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Reader Question… Solved! The mafia romance book where the Hero cut his arm for the wedding ritual instead of forcing anything on the heroine.

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Simmy is looking for this one! Arranged marriage, and I feel like I’ve read this trope before, but probably not this one. The one I’m thinking of was more of a historical romance…

She asks:

Hi,

Hoping you and your sleuths can help find this book I am looking.

What I remember is it was a mafia series. I specifically remember in the second book, there was an arranged marriage between the heroine and the hero.

On the night of their wedding, the Hero cut his arm for the wedding ritual instead of forcing anything on the heroine. It was either set in Chicago/NY (my memory is failing me now and that could be incorrect). read more

Reader Question… Solved! The series about the brothers, and the brother in book #2 is named Brian and is a tattoo artist…

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Kelli’s reader question has already been solved, but I had to post it anyway, ’cause we went CRAZY for this series (back in my early indie romance days).

HOLY MOLY Brian (from book #2) was the love of my book life. This book was intense, and heartache-y and angsty and so romantically exciting. Butterflies in my belly? This one did just that!

She asked:

Kelli: I’m trying to remember the name and author of a book series.

The first one has a man and woman who’re friends and their spouses are having an affair. They go on his would be honeymoon and end up together. read more

Cate Beauman – The Carter Island Trilogy Series Reading Order

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FAMILY SAGA ALERT!!! The trilogy is now complete!! The author says:

While each book in the trilogy features a different couple and concludes with HEA, they are best
enjoyed if read in order.

About book #1:

Three Siblings. One Year. Everything Changes.

Stained glass artist Callie Davis is in desperate need of a vacation. Burnt out and on the edge of a nervous breakdown, she’s taking refuge on Massachusetts’ tiny Carter Island. Callie yearns for long, lazy days and pretty walks on the beach—blessed solitude and an escape from the pressures of her career and complications of her life. Then she bumps into gorgeous Nate Carter, and everything changes. read more

Claire Kingsley – The Bailey Brothers Series Reading Order

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SMALL TOWN ROMANCE ALERT!! THIS SERIES IS BEST READ IN ORDER so I’m dedicating a post to the series and the reading order guide. 😉

About book #1:

One night brings them together. Another night tears them apart.

Grace Miles misses her easy friendship with Asher, but growing up means growing apart. And really, how could he fall for her when they spent their childhood getting muddy in the creek and splitting sticks of gum?

But this summer, something feels different. If Grace didn’t know better, she’d think Asher was flirting with her. Those dark eyes, hard body, and wicked smile make her insides swirl and her heart dare to hope for things she’s convinced herself she’ll never have. read more

Claire Kingsley – The Miles Family Series Reading Order

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THIS SERIES IS BEST READ IN ORDER, so I thought I’d dedicate a post to the series and the books in order that they were published for us “order die-hards”.

Lisa: Favorite opposites attract story (that I can remember) was a recent read – Broken Miles by Claire Kingsley or Sway by Adriana Locke.

About book #1:

Single-minded drive earned Roland Miles success—and cost him his first love. When his marriage to Zoe ended, he did the only thing he knew. He dove into work to put his heartbreak behind him. read more