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<— WEDNESDAY BREAKING NEWS UPDATE!!! Unseen Messages by Pepper Winters is NOW LIVE!!!

I also added a few of today’s new super-bargain finds and new releases in their respective categories. 😀 They sound so good (for example, this student-teacher one that everyone loved, here Pushing the Limits). There’s more of that, below. 😉

Quite a few of our favorite authors are back, on today’s new release list, including that one over there to the left that tore our hearts out a year or two ago. GAH!! And this one sounds pretty emotionally painful too. YAY US!!! Lots of cops, sports stars and military heroes in this one but I’ve made our little blurb-jolt list below, to highlight the ones that really got my attention. But make sure, no matter what you do, check out YESTERDAY’s earlybird release list (➜ 25 Early Bird Book Releases) if you missed it, ’cause I gotta say, it’s amazing. As amazing as this one! In fact, this is what Jean had to say about yesterday’s list:

Jean: Ahhhh!!!! This list is awesome and making me crazy at the same time! Already started Logan. I’m all over him, I mean that! Lol! A recluse hockey player?!? Mine! 1-click! Hunter, Covet Not, Night Shifts Black, Jilted, Dare Me, Feels Like Summertime, Guilty Needs, Sinful Love……click, click, click….and it’s not even Tuesday yet!!!

Fabi: Holy crap. This list. This list! *swoons* …I’ve already clicked two of the MMs. Touch the Sky may have to be my next read. Isn’t that cover beautiful?

Amy: Holy mol— *thud*

Oh and next week’s pre-orders that are going live? IN.SANE. And they’re giving me anxious butterflies!! I posted ’em at the bottom of this list.

And many have been looking for this most recent list again, so I’m linking it back up (recommendations are coming in like crazy!! So I will be updating it):

➜ Highly Recommended Historical Romance Books

So these are the ones that sound extra-promising ’cause they gave me blurb-jolts, from THIS list: So Much More (he was so in love with her, but became disillusioned when he realized what a b**ch she was! *gasp* I gotta know the backstory to that one!!!), Say You Love Me (rocking the Amazon charts right now, and he’s her best friend’s older brother that she’s determined to attract!), Hardball (C.D. Reiss’s latest, he’s a famous baseball player, and she’s a normal girl, but something she does changes him… and his focus. Yikes!), In Your Dreams (I loved this author’s bully book, and he’s a popular DJ and she’s written a song about him, but he doesn’t even remember her), and All Chained Up (he’s a dangerous inmate and she’s a volunteer nurse at the prison – you know that’s gonna be tense!!!). 😀

ALSO!!!! Unseen Messages: a survival romance novel by Pepper Winters is LIVE, and I’m at 50% and I’m having a hard time putting it down. Why am I not finished my review copy yet? ‘Cause it’s over 700 pages long!!! LOL BUT I LOVE IT! So far, anyway… 😉 My first “Pepper Winters” book and I’m in! Mind you, I have a few “bugs” here and there about some decisions, etc… I’ll bring them up in my review, but I’m a sucker for a deserted island/plane crash survival story, and this one is doing it for me.

It scares the poop out of me…  makes me feel all claustrophobic. The thought of being on a deserted island and having no water unless it rains and having to come up with ways to collect it. No medicine, and no food… lots of fish but they can’t catch ‘em… GAH! Sticky ocean salt all over your skin, bug bites, and you’re sunburned and thirsty and in pain and hungry, and have no idea if ANYONE will ever find you, and what if something bad happens and you’re stuck on there all alone ’cause the few that survived with you succumb to something?!!! ‘Cause now you’re all alone… and who knows when, and if ever, and I can’t I just can’t!!!! STOP IT!

*gulp* I can’t breath!!! *fans self* *thud*

😛

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

P.P.S. Don’t have a Kindle? No problem! Amazon offers various free Kindle apps and a free Kindle Cloud reader for any and ALL of us to use. You can either use the free Kindle App for your smartphone, tablet, AND your desktop computer (just like you’re using a Kindle, but right through your web browser <— No need to download anything!)

AUDIOBOOK LVERS

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 Undoing: Call of Crows Series, Book 2 by Shelly Laurenston
2. Because of Miss Bridgerton: The Bridgerton Series by Julia Quinn
3. Until Jax: Until Him, Book 1 by Aurora Rose Reynolds
4. Tex: Burnout Series, Book 2 by Dahlia West
5. Darkness by Karen Robards
6. Nobody But You by Jill Shalvis
7. Fish Stick Fridays by Rhys Ford
8. March: Calendar Girl, Book 3 by Audrey Carlan
9. Flawless by Heather Graham
10. Erasing Faith by Julie Johnson
11. Need You for Mine: Heroes of St. Helena by Marina Adair
12. Some Sort of Love: Happy Crazy Love Series, Book 3 by Melanie Harlow
13. Unspoken: The Woodlands, Book 2 by Jen Frederick
14. Dragon Soul by Katie MacAlister
15. No Safe Secret by Fern Michaels
16. One with You: Crossfire Series, Book 5 by Sylvia Day <— NEXT WEEK but it’s already climbing the charts!

               

 

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).

First: I’m RE-HIGHLIGHTING a few of yesterday’s releases, ’cause I’m getting AWESOME feedback/recommendations on ’em. So I’m putting them back on here:

• Logan Kade by Tijan <— Fabi confirms it can be read as a standalone and it is BURNING up the Amazon charts right now!! Our girls are LOVING HIM!!!

Cristina: I finished Logan Kade last night and it was FREAKING AWESOME!!!! Just when you think Tijan couldn’t outdue herself, she does it again!!! I LOOOOOOVE the Kade brothers!! *swoon* *wipes sweat off brow* *fanning self* It was so easy to fall HARD *thud* for Mason, but Logan is just as delicious!! It’s hard to compare two guys who are just different kinds of sexy! *heart palpatations* I am SO SO SOOOO happy that Logan got his happily ever after!!!! Man, what I wouldn’t do for Kadewich!!!! 😉 #sexualdomination

Stacey: Logan Kade was amazing. Just finished like an hour ago and holy crap. 1000% better then I expected and I had high expectations!

LisaM: I love Logan too!!! I started reading this book at midnight!!! Am I crazy??? Oh no!!!! So good. Only read for an hour!! Back at it this morning!! Love Tijan’s writing!!! I will be done this book today!!!!

Fabi: you can read Logan as a stand alone novel. Although, I do highly recommend the Fallen Crest series as well.

• Breaking Her (Love is War Book 2) by R.K. Lilley <— Tammi: “LOVED Breaking Her!!”
• Burn by Suzanne Wright <— This was the answer to a recent reader question, and Diana jumped in and LOVED it!

“OMGosh y’all. I read Burn yesterday and I’m soooo upset it’s over. I need more now! Any similar books I should check out?  PS who doesn’t love the idea of a bad ass scary-powerful dude who’s only open with us? *swoon*”

• Covet Not by Arden Aoide <— WHOA TO THIS BLURB! DARK READ ALERT? CULT? It’s also from yesterday but it’s calling me hard and I just realized the price is full-on bargain priced so it fits here just right. 😀 I’m not 100% sure what it’s about but it sounds dark… “From the womb, she was owned. Shula Kelley was signed away before her first breath, just like everyone else in secessionist Texas. She was called beautiful like it meant something important. Like it would get her a kind husband, or one less cruel. She hoped Jared Agnesson was kind. And the devil you know is still the devil…” I love the sound of this one!
• Wild: The Complete Series by Emma Hart <— LisaM went crazy for this series:

“…read Wild The complete series by Emma Hart!!! Hot hot hot!!! Not sure if it’s still on sale. It was so good. I was addicted!! Lol!! When you read the premise you will get the addiction comment!!”

• The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black <— Michelle brought this one up, and once I looked it up I KNEW I had to post this. Not a recommendation (yet) nor a bargain price, but that blurb HAS ME. “Tana lives in a world where walled cities called Coldtowns exist. In them, quarantined monsters and humans mingle in a decadently bloody mix of predator and prey. The only problem is, once you pass through Coldtown’s gates, you can never leave.” Yep… Holly Black sounds like my kind of author!
• The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black <— And here’s the other one that was on my bargains list a few days ago, and bev jumped in and says: “Finished The Darkest Part of the Forest. Really enjoyed that one.”
• The Raven Cycle #3: Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater <— Michelle is loving this series! “Finished the third Raven Cycle book and now really really want the last one!”
• KEPT: A Second Chance Fairy Tale by A.C. Bextor <— Fabi loved this one!

“I finished Kept last night. Jean’s awesome recommendation. I’ve never read anything like that plot before. Honestly, it was a little triggery for me personally, but such a great story. I’m patting myself on the back for getting through it with only minor meltdowns. I read the entire book in one day! I couldn’t put it down. Thanks Jean!”

• Stanton Series Box Set: Stanton Series (Box Set) <— FORBIDDEN TABOO LOVE ALERT!! This entire series has been bundled (Stanton Series Box Set: Stanton Series (Box Set) for a super-bargain price today!!!!! Yes. I totally one-clicked it. I’ve had some awesome recommendations recently so this is HIGH on my TBR list.

Lisa: What makes Stanton series “forbidden “? Thx!

Maryse: I’d love to know too, Lisa. Here’s a recommendation I received from Danielle indicating it was taboo and some reviews say taboo and forbidden (but I skimmed those lightly)… how forbidden? I have no idea. Maybe that’s a spoiler? I’m intrigued! 😀

Danielle: I’m not sure why Stanton Adore by T.L. Swan isn’t really on anyone’s radar. It’s taboo and super angsty! It is a trilogy though, so be prepared for cliffhangers.

• Finding Jake: A Novel by by Bryan Reardon <— HOLY MOLY LOOK AT THE PSYCH-THRILLER SUPER-SALE KAT FOUND US!!! Yep. I one clicked this. I mean… come on. “On a warm November day, he receives a text: There has been a shooting at the high school. Racing to the rendezvous point, Simon is forced to wait with scores of other anxious parents as one by one, they are reunited with their children. Their numbers dwindle, eventually leaving Simon alone. That is when he learns that Jake is the only child missing.“
• Lucky Penny by L A Cotton <— SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE ALERT! And this one is super bargain priced today! “I was his lucky Penny. He was my light in the dark, hope in despair. Our bond was one of survival, friendship… first love. But then we were ripped apart and Blake Weston became the memory I turned to when everything else in my life fell apart.“
• Bang (Black Lotus #1) (The Black Lotus Series) by E.K. Blair <— DARK READ PSYCH THRILLER FUN! SO GOOD and it’s super bargain priced today! Here is my review.
• Worth the Fall (The McKinney Brothers, Book 1) by Claudia Connor <— ONE OF MY FAVORITES is super-bargain priced!! (my review)

Linda: I’m drawn to a storyline where there is a devoted single parent involved. Worth the Fall was amazing as I know you agree.

Shane: Worth the Fall was a great book. Matt is swoon worthy and thinking of those abs makes it a hundred times better….

bev: I liked Worth the Fall so much…

• Pushing the Limits by Brooke Cumberland <—STUDENT-TEACHER ALERT! SUPER-SALE ALERT and so many right here LOVED this one like crazy!!

Grey: I’m reading Pushing the limits by Brooke Cumberland. Whoa… Teacher/student read… *cleans off kindle screen from the steam*

Allison: I just read Pushing The Limits by Brooke Cumberland and loooooved it. Slow burn, angsty, student teacher romance. Both are suffering from losses in their lives but find comfort with each other. I especially live how the heroine’s anxiety issues were treated. I hate when a character has a panic attack and then it’s all over with and never mentioned again. (I know, I’m being picky.) This character had some pretty severe issues related to her earlier trauma and I love that they weren’t just swept under the rug. And the Hero . . . such a nice guy but WHOA when he gets in the bedroom he’s a dirty talker. I love that!

              

 

PARANORMAL/FANTASY/SCI-FI/DYSTOPIAN

1. Dragon Soul by Katie MacAlister
2. Blood Magic (Blood Books Book 2) by Danielle Rose
3. Thunderstorm: A Strebor Quickiez by Niyah Moore
4. Rowan Sisters’ Trilogy: (Pema’s Storm, Isis’ Betrayal, and Suvi’s Revenge) by Brenda Trim & Tami Julka
5. In The Dark by Lila Rose
6. Damaged by Carysa Locke
7. Six (Rules Undying Book 2) by R.E. Carr
8. The Descendant (Guardians of the Worlds Book 1) by Ally Capraro
9. Buried Flames (Surviving Ashes, Book Three) by Kennedy Layne <— DYSTOPIAN
10. The Undoing (Call Of Crows) by Shelly Laurenston
11. Elemental Love (Warlocks Book 1) by L.M. Somerton
12. Shaded to Win (The Prismatic Witch Book 2) by Lynne Ardmore

          

 

CONTEMPORARY

1. So Much More by Kim Holden <— AUTHOR OF BRIGHT SIDE ALERT!!! Remember how hard we cried? ‘Memberrrrrr? This author rocked our emotional worlds and she’s just released a new one! This one sounds like it’ll be romantically angsty too and now I’m dying to know what Miranda does that makes her such a b!t*h! “I thought I wanted her. I thought I needed her. Over time reality crept in and slowly dissected and disemboweled my dreams like a predator, leaving behind a rotting carcass. Reality can be a fierce bitch. So can Miranda.” Marion LOVED it!!

Marion: I cannot recommend So Much More by Kim Holden enough….. …5 fantastic star read….If u want an emotional roller coaster this is the one and how beautifully it is written!!!

1. Catching Serenity (Serenity Series Book 4) by Eden Butler
2. Stripped: (A Sexy Standalone Romantic Comedy) by Allie Juliette Mousseau <— MALE STRIPPER ALERT! And this ballerina accidentally runs into him… “The closer Stone gets to Emilie, the more he realizes he’d do anything to make her his own. Problem is, he’s a real f*ck-up with relationships. And that means he’s dangerously close to becoming her next major f*ck-up.”
3. Say You Love Me by J.S. Cooper <— HE’S HER BEST FRIEND’S OLDER BROTHER ALERT! “I’ve known him for years. Fancied him for what seems like forever. And of course, he’s never noticed me. I’ve always been his sister Mila’s annoying friend, but I’m about to change that.” And this one is in the top #40 in all of Amazon Kindle books right now. WOW!
4. Cuff Me (NYPD’s Finest) by Lauren Layne
5. Flash Burned: A Novel (Burned Deep Trilogy) by Calista Fox
6. Scarred Souls: Raze & Reap by Tillie Cole <— TILLE COLE ALERT! Two books bundled…
7. More Than a Feeling (Heart of the Rockies) by Sara Richardson
8. Forever Pucked (The Pucked Series Book 4) by Helena Hunting <— FAMOUS HOCKEY PLAYER ALERT! ***Forever PUCKED is a followup to PUCKED (The Pucked Series Book 1), while it is not necessary to have read Pucked Up (Book 2) or Pucked Over (Book 3) it is highly recommended to that you read Pucked first.***
9. Nobody But You (Cedar Ridge) by Jill Shalvis
10. Toss the Bouquet: Three Spring Love Stories (A Year of Weddings Novella)
11. Hardball: (A Kinky Sexy Dirty Standalone) by C.D. Reiss <— BASEBALL STAR & NORMAL GIRL ALERT! All the women want him… “I’m no queen. I’m a regular girl with a regular job. I just watch him on TV and from the bleachers, season after season. Girls like me grab a guy like that one in a million times. My number just came up, and he is as spectacular in bed as he is on the field. But there’s not a woman in the world who can distract Dash Wallace from the game. Not for a moment. Not even me. Until the night I do. And everything changes.” <— Ruh roh!! I love the sound of that!
12. Need You for Mine (Heroes of St. Helena) by Marina Adair
13. Vulnerable (Morgans of Nashville) by Mary Burton
14. Delta Force (A Special Ops series Book 1) by Julie Morgan
15. Broken Promise (The Denton Family Legacy Book 1) by Sam Crescent <— CRIME FAMILY ALERT! “…the moment he sees Louisa Moore, he knows the tales are all true. He falls for her instantly, but there’s a problem—she wants nothing to do with him…”
16. Walking Sam by Deanna Lynn Sletten
17. No Safe Secret by Fern Michaels
18. The SEAL Next Door (Alpha SEALs Book 5) by Makenna Jameison
19. In Your Dreams (The Falling Series Book 4) by Ginger Scott <— HE’S A DJ & HE DOESN’T REMEMBER HER, EVEN THOUGH SHE WROTE AN ANGRY SONG ABOUT HIM ALERT! And it can be read as a standalone!! “On paper, he’s a zero. But in person, when he’s mixing tracks for a sea of bodies at the hottest clubs and parties, he’s downright irresistible. Just-right stubble on his chin, body of a boxer and a smirk that stimulates all the right nerves—women have never been a problem. They flock to his swagger and fall for his charm…fast. All except for this one…” I absolutely LOVED this author’s other “bully” book (Wild Reckless), so I can imagine this one will be a fun, possibly delightfully infuriating read!
20. Intent by A.D. Justice
21. The Glass Coffin (A Shattered Fairy Tale Book 3) by Kelly Martin
22. Brush of Wings: A Novel (Angels Walking Book 3) by Karen Kingsbury
23. Then Came You (The Wilde Sisters Book 2) by Marianne Rice
24. This is Love, Baby (War & Peace Book 2) by K Webster <— SEQUEL TO A DARK READ ALERT! It must be read in order so I’m not reading the blurb for this one so I don’t spoil it for myself…
25. Damaged by Jody Holford
26. The Way To Her Heart by Amy Reece
27. Damaged Pieces (Cape Isle, #2): A Cape Isle Novel by Allie Able
28. Laguna Sights (Laguna Beach Book 4) by Kaira Rouda
29. Some Lucky Woman by Carmen DeSousa <— SHE STARTS OVER AFTER HER FAILED MARRIAGE and becomes an author! “Three years later, Jana has a New York Times bestseller and a contract for a movie adaptation, but she also has a shoulder injury, which has put a crimp in her new carefree lifestyle. Worse yet, she can’t write. Her only hope is Dr. Adrian Kijek, a renowned physical therapist who hates her simply because she wrote a book about not needing a man, or so she thinks …“
30. All the Pretty Faces (Graveyard Falls) by Rita Herron
31. After the Storm: Midseason Episode 1 (Rising Storm) by Lexi Blake and Julie Kenner
32. The UN Series Complete Box Set by Shantel Tessier
33. Missing Summer: The Complete Collection by E. N. Hudgins <— “Forced to support herself, she finds a job as a nanny with a family in her neighborhood. Imagine her surprise when the guy she crushed on in high school shows up. She’d always admired him, but never had the nerve to approach him. It turns out that he’s her employer’s son, Jared.“
34. Because of Miss Bridgerton (Bridgertons) by Julia Quinn
35. Hot in the Hamptons
36. Score (Skin in the Game Book 1) by Christine Bell <— FAMOUS FOOTBALL PLAYER AND HIS FRUMPY PHYSICAL THERAPIST ALERT! “when Coach saddles me with some frumpy PT student with a chip on her shoulder, all I can think is doom. I don’t have time for this…”
37. Soldier’s Heart: a Wounded Love novel by Megan Green
38. Convergence (Long Shot Series Book 3) by Michelle Grey
39. Heroine Hearts: Darkness Made These Heroine Hearts by Kirsty-Anne Still <— DARK ROMANCE & ADDICTION ALERT! Full length and super-bargain priced! “It was all caused by one thing – total, abominable darkness. But that was what we loved the most…”
40. Dodging Trains by Sunniva Dee
41. Return to Me: Book 5 of the Fated Hearts Series by Aimee Nicole Walker <— M/M ROMANCE
42. Alex Reid: Managing the Bosses Billionaire Boss Romance (Rich and Single Series Book 1) by Lexy Timms
43. A Nun Walks Into A Bar: A Nun-Fiction Novel by Tracey Jane Jackson
44. Play Me to Infinity (The Broken Men Chronicles Book 3) by Carey Decevito
45. Dark ‘N’ Stormy (Cocktail Series Book 3) by Angela Stevens
46. All Chained Up: A Devil’s Rock Novel by Sophie Jordan <— HE’S AN INMATE & SHE’S A PRISON NURSE ALERT!! “Briar is a nurse volunteering at the local prison, and Knox is an inmate who should be off-limits in every way. Knox feels it too—a shocking animal magnetism that drives him to risk his own life to protect Briar’s. Paroled at last, he tries to resist her…“
47. Dark Sky by Katalina Leon
48. Finding Evan (Butterfly Days Book 2) by Lisa Swallow
49. Innocent Pleasures by Dulcie Arnold
50. Rules of Her Sins (Their Sins Book 1) by A. Gorman
51. Sophia Redeemed: Faith and Love Series, Book 1 by B. Benfield
52. Courting Suspicion by Kimberly Dean <— A MADAM & A COP ALERT! “Josh Morgan is the last man on earth she should be attracted to, but Nina can’t help it. A romance with a member of the Metro Police would be reckless, but she fantasizes about taking on her role of a D.C. madam in a more personal and pleasurable way…”
53. Strictly Pleasure (Hooded Pleasures) by Sheryl Nantus <— D/s but at first, she thinks she’s a Domme too… “Warning: Brooding Dom bookstore owner who’s looking to begin living again and a tough businesswoman who doesn’t realize that being on her knees makes her stronger, not weaker.”
54. After the Hurt by Shana Gray
55. Darkness by Karen Robards <— PLANE CRASH IN ALASKA ALERT! “…what she doesn’t see coming is the small jet plane that drops out of the sky and into the water mere feet from her boat. Even more unprecedented: there’s a sole survivor from the crash, and he needs Gina’s help. But it turns out that rescuing the stranger and getting them both out of the oncoming storm is just the beginning…”
56. The {Re}Model Marriage (Romance Renovations) by Maria Hoagland <— THEY ARE DIVORCING ALERT! “With their divorce scheduled for the day after their daughter’s high school graduation, Jamie and Kirk have to fix the home’s problems to lift their selling price out of the basement. Working to renovate the home together, they discover secrets—in the home, in their marriage, and in the fertility clinic that helped give them their daughter—and find themselves questioning what true love really is…“
57. Wrapped In You (The Monroes) by Jules Bennett
58. A Billionaire After Dark (The Overnight Billionaires) by Katie Lane
59. Allegra’s Shadow by Dana Sanders Hill
60. Flickers by Kathryn Jordan <— “Set in the dynamic years leading up to the Roaring Twenties, Flickers turns its lens on California’s glamorous silent film era, as Victorian civilities are swept away by a bold new century . . .”
61. Her Every Wish (The Worth Saga) by Courtney Milan <— WENT LIVE TODAY (WEDNESDAY)!!!
62. Save Your Soul (Body & Soul Book 2) by Rochelle Paige <— WENT LIVE TODAY (WEDNESDAY)!!!
63. Ruined by the SEAL (ASSIGNMENT: Caribbean Nights Book 2) by Zoe York <— WENT LIVE TODAY (WEDNESDAY)!!!
64. Above Protection (Imperfect Heroes Book 1) by C.J. Pinard <— WENT LIVE TODAY (WEDNESDAY)!!!

                                                               

 

PRE-ORDERS (next couple of days AND next week’s)

1. Unseen Messages: a survival romance novel by Pepper Winters is going LIVE TOMORROW
2. The Darkest Angel (Lords of the Underworld) by Gena Showalter – April 1st 2016
3. The Sweetest Burn (A Broken Destiny Novel) by Jeaniene Frost  – April 1st 2016
4. Feels like Summertime by Tammy Falkner – April 2nd 2016
5. STRIPPED 2 (A Ferro Family Novel) by H.M. Ward – April 4th 2016
6. Thrown Down (Made in Jersey) by Tessa Bailey – April 4th 2016
7. Irish (Wind Dragons Motorcycle Club) by Chantal Fernando – April 4th 2016
8. Make Me Forget by Beth Kery – April 5th 2016
9. The Beast: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward – April 5th 2016
10. Forest of Ruin (Age of Legends Trilogy) by Kelley Armstrong – April 5th 2016
11. From the Ashes (Force of Nature Book 1) by Amber Lynn Natusch – April 5th 2016
12. The Matchmaker’s Playbook (Wingmen Inc. 1) by Rachel Van Dyken – April 5th 2016
13. White Tiger (A Shifter’s Unbound Novel) by Jennifer Ashley – April 5th 2016
14. Shadow Rites: A Jane Yellowrock Novel by Faith Hunter – April 5th 2016
15. Rock Dirty (Rock Candy Book 2) by Virna DePaul – April 5th 2016
16. The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead – April 5th 2016
17. Invision (Chronicles of Nick) by Sherrilyn Kenyon – April 5th 2016
18. Smoke and Fire (Dark Kings) by Donna Grant – April 5th 2016
19. White Tiger (Shifters Unbound) by Jennifer Ashley – April 5th 2016
20. Remembering Everly by J.L. Berg  – April 5th 2016
21. One with You (Crossfire) by Sylvia Day – April 5th 2016
22. Chandler: A Fixed Trilogy Series Spinoff by Laurelin Paige – April 5th 2016
23. Dirty (Dive Bar) by Kylie Scott – April 5th 2016
24. Brave Enough: A Tall, Dark, and Dangerous (“Tall, Dark, and Dangerous”) by M. Leighton – April 5th 2016
25. Save Me by Heidi McLaughlin
26. Shock Advised (Kilgore Fire Book 1) by Lani Lynn Vale – April 6th 2016
27. Virgins: An Outlander Novella (Kindle Single) by Diana Gabaldon – April 8th 2016

                   

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Wait!!?? Is today Tuesday?!!  ‘Cause looking at today’s “earlybird” releases, it is LOADED in our favorite authors and highly anticipated books that we’ve been waiting for (and some that we didn’t know about but OMG the blurbs!!!), and I could SWEAR this list is as good as, if not better than some of Tuesday’s “official release days”. Like that one to the left (Logan Kade!!!) and Breaking Her by R.K. Lilley just to name a few. *thud*

It is INSANE how many good books are out right now. The authors all went crazy late last night and planted our book-easter eggs I think… and we just found ’em? Well well well!! This is about the best “early-bird easter egg hunt” 😉 I’ve been on in awhile because they all look yummy! I think all of ’em were only released LATE last night, and then this morning and HOLY MOLY the earlybirds are incredible and by so many of our favorite authors. Looks like the next two days will be made of book-awesomeness!

P.S. Almost done Night Shifts Black and I will be reviewing it today. I am between THREE books right now (She Dims the Stars, Unseen Messages: a survival romance novel by Pepper Winters and Night Shifts Black by Alyson Santos, ALL good, each one I want to finish, but all of ’em were “calling me” SO hard that I squirreled like mad. I finally settled on this latest release ’cause me ‘n Kandace are buddy reading it. 🙂

LIVE RIGHT NOW, YOU GUYS!!!!

1. Logan Kade by Tijan <—- TIJAN/LOGAN ALERT!!!! I know there are some girls right here that are MAD about him, and my eardrums are about to split from the squeeing. 😉

Grey: OMG Logan! How did I forget the Kade brothers on my 3 BBF’s in an elevator list BTW… I’m gonna have to jump ship to a different elevator, I mean, a girl needs a little elevator variety in her life, right? So I’m gonna press the pause button on the Tied Man, i haven’t gotten very far into it, because, it’s been a crazy weekend, and um, well… it’s Logan, you guys get it, right? *squee*

Jean: OMG you guys, just saw the cover for Logan (Tijan) …and I’m squealing like a little girl!

Fabi: Jean, that cover for Logan … how much of a sicko would you think me if I tell you I may lick my Kindle when the book arrives? hot, hot, hot

Jean: Omg that cover! Logan Kade is MINE!

Fabi: Uh, sorry Jean but you’re going to have to share Logan. He’s not all that broken.   and yup, that’s my lickable cover

Amy: I’m a Mason girl *peeks around for Tessa* but I am pretty dang excited about Logan’s book…and then we get two more full FCH books after that plus a couple of novellas?  *puts back of hand to forehead and falls back on sofa*

1. Breaking Her (Love is War Book 2) by R.K. Lilley <— LIVE LIVE LIVE EARLY YOU GUYS!!! I won’t read the blurb ’cause I still have to read book #1 but SO many here LOVED #1 so I’m excited!!

Tessa: Breaking Her by RK Lilley, the second after Breaking Him (Love is War Book 1), is coming out on March 29. You know what else is coming out on that date? Yep, Logan. What is with these authors and their desire to make me go insane? It broke my heart! CH warning, but the romance and love was there, but totally toxic. I can’t wait for book two!

Janet: I’m waiting with baited breath!

Carlotta: Girls I just finished reading Breaking Him by R.K. Lilley…my reaction: AHHHHHHHHHHHHH LOVE LOVE LOVE ANGST ANGST ANGST, I love Scarlett( the heroine) sooooo much!!! and the story is…I haven’t words!!!! please reading this book!!!    

1. Covet Not by Arden Aoide <— WHOA TO THIS BLURB! DARK READ ALERT? CULT? I’m not 100% sure what it’s about but it sounds dark… “From the womb, she was owned. Shula Kelley was signed away before her first breath, just like everyone else in secessionist Texas. She was called beautiful like it meant something important. Like it would get her a kind husband, or one less cruel. She hoped Jared Agnesson was kind. And the devil you know is still the devil…” I love the sound of this one!
2. #Rev (GearShark Book 2) by Cambria Hebert
3. Rushing the Goal (Assassins Series Book 8) by Toni Aleo <— HOCKEY PLAYER & A SINGLE MOM ALERT! “…he had gotten used to being alone, a recluse, but even he had to admit it was getting old. He was lonely. Hockey wasn’t enough anymore. He wanted a family; he wanted his true love, and Lucy and Angie were just that.”
4. Sinful Love (Sinful Nights Book 4) by Lauren Blakely <— FINAL BOOK IN THE SERIES (not sure if they can be read as standalone… looks like each one is a bout a different family member) “…he’ll have to learn to let her in if he ever wants to fully heal from the past… The problem is, she knows something about the night his family shattered. She has the missing puzzle piece…but neither one of them realizes it…“
5. Hot as Hell by Monette Michaels
6. Touch the Sky (Free Fall Book 1) by Christina Lee & Nyrae Dawn <— M/M ROMANCE ALERT! Both authors are fantastic! Two old childhood friends that were separated by circumstances meet again in a bar as adults… “Neither man expects the fierce connection pulling them together. Unfortunately, ignoring their problems doesn’t make them disappear. Gabriel’s internal struggles are serious…dangerous.”
7. The Perfect Sub (Iron Eagle Gym Book 2) by <— M/M ROMANCE (but it’s a sequel to the first book so I won’t read the blurb…)
8. Love in Bloom (De La Fuente Family Book 3) by Lexi Buchanan <— SPORTS STAR FAKE ENGAGEMENT FOR HIS IMAGE ALERT! “Happy to be nearly done with the woman who had made his life hell, Mateo was floored when he learned the truth. Who was the real Caprice? Thoughts of ending it with her were quickly set aside as he discovered the real her…”
9. Close to You (Sunshine and Happiness Book 3) by Skylar M. Cates <— M/M ROMANCE ALERT! “Ever since he saved him from a humiliation at school, Marc has loved Tomas. The last thing he expects is for Tomas to love him back. To keep his best friend, Marc revisits an abusive past he’s tried to forget…”
10. Behind Closed Doors: The Foundation by Diana McKinley <— M/M ROMANCE “But as Ben prepares for his graduation, the violence at home reaches a breaking point and he flees. When Cord realizes what has been going on behind the Alcott’s doors, it’s a race against time for him to find Ben and then open his heart to…”
11. Guilty Needs by Shiloh Walker <— HER BEST FRIEND’S HUSBAND ALERT! “I know you love him… Not the words you want to hear from your best friend. Especially when the him she is talking about is the man she’s married to. But when Alyssa Hutchins said those words, Bree realized her best friend knew the one secret she’d hoped to keep hidden for always. Just before she died, Alyssa asked Bree to promise her something, but it’s a promise that Bree isn’t sure she can keep….”
12. New Blue (Blue Series Book 5) by Jules Barnard <— RICH BOY PROBLEMS & THE WOMAN THAT HATES HIM ON SIGHT (and it can be read as a standalone!) “Hayden, the head of HR, hates Adam on the spot, finding every way possible to put him in his place–and suddenly the lackey job his father found him gets interesting…”
13. Feels like Summertime by Tammy Falkner <— SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE ALERT! “Katie is married with three kids and one more on the way, but when she shows up at Lake Fisher with her kids, danger trails her all the way there. I could do a lot of things. I could leave and go home. I could stay and deal with it. But what I want most of all is just to take care of Katie…”
14. You Can’t Catch Me by Cassie Mae & Becca Ann <— SOUNDS LIKE A FUN YA BOOK ALERT! SHE’S GAINED SOME WEIGHT over the summer vacation and she’s struggling with it in her new school year… “…the new track coach is getting major flack for being a little chunky, and all I’m trying to do is convince the team that I’m not running slower because of her coaching style. Oh, and did I mention that I’m totally falling face-first in “like” with some guy I met in a cemetery? And no one understands it just because he’s also a little chunky. But he’s also adorable and wonderfully weird and I don’t care what they say, his look sure does it for me. But… I don’t know… how can I be in “like” with someone, when I have no clue how to like myself anymore?“
15. Hunter <— MAFIA ALERT AND OH MY THIS SOUNDS SO GOOD!!!!! She’s a mafia princess, but her dad “sells her” to repay a debt. “The day my father sold my thirteen year old body to pay off a five year old debt was the day my mother stole me in the dead of night. She protected me as she was supposed to. My father may have been the king, but my mother was the queen. The mafia blood was hers. That was ten years ago. Now… the devil was on the loose…” and then!!!! The blurb gets even better!!!!
16. Dare Me by Rebecca Shea <— A DARE BETWEEN CO-WORKERS ALERT! A bunch of coworkers together have a few drinks and… “My name is Saige Phillips. I never walk away from a dare.” I totally got a kick out of that whole blurb!
17. Undone, Volume 3 by Callie Harper <— FAMOUS ROCK STAR & HE KIDNAPS HIS FAKE RELATIONSHIP ALERT! “The world already hates me for being a player. Now I’m a kidnapper, too. I drove off with Ana while she was drunk as a skunk after a New Year’s party in Vegas. She didn’t exactly say she wanted to go away with me. In fact, when we last spoke she seemed pretty interested in quitting me. Then she passed out…“
18. The Do-Over by L.E. Bross <— THEY ARE WORKING ON A HOME-IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TOGETHER! She’s trying to fix an old beach house she inherited… “Eli offers Mel a deal: if she helps him with the renovations, he’ll cut the bill in half. Soon Mel and her damned home improvement book are driving Eli mad with an explosive urge to return to his studio and fire up his torch once more.”
19. The Dirty Secret by Kira A. Gold <— HE HIRES HER TO DECORATE HIS HOUSE... but you know how that goes. In books. 😉
20. Wanting More (Love on Campus) by Jessica Ruddick <— This is book #2…
21. The Wedding Date by Jennifer Joyce <— COMEDY ROMANCE ALERT! SHE NEEDS A DATE FOR HER FRIEND’S WEDDING...”Luckily there’s the hot new guy at work, Adam Sinclair, to practice her flirting on – even if, as a colleague, he’s strictly off-limits! Yet time’s running out and date after disastrous date forces Delilah to tell a little white lie – and invent a fake boyfriend! But will her secret crush on Adam ruin everything?“
22. Jilted by Eve Vaughn <— THE BLURB MADE ME GASP!! “Skylar Brown is set to marry the man of her dreams. He’s everything she’s ever hoped for in a man: smart, intelligent, sexy and madly in love with her. Or so she thought. When she meets her groom at the altar, she in for a surprise. The groom said no…”
23. Teacher’s Pet by Rae Lynn Blaise <— FORBIDDEN LOVE ALERT! “I knew she was too young for me, but I didn’t care. Even though we were acting, the chemistry between us was real and undeniable…”
24. PAIN by Ashley Wheels <— BIKER BOOK ALERT! “This is the story of how one innocent girl changed my life forever, and one beautiful woman helped me survive the pain…”
25. Heartbreaker by Melody Grace <— HEARTBROKEN OVER A ROCK STAR ALERT! “Now he’s a drop-dead sexy rock star, but when I knew him, he was just the boy from the wrong side of the tracks – and the first guy I ever loved. He broke my heart into a hundred pieces when he skipped town without saying goodbye – but now he’s back…”
26. Falling with Style by CM Foss <— MARITAL ISSUES! It’s a novella companion to another book, but can be read as a standalone. “…a few years, a fledgling business, and a couple of kids later, Steph and Lawrence learn that falling in love was the easy part and happily ever after isn’t for sissies…“
27. Most Eligible Baby Daddy by Chance Carter <— “Even the Most Damaged Man Deserves a Wife and Baby…”
28. Love Will by Lori Otto <— LORI OTTO ALERT!! She made us cry HARD before… I suspect this might be emotional, too. “He meets a woman who inspires him and believes in second chances. Shea is a breath of fresh air and challenges Will’s despairing past with light and hope. As Will works to accept his own dependencies and forgive himself for the mistakes he’s made, the relationship becomes one that requires more trust than Shea first realized. There’s only one thing that will keep Will from self-destructing. There’s only one thing that will keep Shea from running the other way. Love Will…” It’s a “new adult standalone”

PRE-ORDERS (just a few highlights from tomorrow’s BIG release day… most of these are going live at midnight!!)

1. Stacked Up: Worth the Fight Series by Sidney Halston – March 29th 2016
2. The Undoing (Call Of Crows Book 2) by Shelly Laurenston – March 29th 2016
3. Darkness by Karen Robard – March 29th 2016
4. Scarred Souls: Raze and Reap: 1-2 by Tillie Cole  – March 29th 2016
5. So Much More by Kim Holden – March 29th 2016
6. Hardball: (A Kinky Sexy Dirty Standalone) by C.D. Reiss – March 29th 2016
7. In Your Dreams (The Falling Series Book 4) by Ginger Scott – March 29th 2016
8. Forever Pucked (The Pucked Series Book 4) by Helena Hunting – March 29th 2016
9. This is Love, Baby (War & Peace Book 2) by K. Webster – March 29th 2016
10. Unseen Messages: a survival romance novel by Pepper Winters – March 30th 2016 (This is also the one I’m reading – I have a review copy – and loving and its over 700 pages!!!! I KNEW IT!!! I was reading and reading and reading for hours and was still in the first quarter – LOL!! That explains it!)