LATEST NEW RELEASES, RECOMMENDATIONS, & PRE-ORDERS — WEEK OF November 21, 2016

WEEKLY NEW RELEASES RECAP

• An Exaltation of Larks by Suanne Laqueur (unique standalone romance from a favorite author)
• Bad Romeo Christmas by Leisa Rayven (angsty romance, a Starcrossed Series Anthology)
• Out of Bounds by Lauren Blakely (sexy forbidden football sports romance standalone)
• Over The Edge by Meredith Wild (love triangle in New York City, standalone in the Bridge Series)
• Vice by Callie Hart (biker romance standalone, he’s fallen for the one girl he can’t have)
• Brutal Game by Cara McKenna (underground fighter romance, sequel to Willing Victim)
• Crown Jewels by Ella James (surprise pregnancy romance, can standalone)
• Hard Compromise by Samanthe Beck (sexy fun standalone, one night stand with a cop turns into more)
• Listen to Your Heart by Sydney Logan (she falls for him but he’s pretend engaged to someone else, standalone)
• All He Needs by Melanie Shawn (neighbors in love, Marine hero, standalone in Crossroads series)
• Hot Guy by HM Ward (standalone holiday romance)
• Wallflowers: Three of a Kind by CP Smith (contemporary romance)
• A Postcard Would Be Nice by Steph Campbell (coming-of-age standalone, dealing with some heavy themes)
• Holiday With A Twist by Shannon Stacey (Christmas holiday romance novella, standalone)
• Forever Sky by Lisa Swallow (rock star romance, final book in the Blue Phoenix Series)
• Keatyn Unscripted by Jillian Dodd (a behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Keatyn Chronicles series)
• Lilly by Allie Everhart (college romance spin-off of the Jade Series & the Kensington series, can standalone)
• Stone Coffin: A Mystery by Kjell Eriksson (murder, intrigue, and page-turning action thriller)
• The Operator by Kim Harrison (book 2 in suspense trilogy The Peri Reed Chronicles)

DETAILED LIST: NEW RELEASES

 

An Exaltation of Larks by Suanne Laqueur — New Release!!

Standalone: “We’re so alike, you and I. It’s no wonder we kept finding each other.” September 11, 1973: Eleven-year-old Alejandro watches from his window as Chile falls to a military coup, destroying his family. Arriving alone in America, he’s taken in by a prominent family in town. Though burdened by unresolved grief for his disappeared parents, he becomes fiercely loyal to the them, eventually marrying one of their daughters, Valerie.

September 11, 2001: Javier watches from his apartment window as New York City falls to terrorism. As one of Manhattan’s top-paid male escorts, this professional lover has never lacked for company and is loyal only to himself. But in the wake of 9/11, he is named guardian for an orphaned nephew and must open his carefully-guarded heart to pain he’s long suppressed.

Alex, Valerie and Jav meet first in their twenties, with a sudden attraction each finds strange and compelling. When they meet again in their forties, they discover not only is their bond still strong, but their life experiences are strangely similar. All have been shaped by separate 9/11’s, and their unfinished business from the past will change everything they know about love, loyalty and friendship.

Across three decades and two continents, this novel explores the unpredictability of sexual attraction, how family ties are forged, torn and mended, and how love’s downfall can turn to exaltation.

 

Bad Romeo Christmas by Leisa Rayven — New Release!!

Starcrossed series anthology:
Have Yourself A Sexy Little Christmas: An Ethan and Cassie Novella

Ethan and Cassie’s first Christmas with the Holt family should be nothing but jolly. Sure, Cassie’s a mess trying to impress her future in-laws with the perfect casserole, but when an unexpected blast from Ethan’s past shows up beneath the tree, the season gets a whole lot more serious–and sexy.

The Naughty List: A Liam and Elissa Novella

After being apart for months, Liam and Elissa are making up for lost time on a secluded island, where they think they’re free to explore each other’s bodies in peace. But when it turns out their Christmas sanctuary isn’t as deserted as it first seemed, their Christmas dreams turn into a nightmare.

Happy, Horny New Year: A Josh and Angel Novella

When the gang from the Grove gets together at a lavish New Year’s Eve party, it’s like no time has passed. Except Elissa and Josh are dating Hollywood royalty, Jack and Zoe have been hooking up in secret, Connor’s new girlfriend wants to murder Cassie, and Erika’s mystery man has everyone talking. Before midnight, shocking revelations are made, industry tongues are wagging, and the poor mistletoe is ready to pass out from overuse.
 

Out of Bounds by Lauren Blakely — New Release!!

Standalone: “The first rule of football: don’t screw with a streak.
My career is finally looking up, and no way will I mess with that.
But when I meet the most stunning and captivating woman I’ve ever seen, I tell myself one night will have to be enough. But it’s not. And now I can’t get her out of my mind. Even when I’m playing. Even when I need to focus. Even when I’m on the hottest streak of my life. And it turns out, she’s not just some random woman I met.
She works for the team… My team.”

 

Crown Jewels by Ella James — New Release!!

Standalone: “After that close-up of his package on the sailboat in Morocco, TMZ started calling him Crown Jewels. Not that I keep track of Prince Liam. Definitely don’t stalk him online like my friends do… Trust me, I’m the only woman in the world who doesn’t actually want him. Except I’m back in the Hamptons for the first time in two years. I’m at a party, and Prince Manwhore is here as well. I tell myself that smile has no effect on me. That his ridiculous charisma is a parlor trick I see right through. After our one night together, no one knows that I succumbed. It doesn’t matter. It meant nothing. Not until I see those two pink lines.”

 

Over The Edge by Meredith Wild — New Release!!

Can standalone: She always been a good girl—good grades, good friends, and a good job that her wealthy parents handed her. Desperate to carve out a life that is truly hers, she walks away from it all and takes on the challenge of helping her brothers open a chain of fitness centers in New York City. Just as she’s beginning to find her footing in a new place, she’s caught between two men who couldn’t be more determined to turn all her goodness inside out.

Will Donovan has the capital to make their entrepreneurial dreams a reality. Taking their uptight sister to bed seems a reasonable perk for the risk. She’s the smartest, sexiest prude he’s ever met, and he can’t wait to break her down.

Life is too short for Ian Savo to play by anyone’s rules. Sharing women with his best friend isn’t anything new, so when Will introduces him to her, he can’t wait to get a taste. But falling for the same girl, or falling at all, was never in the plans…

 

Vice by Callie Hart — New Release!!

Standalone: In war, there are only three rules.
Obey orders. Protect the guy standing next to you. Stay alive.
He left the military a long time ago, but he has never ceased to live by the laws of combat. As vice president of a Motorcycle club, he’s been loyal. He’s fought tooth and nail to stay alive. He’s shed blood to save the lives of those who matter to him. And now he’s gone and done something he swore he would never do. He’s fallen for the one girl he can’t have…

 

Brutal Game by Cara McKenna — New Release!!

Sequel to Willing Victim: Nine months ago, she walked into an underground boxing gym and found herself mesmerized by a stranger —a man who fights hard and loves harder. Since then he’s taken her places where fear and curiosity clash in exquisite pleasure, where trust is the price of ecstasy, and in time their brutal games have become her kink as much as his… But when real life intrudes and hard decisions demand action, will these two whose bond is rooted in fantasy take shelter in each other’s arms, or discover that lust is no substitute for a lasting commitment?

 

Hard Compromise by Samanthe Beck — New Release!!

Can standalone: She assumes her impulsive one-night stand with the sinfully sexy sheriff r is the biggest surprise of the year… until her bakery burns down while she’s basking in the afterglow. It looks like her dreams are up in smoke, but then he proposes a deal too tempting to resist.

He has no intention of settling for a one-night stand with her. Nor does he want anything to do with the women his wealthy family wants him to meet. Not when he’s waited ten years for his chance to make his move. His deal might have strings—and she may not know the stakes—but nothing will stop this sexy cop from staking a real claim on her body and her heart…

 

A Postcard Would Be Nice by Steph Campbell — New Release!!

Standalone: Seventeen-year-old Oliver Wu remembers four things about Saturday night.

1. He remembers going to the party and seeing Paloma, the girl he’s had a crush on for years.
2. He remembers the disappointment he felt when Paloma left early, just when he was sure his bravery had paid off.
3. He remembers the room spinning and someone helping him up the stairs.
4. He remembers waking up next to Tarryn, a girl he barely knows, with his clothes on the floor.

There’s just one notable memory missing.
Oliver doesn’t remember saying yes.

When Tarryn laughs off Oliver’s panic and tells him he should take her out for breakfast, he doesn’t say no. He stops himself from saying no to Tarryn for weeks because he’s waiting for what never comes—an honest answer about what happened that night.

With his friends shutting him out, and the rumors swirling, Oliver is turning into himself and just trying to make it through the rest of his senior year with his head down.

But the one person that Oliver wants to hide the truth from more than himself, Paloma, is the one person who won’t back down and accept his changed behavior. Oliver opening up to Paloma not only means facing what happened that night—it means airing a truth that could easily rip Paloma’s world wide open, too.

 

Holiday With A Twist by Shannon Stacey — New Release!!

Can standalone: After a messy breakup, Leigh Holloway is ready to start her life over. Until her parents put the family home on the market and call her back for one final, memory-making Christmas. The last thing she wants to do is deprive her mom of the perfect holiday, so she’ll lie her way through the visit and worry about her future in the New Year. Too bad the only bar in town is owned by a guy she seriously wronged in high school.

Leigh’s best friend broke Croy Dawson’s heart, and Croy knows it was Leigh’s fault. They’ve never liked each other, but Croy isn’t cruel: he’d never turn away a pretty woman in need of some family-Christmas fortification. He doesn’t expect her to drink just enough candy-cane martinis to tell him her secrets—and he definitely doesn’t expect to get caught up in her holiday madness. Despite the surprising love and laughter, Croy and Leigh can’t escape the truth: he can’t walk away from his family obligations and she has a life and career to reboot. But anything is possible if your holiday comes with a twist…

 

Listen to Your Heart by Sydney Logan — New Release!!

Standalone: As a wedding planner, she makes a career out of bringing fairytales to life… even if she’s given up on her own happily ever after. Instead of dating, she devotes time to her nephew, a guitar prodigy. When she encounters the new guitar teacher, everything changes. His passion for music makes her wonder if she might get her storybook ending after all… He would do anything for those he loves—including a fake engagement as a gift to his best friend’s dying mother. But after meeting her, he regrets the promise he made. When she realizes she’s fallen for the groom, will she listen to her head… or her heart?

 

Forever Sky by Lisa Swallow — New Release!!

Series finale: They’ve found their forever, wrapped in a world away from his rock star fame. For her, a future with him is a life with the man who closed the book on his past for a future with her. The deeper into her new life she goes, the harder she finds holding onto who she is. When a third person enters her new life with him, she also struggles to meet the expectations she has of herself… He believes in fairytale endings and his unwavering love for her, and he will fight anything that threatens their life together. But the world can throw curveballs that even the strongest couple would struggle to dodge. Including a face from the past…. They’ve fought to be together and now they need to fight for their happy ever after.

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