Latest Paranormal & Contemporary Romance Book Releases – March 4th 2014

It’s release day, and even the “bargains” section boasts a bunch of great looking recent releases. New to me, and a few that gave me that coveted blurb-jolt. 😀

Like… Full Measures (I one-clicked that one for sure!!), and Changing Course (absolutely mine, and sounds like it’ll be angsty!!), Sweet Little Thing (considering how much I loved book #1), Make Me: Twelve Tales of Dark Desire (Full length DARK READS!!! I’ve already read a few of the books in this – some of our FAVORITES), but there are a bunch more that I have yet to devour, and I one-clicked bargain bundle. What. A. Deal!!!), and Crashed (but first I have to read #1 & #2 before getting to this conclusion. I hear it’s awesome!).

And as usual, I noted a bunch of the other ones that peaked my interest, too. 🙂

But next, I’m reading Tiffany Snow’s book #2 (Turn to Me) in her MUCH LOVED angsty love-triangle mystery series. So excited. Especially to get to book #4, as that one seems to have put everyone in a frenzy. What is it about book #4’s huh? The same thing happened to me reading the EIT series. Book #4 FLOORED me. *rubs hands together in glee*

P.S. Let me know if I’m missing any or if you loved any (from this list or elsewhere).

BARGAINS (NOTE: bargain priced when I added them, but prices can change on Amazon, so make sure to check before you finalize your order).

• A Lush Betrayal (Lush No. 1) by Selena Laurence <— ROCK STAR BOOK ALERT! Shannon recommends it! “I have been on a bit of a rock star kick lately and read A Lush Betrayal (Lush No.1) this weekend. LOVED it! So many feelings – guilt, love, betrayal – and with such lovely writing. I love it when one phrase can just capture you. I gave it 4*… I believe that there will be more books in the series but this one is a stand alone. I love series where each book is a stand alone – it just makes the series that much better in my mind!”
• Jake Undone (A Gemini Novel) by Penelope Ward <— Louise found us this great deal!! “Hello ladies ! Jack Undone is on sale. So if you haven’t read it now go ahead because it is a gem!” and Sharon agrees: “LOVED this book!!!!”
• Far Too Tempting (Entangled Edge) by Lauren Blakely <— Jennifer found us this one! “I’ve been waiting for this to go on sale”— “Jane Black has written the breakup album of the century, earning her a Grammy, a huge legion of new fans, and the pressure to repeat her success. Sure, the heartbreak from her husband’s unconventional abandonment might have been her inspiration, but it hasn’t done her any favors in the dating department…” and then… she meets a music journalist…
• The Broken Parts Of Us by Ker Dukey <— Stephanie found us this one! “On SALE for Two-Days Only! It is the 2nd book in ‘The Broken’ series, but it can be read as a stand alone.”
• Full Measures (Entangled Embrace) by Rebecca Yarros <— Jennifer found us this one, too! “someone just recommended this here a few days ago…great reviews!!” Yep!! TONS of great reviews! And it sounds like it has some angst and shocking reveal potential. Kristen says: “If you haven’t read this yet… Go buy it…it was AWESOME!!! Keep tissues handy” —> her family is falling apart and then she meets her new neighbor. A hockey star. “…she can’t deny their intense attraction. Until Josh’s secret shatters their world.“
• Love’s Suicide: Love’s Suicide by Jennifer Foor <— TWIN BROTHERS ALERT!! Clarissa loved it! “Just finished Loves Suicide and it was fantastic!!! 5+ star read. Brooks Valentine is my new book boyfriend! Maryse you must read this!”
• Deliver by Pam Godwin <— DARK read ALERT (and SHE’S the kidnapper in this one…) Kimmie highly recommends it! “Just finished Deliver and abso-freakin-lutely loved it.” and Sharon agrees: “Me too!!!! It was so different then the normal dark reads. Can’t wait for book 2!!!” and Janet says: “started this one way too late last night, it had me sitting straight up in bed at 1a.m. Had to put it down or be up all night. So far it is squirm worthy.“
• Deviant (Blood & Roses) by Callie Hart <— Here is Di-Ann’s suggestion: “Just finished Deviant by Callie Hart very very good with the most alpha man I have ever read BUT be warned it is also frustrating because if is only part of a book. Not even a cliff hanger, the book just ends. Not sure when the next installment comes out or how many but I must say I will buy.” <— Okay someone just confirmed this is a “serial” series. It’s coming out in sections, piece by piece.
• Enraptured (The Fullerton Family Saga #3) by Ginger Voight <— Janet loves it! “Another great trilogy from Ginger Voight. She gave some insight to her personal motivation in this one and it made it even more touching. I am such a fan”
• Changing Course (Wrecked and Ruined) by Aly Martinez <— Jennifer found us this bargain! “great reviews & it was recommended here at some point…newer release.” Okay I just one-clicked this one, lots of great reviews and the whole synopsis grabbed me: “I met Sarah Kate Erickson when I was twenty-one years old. I was lucky enough to keep her for seven years before a tragic accident stole her from me. She didn’t die, but sometimes I think it would have been easier if she had.  I lived in a haze for those four years after the accident. Catering to her every need, even though she hated the very sight of my face. I tried to hold on to her and the future that we were supposed to build together. But you can’t hold on to someone that doesn’t exist anymore. It wasn’t until I met Jesse Addison, a barista at the local coffee shop, that I realized I didn’t just lose Sarah that tragic night, I lost myself as well. Jesse taught me how to let go of the past and learn to love again. But what happens when your past haunts your present, and the woman you used to love refuses to accept the woman you can’t live without?“
• Abandon by Cassia Leo <— just recently released!
• Between Us: Sex on the Beach by Jen McLaughlin <— She’s a famous country star and him? “I’m just a bartender who lives in Key West, stuck in an endless cycle of boredom. But then Mackenzie Forbes, America’s Sweetheart herself, comes up to me and looks at me with those bright green eyes…and everything changes. She acts like she’s just a normal girl and I’m just a normal guy, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. My past isn’t pretty, you know…“

           

PARANORMAL

• Willing Sacrifice: The Sentinel Wars by Shannon K. Butcher
• Act of Mercy (PSI-Ops / Immortal Ops) by Mandy M. Roth
• Werewolf in Las Vegas: A Wild About You Novel by Vicki Lewis Thompson (here is the Wild About You Series Reading Order)
• The Sylph Hunter by L.J. McDonald
• Til Death (Fractured Souls) by Kate Evangelista
• Silence of the Wolf (Heart of the Wolf) by Terry Spear (here is the Heart of the Wolf Series Reading Order)
• Spirited (A Tidewater Novel) by Mary Behre
• Blood Curse (PULSE Series 8) (PULSE Vampire Series) by Kailin Gow
• Reaper’s Vow: 2 (The Shadow Reapers) by Sarah McCarty
• Kissing with Fangs by Ashlyn Chase <— Sounds like one of our tried-and-true vampire romance reads! “The flames that destroyed Anthony Cross’s beloved bar are nothing compared to the heat he feels every time he lays eyes on Claudia. But he can’t have her—it’s against paranormal law for a vampire to date a human. Besides, he has some dangerous enemies, and one in particular already has her sights on Claudia. He owes her the truth—both about his feelings and his vampire nature—which means their lives are about to get hotter than ever…“
• Hearts of Chaos (Deadglass) by Kira Brady
• Cole’s Redemption: An Alpha Pack Novel by J.D. Tyler
• Downbeat (Biting Love) by Mary Hughes
• Dragon Heat 2-in-1 (The Dragon Heat Series) by Lolita Lopez

            

CONTEMPORARY

• Sweet Little Thing: A Novella (Sweet Thing) by Renee Carlino <— Novella follow-up to one of my absolute favorite books “Sweet Thing“
• Make Me: Twelve Tales of Dark Desire by TONS of our fav authors. I already one-clicked this one!  <— MONDAY March 3rd 2014! A bunch of full length bunch books (dark reads) bundled!!!! I already pre-ordered mine…
• Crashed (The Driven Trilogy) by K. Bromberg <— HUGELY popular race car series, and this is book #3 in the trilogy!! Here is the The Driven Trilogy Reading Order
• Avoiding Amy Jackson (Infamous Series #2) by N.A. Alcorn <— Sharon recommends!!! “…if you are in need of a laugh out loud book, read this series!!!!! It’s raunchy but so entertaining…reminds me a little of the Chocolate Lover’s series. Perfect series for in between all those angsty reads!!“
• Searching For Beautiful (Entangled Teen) by Nyrae Dawn “The boy she now knew never loved her. The friends who felt she betrayed their trust. The new life just beginning to grow inside her.“
• Deceiving Lies: A Novel (Forgiving Lies) by Molly McAdams
• What a Woman Wants (A Manley Maids Novel) by Judi Fennell
• Beyond Me: Sex on the Beach by Jennifer Probst <— just released! “I fell hard, foolishly believing there could be a future for us. Of course, I never considered our relationship might be based on lies…or that his betrayal could rock my foundation and make me question everything I believed in…“
• Toxic (The Ruin Series Book 2) by Rachel Van Dyken (check out my review of book #1: Ruin)
• Given (Give &Take) by Kelli Maine (here is the Give and Take Series Reading Order AND my review of book #1: Taken)
• Take This Man: A Give & Take Novella by Kelli Maine
• Enjoy Your Stay: Sugartown #2 by Carmen Jenner
• Seduced By Fire: A Partners in Play Novel by Tara Sue Me
• He Belongs With Me by Sarah Darlington
• Four Years Later: A Novel (One Week Girlfriend Quartet) by Monica Murphy <— here is the Drew & Fable Series Reading Order
• Some Like It Wild (A Wild Ones Novel) by M. Leighton <— Here is the Wild Ones Series Reading Order.
• Clipped Wings by Helena Hunting <— this one sounds so good! “Covered in ink and steel, Hayden is everything Tenley has never dared to want, awakening a desire to explore more than the art adorning his stunning body. Trapped by a past that leaves her screaming from nightmares, Tenley sees Hayden as the perfect escape.”
• Theirs to Cherish (A Wicked Lovers Novel) by Shayla Black <— check out the Wicked Lovers Series Reading Order!!
• Ridge (Wild #2) by Adriane Leigh <— “I’ve gone to hell and back in twenty-nine years and I’m only now coming to terms with moving forward, righting my wrongs, and making amends. Except not everyone deserves forgiveness. Sometimes the damage done is beyond repair.“
• Saving Dallas Forever by Kim Jones <— BIKER BOOK ALERT!!!
• Rock It (Rule Breakers) by Jennifer Chance <— ROCK STAR BOOK ALERT! “… the tale of a smoldering rock star and the fangirl who catches his eye…“
• Turn Up the Heat (A Pine Mountain Novel) by Kimberly Kincaid
• Wanted by Karin Tabke <— “Wanted follows the X-rated exploits of bad-boy cop and the soon-to-be-ex-wife of a mob boss. He’s been hired to guard her body, but it drives him to distraction instead, putting his career—and his life—on the line…”
• The Return of Brody McBride: Book One: The McBrides by Jennifer Ryan <— “Former bad boy, now-decorated Army Ranger Brody McBride is home and on a mission: Find the woman he never should have left behind and right the wrong he did eight years ago.”
• You Make Me Wanna (Urban Books) by Nikki Rashan
• Secure Target (Elite Operators) by Rebecca Crowley
• 2 Hours a Day by Sara Lindley <— the cover, title and tag line intrigued me like crazy. The actual synopsis gives me the impression it is a historical of sorts, and the blurb is quite… long and rambley (and seems to give away wayyyy too much of the story. Or maybe that part’s the prequel?) So… I’m not sure yet. Plus it’s only 100 or so pages… but it might me one of those short “treasures”? “Adam Mason sat and watched over Eve Anderson for two hours a day. Just to give her brother and his wife a rest. What could happen? It was just two hours a day.  Adam had no idea that the minute he entered Eve’s room he would be able to hear her speak as she lay in a COMA and she would hear him. … But for two hours a day, a romance was begun between an ethereal female voice and a misunderstood lonely man trying to do a good turn by watching over a woman he wanted to wake.“
• Need You Tonight (A Loving on the Edge Novel) by Roni Loren <— “they encounter each other at a singles event held at one of his restaurants, Tessa blurts out that kink is for girls who try too hard, and Kade instantly wants to show this sassy stranger how thrilling a night under his command can be…“
• Exiled (Novella) by Maya Banks  (Exiled previously appeared in Cherished)
• Fog of Dead Souls: A Thriller by Jill Kelly <— Hrmmm… a mystery love triangle? I short formed the blurb: She’s on the run from a sociopath and… “When college professor Ellie McKay walks into the Maverick Bar in Farmington, New Mexico, late one evening, she plans to get drunk, not engaged. But within thirty minutes, she’s met cowboy Al Robison, he’s proposed to her, and she’s accepted. … When she says yes to Al’s proposal, she knows only that he is a local rancher. She doesn’t know about Al’s own dark past, and she doesn’t tell him that her heart belongs to Doug Hansen, the detective who originally investigated the case.“
• Hot and Bothered (Hot in the Kitchen) by Kate Meader
• Indecent… Exposure (Indecent… trilogy – Book 1) by Jane O’Reilly
• It’s Always Been You (A Coming Home Novel) by Jessica Scott
• Crash (Lights and Sirens) by Ruby McNally <— Two paramedics… she’s taking care of her poverty-stricken family, and he’s getting over the loss of his wife…
• Delightful: Big Sky Pie #3 by Adrianne Lee <— LA bad boy producer meets divorced pie-shop owner… Now I’m hungry. 😉
• Every Part of You: Taunts Me (#3) by Megan Hart
• Catch ‘n’ Kiss (Are You Game?) by Rhian Cahill
• Carolina Man (A Dare Island Novel) by Virginia Kantra “Former military brat Kate knows Marines can make lousy fathers…and she’s got the scars to prove it. Giving her heart to a man who’s bent on leaving seems one sure way to have it broken.“
• Best Kind of Broken (Finding Fate) by Chelsea Fine <— “…the resident handyman is none other than Levi Andrews. The handsome quarterback was once her friend-and maybe more–until everything changed in a life-shattering instant. She was hoping to avoid him, possibly forever. Now he’s right down the hall and stirring up feelings Pixie thought she’d long buried . . .“
• Beneath the Patchwork Moon (A Hope Springs Novel) by Alison Kent
• Because I Wanted You by Annie Garrett
• The Swan and the Jackal (In the Company of Killers #3) by J.A. Redmerski <— Lauren just pointed out tis new release!! “Do you have the swan and the jackal up here and I just missed it? I just saw that it was live and started (figuratively) jumping up and down. I know the first two were dark but I think this one will take the cake. And I can’t wait to learn more about Fredrik after the glimpse we got in reviving izabel!” (here’s the reading order guide) 😀