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Reader Question – The book about the mafia princess that sneaks out to a café every week and notices him…

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Maryvic is looking for this one! I love books where they sneak around to see each other. Eeeeep, especially when it comes to Mafia life and all the crazy that goes with it!

She asks:

Hello Maryse,

I’m looking for a mafia romance book I read a couple years ago.

I can’t remember much but the one detail I do know is the heroine secretly sneaks out of her mansion to visit a friend at a cafe every week. She has to sneak out because her father is over-protective and it’s not safe for her with her family being who they are. read more

Reader Question… Solved! The book where they meet in college and she’s sheltered and he’s deaf…

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Nancy is looking for this one! I’ve read a few books with characters who are deaf (LOVED them all) but the three that come to mind don’t have the “bad guys” in the storyline she describes below.

She asks:

Hi Maryse…

I need help with a book that I read a few year ago. I don’t remember the title or the author of the book.

All I remember is that the two main characters met in college. The girl lead is very innocent. The boy lead is deaf.

The boy lead lives with his older brother who have bad associates. The girl brings the boy home for the holidays. read more

Reader Question… Solved! The book about a little girl who is abused and her big brother takes her for walks at night to get her out of the home. 

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JulieO is trying to find this one!! Hrmm… she says I’ve read it, but I’m having a blank right now. It definitely sounds like something up my alley, but these particular details aren’t sparking my memory.

She asks:

Maryse

I have been looking through some of your lists but just decided to email you to see if I can get an answer…

Trying to find the book about a little girl who is abused and her big brother takes her for walks at nite to get her out of the home. She grows up and falls in love with a musician who is a friend of her brothers. read more

Reader Question – Can you give me book recommendations for romances that involve a sweet/shy/meek heroine? Bonus if the Hero is dismissive…

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Happy Thanksgiving Day Reader Request #2!!

Andrea is looking for book recommendations featuring THIS kind of heroine:

I love a badass heroine like most people, but I often get a craving for books about a less obviously badass sort of girl.

Can you give me some suggestions for romances that involve a sweet/shy/meek heroine. Bonus if the H is so mean or dismissive the h is crushed.

I’m okay with dark and paranormal romance in addition to the usual stuff.

I’m thinking an h attitude like in Luna and the Lie by Mariana Zapata or Kiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. I appreciate any suggestions you have. read more

Margaret Atwood – The Handmaid’s Tale Reading Order

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HUGE HIT amongst us series bingers (whether it be books or shows) and guess what is going LIVE in just a few days?? THE. SEQUEL!!!! Gasp-worthy, infuriating, scary and yet utterly addictive, I can’t get over this show (yes… I learned about it because of the show). This kind of story is TOTALLY my thing. 😉

Cathy: It is sooo hard to choose a favorite book. I would say A Handmaid’s Tale.

About book #1:

The Handmaid’s Tale is a novel of such power that the reader will be unable to forget its images and its forecast. Set in the near future, it describes life in what was once the United States and is now called the Republic of Gilead, a monotheocracy that has reacted to social unrest and a sharply declining birthrate by reverting to, and going beyond, the repressive intolerance of the original Puritans. The regime takes the Book of Genesis absolutely at its word, with bizarre consequences for the women and men in its population. read more