Hello and Happy Friday!

Today was a great day. I got to see my sister, her husband, and most important of all, my new baby nephew!! He is sooo cute, and because I don't plan on having any more babies, he'll be giving me all my baby fixes for the foreseeable future.

I was just so thrilled to spend time with them because they live so far away and I can't wait to see them again.

Alright, below I'm sharing a week's worth of what I want to read, what I want to buy (or borrow), what I want to read, and several romance book bargains.

Hopefully you find something to enjoy here too!

New Releases of the Week

Upcoming Releases of the Week

What I'm Reading Next

Romance Book Bargains

$1.99 Sunrise Cove #1 Genre: contemporary Trope: fake relationship

$1.99 standalone Genre: contemporary Trope: opposites attract

99c books #4-6 Genre: contemporary Trope: various

FREE Love in Bloom #1 Genre: contemporary Trope: small town

FREE The Ryders Genre: contemporary Trope: forced proximity

99c standalone Genre: dark Trope: captive

FREE Russian Guns #1 Genre: contemporary Trope: mafia

FREE anthology Genre: dark Trope: various

FREE Trails of Sin #1 Genre: dark Trope: second chance

FREE Sin #1 Genre: contemporary Trope: age gap

$1.99 The Enforcers #2 Genre: contemporary Trope: organized crime

FREE Gold Hockey #1 Genre: contemporary Trope: sports

FREE Dungeons & Doms #1 Genre: contemporary Trope: second chance

FREE boxed set Genre: contemporary Trope: instalove

FREE Wright #1 Genre: contemporary Trope: wealth

FREE Dirty Billionaire #1 Genre: contemporary Trope: wealth

$1.99 standalone Genre: contemporary Trope: friends to lovers

FREE Billionaire's Club #1 Genre: contemporary Trope: fling

FREE Alaska Blizzard #1 Genre: contemporary Trope: sports

$1.99 Immortals After Dark #3 Genre: paranormal Trope: enemies to lovers

$1.99 standalone Genre: suspense Trope: time travel

Hey everyone and welcome to another Throwback Thursday! Every week I'll be sharing my book recommendations within a romantic trope or theme.

Today I'm sharing the first five Apocalypse Romance stories I loved and reviewed on the blog. I'm still pretty new to this trope, but most of what I've found has been incredible. From the world-building to the drive to survive, I'm strangely fascinated by books that tackle what could happen to all of us.

If you happen to know of a book in this trope that you think I'd love, please let me know.

Praying For Rain by BB Easton

With only three days left until the predicted apocalypse, the small town of Franklin Springs, Georgia, has become a wasteland of abandoned cars, abandoned homes, abandoned businesses, and abandoned people. People like Rainbow Williams. This trilogy is incredible! Rainbow and Wes overcame so much, during a time of such uncertainty and fear. I freaking loved them so much!!

Juniper Unraveling by Keri Lake

Papa says everyone has a story that deserves to be told. Most begin years ago, after the second bomb hit, unearthing a deadly contagion that divided the population into the pure, the infected, and the Ragers. I'm a huge fan of Keri Lake and she did a phenomenal job with this series. Each book tackles a different couple, with an overarching plot. It's deadly, scary and steamily romantic. You know I loved these books because I had to buy physical copies :)

Mercury Striking by Rebecca Zanetti

The deadly Scorpius Syndrome has decimated North America. Now the few remaining survivors struggle to avoid infection and rebuild society. This series starter convinced me to read the rest of the books. There are zombies, people who are making the best choices they can under the circumstances, and those who find love. The heroine of this one wasn't my favourite, but the story had me hooked (mostly because of the hero) and I really need to get to the next book.




Nina is an information broker with a mission--she and her team of mercenary librarians use their knowledge to save the hopeless in a crumbling America. Knox is the bitter, battle-weary captain of the Silver Devils. His squad of supersoldiers went AWOL to avoid slaughtering innocents, and now he's fighting to survive. The battle for dominance between these characters was very entertaining. I still don't know who I enjoyed more—Nina or Knox. I guess I just loved them both so much it doesn't even matter. This was a great series starter and I will definitely be reading the rest!

Marcus by Anna Hackett

In a world gone to hell, Elle Milton—once the darling of the Sydney social scene—has carved a role for herself as the communications officer for the toughest commando team fighting for humanity’s survival—Hell Squad. It’s her chance to make a difference and make up for horrible past mistakes…despite the fact that its battle-hardened commander never wanted her on his team. Another great series starter. Marcus and Elle had an entertaining connection and with the world invaded by aliens, they still found time to forge a chemistry-filled bond. I really need to get to the other books.

Find it here: Goodreads * Amazon
FREE with Kindle Unlimited

Heavy Crown by Sophie Lark

Rating - 1/2
Standalone - Brutal Birthright #6
Release - January 6, 2021
Genre/Trope - Contemporary Romance / organized crime
POV - Dual 1st person
Heat - explicit scenes
Source - ebook provided by NetGalley
Length - 426 pages





For my first try with this author, Heavy Crown was a good one. It had found family, plenty of action, some dark and sad moments, and tons of chemistry between the main characters.

Unlike his siblings, Sebastian was footloose and fancy free. He was starting to think that maybe he wasn't as content with his life as he should be. When Yelena crosses his path, things start looking up. She's absolutely gorgeous, a fierce warrior, and everything he could want in a woman. Too bad her father was the leader of the Bratva, his family's enemy. But isn't forbidden fruit so much sweeter?

It was easy to like both characters. There wasn't a lot of depth to them, or to the story, but it worked for me. There was something light about this book that softened the blow of all of its dark moments.

This is the sixth standalone in the series and it did read like a story that could stand alone. However, it also gave me just enough of the side characters that I want to read more about them. So I'll be going back to the beginning.


Sophie lives with her husband, two boys, and baby girl in the Rocky Mountain West. She writes intense, intelligent romance, with heroines who are strong and capable, and men who will do anything to capture their hearts.

She has a slight obsession with hiking, bodybuilding, and live comedy shows. Her perfect day would be taking the kids to Harry Potter World, going dancing with Mr. Lark, then relaxing with a good book and a monster bag of salt and vinegar chips.

Visit https://sophielark.com for more information.