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Reader Question – The book about the girl being protected from the man named Ghost… + $10 Amazon gift card giveaway to the first correct answer!

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STILL DESPERATELY SEEKING THIS BOOK!

Jennifer needs our “book help” so I posted it on Facebook to see if we’d get a bite. We got bites, alright but just from those chomping at the bit to find out what book this is.

GAH!!! Now we ALL want to know this one, and so far, nobody on Facebook has guessed it. But now we’re a huge “following this thread” crew. Please someone out there must know… we need relief!!

She’s looking for this one:

“I once read a blurb about a book and now I can not find it. From what I can recall there is a group ( security maybe) that is protecting a women from a man the call “Ghost”.

Her family was targeted by this man because of something she was working on?? I think No one know what he looks like and at one point he is behind her on a train and she didn’t know. The man tasked with protecting her came from a bad situation and in the blurb he was having a flash back and one of coworkers is asking him if he will be okay and if he can do this. Can anyone help? I really want to read this one!!”

Erin: Following

Ann-Theres: Sounds like something i would like to read!

Lori: Following

Shelley: following

Tammy: Me too

Katie: I want to read it, too!!!

Maryse’s Book Blog: As do I!! 🙂 LOL!! Gah… some of these are getting hard to guess!

Lee: Hi Maryse.. okay.. i know a book but im having doubts because it kind of clashes with what she wants…

‘Captive‘ by Brighton Walsh is a contemporary romance novel about Madison and Ghost …

“Maddie is kidnapped. One moment she’s waiting for her driver to come pick her up and the next she awakens in a small cabin in the middle of nowhere with a man called Ghost, her kidnapper. Ghost is lethal…massive, tall, tattooed, muscled-up, stacked, and dangerous. But he readily promises that he won’t kill Maddie. Someone wants her out of the way for awhile and it’s Ghost’s job to make that happen.Ghost knows who wants Maddie to be held hostage and why.”

Brighton Walsh: Hi! Christina Lee pointed me here. I’m the author of Captive, but I don’t think it’s the book you’re looking for. Pretty much the only similarity is that it has a man named Ghost in it. 🙂 Sorry! I hope you find what you’re looking for.

Maryse’s Book Blog: Thank you Brighton!!! The search continues… <— sidenote from Maryse: Brighton’s book (Captive) sounds AWESOME so I’m highlighting it here, anyway. Sounds just like what we love to read!! ————–>

Katherine: Ooh the above sounds good & also following to see what the outcome is.

Jenna: Gah, this sounds so familiar…following too. Gonna drive me nuts!

Leslie: Following

Leanne: Following

Anyone else want to venture a guess? Submit your guesses and there will be a $10 Amazon gift card giveaway for the first correct answer! Don’t forget… ALL are welcome to comment even if someone has already answered, ’cause:

1.) who knows if the answer is correct? You might have another guess… and it might be the right one (we’ll have the reader who asked the question pop in and let us know)

and

2.) Let us know if you’ve read it and what you thought. :)

Lani Lynn Vale – Code 11- KPD SWAT Series Reading Order

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Okay this series is calling me BIG time! I keep hearing about this author’s bad-ass alpha males, and I love that they’re all “heroes” even if they have that bad-boy thing going on. So I’m starting it!

Mindi: Just finished my 1st book by Lani Lynn Vale–LOVE!!!! Really good alpha male–think I’ll go ahead and get the next book!

BevA: Lani Lynn Vale’s Center Mass released today. Hot Alpha SWAT Guy. All her books are great.

Karen: I highly recommend Lani Lynn Vale to be added to the “What to read after Kristen Ashley” list.

About book #1:

Luke Roberts came to the small lazy town of Kilgore, Texas with one thing on his mind: Forgetting. He wanted to forget why he left. Forget those emerald green eyes that haunted his dreams. And forget how it felt to have his heart ripped out of his chest by a woman who didn’t like the fact that he had a child. It was something he’d been doing a damn fine job of doing, too. Until Reese smashed through every one of his defenses, and made him feel again.

Reese Doherty was just trying to do the best for her little girl. So she moved to the little boomtown nearly an hour from where she grew up to be the school nurse for Kilgore’s littlest people. That’s where she met him. The SWAT officer and the man that would change her life forever. The sexy man who liked to drive fast, and live life like it should be lived. He drove her crazy, and became something she could barely live without.

But Luke was a hero. A man used to risking his life to make the world a safer place. Something Reese had to decide whether she could handle or not. Preferably before her and her daughter became too attached.

Just when she’s ready to give him her whole heart, her world takes a huge hit, and everything she thought she knew wasn’t as it seemed.

Luke wasn’t a quitter, though. Damn far from it, and he’d prove to her that he’d be there when the dust settled. Whether she wanted him to be or not.

     

25 of the Latest Bargain e-Books & Reader Recommendations – June 5th 2015

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<—- Okay I’m totally cheating ’cause this one’s not coming out just yet (sorry!!!!) but Kristen Ashley JUST posted this surprise release/preorder yesterday: Hold On (The ‘Burg Series Book 6) <— and I really think it needs to be highlighted. 😉

And… I haven’t started anything yet, after my love-fest with the delightfully-contraversial “Asking For It” by Lilah Pace (<— my review) but I think, next for me will be Amber to Ashes: Part One in the Torn Hearts Series (The Torn Heart Series Book 1) <— I hear this one is SUPER-angsty and very close to the author’s heart. I loved her past love-triangle “Collide” so I’m excited about this. It’ll be out this Tuesday, but I have a big brick of a print book ARC right here in my hands, so I’m gonna try to go “old-school” and read an actual book. LOL!

But!!! There’s THIS list below that I can choose from (YAY ME!!) AND… I’m open to “must-read!!” suggestions, and in fact, will be making my latest TBR list public in the next couple of days. 😀 So let’s see if you guys have anything I just have to read. *winces and expects an influx of peanuts <—*ahem* 😛 to be thrown at her*…

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

EBOOK 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).

  1. Better When It Hurts (Stripped Book 2) by Skye Warren <— JUST RELEASED, SHE’S A STRIPPER & ONE OF MY FAV AUTHORS ALERT!! The authors told me… “Better When It Hurts is the second book in the Stripped series, though it does stand alone. It’s about a girl working at a strip club and her foster brother who’s back for revenge. This one’s extremely filthy hot, but it’s also about betrayal, redemption, and second chances.“
  2. Double Tap (Code 11- KPD SWAT Book 2) by Lani Lynn Vale <— JUST RELEASED & MILITARY MAN/SHE’S STILL TOO YOUNG & TONS OF GREAT REVIEWS ALREADY! WHOA it sounds romantically angsty!!! Gah… maybe I wanna start this one!?? So he falls in love, she’s too young so he joins the military until she’s older and he can come back to her. But she leaves… he looks for her… bad stuff happens I think! But… “it takes her years to return, and in those years, Nico changes, too. He’s seen too much. Done too much. Lost too much. He lives his life as a SWAT officer for KPD, goes through the motions of everyday life, but only as half a man. And not even the good half. The US military saw to that.“
  3. Infinite Dolls by Emalynne Wilder <— JUST RELEASED & WANTS TO MAKE MY HEART ACHE ALREADY ALERT!! She’s dying before her 21st birthday… her father is over-protective and… “Everly longs for connection and freedom she has never been allowed due to her dad’s controlling routine. Time ticking away she begins to defy his rules and make up her own. One star-crossed meeting grants Everly her greatest desire when she befriends Callum Trovatto, a grief-stricken med student needful of his own blissful upswing in the wake of his mother’s death.” WHOA. Full length book + super-super-bargain priced!!!
  4. Jezebel by K. Larsen <— JUST RELEASED & POSSIBLY UNPUTDOWNABLE ALERT!! Brenda wants us to read it, saying: “Don’t forget Jezebel by K Larsen. Omg!!! It was so good! I read all day. Could not put it down!” and OMG IT SOUNDS PERFECT!! GAH i’m totally *squirreling* even worse now. “30 years of affection.
    10 years of soul shattering love.
    8 years of happy employment.
    2 months of turmoil.
    1 week of truth.
    A lifetime of betrayal.Would you have seen it coming?Annabelle Fortin landed herself in a bit of trouble. Mandated to community service at an assisted living facility for early onset dementia she meets Jezebel, one of the residents. This is the story that unfolds over the course of Annabelle’s court ordered six month sentence. Nothing is what it seems.“
  5. My Skylar by Penelope Ward <— SUPER-bargain priced today and Dina says: “OMG “My Skylar ” is AMAZINGGGGGGGG I cant put it down! Ahhhhh READ IT:)” wow… sounds angsty!! “I thought I’d never see her again. But now she’s back…and living with him…” and Jean agrees! “My Skylar!!!!! An all time favorite!! Will never forget it!”
  6. True North (The True Series) by Liora Blake <— ROCK STAR & AUTHOR ALERT!!! MichelleS is loving it! “I’m at 6% in for True North and loving it already. I have highlighted all over!!! It’s her POV… but, it shows her personality not just her thoughts, which I ADORE. I think I’m gonna love it….. yay….. thank you Bev… okay back to it because it’s that good so far!” (and book #2 will be out in just a couple of weeks!)
  7. Own the Wind: A Chaos Novel by Kristen Ashley <— KA BIKER BOOK ALERT!!! Lauren found us this deal!! I 4.5-starred this Kristen Ashley biker bad-boy and it’s on super-sale today (my review).
  8. Where Sea Meets Sky: A Novel by Karina Halle <— RECENT RELEASE SUPER SALE from one of my FAVORITE AUTHORS IN THE WORLD!!!! He meets a tourist and falls hard, but she has to go home… “He can’t get Gemma out of his head, even after she has left for home, and finds himself throwing caution to the wind for the first time in his life. It’s not long before Josh is headed to New Zealand with only a backpack, some cash, and Gemma’s name to go on. But when he finally tracks her down, he finds his adventure is only just beginning…“
  9. After Hours: (InterMix) by Cara McKenna <— STILL on super-sale and STILL magnificent!!!! A must read for everyone here, because I can’t imagine anyone NOT loving it. I swear I believe it’s true!!! (here’s my review)
  10. Love Square: The Series by Jessica Intro <— MARRIAGE TROUBLE SERIES BUNDLE ALERT!! The ENTIRE angsty “love triangle/marriage troubles” bundled in one! And at a rock bottom price, at that!!!
  11. The Mason List by S.D. Hendrickson <— SO FREAKING GOOD ALERT!!! One of my favorites and it’s on SUPER-DUPER-BARGAIN!!!!!! (my review)
  12. Third Debt (Indebted Book 4) by Pepper Winters <— DARK READ EVERYONE LOVES ALERT!!! And Nicole is bringing this series back! “This may have been discussed, but….I just finished the fourth book in The Indebted Series by Pepper Winters and it is amazing !! It’s a dark read, so beware. Think Dark Duet Series by C.J. Roberts mixed with The Consequences Series by Aleatha Romig !!! Can’t wait for the next two books !”
  13. Hold My Heart (The Heart Series Book 1) by Esther M. Soto <— Lea found us this bargain and recommends it! “Hold My Heart by Esther M Soto is on sale… If you’re looking for something kinda different, scoop this up. The heroine is badass, and the story is sexy and sweet, and filled with suspense.”
  14. Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold by Ellen O’Connell <— HISTORICAL ALERT and one of our queens of historical bev, enjoyed this one! “Eyes of Silver Eyes of Gold. This I love. I can see the faults but I loved it.”
  15. The Virgin Romance Novelist by Meghan Quinn <— IT’S MAKING MY MOM SNORT ALERT!!! I’m literally watching my mom, right now, snort and giggle her butt off, as she reads this. Tee hee!!! I finally asked her, “What are you laughing at?!!” and she said “that virgin author!!” LOL!!! Yes…. and she hasn’t even gotten to the waxing scene yet. *snort* 😛 (my review)
  16. Come Dancing (The Jack and Julia Series Book 1) by Leslie Wells <— ROCK STAR ALERT! bev also recommends THIS series! “Leslie Wells has three rockstar books out. They are connected. 2 novels and a Christmas novella in between. Come Dancing is the first book. I wanted the heroine to not be so laid back, ask questions. But I liked her and the book. Great sense of time and place… a great deal. It doesn’t end on a ch but can see why she wrote a sequel, haven’t but will read.” Plus!!! It’s a full length book and super-bargain priced! *wheeeeeee!!!!*
  17. Keep Dancing (The Jack and Julia Series Book 2) by Leslie Wells <— Here’s #2 and it has great reviews (and also super-bargain priced!!)
  18. Dancing with Mistletoe: A Holiday Story by Leslie Wells <— and this one!! 😀
  19. Going the Distance by Julianna Keyes <— ANOTHER BEV ALERT!!! and bev wishes we’d read this one!! Why? Well because… “…the book that snuck up on me. I’d love if some one else read this and told me what they thought.” Okay… now I’m curious and gotta check out this blurb. “Olivia Clarke’s fall from pretty, perfect, and popular happened in an instant. With her life in tatters, she impulsively accepts a teaching job in the small city of Lazhou, China. Three months in, she’s ready to admit she made a huge mistake. She doesn’t speak Mandarin, the teachers at her school refuse to include her in anything, and she spends her nights watching counterfeit DVDs in her twin bed. Alone.” And then she meets an ex-military man (interrogator!!) that is over there, too…
  20. Time Served <— JUST GOT OUT OF PRISON ALERT!! By the same author and another blurb that has me excited!! She left her small town, AND him to make something of herself “I left. Him, my mom, and the trailer park. Without so much as a goodbye. Now Dean’s back, crashing uninvited into my carefully cultivated, neat little lawyerly life. Eight years behind bars have turned him rougher and bigger—and more sexually demanding than any man I’ve ever met. I can’t deny him anything…and that just might end up costing me everything.“
  21. Filthy Marcellos: Lucian by Bethany-Kris <— ITALIAN MAFIA ALERT!!! Lauren is nuts for this one! “I’d read anything Bethany-Kris writes. I love her books! The Filthy Marcellos series is so good but her best is the Russian Guns series. Best Russian Mafia books I’ve ever read!!!!”
  22. Finding Me (His Series Book 3) by Mariah Dietz <— JUST RELEASED!!!
  23. Dance for Me (Forbidden Trilogy Book 1) <— SUPER-BARGAIN & GREAT REVIEWS/STRIPPER ALERT! “Learning to stand on my own two feet has been a challenge, but I’m making it… my way. I make no apologies for the path I’ve chosen. My choices have served me well, but no one knows the real me. Except one man…“
  24. Opulence (The Excess Series Book 1) by Angelica Chase <— WEALTHY BUT BAD (DANGEROUS?) MARRIAGE ALERT! Okay this looks SO good! Super-bargain priced and an exciting blurb. It’s listed as a thriller… she’s SUPER wealthy by her own design, but lonely as heck. OH YES!!!! “Devin McIntyre, the most dangerous shark of them all, was the last nail in my naïve coffin. His beautiful smile and amazing c*ck tainted me in ways I could have never imagined. I craved him. I needed him. I loved him. Miserable with the outcome of my prosperity, I set out to change what disgusted me most—the first decision being to rid myself of Devin. Little did I know that taking that first step would make me a slave to a man far more tempting … or that my addiction to Devin would threaten to ruin it all.“
  25. Reverence (The Excess Series Book 2) by Angelica Chase <— Here’s #2!!!
  26. Hindrance (The Excess Series Book 3) by Angelica Chase <— And here’s #3 that was just released a couple of weeks ago!!! I may need to get lost in this one… 😀
  27. The Traveler by Melissa Delport <— Jean found us this one on super-duper-sale! Sounds like a post-apocalyptic one! “Dex is back, but this time he is not alone. He has brought a formidable army – their sole purpose to conquer. Fate will bring Rachel and Dex back together, but on opposing sides of a war that threatens to obliterate her world…“
  28. Empathy by Ker Dukey <— SUPER-DARK READ ALERT!!! Jean found us this one at a super-bargain price and believe me…. those that love dark reads all appear to LOVE this one!
  29. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume <— BLAST FROM OUR CHILDHOOD PAST ALERT!! OMG!!!! THIS Judy Blume book CLASSIC is on super-sale today. Gah! I have to one-click it. I must have this again!!! Other than Beautiful Disaster, this is the only other book I had ever re-read over and over again.

Melanie: I LOVED this book! I remember thinking that it was kind of naughty because it talked about periods. Lol.

Diana: “I must, I must, I must improve my bust!!” <~ who could forget that?!!! Classic!

Maryse’s Book Blog: LOL!!!!!! YESSSS every time i think of this book, I remember that chant. wink emoticon

Isabelle: OMG BEST BOOK EVER!!!!!!! I totally tried the bust thing!

Megan: Wonderful book that captures adolescence. I identified with her existential crisis. One of my favorites.

Sally:  Omg THIS book!! And I STILL do “I must I must I must increase my bust”

Nikee: I read this probably 50x as a kid!!!!

  1. And for AUDIOBOOK LOVERS :P

    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 ebooks deal —>

    1. 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! (This is the “Whispersync” thingie). :D

                            

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Liora Blake – The True Series Reading Order

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<— ROCK STAR LOVERS REJOICE!!! This one was brought to my attention by our very own crew right here… loving it!! P.S. It would appear each book is about a different band member, and book #3 (True Divide) WAS JUST RELEASED TODAY!!!

Bev found it via recommendations, (and it’s on SUPER-SALE) and MichelleS is LOVING it!

MichelleS: So… True North… I think I’m in! Why not??? …adds a twist to a rock-star romance I have not yet read (the widow).

Michelle (not S): Bev, True North looks good – thanks for posting that one!

MichelleS: Bev – had to check in really quickly. I’m at 6% in for True North and loving it already. I have highlighted all over!!! It’s her POV… but, it shows her personality not just her thoughts, which I ADORE. I think I’m gonna love it….. yay….. thank you Bev… okay back to it because it’s that good so far!

and a little while later…

MichelleS: Bev – I didn’t want to put it down, but life is getting in the way. Snuck home from work early so I could get a little reading in. Are you reading it? So good.

bev: Going to start True North by Liora Blake tonight. MichelleS, is really liking it.

About book #1:

What happens when a bad-boy celebrity rocker meets a small-town bestselling novelist? Find out in this first book in the sizzling new True series by Liora Blake!

While most novelists would consider jetting off to Hollywood for a TV interview rather exciting, small-town Montana writer Kate Mosely finds it all a bit exhausting. After losing her husband in a car accident where she was behind the wheel, Kate has finally found her bearings in the world again, rebuilding a simple but stable life. And even if that means a lot of lonely nights watching old movies and quiet days writing obituaries for her hometown newspaper, Kate’s not sure she’s ready for her life to change—again.

Until she shares the stage—and a whole heap of carnal gazes—with rock star Trevor “Trax” Jenkins. Despite his intimidating on-stage bravado, underneath it Kate discovers a man with a Rilke poem tattooed on his arm, an appreciation for cronuts, and a snarky wit that matches her own.

As she and Trevor explore their heated chemistry, the scarred parts of Kate’s heart begin to heal, making room for a love so passionate it makes her want long-forgotten things equal parts naughty, heart-swelling, and joyful. But when a searing exposé in a trashy gossip magazine sends Kate running, will it threaten their chances at forever?

  

Reader Question – The book about the girl visiting her shapeshifting cousin… and some guy had a bad remark about her weight…

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Speaking of shape-shifters…  Tanasha needed our help too, and I think this one was properly answered by our Facebook crew… Lots of guesses, but I think one might be the right book. In fact, many right here on our blog LOVE the author that I suspect it is, too. They love her books BIG TIME!! Look you guys! 😀

READER QUESTION ALERT: And Tanasha wants us to help her find a book, too. She asks:

“I’m looking for a book that I read a while ago, maybe two years, I can’t remember if I liked it or not but I remember it was about three shapeshifters who find their mate. I think the girl is visiting this small town with her cousin? Who she recently found out is also a shapeshifter. She was having problems with her boyfriend, he thinks she’s fat, and she also Might be a veterinarian.
I can’t remember much in the middle, but I do remember a scene where some guy said something about we weight and she contemplated throwing her wine in his face…

So i don’t know if you can help me, if not…Thank you!”

Lisa: Is it the Rutledge Warewolves series by Elizabeth Lapthorne? It has been years since I’ve read that series but this sounds familiar.

Stephanie: oh! I have this on my Nook app…lemme go hunting. 🙂

Stephanie: I don’t think this is the right one. But this is the story I was thinking of: Summer Surrender (Phases Series, Book Six)

Kaycee: Shifting Dreams by Elizabeth Hunter is about an isolated town of shape shifters. It’s the first book of Cambio Springs Mystery series. <—- I have a feeling it’s probably this?!!

Kiera: I think it might be The Wolfpack Trilogy. Given to the Pack: Wolf Shifter Menage (The Wolfpack Trilogy Book 1)

Jeannie Smith It might be Night Play (Dark-Hunter Novels Book 5) by Sherrilyn Kenyon. Not sure if it fits exactly, but it does have some of these elements. <—- sidetone from Maryse – GAH!!! I LOVED THIS ONE!!! I 5-starred it (here’s my review)

So… Tanasha… do you see it?

   

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