Happy Weekend y'all! I hope this week was lovely for you and that you have an awesome weekend! And for those of you (like me) looking for something to read over the next few days, take a look through the books that were released this week.
Three complete books.
One boxed set.
Vicious. Villainous. Victorious.
VLAD. VEN. VAS.
Power comes from money and fear and the men of The V Games have both in abundance.
They rule with an iron fist and do it well.
Their empires are built on blood and brutality and no one is immune to their wrath… or so they thought.
When love intervenes on their path to the top, it alters everything.
The rules have changed.
Let the games begin…
**The V Games series is a dark, crime steamy mafia romance series that might be triggering to some. It's a complete fast-paced and page-flipping romantic suspense series that'll keep you guessing at every turn. This series includes Vlad, Ven, and Vas.**
Shy, introverted Lucy Dennings lives a quiet little life in New York City, working for a nonprofit and keeping to herself. Every afternoon, she goes home to her empty apartment and Edgar, her houseplant, and every night, she loses herself in the pages of her beloved romance novels. Her lonely heart seeks solace in tales of passionate, enduring, all-consuming love, but more and more, Lucy feels she's not just reading for pleasure but searching for a lost piece of herself in the pages. As if she once touched something beautiful but it's been ripped away.
Until one day Lucy discovers a dead body in the alley behind her apartment. Even if it's too late, her first instinct is to help.
Her second is to run.
Because the dead body isn't so very dead, and suddenly, her little world isn't so little but one in which dreams feel like memories, "inner demons" actually lurk in dark alleys, and a beautiful creature of darkness with amber eyes and wings like night might hold the key to what her heart has been aching for...if she doesn't fall down the path of eternal damnation first.
He has it together.
I’m falling apart.
I came to the City with the dream to make it on Broadway.
But instead of hitting it big, I couldn’t be at a bigger dead-end if I tried. I’m a receptionist at my little sister’s company and living with my grandfather. If it wasn’t for my family, I’d be destitute.
When Hunter Everhart walks into my office, my life goes from bad to humiliating.
He saved me on the worst night of my career. And for some reason, the big shot lawyer thinks he can actually fix my life.
But he’s only seen the veneer. There are so many cracks, I can’t let him get too close.
But for some reason when I’m with him, I feel something other than numb.
And I’m starting to believe that he would do anything for me...if I let him.
Even fall for me.
(Previously released as Flawed)
He’s my brother’s best friend.
I’m his opposite in every way.
Being a pencil pusher isn’t what I had in mind when I joined the FBI.
So when I finally get a chance to prove myself, I won’t let anyone mess it up.
Especially Harrison Everhart, my brother’s best friend and former Army Ranger.
He’s quiet and lethal–but also incredibly loyal. Harrison doesn’t mind bending the law to get things done. He’ll do whatever it takes to do the right thing.
And that may just mess up my big break.
I know he’s willing to fight with me, but if I give him my heart will he fight for me as well?
Fight for Me is an opposites-attract, military romance with action, adventure, and plenty of steam. This angsty read is both fun and emotional as Luna and Harrison bring justice to the bad guys and heat up the bedroom.
(Originally released as Fervent)
I’m three thousand miles from New York City.
Three thousand miles from the pain, betrayal and heartache of a string of failed relationships. Including the relationship with my parents.
Back in the Bay area, I can start fresh. Become one with the sea again. Rise or fall on the tide of my own choices.
But on the first day of my bright new life, the darkest shadows of my past follow me through my office door.
Both shadows have names. And I refuse to let these men into my future.
If I let it consume me—my need for one man, my love for the other—the darkness will swallow me whole. I can’t let that happen.
Not again.
This time, the waves of emotion crashing against my heart won’t drown me.
This time, I get to choose my happy ending.
This time, it will be perfect for me.
Perfect for Me is an angsty second chance romance featuring a love triangle, steamy situations, and ugly-cry moments.
(Originally Released on 2018 as Found)
Time stamps.
Our life is marked by them. Significant milestones to the seemingly mundane. All of them have a place. A purpose. Moments and chapters stacking on each other, building scars and memories. Creating stories that are only ours to tell.
But those stamps are finite, pre-determined. And eventually our allotment runs out.
This is our story. Our collection of time stamps. The culmination of our love, our struggles, our redemption and our heartbreak. This story isn’t always easy, but it is real. A genuine account of utter devotion, where every page is crammed with pure emotion and truth and the gift of loving another person more than yourself. Share with us in our dreams, our laughter. Cry with us in our sorrows, our pain.
Take this journey through our time stamps with Laurel and I, and I will meet you at the end.
~ Roth Warren Keswick
Blind dating: the act in which you date a stranger and hope it’s not the kid you once babysat. And try not to freak out when it’s your one-night stand from two weeks ago.
As the last woman standing, I, Piper Carter, am officially a loner.
Apparently, that means it’s time for me to get out there and find myself a man. My protestations that I have no time for it falls on deaf ears and the next thing I know, I’m on a blind date with someone my best friends assure me will be perfect for me.
Maverick Donovan, the guy I, uh, know very, very well…
After one conversation that makes my disdain for this setup very clear, the superstar playboy author asks me for only one thing: my help with his research for his next novel.
Turns out, the heroine in his next hot romance is the owner of a bakery, but all his ill-fated efforts are baking is the batteries in his fire alarm.
I agree. I’ll create some recipes for his leading lady, and he’ll credit me and my store, giving me the recognition I need to help me on my way to franchising.
If only we didn’t have to spend almost every free waking moment together to make it happen.
I don’t want to give my heart to the guy with a trail of broken ones behind him, but there’s a fundamental problem with that plan.
I’m pretty sure I’m doing just that…
What will he risk to make his one-night stand last forever?
I’m Ridge.
I’m living a lie—except the night I met Kristi.
After hours of sweltering passion, I fell hard.
And I vowed to end my enemies to claim her.
Instead, she ran straight into danger.
So I have to kidnap her.
But she has a surprise for me, too…
Now I’m even more determined to mete out justice so I can spend the next fifty years with her.
Unfortunately, the mafia has a nasty habit of not letting go…
Enjoy this Forbidden Confession. HEA guaranteed!
Features three novellas in the enthralling Dark Kings world by New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant.
WHISKY AND WISHES
Finally free of the dangers surrounding him and the burden of pining after his mate, the King of Dragon Kings is ready for some peace—time to enjoy the woman he loves without interruption.
HEART OF GOLD
He’s loved her for eons, wanted her forever, and a day never passes without her at the forefront of his mind.
OF FIRE AND FLAME
Three extraordinary beings, one tangled Fate.
It took me a long time to figure out who I was.
It took longer to accept it.
I was thrust into a world that I knew very little about, but I needed to be there.
It was my family.
I went through every struggle, just as I had as a kid until I met her.
Now I want nothing more than to take her pain and make it mine.
I want to grab hold of her fears and wrestle them back into the dark.
The only question is, will she let me or will she push me away?
Working on the ranch and settling down is all Grayson’s ever wanted in life. When he meets the woman who could make that a reality, he learns she hates him with every fiber of her being.
He knows she’s being unreasonable since their bickering is the hottest foreplay he’s ever had.
Mackenzie Bishop’s an elementary school teacher and can tolerate a lot, until it comes to Grayson. He may act like he doesn’t remember what he did, but Kenzie will never forget. Not when the memory of that night still lingers in her mind years later.
She denies her attraction, but she can’t hide it forever, especially when there’s no escaping him.
Although she refuses to give him the time of day, they form a truce and everything changes—just not in the way he expected.
**Winning the Cowboy is a complete stand-alone and can be read without reading any of the other books or spin-off series, but if you prefer to read in order, start with Hitching the Cowboy as the characters and families do interconnect.**
The moment Sage Reed makes her way to Ravenwood, she knows the small town lives up to its mystical lore—even if she doesn’t believe that she’s a witch. After losing her husband, she’s ready for change, and her aunt’s bookstore affords the perfect opportunity.
Rome Baker has secrets of his own—even some that he’s kept from the town he calls home. But when a striking and intriguing stranger saves his life the moment she steps into his path, his inner bear knows that she’s the one for him. However, with the town under fire, he worries he might run out of time before he can show her what they can have together.
A new enemy is on the horizon, one who hides in the shadows, whose history is steeped in lies. And if Sage and Rome aren’t careful, Sage’s new powers won’t be the only thing that spirals into flame.
Aliens move among us—warriors, soldiers, explorers, and more—testing fate and finding love with their true mates.
And they’ll do whatever it takes to ensure their human mates remain forever caught in their Alien Embrace.
This hot new collection brings you all the best in science fiction alien romances from New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling authors.
Our heroes and heroines will satisfy your cravings for every kind of alien romance, whether you prefer slow-burn or fast, one hot hero or two…or more.
Get this steamy new collection of alien romances from the best, new, and up-and-coming voices in sci-fi romance.
There are two things Maeve O’Callaghan values more than anything else: her family and her career. Being the eldest daughter in a large, close-knit and somewhat chaotic Irish family means spending most of her nights in the family-owned pub, serving drinks and food, always accompanied by a smile. During the day, she’s a superstar real estate agent, selling homes on her beloved island just across Puget Sound from Seattle. She doesn’t have time for much else, and she’s perfectly okay with that.
Enter Hunter Meyers. He’s looking for a new place to call home, somewhere out of the city, and believes life on the island could be just the thing for him and his troubled teenage daughter. While in search of finding the perfect house, his sexy realtor catches his eye, making him feel things he hasn’t in years. But with the added baggage of a surly teen and a past that will never be forgotten, how can he make something permanent with the gorgeous Irishwoman who tempts him like no other?
Maeve isn’t just attracted to Hunter with his killer grin and muscles for days. The teenager that tries so hard to push her away also pulls at her heartstrings. Maeve understands the importance of family, and can see herself making just that with Hunter and his daughter. But when his past comes back to haunt him, will their love be strong enough, or will they be ripped apart forever?
Happy Hunting!
The V Games by Ker Dukey & K Webster
⮞ https://amzn.to/3kb74syThree complete books.
One boxed set.
Vicious. Villainous. Victorious.
VLAD. VEN. VAS.
Power comes from money and fear and the men of The V Games have both in abundance.
They rule with an iron fist and do it well.
Their empires are built on blood and brutality and no one is immune to their wrath… or so they thought.
When love intervenes on their path to the top, it alters everything.
The rules have changed.
Let the games begin…
**The V Games series is a dark, crime steamy mafia romance series that might be triggering to some. It's a complete fast-paced and page-flipping romantic suspense series that'll keep you guessing at every turn. This series includes Vlad, Ven, and Vas.**
The Sinner by Emma Scott
⮞ https://amzn.to/3D46GEXShy, introverted Lucy Dennings lives a quiet little life in New York City, working for a nonprofit and keeping to herself. Every afternoon, she goes home to her empty apartment and Edgar, her houseplant, and every night, she loses herself in the pages of her beloved romance novels. Her lonely heart seeks solace in tales of passionate, enduring, all-consuming love, but more and more, Lucy feels she's not just reading for pleasure but searching for a lost piece of herself in the pages. As if she once touched something beautiful but it's been ripped away.
Until one day Lucy discovers a dead body in the alley behind her apartment. Even if it's too late, her first instinct is to help.
Her second is to run.
Because the dead body isn't so very dead, and suddenly, her little world isn't so little but one in which dreams feel like memories, "inner demons" actually lurk in dark alleys, and a beautiful creature of darkness with amber eyes and wings like night might hold the key to what her heart has been aching for...if she doesn't fall down the path of eternal damnation first.
Fall For Me (Everhart Brothers #1) by Claudia Burgoa
⮞ https://amzn.to/3sx7FstHe has it together.
I’m falling apart.
I came to the City with the dream to make it on Broadway.
But instead of hitting it big, I couldn’t be at a bigger dead-end if I tried. I’m a receptionist at my little sister’s company and living with my grandfather. If it wasn’t for my family, I’d be destitute.
When Hunter Everhart walks into my office, my life goes from bad to humiliating.
He saved me on the worst night of my career. And for some reason, the big shot lawyer thinks he can actually fix my life.
But he’s only seen the veneer. There are so many cracks, I can’t let him get too close.
But for some reason when I’m with him, I feel something other than numb.
And I’m starting to believe that he would do anything for me...if I let him.
Even fall for me.
(Previously released as Flawed)
Fight For Me (Everhart Brothers #2) by Claudia Burgoa
⮞ https://amzn.to/3sxYS9yHe’s my brother’s best friend.
I’m his opposite in every way.
Being a pencil pusher isn’t what I had in mind when I joined the FBI.
So when I finally get a chance to prove myself, I won’t let anyone mess it up.
Especially Harrison Everhart, my brother’s best friend and former Army Ranger.
He’s quiet and lethal–but also incredibly loyal. Harrison doesn’t mind bending the law to get things done. He’ll do whatever it takes to do the right thing.
And that may just mess up my big break.
I know he’s willing to fight with me, but if I give him my heart will he fight for me as well?
Fight for Me is an opposites-attract, military romance with action, adventure, and plenty of steam. This angsty read is both fun and emotional as Luna and Harrison bring justice to the bad guys and heat up the bedroom.
(Originally released as Fervent)
Perfect For Me (Everhart Brothers #3) by Claudia Burgoa
⮞ https://amzn.to/3iYhBbpI’m three thousand miles from New York City.
Three thousand miles from the pain, betrayal and heartache of a string of failed relationships. Including the relationship with my parents.
Back in the Bay area, I can start fresh. Become one with the sea again. Rise or fall on the tide of my own choices.
But on the first day of my bright new life, the darkest shadows of my past follow me through my office door.
Both shadows have names. And I refuse to let these men into my future.
If I let it consume me—my need for one man, my love for the other—the darkness will swallow me whole. I can’t let that happen.
Not again.
This time, the waves of emotion crashing against my heart won’t drown me.
This time, I get to choose my happy ending.
This time, it will be perfect for me.
Perfect for Me is an angsty second chance romance featuring a love triangle, steamy situations, and ugly-cry moments.
(Originally Released on 2018 as Found)
Time Stamps by K.L. Kreig
⮞ https://amzn.to/3svVZGsTime stamps.
Our life is marked by them. Significant milestones to the seemingly mundane. All of them have a place. A purpose. Moments and chapters stacking on each other, building scars and memories. Creating stories that are only ours to tell.
But those stamps are finite, pre-determined. And eventually our allotment runs out.
This is our story. Our collection of time stamps. The culmination of our love, our struggles, our redemption and our heartbreak. This story isn’t always easy, but it is real. A genuine account of utter devotion, where every page is crammed with pure emotion and truth and the gift of loving another person more than yourself. Share with us in our dreams, our laughter. Cry with us in our sorrows, our pain.
Take this journey through our time stamps with Laurel and I, and I will meet you at the end.
~ Roth Warren Keswick
The Introvert's Guide to Blind Dating by Emma Hart
⮞ https://amzn.to/3z10VFSBlind dating: the act in which you date a stranger and hope it’s not the kid you once babysat. And try not to freak out when it’s your one-night stand from two weeks ago.
As the last woman standing, I, Piper Carter, am officially a loner.
Apparently, that means it’s time for me to get out there and find myself a man. My protestations that I have no time for it falls on deaf ears and the next thing I know, I’m on a blind date with someone my best friends assure me will be perfect for me.
Maverick Donovan, the guy I, uh, know very, very well…
After one conversation that makes my disdain for this setup very clear, the superstar playboy author asks me for only one thing: my help with his research for his next novel.
Turns out, the heroine in his next hot romance is the owner of a bakery, but all his ill-fated efforts are baking is the batteries in his fire alarm.
I agree. I’ll create some recipes for his leading lady, and he’ll credit me and my store, giving me the recognition I need to help me on my way to franchising.
If only we didn’t have to spend almost every free waking moment together to make it happen.
I don’t want to give my heart to the guy with a trail of broken ones behind him, but there’s a fundamental problem with that plan.
I’m pretty sure I’m doing just that…
Seduced by the Mafia Boss (Forbidden Confessions #8) by Shayla Black
⮞ https://amzn.to/3y63tAZWhat will he risk to make his one-night stand last forever?
I’m Ridge.
I’m living a lie—except the night I met Kristi.
After hours of sweltering passion, I fell hard.
And I vowed to end my enemies to claim her.
Instead, she ran straight into danger.
So I have to kidnap her.
But she has a surprise for me, too…
Now I’m even more determined to mete out justice so I can spend the next fifty years with her.
Unfortunately, the mafia has a nasty habit of not letting go…
Enjoy this Forbidden Confession. HEA guaranteed!
A Dragon's Tale (Dark Kings #22) by Donna Grant
⮞ https://amzn.to/3y1TAnZFeatures three novellas in the enthralling Dark Kings world by New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant.
WHISKY AND WISHES
Finally free of the dangers surrounding him and the burden of pining after his mate, the King of Dragon Kings is ready for some peace—time to enjoy the woman he loves without interruption.
HEART OF GOLD
He’s loved her for eons, wanted her forever, and a day never passes without her at the forefront of his mind.
OF FIRE AND FLAME
Three extraordinary beings, one tangled Fate.
Deadly Desire (Deadly #3) by Erin Trejo
⮞ https://amzn.to/3steV8QIt took me a long time to figure out who I was.
It took longer to accept it.
I was thrust into a world that I knew very little about, but I needed to be there.
It was my family.
I went through every struggle, just as I had as a kid until I met her.
Now I want nothing more than to take her pain and make it mine.
I want to grab hold of her fears and wrestle them back into the dark.
The only question is, will she let me or will she push me away?
Winning the Cowboy (Circle B Ranch #6) by Kennedy Fox
⮞ https://amzn.to/3xWJIfbWorking on the ranch and settling down is all Grayson’s ever wanted in life. When he meets the woman who could make that a reality, he learns she hates him with every fiber of her being.
He knows she’s being unreasonable since their bickering is the hottest foreplay he’s ever had.
Mackenzie Bishop’s an elementary school teacher and can tolerate a lot, until it comes to Grayson. He may act like he doesn’t remember what he did, but Kenzie will never forget. Not when the memory of that night still lingers in her mind years later.
She denies her attraction, but she can’t hide it forever, especially when there’s no escaping him.
Although she refuses to give him the time of day, they form a truce and everything changes—just not in the way he expected.
**Winning the Cowboy is a complete stand-alone and can be read without reading any of the other books or spin-off series, but if you prefer to read in order, start with Hitching the Cowboy as the characters and families do interconnect.**
Dawn Unearthed (Ravenwood Coven #1) by Carrie Ann Ryan
⮞ https://amzn.to/3k1xiOkThe moment Sage Reed makes her way to Ravenwood, she knows the small town lives up to its mystical lore—even if she doesn’t believe that she’s a witch. After losing her husband, she’s ready for change, and her aunt’s bookstore affords the perfect opportunity.
Rome Baker has secrets of his own—even some that he’s kept from the town he calls home. But when a striking and intriguing stranger saves his life the moment she steps into his path, his inner bear knows that she’s the one for him. However, with the town under fire, he worries he might run out of time before he can show her what they can have together.
A new enemy is on the horizon, one who hides in the shadows, whose history is steeped in lies. And if Sage and Rome aren’t careful, Sage’s new powers won’t be the only thing that spirals into flame.
Alien Embrace anthology
⮞ https://amzn.to/2XxeXB0Aliens move among us—warriors, soldiers, explorers, and more—testing fate and finding love with their true mates.
And they’ll do whatever it takes to ensure their human mates remain forever caught in their Alien Embrace.
This hot new collection brings you all the best in science fiction alien romances from New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling authors.
Our heroes and heroines will satisfy your cravings for every kind of alien romance, whether you prefer slow-burn or fast, one hot hero or two…or more.
Get this steamy new collection of alien romances from the best, new, and up-and-coming voices in sci-fi romance.
Flirt With Me (With Me in Seattle - The O'Callaghans #4) by Kristen Proby
There are two things Maeve O’Callaghan values more than anything else: her family and her career. Being the eldest daughter in a large, close-knit and somewhat chaotic Irish family means spending most of her nights in the family-owned pub, serving drinks and food, always accompanied by a smile. During the day, she’s a superstar real estate agent, selling homes on her beloved island just across Puget Sound from Seattle. She doesn’t have time for much else, and she’s perfectly okay with that.
Enter Hunter Meyers. He’s looking for a new place to call home, somewhere out of the city, and believes life on the island could be just the thing for him and his troubled teenage daughter. While in search of finding the perfect house, his sexy realtor catches his eye, making him feel things he hasn’t in years. But with the added baggage of a surly teen and a past that will never be forgotten, how can he make something permanent with the gorgeous Irishwoman who tempts him like no other?
Maeve isn’t just attracted to Hunter with his killer grin and muscles for days. The teenager that tries so hard to push her away also pulls at her heartstrings. Maeve understands the importance of family, and can see herself making just that with Hunter and his daughter. But when his past comes back to haunt him, will their love be strong enough, or will they be ripped apart forever?
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The Sinner isn't my norm, but I am tempted to read it because Emma Scott. I'm wondering just how angsty it is, though.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure, but I've seen some really great reviews for it!
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