Good morning and happy Monday! Over 20 new book releases that went live a little early, and I’ve compiled them into a list. But first…
THREE THINGS:
1.) I am absolutely IN LOVE with Lily’s Chocolate (so far, I’ve triedΒ Lily’s Dark Chocolate with Stevia Coconut & Lily’s Salted Almond and Milk Chocolate Bar). OMG I LOVE THEM BOTH (but salted almond is my favorite). I’m dying to try the salted caramel!! Now… it’s expensive, but Keto-me can eat it (it’s sweetened with Stevia) and I can’t. Tell. The difference. In fact it’s so sweet and decadent, that I can only have a row of squares at a time, or else I’m on sweeeeeeet overload (and there’s NO SUGAR!!!). What is this sorcery??!!! Don’t tell me. Just keep making it. :D!!
2.) Still waiting on my fake tulipsΒ (grrrrr!!) so I had to get another bouquet of fresh sunflowers (they brighten my day, so YAY!!) Aren’t they BEAUTIFUL?? I have yet to find fakes this pretty π —–>
3.) I cried twice in the last 48 hours. HARD. Once when I watched “A Star is Born” and when I re-watched “Odd Thomas” <— OMG. Both of those movies broke my heart!! P.S. I also watched “Autopsy of Jane Doe” at 9am this morning, ’cause Stephen King told me to (well he told all of Facebook to, but let’s pretend he only told me π ), AND!!! Warned me not to watch it alone (ohhhhhh I was excited so excited for the scary) and while it’s really good, it didn’t scare me at all. But it was WELL WORTH watching!! And sure to scare many. π It takes a lot to scare me in horror…
LOOK WHAT JUST WENT LIVEΒ Β !!!
- When August EndsΒ by Penelope Ward <— PENELOPE WARD ALERT!! Sexy older man moves into her rental... “…Nothing exciting ever happened on the lakeβnot until Noah moved into the small boathouse on our property. Heβd booked it for the entire summerβ¦and I was still trying to figure out why. When my mother became ill, I inherited the responsibility of making sure our guests were well taken care of. I should have been finishing up college. Instead, I was living my best lifeβ¦as a maid. Dark, handsome, and mysterious, everything about Noah screamed forbidden…”
Mr SpencerΒ by T.L. Swan <—Β TL SwanΒ ALERT!!! LOOK WHAT JUST WENT LIVE!! He sent her a hilarious list of why she should date him… “…The man’s a fool, his list was some of the most ridiculous things I’ve ever read. And the funniest. We laughed hard…and loved harder. You can outrun everything……except your past. And his has caught up. Wild handsome players don’t fall for innocent girls like me…”
- Pride (The Elite Seven Book 2)Β byΒ J.D. Hollyfield
- The Arrangement 25 (The Ferro Family)Β by H.M. Ward
- Bound To His BrideΒ by Madison Faye
- The Legend: A Second Chance Romance Standalone (Rivers Wilde Book 2)Β by Dylan Allen
Dating GamesΒ byΒ T.K. Leigh <— DRUNKEN ONE NIGHT STAND/FAKE RELATIONSHIP ALERT!! “…Β a story I’m working on about the country’s most sought-after and elusive escort lands me in the same cafΓ© as Mr. Suit. So I do what any self-respecting woman of my age would do in my shoes… Try to ignore him.Β But he won’t let me…”
- Shot in the Dark (Men of the Secret Service Book 2)Β by Tracy Solheim
- Tame Me: The Macintyre Brothers: Book ThreeΒ by S. E. Lund
- Game PlannerΒ by BJ Harvey
- Park (Archer’s Creek Book 4)Β byΒ Gemma Weir <— HE’S JUST HER FRIEND… “…Iβm pathetic. For years my best friend has bullied me into doing all manner of stupid, reckless things. This road trip is just another one of them.Β Deceit led me to him, but now old lies and new truths could destroy everything.Β In a small town, he showed me how big the world was, and now I canβt breathe without him.Β Heβs my friend, but thatβs all he can ever be…”
Red Hot WinterΒ by K. Webster <— K. WEBSTER ALERT!! “…A blowout fight between Winter and her dad sends her straight into Augustβs waiting arms.Β But August doesnβt want to hold herβ¦he wants revenge.Β The two are an explosive combination whenever theyβre together. August antagonizes and Winter pushes back…“
- Defying Gravity: An Ice Tigers Hockey NovelΒ by Isabella Cassazza
- Roughing it with Ryan (South Village Singles)Β by Jill Shalvis
- Take Me (The Art of Pleasure Book 1)Β by Tracy Wolff
- Hardest Fall (Dominion Book 3)Β by Juliette Cross
UnderdogΒ by Kristen Mae <— UNREQUITED LOVE & THEN HE SAVES HER BUT SHE FREAKS OUT!!! “…Noah Decker has carved out a respectable, if lonely, life for himself, designing video games in his Cold War-era house, caring for his chickens, and faithfully patronizing the local pub for their corned beef sandwiches. And loving Addison. Addison, who moves with the grace of a ballerina as she waits tables. Addison, whose every published word he reads again and again until heβs committed them to memory. Addison, who doesnβt even know he exists…”
- HeartbreakerΒ by Inara Scott
Covet: A Standalone Forbidden RomanceΒ by Ella James <— FORBIDDEN ROMANCE ALERT!! He’s a famous baseball player that gets in a bit of trouble… π “…They want me benched, or worse, shipped off to rehab.It’s a long story, what happens next. How I end up on a boat, bound for the world’s most remote island: Tristan da Cunha. Just a speck of dust in the Atlantic.Β Except my heart is there.Β I don’t know that when I step onto the boat.Β I don’t know a lot of things.Β What I’ll covet…Β What I’ll lose…“
- Protect Me: A Mafia Romance (The Rossi Crime Family Book 2)Β by Cassandra Hallman & J.L. Beck <— MAFIA ALERT!! “…She was my ex-best friends little sister. Shy, gorgeous as hell and did I mention completely off limits.Β Well that is until she lands on my doorstep begging me for protection from my brother. She has no idea the kind of world sheβs walked into, or that Iβm no better of a man then the one searching for her...”
Virgin HusbandΒ by Alexa Riley <— ALEXA RILEY ALERT!! FAKE MARRIAGE ALERT!!! “Caroline Parker is finally getting back to her old self. Sheβs moved in with her bestie, has a great job as a dog walker, and just met the man of her dreams. It seems like itβs all too good to be true, and when she finds out his secret it just might be...”
- Claiming His Dancer: An Older Man Younger Woman RomanceΒ by Lauren Milson <— HIS PET NAMES FOR HER WERE DRIVING HER CRAZY… “...The first night, the hot older man at my work party had my body pinned to his. The second, his pet names were driving me wild. And the third…I knew I wanted him to be my first...”
HALO (Fallen Angel Book 1)Β byΒ by Ella Frank & Brooke Blaine <— ELLA FRANK M/M ROMANCE ALERT!! FAMOUS ROCK BAND & HE’S THE NEW SINGER (and he’s straight)… “...After months of lackluster auditions, Viper, the lead guitarist and resident bad boy of the group, is ready to find solace in the bottom of a bottle. Timeβs running out and the pressureβs on to find a new singer, but it isnβt until an angel walks through the door that the bandβs prayers are answered…”
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PREORDERS (going live soon!!! Β Β )
- Circle of the Moon (A Soulwood Novel)Β by Faith Hunter β February 26th 2019
- Evermore: A Salvation Series NovellaΒ by Corinne Michaels –Β Β February 26th 2019
- The Last LetterΒ by Rebecca Yarros β February 26th 2019
- BacklashΒ by Lisa Jackson β February 26th 2019
- The Promise (A Neighbor from Hell Book 10)Β by R.L. Mathewson β February 26th 2019
- Sweet Liar (Dirty Sweet Book 1)Β by Lauren Paige β February 26th 2019
The Something about Her (The Opposites Attract Series Book 4)Β by Rachel Higginson β February 26th 2019
- Angelβs Halo: Forever Angels (Angelβs Halo MC Book 8)Β by Terri Anne Browning β February 28th 2019
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Good morning! Happy Monday. *guzzles coffee*
Maryse, I love your new dining room and sunflowers. I’d love to always have fresh flowers if I could afford it.
Despite my book slump and overall reading grumpiness, I like the sound of Mr. Spencer and Covet. (and the covers ain’t too shabby either) π
I’m dying to know what the forbidden aspect of “Covet” is!!!
Good morning!
1. I LOVED The Lost Husband!! It totally gave me The Simple Wild feels so if you’re jonesing for more yetti goodness, try O’Connor, the farmer yeti!
2. The hubs couldn’t resist and broke down and got us a room for SXSW. I am so not prepared for that level of madness.
3. The Work Wife by C.J. MartΓn releases tomorrow for everyone interested who didn’t snag an ARC!
OH YESSS!! I wanna read The Work Wife. It’s not up for preorder, so can you give us a heads-up if it goes live early, R?
:D!!!
Iβm reading Halo so far and loving it!! I love a good rock star romance. And an MM rock star romance Iβm in heaven.
I will! Thanks Maryse! <3
Hope everyone is staying warm!!! Hope spring gets here sooner than later. Just finished Zero Tolerance by Autumn Jones Lake & absolutely loved it. Such an amazing motorcycle club series & itβs not over!!! Lucky Book #13, soon I hope!! Now onto Mr. Spencer by TL Smith. So excited. I have read all her books a few of them more than 2x!!
YAY!! Thank you for the recommendation, Lisa! π
P.S. AMY!!! I also watched “We need to talk about Kevin” or whatever the title was and OMG that ending SHOCKED me. I mean… the whole thing, from when he was a baby until the end, I can’t imagine what makes a child that way.
Ugh that movie will stay with me forever. Horrendous.
Omg!!! Big typo I meant TL Swan!!! Oops. But I do love TL Smithβs so much too!!!
Hi everyone!
1- if you are a fan of the Balance series by Lucia Franco, have you seen the twitter posts between Kova and Ria? They are hilarious and smexy. Thatβs my new favorite thing, so I decided to do a reread of the books. Release comes out May 2nd. Yeah!!
2- My birthday is Thursday and this week is filled with a lot of eating out to celebrate. I will be a real middle ager, an empty nester and able to leagally live in Sun City…the oldster community in AZ. GAH! But thatβs ok because the best part of life is still coming, right?! LOL
3- I have read so many great books and series in the past month. Iβve been on a reading binge that hasnβt stopped. Hereβs some of the glorious jewels Iβve been reading.
The Revelation Series by Randi Cooley Wilson…love anything she writes
Her Masters Reckoning by Lily White…love this series…so naughty!
The Son and His Hope by Pepper Winters…beautiful,tragic,hopeful,perfect
Scarlet Toys by S M Shade…hilarious rom com
Free by Kristen Ashley…loved it, great wrap up of the series
Air Awakens series by Elise Kova…couldnβt stop reading this!
Nevermore by Dannika Dark…love me some Christian Poe. These books keep getting better and better in this series.
Absolutely Robyn!! Now you get to relax and enjoy!! π I live in a retirement community too. It’s not really age restricted, but it tends to all be retirement age (and up!!) for sure. I LOVE IT!!!
Hi all my lovelies
Maryse-I love the sunflowers; definitely put a smile on my face so thank you for that.
I need to get caught up on everything and everyone. I have missed all of you! <3
Oh yes!! The sunflowers were definitely my treat for my recent cry-fest. I need their cheery sunshineiness.
Maryse I forgot to also mention that I love that you finally watched “A Star Is Born” Even though I saw it in theater I have been dying to watch it again so my mom and I have a date this weekend to watch it together. Looking so forward to that.
CRIED AND CRIED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR… Jenn!
*sigh* That was hard on me.
Good afternoon!
Three things: (mine are pretty boring)
1) I swear there aren’t enough minutes in the day. I turn around and it’s 2:00 and I’ve missed saying my Monday good morning.
2) Robyn–I’ve seen the posts, and I’m SO excited about Release! Kova is my man, and this will definitely be my most anticipated release of the year. Even over KA!
3) I’m still listening to Beartown, and while I an appreciate the love for it, it’s moving really sloooow for me. I think the problem I had in the beginning was that it took until about 40% to really get moving, and while it’s been interesting enough to keep me from giving up, it’s also been a struggle at times. Now that I’m at 65%, it’s moving faster, so I’m hoping my love for it will grow.
I was hoping for something with a Friday Night Lights or Remember the Titans feel, and this isn’t it, which is my bad because I didn’t do enough research.
Nay… I know it. Monday FLEW by. I don’t even feel like cooking today, so I’m going to Publix and grabbing a rotisserie chicken. Make a chicken Cesar salad with the chicken breast. That’s what I’m so in the mood to eat.
Maryse I forgot to mention that I love those Lilyβs chocolate bars also. I heard about them awhile ago from Jasinda Wilder. They are so yummy. Iβve tried about all the flavors and havenβt met one I didnβt like. I wanted to get the peppermint one they had at Christmas but could never find it. Iβll be hunting for it again this Christmas.
Maryse-It was definitely hard for me too-I still cry when I listen to the soundtrack. I wanted to ask you did you ever watch her documentary on Netflix-if you havenβt I definitely recommend it.
Oooooh I LOVE documentaries Jenn!! And no I haven’t and I thin she’s fantastic, so I will.
π
Have you watched the Amy Winehouse documentary. That song Back to Black, while she was recording it, and the reason behind that song… I cried. That stupid jerk!
Maryse you will love it-I cried watching it. I did not realize the pain physical and mental she struggles with, it broke my heart. Itβs called Lady GaGa: 5 foot 2. She truly is amazing. OMG no I have not- I will definitely watch the Amy Winehouse one as I love her too.
1. I do not do well with horror. I watched Scary Movie 3 and had nightmares for two weeks. And kept running past the living room for about a month.
2. I started to watch a TV show *gasp* The Umbrella Academy on Netflix, based on the comic written by Gerard Way. Yes, the MCR one. So… thankfully he’s made a story I like after ending MCR, since I absolutely LOVED their music. π
3. So let’s talk pets.
My cat, Toby, is 7, turning 8 this year. He’s kind of a bastard to most people and will attack because some neighbor kids were mean to him when he was younger. However, he will scratch at me if I approach him oddly, but he doesn’t actually hurt me most times.
However, the other day he was sleeping on my bed (he always does) and I went to move him (again, always) and the bastard must have had a nightmare because he attacked my arm and hand like it was a death battle! Once he realized what he did he froze (Still teeth firmly planted in my hand). I threw him out since, can’t blame the cat, but I was still too much in pain to actually see him. And the dude gouged my hand.
Moral of the story? My cat’s a bastard.
*snort* TESSSSSSA!!! You just made me snort for real! OMG that’s awful and hilarious.
Remind me to tell you about the barf/diarrhea-fest I came home to, a few days ago. My Pim is fine now, but OMG the horror.
I can not listen to Rehab now without thinking of the story behind it.
It is a horrible disease.
For the Jason Momoa fans. His scrunchie? Lol. Love that.
https://www.laineygossip.com/jason-momoa-lisa-bonet-oscar-best-dressed-lainey/52067
bev… he’s just awesome. He’s cute and silly and so fun with fans and fan photos. He just seems like an amazing guy all around.
ON THE ISLAND IS ON SALE FOR $1.99!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you Ashley! Awesome find!