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Reader Question… Solved! The book about the girl and her three stepbrothers that she met when she started college…

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Monica needs our book help! It *almost* sounds like Paper Princess, except for the fact that the heroine didn’t know anyone where she had moved to, and she already knew these guys were her “step brothers”. I think? 😉

Either way, plenty of detail in her question below, so hopefully this will spark someone’s memory. 🙂

She asks:

Hi Maryse!

I have another book to find & i need your help. So here’s a little description i can remember.

So in this book the girl is living with her best frnd. They just started college. And one night they went to a party where they met 3 brothers & instantly like them & after a day or two she finds out that they are her soon to be stepbrothers.

One of them likes her best frnd and the main guy likes her but after spending some time it finally clicked on guy’s minds that they both knew each other since they were kids (probably 10-11.)

They used to eat together once a week bcoz their parents were having an affair with each other from that point & he got really mad but get over it really soon.

And one of the three brothers is dating a girl who is girl’s real secret sister. And she doesn’t know about it.

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They found it in the end that they are in mafia kind of thing.

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Also they had a downfall too when they broke up & at some point the girl becomes an actress and boy is some kind of sports celebrity.

Yeah that’s all i can remember.

I’m so sorry for the spoilers but i really don’t know how else would i be able to describe the book with already so little details.

Anyone have a guess?

Carro: Flip Trick by Amo Jones?

Monica: Omg it is! Thank you sm! ♥

Maryse: YAY!!! Another one solved! Thank you Carro. 😀

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Reader Question… Solved! The book where she loses her virginity to him on her wedding night & overhears him talking on the phone…

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Brittany is looking for this book! Oooooh what an awful thing to overhear, but I’m assuming this is an arranged marriage type of thing? Mafia? I’m so curious!

She asks:

I was trying to find the book where this woman gets married to this rich man loses her virginity to him on their wedding night then she wakes up and overheard him talking in the phone how the whole thing was a game to him.

She ends up getting pregnant from the one night and they have a son and years later she wants a divorce after being seperated all those years but he refuses.

He moves into her little cottage with her despite her not wanting him there!

That’s all the details I can remember! Please help me with the title!!

Anyone have a guess?

Brittany: Thank you for posting! I remember it wasn’t mafia.I-think he was A CEO in a big company though!

Shaleen: ughhh!!! I know I read this book, I can’t get the name either, so frustrating lol…

Shannon: Is it “The Unwanted Wife” by Natasha Anders?

Sarah T: Pretty sure it’s “Asshole Husband”- Sam Crescent. A fitting name for the story lol

Brittany: Damn,that was fast! YES!! That’s it!!! Thank you so much!

Maryse: YAY!!! Another one solved, and this is totally my book trope “catnip”. I LOVE jerk-heroes that eventually redeem themselves, but lots of work for it. 😉 In books. Only and always in BOOKS. Just putting it out there so the Universe doesn’t get any ideas. LOL!!!

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Reader Question… Solved! The book about the married cop in love with his wife and she changes after an accident…

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Dalia is looking for this book. AND I THINK I KNOW THE ANSWER BECAUSE OMG this is one of my favorite books in the world!!! I posted it below, so let me know what you think. 😀

She asks:

Hi Maryse,

I really hope you can help me find this book:

The HERO is a policeman (but possibly a fireman I can’t remember) who was married to a woman that he deeply loved and considered to be the love of his life.  They were happily married for many years until the wife had an accident or some kind of mental illness that changed her entire personality and she became very hateful towards there hero.

He was so devoted to her that despite the horrible way she treated him, he faithfully stayed in the marriage clinging to the hope that she would go back to being the woman he loved.

Time passed and the marriage became intolerable, and the story opens years later when the hero meets the heroine who works at a restaurant and they slowly become involved with each other.

The wife finds out about them, and she is not jealous or cares that he is seeing someone else, but she’s evil and and takes pleasure in destroying their relationship.

The book is super angsty, and there’s loads of drama.  It was also a really painful read, so I never finished it, so there’s lots of details missing from my description.

There’s also a sequel or another book connected to this novel and the evil wife is the heroine in that book.  I’m really hoping someone recognizes the plot as I always regretted not finishing this novel.

Anyone have a different guess? Or did you read and love this one too?

Maryse: Changing Course (Wrecked and Ruined) by Aly Martinez and YAY!!! Everyone needs to read this (in fact here’s my 4.5 STAR Book Review).

And yes the Hero is a cop (actually I think the whole group of guys in this book are all cops), and OMG the angst was INCREDIBLE and unforgettable. And the sequel is just as incredible and blew my heart right out!

Dalia: That’s the book! Thank you so much Maryse!!!!! I can’t tell you how happy I am to finally find it 🙂

Maryse: YAY!!!! I’m so glad it was the one you were looking for. I feel like I should do a re-read of it, it was just so intense. And it made me laugh at times too. I loved the “buddy” interaction between the cops. SO FUN!

Aimee: That sounds like a good one!!! Added it to my list!!!

Maryse: It’s a must read Aimee!!!

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Reader Question – The book where she waited for her neighbor naked, and he rejected her so she left town…

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Debbie needs our book help! Ohhhhh rejecting and pining and unrequited love is alllll up my alley!

She asks:

Forgotten brothers best friend book!

Years ago I was reading a series about brothers on a ranch with one younger sister.

She loved their neighbor but he was like an honorary brother and refused to admit he loved her. She waited naked and he rejected her so she left town  and the next book would have been their story.

Do you know this series? If so please help!

I noticed your brothers best friends list and was hoping to find it here

Anyone have a guess?

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Latest Romance Book Releases – 08-03-2021

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HAPPY TUESDAY NEW RELEASE DAY!! I’m still working on the list as we speak and have a couple more hours to go, so keep checking back. 😀

Don’t forget to check out:

TODAY’S BLASTS FROM OUR BOOK PAST!

READER RECOMMENDATIONS & BARGAIN FINDS:

  • Power Play Series Boxset: The Complete Series Books 1-5 by Kennedy L. Mitchell <— SERIES BUNDLE SUPER-BARGAIN! “…Includes FIVE full-length novels: Power Games, Power Twist, Power Switch, Power Surge, and Power Term…”
  • Long Harbor City: A Steamy M/M Romance Box Set by Inge Mayhem <— M/M ROMANCE SERIES BUNDLE!! “…Escape into the Long Harbor City Series, a spin-off from the Wild Heart Series. Get all five books for the price of one in this hotter-than-you-can-handle bundle!…”
  • Sweet Alchemy: An Explosive Paranormal Romance Collection by Jamie K. Schmidt <— SERIES BOOK BUNDLE!! “…In this 5-book collection you will fly on an airship with lusty pirates, experience a ghost story whose love story surpasses time and place, ride with a masked bandit who uses her magic for good and hides her identity from her true love. Here will be dragons seeking their fated mate, as well as a mage who is hiding in her chocolate shop, but love finds her anyway...”

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

  1. Gods & Monsters (Serpent & Dove Book 3) by Shelby Mahurin
  2. A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee <— WITCHES!! “…Dalloway’s occult lore is everywhere, and the new girl won’t let Felicity forget it. But when the past begins to invade on the present, Felicity needs to decide where she stands. The soil under her feet is bloody with Dalloway’s history. But so is the present. Is it Dalloway—or is it her?…”
  3. Lies of the Blood Moon (New World Shifters Book 2) by Nina Walker and Kimberly Loth
  4. Knocking on Helen’s Door (Grim Dating Book 4) by Eve Langlais
  5. Engineering Fate: A SciFi Alien Romance (Outer Limits Quadrant Book 1) by Alexis B. Osborne
  6. A Dragonbird in the Fern by Laura Rueckert

CONTEMPORARY NEW RELEASES:

  1. Winning With Him (Men of Summer Book 2) by Lauren Blakely <— LAUREN BLAKELY M/M ROMANCE ALERT!! “…Winning with Him is book two in the utterly addictive Men of Summer series, and should be read following Scoring With Him. This romance between two professional athletes spans five epic years…”
  2. Home to Stay (The Long Road Home Book 2) by Maryann Jordan
  3. Sail Away (Palmetto Island Book 4) by Ashley Farley
  4. Because You’re Mine (The Gallaghers) by Layla Hagen
  5. Claiming Menace: Ruthless Sinners MC by L. Wilder
  6. The Woods Are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins <— HORROR/THRILLER!! “…Best friends Neena and Josie spent high school as outsiders, but at least they had each other. Now, with college and a two-thousand-mile separation looming on the horizon, they have one last chance to be together—a three-day hike deep into the woods of the Pisgah National Forest. Simmering tensions lead to a detour off the trail and straight into a waking nightmare … and then into something far worse. Something that will test them in horrifying ways…”
  7. Heroic Measures (Blackbridge Security Book 6) by Marie James
  8. Taken Hard (The Hard Boys Book 2) by Sam Crescent
  9. Monkey Around by Jadie Jang
  10. Fable of Happiness: Book Two by Pepper Winters <— PEPPER WINTERS!!! MUST BE READ IN ORDER! “…Strange how the villain of a story can so easily become the victim. Utter lunacy to think the captive might now become the caregiver. Gemma has a decision to make. Her life or his. Follow her heart, even when it’s screaming at her to run? Or turn her back on the man who could become her everything?“
  11. Say Goodbye (Sacramento Series, The Book 3) by Karen Rose
  12. Dark Roads: A Novel by Chevy Stevens
  13. The Singing Trees: A Novel by Boo Walker
  14. Singe (Men of Inked: Heatwave Book 8) by Chelle Bliss <— CHELLE BLISS!!! FAKE RELATIONSHIP!! “…Arlo King is not Carmello’s usual type. She’s a bookworm who doesn’t give herself away easy. But she’s the perfect woman to help reform the serial womanizer, even though she has commitment issues of her own. Quickly, their fake relationship goes from slow-burn to scorching hot from the very first touch…”
  15. Hostile Intent (Danger Never Sleeps Book #4) by Lynette Eason
  16. Playing with Words (Boggy Creek Valley Book 2) by Kelly Elliott
  17. Chains: RBMC: Ankeny IA by Kristine Allen
  18. Live and Let Grow by Penny Reid <— PENNY REID ALERT!!! THEY’VE BEEN BEST FRIENDS FOR YEARS!! “...She babysits his apartment and plethora of houseplants when he’s traveling, and they share breakfast together every day he’s in town. Alice wasn’t always in love with Milo, but the feeling has grown, and when Milo returns from his latest globe-trotting adventure, Alice decides it’s time to spill the seeds…”
  19. Forgiven Justice (Cowboy Justice Association Book 14) by Olivia Jaymes
  20. Cooper’s Choice: A Christian Romantic Suspense (Smoky Mountain Secrets Book 4) by Laura Scott
  21. Redemption Road (A Small Town Mystery Romance) by Amanda McKinney
  22. Sidequest for Love by L.H. Cosway <— L.H. COSWAY ALERT!! WE LOVE HER!! “…Being an avid online gamer, Afric O’ Connor loves a challenge. Helping Neil Durant reveal himself to the girl he’s been catfishing makes for the perfect sidequest. Besides, it’s not like she isn’t getting something in return. Neil has a head for numbers and Afric’s finances are a mess. It’s the perfect exchange. She assists him with his love life, and he sorts out her accounts...”
  23. Lucius: An Acquisition Novel by Celia Aaron
  24. If the Shoe Fits: A Meant to be Novel by Julie Murphy
  25. Passionate Obsession by D.M. Mortier
  26. The Hate Date: A Romantic Comedy by Alina Jacobs
  27. So We Meet Again: A Novel by Suzanne Park <— HER NEMESIS HELPS HER! “...After moving back home to Tennessee to live with her loving but meddling mother and father, she runs into her childhood nemesis—golden child Daniel Choi—at the local Asian grocery store. The smart, charming lawyer appears to have it all…while Jessie has nothing. Jess begrudgingly accepts Daniel’s help to relaunch her long abandoned Korean cooking YouTube channel...”
  28. Deadly Love (The Deadly Series Book 1) by Erin Trejo
  29. Mr. August: a firefighter, curvy woman short instalove romance (The Firefighters Calendar Book 8) by Kate Tilney
  30. Just a Positive Pregnancy Test (Justa Family Rom Com Book 4) by London Casey
  31. The Dating Dare: A Novel Jayci Lee <— SHE DOESN’T WANT TO DATE ANYONE!! “…when Seth Kim, temptation personified and her best friend’s new brother-in-law walks into her life, Tara might be willing to bend her golden rule…but only for four dates—the four dates she agreed to after a few good rounds of beer and a game of truth or dare. It’ll be fun. No biggie.  Seth Kim can’t believe Tara agreed to his dating dare…”
  32. Deadly Love (The Deadly Series Book 1) by Erin Trejo
  33. Mr. August: a firefighter, curvy woman short instalove romance (The Firefighters Calendar Book 8) by Kate Tilney
  34. Beyond These War-Torn Lands (Wounded Hearts Book 1) by Cynthia Roemer
  35. Defenseless: A Stand-Alone College Sports Romance by Amy Jarecki <— SHE’S HIS TUTOR!! “…Strait-laced accounting major, Vivian Ellis, hasn’t watched a complete game of football in her life. And when she receives her tutoring assignment, the last student she expected was Cade. Not only has the football star earned a reputation as the best looking heart-breaker on campus, his recent trial has made him notorious…”
  36. Revenge: Riot Kings of Coeur d’Alene by Gypsy Reed
  37. The Bright Side of Brooding: A Sweet Military Romance (The OCONUS Bonus Series Book 4) by Claire Cain
  38. Under the Bayou Moon: A Novel by Valerie Fraser Luesse <— SHE’S THE NEW TEACHER IN TOWN “…Acclimating to a whole new world, Ellie meets a lonely but intriguing Cajun fisherman named Raphe who introduces her to the legendary white alligator that haunts these waters. Raphe and Ellie have barely found their way to each other when a huge bounty is offered for the elusive gator, bringing about a shocking turn of events that will test their love and their will to right a terrible wrong…”
  39. Rebel Rage MC Rocker by Addy Archer
  40. The Mismatch: A Novel by Sara Jafari
  41. The Hate Date: A Romantic Comedy by Alina Jacobs <— THEY ARE BOTH TALL & HATE EACH OTHER! “…At first glance (an upward glance because he was TALL!) Greg Svensson seemed perfect. Six-feet-five of solid muscle with washboard abs and a tower with his name on it, Greg was a guy my parents would actually begrudgingly admire. I had our future all planned out. Until he opened his mouth. It was hate at first sight. The only thing we have in common is that we’re both tall…”
  42. Salvation: A Navy SEAL, Hometown Hero, Happily Ever After Novel (Bonds of Brotherhood Book 2) by Nicole Morgan

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  1. Winning With Him (Men of Summer Book 2) by Lauren Blakely
  2. Monkey Around by Jadie Jang
  3. A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
  4. Fable of Happiness: Book Two by Pepper Winters
  5. Say Goodbye (Sacramento Series, The Book 3) by Karen Rose
  6. Singe (Men of Inked: Heatwave Book 8) by Chelle Bliss
  7. The Singing Trees: A Novel by Boo Walker
  8. Hostile Intent (Danger Never Sleeps Book #4) by Lynette Eason
  9. Live and Let Grow by Penny Reid
  10. If the Shoe Fits: A Meant to be Novel by Julie Murphy
  11. So We Meet Again: A Novel by Suzanne Park
  12. Heroic Measures (Blackbridge Security Book 6) by Marie James
  13. Knocking on Helen’s Door (Grim Dating Book 4) by Eve Langlais
  14. The Dating Dare: A Novel Jayci Lee
  15. Under the Bayou Moon: A Novel by Valerie Fraser Luesse
  16. The Mismatch: A Novel by Sara Jafari

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