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Reader Question… Solved! The book about the girl that uses her dead roommate’s invite to a super posh party where she’s blindfolded…

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Tooba needs our book help! Oh this sounds tumultuous, dark and scandalous! LOL! I wanna know it! So many awesome details, I KNOW someone knows this one!

She asks:

Hey Maryse!

Hope you’re having an amazing week 🙂 I needed some help finding a book I read a while ago.

The h is down bad financially and has no where to stay. She goes to her best friends place who she knows since they were kids – the friends parents either fostered the h or they lived next door to each other growing up.

I remember the friend has a brother who likes the h but it’s not reciprocated. He even try’s to buy her a cellphone for her safety but she doesn’t accept it. read more

Angel Lawson & Samantha Rue – Royals of Forsyth University Series Reading Order

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DARK REVERSE HAREM/BULLY ROMANCE ALERT!! I just learned about it today when asking what everyone was reading, and it looks like a few in our crew LOVE this one!

Lisa: I just finished reading an ARC of Lords of Mercy, which is the third book in Angel Lawson and Samantha Rue‘s Dark RH romance series. This series is difficult to put down and is dark, twisty, and has all kinds of things that will keep you on your toes.

Heed the trigger warnings though, as these books can be rough on people. read more

C.M. Stunich – Lost Daughter of a Serial Killer Series Reading Order

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C.M. STUNICH ALERT!!! IT’S A LOVE-HATE HIGH SCHOOL SERIES & I’m in love with these book covers (and the series name!!), and Cathy loves this series!

Cathy: I’m anxiously awaiting CM Stunich’s next book in The Lost Daughter of a Serial Killer series. Books 1 and 2 had me riveted. Book 3 is scheduled for release in December.

Maryse: OMG I’m in LOVE with those covers. Thank you for letting us know about this one, Cathy!!

So what’s it about?

Finding out you’re the daughter of a millionaire true crime novelist isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
When I was two, I was kidnapped. Kidnapped by a loving family, sure, but still kidnapped.
Now, my biological mom wants me to live with her on the opposite side of the country. read more

J.T. Geissinger – Queens & Monsters Series Reading Order

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LATEST SERIES BY ONE OF OUR FAVORITE AUTHORS (mine too!!) and I keep getting adamant recommendations for it. I am not surprised. I LOVE her storytelling!!!

P.S. They can be read as standalones, but our crew prefers them in order (for good background info – and character crossovers).

Randi M: Reading Carnal Urges by J.T. Geissinger right now. Loving it!! Sloan is hilarious! Can’t go wrong with this one. Would recommend to read Ruthless Creatures first so you know the in and outs of what is going on in the background. That book is great too. read more

Reader Recommendations – “Hate Sex” or Bully books that result in pregnancy…

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Aimee is in the mood for this very specific trope and these darker themed books (also subbed “Dark Romance”) are a guilty pleasure for many. That whole “slow burn/is he redeemable?” is in full effect in these “love/hate” stories!

I’ve delved into a few dark romance books in my past and while they certainly captured my attention (for example, “Comfort Food” was my first and I was HOOKED), there were some anti-heroes that I just couldn’t connect with. read more