Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 08-02-2024

LIVE & IT’S THE #1 BOOK ON ALL OF AMAZON KINDLE!! SHE’S HERCULES & NOW SHE HAS TO ATTEND A SPECIAL ACADEMY…

“…I’m just a girl. And it turns out, I’m Hercules. 

I’m struggling to survive in a Titan infested world where Spartans, immortals from twelve royal families who have god-like powers and obscene wealth, rule over all. A shy-stammering foster child with nothing, I keep my head down, cover my scars, and focus on excelling in school. At least, I try to. Then it happens.

My blood test reveals I’m part of the powerful elite. I’m one of them. A Spartan.

Forced to attend the Spartan War Academy, I undergo the most harrowing test of all time to see if I have what it takes to be an immortal. There’s just a few problems...”

LIVE!! SHE HAS AMNESIA & HE’S A ROCK STAR…

“…Flat on my back is not how I imagined meeting my new boss and hot-as-sin rock star. But here I am . . .

If I didn’t already have amnesia, I’d be wishing for it now. In my defense, Laird Faris was only wearing a shameless smirk and a towel wrapped around his chiseled abs when we met. Brooding. Devastatingly handsome. Utterly intolerable.

Naturally, I’m instantly attracted to him. It’s not only his broad shoulders and gorgeous face that wreck my equilibrium, but also a distinct tattoo on his chest that matches one on my hip...”

THIS IS THE ONE I’M READING NOW!! MINKA KENT’S LATEST PSYCH-THRILLER!! BLURB JOLT (I one-clicked this one so hard)!! Her daughter is exhibiting her mother’s behavior…

“…Raised by a vindictive and psychotic woman, Camille has gone to great lengths to bury her past and for good reason: if her mother ever finds her, she will kill her.

But nothing can prepare Camille for the day her six-year-old daughter, Georgie, starts showing signs of unsettlingly familiar behavior, including an imaginary new friend who casts a disturbing influence on everything the little girl says and does. Worse than that, Georgie’s imaginary friend knows things about Camille’s childhood, things Camille has never told a soul...”

SUPER-BARGAIN TODAY!! HER STRANGE BUT PUNCTUAL COLLEAGUE DOESN’T SHOW UP FOR WORK…

“…when Dawn doesn’t show up to the office one morning, her coworker Natalie Farrell―beautiful, popular, top sales rep five years running―is surprised. Then she receives an unsettling, anonymous phone call that changes everything...”

LIVE! HE STOLE THE PROJECT SHE’S BEEN WORKING ON FOR MONTHS…

“…We have to travel to a tropical island and present to the client together.

Sharing a beach cottage with only one bed, we plan to stay professional. But the island’s magic starts to thaw our animosity, sparking unexpected chemistry. Every laugh and touch intensifies our connection.

It’s obvious there’s no future between us. He’s a confirmed player. And I’m a single mom with a teenage daughter and a home that’s falling down around us…”

SO MANY WENT CRAZY FOR THIS BOOK IN 2023!! And Megan included it on her BEST OF 2023 LIST!

Mona: In case I’m not the only one that hasn’t read it, Fourth Wing is now Kindle Unlimited! Woohoo!

“Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros”

Megan: Honorable mention – Fourth wing

Natasha: Best book of 2023 so far

Jamie: Fourth Wing pulled me out of a long book slump! It was AMAZING! 

Alice: the ratings on that book are crazy, almost unheard of they are so high.

Ivette: …..obsessed with that book!

LIVE!! BIKER ROMANCE!!

“...I always wanted to be a mother, but I never imagined that I would have one with a member of an MC that wasn’t my father’s.

Then I met Colt, and we had a fling for the story books. We are thrust together in this adventure in new parenthood, but Colt has more on his mind than just our little family.

For once in my life, I want to be a priority, but I know how MC life goes. If the club calls, you answer...”

LIVE!! FANTASY ROMANCE!!

“…After years of haunting her dreams, he finally locates her and drags her back to their realm. She’s forgotten her fae life and wants to escape. He doesn’t care. He merely needs her blood in order to free his people.

But she’s more than he remembers, and a spark ignites between them every time they touch. None of that matters though. His goal is set—to drain her blood once her magic activates once again.

He must take back what is rightfully his, no matter the cost...”

LIVE!! THE HUMAN & THE ALIEN

“She’s the best pilot in the galaxy… He’s an arrogant alien duke

Major Zara Reid has one mission – prove human pilots can fly alongside the alien Latharians. She didn’t expect their arrogant Lord Starfighter to try and undermine her at every turn. As much as she tries to stay away from him, his chiseled features and amber eyes awaken flames of desire she can’t ignore, no matter how much of an arrogant ass he is...”

LIVE!! LOVE TRIANGLE ALERT!!

“He was my best friend’s older brother. My first love, who left town without so much as a goodbye…

Eight years later, I’ve said yes to marrying another man-the ever-so-perfect Julian Baker. I’m finally ready to let go of my past for a new future.

But like all gut-wrenching love triangles, my past and future collide in a cruel twist of fate. Inside a busy restaurant, he’s sitting at the table next to me wearing a jealous stare….“

RECENTLY WENT LIVE & IT WAS THE #1 BOOK ON ALL OF AMAZON KINDLE (NOW IT’S #2!!!!) HER ONE NIGHT STAND HOCKEY STAR IS NOW SCOWLING AT HER!

Caitie: One of my fave authors!!!!!!!! So excited for this one!

Debra: reading now 🤓

“...Lennon Hayes is supposed to be on her honeymoon. Instead, she’s alone and single, vacationing next door to a surly tattooed man who ran his date off the resort. When a run-in at the bar results in a night of bickering and cocktails, she finds herself tumbling into bed with the enemy next door, then sneaking out before the sun comes up.

Lennon’s plan to start over in a new city is going great, until she starts her new job. The job? The Vancouver Vipers’ new photographer. And the defenseman scowling at her from across the room? The one-night stand she wasn’t supposed to see again...”

LIVE!! SHE’S BEING AUCTIONED & HER EX IS BIDDING ON HER…

“…the reason you need a gown is because you’re part of a charity auction. The charity auction where he gets into a bidding war to win you.

And now, because you’re one of few female coaches in professional baseball, and he’s the captain of the local professional hockey team, and he paid a ridiculous sum of money for you…

The entire city is shipping you. You can’t leave your apartment without getting a knowing wink from strangers…”

LIVE!!! M/M ROMANCE!! P.S. I LOVE this author!!!

“…With an immediate connection that shakes up Colby’s sheltered world, neither man expects their friendship to blossom so fast…or for a semi-public hookup to make Colby realize he’s bi. Friends with benefits is perfect. It’s easy, it’s fun, they trust each other, and neither Vince nor Colby wants anything serious.

But the more their lives intertwine, the more Colby starts to feel something he’d thought himself incapable of…“

SUPER-BARGAIN TODAY!! PSYCH-THRILLER & I LOVE THIS AUTHOR!

“…She’s my roommate. 

I know how she takes her tea, how she organizes her closet.  I know when she goes to bed each night, what she eats for breakfast, the passcode on her phone.  I know she calls her mother on Mondays, takes barre on Thursdays, and meets her friends for drinks on Fridays. 

But more important than any of that … I know what she did…”

Roya Carmen: Love this author! 💕

Maryse: ME TOO!!

LIVE!! FANTASY ROMANCE!! THE KING FORCES HER TO BE HIS WIFE…

“...Faelyn refuses to resign herself and the spirit Aurora to a life of servitude underneath the king’s cruel rule. Faelyn hatches a dangerous plan for them both to escape and help comes from an unlikely ally.

Evander is the king’s blisteringly handsome, loyal knight, right hand, and Faelyn’s sworn protector…on the outside. But appearances are not what they seem. He plots against the king’s brutality at every turn and helping Faelyn escape will serve these ends. But altruism for Faelyn and the trapped moon spirit isn’t his only motivation… Evander is hiding secrets, and they might change Faelyn’s life forever…”

LIVE!! FORBIDDEN ROMANCE WITH A PRIEST!!

“Forgive me, Father, for I am undeserving when blood soaks these hands that hold Your gift to me. I am broken and find solace in the darkness. She is pure and basks in the light.

Did You send her to be my shelter? I made a vow of celibacy. She remained untouched.

Did You create her for me? I am a sin eater, a purger of evil. She is an angel, a guardian of good.

Did You know she would be my savior? Thank You, Father, for she is the one sin I will willfully commit.

Broken is a forbidden, dark romance and a complete standalone.”

SAMANTHA YOUNG SUPER-BARGAIN!! THE GRUMP & THE HIPPIE!

“There’s a magnetic attraction when a happy-go-lucky gig worker agrees to a fake relationship with a rich, uptight New Yorker in this steamy romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Samantha Young.

Star Shine Meadows is all about freedom, thanks to the hippie parents who raised her. Juggling her jobs as a professional costume character actor and a line sitter, she believes in no expectations, no stressful ambitions, and no-strings-attached relationships.

So when she meets a birthday girl’s grumpy uncle while working a princess party, she can’t help but needle him. She’ll never see him again, and honestly, he’s pretty hot...”

LIVE!! M/M ROMANCE!!

“…My exes weren’t wrong about me. I have a habit of falling too hard for men who never feel the same.

Meeting Lewis in a rainstorm, steaming up his backseat during a flash downpour… maybe this is my sign to try something casual for a change…

And then there’s the prank war between my motorcycle club and our new neighbor. Whatever the twink did to get on Jag’s bad side, the whole thing sounds a lot less appealing than losing myself in MY pretty twink with a cute butt and big, blue eyes who insists this isn’t anything real…”

LIVE!! MAFIA ROMANCE!!

“…After being used as a punching bag for most of my life, I decided to run. The first mistake I made was staying in a small town. The second mistake was falling in love with a guy I barely knew.

Peter lied to me. He manipulated me. Ivan Volkov gave him a job to do, and that was to make me fall in love with him, and get me pregnant. Well, he did all of those things, and I hate him for it, and I love him for it.

I also discovered I’m a wealthy woman. It would seem my grandmother didn’t like her son, nor any of his offspring, but she did like me...”

LIVE!! SHE WANTS A BABY & ASKS HIM FOR IT…

“...I was connected to Iris through a shared loss – Ivy – her older sister, who was also my best friend. For a long time, we corresponded through letters. Old fashioned ink and paper on which we shared everything.

A mistaken one night stand when we were both drunk with grief didn’t ruin our friendship. We moved on. We carried on writing to each other. We stayed friends.

Four years later, and Iris is asking me for a favour. She wants a baby and needs a father, which isn’t going to be straightforward for either of us…”

THIS MONTH’S AMAZON FIRST READS ARE HERE!! —> I chose “Bummer Camp“

“Two sisters scramble to save their family’s legacy in a funny, huge-hearted novel about grandiose plans and summers to remember by the author of I Thought You Said This Would Work”

LIVE!! FANTASY ROMANCE! HE’S FORCING HER TO BE HIS WIFE…

“A grown up Little Red Riding Hood meets werewolves and witches in a stand alone, adult fantasy romance.

To enter the woods as a human means death… But I am no mere human. They call me, “witch.””

LIVE!! SHE’S BEING AUCTIONED FOR CHARITY

“You’d think nearly dying trying to get out of a too-tight gown in a dressing room and being saved by a strong, competent man was a good thing.”