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Bullies To Love – The Ultimate List of Bully Romance Books!

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UPDATED 04-30-2019 (scroll down about halfway until you see the updated date notice). 😀 !!!

And also, here are all the posts tagged “Bossy Bullies” on the blog.

Ahhhh so many of us are not just fans of bad boys, but of book-guys that are absolutely horrid in the beginning. To us… er… I mean HER. You know why I think that is? ‘Cause it’s so much fun to uncover what makes him such a jerk in the first place, and also even more fun when the one person that we couldn’t stand (or that we feared most, in whatever way…), becomes our very best friend… and more. read more

DC Renee’s “The Beauty Beneath” is on super-sale today, so she’s sent over an excerpt, a Five Fun Facts + we’re having a giveaway!

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<—BLURB JOLT ALERT!! OMG YES PLEASE!! When the author told me about her books (they all sound amazing – there’s even a bully one!!) this one (The Beauty Beneath) stood out to be me BIG TIME!! So I’m thrilled that she’s this week’s newsletter sponsor. I love her incredible enthusiasm and zeal, and I’m so happy to have found out about her. Her stories sound right up my angsty alley! 😀

So all that to say, she’s put her book on super-sale and to celebrate, she’s giving away a signed copy, some swag AND she’s sent over some “behind the scenes” peeks about her book… and about her!! TEN fun facts!! 😀 read more

Reader Recommendations – Looking for book recommendations featuring cruel, abusive yet redeemable book heroes…

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Kayla is looking for recommendations, and while I have a bunch of lists that fit this genre, I’m opening it back up so we can add more.

She asks:

Hi!

I’m a HUGE fan of cruel heroes (even abusive/borderline abusive heroes) who are redeemable in the end.

I love

Given the above authors/style/romance preference, can you recommend any new authors or books that I haven’t listed that feature mean/cruel/abusive yet redeemable heroes? I’m NOT a fan of historical romance. I’m open to paranornal. My favorite is contemporary I guess. read more

Rachel Van Dyken – Cruel Summer Trilogy

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NEW BULLY SERIES ALERT!!! The first two books are already live, and the conclusion will be live THIS WEEK!! 😀 She and her friends used to make fun of him… and now she’s on HIS staff. And I’m getting the impression he is NOT impressed with her. 😉 Tee tee!!!

“A sexy three book enemies to lovers romance with a dirty dancing twist!”

About book #1:

Spoiled Princess is what he used to call me.
We were an inferno of hate and passion wound up with a dash of chaos.

For four years I watched him mow my lawn.
For four years I watched my friends make fun of him.
For four years I hated myself for wanting him, but even more for the way I treated him. read more

Reader Question – How much longer do we have to wait for book 3 in the Brayshaw series?

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This reader question is just a little different, ’cause it required a bit of research on my part. And while I didn’t find the exact answer, I found at least most of it!! 😉

LaRonda asks:

“How much longer do we have to wait for book 3 in the Brayshaw series?”

And then I found some info on the author’s Facebook page. She says:

Did you know REIGN OF BRAYSHAW is Raven and Maddoc’s final book?

Add the conclusion to their story to your TBR today!

And then she says:

*REIGN OF BRAYSHAW* is coming! No date yet, but I’ll be making an announcement OH. SO. SOON!! read more

Reader Recommendations – Our Favorite Barbarian Warlord Fantasy Books

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BARBARIAN WARLORDS WANTED!!! Bethany is looking for recommendations, and while I have a list that we created a few years ago (and still being updated ➔ (Reader Question – Book Recommendations like “Game of Thrones” & “The Golden Dynasty” ) and I’m reading a book in the exact genre she’s looking for, I figured I’d post her question so we can get even more recommendations. 

She asks:

Hello fellow bookworms!

I have fallen down a ‘barbarian, warlord’ book Blackhole and am in desperate need of new suggestions. Anything like the Warlord series – Elizabeth Vaughn, Pathfinders way series, Tarien Soul, The Golden Dynasty & the kingmaker chronicles. Love me a warrior. read more