SALES, NEW RELEASES, RECOMMENDATIONS, & PRE-ORDERS — Week of Nov 17, 2015

*** WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS & RECAP ***

 
HOT NEW RELEASES (NOW LIVE): 

• Thirty Nights by Ani Keating (MY FAVORITE!! — Thirty nights. Two hearts. One fate.)
• Long Way Down by Krista & Becca Ritchie (final book in the amazing Addicted Series)
• Eighteen (18): Based on a True Story by JA Huss (student-teacher romance)
• Monster Prick by Kendall Ryan (sexy romantic comedy, he’s her brother’s best friend)
• Sinful Longing by Lauren Blakely (tattooed bad boy romance)
• Campaigning For Christopher by Katy Regnery (she’s hired to sabotage him)
• Perfectly Imperfect by Harper Sloan (contemporary romance)
• Where the Heart Leads by Jeanell Bolton (single dad rancher falls for Hollywood star)
• Ignite by Kelly Elliot (second chance romance, racer hero)
• Dare To Seduce by Carly Phillips (billionaire romance)
• Everything After by Melissa Toppen (rocker romance)
• Right Where You Are by L.E. Bross (bad boy romance)
• Corrupt by Penelope Douglas (VERY dark twisted standalone, trigger warning)
• Chance Of A Lifetime by Marissa Clarke (she’s blind, he’s responsible, but they fall in love)
• Slide by T. Gephart (rock star romance)
• Colorado Protector by Jill Shalvis (protective cowboy hero)
• Beauty and the Boss by Diane Alberts (office romance)
• Rogue by Callie Hart (dark romance sequel to Rebel)
• Bad Boy by Janet Elizabeth Henderson (romantic comedy)
• Once Upon A Power Play by Jennifer Bonds (he’s an injured hockey player)
• Tell Me You Need Me by Joya Ryan (he’s a Search-and-Rescuer)
• To Dare A Seal by Sara Jane Stone (Navy SEAL romance in Vegas)
• How To Fall by Rebecca Brooks (they meet while travelling and fall in love)
• The Last Shot by Sara Hubbard (second chance romance)
• One Insatiable: Alpha Shifter by Tia Louise (paranormal shifter romance)
• I Do by AJ Pine (third book in the If Only series)
• Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich (A Stephanie Plum Novel)

Next, a few quick announcements, then scroll down to see all the NEW RELEASES!!

2 ANNOUNCEMENTS:
One With You (Crossfire #5) by Sylvia Day will officially be released on April 5, 2016. This is the final book in the amazing Crossfire series and tells the long-awaited and highly-anticipated conclusion to Gideon and Eva’s love story!! I can’t wait for it!!!!! You can pre-order your copy from either Amazon US or Amazon UK.

Sebring by Kristen Ashley was also announced for pre-order!! This is the final book in the Unfinished Heroes series (Alpha male romances) — “He has issues… He isn’t that great of a guy. But when this culminates with him lashing out to hurt his brother through the woman he loves… And as he does this, he falls in love and truly learns the man that he’s grown to be… He falls in love with [her] beauty. He seeks to protect it. But he forgets to protect her from one thing: him.”

2 MORE RECENT FAVORITES:
November 9 by Colleen Hoover (read my review) WOW. WOW. WOW!! This book blew me away!!! I read it in one sitting with my heart racing non-stop!! The story was SO unique and unexpected. I swooned, I fell in love, my heart was broken, and then healed again. And holy hell — that TWIST!! 5 huge stars!! (standalone romance)

Cross The Line by Julie Johnson (read my review). SQUEEE!! I LOVED this!! It was such an awesome, fun romance! I was hooked from the first page and didn’t want to put it down until the end. It was SEXY, SWOONY, SASSY, and SWEET, but also suspenseful, hilarious, emotional, and fast-paced. The feisty heroine had me laughing out loud soooo many times, and the mysterious brooding Alpha hero stole my heart!!! (can be read as a standalone)

AMAZING eREADER SALE PRICE: 
SO COOL!!! Amazon has a Kindle Fire tablet going for ONLY $49.99!! Plus, it has new features (listed at that link)!! This item has now been released (YAY!!) and is available for purchase at the low price!!! If you’ve been wanting a new eReader, this is a great deal and it would even make an awesome Holiday gift!
*** And, if you buy five Fires, you get the sixth free with code: FIRE6PACK

 

Thirty Nights by Ani Keating — NEW TOP FAVORITE

“Thirty nights. Two hearts. One fate.” — LOVED THIS BOOK!!!
— “After her parents’ tragic deaths, she fled her quaint English village and moved to the United States… She’s one week from graduation when her visa is unexpectedly denied. Given thirty days to leave the country, she must face the one thing she cannot survive again—saying goodbye and leaving her home. Yet within minutes of her world shattering, she meets a man with the power to piece it back together… After finishing his tour of duty in Iraq, he traded battlefields for boardrooms, becoming one of the most successful venture capitalists in the nation. But all his wealth can’t buy him reprieve from the horrific memories of war. The only thing that gives him peace is a painting of [the heroine]… Drawn together by their invisible wounds, they begin a passionate affair as they race against the clock to defy their pasts—and fight for their future.”

 

Long Way Down by Krista & Becca Ritchie — New Release!!

This is the final book in the amazing Addicted Series (NOT a standalone).
— With a seven-year age difference, Ryke & Daisy have faced an uphill battle in the eyes of the world and their families. Known as the most adventurous, fast-paced couple — their next step has always been elusive to the rabid media. Behind the scenes, heartbreaking troubles continue to test Ryke & Daisy’s resilience and shape their future together. They promise: To never slow down. To never compromise who they are. To never abandon their love for each other. But preserving their happiness also means adding more risks. Ones that Connor Cobalt wouldn’t even take. As a professional free-solo climber, Ryke is no stranger to risk, but his next step with Daisy wagers more than just his health. With their lives on the line, Ryke & Daisy head towards the vast, wild unknown in this epic final conclusion to the Addicted Series.

 

Monster Prick by Kendall Ryan — New Release!!

Sexy romantic comedy fans, this can be read as a standalone!
— Arrogant. Cocky. Prick. Those are the words I’d use to describe my older brother’s dangerously handsome best friend. When he learned of my plan to lose my virginity to the first eligible bachelor I could find, he flipped out. Said over his dead body. He says if anyone’s going to do it, it’s going to be him. I hate that I’m even considering his offer. But I am. Ever since he suggested it, all I can think about is his cocky smile on those full lips as he’s driving in to me. But if we cross that line … will I ever be able to go back?

 

Sinful Longing by Lauren Blakely — New Release!!

This is the third standalone in the steamy, sexy, suspenseful Sinful Nights series.
— He’s the inked brother. The one you’re wondering about. The bad boy of the family. He has a past. He’s done things he’s not proud of, but he’s living differently now. Making changes in his life. Working hard, working out harder, and trying to win over one woman. He’s utterly crazy about her, and though the sex is epic, their friends-with-benefits arrangement just isn’t cutting it anymore. He wants all of her, and is determined to prove he’s what she needs in her life… He’s everything she craves in a man, but [she has] people to protect. There isn’t room in her life for a relationship with him. Especially when she’s forced to keep a secret that could tear his family apart…

 

Campaigning For Christopher by Katy Regnery — New Release!!

This is the latest book in the The Winslow Brothers series!
— In the congressional race, he’s worked “against the clock to assure voters that he is forthright, trustworthy… [The heroine] is struggling to make ends meet [and] jumps at the chance to make a little extra cash on the side. What does she have to do? Slip something into his drink and take some naughty pictures with him… But he’s nothing like she expected, and when her actions sabotage his hard-earned campaign only a month before the election, her guilt is overwhelming. She offers him her help in an effort to repair the damage she’s caused, but can anything change the fact that he sees her as an opportunist and a mercenary? When she starts campaigning for him, he may find out there’s more to her than meets the eye.”

 

Perfectly Imperfect by Harper Sloan — New Release!!

This is a standalone.
— Mirror, mirror … who’s the fairest of them all? I still cringe when I hear that line. A fairy tale that had girls pretending they were the fairest, the most beautiful, and the most entitled. A fairy tale most couldn’t grow out of turned my haunted childhood memories into a living nightmare. Girls who grew up believing that pile of garbage became the meanest of all ‘mean girls.’ And those mean girls were right – it was a line meant for all the beautiful people in the world – and I knew the answer would never be me. The type of women he gravitated toward. Well, that’s definitely not me. No. That will never be me. Because I’m completely imperfect…. I have no idea what he could possibly see in someone like me when he could have them.

 

Ignite by Kelly Elliot — New Release!!

Racer hero fans!! This is the first book in the Speed Series.
— “There were two things he loved. Racing cars and Adaline Morgan… Time was stolen from the two young lovers and he vowed never again would he allow anything to come between the two of them… Blurred lines both on and off the track have him being tested beyond his limits. Will he reach the checkered flag and ignite her heart, or will he be black-flagged and lose everything he has ever dreamed of?”

 

Dare To Seduce by Carly Phillips — New Release!!

This is the latest sexy standalone in the Dare To Love series!
— “He’s an Alpha billionaire businessman who has had a thing for her for as long as he can remember but he values his long standing friendship with her brothers too much to cross the line. When she shows up at an engagement party on the arms of another man, he doesn’t like the changes he sees in her and vows to make her his own… It’s now or never. he can think of one way to convince her she’s with the wrong guy. He’ll dare to seduce her … no matter what the consequences.”

 

Right Where You Are by LE Bross — New Release!!

Bad boy romance fans, this is the first standalone in a series of standalones. This one is about a college senior who finds herself sentenced to community service—where she meets a bad boy who might just be exactly what she needs…
— “She’s used to having it all. So when her boyfriend cheats on her, she reacts like any spoiled rich girl—she freaks out and vandalizes his new truck. Now she’s stuck with 300 hours of community service to repent her sins, and dreading every minute… [The hero] just got out of prison, and after a few hundred hours picking up litter on the side of the highway, he can finally put his mistakes behind him… A romance between these two is doomed from the start. Girls like her want castles and white horses, but he’s no prince charming. He’s not even charming. He’s pissed off, and he’s got a chip on his shoulder big enough to sink the Titanic… Spending time with her makes him think he could make something of himself, maybe even be good enough for a girl like her…”

 

Corrupt by Penelope Douglas — New Release!!

Dark standalone! (Note: it’s VERY dark and twisted. Trigger warning.)
— “My brother’s girlfriend grew up hanging around my house and is always at our dinner table. She looks down when I enter a room and stills when I am close. I can always feel the fear rolling off of her, and while I haven’t had her body, I know that I have her mind. That’s all I really want anyway… Until my brother leaves for the military, and I find her alone at college. In my city. Unprotected… The opportunity is too good to be true as well as the timing. Because three years ago she put a few of my high school friends in prison, and now they’re out… We’ve waited. We’ve been patient. And now every last one of her nightmares will come true.” <-- OMG!!  

Slide by T. Gephart — New Release!!

Rock star romance fans, this is the first book in a new series!
— “Touring as an opening act for a huge rock band and landing a record contract means you’ve hit the big time, right? Sadly, neither of those things gave this lead guitarist worldwide fame and fortune. Which was a shame because he had the lifestyle down to a fine art—without the clichéd stint in rehab…. Meanwhile, [the heroine] had the perfect life. Or at least she did until her world came crashing down around her, in the most epic way. Will the charming and ridiculously hot rock god help her find her feet? One thing was for sure; both of them were in for the ride of their lives.”

 

Eighteen (18): Based on a True Story by JA Huss — New Release!!

Student-teacher forbidden romance! — “Eighteen is hard. And so is he.
Hard to read, hard to predict, hard in every way that counts. He wants things from me. Dirty things, nasty things, forbidden things. And I have to give in. His attention is completely inappropriate, but I can’t say no. The way he looks at me turns me on. He knows it turns me on. He holds all the power. He holds all the cards. He holds my entire future in his hands. And I have to give in. Because he’s my teacher… And I need everything he’s offering.”

 

Chance Of A Lifetime by Marissa Clarke — New Release!!

She’s blind, he’s responsible, and they fall in love!!
— “She’s tired of living down to her family’s expectation of the helpless blind girl. Resurrecting her high-school bucket list that begins with “kiss a total stranger” seems just the thing until she finds herself in a panty-melting lip lock with her big brother’s best friend… He thrives on adrenaline, but his recklessness a decade ago landed her in the hospital and ejected him from her life. He’s bad for her and everyone knows it—especially her big brother.

He reluctantly helps her complete her bucket list in order to keep her out of trouble. Running through a freezing fountain, playing spin the bottle while fending off a mad horde of stinging insects, and skinny dipping with homicidal attack swans don’t hold a candle to the real danger: falling for the one person he can never have…”

 

Where the Heart Leads by Jeanell Bolton — New Release!!

A sexy rancher (single dad) falls for a former Hollywood star who moves in his town!
— “Putting her painful Hollywood memories in the rearview mirror, she’s headed to Texas and to an exciting new job directing a small-town theater group. But it’s the sinfully sexy smile of a rancher that makes her really dream of starting over…

When he buried his wife three years ago, he buried his heart along with her. Now, the only woman in his life is his daughter… But from the moment he lays eyes on [the heroine], he feels alive again. He wants her, body and soul. So why is she so skittish? He aims to find out—before his second chance at happiness rides off into the sunset…”

 

Colorado Protector by Jill Shalvis — New Release!!

Protective cowboy hero!! This is a “sexy and suspenseful romance”!
— “She needed a place to hide, and the secluded ranch seemed perfect. But its owner could tell she was hiding something. The handsome cowboy sensed she was in trouble and promised her his protection… She wanted to take it. In fact, she wanted everything he had to offer—his kisses, his touch, his body. But he believed in honesty. And sharing the truth with him might just put him in the path of a killer…”

 

Bad Boy by Janet Elizabeth Henderson — New Release!!

Romantic comedy fans, this can be read as a standalone!
— A Bad Boy trying to be good, a Good Girl driven to be bad and a five year old who wants to rule the world… Being good is so freaking hard. And boring. He’s only been doing it for a couple of hours and already he’s had enough. For some reason everybody thinks he’s out of control when all he’s doing is living his life, having fun and trying to get over an injury that’s ruined his soccer career. Now he’s being blamed for the fact her family want to take her kid from her. He’s got one week to prove he isn’t a bad influence on her or her terrorist child. If he screws this up she loses the kid and he loses his chance to get into his sexy neighbor’s bed. He’s never backed away from a challenge–on the field or off. He can be good for one damn week…maybe…hopefully…

 

Cross The Line by Julie Johnson (Read my Review)

SQUEEE!!! I absolutely LOOVED this!! It was such a great mix of everything I could want in a kickass romance!!! It was SEXY, SWOONY, SASSY, and SWEET, but also suspenseful, hilarious, emotional, and fast-paced. The feisty heroine had me laughing out loud soooo many times, and the mysterious brooding Alpha hero stole my heart!!! It’s either a forbidden or unrequited love story (depending on whether you look at it from his or her perspective) with epic, rapid fire banter, witty and sarcastic inner monologue, and a whole lot of romance!! She’s been in love with him since they were kids, but since she’s his best friend’s little sister, she’s always been off-limited to him even though he’s always been drawn to her. But when her life is put in danger, he steps in to protect her… You can read it as a standalone and I highly recommend it if you’re looking for an AWESOME light-hearted romance with a dash of suspense!!

 

November 9 by Colleen Hoover (Read my Review)

WOW. WOW. WOW!!!! This book blew me away!!! I read it in one sitting with my heart racing the whole time!! The story was SO unique and unexpected that it took me completely by surprise over and over again!! I swooned, I fell in love, my heart was broken, and then healed again. And THE TWIST!!!!! Holy hell, that twist!!! Total shocker but I LOVED it. This book was perfect from cover to cover and definitely one of the BEST BOOKS of the year!! 5 stars!! — I have loved every single book that Colleen Hoover has written. Her stories just reach right into my heart and this was another top-notch winner — a fantastic top recommendation!

 

The Play by Karina Halle (Read my Review)

Sexy sports player alert!! I read this book in one sitting and loved it! It was a heart-warming, sexy romance featuring a swoony yet damaged Alpha hero with a painful past and a heart of gold, and a feisty, free-spirited heroine who he fell in love with. If you’re looking for a great new read, definitely give this one a shot! — “Why the hell did I have to meet this beast, this superman, who blows my mind in the bedroom, mows down rugby players for a living, rescues helpless animals, looks like a fucking god, and just happens to cook, just before he has to leave?”

 

Walk Through Fire by Kristen Ashley (My Review)

What a gorgeous love story!! Kristen Ashley really outdid herself. The emotional journey that Logan and Millie went through and the depth of their love — the things they sacrificed for their love — just hit me so hard. Theirs was the kind of ‘bottom of your soul, straight to your gut’ epic love that made them willing to walk through fire for each other. I cried, I swooned, and I completely adored this book!! If you’re a fan of emotional, heart-felt second chance romance, and you happen to love Alpha male heroes and bikers, then this book and series are must-reads!

 

Lev by Belle Aurora (Read my Review)

SQUEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! I love love LOVED this book!! It was perfect!!! SO HEART-WARMING!!!! My heart is overflowing with happy feels!! Seriously, if you want a UNIQUE story that is SWEET, SWOONY, and SEXY, with a romance that is downright freaking ADORABLE, then read this book!!! The hero is wealthy, the heroine is homeless, and he takes her in when he catches her stealing money to buy food. There’s a gorgeous love story and a lot of focus on family. I loved EVERY single thing about it!! Barely a few pages into the book and all my heart-strings were tugged!! By 6%, I could already tell that this book was going to deliver ALL THE FEELS. And it most certainly did! Again and again and again! (Standalone.)

 

Everything I Left Unsaid by M. O’Keefe (Read my Review)

LOOVED this and can’t wait for the next one! It was HOT HOT HOT… with it’s sexy mysterious hero, strong feisty heroine, and uniquely captivating story, I was addicted from start to finish!!! Seriously though, the hero was just the kind of guy I fall in LOVE with most… scarred and sexy … just mysterious enough to keep me wondering, just tortured enough to tug my heart strings, just sweet enough to make me swoon, just dangerous enough to give him an edge, but with that possessive and protective edge that defines him as an ALPHA male. I loved him, I loved her, and I loved the book!! It’s a “gritty and erotic romance” where “a phone call from a mysterious stranger is picked up by the wrong woman and ignites a dangerous game of seduction.” The story is really quite UNIQUE!

 

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter (Read my Review)

HOLY HELL!!! This was an awesome book! It went waaaaay the freaking hell outside of my “usual” reading preferences. The genre is more of a crime thriller (no romance) which I almost never read but this particular blurb really grabbed me. So I opened the book. By the end of the prologue, I had CHILLS running through me and tears in my eyes…. So, I had to read it!!! And honestly I loved it!! But you guys, it is NOT for the faint of heart. The story starts out small but the “mystery” just gets deeper and deeper and deeper. And every new thing you discover is this whole other level of creepy. It has fantastic writing and even though it’s totally not a genre I usually read, I’d definitely recommend it as an amazing crime thriller!

 

Beyond What Is Given by Rebecca Yarros (Read My Review)

So, I’ve literally been meaning to read one of this author’s books for over a year and I’m so glad I finally did because I loved it!!! I finished reading this book with my heart racing and SO full of happy feels!!! Even though the story started a little slow and on the light side, oh-my-gosh did it ever get ANGSTY!!!!! There was this whole complex “situation” going on that kept me flipping pages like crazy!!!!!! And I loved that the story kept surprising me too!! If you’re looking for a romance with a swoony, sexy Alpha hero with a heart-breaking past and quite a unique storyline, then definitely try this book!! (military romance)

 

Night Road by Kristin Hannah (Read My Review)

5 STARS!!!!! My God, after finishing this book, I feel like I’ve been through some kind of emotional marathon. My heart is racing. I feel out of breath. There are tears in my eyes. AND I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!! It’s not a romance in the sense that the guy-meets-girl isn’t the sole focus, but the heart of the story is ALL about different relationships and there IS a love story in it. SUCH an intensely beautiful, heart-wrenching love story (like the kind of love that is always in your heart even if it can’t always be acted on) and just… ALL THE FEELS!!!! Holy wow, this author can WRITE like you wouldn’t believe. I loved it. *deep breath* LOVED IT.

 

Every Wrong Reason by Rachel Higginson (Read My Review)

WOW!! What a BEAUTIFUL book! I loved every word and am sitting here wiping away the happy tears. It was such a powerful, emotional, and deeply profound journey. This story OWNED my heart. I was SO emotionally connected on every page and just FELT so much for it. It was raw and honest, but passionate and heart-felt. I cried, I hoped, I swooned, I was rooting for this couple so hard. The writing was just GORGEOUS (I have endless quotes highlighted) and I especially loved that this author showed a very rarely-seen side of contemporary romance by tackling both the subjects of marriage AND divorce… [standalone romance]

 

Hollywood Dirt by Alessandra Torre (Read My Review)

I totally LOVED this standalone “opposites attract” Hollywood romance!! It was SEXY, fun, and fantastically well written (seriously, such STRONG writing), with an intense hate-to-love romance that made my heart race!! The perfect balance of ANGST, HUMOR, and HOTNESS!!! I laughed, I swooned, I couldn’t stop reading. The hero is a world-famous superstar actor and the heroine is a girl from a small-town. Their worlds collided after he read a book about her town and decided to make a movie about it… “From the start, I knew he was trouble. For our town. And for me… Sometimes, opposites just aren’t meant to attract.”

 

Heart-Shaped Hack by Tracey Garvis Graves (Read my Review)

This book had me laughing, smiling, and SWOONING non-stop!! I appreciated so much that there was literally no stupid drama. It was just this gorgeous romance with two people who fell madly in love and did everything they could to STAY together. There were definitely heart-stopping moments (omg 70%!!!!) but I totally loved the ride!! Plus, there was so much FANTASTIC banter (I have so many highlights!!) and sexy ROMANCE that it was an awesome, HEART-WARMING read mixed with a little mystery because the hero had a whole secret identity that the heroine didn’t know about at first… Definitely a top favorite!

 

Sustained by Emma Chase (Read my Review)

If you’re a fan of stories with heroes/heroines with kids, then you HAVE to get this!! The heroine is the legal guardian of her late brother’s six kids, and the hero is roped into her life after a chance encounter with her… and now he just can’t stop thinking about her. OMG this book is just HILARIOUS!!! The scenes with the kids are ADORABLE!!! And it’s told from the guy’s POV which is pure GOLD!! It was hilariously funny, sexy, romantic, heart-warming, and kinda badass with that lawyer stuff too. Best of all, you can read it as a standalone romance!

 

Worth It by Linda Kage (Read my Review)

If you’re a fan of heart-meltingly sweet bad boys, tortured heroes, forbidden romances, and intense second chance love stories, then you HAVE to try this!!! I read the whole book from start to finish in one non-stop sitting because I honestly just COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN!!! It’s well-written, full of feeeeeeels, and kept my heart racing!! You can easily read this as a complete standalone and it’s totally a new TOP FAVORITE recommendation!!! Note: each book in the series is about a different couple and written in a way that each one can be read totally alone.

 

Throttled by Elizabeth Lee (Read my Review)

Second chance romance fans, this book was awesome!! Ahhh, I couldn’t stop smiling after I finished it!!!! It had ALL THE FEELS! The hero was a famous Motocross racer who returns to his hometown to realize that the girl he left behind when he went to follow his dreams still holds his heart and this time around, he was willing to do everything and anything in his power to win back her trust and prove that he still loves her more than anything. I loved him, I loved her, I loved them, I loved the whole story. — It’s the first standalone in a series of standalones.

 

The Paper Swan by Leylah Attar (Read my Review)

I LOVE LOVE LOOOOOVED THIS BOOK!!! Fierce, powerful, and absolutely breathtaking, this beautifully-written book will sweep you away in an epic love story that spans years and lasts a lifetime. The Paper Swan is a must-read for any romance readers who are searching for a completely unique story that’ll captivate you from start to finish. While the twists and turns are intense, gritty, and sometimes even dark, this was actually one of the sweetest and most beautiful love stories I’ve ever read. I loved every word and HIGHLY recommend it! 5 STARS!!

 

Hawthorne & Heathcliff by R.K. Ryals (Read my Review)

What a BEAUTIFUL story!! I was wiping happy tears at the end! The UNIQUE feel originally grabbed my attention and the gorgeous writing hooked me. It’s deeply introspective, almost poetic, but a very REAL, HEART-FELT story about an awkward girl with a past full of heartache and a good-looking boy she meets in high school who saw past her pain and, no matter what happened, he never gave up on her. This is their journey over 8 years of self discovery, first love, and second chances. I have almost 50 highlighted quotes in my book. It’s YA/NA and totally non-formulaic. If you’re in the mood for something different, try this!

 

Vanguard by CJ Markusfeld (Read my Review)

OMG!!!! I loooooooooooooved this gorgeous book!!!!!! From the moment I read the prologue, I was hooked and could NOT put it down even for a single minute!! I cried, laughed, swooned, was totally overwhelmed with emotion, and even had to take little “breathers” before turning the page because it could get literally that intense!!! It had ALL THE FEELS. This story was 100% unique and unlike any other I’ve ever read. It’s a modern-day wartime love story with fantastic writing, a gripping and emotional tale, and an epic romance that kept my heart racing from start to finish. This was smart, intelligent romance!! Book HEAVEN!

 

Maybe In Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Read my Review)

SQUEEEEEE!!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVED this so freaking much!!! My gosh, that last 10% was seriously loaded with feels!! This was honestly one of the BEST BOOKS I’ve read this year. The story was unlike any other I’ve read, the writing was AMAZING, and it kept me glued to the page. It was totally unconventional and gave such a UNIQUE perspective on finding your soul mate and one true love. I cried, I laughed, my heart felt like it was bursting with emotions. I LOVED IT!!! 5++ STARS!!! — “I still love you,” he says. “I’ve always loved you. I might never stop.”

 

Rush by Emma Scott (Read my Review)

This was a really touching story! The first few chapters were a little slow but once they officially met, I was hooked. If you loved the “feeling” of Me Before You (minus the ugly-crying), then definitely try this! — The hero used to be a pro extreme sports athlete who was blinded and severely injured in a cliff diving accident. With his life and dreams shattered, he was left bitter and angry and shut himself away the world until the heroine arrived to work for him as a live-in assistant. She was a prodigy musician who’d suffering her own loss as well but they began to help each other heal as they fell unexpectedly in love…

 

The Strongest Steel by Scarlett Cole (Read my Review)

TATTOOED HERO FANS!!! I recently finished this great new book!! The sexy, tattooed hero had me swooooooooning!!! The heroine had survived an attack that left her back covered in scars and the hero was a talented tattoo artist whose specialty was inking over scars. When she shows up at his studio, he cant turn her down, and designs the perfect tattoo while fighting his intense feelings for her that grow with each tattooing session… This story was swoony, heart-meltingly romantic, a little suspenseful (her ex was a real piece of work), a lot sexy… with a hot, protective Alpha male hero!! (It’s a standalone)

 

Ride Steady by Kristen Ashley (My Review)

Bad boy biker alert!! I LOVED THIS BOOK!!! 5 STARS!! (Chaos series)

“Once upon a time, she believed in happy endings. Money, marriage, motherhood: everything came easy… Now a struggling, single mom and stranded by a flat tire pondering her mistakes, when a vaguely familiar knight rides to her rescue on a ton of horsepower… In high school, he was a bad boy loner who put her on a pedestal… Today, he’s a hard-bodied biker, and it’s clear she’s falling fast.”

 

The Man I Love by Suanne Laqueur (Read my Review)

WOWWW!!! I recently read this and LOVED it!! The WRITING was truly exquisite! It was a very slow-building, detailed story, but one where EVERY detail matters. Everything was connected and had DEPTH. It was vivid and powerful and completely UNIQUE. It told a love story that spanned 10-15 years, but didn’t follow ANY rules. Normally that would be scary to me but the way that everything was portrayed made me really *get* where these characters came from. And I was honestly blown away by how much I FELT and how BEAUTIFULLY it was written. It’s like I lived the story with them. It felt REAL. Highly recommended!

 

Never Let You Go by Katy Regnery (Read my Review)

HOLY HELL!!! I read reading this in one non-stop sitting because I could NOT put it down. I mean seriously… THE ANGST!!!!! Gah. *clutches heart* It’ll be a while before my heart rate to go back to normal, but WOW, it was unputdownable!!! It felt like I barely blinked or stopped to breathe because I was flipping the pages so fast…… It was sweet and romantic, heart-breaking and painful, angsty as all freaking hell, and really just a gorgeous story of UNDYING LOVE!!! The story was unique and it’s a complete standalone so if you’re looking for a new read, try this!

 

King by T.M. Frazier (Read my Review)

Holy wow, I totally LOVED this book!! Dark and gritty, sweet and sexy, raw and shocking, and utterly addictive, with an unapologetic, badass Alpha male hero and unexpected twists that I never saw coming!! I highly recommend it!!
— Homeless. Hungry. Desperate. Doe has no memories of who she is or where she comes from…A notorious career criminal just released from prison, King is someone you don’t want to cross. When they come crashing together, they will have to learn that sometimes in order to hold on, you have to first let go.

 

A Pound of Flesh by Sophie Jackson (Read my Review)

SQUEEEEEEE!!!!! I absolutely LOOOOOOOVED this book!!! If you love SEXY BAD BOY heroes and unique love stories, then you have to try this!!!! The thrill of their forbidden romance kept my heart RACING the whole way through. I swooned over their love for each other, and really appreciated the way there was no ‘stupid’ drama. And now I just can’t stop smiling because the story was just so freaking GOOD!!!! I adored it!!! It’s about a “strong-minded prison tutor who discovers that her sexy bad-boy student is far more than he appears to be…”

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