LATEST NEW RELEASES, RECOMMENDATIONS, & PRE-ORDERS — WEEK OF January 23, 2016

BOOKWORM NEWS:

A Boy Like You by Ginger Scott was just announced! — They say everyone’s a superhero to someone. I’m not sure who I’m supposed to save, but I know who saved me. We were kids. His name was Christopher. And up until the day he pulled me from death’s grip, he was nothing more than a boy I felt sorry for. In a blink of an eye, he became the only person who made me feel safe. And then he disappeared… Now I’m seventeen. I’m not a kid anymore. I haven’t been for years. While death didn’t take me that day, the things that happened left me with scars—the kind that robbed me of everything I once loved… Until the new boy. He says his name is Wes. But I can’t help but feel like he’s someone else. Someone from my past. Someone who’s come back to save me.”

New York Nights: A Collection of Steamy, Alpha-Male Romances by Whitney G. was just announced! It’s a bundle that includes a full length standalone novel (Turbulence: A Cocky Pilot Romance, my review), a complete erotic romance series (Reasonable Doubt), and a sexy office romance novella (Naughty Boss) together at a discounted price which is only available if you preorder a copy — price will increase after release! Also, if you’re a fan of this author, be sure to preorder her next steamy novella Dirty Doctor!

WEEKLY NEW RELEASES RECAP

Raw Deal by Cherrie Lynn (she falls for the MMA fighter who killed her brother, can standalone)
Preppy Part Two: The Life and Death of Samuel Clearwater by T.M. Frazier (sequel to Preppy: PART ONE)
The Room Mate by Kendall Ryan (her best friend’s younger brother is her sexy new roommate, can standalone)
Casanova by Emma Hart (second chance romance, bad boy player hero)
Royal Scandal by Marquita Valentine (a prince’s plans go deliciously awry when he marries the maid next door)
Any Time, Any Place by Jennifer Probst (sexy contemporary romance standalone in Billionaire Builders series)
Accidentally on Purpose by Jill Shalvis (fun, sexy romantic comedy standalone in Heartbreaker Bay series)
The Tattered Gloves by JL Berg (emotional, heartwarming YA romance)
Dark Hearts by Micalea Smeltzer (contemporary romance in the Light In The Dark series)
Badd Ass: Badd Brothers by Jasinda Wilder (sexy hot Alpha male romance, can standalone)
It Started with a Kiss by Melanie Moreland (love at first kiss, standalone romance)
Chasing Fireflies by Paige P. Horne (married love through mental illness)
The Billionaire’s Bet by Victoria Davies (office romance, can standalone)
Diablo Lake: Protected by Lauren Dane (paranormal romance, Diablo Lake series)
Dirty Dealers by Tia Louise (romantic suspense standalone, he’s her sexy bodyguard)
Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones (paranormal romance, latest in Charley Davidson series)
Power Game by Christine Feehan (supernatural romance, latest in Ghostwalker series)
City of Saints & Thieves by Natalie C. Anderson (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo meets Gone Girl”)
Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson (“Orange Is the New Black meets Walter Dean Myer’s Monster in this gritty, twisty, and haunting debut about a girl convicted of murder seeking the truth while surviving in a group home”)
Broken Pieces by Toni Aleo (paranormal romance, sequel to Pieces)
Put Out by Lani Lynn Vale (romance with single mom heroine, standalone in Kilgore Fire series)
Stay by AL Jackson (tattooed rock star romance, can standalone)
Defense by Sandi Lynn (lawyers in love and he has a secret, standalone)

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DETAILED LIST: NEW RELEASES

Stay by AL Jackson — New Release!!

Can standalone: I’m the life of the party. Hot. Rich. Charismatic. A tattooed rock star with the world at my feet… I’ve embraced my lifestyle and live it to the fullest. Until the day my lifestyle caught up to me… She found me at my lowest. Literally. Facedown in a puddle of my own blood. I owe her my life and I have three months to repay that debt. What I never should have done was touch her. Kiss her. Take her to my bed.

Love wasn’t supposed to be a part of the equation. I gave up that nasty complication a long damned time ago. Now I want her more than my next breath. But she doesn’t know what I know. Do I leave to protect her? Or can I face my demons and ask her to stay?

Raw Deal by Cherrie Lynn — New Release!!

Can standalone: “Her brother was killed in a cage fight with Mike Larson after a savage punch to the head. When Mike shows up at the funeral, he’s nothing like she expected. Gone is the fierce, brutal beast she’s seen in the cage. In his place is a beautiful man torn with guilt, seeking forgiveness, and willing to do anything to ease her pain…

Her family doesn’t approve, but her heart doesn’t stand a chance. Irresistibly drawn together, neither of them can deny the intoxicating desire unleashed between them… But every time he steps into the cage, she knows she could lose him too. She can’t go through that again, but how can she let go of the one man who sets her body and soul on fire?”

Preppy Part Two: The Life and Death of Samuel Clearwater by T.M. Frazier — New Release!!

Sequel to Preppy: PART ONE: “He finds himself back in a world he once loved, but no longer recognizes [and] the people he views as family all suddenly feel like polite strangers. Except for one person. A girl with dark eyes and even darker hair. A girl who isn’t even an option. At least, not anymore.

She can’t decide who she’s going to listen to. Her heart, her head, or her body. Because two out of those three things have her heading right back. Closure is what she tells herself she’s seeking, but when she unlocks doors that were never meant to be opened she soon discovers that when it comes to him, closure might NEVER be an option….”

The Room Mate by Kendall Ryan — New Release!!

Can standalone: “The last time I saw my best friend’s younger brother, he was a geek wearing braces. But when he shows up to crash in my spare room, I get a swift reality check. Now twenty-four, he’s broad shouldered and masculine, and so sinfully sexy, I want to climb him like the jungle gyms we used to enjoy. At six-foot-something with lean muscles hiding under his T-shirt, a deep sexy voice, and full lips that pull into a smirk when he studies me, he’s pure temptation. Fresh out of a messy breakup, he doesn’t want any entanglements. But I can resist, right? I’m holding strong until the third night when we get drunk and he confesses his biggest secret of all… “

Casanova by Emma Hart — New Release!!

Standalone: “Once upon a time, I loved him. He broke me and he didn’t even know it. I ran from him. He didn’t chase me. He never needed to, because he knew I’d come back. He was right. Death brought me home to him. Brett Walker.
Drop dead gorgeous and filthy-mouthed with a smile that turns saints to sinners. A casanova to his core. My ex-best friend. And the bad boy whose reputation precedes him—the same reputation I’m tasked with turning to gold… Or so they think. Revenge is a dish best served cold, after all…”

Royal Scandal by Marquita Valentine — New Release!!

New series: “A juicy contemporary romance about a prince whose best-laid plans go deliciously awry when he marries the maid next door. — Forced to flee to the United States with his siblings after their parents’ assassination, the Crown Prince takes it upon himself to become the caretaker of his family. But after a decade in hiding, the secret’s out and Parliament demands that he wed a princess of their choosing. Unwilling to play their game, he [has] the perfect candidate in mind… As a home-service professional, she doesn’t believe in storybook endings. But when her best friend and secret crush reveals that he’s a flesh-and-blood prince, she doesn’t know what to think. Still, she’ll do anything for him, including becoming his wife…”

Any Time, Any Place by Jennifer Probst — New Release!!

Can standalone: “Leaving his life behind to run [a construction company] with his two older brothers, he has enjoyed returning home and studying his passion of woodworking. But when he visits the local bar with his brothers one evening, he’s immediately drawn to the smart-mouthed, badass, sexy bartender who sets his body on fire. Unfortunately, she doesn’t seem as intrigued by him, and his multiple advances are met with rejection. When he offers to restore the bar back to its original glory, he begins to work with her on a daily basis, and falls harder. His plan of seduction slowly weaves a web around them both, until they are caught up in the spell. But he doesn’t know the secret that can either destroy them both…or finally mend two broken hearts.”

Accidentally on Purpose by Jill Shalvis — New Release!!

Can standalone: “Her priorities are friends, career, and kick-ass shoes. Then there’s the muscular wall of stubbornness that’s security expert Archer Hunt—who comes before everything else. No point in telling him that, though. She will just see other men until she gets over him… which should only take a lifetime.

He’s wanted the best for her ever since he sacrificed his law-enforcement career to save her. He craves her 24/7, but he doesn’t want to be responsible for the damage. The alternative? Watch her go out with guys who aren’t him… As far as he’s concerned, nobody is good enough for her. But when he sets out to prove it by sabotaging her dates, she gets mad—and things get hot as hell. Now he has a new mission: prove to her that her perfect man has been here all along…”

The Tattered Gloves by JL Berg — New Release!!

“Head down.
Don’t look up.
Never make eye contact.
Those were the words I lived by growing up, the words that protected me in an unsafe home. But words are only letters and eventually even they couldn’t keep his hands off me. Hoping to leave behind the shattered life of my past, I find myself in a boring, small town, with an aunt I’ve never met and at a school I loathe. But soon I learn, not everything in this world is as black and white as I’ve determined… Often, there are friendships and even love waiting just around the corner, if we are brave enough to take the first step. Am I brave? Or will I hide behind these tattered gloves of mine forever?”

Dark Hearts by Micalea Smeltzer — New Release!!

“I’ve learned that not everything is what it seems. If you start to look too close, you uncover things people don’t want you to see. It’s why I hide. It’s why no one knows the real me. But he sees me. He sees the darkness in my heart but he’s not afraid, because he’s like me. They say opposites attract, but we’re proof that like-and-like are a far more potent combination.

She is hiding from a past she wants to leave behind, and he is running from his. The thing about hiding and running is eventually the thing you’re trying to escape catches up to you. And when it does? It changes everything.”

Badd Ass by Jasinda Wilder — New Release!!

FAVORITE! Can standalone: “I was a combat medic. So when I hear someone shout “MEDIC!” training just kicks in. I don’t think I even saw the guy whose leg I tended to, not really. All I saw was him. His tuxedo fit him like he’d been sewn into it, and his eyes reflected the fury and the hardness of a combat veteran, but when he looked at me, he just… softened. By the time I had his brother patched, we were both covered in blood, and I knew I had to have him.

The trouble with him isn’t getting him, it’s keeping him… He’s a warrior, hard, muscular, gorgeous, tenacious, and yet oddly tender toward me. Experience and instincts are telling me to run from him as fast as possible, but my heart and my body are telling me to stay, to hold on and not let go…”

It Started with a Kiss by Melanie Moreland — New Release!!

Standalone: It started with a kiss. Then it became so much more. Love at first sight. She doesn’t believe in it. But what about love at first kiss? A favor for a friend.
Kiss a stranger and walk away.
But what if that favor, and that stranger, prove to be the turning point of her life? What if that kiss leads to something more? Dr. Daniel Stewart is certain it will. He is determined to make her see him. To feel what he feels. To have the effects of that kiss last forever… A story about taking a chance, opening your heart to the moment, and falling in love.

Diablo Lake: Protected by Lauren Dane — New Release!!

Diablo Lake series: “Welcome back to a town founded by witches, governed by werewolves and full of secrets… They are on opposite sides [of a Pack war] and he seems to find excuses to spar with her daily. He’s infuriating—not to mention charming, gorgeous and oh-so-lickable.

He can’t resist pushing her buttons. When a heated argument ends with a sizzling kiss and he gets a taste of her, he craves more—and she can’t seem to get enough of him, either. The forbidden nature of their attraction stokes their desires until they’re secretly hooking up whenever they can…”

Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones — New Release!!

Charley Davidson series: “A typical day in her life involves cheating husbands, errant wives, missing people, philandering business owners, and, oh yeah… demons, hell hounds, evil gods, and dead people. Lots and lots of dead people. As a part time Private Investigator and full-time Grim Reaper, she has to balance the good, the bad, the undead, and those who want her dead..

With the son of Satan himself as her husband and world-rocking lover, will she be able to defeat the ultimate evil and find a way to have her happily ever after after all?”

Power Game by Christine Feehan — New Release!!

Ghostwalker series: “Part of a classified government experiment, he is a supersoldier with enhanced abilities. He can see better and run faster than the enemy, disappear when necessary and hunt along any terrain. There are those in the world willing to do anything for power like that…

A formidable spy genetically engineered to hide in plain sight, she rarely meets a man who doesn’t want to control her or kill her. But he is different. His gaze, his touch—they awaken feelings inside her that she never thought possible. He’s the kind of man she could settle down with—if she can keep him alive…”

City of Saints & Thieves by Natalie C. Anderson — New Release!!

Standalone: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo meets Gone Girl in this enthralling murder mystery set in Kenya… In the shadows of Sangui City, there lives a girl who doesn’t exist. After fleeing as refugees, she and her mother arrived looking for the chance to build a new life and home. Her mother quickly found work as a maid for a prominent family. But she soon learns that their fortune was made from a life of corruption and crime. So when her mother is found shot to death in his personal study, she knows exactly who’s behind it.

With revenge always on her mind, she spends the next four years surviving on the streets alone, working as a master thief for the city’s local gang. It’s a job for them that finally brings her back to the estate, giving her the chance for vengeance… But as soon as she steps inside, she [sets] into motion a dangerous cascade of events that could cost her her life…

Put Out by Lani Lynn Vale — New Release!!

Can standalone: “She’s a survivor. After her father left her like a pile of unwanted trash, she began fighting. Fighting to build a life. Fighting to keep her child. Fighting to matter. She thought she had it all figured out.

Then he walks into her life, turning it into a flurry of confusion, hope, and then ultimately despair. He tore down, brick-by-brick, her carefully constructed world, leaving her heart in tatters and longing for more… [But] she wasn’t able to see what he was offering, what was right here in front of her, well then, he’d just have to damn well show her.”

Defense by Sandi Lynn — New Release!!

Standalone: “Betrayal. The pain and rage that consumed me was unbearable. My perfect reality had become my hurtful one. Loss of illusion settled inside me and constricted the air I breathed. I felt as if my entire life was a lie. Fresh out of law school, I needed a new start and to put the pieces of my life back together. When I left Boston and moved to New York, I met Luca Russo, a high powered, sexy attorney who liked control. He took me under his wing and did things for me no other man had ever done. Everything comes with a price, and mine was falling for a man who couldn’t return my affection. Then one night tragedy struck and he needed my help. That was the night I became his defense.”