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Reader Question – The book about the hero that is the legal guardian of his siblings…

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Sue needs our book help! Oh I LOVE “nanny” books, although I’m not sure this is one… still, it reminds me of a few books I loved like crazy (but in each one, the heroine was the guardian of her family members…) – Emma Chase’s “Sustained” and Mariana Zapata’s “Wait For It“. I LOVED THEM BOTH!! But alas, the HERO is the hero of this one. 😉

She asks:

Hello Maryse,

I hope you and the book community can help me out.

I’m looking for a book that came out approximately 3-4 years ago. I don’t remember much about it, but I can’t get it out of my head. read more

Bethany Lopez – Three Sisters Catering Trilogy Reading Order

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This trilogy is complete (book #3 – A Splash of Vanilla – just went LIVE today!!) and it sounds wonderful and heart warming and everything we love our contemporary romance to be! Single dads, teachers, sisters and caterers and everything in between! 😉
The author says:

Each book will be about a different sister, and can be read as a stand alone, but the stories will intertwine.

About book #1:

For the past year, talented chef Millie has been consumed with running her new catering business with her sisters, Dru and Tasha. It isn’t until Jackson walks through their door that she realizes something may be missing in the recipe of her life.
For the past year, Jackson has been dealing with the fallout of his wife’s abandonment. He’s had to learn how to be a single father to their eight-year-old daughter, and will do anything to fill the void her mother left. It isn’t until he commissions Millie for his daughter’s birthday party that he realizes he’s forgotten that he’s not only a father, but a man.
They both think they’re content in their lives, but sometimes the right amount of spice can turn an okay dish into a magnificent one. A Pinch of Salt may be all that’s needed to bring Millie and Jackson the flavor they’ve been missing. read more

Prescott Lane’s “All My Life” is live & we are celebrating with a signed book giveaway!!

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Oh wow!!! All My Life sounds beautiful and angsty and I am HOOKED on unrequited love stories!!! GAH THAT cover is gorgeous and makes my heart melt. Single dad that takes care of his daughter, on top of everything else? YES PLEASE!!!! I AM IN!!!!

And to celebrate, the author is sponsoring this week’s newsletter AND giving away a signed copy to a lucky commenter right here on this post!

But first… ready for a blurb jolt?

The beginning of any love story starts with the meet.

I’ve known Garrett Hollis since before I can remember, and I’ve loved him just as long. I loved him while he loved someone else. I loved him when he had a baby with her. I loved him when she left him. read more

Lauren Blakely – Heartbreakers Series Reading Order

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LAUREN BLAKELY ALERT!! Sexy (rock star!!) series, with two more books already up for preorder and coming out soon and each one can be read as a standalone.
About book #1:

That smoking hot one-night stand with a former rock star? Turns out he’s my son’s new music teacher. Oops.
But I didn’t know that the night I met Campbell. All I knew was he played my body the same way he played a guitar — like he owned it.
My libido is still high-fiving me after being self-served for too many years, and we’re both ready for another night or two of fun, especially since we don’t just have chemistry in bed — we connect over everything.
That is, until I learn he’s the man who’ll be coming to my house twice a week to teach my son — the best music lessons money can buy. Time to turn down the volume on our shenanigans. Only that’s easier said than done.
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I can rock a guitar solo in front of thousands, I can write chart-topping tunes, and I can absolutely stop thinking about my student’s mother naked. After all, I’m a single parent too, and I know what it’s like to put your kid first. That’s what I do every damn day.
Trouble is, now that I’ve had Mackenzie, it’s hard — and I do mean hard — to stop wanting her. Harder too when I get to know her, and learn she’s an awesome mom, a great friend, and, oh yeah, she happens to get along perfectly with my daughter.
All we have to do is set some rules. No dating, no nookie when the kids are around, and no one gets hurt. It’s all working out beautifully. Until we start breaking the rules, one by one.
Making music with her in the bedroom is easy. But will we be more than just a real good time when the music stops? read more

Reader Question – The book about a battered wife that was beaten so often her face was disfigured…

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Dawn needs our super book-sleuthing abilities!!

Oh my this one already hurts my heart. I have to know which one it is, too.
She asks:

Maryse I need help finding a book I read a few years ago!!

It’s about a battered wife that was beaten so often her face was disfigured. I remember it had a single dad and his son because they find out about her when the boy throws a baseball into her window.

I was telling a friend that I would share the title and trying to find it in my 4,000 book kindle library is not as easy a as I thought it would be. read more