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Reader Question – The military romance where they either drove or flew into a dangerous zone in the mountains to either the taliban or cartel…

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Chloe needs our book help! Oh this one would definitely scare me…

She asks:

Hey could you help me?

I read a book a while back and I can’t remember the name

It was military and I remember they either drove or flew into a dangerous zone in the mountains to either the taliban or cartel.

I’m not too sure and I think the woman was a nurse or a dr and she was helping the bad guys child but it was a trap and they have to escape through the mountains etc and bond whilst doing so.

Anyone have a guess?

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13 Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 10-24-2025

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HAPPY FRIDAY & HAPPY WEEKEND FINALLY! Holy moly what a work week I’ve had. It was insanely busy and we were an employee down, so doubling up on work and I AM SO HAPPY to have three days to finally crash. YAY ME!! Reading, napping and I have no plans and not feeling bad about that at all. LOL!!

Hopefully I’ll finally catch up on writing some reviews, finish my latest read, and find something creepy to bring in (and end off) the Halloween week!!

Nothing scary below, but some seriously awesome sounding new releases covering all sorts of our favorite tropes…

 

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

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

➔➔ TWO months of Kindle Unlimited for a super-deal (or one month free trial)!

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

➔➔ BECOME AN AUDIBLE MEMBER 😀 <— THREE MONTHS @ a super-bargain!!!!!

 

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A Cowboy’s Claim (The Skyes of Heart Falls Book 3) by Vivian Arend <— LOVE AFTER LOSS! “…Dr. Sydney Jeremiah is no stranger to pressure. She’s smart, driven, and fiercely independent, but Heart Falls is testing her limits. With her clinic on the line, a meddling grandfather pulling the strings, and a cowboy who sees far too much, Sydney’s carefully built walls are starting to crack. Declan offers the one thing she’s never allowed herself to dream of—a place to belong. As danger and secrets rise between them, Declan and Sydney must trust each other…”

In Case You Didn’t Know (The Fitzgeralds Book 2) by Carrie Elks <— HER BEST FRIEND’S BILLIONAIRE BROTHER “…I write steamy romance novels for a living. In secret. And only the two people closest to me in the world know the truth… Until I bump into my best friend’s grumpy, gorgeous, tech‑billionaire older brother at an exclusive forbidden club. Yes, I was only there for research. No, he doesn’t believe me. And now Asher Fitzgerald’s looking at me like I’m not just his sister’s friend, but his next obsession. When a leak in my apartment and a crisis in his company force us to spend time together in his small town, sparks turn into a blazing, no‑strings entanglement. One that’s forbidden, secret, and completely addictive…”

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Warrior Security: Beckett by Josie Jade <— HIS DEAD FRIEND’S SISTER “…He trains K-9s at Pawsitive Connections, runs ops with Warrior Security, and keeps his PTSD under control. Until a dead friend’s little sister shows up. Audra Cartland is jumpy. Exhausted. Sleeping in the equipment shed when she thinks no one’s watching. Beckett knows that look—he’s seen it in combat zones, in victims, in his own mirror. Someone’s hunting her. She won’t talk. Won’t explain the fear in her eyes or why she flinches at shadows. But Beckett made a promise to her brother years ago in Afghanistan, and those debts don’t die. Beckett should walk away. He’s got enough ghosts without taking on hers. Instead, he arranges a job. A safe place to sleep. His protection...”

The Auction (The Bride Series Book 3) by S. Doyle <— SHE WAS PUT UP FOR AUCTION… “…My dad put me up for auction at a horse show. That’s something you don’t hear every day. His excuse? He was dying, and he didn’t think I was capable of running our Montana farm. His cure was marriage. Enter Creed O’Mara—former Navy SEAL and ultimate badass. He decided I was the future he wanted the second he laid eyes on me. I, however, had other plans. Like surviving this sham of a marriage long enough to divorce him and reclaim my legacy. We were never supposed to be partners. Never supposed to be friends. And definitely never supposed to fall in love…”

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➔➔ AUDIOBOOK L:DVERS!

➔➔ BECOME AN AUDIBLE MEMBER 😀 <— THREE MONTHS @ a super-bargain!!!!!

➔➔ Audiobook Matchmaker!! <— Find out which of YOUR Kindle books are available as audiobooks at a BARGAIN-PRICE! This is how it works. Click on that link & Amazon will show you all of your Kindle books that are also available as an audiobook at a seriously discounted price. This way, you can switch back and forth, seamlessly between your ebooks and your audiobooks. VERY COOL!

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➔➔ PREORDERS (coming soon!)

  1. Before We Break Again by Claudia Burgoa – October 29th 2025
  2. The Husband Contract (The Billionaire Contracts Book 1) by J. S. Cooper – October 30th 2025
  3. The Fix: A Novel by Mia Sheridan – Nov 1 2025
  4. Hell to Pay (Portland Devils Book 6) by Rosalind James – Nov 1 2025
  5. The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold by Cate Holahan – Nov 1 2025
  6. What She Saw by Mary Burton – Nov 1 2025
  7. Seneca (Were Zoo Book 22) by R. E. Butler – Nov 1 2025
  8. Space Coast Holiday Hijinks: A Collection of Festive Florida Tales by Kristen Painter, Naomi Bellina , et al. | Nov 1, 2025 – Nov 1 2025
  9. Say It Isn’t Snow: A Best Friend’s Brother Holiday Romance by Veronica Eden | Nov 1, 2025
  10. Patch’s Bride (Savage Legion MC, Book 16) by Aria Ray – Nov 3 2025
  11. Thrown for a Loop: A New York Legends Hockey Romance by Sarina Bowen – Nov 4 2025
  12. Fixed Asset (Downrange Book 1) by Riley Edwards – Nov 4 2025
  13. Raven’s Curse (Raven’s Cliff Book 4) by Elle James and Kris Norris – Nov 4 2025
  14. Forget You Saw Her: A thriller (Ask for Andrea) by Noelle West Ihli | Nov 4, 2025
  15. The Weekend Crashers: A Novel by Jamie Brenner – Nov 4 2025
  16. Keeping Amanda (Rescue Angels Book 2) by Susan Stoker – Nov 4 2025
  17. Bad Bishop: A Dark Mafia Romance (Society of Villains Book 1) by L.J. Shen – Nov 4 2025
  18. Merry Little Kissmas by Lauren Blakely – Nov 4 2025
  19. The Perfect Hosts: A Novel by Heather Gudenkauf – Nov 4 2025
  20. The Haunting of Emily Grace by Elena Taylor – Nov 4 2025
  21. Keep Me Never by Meagan Brandy – Nov 4 2025
  22. Blackthorn by J.T. Geissinger – Nov 4 2025
  23. Save Us (Maxton Hall Book 3) by Mona Kasten – Nov 4 2025
  24. Sin Bin (D.C. Stars Book 5) by Chelsea Curto – Nov 4 2025
  25. The Accidental Christmas: Wild Rose Point by Lori Foster – Nov 4 2025
  26. With Friends Like These: A Novel by Alissa Lee – Nov 4 2025
  27. Other People’s Fun: A Novel by Harriet Lane – Nov 4 2025
  28. Love You, Mean It by Laura Pavlov – Nov 4 2025
  29. If You Claim Me (The Toronto Terror Series) by Helena Hunting – Nov 6 2025
  30. Enticing the Elf (Elf Magic Book 2) by Louisa Masters – Nov 6 2025
  31. EVOLUTION: A Fake Dating Romantic Comedy (Hypothesis Series Book 9) by Penny Reid – Nov 6 2025
  32. The Wild Card: A Sweet Small-Town Romantic Comedy (Love Stories in Sheet Cake Sweet Rom Com Series Book 4) by Emma St. Clair – Nov 6 2025
  33. Money Shot by Eden Finley and Saxon James – Nov 6 2025
  34. When We Breathe: A Why Choose, MMF, Friends to Lovers Romance (The Blackwells of Montana) by Kristen Proby – Nov 6 2025
  35. Careless (Ashford Creek) by Carrie Ann Ryan – Nov 10 2025
  36. Brooke’s Bliss (Nights in Bliss, Colorado Book 15) by Lexi Blake and Sophie Oak – Nov 11 2025
  37. The Seventh Champion by Sylvia Mercedes – Nov 11 2025
  38. The Sofa by Sam Munson – Nov 11 2025
  39. My Sister’s Daughter and Silent Echo: Two Thrillers by Liv Constantine – November 11, 2025
  40. Ravishing by Eshani Surya | Nov 11, 2025
  41. Maybe One Day (The D’Angelos Book 5) by Catherine Bybee – Nov 11 2025
  42. Freeing the Wild: A Silver Pines Novel (Silver Pines Ranch Series Book 4) by Paisley Hope – Nov 11 2025
  43. Dead Air (Savannah Shadows Psychological Thrillers Book 3) by L.T. Ryan and Laura Chase | Nov 11, 2025
  44. Receiving His Mercy (Raptor Inc Book 1) by Laylah Roberts | Nov 12, 2025
  45. Ice Cold Christmas (Ice Breaker Cold Case Romance Book 15) by Cynthia Eden | Nov 12, 2025
  46. My Brother’s Enemy by Tijan – Nov 13 2025
  47. Fight or Flight (Silvercrest U Book 3) by Willow Dixon – Nov 13 2025

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Latest Romance Book Releases – 10-21-2025

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<— HAPPY NEW RELEASE DAY!! HOLY MOLY LOOK WHAT JUST WENT LIVE & you know it’s gonna be the #1 book on all of Amazon Kindle soon enough!!

BLURB JOLTS & STAND-OUTS!! Chained Fate (Molotov Betrothal Book 3) by Anna Zaires (<— MAFIA ROMANCE!!), King Sorrow by Joe Hill (<— JOE HILL’S LATEST HORROR FANTASY!! They’re trying to summon dragons…), Blind Date with a Werewolf by Patricia Briggs (<— a book bundle!! Includes two all-new stories as well as three previously published stories.), A Heart So Haunted: A Novel <— (she opens a hidden door!!! Oooooh BLURB JOLT!!) and of course, Secret Haven (Sparrow Falls Book 6) by Catherine Cowles (this series is rocking worlds!!! And the Amazon charts).

 

Don’t forget to check out:

 

Okay now… READER RECOMMENDATIONS & BARGAIN FINDS:

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

➔➔ Kindle Unlimited <— NEW SALE!! point 👉 3 months for a super-bargain!!! 

➔➔ KINDLE UNLIMITED DEALS!! 6 months, 1 year & 2 years!!

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➔➔ CONTEMPORARY JUST WENT LIVE:

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The Christmas Ring: A Holiday Romance by Karen Kingsbury <— LOVE AFTER LOSS “…While searching for her family’s long-lost heirloom ring, military widow Vanessa Mayfield meets handsome antique dealer Ben Miller. The two are drawn to each other and forge a friendship that soon becomes a deep and breathtaking romance. But neither are sure that what they’ve found can last. As Vanessa organizes her annual Columbus Cares Christmas Military Dance, she looks forward to her daughter’s return from college. But Vanessa hasn’t told Sadie about Ben. After all, Vanessa hadn’t anticipated finding love again after losing her husband. And now she wrestles with feelings that are becoming hard to ignore. Just as Ben is about to declare his love for Vanessa, he learns more about her missing Christmas ring...”

Namaste and Slay: A Dark Romantic Thriller by Jennifer Brody <— THERE’S SOMETHING WEIRD ABOUT THIS RETREAT CENTER “...Her two best friends insisted she needed the detox, meditation, and most of all, distance from her complicated ex, Noah. No phones, no distractions, just a chance to reset and move on. But Morgan isn’t sure she wants to move on. All she really wants is for Noah to apologize for the affair that ruined their chance at happiness. From the outside, she appears to have it all: she’s built a life of success in the big city, far from her rough childhood. But she grew up clinging to the survivalist skills her alcoholic father taught her before he drank himself to death. Self-reinvention was her way out, and she made sure no one would ever figure out where she came from—not even Noah. Now, as Morgan tries to bury her heartbreak in spiritual escape, she can’t shake the feeling that something’s wrong with the Namaste Center and its oddly serene staff…”

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Wild Animal: A Novel by Joël Dicker <— DOMESTIC THRILLER “…On July 2, 2022, two criminals set out to rob a jewelry shop in Geneva. But even with a foolproof plan, their “perfect” heist will prove far from uneventful. . . .Twenty days earlier, on a luxurious estate along the shores of Lake Geneva, Sophie Braun prepares to celebrate her fortieth birthday. Her life seems perfect: she has a fairytale marriage, two perfect children, and lives in a stylish modern mansion surrounded by lush forest. But her idyllic world is about to crumble. Her husband is becoming embroiled in petty schemes. Her neighbor, a policeman with a spotless reputation, is obsessed with her and spies on the most intimate moments of her life. Then, on her birthday, she receives a gift from a mysterious prowler that endangers her life...”

A Ferry Merry Christmas: A Novel by Debbie Macomber <— THE FERRY LEAVES THEM STRANDED “…Avery and Reed Bond grew up sharing a close-knit relationship, weathering life’s storms side by side. Even so, Avery often finds herself exasperated by her brother’s relentless matchmaking, while Reed can’t resist teasing his sister—after all, isn’t that what siblings do? Facing their first Christmas without their beloved Grams, the woman who lovingly raised them, Reed and Avery decide to spend the holiday together at Reed’s home. However, their plans take an unexpected turn when the ferry Avery’s traveling on stalls in the middle of Puget Sound, stranding its passengers...”

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Vicious Cycle: A Thriller (Corey in Los Angeles Book 1) by Jaime Parker Stickle <— DOMESTIC THRILLER! “…A former reporter gets a new spin on life in this gripping debut from author Jaime Parker Stickle, whose psychological roller-coaster ride set in sunny Los Angeles tackles motherhood and murder. New mother Corey Tracey-Lieberman wakes up to nightmarish news: two teenage girls found hanged in a nearby park. Even more unsettling is how the news casually casts the tragedy as the result of increasing street crime, as if the victims’ lives didn’t really matter. Corey knows better. In the six years she’s lived in Highland Park, she’s seen gentrification but no uptick in criminal activity. A former broadcast journalist, she knows all about spin—and not just the media kind…”

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➔➔ PARANORMAL/FANTASY/SCI-FI/DYSTOPIAN

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➔➔ BECOME AN AUDIBLE MEMBER 😀 <— THREE MONTHS @ a super-bargain!!!!

➔➔ Audiobook Matchmaker!! <— Find out which of YOUR Kindle books are available as audiobooks at a BARGAIN-PRICE! This is how it works. Click on that link & Amazon will show you all of your Kindle books that are also available as an audiobook at a seriously discounted price. This way, you can switch back and forth, seamlessly between your ebooks and your audiobooks. VERY COOL!

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➔➔ PREORDERS (coming soon!)

  1. Knot Their Boo: Standalone Contemporary Omegaverse Romance (Knotty Holidays Book 2) by Kira Roman – October 24th 2025
  2. The Husband Contract (The Billionaire Contracts Book 1) by J. S. Cooper – October 30th 2025
  3. The Fix: A Novel by Mia Sheridan – Nov 1 2025
  4. Hell to Pay (Portland Devils Book 6) by Rosalind James – Nov 1 2025
  5. The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold by Cate Holahan – Nov 1 2025
  6. What She Saw by Mary Burton – Nov 1 2025
  7. Seneca (Were Zoo Book 22) by R. E. Butler – Nov 1 2025
  8. Space Coast Holiday Hijinks: A Collection of Festive Florida Tales by Kristen Painter, Naomi Bellina , et al. | Nov 1, 2025 – Nov 1 2025
  9. Say It Isn’t Snow: A Best Friend’s Brother Holiday Romance by Veronica Eden | Nov 1, 2025
  10. Patch’s Bride (Savage Legion MC, Book 16) by Aria Ray – Nov 3 2025
  11. Thrown for a Loop: A New York Legends Hockey Romance by Sarina Bowen – Nov 4 2025
  12. Fixed Asset (Downrange Book 1) by Riley Edwards – Nov 4 2025
  13. Raven’s Curse (Raven’s Cliff Book 4) by Elle James and Kris Norris – Nov 4 2025
  14. Forget You Saw Her: A thriller (Ask for Andrea) by Noelle West Ihli | Nov 4, 2025
  15. The Weekend Crashers: A Novel by Jamie Brenner – Nov 4 2025
  16. Keeping Amanda (Rescue Angels Book 2) by Susan Stoker – Nov 4 2025
  17. Bad Bishop: A Dark Mafia Romance (Society of Villains Book 1) by L.J. Shen – Nov 4 2025
  18. Merry Little Kissmas by Lauren Blakely – Nov 4 2025
  19. The Perfect Hosts: A Novel by Heather Gudenkauf – Nov 4 2025
  20. The Haunting of Emily Grace by Elena Taylor – Nov 4 2025
  21. Keep Me Never by Meagan Brandy – Nov 4 2025
  22. Blackthorn by J.T. Geissinger – Nov 4 2025
  23. Save Us (Maxton Hall Book 3) by Mona Kasten – Nov 4 2025
  24. Sin Bin (D.C. Stars Book 5) by Chelsea Curto – Nov 4 2025
  25. The Accidental Christmas: Wild Rose Point by Lori Foster – Nov 4 2025
  26. With Friends Like These: A Novel by Alissa Lee – Nov 4 2025
  27. Other People’s Fun: A Novel by Harriet Lane – Nov 4 2025
  28. Love You, Mean It by Laura Pavlov – Nov 4 2025
  29. If You Claim Me (The Toronto Terror Series) by Helena Hunting – Nov 6 2025
  30. Enticing the Elf (Elf Magic Book 2) by Louisa Masters – Nov 6 2025
  31. EVOLUTION: A Fake Dating Romantic Comedy (Hypothesis Series Book 9) by Penny Reid – Nov 6 2025
  32. The Wild Card: A Sweet Small-Town Romantic Comedy (Love Stories in Sheet Cake Sweet Rom Com Series Book 4) by Emma St. Clair – Nov 6 2025
  33. Money Shot by Eden Finley and Saxon James – Nov 6 2025
  34. When We Breathe: A Why Choose, MMF, Friends to Lovers Romance (The Blackwells of Montana) by Kristen Proby – Nov 6 2025
  35. Careless (Ashford Creek) by Carrie Ann Ryan – Nov 10 2025
  36. Brooke’s Bliss (Nights in Bliss, Colorado Book 15) by Lexi Blake and Sophie Oak – Nov 11 2025
  37. The Seventh Champion by Sylvia Mercedes – Nov 11 2025
  38. The Sofa by Sam Munson – Nov 11 2025
  39. My Sister’s Daughter and Silent Echo: Two Thrillers by Liv Constantine – November 11, 2025
  40. Ravishing by Eshani Surya | Nov 11, 2025
  41. Maybe One Day (The D’Angelos Book 5) by Catherine Bybee – Nov 11 2025
  42. Freeing the Wild: A Silver Pines Novel (Silver Pines Ranch Series Book 4) by Paisley Hope – Nov 11 2025
  43. Dead Air (Savannah Shadows Psychological Thrillers Book 3) by L.T. Ryan and Laura Chase | Nov 11, 2025
  44. Receiving His Mercy (Raptor Inc Book 1) by Laylah Roberts | Nov 12, 2025
  45. Ice Cold Christmas (Ice Breaker Cold Case Romance Book 15) by Cynthia Eden | Nov 12, 2025
  46. My Brother’s Enemy by Tijan – Nov 13 2025
  47. Fight or Flight (Silvercrest U Book 3) by Willow Dixon – Nov 13 2025

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

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18 Monday Early Bird Book Releases – 10-20-2025

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HAPPY MONDAY & HAPPY START OF A NEW WEEK!! Another fun list of early book releases including a new one by one of our original dark romance indie authors, Aleatha Romig!!!

Three things:

1.) My husband’s son was home for the weekend and we had a huge feast and celebration on Sunday. Celebrating seeing him again (he’s in the military and lives in a different state) and celebrating my husband’s birthday (a weekend late) and we had so much to eat!

2.) We had three cheese tortellini in pesto sauce & with shaved parmesan cheese and a Cesar salad (my specialty!! LOL!!). And we also had antipasto (from Mazzaro’s Italian Market) and macaroni and cheese (a new brand at Costco – we were so curious to try it), and smoked ribs and baked beans too. And we bought two amazing cakes (one is a cannoli cake!!!) also from a famous Italian Market near us called Mazzaro’s.

3.) I’ve got an extremely busy week at work coming up, so my reading will take a hit, but I’m almost done I Dreamt That You Loved Me: A Love Story and loving it!!! I need to take a day to catch up on writing my reviews (I have 4 that I need to post already, not even factoring this one in). LOL!!

 

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

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

➔➔ Kindle Unlimited (THREE month DEAL trial!!)

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

➔➔ BECOME AN AUDIBLE MEMBER 😀 <— THREE MONTHS @ a super-bargain!!!!! I JUST GOT IN ON THIS ONE!!

 

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The Surgeon by John Nicholl <— PSYCH-THRILLER!! “...When an eminent surgeon is arrested for murder, he knows he didn’t do it. He knows what it’s like to feel a person die on his operating table, but he didn’t inflict the wounds that ended the life of the girl they say he killed. So, when the real perpetrator comes forward, and he is released, he feels vindicated. What nobody knows – not the officer who arrested him, nor the influencer who petitioned for his freedom, nor the girl who escaped a killer years before – is that while he was incarcerated, he was making a plan. Because revenge is sweet. But murder is sweeter…”

Crash Landing on the Duke: A Regency Historical Romance (The Silver Dukes Book 6) by Meara Platt <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE!! “…Lady Florence Newton knew she had taken on more than she could handle, and expected to die until suddenly rescued by Trajan Aubrey, Duke of Weymouth, the man she had secretly loved since meeting him last year at a summer house party. He was a Silver Duke, magnificent and handsome, and desired by all women. How could she possibly be special to him? She hadn’t mean to fall atop him…if only that tree branch hadn’t cracked just as he walked under it. Nor had she expected his scorching kisses, or his marriage proposal. Fake proposal, of course. And now he was offering his help in completing her impossibly dangerous assignment...”

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Canapes at The Beach House Hotel by Judith Keim <— THE DIFFICULT CHEF AT THEIR BEACH HOUSE HOTEL “…When Vice-President Amelia Swanson asks them to oversee a stay at the hotel by the Italian Ambassador to the United Nations in New York City and his family, Ann and Rhonda hope this won’t mean another problem for The Beach House Hotel. Enrico Ferrara, his wife, Catarina, and his daughter, Philippa, arrive at the hotel at the same time a young chef, Chet Waring, and a friend, Harper Lewis, seek employment at the hotel after being unfairly booted from the Miami restaurant scene by a notorious, difficult chef...”

The Spiced Cocoa Café: A totally heart-warming, addictive and cozy Christmas romance (Maple Falls Book 2) by Harper Graham <— THE HANDSOME GRINCH ACROSS THE STREET “…A new girl in town who lives for Christmas and has everything to prove. A local rival with tousled dark hair and a smirk that spells trouble. Who will win the holiday showdown of the year? Find out in this totally addictive small-town romance! Gilmore Girls + spice = 🔥 Cassidy is finally opening her dream chocolate shop, inspired by her dear Grandma who made the best cocoa. Now all she wants for Christmas is to win best decorated store and show she belongs in the small town of Maple Falls. But she’ll have to pull out all the stops to beat the handsome, loveable grinch across the street…”

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Silver Fox’s Christmas Scandal: An Age Gap, Surprise Pregnancy, Christmas Romance (Billionaire Baby Daddies) by Sofia T Summers <— STUCK IN HER BOSS’S PENTHOUSE DURING A STORM… “...The champagne splashes across his tuxedo before I can stop it. Crystal liquid dripping down black silk.  Mothball-scented garland scattered at our feet in the elevator. My boss. My devastatingly handsome, silver-haired, untouchable boss. And I’ve just drenched him. Lucian Cross should fire me. Instead, he laughs. And then he invites me to his penthouse. A blizzard rages outside. Inside, there’s Bordeaux, firelight, and four years of buried tension ready to combust...”

Fractured Constellations: A Dark Stepbrother Fairytale Retelling (Dark Retellings) by Rosa Lee <— SHE’S FALLING FOR HER STEPBROTHER’S THAT ARE THERE FOR HER DURING HER WORST TIMES “...I wasn’t supposed to fall for my stepbrothers. When my mother married Richard Banks, I never expected cold shoulders and cruelty from his triplet sons. Chase, calculating and ruthless. Blade, clinical and unforgiving. Thorn, whose smile hides venom. Three identical faces with emerald eyes that watched me with contempt, three voices that cut deeper than any chemo ever could. They made it their mission to break me, not knowing I was already breaking from the inside out. They weren’t supposed to find out about the cancer that’s been stealing pieces of me since I was ten. But they did—when they found me on the cancer ward. I expected pity. Instead, I got possession. Now I live in a beautiful cage of their devotion. Their hands hold my hair when treatments make me sick. Their bodies warm mine when I can’t stop shaking. As the cancer fights to claim me and their father schemes to control us all, the four of us are breaking every rule...”

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Reader Question – The dark romance book where he’s a hitman and has to kill her and it’s a cat-and-mouse dynamic…

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Mercedez is also looking for this one! Eeeeep!!! He’s either not a very good hitman, or he’s purposely missing, the way this one is described. Three complete different places and three assassination attempts that are missed. Interesting…

She asks:

Hi, yes, I’ve been looking for this book for a while, and it’s been hard.

All I can remember:

I think the MMC is an assassin or hitman, and he has to kill the FMC. I know the MMC wears black gloves. He camps on a roof in front of the FMC’s building and watches her through his sniper. There was a scene where he started shooting at her from across the building in her living room. The thing is, she knows he is there.

There was another scene where her friends told her to take a break and go with them to a cabin. I can’t remember if it was her parents’ cabin, but she goes, and he follows. At night, she hears something while her friends sleep. She goes out the front door, and he shoots at her. She runs into the woods to an old shed.

There is another scene—I can’t remember all the details, but I think it was like a ball or party. She sees him there, and he chases her around. She blocks him with a door, but he gets in. She runs into a room to hide, and he comes after her. There is an intense, intimate scene between them.

Overall, it’s a dark romance book with a cat-and-mouse dynamic between the MMC and FMC.

Anyone have a guess?

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