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Reader Question – The books about the three sisters and the oldest one is a successful actress…

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Portia is looking for this author AND books (because she specifically wants to read the 3rd book now). Just enough detail about the first two books, and a tidbit about the 3rd, so hopefully someone’s memory will be sparked. :Doctor

She asks:

Hi Maryse,

I’m trying to locate the author as well as the book titles.

It’s three sisters each with their own story.

The first is about the middle sister who hooks up with her childhood friend/neighbour she’d had a crush on but she’d caught him what she thought was making love to her sister (she’d misunderstood the context). read more

Reader Question – The historical romance book about the rival clans and the Hero kidnaps her…

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Tooba needs our book help! Historical romance lovers, this one’s for you! 😀 Actually… I totally remember reading a book like this maybe in anywhere from 2009 to 2011? I remember the kidnap scene, and I almost want to say it’s a Nora Roberts book?

Or was it a movie I watched? The scene is so clear in my head, and I was so excited and titillated about that audacity! LOL!!!

But I haven’t read many Historical Romances so how could it be that I might have actually read THIS one? Now I’m dying to know, too!!! read more

Kevin Kwan – Crazy Rich Asians Trilogy Reading Order

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I absolutely FELL IN LOVE with this movie (in fact, here’s my review), and I’m thrilled to know that there are two more books in the trilogy that follow the same characters! I LOVE THAT!!!! There was a reason this book (and movie) was a HUGE BLOCKBUSTER HIT!!

Because… this story is. AMAZING!!!!!

Maryse: I need this to play over and over again. This movie will be one of my happy-places. I just bought it so I can re-watch it to my heart’s content! 😃

Vanessa: Maryse, it’s one of mine too! I adore the whole movie—from the storyline to the setting to the characters…it’s fabulous from beginning to end! read more

Movie Review – Crazy Rich Asians

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Crazy Rich Asians <—- WITH ALL THE BUZZ about this one, it’s been on my TBR list (AND my to be watched list) list for awhile now. I one-clicked the book by by Kevin Kwan a year or so ago, and then Amazon told me that the movie was on an amazing rental-sale (for Prime Day/Prime month 😉 ), so I dove in!!!! AND OMG IT TOOK MY BREATH AWAY!!!!!! Absolutely stunning in all senses of the word.

Maryse: I AM HITTING ALL of the awesome movies today!!! CRAZY RICH ASIANS is FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC!!!!!!!!!!! My heart is overflowing right now. MUST WATCH – the music is AMAZING too (or must read!!) read more

Isabel Lucero – Kingston Brothers Series Reading Order + Five Fun Facts & a signed book giveaway!

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<— STUDENT-TEACHER/ONE NIGHT STAND ALERT!! Against the Rules (Kingston Brothers Book 3) in this series of brothers (each one can be read as a standalone) IS LIVE!!! And the author is celebrating by sponsoring today’s Friday Finds newsletter! She’s sent over a Five Fun Facts about the series (and I LOVE how her personal life influenced these stories). 😀 And I’m stealing this right from her “Fun Facts” because it’s exactly what I wanted to know!! She says: read more