SALES, NEW RELEASES, RECOMMENDATIONS, & PRE-ORDERS — Week of Jan 5, 2016

NEW TOP RECOMMENDATION:  
SQUEEE!!!! I just read Built by Jay Crownover (Read my Review) and LOVE LOVE LOOOVED it!!!! There’s a surprise twist to the story that makes it exactly the kind of book that I love MOST!!! I don’t want to give details away but if you like stories where the hero/heroine has a kid, then this is the book for you! The hero is this big, sexy, tattooed, protective guy with a secret in his past that was just revealed and the heroine is helping him as they’re falling in love… I read it in one sitting and swooned 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)

TOP FAVORITE ON SALE ($0.99):  
The Mason List by SD Hendrickson (Read my Review)
Ahhhh you guys, this is literally one of my most favorite books EVER!! It’s one of my Top 5 Books of 2015, it’s a standalone romance (no series), and it’s on a rare and limited time sale for only $0.99!!!!!!! What an amazing deal! If you haven’t read it yet, do yourself a favor and one-click a copy. This book was just BREATHTAKING and fully loaded with feels!! I loved the writing, I felt the story, and the intensity of this childhood friends-to-lovers romance kept my heart racing!! Truly, an EPIC love story!!! 5 STARS!!!!!!!!

NEW REVIEW JUST POSTED:  
Waiting For Wyatt by SD Hendrickson (Read my Review)
I finished this book at 4AM because I just did not want to put it down and absolutely LOVED it!!!! The hero stole my heart!!! He was brooding, tortured and mysterious, clearly hiding a deeply painful past. But he was also sweet and kindhearted and he had dimples!!! *swoon* I so desperately wanted the heroine to save him… AHHH!!! This seriously was EXACTLY “my kind” of favorite book. It was totally unique and DIFFERENT, incredibly well written, and loaded with feels, intrigue, and romance. I could see it playing out in my head like a movie. The story was at times painful, but most often HEART-WARMING. The epilogue left me with such a HUGE SMILE on my face. This is definitely going to be one of my Top Favorites of 2016. It’ll be live tomorrow at midnight. Be sure to pre-order a copy!!!!

 
AMAZING eREADER SALE PRICE:
Amazon has a Kindle Fire tablet going for ONLY $49.99 right now!! This is a fantastic eReader and you can see the full list of it’s features at this link! If you’ve been wanting a new eReader, this is a great deal on one. Definitely be sure to check it out!

*** WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS & RECAP ***

 
HOT NEW RELEASES (NOW LIVE):  

• Built by Jay Crownover (‘opposites attract’ romance)
• Big Rock by Lauren Blakely (fun & sexy standalone romance)
• An Ounce Of Hope by Sophie Jackson (A Pound Of Flesh standalone)
• Never Tear Us Apart by Monica Murphy (unique forbidden romance)
• Missed Connection by K. Larsen & Mara White (second chance romance)
• Abruption by Riley Mackenzie (single dad with painful past falls for son’s nurse)
• The Fractured Heart by Scarlett Cole (Second Circle Tattoo standalone)
• Next To Me by Allie Everhart (she falls for the sexy guy next door)
• Fighting Dirty by Sidney Halsten (Worth The Fight MMA romance)
• Wicked Lust by Sawyer Bennett (erotic romance – he’s a bouncer at a secret sex club)
• What Was Mine by Helen Klein Ross (psychological Women’s Fiction: a woman kidnaps a baby in a superstore—and gets away with it for twenty-one years)
• Laws of Attraction by Evelyn Adams (he’s a lawyer, she’s a stripper)
• New Leaf by Catherine Anderson (he marries her to help her regain custody of her daughter)
• No Obligation Required by Kelly Jamieson (Brew Crew office romance)
• The Heat Is On by Katie Rose (a single mom, a famous baseball player, and a second chance at love)
• Passenger by Alexandra Bracken (time travel romance)
• Off The Clock by Roni Loren (she’s studying sex, he wants to help)
• Seduction in Session: The Perfect Gentlemen by Shayla Black & Lexi Blake (erotic romance)
• House Of The Rising Son by Sherrilyn Kenyon (paranormal romance)
• What You Need by Lorelei James (office romance)
• Cruel Crown by Victoria Aveyard (a Red Queen novella – paperback only)
• White Heat by Autumn Jones Lake (MC romance, Lost Kings MC series)
• Counter To My Intelligence by Lani Lynn Vale (The Heroes of The Dixie Wardens MC 7)

 

Built by Jay Crownover — New Release!!

An “opposites attract” romance from a favorite author!!
— She’s country club and fine-dining, he’s cell-block and sawdust. He’s wanted her since the moment he laid eyes on her but she seems oblivious to his interest… But just as things start to heat up, he’s blindsided by a life altering moment from his past and he needs her professional help to right a wrong and to save more than himself… As these opposites dig in for the fight of their lives, battling together to save a family, the steam created can’t be ignored…

 

Big Rock by Lauren Blakely — New Release!!

Sexy contemporary romance standalone!
— “I might be a playboy… But I’m the playboy who’s actually a great guy.
Which makes me one of a kind. The only trouble is, my dad needs me to cool it for a bit… So I ask my best friend to be my fiancée for the next week. She’s up for it. She has her own reasons for saying yes to wearing this big rock. And pretty soon all this playing pretend in public leads to no pretending whatsoever in the bedroom… But I can’t seem to fake that I might be feeling something real for her…”

 

An Ounce Of Hope by Sophie Jackson — New Release!!

I love this author’s books! This is the standalone sequel to A Pound Of Flesh!
— “He can’t seem to let go of his past: his drug habit, the end of his relationship with a woman he knows he’ll never get over, and the loss of their unborn son… After successfully completing rehab and learning to explore his deepest fears and dreams through painting, he meets [the heroine]. With her innate optimism, and her love of art, she appears to be the perfect girl. Yet no one knows where she came from, or why she keeps her past so closely guarded. Over time, they gradually allow each other in—but will he ever be able to fully let go of his past? Or will his heart remain closed forever?”

 

Never Tear Us Apart by Monica Murphy — New Release!!

I’m so intrigued!! This is the first book in a romance duet.
— “Crazy how eight years can disappear in an instant. One look at her, and I’m a fifteen-year-old again—the one who risked everything to save a terrified girl from her twisted kidnapper. She’s grown-up now—beautiful, quiet, composed—and telling her story to the world. A story that involves me in more ways than you can imagine. She used to call me her guardian angel. Sure, I risked my life, but she was worth dying for.

I need to make contact with her. Just to ensure that she’s safe.

Somehow we reconnect. We become friends . . . but I want more. I want to make her mine. And she wants me too. Does she know who I am? Has she figured me out? Not yet. But she will. In the meantime, I need to make sure that whatever hold that animal had on her is gone.

So, yeah, I’m stealing these moments with her. Savoring them. Knowing, dreading, that she’ll soon find out who I really am. And everything will fall apart. All because of that twisted, perverted monster sitting on death row. Her kidnapper. A convicted serial killer.

My father.”

 

Missed Connection by K. Larsen & Mara White — New Release!!

A second chance romance standalone!! — “Twenty years weren’t enough for either of them to forget. A chance encounter, a missed connection. Two wayward stars that collided in a turbulent sky, at the right place, but at the wrong time in both of their lives. What happens when they meet again? Do the same unforgettable sparks still fly? … They may come from two different worlds but their hearts are open to second chances. No matter who or what may stand against them, love is what anchors their lives together… This is a novel about making the very best you can with what little you’ve got.”

 

Abruption by Riley Mackenzie — New Release!!

A standalone romance where a single dad with a painful past falls for his son’s new nurse! — “Everyone has a plan. Dr. Guy Hunter secures his dream fellowship with a beautiful free spirit by his side. Two unexpected blue lines don’t even shake his resolve—he is on his way to having it all. Until he isn’t… Four years later, he is consumed by the challenges of being a single father, still struggling with the aftermath that derailed his life and left his son with special needs. He doesn’t realize his world went dark the same day his wife’s did, until Jules, his son’s new nurse, shows him the light.”

 

The Fractured Heart by Scarlett Cole — New Release!!

Tattooed hero alert!! This is the standalone sequel to The Strongest Steel!
— The hero is a tattoo artist who “knows how to keep things simple. In life and in love. Abandoned as a child by a mother who refused to stick around to raise three boys she didn’t want, he’s intent on staying clear of complicated women. The only things complicated in his life are the killer tattoos he designs and inks. That all changes when he’s asked to help organize his best friend Trent’s engagement party, which means working with Trent’s fiancée’s best friend, Drea, the definition of high maintenance and sizzling curves… And the one woman he doesn’t want to walk away from.”

 

Next To Me by Allie Everhart — New Release!!

She falls for her sexy neighbor!
— After losing her parents and brother in a car accident, she dropped out of college and went to live in the small town where her family used to spend the summers. A year later, and struggling to move on, she keeps to herself and wants to be left alone. So she’s not too happy when her new neighbor keeps knocking on her door.

A 25-year-old construction worker inherited the house next to hers and is living there while he renovates it. Outgoing, confident, and never one to back down from a challenge, he sets out to get to know his new neighbor, inviting her over for dinner and offering to fix things around her house… As much as his persistence annoys her, she finds herself attracted to the tall, muscular, blue-eyed guy next door. And the more time she spends with him, the more she realizes how much they have in common. Like her, he’s experienced loss, but when he opens up to her about it, she’s not willing to do the same. It’s too personal… He’s just her neighbor. Just some guy living there for the summer. But is he the one person who can finally help her move on?

 

Fighting Dirty by Sidney Halsten — New Release!!

MMA fighter romance fans! Part of the Worth The Fight series!
— “A geek-chic cage fighter proves that appearances can be deceiving and oh-so-tempting.” — “He’s the last dude anyone expects to find in a mixed martial arts gym. A wealthy banker who never had to fight for anything, he’s stuck in the amateur circuit—but he burns to make the pros. Maybe that explains the heat he feels whenever he’s around the bartender with the Texas drawl… She’s everything he’s not… and everything he craves.”

 

Wicked Lust by Sawyer Bennett — New Release!!

Erotic romance fans, this is the second standalone in the Wicked Horse series!
— “He’s as big and bad as they come. After serving in the Marines, he’s returned home and now works as head of security at an exclusive sex club. His job is to protect not only the patrons, but to guard the secret existence of the club itself… She’s all about discovering secrets. As an undercover reporter, she’s determined to reveal the truth behind the facade of the club… She just didn’t count on her pathway into the club coming at the hands of one gorgeously scarred and bad ass bouncer who manages to easily possess her body and soul…”

 

What Was Mine by Helen Klein Ross — New Release!!

Woah. This is different. It’s the “tale of a woman who kidnaps a baby in a superstore—and gets away with it for twenty-one years.” — “Lucy Wakefield is a seemingly ordinary woman who does something extraordinary in a desperate moment: she takes a baby girl from a shopping cart and raises her as her own. It’s a secret she manages to keep for over two decades… When Lucy’s now-grown daughter Mia discovers the devastating truth of her origins, she is overwhelmed by confusion and anger and determines not to speak again to the mother who raised her. She reaches out to her birth mother for a tearful reunion, and Lucy is forced to flee to China to avoid prosecution. What follows is a ripple effect that alters the lives of many and challenges our understanding of the very meaning of motherhood.”

 

Laws of Attraction by Evelyn Adams — New Release!!

Contemporary romance standalone in the Southerlands series!
— The hero is a lawyer in need of a date for a wedding… one that doesn’t come with strings attached. “He doesn’t need or want the complication of a romantic relationship. When an exotic dancer rear ends a pickup truck on the way to a new job, she knows she’s in trouble. Her totaled car puts a damper on her plans and plants her firmly on the wrong side of the law. She needs a lawyer fast… A straightforward business arrangement solves both of their problems. He gets a wedding date with no hidden agenda, and she gets her legal problems to disappear. Perfect… Until a relationship of convenience turns into something neither can live without.”

 

New Leaf by Catherine Anderson — New Release!!

A standalone contemporary romance in the Mystic Creek series!
— After being viciously betrayed by her wealthy husband, she lost everything—including custody of their daughter. Now that she’s moved to a new town to start over, she a meets the one man who might help her get her daughter back… He’s a local lawman who finds himself drawn to her, but he’s stunned by her proposition—that they marry immediately to improve her chances of regaining custody of her daughter. He takes marriage too seriously to commit himself to a woman he hardly knows. Yet soon his sympathies fall with the desperate woman, and pretending to be in love becomes the easiest part of the plan. But they have no idea what they’re up against, or what they’re willing to risk to make a miracle come true…

 

The Heat Is On by Katie Rose — New Release!!

A standalone sports romance in the Bad Boys of Baseball series.
— A single mom of four, a famous baseball player, and a second chance at love!! — “In pursuit of hardball glory, he left behind his college sweetheart, the one girl he could never forget. Seeing her again stirs up long-lost desires… and this time, he’s determined not to strike out… A divorced mother of four, she no longer aspires to gossip-mag glam—but she’ll make an exception for a date with him. Their chemistry is hotter than ever, and being alone with him is more seductive than she anticipated. Who could blame her for leaving out a little detail like the kids? Now all she has to do is come clean and convince the man of her dreams that they have a future…”

 

Passenger by Alexandra Bracken — New Release!!

A time-travel romance!!
— “She wakes, confused and terrified, in 1776, in the midst a fierce sea battle. The handsome young prize master of a privateering ship, has been hired to retrieve her and deliver her unharmed to a powerful family—the very same one that orchestrated her jump back, and one he himself has ties to. But discovering she can time travel is nothing compared to the shock of discovering the true reason they have ensnared her in their web… Another traveler has stolen an object of untold value from them, and, if she can find it, they will return her to her own time. Out of options, they embark on a perilous journey across centuries and continents, piecing together clues left behind by the mysterious traveler…”

 

What You Need by Lorelei James — New Release!!

An office romance!! First book in a series of standalones.
— “As the CFO, he’s the poster child for responsibility. But eighty-hour work weeks leave him little time for a life. His brothers stage an intervention and drag him to a seedy nightclub… where he sees her: the buttoned-up blonde from the office who’s starred in his fantasies for months… She knows flirting with her boss during working hours is a bad idea. So when he shows up at her favorite dive bar and catches her cutting loose, she throws caution aside and dares him to do the same…”

 

White Heat by Autumn Jones Lake — New Release!!

Biker romance in the Lost Kings MC series!
— “The queen always protects her king. For a straight-laced attorney, loving an outlaw has never been easy. New challengers test her loyalty as she discovers how far she’s willing to go to protect her man… As MC President, he finally has everything he’s ever wanted. Hope as his ol’ lady and his Club earning money while staying out of trouble. The only thing left is to make her his wife. But as their wedding day nears, an old adversary threatens his freedom, the wedding, and throws the MC into chaos…”

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