LATEST NEW RELEASES, RECOMMENDATIONS, & PRE-ORDERS — WEEK OF December 5, 2016

LATEST REVIEW: Hit The Spot by J. Daniels (Read my Review) 
If you’re a fan of bossy, dirty-talking, over-the-top Alphas who relentlessly pursue the women they want, are guaranteed to infuriate and piss you off at times with what they say and do and make you curse their name, but ultimately will melt your heart, then you’re probably going to love this hero! And if you’re a fan of sexy, angsty enemies-to-lovers romance with that wavering ‘will-they-or-won’t-they’ tension, then this might just be the book for you! This is the second standalone in the series, either one can be read alone but I personally would recommend reading them in the order that they were released in: #1 Four Letter Word (my review) then #2 Hit The Spot!

 
LATEST BOOKWORM NEWS:

• Untitled: A Novel by Colleen Hoover was announced!!!!! OMG!! I’ve loved every single book she’s ever written! There’s no title or blurb yet for this new book but you can bet I pre-ordered a copy!! SO EXCITED FOR IT!!!
• Confess by Colleen Hoover (review) is being made into a TV Series! It is filming now with Katie Leclerc (Auburn) and Ryan Cooper (Owen)! I adored this book so I’m so excited to see it come to life on screen soon!
• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid was announced! I’ve loved many of this author’s unique books and this is a new standalone that sounds quite different than anything else! If you want to start reading her books now, I recommend One True Loves, Maybe In Another Life and Forever, Interrupted.
• If You Were Mine by Melanie Harlow was announced! It sounds really good!

• Until It Fades by KA Tucker was announced! This is a standalone! — A small-town woman saves the life of a mysterious man, and finds herself unexpectedly thrown into a whirlwind love affair!! — She’s a single mother with simple goals: to give her five-year-old daughter a happy life and to never again be the talk of the town… And then one foggy night, on a lonely road back, she saves a man’s life. It isn’t until after the police have arrived that she realizes exactly who it is she has saved: Brett Madden, hockey icon and media darling… The last thing she wants is to have her past dragged back into the spotlight. So she hides her identity. It works. For a time… But when she finds the man she saved standing on her doorstep, desperate to thank her, all that changes. What begins as a friendship quickly turns into something neither of them expected…



• Salvaged by Jay Crownover was announced! This is a standalone in the Saints of Denver series following Built, Charged, and Riveted. — “He’s a nice guy. Everyone knows it, including his fiancée who left him with a canceled wedding and a baby on the way. He’s tired of finishing last and is ready to start living in the moment with nights soaked in whiskey, fast cars, and even faster girls. He’s set to start living on the edge, but when he meets her, her sad eyes in the most gorgeous face he’s ever seen hook him in right away. He can see her pain and all he wants to do is take care of her and make her smile, whatever it takes…”



• Jordan Reclaimed by Scarlett Cole was announced! She’s the author of The Strongest Steel which I loved and this is the start of a new standalone series. — “His life began when he was ten. When he was taken from his parents and a house that was never a home. When he met his brothers, the other lost and abandoned boys in his group home. When he learned what friendship and family and love looked like… Now he’s touring the world with the band he and his brothers formed in that crowded group home. No one but his found family really knows the man under the fame and fortune, the scars he hides behind the rockstar lifestyle. Until he sees her through the windows of the National Ballet, dancing, and suddenly the world doesn’t seem so dark…”

OFFICIAL NEW TRAILER for FIFTY SHADES DARKER REVEALED!! It is GORGEOUS!!! And, the new Fifty Shades Darker movie tie-in paperback is now available for pre-order as well in both Kindle and Paperback format — it includes bonus content!! Also, save the date for the movie and get tickets to see it opening weekend!

WEEKLY NEW RELEASES RECAP

• Hit the Spot by J. Daniels (enemies to lovers romance, standalone in Dirty Deeds series)
• Womanizer by Katy Evans (billionaire playboy romance, standalone)
• The Monday Girl by Julie Johnson (Hollywood romance, co-stars fall in love, The Girl Duet Book 1)
• Hooked by Brenda Rothert (he’s hockey’s hottest bad boy, sports romance standalone)
• Going Under by Lexi Ryan (best friend’s sister sports romance, standalone in The Blackhawk Boys series)
• Blood Vow by J.R. Ward (paranormal romance, Black Dagger Brotherhood series)
• Someone Like You by Lauren Layne (sexy playboy falls for sassy bridesmaid, can standalone)
• Worth Fighting For by Kirsty Moseley (conclusion to Fighting to be Free, NA romance)
• The Pawn by Skye Warren (captivity-themed dark romance)
• Sweet Escape by Nina Lane (light-hearted romance standalone in Sugar Rush series)
• On the Line by Victoria Denault (hockey romance, standalone in Hometown Players series)
• The Roman by Sylvain Reynard (paranormal romance conclusion to the Florentine Series)
• The Only One by Lauren Blakely (when they meet after 10 years apart, he doesn’t recognize her, novella)
• Shut Up and Kiss Me by Jessica Lemmon (an attorney/street racer is injured in an accident, she helps him heal)
• Trophy Wife by Noelle Adams (neighbors fall in love, standalone)
• Rules of Contact by Jaci Burton (sports romance standalone in Play-by-Play series)
• Nothing Less by Anna Todd (book #2 in the Landon series)
• Intended for Bristol by L.P. Dover (football romance, he falls for the quarterback’s sister, can standalone)
• This Is Our Song by Samantha Chase (rock star romance standalone in Shaughnessy Brothers series)
• The Hero by Donna Grant (a Navy SEAL gets a second chance with his high school sweetheart, can standlaone)
• Nico by Sarah Castille (Mafia romance, Ruin & Revenge series)
• How Will I Know You? by Jessica Treadway (mystery/thriller standalone)
• A Stone-Kissed Sea by Elizabeth Hunter (paranormal romance, Elemental World series)
• Spindle by E. K. Johnston (YA fantasy, sequel to A Thousand Nights)
• Island of Glass by Nora Roberts (paranormal romance, Guardians Trilogy)
• Wounded by Laurell K. Hamilton (paranormal romance, Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series)
• Crash by Susan Fanetti (biker romance, first in The Brazen Bulls MC Series)
• Beauty In The Ashes by Micalea Smeltzer (neighbors falls in love, standalone)
• Bad Boy by Elliot Wake (transgender romance standalone)

LATER WEEK RELEASES (PRE-ORDER NOW):  

• Mr. Match by JA Huss (contemporary romance standalone in the Mister series)

DETAILED LIST: NEW RELEASES

 

Hit the Spot by J. Daniels — New Release!!

Can standalone: She thinks he’s rude, arrogant, and worst of all… the sexiest man she’s ever laid eyes on. His reputation as a player is almost as legendary as his surfing skills. No matter how her body heats up when he’s around, she’s determined not to be another meaningless hookup.

He always gets what he wants. The sickest wave. The hottest women. And with her long legs and smart mouth, she’s definitely the hottest one. He knows she wants him—hell, most women do—but she won’t admit it. After months of chasing and one unforgettable kiss, it’s time for him to raise the stakes…

 

Womanizer by Katy Evans — New Release!!

Standalone: “You’ve seen the headlines: Womanizing billionaire player! Watch out!
We were just two strangers. Facing a forbidden attraction, neither of us expected or wanted it to amount to more. But I had never been drawn to a guy the way I was drawn to this one: my brother’s best friend, and CEO of the company where I interned. Even knowing I should stay away, I proved to be too human, after all. The chemistry was amazing. The laughs were incredible. I opened up to him in more ways than I’d opened up to anyone before. But sex was as far as I’d go. Just sex because he was too irresistible. Just sex because I wouldn’t be falling for him. Just sex because I’d leave in three months, and I’d like for nobody to find out he was my wicked little secret. He wasn’t the One… But for a time, he would be mine.”

 

The Monday Girl by Julie Johnson — New Release!!

New series: When she’s plucked from relative obscurity to land a lead role in Hollywood’s next big blockbuster, she’s sure she’s finally on the right track. Until she meets her co-star… and all her plans are derailed. He’s everything you’d expect the hottest actor alive to be — charming, disarming, and cocky as hell. As their characters slowly spiral into love on screen, she struggles to keep herself from falling for real. She knows handing him her heart and expecting him not to break it would be the biggest mistake of her life. Yet the deeper she’s immersed in his glamorous world, the more blurred the boundaries between scripted affection and sincere passion become… and the harder it is to deny that their on-camera chemistry has crescendoed into a behind-the-scenes love affair…

 

Hooked by Brenda Rothert — New Release!!

Standalone: Her: Even though I’m broke, putting myself through college, and working two jobs, I’m trying to make the best of it. Meanwhile, hockey’s hottest bad boy, lives in a luxury hotel in downtown Chicago—and still complains about every little thing in his penthouse. But after I tell him off, instead of getting me fired, he requests me as his personal housekeeper. Then he starts flirting with me. Did I mention that he’s hockey’s hottest bad boy?

Him: I’ve met the best woman at the worst possible time. She’s the fire to my ice—a sexy, charmingly candid spark who breaks down my walls and reminds me what it’s like to feel again. But I’m being forced to date my team owner’s daughter to keep my job, so I can’t be caught with her. Still, we’re getting closer—until she finds out about my “girlfriend.” And that’s not the only secret I’ve been keeping. But she’s the one I want… even if she doesn’t believe me.

 

Going Under by Lexi Ryan — New Release!!

Can standalone: If I met her for the first time today, I would only need one word to describe her: MINE. She’s everything she was when we said goodbye. Beautiful, stubborn, sweet…and off-limits. She’s all I’ve ever wanted and the one thing I can never have. Not because she’s my best friend’s sister. Not because her four brothers would come at me with fists swinging if I hurt her. Not even because she’s way better than I will ever deserve… I keep my distance because we didn’t meet for the first time today. We met five years ago when I was a different person. When my demons ruled me. Even though I’ve changed, I can’t change the past… What do you do when the woman you promised yourself you’d never touch is the only thing that can keep you from going under?

 

Blood Vow by J.R. Ward — New Release!!

BDB series: The Black Dagger Brotherhood continues to train the best of the best to join them in the deadly battle. Among the new recruits, he proves to be a cunning and vicious fighter—and also a loner isolated because of personal tragedy. When an aristocratic female needs a bodyguard, he takes the job, though he’s unprepared for the attraction that flares between him and the one he is sworn to protect…

For her, his dangerous appeal is enticing—and possibly a distraction from her grief. But as they delve deeper into her cousin’s death, and their physical connection grows into so much more, he fears that the secrets he keeps and his tortured conscience will tear them apart.

Rhage, the Brother with the biggest heart, knows all about self-punishing, and he wants to help him reach his full potential. But when an unexpected arrival threatens Rhage and Mary’s new family, he finds himself back in the trenches again, fighting against a destiny that will destroy all he holds most dear.

As his past becomes known, and fate seems to be turning against Rhage, both males must reach deep—and pray that love, rather than anger, will be their lantern in the darkness.

 

Someone Like You by Lauren Layne — New Release!!

Can standalone: He doesn’t hide his reputation as Manhattan’s ultimate playboy. In fact, he cultivates it. But behind every flirtatious smile, each provocative quip, there’s a secret that he’s hiding—a tragedy from his past that holds his heart quietly captive. He knows what he wants: someone like the sassy, off-limits bridesmaid he can’t take his eyes off at his best friend’s wedding. He also knows that she’s everything he can never have.

After a devastating divorce, she doesn’t need anyone to warn her off the charming best man at her sister’s wedding. One look at him and she knows that he’s exactly the type of man she should avoid. But when she stumbles upon his secret, she realizes there’s more to the charming playboy than meets the eye. And suddenly they find their lives helplessly entwined…

 

Worth Fighting For by Kirsty Moseley — New Release!!

Series conclusion: Leaving him was the hardest thing she ever had to do. Somehow, she moved on. She made a new life in a new city. So when a family tragedy calls her back home, she believes all her old feelings for him are safely behind her. But the second she lays eyes on him, the intensity of their connection is as strong as ever.

He knows pain. He’s felt it fighting in the streets, and he felt it fighting to survive in prison. Yet nothing he’s experienced has been as painful as the day she left — until the moment she came back. This time he’s determined to hold on to her forever…

 

The Pawn by Skye Warren — New Release!!

New series: He swept into my life like a storm. He tore down my father with cold retribution, leaving him penniless in a hospital bed. I quit my private all-girl’s college to take care of the only family I have left. There’s one way to save our house, one thing I have left of value. My virginity.

A forbidden auction… He appears at every turn. He seems to take pleasure in watching me fall. Other times he’s the only kindness in a brutal underworld. Except he’s playing a deeper game than I know. Every move brings us together, every secret rips us apart. And when the final piece is played, only one of us can be left standing…

 

Sweet Escape by Nina Lane — New Release!!

Can standalone: She travels the world and blogs about love. At least she used to before she promised to look after her sister’s bakery. Now, stuck in small town California for the next six months, she’s desperate to find romantic content for her blog or risk losing income. Then a whipped cream disaster sends her into the arms of the sexy, charming heir to the Sugar Rush Candy Company.

Since childhood, he has been trying to overcome family concerns about his defective heart. Known as “The Heartbreaker,” he’s found an outlet with women. And when bad news strikes him, he seeks a diversion by offering to show her the romance of the Bay Area. She jumps at the chance as long as they keep things platonic. But soon his hot combination of charm, perfect kisses, and a serious sweet tooth melts her defenses…

 

On the Line by Victoria Denault — New Release!!

Can standalone: As one of the best players in the NHL and the “golden boy” of the league, he knows he has to keep his cool—on and off the ice. His whole life is a carefully constructed image of perfection for the media and his brand sponsors. Of course, that means he can never let his true feelings show. But when it comes to the sexy sister of his former teammate, he might be willing to make an exception… even if it means breaking all his own rules.

As far as she’s concerned, having a thing for him is [a] très bad idea. Then he moves in next door, all sexy smiles and a deliciously hot body that she can’t resist. Something’s happening between them—it’s intense, a little (a lot) out of control, and real. Only he doesn’t know everything about her past. And the one exception to his rule might just be the one girl who could destroy his career…

 

The Roman by Sylvain Reynard — New Release!!

Series conclusion: Raven and her sister, Cara, are at the mercy of a small detachment of Florentine vampyres, who are delivering them as a peace offering to the feared Curia in Rome. Though she’s unsure William survived the coup that toppled his principality, Raven is determined to protect her sister at all costs, even if it means challenging Borek, the commander of the detachment.

In an effort to keep Raven from falling into the hands of his enemies, William puts himself at the mercy of the Roman, the dangerous and mysterious vampyre king of Italy. But the Roman is not what he expects … This stunning conclusion to the Florentine series will take readers across Italy and beyond as the lovers fight to remain together. Forever.

 

The Only One by Lauren Blakely — New Release!!

Can standalone: “Let’s say there was this guy. And he gave you the most mind-blowing night of sex in your life. And you never saw him again. Until ten years later. Now, it turns out he’s the one one in all of Manhattan whose restaurant is available for my charity’s gala. The trouble is, he doesn’t recognize me…”

“This woman I’m working with is so damn alluring. The first time I set eyes on her, I’m captivated and I can’t get her out of my mind. Even if it’s risky to tango with someone I’m working with, she’s a risk I’m willing to take. The trouble is, she won’t give me the time of day. But I’m determined to change that…”

 

Shut Up and Kiss Me by Jessica Lemmon — New Release!!

Can standalone: Him: “I should be out of this small town by now, finishing my law degree, but I couldn’t resist one last street race. Now I’m sidelined in the hospital, and while my injuries will heal, I’m not so sure my voice will return. What kind of attorney can’t talk? Yeah, exactly. I’m afraid that I won’t be able to come back from this… until she reawakens every competitive bone in my body.”

Her: “I nearly watched him die on that lonely stretch of road. He’s damn lucky just to be alive, even if he doesn’t realize it. I know he’s destined for bigger and better things, but I don’t mind helping him get there as he relearns everything he took for granted. He’s a good student; I can tell how much his stutter bothers him. But when he lets his kisses do the talking, everything else disappears. And one day, maybe he’ll be able to tell me that he wants me—as much as I want him…”

 

Trophy Wife by Noelle Adams — New Release!!

Standalone: Thanks to an ironclad prenup, she’s worse off than she was before the day she rushed down the aisle with a wealthy jerk eight years ago. After her steep fall from riches to rags, she refuses to shackle herself to any man who treats her like a possession—no matter how good he looks in a pair of well-worn jeans, or how his muscles ripple while he’s carrying her couch.

Underneath his rugged exterior, he’s a gentleman. So when he sees his beautiful new neighbor moving in, he’s going to help her out no matter how loudly she protests. In fact, her determination to go it alone just strengthens his resolve. But after one spur-of-the-moment tumble in the sheets, it’s clear that their connection goes way deeper. And that he won’t be happy until she surrenders to the passion they share.

 

Rules of Contact by Jaci Burton — New Release!!

Can standalone: He’s used to being in the spotlight—he just doesn’t enjoy it. But if getting in front of the cameras will help his new restaurant succeed, he’s willing. Now if he could just meet a woman who loved him and not his fame…

After her divorce, she’s thrilled to start over as head chef at [his restaurant]. It’s just the opportunity she needs to heat up her career—if only she wasn’t wildly attracted to her sexy new boss. He can’t get enough of her, and she loves every second she spends with him. But trust is a hard-fought battle for both. Are they willing to risk their hearts to win at the game of love?

 

Intended for Bristol by L.P. Dover — New Release!!

Can standalone: Trying to live down his very public indiscretions, he feels like the most hated man in the NFL. Fans and teammates alike treat him with the disrespect he figures he deserves. Unfortunately for them, he’s no easy target. As payback, he sets his sights on the quarterback’s sister: a sultry brunette who’s curvy, confident, and sexy as hell. But what begins as a revenge fling turns into so much more—a lesson in humanity, and in love.

She doesn’t have time for games, especially those played by her brother’s teammates. A talented interior designer with lofty goals, she doesn’t know the first thing about football, or him—except that he’s exactly the type of man she usually avoids. But when his deep laugh and deeper kisses break through her walls, she becomes the target of a fan who’s obsessed with him. Now she needs to know that he has her back… because he already has her heart.

 

This Is Our Song by Samantha Chase — New Release!!

Can standalone: He knew that to stand out in his large family, he’d have to go big. Making a name for himself as a musician wasn’t easy, but he followed his dreams to rock-star success. But the relentless expectations of fans is not helping the slump he’s in now. So of course the person who attracts him is the woman who is not impressed by fame.

She’s completely unfazed by pretty-boy rock stars. She’s just here to get her interview and write her story. But spending an entire month with them is going to show her a side of him she never could have guessed…

 

The Hero by Donna Grant — New Release!!

Can standalone: He’s a highly-decorated Navy SEAL who has a thirst for action. But there’s one thing he hasn’t been able to forget: his high school sweetheart. After more than a decade away, he has returned home to the ranch in Texas for a dangerous new mission that puts him face-to-face with her and an outside menace that threatens everything he holds dear. He’ll risk it all to keep her safe—and win her heart.

She has had a lifetime of heartache since he was deployed. Fourteen years and one bad marriage later, she finds herself with her life on the line against an enemy she can’t fight alone [and] it’s his strong shoulders, smoldering eyes, and sensuous smile that she turns to. When danger closes in, how much will she risk to stay with the only man she’s ever loved?

 

Nico: A Mafia Romance by Sarah Castille — New Release!!

Can standalone: Las Vegas Mafia boss, Nico Toscani, is used to getting what he wants, whether it is having the City of Sin under his rule or a beautiful woman in his bed. But when he meets his match in the gorgeous, headstrong the daughter of a rival crime lord, all bets are off…

She struggles to break free of her ruthless father’s Mafia ties but she can’t resist the powerful and seductive Nico, who will stop at nothing to possess her. With their families locked in a brutal war for control of the city, they enter into a forbidden game. Will they surrender to the passion that burns between them—and risk tearing apart their families? Or will Nico be forced to betray the only woman who sets his blood on fire?

 

How Will I Know You? by Jessica Treadway — New Release!!

Standalone: On a cold December day in northern upstate New York, the body of high school senior Joy Enright is discovered in the woods at the edge of a pond. She had been presumed drowned, but an autopsy shows that she was, in fact, strangled. As the investigation unfolds, four characters tell the story from widely divergent perspectives: Susanne, Joy’s mother and a professor at the local art college; Martin, a black graduate student suspected of the murder; Harper, Joy’s best friend and a potential eyewitness; and Tom, a rescue diver and son-in-law of the town’s police chief. As a web of small-town secrets comes to light, a dramatic conclusion reveals the truth about Joy’s death.

 

Crash by Susan Fanetti — New Release!!

New series: He has life just about where he wants it: he’s free of a bad marriage, and his club is cruising along healthy and strong, their business relationships as solid as their brotherhood. He’s a contented man, riding his road at his speed. Until a massive highway wreck brings a blonde on a little sportster crashing into his life.

She’s working hard to put a demolished past in her rearview mirror. Trying to keep herself safe, she’s built a life insulated by locks and walls. Inside those walls, she’s alone, but she feels secure, and that’s enough… Until a big, tattooed biker holds out his hand and helps her up from the pavement.

 

Mr. Match by JA Huss — Live at midnight!!

Can standalone: He thinks ahead. He plans, he plots, and he’s got everything under control. Until one day he sees my videos on his dating site. The private erotic videos I make just for him. When I’m looking at the camera I can practically see his face. Hear the internal arguments. Feel his desire. Because I’m that kind of woman. You should delete my videos. It’s your job to keep that dating site on the up and up. But you don’t, do you? You watch them. You get off to them. You crave them. Every week I make a new one with you in mind. I’ve got you addicted to my body, my moans, my secrets. I’ve hooked you now. You’ve been in control for way too long and this is where it ends…

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