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Monday Early Bird Book Releases – 09-30-2019

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HAPPY MONDAY EVERYONE!! Lookit what just went LIVE EARLY!! And.. OMG. Tomorrow is HALLOWEEN MONTH!!!!! I am pulling out all of my decorations this upcoming weekend and going to town. *fingers crossed* it cools down here at least a little for it to feel like Florida Fall. 😉 I need the BRISK!!!

THREE THINGS:

1.) I saw Ad Astra this weekend I must admit… Brad Pitt is at his finest. *oooomph* I’ve always acknowledged his handsomeness (but never been overly “crushy” on him – I mean… he’s Brad Pitt. Of course… it’s a no-brainer, so… *shrugs* LOL!!!), but something about his solemn character, his introspective, yet remote narration in this one just made me… *fans self* Maybe I like men with that “more mature” thing goin’ on? ‘Cause he’s got just a touch of that here, even though he still has that perfect baby face, but yeah… his current look (and age?) makes him that much finer.

Oh and… oh yeah!!!! *chagrined* I forgot to mention!!! I really enjoyed the actual movie too, with quite a few crazy-scary moments – some shocking scenes that get you deep (exploring outer space just scares the crap out of me anyway). I’m claustrophobic in all of that vastness. Isn’t that weird? It’s all that emptiness… the nothingness… the though of it overwhelms me – one of my worst nightmares. So this movie creeped me out even if it was about MORE than just… “creepy”. But also what made it amazing was the incredible message after all of it. WOW. JUST WOW. Anyway, definitely a movie worth seeing at the theater. Mind you, a girl in my row, right after pivotal scary scene walked out of the movie with her boyfriend in tow (purse and all) proclaiming “This movie SUCKS!!” so… *shrug* I dunno, what she thought was sucking at that point she decided to leave but at that VERY moment? I. Was. Riveted. LOL!!!!! P.S. I’d tell you what scene it was, but that would be a spoiler. 😉

2.) I made Keto chicken and dumplings in my crockpot yesterday!!! Which essentially means… I made chicken. No dumpings. 😉 LOL!!! The whole shebang though. Nice homemade chicken stock, a ton of shredded chicken breast, a plethora of various veggies, cream, sour cream, some melty cheese in the whole mix. YUMMMMMM!!!!! VERY RICH. I’m having it for lunch. No dumplings though. 😉

3.) I’m reading Park Avenue Player, and it’s kind of… fantastic. WOW. I laughed my butt off in chapter 16, I TOTALLY get her (and even if it’s from both POVs… it works ’cause we don’t always know quite what he’s thinking). And there’s gonna be a twist and I have TWO guesses. Either way, if I win, it’ll be gasp-worthy. There’s depth here. All that to say, I’m almost done but I had to take a step back right-the-heck-now… ’cause I’m at a part that makes me want to ugly cry, so… yeah. No. Instead, for a breather… I decided to make a list 😀 THIS ONE. YAY LISTS!!!!

In fact:

LOOK WHAT JUST WENT LIVE :D !!!

  1. Perfectly Adequate by Jewel E. Ann <— JEWEL E. ANN COMEDY ROMANCE SINGLE DAD ALERT!! And his ex-wife is her idol!! Oooops!! I LOVE this author so now I’m squeeeeeing!! “...Dorothy studies humans, the neurotypical kind, through books and television. Then she emulates their behavioral patterns to fit in with her peers. But nothing can prepare her for Dr. Elijah Hawkins. Single dad. Brilliant pediatric oncologist. And the sexiest doctor at the hospital. When his failed attempts at asking her out turn into a string of playdates with his son, Dorothy finds herself unexpectedly enamored with the boy and his father...”
  2. A Real Cowboy Always Trusts His Heart (Wyoming Rebels) by Stephanie Rowe
  3. Secret Obsession (Cordova Empire Book 3) by Ann Mayburn
  4. Dr. Dan by K. Webster <— K. WEBSTER TABOOOOOOOO ALERT!!! “…They spend more time than ethical on their quest for answers. His position. Her age. Nothing will keep them apart. Not until they get what they came for. Love may not be a cure, but they’re going to test it anyway…”

Jessica: It’s sooo good! Not only that forbidden feel with the age gap but Webster pulled no stops when it came to the feels. My favorite of her taboo treats by far.

  1. Little Jack (Hell’s Handlers MC Book 6) by Lilly Atlas <— HER FATHER IS THE TOWN SHERIFF… OH OH. 😉 “…Sure, the town’s new sheriff is messing with his club, but it’s nothing they can’t handle. Life only gets better when LJ’s dream woman walks out of his fantasies and into the vacant apartment next to his. Holly is sweet as sugar, curvy in ways that make LJ’s mouth water, and the woman can bake like no other. Personal demons keep LJ from chasing a long-term relationship with any woman, but that doesn’t mean he can’t have a little fun with his hot new neighbor…”
  2. Hades Academy: Third Semester by Abbie Lyons
  3. Man Find (Bergen Brothers Book 3) by Krista Sandor
  4. Cruel Boy (A Dark High School Bully Romance) by Clarissa Wild <— BULLY ROMANCE ALERT!!! “…He’s a notorious heartbreaker …  And he’s got his eyes set on me. The twisted games he plays are cruel and dangerous. He teases and tempts me … just to ruin me. Because I know the one thing he doesn’t want anyone to know. A big, dirty secret …”
  5. SAY YOU LOVE ME (Eva Rae Thomas Mystery Book 4) by Willow Rose
  6. Harley Merlin 12: Finch Merlin and the Djinn’s Curse by Bella Forrest
  7. CEO Daddy: a Crescent Cove Standalone by Tarryn Quinn
  9. Hating the Boss by Kristen Granata <— HER ONE NIGHT STAND ENDS UP BEING HER BULLYING NEW BOSS ALERT!! “…Imagine my surprise when Mr. Sexy in a Suit breezed through the door on the first day of school. Ladies and gentlemen, meet my new boss. Not only does he instantly recognize me, but he accuses me of stealing something valuable from him the morning I walk-of-shamed out of his apartment. When bullying me into a confession doesn’t work, he turns my life into a living nightmare – as if that will coax me into returning what I supposedly stole...” P.S. The author is this week’s newsletter sponsor and she’s giving away a signed copy!! <— Just comment on this blogpost to enter. 😀
  10. Crazy Rich Cajuns (Boys of the Bayou Book 4) by Erin Nicholas <— HIS HIGH FALUTIN’ FAMILY! “…He wears suits and ties. He’ll one day inherit a fortune. He has a law degree. He shines his shoes, for God’s sake. What is she doing attracted to a guy like him? But she is. She so is. She drives air boats on the bayou, drinks and cusses, and gives city boys in suits a hard time just for fun. Why can’t he get her out of his mind? But he can’t. He definitely can’t…”
  11. Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac by Lacey Dailey <— LIVE!! SOUND SO POIGNANT!! SHE WORKS AT HER PARENT’S MOTEL & FINDS THINGS LEFT BEHIND… “...Her greatest treasure isn’t what she found in room six at Great Lakes Motel, but it’s who she discovered in an old, abandoned train car behind her house. His name is Rumor, and he certainly won’t fit under her bed. After a quick scan of Rumor’s surroundings, it becomes crystal clear that he’s not just hanging out in the train car for a place to escape. He’s living in it. With determination heavy inside her, she does the only thing that makes sense to her… She brings him home. Turns out, he’s looking for a treasure of his own…”
  12. Hunting Butterflies (Second Kisses Book 1) by Kimberly Carrillo
  13. Perfect Strangers by J.T. Geissinger <— HE MIGHT NOT BE WHAT HE SEEMS… “…Heartbroken and still haunted by the past, she accepts an offer to spend the summer at a friend’s apartment in Paris in search of healing and her lost muse. What she finds instead is James, an enigmatic stranger who ignites in her an unexpected and all-consuming passion. Agreeing to tell each other nothing more than their first names, Olivia and James embark on a torrid affair. But the more time they spend together, the more Olivia begins to realize her summer fling is turning into a powerful connection…”
  14. SEALed Protection (Bone Frog Brotherhood Book 5) by Sharon Hamilton
  15. Dangerous Temptations by Kelly Elliott & Kristin Mayer <— HE’S THE NEW COP IN TOWN… “…Mike Murphy is the new cop in Town. He makes me crazy in all the right ways. So crazy that I lose my filter around him, not to mention my ability to function like a normal person. The attraction between us is undeniable and something we can’t ignore. But there’s a secret that threatens to come between us...”
  16. Loved by Rebekah Dodson
  17. Drunk Me (Southern Dreams: Oregon Coast Book 1) by Courtney Lynn Rose
  18. On the Rebound (Boys of Winter Book 1) by Anna Albo
  19. Tallowwood by N.R. Walker <— M/M ROMANCE ALERT!! “...When human remains are found in the camping grounds at Tallowwood Reserve, Jake’s new case turns out to be linked to August’s cold cases, and Jake agrees they’re not suicides at all. With Jacob now firmly in August’s corner, they face one hurdle after another, even when more remains are found, they still can’t seem to gain ground. But when the body of a fellow police officer turns up under the same MO, it can’t be ignored anymore...”
  20. Frat House Confessions: Wes by Bethany Lopez <— BETHANY LOPEZ ALERT!! SHE LIED TO GET HER STORY… “…Trixie’s not ashamed of the exposé she wrote for the college newspaper last year. She’s a woman who knows what she wants and isn’t afraid to do whatever it takes to get the story, even if it meant lying to a friend to get the inside scoop. Still, every time she sees Wes, she regrets the loss of someone she really enjoyed spending time with. Not one for labels, or someone who puts limitations on attraction, Trixie can’t deny the pull she feels toward Wes when they cross paths again...”

PREORDERS (going live soon!!! 😀 )

 

Kristen Granata’s “Hating The Boss” is LIVE and she’s giving away a signed copy!!

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Hating the Boss IS LIVE and we’re celebrating this new enemies-to-lovers release with a signed book giveaway, and Kristen Granata is this week’s newsletter sponsor! 😀 *claps*

The author describes it as:

“…a hilarious enemies-to-lovers Romantic Comedy about a teacher who has a one-night stand with a guy over the summer … who turns out to be her new principal in September! 😱 

…so many fun scenes!”

GASP!!!!! Oh that’s just trouble!!! 😉

And after reading this blurb, I have NO doubt it’s a whole lotta fun trouble!

One night.

That’s all it was supposed to be.

Imagine my surprise when Mr. Sexy in a Suit breezed through the door on the first day of school. Ladies and gentlemen, meet my new boss.

Not only does he instantly recognize me, but he accuses me of stealing something valuable from him the morning I walk-of-shamed out of his apartment.

When bullying me into a confession doesn’t work, he turns my life into a living nightmare – as if that will coax me into returning what I supposedly stole. But this is my school, and the only thing I’ll be returning is payback.

Game. On.

There’s only one problem. I wanted him before I hated him, and even now, a part of me still wants him. Somehow, through all of our fighting, through the anger and the pranks, I think I’m falling in love with the enemy.

And NOW…. for the giveaway!!

The author is giving away a signed paperback copy of Hating the Boss !!

How to enter for a chance to win this prize? Just leave a comment below (and better yet, let me know your favorite “work romance” story – book or real life 😉 ) and by 10pm EST, Sunday October 6th, 2019, I will randomly select one lucky commenter as the winner.

The winner will be contacted and will have 48hrs to respond confirming their mailing address, so if you are picked, do not delay or you will lose your chance. This prize will be sent to the winner directly by the author.

Giveaway open to US!!! :D

Elizabeth Hoyt – Maiden Lane Series Reading Order

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HISTORICAL ROMANCE LOVERS you probably already know about this complete series, but in case you’re looking for something new (or new-to-me) and haven’t read this, it comes highly recommended!!! 😀

bev: Duke of Sin by Elizabeth Hoyt …her Maiden Lane series. I’ve been reading them recently totally out of order, just by what story catches my interest. In this the hero has been the villain in past books. He is a bit deranged and very fun. I guess she based him a big off of Loki. These are fun HR books. I like that not all her characters are aristocratic like in a lot of HR. The hero is a duke but the h is a housekeeper.

Jan: I’m also reading the Maiden Lane series (Elizabeth Hoyt). …the final novel in Elizabeth Hoyt’s Maiden Lane sexy Georgian HR series is out. Called Duke Of Desire. Oh yeahhhhhhh……. Lots of us have been waiting for that one 😉

Lucky: Did you know am in Africa but I get my TBR from you… Anyway I just wanted to recommend a historical series to you though am not sure if your a fan but I promise you will love this: It’s Maiden Lane by Elizabeth Hoyt. Promise you will love her.

About book #1:

A MAN CONTROLLED BY HIS DESIRES . . .

Infamous for his wild, sensual needs, Lazarus Huntington, Lord Caire, is searching for a savage killer in St. Giles, London’s most notorious slum. Widowed Temperance Dews knows St. Giles like the back of her hand-she’s spent a lifetime caring for its inhabitants at the foundling home her family established. Now that home is at risk . . .

A WOMAN HAUNTED BY HER PAST . . .

Caire makes a simple offer-in return for Temperance’s help navigating the perilous alleys of St. Giles, he will introduce her to London’s high society so that she can find a benefactor for the home. But Temperance may not be the innocent she seems, and what begins as cold calculation soon falls prey to a passion that neither can control-one that may well destroy them both.

A BARGAIN NEITHER COULD REFUSE

SERIES READING ORDER:

Reader Question… Solved! The book about the hero that escapes his alcoholism & she shows up at his door, pregnant…

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Usually I post reader questions on Thursday, but I couldn’t leave Zilpha in a lurch. I feel her pain and OMG I hate when that happens! I just moaned about that a week or so ago about how I saw an ad on Facebook for something that I wanted, but couldn’t find the ad again!! LOL!

Anyway, she asks:

Ugh!  I just saw it advertised yesterday on my FB feed and now I can’t find it anywhere.

It’s a best friend’s little sister trope where the hero moves across the country to escape his demons and alcoholism and she shows up on his doorstep pregnant but only after a kiss does he remember that maybe there may have been something between them before he left during one of his benders.

Can you help?

Thanks.

Know which one she’s looking for?

Kelly: Is it Ella Fields Serenading Heartbreak: A Love Triangle Romance?

Zilpha: Hi! No that’s not it.  I’ve actually read that one.  Thanks for trying!

Maryse: Okay… we’ll keep searching. 🙂

Dawn: Redemption: A Surprise Pregnancy Romance by Dr. Rebecca Sharp I just saw the ad on Facebook and remembered you looking for this! It’s a pre order!

Zilpha: That’s it and I found it on my TBR.  Thanks!

➔➔➔  Browse more reader questions (solved & unsolved) here. 😀 Maybe you’ll find a solved one to read or have a guess for us for one that’s still unsolved.

Have a reader question for us to solve? Send it to me here.

Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 09-27-19

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HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!!! 😀 We’ve got a ton of new finds and 5-star recommendations on today’s list, but first…

I wanna tell you about a crazy BOOK dream I had (but the details – or should I say  the ecstatic feelings – are now dimming – darnit!!) In my dream, it was actually a brand new Kristen Ashley book that I was reading and it had me FREAKING OUT!! 

If you just wanna get to the “FRIDAY BOOK FINDS” below, just skip this next part of me rambling about my dream and scroll down to the good stuff!!. 😛

Okay so… It was action packed and kind of scary (of course bad guys!!!), and in my head it was playing out like a movie, and I was losing my breath at some of the predicaments the heroine found herself in (so scary!!) and yet the Hero seemed like he was invincible and he was just SO good at saving her. At one point, they jettisoned across between two building using some kind of wire or cable (I was screaming… I mean… the heroine was screaming the whole way across).

Also there was something about candles and maybe a fire or an explosion? Dunno. *shrug*

Anyway… I could feel how INTO HIM she was and so in love (and kind of scared of him), but he didn’t seem to be into her at all. Kind of annoyed by her that she was always hanging around his group. Oh yeah!! And they were a group of biker men… all of them bad-asses… And a few times in my dream I WAS the heroine that was in danger (so I was feeling that fear AND I was feeling that unrequited love).

AND THEN… it had the most amazing jaw dropping twist ending that made me freak out wanting to shout it from the rooftops – I was ready to warn everyone it was a cliffhanger but to READ IT ANYWAY ‘cause it was SO worth getting that part, because if there was a part two it would be completely different!!! It was JUST. SO. CLEVER.

Er… well, at least in my dream, I thought it was.

But now that I realize what it was… well… yeah pretty cool but not nearly as jaw-droppingly exciting as it was in my dream… and I hadn’t seen it coming AT. ALL.

So what was it?

All it was, was the main hero that saved her (they were riding off together on a motorcycle as fast as they could go – but had escaped and were so in love – he had finally fallen for her too) and all of the sudden he flings himself around (facing her) and the motorcycle is still going forward fast… and he turns crazy-looking – like demonic… and bites her right on the neck!!! And I realized OMG HE’S A VAMPIRE!!!!! GASP!!!!!

Dun Dun Dunnnnnn…. now SHE’S gonna be one too!!! Cliffhanger/part 2??

I was so excited to tell everyone (in my dream, anyway) and when I woke up and realized she didn’t write it… SO bummed. LOL!! 😛 It wasn’t even a book  My crazy head did. *snort* – And I think it’s gotta be a compilation of actual movies and vampire romance and biker books, to boot. *shakes head*

TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE FOUND FOR THE WEEKEND :D !!

  • Serenading Heartbreak by Ella Fields <— LIVE!!! ROMANCE-ANGST ALERT!!! SHE’S IN LOVE WITH TWO MEN …her brother’s best friend who’s a singer in a band, and a baseball player… “...The problem with having a first and second love?  That would be loving them at the same time.  My story isn’t some sexy triangle. It’s exquisite agony. Fate gave me two men to love, but none of us knew which one I could keep...”
  • Soulless: A High School Bully Romance (The Privileged of Pembroke High Book 2) by Ivy Fox <— LIVE!! BULLY ROMANCE ALERT!!
  • Spare Room by Dreda Say Mitchell <— PSYCH-THRILLER ALERT!! Eeeeeep!! Look what Lee Child said about this one!! For reals??? 😲 I AM SO ON IT!!!! *claps and bounces*

“The scariest, creepiest and best psychological suspense you’ll read this year” – Lee Child

  • The Stopover (The Miles High Club) by T.L. Swan <— T.L. SWAN’S LATEST IS LIVE!!! Two strangers met on a plane and totally clicked… “…Fate took over and the plane was grounded, and we had an unexpected stopover for the night. With no plans, we made our own. We danced and laughed our way around Boston and had a night of crazy passion that no woman would ever forget. That was twelve months ago, and I haven’t heard from him—until today. I started a new job and met the CEO...” GASP!!! 
  • Facing Us: A Contemporary Dark Romance (The District Book 1) by Nicci Harris <— DARK ROMANCE ALERT!! They meet on campus… “…Two people who have worked their whole lives to find freedom and peace, seem to have found the opposite within each other. Intensity. Volatility. And it all threatens to expose what they have tried to escape…”
  • The unEXpected Plan by Leddy Harper <— LIVE!! HER BEST FRIEND’S OLDER BROTHER ALERT!! Her boyfriend left her for another woman so she devises a plan… “…Corbin Fields was my best friend’s older brother; he was also part of my revenge plan. It was brilliant…until the unexpected happened. I was supposed to be getting over my ex… Not getting under my best friend’s brother…”
  • Things You Save in a Fire: A Novel by Katherine Center <— MUST READ ALERT!!

Hvitserk: You need to read Things You Save in the Fire! You’ll love it for sure. The ending was wrapped perfectly like a gift in my opinion.

  • You Have to Believe Me by Sunday Tomassetti <— RECENT RELEASE PSYCH THRILLER ALERT!! Her divorce cost her everything… and then her ex-husband is found dead… “…She swears she didn’t do it. She’s never so much as killed a spider in her thirty-four years. But as evidence mounts against her, Dove finds herself questioning her memory, her sanity, and finally—her innocence…”
  • A Lesson in Thorns (Thornchapel Book 1) by Sierra Simone <— SIERRA SIMONE ALERT & R. Renee LOVED it!!

R: I finished A Lesson in Thorns this morning and can’t wait to jump into book two in just a few minutes!! God I love Sierra Simone!!

  • Aces High: A Second Chance Motorcycle Romance (Baum Squad Book 2) by M. Never <— M. NEVER’S LATEST IS LIVE!! SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE (and he’s in trouble with a loan shark!!) Eeeeep!! “…When The Bowman passed away — my dead father’s best friend and bookie — the payoff arrangement he made with my loan shark died with him. Now, I have two weeks to cough up the money or else. The only silver lining? The Bowman’s death brought Liv, his daughter, back into my life...”
  • The Truth About Lies (The Truth Duet Book 1) by Aly Martinez <— Aly Martinez SUPER-BARGAIN ALERT!!! The Truth About Lies and Jenn 5-starred it!!

Jenn: …it turned out to be one of my favorites this year, definitely 5 stars for me! I’m immediately jumping into the second book as I need answers…

  • The Savior (The Black Dagger Brotherhood Book 17) by J.R. Ward <— BLACK DAGGER BROTHERHOOD SUPER-SALE ALERT!! RECENT RELEASE BY J.R. WARD!!! “…only one male has ever been expelled—but Murhder’s insanity gave the Brothers no choice. Haunted by visions of a female he could not save, he nonetheless returns to Caldwell on a mission to right the wrong that ruined him. However, he is not prepared for what he must face in his quest for redemption…”

Cindy: They are all good but this one was amazing 🥰

Nay: OMG! I didn’t even realize until just now that The Savior was Murhder’s book! Now I’m on a mission to get caught up.

Michelles: The Savior gave me some good background on characters that explains a lot…

  • The Outpost (Jamison Valley Book 4) by Devney Perry <— Devney Perry SUPER-BARGAIN ALERT!! I just one clicked it so hard!! He’s a reclusive mountain man that has to protect her in his secluded cabin in the woods!!! ☺️YAY ME!!! “...Stuck in the Montana wilderness, she’s secluded from anything resembling civilization or the modern-day world. The only good thing about her situation is the gorgeous mountain man assigned to protect her. Too bad he isn’t the slightest bit interested in a city girl like her….”
  • Their Boy (The Game Book 2) by Cara Dee <— LIVE!!!M/M ROMANCE ALERT!!
  • Written In Red (A Novel of the Others Book 1) by Anne Bishop <— SUPER-BARGAIN ALERT!! Written in Red (1st in a paranormal series that loved!!) In fact, here’s my review.
  • Flawed (Imperfectly Perfect Book 1) by Lym Cruz <— LIVE!!! NANCY FOUND IT FOR US!! SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE… “…Forgetting the worst moment of her life is harder than she thought, especially when Andrew Malcolm re-enters her life, surfacing from the ashes of her past. The structure that Melissa built for herself is threatened by Andrew, who isn’t willing to let her walk away. He would hunt her to the end of the world to have the girl who wanted to be the best he never had...”

Nancy: A new author!! This is her first novel and she said she wrote it with all her heart and soul. I hope you enjoy it and are entertained from start to finish.

marina: It’s been months since I read King of Code and I still think about it. The story was really unique and fresh and I highly recommend you read it Maryse!! It’s a cool and quick read! xoxo

marina: Reading Prince Charming!!! Been so anxiously awaiting Keaton’s story. Love this series. And all books CD Reiss.

Linda: Happy Friday everyone!! Another recommendation The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald. Kept me riveted to the very end!! LOVED IT.

  • Priscilla’s favorite FORBIDDEN AGE GAP books and the reason WHY (because there’s no instalove… we have to work for it):

Priscilla: …they write he is hurting because he can’t control himself around her. That it pains him cause he can’t stop himself…

That’s why

The guys go thru so much because they don’t want to fall for the girl, they deny and deny they could actually have feelings for this younger girls.

Maryse: I want them to pine and ache for the person thinking they are not feeling it back, you know? I LOVE that!!! 😀 Makes my heart flutter and ache!!!

  • The Kiss Thief by L.J. Shen <— BACK ON THE LIST ‘CAUSE IT GAVE PRISCILLA BUTTERFLIES!!!

Priscilla: Last night after sending the message I started The Kiss Thief Omg another book that gave me butterflies in my stomach (of excitement) that’s what I’m looking for books that give me chills and not a lot of books do it.

But I think it’s because both didn’t like each other and most of the book they wanted to throw each other off the balcony but when they finally kiss or did it, my excitement was bottled up. I also don’t like friends to lover because we already know they will end up together Only one book I read she stayed with a second lead.

Maryse: OH YES!!! I also prefer when it’s not a confirmed HEA. I mean… I know for the most part, our romance books will end in an HEA, but not knowing for sure keeps me good and stressed when things go wrong. And that just maybe they WON’T get what they thought they wanted… and so I feel it so much more. That nervousness. My fingers go cold while reading. Then I know I’m feeling it BIG time.

I like to fool myself into thinking the ending could go either way, while I read, to keep that “real-life” OH NOOOO feeling alive. But when it’s a confirmed HEA, well… I can’t fool myself. 😛 😉 *shrug*

  • Drain Me (The Ellie Gray Chronicles Book 1) by Lana Sky <— SUPER-BARGAIN PRICED VAMPIRE ROMANCE & OOOOHH!! This one sounds so good, and it’s by the author that wrote “Crossed Lines” that I liked. “…When diagnosed with a fatal illness at the age of twenty six, Eleanor Gray is resigned to her fate—at least until the enigmatic Dublin Helos appears and makes her an offer she knows she should refuse: Life or Death? With a decision as harmless as checking the wrong box on a mysterious questionnaire, Ellie is plunged into a dangerous world where souls are sold to the highest bidder and pleasure is fueled by pain...”

  

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Nay: Nay: I finished listening to Where’d You Go, Bernadette last night. I went in blind, had zero idea what it was about, and even if I hadn’t enjoyed it (which I definitely did), I would’ve still been mesmerized by the the wonderful narration of Kathleen Wilhoite (If you don’t know who she is, look her up and I bet you’ll recognize her. I remember her most from playing Chloe, Susan’s addict sister, on ER)

Her distinctive voice made this book a joy to listen to. The book itself is very well written and the satire is spot on! I’m looking forward to seeing how Cate Blanchett portrays Bernadette in the movie version.

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