The “Best Books” lists that have come my way this year have been pretty great but always in groups of 7 or 3. LOL! This one is 8. My favorite number!! Thank you Nancy for letting us know what you loved, and I can’t wait to explore each one of these.
Let’s begin, shall we? 🙂
My favorite reads have been:
King Of Nothing by Aurora Rose Reynolds <— SMALL BEACH TOWN ROMANCE!!
“I met him when my ship was sinking, and I clung to him through the storm. Little did I know he needed me as much as I needed him…
This is a complete standalone with a happily ever after”
SMALL BEACH TOWN ROMANCE!!
King Of Nothing
SMALL BEACH TOWN ROMANCE!!
“…I met him when my ship was sinking, and I clung to him through the storm. Little did I know he needed me as much as I needed him.
The first time I saw Roman Dante King, he stuck out like an odd puzzle piece that got mixed up in the wrong box. It wasn’t his blue eyes in the dim light of the bar, the tattoos that covered his arms and hands, or even his arrogant personality. It was something else—something I couldn’t see—that told me he didn’t belong in our small beach town on the Oregon coast...”
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Fragile Sanctuary by Catherine Cowles <— HER GRUMPY, RECLUSIVE CONTRACTOR!
“…The scowl should’ve been my first clue to stay far away from Anson Hunt. The sexy smirk and the fact that he’s my brother’s best friend? Reasons two and three. Not to mention, he’s the new contractor working on my house.
He’s everything I’m not: grumpy, rude, and more than a little attached to his solitude. It doesn’t matter how many times I try to kill him with kindness; the man simply won’t crack.
Until he sees me shatter...”
LIVE!! THE LATEST BY CATHERINE COWLES
Fragile Sanctuary (Sparrow Falls Book 1) by Catherine Cowles
LIVE!! THE LATEST BY CATHERINE COWLES —> HER BROTHER’S GRUMPY BEST FRIEND (BUT HE HAS SECRETS)…
“…He’s everything I’m not: grumpy, rude, and more than a little attached to his solitude. It doesn’t matter how many times I try to kill him with kindness; the man simply won’t crack.
Until he sees me shatter.
Because when my world comes crashing down around me, Anson is the one catching me as I fall. And as so-called accidents start plaguing every part of my life, it’s Anson who steps in to keep me safe…”
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Through the Glen by Samantha Young <— OPPOSITES ATTRACT!!
“An Amazon Top 100 Bestseller
He’s a cynical, world-weary Londoner. She’s a shy Scot. They might seem like opposites, but a few weeks in the Highlands will bring them together in ways they can’t imagine…”
Branden: Through the Glen by Samantha Young
it’s a cute and fun series… …This one is the third and it’s been really good so far(68%)
THE LATEST BY SAMANTHA YOUNG IS LIVE!! BLURB JOLT!!
Through the Glen (The Highlands Series #3)
LIVE!! BLURB JOLT!! THE HOUSEKEEPER (who’s actually a bestselling crime writer) and nobody knows except the screenwriter…
“…As a housekeeper at the exclusive Ardnoch Estate, shy Sarah McCulloch feels invisible most days. No one really knows her, and they definitely don’t know she’s a bestselling crime writer. She dreams of seeing her series on screen and believes only one person can develop it for television.
On the day she quits the estate for good, she shares her secret with club member, Theo, and asks him to consider her books. Sarah never expected him to say yes…“
Branden: Through the Glen by Samantha Young it’s a cute and fun series… …This one is the third and it’s been really good so far(68%)
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Slap Shot Surprise by Melanie Harlow <— HOCKEY STAR IS THE GROOMSMAN!
“From USA Today and #1 Amazon Bestselling Author Melanie Harlow comes a Spicy Small Town, Surprise Pregnancy, Hockey Romance.
In my defense, I thought the plane was going to crash. Otherwise, I never would have blurted out those embarrassing things to a perfect stranger. Did I mention he turned out to be a scorching hot superstar of professional hockey? But wait, there’s more.
When the plane lands safely, I rush off, praying I’ll never have to face him again. My luck holds out for less than twenty-four hours, when I realize he’s a groomsman at the wedding I’m attending…”
MELANIE HARLOW’S LATEST!!
Slap Shot Surprise (Cherry Tree Harbor Book 5)
ONE NIGHT STAND WITH THE HOCKEY STAR SHE CONFESSED TO…
“...When the plane lands safely, I rush off, praying I’ll never have to face him again. My luck holds out for less than twenty-four hours, when I realize he’s a groomsman at the wedding I’m attending.
We end up having a drink and a good laugh about my panicked confessions, and when he invites me up to his room for some no-strings-attached fun, I say yes. After all, a headboard rattling one-night stand with a guy who knows how to put the puck in deep isn’t something a bookworm like me ever thought she’d experience.
Neither are those two little pink lines. Now what’s crashing are all the plans Joe Lupo and I had for our lives–separately...”
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My Favorite Boss by Melanie Moreland <— HER GRUMPY BOSS!
“Get ready to laugh out loud in the office from New York Times bestselling author Melanie Moreland –
My new boss—Alexander Bane. Aptly named since he’s the bane of my existence. Please isn’t in his vocabulary. He grunts, growls, and demands. If only he didn’t look so sexy when doing so. If only his mouth weren’t so addictive when kissing mine.
He’s quickly becoming my favorite boss. Which is wrong…”
HER GRUMPY BOSS!
My Favorite Boss: A grumpy sunshine office romance
HER GRUMPY BOSS!
“…My new boss—Alexander Bane. Aptly named since he’s the bane of my existence. Please isn’t in his vocabulary. He grunts, growls, and demands. If only he didn’t look so sexy when doing so. If only his mouth weren’t so addictive when kissing mine.
He’s quickly becoming my favorite boss. Which is wrong…
Author’s note: For those on the lookout for a hero who’s so charming when he’s bossy that it makes you want to follow his orders just to keep him talking.“
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Unbind by Elodie Hart <— BILLIONAIRE IS NOT SUCH A VILLAIN…
Adam Wright may be a self-made billionaire, but he’s also a beast. Most children grow up hating a storybook villain. Based on the injuries that man inflicted on my brother, I grew up hating a real one. When he sort-of kidnaps me and drags me back to his fairytale mansion, it feels like yet another cliché antihero stunt.
Here’s the thing, though. Most villains don’t weep real tears when they see you having a diabetic episode. They don’t abandon their billion-pound empire so they can roll up their sleeves and pull your company back from the brink of bankruptcy. They don’t put you first, care for you, at every single opportunity, dammit.
Unbind is an age gap, enemies to lovers, billionaire romance that can be enjoyed on its own or as part of the Alchemy series. It has no third act breakup, a big HEA, and a whole host of other tropes, too:
THE BILLIONAIRE VILLAIN!
Unbind
THE BILLIONAIRE VILLAIN OF HER WORLD!
Adam Wright may be a self-made billionaire, but he’s also a beast. Most children grow up hating a storybook villain. Based on the injuries that man inflicted on my brother, I grew up hating a real one. When he sort-of kidnaps me and drags me back to his fairytale mansion, it feels like yet another cliché antihero stunt.
Here’s the thing, though. Most villains don’t weep real tears when they see you having a diabetic episode. They don’t abandon their billion-pound empire so they can roll up their sleeves and pull your company back from the brink of bankruptcy. They don’t put you first, care for you, at every single opportunity, dammit.
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Woman By the Lake by Kristen Ashley <— STARTING OVER IN A NEW TOWN
“…The minute she arrives, she knows it’s perfect. The very night of her arrival, however, someone—or something—is scratching at her window.
The next morning, she meets her one and only neighbor, Doc Riggs. He’s a rough, good-time guy who rubs Nadia wrong immediately. They clash, and neither of them are happy to be sharing their lake.
But soon, Nadia learns the lore around her cabin…”
KRISTEN ASHLEY’S LATEST ROMANCE THRILLER!!
The Woman by the Lake (Misted Pines Series #3) by Kristen Ashley
KRISTEN ASHLEY’S LATEST ROMANCE THRILLER!! HE’S HER GRUMPY NEIGHBOR & THERE’S LORE ABOUT HER CABIN…
“…Nadia Williams needs somewhere peaceful to sort through her grief after her mother is brutally murdered. She finds a cozy cabin at the side of a tranquil lake in the quaint town of Misted Pines in the Pacific Northwest. The minute she arrives, she knows it’s perfect.
The very night of her arrival, however, someone—or something—is scratching at her window.
The next morning, she meets her one and only neighbor, Doc Riggs. He’s a rough, good-time guy who rubs Nadia wrong immediately. They clash, and neither of them are happy to be sharing their lake.
But soon, Nadia learns the lore around her cabin, and how the townsfolk are certain it’s haunted by the ghost of the man who was murdered there fifteen years before...”
And here’s the entire series in order.
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The Hero She Wants by Anna Hackett
“…Hayden Sinclair loves her work. It keeps her far away from the liars, cheats, and phonies in Washington D.C. But when she’s abducted from her archeological dig in Nicaragua, she’s plunged into a life-or-death situation. Her captors plan to use her as a bargaining chip, and Hayden knows she has to escape.
What she never expected was to collide with the world’s biggest, grumpiest rescuer…”
HER GRUMPY RESCUER!!
The Hero She Wants (Unbroken Heroes Book 2)
HER GRUMPY RESCUER!!
“...Hayden Sinclair loves her work. It keeps her far away from the liars, cheats, and phonies in Washington D.C. But when she’s abducted from her archeological dig in Nicaragua, she’s plunged into a life-or-death situation. Her captors plan to use her as a bargaining chip, and Hayden knows she has to escape.
What she never expected was to collide with the world’s biggest, grumpiest rescuer. On the run in the jungle with six and a half feet of rugged, muscular, scowling man, she finds Shep rude and annoying. But as her captors ruthlessly hunt them, she also discovers a man who’ll risk his own life to protect hers...”
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