News & Sales – July 20, 2013

Here’s what’s been going on in the book world recently!!

• Thief (Love Me With Lies #3) by Tarryn Fisher is LIVE!!!  Buy it here! This series rates very highly and readers so passionately frustrated and deeply ‘into’ it that I finally decided to start it! I’ve finished the first two book and gave them both 5+ stars!! I’m so hooked on this series!! The writing is incredible!!
  

  Book #1 – The Opportunist <– read my review! 5 stars!! 
  Book #2 – Dirty Red <– read my review! 5 stars as well!
  Book #3 – Thief <– just went live!! read my review! 5 stars again!

• O M G !!!!!! Movie rights for both Hopeless and Losing Hope by Colleen Hoover have been sold!! This is seriously the Best. News. EVER!!! Can you just imagine Holder on the big screen???? *swoons* Just imagine this line….

“I’m not kissing you tonight but believe me when I tell you, I’ve never wanted to kiss a girl more… I need this. I need to know for sure that you’re feeling every single thing that I’m feeling the moment my lips touch yours. Because I want your first kiss to be the best first kiss in the history of first kisses.”

• Colleen Hoover has also announced that since Losing Hope was a really dark book, she’d put Daniel in there as comedic relief but given the love he was getting from readers, she’s decided to write a new short story for him and it will be FREE for everyone to read as a thank you for all the support that everyone has given the series! How sweet!! I can’t wait to read it ♥

• Movie rights for Forever My Girl by Heidi McLaughlin have been sold!! *squee* I loved this second-chance rock star romance! If you haven’t read it yet, you can grab it for only $1.99 right now or read my review.

• Abbi Glines explains her Sea Breeze series in detail at this link. There you’ll find reading orders, purchase links and explanations for each book. No spoilers though!

• Random recommendation for The Dark Duet series by CJ Roberts. Dark. Minfucking. Incredible. Emotional. Captivating. Disturbing. Deep. Beautiful… those are words that come to mind when I think of this 5++ star series. My reviews below are spoiler free.
  

  Book #1 – Captive In The Dark (My Review)
  Book #2 – Seduced In The Dark (My Review)
  Book #3 – Epilogue: The Dark Duet (My Review)

• Congratulations to Elle Casey for making the USA Today Best Seller List with Shine Not Burn!!  This book was the perfect light-hearted, romantic read. It kept me chuckling, swooning and fanning myself from start to finish PLUS it’s only $0.99 right now!!

• Cover Reveal for Reviving Izabel (In The Company of Killers #2) by J. A. Redmerski. This is the sequel to Killing Sarai which I read and loved!

• Cover Reveal for Torn (Connections #2) by Kim Karr. This is the sequel to Connected and will be out on October 1, 2013! You can pre-order it too if you want!

• Cover Reveal for Stinger (A Sign of Love #3) by Mia Sheridan. This is the 3rd book in the series but is a standalone in many ways because it is about different characters than the first two books. If you haven’t read books #1 & 2 yet, I highly recommend adding them to your lists!
  

  Book #1 – Leo (My Review) – can be read as a stand alone. Has happy ending + epilogue.
  Book #2 – Leo’s Chance (My Review) – alternative POV book, should be read only after Leo.

• Woohoo!! Abbi Glines has said that she will write Fallen Too Far from Rush’s point of view. It’ll be released sometime in 2014!! Can’t wait to read it!  Here’s the series reading order:
  

  Book #1 – Fallen Too Far (My Review)
  Book #2 – Never Too Far (My Review)
  Book #3 – Forever Too Far (will read this soon!)

• I just loved Love Unscripted by Tina Reber. If you haven’t read this amazing Hollywood heartthrob romance duet, do yourself a favor and add them to your list. They are one of my all-time favorite series! They’re swoony and emotional and gorgeous with just the right amount of angst to keep your heart racing throughout, and a very happy ending + epilogue!
  

  Book #1  – Love Unscripted (My Review)
  Book #2 – Love Unrehearsed (My Review)

• In case you missed any of my recent reviews from this month, here’s a list of them:

1. Lick: Stage Dive 1 by Kylie Scott – rock star romance
2. Bully by Penelope Douglas – enemies-to-lovers romance
3. Shine Not Burn by Elle Casey – romantic cowboy comedy
4. Axel by Harper Sloan – badass Alpha male second-chance romance
5. Escape From Paradise by Gwendolyn Field – dark, captivity-themed romance
6. Reason To Breathe (Breathing #1) by Rebecca Donovan – heavy, emotional, themes of abuse at home
7. Take Care, Sara by Lindy Zart – emotional romance
8. Eversea (Eversea #1) by Natasha Boyd – Hollywood heartthrob romance
9. Frigid by J. Lynn – friends-to-lovers romance

• If you’re curious what’s on my reading list at the moment, you can click here to see the ones I’m considering next. I add to and delete from the list all the time depending on things I hear about books but I try to keep this up to date with the books that have my immediate attention.

SALE ALERTS!!

• Sweet Thing by Renee Carlino is on sale for #2.99 right now!! It’s a sweet, heart breaking, romantic standalone with a happy ending (oh and the hero is a bit of a rockstar!). Read my review.

• Axel (Corps Security #1) by Harper Sloan is 50% off right now!! This is a badass Alpha male second-chance romance!! Fans of Kristen Ashley’s books should definitely check this one out. It’s a standalone with a happy ending and it’s only $1.99 !! Read my review.

• Bully by Penelope Douglas is only $1.99 right now too!! Total steal for this 5-star read. This is definitely one of my favorites of the year! And don’t be worried about the ‘bully’ thing ‘cuz I was before I started but ended up seriously adoring the book! Read my review.

• Shine Not Burn by Elle Casey is on sale for $0.99!! Everyone I’ve talked to who has read it has loved it! If you want to laugh, grab this book! Read my review.

• One Week Girlfriend by Monica Murphy is only $0.99 right now!!  This “star-crossed romance” rates quite highly and is on my to-read list! It does have a cliffhanger but the sequel (and conclusion to that story), Second Chance Boyfriend, is already available.

• Frigid by J. Lynn is only $1.50 right now!! This is a standalone “friends-to-lovers” New Adult romance with a happy ending.

• The Fault In Our Stars by John Green is on a very rare sale for only $3.99 right now!! Many readers claim this is one of their favorite books ever and I have to admit, it is a beautiful story. Utterly tragic but very moving and not one that you’ll ever forget.

• Stardust by Mimi Strong is $0.99 right now! I haven’t read it yet but it seems light-hearted and fun with a famous hero and a ‘regular’ girl.  I was warned though by a reader that this has a cliffhanger but is still soooooo good! “I’m just a regular girl, and he’s rich and famous with no body fat. The guy has a butler! So, why is he chasing me? And why can’t I say no?” 

• The Neighbor from Hell books are a series of fun enemies-to-lovers standalones with happy endings. If you’re looking for something light-hearted, definitely check these out! The first 2 are only $0.99 each!
  

  Book #1 – Playing For Keeps ($0.99)
  Book #2 – Perfection ($0.99)
  Book #3 – Checkmate ($2.99)

NEW RELEASES

• Left Drowning by Jessica Park has been released recently on Kindle and Paperback and let me tell you, this book is phenomenal!!! A must-read for everyone! Few books have made me quite as emotionally involved as this one. It’s just magic!! Read my 5 star spoiler-free review. 

• A Special Edition of the Chocolate Lovers series by Tara Sivec is now available for purchase on both Kindle and Paperback!! This includes the three hilarious full-length novels: Seduction and Snacks, Futures and Frosting, Troubles and Treats, and the short story, Hearts and Llamas, all together in one book ♥

PRE-ORDERS

• Be sure to check this list of upcoming releases and be sure you’ve pre-ordered anything you’re excited for!

• Loving Cara, book #1 in Kristen Proby’s new Big Sky series, is available for pre-order now. Release date is January 28, 2014 ♥ From the blurb: “In Loving Cara, a ruggedly handsome Montana rancher, after becoming a sudden surrogate parent to his 12-year-old nephew, is reintroduced to a former flame when she comes to tutor the boy.”

And finally, if you’re looking for a new book don’t forget to check out the Recommendations Page or my July Reading List!!