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Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 09-06-2024

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IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN!! ANOTHER HAPPY FRIDAY AND HAPPY WEEKEND!!! TONS OF GREAT NEW BOOKS that just went live in the last day or so, plus some bargains finds and reader favorites!

Out of these 32 books (including the latest by Natasha Madison) AND the #1 book on ALL of Amazon Kindle right now (which is also super-bargain priced), I bet your next read is on here 😀

 

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NATASHA MADISON’S LATEST!!


Meant For Gabriel: A small town, single dad, surprise baby romance (Meant For Series Book 4)

LIVE!! NATASHA MADISON’S LATEST!! THE ONE NIGHT STAND PREGNANCY!!

“...I thought I had the perfect life. I had an amazing son, and I was running the family bar. But all that changed the day she walked in.

She was gorgeous and funny all wrapped into one. It was temporary, we both knew that. She’s a city girl. I’m a cowboy. But I fell in love with her and let her go all at the same time.

Now she’s back and pregnant with my baby...”

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FANTASY ROMANCE REALITY SHOW


Glamour & Gumballs (Survival of the Mated #2)

LIVE!! FANTASY ROMANCE REALITY SHOW

I’m being forced to play in the world’s worst reality game show, Survival of the Mated. In the end, I’ll have to choose which one of the three hot, gigantic fae finalists I’m going to marry. I knew this was coming, but that doesn’t make it any easier.

Neither does the rain that won’t stop falling. Or the fact that one of the guys on the island, Rhett, doesn’t want to be here any more than I do. But then he and I form a little alliance…“

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MARITAL STRIFE SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE!!


What We Keep

LIVE!! MARITAL STRIFE SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE!!

“...every relationship has flaws, and what they ignored while they were busy being flawless eventually surfaces. The unraveling begins with the smallest tug on the tiniest string.

Their fall is spectacular, the kind that makes the paper. When the fairytale goes up in smoke, Avery and Gabriel are forced to ask themselves hard questions.

What does for better or worse really mean?...”

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Secondhand Skin: A Soulbound Universe Novel by Hailey Turner <— LIVE!! M/M FANTASY ROMANCE!! “...Wade Espinoza knows a thing or two about hoards. As a dragon, he’s got plenty. What he doesn’t have is a relationship, and he swears he’s not looking for one. But when he’s sent to Boston to answer a cry for help from another pack, he’s drawn into a mess of fae bargains centered around a selkie who Wade instantly becomes obsessed with...”

His to Win (Mafia Kingpins Book 3) by Ava Gray <— LIVE!! THEY BOTH RUN THE COMPANY TOGETHER… “…Enzo Rossi’s family is known for their Sicilian wines… and ties to the mafia. Translation: I’ll have to fight tooth and nail to establish dominance in the company we now run together. If I can keep my panties around my kingpin coworker, that is. Because there’s something dark and exciting about Enzo that makes me unable to stay away...”

The Marquess’ Quest for Love: A Regency Historical Romance (The Strongs of Shadowcrest Book 6) by Alexa Aston <— LIVE!! SHE’S PINING FOR HIM & HE’S MARRYING SOMEONE ELSE… “...Lady Mirella Strong makes her come-out, becoming the darling of Polite Society. Her family is known for making love matches, and Mirella will settle for nothing less. She falls in love with Byron, but he informs her he cannot pursue her because he will soon announce his betrothal to another woman...”

Vail (East Dremest Mafia Book 2) by Michelle Dare <— LIVE!! M/M ROMANCE!! “…My ex was missing, and all fingers pointed toward Jordan, the mafia boss of East Dremest, and one of the men I loved. Every moment in Jordan’s and Hartley’s arms were filled with more care and attention than I’d ever had. Until the night when Jordan was dragged away in handcuffs before our very eyes. It didn’t matter what anyone said to me; I had to hear it from Jordan’s lips that he didn’t go behind my back to commit a crime I explicitly asked him not to. Once I had the answer, the nightmare didn’t end. My ex was still out there...”

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Hate to Love You: An Enemies to Lovers Bundle

KRISTEN PROBY BOOK BUNDLE!!

“Hate to Love You Bundle. This is a collection of four full length enemies to lovers stories, all written by New York Times Bestselling Author Kristen Proby.”

  • Imagine With Me
  • Taunting Callum 
  • Chapel Bend 
  • Underboss

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KRISTEN PROBY BOOK BUNDLE!


Small Town Single Dads: A Single Dad Bundle

KRISTEN PROBY BOOK BUNDLE! Small Town Single Dad Bundle

Here are FOUR full length novels from New York Times Bestselling Author Kristen Proby, all featuring some of her swooniest single dads!

  • Wild for You 
  • Courage
  • Flirt With Me 
  • Already Gone

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M/M ROMANCE!!


The Retreat (New York Gods Book 2)

LIVE!! M/M ROMANCE!! HE PRETEND-MARRIED HER BROTHER SO HE WOULDN’T HAVE TO MARRY HER…

“...I’ll do anything not to marry the girl my parents want me to. Including marrying her brother in a drunken panic. I’m not gay, but I can fake it long enough to get our parents off my back, right?

Cue hiding out for the next two years, but nothing is that simple, because I’m offered a spot on the US National team. Now we have to fake it for the entire world as the poster boys of gay fencers while Colin makes me doubt everything I think I am…”

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Brutal Savage: A Single Dad Forced Marriage Irish Mafia Romance (Savage Kings Book 2) by Lilian Harris <— LIVE!! HE’S THE HEAD OF THE IRISH MOB & HE WANTS HER… “…Callous and cruel, he’s a DEVIL in every sense of the word. And now, my new HUSBAND. Tynan Quinn barged into my life and demanded I become his wife. And he wouldn’t take no for an answer. Because this 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗱 isn’t just anyone. He’s the head of the 𝗜𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗠𝗼𝗯. He says he needs a wife to cement his place in the organization. And I’m the one he wants...”

Wild Card (Assurance Security Book 5) by Jillian West <— LIVE!! SHE’S DRAWN TO THE HOCKEY STAR & HIS TWIN BROTHER… “…Lennox Summers had her life turned upside down in the blink of an eye. She’s still adjusting to her new normal, but omega biology waits for no one, and according to her lab work, her first heat is coming right after the New Year. With The Omega Exchange’s New England location at winter capacity, Lennox has no choice but to stay at a local bed and breakfast to wait for a spot to open up. What she’s not expecting is to be so drawn to the former pro-hockey player owner of the bed and breakfast or his gruff twin brother…”

The Fence and the Musician (Thick As Thieves Book 2) by Candice Clark <— LIVE!! HE’S BACK TO CLAIM HER… “...I’ve always been the life of the party. As a concert violinist, wherever I go, music and fun follow. But so do demons. My first love seemed like a fairy tale but turned out to be a nightmare. Tortured and tormented for years, I barely made it out alive. He didn’t. Or so I thought. Now he’s back to claim the one possession that he feels was stolen from him. Me. But I’m not the same young, naive girl I was before…”

Take: A Brother’s Best Friend Romance (Fury Brothers Book 4) by Anna Hackett <— LIVE!! HE VOWS TO KEEP HER SAFE! “…New Orleans is an exciting new start for me. When I’m not in my lab working on my project, I’m determined to enjoy all the city has to offer. That’s how I ended up at a party hosted by the Fury Brothers. That’s how I ended up kissing Reath Fury. Six-feet something of dark, handsome, and gorgeous. When Reath finds out I’m the little sister of his best buddy from the military, he’s not happy. But then I get attacked in my lab...”

RECENT RELEASE & READER RECOMMENDATION!!


How We Fooled (Leighton River)

RECENT RELEASE & READER RECOMMENDATION ‘CAUSE NANCY 5-STARRED IT!!

Nancy: ...her new release. It’s a beautiful love story, but they all have bumpy roads! 

…a Love Story that has two young people meeting and finding their soulmates on their first date! I remember long ago never wanting to say goodnight and this is how Eli & Liza are all summer long. Their first kiss is the BEST KISS ever had!

t’s a summer they both don’t want to end, but when it is over then life’s reality brings on problems both had not foreseen.

Really liked!

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SUPER DARK ROMANCE


Little Stranger: A Dark Taboo Romance (The Web of Silence Duet Book 1)

SALE PRICED!! SUPER DARK ROMANCE!! HE’S OBSESSED WITH HER… “OWNING HER IS ALL HE EVER WANTED

She betrayed him, and now he wants revenge against the foster sister who became his forbidden obsession the second he laid eyes on her. After she sends him to prison for years, he’s free and ready to haunt her.

Everything about Olivia belongs to Malachi Vize. Her mind. Her body. Her soul. Her fear. Her pain

On Halloween night, he can no longer lurk in the shadows. All he has left to own is her heart, even if he needs to take it...”

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Second Chance at Forever: A Second Chance Bundle

KRISTEN PROBY BOOK BUNDLE!! Second Chance at Forever Bundle

This Bundle features THREE full length novels and a novella from New York Times Bestselling Author Kristen Proby, all featuring Second Chance romances!

  • You Belong With Me 
  • Fernhill Lane
  • Waiting for Willa 
  • The Surprise

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SUPER-BARGAIN!!!


The Do-Over (The Miles High Club Book 4)

T.L. SWAN SUPER-BARGAIN ALERT!! BACKPACKING BILLIONAIRE HAS BEEN FRIEND-ZONED…

“…amid the chaos, I meet my new roommate, Hayden Whitmore. She sleeps in the bed opposite me, and I openly admit to staring at her more than I sleep. Beautiful, innocent, and smart. Not my usual type but perhaps the perfect woman.

There’s just one small problem with the divine Miss Hayden. She’s totally unaffected by my charm. Nothing is working, and now, I’ve been friend zoned…”

Shirley: So addicted to TL Swan books.

Lisa M: T.L Swan’s books are the best. Never disappointed.

Leonie: I am 20% into reading The Do Over by Tl Swan and I am loving it, I am laughing out loud

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Dirty Whispers: Small Town, Mountain Man, Age Gap, Steamy Instalove Romance (Dirty Brothers on Wolfe Mountain Book 1) by Haley Travis <— LIVE!! THE NERDY GIRL… “…Just as I’ve almost given up hope that an interesting woman would move to Old Hemlock Valley, Harper appears. She’s gorgeous, stunning, and sexy… while being one of the smartest people I’ve ever met. She’s a bit too young. A bit too perfect. She should be out of my league, but this beauty thinks of herself as a nerdy girl..”

The Promises We Break (Balance of Power Book 2) by Berlin Wick <— MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE “...It was supposed to be one night with one incredibly handsome stranger. A night of giving into temptation and forgetting all my inhibitions. Instead, it ends with wedding vows and promises of “I do”. But it turns out, this is exactly what we need for the sake of both our blooming careers. Especially after my new boss tasks me with the opening of a hot new lifestyle club. Hudson needs me to wear the title of wife for the benefit of his career, and I need him to teach me the lifestyle to solidify mine…”

Wicked Union (The Wounded Hearts) by Lydia Hall <— LIVE!! MAFIA ROMANCE!! “SHE’S MY RIVAL, MY WIFE, AND THE BEARER OF MY HIDDEN HEIR. I brought her into my world with blood on my hands. Her brother’s blood she knows nothing about. With a ring and a deadly secret. Despite our mutual distrust, we found something unexpected. Power. Passion. A fragile alliance. But it was all built on a foundation of lies...”

Secrets Within Us by A.M. McCoy <— LIVE!!  SHE’S ON THE RUN & HE SAVED HER! “…I was on the run, desperate to survive. Kip was safety and security, all wrapped up into one lumberjack alpha of a man, too good to turn down. He saved me, offering me care and shelter in his secluded slice of heaven in the icy mountains. The same mountains that tried to kill me on my way to him. His warm hands and dominant nature melted the ice I’d built around my heart for decades. At first, he demanded to know what happened to me, but as more time went on, he stopped. And I stopped dreading the day he would find out. Then the Sheriff showed up, armed and on a manhunt...”

KRISTIN HANNAH SUPER-BARGAIN #1 BOOK ON ALL OF AMAZON KINDLE!!


True Colors: A Novel

KRISTIN HANNAH SUPER-BARGAIN & —> THE #1 BOOK ON ALL OF AMAZON RIGHT NOW!! THREE SISTER’S HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CLOSE…

“...In a matter of moments, everything will change. The Grey sisters will be pitted against one another in ways that none could have imagined. Loyalties will be tested and secrets revealed, and a terrible, shocking crime will shatter both their family and their beloved town. 

With breathtaking pace and penetrating emotional insight, True Colors is an unforgettable novel about sisters, rivalry, forgiveness, redemption—and ultimately, what it means to be a family...”

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SUPER-BARGAIN!!


Love Her or Lose Her: A Novel (Hot and Hammered Book 2)

TESSA BAILEY SUPER-BARGAIN! I LOVE THIS AUTHOR!! MARITAL STRIFE…

“...Rosie and Dominic Vega are the perfect couple: high school sweethearts, best friends, madly in love. Well, they used to be anyway. Now Rosie’s lucky to get a caveman grunt from the ex-soldier every time she walks in the door. Dom is faithful and a great provider, but the man she fell in love with ten years ago is nowhere to be found.

When her girlfriends encourage Rosie to demand more out of life and pursue her dream of opening a restaurant, she decides to demand more out of love, too. Three words: marriage boot camp...”

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SUPER-BARGAIN!!


Maybe This Time: A Novel

SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE? HER EX HUSBAND NEEDS HER HELP…

“...He needs a very special person to take care of the situation and he knows Andie can handle anything. 

When Andie meets the two children she quickly realizes things are much worse than she feared. The place is a mess, the children, Carter and Alice, aren’t your average delinquents, and the creepy old house where they live is being run by the worst housekeeper since Mrs. Danvers.

What’s worse, Andie’s fiancé thinks this is all a plan by North to get Andie back, and he may be right. Andie’s dreams have been haunted by North since she arrived at the old house. And that’s not the only haunting...”

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About That One Night (Happily Ever Mishaps Book 3) by Kendall Hale <— LIVE!! FRENEMIES AT A WEDDING “...life has a funny way of flipping you upside down when you least expect it. Case in point: I’m currently packing up my life into cardboard boxes after leaving my long-term, commitment-phobic ex-boyfriend. Just when I think things can’t get worse, I find myself at a destination wedding with a grumpy but ridiculously handsome bodyguard, Maximillian McCallister. Max and I have always been frenemies…”

Playing with Mr. Grant (The Men Series – Interconnected Standalone Romances Book 10) by Elle Nicoll <— LIVE!! HIS SON IS A GIANT JERK! “…Staying with my grandfather’s friend in his country mansion is supposed to be a retreat. Somewhere peaceful that allows my creative passions to flow as I work on the most important thing in my life. It’s perfect. Until his son turns up. Jet Grant, thirty-three-year-old CEO of Atlantic Airways. Rich, intelligent, handsome, And a giant jerk. His reputation as a shark in business with a sour attitude to match precedes him. And soon he’s insinuating that I’m a freeloader in his father’s house…”

Savage Book Boyfriend: Badboy Marriage of Convenience Mafia Romance by Jade Royal <— LIVE!! MAFIA ROMANCE!! “…In my world, love and danger are two sides of the same coin. Where trust is a luxury and betrayal is a constant threat, I navigate the treacherous alliances and deadly power struggles of the mafia with ease. But when her voice cuts through the darkness of the club, something stirs inside me that I thought long buried. She’s captivating, her every note a siren call that draws me closer. I find myself irresistibly drawn to her, unaware of the danger lurking beneath her angelic facade. Little do I know, she’s the daughter of a rival boss, a fact that could spell disaster for both of us. As our forbidden attraction deepens, so does the risk...”

Dead Heat (Crossroads Queen Book 7) by Annabel Chase <— URBAN FANTASY!! “...Don’t miss Dead Heat, Crossroads Queen, book 7. For fans of quaint small towns chock full of vampires, fae, witches, werewolves, mage assassins, ghosts, and the clueless humans they protect... It isn’t easy being the liminal deity of a multirealm crossroads, as Lorelei Clay can attest. There are the typical issues, of course, like a wayward god stumbling into Wild Acres, and then there are the more pressing ones…”

FANTASY ROMANCE SUPER-BARGAIN!!


A Fate of Wrath & Flame (Fate & Flame Book 1)

FANTASY ROMANCE SUPER-BARGAIN!!

“Gifted thief Romeria steals jewels under a notorious New York City crime boss. But when an enigmatic woman secures her services at swordpoint, Romeria is wrenched from this world and transported into a realm of opposing thrones, warring elven societies, and elemental magic.

Waking up in the body of a treacherous elven princess, Romeria quickly realizes she’s entangled in a deadly plot and must hide her identity at all costs...”

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MAFIA ARRANGED MARRIAGE… SHE’S MUTE!

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LIVE!! SHE’S THE NEW GIRL…


Bad Intentions: A Dark High School Bully Romance (Kings of Hawk Academy Book 1)

LIVE!! SHE’S THE NEW GIRL…

“...When I arrived, I thought that I had made new friends. I was wrong. They all had bad intentions to bully and torture me, from the moment I set foot inside the door. I was the new girl and even worse the poor lonely orphan.

They wanted to make me suffer even more than I’d already done and the twins, James, and Trent Hawk, with their piercing blue eyes, were the ones that ruled the halls. Everything about the place was old from the traditions to the bullies, even the damn money. But I’m the new girl...”

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NATASHA MADISON’S LATEST!!


Meant for Gabriel: Meant for Series, Book 4

NATASHA MADISON’S LATEST!!

“From Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon Bestselling Author Natasha Madison comes new a small town, single dad, surprise baby romance.

When a hockey princess takes a trip to the south and two pink lines change everything!

From the spin-off of Southern Sunrise & This Is Wild.”

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LIVE!! MARITAL STRIFE SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE!!


What We Keep

LIVE!! MARITAL STRIFE SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE!!

“…every relationship has flaws, and what they ignored while they were busy being flawless eventually surfaces. The unraveling begins with the smallest tug on the tiniest string.

Their fall is spectacular, the kind that makes the paper. When the fairytale goes up in smoke, Avery and Gabriel are forced to ask themselves hard questions.

What does for better or worse really mean?...”

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➔➔ PREORDERS (coming soon!)

  1. Play It Sinful: A College Hockey Romance (Players of Hannaford U Book 3) by Michelle Hercules – September 7 2024
  2. Possession (Leather & Chrome Book 5) by Kiki Clark – September 10 2024
  3. Knot Her Fight (MVP: Most Valuable Pack Book 3) by Ari Wright – September 10 2024
  4. Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty – September 10 2024
  5. Embracing the Change: A River Rain Novel by Kristen Ashley – September 10th 2024
  6. Still of the Night (Skye Druids Book 5) by Donna Grant | Sep 10, 2024
  7. Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune – September 10th 2024
  8. Broken by Daylight (Beasts of the Briar Book 4) by Elizabeth Helen – September 10th 2024
  9. Rent Free (Carter Brothers Book 5) by Lani Lynn Vale – September 10th 2024
  10. A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna – September 10th 2024
  11. With the Potion in the Courtyard: A Hilarious Fantasy Cozy Mystery (Godmother Training Academy Book 2) by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff, – September 11 2024
  12. TLD – A Dark enemies to lovers Fantasy Romance (The Hidden of Vrohkaria Book Three) by Kelly Cove – September 11 2024
  13. Delayed Penalty (Seattle Serpents) by Teagan Hunter – September 12 2024
  14. Chase Our Forever: A Small Town Single Dad Billionaire Romance (Sutten Mountain) by Kat Singleton – September 12 2024
  15. The Hidden Girl: A spellbinding tale about the power of destiny from the bestselling author of The Seven Sisters series by Lucinda Riley – September 12 2024
  16. Big Bad Boss: Mated (Werewolves of Wall Street Book 4) by Renee Rose & Lee Savino | September 13 2025
  17. The Rules of Dating a Younger Man by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward | September 15 2025

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