➜ Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 07-09-2021 <— MASSIVE FRIDAY FINDS LIST TODAY & IT. IS. AWESOME!!! 😁. Reader recommendations + book bargain finds (a few that I one-clicked that I was dying to read + another one in Kindle Unlimited that I'm starting tonight). YAY ME!! P.S. What are you reading right now (or plan to be reading?)

Kelly: Maryse, you absolutely 💯% need to check out Flock and Exodus by Kate Stewart. You loved her book Drive. There are SO many who have read them and cannot forget them. They linger, in the BEST kind of way. And the audio is FANTASTIC!

Maryse: Okay… I’m starting Flock today. 😀

Kelly: OMG I am SO excited for you. Hahaha! Cannot wait to see what you think. I’ve loved many of Kate Stewart’s books but the Ravenhood series is her best. It is on my best reads ever list for sure.

➜ Blood Lust by Kitty Thomas and Zoe Winters has been released & we’ve got fun facts, plus a giveaway! <— THREE heroines are featured in this one. 😀 Just comment on the blog post to enter (open to INTERNATIONAL!!) P.S. Her fun facts are awesome (she made me laugh SO hard when she said “That did not just happen. Oh. MY. GOD. What’s going to happen next?“). I’m a HUGE Kitty Thomas fan (she’s my queen of dark reads and my first and absolutely unforgettable one from her was Comfort Food!! HOWEVER!! She describes today’s feature (and this series as a whole) as more… “light and snarky” <— 😂😂 Here's a fun snippet from her "fun facts" section on the blog post:

This series was an “Accidental Series”. I started with a cute quirky story about a cat shifter and a dangerous sorcerer she needed to seek shelter from to survive (I know, maybe that doesn’t sound super cute and quirky, but it’s all in the delivery!)

Then after I wrote that novella, I had an idea for another one in that world, and another one. So I had these three PNR stories with three different couples with storylines that overlapped a little bit and everything interconnected. At this point I thought I was done.

But I’d also written a book about an incubus before all this but got an idea of how that world linked to this world and so that became book 2. Book 3 tied all the characters together and then it ended up being 6 books.

➜ TODAY’S BLASTS FROM OUR BOOK PAST!

• 1 year ago, we made this list… but it’s still teeny-tiny so maybe we can add more today? Have a recommendation? Reader Recommendations – Our Favorite “Rich Girl, Poor Guy” Romance Books!
• 3 years ago, I started this massive list due to our fun comment conversations, and I need to get back to it. Maybe my weekend project? Reader Confession – We love talking books annnnnd….makeup and skin care!
• 4 years ago, we had this fun and very informative guest post! Guest Post! How-to Get Your Book Ready for the Editor by Tamara Beard
• 5 years ago, an audiobook lover gave us this list! Reader Favorites – Jackie’s Favorite Audiobooks List
• 5 years ago, my sister was our guest reviewer and she reviewed these two (and LOVED them!!) Claimed (Brides of the Kindred book 1) by Evangeline Anderson and Hunted (Brides of the Kindred book 2) by Evangeline Anderson
• 6 years ago, this was what I was reading (and had a reaction video for it!) What I’m currently reading… 
• 8 years ago, these were my favorite in this genre: My Top Ten Dark Reads
• 8 years ago, I read this one from one of my favorite series: Book Review – Come Alive by Karina Halle
• 8 years ago, I started my chronicling one of the best times of my life! Book Bash 2013 Chronicles – Part 1 (Thursday June 27th)
• 9 years ago, I loved this fighter romance (but not as much as I loved book #1 about another couple – and I link to it in there): Book Review – Star Crossed (Battered Hearts 2) by Kele Moon
• 9 years ago, this book that so many of us went crazy for went missing off of Amazon. And then one day, it was put back up! The Reluctant Dom by Tymber Dalton Now Available on Amazon! YAY!!
• 10 years ago, I read this vampire romance and gave it 4 stars: Book Review – Samson’s Lovely Mortal by Tina Folsom
• 12 years ago, I was strictly paranormal and mostly only for vampires! I 4-starred this one: Book Review – Bite Me If You Can by Lynsay Sands