Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 03-21-2025

LIVE!!! THE LATEST BY KANDI STEINER!! CELEBRITY ROMANCE FAKE RELATIONSHIP & she’s falling for him…

“…Aleksander Suter has been my best friend since high school—and the only man who’s ever been able to truly get under my skin. With his reputation for trouble and a smirk that could melt ice, he’s also the NHL’s favorite bad boy. 

When my publicist’s plan to fix my image collides with his need to clean up his own, we find ourselves in a fake engagement that feels too real from the start. Now, I’m releasing my new album, putting on a show for the paparazzi I usually try to dodge, and falling too fast for a man who never falls for anyone…”

LIVE!! AND IN AMAZON KINDLE’S TOP 10!!! LAURA PAVLOV’S LATEST!! SHE’S NOT STAYING IN TOWN FOREVER & SHE NEEDS A FAKEBOYFRIEND…

“…She’s staying in my brother’s rental house while I’m temporarily living in the guest house. And now she needs a favor. A fake boyfriend. I’ll dote on her for a few weeks, she’ll return the favor so my boss’s daughter will stop nagging me, and then we’ll part ways. It seems simple enough.

Until we end up in the same shower. And then the same bed. The lines are blurring...”

HOLY MOLY —-> LOOKIT WHAT JUST WENT LIVE!!

“In a world where love and danger are a heartbeat apart, will Camille’s decision save the Maddoxes… or destroy them?

The highly anticipated sequel to #1 New York Times bestseller BEAUTIFUL OBLIVION.

Infertility is a quiet thief, dismantling not only possibilities but parts of Camille herself. She’s learned to live with the ache, yet doubt lingers; it chips away at her sense of self, leaving her to question if she’s still the woman Trenton Maddox married. All around her, life moves forward—friends celebrate milestones, families grow—while she remains stuck, watching from the sidelines...”

LIVE!! ESCAPING HER ABUSIVE EX & SHE’S PREGNANT!

“…Biding my time until I can make a clean escape is the safest option, especially because my ex grows more volatile with every passing day. Unfortunately, by the time I find a window to put my plans in motion, I’m already thirty-eight weeks pregnant.

It doesn’t matter if it’s an inconvenient time for a move across the country. I take the chance, knowing I won’t get another. Maine is like a whole different world when I’m used to Arizona, but I make the best of it. Only my little one decides to make her arrival early and during a snowstorm, no less.

Morris and his twin packmates, Hayes and Hael, come to the rescue, but the baby won’t wait…“

LIVE!! SHE WAS CAMPING & A SHIFTER ABDUCTS HER AND FORCES HER TO WORK FOR HIS HAREM…

Surrounded by wolves, she has to rely solely on her wits to survive…

“...When a werewolf kills several campers and abducts her, Eva must adapt quickly if she is to survive the ordeals he has in store for her.

Ryder may be incredibly sexy, but he’s got no romantic interest in Eva, already having a harem of five beautiful female werewolves to satisfy his every pleasure. Eva’s job is simple: to clean and cook for this group of volatile monsters and avoid being eaten, which is especially hard considering the fact that Ryder’s harem has a history of adding maids to their menu.

In order to survive, Eva will have to navigate a complicated web of pack politics and rules of the supernatural world as well as uncover her captor’s dark and tragic past. But as she struggles to outsmart her enemies and find a way back to freedom, Eva’s moral code will be put to the test and she will have to confront the question of who and what a monster really is.“

LIVE!! AND #2 ON ALL OF AMAZON KINDLE RIGHT NOW! M/M ROMANCE!! CRIMINAL TEACHING CRIMINAL LAW

“...I keep these impulses in check, rarely indulging in mayhem. Until one night of debauchery backfires, and I’m caught by a villain. I bury the entire ordeal with the rest of my skeletons.

That is, until that night walks into my classroom in the form of my new professor. Kayden Lockwood. A criminal who’s teaching criminal law…”

“Kiss the Villain is a dark MM romance. Please check the author’s note for content warnings before diving in. While this book can be enjoyed as a standalone, diving into the Legacy of Gods series will give you a deeper connection to the characters.”

HUNGER GAMES ALERT!! THE #1 BOOK ON ALLOF AMAZON KINDLE RIGHT NOW!! IT STARTED AS A TRILOGY & NOW… HOLY MOLY BOOK #5!!!!

“The phenomenal fifth book in the Hunger Games series!When you’ve been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for?

As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes.

Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves.

When Haymitch’s name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He’s torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who’s nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he’s been set up to fail. But there’s something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena.”

LIVE!! A MAGICAL LOVE FLOWER…

“…a mystery flower pops up in her garden—a flower that only blooms in the presence of true love. Never one to shy away from a little magic, Sophie convinces her best friend, Peter, to help her use the flower to find her soulmate.

But after an unexpected kiss with the one man she never thought she’d fall for, Sophie starts to wonder if she’s looking for love in all the wrong places…”

SUPER-BARGAIN!! THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME…

“…When aspiring antiques dealer Eleanor Cole is handed the chance of a lifetime to work for the Hunt Corporation, the renowned antiques dealers, she doesn’t think twice. Only to discover she’ll be working up close and personal with the notorious and insanely irresistible Becker Hunt. He is a man famous for getting what he wants, and Becker wants Eleanor.

But as Becker pulls her deeper into his world, she discovers there’s more to him than meets the eye. And falling for Becker goes from being foolish to dangerous...”

LIVE!! DARK BIKER ROMANCE & HE KIDNAPS HER!!

“…he kidnaps me and hides me away at the Southern Sadists MC compound. His threats keep me from running even though my past trauma begs me to flee. I shouldn’t want him like I do. But the ruse of our fake relationship has lines blurring with every pretended touch of affection, and the way his hungry gaze practically devours me.

His dominance has me submitting more than just my fragile past, along with my tears, my anger, and my pleasure. But there’s one secret I haven’t shared with him…”

LIVE!! ROCKSTAR ROMANCE!!

“She’s the only girl to turn me down. But I’m a rockstar. And I always get what I want. I should’ve known Tatum Taylor was nothing but a pretty little liar when I caught her trying to sneak into my concert. After I let her into the arena, then saw her in the crowd, I couldn’t help but invite her onto the stage and take a birthday shot with her.

We spent one night together before I asked for her number and she warned me to keep my distance. She’s engaged, after all. Or so I thought, until we run into each other again. Now she’s my pretty little maid...”

SUPER-BARGAIN!! FAMOUS AUTHOR DIES…

“…A great writer knows when to deliver a juicy plot twist. But for one author, the biggest twist of all is her own murder.

With a number of hit titles and a highly anticipated movie tie-in, celebrated novelist Columbia Jones is at the top of her game. Fans around the world adore her. But on the final night of her latest book tour, one face in the crowd makes the author collapse. And by the next morning, she’s lying dead in a pool of blood.

Columbia’s death shocks the world and leaves Darian, her daughter and publicist, reeling...”

LIVE!! HER ITALIAN TOUR GUIDE!!

“…There are two types of people: planners and chaos-makers. I, Katie Crawford, am the former—color-coded, laminated, and ready for anything. So when my fiancé dumps me for being too Type A, I do the logical thing: fly to Italy with my cougar aunt’s senior-swingers’-bus-tour to prove I can be spontaneous.

The plan: Loosen up. Be fun. Win my fiancé back. The problem: Him. Matteo Monti—ridiculously gorgeous, charming, and smug. My Italian tour guide who treats life like a never-ending holiday...”

LIVE!! DARK FORBIDDEN ROMANCE!!

“Forgive me Father for I have sinned… I have had impure thoughts about my priest. I’ve done unspeakable things with my stepbrother. I enjoy watching my stepbrother and his best friend. I want them to watch me too.

Forgive me Father for I want to sin… When the small-town church fundraiser ends up with me being chased by masked men, I know they’ll make a sinner out of me...”

SUPER-BARGAIN!! PEPPER WINTERS FORCED MARRIAGE & SHE HATES HIM!!!

“THREE YEARS Since I ran away for the night, danced in New York streets, and almost got killed in an alley by two thieves. Until he showed up and saved me. 

THREE DAYS  Since I threw a drink at the man my father expected me to marry, then found myself slammed against a wall with Penn Everett’s seductive voice whispering a proposal I couldn’t refuse. 

THREE HOURS To fall into hate with the man who reminded me of so many things and hid so much behind his lies. He couldn’t be the man who saved me three years ago…but there’s something so familiar…

THREE MINUTES For our relationship to switch from no-strings to marriage. He announced it to my father—he’s ecstatic. He told my friends—they’re shocked. But he didn’t ask me, he commanded me—and I’m livid...”

FAKE CELEBRITY ROMANCE!! THE LATEST BY KANDI STEINER

“Save Your Breath is book four in the Kings of the Ice series: a series of interconnected standalones following a team of professional hockey players and the women who bring them to their knees. They do not need to be listened to in order, but you will gain glimpses of future characters/couples in each book.”

M/M ROMANCE!!

“From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a scorching standalone professor/student dark MM romance set in the Legacy of Gods’ world.

My darkness meets a darker soul.”

LIVE!! SHE’S HAD A CRUSH ON THIS FAMOUS RACE CAR DRIVER…

“…Charlotte Walker’s at an impasse in life. Not sure what her plan is after graduation, she jumps at the chance for a little breathing room to explore her options while traveling the world with her brother and his Formula 1 team. What’s even better is being around Lucas Adler, AlphaVite Racing’s star driver and tattooed Greek god come to life. He’s been her crush for years and being together in such close quarters, their sizzling chemistry can’t be denied...”

ROCK STAR ROMANCE!!

“...I should’ve known Tatum Taylor was nothing but a pretty little liar when I caught her trying to sneak into my concert. After I let her into the arena, then saw her in the crowd, I couldn’t help but invite her onto the stage and take a birthday shot with her. We spent one night together before I asked for her number and she warned me to keep my distance.

She’s engaged, after all…”