LATEST NEW RELEASES, RECOMMENDATIONS, & PRE-ORDERS — Week of May 30, 2016

BOOKWORM NEWS:

• A Beautiful Funeral by Jamie McGuire has been announced!! — “Losing has never been easy for a Maddox, but death always wins. 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…” — Be sure to pre-order a copy!
• In case you want to catch up on the series, the full Maddox Series Reading Order is as follows: Beautiful Disaster, Walking Disaster, A Beautiful Wedding, Beautiful Oblivion, Beautiful Redemption, Beautiful Sacrifice, Something Beautiful, Beautiful Burn, Beautiful Funeral.
• The Falling Series Boxed Set: Books #1-3 by Ginger Scott has been released!! They’re standalones: 3 books for the price of 1!! — “Since losing my ability to walk six years ago, I relearned life. I don’t want charity and don’t need love. But she’s about to own me, completely. And I’m about to let her.”
• Me Before You by Jojo Moyes releases as a MOVIE in theaters this weekend!! How exciting! I absolutely loved this book and will definitely be going to see it on the big screen! — (read my review)

 
LATEST RECOMMENDATION & REVIEW: Priceless by Linda Kage (Read my Review)
SQUEE!!!! I just finished reading this newly released book and loved it! It was a beautiful, heartfelt friends-to-lovers romance!! I was really drawn to this book because of how different their situation was. He was this amazing SWOONY, sweet, sexy, charming, loyal guy (he’s heart-melting!!!!!) who came from a really bad home but luckily had amazing supportive family, and she was this incredible smart, witty, fun, sarcastic girl who also had cerebral palsy. I loved how real and honest their romance felt — they LOVED each other SO much and you always knew that without a doubt. But they also faced a lot of hurdles and it was wonderful to see them become such a strong couple and get through them together!! Lots of feels, swoon, and sweetness… a new 2016 Favorite!! (can standalone)

WEEKLY NEW RELEASES RECAP

• One Hot Summer by Kat French (romantic comedy standalone, summer fling turns into more)
• One Good Reason by Julie Johnson (fun, sexy, suspenseful standalone romance, A Boston Love Story series)
• Grin and Beard It by Penny Reid (romantic comedy standalone, Winston Brothers series)
• Hold You Against Me by Skye Warren (forbidden romance standalone — he saves her, now she has to save him)
• Empire by Rachel Van Dyken (dark Mafia romance in Eagle Elite series)
• Dirty Love by Meghan March (sexy second chance romance, final book in Dirty Girl Duet)
• Everywhere and Every Way by Jennifer Probst (he falls for his client, The Billionaire Builders standalone)
• Before the Fall by Noah Hawley (mysterious plane crash thriller, standalone)
• Discovering You by Brenda Novak (love after loss — bad boy romance, Whiskey Creek series standalone)
• Hot As Hell by Julie Ann Walker (romantic suspense standalone in The Deep Six series)
• Demand by Lisa Renee Jones (erotic romantic suspense, Careless Whispers Book 2)
• Stacked Up by Sidney Halston (sexy fighter falls for a single mom, standalone in Worth the Fight Series)
• Je Suis a Toi by Pepper Winters (dark captivity-themed romance, Monsters in the Dark Book 4)
• Shameless by Gina L. Maxwell (he wants the one girl who isn’t interested in him)
• Tastes Like Candy by Lauren Gilley (biker romance, Lean Dogs Legacy Book 2, spinoff of Dartmoor series)
• Gilt: By Invitation Only by Geneva Lee (YA drama/mystery/romance)
• Torn by Cynthia Eden (romantic suspense standalone in LOST Series)
• Protecting His Own by Cherise Sinclair (BDSM romance: they want kids, Masters of the Shadowlands series)
• Worth The Wait by Joey W. Hill (BDSM romance, Nature Of Desire Series)
• Unbreakable: Unrequited Part Two by Max Henry (biker romance, Fallen Aces MC Book 2)
• Cold Hearted by Toni Anderson (crime solving romantic suspense, standalone in Cold Justice series)
• Fulfilling Promises by Kennedy Layne (romantic suspense standalone in Red Starr series)
• The Darkest Torment by Gena Showalter (paranormal romance, Lords of the Underworld series)
• Unexpected Circumstances: The Handmaid by Shay Savage (medieval historical romance)
• Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas (Victorian historical romance)
• Nolan: Return to Signal Bend by Susan Fanetti (biker romance in Signal Bend series)

DETAILED LIST: NEW RELEASES

 

One Hot Summer by Kat French — New Release!!

Standalone: Being married to a celebrity isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, especially when that celebrity has a very public affair with his co-star… She’s determined that the one thing she won’t lose in her marriage breakup is her beloved home, but she gets more than she bargained for when she rents it out for the summer and a sexy cowboy comes to stay.

He’s a country music star who had his own share of heartbreak and needs somewhere quiet to hide out for the summer. Neither of them are in any position for romance; the timing is terrible and they’re both rebounding… Can a holiday romance help mend their broken hearts?

 

One Good Reason by Julie Johnson — New Release!!

Can standalone:“After a childhood spent begging for scraps on street corners, she’s clawed her way to a successful career and a safe place to call home.
He has spent his life running. From responsibility. From obligation… When a crisis at the family company forces him to return to Boston, he has no choice but to stop chasing adventures — temporarily… Until he locks eyes with a mysterious blonde who screams trouble and sets his senses on fire. For the first time in his life, he doesn’t want to run. In fact, when it comes to her, he may want to do something he’s never done before. Stay.”

 

Grin and Beard It by Penny Reid — New Release!!

Can standalone: She’s everyone’s favorite funny lady. The movie studio executives can’t explain it, but the simple truth is, everyone loves her.

But she has a problem, she can’t read maps and her sense of direction is almost as bad as her comedic timing is stellar. Therefore, when her latest starring role takes her to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park she finds herself continually lost… Much to her consternation, her most frequent savior is a ridiculously handsome, charming, and cheeky Park Ranger…

 

Hold You Against Me by Skye Warren — New Release!!

Standalone: Once upon a time the daughter of a mafia king fell in love with a foot soldier. This fairy tale didn’t have a happy ending… My sister and I barely managed to escape alive, and we’ve lived in relative hiding ever since. I’m safe now, but I can never forget the boy who gave his life to save mine.

Except there’s a chance that he’s still alive. And he’s fighting a war. Even knowing the risks, I have to find him. I have to find some way to protect him, the way he protected me. But he isn’t the boy I left behind. He’s a violent man. A criminal. And he’s been waiting for me…

 

Empire by Rachel Van Dyken — New Release!!

Eagle Elite series: “I have lost everything. My purpose. My love. My soul.
Death knocks on my door, I want to answer, but every time I reach for the handle—the promise I made her, brings me back. So I breathe. I live. I hate. And I allow the anger to boil beneath the surface… I am broken, I dont want to be fixed. One last trip to New York, one last chance to redeem a lost part of the mafia family. [But] the only way to fix, is to do something I swore I’d never do again.
An arranged marriage.
Only this time.
I won’t fall.”

 

Dirty Love by Meghan March — New Release!!

Conclusion to Dirty Girl: “She has been mine since the first day I saw her…
I walked away because she deserved better than I could offer, but I always planned to come back and stake my claim when the time was right.

But true to form, she wasn’t willing to wait. She threw down a challenge, and I’m meeting her head-on… I’m not walking away this time because sometimes you have to fight dirty for love.”

 

Before the Fall by Noah Hawley — New Release!!

Standalone: On a foggy summer night, eleven people—ten privileged, one down-on-his-luck painter—depart Martha’s Vineyard on a private jet headed for New York. Sixteen minutes later, the unthinkable happens: the plane plunges into the ocean. The only survivors are Scott Burroughs —the painter— and a four-year-old boy, who is now the last remaining member of an immensely wealthy and powerful media mogul’s family.

With chapters weaving between the aftermath of the crash and the backstories of the passengers and crew, the mystery surrounding the tragedy heightens. As the passengers’ intrigues unravel, odd coincidences point to a conspiracy. Was it merely by dumb chance that so many influential people perished? Or was something far more sinister at work?

 

Everywhere and Every Way by Jennifer Probst — New Release!!

Can standalone: Ever the responsible eldest brother, he started working for his father’s contracting business at a young age, dreaming of one day sitting in the boss’s chair. But his father’s will throws a wrench in his plans by stipulating that he share control of the family business with his two estranged brothers… Things only get more complicated when a demanding designer hires him to build her a customized dream house that matches her specifications to a T—or she’ll use her powerful connections to poison the brothers’ reputation. Not one to ignore a challenge, he vows to get the job done—if only he can stop getting distracted by his new client’s perfect… amenities.

 

Demand by Lisa Renee Jones — New Release!!

Sequel to Denial: Still struggling with amnesia, she questions everything she’s known about the alluring stranger who claims to have found her unconscious in an alleyway.

But was he truly a stranger — or did he know her before his supposed rescue? Tormented by the potential betrayal he denies, with fleeting memories of a bombshell in her recent past, she must face a hard reality. Every action has consequences… and trusting him, the one thing she most desires, might result in the direst consequences of all.

 

Stacked Up by Sidney Halston — New Release!!

Can standalone: “Working two jobs to support her infant daughter is harder than anything she has ever done, but it sure beats living under the rules of her stepfather. And if she hadn’t struck out on her own, she never would have met the intensely physical heavyweight brawler who has a way of drawing out her wild side. But he lives fast, with no responsibilities—and that just isn’t for her… But once he works past her inhibitions, he discovers a kindred spirit who longs to trust someone with her body, and her secrets. Still, he can’t help but wonder if this rich girl is just slumming it before she returns to her privileged life. Now it’s up to her to prove that she wants her hard-edged fighter just the way he is…”

 

Je Suis a Toi by Pepper Winters — New Release!!

Monsters In The Dark series: “He made me the happiest esclave in the world. He gave me his heart, his empire, his ruthless unforgiving love. And life finally left us in peace. A man like my maître has special needs though, growing stronger as our lives intertwine. The only way to survive his monster is to agree to all his desires …
Including his latest wish.
I’m his.
And I won’t refuse.”

 

Shameless by Gina L. Maxwell — New Release!!

Can standalone:People say I’m shameless. They’re right. I like my sex dirty. It takes a hell of a lot to tilt my moral compass, and I always follow when it’s pointing at something I want. That goes double when it points straight at the one girl in all of Chicago who’s not dying for a piece of me.
She’s all I can think about, and that’s a problem, because she wants nothing to do with me. But I’ve seen her deepest secrets, her darkest fantasies, and they match mine to a fucking T…

 

Tastes Like Candy by Lauren Gilley — New Release!!

Lean Dogs Legacy series: Raised by a widower and a pack of uncles, Michelle Calloway has known only one way of life, that of the Lean Dogs MC, London chapter. When circumstances force her to flee to America, she fears her days of working alongside the club are over. But Derek Snow isn’t the sort of man to let talent go to waste.

In Amarillo, Texas, Vice President Candyman faces the challenge of preserving his club and protecting his growing family. If Charlie Fox’s niece has a head for numbers, he’s going to put her to use. But he never would have guessed little Michelle would be so grown up already…

 

Gilt: By Invitation Only by Geneva Lee — New Release!!

New YA series: In a world with too much money and not enough rules, anything goes. Welcome to Belle Mère, the most exclusive zip code outside the Las Vegas Strip. It’s every sinner’s fantasy and every good parent’s worst nightmare… She doesn’t belong at Belle Mère Prep despite her new stepfather’s money. So when her best friend begs her to crash an invite-only party, she should say no. It’s just a party. What could go wrong? Until she meets Jamie, who’s also hiding from the in-crowd. After spending the night with the cute stranger, she barely makes it home before news hits the brunch tables. A body’s been found on the West estate, and Jamie is the number one suspect. But he couldn’t have done it…right? She isn’t sure she can trust him. After all, no one is safe when everyone is a liar.

 

Torn by Cynthia Eden — New Release!!

Can standalone: She’s a forensic anthropologist who has always been better with the dead than the living. But then her latest investigation takes her and agent Wade Monroe to Savannah, Georgia. Handsome, dangerous, and more than ready to play dirty on any case, Wade weakens her aloofness…

Her skills are crucial to finding a college student who went missing five years ago. She’s able to determine she was murdered, and that the killer is still on the loose. And when the vicious murderer targets her, Wade must do everything in his power to protect her… because he refuses to let a woman he loves be torn from him… again.

 

Protecting His Own by Cherise Sinclair — New Release!!

Masters of the Shadowlands series:A man protects those given into his care… She survived an abusive husband and built a new life for herself with the help of the strongest, most protective man she has ever known. She loves him with all her heart, but the one thing he wants, she can’t give him. To her grief, the damage from her first marriage means she can’t bear children.

As they change their plans and pursue adoption, they’re already imagining a baby girl in the nursery. But when two boys from the local domestic violence shelter see their mother taken to the hospital, they call her in a panic. Agreeing to care for them temporarily, she soon falls in love with the two adorable boys.

Now he has a new problem. How can he protect the children when their drug-addicted mother is released—and how the hell can he keep his sweet submissive’s heart from being broken when they leave?

 

Worth The Wait by Joey W. Hill — New Release!!

Can standalone:Is he worth the heartbreak? At nearly forty, she isn’t so sure she’ll ever find a man who is. A successful theater manager, she agrees to help a friend put her erotic performance theater on its feet. She has always been curious and drawn to the BDSM world, and now she can safely explore that world in the environment she knows best… He’s the roofing contractor repairing their rundown theater building, but he’s also a rigger, well-known in the BDSM world for his rope artistry. He’s not just a top, though; he’s a Dom whose unexpected quirks mesh too well with her eccentric personality and awaken her submissive side…

 

Unbreakable by Max Henry — New Release!!

Sequel to Unrequited: Even after a broken heart is repaired, can the scars be too many for it to beat the same again? Six years and a promotion to club president later, I’ve finally had enough of her excuses. The lies have to stop. She is worth the risk, I’ve never gone a day without thinking about her or my son, and I know underneath it all she does still love me.

This time, she’ll come home for good … she just doesn’t know it yet.

DETAILED LIST: LATER WEEK RELEASES

 

Nolan: Return to Signal Bend by Susan Fanetti — Live on Saturday!!

Signal Bend series: “He’s a man shaped by loss. All his life, people he’s loved deeply have left him in one way or another. As a son and then a member of the MC, he’s found a home and a family. His mother and his younger brother are protected and loved, too. But the past haunts him; injustices left unanswered threaten his future. One injustice in particular.

She’s [an MC] daughter who knows loss of her own. Taken away from her home as a child after unspeakable horror tore her family apart, she returns… As she settles into a new life of her choosing in the home she’s regained, she and him connect. As his love for her deepens, he can’t ignore the way that loss has warped him. The past is a shadow over him, and he can no longer live under its weight. He needs vengeance. At any cost.

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