Hi. Oh look. It’s Monday. Coffee please? Yep. Monday. π
<— But that’s okay, right? ‘Cause it’s a new week of new books, book sales, and well… THAT ONE THERE TO THE LEFT (SeekΒ by Mia Sheridan)!!! AND LOOK AT THAT ONE TO THE RIGHT!!! Ryan’s BedΒ by TIJAN!!!Β ββββ
Β THEY. ARE. LIVE!!!!!
And many others that might make you squee!!! π
LOOK WHAT ELSE JUST WENT LIVE EARLYΒ Β !
SeekΒ by Mia Sheridan <— MIA SHERIDAN’S LATEST IS LIVE???! OMG!!! MIA SHERIDAN’S LATEST IS LIVE!!!!! “Wealthy socialite Olivia Barton never imagined her fiancΓ© would disappear on what was supposed to be a routine business trip. She’s even more heartbroken and confused when a hired private investigator tracks him half a world away, to a seaside town in Colombia. But the country has recently been ravaged by a massive earthquake and deadly tsunami, shutting down outside communication and making travel all but impossible. Still, Olivia is determined to make it to Colombia to find the answers she so desperately seeks. What she needs is a guideβa mercenary…“
Ryan’s BedΒ by Tijan <— TIJAN’S LATEST IS LIVE!!!! OMG IT SOUNDS HEARTBREAKING & INTENSE!!!! “I crawled into Ryan Jensenβs bed that first night by accident. I barely knew him. I thought it was his sisterβs bedβher room. It took seconds to realize my error, and I should’ve left… I didnβt. I didnβt jump out. I didnβt get embarrassed. I relaxed. And that night, in that moment, it was the only thing I craved. I asked to stay. He let me, and I slept. The truth? I never wanted to leave his bed. If I could’ve stayed forever, I would have. He became my sanctuary. Becauseβfour hours earlierβmy twin sister killed herself.”
- Her deepest fear (The deepest series Book 1)Β by C.M Thomas <— AFTER TRAUMA… SHE FINDS COMFORT WITH A ROCK STAR… “...When notes from her almost rapist started showing up, Anna quit her job and escaped to her sister’s side as she managed a famous band, Deep C. While struggling with anxiety attacks, Anna found a happy distraction in Zane, the bad boy drummer...”
ShiverΒ by Suzanne Wright <— BECAUSE OF HER PAST, SHE WRITES UNDER A PEN NAME… and then she meets him. “...When she meets alarmingly compelling businessman Blake Mercier, the snap of attraction is instant. She doesnβt like it. Doesnβt want to be drawn to this man who is blatantly dangerous, carries dark secrets, and lives life by his own rules. Neither of them make a great first impression on the other, so sheβs more than surprised when he begins to pursue her with a single-minded focus that is unsettling, thrilling, and infuriating. Her gut tells her to keep her distance, but Blake wonβt let her run. Wonβt give her space. Thereβs another person who wonβt give her space. Someone who has discovered the secret of her penname and who seems intent on taunting her...”
- Crazy LoveΒ by Kendra C. Highley <— HE’S A SPORTS STAR & SHE’S ALMOST A DOCTOR… “…Charlotte Brown is determined to become a doctorβa neurologist to be precise, and sheβsΒ alwaysprecise. She doesnβt have time for anything except school, waitressing at a mountaintop cafΓ©, and studying. Meeting the ridiculously sexy Luke Madison wonβt change that plan, even if kissing him makes her pulse race. Neither can afford to slip up…”
A Touch of Cinnamon (Three Sisters Catering Book 2)Β by Bethany Lopez <— THE MAN SHE LEFT BEHIND SHOW UP ACROSS THE STREET… “For the past year, Tasha has thrown herself into her catering business with her sisters, but sheβs been keeping a secret. The hot, moody owner of Prime Beef, is the only man she ever loved. The man she left behind in college, and thought sheβd never see again, until he showed up across the street…”
- Rock On (The Exes #7)Β by Cheryl Douglas
- Having Henley (The Gilroy Clan Book 3)Β by Megyn Ward
- More Than AnythingΒ by Nick KoveΒ <— M/M ROMANCE ALERT!! “...What started out as helping someone in need, slowly turns into something much more when he keeps appearing in my life. But how can he want someone like me? Someone so damaged and traumatised from my past that it keeps on messing up my present?“
Under the Stars: A thrilling second-chance romance duet. (Bright Lights Book 2)Β by Tia Louise <— HE’S BACK & HE WANTS HER NO MATTER WHAT!!!Β P.S. This is book #2 in a DUET!!! Must be read in order! “...I thought he died in the fight.Β I was wrong. He’s here. Stronger, more powerful… Sexier. And dangerous. The boy I loved is now the one man we have to fear most. When he tried to save me, he had no power. Now everything has changed, and he’ll never stop until I’m his...”
- Very Irresistible Playboy: A Romantic Comedy (Billionaire Bachelors Book 1)Β by Lila Monroe <— FAKE FIANCE ALERT!! “…Something tells me Iβm about to be way out of my leagueβ¦ and under the most handsome, infuriating man Iβve ever met. But with a fortune on the line, can we beat out his crazy relatives to win the prize? And will our fake relationship be game over at the finish line?“
- Knight Magic (Otherworld)Β by Yasmine Galenorn
Blind DevotionΒ by S. Nelson <— SHE HAS TO MARRY THE MAN HER FATHER CHOSE FOR HER... “Alina Winthrop’s only focus is her career as a lawyer at her fatherβs firm. She has goals to one day takeover, helping countless people when the reins are passed down to her, but thereβs a catch. She has to go along with everything her father wants, including marrying a man of his choosing. However, the moment she meets a cocky and intrusive stranger, all bets are off...”
- Alpha’s Obsession: An MC Werewolf RomanceΒ by Renee Rose & Lee Savino <— TORTURED SHIFTER KIDNAPS HER…Β “I’ve spent my life in the lab, researching the cure for the disease that killed my mom. No late nights out, no dates, definitely no boyfriend.Β Then Sam breaks into my lab, steals my research, and kidnaps me. He’s damaged. Crazy. And definitely not human.He and his friends are on a mission to stop the company that’s been torturing shifters, and now I’m a part of it...”
- Imperfect Monster (A Dark Romance)Β by Jennifer Bene <— DARK READ ALERT!! “Nicky just wants to save her brother. She showed up with an envelope full of cash and a smart mouth and found herself in a den of monsters. I wish I could say I was the best of them, I wish I could say I wanted to protect her β but Iβm far from perfect and sheβs so damn sweet...”
Vanished:Brides of the Kindred 21Β by Evangeline Anderson <—Β EVANGELINE ANDERSON’S LATEST “BRIDES OF THE KINDRED” IS LIVE!! “…Harper Wilde is sitting on the beach, minding her own business when a huge, muscular Kindred warrior with black hair and blazing white eyes demands that she accompany him into the future. Harper has no choice–she is dragged against her will into a dystopian nightmare–the world as it might become if something isn’t changed. And that something that needs changing is Harper herself...”
- Taming Irish: A Rock Star Romance (Wild Irish Book 3)Β by C.M. Seabrook <— ROCK STAR & SHE FALLS INTO HIS LAP… (can be read as a standalone)… “...I’m the wild in Wild Irish, and I have no intention of ever being tamed. Until Makena Fraser practically falls into my lap – twice. And the woman has me thinking about all kinds of messed up things. Like family. And promises. And making sure no one ever hurts her again...”
Until You’re Mine (Fighting for Her)Β by Cindi Madsen <— MMA FIGHTER THAT WANTS HIS TOP SPOT BACK AGAIN… “...Iβve finally convinced the owner of Team Domination to take a chance and get me back in fightingβand winningβshape. What I didnβt bargain for is the guyβs spitfire of a daughter. Factor in her two professional-fighter brothers who are acting as my coaches and the fact that my career hangs in the balance, and Brooklynβs theΒ lastΒ girl I should be fantasizing about…“
Better Off Without HimΒ byΒ Dee Ernst <—Β LOVE TRIANGLE ALERT!!! She’s a romance author that’s been left by her husband for a younger woman… “She canβt continue to write about βHappily Ever After,β so she changes the heroine of her new book from a hot young thing to a forty-something woman who manages to find happiness without a man. Her agent isnβt too happyβthe heroine is how old? She doesnβt get the guy in the end? How is that even possible? But Mona is tough, and sheβs got Anthony, her personal assistant, and a few good friends to cheer her on and keep the stiff martinis flowing. And Ben. Ben is her plumber, but not your average plumber. Heβs smart enough to know that Brian was never good enough for her, and sexy enough to be cast as the romantic lead in quite a few of her books. The sound of his voice alone can send her imagination into full romantic overdrive. Then she meets Mitch, who might be just the guy for her. And thereβs still Ben, whoβs managed to come to her rescue more than once...”
PREORDERS (Just a few of those going live at midnight!!Β )
Still Me: A NovelΒ by Jojo Moyes β January 23rd 2018
- Bad for You (Dirty Deeds)Β by J. Daniels β January 23rd 2018
- UndefeatedΒ by Jane Harvery-Berric and Stuart Reardon β January 23rd 2018
- Here Comes the Sun (Butler, Vermont Series Book 3)Β by Marie Force β January 23rd 2018
- Respect: An Infidelity Stand-alone NovelΒ by Aleatha RomigΒ – January 23rd 2018
- Pretty Ugly LiesΒ by Pamela CraneΒ – January 23rd 2018
- Angelβs Halo: Fallen Angel (Angelβs Halo MC Book 6)Β by Terri Anne BrowningΒ – January 23rd 2018
- Judgment Road (Torpedo Ink)Β by Christine FeehanΒ – January 23rd 2018
Keep Her Safe: A NovelΒ by K.A. Tucker β January 23rd 2018
- xo, ZachΒ by Kendall RyanΒ – January 23rd 2018
- Falling Under: a Walker Security standalone novelΒ by Lisa Renee Jones β January 23rd 2018
- Love Me Like This: The MorrisonsΒ by Bella AndreΒ – January 24th 2018
Gasp! Am I first?? *throws glitter bombs*
OK. Lots of goodies up there, Maryse. π *starts clickety-clicking kindle samples*
Pass the coffee please. Actually, maybe some of that fancy Nespresso stuff.
*yawns and rubs sleep from eyes*
Anyway, good morning! So many of those sound fabulous. I think I need to “sample click” like Jan.
I finished One True Loves last night (4.5 stars) and now need to find next ebook and audiobook. Hmmmmm…
Well, well, well… Look at the Aussie component sneaking in and nabbing first. Complete with glitter. Hmmph, I’ll allow it. *giggle* Just wanted to throw more hugs toward Amy and say. Yes…that… All of that. And we’ve got it this week!!
Thanks, Maryse for this mini Monday list! But I have to stay strong…unless they are KU, LOL! The book buy ban is still in effect!
Football hangover! My Philadelphia Eagles are going to the Super Bowl! Need more sleep…
Good morning!
Still reading Midnight Blue. I’m liking it, but it’s not what I expected. The way the hero is written is a bit over the top for me, almost as if he’s a caricature, but I’m hoping it’ll all come together in the end,
Leslie–I saw that you asked if I’ve used my immersion blender, and the answer is: not yet. When the temps go back down, I think I’ll make soup too. There are about 4 or 5 times in a year that I’m cooking something and think, ‘I wish I had an immersion blender for this.’, but for the life of me, right now, I can’t remember what I was making during any of those times! lol
Good morning everyone!!!!! π
I bought all the stuff to make a homemade tomato soup (fresh tomatoes and everything) but not sure if I will actually do it. Will report back if I use the immersion blender and live to tell about it. π
Good Morning Maryse, our lovely hostess with the mostest.
Oh, and I found audiobook for today. Capture by Rachel Van Dyken. I “think” I read before that this cover is author & hubs. If so, she is beautiful and hubs is hottie!
Her husband is hot Leslie! I love that cover!
I read Keep Her Safe a little while ago and although I remember loving it and raving about it, I can’t remember a damn thing about it. I hate that.
Leslie, yeah, it’s them. π Also, I adore that book. Seriously adore. There’s just something special about it that made me read it more than once.
It IS a good story…really liking it so far. π
3 things:
1. I am exhausted. Coffee nor diet coke is working.
2. Was at grocery store at 7:15, cleaned my Dad’s apartment, picked up my son and now I can’t move off couch.
3. I want to snuggle in blankie fort and have someone bring me soup. (homemade tomato soup. All ingredients waiting in my kitchen)
3 things:
1. I hate Mondays with a passion. Don’t want to work today.
2. My tricky 1-clicker finger became obsessed and clicked Ryan’s Bed and Seek…. couldn’t help it.
3. Reading Blood Bound…..book 2 of the Mercy Thompson series! Love it!
1. I’m jumping into Riders on the Storm today!
2. So I’ll be scarce on the interwebs.
3. I just had a Sonic kid’s cheeseburger and it was delish!
Never ate at a Sonic before!
I love it! They put one close to our house (we have NOTHING out here) and I swore it wouldn’t affect me. 20k cheeseburgers later… π And tater tots with cheese? Somebody kill me.
20k cheeseburgers later….LMAO
Tater tots with cheese…..yum, I’m sold!
3 Things:
1. Jean made me so happy because she’s reading Blood Bound.
2. I really want to get back to the book I was reading. So far, it’s that good.
3. I am out of dark chocolate. I want dark chocolate. I NEED dark chocolate. Alas, I am out of dark chocolate.
++ thing. No cheese on tater tots! Yuck!
Sonic sounds delish. We don’t really have those here. Only a few in Massachusetts and none in areas I go to.
*does happy dance for Riders on the Storm to be ready soon*
3 Things:
1. I won a signed copy of Bad Things from R.K. Lilley and I can’t wait to get it!
2. I spent 5 hours searching for a new microwave the other day, finally ordered it from Wal-Mart, and now our old one is working fine.
3. I still have ALL my Christmas decorations up (except for my tree).
Oooo congrats Nay on that signed copy…. that’s a good one to have!
Pretty Ugly Lies sounds like one that needs to be on my radar. Some pricier ones on my tbr also releasing tomorrow: Match Made in Manhattan (chick lit) https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01N6V67IB/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1516645388&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=match+made+in+manhattan, Anatomy of a Scandal https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B06ZZ1YD8M/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1516655230&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=anatomy+of+a+scandal
3 Things:
1. I’m binging Jurassic Park, bc I’m cool like that
2. I’m ridiculously tired today (I blame the rainy, warmer weather)
3. The boy and I worked on wiping our own butt’s today AND counting…win!
Congratulations Nay!!! One of my ALL-TIME FAVORITES!!
1. Iβm thrilled we are getting a surprise Tijan read.
2. Sonic makes me drool…chili cheese coney and chili cheese fries from there are just sinful.
3. Iβm officially staying at my job. Yep, the bully will be working elsewhere from here on out. π
3 things
1. It’s a BEAUTIFUL spring day. In January. What the hell??
2. Majority of the time I love my job. Even when I do not want to get up on Mondays.
3. I am however having a bad hair day.
Look at moneypenny being all badass.
Awesome news, Amy!
Congrats on your win Nay! IKWYM about Midnight Blue. I really like it actually, but it’s a tad OTT and I’m taking a little break from it.
No Sonics near here. I’m not too sure what a tatertot is either (something potato, I guess?) Could be yummy but I’m not sure about the cheese…… Excited about R starting on her new book!!!!!
I seem to be reading A WHOLE LOT OF BOOKS AT ONCE at the moment. Like, more than I usually do LOL. Not too sure why. Some of them not my usual genre either (like that bully book!) I’m jumpin’ from one to the other like a crazy thing.
Amy glad to hear things worked out for you at your job. Sometimes karma comes up and bites those horrible people on the bum (to use an appealing mixed metaphor LOL)
Huh. Autocorrect – that was meant to be an APPALLING mixed metaphor. Bwahahaha
I like appealling better lol
Tatter tots are mashed potatoes surrounded by shredded potatoes fried and bite-sized.
Look, a wiki! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tater_tots
The ones we have are more like mini hash browns. Think McDonalds or Burger King. Ours are definitely not mashed. They’re just deep fried grated potatoes.
Thankyou Tessa, I didnβt know what they were either.
Not sure I would like them.
I read Rβs book βwaiting fo the Sunβ and I loooved it. So if you have t read it. Go in blind and enjoy that crazy emotional ride. Sooo good.
3 things
1) Iβm starting a new book today. Too many to choose from.
2) Iβm going to the city today to shop. Whispers (Iβve taken the day off)
3) 5 days in a row itβs near 100f and I am having trouble sleeping because itβs soooo hot.
βSeekβis mine. Fists pumps
Oh yes. we can buy those frozen at the supermarket. Called Potato gems. Pretty yummy (but I’m still on the fence with the cheese). Ha. That’s a weird visual image. Go Jan on the metaphors today.
Yes Melinda, aren’t we all SO SICK OF THE HOT WEATHER. It’s getting ridiculous. Enjoy your shopping day. The shops will all be air-conditioned anyway π
Thank you Melinda!
And here’s a better pic of ACTUAL Sonic cheese tots. I’m telling you…to die for. But yeah, never heard of them made with mashed potatoes. That would be gross.
I want Tristan & Danika to be real! I want to hug them, hang out with them and be their BFF.
When I got the email from RKL, I got all fangirly and had to tell her that ALL of us love Tristan and Danika and have recommended them over and over and over! lol I couldn’t resist, even though an assistant will probably be taking care of it.
Don’t ya’ll put shredded cheese on a baked potato sometimes? Cheese tots are no different–cheese/potato
Nay you were supposed to tell her about the song and say, “remember that weirdo who stalked you at RT? Well she’s not the ONLY crazy one!” π
I finished Robin’s book too! Even with a very mild cliffy, I loved it & eagerly await the follow up. Some unanswered questions I don’t want to post here for fear of spoiling it. There were moments I really wanted to kick Darian. For real! And the steam factor! Woo-ee-mama. I can’t look you in the eye now, R. HeeHee.
Three things:
1. I bought a yellow rug because it was on super clearance online. Now I’m second guessing that decision!
2. I finally got to finish GoT, totally caught up, and I’m FLOORED.
3. I am up-to-date on the tide-pod fiasco only because of this blog. I never would have known. See? We talk about current issues!
That MC werewolf Kidnapping blurb caught my eye. Ha! It really did!
Alright, I don’t like cheese on my baked potatoes either. So, yuck. And tater tots are yummy. They are what fries should have been.
Now, I have to call it. Did you all see Shiver up there. That one has my eye. Well, Ryan’s Bed does too, but you all knew that.
MichelleS, wasn’t that ending INSANE? Also, yep, saw that MC Werewolf. Has to be better than the fairy MC I read. They were cheesy bad guys.
Apparently I come across as so obsessed with The Others series that a few of my friends here thought I would just randomly insert references about it when talking of other books.
I am reading To Love Jason Thorne right now and am looking forward to the marriage of convenience that is (hopefully) about to happen and not about a Murder of Crows.
I am also reading Waiting for the Sun and To Tell the Truth I did love Darien’s dog Bieber and listening to his and Frankie’s conversations as narrated by Lin Manuel Miranda as they sit in The Courtyard.
Thank you for reading MichelleS! π
Finally caught up on comments- busy weekend that I’m still recovering from. Daughter had mock trial tournament all weekend and work today was CRAZY. I think your week might be contagious Grey.
3 things:
1.Starting Waiting for the Sun, now. Didn’t get chance to read it this weekend. Hate cliffhangers, so that is making me anxious and hesitant to read it before book 2 is out.
2. Cheese is good on everything!
3. Happy your “bully” was re-located Amy!!
βLe sighβ – R
Gahhhhhh freaking love it Robin!!!
You romance writing badasssssssss
AMY YOU GO GIRL!!!
You are absolutely right my friend life is too dang short and YOU are too darn Awesome to put up with that crap or in my case what I like to call βlittle man syndromeβ Yes Yes I had one of those too and I to had enough and left and never looked back!
β¦well actually I systematically facilitated the hiring of my former pharmacy techs, that worked under said little man, to my new place of employment and we all worked happy ever after.
BOOYA little man
*snaps finger in z-formation*
Just scrolled up…CONGRATS AMY! That’s awesome!
And thanks guys! <3 Kooloo said a naughty word! π
I love their tater tots with cheese and donβt tell anybody but I can scarf down 2 of their chili dogs too.
Also finished Midnight Blue. I liked it but not loved. But found myself thinking about when I was finished which usually for me means it had more of an impact than I thought. One of the more selfish H I have read about. If I had a choice I would read again and there are many books I have finished that I canβt say that about. Good writing. Some parts a little tedious. Would give almost a 4.
Just finished βThis is Not a Fairytaleβ β- and found the new take on a smutty tale surprisingly enjoyable. It WAS raw and real like the author intended but it was also kinda… beautiful – as only real life can be.
Everyone on West Coast stay safe. Tsunami warning….so scary.
I do love the cover of This Is Not a Fairytale.
Happy tuesday!! Off to work, hoping it’s not as crazy as yesterday.
Listening to Bastille- World Gone Mad while reading the prologue in Waiting for the Sun. Coincidence? I. Think. Not!