SALES, NEW RELEASES, RECOMMENDATIONS, & PRE-ORDERS — Week of March 22, 2016

 
NEW REVIEW POSTED: Feels Like Summertime by Tammy Falkner (Read my Review)
SQUEEEEE!!!! Ahhh!!! You guys!!! I just finished the ultimate FEEL-GOOD, fun, sexy, light-hearted romance that had me laughing, swooooooooning, smiling, and falling in love the whole way through!! It’s a second chance romance — the heroine is a single mom of four kids, and the hero is a guy she’d fallen in love with when they were younger… and eighteen years later, they’re reunited and fall in love again!! OMG the way he just accepted her children was so HEART-WARMING. Pure swoon material!!! The banter was FANTASTIC, the romance was GORGEOUS, and I even cried happy tears in the epilogue (I love letters!!!). Totally LOVED IT!!!!! It goes live at midnight so be sure to pre-order a copy!!!

 
NEW FAVORITE: Desperately Seeking Epic by BN Toler (Read my Review) 
OH MY GOD!!!!!!! *wipes tears* This beautiful book was released earlier today and I just finished reading it!! My heart is overflowing with emotion…. So many feeeels!! As soon as I read this blurb, I instantly dropped everything to read the book. I laughed, I swooned, I cried… I loved the romance, I loved the family bonding, and even though parts of the story were utterly HEART BREAKING, others were BEAUTIFUL beyond words. This is definitely a new favorite for me!! (standalone)

 
NEW FAVORITE: Collared by Nicole Williams (Read my Review) 
WOAH. What an incredibly unique and powerful romance!! When I read the blurb for the first time, it gave me chills and I just knew I had to read this book… and from the first chapter, I was unable to put it down. It’s about a girl who was abducted and held captive for ten years, and the boy who loved her and never stopped searching for her until the day he finally brought her home. It’s not dark and if you’re looking for a love story that is totally different than the norm, but absolutely additive and achingly beautiful, then you have to read this!! I LOVED IT!! — “I’ll never finish falling in love with you.”

 
LAST WEEK’S TOP FAVORITE: A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole (Read my Review) 
WOW. WOW. WOW!!!!!! Heart-breaking, breathtaking, beautiful, and unforgettable, this book made me truly believe that real LOVE can last forever. HOLY FEEELS. I cried my way through most of the book because almost every scene was filled with the most INTENSE EMOTIONS you can imagine. The sheer, undying strength of the LOVE they shared overwhelmed me. I LOVED EVERY SINGLE WORD and the ending was absolutely PERFECT for their story. This is one of those books that I know will stay in my heart forever. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND it as my first 6 STAR RATING of the year!

 
LATEST BOOKWORM NEWS:  

• Unseen Messages: a survival romance by Pepper Winters was just announced!!! It’ll be out this week and I WANT TO READ IT!! — “Two strangers. One plane. Multiple unseen messages… From sky to island, they find neither fame nor skills can save them. Left alone to survive the elements, staying alive outweighs all other needs. Until survival turns to desire. And desire turns to danger.”
• Forever Pucked by Helena Hunting just went up for pre-order (for this week)! It’s the sequel to the sexy, light-hearted, and highly rated hockey romance Pucked!
• Dare Me by Rebecca Shea just went up for pre-order! “Five coworkers. Four drinks. One dare.”
• Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah (Read My Review) is one of the most BREATHTAKING books that I have EVER read and it’s on a very rare sale ONLY for $2.99 (reg. $9.99)!!!
• Virtuous, Valorous, and Victorius by Marie Force are all on sale with new covers too! These books are usually $5.99 each but are all currently discounted. “”He’s a sexual dominant. She’s sworn off sex. There’s no way they can make a relationship work—or can they? “
• 20 Books Are Releasing Next Week << click that link for a full list of pre-orders! But there are amazing ones like So Much More by Kim Holden (my review), Rushing The Goal by Toni Aleo (single mom/hockey player), Hard Ball by CD Reiss (sexy sports romance), Sinful Love by Lauren Blakely (sexy second chance), In Your Dreams by Ginger Scott (musicians in love), and more here!

*** WEEKLY NEW RELEASES RECAP ***

 
HOT NEW RELEASES (NOW LIVE):  

• Collared by Nicole Williams (unique romance standalone, my review — TOP FAVORITE!!)
• Desperately Seeking Epic by BN Toler (standalone romance and OMG, just read the blurb!!!!, my review — TOP FAVORITE!!)
• Ginger’s Heart: a modern fairytale by Katy Regnery (standalone angsty love triangle romance)
• Where Lightning Strikes by A.L. Jackson (standalone rock star romance, Bleeding Stars series)
• Night Shifts Black by Alyson Santos (this blurb gave me chills!!)
• Felony Ever After (standalone romance co-written by Helena Hunting, Vi Keeland, Penelope Ward, Leisa Rayven, Debra Anastasia, Nina Bocci, Liv Morris, Tijan, JM Darhower, Belle Aurora, & more)
• All That Jazz by Natasha Boyd (she falls for her best friend’s brother, Butler Cove standalone)
• The Enforcer by Kele Moon (standalone Mafia forbidden romance, Untamed Hearts series)
• Elastic Hearts by Claire Contreras (sexy forbidden/second chance romance standalone)
• 7 Months by Bethany Lopez (standalone romance, Time For Love series)
• Explicit by Roxy Sloan (erotic romance)
• Game Player by BJ Harvey (standalone romantic comedy)
• Adrenaline by Kelly Elliott (standalone romance, he’s a race car driver, Speed Series)
• Heartbreaker by Kat Bastion (standalone New Adult romance)
• She Dims the Stars by Amber L. Johnson (her entire life is a lie)
• Life in Reverse by Beth Michele (second chance romance standalone)
• Why Now? by Carey Heywood (second chance -?- romance standalone)
• Drifter by Bella Jewel (biker romance standalone in MC Sinners Next Gen series)
• Bound by Steel by Connie Lafortune (he rescues her after an accident)
• Finley by Ella Frank (M/M romance)
• The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith (standalone YA fiction, aftermath of assault)
• The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney (Women’s Fiction)
• Cottage In The Mist by Dee Davis (time travel Scottish historical romance, Time After Time series)
• Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye (a reimagining of Jane Eyre as a gutsy, heroic serial killer)
• The Moth and the Flame by Renée Ahdieh (a Wrath & the Dawn short story)
• Sometimes, Forever by Len Webster (New Adult romance sequel to Sometimes Moments)

 
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Collared by Nicole Williams — New Release!!

A standalone unique romance (read my review) — TOP FAVORITE!!!
— When a seventeen-year-old girl vanishes, a community is shaken.
Parents turn desperate. Friends hold vigils.
And the boy who loves her searches.

When a year goes by, the community is recovering.
Parents feel hopeless. Friends feel helpless.
And the boy who loves her continues his search.

When ten years go by, the community has forgotten.
Parents cling to the past. Friends move toward the future.
And the boy who loves her… Brings her home.

When the twenty-seven-year-old woman is found,
A community wants to know the story,
Parents want to forget the story,
Friends want to be a part of the story,
And the man who still loves her faces the greatest challenge yet: letting her go.

 

Desperately Seeking Epic by BN Toler — New Release!!

Standalone romance — OMG this sounds incredible!!!
— Paul James loved Clara Bateman.
Hating her would have been easier.
She was the past, and he was hell-bent on keeping her there.
Or so he thought…

Craigslist Ad: DESPERATELY SEEKING EPIC

You’re my father.
I don’t know much about you. I know your name is Paul James, you’re a thrill seeker, and once upon a time you did stunts and people called you ‘Epic.’
I’ve been told you don’t know about me. That it’s complicated.
But for me it’s simple.
Here’s the thing: I’m twelve years old…and I’m dying.
And as much as this could crush my mother, I have to meet you before I go.
In time, I’m sure she’ll understand. She’s still in love with you.
So, Epic, if you read this, please come back. You don’t have to be my dad. You don’t even have to tell me you love me or you’re sorry. Just come see me.

Patiently waiting, but running out of time,
Neena

 

Ginger’s Heart: a modern fairytale by Katy Regnery — New Release!!

Standalone modern fairy tale retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.
— “Once upon a time there were two cousins: one golden like the sun, one dark like midnight, one a protector, one a predator,
both owning equal, but different, parts of a little girl’s heart.

She’s the daughter of Kentucky’s premiere horse breeder who grows up on her family farm, best friends with the son of her father’s stallion manager, and his cousin, son of a local banker. Throughout their happy childhood, the three are inseparable friends, but as they mature into adults, complicated feelings threaten to destroy their long history of friendship and love…”

 

Where Lightning Strikes by A.L. Jackson — New Release!!

Standalone rock star romance in the Bleeding Hearts series! — “For the last four years, she has hidden herself in an isolated world she created. She was safe. No one could touch her. Until he walked through her door. He’s a lead guitarist and everything she can never have. The dark and beautiful rock star becomes everything she craves… His life has been devoted to his band and that success has cost him. Bitter, hard, and filled with regret, he refuses to lose himself again, but from the moment he sees her, he wants one night with her… Their attraction is consuming. Their desire overpowering. With one touch, they ignite. But is it worth the cost of getting burned? She’s a gorgeous nightmare and he’s a wicked dream…”

 

Night Shifts Black by Alyson Santos — New Release!!

Standalone contemporary romance. This blurb gave me chills!!!
— His name is Luke. But nobody knows that. He was a celebrated musician before he gave up music. But nobody knows that either. They also don’t know he’s twenty-seven, that he used to have an infectious laugh, and that he’s way too young to be widowed. They certainly don’t know the rest of his tragic story. All they know is that he comes into their café at the same time every morning and stares at the same chair at the same table. They know he’s strange. They know he interrupts their breakfast with a cold blast of air as he hovers in the doorway, mustering the courage to confront a piece of furniture.

No one asks why. No one cares. He’s fine with that. He’s done with life. This isn’t even his story anymore. It’s actually Callie’s, the young writer who sat in his chair one day.

 

Felony Ever After by Helena Hunting, Vi Keeland, Penelope Ward, Leisa Rayven, Debra Anastasia, Nina Bocci, Liv Morris, Tijan, JM Darhower, Belle Aurora, KA Robinson, SM Lumetta, & Katherine Stevens — New Release!!

Standalone romance written collaboratively by 13 authors!
— “She knows riding in a stolen a cab is not a normal way to meet someone. Damn it if that tattoo-covered would-be felon isn’t everywhere now, and lighting everything on fire under her skirt. He’s frustratingly impossible to pin down. He works as a bike messenger, but has the manners of a prince—along with a strange tendency toward breaking and entering. As much as she knows he’s not her type, and likely to land her in jail, she can’t help but find her truest self when they’re together… Can she be brave enough to give him a real chance? Will he be bold enough to reveal the man beneath the ink, or will his secrecy doom their connection?”

 

Why Now? by Carey Heywood — New Release!!

Standalone romance that sounds super angsty!!
— He was my everything. I loved him. For over twenty years. And everyone knew, including him. But he never loved me back. Not once. Not ever. So I moved on. Until now. Now he’s back, and wants to make me his.
He’s everything I’ve ever wanted.
I should be happy.
But there’s one problem… My fiancé.

 

All That Jazz by Natasha Boyd — New Release!!

Standalone romance in the Eversea series! — There’s something totally inconvenient about falling for your best friend’s brother. Especially when he’s turned into a pompous, arrogant, albeit annoyingly sexy a-hole that you’d like to punch or kiss to death at any given moment… She learned her lesson early on that men can’t be trusted to stick around. First her father, and then her first love. Finally over her childhood infatuation with her best friend’s brother, she [has] to do the one thing she never thought she’d do, call him and ask for help… Repeatedly thrown together, she tries everything she can to protect her heart… But when he finally admits that she’s the one he’s always wanted, all bets are off.

 

The Enforcer by Kele Moon — New Release!!

Forbidden romance standalone in the Untamed Hearts series!
— He’s what the mafia made him. A trained killer forbidden to love, but he did anyway. He’s loved her all along… Raw and beautiful, their romance was all consuming and far too dangerous. They were ripped apart a long time ago. It’s not until the borgata puts out a hit on her that she falls back into his arms, churning up their dark past and unraveling all the brothers’ closely guarded secrets. This isn’t the end of the story. It’s only the beginning, and it is brutal. There’s a reason enforcers are considered too deadly to love.

 

Adrenaline by Kelly Elliott — New Release!!

Second standalone in the Speed series. Race car driver hero!
— “He lived for the adrenaline rush.
If he wasn’t living life on the edge, he wasn’t living.
He had no time for relationships, let alone love. When one event changes his entire future, he must turn to the one person who makes him doubt his entire philosophy on life…
She’s beautiful. She’s strong.
She’s the one rush he never saw coming.

 

Heartbreaker by Kat Bastion — New Release!!

She wants one wild night to forget her starving-artist worries. Simple. Only instead of him becoming her one-night stand, he taunts her with a challenge. Then while she’s trying to best him at his own game, he turns out to be the last thing she’s prepared for: someone she wants to keep. Which means all he can ever be…is a friend.

He never allows a girl to get close—not close enough to matter. Then she storms in, a beautiful, fearless temptation that rocks his world off-balance. But he fights their attraction, unwilling to gamble something physical with their close ties. Until the passionate sculptor exposes her heart and breaks his wide open. In that moment it becomes clear: she could never be just a friend. Sometimes what you run from…is exactly what you need.

 

Elastic Hearts by Claire Contreras — New Release!!

Standalone forbidden romance in the Hearts series!
— “He’s the most sought out divorce attorney in LA. She’s the soon to be ex-wife of Hollywood’s biggest star, his latest client and his boss’s daughter… In such a high profile divorce, they can’t afford any extra drama. Luckily, neither one of them has anything to hide. Unless you count the mind blowing sex they had… Once. Twice. Three times all those years ago. As long as they leave the past where it belongs, they’ll be fine. But with her wearing those tight dresses and him giving her those heated glances, keeping their hands to themselves is proving to be more difficult than either one of them realized. It won’t be long before the paparazzi start to smell smoke, and where there’s smoke…”

 

She Dims the Stars by Amber L. Johnson — Live on Sunday!!

Standalone romance!! — “Who is she? Ask her ex-best friend, and he’ll tell you that she’s the girl who inexplicably stopped talking to him when they were fifteen years old, leaving him with nothing but questions and bitterness for the better part of the next six years… Ask his roommate, and he would say that she’s the enigmatic girl who randomly showed up outside a window one day and turned his whole world upside down in a matter of moments.

Ask her and she’ll tell you that she has no idea who she is, because her entire life is a lie. However, the older she gets the more she needs answers about who she really is. What she discovers is a tangled web of secrets better left in the dark. Some truths do more harm than good.”

 

Life in Reverse by Beth Michele — New Release!!

Standalone second chance romance! — “She was my beginning… but she was also the end. She was my downfall. And I never even saw her coming. She didn’t burst into my life demanding to be noticed. Instead, she slipped in under my radar when I wasn’t looking. Caught me off guard. I should have been paying better attention. Because I found myself drawn to her. Her quirkiness, her laughter, her brutal honesty. I didn’t ask for her. Still I found myself wanting her. Needing her. Craving her. … I just couldn’t have her.”

“I was minding my own business when he showed up. He wasn’t talking, yet somehow I heard him. I wasn’t looking, but my eyes sought him out. He became something I never expected. Until it all changed. Then he became someone I wanted to forget.”

 

Drifter by Bella Jewel — New Release!!

Forbidden biker romance standalone in MC Sinners Next Gen series!
— “I had to know how it felt to stand on my own two feet without their protection… Then I met him. Mysterious, dark… from the second I met him, I knew I needed to be in his life. There’s just one problem – he’s a member of a different motorcycle club. Yet I can’t stay away. No matter how hard he pushes. I can see beyond his mask. I need to know who he is and I’ll overcome any obstacle to be in his life… A friendship is born, followed by an epic love. Our relationship is forbidden. But I’ll do anything to be in his life. Anything.”

 

Bound by Steel by Connie Lafortune — New Release!!

“I was driving home to spend the holidays with my family.
But I lost control of my vehicle on an icy mountain road…
When I awoke from the gloom I found myself in an old log cabin
With the devil’s eyes piercing fiercely into mine.

Ryker Steel: Up until four days ago, my life was tedious and tiresome.
Until, I rescued a dainty girl with golden hair and hazel eyes.
She looks just like the one I’m trying to forget.
Now my life has turned upside down and inside out.
You see, I inadvertently revealed my true identity.
Now, she can never leave.
We will live in hell, until we take our last breaths, together.
Lyra was the one who insisted on playing the game.
But I have a gut feeling, I will be the one to lose…

 

Explicit by Roxy Sloan — New Release!!

“I’ve told you I’ve fantasized about you. So, tell me the truth. Do you fantasize about me?” — Bestselling novelist Jackson Ford is arrogant, exacting, and relentless on the page and off. His irresistible new editor is smart, headstrong, and not intimidated by his attitude – or the way he turns every exchange into a filthy seduction. There isn’t a thing these two can agree on, except their intense attraction. But with his deadline looming, can they stop fighting long enough for him to deliver the hit she needs?

 

The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith — New Release!!

YA standalone — “This extraordinary novel shares the unforgettable story of a young woman as she struggles to find strength in the aftermath of an assault… She was always good at being good. Starting high school didn’t change who she was. But the night her brother’s best friend rapes her, her world capsizes.

What was once simple, is now complex. What she once loved—who she once loved—she now hates. What she thought she knew to be true, is now lies. Nothing makes sense anymore, and she knows she’s supposed to tell someone what happened but she can’t. So she buries it instead. And she buries the way she used to be.

Told in four parts—freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior year—this provocative debut reveals the deep cuts of trauma. But it also demonstrates one young woman’s strength as she navigates the disappointment and unbearable pains of adolescence, of first love and first heartbreak, of friendships broken and rebuilt, and while learning to embrace a power of survival she never knew she had hidden within her heart.”

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Game Player by BJ Harvey — Live at midnight!!

Standalone romantic comedy!
— Matt Taylor’s motto: “I’m the king of the cut ‘n’ run. I wine them, dine them, then slide inside them, making sure I get up, get dressed and get out before they can even utter the words “second date”.”

Mia Roberts’ motto: “I’m queen of the chase. I meet them, greet them, date them and leave them. A social butterfly, I’m happily single and happy to stay that way.”

The players have been found. The challenge has been set. They’ll soon find out that playing the game can get you played in the best possible way.

 

7 Months by Bethany Lopez — Live at midnight!!

Standalone romance in the Time For Love series!
— After working side by side with his brother for years, he has followed his dream and become a police officer. Protecting and serving comes naturally to him, it’s what he was born to do, which is why he doesn’t know what to do with a woman who doesn’t need his strength and protection… For 7 months, she has accepted what he had to offer, secret nights of passion with no hope of a relationship,. But feelings have developed, and now she wants more. When he doesn’t want things to change, she has to decide if being with the man she loves is worth sacrificing everything she wants…

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