Romance book reviews. Reviews of books that make my heart race, have a beautiful love story, and a happy ending.

Romance book reviews. Reviews of books that make my heart race, have a beautiful love story, and a happy ending.

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SALES, NEW RELEASES, RECOMMENDATIONS, & PRE-ORDERS

SALES, NEW RELEASES, RECOMMENDATIONS, & PRE-ORDERS

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Hey everyone!! I’m attending the RT Convention this week so I’m blogging “on the go” 🙂

We have an awesome list of new books here this week, plus a truly EPIC sales list (50% off several traditionally published books that almost never get discounted), and of course my personal favorite recommendations. Oh, and an updated list of upcoming releases!! Happy reading, everyone!!

*** HIGHLIGHTS ***

 
5 STAR TRILOGY RECOMMENDATION: I just finished all 3 books in a complete trilogy I LOVED!!! It’s sexy, swoony, and addictive. My heart was racing!! #1 Virtuous, 2 Valorous, 3 Victorious (more below). PS: I’d especially highly recommend this for fans of Fifty Shades, Crossfire, or Love Unscripted.

This is my FIRST 6-STAR RATING this year!!! > The Life Intended by Kristin Harmel (My Review). Seriously guys, this was quite literally one of the best books I’ve ever read in my whole entire life!! ❤

 
*** THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES *** These are all now live!

*** AUDIOBOOK UPGRADES *** Don’t forget to check for your latest audiobook upgrades. This is a special program from Amazon that constantly updates with the newest deals. Everyone will see something different based on YOUR personal eBooks. Huge savings!! Click here for your audiobook upgrades

The FIFTY SHADES OF GREY movie is live now!! Christian Grey is yours to take home! It’s available for Instant Digital download in these two different versions: Unrated Version or Theatrical Version. If you’re wanting a physical copy, then the big DVD/Blu-Ray Combo Pack (+bonus content) is also live!

*** MY TOP RECOMMENDATION ***

 

➜ Virtuous (Quantum Trilogy #1) by MS Force (Read my Review)
➜ Valorous (Quantum Trilogy #2) by MS Force (Read my Review)
➜ Victorious (Quantum Trilogy #3) by MS Force (Read my Review)

SQUEEEEE!!! OMG!!! I read all 3 books in this new trilogy back-to-back and LOOOVED every word!!! My heart was RACING since the first chapter — the CHEMISTRY was off-the-charts!!! — and I literally could not put it down!! — The hero is a SWOONY world famous movie star who is also a sexual Dominant… and he falls in love with a young teacher he runs into at a park who has sworn off sex. They’re total opposites but they’re trying to make a relationship work. The dialogue is GOLD and I loved EVERYTHING about the entire series!!! Pure BOOK HEAVEN!!! 😀

I’d recommend these for fans of Fifty Shades, Love Unscripted, & Crossfire. It had amazing writing, a captivating and gripping story, characters I fell in love with, and a romance that made my heart melt. I could NOT put it down. To be blunt, there was no stupidity ever and all the drama was from sources external to the relationship (which I LOVED)!!! It was just about two people from different worlds falling in LOVE and trying to make an unlikely relationship work. I loved all 3 books and highly recommend them. If you’re looking for SEXY, SWOONY, and utterly ADDICTIVE story, try this 5 STAR SERIES!!

The full series is now available for purchase: #1 Virtuous, #2 Valorous, #3 Victorious

*** THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES ***

 

Under The Influence by LB Simmons — $0.99 New Release!!

Woohoo!!! I LOVE this author’s books and can’t wait to read this one!! It’s a standalone romance and it sounds amazing!! ($0.99 for a limited time)

It’s “the journey of two childhood friends that spans the course of five pivotal years in their lives. It is a story about their discovery of true friendship as it blossoms into first love, their experience of crucial sacrifice and ultimate betrayal, and their endurance of heartbreak on the way to finding lasting redemption…”

 

All Played Out by Cora Carmack — New Release!!

This is the latest Rusk University series standalone! Each book is a different couple!
#1 All Lined Up, #2 All Broke Down, #3 All Played Out.

In this book, “a good girl is about to find out what happens when she creates the ultimate college bucket list and she sets her sights on a jock.” He’s a university football player. When he’s not on the field, he excels at partying and girls. But something about this quiet, shy, sexy-as-hell girl gets under his skin…

 

Fair Game by Monica Murphy — New Release!!

Well this sounds intriguing!! — “When your boyfriend bets YOU in a poker game, you better know when to run… Now the heroine supposedly belongs to an ultra rich, extremely gorgeous guy. He could have anything he wants yet he seems to be in hot pursuit of her. More like her horrible behavior seems to make him want her more. When she finds herself starting to fall for him, she’s confused. There’s more to him than the carefree rich charmer he portrays. No way could he want a serious relationship with her… or could he?”

 

Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll — New Release!!

This actually has a huge movie deal with Lionsgate and Reese Witherspoon. She says that it’s “the kind of book that grabs you and doesn’t let go”. I want to read it!

HER PERFECT LIFE IS A PERFECT LIE. She’s a 28-year-old New Yorker who has a glamorous job, an expensive wardrobe, and handsome fiancé. She’s this close to living the perfect life she’s worked so hard to achieve. But she has a secret. Something dark from her past that threatens to destroy everything…

 

Just Say When by Kaylee Ryan — New Release!!

This sounds good!! — “Burying myself in work for the past two years, avoiding any thought of her, has worked, until now. She’s everywhere, in my dreams, in my gym, and in my heart. I’m not sure when I fell in love with her, but I am completely in love with my best friend’s baby sister… How am I supposed to resist her when I can’t escape her? If he ever found out, it would ruin our friendship. Even with that knowledge all she’d have to do is say when…”

 

Capture: Elements of Attraction 3 by Penny Reid — New Release!!

This is the final book in a trilogy so the series is now complete. YAY!!! It’s a fun, sexy, quirky romance that sounds good!! #1 Attraction, #2 Heat, #3 Capture.

One week. Private beach. Invisible girl. Jerk-faced bully.

He’s a “bad boy, jerkface bully, and the universe’s hottest, wealthiest, and most unobtainable bachelor – who is also her chemistry lab partner.”

 

Unruly by Cora Brent — New Release!!

This is a new standalone romance!

“This is not a simple story. This is not even just one story. There’s a boy, and there’s a girl. But there’s so much more than that. Listen… I was going home. There were no plans to embark on some crazy sex odyssey with a wild baseball player. Through the years, triumph or heartbreak would bring us together. Only to shatter us once more… It was never over though. It never will be…”

 

Echo (Black Lotus #2) by EK Blair — New Release!!

This is the psychological thriller/suspense/romance sequel to Bang ($0.99).
The books must be read in order (continuing story).

“It’s been said the longest echo ever measured lasted 75 seconds, but I can assure you, this will last much longer. The bang deafened the world around me… allowing the reflection of its destruction to live far beyond its intended life. It will follow me forever… You want answers? So do I.”

 

Salvation by Robin Covington — New Release!!

This standalone sounds good! It’s $0.99 (limited time) and a portion of the royalties will be donated to the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. — After surviving an explosion, her life hangs by a thread. A piece of shrapnel is lodged in her back and when the doctors tell her paralysis is inevitable, she decides to take her own life rather than face a lifetime in a wheelchair… The hero is on a downward spiral of his own. The last thing he needs is to meet the woman who compels him to be a better man. Can they save each other?

 

Born of Defiance by Sherrilyn Kenyon — New Release!!

This is the latest (7th) book in the amazing League series (it’s sci-fi romance, which is not a genre I usually read but these books are SO good and completely character/romance focused! Full of snarky humor, intense action, and passionate romance). If you’re new to the series, you should start with the first one: Born of Night and then read all the books after that in order. I’ve probably read at least 30 books by this author and I’ve absolutely loved them all!

 

Compulsive by Lia Fairchild — New Release!!

This is a new standalone romance. — Lies hurt. Lies destroy. But some lies protect… and heal. At least that’s what she’d hoped for. She’s a compulsive liar using it as a defense mechanism to survive life and her shattered past… When she starts seeing therapist Daniel Harrison, she can no longer deny the truths that have haunted her for so many years… Opening up to Daniel leaves her exposed and vulnerable [and] she can’t contain the attraction or the feelings he elicits…

 

Black Rainbow by J.J. McAvoy — New Release!!

This is a “sweet and steamy” romance that has me SO intrigued!!!

“After an erotic fling with a musician she meets in a bar, she never expects to see him again. Then Monday morning, she discovers that her former lover is not only her professor, but he’s also one of the top criminal lawyers in the state…. With everyone in class vying to be one of the twelve students that he takes under his wing, tensions run high. She considers dropping his class, but to get her father out of prison, she knows she needs to learn from the best of the best – and that’s him.”

*** 3 UPCOMING BOOKS I CAN’T WAIT FOR ***

Note: Pre-orders are NOT charged until release day!
 

Made You Up by Francesca Zappia — Pre-Order Now!!

Holy shit!!!! OMG!!! I just randomly stumbled across this book (live next week) and I desperately want to read it!!! That BLURB gave me CHILLS!!!!! I don’t want to give it away so just click here and see for yourself… Woah, right??

The book is described as “Funny, provoking, and ultimately moving”, this novel features the quintessential unreliable narrator that will have readers turning the pages trying to figure out what is real and what is made up.

 

21 Stolen Kisses by Lauren Blakely — Pre-Order Now!!

“When I first met him I resisted. Like any forbidden love, I told myself he was a crush, and it would pass. That was a lie. It never faded. And I never expected he would fall for me just as hard. There were so many reasons that should have kept us apart, least of all, the decade that separated us. But, can I really start over when he’s still in my life? … The one man I’ve always wanted, is also the only guy I absolutely can’t have. And he wants me just as fiercely. Can I settle for anything less than the love of my life?”

 

A Pound of Flesh by Sophie Jackson — Pre-Order Now!!

WOAH!!!!! Oh wow!!! I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the sound of this! Can’t wait to read it! The story is about a “strong-minded prison tutor who discovers that her sexy bad-boy student is far more than he appears to be…”

Haunted by nightmares of her father’s murder 15 years ago, she decides to face her fears by teaching inmates at a New York prison. There she meets arrogant inmate, who’s as handsome as he is dangerous… As teacher and student, they’re forced to leave their animosities at the door and learn that one should never judge a book by its cover…. and she realizes there’s much more to her angry student than she thought, leaving them to face a new, perilous obstacle: their undeniable attraction to one another. ← OMG!!

*** AUDIOBOOK UPGRADES!! ***

 
For fans of AUDIOBOOKS (or if you want to try them out), Amazon has a great program that searches YOUR Kindle library and finds you discounted audio upgrades for the books you already own. This means you’ll be able to switch seamlessly between reading and listening. If you’re curious, just click the link below… Everyone will see something different because it’s custom-tailored to YOUR personal books!

*** CURRENT SALES & PRICE DROPS ***

*** This page is no longer being updated. See this post for the reason why. ***

*** NEW 6-STAR RECOMMENDATION ***

 

The Life Intended by Kristin Harmel (Read my Review)

OMG. OMG. OH. MY. GOD!!! I can honestly say with full certainty that it was probably one of THE best books I have EVER read in my whole life. I am UGLY CRYING right now. Tears POURING down my face. Crying with noise. But, don’t be scared of it. This isn’t a tragic story and it’s not depressing (I’ll come right out and say it’s a happy ending ‘cuz I don’t want to scare you away). It’s just POWERFUL beyond words. One of the most profoundly BEAUTIFUL stories I’ve ever read. As I read through the book I’d get these full body CHILLS (and then tears right after) over and over and over again. The EMOTIONS it evoked were totally overpowering. I absolutely LOVED it. For the first time this year, I’m giving a book 6 STARS!!!

About the book…. After her beloved husband’s sudden death over ten years ago, the heroine never expected to find love again. But now she’s planning her second walk down the aisle. So why isn’t she more excited? … When she starts seeing her late husband in her dreams, she begins to wonder if he’s trying to tell her something? Attempting to navigate between dreams and reality, she must uncover her husband’s hidden message… where she finds rewards greater than she could have imagined.

*** UPDATED LIST: BEST BOOKS OF 2015 ***

 
I’ve recently posted my list of Top 10 Best Books of 2015 so far. If you’re looking for a great new recommendation, be sure to check them out!! All of those books are favorites! Just click here!

Here are a few of my most recent favorite books and recommendations:

*** FIFTY SHADES MOVIE: NOW AVAILABLE ***

 

There are 2 available options:

✦ The Blu-ray™ & DVD combo pack will include the Theatrical version AND an exclusive Unrated version with a never-before-seen alternate ending, along with almost 2 hours of all-new behind the scenes Bonus Features (interviews, featurettes etc). Pre-order here! (May 8)

✦ Or, the Instant Digital download in these two different versions: Unrated Version or Theatrical Version. (both are available now)

*** UPCOMING BOOKS: PRE-ORDER NOW ***

Note: You are NOT charged for pre-orders until the book is released.

*** This page is no longer being updated. See this post for the reason why. ***

*** STORE: BOOKWORM MERCHANDISE!! ***


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