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HAPPY TUESDAY NEW RELEASE DAY & YAY US!!! IT’S LOADED in our favorite authors. I. MEAN. FAVORITES!!!!!!! My little blurb jolt list is just that start of this amazing list!

<— P.S. L.J. Shen’s latest is the #1 BOOK ON ALL OF Amazon Kindle right now!!!

BLURB JOLTS & STAND-OUTS!! Forbidden Love Book #2 by L.J. Shen (fake engagement with her player neighbor!!),  Ireland (Crossroads Book 1) by Sylvia Day <—CROSSFIRE SPINOFF (need I say more? 😉 ), The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits: Two Sisters’ Rise to Fame in the Early 2000s in This Heartfelt Glimmering Story of Second Chances by Jennifer Weiner (<— sisters that were once famous pop stars!!) Always Salty (Semyonov Bratva Book 4) by Lani Lynn Vale (She has two stalkers & he’s one of them… and the other wants her dead!!), Enchantra: A spicy fantasy romance (Wicked Games #2) by Kaylie Smith (book #1 skyrocketed up the Amazon charts so I’m excited to see where this one goes!)

 

Don’t forget to check out:

• 5 Monday Early Bird Book Releases – 04-07-2025 <— yesterday’s is short & sweet! And I bought chairs. 🙂
• J.S. Cooper – The Annoying Hot Bosses Club Series Reading Order <— this one sounds so fun & just had a new release.
• Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 04-04-2025 <— did you miss it?

 

Okay now… READER RECOMMENDATIONS & BARGAIN FINDS:

➔➔ Check out all of AMAZON’S ➔➔ Kindle book deals going on right now <— seriously amazing!! 

➔➔ Kindle Unlimited

➔➔ KINDLE UNLIMITED DEALS!! 6 months, 1 year & 2 years!! I’m gonna get the one year.

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➔➔ CONTEMPORARY JUST WENT LIVE:

 

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The Geographer’s Map to Romance (Love’s Academic Book 2) by India Holton <—MARITAL SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE!! “…Professor Elodie Tarrant is an expert in magic disasters. Nothing fazes her—except her own personal disaster, that is: Professor Gabriel Tarrant, the grumpy, unfriendly man she married for convenience a year ago, whom she secretly loves. Gabriel is also an expert in magic disasters. And nothing fazes him either—except the walking, talking tornado that is his wife. They’ve been estranged since shortly after their wedding day, but that hasn’t stopped him from stoically pining for her…”

The Matchmaker: A Novel by Aisha Saeed <— HER BUSINESS WAS DOING SO WELL… “…Business has never been better for Nura Khan, a third-generation matchmaker in Atlanta. Her exclusive clientele benefits from her impeccable track record. And while a single thirty-one-year-old matchmaker would normally raise some perfectly threaded eyebrows in the community, Nura’s childhood best friend, Azar, is willing to double as her pretend fiancé at her clients’ weddings—even though Nura’s feelings for him might not be so pretend. But all that glitters isn’t gold. While it’s not uncommon to get the occasional hate mail from rejected prospective clients, Nura is blindsided after a couple’s carefully constructed wedding implodes...”

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Alive (Shadows of a Forgotten Past Book 2) by Marcia Armandi <— A SECOND CHANCE AT BEING ALIVE AFTER BEING MURDERED “…Florence Sterling should be living a perfect life, but dark memories of her past still haunt her. She and her baby were murdered, but now, after a miraculous second chance at life, Florence struggles with the fear that her happiness with Alex may be fleeting. When Alex is called away on a perilous WWII mission to secure America’s support in the war, Florence’s anxiety grows. Seeking answers, she embarks on a desperate investigation into the truth behind her son’s death, and to her shock, she uncovers evidence that suggests he might still be alive. But as Florence digs deeper, she finds herself drawn into a deadly game with her most dangerous enemy yet—the twisted woman determined to destroy her...”

Audition: A Novel by Katie Kitamura <— PSYCH-THRILLER!! “...Two people meet for lunch in a Manhattan restaurant. She’s an accomplished actress in rehearsals for an upcoming premiere. He’s attractive, troubling, young—young enough to be her son. Who is he to her, and who is she to him? In this compulsively readable, brilliantly constructed novel, two competing narratives unspool, rewriting our understanding of the roles we play every day – partner, parent, creator, muse – and the truths every performance masks, especially from those who think they know us most intimately...”

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Cupcakes and Corpses: a Tassie Drake Small Town Cozy Mystery Featuring Baxter the Dog (Pupcakes and Peril Book 2) by Paige Tyler <— COZY MYSTERY “…Pupcakes Bakery owner Tassie Drake is ready for life to return to normal––or as normal as possible, given just last month, she and her Chiweenie, Baxter, helped the hunky new town detective, Jack Sterling, solve a murder. But spring is in full bloom, and that means tourist season is too. Adding to the excitement, The Dessert Channel is filming their TV show Cupcake Combat in the park. And Tassie’s a firm believer that something sweet can fix just about anything. Except murder. When one of the cupcake judges drops dead on set, all clues point to murder. But who had the most to gain from the YouTube foodie sensation being killed? Everyone on stage that day is a suspect––two of whom are Tassie’s friends…”

Desperate Deadly Widows: A Novel (The Widows Book 2) by Vanessa Lillie, Layne Fargo, Cate Holahan, Kimberly Belle <— AMATEUR SLEUTHS!! “...Set in neon-drenched Providence, Rhode Island, circa 1987, just two years after a plane carrying four mafia-affiliated law-firm partners exploded over the Atlantic along with the cushy lives of their once wealthy wives. Now, Krystle fights to keep their fallen law firm afloat. Justine hustles as a lawyer-in-training. Meredith owns and operates the strip club where she once danced. And Camille orchestrates honey-pot schemes for scorned women–until one of her arrangements goes terribly wrong, and she becomes implicated in the debauched Mayor Tom’s mysterious murder in the champagne room...”

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I Love You S’more by Auriane Desombre <— F/F ROMANCE!! “...when she signs up to run the camp’s musical production she soon finds herself in a rivalry she didn’t see coming with the co-director, Rynn. She’s bossy and thinks she knows everything because she’s been most experienced counselor. Worse, it’s a girl Ivy had a falling out with when she was younger.  It’s the last thing Ivy needs while going through a breakup but as tension between them builds, sparks begin to fly brighter than a campfire...”

Passion Project: A Novel by London Sperry <— SHE HAS NO PASSION… “…When Bennet runs into Henry Adams just hours after standing him up for a first date, she makes an alcohol-fueled confession: She’s not ready to date. In fact, it’s been years since she felt passion for something. Not even pottery, or organized sports—not anything. Rather than leaving her to ruminate, Henry jumps at the opportunity for adventure: Bennet needs to find a passion for life, and Henry will help her find it. Every Saturday, they’ll try something new in New York City. As friends, of course. As their “passion project” continues, the pair tackle everything from carpentry to tattooing to rappelling off skyscrapers, and Bennet feels her guarded exterior ebbing away. But as secrets surface, Bennet has to decide what she wants...”

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➔➔ PREORDERS (coming soon!)

1. Twisted Collide: A Standalone Hockey Romance (Saints Of Redville) by Ava Harrison – April 9th 2025
2. THE SOULBOND AND HER BELOVED: A Dark Romance Fantasy: That Prince Is A Girl: The Vicious King’s Captive Slave Mate (Beasts Of Wrath And Madness Book 4) by Kiss Leilani – April 9th 2025
3. The High Priestess (Mafia Empire Book 2) by Michelle Heard – April 10th 2025
4. All of You by K Larsen – April 11th 2025
5. Montana Memory by Josie Jade | Apr 13, 2025
6. Gift from the Source (Source of Elementra Book 5) by Willa Rae | Apr 14, 2025
7. Watch Me (The Shatter Me Series: The New Republic Book 1) by Tahereh Mafi – April 15 2025
8. Wild and Wrangled: A Rebel Blue Ranch Novel by Lyla Sage – April 15 2025
9. Bridesmaid by Chance by Meghan Quinn – April 15 2025
10. The Runaway Girls (Olivia Knight FBI Mystery Thriller Book 15) by Elle Gray and K.S. Gray – April 15 2025
11. Fighting for Mari (Redemption Harbor Security Book 6) by Katie Reus – April 15 2025
12. Strangers in Time: A World War 2 Novel by David Baldacci – April 15 2025
13. Senseless by Ronald Malfi – April 15 2025
14. The Woman Left Behind (Misted Pines Series Book 4) by Kristen Ashley | Apr 15, 2025
15. The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose – April 15 2025
16. The Penalty (New York Gods Book 3) by Andi Jaxon and J.R. Gray – April 17 2025
17. Off Limits (Legacy Mechanics Book 4) by Willow Dixon – April 17 2025
18. Starfire (Legends of Lobe den Herren Book 3) by AJ Sherwood – April 19 2025
19. Fake It True (Wild Fire Series Book 3) by J.H. Croix – April 21, 2025
20. Moonlight Feels Right (Ocean Shores Book 3) by Barbara Freethy – April 22nd 2025
21. North: A Pittsburgh Titans Novel | by Sawyer Bennett – April 22nd 2025
22. Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry – April 22nd 2025
23. If You Stayed by Brittainy Cherry – April 22nd 2025
24. The Shadow Path: A Romantic Portal Fantasy (Shadowlands Book 2) by Elizabeth Hunter – April 22nd 2025
25. Rewind It Back (Windy City Series Book 5) by Liz Tomforde – April 24th 2025
26. The Meaning Of You (Fisher & Church Book 1) by Jay Hogan – April 24th 2025
27. Until the Rake Surrenders (Rogue Rules Book 5) by Darcy Burke – April 24th 2025

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HAPPY MONDAY AND HAPPY START OF A NEW WEEK!! Welp. Today’s book list is short and sweet, and now it’s time for me to put tomorrow’s list together which I can’t wait to do. I can’t wait to see what I can find!!

Three things:

1.) I’m anxiously/hopefully waiting on rain to finally come through. We have frequent droughts here in FL (as well as “rainy seasons”) and my landscaping and trees would really appreciate a proper rain storm. Please. It’s dark grey outside, Alexa tells me rain will be here like…right now, and last 20 minutes, and still, I wait. Please rain gods. 🙏 It’s not much to ask. Just a nice downpour. Please?

2.) I’m marathon watching “The Pitt” and loving it. I love these kinds of shows, and I forgot I did. Once this one’s done, maybe I backtrack through a few seasons of Grey’s Anatomy to catch up on that one. It’s easy enough to follow while I work on my blog or…you know… scroll through reddit and social media and such. 🙂

3.) I just bought these amazing Adirondack chairs (2 of them) and I can’t WAIT to get them!! I have a large circular outdoor lounge couch for hanging out around our fire pit, but… it’s just so big and I dunno. While it fits perfectly, I think it’s still too big for the area, gets dirty so easily (dogs and weather) so a couple of these chairs instead, might be better. More inviting and easier to keep clean. Plus, they rock as well as stay stationary. I LOVE!!!

 

Okay now… time for BOOKS THAT JUST WENT LIVE!!!

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➔➔ PREORDERS (coming soon!)

1. Forbidden Love Book #2 by L.J. Shen – April 8th 2025
2. Ireland (Crossroads Book 1) by Sylvia Day <— SPINOFF – April 8th 2025
3. The Strawberry Patch Pancake House: A brand new small town romance from the author of TikTok phenomenon The Pumpkin Spice Cafe (Dream Harbor, Book 4) by Laurie Gilmore – April 8th 2025
4. The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits: Two Sisters’ Rise to Fame in the Early 2000s in This Heartfelt Glimmering Story of Second Chances by Jennifer Weiner – April 8th 2025
5. Always Salty (Semyonov Bratva Book 4) by Lani Lynn Vale – April 8th 2025
6. The Page Turner by Viola Shipman – April 8th 2025
7. Enchantra: A spicy fantasy romance (Wicked Games) by Kaylie Smith – April 8th 2025
8. Twisted Collide: A Standalone Hockey Romance (Saints Of Redville) by Ava Harrison – April 9th 2025
9. THE SOULBOND AND HER BELOVED: A Dark Romance Fantasy: That Prince Is A Girl: The Vicious King’s Captive Slave Mate (Beasts Of Wrath And Madness Book 4) by Kiss Leilani – April 9th 2025
10. The High Priestess (Mafia Empire Book 2) by Michelle Heard – April 10th 2025
11. Montana Memory by Josie Jade | Apr 13, 2025
12. Gift from the Source (Source of Elementra Book 5) by Willa Rae | Apr 14, 2025
13. Watch Me (The Shatter Me Series: The New Republic Book 1) by Tahereh Mafi – April 15 2025
14. Wild and Wrangled: A Rebel Blue Ranch Novel by Lyla Sage – April 15 2025
15. Bridesmaid by Chance by Meghan Quinn – April 15 2025
16. The Runaway Girls (Olivia Knight FBI Mystery Thriller Book 15) by Elle Gray and K.S. Gray – April 15 2025
17. Fighting for Mari (Redemption Harbor Security Book 6) by Katie Reus – April 15 2025
18. Strangers in Time: A World War 2 Novel by David Baldacci – April 15 2025
19. Senseless by Ronald Malfi – April 15 2025
20. The Woman Left Behind (Misted Pines Series Book 4) by Kristen Ashley | Apr 15, 2025
21. The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose – April 15 2025
22. The Penalty (New York Gods Book 3) by Andi Jaxon and J.R. Gray – April 17 2025
23. Off Limits (Legacy Mechanics Book 4) by Willow Dixon – April 17 2025
24. Starfire (Legends of Lobe den Herren Book 3) by AJ Sherwood – April 19 2025
25. Fake It True (Wild Fire Series Book 3) by J.H. Croix – April 21, 2025
26. Moonlight Feels Right (Ocean Shores Book 3) by Barbara Freethy – April 22nd 2025
27. North: A Pittsburgh Titans Novel | by Sawyer Bennett – April 22nd 2025
28. Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry – April 22nd 2025
29. If You Stayed by Brittainy Cherry – April 22nd 2025
30. The Shadow Path: A Romantic Portal Fantasy (Shadowlands Book 2) by Elizabeth Hunter – April 22nd 2025
31. Rewind It Back (Windy City Series Book 5) by Liz Tomforde – April 24th 2025
32. The Meaning Of You (Fisher & Church Book 1) by Jay Hogan – April 24th 2025
33. Until the Rake Surrenders (Rogue Rules Book 5) by Darcy Burke – April 24th 2025

➔➔➔  Looking for more book releases? Check out the upcoming new releases here or check out the latest new releases here.

➔➔➔  Get Maryse’s Book Blog updates delivered by email (you’ll get one daily email that will have each post from that day consolidated on it). AND/OR you can also subscribe to my newsletter. 😀 It goes out once or twice a week and features my “Best Of…”

➔➔➔ If you haven’t “liked” MY FACEBOOK page, come on over and join us! We’re fun & we’ve got great taste in books!

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