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BREAKING NEWS UPDATE!!! J.R. WARD/BLACK DAGGER BROTHERHOOD ALERT!! Look what’s up for preorder!!! ➔ The Chosen: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood  It’s Xcor’s book!!!

Happy new release day!!

<— And LOOK!!! It’s live, and I read it, and barely put it down! (my review). But… there’s more!! Like…

My mini blurb-jolt list: All the Ugly and Wonderful Things (I’ve been waiting for this one!!! Her dad is a drug dealer, and she becomes friends with one of his “thugs” It sounds so intense!), Virgin Wars (group of 20-something girlfriends that are all virgins and have a contest. Last to lose it… loses. So she decides to seduce a stripper!!), Reaper’s Fire (More Joanna Wylde bikers!!!), Notorious (he’s in love with the housekeeper’s daughter, but the biggest Mafia families want to partner, and he’s the one in the middle… promised to a mafia princess? That’s what I think…), Results May Vary (she finds out that her husband, who was her love since high school, is having an affair… with a man),

AND check out the giveaway Lisa Renee Jones is having right here on the blog for HER new release: Hard Rules by Lisa Renee Jones NEW RELEASE Celebration Giveaway!

P.S. ➔ Follow me (and Pimmie AND Hobbit – my sweet puppies – yep, I have a new addition!) on Instagram? That would be SO cool!!! 

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!

 

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 Consequences Series Box Set by Aleatha Romig <— DARK READ ALERT! ENTIRE SERIES BUNDLE, super-bargain priced today!!!!

Cristina: “I spent the weekend with the Consequences series. Definitely one of the most mentally and emotionally taxing reading experiences of my life. It was the most unpredictable love story I have ever read. This series shocked me and twisted my tummy over, and over, and over again. I say “love story” lightly.

This series is not for the faint at heart. If you like an easy love story or an easy hero/heroine, run far, far away from this series. Is it dark? The first book yes. But after that, it was more emotional than anything else. I would call it a psych thriller.

• Score (Skin in the Game Book 1) by Christine Bell <— FOOTBALL STAR ALERT! She doesn’t trust sports stars at all but… “I just got assigned to be wide receiver Callum Samskevitch’s physical therapist. Pro: It will be great to add to my resume. Con: I have to see him. Every. Single. Day.” (super-bargain priced!!)
• Signal Bend Series by Susan Fanetti <— SUPER-POPULAR GRITTY BIKER SERIES ALERT! And each book is super-bargain priced today!! Kathy: “I have had the first two books in the Signal Bend MC Series by Susan Fanetti that a bunch of your readers love.  So excited to see this morning that all of the books in the Signal Bend and Signal Bend So Cal are on sale…  Just scooped them all up!! I have been waiting to read this series!“

• Heller by JD Nixon <— SO MUCH LOVE FOR THIS SERIES back when we first discovered indie, and Stephanie wants us to read it badly!!!

Stephanie: “Out of all the books I have read… this series is my ALL-TIME favorite! (I don’t even know if you’re ready for this lol) it’s a little series called The Heller Series by J.D. Nixon! I don’t want to tell you too much about the book before reading it, but basically it’s about a girl named Tilly that lands a job at a privately owned security company. The owner just happens to be a total god but of course is at first oblivious to Tilly’s liking to him (she also denies it). He sends her on these security jobs which somehow always end up going wrong. She along with all of the other characters will have you CRACKING UP and falling in love at the same time! …You will not put the books down!!!

…once I finished reading the series I was severely depressed without being able to hear more about Tilly and her ridiculous love life and the crazy situations she always seems to find herself in…”

• New York Crime Kings Box Set: Books 1-4 by Skyla Madi <— GANG DARK READ ALERT! This whole series had been bundled at a super-bargain price!! “I had no right following Jai into the abandoned industrial site, but I did, and that stupid mistake was all it took to rip me from my world of semi-normalcy and thrust me headfirst into the gritty criminal underground with Stone as my only ally. Aboveground, I’m a student nurse painfully dragging herself through an unfulfilling life, but down here, where men wear tattoos on their faces and kill without remorse, I’m a fraud living on borrowed time...”
• Always Room for Cupcakes by Bethany Lopez <— SWEET SUPER-BARGAIN ’cause book #2 is coming out soon! The author says” “Always Room for Cupcakes is on sale… leading up to the release of book 2 in the series. In this Romantic Comedy/Suspense, Lila is an Investigative Photographer who finds herself in big trouble, and keeps getting rescued by a mysterious motorcycle man, Cade.”

     

 

PARANORMAL/FANTASY/SCI-FI/DYSTOPIAN

 

CONTEMPORARY

1. Swear on This Life: A Novel by Renee Carlino <— RENEE CARLINO ALERT!!!! SHE READS A BESTSELLING BOOK AND REALIZES IT’S ABOUT HER ALERT!!!! Oh yes… she knows the author. Good stuff!!! (my review)
2. All the Ugly and Wonderful Things: A Novel by Bryn Greenwood <— HER DAD IS A DRUG DEALER ALERT!! Kim just found us one that sounds OMG AWESOME. Her dad is a drug dealer, and she’s helping to raise her siblings and… “…she forms an unusual friendship with one of her father’s thugs, Kellen, a tattooed ex-con with a heart of gold.”

1. The Stage Dive Complete Collection (A Stage Dive Novel) by Kylie Scott <— KYLIE SCOTT ROCK STAR SERIES BUNDLE ALERT!!! We loved this whole series like CRAZY and here it is, all bundled up for this that want to “dive” in. Tee hee! 😉 See what I did there? *snort*
2. Whatever You Need: (A Chicago Mafia Syndicate) (Castaletta Book 2) by Ali Parker
3. Chasing Forever by Kimberley Hatch
4. Text Me, Maybe by Jolyse Barnett
5. Virgin Wars by Sarah Bale <— VIRGIN FRIENDS & SHE WANTS TO SEDUCE A STRIPPER ALERT! “Stacie’s solution is simple – she’ll seduce her favorite male stripper. If he does other things half as well as he dances she’ll have no problem winning the war against her friends. Only it’s not as easy as she thought. Turns out even strippers have baggage, and she has way more to lose than her virginity...”
6. Accidentally Me by Kim Karras
7. Want & Need by CJ Laurence
8. Stripped Bounty by Dorothy F. Shaw <— SHE’S A STRIPPER TRYING TO START OVER & HE’S THE BOUNCER… “After her drug-running husband gets himself killed, Rosie Santini figures Phoenix is a fine place to get a fresh start. Deuce’s strip club isn’t too fresh, but the money’s easy. As she works the pole, the only gaze she can’t ignore belongs to the club’s head bouncer, Badger Baxter…”
9. Ruthless (A Lawless Novel) by Lexi Blake
10. Pierce My Heart (Women of Willowbrook Book 1) by Kelsey Jensen
11. The Matchmaker’s Replacement [Kindle in Motion] (Wingmen Inc. Book 2) by Rachel Van Dyken <— THEY HATE EACH OTHER ALERT! “Gabi has a secret, something she’s keeping from not just her best friend but her nemesis too. Lines are blurred as Lex becomes less the villain she’s always painted him to be…and starts turning into something more. Gabi has always hated the way she’s been just a little bit attracted to him...”
12. Hard Rules (Dirty Money) by Lisa Renee Jones <— GOOD BROTHER & BAD BROTHER BATTLING FOR THEIR FAMILY’S EMPIRE ALERT! ” She trusts him. He trusts her, but therein lies the danger. Emily has a secret, the very thing that brought her to him in the first place, and that secret that could that destroy them both…”
13. Grievous (Wanted Men Book 5) by Nancy Haviland
14. Learning to Fly by Spencer Durrant
15. Close to You: A Fusion Novel by Kristen Proby <— HIS BEST FRIEND’S LITTLE SISTER ALERT! “After spending the last twelve years as a Navy fighter pilot, Landon returns to Portland to take over the family construction business. When he catches a glimpse of little Cami LaRue, he realizes she’s not so little any more. He always had a soft spot for his little sister’s best friend…”
16. Wicked Pleasure: Part 2 (Bound Hearts) by Lora Leigh
17. Until Summer Ends by Elana Johnson
18. Carla’s Cowboys (The Cowboys of Cavern County Book 1) by Bella Settarra
19. Where Love Lies: A Novel by Julie Cohen <— TEMPTATION ALERT! She’s married but begins thinking about a long lost love… “…she is overcome by forgotten emotions-passionate memories of another man she loved many years ago. As the feelings continue to surface again and again, Felicity begins to question the life she thought she knew so well. She doesn’t doubt that she loves her husband, but does she owe it to herself to explore these overwhelming emotions that have taken hold of her?“
20. Trent (Redemption Romance Book 4) by Anna Scott
21. Hot Flashes by Barbara Raskin
22. Found (Arielle Lockley Book 3) by Elle Field
23. The Devil’s Game by Alex Strong
24. Tailored for Trouble by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff <— SHE’S COACHING THE HEARTLESS CEO THAT FIRED HER ALERT! “Taylor Reed is no stranger to selfish, uncaring CEOs. She was fired by one, which is why she has created her own executive training program—helping heartless bosses become more human. So Taylor shocks even herself when she agrees to coach Bennett Wade, the cutthroat exec who got her unceremoniously canned…“
25. Burn Down the Night by M. O’Keefe
26. Turbulent Intentions (Billionaire Aviators) by Melody Anne
27. Delta Recon (SEAL Team Phantom Series, Book 2) by Elle Boon
28. The Apprehension: Unexpected Circumstances Book 6 by Shay Savage <— SHAY SAVAGE ALERT!!
29. Sweet Seduction Sayonara (Sweet Seduction, Book 9) by Nicola Claire
30. Champagne and Chaps (Rough and Ready Book 3) by Cheyenne McCray
31. Reaper’s Fire: Reapers Motorcycle Club by Joanna Wylde <— JOANNA WYLDE BIKER BOOK ALERT!!! “She deserves a good man—one better than me. I can’t take her yet because the club still needs me. There’s another woman, another job, another fight just ahead. Now she’ll learn I’ve been lying to her all along. None of it’s real. Not my name, not my job, not even the clothes I wear. She thinks I’m nice. She pretends we’re just friends, that I’ve still got a soul . . . Mine’s been dead for years…“
32. Confessions Of An Old Lady by Christina Morgan <— BIKER BOOK ALERT!!!
33. Striker: No Prisoners MC Book 1 by Lilly Atlas <— BIKER BOOK ALERT!!!
34. Forgetting the Past (The Forgotten Trilogy Book 1) by Brenda Kennedy
35. Dear Jane by Rachel Ward
36. Journey of Joy (Happy Eternally After (LDS Romance) Book 2) by Emma Rylin Ballard
37. The Hating Game: A Novel by Sally Thorne
38. Can I See You Again? by Allison Morgan
39. Notorious: A DeLuca Family Novella (The DeLuca Family) by K.A. Ware <— MAFIA PRINCE & THE HOUSEKEEPER’S DAUGHTER ALERT! “Duty to his family drove a wedge between us. We tried to hold on—secret meetings, hooded glances, and stolen kisses. Proclamations of love whispered into the night. We tried to let our love get us through, but as much as we longed for a life away from everything that stood in our way, we knew it was hopeless. He was the heir to the DeLuca family throne, and I was just the housekeeper’s daughter…“
40. Laws of Attraction (Teach Me Book 4) by RC Boldt
41. Wanting It All: A Naked Men Novel by Christi Barth
42. Three More Wishes (Rainbow Island Book 2) by Sean Michael <— M/M ROMANCE ALERT! “James, Guard and Damien are back, still running their resort, where every fantasy, no matter how perverse, may come true. The three men continue working out the bumps in their threesome, but when it comes to their clients, they’re a well-oiled machine. Which works perfectly for the three new couples arriving in paradise…“
43. Zac’s Mulligan (Guarding The Gods Book 1) by Ann Lister <— M/M ROMANCE ALERT! “Zac Mulligan is a former Marine now providing personal security for the infamous rock band, Black Ice. Seeing all the guys around him in committed relationships reminds him of his childhood best friend . . . the only person Zac has never managed to get out of his head or his heart…”
44. Closer by Morning by Thom Collins <— M/M ROMANCE ALERT!!
45. A Right Honorable Gentleman by Courtney Milan
46. French Kiss (Silver Cove Series Book 2) by Jill Sanders
47. Sunset Shadows by Bronwyn Parry
48. The Matchmakers of Minnow Bay: A Novel by Kelly Harms
49. Monsoon Summer: A Novel by Julia Gregson
50. Results May Vary: A Novel by Bethany Chase <— SHE FINDS OUT HER HUSBAND IS HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH A MAN ALERT! “Caroline always thought she knew her own love story, but as her husband’s other secrets emerge, she must decide whether that story’s ending will mean forgiving the man she’s loved for half her life, or facing her future without him…”
51. Insidious (An FBI Thriller Book 20) by Catherine Coulter
52. Forever My Soldier (Love Conquers Life Book 3) by Alison Mello
53. Current Affairs by Barbara Raskin
54. The Altogether Unexpected Disappearance of Atticus Craftsman: A Novel by Mamen Sánchez
55. An Improper Deal (Elliot & Annabelle #1) (Billionaires’ Brides of Convenience Book 3) by Nadia Lee
56. Promises by Lori Beasley Bradley
57. Challenging the Center (Santa Fe Bobcats) by Jeanette Murray <— A FOOTBALL STAR & A TENNIS STAR ALERT! “Katrina Kelly has seen some success on the tennis circuit, but she’s hit an all time low, thanks to a sex tape released by her ex. She’s become persona non grata on the tour, and between injuries and sponsors dropping her, she’s hit the rock bottom, both professionally and personally. But seriously, sending her to be mentored by a football player? This is not going to end well…”

                                                         

 

PREORDERS (next few days & next week’s!!!  )

1. A Beautiful Funeral: A Novel by Jamie McGuire – August 15th 2016
2. Midnight Soul (Fantasyland Series Book 5) by Kristen Ashley – August 15th 2016
3. Arcana Rising (The Arcana Chronicles Book 5) by Kresley Cole  – August 15th 2016
4. Ravage: A Scarred Souls Novel by Tillie Cole – August 16th 2016
5. Wolf’s Mate (Wind Dragons Motorcycle Club) by Chantal Fernando – August 16th 2016
6. Curious Minds: A Knight and Moon Novel by Janet Evanovich & Phoef Sutton  – August 16th 2016
7. The Sight: A Devil’s Isle Novel by Chloe Neill – August 16th 2016
8. Magic Steals: A Novella in the World of Kate Daniels by Ilona Andrews – August 16th 2016
9. The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer – August 16th 2016
10. Ravage: A Scarred Souls Novel by Tillie Cole – August 16th 2016
11. Sting by Sandra Brown – August 16th 2016
12. I Like Big Dragons and I Cannot Lie (The I Like Big Dragons Series) by Lani Lynn Vale – August 17th 2016
13. Always Room for Cupcakes by Bethany Lopez <— The author says: “Cupcake Overload is book 2 in the Cupcakes Series, and is available for preorder now. It is releasing on Aug 22nd. In this second installment of my Romantic Comedy/Suspense series, Lila and her friends are pulled in to a murder investigation whose lead suspect is one of Cade’s brothers.  Lots of shenanigans and cupcakes! :)” August 22nd 2016

          

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