<— WEDNESDAY NEWS AND NEW RELEASE UPDATES!!!
- Get Inked: (A PUCKED Series and Clipped Wings Crossover Novella) by Helena Hunting <— HELENA HUNTING’S LATEST IS LIVE ALERT!!!! PLUS it’s a crossover!!!!!
Behind Closed Doors: The most emotional and intriguing psychological suspense thriller you can’t put down by B. A. Paris <– CURRENTLY READING AND I AM LOVING THIS BOOK, halfway through, and one of our buddy-reading-crew just finished and she’s KILLING ME!!! LOL! This is the second time I’ve heard this “right to the last line” thing. :D!!!
Jean: “Maryse, Amy, Grey, R, and whoever else was reading Behind Closed Doors…..did ya finish? Just got done and that last line literally had a chill go through my entire body! I loved it!”
Rita: This is a fabulous book! TO THE VERY LAST SENTENCE!!!!
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The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman Trilogy Book 1) by Paullina Simons <— OMG!!!!!!!! ONE OF MY FAVORITES! READ IT!!! SUPER-BARGAIN PRICED AND NOT TO BE MISSED!! Trust me PLEASE!!! MY REVIEW! - Fair Play – A Football Romance by Emerson Rose <— LIVE!! HE’S A FAMOUS FOOTBALL STAR & he’s raising his daughter after his wife’s death… and has to hire a nanny! “She’s nothing I thought I’d ever want, Tattooed, pierced, artistic, and carefree, But Tea’s all that I want, And everything Scarlet needs. But when someone decides I can’t have her, I find myself fighting for everything, For my daughter, For Tea, And forever…“
Confessed by Nicola Rendell <— LIVE!!! SHE CAUSES AN ACCIDENT WITH THE WRONG GUY ALERT! This one sounds like fun! “…when she runs a big, black pickup off the road, totaling it, she finds herself stuck in the middle of nowhere with the driver. He’s got a body to die for and a hair-trigger temper. Vince Russo looks like a felon, but he’s also pretty funny. He’s on the lam from the cops… and a psychopathic, Russian mob boss…“- Double Team: A MFM Menage Romance by Sabrina Paige <— LIVE!!! MENAGE ALERT! Oh boy this sounds like sexy trouble!!!! “The President’s daughter. Two professional athletes. One giant scandal. They’ll show her that two bad boys are better than one…“
- PLAY by Piper Lawson <— LIVE!!! VIDEO GAMER ALERT!! “…he’s arrogant. Presumptuous. Colder than a cactus and twice as prickly. None of it changes the fact that I crave Max Donovan like a watermelon slushy on a hot summer day. I should ignore him. But I can’t, because he just became my biggest client…“
THE TRAILER!!!!! FIFTY SHADES DARKER!!! <— *SQUEEEEE!!!!* P.S. This was my favorite book in the bunch, even though I loved the whole trilogy (I still had a favorite). 😉 Here’s my review in case you missed it:
Now back to yesterday’s regularly scheduled program 😉 :
YAY!! It’s complete, and it’s got tons to choose from (from sweet romance, bad boy romance, sports stars and psych-thrillers that keep us on our toes). It was so easy to choose a few that I’m dying to start right now, and I can’t wait to hear from you guys, which one of these you loved.
P.S. Yesterday was an awesome early-bird release day too, so check this post out (one of the books is already in Amazon’s top 10!!) ➔ I’m loving today’s list of Monday early bird book releases!
Okay so what looks extra-good to me, today? Labor Day (not a new release but in the bargain section, and I LOVE a deep story with a mysterious man that helps the single mom…), Behind Closed Doors (Psych-thriller that is right up my alley!! I’m reading the sample right now and LOVING it. The perfect couple but there’s a dark scary secret lurking… and I haven’t reached “evil-husband-mode” yet but I feel it, by the way she’s on guard around him. I bet he’s bad!!! YIKES!!!), Retrieval (about the perfect happy couple, infertility issues, and losing the one baby they finally had – my heart aches just thinking about where this will go, and this author is awesome, so I know it will be good), Hard to Hold (bad boy soccer player that is suddenly saddled with a baby!! And he has to hire a no-nonsense nanny to help him. YAY!!), On the Corner of Heartache and Love (sounds like it could be sweet, and maybe… deep. She thinks he’s homeless, but realizes he made a promise to wait for the love of his life, on the bench, every single day, for a whole year… he’s still waiting…)
P.S. Let me know if I’m missing any or if you loved any (from this list or elsewhere).
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Well Hung by Lauren Blakely <— A HUGE BEST SELLER ALREADY!!- Roman Crazy by Alice Clayton & Nina Bocci
- Sugar Rush: Sugar Bowl Series, Book 2 by Sawyer Bennett
- Whiskey Neat: Uncertain Saints MC Series, Book 1 by Lani Lynn Vale
- Good Girl by Lauren Layne
- To Hate Adam Connor by Ella Maise
- Mordacious: The City Series, Book 1 by Sarah Lyons Fleming
- Just What I Needed: Need You Series, Book 2 by Lorelei James
- Save of the Game: Scoring Chances, Book 2 by Avon Gale
BARGAINS & READER RECOMMENDATIONS (NOTE: bargain priced when I added them, but prices can change on Amazon, so make sure to check before you finalize your order. Sales listed are for Amazon U.S., however some of the Amazon UK links also reflect the sale!):
The Score (Off-Campus Book 3) by Elle Kennedy <— ONE OF MY 5-STAR FAVORITES!!! It’s still bargain priced today, and it can be read as a standalone. The whole series is awesome, but this one is my favorite of the bunch! In fact, here’s my Book Review.- The Playbook (a Secret Baby Sports Romance) by Avery Wilde <— FOOTBALL STAR ALERT! SHE’S AN UNTOUCHABLE BET THAT HE TAKES ON… “Lucia will be mine for a night, then forgotten about for the rest of the season. I’ll collect my winnings and concentrate on what really matters: getting my number one spot back! But as soon as I get one addictive taste of Lucia Cortes the plan goes to shit… she’s a game changer. The play is busted and I’m scrambling to keep it together. I can’t sleep, I can’t eat… f*ck, I can barely breathe without her. She’s slipping through my fingers and it only gets worse when I find out who she really is!” (and it’s super-bargain priced today!)
- Labor Day: A Novel (P.S.) by Joyce Maynard <— LONELY SINGLE MOTHER & HER SWEET SON MEET A MYSTERIOUS MAN… “Adele has a secret that makes it hard for her to leave their house, and seems to possess an irreparably broken heart. But all that changes on the Thursday before Labor Day, when a mysterious bleeding man named Frank approaches Henry and asks for a hand. Over the next five days, Henry will learn some of life’s most valuable lessons…” And it’s on super-bargain today!!!
- Behind Closed Doors: The most emotional and intriguing psychological suspense thriller you can’t put down <— I WANNA READ IT RIGHT NOW!! Lisa M loves it, and she’s calling my name!!
Lisa M: I finished Behind Closed Doors!!! Awesome!! I haven’t read a disturbing book in a long time and don’t need to read another one for a long time!! I was on the edge of my seat the whole time!! Read every chance I had. I just needed to know what happens next!! For those of you that love psycho thrillers, you won’t be disappointed. Now onto sometime lighter!!!
- Man Candy by Melanie Harlow <— MELANIE HARLOW SUPER-BARGAIN ALERT! He’s her neighbor… “He’s back. Not just back in town, but living in the flat right beneath mine…”
- Until the End of the World by Sarah Lyons Fleming <— This one has been recommended a ton!
Tessa: Oh, Maryse, since you are into this survivalist mode, maybe you can give Until the End of the World a try.
Amy: Tessa…I would LOVE for Maryse to read UTEOTW…
Arrogant Prick: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance by Tessa Thorne <— MAFIA BAD-BOY & THE FORBIDDEN MAFIA PRINCESS ALERT! “The mafia princess is off-limits. Good thing I don’t have any f*cking limits.” Recent release and it’s super-bargain priced today.- Loverboy (Dartmoor Book 5) by Lauren Gilley <— BIKER BOOK back on the list ’cause MichelleS loved it! “I finished “Loverboy” and loved it. Sniffle sniffle.”
- All For the Game by Nora Sakavic <— M/M SPORTS ROMANCE ALERT! Back on the list ’cause Anne-Theres keeps re-reading it! “All about the Game, by Nora Sakavic… I’ve re-reading chapters and Highlights for a week; just cant leave that story behind me….”
- The Captive Series by Erica Stevens <— Upcoming release (the conclusion to the series will go live this month!), and Amy LOVED this series!
Amy: *GASP!!!* Cover Bev’s ears because…SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *skips around and tosses confetti candy*ANOTHER ARIA AND BRAITH BOOK!!!!!!*grabs Maryse’s hands and spins around**runs up and smooches Bev’s cheek**giggles and dances out of the room*
Amy: “You know, it isn’t that the series has stellar writing or anything but that it is so freaking full of EMOTION! We get four books (which read fast, by the way) with Aria and Braith *swooooon* and then one with Braith’s brother and the sweetest so-called “damaged” female vampire (be still my heart), then Atticus’ story with Broken (and broken I was after that one…it had me sobbing by the end), then Aria’s brother (which I still need to read), and now another Aria and Braith!!!! How long since I read them and I STILL remember so many details and scenes.
- Turbulence by Whitney Gracia Williams <— JERK “HERO” ALERT! Back on the list ’cause Sharon loved it too! “I am obsessed with Turbulence! It’s so different, but has all of the qualities I gravitate to. Angst. Broody, jerk of a male character. Lots of steam. Lots of snark. It’s not ooey gooey. Love it!”
PARANORMAL/FANTASY/SCI-FI/DYSTOPIAN
Mad Sea by K. Webster- On The Prowl (Bad Things Book 2) by Cynthia Eden
- Chasing Mayhem (Cyborg Sizzle Book 6) by Cynthia Sax
- Alpha Beta Omega: A Shifter Paranormal Box Set
- House of Ravens (House of Royals Book 5) by Keary Taylor
- Diva (Jit’Suku Chronicles) by Bianca D’Arc
- The Billionaire Shifter’s Curvy Match (Billionaire Shifters Club #1) by Diana Seere
- Vice (Fireborn Wolves Book 1) by Genevieve Jack
- Vespers (Hours of the Night Book 1) by Irene Preston & Liv Rancourt
- Reclaiming (Immortal Ink Book 1) by Sean Michael <— M/M ROMANCE ALERT!!!
- Exoria (The God Chronicles Book 5) by Kamery Solomon
- Roses & Rye (Toil & Trouble Book 3) by Heather R. Blair
- Awakening Kiss (Watcher’s Kiss Book 4) by Sharon Kay
- Web of Memory (Promise Me Book 15) by Tara Fox Hall
- The Polar Bear’s Baby (Honeypot Babies Book 1) by Sophie Stern
- Two Minutes To Midnight (The Carpe Noctem Series Book 1) by Willow Salix
- The Stealthy Heart by E.R. Fallon
- Wicked Amour (The Genesys Project Book 3) by L.A. Kennedy
- The Mysterious Death and Life of Winnie Coleman by Jillian Eaton
CONTEMPORARY
Roman Crazy by Alice Clayton & Nina Bocci <— SHE’S STARTING OVER BY SPENDING THE SUMMER IN ITALY ALERT! “…when her American-expat friend throws her a welcome party on her first night, Avery’s thrown for a loop when she sees a man she never thought she’d see again: Italian architect Marcello Bianchi. Marcello was the man—the one who got away. And now her past is colliding with her present, a present where she should be mourning the loss of her marriage and—hey, that fettuccine is delicious! And so is Marcello…“- Pirate (A Sam and Remi Fargo Adventure) by Clive Cussler & Robin Burcell <— HUSBAND & WIFE TREASURE HUNTERS ALERT! “Racing against a vicious corporate raider with an unhealthy obsession for this particular treasure, Sam and Remi are slowed by a new betrayal at every turn. It can only mean one thing: someone on their team cannot be trusted…“
- Just Friends by Monica Murphy <— HER BEST FRIEND BETRAYED HER ALERT! And the hot new guy helps her… “So when my best friend betrays me in the worst possible way, guess who’s there to help me pick up the pieces of my broken heart? Ryan. But he’s so confusing. Annoying. Sweet. Sexy. I want to trust him, yet he makes it so hard. What I really want is for everything to go back to the way it was before. Before I found out that best friends make the worst kind of enemies...”
- Dirty Kisses (3:AM Kisses Book 10) by Addison Moore
- The Billionaire Bachelor (Billionaire Bad Boys) by Jessica Lemmon
- Taken: A Kept Novella by Sally Bradley
- Love Restored (Gallagher Brothers Book 1) by Carrie Ann Ryan <— BIKER & A TRUST FUND GIRL ALERT! “When she finds Graham constantly in her path, she knows from first glance that he’s the wrong kind of guy for her.”
- Caged Trilogy by Shay Savage
- Strung Up: A Blacktop Cowboys® Novella by Lorelei James
- Dare to Dance (The Maxwell Series Book 4) by S.B. Alexander
The Playbook by Kelly Elliott <— FOOTBALL COACH ALERT! “Brett Owens was my assignment. Head football coach for a top college, bad boy reputation, short temper, and handsome good looks should have scared me off. But I was tougher than that.”- The Edge of Dominance (The Doms of Her Life Book 4) by Shayla Black, Jenna Jacob, Isabella LaPearl
- The Sawyer Brothers Series: Books 1 – 4 by C.A. Harms
- The Lullaby Sky by Carolyn Brown
- Lies You Tell (St. Jared’s Memorial Hospital Book 1) by LaQuette
- The Vargas Cartel Trilogy: Books 1 – 3 by Lisa Cardiff
- Junkie (Broken Doll Book 1) by Heather C Leigh
- Somewhere With You (Windswept Bay Book 2) by Debra Clopton
- Road to Peace (Dogs of Fire Book 6) by Piper Davenport
Retrieval (The Retrieval Duet Book 1) by Aly Martinez <— ALY MARTINEZ HEARTBREAKING BLURB JOLT ALERT! Sharon says so! “Blurb jolt alert . . . Retrieval by Alt Martinez!” and Cheryl agrees! “Sharon that blurb- added Retrieval to my tbr.” and yes it sounds SOOOOO GOOD! And I love this author! “I proposed on our first date. She laughed and told me I was insane. Less than a day later, she said yes. It was a whirlwind, but we were happy… Until we got greedy and wanted a family.”- Ridge (Rope ‘n Ride Series Book 3) by Em Petrova
- My Hope Next Door by Tammy L. Gray
- No Pink Caddy (ACE Book 1) by Layne Harper
- Where Our Stories Leave Us by Kelsey Lasher
- Command, Possess and Claim: The Collection by Opal Carew
- Bargaining for the Billionaire (Seattle Bachelors) by JM Stewart
Entrapment (Infidelity Book 4) by Aleatha Romig <— ALEATHA ROMIG ALERT! Lisa’s excited! “I am beyond excited about the release of Entrapment tomorrow….I hope they don’t expect me to actually “work” at work tomorrow!!”- Tango and Lace (The Hard Men of the Rockies) by Misty Dietz
- Red Lace (The Hard Men of the Rockies) by Kym Roberts
- Blackmail and Lace (The Hard Men of the Rockies Book 5) by Tracy A. Ward
- Beyond Lace: A Hard Men of the Rockies Novella (The Hard Men of the Rockies) by Mia London
- Another Notch in the Beltway by L.A. Long
- Travis Justice (A Texas Rangers Novel Book 3) by Colleen Shannon
- Rebellious: A True Brothers MC Novel by Gillian Archer <— BIKER BOOK ALERT AND HE PROTECTS HER… “As president of the True Brothers MC, Reb owes a sacred debt of loyalty to the club, but his first priority is making sure that his son grows up right. Pursuing an unexpected affair with Emily is a close second. Then a violent stalker threatens her life, and this unconventional guardian angel really turns up the heat…“
- Defenseless by AJ Rose <— M/M ROMANCE ALERT!!!
- The Talented Mr. Rivers (Tough Love) by HelenKay Dimon <— M/M ROMANCE ALERT!!!
Anti Hero by Skye Warren <— SKYE WARREN ALERT!!! MILITARY MAN/MERCENARY “He was no hero. Not anymore, not working for the highest bidder. A mercenary. And the girl he loved? She was better off without him. Until she became a target. He’d protect her. He would kill for her. He just couldn’t let himself fall for her again. That would be dangerous for both of them.“- Storm’s Interlude: (A Rosefire, Texas Romance) by Vonnie Davis
- The Off Season by Colleen Thompson
- Deadly Conflicts (Hardy Brothers Security Book 21) by Lily Harper Hart
- How to Date a Douchebag: The Studying Hours by Sara Ney <— THE CUTE NERDY GIRL & THE BAD BOY ALERT! “Spending most of her time in the hallowed halls of the library, James is wary of pervs, jocks, and douchebags—and Oz Osborne is all three…”
- His Captivating Confidante (Secret Sentinels) by Lisa Weaver
- Green Tea Latte To Go by Aven Ellis
- Love From Left Field (Knights of Passion series Book 2) by Megan Ryder
Porn Star (Dark Desires) by Zara Cox <— HE’S RICH & HE WON’T LIVE TO SEE THIRTY & HE DOESN’T CARE… and then she meets him… “Before I met Q, my life was a big, twisted mess. Never enough money, never anyone to trust. No way out. With Q, the shame and fear disappear. Instead I feel pure pleasure, and that’s something I’ve never had before. But if what I’ve just learned is true, we’d better enjoy every second together while we can…before our time runs out…“- Beneath the Surface by Melynda Price
- Life in the Dead Lane (Secret Seal Isle Mysteries Book 2) by Lucy Quinn
- Kink 101 (The Black Dahlia Club) by Ines Johnson
- Selfless: A Relentless Series Novella (The Relentless Series Book 3) by Alyson Reynolds
- Shares the Darkness by J.R. Lindermuth
- Her Only Salvation by J.C. Valentine <— PSYCH THRILLER SHE’S ESCAPED HER ABUSIVE HUSBAND ALERT! But… “When prison bars can no longer hold her husband, and her past comes knocking, Terri finds that the strength to trust again may be her only salvation. When her attractive new boss steps up to the plate and vows to protect her at all cost, she’s inclined to accept…“
- First and Ten (Love by the Yard Book 1) by Michel Prince
- Always a Bridesmaid (Reality Romance: The Bouquet Catchers Book 1) by Lizzie Shane
- The Fixer (New Wave Newsroom Book 1) by Jenny Holiday
- I Hadn’t Anyone Till You (Ambrose Series Book 2) by Janet Eckford
- Unleashed (Mr. Black Series Book 1) by Penelope Marshall
- Accidental Proposal (A Year Agreement Book 1) by Kenadee Bryant
Hard to Hold: A Hard to Play Novel by Katie Rose <— SOCCER STAR IS HANDED HIS BABY TO RAISE & HIRES A NANNY ALERT! “...his ex hands him a baby and tells Logan to raise her on his own. He’s eager to pass this bundle of joy into more capable hands and get back to his hard-playing, hard-partying ways. But when a beautiful, blond drill sergeant of a nanny turns Logan’s life upside down, he sets a new goal: winning her heart.“- Unintentional: North American Edition <— “a collection of eight friends-to-lovers HEA stories by eight talented North-American authors. Happy ever afters really do come true.“
- Mixing Temptation: A Second Shot Novel by Sara Jane Stone
- Between Breaths (The Seattle Sound Series Book 2) by Alexa Padgett
- Black Jack (Tales of Dunham) by Moriah Jovan
- Enticement by Madelynne Ellis <— HER BOYFRIEND’S BEST FRIEND… and they have secrets… (this is a re-releases) “...bad boy Kit knows he’s playing fast and loose with Ross and Evie’s relationship, but he’s convinced the risk is worth it. As their lives become entangled, and past mysteries resurface and grow legs in their sleepy rural community, their loyalties to one another are put to the test. Can three people ever form a stable relationship, especially if they’re not all telling the truth?“
- The Southern Gentleman: Protective Instinct (Dominant Heroes Collection Book 1) by Sweden Reese
- Unwrapping a Marriage by Reana Malori & Michel Prince
- SOS: Summer of St. George by Briana Gaitan
Fates and Traitors: A Novel of John Wilkes Booth by Jennifer Chiaverini <— BIOGRAPHY ALERT! “Booth is often portrayed as a shadowy figure, a violent loner whose single murderous act made him the most hated man in America. Lost to history until now is the story of the four women whom he loved and who loved him in return…“- One Week in Your Arms (Love Heals All) by Patricia Preston
- A Living Grave (A Katrina Williams Novel) by Robert E. Dunn
- The Sweetheart Racket (Brash & Brazen) by Cheryl Ann Smith
- On the Corner of Heartache and Love by Lisa Swinton <— SHE MEETS A MAN WAITING FOR THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE TO COME BACK… “Devastated by the twisted turn of events Maren moves in with her best friend and notices the not-so-homeless guy on the corner, Zane Whitfield. As his heart-wrenching tale unfolds—his vow to wait a year on the corner for his lost love—Maren sees his compassionate human-interest story as her ticket away…“
- The Marked One (The Marked Series Book 1) by Chevoque
- All About Hope (All or Nothing Book 2) by Ashley Erin
- Deadly Nights: Hardy Brothers Security Books 19-21 by Lily Harper Hart
- Sins That Haunt (Women of Vegas) by Lucy Farago
The Falconer by Lisa Marie Keck <— THE EX THAT SHE’S TRYING TO FORGET DIES… “Forcing painfully from her mind the years she spent as his model, then his muse, then his lover, and then nothing at all. Throughout there was the poverty, the boyfriend, the self-medication. And the baby. But with the news of his death, Demi cannot hide any longer…”
PREORDERS (next few days & next week’s!!! )
- Pour Your Heart Out by Zoe Lee – September 15th 2016
- #Bae (The Hashtag Series Book 8) by Cambria Hebert – September 16th 2016
- Get in the Car, Jupiter by Fisher Amelie – September 19th 2016
- Wilder (The Renegades) by Rebecca Yarros – September 19th 2016
Playboy Pilot by Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland – September 19th 2016- Sweet Dreams (A Sugar Rush Novel) by Nina Lane – September 20th 2016
- Chandler: A Fixed Trilogy Series Spinoff by Laurelin Paige – September 20th 2016
- The Kept Woman: A Novel (Will Trent) by Karin Slaughter – September 20th 2016
- Blood Red Kiss by Kresley Cole & Larissa Ione & Gena Showalter – September 20th 2016
- Flawed: An Ethan Frost Novel by Tracy Wolff – September 20th 2016
- Jared (Coyote Ridge Book 2) by Nicole Edwards – September 20th 2016
- The Claiming (The Submissive Series) by Tara Sue Me – September 20th 2016
Magic Binds (Kate Daniels) by Ilona Andrews – September 20th 2016- Nothing More by Anna Todd – September 20th 2016
- Wild by Eve Langlais & Kate Douglas & A. C. Arthur – September 20th 2016
- Seducing Stag (Cyborg Seduction Book 10) by Lauren Dohner – September 20th 2016
- Blood Bound (Blackthorn Dark Paranormal Romance Series Book 7) – September 21st 2016
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#Bae by Cambria Hebert is coming out in the next couple days and I didn’t see it listed.
Thank you Rachel!! I just added it. 😀
If we’re adding… Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews is out next week. *squee*
Mad Sea isn’t paranormal, but it looks so sweet. Super sweet honestly. Or totally scary. A guy in love with a girl who doesn’t know he exists. 🙂 So, just to see her smile, he buys frozen yogurt every Sunday. He calls himself a stalker in the blurb. 0.0
Retrieval is calling my name big time! I’m clicking it, but I’m not touching it until the second one comes out in a couple of weeks. Just Friends sounds like all kinds of tummy-twisting goodness as well. 😉
And even though On the Corner of Heartache and Love doesn’t have any reviews yet, the cover by itself is enough to make me click it. THAT is the kind of cover which catches my attention and stands out in my library!
For now, I’m hooked on Behind Closed Doors. Errands and cleaning are done, and now I’m settling in to read it for the next few hours. Gah! I love that I can do that again finally!! 😀
Mmmmmmm…frozen yogurt.
I may just have to wait to settle in and run down to Menchie’s!!!
Oh Yay Tessa! I’ll add it. 😀
OMG Amy are we BUDDY READING?????!!!!!
*grins impishly* You did, under paranormal.
No I meant Ilona Andrews… added. 🙂
The mermaid-cover one I added earlier today thinking it was paranormal. I shall move it…
Hrmmm.. Tessa… from the reviews everyone says it’s mythical and fantasy and an “under the sea” mermaid story… so… ? LOL!!!!
Actually, it sounds pretty great! Biker and a mermaid… YES PLEASE!!! 😀
Maryse…*giggle* we ARE buddy reading and didn’t even realize it. 😉
And R and Jean are buddy reading it as well! *gasp* When was the last time we had a “group” buddy read and all stuck to it?? This is gonna be fun!!!
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!! Amy and Jean and R. We are gonna have so much creepy fun!
I wanna buddy read too!!!
Hey, does anyone know if Mad Sea is dual POV? I had to scroll back up and check out the mermaid cover that was mentioned (it’s GORGEOUS!!), and the blurb was cracking me up…trades his mancard every Sunday for a pink froyo punch card? LOL!! But y’all know my issues with all-male POV’s and I’m too chicken to check out the reviews to find out for fear of spoilers. 😕
Wait…hold on, what are you reading… *giggle*
*squeals and claps hands* Get the creepy blankie fort ready!!
Come behind closed doors with us, Grey!!! 😀
LOL Grey! We’re reading Behind Closed Doors…hence my cheesy comment up there. 😉
Well either way I got it because OMG, it looks cute. And thank you again on these goodies. All these new books, and I’m reading a library book. lol
It DOES look cute, Tessa. And I keep looking at the cover because it’s just so beautiful!
Behind Closed Doors or Entrapment… do you see my dilemma here… it’s soooo hard… and then you throw in Well Hung, and well I’m one dirty pun away from… well… you know, *wink wink nudge nudge*
Agreed!!! It looks great.. and it’s a short and sweet. Maybe another fun buddy read?
I am devouring Torrid Affair. I know the blurb may deter some readers, but it’s really that good of a book. It took everything to put the book down for a bio-break!
OMG!!!!! I’ve been texting back and forth with my friend and accidentally texted my comment to her instead of posting it here…it was along the lines of hard and well hung in response to Grey’s comment!!!
She was all, who the f$@& is Grey and why are you talking about him being well hung??? And my hubby is gone right now which makes this all worse!!
Holy moly I’m dying of embarrassment now and she is never going to let me live it down!!!!!!
HEY! I take offense..I am *NOT* a him… even though my avatar does look like a blue belted boy part… although..if I was a him, I would be Well Hung… and of course… impressive… *giggle*
I preordered Retrieval and it’s probably going to hurt but I love Aly Martinez!
I’m at 52% of Behind Closed Doors. It’s creepy, he’s creepy, she’s a little creepy too! I have no idea where this story is going! What a predicament she’s in…. I have all kinds of predictions right now. How far along are you ladies?
Gah!!! I’m still at 23%! I haven’t had a chance to read yet today. Hitting it hard tonight! Hey! That could be a book title!
*hee hee* Grey is hitting Mr. Well Hung hard tonight. 😛
I got distracted so I’m only at 20% of BCD, but I’m hoping to make some serious progress tonight. 😀
Sharon you are calling my name!!! I love the sound of that.
I loved the sound of that blurb, but the fact that you can’t put it down makes it want to be my NEXT.
You know your in a book fog when a book you love comes out and nope.
Hitting “Behind Closed Doors” hard tonight too. I did the 5 chapter freebie sample last night, and now I one-clicked the full book.
which is it, Tessa??!!!
The book fog is from the Sin Series by Georgia Cates. I keep hoping to go back to it, but I’m done. I tried to read Unraveled by Jennifer Estep, but failed. I kept thinking of the other book! I want more, even though it’s complete. She’s gonna release other character’s stories, but it’s not the same. I absolutely loved Sin and Bleu! The angst, the happy, all of it.
Alright, Penelope Douglas brought this to her fans attention on Facebook. The Cirque, Act 1 by Ashleigh Giannoccaro. All you horror type should look at it.
oooooooooooh…Tessa the titillator!!!!!
A series that has her in a love-fog PLUS a horror book for us to look into…
YES!!!!!!
*snort* Titillator…
😛
You just want me to titillate you, Amy. 😛
I’m eyeing the one. If it had been any random person showing it, I’d have backed out. However, Penelope Douglas noticed it, and I love her books. I’m curious. I don’t like horror, but it could just be dark? I don’t know!
*falls over cackling*
Simon says.
Homosapian
Simon says:
Titillate.
Go on, Tessa…titillate me!!
I would but your husband might get jealous.
Holy moly…my anxiety is through the roof because of this freaking book!!
Tessa, I’m so wound up from this book that I can’t even think of a response to your comment. Not kidding. 😕
I will start BCD today… I need to have some of what Amy’s having..
First of all, Happy Birthday Amy, Jean and Grey!! *hugs*
Second, I finished reading Torrid Affair- finished it at 1am-couldn’t put it down, but that wasn’t because it was great. Sorry didn’t comment yesterday but RL got in the way. Anyway, it started out great and right away my gut was hurting, BUT by the end I was so frustrated and mad!! The H needed to grow some balls and I never felt he explained just why he was with her to begin with and actually the h needed to grow some balls too! Just got tired of her reasoning for her not changing her situation and the dragged out ending. I know that’s a mostly incoherent rant, because it’s early and I can’t put into words my frustration with this book and the MC’s. Probably a 3 star for me.
After I finish Can’t Touch this maybe I’ll BR with you guys. 🙂
Thank you for the feedback on that one, Cheryl!!!! That was intriguing me…
Good luck with BCD, it comes at the price of sleep…
Yep Grey and Cheryl, you definitely want some of this.
But heed R’s warning. 😉
I took a break from all the craziness of BCD and lookie what I found!!!!
https://www.thepolishaholic.com/2016/09/orly-fall-2016-mullholland-collection-swatches-review.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+ThePolishAholic+(The+PolishAholic)&m=1
I’m still going nuts over the OPI Fall collection but these…THESE are gorgeous!!
Like those Amy, although the glittery one’s probably not something I would choose. I treated myself to a manicure yesterday b/c of crazy first week of school. Got the Squeaker of the house OPI one. Loving it.
Not to interrupt all the happiness and joy but it appears the authors strike again. This time on a nice and sweet post CoHo wrote on HER PAGE. I kind of wrote something on her GR page on a positive note.
Maryse, Amy, Grey, R, and whoever else was reading Behind Closed Doors…..did ya finish? Just got done and that last line literally had a chill go through my entire body! I loved it!
STILL READING IT NO SPOILERS!!! GAH!!! I HATE HIM!!!!!!! (halfway in)
I’m at almost 65% and I’m having to FORCE myself to stop so I can get some work done!!!
I’m at the mall shopping for stuff I don’t need and shoveling fattening food and high-calorie Starbucks in my mouth right now, so yeah…I’m not any farther than I was this morning.
But I’ll let ya know when I get there. 😉
Cheryl…Squeaker of the House is BEAUTIFUL!! I’m so jealous that you’re already wearing it. 😛
Oh no, Ela…please tell me it’s not authors we love who are attacking CH? She seems to be the sweetest person with a huge heart, and I can’t imagine why anyone would want to go after her!
OK. Seriously? I thought readers we’re busy people who had to *make* time for their books. Where is all the time to be negative coming from? Are they reading too many duds lately? *storms out, slams door*
R. It looks like authors have nothing to write but stupidness on another author’s post. Didn’t see anything much from the readers besides my kick ass friend telling those &^%&*&^& off and yes sadly, I do believe those 2 authors are liked among our group (not me 🙂 )
I know AMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ela, really? I missed that! I just assumed it was readers like with the whole Author Anonymous debacle. What is wrong with people??
*slides pumpkin cream martini over to Maryse*
*SLURPS IT DOWN and looks for more*
Mmmmmm…. pumpkin ANYTHING (except pie). 😛
what??? WHAT??? I’ll take one of those, Amy, please and ALL OF THE PIE.
I promise no spoilers!
Happy Hump Day!!!! *snickers behind hand*.
First Amy! OMG…for Grey…Well Hung indeed! You ladies crack me up! I can only imagine what your friend was thinking…you could have passed it off as a FSOG reference?!?!
Second, Grey …please let me know if enjoy Well Hung so I can add it to my TBR list. Thank ya ma’am!
And last…I randomly started reading How To Date A Douchbag. So far, I am enjoying the back and forth banter…This h is not giving in easy. Kinda has a The Deal / maybe Beautiful Disaster feel to it….needless to say I’m loving it!
Starting BCD right now… Someone supply me with everything I will need… And I’ll take a manicure Cheryl style too LOL!
About 36% in HTDAD and I am LOVIN it…he is such a player!
DG…you can bet I was dying when that happened. *snicker*
Okay, so I need to make more pumpkin cream martinis and A LOT of pumpkin pie. Except for Maryse. Maybe a pumpkin…roll? Or pumpkin…cookies? Help a girl out here. 😉
Finally home, going to finish up the corned beef for supper, and then I’m jumping back into BCD. Oooooh, I can’t wait to see how Grey reacts…
Amy! Pumpkin Bread! Yum! A fall favorite!!!!
And I saw Pumpkin Pop Tarts at the store earlier….interesting.
Mmmmmm . . . I LOBE PUMPKIN ANYTHING, including pie.
I finished Torrid Affair and I stand by it – solid 5 stars for me. Now I think I need something different, and it may be Well Hung.
Did anyone catch that EL James is making a 5th Fifty book?
I can’t believe I typed LOBE!
I totally thought that was new slang!!
I just read the CH post and response and don’t see anything inflammatory from her or the author’s who responded. I think Shiloh Walker and Marie Force were just saying that it happened to them a decade before. And Bob Mayer to him two decades before. Maybe saying”wrong” in response was inflammatory? I don’t think she meant it that way at least the tone I read into it. But honestly when I read CH post I wasn’t exactly clear on what divide she was speaking on, I’m not on fb groups so maybe im missing the author vs. Author thing.
Pumpkin is gross.
DG, is that a giraffe?
“Pumpkin is gross.”
*blink*
Damn, Bev.
DG, pumpkin spice pop tarts are really good, but not much pumpkin flavor, mostly just spice.
Wait…ok, I’ll admit, the pumpkin thing is very upsetting. So, I need to know. What are your thoughts on pecan? Be honest. I won’t judge. (I’ll totally judge.)
Hahaha Bev, our lone pumpkin hater. Now to really get an idea of insanity, I even got pumpkin spice Cheerios. OMG good. Not sweet at all, though if you don’t like cloves, avoid. It’s super heavy on the cloves.
I hate pecan pie.
Hey Amy, remember the other day when “I” was allegedly bullying bev? Just wondering…
*judging*…*JUDGING!!***
HOLY MOLY!!!! This book is working me over something awful!! My anxiety is through the freaking roof right now…and it’s not from angst so this is REALLY different for me.
Jack is horrible. I would really like to nail his sac to a chair (a nail right between the boys…BAM!) and then slice his johnson open and turn it into a hooha. THEN I would turn him loose in general population in a prison.
I. Hate. That. Man.
No, remember? She accused BOTH of us of being GR bullies. 😛
*gasp!!*
A pumpkin hater AND a pecan pie hater?!? I’m in pain…
*blinks*
You put some thought into that, Amy.
Love pecan pie. Love.
I know! But I figure now you’re not so upset about the fact!
Gah!! I’m being *forced* to hang out with my slightly less prison guard like husband, forced to drink wine, forced to listen to Abbey Road while he cooks me dinner. Ugh!! I’m going to fall behind!!
For the pumpkin lovers I know many that love the DQ pumpkin blizzards when they come out.
Abbey Road..The Beatles. .are never ever “ugh”.
Yes Bev, it is a baby giraffe! I soooo love them cuties! Favorite animal mammal. Ha!
Tessa…pecan chocolate pie is YUM-YUM!
R. Pecans are divine! I have pecan trees, a couple of muscadine vines, and a pomegranate tree. Butter pecan ice cream….another yum!
Poor, poor R. It sounds absolutely terrible….I mean seriously being ‘forced’ to drink wine while your honey cooks for you…yeah, right!
😀 I was kidding. But I do think he’s on a mission to prove that The Doors aren’t the only band who had an album come out in 1969. Whatevs.
I;m going to say this. Pecans are okay. Pumpkin pecan pie (yes, it’s a thing) is good. Pecan pie on its own has that weird syrupy taste no matter who makes it.
I went to look, because I never remember dates of albums. I didn’t know Jethro Tull has been around that long. Yes, I admit. The only reason I know who Jethro Tull is is due to the Heavy Metal award.
OMG are we seriously talking about books, classic rock, and pie? I could die now.
Lynyrd Skynyrd and AC/DC…thanks to older siblings.
I would be remiss if I didn’t know and love Sweet Home Alabama…
I know those songs. Just not Jethro Tull. And! The Who’s Tommy came out that year and Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revvval.
PUMPKIN ANYTHING. I LOVE.
Just not that mushy pumpkin pie stuff. No. Nope. No.
Y’all can have my slice. 🙂
PECAN PIE is my absolute FAVORITE. but due to the fact that 1/8th of a pie is like… 900 calories… I abstain.
BUT I HATE ABSTAINING!!!!!
So apple pie (and all other fruit pies) it is…
I’m documenting my classic rock education on IG if anyone’s bored to tears. I’m a moron, so I can’t figure out how to link it, but it’s @robinhillwrites
Ok, is BCD purely a psychological thriller or are there some smexy times/romance? By Amy’s comments I’m thinking no romance.
No romance Cheryl…
Holy MOLY!!! I am finished with BCD and absolutely wrung out. But dang, that was a fun ride! 😀
“BUT I HATE ABSTAINING!!!!!” <—— Yeah, abstinence pretty much sucks. *snicker*
Oh wait…were you talking about food? Sure, okay. So was I. 😛
Definitely no romance, Cheryl. 😕
OMG – I soooo have to quit one clicking. I have like 200 books that I need to read. And I one click, like I think they are going to go away and I’ll never be able to get them again…. Sighhhh. It’s a disease…and if it’s wrong, I don’t wanna be right. But, before I cut myself off – do I really need to one click Behind Closed Doors??? I love angst and dark and creepy and emotionally draining books…sounds like I better one click this one too!!!
FLT: “I’ll have some fresh ones on the marrow. ” -Sawbones by Melissa Lenhardt
I’m enjoying this one. The historical details are interesting, but can be hard to read the historical attitudes towards certain segments of the population. I do think her for shadowing can be too heavy, though in one instance it tipped me off I was still shocked at the magnitude of the incident. I’ll definitely read the next book, well if it keeps up, I’m only 70% in.
I’m reading slow but not a reflection on the book. Doing most of my reading on my commute.
Lisa…I’m giggling because that’s how I feel when I click books, that they’ll be gone or I will forget about them and then I won’t ever be able to get them again. It’s ridiculous but whatever because that’s how our book brains work! 😉
I read Mad Sea last night. I had to have the lights off for little dude, so I had to set aside Dragonmark for a story on the Kindle. It was cute. It is one that would have benefited from being longer, but as a short story, cute.
FLT:
“The bastards cut his throat.”
Dragonmark by Sherrilyn Kenyon
I’m liking it, but I was really hoping for Max’s story. It’s his brother’s book, so I’m getting hints, but I really just want his story.
Finished How To Date A Douchebag….LOVED it! It definitely had a The Deal feel to it!
Lisa…one-clicking is good…or you will probably forget..like me! Honestly, I have this book on my brain that I read a section of like a year or so ago and for the life of me can’t remember the name or author. I should have one-clicked and came back when I was in the mood for it…
FLT
“My life was a black hole.” ~ Torrid Affair by Callie Anderson
Any takers for another BR? 😉
DG…do you remember anything about the book? We might be able to help.
Amy, my girlfriend just finished Torrid Affair and LOVED it. I’m moving it up on my list! I could potentially start it next.
FLT: There was so much paperwork. (Prisoned, by Marni Mann). I’m at 50%. Intriguing and hoping my predictions are wrong so it will throw me for a loop!
FLT: “Jack Torrance thought” Officious little prick.
Yup. Got roped into BR’ing The Shining. Woe is me.
“I had the entire night planned for when she got home.”
Laws of Attraction by Peter Styles
I got this one on loan. Yea me. So I’m going to try to get it read before I jump into a group read of Born Sinner (Se7en Sinners, #1)
by S.L. Jennings tomorrow night.
Oooooh. I really like Born Sinners, Fabi. SL Jennings should only do PNR just because I loved every one she did that much.
I thought someone here had read it already. Was that you Tessa?
Yep! G00d enough for a five star, at least from me.
both The Bloodline War (The Community Series Book 1) by Tracy Tappan andThe Legacy Human (Singularity Series Book 1) by Susan Kaye Quinn are free today.
I read The Legacy Human last year. Four stars, although I didn’t review it on GR.
Amy, I already finished Torrid Affair but can lend a shoulder to cry on, shots of tequila when you want to strangle any of the characters.
Amy…The h was just out of high school (I think) and having affair with an older man (maybe a classmates dad?) and she breaks it to him that she is leaving town and he is devastated…want to say it is part of a series. I was reminded of this about a month ago when someone on here mentioned another book where the h is having an affair with a married man and goes on vacation with the family…yeah not sure what that one was either…
I was wrong. I apparently read Max’s story. it was Dragonbane. Guess what book I have to re-read? *sighs* How did I forget?
FLT: “The bone drums had been pounding across the jagged slopes of the Black Mountains since sundown”. Empire of Storms.
Only at 17% but floving it. Rowan Whitehorn… OMG… so dreamy.
Pumpkin anything is just alright for me. Didn’t grow up with it. Germans don’t do pumpkin. Wonder if they grow there?
lol I have to finally give in and say, yes. Rowan is right for her. I know you aren’t far into it but this one, you see her flaws. It’s great. You saw her flaws before, but they really show and I love that. It made her even more real.
Actually you see more of all of their flaws. Way more than the other books, if that makes sense?
Oh man, Sharon…that sounds ominous. PERFECT!! (let’s see if I’m still saying that once I get more into it though ;))
DG…now I REALLY want to know what those two books are! I read Letters to My Mother not long ago, and it was pretty dang good. It takes place in the 50’s (if I remember correctly) and she starts an affair with a professor. It was heartbreaking when everything came to a head and then had a bittersweet conclusion. I would definitely recommend it simply because it is different in terms of subject matter (well, the setting and storyline details…not the teacher-student plot), and especially if you tend to like stories set back in earlier decades. Which I do. 😉
Sometimes I really wish I possessed the gift of articulation when describing books like some of y’all do.
*sigh*
But hey! I can out-cuss a sailor any day!!! 😛
OK. I skipped ALL the comments so far. BCD… Holy crap on cracker… I’m dying here. It’s soooo good! Fully engaged pretzel tummy. Only stopping to charge my kindle for a few LOL!
Amy you are articulate and, sometimes, scarily imaginative in describing your books.
I was thinking the same thing bev. If Amy doesn’t consider herself articulate then I need to think of myself as mute. :-/.
I can never express myself as well as you do Amy.
I agree with Bev and Fabi on your ability to describe the storylines …and other stuff Amy!
Holy HOTNESS Batman! I started Viewing Room: A Society X Novel…Dark Room was HAWT….well, the Viewing Room might just be straight on the equator! Gonna be an AWESOME start to my weekend!!!!
Aw, you guys… *blushes* Y’all are so sweet!
It’s just kinda funny because I will try to express certain things about a book but can’t quite say it the way I want to, and then someone else (and especially Maryse in her reviews!) will express it the way I wanted to and I’m all, “THAT is what I was trying to say!” LOL!!