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LATEST SALES, NEW RELEASES, RECOMMENDATIONS & PRE-ORDERS — Week of May 19, 2015

LATEST SALES, NEW RELEASES, RECOMMENDATIONS & PRE-ORDERS — Week of May 19, 2015

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Here are the latest new releases!! And if you happen to be looking for a top favorite recommendation, check out my list of Top 28 Best Books of 2015 so far! Happy reading 😀

*** HIGHLIGHTS ***

 

*** RT CONVENTION 2015: RECAP & GIVEAWAY *** Squeee!!! So, I just got back from this absolutely amazing and HUGE romance book event held in Dallas! I was there all of last week and I met so many wonderful authors (including EL James!!!!) and readers there. It was an unforgettable experience!!! I have posted all my pictures along with a giveaway of a Kindle Fire case signed by 30 authors at this link!! 😀

Be sure to check it out!! RT2015 pictures & giveaway

 
 
5 STAR TRILOGY RECOMMENDATION: I recently finished all 3 books in a 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 ***

 

Gus by Kim Holden — New Release!!

OMG!! This is the standalone sequel to Bright Side, a deeply emotional novel that so many of you readers absolutely LOVED!!

This is the story of Gus.
Losing himself.
Finding himself.
And healing along the way.

 

Catch & Release by Ella Fox — New Release!!

This friends to lovers romance is the standalone sequel to Catch My Fall.

“No amount of love could make him believe that he was worthy of her. Knowing that she deserved better, he pushed her away, when what he really wanted was to pull her closer… Sometimes hitting rock bottom is the only way to understand that you need to change. Realizing that losing her means losing everything, he knew it was time to man up and fight for the girl he loved…”

 

Shuttergirl by CD Reiss — New Release!!

This is a standalone! — “I am not hurt. I don’t need a second chance with him. While he was out forgetting me to become a movie star, I was building a career out of nothing. A career as a paparazzi. For a foster kid who bounced around every home in Los Angeles, that wasn’t easy. This camera is all I have. He’s nothing to me… and nothing has to change. We can stay king and queen of the same city, and different worlds. Except this is Hollywood, and here, anything can happen.”

 

Made You Up by Francesca Zappia — New Release!!

Holy shit!!!! OMG!!! I just randomly stumbled across this book (now available) 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.

 

Never Never: Part 2 by Colleen Hoover/Tarryn Fisher — New Release!!

This is the highly anticipated sequel to Never Never!!

“Never forget that I was your first real kiss.
Never forget that you’ll be my last.
And never stop loving me between all of them.
Never stop. Never forget.
Where are you, Charlie?”

 

Falling For My Boss by JS Cooper — New Release!!

This is an office romance!

He’s sex on legs and she can’t resist him…. “When she was hired, she had no idea that her new boss was going to have such an effect on her. He was a handsome flirt and he liked to push the boundaries of their office relationship. Only she’s decided to push right back. She wants him to know that he’s not the only one that can play games.”

 

Once Pure by Cecy Robson — New Release!!

This is a “childhood friends to lovers” romance with a fighter hero!! — “She’s ready to rebuild some of what she lost. One way or another, it always comes back to her childhood friend and longtime crush… As strong as he is, she’s always been his one weakness. He wants to ensure she’s never hurt again. When she agrees to work at his MMA gym, he seizes the opportunity to help and protect the sweet girl he’s always cared for. And yet, as he trains her to defend herself, he’s drawn to the vulnerable beauty in ways he never expected…

 

Girl Unseen by Kate Ellison — New Release!!

This “heartbreaking psychological thriller” sounds intriguing!! — “It was an open and shut case: Olivia Tithe’s best friend, Lucas Stern, was murdered by her mother. She went to jail, and everyone expects Olivia to move on. Especially Austin, a guy she’s drawn to even though she doesn’t trust him… But Olivia is stuck in the past, convinced that the wrong person has been convicted, that there are clues no one else sees. When she uncovers a surprising link to a missing girl, she must risk trusting the unseen in order to stop the true killer.”

 

Flirting With Scandal by Chanel Cleeton — New Release!!

She knows all about dirty little secrets. He was born for politics. She grew up surrounded by political scandals. Now that she’s landed a prestigious internship, she’s determined to launch her career… He knows the drill: at all costs, avoid scandal. And it’s time for him to settle down and find the perfect political spouse… When they meet, sparks fly. But the last thing he needs is to be caught in a compromising position, and an affair with a political candidate could cost her career. But one steamy night becomes a passion they can’t walk away from…

 

Only Forever by Cristin Harber — New Release!!

This is the final part of this military romance serial so the story is now complete if you want to read it all at once. It’s a second chance love story!
#1 Only For Him, #2 Only For Her, #3 Only For Us, #4 Only Forever.

“I didn’t know you were killing yourself with work. I didn’t know you’re raising our daughter. So help me God, had I known, there is no military force on earth that would’ve kept me from you.”

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

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

 

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!!  

The Song of David by Amy Harmon — Pre-Order Now!!

This sounds AMAZING!! — “I won my first fight when I was eleven years old, and I’ve been throwing punches ever since. Fighting is the purest, truest, most elemental thing there is. For me, heaven was the octagon. Until I met her… If heaven was the octagon, then she was my angel at the center of it all. The girl I wanted to fight for, the girl I wanted to claim. The girl who taught me that sometimes the biggest heroes go unsung and the most important battles are the ones we don’t think we can win.” <-- LOVE!!

*** 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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