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SALES, NEW RELEASES, RECOMMENDATIONS, & PRE-ORDERS — Week of Sept 8, 2015

SALES, NEW RELEASES, RECOMMENDATIONS, & PRE-ORDERS — Week of Sept 8, 2015

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*** UPDATED NEW LIST *** Hey everyone!! There are lots of awesome books this week to check out below, but my personal favorite is Hollywood Dirt by Alessandra Torre. HAPPY READING 😀

HUGE SALE ALERT:   The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons is ON SUPER SALE and this is quite literally my #1 favorite book in the whole wide world!!! Definitely get a copy (more details below).

Also, a sale bundle of the complete Driven Series by K. Bromberg was just loaded to Amazon and if you pre-order, you can get the complete set for only $4.99 (huge savings!!). This is a complete series about the same couple, and the hero is a sexy bad boy race car driver!!! This is a rare sale on a Top Favorite series!

*** NEW RELEASES: NOW LIVE ***

 

Grayson’s Vow by Mia Sheridan — New Release!!

SQUEEEE!!! This is a standalone contemporary romance!! Can’t wait to read it!!

Kira Dallaire is desperate.

Some challenges in life seem too hard to overcome. With little money, and even fewer options, the quick-witted and vibrant twenty-two-year-old needs to reinvent herself. Known for her generous heart and impulsive personality, she devises a survival plan, possibly her most outrageous idea yet.

Grayson Hawthorn is losing hope.

Some obstacles in life seem too hard to overcome. Betrayal definitely being one of them. With limited capital, and dwindling resources, he is attempting to resurrect his failing family vineyard, a self-imposed vow seemingly destined to fail. That is until a young woman enters his office with an outlandish, unexpected proposition impossible to refuse.

What begins as a temporary business arrangement, soon evolves into more as vivacious, spirited Kira challenges detached, arrogant Grayson to want more from life. To want more for himself. But as their wills clash and fiery passion ignites, they’ll realize that sometimes the past creates walls too difficult to climb, and that lies and deception rarely precede a happily every after.

As Kira and Grayson race toward their destiny, they will discover that some vows are meant to be broken, and others are worth risking everything for . . . even your very own heart.

THIS IS A STAND-ALONE SIGN OF LOVE NOVEL, INSPIRED BY LIBRA.

 

Hollywood Dirt by Alessandra Torre — New Release!!

I totally LOVED this new standalone “opposites attract” romance!! Get this one!!
— A Hollywood Superstar. A Small Town Girl. Opposites shouldn’t always attract.
Abandoned by his superstar wife, Hollywood’s Perfect Husband is now Hollywood’s Sexiest Bachelor: partying hard and screwing even harder. [I’m] a small town girl stuck in Quincy, Georgia. I cook some mean chicken and dumplins, can bluff a grown man out of his savings in poker, and was voted Most Friendly my senior year… We were from different worlds. Our lives shouldn’t have collided. But then he read a book about my small town. And six months later, his jet landed on our dusty airstrip, and he brought Hollywood with him… From the start, I knew he was trouble. For our town. And for me… Sometimes, opposites just aren’t meant to attract.
 

Paper Hearts by Claire Contreras — New Release!!

A new standalone romance that sounds amazing! Can’t wait to read it!

“I lost her. No, I didn’t lose her. I threw her away. She was my best friend. I was never supposed to fall in love with her. I was careless. She was heartbroken. I thought I was doing fine. But here she is, years later, forced to work with me, reminding me why I fell in love with her in the first place. And this time I’m going to do everything in my power to never let her go…”

 

The End Game by Kate McCarthy — New Release!!

A new standalone romance from one of my favorite authors!! Can’t wait to read it!!
— The public loves a good scandal. Seeing someone fall from the pinnacle of success makes a great headline. No one knows that better than I do. What started out as a promising career in college football, spiralled into scandal and shame.

“I met Brody Madden in my senior year of college… I became his strength, his obsession, and the greatest love of his life. Only I wasn’t there when he needed me most… This is a story about love and a game that takes everything. Where the path to glory is paved with sacrifice. Where pressure makes you, or breaks you, and triumph is born in the ashes of failure. Where two people’s end game will change everything.”

 

Ryker by Sawyer Bennett — New Release!!

Pro hockey player alert!!! I love heroes with kids and this sounds so good!! It’s a standalone within the Carolina Cold Fury Hockey series (sports romance).
— The stakes have never been higher for goalie Ryker Evans. With his contract running out, he’s got a year left to prove he’s still at the top of his game. And since his wife left him, Ryker has been balancing life as a pro-hockey star and a single parent to two daughters. Management is waiting for him to screw up. The fans are ready to pounce. Everybody’s taking dirty shots—except for the fiery redhead whose faith in Ryker gives him a fresh start.

 

Sexy by JA Huss — New Release!!

This is a standalone Adult romance!
— He turns dreams into reality two nights a week, baring his body to lonely women, bored housewives, and bachelorettes looking for that one last good time. He’s into one-night stands, one-time things, and he never, ever gets serious… A billionaire’s daughter with the world at her fingertips sees him and wants to run the other way and drop to her knees in the same breath. She’s caught between the heat of his moment and a proposal of a lifetime…”

 

Sacked by Jen Frederick — New Release!!

Knox Masters is a quarterback’s worst nightmare. Warrior. Champion. And…virgin. Knox knows what he wants–and he gets it. All American Football player? Check. NFL pros scouting him? Check. Now, he’s set his sight on two things. The national title. And Ellie Campbell. Sure, she’s the sister of his fellow teammate, but that’s not going to stop him. Especially not when he’s convinced Ellie is the one…but he’s never met her before… It’s not just her cardinal rule of never dating her brother’s teammates that keeps her away, but Ellie has a dark secret that would jeopardize everything Knox is pursuing…

 

Unbroken by Lisa Renee Jones — New Release!!

The final book in the The Secret Life of Amy Bensen series (romantic suspense).
— For six long years I lived on the run, in fear and devastated by loss. That began to change the day I met Liam Stone, who is so much more than his money and power, and even the protection he has offered me. He is passion. He is friendship. He is love and happiness, and the man who made my enemies his own. And now with his help, the secret that drove me into hiding is buried, our enemies contained. Liam and I can finally start our life and put this behind us. The nightmare is over. Unless…it’s not.

 

Emphatic by Kaylee Ryan — New Release!!

Tattooed rock star alert!! This standalone sounds really good!!
“I wasted my college years on a guy who played… with my heart. I was blinded by the fairytale, the one that didn’t exist. The day I gave up on the idea of happily ever after, my focus became me. Moving forward and establishing my career. Until one day… I didn’t expect him. My new boss, a six foot two, inked rock god. I believed I was working for the record label, I was wrong. It’s impossible for me to keep my distance, believe me I’ve tried. He’s not who I expected him to be. He’s so much more…”

 

My Kind Of Forever by Heidi McLaughlin — New Release!!

Rock star fans, this is the final book in the Beaumont series.
— Liam Page knows music and a life of solitude, but that all changed when he returned to Beaumont. The once notorious bad boy lead singer of 4225 West is now living the domesticated life with his wife and high school sweetheart, Josie, and their son, Noah. Life is good for the Westbury family… Torn between his love for music and his love for his family, Liam finds he’s needed back in Los Angeles and the place where it all began. Josie is apprehensive [and] it doesn’t take long for her biggest fears to start coming true.

 

Making A Play by Victoria Denault — New Release!!

Hockey player romance!! This is a new standalone in the Hometown Players series.
— Luc Richard is the hottest player in the NHL–and it has nothing to do with hockey. To avoid being traded, Luc agrees to take a break from the spotlight–and from women–and spend the off-season at home in Silver Bay, Maine. It’s the perfect plan… until he reconnects with Rose… Having loved him longer than she can remember, she’s finally ready to prove she’s not the same innocent little girl he once knew. If he’s really got a shot at her heart then he’s not just playing to win. He’s playing for keeps.

 

Roustabout by Jane Harvey Berrick — New Release!!

Stuntman alert!! This is a standalone novel in the Traveling series.
— Twelve years ago Tucker McCoy walked away from the hell that was his family with not much more than the shirt on his back… Living his life as stunt rider with a traveling carnival keeps a smile on his face… If you keep moving, no one can catch you—it’s a simple rule. So when Tucker crosses paths with Tera Hawkins, he knows he should move on. There’s no woman that’s ever been worth breaking his rules for. Besides, she’s off limits, untouchable… All he can offer her is a night she’ll never forget, but will that one taste be enough?

 

Finding You by Kate Elliot — New Release!!

This is the fourth book in the Love Wanted In Texas series.
— If Grace Johnson knew one thing at all, it was that all men were dirt bags.
All men … except Noah.
If Noah Bennet knew one thing at all, it was he needed Grace Johnson.
Needed her … desperately.
Grace is willing to put everything on the line to help bring back the man she is hopelessly in love with. Even if it costs her the future she’s been longing for.

*** HIGHLIGHTS & RECAP ***

 

NEW TOP RECOMMENDATION (STANDALONE)!!! 

IT’S LIVE!!! Woohooooo!! Hollywood Dirt by Alessandra Torre was such an AWESOME book!!! 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!!! It’s a standalone romance and it was just released so you can click here to grab a copy and start reading!! 😀 (My review)

A Hollywood Superstar. A Small Town Girl.
Opposites shouldn’t always attract.

We were from different worlds. Our lives shouldn’t have collided. But then Cole Masten read a book about my small town. And six months later, his jet landed on our dusty airstrip, and he brought Hollywood with him. From the start, I knew he was trouble. For our town. And for me… Sometimes, opposites just aren’t meant to attract.

HUGE SALE ALERT (MY #1 FAVORITE BOOK IN THE WORLD):  

WOW. WOW. WOW!!!! You guys, The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons is quite literally my #1 most favorite book in the world and it’s on a very rare sale for only $1.99 (regular price is $12)!!! It’s the first book of a completed trilogy that honestly tells the most breathtaking, EPIC LOVE STORY ever!! I promise you, Alexander & Tania’s romance is absolutely unforgettable. The writing is exquisite and makes you feel every single emotion to max. You don’t just read their story, you live it with them. This is the only book/series I’ve ever rated 10 STARS and I know in my heart it’s the only one that will ever get that rating. Please just trust me and get this book!!!! It is a life-changing read!! (More Info)

LATEST NEW RELEASES (NOW LIVE): 

5 MORE RECENT RECOMMENDATIONS: 

Hold On by Kristen Ashley, the final standalone in the amazing ‘Burg series was released last week and I absolutely loved it! This book was badass, heart-felt, smokin’ hot, and loaded with the strongest, deepest, most gorgeous emotions you can imagine. And seriously it had THE. BEST. EPILOGUE. EVER!!!! I literally have happy tears pouring down my face!!! KA is well known to be the Queen of Epilogues and the Queen of Badass but she really outdid herself with this book. It was Alpha perfection!!!! (My Review)
 
Big SQUEE here ‘cuz I read Heart-Shaped Hack by Tracey Garvis Graves last week and totally LOVED it!!!! It 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… This is definitely a new favorite recommendation and it’s live at this link!! ❤ (My Review)

And yet another SQUEEE because I also read Sustained by Emma Chase and LOOOVED it!!! 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. You can read it as a complete 100% standalone romance, and it’s live!! Grab a copy!! ❤ (My Review)

Aaaaaaand one more SQUEEE because I also recently read Worth It by Linda Kage and LOOVED it!!!!! 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 alone. I read it as a standalone! ❤ (My Review)

And finally, I recently finished Throttled by Elizabeth Lee (new release) and love love LOOOOOVED it!!!!! Ahhh, I can’t stop smiling!!!! It’s a second chance romance with ALL THE FEELS! The hero is 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, he’s 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. ❤ (standalone with epilogue, Read my Review)

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*** RECENT RECOMMENDATIONS ***

 

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… This is 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, definitely try this!

 

Vanguard by CJ Markusfeld (Read my Review)

OMG!!!! I absolutely 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)

WOW WOW WOW!!! 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 just 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…”

*** CURRENT SALES & PRICE DROPS ***

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

*** UPCOMING FAVORITE ***

 

November 9 by Colleen Hoover

WOWWWWWWWW!!!! I recently read an advance copy of this STUNNING book. It 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 the direction it spun the story in. This book was perfect from cover to cover and definitely one of the BEST BOOKS of the year!! It’s a standalone and just trust me and pre-order a copy!! You’ll want to read this one the MOMENT it’s released!!!

Standalone contemporary romance (not part of a series). 5 stars!

Fallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, the day before her scheduled cross-country move. Their untimely attraction leads them to spend Fallon’s last day in L.A. together, and her eventful life becomes the creative inspiration Ben has always sought for his novel. Over time and amidst the various relationships and tribulations of their own separate lives, they continue to meet on the same date every year. Until one day Fallon becomes unsure if Ben has been telling her the truth or fabricating a perfect reality for the sake of the ultimate plot twist…

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

 
I’ve recently posted my list of 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:

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