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GOOD MORNING & HAPPY TUESDAY NEW RELEASE DAY!! Today’s list is ready (although I may add more throughout the day as we find ’em)! 😀

MY BLURB JOLTS: The Aristocrat Penelope Ward’s latest!! (and that last part of the blurb! Ooooof!! “Until five years later when he sent me a letter that shook me to my core. I’d thought my world was turned upside down that first summer? Well, I knew nothing yet…”), The Royals Next Door by Karina Halle (she loves her quiet life, until they move in next door to her… “…and their brooding bodyguard decides she’s a security threat. Piper quickly realizes that one person’s fairy tale is an ordinary woman’s nightmare as a media frenzy takes over the island...”) Tin Queen (Tin Gypsy Book 6) Devney Perry’s latest!! He wanted no strings attached, but… “..No promises. No expectations. No names. That’s what Emmett Stone agreed to with the woman who caught his eye two months ago.” Mr. Ultra Mega Love (RevoLUVtion Book 1) by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff (I LOVE SUPER-HERO stories and this one sounds like SO MUCH FUN!! He’s just a nerdy guy, but after an attack… he’s suddenly very very different!!) and Wild With You (Light My Fire Series Book 1) (grumpy Alaska firefighter!!)

TODAY’S BLASTS FROM OUR BOOK PAST!

• 3 years ago, I reviewed this one!! Book Review – Bring Down the Stars by Emma Scott
• 5 years ago, I reviewed this super-scandalous one! It even changed title (and cover) since then… 😉 Book Review – Author Anonymous by E.K. Blair
• 6 years ago, these!!! Reader Favorites – Viv’s Top Favorite Books List
• 6 years ago, I reviewed one from one of my fav authors! Book Review – Rhythm, Chord & Malykhin by Mariana Zapata
• 7 years ago, this one thrilled me!! Book Review – Black Lies by Alessandra Torre
• 8 years ago, I read this one! Book Review – Craving Constellations by Nicole Jacquelyn
• 9 years ago, we couldn’t get enough!! What To Read After Thoughtless
• 9 years ago, we wanted more of this, too! The Ultimate List of Rock Star Romance Books
• 10 years ago… THIS. BLEW. OUR. MINDS!!! Book Review – Thoughtless by S.C. Stephens
• 12 years ago… THIS. I was obsessed with this series, running to Walmart at 3am just to get the next book in the series (*IF* it was available, that is). Book Review – Blood Promise by Richelle Mead

READER RECOMMENDATIONS & BARGAIN FINDS:

• Welcome to the Dark Side: A Forbidden Romance (The Fallen Men Book 2) by Giana Darling <— NANCY FOUND US THIS SUPER-BARGAIN!!

Harper: The Fallen Men series. Just finished Welcome to the Dark Side and Zeus is absolutely the best book boyfriend and the age gap is written so perfectly.

Nay: another one that was super uncomfortable (yet I loved!) was Welcome to the Dark Side by Giana Darling. The whole Fallen Men series takes you out of your comfort zone, but especially that one.

• Eon Warriors Box Set: Books 1-3 by Anna Hackett <— SUPER-BARGAIN!!
• Leave Him Loved: A Small Town Standalone Romance by Harloe Rae <— NANCY FOUND US THIS SUPER-BARGAIN TOO!!

Nancy: It starts out with a slow-burn, but when it catches fire it is blazing hot. There is plenty of chemistry between a gorgeous country boy from Bampton Valley, Iowa and the pretty girl from the Big City of Minneapolis.

…He seemed to be just as taken with Audria as she was with him. She fast became Reeve’s dream girl and he became her idea of a “perfect” boyfriend. Their only problem was a major one. Her teaching contract was a temporary one. When it ran out so did her time in Bampton…

PARANORMAL/FANTASY/SCI-FI/DYSTOPIAN NEW RELEASES:

1. True Dead (Jane Yellowrock Book 14) by Faith Hunter <— LATEST JANE YELLOWROCK!! “…Jane is compelled to return to NOLA because someone is trying to destabilize the paranormal world order. And because she now sits near the top of the vampire world, the assault is her problem. She will do what she must to protect what’s hers. Her city. Her people. Her power. Her crown...”
2. Be My Ghost (A Haunted Haven Mystery Book 1) by Carol J. Perry
3. The Devil You Know (Mercenary Librarians Book 2) by Kit Rocha
4. Draconians Shared Bride: A SciFi Alien Menage Romance (Draconian Warriors Book 14) by Juno Wells
5. Wicked Oath (Demons After Dark: Covenant Book 3) by Jenna Wolfhart
6. Mr. Ultra Mega Love (RevoLUVtion Book 1) by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff <— SUPER-HERO SCI FI!! HE JUST STARTED AT A NEW COLLEGE… “…My first night there, I meet the girl of my dreams (so cool). She’s taken, of course. But even if she weren’t, she’d never date a scrawny loser like me. Then my best friend, River, is manhandled by some dipsh*t twice her size (not cool), and for once, I act like a man. It costs me big because that dude and his friends leave me for dead. But I don’t die. And when I wake up the next morning, I look different. I feel different…”
7. The Dragons of Paragon (The Treasure of Paragon Book 8) by Genevieve Jack
8. Dark Memories Submerged (The Children Of The Gods Paranormal Romance Book 53) by I. T. Lucas
9. Fate Unbound (Soulbound Shifters Book 3) by Riley Storm
10. Breaking Badger (The Honey Badger Chronicles Book 4) by Shelly Laurenston <— SHELLY LAURENSTON ALERT!! “…It’s instinct that drives Finn Malone to rescue a bunch of hard battling honey badgers. The Siberian tiger shifter just can’t bear to see his fellow shifters harmed. But no way can Finn have a houseful of honey badgers when he also has two brothers with no patience. Things just go from bad to worse when the badgers rudely ejected from his home turn out to be the only ones who can help him solve a family tragedy. He’s just not sure he can even get back into the badgers’ good graces. Since badgers lack graces of any kind . . . Mads knows her teammates aren’t about to forgive the cats that were so rude to them, but moody Finn isn’t so bad. And he’s cute! ..”
11. JUST A PHASE: A Rejected Mates Shifter Romance (Not Another Teen Wolf Book 1) by M.J. Marstens
12. Love Springs Eternal (The Beacon Hill Sorcerer Book 5) by SJ Himes <— M/M ROMANCE!!!
13. My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones <— HORROR!!! “…Jade Daniels is an angry, half-Indian outcast with an abusive father, an absent mother, and an entire town that wants nothing to do with her. She lives in her own world, a world in which protection comes from an unusual source: horror movies…especially the ones where a masked killer seeks revenge on a world that wronged them. And Jade narrates the quirky history of Proofrock as if it is one of those movies. But when blood actually starts to spill into the waters of Indian Lake, she pulls us into her dizzying, encyclopedic mind of blood and masked murderers, and predicts exactly how the plot will unfold...”
14. Fighting Instincts by Lana Kole
15. Defiled (The Feral Princess Book 2) by Ann Denton

CONTEMPORARY NEW RELEASES:

1. The Aristocrat by Penelope Ward <— PENELOPE WARD’S LATEST IS LIVE!!! THEY FELL FOR EACH OTHER & THEN HE LEFT… “…We both had one wish: more time together. But Leo had obligations back home. He lived a life I’d never fit into. And I was going to law school. So, we decided to end it and never look back. A part of me always felt like I’d let my soulmate walk away. I believed our story was over. Until five years later when he sent me a letter that shook me to my core. I’d thought my world was turned upside down that first summer? Well, I knew nothing yet…”
2. Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket: Stories by Hilma Wolitzer
3. The Lost Secret of Ireland: Completely unforgettable and uplifting Irish fiction (Starlight Cottages Book 2) by Susanne O’Leary
4. One Last Kiss (Blood Ties) by Kat Martin
5. Wild With You (Light My Fire Series Book 1) by J.H. Croix <— ALASKA GRUMPY FIREFIGHTER/SINGLE DAD ALERT!!! “…I don’t have time for romance, much less for prissy Madison Glen. The first time I meet her, I kiss her. The second time I meet her, she’s breaking into my neighbor’s house. She swears up and down she’s not a criminal. Maybe not, but she is definitely a distraction I don’t need. I’ve got my hands full with my mouthy daughter and an insanely busy life as a hotshot firefighter. It doesn’t surprise me at all to learn Madison was homecoming queen in high school...”
6. A Slow Fire Burning: A Novel by Paula Hawkins <— HE WAS FOUND MURDERED... “...Three women with separate connections to the victim. Three women who are – for different reasons – simmering with resentment. Who are, whether they know it or not, burning to right the wrongs done to them. When it comes to revenge, even good people might be capable of terrible deeds...”
7. Whiplash: An Exciting & Thrilling Novel of Western Romantic Suspense (The Champions Book 2) by Janet Dailey
8. The Whisper in Wind: An Uplifting, Small-Town Romance (Book # 6) (A Poppy Creek Novel) by Rachael Bloome
9. The Royals Next Door by Karina Halle <— KARINA HALLE ALERT!! MEDIA FRENZY!! “...Piper Evans: elementary school teacher by day–avid romance reader and anonymous podcaster by night. She has a quiet, reclusive life, taking care of her mother, who lives with mental illness, avoiding her regrettable ex, who bartends in town, and trying to make inroads in the tight-knit island community that still sees her, five years in, as an outsider.  And she’s happy with how things are–really–until British royals rent the property next to hers and their brooding bodyguard decides she’s a security threat. Piper quickly realizes that one person’s fairy tale is an ordinary woman’s nightmare as a media frenzy takes over the island...”
10. Psycho (Necessary Evils Book 2) by Onley James <— M/M ROMANCE!!
11. Carved in Stone (The Blackstone Legacy Book #1) by Elizabeth Camden
12. The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang <— HER BOYFRIEND WANTS AN OPEN RELATIONSHIP!! “…when her longtime boyfriend announces he wants an open relationship before making a final commitment, a hurt and angry Anna decides that if he wants an open relationship, then she does, too. Translation: She’s going to embark on a string of one-night stands. The more unacceptable the men, the better. That’s where tattooed, motorcycle-riding Quan Diep comes in. Their first attempt at a one-night stand fails, as does their second, and their third, because being with Quan is more than sex—he accepts Anna on an unconditional level that she herself has just started to understand…“
13. Shadow of a Chance: Shadow SEALs by Donna Michaels
14. Secrets in Bar Harbor (A Mount Desert Island Series Book 1) by Katie Winters
15. Alpha CEO by M. Robinson <— HE ONCE BROKE HER HEART!!  “…I’m demanding. Arrogant. Controlling. My company thinks they can change me. Soften my image. Make me more appealing to the public. Little do they know, the woman they hired was my best friend’s little sister, and the last time I saw her… I broke her heart...”
16. The Riviera House by Natasha Lester
17. Jinx, You’re It (Trouble For Hire Book 3) by Cynthia Eden
18. Cowboy Bodyguard: A Western Romance (Cowboy Confidential Book 4) by Lori Wilde and Kristin Eckhardt
19. Tin Queen (Tin Gypsy Book 6) by Devney Perry <— DEVNEY PERRY ALERT!! SHE’S THE DAUGHTER OF HIS ARCH-ENEMY!! “…No promises. No expectations. No names. That’s what Emmett Stone agreed to with the woman who caught his eye two months ago. After years of drama following the end of the Tin Gypsy Motorcycle Club, a no-strings fling with a mystery woman is exactly what he needs. Except as they find themselves together more and more, it’s impossible for him to keep his feelings at bay. ..“
20. Holiday Rescue (The Anna Albertini Files) by Rebecca Zanetti <— THE SMOKEJUMPER SAVES HER!! “…When Heather Davis gets trapped on a mountain during a wild winter storm, her carefully laid plans of safety and security go right out the snow filled window. Her saviors, dog and man, quickly capture her heart, even though she’s trying to remain under the radar from a disastrous past that seems to keep coming for her…”
21. Unmasking the Hero (Pleasure Garden Book 1) by Mary Lancaster <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE!!
22. Two Secret Sins: A Scandal in Mayfair Book 2 by Anna Campbell <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE!!
23. To Trust a Viscount: A Regency Romance (Soldiers and Sweethearts Book 1) by Rose Pearson <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE!!
24. Vengeance: A Dark Romance (Master’s Protégé Book 1) by Jane Henry <— DARK ROMANCE!!
25. The Last Chance Library by Freya Sampson <— RECLUSIVE & SHE WANTS TO SAVE THE LIBRARY!! “…Lonely librarian June Jones has never left the sleepy English village where she grew up. Shy and reclusive, the thirty-year-old would rather spend her time buried in books than venture out into the world. But when her library is threatened with closure, June is forced to emerge from behind the shelves to save the heart of her community and the place that holds the dearest memories of her mother. Joining a band of eccentric yet dedicated locals in a campaign to keep the library, June opens herself up to other people for the first time since her mother died...”
26. Lucky Baby (Crescent Cove Book 11) by Taryn Quinn
27. For Worse and For Better: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Alexa Douglas
28. Hidden in the Keys (Longboat Key Book 4) (Longboat Key Island) by Sage Parker
29. Vic Vaughn is Vicious by JA Huss <— J.A. HUSS’S LATEST! “Vic Vaughn is Vicious is a bad-boy-trying-his best-to-win-her-back romantic comedy about a misunderstood tattoo-artist-biker called Vicious and a good girl named Daisy who ghosted him seven years ago after she came to her senses. It’s filled with funny twists, dreams of grandeur, and all seven members of the most inappropriate family in all of Colorado.This is a standalone book and is not part of a series.”
30. I Love Lucy (The Lone Stars Book 7) by Katie Graykowski
31. Heartland Cheer (A Heartland Cowboy Christmas Sweet Romance Book 2) by Jessie Gussman
32. Beguiled (Covington Security Book 3) by Dr. Rebecca Sharp
33. Hidden Heart (Search and Rescue Book 4) by Amy Lane
34. Ruining Him: McKinley Ranch Duet by Kylie Kent <— TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS ONE! “...She’s conquered her demons but they still haunt her whenever she closes her eyes. Her screams tear through the darkness night after night. She thinks she needs to get away, to keep running. To leave me behind. But I won’t lose her again; I will slay anything, anyone, who thinks they can get in the way of my keeping her…”
35. Back Check (Boston Rebels Book 2) by RJ Scott and V.L. Locey
36. Hot SEAL, Labor Day: SEALs in Paradise by Cynthia D’Alba
37. Boldly (Breakers Hockey Book 2) by Elise Faber <— INJURED HOCKEY STAR!! “…All he’d ever known was hockey, and he didn’t know where he fit in a world where playing was no longer a possibility. But then he was offered a chance to bring hockey back into his life. A shot at starting over. The only condition of that second chance was required meetings with the team psychologist, Hazel...”
38. Falling for You: A Forbidden Office Romance (Annapolis Harbor Book 5) by Lea Coll
39. Bound For You: A Standalone Dark Captive Romance (MacKenzie Crime Family) by Amarie Avant
40. To The Single Dad in the Store (The Inappropriate Bachelors Book 6) by J. S. Cooper <— SHE WROTE HIM A NOTE… “…To The Single Dad in the Store, You have the most amazing hazel eyes I’ve ever seen. And the pinkest lips. They are what my friends and I would call “Insta-Kissable”. The things I could do to those lips. Your kids also look cute. They look like monsters, but also cute. You are single right? Or are you one of those creeps that just doesn’t wear a ring? You could be on the ‘bangable dad’ list. If such a list existed. I may or may not be a little tipsy as I write this. Thanks for nothing Captain Morgan. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that when you’re in the veggie aisle at the store, you shouldn’t just grab potatoes and melons from someone else’s cart...”
41. 831 Marriage Lane: A Cherry Falls Romance Book 35 by Lucy Darling
42. Dreaming by Shayne McClendon <— THROWN TOGETHER… “…An introduction unlike anything Nia Webber has ever known. A man she never could have foreseen. A drastic upheaval to her well-ordered life. A mistake Dennis Hancock never intended to make. A fascinating woman unique to anyone he’s ever met. An unlikely series of events revealing dangerous secrets. Nia and Dennis are thrown together under bizarre circumstances...”

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1. The Royals Next Door by Karina Halle
2. A Slow Fire Burning: A Novel by Paula Hawkins
3. The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
4. Breaking Badger (The Honey Badger Chronicles Book 4) by Shelly Laurenston
5. Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket: Stories by Hilma Wolitzer
6. Tin Queen (Tin Gypsy Book 6) by Devney Perry
7. The Riviera House by Natasha Lester
8. The Last Chance Library by Freya Sampson
9. Carved in Stone (The Blackstone Legacy Book #1) by Elizabeth Camden
10. For Worse and For Better: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Alexa Douglas
11. Vic Vaughn is Vicious by JA Huss

PREORDERS (going live soon!!! 😀 )

2. Just One Look by Rosalind James – September 1st 2021
3. Charmed: A steamy, Greek billionaire, summer vacation romance by Cora Hale – September 1st 2021
4. Chasing Serenity: A River Rain Novel by Kristen Ashley – September 7th 2021
5. The Night She Disappeared: A Novel by Lisa Jewell – September 7th 2021
6. Forgotten in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel by J. D. Robb – September 7th 2021
7. Dirty Little Secret: A Brother’s Best Friend College Romance (Lake State University Book 1) by Rachael Brownell – September 9th 2021
8. Tin Queen (Tin Gypsy Book 6) by Devney Perry – September 14th 2021
9. The Close-Up: A Hollywood Renaissance Novella by Kennedy Ryan – September 14th 2021

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