnage. Okay, where do I start…y’all saw what I said above but saying that I was emotionally exhausted is definitely worth repeating. The angst was there, especially in some parts, but it was more of an emotional rollercoaster for me.

I started out having an anxious tummy because if things are that sweet and perfect in the beginning you just *know* something’s coming that’s gonna hurt. Then BAM, sonofawhore! That’s when I started getting emotionally exhausted. In a good way, of course. *giggle* Things started looking up, some hot lovin’ was thrown in, and then…ohhhh, that was not nice to do to him. Not nice at all. *shakes head* You guys know who I’m talking about. But everything was better and all was right in the world and then…*gasp* What are ya thinking???? Arghhh! Really?? Why would you do that. *sigh* But then it’s okay again. Of course. So, I’m about wiped out emotionally at that point and wondering what the heck else is coming, and then…

No, no, NO!! WTF?!?!? Lots of crying. Lots of hugging my manatee. Lots of needing comfort snuggles.

Okay, so I really liked it, but I didn’t *love* it. I didn’t wake up with a book hangover, and I didn’t feel the need to dive into the next book right away, but I loved what it did to me. I’d say a 3.5 for the actual content of the story and 4.5 for the crazy emotional mess it made me, so 4 stars seems about right. Now I gotta go check out what you thought of it, Maryse. 😉

*snuffles into manatee* Thank you. There was a sad part at the end. Don’t be too scared, Michelle, though there are CH. If that scares you, well, when the series is done, read it. There are deaths. Lits if them. It’s a dystopian paranormal. Someone just died in the end that I didn’t expect to die. The next book promises major sadness due to it.

Unfortunately, its kept me from reading dye to a book hangover. Nothing sounds good now.

Michelle just under 60% so almost there.

Damn Amy I don’t know if that makes want to read Carnage or not!!

Cheryl, you should try it out at some point. It’s a good crying-type book but it won’t break you and make you curse my name like other books I’ve pushed the ladies here to read. 😉 It emotionally exhausted me, made me cry and then it was over and I was ready to move on to a new book.

Alright finished with Tapestry Bev. It sure felt like a new book in the second half. Curious to see what you think of how it wraps up. I can’t say what I thought without giving something away so I will wait.

Who was your glom Bev? Well I was reading the fantastic Tairen Soul series so not much better. I’m going back in now to finish the last book of the series…I don’t want it to end!

I have E & P and Fangirl on my wishlist but I haven’t read any of her books yet. I looked at the one you posted and Maryse’s but I’m undecided if I want to do one.

It definitely did a 180. I still think besides the part I gasped at, it was fairly predictable. The story was good but it was just an average historical romance read for me – 3 stars. I did enjoy it and it was a good break from all the fantasy/pnr reads though. My library has nothing by Rainbow Rowell just checked 🙁 Ok I just got home and I’m dying to get back to the last tairen soul book! What are you going to read now?

That’s true about not getting enough of their relationship. A lot of parts I wanted more depth were brief and then the next chapter was a few months later. I wanted more for the marriage scene and after in particular. Never Never says 220 pages on amazon? I’m still getting it after Maryse’s review.