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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

Book Review – The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves

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The Girl He Used to Know: A Novel

<— FIVE STARS OF FAN-FREAKING-TASTICNESS!!! Holy moly, you guys weren’t kidding!!! When the recommendations came in fast and furious, letting me know it was a MUST-READ,

Shara: Just finished the girl he used to know. Loved it! It was so beautifully written. Loved both the H/h. Definitely 5 stars for me. Highly recommend

Michele G: I finished The Girl He Used To Know yesterday afternoon. I absolutely loved it! It was primarily written from the POV of Annika which made the book so special because seeing things from her perspective was such a gift. It was helpful to get some chapters from Jonathan’s POV as well to better understand his thought processes as well. I just can’t sing enough praises – it was such a beautifully written, original story of not just love but hope. read more

Dakota Willink – Cadence Duet Reading Order + 7 Fun Facts + a giveaway!!

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<— THE DUET CONCLUSION JUST WENT LIVE TODAY!!! Oh how I LOVE evening book surprises and I have a brand new duet that’s right up our alley (and as of today… it’s now complete!!).

Book #2, Cadence Defined (Cadence Duet Book 2), just released today, and to celebrate, the author is sponsoring today’s newsletter, and having a giveaway right here on the blog. Plus a little introspection into the duet (7 facts!!), to tease us and give us an inside look. 😀 P.S. The duet is in audiobook format, too! read more

Reader Question – Sonia is looking for books with the "Sweet Gum Tree" feel…

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Sonia is looking for anguish, heartache, slow-burning, love stories. Reunited and it feels so good… 😉

She asks:

Hi Maryse.

It’s me again.  I’m looking for a book that has a couple that reunited.

A book like  The Sweet Gum Tree by Katherine Allred But not the exact same. Like this book is like one with 100% love & anguish feels to it .
I liked the Sweet Gum Tree because of the character development.  Slow romance but not too slow. The love between the characters.

The anguish, abuse Nick faced then the anguish Alix faced later on, the sacrifice Nick did… the separation. Then Nick groveling or more asking for forgiveness. read more

Reader Question – The book about the hero that’s a restaurant/clubowner and the heroine becomes his personal assistant.

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Shaziya needs our book help! Oh yesss this one sounds familiar. I’m sure I’ve read it, but I’ve read a few second chance romance books with foster kids, so my memory is muddled.

For some reason my mind is telling me it’s the third book in Rachel Higginson’s chef series (The Problem with Him (The Opposites Attract Series Book 3) but I can’t remember a “foster kids” scenario in that one.

She asks:

Hey Maryse,

I’m Shaziya and a big fan of your blog. It always helps me finding awesome books to read. read more