SALES, NEW RELEASES, RECOMMENDATIONS, & PRE-ORDERS — Week of Dec 15, 2015

* WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS & RECAP *

LATEST NEW RELEASES (NOW LIVE):

Hard To Forget by Bella Jewel (he’s a bad boy billionaire, she’s his new bodyguard)
Sweet Soul by Tillie Cole (she’s homeless, he’s shy, he rescues her)
The Aftermath by R.J. Prescott (fighter romance, sequel to The Hurricane)
The Fix Up by Tawnya Fenske (romantic comedy)
Broken Promises by HM Ward (rock star romance)
Royal Marriage Market by Heather Lyons (royals romance)
Whatever It Takes by L.E. Bross (second chance romance)
Four Week Fiance 2 by JS Cooper (sequel & conclusion to Four Week Fiance)
Kingpin by Lili St Germain (dark romance, Cartel series)
Perfect Ruin by Nashoda Rose (sequel to Perfect Chaos)
Miles Away by Addison Kline (he just got out of prison, she’s a single mom)
Love Uncivilized by Sawyer Bennett (novella follow-up to Unvicilized)

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Hard To Forget by Bella Jewel — New Release!!

He’s a bad boy billionaire and she’s hired as his bodyguard!!! (standalone)
— She is a professional bodyguard who’s spent years trying to prove herself in a male dominated industry. Now she’s facing her greatest challenge yet… He has made plenty of enemies on his climb to the top, and now his life is at risk… When he hires a bodyguard, he never expected to put his life in the hands of a petite woman with a big attitude. He demands the best in everything, and he doesn’t think she has what it takes to protect him. He’d rather have her on her back then covering his. Will she be able to prove herself to the most arrogant—and devastatingly handsome—man she’s ever met?

Sweet Soul by Tillie Cole — New Release!!

“A heart-wrenching story of love in its purest form.” — this is the fifth book in the Sweet Home series and from what I understand, each book is a different couple but books 3, 4, and 5 (this one) are best read in order. — “He spends his days with his head buried in his books, or training hard for his college football team… until he saves the life of a troubled pretty blonde… She’s homeless. Or at least that’s all anyone ever sees. Every day is a fight for survival on the cold streets of Seattle, everyday a struggle to find food and keep warm. In her world of silence, she has given up hope that her life will contain anything but constant heartache and pain… until the beautiful boy she has severely wronged comes to her rescue at precisely the right time.”

Aftermath by R.J. Prescott — New Release!!

Fighter romance fans, this is the sequel to The Hurricane.
— He’s a star on the rise. Billed as the most promising young boxer of his generation, his new career is taking him to places he never dreamed. But he only needs one thing in life: his wife… In her final year of college, she cannot follow him around the world but together they make it work. Just when everything they ever wanted is on the horizon, the past resurfaces to haunt them, and he realizes that justice might not be a part of his happy ever after. He couldn’t protect her once before, but he will make sure that never happens again.

The Fix Up by Tawnya Fenske — New Release!!

Sounds FUN!!! Lol, this romantic comedy looks pretty funny!
— While he may look like the love child of a movie starlet and an NFL linebacker, he has the people skills of a half-drowned porcupine. If he has any hope of taking the helm as CEO of the family business, he needs an image makeover. Pronto… Enter [the heroine], owner of a public relations and branding firm. She’s rebranded hundreds of companies in her career, but she’s never rebranded a person. The guy clearly needs help, though, and she’s just the woman for the job… With the clock ticking for them both, they face off over wardrobe malfunctions and business jargon that sounds a lot sexier than it should. But can she make him into the man he thinks he should be without losing the man she’s starting to love?

Whatever It Takes by L.E. Bross — New Release!!

Second chance romance alert!! This is a standalone in a series of standalones.
— She’s overwhelmed by the responsibilities of being her little brother’s caretaker. But she can handle it. She has to. Because there’s no way in hell she’s letting anyone else raise him…. [The hero] has no intention of tying himself down. That road only leads to heartbreak, a lesson he learned the hard way when he was fifteen. So why can’t he stay away from the one woman who broke his heart? … She knows exactly why he keeps popping up right when she needs the most help: He’s got a hero complex big enough to save Cinderella. But she isn’t that girl, and she refuses to let him be part of her life. Not even when [her little brother] takes a liking to him. Not even when they kind of, maybe, hook up. Not even when she starts to fall for him…

Royal Marriage Market by Heather Lyons — New Release!!

“Royals” romance!! This appears to be a standalone (?)…
— Every decade, the world’s monarchs and their heirs secretly convene to discuss global politics and social issues—and arrange marriages between kingdoms. She may be a Hereditary Princess, but she finds the entire situation archaic and unsavory. While she wants what’s best for her country, she isn’t about to jump into an unwanted relationship—let alone a marriage—with a virtual stranger… So when a blindingly handsome royal runs into her, she doesn’t hesitate to tell him there’s no way she’s marrying him. He’s all too happy to agree: no marriage. Which is why he suggests they help each other field potential intendeds. As he slowly gets to know her, though, he realizes they have a lot more in common… Only he can’t fall for her, because royal or not, they’re not meant for each other.

Four Week Fiance 2 by JS Cooper — New Release!!

Sequel & conclusion to Four Week Fiance!
— Mila Brookstone has been in love with TJ Walker for years so when he asked her to be his fake fiancee, she knew she would say yes. However, Mila wasn’t prepared for the gamut of feelings and emotions that would hit her once playing that role… TJ Walker is a handsome successful man with a penchant for exciting and crazy past times. He doesn’t do love, but there is something about Mila that he can’t seem to get out of his head… Mila and TJ’s relationship starts to heat up and both of them find themselves hiding secrets that could break the other one. What will happen when their fun and games turn into something a lot more painful? Will love overcome all?

Kingpin by Lili St Germain — New Release!!

Sequel alert!! This is the second book in the dark romance Cartel series.
— They say love conquers all. It’s a lie. Five days a week, I dressed in smart business clothes. I painted my face, and went to work as an accountant. But nothing about my life was normal. For eight years I had been the property of a Motorcycle Club… My only glimmer of light was the man I loved. The man who had saved me… His love had been the only thing that kept the demons at bay. But he’d become so immersed in the cartel’s brutal business that I hardly knew him anymore… He’d been my salvation, but he was also my undoing. Would he pull me down into the darkness until he destroyed me? Could I save him? Did I even want to?

Perfect Ruin by Nashoda Rose — New Release!!

Sequel to Perfect Chaos (different couples, but must be read in order).
— “We all have unique layers that make up who we are. What makes us vulnerable or strong. What we fear and what excites us. But peel back those layers and you’re left exposed. They did that to me. Each piece was slowly stripped away then burned. I merely existed. But there was one layer they overlooked. The most important of them all—the tie to one man. The man responsible for me being this way. The man who found me. And the killer who would do anything to protect me…”

Love Uncivilized by Sawyer Bennett — New Release!!

Christmas novella follow-up to Unvicilized

— How did things ever get to be so difficult? Nearly eight years of marriage. Two kids. Hectic careers and major life choices. Throw in sexual frustration, doubts, insecurities and one wild man not completely tamed by society, and you have a Christmas that’s bound to get out of control… He will show you just how uncivilized love can be.

Act Like It by Lucy Parker (Read My Review)

This was such a fun, refreshing romance!! It was smart, sassy, oh-so-witty and downright hilarious in places — I laughed out loud so many times. The hero and heroine had started out hating each other but they’re both famous actors and had to fake a relationship for publicity’s sake and it slowwwly but surely turned into something real as they both realized that they were perhaps a little quick to judge each other… I’d been searching for the RIGHT book to fit my mood today and this was it!!! Oh, and it’s completely a standalone!! YAY!

Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah (Read My Review)

WOW. WOW. WOW!!!! This was one of the most breathtaking books that I have ever read in my entire life. And I do not say that lightly. I cried so hard I couldn’t even see the pages. The emotions were overpowering and all-consuming. It also has THE. MOST. BEAUTIFUL. EPILOGUE. of all-time. The only other book that has made me cry this hard before has been The Bronze Horseman which is my favorite book in the world… My God, THE FEELS!!!! What began as a family mystery turned into an EPIC story of love and survival. I rarely give this rating, but this was 6 STARS!

Thirty Nights by Ani Keating (Read My Review)

OMG!!! What an amazing book!! This literally was everything I could want in a romance: well-written, intelligent, sexy, addictive. It made my heart race and my palms tingle, it made me swoon and FEEL and totally fall in LOVE with this couple!!! The story captured that same “spark” (as I call it) that Twilight, Fifty Shades, Crossfire have (to me at least). There’s just this INTENSE attraction between them, but also circumstances which *could* keep them apart that ultimately serves to bring them closer. There’s chemistry, mystery, and seduction. It’s beautifully erotic, sensual and smouldering, but tasteful. Ah, I LOVED everything about it and I can’t wait for the next book. This is a TOP FAVORITE!!!!

Cross The Line by Julie Johnson (Read my Review)

SQUEEE!!! I absolutely LOOVED this!! It was such a great mix of everything I could want in a kickass romance!!! It was SEXY, SWOONY, SASSY, and SWEET, but also suspenseful, hilarious, emotional, and fast-paced. The feisty heroine had me laughing out loud soooo many times, and the mysterious brooding Alpha hero stole my heart!!! It’s either a forbidden or unrequited love story (depending on whether you look at it from his or her perspective) with epic, rapid fire banter, witty and sarcastic inner monologue, and a whole lot of romance!! She’s been in love with him since they were kids, but since she’s his best friend’s little sister, she’s always been off-limited to him even though he’s always been drawn to her. But when her life is put in danger, he steps in to protect her… You can read it as a standalone and I highly recommend it if you’re looking for an AWESOME light-hearted romance with a dash of suspense!!

November 9 by Colleen Hoover (Read my Review)

WOW. WOW. WOW!!!! This book blew me away!!! I read it in one sitting with my heart racing the whole time!! The story was SO unique and unexpected that it took me completely by surprise over and over again!! I swooned, I fell in love, my heart was broken, and then healed again. And THE TWIST!!!!! Holy hell, that twist!!! Total shocker but I LOVED it. This book was perfect from cover to cover and definitely one of the BEST BOOKS of the year!! 5 stars!! — I have loved every single book that Colleen Hoover has written. Her stories just reach right into my heart and this was another top-notch winner — a fantastic top recommendation!

The Play by Karina Halle (Read my Review)

Sexy sports player alert!! I read this book in one sitting and loved it! It was a heart-warming, sexy romance featuring a swoony yet damaged Alpha hero with a painful past and a heart of gold, and a feisty, free-spirited heroine who he fell in love with. If you’re looking for a great new read, definitely give this one a shot! — “Why the hell did I have to meet this beast, this superman, who blows my mind in the bedroom, mows down rugby players for a living, rescues helpless animals, looks like a fucking god, and just happens to cook, just before he has to leave?”

Walk Through Fire by Kristen Ashley (My Review)

What a gorgeous love story!! Kristen Ashley really outdid herself. The emotional journey that Logan and Millie went through and the depth of their love — the things they sacrificed for their love — just hit me so hard. Theirs was the kind of ‘bottom of your soul, straight to your gut’ epic love that made them willing to walk through fire for each other. I cried, I swooned, and I completely adored this book!! If you’re a fan of emotional, heart-felt second chance romance, and you happen to love Alpha male heroes and bikers, then this book and series are must-reads!

Everything I Left Unsaid by M. O’Keefe (Read my Review)

LOOVED this and can’t wait for the next one! It was HOT HOT HOT… with it’s sexy mysterious hero, strong feisty heroine, and uniquely captivating story, I was addicted from start to finish!!! Seriously though, the hero was just the kind of guy I fall in LOVE with most… scarred and sexy … just mysterious enough to keep me wondering, just tortured enough to tug my heart strings, just sweet enough to make me swoon, just dangerous enough to give him an edge, but with that possessive and protective edge that defines him as an ALPHA male. I loved him, I loved her, and I loved the book!! It’s a “gritty and erotic romance” where “a phone call from a mysterious stranger is picked up by the wrong woman and ignites a dangerous game of seduction.” The story is really quite UNIQUE!

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter (Read my Review)

HOLY HELL!!! This was an awesome book! It went waaaaay the freaking hell outside of my “usual” reading preferences. The genre is more of a crime thriller (no romance) which I almost never read but this particular blurb really grabbed me. So I opened the book. By the end of the prologue, I had CHILLS running through me and tears in my eyes…. So, I had to read it!!! And honestly I loved it!! But you guys, it is NOT for the faint of heart. The story starts out small but the “mystery” just gets deeper and deeper and deeper. And every new thing you discover is this whole other level of creepy. It has fantastic writing and even though it’s totally not a genre I usually read, I’d definitely recommend it as an amazing crime thriller!

Beyond What Is Given by Rebecca Yarros (Read My Review)

So, I’ve literally been meaning to read one of this author’s books for over a year and I’m so glad I finally did because I loved it!!! I finished reading this book with my heart racing and SO full of happy feels!!! Even though the story started a little slow and on the light side, oh-my-gosh did it ever get ANGSTY!!!!! There was this whole complex “situation” going on that kept me flipping pages like crazy!!!!!! And I loved that the story kept surprising me too!! If you’re looking for a romance with a swoony, sexy Alpha hero with a heart-breaking past and quite a unique storyline, then definitely try this book!! (military romance)

Night Road by Kristin Hannah (Read My Review)

5 STARS!!!!! My God, after finishing this book, I feel like I’ve been through some kind of emotional marathon. My heart is racing. I feel out of breath. There are tears in my eyes. AND I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!! It’s not a romance in the sense that the guy-meets-girl isn’t the sole focus, but the heart of the story is ALL about different relationships and there IS a love story in it. SUCH an intensely beautiful, heart-wrenching love story (like the kind of love that is always in your heart even if it can’t always be acted on) and just… ALL THE FEELS!!!! Holy wow, this author can WRITE like you wouldn’t believe. I loved it. *deep breath* LOVED IT.

Every Wrong Reason by Rachel Higginson (Read My Review)

WOW!! What a BEAUTIFUL book! I loved every word and am sitting here wiping away the happy tears. It was such a powerful, emotional, and deeply profound journey. This story OWNED my heart. I was SO emotionally connected on every page and just FELT so much for it. It was raw and honest, but passionate and heart-felt. I cried, I hoped, I swooned, I was rooting for this couple so hard. The writing was just GORGEOUS (I have endless quotes highlighted) and I especially loved that this author showed a very rarely-seen side of contemporary romance by tackling both the subjects of marriage AND divorce… [standalone romance]

Hollywood Dirt by Alessandra Torre (Read My Review)

I totally LOVED this standalone “opposites attract” Hollywood romance!! It was SEXY, fun, and fantastically well written (seriously, such STRONG writing), with an intense hate-to-love romance that made my heart race!! The perfect balance of ANGST, HUMOR, and HOTNESS!!! I laughed, I swooned, I couldn’t stop reading. The hero is a world-famous superstar actor and the heroine is a girl from a small-town. Their worlds collided after he read a book about her town and decided to make a movie about it… “From the start, I knew he was trouble. For our town. And for me… Sometimes, opposites just aren’t meant to attract.”

Heart-Shaped Hack by Tracey Garvis Graves (Read my Review)

This book had me laughing, smiling, and SWOONING non-stop!! I appreciated so much that there was literally no stupid drama. It was just this gorgeous romance with two people who fell madly in love and did everything they could to STAY together. There were definitely heart-stopping moments (omg 70%!!!!) but I totally loved the ride!! Plus, there was so much FANTASTIC banter (I have so many highlights!!) and sexy ROMANCE that it was an awesome, HEART-WARMING read mixed with a little mystery because the hero had a whole secret identity that the heroine didn’t know about at first… Definitely a top favorite!

Sustained by Emma Chase (Read my Review)

If you’re a fan of stories with heroes/heroines with kids, then you HAVE to get this!! The heroine is the legal guardian of her late brother’s six kids, and the hero is roped into her life after a chance encounter with her… and now he just can’t stop thinking about her. OMG this book is just HILARIOUS!!! The scenes with the kids are ADORABLE!!! And it’s told from the guy’s POV which is pure GOLD!! It was hilariously funny, sexy, romantic, heart-warming, and kinda badass with that lawyer stuff too. Best of all, you can read it as a standalone romance!

Worth It by Linda Kage (Read my Review)

If you’re a fan of heart-meltingly sweet bad boys, tortured heroes, forbidden romances, and intense second chance love stories, then you HAVE to try this!!! I read the whole book from start to finish in one non-stop sitting because I honestly just COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN!!! It’s well-written, full of feeeeeeels, and kept my heart racing!! You can easily read this as a complete standalone and it’s totally a new TOP FAVORITE recommendation!!! Note: each book in the series is about a different couple and written in a way that each one can be read totally alone.

Throttled by Elizabeth Lee (Read my Review)

Second chance romance fans, this book was awesome!! Ahhh, I couldn’t stop smiling after I finished it!!!! It had ALL THE FEELS! The hero was a famous Motocross racer who returns to his hometown to realize that the girl he left behind when he went to follow his dreams still holds his heart and this time around, he was willing to do everything and anything in his power to win back her trust and prove that he still loves her more than anything. I loved him, I loved her, I loved them, I loved the whole story. — It’s the first standalone in a series of standalones.

The Paper Swan by Leylah Attar (Read my Review)

I LOVE LOVE LOOOOOVED THIS BOOK!!! Fierce, powerful, and absolutely breathtaking, this beautifully-written book will sweep you away in an epic love story that spans years and lasts a lifetime. The Paper Swan is a must-read for any romance readers who are searching for a completely unique story that’ll captivate you from start to finish. While the twists and turns are intense, gritty, and sometimes even dark, this was actually one of the sweetest and most beautiful love stories I’ve ever read. I loved every word and HIGHLY recommend it! 5 STARS!!

Hawthorne & Heathcliff by R.K. Ryals (Read my Review)

What a BEAUTIFUL story!! I was wiping happy tears at the end! The UNIQUE feel originally grabbed my attention and the gorgeous writing hooked me. It’s deeply introspective, almost poetic, but a very REAL, HEART-FELT story about an awkward girl with a past full of heartache and a good-looking boy she meets in high school who saw past her pain and, no matter what happened, he never gave up on her. This is their journey over 8 years of self discovery, first love, and second chances. I have almost 50 highlighted quotes in my book. It’s YA/NA and totally non-formulaic. If you’re in the mood for something different, try this!

Vanguard by CJ Markusfeld (Read my Review)

OMG!!!! I loooooooooooooved this gorgeous book!!!!!! From the moment I read the prologue, I was hooked and could NOT put it down even for a single minute!! I cried, laughed, swooned, was totally overwhelmed with emotion, and even had to take little “breathers” before turning the page because it could get literally that intense!!! It had ALL THE FEELS. This story was 100% unique and unlike any other I’ve ever read. It’s a modern-day wartime love story with fantastic writing, a gripping and emotional tale, and an epic romance that kept my heart racing from start to finish. This was smart, intelligent romance!! Book HEAVEN!

Maybe In Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Read my Review)

SQUEEEEEE!!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVED this so freaking much!!! My gosh, that last 10% was seriously loaded with feels!! This was honestly one of the BEST BOOKS I’ve read this year. The story was unlike any other I’ve read, the writing was AMAZING, and it kept me glued to the page. It was totally unconventional and gave such a UNIQUE perspective on finding your soul mate and one true love. I cried, I laughed, my heart felt like it was bursting with emotions. I LOVED IT!!! 5++ STARS!!! — “I still love you,” he says. “I’ve always loved you. I might never stop.”

Rush by Emma Scott (Read my Review)

This was a really touching story! The first few chapters were a little slow but once they officially met, I was hooked. If you loved the “feeling” of Me Before You (minus the ugly-crying), then definitely try this! — The hero used to be a pro extreme sports athlete who was blinded and severely injured in a cliff diving accident. With his life and dreams shattered, he was left bitter and angry and shut himself away the world until the heroine arrived to work for him as a live-in assistant. She was a prodigy musician who’d suffering her own loss as well but they began to help each other heal as they fell unexpectedly in love…

The Strongest Steel by Scarlett Cole (Read my Review)

TATTOOED HERO FANS!!! I recently finished this great new book!! The sexy, tattooed hero had me swooooooooning!!! The heroine had survived an attack that left her back covered in scars and the hero was a talented tattoo artist whose specialty was inking over scars. When she shows up at his studio, he cant turn her down, and designs the perfect tattoo while fighting his intense feelings for her that grow with each tattooing session… This story was swoony, heart-meltingly romantic, a little suspenseful (her ex was a real piece of work), a lot sexy… with a hot, protective Alpha male hero!! (It’s a standalone)

Ride Steady by Kristen Ashley (My Review)

Bad boy biker alert!! I LOVED THIS BOOK!!! 5 STARS!! (Chaos series)

“Once upon a time, she believed in happy endings. Money, marriage, motherhood: everything came easy… Now a struggling, single mom and stranded by a flat tire pondering her mistakes, when a vaguely familiar knight rides to her rescue on a ton of horsepower… In high school, he was a bad boy loner who put her on a pedestal… Today, he’s a hard-bodied biker, and it’s clear she’s falling fast.”

The Man I Love by Suanne Laqueur (Read my Review)

WOWWW!!! I recently read this and LOVED it!! The WRITING was truly exquisite! It was a very slow-building, detailed story, but one where EVERY detail matters. Everything was connected and had DEPTH. It was vivid and powerful and completely UNIQUE. It told a love story that spanned 10-15 years, but didn’t follow ANY rules. Normally that would be scary to me but the way that everything was portrayed made me really *get* where these characters came from. And I was honestly blown away by how much I FELT and how BEAUTIFULLY it was written. It’s like I lived the story with them. It felt REAL. Highly recommended!

Never Let You Go by Katy Regnery (Read my Review)

HOLY HELL!!! I read reading this in one non-stop sitting because I could NOT put it down. I mean seriously… THE ANGST!!!!! Gah. *clutches heart* It’ll be a while before my heart rate to go back to normal, but WOW, it was unputdownable!!! It felt like I barely blinked or stopped to breathe because I was flipping the pages so fast…… It was sweet and romantic, heart-breaking and painful, angsty as all freaking hell, and really just a gorgeous story of UNDYING LOVE!!! The story was unique and it’s a complete standalone so if you’re looking for a new read, try this!

King by T.M. Frazier (Read my Review)

Holy wow, I totally LOVED this book!! Dark and gritty, sweet and sexy, raw and shocking, and utterly addictive, with an unapologetic, badass Alpha male hero and unexpected twists that I never saw coming!! I highly recommend it!!
— Homeless. Hungry. Desperate. Doe has no memories of who she is or where she comes from…A notorious career criminal just released from prison, King is someone you don’t want to cross. When they come crashing together, they will have to learn that sometimes in order to hold on, you have to first let go.

A Pound of Flesh by Sophie Jackson (Read my Review)

SQUEEEEEEE!!!!! I absolutely LOOOOOOOVED this book!!! If you love SEXY BAD BOY heroes and unique love stories, then you have to try this!!!! The thrill of their forbidden romance kept my heart RACING the whole way through. I swooned over their love for each other, and really appreciated the way there was no ‘stupid’ drama. And now I just can’t stop smiling because the story was just so freaking GOOD!!!! I adored it!!! It’s about a “strong-minded prison tutor who discovers that her sexy bad-boy student is far more than he appears to be…”