Wow, so in compiling this list, I realized that the same authors dominated my list again! Kristen Ashley, Tara Sivec, Mia Sheridan, Harper Sloan & RK Lilley are all going to be at Wicked Book Weekend next month, and they dominate my list! Also, Jasinda Wilder, a 3x author at Wicked Book Weekend and Colleen Hoover has gone as well. As much as I want to diversify my reading a little, these authors keep pulling me in for more, because they never fail! Sure I have some other authors on here, who are now new favorites. It’s so hard to find time for new authors when you love so many that you can’t miss their books! I am striving to read more new-to-me authors this year,
I also noticed my list is dominated by light and happy books. This year I am going to tryĀ to read a bigger variety. We will see how it goes!
This list started in order…but then after the first few, kind of lost any order. So with our further blabbering, here are the 2014 Favorites!
Early in her life, Josephine Malone learned the hard way that there was only one person she could love and trust: her grandmother, Lydia Malone. Out of necessity, unconsciously and very successfully, Josephine donned a disguise to keep all others at bay. She led a globetrotting lifestyle on the fringes of the fashion and music elite, but she kept herself distant.
While Josephine was trotting the globe, retired boxer Jake Spear was living in the same small town as Lydia. There was nothing disguised about Jake. Including the fact he made a habit of making very bad decisions about who to give his love.
But for Josephine and Jake, there was one person who adored them. One person who knew how to lead them to happiness. And one person who was intent on doing it.
Even if she had to do it as her final wish on this earth.
Panties off, Josie,ā he ordered, his voice rough and commandingā¦ā
āNever keep anything from me, I donāt give a shit how you think Iām gonna react. Iāll react how I react. I will NEVER harm you doinā it.
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Claire and Liz have always had a friendship that defied the test of time, but when one of them is diagnosed with a disease that every woman fears, their bond is put through the wringer. How do you cope knowing your soul mate could be taken from you?
Filled with memories of their life long friendship, inappropriate behavior, bad tattoos and shaving cats, the two friends will realize that laughter really is the best medicine.
Tattoos and TaTas is not your typical love story; it’s a story of friendship and learning how to let go when something is beyond your control.
Series order:Ā Chocolate Lovers –Ā Seduction and Snacks
Chocoholics –Ā Love and ListsĀ 
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** A NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, and WALL STREET JOURNAL Bestselling book **
When Bree Prescott arrives in the sleepy, lakeside town of Pelion, Maine, she hopes against hope that this is the place where she will finally find the peace she so desperately seeks. On her first day there, her life collides with Archer Hale, an isolated man who holds a secret agony of his own. A man no one else sees.
Archer’s Voice is the story of a woman chained to the memory of one horrifying night and the man whose love is the key to her freedom. It is the story of a silent man who lives with an excruciating wound and the woman who helps him find his voice. It is the story of suffering, fate, and the transformative power of love.
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Mal Ericson, drummer for the world famous rock band Stage Dive, needs to clean up his image fastāat least for a little while. Having a good girl on his arm should do the job just fine. Mal doesnāt plan on this temporary fix becoming permanent, but he didnāt count on finding the one right girl.
Anne Rollins never thought sheād ever meet the rock god who plastered her teenage bedroom wallsāespecially not under these circumstances. Anne has money problems. Big ones. But being paid to play the pretend girlfriend to a wild life-of-the-party drummer couldnāt end well. No matter how hot he is. Or could it?
āItās a sign of affection. You think I salivate on just anyone?ā
āYouā¦ I canāt even.ā
āThere are women who would kill to have me licking their face. You do not begin to appreciate just how lucky you are to have my spit. Now lick me back.ā He pointed to jaw demandingly. āAnne, do it. Do it now before I get offended.āĀ
Series Order: Lick
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Ava Gilmore has the perfect life. Sheās surrounded by people who love her, sheās having sex on a regular basis and her Coach bag collection just grew by three. The problem? Sheās expected to follow in her familyās footsteps at Seduction and Snacks, working with sex toys and baked goods.
Ava loves vibrators and cupcakes as much as the next person, sheād just rather play with them than sell them. With her shopping addiction reaching an all time high and her credit card bills piling up, Ava decides to put her obsession to good use and start a fashion blog. But she has one other problem – the guy sheās having sex with has a My Little Pony addiction.
While dealing with her familyās disappointment and confusion over her choices, she finds support in the unlikeliest of places ā Tyler Branson. Tyler has slowly wormed his way into her bed and her heart and he refuses to leave. Tyler has his own family problems to deal with and for the first time ever, Ava finds herself feeling bad for the annoying, immature guy and chanting āFriendship is magic!ā during the sex sheād swore to stop having with him.
Ava needs to get her life in order once and for all before she finds herself doing something she never wanted to do ā fall in love with a Brony.
āHoney, my penis is the same as yours.ā
āFALSE! My penis prefers the pink and yours likes the stink.ā
Series order:Ā Chocolate Lovers –Ā Seduction and Snacks
Chocoholics –Ā Love and ListsĀ
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Ā /Ā Uncaged (Corps Security Book 4)CAGE: Greg Cage was born to protect. While growing up, he was his mother and sisterās shield against the worldā¦ until he failed. For the last decade, he has carried that guilt and need for vengeance aroundā¦ until it was stripped from him. Now, with his best friend getting married and no longer needing his protection, he is even more lost, completely adrift, and desperate for some control. All he has ever known was how to protect: his family, his friends, and his country. Can he go against everything he has ever known, and give up that control?
Melissa Larson will never let anyone hold the reins in her life. She has been the rock in her family for more years than she can remember, and the fight to keep them together is her main priority right now. She has always been fiercely independent and proud. The last thing she will ever do is ask for someone elseās help. But when that choice is out of her control, forcing her to rely on others to save her and her family, and pick up the pieces that are left, will she be able to let someone else be her strength?
The second Greg locks eyes with Meli, he knows that she is someone he needs. Someone he craves. Meli knew the second she met Greg that he would be nothing but trouble and heartache. Her life takes an unexpected turn, and that bitch Fate is back to wreak more havoc on another member of the Corps family.
All hell breaks loose, leaving Greg no choice but to call in a favor. He hooks back up with his old friend Braxxon Breaker from the Breakneck MC. Together, they make sure that nothing threatens anyone Greg loves again.
CAGE is a complete story with a HEA.
UNCAGED:Ā Greg Cageās life is more fulfilling than he ever could have imagined. Heās married to the love of his life, has an amazing son, and in a few short months, his family will grow again with the birth of his twin girls.
The past year has been a tough one for the Cage family, but they are now on the road to healing by learning to let go of the past and looking forward to their future.
When situations beyond his control threaten to take away so much of what Greg holds close to his heart, he has to learn that he doesn’t always have the control he tries to maintain in their lives. Will he be able to handle the stress of knowing his wife and newborn daughters are beyond his protection?
Join the Cage family as they embark on yet another one of lifeās journeys with a rambunctious four-year-old, pregnancy complications, and the fear of the unknown.
Will the love that Greg and Melissa share hold true as they fight to overcome the obstacles that face them?
UNCAGED is not a standalone. It is a continuation of CAGE. It is recommended that you read the first 3 books in the series before UNCAGED.
HA! Daddy has his wiener rings in! Daddy, your wiener is funny looking with mommyās earrings in there!ā He starts dancing around the room, chanting about my goddamn wiener rings.
Series order:Ā AxelĀ 
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Locke: Darkness is the only thing I see. Ever since the day my life changed. The day that everything and everyone I held close to me ceased to exist. The day I lost it all and the demons of my past consumed my every waking moment.
I tried to keep others at armās length. Tried not to let my darkness taint them. Ruin them. Harm them. And whether I want to admit it or not, as much as I wish I could keep them locked out, they refuse to leave. Refuse to let me suffer alone.
If I hadnāt been so focused on keeping those demons from flying free, I wouldnāt have missed how one perfect angel was able to sneak her way under my skinārefusing to let go. Making me want things I donāt deserve.
She consumes me. Her beauty knows no end. The love she promises tempts me every time sheās near. But that pure heart that makes her MY Emmy is the one thing Iām convinced Iāll destroy if I ever let her close.
Iām a broken man. A broken man with too much darkness in his soul to ever let her light shine upon me. But even that doesnāt stop me from craving her with every single breath in my body.
Series order:Ā AxelĀ
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Becoming Calder
*MUST be read together. This is 2 parts.
Becoming Calder: There is a place in modern day America with no electricity, no plumbing, and no modern conveniences. In this place, there is no room for dreams, no space for self-expression, and no tolerance for ambition.
In this place, there is a boy with the body of a god and the heart of a warrior. He is strong and faithful and serves his family honorably. But he dares to dream of more.
In this place, there is a girl with the face of an angel and a heart full of courage. To her family, she is the vision of obedient perfection. But she dares to want that which she has been told can never be hers.
Becoming Calder is the story of good versus evil, fear versus bravery, and the truth that the light of love has always found its way into even the darkest of places . . . From the beginning of time, to the end of the world.
āCalder kissed me in a way that made me believe I had not only always been his, but I would be his forever. In this life or any other.ā
Finding Eden: Finding Eden is the continuation, and conclusion, to Becoming Calder.
When the world as you know it has ended, when all that you love has been washed away, where do you find strength?
When the new world you’ve stepped into is as isolating as the last, when your heart is broken, and your future is unclear, where do you find hope?
Finding Eden is a story of strength, discovery, forgiveness, and undying love. It is about believing in your destiny and following the path that leads to peace.
Becoming CalderĀ is about hope. Itās about undying love in the worst circumstances and has a good vs. evil theme throughout.Ā Finding EdenĀ is about strength, about forgiving yourself, and finding the road to happiness. Together, the two books are definitely going into my all-time favorites group. Filled with so much emotion and heart, this duo of books is one I canāt wait to get signed atĀ Wicked Book Weekend.
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When old friends become new lovers…anything can happen.
Sexy, gifted, and loyal, PI Jacob Decker is a tall, cool drink of perfection who had Emmanuelle Holmes at “hello.” His relationship with Emme’s best friend kept them apart for years, but things have changed. Now that a case has brought him to Gnaw Bone, Colorado, the road is wide open for Emme and Deck to explore something hotter and deeper than Emme dreamed possible. So why is she sabotaging the best thing that’s ever happened to her?
It isn’t easy to catch Deck off guard, but Emme does just that when she walks back into his life after nine long years. The curvy brunette had her charms back in the day, but now she’s a bona fide knockout . . . and she wants to rekindle their friendship. Deck, however, wants more. Emme’s always been the one; she excites Deck’s body and mind like no other woman can. But a dark chapter from Emme’s past overshadows their future together. Now only Deck can help her turn the page-if she’ll let him . . .
Series order: The Gamble
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The first time it happened, it seemed like an impossible miracle. Bills were piling up, adding up to more money than I could ever make. Mom’s hospital bills. My baby brother’s tuition. My tuition. Rent. Electricity. All of it on my shoulders. And I had just lost my job. There was no hope, no money in my account, no work to be found. And then, just when I thought all hope was lost, I found an envelope in the mail. No return address. My name on the front, my address. Inside was a check, made out to me, in the amount of ten thousand dollars. Enough to pay the bills and leave me some left over to live on until I found a job. Enough to let me focus on classes. There was no name on the check, just “VRI Inc.,” and a post office box address for somewhere in the city. No hint of identity or reason for the check or anything. No mention of repayment, interest, nothingā¦except a single word, on the notes line: “You.” Just those three letters.
If you receive a mysterious check, for enough money to erase all your worries, would you cash it?
I did.
The next month, I received another check, again from VRI Incorporated. It too contained a single word: “belong.”
A third check, the next month. This time, two words. Four letters. “To me.”
The checks kept coming. The notes stopped. Ten thousand dollars, every month. A girl gets used to that, real quick. It let me pay the bills without going into debt. Let me keep my baby brother in school and Mom’s hospice care paid for. How do you turn down what seems like free money, when you’re desperate? You don’t. I didn’t.
And then, after a year, there was a knock on my door. A sleek black limousine sat on the curb in front of my house. A driver stood in front of me, and he spoke six words: “It’s time to pay your debt.”
Would you have gotten in?
I did.
It turns out $120,000 doesn’t come free.
Series Order: AlphaĀ | BetaĀ (review)
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Does not stand alone, but it is a 5 star series.
BOOK THREE: TRISTAN & DANIKA
THE IMPACT
Tristan hit rock bottom, and no one felt the impact harder than Danika. She was forced to see, in the most brutal of ways, that love does not conquer all. Bruised, bloody, and broken she had to walk away.
THE AFTERMATH
Picking up the pieces of your life after a tragedy is a daunting prospect, and thatās considering you still own all of the pieces. But what if you donāt? What if someone else owns those pieces, and those pieces are a part of your soul?
You dig deep and work with what youāve got.
Thatās what Danika told herself and believed, every single day, for years.
Tristan and Danikaās love had failed every test that life had thrown at them. She couldnāt forget that, not for one second. And if those tests had been overly harsh, well, she wasnāt one to wallow in self-pity. The failure was the thing she had to focus on. The failure was the lesson. She had no intention of working so hard to make it out of hell without learning that lesson well.
THE REUNION
Over six years after the night that changed everything, Danika finds herself forced to spend the weekend constantly in Tristanās company, as they attend the wedding of two of their dearest friends. Itās been long enough that she feels they can be friendly again without it destroying her peace of mind, but just a small amount of time in his presence has her remembering something she had forced herself to forget: Thereād been a reason sheād gone through hell with this man, for this man, some true good to precede the bad.
She shocks herself by quickly giving in to a hunger that she never imagined could still consume her.
Even the best intentioned denial has a breaking point.
THE HARSH REALITY
After everything thatās happened, the rise and the fall, the pain and the aftermath, can these two navigate the waters of acute regret, survive the trials of coming face to face with all that they have lost, and find the strength to try again?
Series Order: Bad Things
Also see the Up In The Air Series that intersects this.
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Can stand alone
When Tucker Branch, playboy heir to Branch Bolt and Screw, screws and bolts a week before their wedding, Mia Devine wants nothing more than to crawl under her newly monogrammed sheets and plan a funeral for her dignity. But her friends convince her that bitter tastes better when itās drowned in Bordeaux, so Mia grits her teeth and packs her bags, determined to make the best of her luxurious Paris honeymoonāalone.
She never planned on meeting Lucas Fournier.
The easygoing bartenderās scruffy good looks and less-than-sympathetic ear annoy her at first, but when she takes him up on his offer to show her around the city, she discovers that the romance of Paris isnāt just a myth.
Nor is the simultaneous O.
The last thing Mia needs is another doomed love affair, but since she only has a week, she figures she might as well enjoy la vie en O with Lucas while she can. But each dayāand nightāwith Lucas is better than the last, and suddenly her heart is telling her this is more than a rebound fling.
Is it just the seduction of Parisā¦or could this be the real thing?
Someone who whispered my name in awe as he held himself deep within me.
Actually I think I did die. Because this feels like heaven.ā
Series Order: Frenched
Purchase Frenched by Melanie Harlow
Can stand slone
Eight years ago, Sophie gave her heartāand her virginityāto Zach Barrett on a night that couldnāt have been less romantic or more embarrassing. Zachās step-brother, a steely-muscled, tattooed biker named Ruger, caught them in the act, getting a peep show of Sophie heās never forgotten.
She may have lost her dignity that fateful night, but Sophie also gained something preciousāher son Noah. Unfortunately, Zachās a deadbeat dad, leaving Ruger to be Noahās only male role model. When he discovers Sophie and his nephew living in near poverty, Ruger takes matters into his own handsāwith the help of the Reapers Motorcycle Clubāto give them a better life.
Living with outlaw bikers wasnāt Sophieās plan for her son, but Ruger isnāt giving her a choice. Heāll be there for Noah, whether she wants him or not. But Sophie does want him, has always wanted him. Now sheāll learn that taking a biker to bed can get a girl dirty in every wayā¦
āDonāt call it that.ā
His lip twitched. āØāGood thing your vaginas so gosh darned hot, because I really, really want to stick my penis in it and have repeated sexual intercourse, bringing us to a mutually satisfactory culmination of our desires. Howās that sound?ā
Series order: Reaper’s PropertyĀ (review)
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Perfect Ten
Standalone
Joseph Starling Jr. was in the right place at the right time. It didnāt take him long to discover his particular talent. He knew how to make a woman feel good. If she wasnāt screaming out his name, purring like a kitten or clawing at him like a lioness, he had failed. Mediocre was not a word in his vocabulary. Her enjoyment was so important to him that his own pleasure was a secondary concern.
Faith Graham was nothing like the women he was required to date as an escortāit was what he liked about her from the first time he saw her. She was imperfect and insecure. Her hair was a bit on the wild side, and her clothes were slightly rumpled. But her curves! They were alluring. She had curves where most of the elite clientele he mingled with had straight lines, and not an ounce of softness to be found. Shocking him to his core, she didnāt want anything to do with him.
Joe had always thought that working as an escort for Perfect Ten was a dream come true, but he was beginning to wonder if there was more to life than raking in the cash and having his pick of women on any given night. Could he start over with a new direction in life, or was he already at the age of twenty-six too jaded? Was there more out there for Joe Starling or was he destined to be a boy toy at the whim of any woman rich enough to afford him?
I thinkĀ Perfect TenĀ is great for any woman who loves a happier, upbeat, very sexy book. Do you have to be chubby to read this? NOT AT ALL. Though it’s nice to be able to relate, I think most women have felt that “why would he want me?” feeling, andĀ Perfect TenĀ nailed it.
Purchase Perfect Ten byĀ Nikki Worrell
Sasha is the first book in the connected standalone series Mixed Drinks
When it comes to relationships, I have really bad luck. Each time I meet a guy, I cross my fingers and hope he is at least halfway normal. Iām so tired of dealing with crybabies and freak shows that I could just scream. At this point, Iām so close to just joining a convent, taking the vow of chastity, and calling it quits with men entirely. Well, I probably donāt need to go to that extreme… I mean who am I kidding? There’s no way I could be a nun. But becoming an old crotchety lady with 20 cats lurking around? Now THAT is a definite possibility. That is until I see him, my brown-eyed stallion man, swooping in to save me from an unforeseen wrinkly old balls attack, and then… he is gone. Well, not gone completely, because I canāt stop fantasizing about him.
I fantasize about him so much that when I finally do see him again, I make a complete and total ass of myself. Several times in fact. How I do not drop dead of embarrassment right then and there is beyond me.
So, remember I said I have really bad luck? Well, sit back, grab a glass of wine or your favorite mixed drink, and let me tell you how it all started, and how it all ends…
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Flat-Out Celeste (Flat-Out Love Book 3)
Can totally stand alone, but so much better if you read at least Flat Out Love (one of my all-time favorites) first.
For high-school senior Celeste Watkins, every day is a brutal test of bravery. And Celeste is scared. Alienated because sheās too smart, her speech too affected, her social skills too far outside the norm, she seems to have no choice but to retreat into isolation.
But college could set her free, right? If she can make it through this grueling senior year, then maybe. If she can just find that one person to throw her a lifeline, then maybe, just maybe.
Justin Milano, a college sophomore with his own set of quirks, could be that person to pull her from a world of solitude. To rescue herāthat is, if sheāll let him.
Together, they may work. Together, they may save each other. And together they may also save another coupleātwo people Celeste knows are absolutely, positively flat-out in love.
Whether you were charmed by Celeste in Flat-Out Love or are meeting her for the first time, this book is a joyous celebration of differences, about battling private wars that rage in our heads and in our hearts, andāvery much soā this is a story about first love.
āMaybe people donāt read you properly.ā
āThat is a generous way to see me.ā
āItās the only way to see you.ā
Series order: Flat-Out Love
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The Replacement
The Replacement: A gritty New Adult drama about a young womanās self-destructive quest to find purpose, self-worth, and love in a broken world.
My name is Elise Duchamp. Iām twenty-three years old and Iām known as the town whore.
No, not the kind who exchanges sexual favors for money. The other kind. The kind who gives it all away for free, whenever and however she likes. I am that girl. The one everyone whispers about and the one none of the girls seem to like, because all of their boyfriends either want to sleep with me or already have. Promiscuity is my thingāthe kind that slowly, violently turns my insides black, but gives me something I need.
All things considered, Iām not completely reckless. Iām safe, and contrary to popular opinion, I do have a heart. I live in a world of careless choices, and with those choices come careless people. I cannot judge them, because I am one of them. I too bow down to the altar of the self-serving. I am not a good friend. I am not and never could be anyoneās girlfriend. Iām convinced any goodness in me shriveled up and died long ago.
But I am a replacement. That is something I know how to be, and this is a story of the lengths Iād go to in order to keep it that way.
The Prisoner: ***THE PRISONER is a novella (approx. 25,000 words) intended to be read AFTER The Replacement. Contains explicit material and language.***
My name is Christian Walker, and Elise Duchamp is my drug of choice.
No matter how hard I try to break the habit, itās a lost cause. Okay, maybe I havenāt really tried to quit this particular habit. All I can think about is owning her. Making her mine. Can you really blame me? With that sinful body, luscious mouth, and wicked tongue, sheās every manās dream, and she knows it.
No one is immune to her charm, not even me, a man who has everythingāa beautiful wife, an office with a view, and more money than most people can spend in one lifetime. Only I know how to make her toes curl. Only I know her body better than the other men she screws in her free time. None of them can compare to me.
But the joke is on me. Iām the prisoner.
The one who will never compare to him. The one man who makes me see red. His name is stored in her cell phone. Itās the first one she calls out to, the first one she cries for when all hell breaks loose. Ryder Jacobson.
The name makes me cringe.
She loves him, and I love her. In my own way, I always will. But the bad guy doesnāt always belong with the bad girl. Sometimes the bad girl needs a good man to believe in her, to give her that final push toward ultimate transformation. I wish I was that good man. That I could be her happily ever after. I guess thatās the thing about prisoners, though. Theyāre left alone with their torment, and in the end, they have no one to blame but themselves.
This was a unique story with a truly beautiful underlying message. Ā This story is about loving without conditions, but even more so, learning to love yourself. Eliseās journey was a tough one, yet there was hope throughout the entire book. Rachael did an amazing job with this story. It is not often an author can take a character we should all hate and make her someone to root for, but Rachael did just that, and taught us all a lesson at the same time.
I have a strong aversion to cheating books. When I told Rachael I would readĀ The Replacement, I hadnāt been sure what I was getting into. Then I read it, and fell in love, despite all of my misgivings. ThenĀ withĀ The Prisoner, once again, I love a cheater. How Rachael Wade can work her mojo into making me love a cheater, I donāt know. But she did it twice. I usually like to let standalones stay alone. I never beg for a sequel. But I wanted more Christian. I got itābut now I want even more!
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Love is never easy. It’s especially difficult when you love a Marine. I knew the risk when I said “I do”, but I chose to love anyway.
In a flash, he was taken from me, and now I’m alone. Struggling and desperate. There’s no hope, no future. Just the endless cycle of day-to-day survival. But a letter returned could change all of that.
Hope and love often come from the last place you’d think to look, when you least expect it.
* * *
I was a lost, broken soul, tortured by the memories of what I’d endured. When I visited that old farmhouse in rural Texas, all I wanted to do was return the letter. Keep a promise to a friend.
What I got was healing. Understanding. The chance to find a measure of peace when all I’ve ever known is war.
We both lost everything. But in each other, we found something worth fighting for.
***This is a full length, stand-alone contemporary romance, set in the world of WOUNDED**
āI like the way you make me feel, too. Like Iām a real man again. Like Iām more than just the soldier with scars and PTSD and a sack load of psychological damage. Like Iām more than the fucked-up ex POW.ā
Series Order: Wounded (my review) |Ā Captured
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Her mind rejects his world. But her body knows its master.
Journalist Caroline Preston arrives at Serve, New York City’s hottest BDSM club, with one goalāto hate it. If her brother wasn’t trying to turn the family’s respectable financial magazine into a publication that features “lifestyle” pieces for the wealthy and adventurous, she wouldn’t even be there, trying to write an article about a world she doesn’t understand.
But then she sees him.
Jonah Briggs doesn’t leave his post for just anyone. As the owner of the club, his sole purpose is to ensure that his clientele get everything they need, but when he sees Caroline, his only thought is what he wantsāto dominate the sexy little reporter and give the most exquisite pleasure she’s ever experienced.
Caroline has no intention of entering that particular lion’s denānot with her family’s reputation at stakeāno matter how dark, sexy, and complex the lion in question may be. But with every encounter, she craves more, and with every slide of his lips, she realizes Jonah might just be the man to break down all her defensesā¦if she’ll let him.
“You are, Master.”
“That’s right. Thank me for your punishment.ā
Series order:Ā Owned By FateĀ |Ā Exposed by Fate
Also in the Serve Series:Ā Mistaken by Fate by Katee Roberts
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Maybe Someday
Maybe Someday: At twenty-two years old, Sydney has a great life: She’s in college, working a steady job, in love with her wonderful boyfriend, Hunter, and rooming with her best friend, Tori. But everything changes when she discovers Hunter’s cheating on her–and she is left trying to decide what to do next.
Sydney becomes captivated by Ridge, her mysterious neighbor. She can’t take her eyes off him or stop listening to the passionate way he plays his guitar every evening out on his balcony. And there’s something about Sydney that Ridge can’t ignore, either. When their inevitable encounter happens, they soon find themselves needing each other in more ways than one…
Maybe Not: Colleen Hoover, the New York Times bestselling author of Maybe Someday, brilliantly brings to life the story of the wonderfully hilarious and charismatic Warren in a new novella, Maybe Not.
When Warren has the opportunity to live with a female roommate, he instantly agrees. It could be an exciting change.
Or maybe not.
Especially when that roommate is the cold and seemingly calculating Bridgette. Tensions run high and tempers flare as the two can hardly stand to be in the same room together. But Warren has a theory about Bridgette: anyone who can hate with that much passion should also have the capability to love with that much passion. And he wants to be the one to test this theory.
Will Bridgette find it in herself to warm her heart to Warren and finally learn to love?
Maybe.
Maybe not.
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Seventeen years old when he broke my heart.
Seventeen days later when another picked up the pieces.
Seventeen years together.
Seventeen thousand problems.
Seventeen days of reliving my past and finding a new future.
Seventeen minutes until it all went up in flames.
Seventeen breaths until I took my last.
This is my storyā¦and itās going to burn.
I just reread it and loved it just as much the second time!
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Since his brotherās death, Benny Bianchi has been nursing his grudge against the woman he thinks led to his brotherās downfall. He does this to bury the feelings he has for Francesca Concetti, his brotherās girl. But when Frankie takes a bullet while on the run with Bennyās cousinās woman, Benny has to face those feelings.
The problem is Frankie has decided sheās paid her penance. Penance she didnāt deserve to pay. Sheās done with Benny and the Bianchi family. Sheās starting a new life away from Chicago and her heartbreaking history.
Benny has decided differently.
But Frankie has more demons sheās battling. Demons Benny wants to help her face. But life has landed so many hard knocks on Frankie sheās terrified of believing in the promise of Benny Bianchi and the good life heās offering.
Frankieās new life leads her to The āBurg, where Benny has ties, and she finds she not only hasnāt succeeded in getting away, sheās doesnāt want to.
“Every day is a new promise, Ben. Every night I go to sleep knowing’ in some way it’s gonna be fulfilled and repeat for…hopefully…ever”
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ALSO 5 star reads:
Heaven and Hell by Kristen Ashley (my review)
Never Been Ready by JL Berg (my review)
Shame on YouĀ by Tara Sivec (my video & review)
Iris by RK Lilley (See the series review here, here and here)
With Everything I Am by Kristen Ashley (The Three series book 2- my review).
8Ā Books I wish I got to last year, but will read this year
Hate, a Love Story by Laurel Ulen Curtis (*Meet LaurelĀ atĀ Wicked Book Weekend 2105)
Closer to the Edge by Tara SivecĀ (*Meet TaraĀ atĀ Wicked Book Weekend 2105)
Within these Walls by JL BergĀ (*Meet JLĀ atĀ Wicked Book Weekend 2105)
ChangingĀ Course by Aly MartinezĀ (*Meet AlyĀ atĀ Wicked Book Weekend 2105)
Carnage by Lesley Jones
Bright Side by Kim Holden
The Law of Moses by Amy Harmon
UnbelovedĀ by Madeline Sheehan
Play was such a FUN read! I loved Lick, but Play just had that extra special element that I couldnāt quite put my finger on. Or maybe I canā¦itās MAL! I loved Malā¦he made me laugh out loud so many times while reading this book. I mean, come on!
āHello, Anneās clitoris. Itās me, Malcolm, your lord and master.ā
But aside from the funny, there was also the sweet…
āPumpkin, Iām always serious when it comes to you. Even when Iām messing around, Iām still serious as shit. Whatever you need, whatever I have to do. Itās been that way since we met. Havenāt you noticed yet? Weāre fucking destined or something. I canāt help myself. Itās pathetic, really.ā
Honestly, the whole series is great. I am really looking forward to the fourth and final book, Deep.
Holy shit. I cannot possibly put into words how much I ADORED this final chapter to the Corps Security series. I have been dying for Maddoxās story since the very first book. So dark, so mysteriousā¦you KNEW he was harboring deep pain. And you just NEEDED him to find his happily ever after. Harper ROCKED this book. So much heartache, so much healing, so much love. Both of their stories had me in tears. There are two quotes that MADE this book for me.
āIām going to be worthy of you Emmy,ā I vow softly, my cheek pressed against hers and my lips whispering my promise in her ear. āI promise you, angel. Iām going to be the man you deserve. I — God — I f*ucking love you.āĀ
āMOMMY! I wanna be a transformer just like Maddox Locke,āā¦.āBaby boy, you canāt just decide to be a transformer. Only special people get that honor and only God can pick them. But you know what? That means that Maddox is an even bigger superhero. Heās a transformer because he saved people.ā
This was the PERFECT ending to a BEAUTIFUL series. I canāt recommend this series enough. If you have not met Harperās boysā¦you need to rectify that immediately!
This book left me speechless. No word can possibly convey the myriad of emotions I felt throughout this book. I was broken and slowly put back together. Heart-breaking, yet beautiful. A powerful story of love, hate, forgiveness, rebirth, and freedom. Just wow.
Brilliant, Aly Martinez, simply brilliant. This book is the second in the Wrecked and Ruined series. And while all of the books COULD be read as standalones, I highly recommend reading all of them in order. I am truly enjoying this series. It takes you on a CRAZY journeyā¦I LOVE it!
āForgiveness is a very abstract term. It doesnāt erase the past. It is not a magical switch you can flip or a stained rug you can just turn over. Itās merely a scar that covers a deep, dark gash that hate carved in your soul.ā
Series order: Changing Course Ā | Stolen Course | Among The Echoes Ā | Broken CourseĀ
I went into this book totally blind, not knowing anything other than the fact that it was love story of sorts… and by doing that, it added to all the heart wrenching goodness that is this book. I will share this… The book will induce an ugly cry, or several, so have the tissues nearby. Laurel nailed it. I can’t say any more because I don’t want to spoil anything. Just know, this book is simply amazing.
“What’s it like?…To be loved by someone and know they love you back?”
“It’s…powerful…and completely debilitating all at the same time. It’s ecstasy and agony, and it’s one of the single most terrifying feelings in the world…. It’s safety and danger, and the thought of living without it after you’ve had it is almost enough to make you stay away. But only almost. It’s the most fulfilling thing I’ve ever experienced.”
Aurora Rose Reynolds has yet to disappoint me. I adore each and every one of her OTT alpha males and her strong female leads. Assumption was no exception. I loved Autumn’s spunkiness. And Kenton? Oh, Kenton. So rough on the outside, so adoring of the ones he loves on the inside. One of my favorite possessive traits was how he would wrap her hair around his hand when they feel asleep! So beautiful. Well done, Mrs. Reynolds, well done.
“You’re the glue that holds all of my broken pieces together”
This. This book. This amazingly beautiful and steaming HOT book. What can I say to do it justice? This story was way more than what I expected…and I expected a lot. You see, I’m a hard core Tessa Bailey fan…I mean, mad hard core. So I knew I was in for a fantastic ride. Tessa told this story so so well. There was significantly more depth to it than just a dirty taking dominant playboy educating a successful interior designer trying to find and own her sexuality. There was so much more. I had so many feels reading this book. From hurt to love. From f#ckhot to sensuality sweet. This is a book about forbidden romance…two people who have known each other forever, but it was always “look but don’t touch”.
I fell hard for Oliver. He was hiding so much under the playboy facade he’d created for himself. And Eliza, who’d thrown herself so heavily into her work, her life was passing by. This couple was exquisite!
Overall, I give this book 10 stars for storyline and 10 flames for heat. It did, after all, have THE hottest shower scene in the history of ever.
Standing ovation, Tessa!!!
āHow did I survive this long without you? I love you, Eliza. Itās all I can feel. Iām made of it. If youāve got even an ounce of this for me, Iām so damn grateful.ā
I adored this book. So unique. So original. So beautiful. If you havenāt read it yet, GET IT NOWā¦seriously, stop what you are doing and click this book now. Iāll waitā¦..you can thank me laterā¦.after your world has been rocked on its axis.
āI didnāt know enough to dream of you, Bree, but somehow you came true anyway, How did that happen?… Who read my mind and knew exactly what I wanted, even when I didnāt?ā
Matt Donovan. Matt mother effing Donovan. Itās no secret that I adore Tessa Bailey and all of her dirty talking alphas. But Matt Donovan has a special place in my heart. This story was fantastic. I gobbled it up in one sittingā¦foregoing bathroom breaks and other important things, like eating. Check it outā¦you wonāt regret it.
āLucy Mason, you brought the color in. You brought me to life when I didnāt even realize that Iād stopped breathing.ā
Seriously??? SWOON!!!!
So beautiful. So completely soul wrenching. So utterly perfect. I don’t want to give anything away, so all I can say is BUY THIS BOOK. You will not regret it.
Pure genius.
āWith one last glance over my shoulder, I feel whole knowing that they are happy. Thatās my last thought as I find peace. At last.ā
Wow. I don’t even have words to describe my feelings after reading this book. This story was the perfect end to this series. I had ALL the feels…I was happy, swooning, laughing, heartbroken, angry, and so very sad…then I felt healed, warm, and joyous. This was a sensationally BRILLIANT masterpiece from Tara Sivec. I can’t write a review that would do it justice. All I can say is buy this book, grab some wine and tissues, and settle in for a beautifully emotional ride.
āYouāre my home, my future, my everythingā¦youāre my yellow door, Liv.ā
See the Original Sinners Series Order.
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Make sure you read Try first (so freaking hot, the m/m for first timers.)
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Series: Reckless Ā | RebelĀ 
āBecause it means that much to me, Iām gonna handle this with care. You just gotta believe me.ā
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Becoming Calder
Maybe Someday
Deliver – Pam Godwin
Vanquish – Pam Godwin
The Law of Moses – Amy Harmon
Crashed – K. Bromberg
Hate, a Love Story– Laurel Ulen Curtis
Bad Romeo – Leisa Rayven
PlayĀ – Kylie Scott
Tears of Tess (Monster’s in the dark trilogy) – Pepper Winters
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Michelle says
So many good books, it was a great year for reading.
Seanna says
The Muse by Raine Miller
Kristin Kitchen’s The Greyson-Slade series
shabby arora says
Archers Voice
Locke
Cage, un caged
alpha
Play
axel
Maybe domed system
are some of my top books .
Haven’t read rest of them tho.
Missing are –
stepbrother dearest by Penelope Ward
Empathy + cadence by Ker Dukey
Finding parker by Scott Hildreth
Un beloved by madeline sheehan
Black lies by Alessandra Torre
shhhh the truth about mack by Jettie woodruff
insidious by Aleatha Romig
Tammy says
I’ve read 9 of the books on the lists. But there are still a few I’m dying to read, like Archer’s Voice. Great lists, ladies!!!!
Tammy says
I’ve read:
Play
Cage/UnCaged
Locke
Alpha
Reaper’s Legacy
Axel
Perfect Ten
and
Tears of Tess
Aubrey says
My top reads were Bright Side and All of It by Kim Holden and Maybe Someday, Maybe Not, and Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover. I also enjoyed The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. Thanks for the chance!
Marie says
I would add Black Lies by Alessandra Torre, Ruin by CD Reiss, and Coming For You by JA Huss
Laura says
The Dark Witch series by Nora Roberts, Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley, The Will by Kristen Ashley, Caged/Uncaged by Harper Sloan, the Lucky Harbor series by Jill Shalvis
Christon Benford says
I would also choose Alpha by Jasinda Wilder, Reaper’s Legacy by Joanna Wylde (Author), Captured by Jasinda Wilder, Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover, and Deliver and Vanquish both by Pam Godwin Author. Those were some of my favorites for the year. There are many others on the list that are on my TBR as well.
Cynthia says
J.A.Huss Social Media Series. Great!! C.D Reiss’s everything. Kimber S. Dawn
Roman. Black lies Alexandra Torre.
Chris A says
Thanks for sharing your lists.. I found quite a few books to add to my TBR list! Those Chocoholics books sound really funny.. Especially Ponies & Passions. Definitely going to check that series out!!
A few of favorites from last year
The whole Gaming the System series by Brenna Aubrey
Rosemary Rey’s Pentagon Group books 1 & 2 (anxiously awaiting Bound’s release this year)
The King (BDB)
Pricilla West’s Wrecked series
Nina E says
Play – Kylie Scort
Nine Minutes – Beth Flynn
Tatia White says
Bright Side by Kim Holden.
The Law of Moses by Amy Harmon
The Will by Kristen Ashley
Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
Mud Vein by Tarryn Fisher
Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan
Diana says
Archer’s Voice was one of my faves, as well as the Driven Trilogy by K. Bromberg. The Book of LIfe by Deborah Harkness. So many others I would love to read. Lick and Play by Kylie Scott is on my tbr list, just can’t afford any extras right now
Agata says
Archers voice
and Until series
Cynthia says
Definitely LOCKE, AXEL, CAGE and UNCAGED by Harper Sloan. Can’t go wrong with any of the Corps Security Team,
Gina says
Lifers by Jane Harvey-Berrick, Rowdy and Better When He’s Bold by Jay Crownover, Burned by Tara Sivec
Katarzyna says
Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan, Ten Below Zero by Whitney Barbetti, The Pact by Karina Halle
Dana Fiore Stusse says
As with most people, there is always a book waiting in the wings on a TBR needing to be read. I’m a major fangirl of Jasinda Wilder and if she writes a menu, I’m going to be there grabbing it so Alpha is a TOP 2014 pick for me, as is Frenched. There are others I have been dying to read like Archer’s Voice and anything by Tara Sivec, but my favorite and top read of 2014 is CARNAGE by Lesley Jones so I highly recommend you get on that bandwagon with lots of tissues in hand.
Vivian says
Some of my top read picks from 2014 are The White Rabbit Chronicles by Gena Showalter, Loverboy by Trista Jaszczak, The Color Series by Julianne MacLean, Crossfire Series (1-4) by Sylvia Day, Reign & Fable by Chanda Hahn, Veiled & Living Soul by S.B. Niccum, Insight Series & See Series by Jamie Magee, Shadow of Death by Patricia Gussin, Ancient Legends Series by Jayde Scott, 44 (books 1, 2 & 3) by Jools Sinclair, 50 Shades of Gray (1-3) by E.L. James
Sarah says
The King by Tiffany Reisz
Elusive Hero by Joey W. Hill
Veiled Innocence by Ella Frank
Mud Vein by Tarryn Fisher
Veronica Valdez says
Play
Archers Voice
Maybe Someday
Maybe Not
Kobi Bryant says
Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
Beautiful Oblivion by Jamie Mcguire
Nicole Ortiz says
I didn’t get to do a lot of reading this year to have a favorite, but I did enjoy Wicked Blush by P T Macias.
Gabriela R. says
Under Locke by Mariana Zapata
Black Box by Cassia Leo
Nine Minutes by Beth Flynn
Deacon by Kristen Ashley
Michelle B. says
My favourite reads of 2014 were the Vegas Aces series by K Webster
The changed series by Heather Dahlgren
Fade in by M.Mabie
Bait by M. Mabie
Dancing Hearts by Heather Dahlgren
The Beautiful Mess series by T.K Leigh
Heart of Light by T. K Leigh
Dacia B says
Archer’s Voice, and anything Kristen Ashley! Carnage by Lesley Jones is WAY up there too though! š
Karen Williams says
Ugly Love, Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
Beautiful Oblivion by Jamie Mcguire
Play by Kylie Scott
Any and All Kristen Ashley Books
Stacy says
There were a lot of GREAT reads in 2014
Archer’s Voice
Carnage
Bright Side
Nine Minutes
are just a few…I have quite a list!! š
Merelyn Reads says
My Top 5
Black Lies by Alessandra Torre
Sex Love Repeat by Alessandra Torre
Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
Her Master’s Teacher by Lily White
Stepbrother Dearest by Penelope Ward
Angie Bendyk says
Thanks for the great giveaway
Kristen K. says
I loved Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan, The Law of Moses by Amy Harmon, Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover, and Mud Vein by Tarryn Fisher, Unravel by Calia Read…so many books!
Feifei says
Nine Minutes by Beth Flynn
Reclaiming the Sand by A. Meredith Walters
Her Master’s Courtesan by Lily White
Lovely Trigger by RK Lilley
Erika says
The Addicted series by the Ritchie sisters
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Everything by Colleen Hoover, Nicole Williams and Jennifer Armentrout/J. Lynn
and so many more! Thank you!
Deborah Favorito says
The Beautiful Mess series by T.k. Leigh
What’s Left of Me by Amanda Maxlyn
Archers Voice by Mia Sheridan
Kim Perry says
Black Box by Cassia Leo
Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
Lovely Trigger by RK Lilley
Roselle Torres says
My Skylar by Penelope Ward
Jake Undone by Penelope Ward
Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan
Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
Love, in English by Karina Halle
Love, in Spanish by Karina Halle
Danika and Tristan by R.K Lilley
Cyndi Lockhart says
The books by JR Ward, LL Collins & Kresley Cole
Victoria says
There is lots of books I want to read that you have on the list. If only I had more time to read them all!!
Maricris Patrimonio Dimla says
Seventh Grave and No Body – Darynda Jones
Lovely Trigger – R.K. Lilley
Crashed – K. Bromberg
Black Lies – Alessandra Torre
Until Series – Aurora Rose Reynolds
Assumption – Aurora Rose Reynolds
Bad Romeo – Leisa Rayven
‘Til Death – Bella Jewel
Joker’s Wrath MC Series – Bella Jewel
Social Media Series – J.A. Huss
Archer’s Voice – Mia Sheridan
Hudson – Laurelin Paige
Twisted Together – Pepper Winters
The Wild Side series – R.K. Lilley
Love, in English – Karina Halle
To All The Boys I Loved Before – Jenny Han
Hayley says
Love your blog! There are tons of books on this list that I’ve been wanting to read. Thank you!
Danielle Kincaid says
I love this list!
Danielle Kincaid says
Archer’s Voice was my fav.
I read The Will, great KA book, if a bit long
Black Box was so emotional
Reapers legacy {swoon}
kaleidoscope another KA success
The rest I need to grab!
Kerry G says
So many on the top list that are on my TBR…but some of my top reads are: Return to & Saving Poughkeepsie, Archer’s Voice, Making Faces, Passion & Ponies, The Will
Carrie Marie says
SO MANY great books in 2014!!!
Call It Fate – Elizabeth Wyke
Change of Hart – M.E. Carter
Wrecked and Ruined series – Aly Martinez (they were ALL fab, but especially Among the Echoes)
Everything by Kristen Ashley (BREATHE was my fave!)
Alluring Temptation – Skye Turner (really, the whole series, but that was my fave)
Justified – Aurora Rose Reynolds
EVERYTHING by Rochelle Paige (Crying Wolf, Sucked Into Love, etc. etc…*grin*)
Running Into Love series – Annalisa Nicole
A Reason To Breathe – CP Smith
Six of Hearts – L.H. Cosway
Until You’re Mine – K Langston
The Vixen and the Vet – Katy Regnery
Where I Belong – J Daniels
Sweet Temptation (and Resisting Temptation) by KC Lynn
Just One Song – Stacey Lynn
Take It Off series – Cambria Hebert
Reed series – Tammy Falkner
Chadwell Hearts series – Kelly Walker
Seriously, I could go onnnnn…. 2014 was such a fab year for stories!! <3 <3 <3
Karen L says
Maybe Someday, Archer’s Voice, Ugly Love, Black Lies, Taken Not Spurred
Tiffany Greene Elliott says
My favorite 2014 favorite reads were
Beautiful Mess Series by T K Leigh
Heart of Light by T K Leigh
Heart of Marley by T K Leigh
The Lonely Girl series by author Gracie Wilson!!
Just to name a few!!
Thanks!!
Melanie says
It was a great year for books but I loved Light My Fire by GA Aiken and Judgement 8 by DH Sidebottom – but these are only 2 amongst many!! š
I wouldn’t know how to go about picking just 10 lol!! Well done on managing such a difficult task!! š
Jen says
I have Archerās Voice and Becoming Calder & Finding Eden by Mia Sheridan on my to-read lists. They sound amazing!
Autumn oertel says
i see some awesome author’s here but i do NOT see Tijan!!!! ouch!
Laina G says
Let’s see…
M/F
Stepbrother Dearest by Penelope Ward
Against the Wall by Rebecca Zanetti
Play by Kylie Scott
Into The Storm by Melanie Moreland
His Secretary Undone by Melanie Marchande
Captivated by You by Sylvia Day
M/M
Take by Ella Frank
Always by Kindle Alexander
Full Disclosure by Kindle Alexander
Red Dirt Heart Series by NR Walker
Collars & Cuffs series by KC Wells
Rock God series by Ann Lister
I’m sure there are more but this is all I could think of off the top of my head š
angelina says
Archers Voice <3
Michelle M says
I have a huge list……In no order:
The Bastard by Inez Kelley! This book is sooo underrated! It’s funny, has a hot bunch of badass alphas, awesome world building, history…This review is spot on: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/942873906?book_show_action=false&page=1
Lifers by Jane Harvey-Berrick (Really sweet guy, about second chances on life)
Be My Hero by Linda Kage (Alpha taking care of a baby that’s not his, seriously loved)
Wild and Free by Kristen Ashley
Overflow by Brynne Asher (New author. If you like Kristen Ashley you will like this book)
Outside the Box by Rochelle Paige
Stay by Emily Goodwin (Seriously dark, but could not put down)
The Science of Loving by Candace Vianna (Funny, fun, alpha)
Thin Love by Eden Butler (“I don’t want easy. I want the impossible. I want love so thick, I drown in it; it’s the only thing worth having.”)
Kerr Chronicles by Jen Frederick
Fighting to Forget by J.B. Salsbury
The Will by Kristen Ashley
I know I missing some
Amanda Gylling says
Play by Kylie Scott was definitely on my top 10 list along with Take a Chance and One More Chance by Abbi Glines. There are others but those are the ones that really stick out for me.
joanne christenson says
Terrific list, found some new ones to read
Livia says
Archer’s Voice would top my overall list for 2014 favorites. It’s one of those novels that really sticks with you. =)
Jeannie L says
My favs are The Will by Kristen Ashley, Frenched series by Melanie Harlow, Fight For Her by JJ Knight, The Billionaire Banker series by Georgia Le Carre.
Alexandra says
Everything by Colleen Hoover, Mia Sheridan, Jennifer Armentrout and I think I’ll begin reading Kristen Ashley.
Thank you for the giveaway!
jeni says
Play and lead by Kylie Scott. Archers voice becoming Calder finding eden by mia Sheridan. Ugly love maybe someday colleen hoover.
Beth Wharton says
I would say some of my favorites are The King by Tiffany Reisz….Schooled: The Mastered series by Lorelei James…..Holly S Roberts’ Temporary Dom
I always read you recommendations- thanks for a great contest!
Carrie J says
Brightside
John Thuku says
There are a lot of books that I would love to read. One of them would be Locke (Corps Security Book 6) by Harper Sloan. Thank you for the great giveaway.
Clare Flack says
Just a few i loved, and a few i want to read.
Lovely Trigger ā R.K. Lilley ,Crashed ā K. Bromberg, Black Lies ā Alessandra Torre, Until Series ā Aurora Rose Reynolds, Assumption ā Aurora Rose Reynolds, Bad Romeo ā Leisa Rayven, āTil Death ā Bella Jewel, Jokerās Wrath MC Series ā Bella Jewel, Social Media Series ā J.A. Huss, Archerās Voice ā Mia Sheridan, Hudson ā Laurelin Paige, Twisted Together ā Pepper Winters, The Wild Side series ā R.K. Lilley, Thank you for the chance xxx
jodi marinich says
archers voice was my fav this year but i have read most of the ones one this list and they all were really great too
Evelyn Rosado says
I read so many books in 2014. On the top were Maybe Someday, Maybe Not, Ugly Love, Reaper’s Legacy series, Abbi Glines books.
Ishabelle says
I loved Deacon from Kristen Ashley, Twist Me and Keep Me from Anna Zaires and Romancing the Bilionaire from Jessica Clare.
Jane Nelson says
Some great books on your 2014 best list. Some of the ones still sitting on my TBR that I would love to read are: The Driven series, Crashed, Black Lies and The Wild Side series. Great giveaway! Thank you!
Elise-Maria Barton says
I’ve read hundreds of books this past year and the ones that have stuck in my mind as stellar reads are
The Consequences Series by Aleatha Romig
The Loving You With Lies series by Tarryn Fisher
The Poughkeepsie series by Debra Anastasia
Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan
Thanks for sharing your list~ many of your picks made it to my TBR
Leslie Rodriguez says
Harper Sloans’ Corps Security books & Reapers Legacy
Jenn says
I have read several of them. But my all time favorites was Burned.
Karen G. says
Lovely Trigger by R. K. Lilley
Here & Now series by Lexy Ryan
The Will by Kristen Ashley
Play by Kylie Scott
Lead by Kylie Scott
The Pact by Karina Halle
Love in English by Karina Halle
Then Came You by Jill Shalvis
Frenched by Melanie Harlow
Beloved by Corrine Michaels
Juli Huber Hall says
There’s so many but The Kane Trilogy by Stylo Fantome really stuck with me and were my favorite
Nancy Jones says
Dark Blood by Christine Feehan and The Hot Zone by Jayne Krentz to name a few.
Jessica Stout says
Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan
Rock Angel by Jeanne Bogino
The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor by Robert Kirkman
Heather says
Archers Voice by Mia Sheridan, Brightside by Kim Holden, Burned by Tara Sivec, and Here and Now series by Lexi Ryan. I’m sure there’s more but those are the ones that come to mind.
Timitra says
Veiled Innocence by Ella Frank, Love In English by Karina Halle, Owned By Fate by Tessa Bailey, Cowboy Take Me Away by Lorelei James…
Gabrielle Compolongo says
Archers Voice by Mia Sheridan
Bright Side by Kim Holden
Stepbrother Dearest by Penelope Ward
Carnage by Lesley Jones
Raw by Bella Aurora
Crossfire Series by Sylvia Day
Breathless Series by Maya Banks
Maria Malaveci says
Archers Voice!!!!
Jay says
Black lies by Alessandra Torre
Kick by CD Reiss
Social Media by JA Huss
And so much more!!!
Tasha says
Without a doubt, Hate: A Love Story was my favorite story of 2014!!! I felt every emotion known to man!! Laurel is just so fantastic!! I read all of her books this past year and I adore every one of them! Not only is she a fantastic writer..she is a great friend as well! I even got to have dinner with her and had the best time!! She is a complete sweetheart!!
Ashley M. says
Past Imperfect by Alison G. Bailey
Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan
The Cranberry Inn series by Beth Ehemann
Angie D. says
Archer’s Voice was my favorite of 2014!
Kelly Thomas says
Red by Kim Jones, Tale this Regret series AL Jackson, Bad Thing series by TK Lilley, In Flight series
By RK Lilley, Quintessentially Q series by Pepper Winters, Rook and Ronin series by JA Huss , Driven
Series by K. Bromberg , Archers Voice by Mia Sheridan- so MaNy awesome reads!!!!
Marcy Meyer says
Some of my top reads of 2014 were Archer’s Voice, Becoming Calder and Finding Eden by Mia Sheridan, Black Lies by Alessandra Torre, Mud Vein by Tarryn Fisher, Until the End by Abbi Glines and I Saw Her Standing There by Marie Force. Just a few.
Jenny Rapp says
So many, but the latest were The Pact, Forever With Me, and The Redemption.
Kristin Reh says
Tattoos and TaTa’s by Tara Sivec
Angie Bartley says
So many I haven’t read, but sounds like my TBR list just grew.
kate says
I adore the Stage Dive series! Love seeing it here!
Ashley Jasper says
So many great books this year. I loved Raven by Ashley Suzanne, Pretty Instinct by SE Hall, Stay by BA Wolfe, Heart of Light by TK Leigh, Archers Voice and of course Ugly Love!
Victoria Alexander says
Man..there were so many good books in 2014.. off the top of my head Play by Kylie Scott, Assumption by Aurora Rose Reynolds, The King by JR Ward, Archerās Voice by Mia Sheridan, Perfect Ten by Michelle Craig, Reaper’s Legacy by Joanna Wylde, and Unbeloved by Madeline Sheehan
Melissa B says
Heart of Light and Heart of Marley by TK Leigh
All of Rachel van Dyken’s books
Robin the Book Nerd says
Love any of Tara’s books.
The Consequences series by Aleatha Romig
The Shattered Hears series by Cassia Leo
The Sapphire Falls series by Erin Nicholas
Apparently I love series.
Lee Todd says
Take by Ella Frank
Full Disclosure by Kindle Alexander
Always by Kindle Alexander
The Sergeant by Christa Thomlinson
THIRD’s series by Charlie Cochet
The Flesh Cartel series by Rachel Haimowitz & Heidi Belleau
Assassin/Shifter series by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
12 Olympians series by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Mates series by Cardeno C.
Nicole C. says
Archer’s Voice – Mia Sheridan (my overall top favorite!)
Black Lies – Alessandra Torre
Maybe Someday – Colleen Hoover
The Shattered Hearts Series – Cassia Leo
Stepbrother Dearest – Penelope Ward
The Ferro Brothers Series – H.M. Ward
Bully, Until You, and Rival – all by Penelope Douglas
Bright Side – Kim Holden
Alpha and Beta – Jasinda Wilder
Captured – Jasinda and Jack Wilder
There’s plenty more, but to name just a few š
Charlene E says
Made by JM Darhower was my top read for 2014, followed by Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan.
Stephanie says
Til Death and Jokerās Wrath MC Series – Bella Jew
The Will – Kristen Ashley
Play and Lead – Kylie Scott
Rival – Penelope Douglas
Lovely Trigger – RK Lilley
Sue says
Maybe Someday, Lovely Trigger, Black Lies, Bright Side, Archer’s Voice, The Sea of Tranquility ( I finally read it last year)…I know there are a lot more
Maria Vicuna says
Stepbrother Dearest by Penelope Ward
Archerās Voice by Mia Sheridan
Perfect Ten by Michelle Craig
Tonya Coleman says
Wow, hard to narrow it down, but some of my favorites from 2014 :
Archer’s Voice, Finding Eden, Becoming Calder-Mia Sheridan
Black Box- Cassia Leo
The Driven Trilogy- K. Bromberg
Against All Odds- Angie McKeon
Black Lies- Alessandra Torres
Crossfire Series- Sylvia Day
Lead, Play, Lick- Kylie Scott
Marked Men- Jay Crownover
If I Stay, Where She Went- Gayle Foreman
Unbreakable- Rebecca Shea
When It Rains- Lisa DeJong
On Dublin Street- Samantha Young
A Girl By Any Other Name- MK Schiller
Resurrection of Aubrey Miller- LB Simmons
Left Drowning-Jessica Park
Unfixable- Tessa Bailey
Misunderstandings- Tiffany King
Easy- Tammarra Webber
Wallbanger-Alice Clayton
Sweet Filthy Boy- Christina Lauren
Sugar On The Edge- Sawyer Bennett
Beautiful Broken Rules- Kimberly Lauren
Maybe Someday- Colleen Hoover
Happenstance- Jamie McGuire
Ana's Attic says
A few of those have been on lists of mine from 2013 or 2012
Gaby B. says
Archer’s voice. Fearless. Where she went.
Melisa P. says
Crossfire Series- Sylvia Day
Falling Away
Mitchell Healy Series-Jennifer Foor
Raze-Tillie Cole
Winter says
Degradation by Stylo Fantome
In too deep by Morgan Jane Mitchell
Captivated by you Sylvia Day
Stephanie Lashbrook says
I loved Play by Kylie Scott. And also Lead by here. Rush Too Far by Abbi Glines was another great one. All of JJ Knights books would be on my list as well. I also read several of Jade C. Jamison and love her.
Sharon C Broom says
My Top reads of 2014 were Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan and Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover. Also Becoming Calder and Finding Eden also by Mia Sheridan – in fact all of Mia’s books are top of my list!
One Night Promised and One Night Denied by Jodi Ellen Malpas – Impatiently waiting for the last part of this trilogy which will be with us very soon!
The Driven Trilogy by K Bromberg and the Fixed Trilogy by Laurelin Paige
Lori Moore says
Our lists are pretty much the same. One series I loved was Off The Record by KA Linde.
Amanda D says
My top read was Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. Some of my other were The Secret of Pembroke Park by Julie Klassen, the DD Warren series by Lisa Gardner, and Tara Sivec’s Fool Me Once series.
Melanie Trevino says
My top two!! Love them!! Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan
Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
Renee Sass says
It’s more that I have top series read in 2014 than top books…
Colorado Mountain series by Kristen Ashley
Tara Sivec’s Playing with Fire series
Joanna Wylde’s Reapers series
The Driven trilogy by K Bromberg
…and so many others!
Amy P. says
Lots of great books! Some I’ve read and some are still on my to be read list. Too many books not enough time!
Gina H says
I love the Corps Security series by Harper Sloan, those men are so f*ing HOT!! Thanks for the giveaway!
Kumiko S says
Thanks for the giveaway. Let’s hope we’ll get more and better reads for 2015.
Kumiko S says
My favorite reads in 2014 are most probably the entire Night Huntress (Cats and Bones) series by Jeaniene Frost.
Amber says
Some of my favorites are
Kelly Elliott (any of her books)
Molly McAdams (any of her books)
Stage Dive series – Kylie Scott
Black Box- Cassia Leo
Assumption – Aurora Rose Reynolds
There are many more but they are what came to mind first.
Michelle Monroe says
Livvy by Lori Otto
Nights with Him by Lauren Blakely
#Nerd by Cambria Hebert
Anita Powers says
I read so many, Reapers Motorcycle club, Blood and Roses, Archer’s Voice, Destroyed, Indebted, The Arrangement, Before Damaged, Debt, Maybe Someday, and so many more. Thanks for the giveaway
Pam says
So many good books in 2014. One of my favorites was Release by Brenda Rothert.
Jessica says
nice list. Even the ones you will get to this year is already a great start to some memorable reads for me. Thanks for sharing the book love!
Jenn McElroy says
Lead & Play by Kylie Scott, Rival by Penelope Douglas, & Stepbrother Dearest by Penelope Ward.
Sara says
Anything Tara Sivec wrote.
Erin Dempster says
Top Reads:
Driven Trilogy by K. Bromberg
The Replacement by Rachael Wade
Jenna Waller says
Tortured by Kate Givans.
Miss Taken by Cleo Scornavacca
Latochia Bell says
Favs of 2014… I know I will forget some, but lets see…
Rachael Wade – The Prisoner/The Replacement
Tina Folsom- Cain’s Identity,
Melissa Schroeder- ALH Ride, Falling for a Santini, A Santini in Love, Logan
Skye Jordan- Reckless
Monica Murphy- Owning Violet
All things Kelly Jamieson- reread old & read new…
There are more, but those are some of my fav authors that pop to my head.
Donna Newman says
I am ashamed to say I didn’t read too much this past year but I hope to rectify that this year.. But one book that does stick out it Styxx by Sherrilyn Kenyon.
Debbie Wyman says
Black Lies by Alessandra Torre and He’s No Saint by AJ Harmon
Ashley D says
The Hers Series by Dawn Robertson
Statistic by Dawn Robertson
Maybe Not by Colleen Hoover
Amy Pollard Woolard says
Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover was my favorite!!
Cassie says
Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan
Stepbrother Dearest by Penelope Ward
Heart of Light by TK Leigh
Away & Stay by BA Wolfe
Jenny Kells says
So many favorites last year!
Pretty Instinct by SE Hall
Nine Minutes by Beth Flynn
Play by Kylie Scott
Everything Kristen Ashley put out
Madison Sevier says
My favorites this year have been
Dakota Cassidy
Elle Boon
HA Fortman
Lindsay Avalon
Rue Volley
All of their books ā”
I’ll be adding your favorites to my TBR ā”
Nancy VanSpunky says
Top Reads
Archer’s Voice b Mia Sheridan
Making Faces by Amy Harmon
Locke by Harper Sloan
Beauty and the Mustache by Penny Reid
Throttle Me by Chelle Bliss
Burned by Tara Sivec
Crashed by Dawn Robertson
Alpha by Jasinda Wilder
The Will by Kristen Ashley
Six of Hearts by LH Cosway
Cage by Harper Sloan
Amy R says
Some of my 5 star reads for books released in 2014 were ā
The Law of Attraction and Legal Briefs by NM Silber
Fever Pitch by Heidi Cullinan
Tied by Emma Chase
The Hook Up (Game On #1) by Kristen Callihan
Beauty and the Mustache (Knitting in the City #4), Neanderthal Marries Human: A Smarter Romance (Knitting in the City #1.5), Love Hacked (Knitting in the City #3) by Penny Reid
Cowboy Take Me Away (Rough Riders #16) by Lorelei James
Go With Me (With Me #2) by Elyssa Patrick
Passion and Ponies (Chocoholics #2) by Tara Sivec
Bite Me (Pride #9)by Shelly Laurenston
Beyond Solitude (Beyond #4.5) by Kit Rocha
Play (Stage Dive #2) by Kylie Scott
Ball & Chain (Cut & Run #8) by Abigail Roux
Misbehaving by Tiffany Reisz
Reaperās Legacy (Reapers MC #2) by Joanna Wylde
Heather E says
Some of my top reads were:
Archer’s Voice – Mia Sheridan
Making Faces – Amy Harmon
Law of Moses – Amy Harmon
Ugly Love – Colleen Hoover
Stepbrother Dearest – Penelope Ward
The Hook Up – Kristin Callihan
Let Love Live – Melissa Collins
Flat -Out Celeste – Jessica Parks
The King – JR Ward
Dark Skye – Kresley Cole
The Addicted Series/Calloway Sisters — Krista & Becca Ritchie
Deacon – Kristin Ashley
Songs of Corruption Series – CD Reiss
Until Series ā Aurora Rose Reynolds
Social Media series – JA Huss
L thompson says
Degradation Stylo Fantome (Kane Trilogy)
A Dominant Man Lena Black
metomarphis (book boyfriend boxed set) erin noelle
Driven trilogy K. Bromberg
Stark Trilogy J kenner
men of steel box set MJ Fields
Fixed Trilogy Laurelin Paige
Up in the Air and Tristan And Danika set RK Lilley and so many more
micky barnard says
Lick, Play and Lead by Kylie Scott
Carra S says
My favorite was definitely Archer’s Voice. LOVED it!
Julie Solorio says
One-clicked perfect 10. That one sounds good. Got to love a guy who appreciates a woman’s curves. š
Rachel says
Thank you so much for all that you do to let us know what great books to read next!
Taylor P says
Archer’s Voice and Stepbrother Dearest.
Linda Buzard-Moffitt says
The Stephanie Plum Series by Janet Evanovich
The Sisterhood Series by Fern Michaels
Cynthia D says
So happy that some of my top reads are mentioned above, but here is the list:
Archer’s Voice, Becoming Calder, Finding Eden (A Sign of Love series by Mia Sheridan
Flat Out Celeste by Jessica Park
Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
Until the End (Sea Breeze series) by Abbi Glines
Fallen Too Far (Rosemary Beach series) by Abbi Glines
Never Never by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher
Ugly Love by Tarryn Fisher
Dana says
My top reads of 2014 would be –
The Will by Kristen Ashley
The Law of Moses by Amy Harmon
The Sweet Gum Tree by Katherine Allred
Cynthia D says
Oops, Sorry! Apparently I made a mistake in my last comment ><
The last book on my list should be:
Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover :))
Tess H says
Love reading all your favorite lists! I added some of the books to my TBR list! š Here are my favorites:
Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan
Play by Kylie Scott
Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
Chasing Abby by Cassia Leo
Twisted Together by Pepper Winters
Puddle Jumping by Amber L. Johnson
Last Light by M. Pierce
Thanks for the giveaway! ā„
donna reynolds says
Slade/ Hemy by Victoria Ashley
Oblivion by Jessica Wood
Everything by NB Baker
Travis by Nicole Eswards
Thank you for your list and the great giveaway.
Staci Pope says
I read so many great books in 2014…some of my favorites are:
Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan
Crashed by Kristy Bromberg
Convicted & Revealed by Aleatha Romig
Destroyed, QQ & Twisted Together by Pepper Winters
Making Faces by Amy Harmon
and so many more.
Kristina Olsen says
I loved the Tangled series by Emma Chase!
Nicole Newman says
I would have to say that AL Jackson and HM Ward are my top two favorite authors of 2014. I could easily add many more but these two had books they released in 2014 that were 5+ star reads and they have affected me emotionally on a weekly if not daily.
Diana Doan says
Archers Voice by Mia Sheridan
Bright Side by Kim Holden
Stepbrother Dearest by Penelope Ward
Just to name a few, but I love your list! Great list of books!
deb perry says
Reasonable Doubt series
Dom Wars Series
Always
Taint
Oceans Apart Series
Seductive Nights Series
Just One Night Series
Submissive In Love Series
Teja K. says
Reaperās Legacy (Reapers Motorcycle Club Book 2) by Joanna Wylde, Revenant by Larissa Ione, Dark Skye by Kresley Cole and The King by J.R. Ward.
Tenise says
Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan
Destroyed by Pepper Winters
Making Faces by Amy Harmon
Just to name a few!
Crystal W Smith says
I don’t have enough room to list them all! It was an awesome year for new reads!
Archers Voice, Mia Sheridan
Love, Chocolate and Beer; Violet Duke
After the Rain; Renee Carlino
The Law of Moses; Amy Harmon
to name a few
Betul E. says
Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan and It Aint Me, Babe by Tillie Cole
Desiree says
I absolutely loved Archer’s Voice and Becoming Calder!!!
Becky says
Archers voice,
Anything Kristen Ashley
Making faces by Amy Harmon
Corps security
Friend zoned by Bella Aurora
The Fighting Series by JB Salsbury
Kamla L. says
The Corps Security series and Stage Dive Series were also 2 of my favorite reads for 2014. Other favorites included Last Riders series by Jamie Begley, Marked Men by Jay Crownover, and Hard Ink series by Laura Kaye.
amy wiater says
Archer’s Voice is my fav book of 2014