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Exclusive Excerpt of Freya Barker’s Hit&Run + a signed book giveaway!

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Hit&Run (PASS Series Book 1) by Freya Barker is LIVE and to celebrate, she’s this week’s newsletter sponsor and giving away a signed copy to one lucky commenter here! 😀 And we already have feedback…

Pam: I completely enjoyed… A great start to a new series for Ms. Barker with some fabulous new characters you are going to love.

Rosheen: Hit and run by Freya Barker well worth a look and read.

P. Walker: Freya Barker is also a good author to read. Most of her books have older characters and extremely sexy. read more

Our Favorite Books with Older Main Characters & Couples – 30s & 40s and on…

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We’re looking to fall in love with older main characters and older couples (that are in love or almost there 😉 ), so we made a list! But what do we call this genre? I did a bit of research!

Eloquently labeled in this USA Today article, this genre is being dubbed seasoned romance, mature romance and midlife love. They all sound right to me. But basically, romance books featuring main characters in their 30s, 40s, 50s and beyond is what this list is all about. 😀

Anna: Hi Maryse- I’ve been following your blog for years and i love all the reviews and recommendations.   I’m looking for books featuring older characters – say in their 40’s, or even late 30’s.  I know Kristen Ashley had the Magdalene series, which I just re-read for the third or fourth time.  Any others out there you’d recommend? read more

Book Review – The Will by Kristen Ashley

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The Will (The Magdalene Series)
Awwwwwww!!!! Can this author start and end a book, or what?! From the synopsis, I had a completely different “take” on how this one would go, going into it. It sounded good (cute), but it didn’t quite sound like a “Kristen-Ashley” read, ya know? I don’t know, it’s hard to explain, but I was imagining a jet-setting woman with a “laissez-faire” attitude, her grandmother (that she’d visit on occasion) and a brooding ex-boxer. read more