*** NEWLY UPDATED *** I’ve updated this list with the latest sales and recommendations so hopefully you’ll find some great weekend reading here!!
Oh, also please check out this new post that I made about how I choose the books I review. I’ve been asked about it a lot so I thought I’d make an explanation post for anyone who was ever curious about it 🙂
*** THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES ***
Beyond These Walls by JL Berg — Surprise New Release!!
EDIT: This is a new addition to the list.
It’s the sequel & conclusion to Within These Walls (My Review).
“I thought the worst was behind us, but what if we’d just delayed the inevitable? They say love can overcome any obstacle. But can it survive death?” The breathtaking love story of Lailah and Jude concludes in Beyond These Walls.
Asa (Marked Men) by Jay Crownover — New Release!!
Marked Men fans!! ASA is here! — “She can’t stop thinking about the sexy bartender she arrested. But chasing after a guy who has no respect for the law or himself can only end in heartbreak. A longtime criminal and a cop together… for them, being wrong is the only right choice.”
Series reading order (all the books are standalones, but the stories are interconnected): #1 Rule, #2 Jet, #3 Rome, #4 Nash, #5 Rowdy, #6 Asa.
Remind Me by Ann Marie Walker & Amy K Rogers — New Release!!
This sounds amazing!! It’s both a forbidden romance and a second chance love story!! — The heroine is an heiress who was raised to put family obligations first. But everything changes the night her first love walks back into her life after ten years away. “Haunted by the memories of a secret romance with a boy from the wrong side of the tracks, she can’t seem to get him out of her mind. Once again torn between two worlds, she must decide how much she’s willing to risk to have the love she’s always longed for…”
Aflame by Penelope Douglas — New Release!!
Fall Away fans! Jared and Tate’s story continues in this new novel and it also concludes the entire series. Be sure that you’ve read at least Bully (Read my Review) before this book! But its best to read ’em all!
The tables have turned. Now I have the power — and it’s his turn to beg…
Full series order: Bully, Until You, Rival, Falling Away, Aflame.
Here’s To Falling by Christine Zolendz — New Release!!
Ooooh, SURPRISE NEW RELEASE!!! This standalone sounds amazing!!
“Every girl has that one guy… that one guy who steals her heart and never gives it back. We were friends…until we weren’t. We depended on each other…until we couldn’t. We were in love…until we were ripped apart. We moved on…even when we didn’t want to let go. This is our love story.”
Marrow by Tarryn Fisher — Surprise New Release!!
OMG. This was released early as a surprise!! I’m intrigued
“In the Bone there is a house. In the house there is a girl. In the girl there is a darkness. She’s not like other girls. She lives in a derelict neighborhood called the Bone, in a cursed house, with her cursed mother, who hasn’t spoken to her in over two years. She lives her days feeling invisible. It’s not until she develops a friendship with her wheelchair-bound neighbor that things begin to change…”
Somewhere With You by Britney King
Ok, this isn’t a new release but it’s a new find that I love the sound of!!! It’s a life-long love story. The hero is a hardcore businessman while the heroine is a free-spirited photographer. — “It might seem that these two have almost nothing in common. But fate would disagree. The story chronicles their lives from childhood into adulthood, beginning when they meet as kids at a summer camp for children who’ve lost too much…. And each summer bringing them closer than the last. Together, they will travel the world, meeting in various places where they’ll come together, and fall apart… This unlikely love story is proof that neither time nor distance can destroy what love creates. So it seems the only question left to ask is whether love is enough?
The Rub Down by Gina Sheldon — $0.99 New Release!!
This looks good!! The hero is a massage therapist “who spends his days making clients moan in pleasure. As a rule, his professional touch is the only thing he gives any female client. Until her. One year after the tragic Boston Marathon bombing, she must overcome horrible memories of that day. She struggles to put her fear aside to meet the challenge of the run. A rigorous training schedule leaves her body aching, and with his help, she finds soothing release at his hands… Will he hold onto his rules, or will they be able to cross the finish line together?”
Dear Juliet by Trudy Stiles — New Release!!
This is the third and final book in the Forever Family series.
Reading order: Dear Emily, Dear Tabitha, Dear Juliet.
Follow the lives of two incredible people as they battle their way through many years of heartache, loss and love. This story will take you on an epic journey that spans almost 20 years. — “I’ve known her since the third grade. I’ve loved her since our teen years. But her heart belonged to my best friend.”
Do Not Disturb by AR Torre — New Release!!
This erotic thriller is the sequel to The Girl in 6E.
1. Don’t leave the apartment. 2. Never let anyone in. 3. Don’t kill anyone.
The rules were simple and I broke them.
Now I must face the consequences.
Everyone else must face me.
Dare To Hold by Carly Phillips — New Release!!
I missed this new release the other week but it has some great ratings and is tagged as “love story, alpha heroes, beach reads, sports heroes, bad boys, billionaire”. It’s a standalone within a series of standalones. — The heroine is single, alone, and pregnant, but determined to make changes to her life for her baby. Her resolution would be easier to keep if not for a certain sexy, protective cop who insinuates himself in her life, making her want to believe in happily ever after…
Still Into You by Ryleigh Andrews — New Release!!
This is the sequel to Bring Me You.
A pro football player in love with a female rock star!! — “Things may not have been perfect. Their careers made being together difficult. Her touring. His away schedule. As her success grew, they spent more extended periods apart. But at the end of the day, he knew he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. Only her.”
Don’t Walk Away by Elle Kennedy/Vivian Arend — New Release!!
This is the third standalone in a series of standalones. Each book is about a different couple: All Fired Up, Love is a Battlefield, Don’t Walk Away.
The hero is a former Army Ranger who used to be a one-woman guy until his relationship was torn apart. “Yet he’s never forgotten her, and when she waltzes back into his life, a second chance is within his reach…and he’ll be damned if he’ll screw up again…”
Things We Know by Heart by Jessi Kirby — New Release!!
“In this unforgettable teen romance, a girls falls for the recipient of her boyfriend’s donated heart, forming an unexpected connection…” — After her boyfriend dies, she reaches out to the recipients of his donated organs, but whoever received his heart has mysteriously remained silent. Risking everything, she goes outside the system to track down the nineteen-year-old guy whose life has been forever changed by this priceless gift. But what starts as an accidental run-in quickly develops into more, sparking an undeniable attraction…
Instigation by Tessa Teevan — New Release!!
This is the first book in a series!
Gabriella Latham finally has it all. Killer job. Killer closet. Killer boyfriend [who refuses to let her leave him, even when she tries]. Unfortunately for her, the last part isn’t hyperbole. She just doesn’t know it yet…He was the Prince Charming to her Cinderella, until suddenly he became the Beast from whom she could not escape…
Need Me by Tessa Bailey — New Release!!
Student-teacher romance alert!! — She’s fascinated by her gorgeous young English professor and vows to find a crack in his tweed-wearing, glasses-clad exterior… At an off-campus party, an accident lands him in a dark, locked closet with a sexy-sounding Southern belle… and their chemistry is explosive. But when he discovers that the girl in his arms is the same beautiful student he can’t stop thinking about, he is stunned. Student-teacher relationships are strictly forbidden… yet no matter how hard he tries, he can’t stay away from her.
The Wild Side Trilogy by RK Lilley — New Release!!
This complete trilogy has been bundled together for the first time ever! — “His tidy life is turned on its head when a hot young blonde at the gym decides to rock his world. Way, way too young for him. The problem is, he can’t seem to tell her no, and she just keeps coming back for more. It doesn’t help that he’s ninety percent sure she’s a criminal, and still, he can’t seem to turn her down. What is a dull introvert to do when a chaotic cyclone that oozes sexuality comes twisting into his life?”
Down The Shore by T. Torrest — New Release!!
This rock-and-roll romantic comedy sounds FUN!!
The hero is an up-and-coming rock star who is suddenly thrust into the limelight. Groupies have never been his thing. But, there’s a gorgeous brunette in the audience checking him out with the most incredible green eyes he’s ever seen… — “She’s looking for a fling. He’s looking for forever. It’s gonna be one helluva summer.”
Spark by Erin Noelle — New Release!!
This is a new standalone (first in a series of standalones).
In an effort to find a cure for his sick younger brother, the hero has to turn to unconventional treatments and ends up at a holistic resort deep in the mountains where he meets a beautiful, free-spirited girl he falls for… — ” Even though I can’t afford distractions right now, she’s all I can think about. All that I want…”
One Night by AJ Pine — New Release!!
Sports romance alert!!
The hero is an injured sports star suck in physical therapy at a hospital where the heroine works… giving her the perfect opportunity to see how sweet and considerate he is and and making her realize that maybe she does want something more… But letting him into her life means telling him what happened to her in her past… and why he’d never want her for more than one night…
Promise Me Once by Paige Weaver — New Release!!
This is a new standalone! — A race for survival and love…. “I am the girl you dislike. The one who has no rules. Then I met him. He wasn’t what I needed, but I wanted him anyway. I swore he would only be a one-night stand, but then our world changed… Our story is not about love. Love is pretty and sweet and full of niceties. Those no longer exist. Our story is about finding each other again in a world gone crazy. It’s about surviving the impossible… It’s about saving each other from the darkness. And maybe, just maybe, we’ll find love…”
Diamonds by KA Linde — $0.99 New Release!!
This is the first in a new 2-book “taboo romance” series that will conclude with Gold this summer.
Bryna feels his eyes on her. Hot, seductive, enticing. He’s at least ten years older than her seventeen years, and he knows exactly what he’s doing to her with that look. Walking away would be the smart thing to do… But she can’t… Not even when she’s falling for him, and everything else is falling apart…
A View From Forever by Charles Sheehan Miles — New Release!!
This is a prequel to a standalone I LOVED, Just Remember To Breathe (Read my Review). — He’s a former high school dropout who is trying to clean up his act, who is stunned to be selected for a six-week foreign exchange program. She’s the daughter of a wealthy US Ambassador. Several weeks overseas with an exchange program is just what she needs to get out from under her over-controlling parents. They only have five weeks before they go back. They have completely different lives. The last thing either of them want or need is to fall in love.
Grind by Sawyer Bennett — New Release!!
Legal Affairs fans, this is the second part of the newest Legal Affairs series. Here’s the reading order: Clash, Grind, Yield. If you want to read the previous series, the complete set is bundled together on sale at this link. — Cal Carson is not the man I once thought him to be. Strong, determined, sexy as hell and a beast in the bedroom. He is every woman’s fantasy. He is my fantasy. But no matter how hard Cal tries to grind me down, my heart and secrets are mine and mine alone.
Never Too Late by Micalea Smeltzer — New Release!!
This is the standalone sequel to Last To Know — Mathias, the lead singer of Willow Creek, is used to getting everything he wants. Except for Remy — the one that got away. Childhood friends that grew into more, she was the one constant in his life until she moved away. In anger, he lashed out and broke the only girl he ever loved… When the band returns to their hometown, the last thing Mathias expects is to run into Remy — but she’s back, and she’s not done with him.
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