READER RECOMMENDATION!! MARITAL STRIFE/INFIDELITY ALERT!!

“Lucas

Deeds done in darkness will come to light. The first time I saw her, she quieted the demons of my past. Or so I thought. When they came roaring back to life, I stumbled and fell, making the singular worst decision of my life. I’m in the biggest fight of my life, one I will fight till my last breath. One I cannot lose because without her, there is no me.

Alexis

For every beginning, there’s an end. I never thought our ending would come so soon. I thought I was living the perfect life. Then it all came crashing down, revealing the foundation of lies we built our marriage on. This is a fight I vowed I would never fight. Better to cut my losses and walk away...”

Rae: Thanks Maryse. I loved Yesterday’s Fingerprints. It was a 5 ⭐️ read.

EPIC FANTASY!! READER RECOMMENDATION!!

“...Misaki told herself that she left the passions of her youth behind when she married into the Matsuda house. Determined to be a good housewife and mother, she hid away her sword, along with everything from her days as a fighter in a faraway country.

But with her growing son asking questions about the outside world, the threat of an impending invasion looming across the sea, and her frigid husband grating on her nerves, Misaki finds the fighter in her clawing its way back to the surface...”

Tara: Sword of Kaigen ripped my soul to pieces. Stunning fantasy.

READER RECOMMENDATION!! MARITAL STRIFE & INFIDELITY (CAN BE READ AS STANDALONES)

“…Content to float, wrapped in the warm embrace of our vows to love, honor, and cherish.

Too focused on the occasional breeze rippling the surface of my tranquillity, I failed to see the storm clouds boiling on the horizon.

By the time I did, it was too late…”

Margie: I just read two books by a new author Siena Sloane (Tempted and Pulled Away). They’re part of a series, but can be read as stand alone books. Key features:

– strong MFC with great friends

– angst

– cheating

– groveling

– real endings…no cliff hangers

– the potential for more books with other characters, including hopefully one with an unrequited love theme

MOTIVATIONAL SELF HELP & I WANT TO READ THIS ONE!!

“...From self-worth to confidence to your ability to say no and set healthy boundaries. It’s all influenced by those early years.

In Michelle Bishop’s memoir, Choose You First, the author opens her heart to share her deeply personal journey from chaos to self-love. Through candid stories of resilience, she takes you on a path from the struggles of her tumultuous childhood to the healing moments that reshaped her sense of worth.

In this book, she gives you the tools she developed through her most difficult times to help you step further, deeper, and bigger into your life...”

SMALL TOWN, SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE!!

“She walked away and spent years wondering what could have been.

He’s hated her from the moment she walked away from their future.

They thought they needed closure. But maybe what they need is a second chance.”

COMEDY SPORTS ROMANCE!! SARA NEY’S LATEST! THE MATCHMAKER & THE FOOTBALL STAR!

“...Harlow James is destined to rock the dating world. The creator of Kissmet, the app helping singles find love, she’s in New York to secure advertisers. But the sassy, small-town girl can’t help meddling in other people’s business.

When she runs into a muscular stranger at her go-to food truck, Harlow doesn’t realize he’s Landon “Andy” Burke, the NFL’s most-wanted free agent, in town to talk contracts. She just sees a hottie about to get burned by undercooked street food. Though she tries to warn him, he shrugs her off, making a little wager instead...”

CELEBRITY TABLOID ROMANCE REVERSE HAREM!

“...Plunging into the treacherous depths of sexy sleazy Hollywood allure isn’t my dream scenario. Celebrities thrive on their carefully crafted images, using their personas to rake in cash. They’re the ones who put themselves out there; I’m just giving them what they crave.

But the last thing I want to discover is whether the charming heartthrobs with their scandalous reputations are more than just tabloid fodder…”

FAKE DATING A CELEBRITY!

“...Chinese herbalist Chryssy Hua Williams never actually believed in the Hua family curse. But after Break-Up #9, Chryssy stopped laughing. Now she and her aunties run a special healing retreat center for the broken-hearted. After all, there’s nothing a proper cup of herbal tea can’t fix…but Chryssy’s innocent run-in with celebrity cellist and bad boy Vin Chao has everyone brewing about a different kind of tea.

So he offers her a deal: they’ll fake-date, he’ll “break” her heart (and increase ticket sales), and in return, he’ll promote her business...”

FREIDA MCFADDEN’S LATEST!! SNOW STRANDED & PREGNANT, A COUPLE OFFERS HER A ROOM…

“…The nightmare she’s running from is nothing compared to where she’s headed.

Tegan is eight months pregnant, alone, and desperately wants to put her crumbling life in the rearview mirror. So she hits the road, planning to stay with her brother until she can figure out her next move. But she doesn’t realize she’s heading straight into a blizzard.

She never arrives at her destination. Stranded in rural Maine with a dead car and broken ankle, Tegan worries she’s made a terrible mistake. Then a miracle occurs: she is rescued by a couple who offers her a room in their warm cabin until the snow clears.

But something isn’t right...”

HOCKEY ROMANCE!! FAKE MARRIAGE TO THE HOCKEY STAR FOR MONEY!

“…Suki Brennan is broke. After she co-signed several hefty loans for her ex’s business, he fled the country and left her working two jobs to pay his bills.

So when her new boss, a sulky pro hockey player who recently became the guardian of his three nieces, proposes a deal to help him secure permanent custody of the girls, she agrees.

If Suki fake marries Carter Stanton for one year, and pretends to be his doting wife, she’ll get half a million dollars and a clean divorce at the end...”

MARITAL STRIFE & A JOURNEY TOGETHER – HE SAVED HER PROJECT, YET AGAIN…

“...the event fails and Caleb uninvitedly steps in to save the day. The rift that follows unearths a decade of grievances and doubts. Are they truly the same people they were when they got married at nineteen? Are they supposed to be?

In a desperate attempt to fix what they fear is breaking, Sarah and Caleb make the spontaneous decision to get out of their comfort zones and join a grueling hiking trip intended to guide couples through rough patches...”

HISTORICAL FICTION!

“The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake, a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick…”

THE LATEST MYSTERY ROMANCE BY REBECCA ZANETTI!!

Welcome to Knife’s Edge, Alaska, where the four Osprey brothers return from military service with shadows in their eyes and secrets in their hearts. As danger looms, new romances ignite, and these rugged men must fight for love…and survival.

FAKE DATING THE FAMOUS HOCKEY STAR!

“…The tabloids are reporting on his every move, including which woman he was last seen with, but all he wants to do is escape the spotlight.

Enter from stage left Sage Beaumont, an aspiring ballerina with dreams of joining the Aurora Ballet Theatre, but her lack of popularity online leaves her at a major disadvantage for securing the lead role. When Sage finds herself with the perfect opportunity to make her dreams come true by fake dating Elias, she takes her shot...”

THE LATEST ROMANTIC SUSPENSE BY HELEN HARDT!

“…Raven Bellamy refuses to stand idly by as the man she loves sinks deeper into the shadows of vengeance. She won’t cower in the face of the danger Vinnie embodies. Her lover may be gone, but she’s determined to get her new non-profit organization off the ground while continuing to fight for the future she dreams of building with Vinnie.

Though Vinnie vows to be strong, Raven haunts his thoughts despite the distance...”

ANTHOLOGY ALERT!!

“Exclusive, heartfelt stories from romance’s top authors, celebrating the enduring connection between love and music.

Hope & Harmony is a groundbreaking anthology of entirely new and exclusive romance stories from fourteen of romance’s best-selling authors. Authors include Chelle Bliss, Stacey Marie Brown, Mari Carr, Jaine Diamond, Helen Hardt, Jillian Liota, Kat Mizera, Layla Reyne, M. Robinson, Becca Steele, Rachel Van Dyken, Meredith Wild, Kaylene Winter, and Julia Wolf…“

HEARTACHE & GRIEF & LOVE AFTER LOSS?

“…What comes after heartbreak?

Lia and Beck. Beck and Lia. Despite army-brat life orbiting them in and out of each other’s worlds, Lia knows they are destined to be together. It’s more than their friendship and chemistry…

…When tragedy steals Beck away, Lia is devastated. She lived her life by her mom’s old fortune. If she was fated to be with Beck and he is gone, who is she supposed to be? And is there room in her broken heart for life, let alone new love?“

MURDER MYSTERY!

All aboard. It’s murder on the Valentine Train in a heart-racing mystery from Amazon Charts bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Jess Lourey.

Mira James is heading to Oregon by rail with two of her best friends to attend a PI conference. Even better, she’ll see Johnny, the love of her life, who’s in Portland for an internship. It’ll be scenic, swift, and safe. Until it isn’t.

When a winter storm brings the train to a dead stop in the Rockies, Mira discovers that a woman in the next cabin has been murdered, and her husband and child have vanished...”

COWBOY ROMANCE!! SHE INHERITED THE PROPERTY HE WANTS…

“…She’s the only thing standing in the way of the life he’s always wanted…

Brody Dunn is anxious to start his training as a wildlife manager and begin his new career away from Rocky Road Ranch. His father has agreed to release him from his promise to work on the ranch if he can convince the neighbors to sell their land.

When he discovers that the granddaughter of the elderly couple who owned the land has inherited it, and better yet, has lived in the city her entire life never knowing the land existed, he’s sure it will be easy getting her to sell…”

M/M ROMANCE!! HE NEEDS A FAKE BOYFRIEND…

“…When Denzel “Denz” Carter’s workaholic father and CEO of 24 Carter Gold unexpectedly announces his retirement, the competition is on for who will become his successor. To convince his family members that he’s capable of commitment, Denz impulsively lies about being in a serious relationship.

Now Denz needs to find a fake boyfriend to seal the deal on the CEO position. Denz is forced to turn to the last person he wants to be in a pretend (or any) relationship with: Braylon, the man who broke his heart.

Braylon’s sudden reappearance in Denz’s life turns everything upside down…”

DOMESTIC THRILLER!!

“It takes a special family to turn a home into a nightmare.

Since her husband’s unsolved murder three years ago, Iris Blodgett’s life has unraveled. Awash in grief and buried in debt, she can’t pay her mortgage—and now that she’s lost her job, she has no idea how she’ll provide for her unruly teenage daughter, Ellory.

Facing eviction, Iris turns to her new beau, prominent architect Hugh Smoll, for a shoulder to cry on. But the seemingly perfect Hugh offers her something more: an invitation to move in to his mother’s centuries-old mansion while he renovates the property.

It seems like the perfect solution, but when Iris and Ellory arrive at Ravencliff, the family inside isn’t quite what they expected...”

PSYCH-THRILLER!!

“In this foreboding journey into the depths of friendship, three women spend a trip together covering up the secrets between them—but when one lie unravels, there’s no going back…

…As the trip goes on, their friendship begins to crack under the pressure of all the things they leave unsaid…but those might be the only things that can save them.“

ROMANTIC THRILLER!!

“A breathless romantic thriller that doesn’t just toe the line between danger and desire—it burns it to the ground.

Honor Stone is all alone in this world. No family, no money, no future. So when she locks eyes with Strike Madden—in the morgue of all places—she’s not in the mood to be seduced. Sure, he’s drop-dead gorgeous, and the sizzle of attraction between them is undeniable, but she’s reeling from her identical twin sister’s murder. It’s the wrong time, wrong place, wrong everything.

Still, the enigmatic billionaire hires Honor as an artist to spearhead his carefully curated erotic animation studio—a job they soon find to be a dangerous mix of business and pleasure. But when her twin’s obsessive killer targets Honor, the painful secrets of Honor’s traumatic past will finally be exposed...”

HE ONCE BROKE HER HEART…

“…even after Luke breaks her heart before leaving their hometown of Sweetwater, Kentucky for good, she never gets completely over him….

Fifteen years later, Taylor still sees hearts. And now she even makes them, baking heart-shaped treats at the Sweetheart Bake Shop. After a rough start in life, she’s found her way. Until, that is, Luke comes home for his father’s funeral, bringing a deluge of old feelings flooding back.

Before she knows it, a note dropped in her still-beloved valentine box has Taylor swept up in helping him save his family’s horse farm – and trying not to fall back in love with the guy who once left her shattered…”

PSYCH-THRILLER!! SHE’S THE AUTHOR OF A BOOK THAT THEY’RE OBSESSED WITH…

“…Meg Russo was behind the wheel when it happened. She and her husband Justin were driving their daughter Lily to Ithaca College, the family celebrating the eighteen-year-old music prodigy’s future. Then a car swerved up beside them, the young men inside it behaving bizarrely—and Meg lost control of her own vehicle. The family road trip turned into a tragedy. Justin didn’t survive the accident.

Four months later, Meg works to distract herself from her grief and guilt, reopening her small local bookstore. But soon after she returns to work, bizarre messages and visitors begin to arrive, with strangers threatening Meg and Lily in increasingly terrifying ways.

They are obsessed with a young adult novel titled The Prophesy, which was published thirty years earlier. An online group of believers are convinced that it heralds the apocalypse, and social media posts link the book—and Meg’s reclusive musician father—to Satanism. These conspiracy theorists vow to seek revenge on The Prophesy’s author…Meg...”

HER SISTER IS GETTING MARRIED & SHE JUST SPILLED HER GUTS OUT TO THE WRONG MAN! OOOOOPS!

“…the wedding is all the way in Ireland, and Ada is so broke that she just barely managed to get a ticket on a budget airline. And as if things couldn’t get worse, said airline just cancelled her connection. Which means Ada is stuck in London with no way to make it to the wedding. Surely she’s hit rock bottom?

So, there’s no reason for her not to spill her heart out about the over-the-top wedding, her sister’s worryingly quick engagement, and the womanizing best man she’s dreading meeting to a handsome also-stranded stranger at the bar. Until she realizes the stranger is headed to the same wedding. Oh, and he’s the infamous best man...”

FANTASY ROMANCE ALERT!! SHE’S RECLUSIVE & WANTS REVENGE…

“…Wren Embervale, alchemist-turned-assassin, finds solace in only one thing: seeking vengeance for the death of her friends. The wars of the past may be over, but her thirst for revenge is far from quenched.

For years, she has been content with her poisons and potions for company, but when an unknown form of alchemy is used to attack a king of the midrealms, Wren’s time in the shadows comes to an end.

She’s offered a place at the ancient alchemy academy of Drevenor to find a cure to the dark magic threatening the kingdoms. To win her spot, she must conquer the Gauntlet, a grueling series of deadly trials that could cost her sanity, or her life…”

SHE PREFERS THE DEAD TO THE LIVING…

“…An introverted fairy, a secret society of undertakers, and a talking cat—what a deadly combination!

In the Mistbrook Manor Funeral Home, Lyra Moore prefers the company of the dead to the living. As a fairy in hiding and the town’s funeral director, she’s perfected the art of staying out of the spotlight—until an unclaimed body appears on her doorstep under mysterious circumstances. No one knows who the victim is or how he died, but Lyra is determined to leave the case to the authorities. She does not need any more strangers knocking on her door, at least not breathing ones.

Unfortunately, life outside Fairy has other plans...”

BLURB JOLT & I WANT TO READ THIS —> HORROR!! AND WHAT A TITLE!!!

“…a grim yet gentle, horrifying yet hopeful, intense tale of death, trauma, and love.

“If you’re reading this, you’ve likely thought that the world would be a better place without you.”

A single line of text, glowing in the darkness of the internet. Written by Ashley Lutin, who has often thought the same—and worse—in the years since his wife died and his young son disappeared. But the peace of the grave is not for him—it’s for those he can help. Ashley has constructed a peculiar ritual for those whose desire to die is at war with their yearning to live a better life.

Struggling to overcome his own endless grief, one night Ashley finds connection with Jinx—a potential candidate for Ashley’s next ritual—who spins a tale both revolting and fascinating. Thus begins a relationship that traps the two men in an ever-tightening spiral of painful revelations, where long-hidden secrets are dragged, kicking and screaming, into the light.

Only through pain can we find healing. Only through death can we find new life....”

GHOST HORROR!! SHE’S A KILLER & HER NIECES CAN SEE GHOSTS… OH OH.

“…Clara Woods is a killer—and perfectly fine with it, too. So what if she takes a couple of lives to make her own a little bit better? At the bottom of her garden is a flower bed, long overgrown, where her late husband rests in peace—or so she’s always thought.

Then the girls arrive. Lily and Violet are her nieces, recently orphaned after their affluent parents died…

…Clara agrees to take them, hoping to get her hands on some of the girls’ assets—not only to bolster her dwindling fortune but also to establish what she hopes will be her legacy: a line of diamond jewelry.

There’s only one problem. Violet can see the dead man at the bottom of the garden...”

SCI-FI! SHE DISCOVERS A SENTIENT BLOB & TRIED TO TURN IT INTO HER PERFECT BOYFRIEND…

“...In the alley outside the bar, Vi discovers a strange blob—a small living creature with beady black eyes. In a moment of concern and drunken desperation, she takes it home.

But the blob is no ordinary pet. Becoming increasingly sentient, it begins to grow, shift shape, and obey Vi’s commands. As the entity continues to change, Vi is struck with a daring idea: she’ll mold the creature into her ideal partner. Feeding it a stream of sweet breakfast cereals and American pop culture, the creature grows into a movie-star handsome white man.

But when Vi’s desire to be loved unconditionally threatens to spiral out of control, she is forced to confront her lonely childhood, her aloof ex-boyfriend, and the racial marginalization that has defined her relationships—a journey of self-discovery that teaches her it’s impossible to control those you love...”

PARANORMAL DOMESTIC THRILLER!! CRIME IS TOO CLOSE TO HOME WITH HER COP HUSBAND SO THEY MOVE AN HOUR AWAY BUT THINGS GET WORSE…

“...At a loss of how to keep his family safe and keep his job, Jake agrees to stretch their finances and move an hour away, to a bigger house in a somewhat better neighborhood. Their life seems to improve until Bree, heavily pregnant with their second child, begins to hear voices and suffer strange dreams. And then when tragedy strikes on the job, Jake enters a spiral of guilt and grief that degrades his grip on reality. 

Bree, isolated and struggling, must protect her children from the one person she thought would always keep them safe. She and Jake are haunted in every way, and not just by whatever is lurking inside the house…”

PARANORMAL ROMANCE/URBAN FANTASY!

“…When Bethany Aodhán, resident—and reluctant—relic hunter for Deva’s Fae Council, is assigned her next task, little does she realize just how many unwanted ghosts it will raise.

The missing relic—Borrhás’s Horn—enables the user to raise elements of winter against their enemies. It quickly becomes clear that the Horn is now in the hands of a powerful witch who has very specific targets in mind—everyone involved in the hunt for Agrona’s Claws…“

SCI-FI/MULTIVERSE!! THE BOY THAT DISAPPEARED COMES BACK…

“...At age ten, Jenni Farrow and her new best friend, Timmy Caruso, enjoy a glorious summer on Pearl Island filled with fireworks, beach days, and carnival rides (not to mention that strange sea creature they rescue from a tide pool). Then, one late summer day, Timmy disappears.

Thirty years later, Jenni—now Jenn Lanaro, bestselling author of the Philipia Bay action-romance series—is desperate to escape the fatigue of her career and her soon-to-be-ex-husband. With her Pokémon-obsessed kids in tow, Jenn rents a summer house on Pearl Island. But shortly after she arrives, a boy emerges from the nighttime sea. His name, he says, is Timmy Caruso. He’s ten years old. He’s on a mission to save the world, and he needs her help.

In the days that follow, as Jenn grapples with work deadlines, spirited children, and her burgeoning interest in a very sexy contractor, alarming and mysterious events unfold...”

HORROR!! MARITAL STRIFE BUT THEY’RE STUCK TOGETHER IN A STORM…

“...For the last year, Holly and Brian have been out of sync. Neither can forget what happened that one winter evening; neither can forgive what’s happened since. Tonight, Holly and Brian race toward Pinebuck, New York, trying to outrun a blizzard on their way to the ski village getaway they hope will save their relationship. But soon they lose control of the car—and then of themselves.

Now Sheriff Kendra Book is getting calls about a couple in trouble—along with reports of a brutal and mysterious creature rampaging through town...”

HORROR!! SHE’LL STAY ALIVE AT ANY COST…

“...two strangers, Jake and Mariko, miss a flight, and over dinner, discover they’ve both brutally lost loved ones whose paths crossed with the same beguiling woman no one has seen since.

Following traces this mysterious person left behind, Jake travels from country to country gathering chilling testimonies from others who encountered her across the decades—a trail of shattered souls…“

SCI-FI!! EARTH IS BROKEN & THERE’S A NEW PLANET TO INHABIT…

“…Earth is broken beyond repair. The Planet is our last hope.

…Perfect climate, perfect terrain, perfect flora and fauna; the Planet has called to Jill all of her life. She knows, with bone-deep certainty, it’s home. A new beginning for humanity. She just needs a chance to prove it. But as Jill and her team survey the Planet, a mysterious presence begins to infiltrate their thoughts...”

SMALL TOWN, SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE!

“A Small Town, Second Chance, Enemies to Lovers standalone romance by New York Times bestselling author, Samantha Chase

She walked away and spent years wondering what could have been.

He’s hated her from the moment she walked away from their future.

They thought they needed closure. But maybe what they need is a second chance.”

THE FOOTBALL STAR & THE MATCHMAKER!

“USA Today bestselling author Sara Ney sizzles with a quick-witted, sexy romp about an eager entrepreneur and a cocky football star who couldn’t be more different—or more into each other.”

FAKE DATING A CELEBRITY!!

“In this charming rom-com filled with Chinese traditions and a family curse, an herbalist fake dates a star musician–perfect for fans of Helen Hoang and Jasmine Guillory.”

FREIDA MCFADDEN’S LATEST!! SHE’S PREGNANT & STRANDED IN A SNOW STORM!

The nightmare she’s running from is nothing compared to where she’s headed.

“…Stranded in rural Maine with a dead car and broken ankle, Tegan worries she’s made a terrible mistake. Then a miracle occurs: she is rescued by a couple who offers her a room in their warm cabin until the snow clears. But something isn’t right…“

MARITAL STRIFE!!

“A married couple joins a week-long wilderness expedition to help them reconnect in this heartfelt companion novel to the viral TikTok sensation Out on a Limb.”

HISTORICAL FICTION

“The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake, a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick”

FANTASY ROMANCE!!

“Iron & Embers is the breathtaking first installment in the epic fantasy romance series, The Ashes of Thezmarr. With its lush world-building, sizzling chemistry, and heart-pounding action it’s perfect for fans of Fourth Wing, From Blood & Ash, and The Bridge Kingdom.”

FANTASY ROMANCE!!

“In this spellbinding, fantasy-rich romance, a woman is swept into a world where she has the power to alter fairy tales, and change a kingdom’s destiny…”

FAKE DATING THE HOCKEY STAR!

“He’s on edge while she’s en pointe in this fake-dating sports romance from the author of the smash hit Collide.”

SHE’S A KILLER & SHE JUST REALIZED HER NIECES CAN SEE GHOSTS…

“A murderess becomes the guardian of two very unusual girls in this mesmerizing gothic novel from acclaimed author Camilla Bruce.”

SCI FI!!

“A humorous and deeply moving debut novel in the vein of Bunny and Convenience Store Woman about a young woman who tries to shape a sentient blob into her perfect boyfriend.”

LOVE AFTER LOSS…

An emotionally raw and romantic portrait of grief, growth, and acceptance, perfect for fans of Laura Nowlin’s If He Had Been with Me.

What comes after heartbreak?

FANTASY ROMANCE!!

“From breakout TikTok sensation Jeneane O’Riley comes the highly anticipated third book in the Infatuated Fae series, full of forbidden romance, twisty betrayals, and fairy tale magic.”