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22 Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 10-17-2025


HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!!! TODAY FEELS LIKE a mini-Tuesday considering all of the new releases that just went live over the last 24 hours.

HOLY MOLY it’s like a who’s who of our favorite indie authors just loading up our TBR list!! Sadie Kincaid, Maya Alden, S.L. Scott, Lesley Jones, Ginger Scott, Penny Reid, and so many more!!!!

 

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IN AMAZON KINDLE’S TOP 20


The Mountain Echoes: A Small Town, Cowboy Romance (Wildflower Canyon Book 2)

JUST WENT LIVE & IS IN AMAZON KINDLE’S TOP 20 ALREADY!!! HE WANTS THE RANCH FOR HIMSELF…

“…Ten years ago, my fiancé betrayed me in the worst way—he chose my sister. I swore I’d never set foot on Longhorn Ranch again. But now, I don’t have a choice. My father is gone, the family ranch is on the verge of collapse, and half of it belongs to me, the other half to my sister, and she can’t sell it fast enough.

I won’t let that happen. My ancestral home is more than dirt and fences—it’s my legacy. But the odds are stacked against me. The debts are too high, and someone is trying to drive me out of my land.

As the pressure mounts, one man keeps appearing in my path: Maverick Kincaid, the powerful, relentless rancher who wants Longhorn for himself…”

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HE WANTS TO LIVE IN PARIS & BE AN ARTIST


The Paris Roommates: Sawyer

LIVE!! HE WANTS TO LIVE IN PARIS & BE AN ARTIST

“…he’s offered a second chance to return to Paris and realize his dreams. Clutching a paintbrush and a dream, he returns to the City of Light hoping to turn this love/hate relationship around.

It’s absolutely wonderful—in his atelier surrounded by canvases, he’s living his best life. It’s absolute hell—he can’t drown out his parents’ criticism that he’s not good enough, despite how much his roommates assure him. And then there’s this girl…”

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THE GOD OF THE UNDERWORLD IS HER PARTNER…


Empire of Death (Death Series Book 6)

LIVE!! THE GOD OF THE UNDERWORLD IS HER SILENT PARTNER…

“…With my father indisposed, I become Queen of the Southern isles — and it’s the heaviest responsibility of my life. I know the Barbarians will come for the kingdom, and I have to prepare for war.

But I don’t have to do it alone…because Wrath is with me. My advisor and my protector, he helps me secure the aid of my allies, helps me remember my strength. And when I become lost in despair, he tells me I can do this. That I’m the only one who can do this.

The God of the Underworld is my silent partner, a powerful ally that no one can see, and it becomes clear there’s nothing he won’t do for me...”

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GINGER SCOTT’S LATEST!!


The Older Brother: A rival brothers age-gap romance

LIVE!! GINGER SCOTT’S LATEST!! THEY WERE RICH & THEIR FATHER WAS HER MOTHER’S BOSS…

“…Rowan Anderson was always my fantasy, until suddenly . . . he was intimately real. My relationship with the Anderson boys would always be doomed by complications. They were rich, and their father…was my mother’s boss. Her hard work for them paid for my private school education, yet we barely got by.

Caleb, the youngest brother, was my first everything. But it was Rowan, the older brother, who I saw first. Last. Always.

It was one slip in judgement, one night of giving in to temptation, and suddenly I was buried in the Anderson family’s bitterness, secrets and lies. The more I learned, the more I fell. And soon, I was in too deep...”

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Bray: A Small Town Cowboy Instalove Romance (Cowboys of Devil’s Ditch Book 3) by Vanessa Vale <— LIVE!! SMALL TOWN COWBOY ROMANCE “…I’ve known her for years… but it’s time to make her mine. My little sister’s best friend needs my help. To be her fake boyfriend. Fake? Nothing’s fake with her. She feels it, too, but can’t understand why I finally want her after all these years. I’d take the time to prove it, but someone’s out to hurt her. That means she’s mine now whether she likes it or not…”

The Curse of the Ill-Gotten Gains by Stephanie Laurens <— LIVE!! HISTORICAL MYSTERY “…#1 NYT-bestselling author Stephanie Laurens is back with a complex case in which her favorite sleuths must wade through the attendees of a ton house party to discover which one was moved to murder their host. When the genial and highly regarded Sir Montague Underhill is found murdered in his own orchard, Inspector Stokes is dispatched, together with Barnaby and Penelope Adair, to Patchcote Grange to uncover the culprit. But a fashionable house party provides a large cast of potential suspects, and when the investigators learn what business Sir Montague had been dabbling in, the challenge before them grows even larger...”

BOOK #5 IN THE SERIES!!


Maddox’s story: Manhattan Ruthless

LIVE!! STANDALONE BILLIONAIRE ROMANCE!!

“…there’s a rat at Jamestech, and my brother is convinced he knows the perfect person to sniff them out. Some guy they call the hotshot who he knew back in Chicago. Sounds good, right? And I’m fully onboard with protecting my family’s company.

That is until I walk into work one morning and I’m confronted with King Worthington. Of course it’s him—who better to catch a rat than a snake! I haven’t seen him for eighteen years, yet he somehow still looks exactly the same—the cruel piece of garbage that eviscerated my heart. But his killer smile and charm won’t work on me this time. He might hide who he is, but I know exactly who I am. I am Mason James, and he doesn’t get to get anywhere near close to me...”

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A JOURNEY OF RECKONING… (author sponsored)


The Unabridged Life of Missy Kinkaid

LIVE!! A JOURNEY OF RECKONING…

“…when the death of her estranged mother sends her spiraling into a breakdown in the cereal aisle, Missy is forced to confront the pain of past loves, fractured family ties, and the weight of expectations she’s spent a lifetime defying.

With her closest friends—and a cousin carrying secrets of her own—Missy embarks on a journey of reckoning that tests the limits of forgiveness, resilience, and self-discovery. Along the way, she learns that true empowerment isn’t about posturing but the courage to own your story, scars and all...”

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SHE KEEPS SLEEPWALKING INTO HIS BED!!


REPRODUCTION: A Fake Dating Romantic Comedy (Hypothesis Series Book 8)

SHE KEEPS SLEEPWALKING INTO HIS BED!!

“…Sam keeps sleepwalking . . . and waking up in the wrong bed.

Samantha Jarlston keeps telling herself she doesn’t want to get romantically involved with her former childhood best friend and current partner in crime, the very sexy chess grandmaster, Andreas Kristiansen. But despite her many, many, MANY protestations, Sam keeps waking up in Andreas’s bed. Even worse, he’s adorably flustered and shy about it. Every. Single. Time.

Sleepwalking into Andreas’s bedroom and his cute reactions aren’t complications Sam has time for…”

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SERIES FINALE!!


The Interview: Carnage #6

HOLY MOLY IT’S LIVE!! —> THE LATEST IN THIS ANGSTY ROCK STAR ROMANCE SERIES!

“ARE YOU READY FOR EMOTIONAL DAMAGE? HAVE YOU RECOVERED ENOUGH FROM THE TRAUMA OF BOOK ONE, THE STORY OF US?

Because The Highly Anticipated Book 6 In The New York Times Best Selling Carnage Series Is Finally Here! Brace yourself for some unexpected, emotional, and heartfelt revelations, as cameras follow the fiercely private Georgia McCarthy King.

For years, Georgia has shied away from the spotlight, carefully guarding her personal life.

So why has she finally agreed to a no holds barred interview and documentary that will reveal intimate details about her and her family, including her notorious brother and former Carnage band member, Marley Layton? As the world eagerly awaits the release of the highly anticipated movie,

Carnage: A Band. A Life,

Georgia’s change of heart raises questions and stirs up curiosity. Secrets and past trauma are soon laid bare as Lesley Jones delivers another raw, gritty and emotional read.

The tea is about to be spilled and if you’re a fan of The Emotionally Charged Carnage Series, you will want to be there for every drop!”

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Chains (Kiss of Death MC 7): A Bones MC romance by Marteeka Karland <— LIVE!! BIKER ROMANCE!! “…Three black cats. One grumpy biker. Fate’s about to get witchy. And wickedly hot. Elvira – Halloween’s my favorite holiday, until one teeny mishap with my practice spell. Suddenly I’m homeless, stinking of swamp gas, and dragging three black cats into a biker compound… Where I meet Chains. Big, broody, and superstitious as hell, he glares at my “demon spawn” like they’re plotting his death. But the way he looks at me? Let’s just say my spell isn’t the only thing that’s likely to combust. He’s all hard muscle and harder attitude, and I can’t tell if he wants to banish me… or bend me over the couch and have his wicked way with me. I would definitely approve of option number two!”

Highland Slayer: A Scottish Medieval Romance (Highland Legion) by Kathryn Le Veque <— LIVE!! HISTORICAL ROMANCE!! “...He ends up going well out of his way, traveling along a lonely beach, until he comes across a woman in distress. Given that the order of St. Margaret’s helps women and children, he has little choice but to deliver the injured woman to their doorstep. And nearly gets his head cut off in the process. Anaxandra is part of the Templar Nuns. An orphan, she has lived with them since birth. It is Anaxandra, or Ana as she is sometimes called, who nearly kills Estevan, but soon enough, his mission becomes clear. But what isn’t clear is the identity of the mysterious woman, who speaks in a different tongue. She continues to draw images of serpents in the dirt, trying to communicate, but by the time Estevan and Annaxandra realize what she is saying, danger has already arrived...”

READER RECOMMENDATION! NANCY LOVED IT!


Trusting Molly (Silverstone Book 3)

READER RECOMMENDATION! NANCY LOVED IT!

“...When it comes to love, though, he’s always been a little wary. But then he meets the beautiful, intrepid Molly Smith.

Schoolteacher Molly has been trying to outrun a lifetime of bad luck, and now she finds herself kidnapped along with a hundred schoolgirls in the jungle. But when Smoke finds them, Molly thinks her luck might be turning around—until she returns to the US to find her beloved grandparents murdered. Devastated by their deaths and mystified by the turn of events, Molly turns to Smoke for comfort...”

Nancy: This is a beautiful slow-burn romance, that turns into a steamy one, but of course a horrid ex-boyfriend causes nothing but pain and heartache. …I wonder how this author comes up with a new plot in every book. I was shocked the other day when on the news someone mentioned prosopagnosia. This was from the book TRUSTING TAYLOR!

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HOCKEY ROMANCE


PINCH: An enemies-to-lovers, accidental pregnancy, hockey romance (The New Bradfords Book 1)

LIVE! ROOMMATES WITH A HOCKEY PLAYER!

“…Lane “Gavin” Knight is the hottest new defenseman for the LA Champions hockey team. He’s my cousin Maverick’s best friend, and by trick of fate, my new roommate.

But just because he caught me when I fell off the “Welcome Back” parade float in my International Princess crown doesn’t mean he’s a hero. I know him better than that...”

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PSYCH-THRILLER!!


What Have You Done?: A completely unputdownable and addictive psychological thriller

LIVE!! PSYCH-THRILLER!!

“…The Cordells were the perfect family. But now, in a beautiful home where happy photos line the walls and flowers adorn the dinner table, it looks like a daughter has killed her loving parents. Everyone tuts and shakes their heads, saying there was always something strange about Juliet.

And one person watching from the sidelines has triumph in their eyes. Someone who knew this would happen all along...”

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M/M ROMANCE!!


Merciless (Park Avenue Kings Book 4)

LIVE!! M/M ROMANCE!! OPPOSITES ATTRACT…

“…He was sent to watch me. Now he can’t look away. They sent the president’s son to babysit me. How precious. Shepherd “Shep” Winchester III thinks he’s here to keep me in line—keep me quiet, keep me still, keep me safe. Good luck with that.

I’m Theodore “Theo” Rinaldi, the youngest Prince of Monaco, and the most merciless of the Park Avenue Kings. And I don’t do obedient. Not for my royal family. Not for the crown. And definitely not for the suit King sent to shadow me.

Shep is all discipline and duty. I’m chaos in a custom suit...”

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Small Town Frenzy: A Sports, Rivals to Lovers, Small Town Cowboy Romance by S.L. Scott <— LIVE!! SMALL TOWN SPORTS ROMANCE!! “…My biggest rival is the father of my child. He just doesn’t know it yet. Sleeping with my family’s enemy wasn’t planned. Oops. Too late. It was a one-night stand in Costa Rica, and names were the last thing we wanted to exchange. What can I say? The man was hot as sin. Blue-sky eyes. Broad, athletic shoulders. A smile that just about did me in. I came home with more than his cowboy hat as a souvenir. Four years later, that sweet memento calls me Mommy…”

Pretty Pink Poison: A Dark Mafia Romance by Shain Rose <— LIVE!! MAFIA ROMANCE!! “...I was promised to his brother. But it’s Bane Black who owns me. They said he’d protect me through my long engagement. Watch me. Guard me. Keep me on a leash. Instead, he stalks. He breaks. He consumes … And I enjoy letting him. Bane is heir to an Italian mob family that enforces loyalty with fear and power with blood. But he’s not just their mafia prince. He’s their executioner. Merciless. Meticulous. Bred to destroy… Yet, before all of that, he was my neighbor and the boy I secretly fell for. But when dark times loom and my father can’t pay the debt he owed their family, he offers what was left: my hand in marriage…to the wrong brother. I thought Bane might save me...”

HE’S OBSESSED WITH HER…


In The Dark

LIVE!! HE’S A SERIAL KILLER & HE’S OBSESSED WITH HER… IT’S ALREADY IN AMAZON KINDLE’S TOP 50!!

Maxine Walters hates being scared. When she visits Fright Nights, the premiere Halloween event in town, she doesn’t expect to get lost in a haunted house. But after getting turned around, she meets Hunter, a scare actor she can’t stop thinking about.

Hunter Wilder has worked at Fright Nights for years, but he’s never run into a guest backstage before. Much less one who haunts his daily thoughts. Until her. His chance encounter with Max turns their one conversation into his obsession.

Between hookups out of her wildest fantasies and their playful banter, Max thinks she’s getting to know the man behind the mask, but he has secrets. He’s keeping tabs on her. He’s watching her from the shadows, and she has no idea he’s a serial killer. At least he’s a good serial killer…”

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BIKER ROMANCE!!


The Trust We Broke: A second chance, size difference, hands off my wife, dark secrets romance (Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado #5)

LIVE! BIKER ROMANCE!!

“…With my law degree and a life in New York, I convinced myself I’d moved on. But the second I saw Grudge again, all rough edges and rage, I couldn’t breathe. He’s now a biker forged in fury, and looks at me like I’m responsible. Maybe I am. After all, I divorced him the day he went to prison for protecting me.

I thought I came back for my family’s sake. But I forgot how it felt to be wanted—to be his. And now I’m caught between the life I built… and the man who still makes me ache...”

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SPORTS ROMANCE


Learn the Play (Nashville Rampage Book 3)

LIVE!! SPORTS ROMANCE & IT’S ALREADY IN AMAZON KINDLE’S TOP 100

“…I watched my parents’ marriage crumble when my father chose football over family. His love for the game destroyed us. It’s why I loathe it. It’s also why I don’t trust easily. So when I meet a handsome stranger at a hotel bar, we trade nothing but first names. I’m miles from home and I’ll never see him again.

Until I do. At a family event with my dad, he’s there—my mystery man from weeks ago. Only now, I know who he is: a football player on my father’s team. Which means I need to forget him… and his tight end...”

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SMALL TOWN ROMANCE!!


1006 Alamo Way: Rojo 2nd Generation: Lonestar Terrace Book 5

LIVE!! HEARTFELT SMALL TOWN ROMANCE!!

“…On the wrong path after years of blunders and errors in judgment that she can’t or doesn’t want to acknowledge, Darcy almost fell victim to a crime that happens way too often when alcohol is involved. Luckily, she was rescued by a handsome stranger who had nothing but good intentions and a long history of taking care of people who needed him. 

That was the wake-up call she needed to make some very necessary changes. Her first order of business was to work on herself with the help of her family and the new friends she’d made in Rojo. Through it all, the gallant stranger whom she can only remember bits and pieces of isn’t far from her mind, so when he walks into her shop and needs her help, she’s more than happy to oblige...”

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HISTORICAL MYSTERY

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PSYCH-THRILLER


What Have You Done?

PSYCH-THRILLER

“…The Cordells were the perfect family. But now, in a beautiful home where happy photos line the walls and flowers adorn the dinner table, it looks like a daughter has killed her loving parents.

Everyone tuts and shakes their heads, saying there was always something strange about Juliet.

And one person watching from the sidelines has triumph in their eyes. Someone who knew this would happen all along…”

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22 Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – 10-17-2025

➔➔ PREORDERS (coming soon!)

  1. The Surgeon by John Nicholl | Oct 19, 2025
  2. Crash Landing on the Duke: A Regency Historical Romance (The Silver Dukes Book 6) by Meara Platt – October 19th 2025
  3. Canapes at The Beach House Hotel by Judith Keim | Oct 20, 2025
  4. The Spiced Cocoa Café: A totally heart-warming, addictive and cozy Christmas romance (Maple Falls Book 2) by Harper Graham | Oct 20, 2025
  5. Blind Date with a Werewolf by Patricia Briggs | Oct 21, 2025
  6. Good Spirits: A Magical Paranormal Holiday Romance with an Irish Ghost, Unexpected Connections, and a Christmas Carol Twist (Ghosted Book 1) by B.K. Borison | Oct 21, 2025
  7. Wild Animal: A Novel by Joël Dicker | Oct 21, 2025
  8. The Widow: A Novel by John Grisham | Oct 21, 2025
  9. Fated to the Scarred Wolf: A Fated Mates Wolf Shifter Paranormal Romance (The Hunted Omegas Book 5) by April L. Moon | Oct 21, 2025
  10. Chained Fate (Molotov Betrothal Book 3) by Anna Zaires | Oct 21, 2025
  11. The Christmas Ring: A Holiday Romance by Karen Kingsbury | Oct 21, 2025
  12. Namaste and Slay: A Dark Romantic Thriller by Jennifer Brody | Oct 21, 2025
  13. Soda Lake: A Novel by John C Hampsey | Oct 21, 2025
  14. King Sorrow by Joe Hill | Oct 21, 2025
  15. A Ferry Merry Christmas: A Novel by Debbie Macomber | Oct 21, 2025
  16. Nikolai (Black Inc. Book 2) by Lisa Marie Rice | Oct 21, 2025
  17. Hashtag Holidate by Lucy Lennox | Oct 21, 2025
  18. Knot Their Boo: Standalone Contemporary Omegaverse Romance (Knotty Holidays Book 2) by Kira Roman – October 24th 2025
  19. The Husband Contract (The Billionaire Contracts Book 1) by J. S. Cooper – October 30th 2025
  20. The Fix: A Novel by Mia Sheridan – Nov 1 2025
  21. Hell to Pay (Portland Devils Book 6) by Rosalind James – Nov 1 2025
  22. The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold by Cate Holahan – Nov 1 2025
  23. What She Saw by Mary Burton – Nov 1 2025
  24. Seneca (Were Zoo Book 22) by R. E. Butler – Nov 1 2025
  25. Space Coast Holiday Hijinks: A Collection of Festive Florida Tales by Kristen Painter, Naomi Bellina , et al. | Nov 1, 2025 – Nov 1 2025
  26. Say It Isn’t Snow: A Best Friend’s Brother Holiday Romance by Veronica Eden | Nov 1, 2025
  27. Patch’s Bride (Savage Legion MC, Book 16) by Aria Ray – Nov 3 2025
  28. Thrown for a Loop: A New York Legends Hockey Romance by Sarina Bowen – Nov 4 2025
  29. Fixed Asset (Downrange Book 1) by Riley Edwards – Nov 4 2025
  30. Raven’s Curse (Raven’s Cliff Book 4) by Elle James and Kris Norris – Nov 4 2025
  31. Forget You Saw Her: A thriller (Ask for Andrea) by Noelle West Ihli | Nov 4, 2025
  32. The Weekend Crashers: A Novel by Jamie Brenner – Nov 4 2025
  33. Keeping Amanda (Rescue Angels Book 2) by Susan Stoker – Nov 4 2025
  34. Bad Bishop: A Dark Mafia Romance (Society of Villains Book 1) by L.J. Shen – Nov 4 2025
  35. Merry Little Kissmas by Lauren Blakely – Nov 4 2025
  36. The Perfect Hosts: A Novel by Heather Gudenkauf – Nov 4 2025
  37. The Haunting of Emily Grace by Elena Taylor – Nov 4 2025
  38. Keep Me Never by Meagan Brandy – Nov 4 2025
  39. Blackthorn by J.T. Geissinger – Nov 4 2025
  40. Save Us (Maxton Hall Book 3) by Mona Kasten – Nov 4 2025
  41. Sin Bin (D.C. Stars Book 5) by Chelsea Curto – Nov 4 2025
  42. The Accidental Christmas: Wild Rose Point by Lori Foster – Nov 4 2025
  43. With Friends Like These: A Novel by Alissa Lee – Nov 4 2025
  44. Other People’s Fun: A Novel by Harriet Lane – Nov 4 2025
  45. Love You, Mean It by Laura Pavlov – Nov 4 2025

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