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SALES, NEW RELEASES, RECOMMENDATIONS, & PRE-ORDERS — Week of July 7, 2015

SALES, NEW RELEASES, RECOMMENDATIONS, & PRE-ORDERS — Week of July 7, 2015

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*** NEW 5 STAR FAVORITE ***

 

Maybe In Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid

SQUEEEEEE!!!! Omg!! I just finished reading this book and LOVE LOVE LOVED it 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!!! (Read my Review)

“I love you,” he says. “I don’t think I ever really stopped.” …
“And now?” I say…
“I still love you,” he says. “I’ve always loved you. I might never stop.”

It’s a complete standalone, and YES it’s absolutely worth the price!
Also, it was just released today so be sure to grab your copy!!

*** HIGHLIGHTS ***

 
*** LATEST NEW RELEASES ***

*** RECENT RECOMMENDATIONS & REVIEWS ***

*** THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES ***

 

Revived by Samantha Towle — New Release!!

This JUST went live and it can be read as a complete standalone!! The heroine is a single mom and the hero is a famous race car driver!!! — She got pregnant at a young age with the wrong man. In order to give her son the best life she could, she put herself through school and now, at age thirty, was working as a respected therapist. Meanwhile, he was at the top of his game as a famous race car driver until a nearly-fatal accident left him in need of a year of physical therapy. “Forced into therapy to get his life back, he finds himself in her office… Falling for his uptight therapist is not part of his plan. Having unethical feelings for her patient is not part of her plan. But what if the wrong person is the only person who is right?”

 

Maybe In Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid— New Release!!

My new 5-STAR FAVORITE!!! Love love loved this book!!! (Read my Review)

At the age of twenty-nine, Hannah Martin still has no idea what she wants to do with her life so she moves back to LA and takes up residence in her best friend Gabby’s guestroom. Shortly after getting back to town, Hannah goes out to a bar one night with Gabby and meets up with her high school boyfriend, Ethan.

Just after midnight, Gabby asks Hannah if she’s ready to go. A moment later, Ethan offers to give her a ride later if she wants to stay. Hannah hesitates. What happens if she leaves with Gabby? What happens if she leaves with Ethan?

In concurrent storylines, Hannah lives out the effects of each decision. Quickly, these parallel universes develop into radically different stories with large-scale consequences for Hannah, as well as the people around her. As the two alternate realities run their course, Maybe in Another Life raises questions about fate and true love: Is anything meant to be? How much in our life is determined by chance? And perhaps, most compellingly: Is there such a thing as a soul mate?

Hannah believes there is. And, in both worlds, she believes she’s found him. <---- LOVE!!!  

Elude by Rachel Van Dyken — New Release!!

Romantic suspense fans, this is the latest standalone in the Eagle Elite series.
Twenty-Four hours before we were to be married–I offered to shoot her.
Ten hours before our wedding–I made a mockery of her dying wish.
Five hours before we were going to say our vows–I promised I’d never love her.
One hour before I said I do–I vowed I’d never shed a tear over her death.
But the minute we were pronounced man and wife–I knew.
I’d only use my gun to protect her. I’d give my life for hers.

 

Fighting Shadows by Aly Martinez — New Release!!

Fighter romance alert!! This is the second standalone in a series of interconnected standalones. The first one was Fighting Silence (Read my Review)
— I come from a family of fighters. That changed the day I saved the life of a woman I loved, but could never have. My brother hailed me as a hero, and my reward was a wheelchair. Paralyzed, my life became an inescapable nightmare. Until I met her… Now, I’m on the ropes during the toughest battles of my life. Fighting the shadows of our past. Fighting to reclaim my future. Fighting for her.

 

Easy Charm by Kristen Proby — New Release!!

This is the second standalone in a series, following Easy Love.

The heroine is a single mother of a young son. The hero has been a pro baseball player for more than ten years. But when he tears his rotator cuff and has to sit a season out, he retreats to the inn she runs to heal with only one goal in mind: to return to the game he loves. But he didn’t plan on being utterly charmed by a devastatingly beautiful woman and her baseball-loving son…

 

Toxic by Kim Karr — New Release!!

This is a “smoking hot” second chance romance standalone.

“He was the guy from the wrong side of the tracks who her parents would never have approved of. Their years apart have only made the sexy bad boy more irresistible than ever–and their reunion is explosive… When she asks him to help her salvage her family business, he agrees immediately, with only one condition–he wants her in his bed…”

 

Fighting To Breathe by Aurora Rose Reynolds — New Release!!

This is a second chance romance standalone! (Contemporary, NOT paranormal)

“For the past fifteen years, he’s believed the woman he loved with every ounce of his soul left him without so much as a backwards glance…Faced with the truth about the past, a newly discovered secret, these former lovers will learn that if they want to have any chance at the future they’d given up on all those years ago…”

 

Chasing River by KA Tucker — New Release!!

Romantic suspense fans!! This is the latest standalone in the Burying Water series!
After the hero saves the heroine’s life, he’s rattled because he has criminal associations… “He couldn’t let her die, but he also can’t be identified at the scene—so, he fled. But when she tracks him down, he quickly realizes how much he likes her, how wrong she is for him. And how dangerous it is to have her around. Pushing her away would be the smart move… Maybe it’s because he saved her life, but she finds herself chasing after him. She isn’t the kind of girl to chase after anyone. And he isn’t the kind of guy she’d want to catch…”

 

Manwhore + 1 by Katy Evans — New Release!!

Billionaire playboy fans, this is the sequel to Manwhore.

“He was an assignment. A story. A beautiful, difficult man I was supposed to uncover for a racy exposé. I intended to reveal him, his secrets, his lifestyle–not let him reveal me. But my head was overtaken by my heart and suddenly nothing could stop me from falling. I fell for him, and I fell hard… Now that the assignment is over, he wants something from me—something unexpected—and I want this wicked playboy’s heart…”

 

The Strongest Steel by Scarlett Cole — New Release!!

Tattooed hero alert!! This is a standalone. — “The scars that decorate her back are just one more reminder of things she’d rather forget… He has his own reasons for specializing in inking over scars. And there’s no way in hell he’s going to turn her away. Not when a swirling mix of tenderness and desire slams into him every time her sees her… Each tattooing session brings her closer and closer to him. But when cryptic messages start appearing on her phone, strange deliveries arrive at her door, she’s convinced that her ex-boyfriend has tracked her down…”

 

Ruin & Rule by Pepper Winters — New Release!!

Dark romance and biker fans, this is the first book in a new series!

“Her past, present, and future are as twisted as the lies she’s lived for the past eight years. Desperate to get the truth, she must turn to the one man who may also be her greatest enemy… He is the president of an MC. A heartless biker. He accepts no rules, obeys no one, and lives only to reap revenge on those who wronged him. And now he has stolen her, body and soul…”

 

Not You It’s Me by Julie Johnson — New Release!!

This is a new standalone romance!! It’s about “a girl who doesn’t believe in love… and the man who changes her mind.” — The heroine has been unlucky in love so far and while she’s on a date and the jumbotron kiss-cam lands on her and her date. Her date is to busy ignoring her to notice and so the hero steps in! He’s a wealthy, reformed bad boy who doesn’t date. But when the beautiful girl in the seat beside him becomes a courtside spectacle at the hands of her loser boyfriend, he can’t help but step in and save the day… “One kiss. Two strangers. No strings attached. The only problem is, he’s used to getting whatever he wants. And after kissing her once, he knows one thing… He wants more.”

 

Ricochet by Keri Lake — New Release!!

Dark romance fans, this sounds interesting!
“Three years ago, I had everything. A beautiful wife. A son. A reason for living. Until a ruthless task force, assembled under Mayor Michael Culling, ripped away everything I loved. They tried to kill me, too. I wish they had. Now I’m cursed by the memories of that night, and the words I whispered to my dying wife. A promise—to avenge the wrong… Michael Culling doesn’t know who I am. All he knows is that I’ve kidnapped his beautiful wife… An eye for an eye and Aubree Culling is the perfect pawn to destroy him. If she doesn’t destroy me first.”

 

Playing With Fire by Lexi Ryan — New Release!!

This appears to be a standalone! — “A woman with a secret past. A man determined to protect her. A dangerous passion that could cost them both everything.” …
— Dr. Phoenix Reid isn’t who she seems… “I thought one hot night with Max Hallowell was harmless. I never expected it would force me to face my past or bring back the man who swore he’d never let me go. Now Max wants to help me. Wants to save me. But if I let him, he’ll be destroyed. I can already smell the flames…”

 

Sweet The Sin by Claire Kent — New Release!!

A “deeply sensual two-part story of love, lust, and deception, a woman searching for the truth discovers that she’s sleeping with the enemy.”

“…Nearly twenty years later, Kelly finds herself in the arms of a seductive stranger—the very same man who may have ordered her father’s death. And even as she plays him, using hot sex as a means to revenge, Kelly is tormented by one question: Is she committing the ultimate betrayal? …”

 

Flawed Heart by Bella Jewel — New Release!!

This is a standalone second chance fighter romance. — “He was my first love and my first heartbreak… Then suddenly, he disappeared. Ten years and I didn’t see or hear from him. Then came the call I’d be praying for– he was back in town. Only the man I remembered is not him. This man is quiet, deadly, and so incredibly beautiful. He also doesn’t remember me. He looks into my eyes, and he sees nothing… So, I let him believe I’m just a girl that walked into his bar… I just let the secret go on and on. But all secrets have an end, don’t they?”

 

Always & Forever by Harper Bentley — New Release!!

This is the standalone sequel to Bigger Than The Sky (different couple).
“A year ago, my sweet and sexy firefighter boyfriend and I broke up over something extremely ridiculous. We’d been together since high school, but that was the end of that. Almost twelve years of that, mind you. The looks he gives me tell me he still wants me. Our latest encounter has me thinking he’s trying to win me back. But I’m not willing to give in so easily… He used to call me his Always and Forever. But the secrets he’s keeping might tear us apart for good.”

 

Twice In A Lifetime by Dorothy Garlock — New Release!!

Sunset, Missouri, 1954. As hope flourishes in postwar America, a young widow dares to dream of a second chance at a forever love… Clara Sinclair has learned to live one lonely day at a time. It was the only way she managed to survive her husband’s death in World War II and raise their young son alone. Drake McCoy lives for risk, speed, and putting his incredible drag racing skills to the test… until he meets Clara. Drawn in by her quiet strength and her beauty, Drake is tempted to become someone he never imagined-a family man.

 

The Scarlet Deep by Elizabeth Hunter — New Release!!

Paranormal fans, I’ve heard amazing things about this series (Elemental World)!
— …A poison spreads, sapping the life from humans and striking madness into immortals. Patrick Murphy, the immortal leader of Dublin, has been trying to stem the tide of Elixir washing into his territory, but nothing seems to stop the vampire drug. Anne O’Dea, his former lover, retreated from public life over one hundred years ago to help immortals in need, and to heal her own broken heart. When they are called to London to search for a traitor among allies, they must also come to terms with their past…

 

Taming Lily by Monica Murphy — New Release!!

This final standalone in the Fowler Sisters series about “three fiery and determined sisters with their own ideas about life and love.”
— “…someone is watching me. Following me. He’s gorgeous. Soon we’re talking, and against all my instincts, I reveal bits and pieces of myself to Max. It feels good, though I know he can’t be the man for me. These sudden feelings we share are way too complicated, too fraught, too intense… He’s the one I want to trust. But I’m not so sure I should. Maybe it’s worth the risk—what-ifs be damned.”

 

Swerve by Vicki Pettersson — New Release!!

Psychological thriller fans, this might be up your alley!

It’s high summer in the Mojave Desert, and Kristine Rush and her fiancé, Daniel, are en route from Las Vegas to California. But when Daniel is abducted from a desolate rest stop, Kristine is forced to choose: return home unharmed, but never to see her fiancé again, or plunge forward into the searing desert to find him… where a killer lies in wait. One road. One woman. One killer…

 

I Want You To Want Me by Erika Kelly — New Release!!

Rock star fans, this is the standalone sequel to You Really Got Me.
— His band is touring its debut album and great reviews are rolling in… She swore she’d never work in the music industry again, but being a minder for a rock star will earn her enough to pay off her mortgage… Though at first the two bang heads, the rocker and the farm girl soon grow close… But can a girl who craves the stability of life on a farm really make it work with a man whose life is spent on the road with his band?

 

In Deep by Brenda Rothert — New Release!!

This is the second standalone in the Lockhart Brother series following Deep Down.
— “I’ve got a secret. My secret stays safe until I meet her – the woman who simultaneously pisses me off and turns me on. She seems like a wallflower at first, but it turns out there’s a lot more to her than I realized. Despite her hidden strength, she has a vulnerability I can’t resist. As we open up to each other, I realize she’s starting to mean everything to me. She doesn’t feel the same way, but that won’t stop me from doing whatever it takes to keep her safe…”

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*** RECENT FAVORITES ***

 

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…

 

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.”

HOLY FREAKING SQUEEEEE!!!! This is easily one of the best books Kristen Ashley has written! I loved every single word in every single scene. From the gorgeously heartfelt romance that made me swoon over and over again, to the thrilling cameos that will have any true KA fan jumping for joy, and the intensely badass showdowns, this was pure Alpha male romance perfection!! Be sure to grab a copy!

“I’m in love with your ex-wife,” he returned, no amusement in his voice… “I’ve loved her since high school, man. She means everything to me. You gotta drag her down, that’ll suck, but I’ll pick her back up. You gotta rip her apart, I’ll fuckin’ hate watchin’ it, but I’ll put her back together… But know this, in the end, it’s gonna be me and her.”

 

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

WOW WOW WOW!!! 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 just felt REAL. Highly recommended!

The story is about a college freshman who falls in love with a beautiful dancer. But “when a disturbed friend brings a gun into the theater, six lives are lost and she is left seriously injured, her professional dreams shattered. Traumatized by the experience, the lovers spiral into depression and drug use until a shocking act of betrayal destroys their relationship. To survive, he must leave school and disconnect from all he loves. He buries his heartbreak and puts the past behind. Or so he believes…

As he moves into adulthood, he comes to grips with his role in the shooting, and slowly heals the most wounded parts of his soul. But the unresolved grief for her continues to shape his dreams at night. Once those dreams were haunted by blood and gunfire. Now they are haunted by the refrain of a song and a single question: is leaving always the end of loving?

Spanning fifteen years, The Man I Love explores themes of love and sexuality, trauma and its long-lasting effects, the burden of unfinished business and the power of reconciliation. Through his experience we reflect on what it means to be a man, a son and a leader. A soul mate, a partner and a lover. What it means to live the truth of who you are and what you feel. What it means to fight for what you love.”

 

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!

“I missed you like crazy. I love you forever.”

This is a modern retelling of Hansel & Gretel — “Thirteen-year-old foster children Griselda and Holden escape from their abductor after three years of brutal captivity. Tragically, one of them makes it to safety, but the other is left behind. Ten years later, Griselda’s boyfriend drags her to a fight club grudge match, and her world is turned upside down when she watches Holden step into the ring…”

 

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 unless you’re prepared to pay him back in blood, sweat, sex or a combination of all three.

King’s future hangs in the balance. Doe’s is written in her past. 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…”

Haunted by nightmares of her father’s murder 15 years ago, she decides to face her fears by teaching inmates at a prison. There she meets an arrogant inmate who’s as handsome as he is dangerous… As teacher and student, they’re forced to leave their animosities at the door and learn that one should never judge a book by its cover…. and she realizes there’s much more to her angry student than she thought, leaving them to face a new, perilous obstacle: their undeniable attraction to one another.

*** CURRENT SALES & PRICE DROPS ***

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*** UPDATED LIST: BEST BOOKS OF 2015 ***

 
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  3. Wow love this you can really see the books and get an overview snit helps so you know what you are looking for!! Thank you

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