SALES, NEW RELEASES, RECOMMENDATIONS, & PRE-ORDERS — Week of Jan 19, 2016

TOP RECOMMENDATION #1:   Appealed by Emma Chase (Read my Review)
OMG!!!!! SQUEEE!!!! I just finished reading this book (in one sitting) and LOVE LOVE LOVED it!! There’s this double epilogue at the end and the last page totally made me shed a HAPPY tear — just GORGEOUS!!! This was an absolutely amazing, heart-warming, sweet, HILARIOUS, sexy, fun, awesome book!!! I literally loved EVERYTHING about it and highly recommend it to anyone looking for a light-hearted feel-good romance that’ll just make you genuinely HAPPY!!! This is definitely going to be a Top Favorite of 2016 for me!!! Be sure to grab a copy!! It can be read as a standalone!

TOP RECOMMENDATION #2: The Baller: A Down and Dirty Football Novel by Vi Keeland
Sports romance fans!!! I just finished reading this awesome new release (from this week) that I read start-to-finish in one sitting this afternoon!! It was FUN and SEXY with some seriously AWESOME banter (haha, the hero is cocky and knows it!!) and just enough angst to keep me flipping pages like crazy!! If you check out the crazy high ratings, you’ll see that readers are just LOVING it so if you’re looking for a HOT, addictive new book to fall in love with this weekend, TRY THIS!! — It’s a standalone. (Read my Review)

RECENT REVIEW:   Defenseless by Corinne Michaels (Read my Review)
This was a sexy and suspenseful romance that was equally hot and intense, with a strong, stubborn, badass couple falling in love in the midst of chaos! After reading Consolation & Conviction last year, I fell in love with Corinne Michael’s writing — her stories are addictive, fast-paced, and absorbing — so naturally, I just had to read this book as well! — For the record though, this is a standalone. — I’m thrown to the ground and Mark rushes to cover me. Always protecting me, giving me his body as a shield. This is love. He’s the guy who will take the bullet. The guy I’ve dreamt of being with.

 
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*** WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS & RECAP ***

 
HOT NEW RELEASES (NOW LIVE):  

• Appealed by Emma Chase (standalone romantic comedy, Legal Briefs series)
• Pucked Over by Helena Hunting (hockey romance/comedy)
• Defenseless by Corinne Michaels (Alpha male romantic suspense standalone)
• Never Never: Part 3 by Colleen Hoover & Tarryn Fisher (conclusion to the Never Never series)
• The Baller: A Down and Dirty Football Novel by Vi Keeland (sexy sports romance standalone)
• Rapturous by Marie Force (standalone erotic romance, Quantum series)
• Happily Ever After Ninja by Penny Reid (romantic comedy in the Knitting In The City series)
• Holding Her Close by Lexi Ryan (a famous actress falls for her bodyguard)
• Cunning by Aleatha Romig (dark romance sequel to Betrayal)
• Dirty Sexy Saint by Carly Phillips & Erika Wilde (bad boy alpha male romance)
• Paige In Progress by Brighton Walsh (her one-night-stand moves in next door!)
• Loud Is How I Love You by Mercy Brown (rock star romance)
• Forgotten Promises by Jessica Lemmon (he just got out of jail and needs her help)
• Xavier Cold by Michelle Valentine (fighter romance, sequel to Phenomenal X)
• Here To Stay by Suanne Laqueur (final book in the amazing Fish Tales series)
• Falling For Colton by Jasinda Wilder (new book in Falling series)
• Secondhand Smoke by Lauren Gilley (biker romance, Dartmoor series)
• Your Irresistible Love by Layla Hagen (forbidden sexy office romance)
• In This Life by Christine Brae (romance/contemporary fiction)
• Outside The Lines by Lisa Desrochers (he’s on the run – contemporary romance)
• Unwanted Girl by MK Schiller (multicultural romance)
• Between Shadows by Chanel Cleeton (sexy thriller — love and revenge)
• Time And Space by Rachel Robinson (Navy SEAL military romance)
• Honor by JL Drake (military romantic suspense)
• Her Secret Lover by Robin Covington (What Happens In Vegas)
• Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning (paranormal/urban fantasy, Fever series)
• Shade Me by Jennifer Brown (YA thrilling romantic suspense)
• Blue by Danielle Steel (fiction: dark secrets, second chances, and the power of love)

 
ALPHA MALE ROMANCE RECOMMENDATIONS::  
KRISTEN ASHLEY: SERIES READING ORDER LIST — As many of you know, Kristen Ashley is one of my all-time favorite authors and I’ve been asked a lot about the reading order for her books and I have a huge list with all her books and their correct orders right here for you! If you’re new to her books and you love reading about badass Alpha male heroes, strong heroines, and sexy, fun, hilarious, emotional, addictive romances, then you absolutely MUST check her books out!!

 
RECENT RECOMMENDATION #1:   Waiting For Wyatt by SD Hendrickson (Read my Review)
“My heart flipped a little, and I fell deeper for Wyatt Caulfield, the mysterious guy who said he was dangerous and bad.” — I absolutely loved this book!! It kept me glued to the page until 4AM because I just did not want to stop reading. The haunting pain of Wyatt’s secret past tugged all my heart strings, while Emma’s quiet strength gave me hope for their future. Their romance was beautifully intense, and although often painful, the strength and endurance of their love for each other can only be described heart-warming. This was exactly the kind of book I love reading — it was incredibly well written, and loaded with feels, intrigue, and a captivating romance. I already know this will be one of my Favorite Books of 2016. It’s a top recommendation and it’s a standaone so be sure to grab a copy!!!

RECENT RECOMMENDATION #2:   Built by Jay Crownover (Read my Review)
I read this book recently and LOOOVED it!!! I couldn’t put it down and finished it in one sitting — swooning almost non-stop!! There’s something about an Alpha guy who is willing to go to the ends of the earth to protect his family and to fight for the woman he loves that just makes my heart RACE!!!!! This is my first Top Favorite Book of 2016 and I HIGHLY RECOMMEND it!!! Oh, and it can be read as standalone! If you’re looking for something new to read, try this!! (Standalone Romance. No Cliffhanger. Epilogue)

 

Defenseless by Corinne Michaels — New Release!!

A standalone contemporary military romantic suspense. I love this author!!
— My life is a secret. His life is dangerous.
We’re both stubborn, calculating, and controlling.
Mark Dixon doesn’t know what he’s getting into. He doesn’t know his games could cost us our lives. I have to do what is necessary to keep us alive, and that means guarding my heart. But I know I’m defenseless against him, and in the end, he’ll force me to surrender.

 

Never Never: Part 3 by Colleen Hoover & Tarryn Fisher — New Release!!

The highly-anticipated conclusion to the Never Never series!
This series must be read in order!
— Together, Silas Nash and Charlize Wynwood must look deeper into the past to find out who they were and who they want to be. With time ticking down, the couple are in a race to find the answers they need before they lose everything. Can they regain what they once had? And will it restore who they once were?

 

The Baller: A Down and Dirty Football Novel by Vi Keeland

Sexy sports romance standalone!! This sounds hot and fun!!
— The first time I met him was in the men’s locker room. It was my first interview as a professional sportscaster. The famed quarterback decided to bare all. And by all, I don’t mean he told me any of his secrets. No. The arrogant ass decided to drop his towel, just as I asked the first question. On camera… The Super Bowl MVP quickly adopted a new hobby—screwing with me. When I pushed back, he shifted from wanting to screw with me, to wanting to screw me. But I don’t date players. And it’s not because I’m one of the few women working in the world of professional football. I’d date an athlete. It’s the other kind of player I don’t date. You know the type. Good looking, strong, cocky, always looking to get laid.

He was the ultimate player. Every woman wanted to be the one to change him.
But the truth was, all he needed was a girl worth changing for.
Turned out, I was that girl. Simple right?
Let’s face it. It never is.
There’s a story between once upon a time and happily ever after…
And this one is ours.

 

Appealed by Emma Chase — New Release!!

A standalone romantic comedy in the Legal Briefs series!! — “When he looks at her, he doesn’t see the awkward, sweet girl who grew up next door. He sees a self-assured, stunning woman…who wants to crush the most intimate—and prized—parts of his anatomy beneath the heels of her Louboutins… When she looks at him, all she sees is the teenager who humiliated her in high school in order to join the popular crowd.

But she’s not a lovesick social outcast anymore—she’s a Washington, DC, prosecutor with a long winning streak. He’s the opposing attorney in her next case, and she thinks it’s time to put him through a little hell of his own… But things aren’t exactly working out the way she planned. he has his sights set on her, and every fiery exchange only makes him want her more—and makes her wonder if he’s as passionate in the bedroom as he is in the courtroom…”
 

Rapturous by Marie Force — New Release!!

Standalone erotic romance in the Quantum series (can either be read alone, or as book 4). I LOVE THIS SERIES!! — The story begins after he “kisses the woman he desires above all others, even though he knows she can never be his. She craves her boss’s best friend, but he has never given her an ounce of encouragement — until tonight when he kissed her after winning the Oscar. Was that kiss the start of something or another in a long line of frustrations where he’s concerned? Something is keeping him from acting on the attraction that simmers between them, and she’s determined to find out what it is. But when she stumbles upon the secret that he’s kept from her, will she allow hurt feelings to get in the way of true love? When he won’t share his BDSM lifestyle with her, she decides to conduct her own research. Will she be intrigued or repulsed? And what will he do when he finds out how she’s been spending her evenings?”

 

Happily Ever After Ninja by Penny Reid — New Release!!

A standalone romantic comedy in the Knitting In The City series!
— There are three things you need to know about her… I would tell you what they are, but then I’d have to kill you. But I can tell you that her husband is desperately in love with his wife. He aches for her when they are apart, and is insatiable when they are together. Yet as the years pass, he has begun to suspect that she is a ninja. A ninja mom. A ninja wife. A ninja friend. After fourteen years of marriage, he’s trying not to panic. Because her talent for blending in is starting to resemble fading away… However, when unexpected events mean she must take center stage to keep her family safe, her response stuns everyone—him most of all…

 

Holding Her Close by Lexi Ryan — New Release!!

“An actress in danger. A bodyguard on a mission to protect her…”
— “I don’t care how good it felt to have her in my arms. I don’t care that I can’t close my eyes without remembering the way she tastes or the sound of her moan. I want nothing to do with her. Her scheme to fake an engagement to save her own career is exactly the kind of manipulative Hollywood crap I left LA to escape. But when her fan mail turns threatening, everything changes. Now I don’t just want to play the part of her fake fiancé, I demand it. I won’t let my jaded heart cost me another case. I may not trust her but I do care, and the only way I know she’s safe is if I’m holding her close.”

 

Cunning by Aleatha Romig — New Release!!

Dark romance fans!! Here’s the sequel to Betrayal!
— “One year. No future. A past that won’t go away. He broke his own rule by making a deal. It may not have been directly with the devil, but that doesn’t mean Satan himself isn’t watching. Was it fate that brought her into his life and his bed? What will happen when rules are broken and secrets are revealed? … She found pleasure with him like she’d never known. That was before she knew his last name. Now that the rules have changed, what will result when real life and fantasy collide?”

 

Xavier Cold by Michelle Valentine — New Release!!

Fighter romance conclusion to the story that began in Phenomenal X about a woman’s pulse-pounding relationship with a notorious bad-boy wrestler!!! — “One momentary loss of control has now ruined everything he had going for himself. With his world unraveling fast, he’s willing to do anything to save not only his job but his relationship with the only woman he’s ever loved… Still reeling from shock, she tries desperately to save the man that’s consumed her heart, body and soul. She’ll have to dig deep and find courage she never knew she possessed to help him fight demons from his past—a past that’s even more haunted than she ever imagined…”

 

Outside The Lines by Lisa Desrochers — New Release!!

An edgy contemporary romance series that follows a family on the run…
— “As the oldest son of a Chicago crime lord, he always knew how dangerous life could be. With his mother dead and his father in prison, he’s taking charge of his family’s safety—putting himself and his siblings in witness protection to hide out in a backwater Florida town… [The heroine], a fourth grade teacher, is worried about the new boy in her class. He’s quiet and evasive, especially when he’s around his even cagier older brother. She can’t help her attraction to his brother, or the urge to help them both in whatever way she can… But, it’s only a matter of time before someone finds them. And if he isn’t careful, she could end up in the crossfire…”

 

Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning — New Release!!

Paranormal/urban fantasy fans, this is the latest novel in the amazing Fever series!! — “Mac, Barrons, Ryodan, and Jada are back—and the stakes have never been higher or the chemistry hotter. Hurtling us into a realm of intrigue and seduction, this is a riveting tale of ancient evil, lust, betrayal, forgiveness, and the redemptive power of love… Once a normal city possessing a touch of ancient magic, Dublin is now a treacherously magical city with only a touch of normal. And on those war-torn streets, Mac will come face-to-face with her most savage enemy yet: herself.”

 

Unwanted Girl by MK Schiller — New Release!!

He’s a “recovering addict who finds solace in his regimented life. That is until he meets her. Something about the shy Indian beauty who delivers take-out to his Greenwich Village loft inspires the reclusive writer. And when she reveals her desire to write a book of her own, he agrees to help her. The tale of a young Indian girl growing up against a landscape of brutal choices isn’t his usual territory, but something about the story, and the beautiful storyteller, draws him in deep… She’s drawn to Nick, but she never imagines falling for him. They have nothing in common, yet he makes her feel alive for the first time in her life. She is not ready for their journey to end, but the plans she’s made cannot be broken…not even by him. Can they find a way to rewrite the next chapter?”

 

Forgotten Promises by Jessica Lemmon — New Release!!

Bad boy alert!! This is an edgy contemporary romance!
— “A brutal childhood left him with a bad reputation and a criminal record. Fresh out of jail, he has a score to settle with the town’s crooked chief of police—his own father. Nobody will believe his explosive accusations without proof and a good lawyer, neither of which he has on his side. Until he sees someone he used to know, someone who just so happens to be the daughter of the best lawyer in the county… He needs her to convince her father of the ugly truth. But first he has to convince her, and he’ll do whatever it takes to get her to listen. Confronted by the story of his dark past, she feels utterly compelled to help him. And as their connection grows into a fierce bond fueled by raw passion, she finds herself falling for the wrong guy—but never has the promise of love felt so right…”

 

Dirty Sexy Saint by Carly Phillips & Erika Wilde — New Release!!

Erotic romance fans!! — A dirty, sexy, smoking hot series of standalones featuring three bad boy brothers bonded by shocking secrets and their damaged past. — Sinful, addicting, and unapologetically alpha… He knows he’s more a sinner than a saint. Especially when it comes to women. With a rough and damaged past that has left him jaded, he doesn’t do committed relationships. But he does like sex—the hotter and harder, the better. He likes it fast and filthy, which is why he refuses to even touch someone as sweet and guileless as her. Until he discovers that she likes it just as down and dirty as he does. Let the sinning begin…”

 

Between Shadows by Chanel Cleeton — New Release!!

A sexy thriller about love and revenge…
— “She lives by three rules: Show no weakness. Trust no one. Don’t get caught… The Academy—set in London, shrouded in secrecy— trains spies, computer experts, and assassins. Their mission? Dispensing justice and altering the course of world politics. Or so they think. In a world where secrets are weapons and some kills are impossible to forget, everything she thought she knew about her life is about to change. They taught her to fight. To blend into the shadows, to operate on the fringes of society, to change her identity with ease. They taught her to kill. She’ll need every skill they taught her, to stay alive…”

 

Paige In Progress by Brighton Walsh — New Release!!

She wanted a one-night stand…and then he moved in next door.
— She is more than content with her life and what she does. Nothing can make her lose focus now. Well, nothing except the one-night stand she had with her best friend’s brother. The one-night stand she can’t stop thinking about… He the responsible son, the loyal friend, the steady boyfriend. She thought he was a safe bet because he lives halfway across the country. But then suddenly he’s moving back to their town, and then into her apartment building, and soon he’s worming his way right into her life. If she’s not careful, he might sneak his way into her heart, too…” — This is a full-length contemporary romance featuring a strong-willed, smart-lipped heroine and the hot as sin, alpha hero she can’t get enough of…

 

Time And Space by Rachel Robinson — New Release!!

Navy SEAL hero alert!! — “Not only did they take his career and his fiancée, they stole everything but his life, and he barely escaped with that. He is back. Thriving and successful, he has never forgotten what was taken or who is to blame. His scars run as deep as the hatred in his heart… She has moved on from her relationship with him… [But] when he comes spiraling back into her life she’s not sure where their limits lie. With her nuptials to [another] swoony, heartthrob Navy SEAL fast approaching, she has decisions to make and a past of sinister secrets to confront. Time changes everything and space apart turns lovers into strangers. The only thing standing between happily ever after and fate is revenge.

 

Here To Stay by Suanne Laqueur — New Release!!

This is the final book in the amazing Fish Tales series. If you’re new to it, start with The Man I Love (my review) It has absolutely BEAUTIFUL WRITING!!!
— “Love is never so sweet as when it receives a second chance. Though separated for twelve years, the extraordinary bond forged in their youth has endured. But when your soulmate has caused you indescribable pain, how easy is it to forgive? How much trust is needed to place your heart back into the hands that once broke it? How much faith does it take to ask the question, “Do you still want me?” and believe in the reply: “I still want us.”

 

Falling For Colton by Jasinda Wilder — New Release!!

A new book in Falling series. This is a prequel story, but that should be read after the other books. — I wasn’t always in love with Nell Hawthorne; I was in love with a girl named India before I ever met Nell. India? She was my first love, the girl who made me want to be better than my past, better than the blood and violence… Live by the sword, die by the sword, that’s what they say, right? It should have been me, that day. But it was’t. It was her. And that changed me. Sent me down an even darker path than I’d been on before. Until I met Nell. The girl who changed everything… You know that story. But what you don’t know is everything that led up to that rainy day under a tree, at a funeral.

 

Secondhand Smoke by Lauren Gilley — New Release!!

Biker fans!! A new book in the Dartmoor series!
— “Real life. It isn’t sexy. Isn’t pretty. There are no alpha bad boys. No easy outs. No Hollywood soundtrack. Real life hurts like hell and tastes like the grit between your teeth. And love…love always bears a hefty price. This isn’t a biker romance. This is love and war in the world of the MC … He was born into the Motorcycle Club, a third generation outlaw with big biker boots to fill. A perpetual screw-up and playboy, he’s never taken life seriously. Until now… If his accident a year ago was a wakeup call, then a jolting revelation from his latest lover is a life-altering shock. It won’t be simple, but it’s high time he came into his own. With the club on the brink of a new war, he must find the strength to lead, or risk everyone he loves.”

 

Your Irresistible Love by Layla Hagen — New Release!!

A forbidden romance (standalone) between a sexy CEO who doesn’t believe in love and a woman he hires who is now off-limits! — He’s determined to have her, even if she’s completely off limits… She has one job to do… Daydreaming about the hot CEO is definitely not on her to-do list. Neither is doing said CEO. The consultancy she works for has a strict policy—no fraternizing with clients. She won’t risk her job. But their sizzling chemistry spirals into a deep connection that takes both of them by surprise… When her time as a consultant in his company comes to an end, will he fight for the woman he loves?

 

Shade Me by Jennifer Brown — New Release!!

YA fans!! — This is the first book in a thrilling suspense series about a unique girl who becomes entangled in a mysterious crime and lured into a sexy but dangerous relationship with a boy who may be a suspect…
— She has always been an outsider… To her, Peyton Hollis, the ultrarich it-girl at school, was seemingly untouchable. That is, until Peyton is violently attacked and the only phone number the hospital finds in Peyton’s cell is hers. Suddenly she’s pulled into Peyton’s glittering, fast-paced world as she tries to unravel an unfolding conspiracy… As she gets closer to the dark truth—and to Peyton’s gorgeous older brother—the only thing she can be sure of is death is a deep, pulsing crimson.

 

Blue by Danielle Steel — New Release!!

She was once a rising star in TV news, married to a top anchorman, with a three-year-old son and a full and happy life in Beverly Hills—until her whole world dissolved in a single instant on the freeway two days before Christmas. In the aftermath, she pieces her life back together and tries to find meaning in her existence as a human rights worker in the worst areas around the globe.

Then, on the anniversary of the fateful accident, she meets a boy who will cause her life to change forever yet again. Thirteen-year-old Blue Williams has been living on the streets, abandoned by his family, rarely attending school, and utterly alone. Following her instincts, Ginny reaches out to him. Leery of everyone, he runs from her again and again. But he always returns, and each time, their friendship grows… But just as Blue is truly beginning to trust her, she learns of a shocking betrayal that he has been hiding…

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