MY CURRENT TO-BE-READ LIST

Before you read this page, if you haven’t already checked them out and are looking for a hot new romance recommendation, check out this link:

• Completed list of July & August’s book recommendations

But…. if what you’re looking for is what’s next on my reading list, then you’ve come to the right place 😀

Please bear in mind that unless I have a review posted these are not official “recommendations” as I have not yet read them but rather these are books that look good to me and I’m interested in reading so hopefully you’ll be able to maybe find something new to read here too!

Also, since I read based on my mood of the moment, I may not necessarily read everything  on this list! I also add and delete books from here all the time and am very much of a ‘last minute’ reader so I rarely know exactly what I’m going to read next until about five minutes before I actually start the book. My “full” reading list is considerably longer than this but, at the moment, these are the books sitting at the top of my list!

And finally, given how many indie books get released all the time, it’s quite likely that one might come out suddenly that just shoots to the top of my list so again, this is just a general selection of the books I’d like to get to in the near future.

** They are not listed in any particular order.

** If you are ever looking to find this list again, the link to it is in the blog’s right side bar.

Ohhh and, if you have suggestions for books you’d like to recommend to me, just comment below with the name and author!! 😀

• Breach (Breach #1) by K.I. Lynn. I’ve been told this one has a very tortured hero and that pretty much sold me. Plus, book #2 just came out and does not have a cliffhanger so this got bumped WAY up the pile! **EDIT: Finished this and loved it! Read my review.

• My Unexpected Forever (Beaumont #2) by Heidi McLaughlin. This is the standalone sequel to Forever My Girl and My Everything and the author suggest reading it only after both of those. I’ve read FMG so I’m eager to jump into this one. The blurb sounds incredible!!!!  Second chance romances are my absolute favorite! **EDIT: Finished this! What a sweet ending! Read my review.

• Don’t Make Me Beautiful by Elle Casey. Quote from my review: “A deeply touching, beautiful and inspiring story with a powerful message about the strength of survival and the healing power of love. It’s both heart breaking and heart warming with a strong heroine, a to-die-for hero, and a story that will stay with you long after you finish reading!”   5 stars!! Read my review.

• All Of You by Christina Lee. What’s this? A tattooed hero who is not only “not” a manwhore, but is actually a VIRGIN??! Holy unicorn! This I must read!

• Keep Me Still by Casey Quinn.  The blurb on this one looks so good and I’ve heard the hero is very swoony!! It’s a New Adult romance that can be read as a standalone but there will be more coming in the series.

• A Little Too Far by Lisa Desrochers.  Holy double taboo!! Seriously, we’re talking stepbrother and a deacon!! “Have you ever gone just a little too far? Lexie Banks has… She’s torn between falling in love with the man she shouldn’t want and the man she can’t have. And she isn’t sure how she can live with herself either way.”  <—  this is my next book!!

• Cross My Heart by Katie Klein. This is an older one from my TBR that I’ve been wanting to read for a while now. It’s a bad boy romance and apparently there’s a twist that no one sees coming so I’m very, very intrigued!!

• What I Didn’t Say by Keary Taylor. Hmmm this one caught my eye because of how different the premise sounded. It’s about a guy who loses his ability to speak in a car accident but was never able to tell the girl he’s been in love with for years how he felt… it’s a second-chance romance standalone.

• The Boots My Mother Gave Me by Brooklyn James. Technically this is an older standalone romance I’ve had on my TBR for a while now but it since it just got a new cover (and an included epilogue) so I’m bumping it back up my list. From the blurb: a fast-paced story about a girl who is tough enough to survive and tender enough to learn to trust in love.  

• In The Fields by Willow Aster. This is rating very highly and seems completely different than anything I’d ever read. It’s a forbidden, interracial romance that takes place in 1971.

• Jane’s Melody by Ryan Winfield. This is an unconventional standalone romance that’s gotten crazy high ratings! From the blurb: “A touching love story that will have you equally tantalized and in tears, Jane’s Melody follows a forty-year-old woman on a romantic journey of rediscovery after years of struggling alone.

• Suicide Watch by Kelley York. This book looks beautiful and heavy – read the blurb, you’ll understand what I mean. It’s far from my typical style of read and my gut feeling says that everyone doesn’t ride off into the sunset but some journeys aren’t about that and this is one I want to read.

• Everything I’ve Never Had by Lynetta Halat. This one is rating quite well and looks really good! From the blurb: One night. One song. One kiss. The perfect trifecta to unleash the floodgates of a forbidden attraction between the widow and her husband’s bad boy cousin, Adrian.

• Rule by Jay Crownover. I have a soft spot for bad boys… add tattoos to the mix and I’m pretty much a puddle of goo so I’m looking forward to this one. Oh, and it’s a standalone 🙂

• Just Remember To Breathe (Thompson Sisters #1) by Charles Sheehan-Miles.  This series has been on my TBR for ages. Readers are just raving about these books! They’re interconnected standalones and are guaranteed to made you cry. I love those kinds of books!! So I can’t wait to read all 3!

• Promise Me Darkness by Paige Weaver. Ok I’m a little fuzzy on the details ‘cuz I didn’t want spoilers but this seems to be a bad boy meets good girl story set in some sort of post-disaster scenario… It’s another one that I added to my list due to recommendations from other readers so I’m intrigued by the setting and premise and it’s also got some very high ratings! I’ve been told though that the ending is a bit of a cliffhanger but the next book will be out on Sept 24th and the blurb says it’s the “conclusion” to their love story.

• Unbreak Me by Lexi Ryan. I’ve had this NA romance suggested to me a few times so I’m bumping it back up my list. “If you’re broken, I’ll fix you…If you shatter, I’ll find you…”

• Broken and Screwed by Tijan. I’ve had this author’s books recommended to me several times by readers and this series rates very highly. The first has a cliffhanger but the second one has a resolved ending.

• Covet by Tracey Garvis Graves.  This just sounds amazing and it’s from one of my most favorite authors (same one who wrote On The Island). Release date is September 17, 2013. ** EDIT: Finished this too. Read my review & enter the giveaway.

• Broken by Megan Hart. I’ve been wanting to read more of her books ever since I read Dirty so this is an older one that I’ve had on my TBR for a while that I’m looking forward to. Megan Hart writes very deep but unconventional romance stories and sometimes, you just need something ‘different’.

• Because of Low by Abbi Glines. I just love Abbi’s books so I’m looking forward to trying this one out! Here’s the series reading order.

• Wanderlust by Skye Warren. Ok so I’m on the fence about this one. I hear it is d.a.r.k. and not for everyone… it’s like the people who love it, really love it and the people who don’t feel strongly as well. I do like dark books though so I’m curious to try it out sometime.

• Lost & Found (Emi Lost and Found #1) by Lori Otto. This series is on many readers’ most favorite list. It’s a completed trilogy and I hear it’s an ‘atypical romance’. I’ve been told by the people who have read it that it’s one of the most emotional series they’ve read so that peaked my curiosity! I’ve heard that the first one doesn’t have a happy ending but the last one does.

• By A Thread by R.L. Griffin.  I hear this has a dark subject matter and a lot of twists and turns and really sucks you into the story. It’s the first of a trilogy (second book will be out in August).

• Kiss This by Hadley Quinn.  It’s about a girl who’s ex was killed and since then has promised herself she wouldn’t kiss anyone she didn’t love. When she meets the hero, he’s the first guy to make her want to disregard that rule and so she makes a bet not to kiss him for a week…. oh, and the hero has a secret! Looks good!

• Providence (Providence #1) by Jamie McGuire. This is another older one from my TBR that I’ve been wanting to read for a while. It’s a paranormal trilogy from the author of Beautiful Disaster and I’ve heard such amazing things about it! I haven’t read a paranormal book in a while so this is at the top of that list. All 3 books are currently available for purchase and the series has a HEA. Reading order:  Providence. Requiem. Eden.

• Lost and Found (Lost & Found #1) by Nicole Williams.  I can’t wait to read this one! It’s “a story about a troubled girl, a good guy, and one summer that will forever change them both.”Plus, Book #2 “Near and Far” was just released as well!

• The Tied Man by Tabitha McGowan. This is a very “dark” book but sometimes that’s just what I want. A friend of mine read this recently and gave it 5 stars! But warning, there are instances of non-consentual sex in it and some of the scenes are extremely graphic. In this book though, it’s the guy who is held captive and “In a dark, modern twist to an age-old story, Lilith Bresson proves that sometimes it’s the princess who needs to become the rescuer.”

• Untraceable by Lindsay Delagair.  This is an older one from my reading list that I’ve been meaning to read for a while. It’s the first book of a completed trilogy and I love the premise from the blurb. It’s about a wealthy heiress who is in hiding at a high school and “when two new guys enroll. Both guys are gorgeous, and both are trying to win her over. The only problem is that one of them has a million dollar contract to put a bullet in her. When her pure and innocent heart is offered to him, will this cold and empty hitman fall, or will he remain untouchable?” See? Intriguing, huh?

• Almost by Anne Eliot. I’ve had this recommended to me several times as a great standalone. I’ve been told it’s a little humorous, a little sad, and a lot swoony. Apparently I need to meet this hero so… it’s on my list oh and, he has a secret!! Teehee, I’m always drawn to those 😉

• Simple Perfection (Rosemary Beach #5) by Abbi Glines. I love this series! Can’t wait for more! Here’s the series reading order. (Release date: Sept 23rd)

• Red Hill by Jamie McGuire. This is a romance set in the middle of a zombie apocalypse written by the author of Beautiful Disaster.  Really and truly, that’s all I need to know. Can’t WAIT for this!! Oh, and it’s a standalone – no cliffhanger! (Release date: Oct 1st)