Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 11-01-2024

LIVE!! LANI LYNN VALE’S LATEST!!! SHE’S THE ONE BUT SHE’S ENGAGED TO SOMEONE ELSE…

“…Garrett Carter knew the moment he saw her years prior that she was the one. His one, however, had a fiancé. And she was rich. She also lived out of state. So what other option did he have but to let her go?

Years later, he sees her again at her worst. Her husband-to-be has stranded her on a hiking trail with a head wound, convinced she’s faking her blindness. Garrett takes one look at the injured Bindi Howe and knows there’s no way she’s faking it. Rushing her to the hospital, he gets her there just in time to save her life.

During the craziness, Garrett has no clue it’s her—his one. He leaves her there with her family and goes back home to his lonely life. Only fate intervenes for him a third time...”

—> SUPER-BARGAIN & I JUST ONE-CLICKED THIS SO HARD!!! BACK ON THE LIST ‘CAUSE READERS LOVE IT!!

Marriage of convenience between the vampire & the werewolf…

“…Misery has her own reasons to agree to this marriage of convenience, reasons that have nothing to do with politics or alliances, and everything to do with the only thing she’s ever cared about. And she is willing to do whatever it takes to get back what’s hers, even if it means a life alone in Were territory…alone with the wolf.”

Mona: I finished Bride by Ali Hazelwood this week. It was great! I highly recommend it to anyone that loves a good wolf shifter/vampire book. It’s not like any other shifter or vampire books I’ve ever read. I didn’t want to put it down and finished all 410 pages in two days. I didn’t want the story to end! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for me!

Tiffany: Just finished Bride by Aly Hazelwood and really enjoyed it. Was tentative cause paranormal is not her normal genre, but the paranormal was light-ish and the slow burn/misunderstandings/chemistry was on point.

Aurelya: Just finished Ali Hazelwood’s Bride (audiobook version), and I loved it! It’s not her normal STEM books, but it’s just great. Highly recommend!

—-> THE #2 BOOK IN AMAZON’S TOP 100 ANNNNND IT’S NORA ROBERT’S SUPER-BARGAIN!!! HE’S GRUMPY & SHE’S HIS SUNSHINY NEIGHBOR…

“…To the community, he’s a moody, out-of-work carpenter with a chip on his shoulder. To next door neighbor Shane Abbott, he’s just a man who needs a little kindness in his life. Vance’s suspicions of the stunning beauty’s intense interest in him start to fade when he realizes Shane’s compassion is honest and joyful…”

LIVE & IN THE TOP 100 ALREADY!! SHANNON MAYER’S LATEST FANTASY ROMANCE!!

“…The fate of the world rests on my shoulders as we hang on the edge of Ragnarök. And I can’t catch a freaking break. Not even for ice cream and strippers.

Facing down the monsters of my past left me on the cusp of death, wounded and running from the one person I trusted with my life. Havoc. 

My chosen mate is consumed by a curse so powerful it overrides his natural desire to protect me.  I have no doubt he will kill me if he catches me...”

FREIDA MCFADDEN’S LATEST IS —-> THE #1 BOOK ON ALL OF AMAZON KINDLE RIGHT NOW!! PSYCH-THRILLER BLURB JOLT ALERT! SHE’S MET THE PERFECT MAN…

“She’s looking for the perfect man. He’s looking for the perfect victim.

…finally, she hits the jackpot. Her new boyfriend is utterly perfect. He’s charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Sydney is swept off her feet.

Then the brutal murder of a young woman―the latest in a string of deaths across the coast―confounds police. The primary suspect? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them. Sydney should feel safe. After all, she is dating the guy of her dreams. But she can’t shake her own suspicions that the perfect man may not be as perfect as he seems...”

HISTORICAL WARTIME SUPER-BARGAIN!! ON LINDSAY’S BEST BOOKS OF 2023 LIST & Janie loved it too!

“The bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history’s deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story…

…Based on a true story, The Diamond Eye is a haunting novel of heroism born of desperation, of a mother who became a soldier, of a woman who found her place in the world and changed the course of history forever.“

Janie: It’s my favorite genre! Here are some of the ones I’ve read the last couple weeks: The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn (5 stars)

RECENTLY RELEASED & IT’S THE #3 ON AMAZON’S TOP 100!!! HE’S IN LOVE WITH HIS MAID!!

“…He’s a billionaire Duke, he owns a good ten per cent of the UK, and he’s been voted Britain’s Sexiest Aristocrat, but Oliver Harding still doesn’t know what to do about the massive crush he has on his cleaner. Lottie’s clumsy and really crap at her job, but her laugh is infectious, her smile lights up the room, she’s insanely good at chess, and he can’t stop thinking about her.

Aware of the power imbalance, he sets out to make her his, and he thinks he’s getting somewhere until she seriously betrays his trust. So now he tells himself he hates her, and he makes sure everyone knows it…”

SUPER-BARGAIN & IT’S A MOVIE NOW!!! AFTER THE SUDDEN DEATH OF HER HUSBAND…

“...her crazy Aunt Jean has offered Libby an escape: a job and a place to live on her farm in the Texas Hill Country. Before she can talk herself out of it, Libby is packing the minivan, grabbing the kids, and hitting the road.

Life on Aunt Jean’s goat farm is both more wonderful and more mysterious than Libby could have imagined. Beyond the animals and the strenuous work, there is quiet—deep, country quiet. But there is also a shaggy, gruff (though purportedly handsome, under all that hair) farm manager with a tragic home life, a formerly famous feed-store clerk who claims she can contact Danny “on the other side,” and the eccentric aunt Libby never really knew but who turns out to be exactly what she’s been looking for…”

R. Renee: The Lost Husband book is 100% my favorite of hers and I loved the movie (obviously) but definitely think the leads were miscast! (I know!!! 😬) That said, I’m pretty happy about the miscasting! …I recently found out Josh Duhamel was 15 minutes from my house filming The Lost Husband and I missed it! 

Kathy: …The Lost Husband. I started it last night and I am really enjoying it. It is not a wham bam romance and has a strong female lead so a nice change. I downloaded the Lost Husband based on your review. I love these best of lists and finding new authors.

—> IT’S THE #4 BOOK ON ALL OF AMAZON’S TOP 100 KINDLE!!! HE’S ANTI-CHRISTMAS

“…all was going according to plan until my nemesis, Storee Taylor, moved in next door to care for her Aunt Cindy. Without blinking, she turned my simple world into a real nightmare-before-Christmas, especially when she decided to enter the town Christmas Kringle contest – which she was determined to win.

Well guess what? Over my cold-hearted body. There was no way I was going to let her win, not after the history we’d shared. So despite my promise to myself of never participating in the sickening Christmas season, I entered the competition as well...”

SUPER-BARGAIN & I 5-STAR LOVED THIS ONE!! P.S. Here’s my review.

“…When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I’d pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring…until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up.

And then he opened his mouth.

Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something…unexpected happens.

The hot alien living next door marks me. You heard me. Alien…”

Carla: Oh I read this book last year. And I liked too. He trully is a bad boy, isn’t he?. And I stil don’t know if I love or hate him. Maybe both. hahahaha He was so mean sometimes, I really felt bad for her a lot of times. 

Tracy: I read this and couldn’t put it down. I was drawn in from the first chapter. I immediately downloaded and read book two and was loving it too…

Jackie: I have read this from start to finish in one evening. A great book Maryse, and I totally agree with everything you have said. There are similarities in the storyline to ‘That Book’ – I agree, and you’d have to be blind not to see them. BUT Katy and Daemon couldn’t be more different characters. She is sassy and spunky and absolutely full of attitude. He is arrogant , obnoxious and often downright horrible. I loved them both.

—> IT’S THE #5 BOOK ON AMAZON’S TOP 100 KINDLE BOOKS!! MYSTERY THRILLER!!

“...Relentless phone calls interrupt the peace of a warm August morning in Three Pines. Though the tiny Québec village is impossible to find on any map, someone has managed to track down Armand Gamache, head of homicide at the Sûreté, as he sits with his wife in their back garden.

Reine-Marie watches with increasing unease as her husband refuses to pick up, though he clearly knows who is on the other end. When he finally answers, his rage shatters the calm of their quiet Sunday morning. 

That’s only the first in a sequence of strange events that begin THE GREY WOLF, the nineteenth novel in Louise Penny’s #1 New York Times-bestselling series...”

SUPER-BARGAIN!!! THRILLER ALERT!!

“#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of the multimillion-copybestselling A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series comes a new blockbuster thriller about a road trip that turns deadly. 

Eight hours. Six friends. Five survive.

Red Kenny is on a road trip for spring break with five friends: Her best friend – the older brother – his perfect girlfriend – a secret crush – a classmate – and a killer. 

When their RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere with no cell service, they soon realize this is no accident...”

SUPER-BARGAIN F/F COZY FANTASY ROMANCE!! THE WITCH & THE… LIFE FORM? 😉

“...Sian is sure important magical discoveries are just around the corner, if she can just get her portals to work reliably.

Reaching the dimension of the Endless without being eaten on sight is a dream come true, and Sian is determined to explore every bit of it. For science, of course, not for the strangely adorable life-form who keeps popping up and trying to… flirt?...”

READER RECOMMENDATION!! NANCY LOVED IT! SHE’S HIDING OUT IN THE SMALL TOWN & HE’S THE SURLY MOUNTAIN MAN…

“…It was supposed to be a fresh start. A small town where I could hide my little girl from the shadows that haunt us. A place where I could keep us safe. The last thing I expected was him.

A surly, broody mountain of a man who helps me save an injured deer in a snowstorm.

Now, Roan Hartley keeps showing up with his glowers and grimaces. But they only make his rare smiles and the gentle way he talks to my daughter mean that much more…”

Nancy: A wonderful romance between a man who’s Super Grumpy but is mesmerized by a Sunshine Woman & her Adorable & Super Sweet Six-year-Old Daughter. Best Books of 2023 & Kindle Unlimited, too!

…It was amazing to his family how soon Roan’s a changed man and very protective of Aspen & Cady. He’d even was sleeping on her lumpy coach when he learned she was in danger and so was Cady. He thought they were his everything, and Aspen thought he was her savior. Roan uttered in his low voice, “You’re the light in the shadows. Always have been. Always will be.” I love the story of the three of them!

SHE’S “THE ONE” FOR HIM BUT SHE’S ENGAGED TO SOMEONE ELSE…

“…Garrett Carter knew the moment he saw her years prior that she was the one. His one, however, had a fiancé. And she was rich. She also lived out of state. So what other option did he have but to let her go?

Years later, he sees her again at her worst. Her husband-to-be has stranded her on a hiking trail with a head wound, convinced she’s faking her blindness. Garrett takes one look at the injured Bindi Howe and knows there’s no way she’s faking it. Rushing her to the hospital, he gets her there just in time to save her life. During the craziness, Garrett has no clue it’s her—his one.

He leaves her there with her family and goes back home to his lonely life...”