LATEST NEW RELEASES, RECOMMENDATIONS, & PRE-ORDERS — Week of August 16, 2016

TOP RECOMMENDATION: Neighbor Dearest by Penelope Ward (Read my Review) 
SQUEEEEE!! OMG!! This was such an AWESOME new book! I honestly can’t stop smiling. The ending was perfect! Like, I’m literally sitting here grinning like crazy while I type this because this book was seriously just SO GOOD!!!! It was exactly what I was looking for. SWEET, SEXY, and UTTERLY ADDICTIVE with a heart-melting hero who is guaranteed to make you SWOOOOOON!!! I loved how they went from friends-to-lovers and I was so curious to know what his secret was. Their chemistry was off-the-charts and I could not put it down!! Absolutely a new favorite! 😀

 
LATEST BOOKWORM NEWS:  

• Fractures in Ink by Helena Hunting was just announced!! This is a *standalone* novel in the Clipped Wings world (my review)! — She doesn’t need distractions. Especially not the one that comes in the form of a hot-as-sin tattoo artist who works across the street… He’s familiar with wanting things he can’t have. His fractured life has never been easy. As the product of someone else’s bad decisions, he knows exactly what happens when the wrong person controls your marionette strings. Now an accomplished tattoo artist, he has it together. Mostly. Apart from his infatuation with her. She’s way out of his league, and he knows it. But he’s willing to be her bad decision. At least for now…”



• Harry Potter fans!! The three new titles you see below were announced and are releasing this year — they’re up for pre-order at the links I provided! Check ’em out:
• Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies (Pottermore Presents) by J.K. Rowling
• Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists (Pottermore Presents) by J.K. Rowling
• Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Pottermore Presents) by J.K. Rowling

WEEKLY NEW RELEASES RECAP

• Neighbor Dearest by Penelope Ward (sexy friends-to-lovers romance standalone)
• Midnight Soul by Kristen Ashley (final book in the Fantasyland Series)
• A Beautiful Funeral: A Novel by Jamie McGuire (final book in the Maddox Brothers series)
• Ravage by Tillie Cole (dark romance in the Scarred Souls series)
• Sugar Rush by Sawyer Bennett (revenge romance in the Sugar Bowl series)
• Twisted Reality by Heidi McLaughlin (Hollywood romance, sequel to Blind Reality)
• Something to Believe In by Ella Fox (rock star romance standalone in the The Renegade Saints series)
• Stain by JM Walker (biker/military romance in King’s Harlots MC series)
• Game Breaker by Catherine Gayle (hockey romance standalone in the Portland Storm series)
• Wolf’s Mate by Chantal Fernando (biker romance in the Wind Dragons Motorcycle Club series)
• More Than Miles by Autumn Jones Lake (biker romance in the Lost Kings MC series)
• Rush: The Season by Nicole Edwards (hockey romance with single mom, can standalone)
• Protege by Lydia Michaels (erotic romance)
• Broken Pieces by Allie Able (best friends-to-lovers romance, standalone in Cape Isle series)
• Torch by Karen Erickson (enemies to lovers romance standalone in The Wildwood Series)
• Hero of Mine by Codi Gary (single mom/Marine hero romance, standalone in the Men in Uniform series)
• Cherry by Lindsey Rosin (YA standalone: four best friends make a pact during their senior year of high school to lose their virginities—and end up finding friendship, love, and self-discovery along the way)
• Unknown by Wendy Higgins (dystopian romance/unrequited love in the Unknown Series)
• The Flame Never Dies by Rachel Vincent (YA urban fantasy sequel to The Stars Never Rise)
• The Sight by Chloe Neill (urban fantasy/romance in the Devil’s Isle series)

MIDNIGHT RELEASES (PRE-ORDER NOW):  

• Mr. Corporate by JA Huss (sexy office romance, standalone in The Mister Series)
• Chased by Love by Melissa Foster (rock star romance standalone in The Ryders series)

DETAILED LIST: NEW RELEASES

 

Neighbor Dearest by Penelope Ward — New Release!!

TOP FAVORITE!! Standalone: “After getting dumped, the last thing I needed was to move next door to someone who reminded me of my ex-boyfriend. Damien was a hotter version of my ex. The neighbor I’d dubbed “Angry Artist” also had two massive dogs that kept me up with their barking. He wanted nothing to do with me. Or so I thought until one night I heard laughter coming through an apparent hole in my bedroom wall.

He’s been listening to all of my phone sessions with my therapist. The sexy artist next door now knew all of my deepest secrets and insecurities. We got to talking. He became a good friend, but he made it clear that he couldn’t be anything more. Problem was, I was falling hard for him anyway. And as much as he pushed me away, I knew he felt the same…because his heartbeat didn’t lie. I thought my heart had been broken, but it was alive and beating harder than ever for him. I just hoped he wouldn’t shatter it for good.”

 

Midnight Soul by Kristen Ashley — New Release!!

Fantasyland series: Against his will, Noctorno Hawthorne, an undercover vice cop, finds himself embroiled in magic, mayhem and parallel universes. Too late, he meets an amazing woman only to find she’s destined for his identical twin in another world. And things aren’t going real great there.

Noc is recruited to help save that world. What he doesn’t know is his destined love resides there… Franka Drakkar wears a mask. A mask she never takes off to protect herself in a world of malice, intrigue and danger. When Franka meets Noc and he discovers her secrets, she struggles with accepting his tenderness and care… her mask slips and Noc knows it’s her—only her—and he has to find a way to get her to come home with him. And then make her want to stay.

 

A Beautiful Funeral: A Novel by Jamie McGuire — New Release!!

Maddox Brothers series: Eleven years to the day after eloping in Vegas with Abby, Special Agent Travis Maddox delivers his own brand of vigilante justice to mob boss Benny Carlisi. Vegas’s oldest and most violent crime family is now preparing for vengeance, and the entire Maddox family is a target. The secret Thomas and Travis have kept for a decade will be revealed to the rest of the family, and for the first time the Maddoxes will be at odds. While none of them are strangers to loss, the family has grown, and the risk is higher than ever. With brothers against brothers and wives taking sides, each member will make a choice–let the fear tear them apart, or make them stronger.

 

Ravage by Tillie Cole — New Release!!

Scarred Souls series: “He was stripped of his name and freewill, meticulously honed to be a ruthless machine. Even as he tries to fight his captors hold on him he knows that obedience is the only way to save his sister, who is the one person that keeps him from turning into a monster… As a young girl, she barely escaped the brutal attack that killed her entire family. Now twenty five she lives in secrecy. That is until she hears her brother also survived and is living with their greatest enemy. She risks her safety and anonymity to find the brother she thought dead and is captured by a beautiful, brutal man. A man who both captivates and scares her, in him she sees a soul as lost as her own. They both have so much to lose. Will they be able to save each other?”

 

Sugar Rush by Sawyer Bennett — New Release!!

Sugar Bowl series: “After posing as an escort for an online dating service, she’s looking for one thing: payback. She’s closing in on the site’s heartless founder and she needs his business partner and her lover, by her side. She’d thought that their intimate nights together had forged an unbreakable bond, but after a shocking betrayal, she begins to doubt the brilliant bad boy. When push comes to shove, can she trust him to do the right thing?

Now that he understands the truth, he’ll stop at nothing to secure the reckoning she deserves. But he doesn’t exactly have a lot of control over his emotional state. But how far will he go to prove his loyalty to her? He nearly lost her once. To keep her, he might have to kill for her…”

 

Twisted Reality by Heidi McLaughlin — New Release!!

Blind Realitysequel: “He never never thought he’d get married until the day that he met and married her on the hit television show Married Blind. She never thought she’d find love, especially after her heart was broken. But now that she’s married to her celebrity crush, she’s trying to turn her fairytale into her happily ever after before the wicked witch takes a bit out of her apple.

Now TV’s favorite couple is moving their love affair off camera and trying to build a life around his career while dodging his crazy fans, producers wanting to chronicle their first year of marriage… But we all know where there’s good, there’s bad. Every relationship has its ups and downs. With the cameras no longer watching their every move, will the love they shared in the house be the same…?”

 

Something to Believe In by Ella Fox — New Release!!

Can standalone: A rock star with millions of adoring fans.
A country girl with a broken heart.
He’s the hilarious, in-your-face bass player for one of the world’s most popular bands. Behind his funny-guy exterior hides a tragic past full of unbearable horror. After turning to drugs and alcohol to numb the pain, he hit rock bottom on a New York City sidewalk. For several minutes, he was gone—dead. And now, he’s trying to rebuild a life he nearly lost. He found a way to move forward and live life. All was going according to plan until he met the new assistant for his band. In an instant, everything changes…

 

Wolf’s Mate by Chantal Fernando — New Release!!

Can standalone: The latest in the steamy Wind Dragons Motorcycle Club series featuring biker bad boys and the strong women who love them.

Vinnie was once the youngest prospect at the infamous Wind Dragons Motorcycle Club but finally, he’s going to be initiated as a full-fledged member! But when Vinnie (now known as Wolf) puts on that WDMC leather for the first time, little does he know what he’s in for. The Wind Dragons have made enemies, and being a member means being on the front lines…

 

More Than Miles by Autumn Jones Lake — New Release!!

Can standalone: Forbidden love is the hardest to forget…
He has the world by the balls. Money. Women. The wide-open road. It’s all his, everything he wants…except the one girl he loves, the one girl who’s off limits. His best friend’s little sister… Abandoned when she was only eight, she’s familiar with heartbreak. Especially the heartbreak of falling in love with her big brother’s best friend. When he pushed her away, it broke her heart. Besides, he’s too late: she’s in love with her high-school boyfriend…

 

Mr. Corporate by JA Huss — New Release!!

Can standalone: He’s the best headhunter in the business. That handsome smile goes a long way towards convincing most people to trust him with their future.

I’m not most people. I’m his direct competition. And it doesn’t hurt to be just the kind of woman he’s been looking for. I’m gonna flash you these legs. I’m gonna wear low-cut shirts and micro-mini skirts. I’m gonna dazzle you with wit and conversation and kiss those lips like they’re exactly what I’ve been waiting for. So don’t hate me when you figure out my secret. You understand, right? This is just business.

 

Rush: The Season by Nicole Edwards — New Release!!

Two years ago, I was the best goalie in the league. Nothing could possibly bring us down. Wrong. Turns out, even when you’re at the top, you can find yourself back at rock bottom. But it gets worse. Not only did the team fall from grace, then I did too. I was accused of something I didn’t do. And now I’m being forced to repair my tarnished reputation. Only I don’t know how to do that. When the suggestion is made for me to pull off this ruse for the media, I know what I’m getting into. I also know there’s only one right answer. But it’s complicated, and I’m not the only one who could get hurt. There’s only one major problem. I can’t say no.

 

Protege by Lydia Michaels — New Release!!

“One woman’s introduction to a world of sinfully sweet submission…
— For too long, she has locked her deepest desires away in the darkest corners of her mind. But now, she’s taking matters into her own hands by applying to a secret and exclusive society devoted to matching people with their ideal partner… Founder Jude Duval has set up strict rules for admitting people into his world. But when he interviews her, he finds himself breaking protocol. Her innocence disarms him. Her willingness to explore her own sensuality delights him. And her spirit challenges him—enough to take her on as his own protégé…”

 

Torch by Karen Erickson — New Release!!

Can standalone: “He has never met a woman he couldn’t charm—until now. She won’t give him the time of day and it’s making him crazy. But he won’t give up without a fight… because there’s one thing he knows: Enemies make the best lovers.

Most women swoon over his devilish grin and firefighter uniform. But she couldn’t be less impressed by his looks and flirtatious banter—in fact, she seems to downright despise him. She thinks he’s a player, but his attraction to her is no game and he isn’t about to let her slip through his fingers. Wooing her would be so much easier if she didn’t hate him… Or does she?

 

Unknown by Wendy Higgins — New Release!!

New series: “She believes the worst thing she’ll suffer in life is dealing with the unrequited love she feels for her brother’s best friend. She also believes war is something unfortunate that happens places far, far away from her rural Nevada town. She’s wrong on both counts. When an unknown organization [attacks the world], everything from food and water sources to technology and communications are compromised… The nation is split between paralysis and panic, but she isn’t one to hide or watch helplessly. She’s determined to put her nursing skills to use, despite the danger, even if it means working alongside the man she can never have…”

 

Chased by Love by Melissa Foster — New Release!!

Can standalone: She’s an actress who takes her job seriously and has no time for those who don’t. When she’s awarded a major role in a new movie featuring America’s hottest rock star, she’s beyond excited. The six-two, tattooed hunk is known for his dedication to his craft—but when he ditches their first meeting, she begins to wonder if he’s just another rocker with a great PR team.

Sex, booze, women, and music pretty much sums up his private world. He’s coasted through life playing by his own rules with plenty of people willing to cover his tracks, and he’s not likely to change—until he meets a woman who refuses to give him the time of day, much less anything more.

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