SALES, NEW RELEASES & NEWS — August 17, 2013

Here’s what’s going on in the book world right now!!

My Top Weekend Recommendations

Present Perfect by Alison G. Bailey (read my review) – NEW BOOK!!

This is easily one of my favorite books of 2013! This book was just phenomenal!! It made me feel with every part of my heart and I really truly mean feel.

It was everything. Amazing. Breathtaking. Heartbreaking.Original. Intense.

Once you start reading, I promise you will not be able to put it down!

If you’re a fan of Thoughtless, The Opportunist or Sweet Thing, you’ll love this too!

 

The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay (read my review) – SALE!! 

OMG! This is on sale right now, guys!! Only $3.99! That never happens! *squee* This book is a beautifully written New Adult standalone and has one of the most powerful endings I have ever read. EVER.

Absolutely everyone should read this book at some point in their lives. It was unforgettable. Trust me, its totally worth it!

 

Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker (read my review) – SALE!!

This is a must-read standalone New Adult romance and, for a limited time, it’s on a very rare sale for only $3.99 so if you haven’t read it yet, now’s the time to grab it.

This is a story about a girl who was drowning in the pain of her shattered life and the boy with a dark past of his own who pulled her out and helped her to breath, to live, and to love again.

 

Ruin by Rachel Van Dyken (read my review) – NEW BOOK!! $0.99!

I just finished this last night and loved it! It made me laugh, cry, and swoon. There’s a very emotional twist to it but there is a lot of sweetness and humour as well and it’s pretty impossible not to fall in love with Wes.

“I can tell you have a good heart… because the minute I met you, I wanted to fight for it.” <— *swooooon*

 
Sale Alerts

• $0.99 sale — Ruin by Rachel Van Dyken. One of my new favorite books! I highly recommend this standalone! ♥

• $0.99 sale — Friend-zoned by Belle Aurora. This seems like just the kind of book I was looking for! I just added it to my reading list! It looks fun, light-hearted and romantic. I can’t wait to read it!

• $1.99 sale — Love Thy Neighbor by Belle Aurora. This is the next book in the Friend-zoned series but it’s about different characters. Since it’s also on sale, I’m adding the link in here too 🙂

• $0.99 sale — The Opportunist by Tarryn Fisher. This is book #1 of a phenomenal, completed 5 star trilogy that I promise will leave you with an epic (but wonderful) book hangover! One of my top favs! Read my review.

• $0.99 sale — Branded by Abi Ketner and Missy Kalicicki. Fast paced, action-packed and emotionally charged, this Dystopian forbidden romance captured my heart! Read my review.

• $0.99 sale — Locked (The Alpha Group #1) by Maya Cross. I haven’t read this yet but I hear it’s another hot dominant billionaire trilogy!

• $0.99 sale — Kaleb by Nicole Edwards. I keep hearing that these books are scorching hot and I just noticed that book #1 is only $0.99 so I’m adding it in case you want to check it out. Each book reads as a standalone.

• $3.99 sale — Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker!! This is a must-read standalone New Adult romance on a very rare sale (this publisher rarely does sales) so if you haven’t read this, grab it now! Read my review.

• Rock star sale bundle! Right now you can get four books from Olivia Cunning’s Sinners on Tour series for $20.49! Considering each book is usually about $7, that pretty much gives you one free book! This series is scorching hot!

• $0.99 sale — Watch Over Me by Tara Sivec. I haven’t read this yet but I’ve heard good things and have it on my reading list. It’s a standalone romance.

• $3.99 sale — Point of Retreat (Slammed #2) by Colleen Hoover. The Slammed series is a must-series! One of my all-time TOP favorite 6-star reads! Be sure to read book #1 Slammed first though because this is not a standalone!

• #3.99 sale — The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay. Like I mentioned above, this is a beautifully written New Adult standalone and has one of the most powerful endings I have ever read. EVER.

       

New Releases

•  Stripped by Jasinda Wilder. This is a New Adult contemporary romance standalone on my reading list. “He’s a movie star sex god. She’s a virgin… and a stripper.”

• Afterburn by Sylvia Day. I loved this one! It’s the first part of a 2-book series. Book #2 Aftershock will be released on November 12, 2013. Read my review.

• Rock Chick Revolution (Rock Chick #8) by Kristen Ashley. This is a highly recommended series for anyone who loves badass, protective ALPHA males, swoony romance & action-packed fun!! Read my review.

• Ruin by Rachel Van Dyken. OMG this one looks amazing!! I’ve received several recommendations for this one recently and wow is it ever rating highly! This is going to be my next read! I’ve been told its a standalone and that I should read with tissues on hand ♥ **Edit: finished this and loved it. Review coming soon.

• Love Me (The Keatyn Chronicles #4) by Jillian Dodd. I haven’t read this series yet but I’ve heard good things! The previous books in the series are: Stalk Me, Kiss Me, and Date Me.

• Into The Deep by Samantha Young. This is a new second-chance romance from the author of On Dublin Street! I hear it doesn’t have a cliffhanger but leaves you looking forward to book #2 which will be out in 2014.

Book News

•  Sempre by J.M. Darhower is available for pre-order for only $1.99!! This is the newly edited version to be released by Simon and Schuster in November. I LOVE LOVE LOVED this book! Highly recommended! Read my review. “This is a story about sacrifice… death… love… freedom. This is a story about forever.”

•  J.A. Redmerski (author of The Edge of Never) has announced her next standalone New Adult romance book called Song of the Fireflies, which follows two characters that are introduced in The Edge of Always, but also includes several other characters you’ll read about in Camryn and Andrew’s final book. Release date is February 4th, 2014. Pre-order here for $1.99.

• Jessica Sorensen announced that she’ll be writing another book for Callie & Kayden called The Resolution of Callie and Kayden that’ll take place after Luke’s book!! Here’s the series reading order:

#1 The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden
#2 The Redemption of Callie & Kayden
#3 The Destiny of Violet & Luke
#4 The Resolution of Callie & Kayden

• CJ Roberts fans!! She’s beginning to write Agent Reed’s book!!! My heart rate just spiked! C.A.N.N.O.T. W.A.I.T!!!!!! ♥

“Matthew Reed believed in few things with absolute certainty. He believed in order. He believed in control over oneself. He believed that if one lived their life according to these two principles, anything could be achieved.” — Untitled, by CJ Roberts

• Fisher Amelie (author of Vain) has revealed the new cover for Vain, the cover and blurb for Greed and the titles for the entire rest of the Seven Deadly Series. Click here to see them.

• The new paperback cover of Vain is also now available for purchase.

• This Girl by Colleen Hoover is now available in paperback!! This is book #3 of the Slammed series – one of my TOP favs ♥

• Tara Sivec has announced a spin off of the Chocolate Lovers series called Chocoholics. The first book is Love and Lists which will follow Gavin’s story and will be released on October 1, 2013.

Cover Reveals

• Nocturne by Charles Sheehan-Miles and Andrea Randall.  Release date: September 1, 2013. This is a standalone romance that I can’t WAIT for!! No pre-order available but you check check all books by Andrea and all books by Charles out on Amazon.

 Savannah Marshall is a gifted flutist and daughter of musical royalty when she enrolls in the elite New England Conservatory of Music. Brilliant, eclectic and passionate, she lives music, but struggles with her plans for the future.

Gregory Fitzgerald is one of the most renowned cellists of his generation. A member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and professor at the Conservatory, he is laser focused on his career to the exclusion of friends, family and especially romance.

When Gregory and Savannah’s paths cross in the classroom, it threatens to challenge more than their wildly differing beliefs on music. Friendships, ethics, and careers are put on the line as Gregory and Savannah play a symphony of passion and heartbreak. 

In the final movement, Gregory and Savannah are handed their greatest challenge, as the loss of absolutely everything they’ve held as truths hangs in the balance.

• Breaking Nova (Nova #1) by Jessica Sorensen. New Adult Contemporary Romance. Release date: September 3, 2013. Pre-order here for $0.99. There will be 3 books in the series according to Amazon. This one, then Nova #2, and Nova #3 (both untitled at this point).

A powerful story of love, scars, and impossible choices . . . Nova Reed used to have dreams-of becoming a famous drummer, of marrying her true love. But all of that was taken away in an instant. Now she’s getting by as best she can, though sometimes that means doing things the old Nova would never do. Things that are slowly eating away at her spirit. Every day blends into the next . . . until she meets Quinton Carter. His intense, honey brown eyes instantly draw her in, and he looks just about as broken as she feels inside.

Quinton once got a second chance at life-but he doesn’t want it. The tattoos on his chest are a constant reminder of what he’s done, what he’s lost. He’s sworn to never allow happiness into his life . . . but then beautiful, sweet Nova makes him smile. He knows he’s too damaged to get close to her, yet she’s the only one who can make him feel alive again. Quinton will have to decide: does he deserve to start over? Or should he pay for his past forever?

• The Final Piece by Maggie Myers has a new cover now that she has been picked up by a publisher. I have to say, I really love it! I loved this standalone romance and it’s currently available for purchase! Read my review.

Life shouldn’t be about picking up the pieces.

Beth Bradshaw has spent her life hiding from her tragic past. From the moment a trusted family friend steals her innocence until the moment another rescues her, she struggles to just survive.

Surrounded by the comfort and protection of her extended family, Beth embarks on a journey of healing far from the horrors of her home. In her darkest moments, she meets a boy named Ryan. For one incredible summer, Ryan shows Beth what it’s like to act her own age.

To feel free and let go.
If only for a while.

Years later, another tragedy threatens to shatter the life Beth has carefully crafted. When faced, yet again, with more pieces to pick up, Beth begins to question what her choices have cost her.
Leaving her old life behind, she sets forth on a pilgrimage that will bring her back to the boy she could never forget. He wants to help her pick up the pieces of her life, but is she willing to do what it takes to become whole again?

Can she trust him with a piece of herself?

• Good (Too Good #1) by S. Walden!! This is an unconventional student/teacher New Adult romance to be released on August 27, 2013!! I love the sound of it!

Cadence Miller is a good girl. She just happens to make one terrible mistake her junior year in high school which costs her ten months in juvenile detention. Now a senior, she’s lost everything: her best friend, the trust of her parents, driving privileges, Internet access. It’s a lonely existence.

But there is one bright spot: Mark Connelly, her very cute, very off-limits 28-year-old calculus teacher. She falls hard for him—a ridiculous schoolgirl crush headed nowhere. She can’t help it. He’s the only good thing at Crestview High. She doesn’t expect him to reciprocate her feelings. How inappropriate, right? But he does. And he shows her.

And that’s when her life goes from bad to good.

• Misbehaving (Sea Breeze #6) by Abbi Glines. This will be Jax Stone’s younger brother Jason Stone’s story. Release date: December 17, 2013. Pre-order here. And, if you want to know more about this series, here’s the full reading order.

An unexpected affair leads to mind-blowing harmony in this Sea Breeze novel from New York Times bestselling author Abbi Glines.

Jason is sick of living in his rock star brother’s shadow. So when he ships off to Sea Breeze, Alabama, he’s looking for a much deserved escape and a chance to blow off some envious steam. Falling for the local bad girl was definitely not the plan. But as the new duo enjoys some naughty fun in the Alabama sun, Jason learns that even though Jax is the musician in the family, he’s not the only brother who can rock someone’s world.

• Trust In Me (Wait For You #1.5) by J. Lynn. This tells the story of Wait For You from Cam’s POV! Release date is October 22, 2013. Pre-order here.

Cameron Hamilton is used to getting what he wants, especially when it comes to women. But when Avery Morgansten comes crashing into his life – literally – he finally meets the one person who can resist his soulful baby blues. But Cam’s not ready to give up. He can’t get the feisty and intriguing girl out of his head.

Avery has secrets, secrets that keep her from admitting the feelings Cam knows she has for him. Will persistence (and some delicious homemade cookies) help him break down her barriers and gain her trust? Or will he be shut out of Avery’s life, losing his first real shot at the kind of love that lasts forever?

Other Recommendations

• List of my favorite books read in July ♥ <– my most recent recommendations!!

• Best Books Read in 2012
• Best Books Read in 2013 (ongoing list)
• Best Standalone Romance Recommendations (happy endings only)

Happy reading everyone!! ♥