Thursday, June 6, 2024

Weekly Newsletter - June 6, 2024

 



This weekend we just hung out at home. But Wednesday they had literacy night at my daughter's school filled with books, games, snacks & prizes. 

Today is my daughter's chorus concert. 

Plus I have been rearranging and scanning in all my books into Libib app. 

And, my friend has been reading the ACOTAR series for the first time, so I have been sending art & memes & we've been talking about it. 

Unfortunately I haven't gotten much reading in this week. But if all goes to plan I should be getting Leather and Lark today to start this weekend! 




What I Read This Week:

Title: Atticus 
Series: Ravenhood Academy
Author: C.L. Easton
Release Date: June 2023

So, I wanted to love this book- I loved the cover & was excited to dive in. Unfortunately I put it down at 39% - I may pick it up again in the future but for now, I think I am DNF'ing it. 


What I Watched This Week: 


What I Listened To This Week: 


Weekly Meme: 





Title: A Cowboy in the Streets
Release Date: May 31 
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Blurb: 

From USA Today best selling author Elizabeth Bright comes a new grumpy/sunshine, single dad, steamy romance set in wild and beautiful Colorado.

Working as the head trainer at Lodestar Ranch is my chance to prove I have what it takes as a woman in a man's world. The only problem? My boss is the world’s grumpiest cowboy…and I can’t keep my eyes off him.

Between running the ranch and being a single dad, Adam Hale has the weight of the world on his shoulders. But beneath his gruff exterior is a man who is fiercely loyal and compassionate. His heart has been broken and he’s not looking to repeat the experience.

After chasing my dad’s approval my whole life, I know better than to get my heart tangled. But it’s hard not to melt for this man—and his son.

When things get heated at a local rodeo, I have to remind him: We’re not at the ranch. He’s not my boss here…unless he wants to be.


Title: Kit-Kat 
Series: Maw of Mayhem MC 
Author: AK Nevermore 
Release Date: May 31

Blurb: 

Grimdarke James’ problems have gone from bad to worse. Ousted from his MC and on the run, all he wants is to keep Kit safe while he sets things right. But calling in a favor drops more than trouble into his lap.


As he tries to salvage what’s left of the Maw of Mayhem, forces close in on them and tensions rise. New allies are found and old loyalties are put to the test. So is Grim’s relationship with Kit when someone from his past tries to come between them.


Kit doesn’t share and the threat to her position as Grim’s mate raises her hackles. With her heat triggered, she’s running on instinct and battle lines are drawn. Can Grim win back his MC, and prove he’s the man for her, or will he lose it all?


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Title: Xander 
Series: Forbidden Ice - Hockey Gods of Olympus series
Release Date: June 1

Blurb: 
She only fought battles for others… never expecting someone to wage a war for her. 
 
Calm. Calculating. Disciplined.
 
Xander Maxwell thrives on controlling his emotions. The ruthless hockey player leaves it all on the ice but is levelheaded outside the rink. Until he comes face to face with his estranged father’s beautiful young bride.
 
Jordan—a walking wet dream with heart-stopping curves, a sunshine smile, golden hair, and bright blue eyes. He shouldn’t be enticed. His only goal is to no longer live under his father’s thumb. It doesn’t matter that Jordan is the most beautiful woman on earth or that she radiates like the sun itself.
 
There is only one problem. She is everywhere—in his thoughts, in every one of his bones, even in his blood. She has snuck into his dreams, and he can’t wrench her out.

***

Successful, affectionate, and warm.
 
Jordan Banks makes a career out of selling the perfect life. With clients consisting of the wealthy and famous elite, there is no room for error. Perfection is everything, especially to her controlling husband.
 
The only part of her life she hasn’t perfected is the one that matters the most—family.
 
When Xander returns home after years, it’s an opportunity to cement the close-knit family dynamic she has always craved. After all, she is closer to him in age than her husband. The unlikely bond she forges with Xander isn’t part of the plan, though. Nor does she expect to see the same suffocating loneliness reflected in his eyes, the one she’s found within her marria"ge.
 
Their undeniable connection comes at a cost. A series of devastating secrets come to light, shattering her not-so-perfect life and leaving only Xander to shield her from the glancing blows.
Jordan is used to fighting battles for her clients, but it’s Xander who wages a war for her.
 
Xander is a steamy reverse age-gap hockey romance. This dark book is inspired by Helen of Troy and the myths surrounding The Gods of Olympus. It includes explicit content and is only recommended for mature readers.


Title: Wait For You 
Series: Fireweed Harbor 
Author: J.H. Croix 
Release Date: June 3 

Blurb: 

A swoony, small town romance from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix!


When a grumpy billionaire falls first.

We’re just going to be friends, right? My kind of forever is staying single. It took too many years to escape my disaster of a marriage. As a single mom who’s barely scraping by, most men don’t even notice me. So when Adam Cannon almost kisses me, I’m not expecting it.

I’m definitely not expecting him to propose more. Despite a firm commitment to never being committed, I can’t resist Adam. It’s just a few kisses, I tell myself.

Adam is everything I never expected. Protective, loyal, and hot enough to melt a few glaciers. I tell him we can’t let things get complicated. I’m a woman with a messy past and definitely from the wrong side of town. By the time things have gone well past complicated, I’m falling hard and Adam might be the only man who can catch me.

Adam & Tessa’s story is perfect for readers who love: he falls first, billionaire heroes, slow burn, friends to lovers, small town shenanigans, emotional romance with a dash of angst, plenty of swoon, and a deeply loyal cinnamon roll hero with a protective streak.

*A full-length, standalone romance.


Title: Leather & Lark 

Series: The Ruinous Love trilogy

Author: Brynne Weaver 

Release Date: June 4

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Blurb: 

Contract killer Lachlan Kane wants a quiet life working in his leather studio and forgetting all about his traumatic past. But when he botches a job for his boss’s biggest client, Lachlan knows he’ll never claw his way out of the underworld. At least, not until songbird Lark Montague offers him a deal: use his skills to hunt down a killer and she’ll find a way to secure his freedom. The catch? He has to marry her first. 

 

And they can’t stand each other. 

 

Indie singer-songwriter Lark is the sunshine and glitter that burns through every cloud and clings to every crevice that Lachlan Kane tries to hide inside. The surly older brother of her best friend’s soulmate, Lachlan thinks she’s just a privileged princess, but Lark has plenty of secrets hiding in the shadows of her bright light. With her formidable family in a tailspin and her best friend’s happiness on the line, she’s willing to make a vow to the man she’s determined to hate, no matter how tempting the broody assassin might be. 


As Lachlan and Lark navigate the dark world that binds them together, it becomes impossible to discern their fake marriage from a real one. But it’s not just familiar dangers that haunt them. 

There’s another phantom lurking on their doorstep. 


And this one has come for blood.


Title: The Ashes & the Star Cursed King 

Series: Crown of Nyaxia series

Author: Carissa Broadbent

Release Date: June 4 

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Blurb: 
Love is a sacrifice at the altar of power.

In the wake of the Kejari, everything Oraya once thought to be true has been destroyed. A prisoner in her own kingdom, grieving the only family she ever had, and reeling from a gutting betrayal, she no longer even knows the truth of her own blood. She’s left only with one certainty: she cannot trust anyone, least of all Raihn.

The House of Night, too, is surrounded by enemies. Raihn’s own nobles are none too eager to accept a Turned king, especially one who was once a slave. And the House of Blood digs their claws into the kingdom, threatening to tear it apart from the inside.

When Raihn offers Oraya a secret alliance, taking the deal is her only chance at reclaiming her kingdom–and gaining her vengeance against the lover who betrayed her. But to do so, she’ll need to harness a devastating ancient power, intertwined with her father’s greatest secrets.

But with enemies closing in on all sides, nothing is as it seems. As she unravels her past and faces her future, Oraya finds herself forced to choose between the bloody reality of seizing power – and the devastating love that could be her downfall.

Title: In the Hour of Crows

Author: Dana Elmendorf

Release Date: June 04 

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Blurb: 

Where the Crawdads Sing meets Practical Magic in this engrossing and atmospheric debut that follows young Weatherly Wilder as she uses her unique gift to solve her cousin’s mysterious murder and prove her own innocence, set in the beautiful wilds of Appalachia and imbued with magic realism.


In a small town in rural Georgia, Appalachian roots and traditions still run deep. Folks paint their houses blue to keep the spirits way. Black ferns grow, it’s said, where death will follow. And Weatherly Wilder’s grandmother is a local Granny Witch, relied on for help delivering babies, making herbal remedies, tending to the sick—and sometimes serving up a fatal dose of revenge when she deems it worthy. Hyper-religious, she rules Weatherly with an iron fist; because Weatherly has a rare and covetable gift: she’s a Death Talker. Weatherly, when called upon, can talk the death out of the dying; only once, never twice. But in her short twenty years on this Earth this gift has taken a toll, rooting her to the small town that only wants her around when they need her and resents her backwater ways when they don’t—and how could she ever leave, if it meant someone could die while she was gone?


Weatherly’s best friend and cousin, Adaire, also has a gift: she’s a Scryer; she can see the future reflected back in a dark surface, usually her scrying pan. Right before she’s hit and in a bicycle accident, Adaire saw something unnerving in the pan, that much Weatherly knows, and she is certain this is why the mayor killed her cousin—she doesn’t believe for a moment that it was an accident. But when the mayor’s son lays dying and Weatherly, for the first time, is unable to talk the death of him, the whole town suspects she was out for revenge, that she wouldn’t save him. Weatherly, with the help of Adaire’s spirit, sets out to prove her own innocence and find Adaire’s killer, no matter what it takes.


Title: I Can't Even 
Series: Carter Brothers
Release Date: June 4

Blurb:

Ellodie Cassandra Solaire made a single, solitary New Year’s resolution.

That resolution was set in stone, and she wouldn’t be breaking it, no matter what.

It was simple: Say yes to every person who asks her out on a date until she finds a boyfriend.

Easy, right?

Wrong.

She breaks that New Year’s resolution three months into the year after a guy gives her serial killer vibes.

Fast forward three months, and she’s unhappily saying yes to any man who asks.

Until one day, there she is, eating a chicken burrito waiting for traffic to clear, and he appears like a knight in shining armor.

One second, she’s counting down the seconds until the parade dissipates so she can go home, and the next, a car is flying through the air directly beside her, courtesy of a hot cop performing a PIT maneuver.

It’s during the middle of the arrest when Quaid Carter’s eyes find hers.

From that moment on, she’s lost to anyone else but him.

The only problem is that serial killer vibe she got off of her potential date a few months ago isn’t just a vibe. It’s a full-blown obsession. And the serial killer decides that she won’t be the one to get away.

Quaid Carter has different ideas, though.


Title: The Wren in the Library
Author: K.A. Linde
Release Date: July 4 


Blurb: 

Can you love the dark when you know what it hides?


Some things aren’t supposed to exist outside of our imagination.

Thirteen years ago, monsters emerged from the shadows and plunged Kierse’s world into a cataclysmic war of near-total destruction. The New York City she knew so well collapsed practically overnight.

In the wake of that carnage, the Monster Treaty was created. A truce...of sorts.

But tonight, Kierse—a gifted and fearless thief—will break that treaty. She’ll enter the Holly Library...not knowing it’s the home of a monster.

He’s charming. Quietly alluring. Terrifying. But he knows talent when he sees it; it’s just a matter of finding her price.

Now she’s locked into a dangerous bargain with a creature unlike any other. She’ll sacrifice her freedom. She’ll offer her skills. Together, they’ll put their own futures at risk.

But he’s been playing a game across centuries—and once she joins in, there will be

no escape...

Title: Never Say Never 
Series: Gravel Hill Boys 
Author: Karen Cimms
Release Date: June 4 

Blurb: 

Sometimes opposites attract a little too well…


Love isn’t for me. I learned that lesson the hard way.

I did, however, feel entitled to a tipsy, one-night stand with a sexy stranger. And it was amazing. Until I woke up alone…to cold sheets…and a Starbucks gift card.

Two months and two pink lines later, everything is about to change. But that’s not my biggest problem.

Turns out the father-to-be is a famous country music star known for his rockstar lifestyle…and he’s also a client of my PR firm.

Naturally, I never expected Ian Donahue—yes, the Ian Donahue—to step up and actually want to be a dad. But he did.

Even more shocking?

He wants me too—in a forever kind of way.

Now I’m wondering if a reformed playboy and a billionaire heiress with trust issues can turn an accident into a happily ever after.

I’m skeptical.

But, hey…never say never.


Never Say Never, book 2 in The Gravel Hill Boys series, is a spicy, enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, surprise pregnancy contemporary romance that can be read as a standalone.


Title: The Trouble With Bad Boys Anthology 
Release Date: June 4 

Blurb: 

THE TROUBLE WITH BAD BOYS…


They're not the forever type, but the chemistry is too intense to ignore. Their touch sets you on fire. Their kiss makes you crave more. They'll draw you in with their sophisticated charm, break the rules... and your heart. Everything about them is wrong, yet you can’t stay away.


Because sometimes… bad is better.


Don't miss these rugged rebels and the strong women who tame their wild hearts!


*100% of proceeds from this set will benefit Operation Underground Railroad to support victims of human trafficking.


Title: Crossroads 
Series: Haven River Ranch
Author: Devney Perry 
Release Date: June 4 

Blurb: 

A sweeping small-town romance about love, loss, and a Montana legacy from USA Today bestselling author Devney Perry.


I met West Haven when I was eight years old. He taught me to play poker when I was nine, and we made paper airplanes together when I was eleven. He kissed me when I was sixteen. He was the best part about my family's summer vacations to Montana. He was the boy who stole my heart. I was twenty-three when life ripped us apart.


Years later, I'm breaking my vow and returning to the ranch, not as a guest but its new owner. West might want me gone, but even he has to admit the only way to save his family's legacy is with my help.


It's not easy working side by side and facing those old memories. But this situation is only temporary. We're at a crossroads. And as long as I don't let myself fall in love with West Haven again, maybe this is our chance to put those ghosts to rest. Maybe this time we'll finally be able to say goodbye.


Title: Should Have Run 
Series: The Lake Spark World
Author: Evey Lyon 
Release Date: June 4

Blurb: 

Holden is older and a single dad. And due to a favor owed from his hockey days, he's the man I just moved in with…


The moment I walked into the office as the new interior designer for the man my dad used to coach, I knew trouble loomed. Holden is a retired hockey player who now owns a hotel. He’s also trying to balance his single-dad life. Against all better judgment, when he has a crisis with his kids, I end up moving my suitcase into his guest room due to an old favor I owe. I didn't expect to be adding nanny to my resume, but it leads me and Holden into our own secret little world.


Where we give in, and we can’t seem to stop.


Lust takes over, and the bond between us grows stronger. Holden might be conflicted by his allegiance to his old team rules and devotion to his kids, but a glimpse of something special nearly tears him apart. Now we’re stuck at a crossroads. Because Holden is looking at me with a realization that a future for us may be too big of a jump. I see it on his face that he thinks we're in too deep, and if he could go back in time before the lines were crossed between us, that’s probably when he should have run…


Holden and Lexi bring the feels and steam in this age-gap, forced-proximity, single-dad love story. Should Have Run is the second standalone book in the small-town Lake Spark Inn series, which is part of the Lake Spark world.


Title: Quicksilver
Series: Fae and Alchemy series
Author: Callie Hart
Release Date: June 4 

Blurb: 

From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Callie Hart comes a brand new, highly addicting enemies-to-lovers Romantasy with razor-sharp banter, heart-stopping action, and blistering hot romance that you won’t be able to put down!


Do not touch the sword.

Do not turn the key.

Do not open the gate.


In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn’t much a girl wouldn’t do for a glass of water.

Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen’s reservoirs for as long as she can remember.

But a secret is like a knot.

Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone.

When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently reopens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares…but it turns out they’re real, and Saeris has landed herself right in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed.

The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist’s magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him… or her.

Death has a name.

It is Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate.

His past is murky.

His attitude stinks.

And he’s the only way Saeris is going to make it home.

Be careful of the deals you make, dear child.

The devil is in the details…


N.B. Quicksilver contains depictions of graphic violence/adult situations and is therefore recommended for readers 17+.


Title: Cruel King of New York
Series: the Arccardi Twins duet
Release Date: June 4 

Blurb: 

Seducing the enemy was the goal—not falling for my mafia boss. 

As a rookie spy, my first mission is to seduce the Irish mafia boss's brother and prove he is behind the threat to the mafioso in The Big Apple. 

It’s a dream job. 

Except my new boss is sucking all the joy from my life. Don Joshua Accardi seems way too invested in my personal safety, and he’s constantly scolding me for taking too many risks. 

Gone is the friendly older guy I knew growing up. His ex’s betrayal changed him. Now, Joshua is a cold, controlling man living his life by a rigid set of self-imposed rules. 

He thinks he can push me around and I’ll do his bidding like every other woman in the city. 

But I enjoy pushing back and seeing him lose his cool is the ultimate high. 

Sparks constantly fly, and it’s not long before we cave to our insane chemistry. 

Joshua has wormed his way into my heart, but the downside of loving a powerful man is getting noticed by his enemies. 

Now, I’m a target and my mission just got a lot more dangerous. 


Title: Psycho Love
Series: Psycho trilogy; Sons of Khaos series
Author: N.O. One
Release Date: June 6 
Blurb: 
The world stopped spinning as I crossed the finish line. What should have been a time for celebration turned into my worst nightmare..

Nothing, not even my brothers, can stop the inevitable.

The Rebels are all going to die and I won’t stop until I fulfill that promise.

But when my past decides to pay me a little visit, it’s nearly impossible to keep my emotions in check.

Anger, happiness, disappointment, elation…Her actions have me questioning the simple principles of science .

The memory of our whispered promises, “No secrets, no lies”, keeps me awake at night, her betrayal too deep to forget. Her abandonment too cruel to forgive.

The night I finally go up against Cain in the illegal street race, after calling him out for the number one spot, marks the turning point in my life.

It’s a new day, with new rules, and this time…I’m playing to win.


Title: Pucking Forbidden Hearts
Series: Pucking Dark Hearts 
Release Date: June 6 

Blurb: 

Sneaking around with my best friend's father wasn't a part of my plans. We tried to resist, but we can't help ourselves. Did I mention, he's also my boss?

 

To keep suspicion from us, I decide to see other guys—specifically the new goalie for the Opal Springs Ghouls, and their defenseman, who I've had a crush on for ages. They love burning up the ice and my heart.

 

When all three of them get together, they hatch a plan to make me theirs forever. The problem? It might destroy us instead.

 

**This is a RH/why choose hockey romance with darker themes and pregnancy trope.**


Title: When Kings Rise
Series: The O'Sullivan's Brides series 
Author: Vi Carter
Release Date: June 7 
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Blurb: 

My rivals are Dons; I am a King.


Three brides have been chosen for my pleasure and displeasure. One of them will become a King’s consort; the others will be discarded.


Until my decision is made, I get to feast on them all.


They are mine.


After the demise of my uncle, the O’Sullivan family has yet to choose the new Don. With two brothers and a vengeful, unhinged cousin also vying for the position, tension is rising in an already dangerous business.


Especially since no one knows that I’m responsible for my uncle’s disappearance.


Enter the Hands of Kings, a global cult with the ability to replace CEOs, Presidents, and Popes. And their leader, Victor, has his eye on me.


Few men were made to be Kings and Victor has plans for me, plans that do not require my approval.


But an unseen enemy is hiding and they know my secrets. They are manipulating the people around me with the intention of taking my crown.


A King is not so easily dethroned, especially when threats are made toward me and mine.


No one shall have my brides.


When Kings Rise is a dark mafia romance, intensified by the presence of a cult, with mature themes, mature language, and very mature steam.



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Author: AJ Merlin
Release Date: June 10 
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Release Date: June 11
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Release Date: June 14 



Title: Wicked Scandal 
Series: Misfits series 
Author: Rachel Leigh 
Release Date: June 14


Title: Wings of Dusk
Series: Arcane Angels series
Author: R.K. Lilley 
Release Date: June 18


Title: Honey Cut
Series: Lyonesse series
Author: Sierra Simone 
Release Date: June 18 


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Author: Teagan Hunter 
Release Date: July 02 
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Author: Rainelyn 
Release Date: July 10



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