It’s Hide Your Wallet time! This is where we talk about upcoming books that release this month, and we do our damnedest not to feel the sting of overdraft fees. Below are the books we’re personally waiting to read, but here are a few others that might be on your TBR pile:
- Artemis by Andy Weir ( A | BN | K | G | AB ) is out – MOON HEIST!
- E.L. James returns to her Fifty Shades series with Darker ( A | BN | K | G ).
- Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series is still going with Hardcore Twenty-Four ( A | BN | K | G | AB ).
- The Brightest Embers by Jeaniene Frost ( A | BN | K | G | AB ) is the third book in the Broken Destiny series.
What books are you desperate to read this November?
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The Bride Who Got Lucky
Author: Janna MacGregor
Released: October 31, 2017 by St. Martin's Paperbacks
Genre: Historical: European, Romance
Series: The Cavensham Heiresses #2On Sale for $1.99!
He would do anything to protect her. Even marry her…
The son of a cold-hearted duke, Nicholas St. Mauer isn’t one to involve himself in society…or open his own heart to anyone. But driven by honor, the reclusive Earl of Somerton feels obliged to keep a watchful eye on Lady Emma Cavensham. She possesses a penchant for passions unbecoming a woman that finds Nick in constant peril of losing his well-structured solitude. She even dared kiss Nick once—an utterly unladylike, and delightful, lapse…
Emma can’t deny the appeal of the earl’s attention, and occasional affection, but she has no need for a man. There are worse fates than spinsterhood, as Emma knows too well. She still mourns the loss of her dear friend Lena, and is determined to prove Lena’s husband responsible for her death before he lures another innocent woman into a brutal marriage. But as Emma pursues her prey, a compromising moment upends all her plans. Now, with gossip swirling and her reputation in tatters, Nick may be the only man brave enough to join in Emma’s cause. . .and fight for her heart.
Elyse says: The second book in the series features a revenge narrative which I love.
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Deadly Rumors
Author: Cheris Hodges
Released: October 31, 2017 by Dafina
Genre: Romantic Suspense, RomanceElite investigator Zoe Harrington isn’t about to be fooled twice. She knows all the tempting by-any-means-necessary games FBI agent Carver Banks will use to close a case. So when he needs her help with a missing person case, she’s happy to charge him double the fee—and keep his sizzling moves at arm’s length. But when the search strikes too close to home, Zoe finds the passion between them reigniting past the danger point . . .
Carver doesn’t want to deceive Zoe again. He’s never stopped wanting the sexy private detective who can match him play for passionate play. But she’s at the top of a hit list. And he’ll do whatever it takes to keep her out of harm’s way—until Zoe uncovers his true agenda. Now, how can he prove his love for her is real? And with time running out, will their one chance to survive mean losing each other forever?
Elyse says: A romantic suspense set around a missing person’s case: totally my catnip.
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Bonfire
Author: Krysten Ritter
Released: November 7, 2017 by Crown Archetype
Genre: Mystery/ThrillerIt has been ten years since Abby Williams left home and scrubbed away all visible evidence of her small town roots. Now working as an environmental lawyer in Chicago, she has a thriving career, a modern apartment, and her pick of meaningless one-night stands.
But when a new case takes her back home to Barrens, Indiana, the life Abby painstakingly created begins to crack. Tasked with investigating Optimal Plastics, the town’s most high-profile company and economic heart, Abby begins to find strange connections to Barrens’ biggest scandal from more than a decade ago involving the popular Kaycee Mitchell and her closest friends—just before Kaycee disappeared for good.
Abby knows the key to solving any case lies in the weak spots, the unanswered questions. But as Abby tries to find out what really happened to Kaycee, she unearths an even more disturbing secret—a ritual called “The Game,” which will threaten the reputations, and lives, of the community and risk exposing a darkness that may consume her.
With tantalizing twists, slow-burning suspense, and a remote, rural town of just five claustrophobic miles, Bonfire is a dark exploration of the question, can you ever outrun your past?
Elyse says: I’m very interested in Ritter’s literary debut.
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City of Lies
Author: Victoria Thompson
Released: November 7, 2017 by Berkley
Genre: Historical: American, Mystery/Thriller
Series: Counterfeit Lady #1Elizabeth Miles scours 1920’s Washington, D.C. for a killer in the first Counterfeit Lady novel from the author of the New York Times bestselling Gaslight mysteries.
Every woman plays a part—but some are more dangerous than others…
Like most women, Elizabeth Miles assumes many roles; unlike most, hers have made her a woman on the run. Living on the edge of society, Elizabeth uses her guile to relieve so-called respectable men of their ill-gotten gains. But brutal and greedy entrepreneur Oscar Thornton is out for blood. He’s lost a great deal of money and is not going to forgive a woman for outwitting him. With his thugs hot on her trail, Elizabeth seizes the moment to blend in with a group of women who have an agenda of their own.
She never expects to like or understand these privileged women, but she soon comes to respect their intentions, forming an unlikely bond with the wealthy matriarch of the group whose son Gabriel is the rarest of species—an honest man in a dishonest world. She knows she’s playing a risky game, and her deception could be revealed at any moment, possibly even by sharp-eyed Gabriel. Nor has she been forgotten by Thornton, who’s biding his time within this gilded orbit, waiting to strike. Elizabeth must draw on her wits and every last ounce of courage she possesses to keep her new life from being cut short by this vicious shadow from her past.
Sarah says: Historical mystery with a con woman heroine. HELLO, THERE.
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Highland Dragon Rebel
Author: Isabel Cooper
Released: November 7, 2017 by Sourcebooks Casablanca
Genre: Historical: European, Paranormal, Romance
Series: Dawn of the Highland Dragon #2By wing, by claw
By fire, by death
So long as dragons rule the skies, Scotland will forever be free.After a long and bloody war, Scotland has finally won its independence. But Highland dragon Moiread MacAlasdair knows peace balances on the edge of a blade, and she will do anything to keep her homeland from falling to English control.
Even if that means escorting a powerful new ally into the otherworld itself…and defending him with her life.
Madoc of Avandos is on a critical mission to cement alliances against the British. Powerful men would kill to see him fail—but as he and his fiercely beautiful warrior fight their way through hostile lands, Madoc is faced with a difficult choice: sacrifice everything for the cause…or let himself burn for the love of a dragon.
Sarah says: I just reviewed book one, but this is going to be so exciting to read: dragon warrior heroine.
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Renegades
Author: Marissa Meyer
Released: November 7, 2017 by Feiwel & Friends
Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult
Series: Renegades #1From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Marissa Meyer,comes a high-stakes world of adventure, passion, danger, and betrayal.
Secret Identities.
Extraordinary Powers.
She wants vengeance. He wants justice.The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies—humans with extraordinary abilities—who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established peace and order where chaos reigned. As champions of justice, they remain a symbol of hope and courage to everyone…except the villains they once overthrew.
Nova has a reason to hate the Renegades, and she is on a mission for vengeance. As she gets closer to her target, she meets Adrian, a Renegade boy who believes in justice—and in Nova. But Nova’s allegiance is to a villain who has the power to end them both.
Amanda says: I have a weakness for heroines out for vengeance.
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The Rule of Luck
Author: Catherine Cerveny
Released: November 7, 2017 by Orbit
Genre: Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy
Series: Felicia Sevigny #1A thrilling new science fiction series — perfect for fans of character-driven SF adventure. Linnea Sinclair, author of the Dock Five Universe novels calls it “an edge-of-your-seat ride.”
Year 2950. Humanity has survived devastating climate shifts and four world wars, coming out stronger and smarter than ever. Incredible technology is available to all, and enhancements to appearance, intelligence, and physical ability are commonplace.
In this future, Felicia Sevigny has built her fame reading the futures of others.
Alexei Petriv, the most dangerous man in the TriSystem, will trust only Felicia to read his cards. But the future she sees is darker than either of them could ever have imagined. A future that pits them against an all-knowing government, almost superhuman criminals, and something from Felicia’s past that she could never have predicted, but that could be the key to saving — or destroying — them all.
Amanda says: I think this is a physical book release for a book that was originally digital, but I don’t care. I crave more scifi with romance in my life.
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Someone to Wed
Author: Mary Balogh
Released: November 7, 2017 by Berkley
Genre: Historical: European, Regency, Romance
Series: Westcott #3A very practical marriage makes Alexander Westcott question his heart in the latest Regency romance from the New York Timesbestselling author of Someone to Hold.
When Alexander Westcott becomes the new Earl of Riverdale, he inherits a title he never wanted and a failing country estate he can’t afford. But he fully intends to do everything in his power to undo years of neglect and give the people who depend on him a better life. . . .
A recluse for more than twenty years, Wren Heyden wants one thing out of life: marriage. With her vast fortune, she sets her sights on buying a husband. But when she makes the desperate—and oh-so-dashing—earl a startlingly unexpected proposal, Alex will only agree to a proper courtship, hoping for at least friendship and respect to develop between them. He is totally unprepared for the desire that overwhelms him when Wren finally lifts the veils that hide the secrets of her past. . . .
Elyse says: Balogh is a favorite author of mine, and I’m curious about a scarred heroine.
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Steal the Stars
Author: Nat Cassidy
Released: November 7, 2017 by Tor Books
Genre: Science Fiction/FantasySteal the Stars, a debut novel by Nat Cassidy, is based on the debut science fiction podcast from Tor Labs.
Dakota “Dak” Prentiss guards the biggest secret in the world.
They call it “Moss.” It’s your standard grey alien from innumerable abduction stories. It still sits at the controls of the spaceship it crash-landed eleven years ago. A secret military base was built around the crash site to study both Moss and the dangerous technology it brought to Earth.
The day Matt Salem joins her security team, Dak’s whole world changes.
It’s love at first sight—which is a problem, since they both signed ironclad contracts vowing not to fraternize with other military personnel. If they run, they’ll be hunted for what they know. Dak and Matt have only way to be together: do the impossible. Steal Moss and sell the secret of its existence.
And they can’t afford a single mistake.
Amanda says: It’s a book based on a podcast. So of course, now I have to listen to the podcast.
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The City of Brass
Author: S.A. Chakraborty
Released: November 14, 2017 by Harper Voyager
Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy
Series: The Daevabad Trilogy #1Step into The City of Brass, the spellbinding debut from S. A. Chakraborty—an imaginative alchemy of The Golem and the Jinni, The Grace of Kings, and One Thousand and One Nights, in which the future of a magical Middle Eastern kingdom rests in the hands of a clever and defiant young con artist with miraculous healing gifts
Nahri has never believed in magic. Certainly, she has power; on the streets of 18th century Cairo, she’s a con woman of unsurpassed talent. But she knows better than anyone that the trade she uses to get by—palm readings, zars, healings—are all tricks, sleights of hand, learned skills; a means to the delightful end of swindling Ottoman nobles.
But when Nahri accidentally summons an equally sly, darkly mysterious djinn warrior to her side during one of her cons, she’s forced to accept that the magical world she thought only existed in childhood stories is real. For the warrior tells her a new tale: across hot, windswept sands teeming with creatures of fire, and rivers where the mythical marid sleep; past ruins of once-magnificent human metropolises, and mountains where the circling hawks are not what they seem, lies Daevabad, the legendary city of brass?a city to which Nahri is irrevocably bound.
In that city, behind gilded brass walls laced with enchantments, behind the six gates of the six djinn tribes, old resentments are simmering. And when Nahri decides to enter this world, she learns that true power is fierce and brutal. That magic cannot shield her from the dangerous web of court politics. That even the cleverest of schemes can have deadly consequences.
After all, there is a reason they say be careful what you wish for . . .
Amanda says: The heroine is described as “a con woman of unsurpassed talent” who inadvertently summons a powerful djinn.
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Into the Drowning Deep
Author: Mira Grant
Released: November 14, 2017 by Orbit
Genre: Horror
Series: Rolling in the Deep #1New York Times bestselling author Mira Grant, author of the renowned Newsflesh series, returns with a novel that takes us to a new world of ancient mysteries and mythological dangers come to life.
Seven years ago, the Atargatis set off on a voyage to the Mariana Trench to film a “mockumentary” bringing to life ancient sea creatures of legend. It was lost at sea with all hands. Some have called it a hoax; others have called it a maritime tragedy.
Now, a new crew has been assembled. But this time they’re not out to entertain. Some seek to validate their life’s work. Some seek the greatest hunt of all. Some seek the truth. But for the ambitious young scientist Victoria Stewart this is a voyage to uncover the fate of the sister she lost.
Whatever the truth may be, it will only be found below the waves.
But the secrets of the deep come with a price.
Amanda says: Grant writes great horror!
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Queen Victoria’s Matchmaking
Author: Deborah Cadbury
Released: November 14, 2017 by PublicAffairs
Genre: NonfictionA captivating exploration of the role in which Queen Victoria exerted the most international power and influence: as a matchmaking grandmother.
As her reign approached its sixth decade, Queen Victoria’s grandchildren numbered over thirty, and to maintain and increase British royal power, she was determined to maneuver them into a series of dynastic marriages with the royal houses of Europe.Yet for all their apparent obedience, her grandchildren often had plans of their own, fueled by strong wills and romantic hearts. Victoria’s matchmaking plans were further complicated by the tumultuous international upheavals of the time: revolution and war were in the air, and kings and queens, princes and princesses were vulnerable targets.Queen Victoria’s Matchmaking travels through the glittering, decadent palaces of Europe from London to Saint Petersburg, weaving in scandals, political machinations and family tensions to enthralling effect. It is at once an intimate portrait of a royal family and an examination of the conflict caused by the marriages the Queen arranged. At the heart of it all is Victoria herself: doting grandmother one moment, determined Queen Empress the next.Redheadedgirl says: The tangled web of Victorias grandchildren and their marriages is FASCINATING.
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Unscrewed
Author: Jaclyn Friedman
Released: November 14, 2017 by Seal Press
Genre: NonfictionWhat bestselling authors like Sheryl Sandberg and Brigid Schulte have done for women’s work lives, Jaclyn Friedman does here for women’s sexuality: spark a culture-wide rethink about what’s accepted as normal, urging us all to try for something better. Not only that: she does it with warmth, irreverence, and candor reminiscent of Roxane Gay in Bad Feminist, and the fiery conviction of her own co-edited anthology Yes Means Yes!
In Unscrewed, Friedman reveals that the anxiety and fear women in our country feel around issues of their sexuality are not, in fact, their fault, but instead are side effects of our toxic culture. Dubbed the “era of fauxpowerment,” that culture gives women the illusion of sexual power, with no actual power to support it. Exploring where media, religion, politics, and education overlap with feminist issues, Unscrewed breaks down the causes and signs of fauxpowerment, then gives readers tools to take it on themselves.
Redheadedgirl says: Full disclosure: Jaclyn was my roommate and is one of my very good friends. Unscrewed explores the toxic culture that surrounds women and sexuality, and what we can do about it.
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By the Currawong’s Call
Author: Welton Marsland
Released: November 20, 2017 by Escape Publishing
Genre: Historical: Other, LGBTQIA, RomanceA small town, a new arrival, and a love that is as undeniable as it is unlawful…
Victoria, Australia, 1891
Anglican priest Matthew Ottenshaw receives his first posting in tiny Dinbratten, two days’ ride from his Melbourne home. Determined to honour his calling as best he can, he throws himself into the footy mad, two-pub town, navigating the dusty streets, learning the gossip, and striking up a friendship with Jonah Parks, the resident police sergeant and local bona fide hero.
A police officer and a priest often find themselves needed at the same place, and Jonah and Matthew’s friendship deepens quickly, as they set about their business of protecting the bodies and souls of Dinbratten’s residents. When a bushfire threatens the town, and Matthew’s inexperience with fire endangers the church buildings, Jonah comes to the rescue, and a reckless kiss in the midst of the chaos takes their friendship to forbidden.
Neither Matthew nor Jonah can go back to the way things were before, but continuing their relationship puts everything at risk: their jobs, their friends, even their lives. In the outback town of Dinbratten where everyone knows everything about everyone else, how can they ever expect to keep a secret this explosive?
Sarah says: A romance between an Anglican priest and a police sergeant in Australia in 1891: again, HELLO, THERE.
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The House on Foster Hill
Author: Jamie Jo Wright
Released: November 21, 2017 by Bethany House Publishers
Genre: Mystery/ThrillerKaine Prescott is no stranger to death. When her husband died two years ago, her pleas for further investigation into his suspicious death fell on deaf ears. In desperate need of a fresh start, Kaine purchases an old house sight unseen in her grandfather’s Wisconsin hometown. But one look at the eerie, abandoned house immediately leaves her questioning her rash decision. And when the house’s dark history comes back with a vengeance, Kaine is forced to face the terrifying realization she has nowhere left to hide.
A century earlier, the house on Foster Hill holds nothing but painful memories for Ivy Thorpe. When an unidentified woman is found dead on the property, Ivy is compelled to discover her identity. Ivy’s search leads her into dangerous waters and, even as she works together with a man from her past, can she unravel the mystery before any other lives–
including her own–are lost?Elyse says: This book has a haunted house in Wisconsin. I’m just bummed its not out in time for Halloween.
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Hard Cover
Author: Jamie Schmidt
Released: November 21, 2017 by Loveswept
Genre: Contemporary Romance, RomanceHe can read her like a book. But will he give her a happy ending?
Dawn: I’d do anything to keep my bookstore. It’s a safe place for all women, somewhere to let their freak flags fly. I call it sex-positive. The menfolk call it smut. That’s how I met Rory Parker, the local billionaire trying to shut me down on behalf of the “moral majority.” He walked in with an offer I couldn’t refuse . . . except I did. Now Rory wants to play dirty. Well, he picked the wrong bookseller. Let’s see how much support he still has after people get a load of the little movie I recorded of the two of us going at it like wild animals in my shop.
Rory: I could care less how Dawn Nolan makes her money. The only thing I care about is how much she’s making. Her bookstore isn’t the kind of upscale attraction my investors want in this sleepy little tourist trap, so it’s got to go. But when Dawn personally finds out how I treat bad girls who misbehave, she seems to enjoy it as much as I do. Now I just need to destroy the copies of that video she’s threatening to post—as soon as I stop watching it. The trouble is, when I’m with her, all I want to do is get started on the sequel.
Amanda says: The heroine owns a sex-positive bookstore!
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Sweet Tea and Sympathy
Author: Molly Harper
Released: November 21, 2017 by Gallery Books
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Romance
Series: Southern Eclectic #1Beloved author Molly Harper launches a brand new contemporary romance series, Southern Eclectic, with this story of a big-city party planner who finds true love in a small Georgia town.
Nestled on the shore of Lake Sackett, Georgia is the McCready Family Funeral Home and Bait Shop. (What, you have a problem with one-stop shopping?) Two McCready brothers started two separate businesses in the same building back in 1928, and now it’s become one big family affair. And true to form in small Southern towns, family business becomes everybody’s business.
Margot Cary has spent her life immersed in everything Lake Sackett is not. As an elite event planner, Margot’s rubbed elbows with the cream of Chicago society, and made elegance and glamour her business. She’s riding high until one event goes tragically, spectacularly wrong. Now she’s blackballed by the gala set and in dire need of a fresh start—and apparently the McCreadys are in need of an event planner with a tarnished reputation.
As Margot finds her footing in a town where everybody knows not only your name, but what you had for dinner last Saturday night and what you’ll wear to church on Sunday morning, she grudgingly has to admit that there are some things Lake Sackett does better than Chicago—including the dating prospects. Elementary school principal Kyle Archer is a fellow fish-out-of-water who volunteers to show Margot the picture-postcard side of Southern living. The two of them hit it off, but not everybody is happy to see an outsider snapping up one of the town’s most eligible gentleman. Will Margot reel in her handsome fish, or will she have to release her latest catch?
Amanda says: This is giving me some heavy Sweet Home Alabama vibes and I love that movie so much.
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A Hope Divided
Author: Alyssa Cole
Released: November 28, 2017 by Kensington
Genre: Historical: American, Romance
Series: The Loyal League #2The Civil War has turned neighbor against neighbor–but for one scientist spy and her philosopher soldier, war could bind them together . . .
For three years of the War Between the States, Marlie Lynch has helped the cause in peace: with coded letters about anti-Rebel uprisings in her Carolina woods, tisanes and poultices for Union prisoners, and silent aid to fleeing slave and Freeman alike. Her formerly enslaved mother’s traditions and the name of a white father she never knew have protected her–until the vicious Confederate Home Guard claims Marlie’s home for their new base of operations in the guerilla war against Southern resistors of the Rebel cause.
Unbeknowst to those under her roof, escaped prisoner Ewan McCall is sheltering in her laboratory. Seemingly a quiet philosopher, Ewan has his own history with the cruel captain of the Home Guard, and a thoughtful but unbending strength Marlie finds irresistible.
When the revelation of a stunning family secret places Marlie’s freedom on the line, she and Ewan have to run for their lives into the hostile Carolina night. Following the path of the Underground Railroad, they find themselves caught up in a vicious battle that could dash their hopes of love–and freedom–before they ever cross state lines.Sarah says: It’s going to be terrific, and I cannot wait to read it.
Redheadedgirl says: GIVE IT TO ME RIGHT NOW PLEASE!
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The Lady Travelers Guide to Larceny with a Dashing Stranger
Author: Victoria Alexander
Released: November 28, 2017 by HQN Books
Genre: Historical: European, Romance
Series: The Lady Travelers Society #2Join the Lady Travelers Society in their latest romantic misadventure, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Alexander
She must secure her future
A lady should never be obliged to think of matters financial! But when Lady Wilhelmina Bascombe’s carefree, extravagant lifestyle vanishes with the demise of her husband, her only hope lies in retrieving a family treasure—a Renaissance masterpiece currently in the hands of a cunning art collector in Venice. Thankfully, the Lady Travelers Society has orchestrated a clever plan to get Willie to Europe, leading a tour of mothers and daughters…and one curiously attentive man.
He must reclaim his heritage
Dante Augustus Montague’s one passion has long been his family’s art collection. He’s finally tracked a long-lost painting to the enchanting Lady Bascombe. Convinced that the canvas had been stolen, he will use any means to reclaim his birthright—including deception. But how long before pretend infatuation gives way to genuine desire?
Now they’re rivals for a prize that will change everything
Willie and Dante know they’re playing with fire in the magical moonlit city. Their common quest could compromise them both…or lead them to happily-ever-after.
Redheadedgirl says: I love Alexander, and with a title like that…
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Wrong to Need You
Author: Alisa Rai
Released: November 28, 2017 by Avon
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Romance
Series: Forbidden Hearts #2Alisha Rai returns with the second novel in her sizzling Forbidden Hearts series!
He wasn’t supposed to fall in love with his brother’s widow…
Accused of a crime he didn’t commit, Jackson Kane fled his home, his name, and his family. Ten years later, he’s come back to town: older, wiser, richer, tougher—and still helpless to turn away the one woman he could never stop loving, even after she married his brother.
Sadia Ahmed can’t deal with the feelings her mysterious former brother-in-law stirs, but she also can’t turn down his offer of help with the cafe she’s inherited. While he heats up her kitchen, she slowly discovers that the boy she adored has grown into a man she’s simply unable to resist.
An affair is unthinkable, but their desire is undeniable. As secrets and lies are stripped away, Sadia and Jackson must decide if they’re strong enough to face the past…and step into a future together.
Redheadedgirl says: I just finished reading this and OH MY GOD I liked it better than Hate to Want You. LOVED IT!
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Maureen Smith’s follow up to “Wicked Games” is due out any day. “The Swede” is two years in the making. I can’t wait to read it.
Looking forward to the next installment of Jackie Ashenden’s Billionaire Fairy Tales Series, THE BIG BAD BILLIONAIRE (based on Little Red Riding Hood). I had jotted down that it was scheduled for release November 3; was really bummed when I double-checked and saw the publication date is November 21. Oh well, that will give me something to read over Thanksgiving.
I’m soooo looking forward to Santino Hassell’s Citywide. It’s book 5.5 in his Five Burroughs series. Not at all standalone. I haven’t been this obsessed with a series and a new book in a long time.
Is it just my disdain for “love” at first sight that makes “the only solution is to steal the alien from the military and sell the secret of its existence” seem like a less-good idea than keeping it in your pants? (“It” being pants feelings, not the alien. Keeping an alien in your pants would be a whole other story, with a premise I’d be more likely to buy.) As is, it sounds like I’d be rooting for the military rather than the horny, thieving, greedy (can’t just GIVE AWAY the secret, have to SELL it?) oath-breakers.
Closely followed by blackmailing somebody with a sex tape… Look, I’m a fan of anti-heroes, but there’s a cutoff to the acceptable level of scummy behavior I can get on board with.
Swindling Ottoman nobles, for instance, is fine. Wish-listed City of Brass.
I’m also really bothered by the sex tape blackmail plotline. Filming someone without their knowledge or consent isn’t “sex positive”, it’s horrible. Threatening to release it without their permission is unforgivable.
@Ren, it looks like the heroine is the one doing the blackmailing with the sex tape (which doesn’t make it any better).
Plus, in this day of Amazon/online mail order, I have to wonder how an independent sex-bookstore is going to stay in business anyhow.
Loretta Chase’s A Duke in Shining Armor. A rakish duke, a bespectacled runaway bride…I have never anticipated anything more.
@MirandaB: Yeah, I just didn’t know if anti-heroine was a thing. And if it is, it shouldn’t be “a woman acting like a shitty dude” any more than an anti-hero should be “a shitty dude.” Especially in a ROMANCE. How badly can people treat each other and plausibly get to happily ever after? Lately I’ve been wondering if the next “edgy” thing will be HEA with domestic violence because people have lost their damn minds.
@Ren & Miranda: I posted in last month’s What Are You Reading about Jill Sorenson’s RIDING DIRTY: a really well-written book that went off the rails in a scene where the hero sexually assaults the heroine because he thinks she has betrayed him (she has, in part, but to me that’s irrelevant). Worse—the heroine feels that she “deserves” to be punished that way! The hero is eventually contrite, but I was left feeling baffled. Such an off-putting scene in an otherwise good book.
November pre-orders for me are
Complicated by Kristen Ashley (Previously released as Audiobook only).
The Negotiator (Christmas Novella) by HelenKay Dimon
I’ll have to see if my Southern, small-town library has ordered Sweet Tea and Sympathy. I’m thinking heck yeah.
Love Mary Balogh and Someone to Wed looks like a good read, especially with a scarred heroine. A Hope Divided has been on my radar since I first heard of it here.
I have The Lord Meets His Lady by Gina Conkle pre-ordered. I have enjoyed her Midnight Meetings series so far. Midnight kisses and then the banter! This one has a second son hero. Not a Duke….
@DiscoDolly: AGH!
I don’t want a book with sex scenes that make me want to get the heroine in touch with a domestic violence shelter.
That’s what ultimately turned me off the J.D. Robb books: I never liked Roarke, but I could manage until one of the sex scenes between Roarke and Eve was angry and verging on non-consensual. Nope.
Too Soon – on the real life drama, not comedy, scale – for the Aussie Anglican to be heroic.
Give us a bit longer to get overcome the yuck factor of the Anglican archbishop of Sydney putting a mil into the anti marriage equality campaign.
I’m so excited for the new Andy Weir, I’m practically doing a pee-pee dance!
Also having grabby hands for the Alisha Rai. Thanks for the thumbs up RHG.
Also on this month’s snatch it up list is Rules of Magic a prequel to Practical Magic, one of my all time favorite books, by Alice Hoffman, as well as Nalini Singh’s latest rock star romance, Cherish Hard, and Molly O’Keefe’s Ruin You.
I already preordered the new Mary Balogh and pondering preordering the new Alyssa Cole — sounds very interesting and bonus points for being set in NC where I used to live.
I read The Bride Who Got Lucky and loved it!
This is something of a low key month for me. I mean, aside from BONFIRE and A HOPE DIVIDED, the only books I’ve bought (pre-ordered even) we’re:
* CITYWIDE by Santino Hassell. It’s a novella anthology featuring characters from his Five Boroughs series (M/M/M, F/F, M/F)
* WHEELS UP by Annabeth Albert. The 4th book in her military Rance series. The blurb for it had me *___* but I’ve seen a few so-so reviews so I’ve adjusted my expectations. (M/M)
* TAKING MAC by Kris Ripper. The 3rd book in zir Sex Gym series. The books are about a guy named Mac who starts doing sex work. I love how Ripper writes a premise that can (occasionally) be super clichéd and homophobic. (Um, it can be M/M, but due to the type of work Mac does, there are other kinds of pairings.)
And, obvs, I meant were and not we’re. Ughhhhhhhh, autocorrect!
Can’t wait for the Queen Victoria matchmaking book – my husband is a history buff too and I’ve read oh, 5 bios of just Queen Victoria plus tons of others so we had a delightful evening out where I got to tell him how WWI is a family quarrel and the whole Nicholas and Alexandra mess.
That Alyssa Cole cover is very pretty, isn’t it?
Yessss I was looking for Balogh! I’ve only read the first in the series so far, as I’m trying to finish up the Survivor series. I’m lagging behind. I have Someone to Hold on my buy list so I’ll probably wait til I’ve at least started that before I buy this one… but I’m waiting!!
I have put on hold at my library: A HOPE DIVIDED, INTO THE DROWNING DEEP, and THE HOUSE ON FOSTER HILL, because, as a fellow Wisconsinite, it’s basically required.
@DonnaMarie, I’m halfway through Rules of Magic and really liking it so far!
I was already looking forward to the new Mary Balogh book as well as the one by Andy Weir. Now I’ve added a few more to my list. Thank you, I think.
I’m also looking forward to “Citywide” by Santino Hassell and “Wheels Up” by Annabeth Albert. Both authors are auto buys. 🙂
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Elizabeth Hunter’s latest book, with Ben and Tenzin as the protagonists, comes out on 11/7 – I have been waiting for the book for ages it seems.
@MirandaB
Someone else who doesn’t like Roarke! I’ve felt so alone!
Also released on Nov. 1 was Spring Flowering by Farah Mendlesohn, which looks to be the best f/f Regency romance I have ever encountered. (I’m only in chapter 5, but it would pretty much have to jump off a cliff to fail my expectations.) Mendlesohn is best known for her award-winning critical studies of science fiction and fantasy–this is her first foray into fiction. She is thoroughly steeped in both the social history and literary context of her setting. (The moment I laid eyes on the pre-release announcement for the book, I jumped at the chance to line her up for an author interview on the Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast this month.)