Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 03-29-2024

<— OVER 30 BOOKS ON TODAY’S LIST + OMG LOOK WHAT’S UP FOR PREORDER & IS #1 ON ALL OF AMAZON RIGHT NOW!! So I’m going to make that today’s Friday Finds feature because… WOW!!! What a find!!!!!
Get ready to fly or die in the breathtaking follow-up to Fourth Wing and Iron Flame from #1 New York Timesbestselling author Rebecca Yarros.
Deana: …happy three is coming!
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE FOUND TO READ FOR THE WEEKEND
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ALSO KNOWN AS THE FOURTH WING SERIES 😉
The Empyrean Series by Rebecca Yarros
ALSO KNOWN AS THE FOURTH WING SERIES 😉
Guess what book is up for preorder?????? Guess. Just do it!! Guess. Bet you can’t. 😉
BOOK. NUMBER. THREE!!!! —> Onyx Storm (The Empyrean Book 3)
Aimee: I got on the fourth wing bandwagon! ❤️❤️❤️ the second book was a major cliffhanger and I’m going to have withdrawals!!!
Jackie: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. Its taken over my life.
Nicole: Fourth Wing and Iron Flame have a chokehold on me. I’ve listened to them AND read them lol
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HOLY MOLY BLURB JOLT!!!!
The Last Stars in the Sky
BACK ON THE LIST ‘CAUSE KRISTINA IS LOVING IT + HOLY MOLY BLURB JOLT! Single mom starting over back in her hometown…
“…just eight hours after I tucked my daughters into bed, feeling so hopeful, the world as I knew it—as anyone knew it—was gone for good…”
Kristina: I’m in the middle of last stars in the sky. Holy moly is it good!
Maryse: I JUST ONE-CLICKED THIS ONE ’cause it sounds incredible!! And it’s SUPER-BARGAIN priced right now. YAY ME!!!
Michele G: I snagged it too!!
Maryse: I went down to scan the reviews real quick, and immediately saw the one word I was looking for that confirmed I wanted to one-click it ASAP!!! 😂
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FANTASY SERIES & MANDY IS DEVOURING IT!
The Plated Prisoner Series
FANTASY ROMANCE SERIES & MANDY IS DEVOURING IT!
“By bestselling author Raven Kennedy, comes the first book in a stunning new fantasy series, perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas and Jennifer L Armentrout.”
“…The fae abandoned this world to us. And the ones with power rule…”
Mandy: The Plated Prisoner Series by Raven Kennedy and they’ve all been so good! I’m on book 4 now and just can’t stop.
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Never Leave, Never Lie: An M/M Modern Gothic Romance by Thea Verdone <— LIVE!! M/M ROMANCE!! “…Never Leave, Never Lie is an angsty MM modern gothic romance that will appeal to fans of mental health representation, relationships in crisis, hurt/comfort, and a hard-fought happily ever after...”
CRAVING THE CHASE: A Dark MM Stalker Romance by Syn Blackrose <— LIVE!!! M/M ROMANCE!! “…When my eyes land on Chase, it’s game over. I want to keep him. I need to have my eyes on him at all times. I can’t keep away. Anyone who gets in my way…they die. When I finally get my prize, I will never let him go. My man. My craving. My Chase...”
An arranged marriage dark mafia romance series!
The Dominator Series
READER RECOMMENDATION! DIANA LOVED IT!
“An arranged marriage dark mafia romance” series
Diana: D.D. Prince’s Mafia series, The Dominator, Truth or Dare & Unbound and the spin off Saved about the little sister from Truth or Dare…I couldn’t put them down I read all four books in three days they were sooooo good! 👍🏼 📚❤️🎉🎊.
Maryse: I miss weekends where I would devour a trilogy in a weekend!! I’m going to look these up right now!! 😃
Diana: sooo good who doesn’t love a good Mafia bad boy romance where the guy is all about how you are MINE!!! Love it 😍 👍🏼 📖 hope you love them as much as I did. Also, D.D. Prince does a great Motorcycle Club series about a family. Just sayin’
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Finlay Donovan Series
FUN SUSPENSE MYSTERY SERIES THAT EVERYONE IS LOVING!!
Jeana: I’m reading Finlay Donovan is killing it, it’s wicked good
Marcy: I have been hearing a buzz about this. It sounds so exciting. I love a little thrill, mystery, and love all in one.
Tasha J: …comedy with mystery, I’m obsessed with Finlay Donovan is Killing It
Jody: I did make the mistake of starting the second Finlay Donovan book too late and ended up staying up waaaay later than I wanted to finish it.
KM Golland: Loved this one.
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RECENT RELEASE & JENNIFER IS LOVING IT!
If You Don’t Love Me We Both Die by C.M. Stunich
RECENT RELEASE & JENNIFER IS LOVING IT! HE’S A POP STAR & SHE SENDS HIM A NOTE…
“…Megastar Tam Eyre has no idea what to do with the crumpled note thrown at his head:
If you don’t love me, we both die.
Bubble-tea-obsessed college girl, Lakelynn Frost, has 365 days to make the world’s most famous pop star fall in love with her. If she can’t do it, an old family curse will kill them both. Might be a problem since she can’t get tickets to any of his sold-out concerts...”
Jennifer: I’m in the middle of If You Don’t Love Me, We’ll Both Die by CM Stunich. It’s amazingly good!
Simone: she’s fabulous.
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Reign of a Billionaire : A Dark Mafia Enemies-to-Lovers Romance (Billionaire Kings Book 4) by Eva Winners <— LIVE!! HE’S GOT A PLAN UNTIL HE CROSSES PATHS WITH HER… “...His skills are unparalleled. His motives clear. His lethality unquestionable. His only purpose is to obliterate the kingdom that had stolen more than his innocence from him. Until he crosses paths with a ghost from his past and he’s drawn into the woman’s web…”
Fallout (Benson First Responders Book 7) by Lisa Phillips <— LIVE!!! HE’S A DETECTIVE…
Forever Her Earl (Dukes Most Wanted Book 4) by Scarlett Scott <— LIVE!!! HISTORICAL ROMANCE!! “…Gareth Claremont, Earl of Rexingham, has only accompanied his wayward younger sister to a Yorkshire country house party to keep her out of trouble. As always, mayhem finds her. This time, in the form of a new friend, the gorgeous, thoroughly improper, utterly appalling hellion Miss Lucy Chartrand. Gareth intends to do everything he can to keep the ruinous influence of a wild hoyden like Miss Chartrand far from his impressionable sister…”
POPULAR SERIES & LIEZEL IS LOVING THIS ONE!!
Caught Up (Windy City Book 3) (Windy City Series)
THE BASEBALL PLAYER & THE BAKER!! POPULAR SERIES & LIEZEL IS LOVING THIS ONE!!
“…I let my dad talk me into using my time off to nanny for his star player’s kid. Kai Rhodes forgot how to have fun, and I’m eager to jog his memory. But when he and his son start to feel like home, I have to remind us both that my time in Chicago ends with the summer...”
Liezel: Caught Up by Liz Tomforde was great! Sports romance between a ⚾️ player and a 🎂 👩🍳 . Hes an amazing single dad too!
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JANNE LOVES THE SERIES!!
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Darkest Sins: An Age Gap Mafia Romance (Perfectly Imperfect Book 9) by Neva Altaj <— LIVE!! SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS SAVING AN INNOCENT MAN, BUT NOW… “...I may not see him, but I know he’s there. My angel of death, Lurking in the shadows, Watching over me. Protecting me, Before disappearing into thin air, Until we meet again…”
Take Her from You (McRae Bodyguards, #3) by Jolie Vines <— LIVE!! HE’S HER ROOMMATE “…Hiding out in the Scottish Highlands, I’ve fled my old life. I need a home for my little daughter, a job, and the eyeful of my roommate naked in the shower has me thinking I might need a hot Scottish boyfriend, too...”
Mike Bravo Ops: Zeus by Eden Finley <— LIVE!! M/M ROMANCE!!
LIVE!! THE LATEST BY MARIE FORCE!!
Dan & Kara: A Downeast Prequel
LIVE!! THE LATEST BY MARIE FORCE!!
“...They’re beloved members of the Gansett Island family…
But they’ve never had their own book until now! Dan Torrington and Kara Ballard take center stage for the first time ever in this prequel novel. Revisit their story from when they first appeared in FALLING FOR LOVE through HURRICANE AFTER DARK, with many new scenes, characters and backstories as we prepare to follow Dan and Kara to Bar Harbor, Maine, to deal with the most intense Ballard family drama yet...”
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PAM GODWIN’S LATEST! BACK ON THE LIST!!
Hills of Shivers and Shadows (Frozen Fate #1)
BACK ON THE LIST ‘CAUSE KIM & MONA LOVED IT!! ABDUCTED & IN A REMOTE CABIN IN ALASKA…
“…Abducted and taken to a remote cabin in Alaska, Frankie finds herself at the mercy of four feral men, each with his own dark secrets and twisted desires.
With nowhere to run, she must rely on her wits to survive the harsh winter, trapped with them. As she delves into their mysterious pasts, she uncovers an insidious evil that feeds on loyalty and uses love as a weapon...”
Kim: Pam Godwin’s Hills of Shivers & Shadows. EXCELLENT! Book 2 comes out in April and I can’t wait. There’s some twist I haven’t figured out yet and the end had me 🤯
Mona: I finished Hills of Shivers and Shadows by Pam Godwin yesterday. It is so good! I wasn’t going to read it yet because I prefer to wait for all books in a series to be out first (this is the first in a trilogy), but after I read the look inside section, I had to keep going. I literally fell asleep with my kindle in my hand, I couldn’t stop! If you have triggers, you need to read the warnings first. I can’t wait until next month when book two comes out!
Maryse: That one was giving me a serious blurb jolt and now even more after you said this!!! Thank you Mona!!
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READER RECOMMENDATION! ALICE LOVED IT!!!
Hello Stranger
READER RECOMMENDATION! ALICE LOVED IT!!!
“…When your eyes land on a complete stranger on the train, and the world around you stops. When the stranger says hello, and your heart stops, too. When the universe answers your prayers and he’s there, next day, on the train. A man so powerful – brooding with darkness and secrets. I knew there was going to be more. I wanted more.
When the stranger is reading one of your favourite novels, and you’re reading one of his…”
Alice: I just finished Hello Stranger by Jade West. Quite steamy, age gap 42/21, tear jerker. I felt it was a bit cheesy at times but I mostly loved the story. Some reviewers are saying it doesn’t have an HEA but in my opinion you come away feeling very good about the ending. I would definitely recommend it.
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Lips Like Sugar (Bluebird Basin Book 2) by Jess K Hardy <— FAKE DATE. REAL FEELS! “…Mira Harlow has finally lost it. Between running her bakery, parenting her 14-year-old son, and taking care of her mom, she’s a stretched-thin mess. But kissing a total—and totally gorgeous—stranger before begging him to be her date to the biggest wedding her small town has ever seen so her ex won’t think she doesn’t have one? That’s a whole new level of chaos, even for her...”
Up All Night (Mount Hope Book 1) by Annabeth Albert <— LIVE!! GRUMPY SUNSHINE FIREFIGHTER…
Plot Twist: Escape to Ireland with this heartwarming friends-to-lovers romantic comedy! by Breea Keenan <— LIVE!! SHE THOUGHT HER FELLOW AUTHOR WAS A WOMAN! “…when fellow writer Riley O’Connell invites Becca to the charming Irish countryside, she can’t pack her bags fast enough, even though they have never met. But happily-ever-after isn’t quite so simple. And Riley is not a sensitive female romance novelist like Becca assumed. No, he is definitely a man. A hot, six-foot tall, Irish man...”
Scars on my Heart (Willow Valley Book 5) by S.L. Sterling <— LIVE!! SINGLE MOM! “…Despite my reservations, I decided to take a chance on love again. But just when things start to look up, Zach’s ex-wife suddenly reappears, causing chaos in his life once more. Which somehow causes chaos in mine when my children begin acting out...”
Orphia And Eurydicius: A beautiful compelling story of love and creativity to inspire readers of Jennifer Saint, Madeline Miller and Nat by Elyse John <— LIVE!!
LIVE!! ENEMIES UNTIL A WAGER…
Wild River: A Small Town, Enemies to Lovers Romance (Magnolia Falls Series Book 2)
LIVE!! ENEMIES & THEN A WAGER…
“…Ruby Rose declared me the enemy before I had a chance to defend myself. I may be an attorney, but this girl had appointed herself judge and jury. And I’d never minded a good verbal sparring. There was a comfort in going to battle against the evil queen. Maybe it was just the recognition of one damaged soul to another. But the more we fought—the more I craved her. Until our arguing turned into a bit of a wager…”
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ALSO JUST WENT LIVE!!!
- Wild Love (Wilder Valley) by Kacey Shea
- Locked In Ice (Ice Breaker Cold Case Romance Book 9) by Cynthia Eden
- Out with the Tide (Never Harbor Book 2) by Julie Olivia
- Her Alien Husband (Monster Bites Book 7) by Michele Mills
- Release Me: The New Haven Series (Book #3) by JL Seegars
- Heartless Monster: An Enemies to Lovers Romance by Rachel Leigh
- Unchained Shadows (Silvercrest Academy Book 4) by KC KEAN
- Icing It: a why choose hockey rom com by Emma Foxx
- Moonstruck: A Sweet Celebrity Romance (Starstruck Love Stories Book 1) by Dana LeCheminant
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LIVE!! THE LATEST BY MARIE FORCE!!
Dan & Kara: A Downeast Prequel
LIVE!! THE LATEST BY MARIE FORCE!!
“This is an 87,000-word preview ahead of the upcoming DOWNEAST story, which will pick up right where Dan and Kara’s story left off in HURRICANE AFTER DARK.”
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ROM COM THAT WAS SO FUN!
That Guy: That Guy Series, Book 1
I LOVED THIS ONE (in print) but Kathy says audio is even better!
Kathy: A reread of That Guy by Kim Jones …the audio was even better than reading it in print.
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LIVE!!! HE’S A DETECTIVE…
Fallout: Benson First Responders, Book 7
LIVE!!! HE’S A DETECTIVE…
“...He loves his job as a cop, but one wrong move will bring it all crashing down. While the police department hunts a deadly kingpin, Jasper grapples with his own history and his place in a world that bleeds blue.
When he spots Destiny at a high society party, Jasper realizes things aren’t what they seem…”
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LIVE!! FAKE DATE TO A WEDDING!
Lips Like Sugar: Bluebird Basin, Book 2
LIVE!! FAKE DATE TO A WEDDING!!!!
“…The last thing drummer Cole Sanderson expects when he drives into the small ski town of Red Falls, Montana, is to score a date to his best friend’s wedding. But since his life in Seattle is stagnating, when the gorgeous, green-eyed bakery owner propositions him to be her long-distance boyfriend, stirring his punk-shenanigans roots to their core, he doesn’t even hesitate to tell her “Hell yes!”…”
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LIVE!! ENEMIES TO LOVERS!
Wild River: Magnolia Falls Series, Book 2
LIVE!! ENEMIES TO LOVERS!
“…the minute we crossed the line, there was no turning back. She was so far under my skin I couldn’t think straight. Feeling things that I’d never felt before was one thing. But knowing the clock was ticking was another.
Ruby Rose may have given me more than sixty seconds, but she wasn’t offering forever. And now my world doesn’t work without her in it. But how do I convince her to stay, when she already has one foot out the door?…”
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- Bossy Billionaire (The Billion-Dollar Men Book 1) by M. Robinson | Apr 1, 2024
- The HellBeast’s Soul (The HellBeast King Book 9) by Stephanie Hudson | Apr 1, 2024
- How to Kiss a Movie Star: A Sweet Romantic Comedy (How to Kiss a Hawthorne Brother Book 4) by Jenny Proctor – April 1st 2024
Avenging Angel by Kristen Ashley | Apr 2, 2024
- The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson | Apr 2, 2024
- Old Flames and New Fortunes by Sarah Hogle | Apr 2, 2024
- The Rule Book: A Novel by Sarah Adams | Apr 2, 2024
- Crave (Men of Inked Sinners Book 1) by Chelle Bliss | Apr 2, 2024
- The Rule Book: A Novel by Sarah Adams | Apr 2, 2024
- The Happiness Blueprint: A Novel by Ally Zetterberg | Apr 2, 2024
- Exposed (The Agents) by Brynne Asher | Apr 2, 2024
- Relative Strangers by A.H. Kim | Apr 2, 2024
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- Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez | Apr 2, 2024
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- The Sicilian Inheritance: A Novel by Jo Piazza | Apr 2, 2024
- Bridesmaid For Hire by Meghan Quinn | Apr 2, 2024
- Jump on Three (Savage Academy) by Julia Wolf and J. Wolf | Apr 4, 2024
- Sanctum: A Dark Bratva Arranged Marriage Romance (Wicked Vows) by Jane Henry | Apr 12, 2024
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