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Elizabeth O’Roark – The Parallel Duet Reading Order

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<— BLURB JOLT ALERT!! NEW DUET & OMG IT SOUNDS INCREDIBLE!!! And book #2 is already up for preorder and going live in just 2 weeks, so relief is already on the way!!

Jessica: I read book one and OMG! All the feels. I thought I knew what was going on but I had NO idea. Soooo good. Can’t wait for the second book.

Thanks to the author for sponsoring today’s newsletter in celebration of the release of book #1, ’cause now this duet is on my radar, and has definitely moved to the to of my TBR list. I NEED THIS!! read more

Lauren Blakely – Always Satisfied Series Reading Order

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NEW SERIES BY LAUREN BLAKELY ALERT!! Book #1 JUST WENT LIVE and these can all be read as standalones, so I listed them by order of publishing date. 😉

The author says:

A brand new, standalone, hero-POV romantic comedy! If you enjoyed Big Rock, Mister O, or Full Package, you’ll love Satisfaction Guaranteed!

About book #1

Look, she started it.
She issued me a challenge I couldn’t back down from. Make her purr like no man has done before.
Fine, she’s my business partner’s daughter. All right, I’m also working in the same damn practice with her. Yes, she happens to be my ex-fling. But that was seven years ago, and it was barely a week-long thing. read more

Book Review – A Five Minute Life by Emma Scott

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A Five-Minute Life

One of my favorite authors in the world because of her fascinating, heartwarming (and at times, super-stressful) love stories, and she’s hit another one right out of the ball park!

Whoooooooooo how I enjoyed it. I’m always wholeheartedly hooked when exploring characters dealing with mental health (or physical) conditions, and a persevering love that conquers all, and this one rocked my romance world. What I loved about it most? While it did remind me of a few movies – and the author mentions that (movies I’ll never forget, they were just so good), this story took it’s own turn and developed into a life of its own. read more

Reader Question – The military romance books about different stories of men and women with PTSD…

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Janet has one for us! This series sounds heartwarming and uplifting (despite the darkness the main characters are struggling with). I’d love to know this one, too!

She asks:

PTSD – Dog military romance…

Hi, trying to find book or author about a returning vet.

He is traveling with his military dog, walking.  He is trying to get home it’s winter he is freezing so is the dog.  He collapses in the road rural area.

The heroine driving stops, she is an EMT and going to her friends house to make jam.  The ranch does help PTSD vets when they find their way to the area. read more

Aly Martinez – The Regret Duet Reading Order

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Queeeeeeen of angsty, unputdownable duets has a new one going LIVE in just a few days!!! SQUEEEEE!! YAY US! I absolutely LOVE this author.

I’ve devoured a bunch of her books and I’m always hooked, and Theresa just told me this amazing news (plus it’s super-bargain priced right now!!)

Theresa: Her new duet is up for preordered.  With a 3 day only bargain on first book due out 5/23

Maryse: SQUEEEEE!!!! I’m going to post it now. 😀 !!!!

Michelle E: Omg!! I’m reading the new Aly Martinez book and here I am thinking this book is so unusual for her writing style. Sure it’s angsty.. and hooked me from page one but it seemed sweet too and then WHAM…BAM twist I should have seen, but didn’t see at the 97% mark hit me like WHOA!! I threw my kindle with only a few pages left because I DIDN’T SEE THAT COMING… I’m pacing while typing this to you. I don’t know if I can read the rest. *spoiler* has to be wrong about our *spoiler* but now it’s out there and I can’t unsee it and it’s a cliffhanger.. so yeah I don’t know if I can finish. read more