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Latest Paranormal & Contemporary Romance Book Releases – November 22nd 2016

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE! :D!!!!

BREAKING NEWS UPDATE!! TARRYN FISHER EARLY BLACK FRIDAY SALE!

Her books are on super-bargain sale RIGHT NOW on Amazon

➔ F*ck Love
➔ Marrow
➔ Mud Vein
➔ The Opportunist (Love Me With Lies Book 1)
➔ Dirty Red (Love Me With Lies Book 2)
➔ Thief (Love Me With Lies Book 3)

Here are my Tarryn Fisher reviews (’cause y’all know I just LOVE her!!) ➔ https://www.maryse.net/tag/tarryn-fisher

I know many of us are preparing for the big day (and the other big day right after) 😉 so this week’s new release list is a smaller one, but there are a few that caught my eye for sure! AND AND!!!!

One of my latest SUPER-FAVORITES right up there, to the left. An Exaltation of Larks!!! My friends, I IMPLORE YOU!!!! DO NOT MISS IT!!

I JUST 5-STARRED IT!!!! This is a MUST READ, with that delicious slow burn, that touch of forbidden (super-steamy!!!) while remaining poignant and REAL. Here’s my review!!

Tracie: This is easily my favorite book this year. It’s absolutely OUTSTANDING!! Everyone needs to read this ASAP …I’m still not over it. Everything I’ve read since is just meh

Britton:  Best book of the year hands down. Nothing nothing can compare

What else looks extra good, today? Out of Bounds (a new Lauren Blakely football star for us!), Brutal Game (the surprise sequel to a darker romance read that shocked me a few years back – and that I loved!), 1001 Dark Nights (a steamy anthology by some of our very favorite authors!!), Fifteen Words (sounds like it could be an epic, and tumultuous love story, taking place during Wartime Nazi Germany) <— NOW THAT IS A BLURB-JOLT!.

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

AUDIOBOOK L:DVERS

For those going on a road trip soon, or maybe you’ve got some projects that require both hands this weekend but still allows you to “listen”… check out the free audible trial + 2 free audiobooks deal —>

  • AND! Here’s the fun-tool again! —> Find out which of YOUR Kindle books are available as audiobooks at a BARGAIN-PRICE! <— This thing is so cool (Amazon calls it “Matchmaker“)! It’s an Amazon feature, that scans your Kindle books and will list all of the ones you have that are also available as an audiobook at a discounted price (not normal audiobook prices). This way, you can switch back and forth, seamlessly between your ebooks and your audiobooks. VERY COOL!
  1. The Operator: The Peri Reed Chronicles, Book 2 by Kim Harrison
  2. Over the Edge by Meredith Wild
  3. Penmort Castle by Kristen Ashley <— RELEASING IN A FEW DAYS!!!
  4. Island of Glass: Guardians Trilogy, Book 3 by Nora Roberts <— RELEASING SOON!!!
  5. Blood Vow: Black Dagger Legacy, Book 2 by J.R. Ward <— RELEASING SOON!!!
    

 

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!):

  • Willing Victim (Flynn and Laurel Book 1) by Cara McKenna <— One of the first DARK & RISQUE LOVE STORIES that I ever read (and I loved it)!!!!! Willing Victim (but only if you’re okay with the more “hardcore” fantasies). He’s a bad-ass construction worker by day, underground boxer by night, and umm… by later night? He has a few “girlfriends” that he er… helps after his fights, by providing for their… needs. *waggles eyebrows* It’s rough, that’s for sure, but HIM? And the gentle moments in between? I really connected to that. It’s super-bargain priced right now ’cause the surprise sequel was JUST released (below)!!! 😀 *happy wiggle* (here’s my review)

Skye: The re-release of Willing Victim is on sale…! I’m so psyched for Brutal Game <3

Anna: Ahhhh!!! It’s like getting a present I didn’t know to ask for. I’m going to re-read Willing Victim to amp up my anticipation (which is already pretty high)! Yipee!

Diane: i read Willing Victim last night and LOVED every minute

Mara: Just read Willing Victim by Cara McKenna and I kinda hated Flynn at first. He rejected the heroine at first *gasp* how rude. But her heroes always get me in the end. She writes the best blue-collar-real-tough guys. Wish she’d do some male POVs

Alabama Amy: I wasn’t thaaaaat disturbed. I actually enjoyed it. The characters grew on me and it was different. The only thing I didn’t like was the length. It was short and had a to-be-continued feel. Not a cliffhanger because it ended in a complete story but you don’t know if it’s “forever” yet. My reaction was more “oooh that’s kinda kinky” and less “man that’s some crazy $*#t”.

  • TKO Series: Books 1-4 by Ana Layne <— FIGHTER SERIES BUNDLE and it’s super-bargain priced today!
  • Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal <— Suanne recommends it! “…a book I’m pretty evangelical about is “Kitchens of the Great Midwest.” If you’re a foodie, I think you’ll really love this quirky novel. But I recommend it to everyone.”
  • The Jack & Jill Series by Jewel E Ann <— Kandace found us this one! “I saw today the Jack and Jill bundle by Ann Jewel is on sale too. I really enjoyed the series. It was different…”
  • FRISK ME, OFFICER by Sylvia Fox <— SHE’S INTO HER DAD’S BEST FRIEND & HE’S A COP!!! *waggles eyebrows* And it’s a recent release on super-bargain right now. “When I head home from college for some peace and quiet while my parents are out of town, a string of robberies leaves me scared and all alone. There’s only one man I can call. And only one man who can protect me…” (recent release)
  • Twenty-One (21) by Clarissa Wild <— SHE’S TAKEN AT THE AGE OF 21 TO REPAY A FAMILY DEBT… “For 21 weeks she carried a burden no girl should ever have to carry. Now she loses her freedom to a man born to destroy her. 21 days His name: Angel DeLuca. His mission: To break her in 21 days before she sees through his lies. But she won’t give up without a fight. 21 minutes It takes only 21 minutes for their lives to be forever entwined.” (super-bargain priced today!!)
  • The Bachelor Auction (The Bachelors of Arizona) by Rachel Van Dyken <— SUPER-BARGAIN!! Thank you Anna!
  • The Secret Life of Trystan Scott (The Complete Collection Vol 1-5) by H.M Ward <— SUPER-BARGAIN PRICED SERIES BUNDLE ALERT!!!! “For a limited time, you can get THE SECRET LIFT OF TRYSTAN SCOTT OMNIBUS edition and take home all 5 volumes and save.”

Jean: You must read the Secret Life of Trystan Scott 1 thru 5 first! Don’t be intimidated! They are like short novellas comprised into one book!

Tessa: The Trystan Scotts series can be read outside of the Ferro family’s series.

       

 

PARANORMAL/FANTASY/SCI-FI/DYSTOPIAN

  1. The Siren’s Dream by Amber Belldene
  2. Thomas’ Heart (Judgement Of The Six Companion Series Book 4) by Melissa Haag
  3. Blood Vow (Vampire Warrior Romance) (Kyn Series Book 1) by Mina Carter
  4. Highlander Ever After: Fantasy Romance (Nvengaria Book 3) by Jennifer Ashley
  5. Little Morning Star (Wicked Crown Book 1) by May Sage
  6. Strategic Vulnerability: New & Lengthened 2016 Anniversary Edition (Immortal Ops Book 4) by Mandy M. Roth
  7. Heir: A Wolf Shifter Paranormal Romance (Protectors of the Pack Book 3) by Keira Blackwood
  8. Untouched (Higher Elevation Series Book 2) by Renee Regent
  9. Always and Evermore (Home Series Book 4) by Stephanie Andrassy
  10. Ink Her by Elle Q. Sabine
  11. Battle for Cymmera (Kingdom Of Cymmera Trilogy) by Dani-Lyn Alexander
  12. Blind Spot (Blind Justice Book 1) by Adam Zorzi
  13. Lost in Time: Book 3 in The Fine Art of Deception Series by Alyssa Richards
            

 

CONTEMPORARY

  1. An Exaltation of Larks by Suanne Laqueur <— THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!
  2. HOT GUY (A Christmas Novel) by H.M. Ward <— JUST WENT LIVE THIS EVENING ADD-ON ALERT! She has a one night stand with him, and then he leaves her… “I pull myself together and jump headfirst into the holiday season when I finally get some good news—a job offer at a swank coffee shop in Manhattan. The problem? It’s not a building. I’ll be working in a food truck in ass-cold freezing temps, dressed like a slutty Swiss Miss. Oh, and Hot Guy is there. Every day. Every night. He’s the boss.”
  3. Out of Bounds by Lauren Blakely <— LAUREN BLAKELY FOOTBALL STAR ALERT!!! “…I tell myself one night will have to be enough. But it’s not. And now I can’t get her out of my mind. Even when I’m playing. Even when I need to focus. Even when I’m on the hottest streak of my life. And it turns out, she’s not just some random woman I met. She works for the team. My team…“
  4. Blindsided: A Titanium Security Christmas Novella (Titanium Security Series Book 6) by Kaylea Cross
  5. A Cranberry Inn Christmas by Beth Ehemann
  6. One Enchanted Eve: A Novella (Enchanted Christmas Collection Book 2) by Melissa Tagg
  7. Lucky Kisses (3:AM Kisses Book 12) by Addison Moore <— THEY CAN’T STAND EACH OTHER ALERT!! “His obnoxious mug seems impossible to escape. So when we’re paired together to work on the community interaction project, we call a truce. In fact, the more I hang out with Lawson, the more it seems he really gets me. Not too many people do…“
  8. Sinful (Desired Affliction Book 4) by C.A. Harms
  9. The Promise (Dogs of Fire: Wolfpack Book 1) by Piper Davenport
  10. Skewed (The Mercenary Series Book 1) by Marissa Farrar
  11. Blame It on the Shame by Ashley Jade
  12. Vice by Callie Hart <— EX-MILITARY HERO, NOW IN AN MC & FALLS FOR THE DAUGHTER OF A CRIME LORD ALERT!! “…now he’s gone and done something he swore he would never do. He’s fallen for the one girl he can’t have. Cortina Villalobos is an untouchable. The daughter of one of Ecuador’s most notorious cartel leaders, she is beyond Cade’s reach in every way…”
  13. Mastered by the Sheikh by Opal Carew
  14. Return to Devotion (Pawleys Island Paradise Book 6) by Laurie Larsen
  15. Brutal Game (Flynn and Laurel Book 2) by Cara McKenna <— CARA MCKENNA SEQUEL ALERT!!! *squeeeeee!!!* It’s the sequel (follow-up) to “Willing Victim” that shocked many of us, yet we couldn’t help but love it! Here’s my review of WILLING VICTIM!!
  16. All the Dead Girls (Graveyard Falls Book 3) by Rita Herron
  17. Oklahoma Starshine (The McIntyre Men Book 2) by Maggie Shayne
  18. Under The Kissing Bough: 15 Romantic Holiday Novellas
  19. Let Your Heart Be Light (The Kelly Brothers Book 8) by Crista McHugh
  20. Chasing the Runaway Bride (Bliss Series Book 3) by Michelle Jo Quinn
  21. Moonlight and Mistletoe by Megan Hussey
  22. Over The Edge (The Bridge Series Book 3) by Meredith Wild <— TWO MEN (BEST FRIENDS) WANT HER ALERT!! Good girl lead a privileged life and is ready to make it on her own, but is blindsided by two men… “Liv is the smartest, sexiest prude Will’s ever met, and he can’t wait to break her down. Life is too short for Ian Savo to play by anyone’s rules. Sharing women with his best friend isn’t anything new, so when Will introduces him to Liv, he can’t wait to get a taste. But falling for the same girl, or falling at all, was never in the plans…“
  23. Lilly: A Kensington Family Novel by Allie Everhart
  24. Property Of (Ops Warriors MC Book 6) by Harley McRide
  25. Ghost in the Pages by Angela M Hudson
  26. The Tree Keeper’s Promise: A Novel (A Shafer Farm Romance Book 2) by Tamara Passey
  27. A Fine Line by Sue Horsford <— SHE DISCOVERS HER SUBMISSIVE SIDE WHEN SHE MEETS HIM… “…Gabriel’s natural dominance is so compelling that Faye feels her own submissiveness awakening in response, a reaction that both horrifies and excites her. She works with victims of domestic abuse and is adamant that no man will ever tell her what to do. But there’s something about Gabriel that draws her in and gives her a glimpse of who she really wants to be...”
  28. The Operator (The Peri Reed Chronicles) by Kim Harrison <— KIM HARRISON ALERT!!! “On-the-run ex-agent Peri Reed returns bigger and bolder than ever in this second highly-anticipated installment in #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison’s new suspense trilogy, The Peri Reed Chronicles.”
  29. The Cupcake Caper by Kelle Z. Riley
  30. Game Plan (The Entwined Series Book 1) by TJ Penn
  31. The Politician’s Heart (Growing Strong Book 3) by Michel Prince
  32. It’s Destiny: Three Romantic Women’s Fiction Love Stories by Bette Lee Crosby, Tanya Anne Crosby, Julianne MacLean
  33. Hers to Heal: A Black Eagle Ops Novel by Vonnie Davis
  34. Catch And Release (Fleur de Lis) by A.L. Vincent
  35. Bound (Soldiers of Darkness MC Book 3) by Michelle Betham
  36. 1001 Dark Nights: Bundle Seven by Shayla Black, Laura Kaye, Lara Adrian, Heather Graham, Skye Jordan, CD Reiss <— SUPER-BUNDLE!!! “Six Dark Tales. Six Sensual Stories. Six Page Turners.”
  37. Unbalanced 2: Marriage Then Love by Laura T. Johnson
  38. The Accidental Elopement (A Chance Romance) by Maggie Dallen
  39. Her Improper Affair (The Robinsons) by Shea Mcmaster
  40. Prison Snatch: A Novel by Cairo
  41. Love on Tap (Mill Pond) by Judi Lynn
  42. Taming the Texas Beauty by Jody Vitek
  43. From Solitude (Ghosts of the Past Series Book 1) by Lainy Bradshaw
  44. Fifteen Words by Monika Jephcott Thomas <— HISTORICAL WARTIME LOVE STORY ALERT! TORN APART BY WAR, he… “…has been been conscripted to  join the war effort as a medic, despite his hatred of Hitler’s regime. His beloved Erika, a privileged young woman, is herself a product of the Hitler Youth. In spite of their stark differences, Max and Erika defy convention and marry. But when Max is stationed at the fortress city of Breslau, their worst nightmares are realised; his hospital is bombed, he is captured by the Soviet Army and taken to a POW camp in Siberia. Max experiences untold horrors, his one comfort the letters he is allowed to send home: messages that can only contain Fifteen Words. Back in Germany, Erika is struggling to survive and protect their young daughter, finding comfort in the arms of a local carpenter…“
  45. A Family For Christmas by Jordan Silver
  46. The Summer of Us by Lily Morton <— M/M ROMANCE ALERT!
  47. Staying Home (The Call of Home Book 3) by Alexa Milne <— M/M ROMANCE ALERT!
  48. Love & Rockets (Coastal Heat) by Maggie Wells
  49. Watch Me Fall Apart (Scars Run Deep Book 2) by Lola Rooney <— THE PARTY GIRL AND THE NERDY BOY ALERT! She falls in his lap one night… “…Harrison is an unapologetic computer geek who devours comic books in his spare time and is working hard to earn his university degree. He couldn’t have less in common with Sally, the crazy party-girl who stumbles into his life one night. So why can’t he get her out of his head?“
  50. Apprehension (Incandescent Series Book 2) by Sylvie Parizeau
                                             

 

PREORDERS (next week’s!!! :D )

  1. Pretty Lost Dolls by Ker Dukey & K. Webster – November 28th 2016
  2. Own: Need pt 3 by K.I. Lynn – November 28th 2016
  3. Fire in You (Wait for You Series Book 6) by Jennifer L. Armentrout – November 28th 2016
  4. When All The Girls Have Gone by Jayne Ann Krentz – November 29th 2016
  5. Taken (LOST) by Cynthia Eden – November 29th 2016
  6. Scoring Her: A Billionaire Bad Boys Novella (Book 3.5) (Bad Boy Billionaires) by Max Monroe – November 29th 2016
  7. J.C. and the Bijoux Jolis: The Rousseaus #3 (The Blueberry Lane Series Book 14) by Katy Regnery  – November 29th 2016
  8. When All The Girls Have Gone by Jayne Ann Krentz – November 29th 2016
  9. Good Vampires Go to Heaven: A Deadly Angels Book by Sandra Hill – November 29th 2016
  10. Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis: The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice  – November 29th 2016
  11. Family Jewels: Rose Gardner Investigations #1 by Denise Grover Swank – November 29th 2016
  12. Ink Exposed (Montgomery Ink Book 6) by Carrie Ann Ryan – November 29th 2016
  13. You Make Me Weak (The Blackwells of Crystal Lake Book 1) by Juliana Stone – November 29th 2016
  14. Starcrossed, the Complete Series: Bad Romeo; Broken Juliet; Wicked Heart (The Starcrossed Series) by Leisa Rayven – November 29th 2016
  15. One Hot December (Men at Work) by Tiffany Reisz – December 1st 2016
  16. From Sand and Ash by Amy Harmon – December 1st 2016
  17. Rusty Nail (The Uncertain Saints MC Book 6) by Lani Lynn Vale – December 1st 2016

➜ CHECK OUT ALL the upcoming BOOK RELEASES here (frequently updated and it goes all the way to 2017!)

            

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Book Review – An Exaltation of Larks by Suanne Laqueur

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An Exaltation of Larks
<— IT’S LIVE!!!!!! AND OH. WOW!!!!!! What an exquisitely detailed family saga, unfolding from (and into) an epic love story. This author charmed and seduced me with her prose, but she consumed me with the portrayal of her life-like, emotional characters, weaved together by happenstance, forever connected by fate. But even more so… by love.

Highly recommended by a few of my trusted, beloved book-buddies, I just KNEW I would go crazy for it!

Celeste: Oh!! Maryse, did you see that Suanne Laqueur’s An Exaltation of Larks has a release date? … I am SO. EXCITED!

R: Celeste, I just read an ARC of An Exaltation of Larks and OMG. It is A-MAZ-ING. The teasers she keeps posting are killing me. …Maryse, when are you reading An Exaltation of Larks?? I’m dying over here!!

Jean: So, I’ve been living with the Larks in NY! An Exaltation of Larks by Suanne Laqueur…..SIMPLY AMAZING! I DON’T WANT IT TO EVER END!

Oh they were SO right!!!!

Poetic, and incredibly provocative, yet subtly so. It just builds and builds and builds until you feel like you’re about to combust. Oh and combust, you do. It can’t be helped because… it goes there.

Maryse: HOLY MOLY I went in completely blind (just on my love of this author, and my best-book-buds recommendations, alone), and this was not what I was expecting, and yet, oddly enough, it is EVERYTHING I was expecting from her.

The slowest (in a delicious way!!), most intense, realistic burn I’ve read in AGES. I’m riveted and loving it. So subtly… HOT!!!! Kind of has that forbidden feel, but not in the least bit tawdry.

For those saying this is her best yet, I’m not done reading, but I already believe you.

P.S. I’m only in the first quarter though, and I have a feeling I’m in for some emotionally tumultuous reading…

Karin: Just finished this morning. So so good!!!

Maryse: MY. HEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Karin: Yes. Exactly! Mine ached the whole time I read.

Marissa: That book is absolutely everything

Rebecca: This is what I’m reading now tooooooo! *all the feels*

Rosie: Suanne knocked it out of the park. Again.

I. Was. Riveted!!!

So what’s it about? *sigh* There is no way my quick intro will ever give you the proper “feel” for what this book is. For the contemporary love story you are about to embark upon. I can’t give it justice, because every word she writes is simply magical in the development of these characters, and how their lives are meshed, and how important they become to each other. AND to the reader. But I’ll try. 😉

This story spans decades, from childhood to adulthood (but no worries, you’ll spend the integral part of the story in the present day, as adults, but the “past” is a MUST read, to understand who these characters are, today, and their connection).

Alex moves to the New York from Chile as a child (moving in with his uncle, when his parents are taken away from him in a coup),

“You have a VISA and a plane ticket. And Tío Felipe is waiting for you. I must stay and find your mother. You must go find our new home. Be the man of the house until I come with Mamí.”

and befriends the “Lark” family. They are loving, they are centered, and they are strong, together, and they accept him into their family.

Their house was large and their hearts larger. One more fledgling in their nest wasn’t an imposition.

*sigh* I LOVED them!!!

As images of Chile faded and curled at the edges, the photo album in Alex’s heart began to fill with new family snapshots, all with his sleek, dark physique set like a black iris in the Lark bouquet of daffodils.

HOLY MOLY THE WRITING!!!! SEE? See what I mean about her brilliant writing? Ethereal and poetic, sure, but pure and true and crystal clear.

As they grow up, Valerie Lark (his make-shift “foster sister”) and Alex go from being the best of friends, to foster-sibling rivalry (LOL!!!), to eventually developing a seemingly unbreakable bond, but school and circumstance keeps them temporarily apart as they forge on into adulthood.

Val never wandered far from Alex’s thoughts, but he had a feeling about her he wasn’t in a hurry to dissect. An instinctive hunch they were treating each other like a pleasure saved for a rainy day. The bit of expensive chocolate stashed away. The dessert saved for last, but not least. One day, he often thought. Not today, but one day…

And as adults, they meet Javier, a male escort (p.s. you’ll get HIS incredibly intense story too and OMG!!!! er… I digress)…

He’d ride it out. This too would pass. Long, abusive weeks passed.

…on a “date” at an event they are all attending. The attraction and undeniable connection between the three is instantaneous, and unforgettable.

For the single, shining, gold-dusted moment, Jav felt part of the charm. They were in his story and he was in theirs.

And when Alex goes back to College, unable to attend a big event with Valerie, she hires Javier to be her date.

I’m going to stop there. You need to LIVE IT in its entirety because there is so much to experience. And it’s SO hard to put down. I devoured it. <— Sidenote: P.S. That intense slow burn becomes STEAMING HOT!!!!! eek I did NOT skim a thing. Nope. There was no “sex scene” skimming and I felt it. *whooooooooo* lol *fans self*

And again, I must reiterate. This story goes in all sorts of directions, and pulls no punches. But even with the incredible drama (at one point, one of the characters exclaims he’s living in a soap opera)…

“Jesus Christ, this is like a bad soap opera.”

… it IS NOT tawdry!!!! I SWEAR!! It’s just real.

They are alive. I JUST KNOW IT! I and wan’t to be a part of their family. I want to be in their exultation of Larks. GAH!!! That title was PERFECT!!!! So clever, so apropos, and this book is absolutely unforgettable!

The word that comes to mind when I think of this story? LOVE. Boundless and forever.

5 stars!!!

And here it is on AMAZON UK

P.S. Thank you to the author for sending me this review copy!!!

P.P.S. Here are my NOTES!!! Except… don’t read them yet, if you haven’t read this story!!!! I don’t want to skew your perception of events… through my own. 😉

Such colorful, vivid, palpable descriptions

HOLY MOLY THIS WRITING!!!!!!!!!!

Foster siblings forbidden romance? Illicit but not at all tawdry…

Sexual tension between these guys? Oh oh.

Larks are survivors. SOLID. What a connection. What a title. Bittersweet, so perfectly fitting. Exalting.

SUPER SEXY SLOW BURN. M/M romance in gear? Or will it be M/M/F? Or…?

Oooooh this is slightly subversive. Delightfully so!

She seamlessly touches on so many of the forbidden fantasies but also on soulmate level connections. Emotions for an escort? A set of foster siblings with a deeper-than-sibling bond? A possible trio? Bi-curiousity? Soulmate love despite social boundaries. Love is love. It’s all here.

What happens when you highlight almost an entire 550 page book? Does it blow up Amazon’s Kindle memory?

They are SO ALIVE. SO REAL. I want to be in the Lark family. I want to be in an exultation of Larks.

WOW what a family saga. Not just a love story.

Full circle epic love story saga.

terrible tragedies befell all of them, and bring it all full circle. Interconnecting them. 9/11

so many slow burns in this. The whole book is on fire!!!!

this is not the type of book you skim the steamy scenes. you inhale them. you FEEL them

Author & Book News Roundup – November 21st 2016

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AWESOME NEWS POST from EARLY BIRD book releases to updates from author in regards to their current “works in progress” posts!! News from Diana Gabaldon, Colleen Hoover, Kitty Thomas, Kristen Ashley and MORE!!! :D!!!

<— Leisa Rayven‘s latest is LIVE!! MERRY CHRISTMAS LOVE STORIES!! “From the internationally best selling author of BAD ROMEO, BROKEN JULIET, and WICKED HEART comes an anthology of sweet and sexy novellas featuring beloved Starcrossed characters such as Ethan and Cassie, Liam and Elissa, and Josh and Angel; as well as the gang from The Grove.”

Helena Hunting announced her next “HOCKEY STAR” funny romance book (“P*cked Off*)! *snort*  She says:

“I’m SO P*UCKING excited! Lance is hands down my favourite Pucked boy. I fell in love with writing this book, it was just a fantastic experience and I can’t wait to be able to share it with you…”

Kitty Thomas <— QUEEN OF MY DARK READS ALERT!!! She just posted a “Good News/Bad News” status update and it’s LOADED in personal “author writing process” detail!!!! Her current Work In Progress, and stuff going on, and characters we’ll be seeing, etc… and I MUST INSIST you also read the comments which is essentially an awesome reader/author question and answer session. I LOVE knowing so much about an author’s current and possible future work! Here’s just a SNIPPET of what she says…

GOOD NEWS: I’ve been working daily since Monday on Gabe and Julie’s book, which I was blocked on for 7 weeks.

BAD NEWS: Today I cut 13,000 words from the manuscript.

GOOD NEWS: Turns out THIS was why I was blocked… I was going down a bad side trail. (It wasn’t election stress like I’d previously thought. All of that just made it easier to procrastinate on a book that “wasn’t working”. Oh… the good news part… the 13k I cut was unnecessary side trails and character POVs that diluted and hurt the story I was trying to tell, which is why I got so bogged down in it and couldn’t move forward.

BAD NEWS: There was some good Brian and Mina stuff in there.

GOOD NEWS: I might later do a side novella incorporating that stuff (Just because I cut it from the manuscript itself did not mean I didn’t save it into another file)…

Colleen Hoover explains why she removed her HUGE HIT “Too Late” from Wattpad and has made it available only on Amazon. She says (here’s just a little snippet but you can read the fully detailed post on her Facebook page):

The majority of readers who read my books are not on Wattpad. A lot didn’t even know about the app when I began uploading chapters there. Wattpad is a completely different reading experience than that of kindle, so once the book was complete on Wattpad, many readers expressed disappointment that it wasn’t available for them through Kindle. I had initially only planned to leave it up on Wattpad, but after a discussion in CoHorts (my facebook group) it was decided that I would leave the book up for free on Wattpad for at least six months before I would then allow readers to have access to it on other devices. I did this because I wanted Wattpad users to be able to have ample time to read the book for free, because Amazon doesn’t allow an author to upload a book without putting a price on it.

Kristen Ashley just posted a book trailer for her upcoming release Rock Chick Reawakening!!! She says:

“I watched it 50 times, and maybe teared up a little bit, I told myself to wait. Unleash it later. At least wait until after Thanksgiving.

I couldn’t.

Because of the kiss.

That kiss.

It’s perfect.

Watch it.”

Jillian Dodd announces and teases us with her upcoming release, Keatyn Unscripted (The Keatyn Chronicles Book 8)!

Keatyn Unscripted is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Keatyn Chronicles series. Come live in Keatyn’s world a little longer and discover when and how Aiden learned Keatyn’s real identity in pivotal new scenes from his point of view. Get inside Vincent’s head to learn what started his obsession and read new scenes spanning the entire series. Read Jillian’s first version of the series and its alternate ending. You’ll also find a discussion of the original character profiles, deleted scenes, scripts, music, and clothing that were such an important part of the series and which held many clues as to which boy Keatyn would ultimately choose.

Kristin Cashore is releasing a new book soon, and Penguinteen.com announces it!!!

“This week, Kristin Cashore announced that her next novel, Jane, Unlimited, is coming in fall 2017, and the news basically broke the internet. Whether you’re a diehard fan of the Graceling series, or a fantasy reader in general, you know that Kristin Cashore is a legend, and a new novel from her is THE BEST NEWS EVER.”

Diana Gabaldon announced her upcoming release, Seven Stones to Stand or Fall: A Collection of Outlander Fiction!!!! Here’s a snippet of her post:

HOWEVER, A) you’re not getting BEES in 2017 because it’s not done yet, but B) you are, in fact, getting a nice, solid book in the coming year.

On June 27th, 2017.

To wit:

SEVEN STONES TO STAND OR FALL

What this is, is a “Collection of Outlander Fiction,” as the cover states. It’s seven novellas, all written by me, and all dealing with the interesting side-stories and lacunae of the Outlander universe.

Five of these novellas were originally published in various anthologies, and in the US/Canada, have then been published singly as ebooks. (Not, however, in the UK/Australia/NewZealand, Germany, etc.)

The final two novellas of SEVEN STONES, though, are brand-new, never seen before by human eyes.

JUST WENT LIVE TODAY!

  • Snowed in With The Boss (Master Me Book 1) by Lili Valente <— OFFICE ROMANCE ALERT!!! Snowed in with his assistant that he’s secretly into! “I’m a gentleman in the boardroom and a Dominant in the bedroom. I’ve also been secretly in love with my sweet, sexy, too-innocent-for-her-own-good executive assistant, Jane, for the better part of two years. But like I said, I’m a gentleman. Any woman on my staff is strictly off limits. Until the night I’m snowed in at the office with Jane… The same night I discover she’s a submissive looking for a teacher...”
  • J.C. and the Bijoux Jolis: The Rousseaus #3 (The Blueberry Lane Series Book 14) by Katy Regnery
  • Wallflowers:Three of a Kind by CP Smith <— Author says “WARNING: Author believes in soul mates and insta-love. Proceed with caution if you’re not a romantic at heart.”
  • A Missing Heart: A Standalone Contemporary Romance by Shari J. Ryan <— HE JUST FOUND OUT HIS WIFE HAS A SECRET PAST ALERT!!! “I found out the hard way, when I learned that my wife is not who I thought she was…living with a past I should know about. Her continuous self-destructive behaviors let me know she clearly has a plan—possibly one I never should have been a part of. I keep trying to save her, but she’s making it hard. Now, both of our pasts have simultaneously rolled into the spotlight...”
  • Bad Neighbor by Molly O’Keefe <— THE TITLE SAYS IT ALL!! I love neighbor-crush books! “I gave up everything to save my sister from a monster, and now I’m lying low in this rundown apartment so I can stay out of danger. Hiding from everyone. Except for the guy in apartment 1A. He’s rude. Silent. Muscled, mysterious, and hot as hell. I don’t know if he likes me or hates me…“
  • Cross the Line (Alex Cross) by James Patterson
  • Hard Compromise (Compromise Me) by Samanthe Beck <— SEXY COP ALERT!!!
  • A Postcard Would Be Nice by Steph Campbell <— HE WAS AT A PARTY AND WAKES UP NEXT TO A GIRL… “He remembers the room spinning and someone helping him up the stairs. He remembers waking up next to Tarryn, a girl he barely knows, with his clothes on the floor. There’s just one notable memory missing. Oliver doesn’t remember saying yes. When Tarryn laughs off Oliver’s panic and tells him he should take her out for breakfast, he doesn’t say no. He stops himself from saying no to Tarryn for weeks because he’s waiting for what never comes—an honest answer about what happened that night…“
  • To Save Him: A May-December Romance Novel by Jade C. Jamison <— OLDER WOMAN YOUNGER MILITARY MAN ALERT! “Kimberly Cooper’s emotional compass has been off since her bitter divorce and the death of her oldest son, so when young soldier Brandon shows up at her door, she invites him to be part of her family’s life. He says he was friends with her deceased son… But things don’t seem to add up…“
  • Grunt: A Marine Romance by Alana Albertson <— A MARINE & A REALITY DANCE SHOW ALERT! Nancy found us this one!!! “My impulse is to reject it in a heartbeat. I have no desire for fame or fortune. Except I made a promise once. To a dying man. My best friend. I swore to him that I’d take care of his wife and kids if he passed away on the battlefield. Fifty thousand dollars. For humiliating myself on national television, spending time with the woman who’d left me, losing my privacy, becoming the laughing stock of the Marine Corps...”
  • Runaway Love (A Fighting Chance Novel Book 1) by Jamie Lee <— HER BOY NEXT DOOR LOVE! “We ran away from our past and ran towards our future. Until the day darkness found us once again, and promises made became promises broken. We had a plan. We had each other. We had love. And then we had nothing.”

          

 

PREORDERS (going live at MIDNIGHT!!!! :D )

  1. An Exaltation of Larks by Suanne Laqueur <— RELEASING EARLY!! Was originally scheduled for January but is coming out November 22nd 2016!! YAY!!!!!
  2. Out of Bounds by Lauren Blakely – November 22nd 2016
  3. Over The Edge (The Bridge Series Book 3) by Meredith Wild – November 22nd 2016
  4. The Operator (The Peri Reed Chronicles) by Kim Harrison – November 22nd 2016
  5. Vice by Callie Hart – November 22nd 2016
  6. Brutal Game (Flynn and Laurel Book 2) by Cara McKenna – November 22nd 2016

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Reader Favorites – Top Five Favorite Books…

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This is sort of a hybrid post. A mix between a reader question and of course, reader favorites! Our favorites!

One of our fellow readers is asking TWO questions (book-related), and I think we’ll have fun with this one. 😉 She’s making her list, from OUR lists and she asks:

Milissa: “Ok Maryse I would like to see if I can get everyone’s help. I am making my Birthday and Christmas wish list. I would like to see if everyone could send me their top 5 favorites books. And let’s see if we can not duplicate each other. Next is I am asking for every to tell if they could have author signed books who and what book would they get?”

Maryse: Great questions – their top favorite 5 books of any genre?

Milissa: Yep, …I love all types of books. I enjoy emotional romance, cheating, happy & happy. And I love scary, fantasy…

So… your top 5 favorite books ever (any genre) and what is your dream “signed” book?

Trisha : Only five!?

  1. Outlander: A Novel (Outlander, Book 1) by Diana Gabaldon
  2. The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman Trilogy Book 1) by Paullina Simons
  3. Thoughtless series by SC Stephens
  4. The Education of Sebastian by Jane Harvey Berrick
  5. On the Island: A Novel by Tracey Garcia Graves

The only book I’ve ever wanted signed is Outlander by Diana Gabaldon hands down.

Sianne: I 2nd the Thoughtless series!

Jill:

  1. Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan
  2. She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb
  3. Mud Vein by Tarryn Fisher
  4. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
  5. Bright Side by Kim Holden

Unicorn book…. God-Shaped Hole by Tiffanie DeBartolo

Maryse: Oooooh would LOVE to have that one!!! 😀

Sianne

  1. Beautiful Disaster: A Novel by Jamie McGuire
  2. Full Tilt by Emma Scott
  3. Wicked by Jennifer L Armentrout
  4. Wrong Number, Right Guy by Elle Casey
  5. Fallen by Lauren Kate

I would definitely love a signed copy of the Beautiful Disaster series!
(P.S if you want a heeeaaappp more pm me lol. I have soooo many you would love. Also all of these are the start of series… I didn’t like only being able to pick 5 lol. That was so hard to do haha)

Shanny: I really Cannot pick my top 5 fav books but I can give you my top 5 fav series that I always go back to & re-read when I need a good mood lift.

  1. Chocolate Lover’s Series by Tara Sivec
  2. Dream Man Series by Kristen Ashley
  3. Real Series by Katie Evans
  4. Until Series by Aurora Rose Reynolds
  5. Pucked Series by Helena Hunting

My Ideal signed book would be anything by Tara Sivec. LOOOOOOOVE her humor romance books. I always laugh out loud when reading her books 🙂

Sue

  1. Outlander: A Novel (Outlander, Book 1) by Diana Gabaldon
  2. The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman Trilogy Book 1) by Paullina Simons
  3. A Discovery of Witches: A Novel by Deborah Harkness
  4. The Fae Chronicles by Amelia Hutchins
  5. The Krinar Chronicles by Anna Zaires

Maria

  1. A Love Letter to Whiskey by Kandi Steiner
  2. Paper Princess by Erin Watt
  3. Kulti by Mariana Zapata
  4. Dream Man Series by Kristen Ashley or Anything but Minor by Kate Stewart since DM Series has already been mentioned. It’s amazing so you still need to get it! Lol
  5. Too Late by Colleen Hoover

Would love to have It Ends with Us signed by Colleen Hoover. She poured her heart into that book and you can really tell!

Lindsay

  1. Play by Kylie Scott
  2. Me Before You by JoJo Moyes
  3. Nine Minutes by Beth Flynn
  4. Black Lies by Alessandra Torre
  5. The Air He Breathes by Brittainy C. Cherry

My favorite series of all time that I would love to have signed – The Original Sinners by Tiffany Reisz

Jessica

  1. The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay
  2. Making Faces by Amy Harmon
  3. Signal Bend series by Susan Fanetti
  4. Chaos Series by Kristen Ashley
  5. Into the Wilderness series by Sara Donati

Unicorn book signed – anything by Susan Fanetti or Kristen Ashley.

Amy

  1. Fever Series by Karen Moning
  2. All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness
  3. Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich
  4. The Stand by Stephen King
  5. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (sorry it’s a repeat)

I want the Outlander and Fever books all signed. Ultimate Christmas wish!

Jennifer: Hard to choose only 5

  1. Fearless by Lauren Gilley
  2. Unbeautifully by Madeline Sheehan
  3. Aftermath by Cara Dee
  4. Lady Luck by Kristen Ashley
  5. Rock Me by Cherrie Lynn

Anything signed by Kristen Ashley

Tiffany

  1. Beautiful Disaster by Jaime McGuire
  2. It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
  3. Sweet Dreams
  4. Thoughtless by S.C. Stephens
  5. Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec

I would love to have any signed by Colleen Hoover or Kristen Ashley:-)

Adeline

  1. Breathe by Kristen Ashley
  2. WEAKENED by Juliet Braddock
  3. ICE by Hilary Storm
  4. Anita Blake series by Laurell K Hamilton
  5. Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught

This would be my go to list

Robin: I’ll skip Full Tilt since I have 6 favorites that I consider 6 star books and someone already mentioned it! **cheating** 😀

  1. The Man I Love by Suanne Laqueur
  2. After I Do: A Novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid
  3. One True Loves: A Novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid
  4. RUSH by Emma Scott
  5. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

I want Gabriel’s Inferno signed by Sylvain Reynard IN PERSON 🙂

Dotti

  1. Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley
  2. Blindsighted by Karen Slaughter
  3. Rules of Prey by John Sandford
  4. Worth the Fall by Claudia Connor
  5. Falling Down by Anne Mercier

As for signed books, anything by Kristen Ashley!

Robyn: 5 is gonna be hard, but here goes

  1. The Mageri and Seven series by Dannika Dark
  2. The Original Sinners by Tiffany Reisz
  3. Rock Chick series by Kristen Ashley
  4. Blood Ties That Bind series by April Ezell Wilson
  5. The Premonition series by Amy Bartol

Since I already have autographed books by Diana Gabaldon, Tiffany Reisz and S.C. Stephens I would love a signed book by Dannika Dark! Or any of the other gals on my list above!

Melissa

  1. Beautiful Disaster Jamie McGuire (Any Jamie book really)
  2. The Edge of Never JA Redmerski
  3. Slammed Colleen Hoover
  4. Fallen Crest High Tijan
  5. Thoughtless SC Stephens

Sherry

  1. Love Unscripted by Tina Reber
  2. Lover Awakened by JR Ward
  3. The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman Trilogy Book 1) by Paullina Simons
  4. The Man I Love by Suanne Laqueur
  5. Never Let You Go (a modern fairytale) by Katy Regnery

*Man that was hard And I already have my top 3 signed so I’d have to say anything by Sylvia Day

Teri Top five EVER

  1. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
  2. The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub
  3. It by Stephen King
  4. The Locker Room by Amy Lane
  5. Motorcycle Man by Kristen Ashley

Oh and my dream signed book is Sunset Park by Santino Hassel.

Mandy

  1. Promise Me Darkness by Paige Weaver.
  2. The Breathing Series by Rebecca Donovan.
  3. Hopeless by Colleen Hoover.
  4. Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah.
  5. The Troubleshooters Series by Suzanne Brockmann

I would love to have a signed copy of Promise Me Darkness or Reason to Breathe.

Yamina

  1. Hell And Back by Natasha Madison
  2. Down Shift (A Driven Novel) by K.Bromberg
  3. Paper Hearts by Claire Contreras
  4. Sweet Dreams by Kristen Ashley
  5. Monster in His Eyes by J M Darhower

I would love to get My First BOOK OF Harry Potter signed by JK Rowling!

Alejandra: This is hard as a few of my favorites were already listed above…here goes (in no particular order):

  1. Surviving Raine – Shay Savage
  2. Arsen. A broken love story– Mia Asher
  3. Captive in the Dark (series) – CJ Roberts
  4. Driven (series) – K. Bromberg
  5. Bully – Penelope Douglas

I’d love to have Outlander signed by Diana Gabaldon.

Suanne (<— she’s one of my FAVORITE authors!!) “I can’t do top five EVER, my head would explode. But here are my top fives for 2016“:

Fiction

  1. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel by Jonathan Safran Foer
  2. A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel by Amor Towles
  3. Lions: A Novel by Bonnie Nadzam
  4. The World to Come: A Novel by Dara Horn
  5. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry: A Novel; A Man Called Ove: A Novel; Britt-Marie Was Here: A Novel, by Fredrik Backman

Fantasy/Sci-Fi

  1. Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom, by Leigh Bardugo
  2. The Shades of Magic series by V.E. Schwab
  3. Sleeping Giants (Themis Files) by Sylvain Neuvel
  4. The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel by Neil Gaiman
  5. The Fairyland Series (Books 1-3) by Catherynne M. Valente (if I had all of them signed, I would DIE)

Rebecca D: *immediately buys all of these I don’t have because if Suanne loves them I must have them now* (ducks back out, I’m reading, I promise!)

Suanne: I read so much fantasy this year. I really never thought of myself as being into that genre but first Valente, then Schwab then Bardugo converted me.

Rebecca W: Bardugo has been one of my favourites this year also, as has Sarah J Maas’s A Court Of Thorns and Roses series and also CS Pacat’s Captive Prince epic m/m fantasy series. I’ve added some of yours to my list!!

Michelle T: I can’t list top 5 EVER… but right off the top of my head of some of my favorites are…

  1. Thoughtless SC Stephens
  2. Beautiful Disaster: A Novel by Jamie McGuire
  3. Captive in the Dark Duet by CJ Roberts
  4. Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyers
  5. Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James
  6. Masters of the Shadowlands by Cherise Sinclair
  7. Ashes and Embers series & Torn by Carian Cole <— “Me and my 2 book buddies read Torn when it was released and didn’t know of the spin off until the end of Torn so we all went straight to Storm! Lol. Then came Vandal and I Was IN LOVE and thought no way I will like the others better but then came Lukas… WOW! He was my favorite but Vandal & Tor are a close second! Enjoyed them all though“
  8. BDB by JR Ward
  9. And any and every thing by Kristen Ashley!

Just some books that I loved through the years.

Milissa: Thank y’all all for helping me make my list. I have read some, others I have not and I am rubbing my hands together.

I’m so excited thanks bunches my book friends.

➔➔➔  Looking for more of our favorite recommendations? Browse our “Ultimate Favorites Lists” here. Are you in the mood for a certain kind of story? Browse our favorite “genre/trope categories” here and our reader favorites lists too.

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