LATEST NEW RELEASES, RECOMMENDATIONS, & PRE-ORDERS — WEEK OF OCTOBER 24, 2016

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NEW TOP RECOMMENDATION: Honor: The Breaking Point by Jay Crownover (Read my Review)
THIS BOOK WAS AMAZING!! I was in the mood to read something SEXY and EDGY but with a heart-stopping ROMANCE and a story that would be UNIQUE and DIFFERENT… and this book delivered EXACTLY what I was looking for!!! The hero was POWERFUL, controlling, with a truly tragic backstory that had turned him into what some people might call a villain, but he had a heart of gold in many ways and was completely DEVOTED to the one and only girl he’d ever loved. He was deeply flawed and complex, but that was what made me adore his character. And the heroine was BADASS. Seriously, this chick was just so STRONG. She went toe-to-toe with him on every level and I just LOVED the way they were EQUALS in their own right. This book was seriously just AWESOME!! A new top favorite! (can standalone)

WEEKLY NEW RELEASES RECAP

• Beneath These Shadows by Meghan March (alpha tattoo artist hero falls in love, standaloneBeneath series)
• Scoring the Billionaire by Max Monroe (sexy romantic comedy standalone in Bad Boy Billionaires series)
• Preppy: The Life & Death of Samuel Clearwater Part One by T.M. Frazier (follows the KING series)
• Keepsake by Sarina Bowen (two damaged people fall in love, standalone in True North series)
• Stolen Kisses by Addison Moore (tattooed hero, mysterious heroine, sexy standalone in 3AM Kisses series)
• Badd Motherf*cker by Jasinda Wilder (sexy, funny, alpha male family series of standalones)
• American Queen by Sierra Simone (love triangle political-themed romance duet)
• The Billionaire Next Door by Jessica Lemmon (he falls for his neighbor, Billionaire Bad Boys standalone)
• Submission is Not Enough by Lexi Blake (he doesn’t remember the woman he loves, Masters and Mercenaries)
• Pull Me Close by Sidney Halston (he rescues her from his family’s nightclub, can standalone)
• Kept by Maya Banks (tortured/damaged reclusive hero falls in love, standalone in The Enforcers series)
• Kaufman by Nicole Edwards (hockey romance standalone in the Austin Arrows series)
• Tantalizing Maria by Helen Hardt (ex-con hero proved innocence reconnects with the woman who betrayed him — the mother of his child — and who he still loves, standalone in the Temptation Saga)
• Marriage Games by CD Reiss (he’s trying to make his wife fall back in love with him, BDSM romance duet)
• One Step Closer by Kahlen Aymes (stepsister second chance romance standalone)
• Fractures by MR Field (best friends to lovers romance, standalone in Running on Empty series)
• The Fall by T Gephart (opposites attract romantic suspense, he’s protecting her life)
• Credo by Nashoda Rose (paranormal second chance romance, Scars of the Wraiths series)
• The Negotiation by Sandi Lynn (CEO who doesn’t believe in relationships falls in love, standalone)
• Blood Red Snow White by Marcus Sedgwick (a Soviet-era thriller standalone)
• If I Fix You by Abigail Johnson (YA romance, her new neighbor is intense, cute, and scarred)
• Family Sins by Sharon Sala (murder mystery standalone)
• Tricked by Rebecca Zanetti (vampire romance novella in the Dark Protectors series)
• Boondocks by Casey Peeler (romantic suspense)
• The Krinar Captive by Anna Zaires (she wakes up in a futuristic dwelling held captive by a beautiful man)

DETAILED LIST: NEW RELEASES

 

Beneath These Shadows by Meghan March — New Release!!

Can standalone: “The only permanent thing in my life is the ink I put on my clients.
I drift from city to city, in and out of beds, from one tattoo shop to the next. Every time I start to put down roots, I rip them up. Until New Orleans.
Until her. She’s everything I’m not.
Full of fire and life. An innocent where I’m a sinner.
I want to consume her. Protect her. Keep her.
But first, I have to escape from beneath these shadows.”

 

Scoring the Billionaire by Max Monroe — New Release!!

Can standalone: Even though two of his best friends have settled down, he’s determined not to… As owner of a professional football team and wildly successful restaurant, his lifestyle is full as it is. Well, it was, until the new, sexy, stiletto-wearing Team Physician trash-talks him in the locker room without batting an eye. Now he can’t stop himself from wanting her.

The only girl in her parents’ brood of five, she’s as outspoken as she is beautiful and the kind of woman who holds her own—and then soame. Always competitive at heart, if he’s going all in for love… he sure as hell wants a Win-Win. Prepare to get a little dirty because this one might go into overtime.
Game. On.

 

Preppy: The Life & Death of Samuel Clearwater PART ONE by T.M. Frazier — New Release!!

King series: He likes bowties, pancakes, suspenders, good friends, good times, good drugs, and a good f*ck. He’s worked his way out from beneath a hellish childhood and is living the life he’s always imagined for himself. When he meets a girl, a junkie on the verge of ending it all, he’s torn between his feelings for her and the crippling fear that she could be the one to end the life he loves.

She is strung out and tired. Tired of living for her next fix. Tired of doing things that make her stomach turn. Tired of looking in the mirror at the reflection of the person she’s become. Just when she decides to end it all, she meets a man who will change the course of both their lives forever. And their deaths.

For most people, death is the end of their story.
For them, death was only the beginning.

 

Keepsake by Sarina Bowen — New Release!!

Can standalone: “She used to be fearless… But her recent overseas adventure was one too many. Now she’s home and in one piece. Mostly. But her nights are filled with terror…. When her best friend offers her a stay at the orchard in exchange for help at the farmers’ markets, she jumps at the chance. But her nightmares don’t stop. Desperate to keep her fragile state a secret, she relies on [him] to soothe her when her dreams prove too much.

He’s a survivor, too… Getting thrown away by your own people at nineteen leaves a mark on a guy… Actually, there are a lot of things he’s never done. They slowly grow to trust one another. One night they become even closer than they’d planned. But she may still be too broken to trust anyone. When she pushes him away, he will have to prove to himself that he’s good for much more than farm labor…”

 

American Queen by Sierra Simone — New Release!!

It starts with a stolen kiss under an English sky, and it ends with a walk down the aisle. It starts with the President sending his best friend to woo me on his behalf, and it ends with my heart split in two. It starts with buried secrets and dangerous desires…and ends with the three of us bound together with a hateful love sharper than any barbed wire.

My name is Greer Galloway, and I serve at the pleasure of the President of the United States. This is the story of an American Queen.

 

The Billionaire Next Door by Jessica Lemmon — New Release!!

Can standalone: It’s his job to be the life of the party. Traveling from one exotic locale to another is just part of running the luxurious Crane Hotel empire. But even paradise isn’t perfect. Devising a new business strategy is keeping his up at night and so is the Great Dane barking at all hours in the apartment below his. To muzzle the problem, he charges downstairs… right into the most beautiful, blond distraction he’s ever seen.

Dog-sitting by day, bartending by night. It’s not exactly the life she dreamed of. But when he rushes in, all mountain-man shoulders and obscenely sexy smile, needing her help for the Crane Hotels, it’s a fantasy come true…

 

Submission is Not Enough by Lexi Blake — New Release!!

Can standalone: He lost everything the night he died. His family, his beautiful girl, and worst of all, he lost himself. A twisted doctor brought him back from the brink of death, but reprogrammed his identity to serve her will. Rescued by his brothers, he must fight to reclaim the man he was and the life, and love, that were stolen from him.

She thought she’d lost him forever. When he walked back into her life, it was nothing short of a miracle. Months of torture and conditioning have done damage to Theo that may never be mended. He has no memory of her or the life they shared. Breaking through to him, and helping him rediscover all he lost, will be the toughest mission she’s ever faced. Luckily for him, she loves a good fight…

 

Pull Me Close by Sidney Halston — New Release!!

Can standalone: “I thought I could enjoy a night out like a normal person. I thought I could handle the flashing lights, the pulsing music, the crowded dance floor. I couldn’t have been more wrong. After having an anxiety attack and passing out during my sister’s engagement party, I wake up in the arms of the hottest guy I’ve ever seen. He’s no gentleman. But he might just be the man I need to help me take control of my life.”

“When I hear there’s some random girl passed out in the back room of my family’s nightclub, I’m pissed. My dad’s already behind bars and we can’t afford any more bad press. But after giving her a lift—literally—back to her apartment, I stop seeing her as some random girl. She’s gorgeous, vulnerable, and braver than she knows. And when we kiss, all I want to do is pull her close and promise that she’ll always be safe in my arms…”

 

Kept by Maya Banks — New Release!!

Can standalone: A horrific childhood has made him the man he is today…He’s lived in self-imposed solitude, convinced that no woman could ever accept his need for absolute control—in business and pleasure. That is, until a young violinist walks into one of his buildings and into his life… Seeing her hopeless and near tears, he vows to help and protect her, no matter the cost to himself. But when she meets his every demand with unwavering acceptance and love, he is overwhelmed by her goodness and gentle spirit. He knows that the dark stain on his soul can never be erased—and rather than risk destroying the most beautiful person he’s ever experienced, he’ll have to do the hardest thing he’s ever had to do. Let her go. But he’s totally unprepared for the lengths to which she will go to fight for his love…

 

Kaufman by Nicole Edwards — New Release!!

Can standalone: “When I signed on to the NHL, I promised to give 150% to the game. I’ve done that. Little did I know, but they would ask more from me than merely my skill on the ice. The team wanted me to be their captain. It’s an honor, one I’ve done my best to fulfill. Although I can’t take all the credit, I was there to lead when we won the Stanley Cup.

I’m still at the helm now, when we’ve hit rock bottom. I know I have let my fears get in the way. I’ve let down the team, even if they don’t realize what I’ve done. Now that the new season’s underway, I’m being called out. I deserve it. I can deal with that. It won’t be easy, but I’ll persevere. What I can’t deal with is her. She surprised me. She came out of nowhere and blindsided me. And there’s one serious issue. Now that I have her, I refuse to let her go.”

 

Tantalizing Maria by Helen Hardt — New Release!!

Can standalone: Maria Gomez married her lover’s brother to give the baby she carried the name and future she deserved. Now she is widowed, and her oldest child’s father—the only man she ever loved—has returned.

In prison for a crime he didn’t commit, Jefferson Bay never forgot the beautiful woman who betrayed him with his own brother. When DNA evidence proved Jeff’s innocence years later and he was released, he vowed to find Maria and seek his revenge.

The passion between the two has never died, but can they learn to trust each other again?

 

If I Fix You by Abigail Johnson — New Release!!

Standalone: When sixteen-year-old Jill Whitaker’s mom walks out—with a sticky note as a goodbye—only Jill knows the real reason she’s gone. But how can she tell her father? Jill can hardly believe the truth herself. Suddenly, the girl who likes to fix things—cars, relationships, romances, people—is all broken up.

With nothing making sense, Jill tries to pick up the pieces of her life. But when a new guy moves in next door, intense, seriously cute, but with scars—on the inside and out—that he thinks don’t show, Jill finds herself trying to make things better for Daniel. But over one long, hot Arizona summer, she realizes she can’t fix anyone’s life until she fixes her own. And she knows just where to start…

 

Marriage Games by CD Reiss — New Release!!

THIRTY DAYS. That’s all he demands of his wife. Thirty days in a remote cottage, doing everything he demands. After that, he’ll sign her divorce papers and give her complete ownership of their company.

THIRTY DAYS. That’s how long he has to rediscover the man he once was. The Dominant Master he hid when he fell in love with her five years ago… She wants the business they built badly enough to go to the cottage for a month. Cut off ties to the world and do his bidding. She can submit to him with her body, but her heart will never yield. She thinks this is his pathetic attempt to repair their marriage. She’s wrong.

 

The Fall by T Gephart — New Release!!

Standalone: “He has no one. No family. No Friends. And not a soul in the world cares about him, only a system that tried to break him. With a strong dislike for establishments and conformity, he has lived his life as a rogue. A hired thug with no allegiances except to his own word… She has grown up in the shadow of her father—one of the most powerful drug lords in the city. She has vowed to bring him to justice, moving through the ranks of the Chicago PD in an effort to be as far removed from her father’s lifestyle as possible… Two worlds collide when he shows up at her door, a gun in his hand and a look in his eyes that terrifies her. Suddenly, she has a price on her head and he is the only one who can keep her out of the crossfire…”

 

Credo by Nashoda Rose — New Release!!

Scars of the Wraiths series: “An unrequited love. A tortured past.
An unbreakable bond.
Their love was well-known throughout the immortal world. But tragedy struck and tore them apart for years. One believing the other was dead. When fate finally brings them back together again it isn’t kind. It’s cruel and testing. Sacrificial. Because love has no remorse for its victims. It doesn’t give you options. And it won’t be stopped…
This is their story. It’s not pretty and it’s not kind. But it’s theirs.”

 

The Krinar Captive by Anna Zaires — New Release!!

Standalone: Emily Ross never expected to survive her deadly fall in the Costa Rican jungle, and she certainly never thought she’d wake up in a strangely futuristic dwelling, held captive by the most beautiful man she’d ever seen. A man who seems to be more than human…

Zaron is on Earth to facilitate the Krinar invasion—and to forget the terrible tragedy that ripped apart his life. Yet when he finds the broken body of a human girl, everything changes. For the first time in years, he feels something more than rage and grief, and Emily is the reason for that. Letting her go would compromise his mission, but keeping her could destroy him all over again.

 

Family Sins by Sharon Sala — New Release!!

Standalone: Felled by a cowardly shot to the back, Stanton Youngblood has just enough time before he dies to leave a single clue to his killer’s identity: the word Wayne, scrawled in his own blood.

That word means everything to his widow. Leigh Youngblood was once Leigh Wayne, but she left her wealthy family behind thirty years ago when she fell in love with Stanton, a betrayal the Waynes have never forgiven. Now she publicly vows to discover which of her siblings thinks money and power are enough to cover up a murder.

Back in town to find his father’s killer, prodigal son Brody finds his search for justice comes with an unexpected ray of light. He’s loved Talia Champion forever, but when she said she couldn’t marry him, he left town and never looked back. This time it’s Talia who needs him, and it isn’t in him to deny her anything. But the killer still has a score to settle, and if that means spilling more blood—so much the better.

 

Badd Motherf*cker — Releasing Friday!!

Can standalone: “Eight brothers, one bar.
Sounds like the beginning to a bad joke, yeah?
I kinda think so. Wanna hear another joke? A girl walks into a bar, soaking wet and wearing a wedding dress… I knew I shouldn’t have touched her. She was hammered, for one thing, and heartbroken for another. I’ve chased enough tail to know better. I got a bar needs running, and only me to run it… Then this chick walks in, fine as hell, wearing a soaked wedding dress that leaves little enough to the imagination—and I’ve got a hell of an imagination. I knew I shouldn’t have touched her. Not so much as a finger, not even innocently… But I did.”

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