LATEST NEW RELEASES, RECOMMENDATIONS, & PRE-ORDERS — WEEK OF November 1, 2016

UPCOMING FAVORITE: Managed by Kristen Callihan
*** SWOOOOON *** OMG, I just read an early copy of this book and loved it! It’s a sexy opposites-attract romance with seriously GREAT BANTER!! Honestly, there’s probably more awesome banter in the first few chapters than in most whole books!! The hero is this very polished and controlled businessman who is hiding a lot of pain beneath his impenetrable facade and the heroine is a sassy, outspoken, and hilarious girl who is literally his complete opposite and I just LOVED seeing her break through his walls and SWOOOOONED over how deeply he fell in love with her!! It was such a heart-warming romance! I highly recommend pre-ordering a copy (remember, you’re not charged until release). This is the second standalone in a series of standalones. The first one, IDOL by Kristen Callihan (my review), was one of 2016 Top Favorites! If you haven’t read it and love a good rock-star romance, then I definitely bump this to the top of your reading list! Both standalones are awesome!!! You can read either one alone, but if you want to read them in order, it goes: #1 IDOL, then #2 MANAGED 😀

NEW FAVORITE: Say You Want Me by Corinne Michaels (Read my Review)
AWWWW, this was such a good new book!!! It had a surprising twist that I didn’t expect and a whole lot of SWOOON!! I totally thought the book was going in one direction but it totally switched on me and went in another!! The hero and heroine’s lives are suddenly entwined in a way they never anticipated when they receive unexpected news that turns their whole lives upside down and now he has 3 months to convince her that where she belongs most is with him… If you’re looking for a SWEET heart-warming romance that will break your heart at times, but will mostly make you swoon, this is a great new book to try!!! Oh, and it has a beautiful epilogue too! — This book is a new standalone romance in the series that began with Say You’ll Stay (my review)! Be sure to grab a copy here!

WEEKLY NEW RELEASES RECAP

Say You Want Me by Corinne Michaels (swoony friends to lovers romance, standalone sequel to Say You’ll Stay)
Mr. President by Katy Evans (he’s running for president and she’s falling in love with him — duet)
Dirty (Raw Family) by Belle Aurora (dark mob romance, sequel to RAW)
Jed Had to Die by Tara Sivec (romantic comedy, she’s framed for murder and falls for the sexy sheriff)
Breaking Cage by A.J. Pryor (sports romance, he’s a famous quarterback, they say he killed a girl and she’s the journalist sent to get his story but ends up falling for him instead)
Wishing For Us by Sydney Landon (she wakes up in Vegas unexpectedly married, can standalone)
The Award by Danielle Steel (World War 2 Women’s Fiction standalone
I See You by Molly McAdams (love triangle standalone romance)
Hang Tough by Lorelei James (cowboy romance, standalone in Blacktop Cowboys series)
So Twisted by Melissa Marino (nanny falls for the single dad of the child she’s caring for, can standalone)
Looking Inside by Beth Kery (she falls for a billionaire who she sees through his high-rise bedroom windows)
Tell Me How This Ends by Victoria De La O (she falls for two guys but doesn’t know they’re brothers!)
Stroked Hard by Meghan Quinn (sexy sports romance/comedy, standalone in Stroked series)
A Sure Thing by Marie Harte (an injured, bossy badass Marine falls in love, can standalone)
The Bandit by B.B. Reid (a missing legacy, a stolen son, and one dangerous secret changed everything, duet)
Let It Snow by Jeanette Grey (Christmas romance novella standalone)
Going Deep by Anne Calhoun (she’s a famous singer, he’s her sexy new bodyguard, can standalone)
HALO by R.C. Stephens (military romance, sounds super angsty/emotional)
Black and White Flowers by Rachel Robinson (friends-to-lovers romance with a scarred Navy SEAL hero)
The True Story of Atticus and Hazel by Fisher Amelie (YA romance standalone)
All Fall Down by Geneva Lee (what happens in Vegas doesn’t stay there, third and final book in the Gilt series)
Forget Me Always by Sara Wolf (re-release, second book in the Lovely Vicious series)
Better Love by Daisy Prescott (second chance romance standalone in the Wingmen series)
Ruled by Elle Kennedy (erotic dystopian romance in The Outlaws Series)
Her Naughty Holiday by Tiffany Reisz (Thanksgiving holiday romance, single dad hero, can standalone)
Archangel’s Heart by Nalini Singh (paranormal romance in the Guild Hunter series)
Dirty Mother by Lani Lynn Vale (biker romance in The Uncertain Saints MC series)

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Say You Want Me by Corinne Michaels — New Release!!

Can standalone: “There’s no way I’ll fall for him. He can keep his Southern drawl, irresistible smile, and those pick-up lines all to himself. I made the mistake of sleeping with him not once, but twice. I’m not stupid enough to give him round three, especially after he left me in the middle of the night so I could see myself out. I vow to return to Philadelphia and forget him.

It proves easier said than done. When the doctor informs me I’m the winner of door prize number two, I put my life on hold and head back. Three months and if we can’t make this work, I’m gone. The problem is―when the cards are stacked against us, and I can’t bring myself to leave him, I’ll finally know if he truly loves me or if all my fears were real…”

Mr. President by Katy Evans — New Release!!

First in a duet: “I met the president’s son when we were both young. He was handsome, polished, and intelligent. I’d never met a guy like him. He promised me that he’d never run for president. I promised that if he did, I’d be by his side. Three terms later, an invitation to join his campaign is the most exhilarating opportunity I’ve ever experienced. I’m determined to make a difference; he is determined to win. Focused on his goal, his popularity is surging. But soon, he’s possessing me in more ways than one—and despite the risks, I’m helpless to resist. We’re stealing touches, stealing moments, and stealing away at night. But our connection is quickly becoming dangerously combustive, putting not only my heart, but his chance at the presidency on the line…” | Conclusion in Commander in Chief

DIRTY (Raw Family) by Belle Aurora — New Release!!

Sequel to RAW: “My marriage seemed perfect from the outside looking in.
People envied me. They wanted my life, wanted to be me.
Respected. Loved. Mob royalty. They had no idea of the horrors that lurked behind closed doors. They didn’t know I was at the lowest point a person could reach. Enter Julius Carter. Aloof, handsome, blue-eyed Julius Carter. He saved me. I screwed him over. Now everybody was after me. My life was forfeit. It was only a matter of time. I was a dead woman walking. The question was, who would get to me first?”

Black and White Flowers by Rachel Robinson — New Release!!

Can standalone: Scarred Navy SEAL hero & a friends-to-lovers romance!! — She’s an author whose “heart-rending childhood followed by an abusive engagement leaves her broken in all ways possible. A chance encounter provides the fork in the road she so desperately desires…

He’s a Navy SEAL who is fighting the war of his lifetime. It’s a battle to remember his past. The accident that scarred seventy five percent of his body, and stole the life of his best friend also seized parts and pieces of his memory. When an author asks to interview him for a fiction novel, he’s ready to pour his heart out no matter the cost…”

Jed Had to Die by Tara Sivec — New Release!!

Can standalone: The happiest day of her life was the day she graduated high school and watched Bald Knob, Kentucky get smaller and smaller in her rearview mirror. She wanted more for her life than a tiny town where everyone knows your business and you can’t find a decent cup of coffee for at least forty miles. Twelve years later, an unexpected phone call in the middle of the night has her packing up her life in Chicago and racing back home to the one person she ever regretted leaving behind.

Upon her return, she sees that Leo Hudson, the scrawny boy who followed her around like a puppy and could recite cow insemination facts in his sleep, is long gone. Leo is still hot on her heels, but now he’s wearing a sheriff badge and dead set on solving a murder that may or may not involve her…

Breaking Cage by A.J. Pryor — New Release!!

Can standalone: “There is speculation that he killed a girl… She’s a journalist who has just been given the assignment of a lifetime: Get the exclusive story from the new starting quarterback. There’s only one problem – he refuses to talk to reporters… this football star despises the media. [But] when her new assignment tries to give her the brush off, she won’t take no for an answer, going to extremes to get the attention of this superstar athlete.

Drawn to her quirky questions and die-hard persistence, he begins opening up to this rookie reporter, and he can’t stay away no matter how hard he tries. As the two get closer, she finds herself falling for [him]. But nothing’s ever easy. As a decade old secret comes to light, she has to decide how far she’ll go and how many lines she’s willing to cross to keep him safe…”

Wishing For Us by Sydney Landon — New Release!!

Can standalone: Unexpected marriage! — “Since the loss of her fiancé, she has refused to allow herself to feel anything close to love. That is until a corporate hotshot comes to her aid outside of the corporate headquarters and captures her attention. Too bad he doesn’t show any signs of reciprocating her feelings.

Things change when, after a rowdy Vegas bachelorette party, she wakes up next to him…as his newly wedded wife! She’s stunned, but he seems remarkably calm and isn’t inclined to end their hasty merger. In fact, day by day he gives her everything she’s been missing—especially in bed. But when the magic of Sin City fades, she grows concerned she’ll find herself alone once again…”

The Award by Danielle Steel — New Release!!

Standalone: Gaëlle de Barbet is sixteen years old in 1940 when the German army occupies France and frightening changes begin to occur. She is shocked and powerless when French gendarmes take away her closest friend, Rebekah Feldmann, and her family for deportation to an unknown, ominous fate.

The local German military commandant makes Gaëlle’s family estate outside Lyon into his headquarters. Her father and brother are killed by the Germans; her mother fades away into madness. Trusted friends and employees become traitors. And Gaëlle begins a perilous journey with the French Resistance, hoping to save lives to make up for the beloved friend she could do nothing to help…

I See You by Molly McAdams — New Release!!

Standalone: “During one wild night in college, Jentry is a tidal wave of ink that brands her soul. An unparalleled stain she can’t forget despite the many months that have passed—and despite the distraction she’d hoped she would find in her new relationship with Declan, the charmer who captured her heart soon after. Jentry has irrevocably touched her soul, and [now] she’s faced with keeping that night hidden…

When Declan is confronted with his own personal demons, she must decide if she will continue to hold tight to their relationship and a safe, reliable future with him, or if she will turn to Jentry—the guy she can’t forget no matter how hard she tries…”

Hang Tough by Lorelei James — New Release!!

Can standalone: Cowboy romance!! — While he might be the hottest man she has ever seen, his physical attributes won’t distract her from protecting her grandma from his sweet-talking ways. But the stubborn cowboy digs in his boot heels and refuses to leave. Stuck in close quarters together, she learns he’s the real deal—a hardworking, fiercely loyal man and she’s the one in danger of losing her heart. And just when he was prepared to leave [the town] behind, he may have found the kind of woman worth sticking around for…

So Twisted by Melissa Marino — New Release!!

Can standalone: Single dad hero! — “She has found the perfect job. As nanny for a single dad and his adorable daughter, she can pay off her student loans and live in a nice house in the heart of Chicago. There’s just one problem-her new boss… [He’s] six-plus feet of raw, sexual energy.

From the sparkle in his daughter’s eyes, he can see that hiring her was a good decision. But her breathtaking smile and long legs have him thinking about his own needs. He knows it’s a bad idea to get involved with the nanny, but it’s been years since anyone has captivated him like her…”

Looking Inside by Beth Kery — New Release!!

Standalone: She just can’t help herself. The sight of the man in the high-rise across the street is driving her wild. She longs to feel his touch up close and personal. To win him over, she’ll need to become the seductress she never imagined she could be. The only trouble will be finding the perfect way to meet him…

Sex is easy for him. Finding something of substance, however, seems impossible. That is until a simple night of reading at a local coffee shop becomes something far steamier when a beautiful brunette comes by and leaves a note telling him to look out his bedroom window at eleven o’clock. But when the time comes, neither of them will be ready for what follows…

Tell Me How This Ends by Victoria De La O — New Release!!

Standalone: “Brothers Jude and Ryan are inseparable. When Jude stepped in to raise Ryan after the death of their mother, it became the two of them against the world. But the scars it left were bone-deep. Then she comes along…

She hopes Ryan’s kindness can help heal her wounds from a toxic relationship. But when she meets Jude, their powerful attraction makes him difficult to resist. The problem is, Lizzie doesn’t realize Jude and Ryan are brothers, and they don’t know they’re falling for the same girl…”

Stroked Hard by Meghan Quinn — New Release!!

Can standalone: He’s hot. Like, stop breathing kind of hot with his killer body, vivid blue eyes, and constant five o’clock shadow. Did I mention his body? Watching Hollis Knightly, Olympic diving gold medalist, man-pony specialist—and cocky bastard—stand up on the diving platform in nothing but a small piece of Spandex? Yeah, I’m beguiled. And easily seduced… I want to keep things light but he won’t leave me alone. And hell, if he’s not wearing me thin. What is supposed to be a simple summer fling with a very hot man, has now morphed into a f*cked-up mess of feelings, attachment, and dare I say it…love. But I don’t do relationships. And Hollis Knightly does.

A Sure Thing by Marie Harte — New Release!!

Standalone: He’s an injured, bossy badass marine! — The Marine Corps was everything he ever wanted in life…until a bullet sent him home with a medical discharge. Teaching a self-defense class at the gym is old-hat for a marine, but when he meets her, his combat skills are useless for protecting his heart.

She can take care of herself and likes quiet, bookish men-not muscular warriors who think women need to be coddled. But he is more than he seems, and when they come together, the results are explosive…

The Bandit by B.B. Reid — New Release!!

Duet book 1: “SHE STOLE MY PROPERTY. I’ll never forget the night I caught her sneaking around my place. She thought she could steal from me and get away with it, but I have no intention of letting her get away at all. She has a lesson to learn, and I’m going to be the one to teach it to her.”

“HE STOLE MY SON. I’ll never forget the night I made the second biggest mistake of my life. It was supposed to be a simple job, but it quickly became so much more–one that cost my freedom and cost my son. He became my worst nightmare… and now, he’ll never let us go.”

Let It Snow by Jeanette Grey — New Release!!

Novella standalone: ‘Tis the night before Christmas Eve and she wishes she hadn’t volunteered to work the night shift. The weather is getting worse by the minute, and the same old annoying carols are blasting from the bookstore’s speakers. But her holiday spirit returns when the store’s sexy new assistant manager arrives to keep her company. He has muscled arms, baby blue eyes, and a sweet pair of lips she wouldn’t mind meeting under the mistletoe…

He’s glad the snow is keeping away customers – it gives him a chance to get close to his favorite employee… Soon the two are trading heated kisses-as well as secrets neither has ever felt safe enough to tell before. What started out as one naughty night together turns into something so much more.

Going Deep by Anne Calhoun — New Release!!

Can standalone: She’s a famous singer, he’s her sexy new bodyguard!! — After weeks on a sold-out tour, she’s coming home for the holidays. But after one too many episodes of fan-craziness, her manager decides that she needs protection —in the form of a muscled cop. Longing for peace and quiet to prepare before her next album drops, she doesn’t need a bodyguard just to deal with some vague email threat though she can’t deny that close proximity to his body is a very nice place to be… What begins as a sizzling attraction becomes something deeper than either of them could have expected. But when he uncovers the sinister plan behind the threats to her, he’s faced with a professional dilemma: To save her life, will he risk having a future with the only woman who’s ever touched his soul?

HALO by R.C. Stephens — New Release!!

“I fell in love with him and knew he was my forever. I was sixteen when I gave him my heart. Our love was the kind to last a lifetime. But he was broken. The first day we met he told me he was going to become a Navy SEAL. At nineteen he enlisted. At twenty he married me. At twenty five he left me pregnant and didn’t turn back. I knew he was suffering. I also knew I couldn’t save him. He left me broken. I was scared and alone. Until I met a wounded soldier… He was lost. I was lost. Together we made sense. I fell in love again… What he forgot to mention was that he held a secret so explosive that it could shatter both our worlds.”

Forget Me Always by Sara Wolf — New Release!!

Lovely Vicious series: It’s been three years, twenty-five weeks, and five days since she fell in love, and if she has it her way, it’ll stretch into infinity. Since then, she’s punched her nemesis-turned-maybe-something-more in the face, survived a brutal attack by her mom’s abusive ex thanks to his heroics, and then promptly forgotten all about him.

The one bright spot for her is the ephemeral girl who shares her hospital stay as well as a murky past with him. But as her memories return, she finds it harder and harder to resist what she felt for him, and he finds it impossible to stay away from the only girl who’s ever melted the ice around his heart…

Better Love by Daisy Prescott — New Release!!

Can standalone: Maybe love can be better the second time around.
When one of my wingmen needs help, I’ll do anything for him, including calling in a favor with the one person I swore I’d never speak to again. Not after I walked away from that life five years ago and ditched the trappings of my success. The keyword being trap. I left it all behind. Including her. Now the ambitious, brilliant, talented, and undeniably beautiful Roslyn Porter is back in my life. I’m not the same person she knew. I’m trying to be a better man…

Ruled by Elle Kennedy — New Release!!

Can standalone: “She must choose between the two men who want to claim her… Or does she? Despite his magnetic personality, Rylan can’t seem to seduce Reese, the deadly leader of their town of outlaws. Winning her over is a welcome challenge, but her indifference isn’t the only thing standing in his way. If he wants Reese, Rylan must also win over Sloan, her stoic protector…

Sloan has always loved Reese, but their painful past has stolen his chances of a future with her. Rylan’s interest in Reese only intensifies the tension—until Sloan begins to wonder if the reckless man might be the one person who can bridge the distance… The last time Reese fell for the wrong man, she had no choice but to kill him. Now, she desperately wants to take what both Rylan and Sloan are offering. But if she makes the wrong call again, she risks losing them both.”

Her Naughty Holiday by Tiffany Reisz — New Release!!

Can standalone: She would sooner crawl into her oven than host family for Thanksgiving dinner. Yet another annual ritual of too much food, served with a side of criticism over her ”Bad Life Choices.” This year, she needs to distract them all—with a handsome fake boyfriend. And she has the perfect guy in mind.

He’s the poster boy for sexy single dads, and she has been secretly crushing on him for ages. She certainly wasn’t expecting him to agree to her insane charade…or to add lots of hot, wicked sex to the deal. If they can pull it off, the worst Thanksgiving ever might give them something to be really thankful for!

The True Story of Atticus and Hazel by Fisher Amelie — New Release!!

Standalone: It only took a second… Overwhelming chemistry isn’t something anyone ever prepares you for. Combustible, explosive attraction is just the tip of the iceberg for them. One touch between them can set them on fire, one word from their lips can send them careening, one look can cripple them to their knees. They are an inferno and they’re approaching the end of their wick. Burning too fast, way too fast. Except there’s nothing to temper the fever. And the ramifications may be more than they can afford. Everyone knows when it goes up in flames…The decision only took a second. Just a second.
“Hazel, what happened?”

All Fall Down by Geneva Lee — New Release!!

Gilt series finale: In Belle Mére, sin and secrets go hand in hand, but when what happens in Vegas doesn’t stay there, no twisted secret will be safe. Everyone here has something to hide and a lot more to lose, including their lives.

Emma and Jameson have each other, or do they? As Emma rushes to discover the truth about her past, she has to face the possibility that she’ll lose him forever. But with each new revelation, she finds herself closer to learning who killed Nathaniel West. She’s not sure who to trust: her frenemies, her lying parents, or the online stalker that knows more than he’s sharing. When the Dealer plays his card, will they all fall down?