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44 NEW RELEASE & TODAY’S LIST IS PRETTY MUCH THE BEST NEW RELEASE LIST IN WEEKS!! MONTHS!!!!! MAYBE EVEN THE BEST OF THE YEAR?? I mean, Kristen Ashley, J.R. Ward, Elsie Silver, Tessa Bailey, Dan Brown, the list goes on and on and fully loaded in awesomeness. What are you going to read?

BLURB JOLTS & STAND-OUTS!! Finding the One: A River Rain Novel by Kristen Ashley (<— KRISTEN ASHLEY’S LATEST & HE’S A RUGBY PLAYER & they’ve both been betrayed…), Summer Skate: A Novel by Sean Avery (the author & the hockey star!!), Pitcher Perfect: A Novel (Big Shots Book 4) by Tessa Bailey (<— TESSA BAILEY’S LATEST!!), The Secret of Secrets: A Novel (Robert Langdon Book 6) by Dan Brown (the latest thriller by Dan Brown!!), Wild Card by Elsie Silver (ELSIE SILVER’S LATEST!! She’s longing for the grumpy pilot and he’s her ex boyfriend’s dad!!), Mistaken Identity (Content Advisory Book 5) by Lani Lynn Vale (we LOVE her!!) and of course this one —> Lover Forbidden (The Black Dagger Brotherhood series Book 23) by J.R. Ward <— HOLY MOLY!!!

 

Don’t forget to check out:

• Kristen Ashley’s latest “Finding the One: A River Rain Novel” is LIVE & I have an excerpt!! <— today’s newsletter sponsor!!
• 10 Monday Early Bird Book Releases – 09-08-2025 <— yesterday’s + my 3 things…
• Reader Question – The book where they fall for each other but he marries her best friend & they have an affair… <— HOLY MOLY!!
• Book Review – The Lottery by Shirley Jackson <— This one is on sale and I LOVED it. Jaw dropping story…
• 22 Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 09-04-2025 <— Did you miss it?
•  Reader Questions <— Our latest, solved and unsolved! I LOVE THESE ’cause it introduces us to new books + we get to build mimi-lists of guesses in specific tropes. And you know me. I LOVE lists!!

Okay now… READER RECOMMENDATIONS & BARGAIN FINDS:

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➔➔ CONTEMPORARY JUST WENT LIVE:

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The Board by Katy Farber <— PSYCH-THRILLER!! SHE’S STARTING OVER IN A NEW SMALL TOWN… “...So much for fresh starts. When single mom Liv and her third-grade daughter move to a small New Hampshire town from Boston after a messy divorce and an even messier job loss, they soon find themselves dealing with major culture shock. Within days, Liv is on the “problem” list of the man who acts both as principal and superintendent in her district, and he shuts down her concerns at a school board meeting. Liv’s daughter, who suffers from anxiety, struggles to adapt at a school run like an army barracks. When Liv discovers that a former teacher was bullied, intimidated, and forced to resign by the board, she begins a quest to uncover what’s really happening at the school...”

A Killer Motive: A Novel by Hannah Mary McKinnon <— SHE HAS A TRUE CRIME PODCAST “…To Stella Dixon, sneaking her teenage brother out of their parents’ house for a beach party was harmless fun—until Max disappeared without a trace. Six years later, Stella’s family is still broken, and she can’t let go of her guilt. The only thing that keeps her going is helping other families find closure through A Killer Motive, her true crime podcast. In a bid to find new sponsors and keep making episodes, Stella goes on a local radio show. But when she says on air that if she had just one clue, she’d find Max and bring whoever hurt him to justice, someone takes it as a challenge...”

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All This Could Be Yours: A Novel by Hank Phillippi Ryan <– PSYCH-THRILLER SHE HAS AN INSTANT BEST-SELLER & ALSO A STALKER… “…Debut sensation Tessa Calloway is on a whirlwind book tour for her instant bestseller, All This Could Be Yours. In a different city every night, Tessa receives standing ovations from adoring fans while her husband Henry and their two children cheer her on from their brand-new dream house. But there’s a chilling problem with Tessa’s triumphant book tour—she soon discovers she is being stalked by someone who’s obsessed not only with sabotaging her career, but also with destroying her perfect family back home. Tessa fears the fallout from an impossible decision she once made—what felt like a genuine deal with the devil—appears to be coming due...”

The Sinner’s Son (Sawyer and Royce: Felonies and Fatherhood Book 2) by Aimee Nicole Walker <— SERIAL KILLER’S SON “...No one’s life should be reduced to random items in an evidence box, only to collect dust for decades. Seeking justice for the forgotten will bring a temporary partner into Sawyer’s life who threatens his carefully curated peace. Alec Bishop, the son of a serial killer, arrives in Savannah with an audacious ego, an unwillingness to accept boundaries, and an overzealous fan club. Calling it quits isn’t part of Sawyer’s character, but he might not have a choice when the circumstances surrounding the sinner’s son take a dark twist...”

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People Watching: A Novel by Hannah Bonam-Young <— SMALL TOWN ROMANCE “…In this sexy and emotional romance from the acclaimed author of Out of the Woods and Out on a Limb, a small-town woman’s journey to spread her wings intertwines with the arrival of an adventurous newcomer who brings out the best in her. Prudence Welch has found solace in her introverted life in Baysville, a charming tourist town in Northern Ontario. Despite once dreaming of a life beyond its borders, she now finds contentment in her routines: working at her father’s gas station, writing poetry, and caring for her mother, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease shortly after Prue’s nineteenth birthday. But as her mother’s condition worsens and her father’s concerns about her own future intensify, Prue feels her world slipping further out of control. Enter Milo Kablukov, an enigmatic wanderer whose beat-up van covered with ill-advised bumper stickers rolls into town just when Prue needs a change...”

The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn: A Cozy Small-Town Romance of Rediscovery, Forced Proximity, and the Magic of Autumn Set on a Quaint Apple Orchard (Honeycrisp Orchard Romance Book 1) by Valerie Bowman <— FORCED PROXIMITY! “..For fans of the Lovelight series and The Pumpkin Spice Café, this cozy and sexy romance follows a young event planner who returns to her family’s inn on an apple orchard to help run their Harvest Festival—only to find herself butting heads with the handsome son of the apple orchard’s owners. Ellie Lawson’s city life was treating her just fine until a sour turn of events knocks her out in one fell swoop. Dumped by her boyfriend and fired from her event planning job, she is left with no choice but to return to her parents’ idyllic inn, nestled within a picturesque Honeycrisp orchard on Long Island. Anticipating a quiet hiatus in the attic apartment, she is instead met with Aiden, the stubborn, attractive son of the orchard owner who is currently occupying her planned refuge. Forced together by circumstance, they find themselves not only roommates but also coworkers...”

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Game Point: A Friends-to-Lovers Tennis Romance of Grand Slam Bets, Sizzling Tensions, and Rediscovered Love During the Australian Open—Perfect for Summer Reading (Game, Set, and Match Book 2) by Meg Jones <— THE COACH & THE PLAYER “…A sweet and spicy friends-to-lovers romance set against the backdrop of the Australian Open, from the author of Clean Point. In the aftermath of Dylan Bailey’s tenth Grand Slam loss, she decides to put her racket away for good. Until a tempting bet from fellow pro Oliver Anderson convinces her to give it one last shot. If she sticks it out, and still loses the next tournament, she takes home his US Open Trophy, and is free to walk away from the sport forever. To sweeten the deal, Oliver proposes a twist—he’ll swap his racket for a whistle and coach Dylan in the months leading up to the Australian Open. After all, with the solid friendship they’ve built, surely working together could score a game point...”

Girl Next Door: A Novel by Rachel Meredith <— HIS BEST SELLING BOOK SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS ABOUT HER… “…when he shows her a copy of Girl Next Door, the steamy, bestselling rom-com taking the literary world by storm, written under a pen name, points to one of the women on the front cover, and says, “that’s you,” its MC who begins to panic. Joe is convinced that the author is Nora Pike, MC’s prickly, childhood next-door neighbor, and their former high school classmate – and MC knows he’s right, since the book describes actual events that happened their senior year, down to the tiniest details. But in the book, the characters based on MC and Nora are desperately in love, rather than the awkward acquaintances MC remembers being in real life. Joe begs MC to go home undercover and get the scoop on Nora…”

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Not Yet Lost: A Novel by Janis Falk <— HISTORICAL FICTION “…For fans of Kristin Hannah and Jennifer Chiaverini, a novel about a Polish immigrant woman who fights against worker oppression in Depression-era Detroit despite opposition by many—even her own husband. In this gritty, cinematic story, hardworking Florence and her best friend, Basia, are enraged by the poor treatment, low wages, and unsafe working conditions they endure in the factory where they hand-roll cigars. Florence is as reserved and compliant as Basia is fiery and forthright…”

Lady Like: A Novel by Mackenzi Lee <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE!! Two women set their sights on marrying the same duke, but instead of becoming enemies, they find themselves falling in love—though not with him. …Worlds collide, dramatically and hilariously, when both women decide on the very same duke as their best possible chance at a tolerable husband and a secure future. A tongue-in-cheek romp through London’s summer season, from balls to brothels, horseraces to duels, Harry and Emily compete for the duke’s favor, only to find their true hearts’ desires may be more compatible than they could have ever predicted.”

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➔➔ PARANORMAL/FANTASY/SCI-FI/DYSTOPIAN

 

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➔➔ PREORDERS (coming soon!)

1. The Gingerbread Bakery: The most anticipated romance of 2025 from the international bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Cafe (Dream Harbor, Book 5) by Laurie Gilmore | Sep 11, 2025
2. Leave Before I Love You by Max Monroe | Sep 12, 2025
3. Don’t Watch Alone by Elisa D. Daniels | Sep 12, 2025
4. Only For Tonight: A one night stand, surprise pregnancy, sports romance. by Natasha Madison | Sep 12, 2025
5. The Exorcist’s House: Resurrection (The Exorcist’s House Universe Book 3) by Nick Roberts | Sep 12, 2025
6. Prince Material: A BRAND NEW hilarious and heartwarming MM romantic comedy from Nora Phoenix for 2025 (The Prince Pact Book 2) by Nora Phoenix | Sep 12, 2025
7. In My Hockey Era (Must Love Hockey Book 1) by Kendall Ryan | Sep 15, 2025
8. The Family at No. 1 by Caroline Mitchell | Sep 15, 2025
9. She Was Never Yours to Take: A totally gripping and addictive page-turner full of emotional family secrets by Jen Craven | Sep 15, 2025
10. The Vanishing Place by Zoë Rankin | Sep 16, 2025
11. Beyond Her Reach (Bree Taggert Book 10) by Melinda Leigh | Sep 16, 2025
12. Ace of Hearts by Morgane Moncomble | Sep 16, 2025
13. The Academy: A Novel by Elin Hilderbrand & Shelby Cunningham | Sep 16, 2025
14. A Secret at Windmill Cottage: An absolutely addictive page-turner full of family secrets (Dune Island Book 8) by Kristin Harper | Sep 16, 2025
15. Chasing Stars: A Friends to Lovers, Later in Life, Small Town Romance (Cape May Book 2) by Linny Mack | Sep 16, 2025
16. After Midnight (Skye Druids Book 7) by Donna Grant | Sep 16, 2025
17. Anne of Avenue A: A Novel (For the Love of Austen) by Audrey Bellezza & Emily HardingExit Lane: An 831 Stories Romance by Erika Veurink | Sep 16, 2025
18. You’re Next (Devil’s Backbone Book 3) by Tate James | Sep 16, 2025
19. Exiles by Mason Coile | Sep 16, 2025
20. Damnation (Better Book 2) by Carrie Leighton | Sep 16, 2025
21. Claimed by the Psychos (Fameverse Book 3) by Harper Lennox and River Ramsey | Sep 16, 2025
22. Nobody Knows You’re Here: A Psychological Suspense Thriller by Bryn Greenwood | Sep 16, 2025
23. Hopelessly Teavoted: A Novel by Audrey Goldberg Ruoff | Sep 16, 2025
24. We Met Like This: A Novel by Kasie West | Sep 16, 2025
25. The Wild Prince’s Favorite (The Dragon Empire Saga Book 3) by Jenny Fox | Sep 16, 2025
26. You Have to Believe Me: A Thriller by Minka Kent | Sep 16, 2025
27. The Wives of Hawthorne Lane: A Novel by Stephanie DeCarolis | Sep 16, 2025
28. Galloway’s Gospel: A Horror Novel Set in Renfield County by Sam Rebelein | Sep 16, 2025
29. Canary by Nic Bettauer | Sep 16, 2025

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