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6 Monday Early Bird Book Releases – 08-19-2024

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HAPPY MONDAY!!! It’s a week of work for many of us, and maybe squeezing in some reading here and there (which I’ve been doing!!) 🙂 Today’s list is a short one, but tomorrow’s list has some of my fav authors on it, so YAY US!!! By the way…

Three things:

1.) I finished (and loved) “The Lies I Tell” by Julie Clark. Good stuff!! Review to come. Also, time to choose a new read. I AM LOVING my book roll.

2.) BUT! I reviewed a different book! This recent release that I one-clicked ’cause blurb jolt!! —> Book Review – Imaginary Strangers by Minka Kent

3.) Birthday weekend was a success!! But I did not buy any new plants which is shocking. I did continue on my home decorating journey though. Some new artwork for the walls that fits our coastal/fisherman’s warf theme (coastal for me, fisherman for him) Tee hee!! 😉

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

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➔➔ AUDIOBOOK DEALS <— ALLLLLL OF THE BOOK DEALS going on right now!!!

➔➔ PREORDERS (coming soon!)

  1. A Very Bellamy Christmas: A Sweet and Steamy Holiday Novella (The Bellamy Sisters Book 6) by Minerva Spencer and S.M. LaViolette – August 20th 2024
  2. Betrayal Road (Torpedo Ink Book 9) by Christine Feehan – August 20th 2024
  3. Love and Other Conspiracies by Mallory Marlowe – August 20th 2024
  4. This Is Why We Lied: A Will Trent Thriller by Karin Slaughter – August 20th 2024
  5. The Hunted Heir (The Veiled Kingdom Series Book 2) by Holly Renee – August 20th 2024
  6. ‘Til Heist Do Us Part by Sara Desai – August 20th 2024
  7. Luca: MM Paranormal Romance (Veiled City Book 3) by Eryn Hawk – August 22 2024
  8. The Consequence: Star-Crossed Lovers Duet (Book 2) by A Jade and Ashley Jade | August 22 2024
  9. A Scottish Highland Hideaway: Fall in love with the brand new autumnal Scottish escapist romance (Scottish Escapes, Book 7) by Julie Shackman – August 23 2024
  10. The Air I Breathe: A football player/pop star romance by Laramie Briscoe – August 23 2024
  11. Hot Duke Summer: Regency Historical Romance Anthology – August 24 2024
  12. God Of Vengeance (Kings Of Mafia) by Michelle Heard – August 26th 2024
  13. Forever for Us (The Wilder Brothers Book 8) by Carrie Ann Ryan – August 26th 2024
  14. Heart of Frost and Scars (Frozen Fate Book 3) by Pam Godwin – August 26th 2024
  15. My Eternal Light (Bewitched And Bewildered Book 15) by Alanea Alder – August 27th 2024
  16. The Potion Witch (The Coven: Vampire Magic Book 2) by Chandelle LaVaun – August 27th 2024
  17. Fighting for Magnolia (Redemption Harbor Security Book 4) by Katie Reus – August 27th 2024
  18. Barry (Hollister Book 5) by Kris Michaels – August 27th 2024
  19. Orange Blossom Way (Crown Island Book 3) by Jan Moran – August 27th 2024
  20. Into The Fire: A Dark College Romance (A Mayfair University Novel Book 4) by K.G. Reuss – August 27th 2024
  21. Gray (Shadow Ops Team Book 7) by Makenna Jameison – August 27th 2024
  22. Bitter Truth by Meredith Wild & Jillian Liota – August 27th 2024
  23. Daydream: A Novel (The Maple Hills Series Book 3) by Hannah Grace – August 27th 2024
  24. The Big Bad Wolf (Beautiful Creatures) by Michele Hauf – August 27th 2024
  25. Torrid (Judgement Series Book 2) by Abbi Glines – August 27th 2024

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Book Review – Imaginary Strangers by Minka Kent

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Oooooh I love a good domestic thriller that involves a sociopathic heroine and I was captured by this one right from the very start! AND I love this author’s writing style. But even more fascinating was the creeeeepy thing that was happening to her, directly through her young daughter. And yep, creepy kids is my psych-thriller catnip too!! So I had BOTH!!! BLURB JOLT! YAY ME!!!

I learned sociopaths are not necessarily what we expect it to be (psycho-scary, or dangerous). I’m supposing that would be more along the lines of psychopaths. I’ve learned a ton about sociopaths from this book as the heroine learned about herself, through therapy. Fascinating!

So what’s it about?

After escaping a childhood of abuse and neglect by her mother (she’s a total piece of sh!t!!!), Camille is finally living her perfect life she has always imagined for herself. The life she strived for and in fact, manipulated into being. Because Camille is a diagnosed sociopath due to the effects of abuse she survived. Having had to adapt and to not succumb to her mother’s torment, Camille developed… or should I say, undeveloped the ability to feel deep emotion. And for the most part, any emotion at all.

The woman in front of me—a highly educated doctor who treated a plethora of psychological disorders and dealt with a slew of unspeakable problems—was afraid.

And she was afraid of me.

“I believe,” she adds, “that due to the extensive trauma and neglect you experienced as a child, you likely developed this condition as a coping mechanism. Based on what you’ve told me, I believe it began to surface in your teenage years, though it could have been slightly earlier. In addition, I believe you’re also dealing with some complex post-traumatic stress disorder.”

She has escaped her past,

I don’t know where I’ll go, but I can’t stay here . . . because there’s only one thing in this world that has ever truly scared me: my mother.

…and “learned” how to “be” in society. How to smile, how to laugh, how to say the right things at the right times. How to be a part of a family. How to be a nurturing mother to her children and a supportive wife to her doting, loving doctor husband (who has NO idea about Camille’s sociopathy).

Mirroring videos I’d seen on YouTube and various social media channels, I practiced expressions and responses. With time, I learned how to pass for a caring, normal mom—or, better still—a caring and normal person.

And how to take care of them all, make them feel truly loved and safe… despite her not feeling, much of anything at all. But knowing that she is…happy. Or as happy as she can ever truly be.

Lying to my husband isn’t something I’m proud of, but it’s become the infallible glue that holds our marriage together so we can be our best selves for our beautiful little family.

I lie to give them each the best version of myself—a version I’ve curated only for them.

But more than any of that, I lie to keep them safe from a past of which they know nothing.

My husband knows me well, but he doesn’t know everything.

She’ll protect that life, and those people that are part of her happiness, those that she is intensely loyal to, by any means possible.

In this time, I’ve discovered that while I’m incapable of feeling love and compassion the way most people do, what I am capable of feeling . . . is dangerously protective.

There’s nothing I won’t do to keep my family—and my secrets—safe.

She learns that when her daughter starts acting in strange ways, and saying hurtful and creepy things that haunt Camille because they are unique enough, yet as familiar as what used to come straight from her estranged mother’s mouth.

Let the games begin. In Camille’s quest for finding the truth… her own truth begins unravelling. Oh how tired she is. I felt her exhaustion 100% as her carefully curated life was coming apart.

Sometimes I wonder if he’d have loved the real me and not the version of me he met that night in that bar, the version I’ve exhaustingly maintained for the past eight years, the version that silently suffocates me with a scream I’ll never be able to let out, the version he’ll never know…

And what a doozy of a twist!!

The only part I didn’t love, was just that it dragged a bit (just a bit) on repeat, while Camille was trying to figure things out. I DID love the back and forth with her therapy and discovering just who Camille is, and exactly where she came from.

If you love a good thriller that’s not too scary, doesn’t stray too far from the “home base” of the story, but keeps you on edge (and guessing, and dreading <— my favorite part!!!) This is the one for you!

4 stars!! <— It’s unnerving in just the right ways, and a quick and easy read. Not the most clever twist in the world (my jaw didn’t drop in shock and awe) but it was well done, fun (if you think being on the edge of your seat waiting for the crazy to reveal itself is fun – and I do!! 😂 ) and best yet, I DID LOVE that ending!!!

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Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 08-16-2024

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<— THE #1 BOOK ON ALL OF AMAZON KINDLE RIGHT NOW!! 🤩 HAPPY FRIDAY!!! MY LONG BOOK WEEKEND STARTS TODAY!! 😀 It was my birthday yesterday, and I had a wonderful romantic sinner at an amazing restaurant in Longboat Key and then we went to their “dessert room” which is the complete upstairs loft and HOLY MOLY. Magical, whimsical, and imagine, on your birthday, being able to choose ANY cake you want. Well… any dessert you want ’cause while ALL the cakes looked amazing, the berry glaze pie 🥧 was to die for!!!!!!

So anyway, it’s still my birthday for the whole weekend (I proclaim adults get longer birthday because we deserve it 😉 ) and I’m going to indulge myself in books 📚 , plants (but of course!!) 🪴  and possibly a little shopping 🛍️ .

So I’m taking it easy today, and creating this post as we speak, so keep checking back as it grows and grows. Also comment below (or message me directly) if you have a book you love that you recommend to us and I’ll add it in. P.S. MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT THAT FREEBIE SERIES BUNDLE BELOW (you can’t miss it!!)

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Mine to Take: A Brother’s Rival One Night Stand New Adult Sports Romance (Western Wildcats Hockey Book 5) by Jennifer Sucevic <— LIVE!! HOCKEY STAR ROMANCE!! “…What could be worse than having a one-night stand with my twin’s biggest rival on the ice? Umm…nothing. Nothing is worse than that. It’s the reason why my brother can never find out that I hooked up with Maverick McKinnon, ridiculously hot defenseman for the Western Wildcats. It doesn’t matter if the memories from our night together are enough to make my toes curl and my panties— Well, you get the idea…”

Of Frost and Feather: A Brides of Mist and Fae Novel (Flame Cursed Fae Book 2) by Eliza Raine <— LIVE!! FANTASY ROMANCE!! “...Fae Vikings meets fantasy romance in this enemies-to-lovers series in an academy/war college setting. If you love villain-gets-the-girl stories and obsessive burn-the-world-down-for-her MMCs, then this is for you. The spice is deliciously slow-burn and builds with each book...”

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Bad Ball Hitter (Bad Boys Redemption Book 4) by Kimberly Readnour <—- LIVE!! BASEBALL STAR & FORBIDDEN LOVE TRIANGLE!! HIS GIRLFRIEND… AND HER ROOMMATE – THE LOVE OF HIS OLD LIFE… “…when Boston picked up the last year of my contract with the goal of winning them a championship, I decided to play hard and find the perfect partner. I thought I found it in Miranda. She’s all about securing a future with a sports star and all the perks that come along with that, and I figured, why not? I have to move on eventually. But then life threw me the biggest curveball. I wake up to find Miranda’s roommate is none other than Lila, AKA, the only girl I ever loved…”

Wife Number One (Saint View Slayers vs. Sinners Book 1) by Elle Thorpe <— LIVE!! REVERSE HAREM!! BIKERS SAVE THE SINGLE MOM FROM A CULT! “…Forced to marry a notorious cult leader, I became wife number one. The other women watch me with envy, but they know nothing of the beatings and punishments I endure. He hides them with a veil. One I must wear until I give him a son. But when I fail, he threatens the only good things in my life. My sister, Alice, and the daughter he ripped from my arms for another family to raise. I thought running back to Saint View would save us. I thought wrong…”

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Igniting Cinder: A Spicy Cinderella Retelling (The Lost Girls Book 3) by Holly Roberds <— LIVE!!! “…The plan was as clear as glass: infiltrate a high fae court’s ball, uncover the truth behind my father’s death, and avoid my sadistic stepmother and stepsisters. But now, I find myself engaged to Prince freakin’ Charming, the last fae I’d ever choose for a dance partner, much less a fiancé. And I’m hardly the ideal bride for a fae prince—a human bartender who loves piercings, tattoos, and devours pumpkin-flavored anything…”

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➔➔ PREORDERS (coming soon!)

  1. A Very Bellamy Christmas: A Sweet and Steamy Holiday Novella (The Bellamy Sisters Book 6) by Minerva Spencer and S.M. LaViolette – August 20th 2024
  2. Betrayal Road (Torpedo Ink Book 9) by Christine Feehan – August 20th 2024
  3. Love and Other Conspiracies by Mallory Marlowe – August 20th 2024
  4. This Is Why We Lied: A Will Trent Thriller by Karin Slaughter – August 20th 2024
  5. The Hunted Heir (The Veiled Kingdom Series Book 2) by Holly Renee – August 20th 2024
  6. ‘Til Heist Do Us Part by Sara Desai – August 20th 2024
  7. Luca: MM Paranormal Romance (Veiled City Book 3) by Eryn Hawk – August 22 2024
  8. The Consequence: Star-Crossed Lovers Duet (Book 2) by A Jade and Ashley Jade | August 22 2024
  9. A Scottish Highland Hideaway: Fall in love with the brand new autumnal Scottish escapist romance (Scottish Escapes, Book 7) by Julie Shackman – August 23 2024
  10. Hot Duke Summer: Regency Historical Romance Anthology – August 24 2024
  11. God Of Vengeance (Kings Of Mafia) by Michelle Heard – August 26th 2024
  12. Forever for Us (The Wilder Brothers Book 8) by Carrie Ann Ryan – August 26th 2024
  13. Heart of Frost and Scars (Frozen Fate Book 3) by Pam Godwin – August 26th 2024
  14. My Eternal Light (Bewitched And Bewildered Book 15) by Alanea Alder – August 27th 2024
  15. The Potion Witch (The Coven: Vampire Magic Book 2) by Chandelle LaVaun – August 27th 2024
  16. Fighting for Magnolia (Redemption Harbor Security Book 4) by Katie Reus – August 27th 2024
  17. Barry (Hollister Book 5) by Kris Michaels – August 27th 2024
  18. Orange Blossom Way (Crown Island Book 3) by Jan Moran – August 27th 2024
  19. Into The Fire: A Dark College Romance (A Mayfair University Novel Book 4) by K.G. Reuss – August 27th 2024
  20. Gray (Shadow Ops Team Book 7) by Makenna Jameison – August 27th 2024
  21. Bitter Truth by Meredith Wild & Jillian Liota – August 27th 2024
  22. Daydream: A Novel (The Maple Hills Series Book 3) by Hannah Grace – August 27th 2024
  23. The Big Bad Wolf (Beautiful Creatures) by Michele Hauf – August 27th 2024
  24. Torrid (Judgement Series Book 2) by Abbi Glines – August 27th 2024

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Romantic Betrayal!!! Memoirs of a Victory by Nahal and Jason Farhani (a writer couple!!) is LIVE!

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Memoirs of a Victory <— ROMANTIC BETRAYAL ALERT!! FANS, YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS!! HELENE, A STRUGGLING MEDICAL STUDENT, FACES THE HARSH REALITIES OF THE MEDICAL FIELD…UNTIL ONE DAY A MYSTERIOUS ENCOUNTER CHANGES HER WORLD!

Nahal and Jason Farhani are a writer couple! ➜ Their latest, Memoirs of a Victory, is LIVE!! To celebrate this release, the author duo is sponsoring today’s newsletter!

Nahal and Jason Farhani say:

“Our heroine, Helene, is a passionate med student who finds herself on the verge of breaking under the immense pressures of the medical world—a world that demands everything and gives little in return. As she navigates the trials of her studies and the weight of her own expectations, Helene is pushed to her limits, questioning whether she has what it takes to succeed. Just as she feels she is reaching her breaking point, an unexpected event turns her world upside down.

This mysterious encounter propels her into a journey of self-discovery and transformation, challenging her understanding of life, love, and destiny. As she navigates through these unforeseen changes, Helene discovers a power within herself she never knew existed—a power that could alter not just her own path, but the fate of those around her.

Dive into Helene’s story and uncover the secrets that will keep you on the edge of your seat! Memoirs of a Victory will take you through the heart of Paris, the city of the Olympics, immersing you in a world of high stakes and romantic betrayal.”

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Reader Question – The bodice ripper book where he assaults her & then marries another woman…

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Elizabeth is looking for this one! Annnnnd oooooh I dunno how he can possibly be called a Hero. ROAR!!! Now I have to know. And I’m so curious about the last line…

She asks:

French Bodice Ripper Hero

Help me find this book please!

Heroine is a painter who comes with her father to paint a portrait of the hero. Hero is a  scarily handsome French noble. Hero’s friend or relative takes a liking to heroine.

Hero rapes heroine some time later. He marries another woman. Heroine has his son. Hero finds out when said son is flying kites in a public area.

Heroine’s friend/step-mom is actually a killer.

Anyone have a guess?

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