Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 07-19-2024

LIVE!! SHE HATES HER HOT LAWYER BOSS!

“…As soon as I get my big break as an actress, I will be leaving your employ. I am literally counting down the days. You must be dreaming if you think I’m going to be working from 6 am to 9 pm for the next month just so you won’t report me to HR. Go ahead and report me. 

See if I care Mr. Wannabe hotshot playboy lawyer. You’re not that hot and I do not want you.

Also, stop emailing me at night with lists of to-dos.

Your not very well paid assistant…”

KRISTIN PROBY’S LATEST IS LIVE!! SINGLE DAD BILLIONAIRE IN A SMALL TOWN ALERT!

“...Polly knows how important the bond between father and son is and feels guilty for taking some of Ryan’s attention away from Jake, especially when Ryan whisks her away to Paris for the romantic vacation of her dreams.

And just when the three of them start to settle in together, where Polly, Jake and Ryan start to feel like a family, she starts getting warnings and prank phone calls. Someone wants to come between them and their growing relationship...”

LIVE!! DARK HOCKEY STAR ROMANCE… HE’S OBSESSED WITH THE HOMELESS BALLERINA…

“…Everyone in my life has always disappointed me, but NHL hockey star Camden James says he never will. We meet, and then in a single blink, he’s made me his roommate, promising me I don’t have to worry about anything ever again.

They call him a hero, and that’s what I desperately need. I remind myself it’s all temporary. That I shouldn’t get used to it. But he has other ideas. Camden tells me he’s obsessed, that he’s going to change my life, that he’ll never let me go...”

LIVE!! BELLA ANDRE’S LATEST! SHE HAD A SECRET CRUSH ON HIM WHEN HE WAS A STUDENT & HE’S NOW A BILLIONAIRE…

“...Josie Hartwell is thrilled about her new contract job working with bookstore owner Mari Everett to set up a reading retreat on Elderflower Island. However, she’s shocked to realize that she will not only be working closely with Malcolm Sullivan on the project, but that she’ll also be staying in his houseboat on the Thames.

For more than a decade, she’s worked to forget about Malcolm, who had been an exchange student at her high school in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Like everyone else, she’d had a secret crush on him. Unlike everyone else, however, it was only her heart that he’d crushed…”

ON HER HONEYMOON ALONE…

“...I never expected my broken heart to lead me into the arms of Cody Banks, my best friend’s enigmatic brother and my teenage crush turned rival. As my ski instructor at the resort where I’m spending my would-be honeymoon, he’s the last person I want to see...”

TESSA BAILEY SUPER-BARGAIN & SHE’S ONE OF MY FAVORITES!!!

“…The first in a spicy and unforgettable rom-com duology from #1 New York Times bestseller and tik tok favorite Tessa Bailey, in which a Hollywood “It Girl” is cut off from her wealthy family and exiled to a small Pacific Northwest beach town… where she butts heads with a surly, sexy local who thinks she doesn’t belong…”

Michele G: I loved It Happened One Summer so I can’t wait to get my hands on Hook, Line and Sinker!

Leslie M: It’s been FOREVER but after 3 long years I finally got my reading mojo back! Yay!!! Thought I’d share what I’ve been enjoying. 4 stars – It Happened One Summer by T. Bailey: sibs/spoiled but sweet heiress/grumpy fisherman H/small town

AMY HARMON SUPER-SALE!!

“In this epic and haunting love story set on the Oregon Trail, a family and their unlikely protector find their way through peril, uncertainty, and loss.

The Overland Trail, 1853: Naomi May never expected to be widowed at twenty. Eager to leave her grief behind, she sets off with her family for a life out West. On the trail, she forms an instant connection with John Lowry, a half-Pawnee man straddling two worlds and a stranger in both...”

Michele G: I’m also reading Amy Harmon’s Where the Lost Wander and loving every word! She is such a versatile writer. I’m always amazed.

Tasha J: “…Every time I read one of Amy Harmon’s books, I’m in awe. She is by far one of my favorite authors to date and one I most often recommend. This was the first historical fiction I’ve read of hers and I have to say, I’m just completely amazed at her ability to write, so beautifully, different genres.

So, Where the Lost Wander will be one of those books that resonated so strongly with me, I’ll often think back on it with fondness as a forever favorite that I know I will remember for a long time to come. You know those books you pick out from childhood, jr. high, high school, adulthood that just stuck with you? I have a handful, at least, and this is definitely one of those for me.

This book starts with a bang…The Author’s Note at the end was a treat that gives a peek of insight as to the inspiration for several characters and little historic tidbits to further enlighten the reader on how this amazing story came to be…”

LIVE!! THE LATEST BY KITTY THOMAS!! Oh I love the sound of this one!

“…Pop Quiz: You’re a woman alone in the forest… would you rather run into a man or a bear?

I’m lost out in the woods when I cross paths with a strange man. He offers to take me back to his campsite, feed me, get me warm, but every instinct in me screams NO!

He is an opportunistic predator, and I am his prey.

I run. He chases. And just before I’m traumatized for life, I hear a loud roar as a seven hundred pound Grizzly bear rips the man off me and mauls him to death.

So…. Team Bear? If only it were so simple…”

LIVE!! FANTASY ROMANCE/DRAGONS!! MUST BE READ IN ORDER

“…my captor is revealing secrets. Ones that have the potential to bring my world crumbling down. And not just mine but the entire dragon species’, too…”

SUPER-BARGAIN COMPLETE SERIES BUNDLE ALERT!!!

“Over 1200 pages of action and adventure, dark destinies, fated mates, and steamy romance! Join Cade and Amber, Ashton and Hayley, Varian and Layla, Red and Blair as they fight against the odds that keep them apart in a magical land!“

LIVE!! SUZANNE WRIGHT’S LATEST!! SHE’S ENTHRALLED BY A GANG MEMBER RUMORED TO BE A FALLEN ANGEL…

“…Ella has been walking close to danger her whole life. As an incantor she uses her powers to protect innocents, often putting herself in harm’s way. But she’s never felt anything like the way her skin electrifies when a certain gang member – one rumoured to be a fallen archangel – locks eyes with her across a crowded bar. She can’t help but feel like maybe he’s been in her life before…”

SUPER-BARGAIN ALERT!!! SHE’S FORCED ON A FAKE DATE WITH AN ACTOR…

“...Leni Steele might be looking for love, but she’s definitely not looking to be someone’s fake date. Especially not one of the most infuriatingly handsome and annoyingly cocky actors on the planet, Duncan Raz. But when the owner of the PR firm for which she works forces her to walk the red carpet on his arm, she has no choice.

Neither wants to be there, much less with each other. They’re like oil and water, and he gets on her last nerve. But after a few tequila shots, that’s not all he gets on. What was supposed to be one date turns into a media frenzy they can’t afford to ignore…”

SUPER-BARGAIN ALERT! PSYCH-THRILLER + STRANDED?? MY CATNIP!!!

“You’ll want to stay. Until you can’t leave… 

A group of strangers arrive on a beautiful but remote island, ready for the challenge of a lifetime: to live there for one year, without contact with the outside world. But twelve months later, on the day when the boat is due to return for them, no one arrives…”

I BOUGHT THIS TOO!!

One of my screen protectors is surrounded in “Starlight” color, I got the matching “Starlight” wrist band so my watch goes from silver (the actual color), to black, and now starlight. 😀 I might get something in pink soon, too…

LIVE!! RUNAWAY BRIDE CHOOSES HER GRUMPY LANDLORD AS HER FAKE FIANCE!!

“…Three-time runaway bride Piper Townsend believes in four things: her friends, her career, staying single, and fulfilling the promise she made to her mom before she passed away. But when a series of wedding mishaps turns Piper into the viral hashtag of #weddingkillerpiper, she must resurrect her reputation before she loses all she’s fought for. The solution? A high-profile fake engagement to her grumpy, anti-social, deliciously hot landlord...”

LIVE!! FANTASY ROMANCE!! ALL NEW. NOT A COMPILATION.

“The big book of SHORT TALES for RAINY NIGHTS.

Seven short stories on the outer edges of reality. This is speculative fiction as only Victoria Danann can deliver.”

TILLIE COLE ALERT!! HER SEQUEL IS RELEASING SOON & SO MANY WENT CRAZY FOR THIS ONE!!

Heather: My all time favorite love story is Tillie Coles A Thousand Boy Kisses! Rune is amazing! I cried my brains out for 2 days after that book! I still get teary eyed when I think about it! It was amazing, so amazing! I love all Tillies books though. She’s such a beautiful writer ❤️

Liliana: An epic love story? Tillie’s A thousand boy kisses.

Shhh: “...definitely put “A thousand boy kisses” on your cry list! My husband has a rare genetic disease that has put him through the ringer, so it could be I’m a little extra sensitive, but I’m pretty sure it’s because the author is just that good!“

LIVE!!! AND WHAT A TITLE! EEEEEEP!!

“...When Wendy went after a married man and got him, she thought her life would change for the better. She had no idea that the jilted woman’s moving on would set off a string of events that would show her and the man she stole why the grass is never greener on the other side...”

LIVE!! BOOK #6 IN THE BLOOD COVEN SPINOFF!!

“...Lobo, a Firebrand wolf shifter, stumbles upon Faeth in the woods. Believing the captivating ylve with golden hair and enchanting blue eyes is with a drug ring, he pursues her.

When he captures his prey, the wolf’s primal instincts recognize her as his destined mate. She is more cautious, finding it hard to trust a shifter known for his impulsive nature.

In a world where mix-breed relationships are met with prejudice, Lobo and Faeth confront their own doubts and fears while betrayal lurks in the shadows…”

LIVE!! KRISTEN PROBY’S LATEST!

“...Polly knows how important the bond between father and son is and feels guilty for taking some of Ryan’s attention away from Jake, especially when Ryan whisks her away to Paris for the romantic vacation of her dreams. And just when the three of them start to settle in together, where Polly, Jake and Ryan start to feel like a family, she starts getting warnings and prank phone calls. Someone wants to come between them and their growing relationship...”

LIVE! HISTORICAL MYSTERY!

“New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens returns with her favorite sleuths to unravel a tangled web of family secrets and expose a murderer, in this historical novel interweaving mystery and murder with a touch of romance.”

FALLEN ARCHANGEL IS NOW A GANG MEMBER…

“Ella has been walking close to danger her whole life. As an incantor she uses her powers to protect innocents, often putting herself in harm’s way. But she’s never felt anything like the way her skin electrifies when a certain gang member – one rumoured to be a fallen archangel – locks eyes with her across a crowded bar. She can’t help but feel like maybe he’s been in her life before…”

LIVE! DARK HOCKEY STAR ROMANCE!! HE’S OBSESSED WITH THE HOMELESS BALLERINA…

“...Camden tells me he’s obsessed, that he’s going to change my life, that he’ll never let me go. As more time passes, I wonder if it’s going to take a villain to get me my happily ever after. And Camden James just might be the right man for the role…”

LIVE! FANTASY ROMANCE/REVERSE HAREM!! MUST BE READ IN ORDER!!

“...Ripped from my mates. Taken by an evil who has it out for us all. And it’s all I can do to hold on, just hoping that they will find me before it’s too late. Because I’m in the clutches of someone who only wants one thing…power. Power that only I can give them. And I’m a second away from breaking.

But my captor is revealing secrets. Ones that have the potential to bring my world crumbling down...”