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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

Reader Question – The book about the Italian arranged marriage to a cruel mafia man that she hates… and the Russian.

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Miyah is looking for this one! Oooooh this one is a mafia romance and all sorts of tumultuous drama potential! Plenty of detail here to spark your memory if you read it, so I spoiler alerted throughout, in case you haven’t read it.

She asks:

Hi Maryse!!

I’ve been reading for blog for a while and thought you be the perfect person to help me find this book I read awhile ago and wanted to reread.

I believe it’s about a girl who is in an Italian arranged marriage and I think he’s in the mafia and she hates him and he’s cruel so right before they’re wedding she meets this Russian guy who similarly I believe is in the mafia and… read more

Reader Question… Solved! The book about the twin with amnesia and her husband is super mean to her…

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Natali needs our book help! This sounds like possibly a dark romance (marital strife & a definite bully of a husband). Maybe it turns into one of those “husband grovels and repents?” books? Possibly? But he sure sounds like an A$$!!!! ROAR!!!

Not even sure if he’ll be redeemable but I’m dying to know if you’ve read it.

She asks:

Hi Maryse,

I Hope you can help me, I have been going through all the posts and suggestions on your blog, I know I saw it somewhere a loooong while back, but for the life of me I can’t find this book. read more

Reader Recommendations – Our Favorite Plain Jane or Ugly Duckling Romance Books

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A few requests for this trope and how could I resist?? Especially when two of ’em just hit my radar BIG time today!!!

Mary: …wondering if you or your readers might be able to recommend some books with the ugly duckling to swan theme. You know where the heroine is gorgeous inside and just needs to build her self esteem and have a makeover to get the hot guy’s attention i.e. Laurie in Sweet Dreams. Or she’s an ordinary girl but the gorgeous guy gets to know her and thinks she’s gorgeous… i.e Zoe from Perfection (A Neighbor From Hell Series Book 2). read more

Reader Question… Solved! The book about the girl who used to play piano, but quit because her father had an affair with her best friend.

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Casey is looking for this book. GASP!!!!!!! That title says it all. 😉 HOLY. MOLY. But I don’t think I’ve read it. Have you?

She asks:

I read a book about a high school aged girl who used to play piano, but quit because her father had an affair with her best friend.

Her next door neighbor was a bad boy love interest, her dad took down the basketball goal because it made too much noise.

Please help me! It’s driving me crazy, and I want to read it again. It was awesome!

Thank you! read more

Reader Question… Solved! The book about the famous actor that loses his memory…

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Jessica has one for us to help her look for! Oh I love this famous actor/regular girl stories, and this one sounds like it has an added oomph to it! Could it be a sort of… bully-to-good guy book? 😀

She asks:

Does anyone remember the name of the book where the H is a famous actor and loses his memory in an accident?

And the assistant is the h who hated him at first because he was so awful to work for.

But after the accident he becomes a better person?

Anyone have a guess?

Lisa: Is it Unforgettable: A Sexy Hollywood Romance by Nelle L’amour read more