21 Friday Finds & Reader Recommendations – March 31st 2017

Move over, Ela…and thanks for saving my spot!! Finally a list that I don’t have any to one-click from…because I mostly already did 🙂 Now back to The Opposite of You!!

I actually JUST clicked The Widow over on Amazon and then came here to share how great it sounds, but apparently bev beat me to it. Great minds think alike, right? 😉 It DOES sound like it’s going to be a fabulously interesting one.

I got sprayed with blood yesterday and it was SO not cool. Here’s to hoping for a better day today. 😀 Have a beautiful day, ladies!!

*shoves Lisa on her butt* It’s my turn you hussy!

The Opposite of You!!!! 5 freaking floving LOVIN stars! Just want it noted that I one thousand percent agree with Maryse!

Everyone…just go ahead and read it!!!! Like NOW!!!

It’s the last day of the month so I’m going to jump right in with my favorite book in March.

Bang Gang by Jade West

Hands down favorite. Nothing else even came close. Silly, silly me let this one sit in my tbr for over a year.

This one is no tease. Title and cover deliver the goods. It’s also a beautiful 2nd chance romance that had me crying over a couple of scenes. The rest of the time my tummy was tied up like a pretzel.

It’s just gorgeous. I don’t normally like kids in my romance novels but these were integral to the plot. I don’t normally like 2nd chance romance because I hate the time apart, but this one worked. It just worked people! They are both a little broken. They both had a lot of growing up to do. They are both beautiful parents with sweet, quirky kids. Shoot!!! I can’t stop gushing.

Amy, ummmm GROSS!!!

I just about fell off my chair when I read your comment Fabi – because I read it as Gang Bang, not Bang Gang. Thats quite a bit of difference!
Ela, GoG made me so mad – that’s why I liked reading it!

Omg. I’ve been reading it the same way. Lol.

Wait…..so Bang Gang is NOT a dirty, smutty novel about menage and kinky things?!?

OK, I’m sorry, but I thought ‘Bang Gang’ was a TOTALLY different type of book! lol Looking it up now…

Oh, wow! Now I don’t know what to think?? It looks to be like I thought it would, but it sounds like something totally different?

This is so hard to explain!

First of all, the Bang Gang DO Gang Bangs. So you’re not wrong there, regardless of how you read the title.

BUT <— BIG BUT (not butt)

This book is a beautiful 2nd chance romance. Racy and raunchy – yes. But also emotional and beautiful.

I cried people. I hate to cry! I cried and didn't DNF.

In fact, I need to go see if this is a series because I'd love to read about the other men. This is the first time since I started using a reading schedule that I'm even tempted to throw it out the window. If this book is the beginning of a series, my reading schedule may need to run for its life.

*Disclaimer – I like racy & raunchy romance novels. If you don't, then this isn't the book for you.

LOL Fabi, and all I can think is, she didn’t like Sea of Tranquility as a title? 😆

You’re never living your name fetish down, I’m afraid.

You guys are gonna kill me. I may squirrel away from The Opposite of You and go back to Animal. I know I know!!! Pelt me with peanuts if you have to. I will go back and finish it, it’s just the writing style that is not grabbing me. Just way too much “telling” and very little “showing”. I have read some amazing books lately by some very talented writers, so maybe that’s why this stands out so much. I also really like A LOT of dialogue, and there isn’t that much. Don’t tell me about your brother, show me and talk to him, I’ll get how you both feel afterwards!!!!! Okay. Sorry for ruining your day. I promise to go back and finish it. But ANIMAL – OMG – what the ever loving heck is that? That is calling my name so I can go back and figure it out. Who was it that read that book? It’s CRAY-ZEE

Ok, so Bang Gang IS in fact dirty and smutty but in a good way with an emotional story line???

Maryse, do you ever sit and stare at your computer and think “How the heck did all these crazy people end up in my blog?” 😉

For the record, I love crazy people and the antics around here make me smile daily!!

LOL…..I have a book in the que called Gang Bang. I was like, that book does not have kids in it and I don’t think I’d describe it as Fabi did. Then I looked at the title again and read it correctly. Hehe!

I can’t forget about it. I swear I now thing of Fabi every time I see a new title! Like, hmm…WWFD?

I don’t understand why it’s so hard to believe that titles and covers affect my desire to read a book.

Imagine scales.
Imagine my reading taste.
Imagine on one side “Sea of Tranquility” – nice, soft, comfortable, peaceful
Imagine on the other other side “Bang Gang” – racy, spicy, raunchy and with a surprise tummy twisting, cry -unducing love story IN SPITE of the graphic sex scenes.

Now, which scale side would look heavier to me?!

If you guess wrong, I’m disowning you.

PS. I’m reading the end of Bang Gang right now and crying for the 4th effing time!

World Wrestling Fabi D???

What would Fabi do?

LOL R!

I am not the only one who picks books based on titles and covers. Come on folks, fess up! Who has read a book because they thought the title or cover was cool.

It’s not that I won’t read a book with a title that doesn’t at first appeal to me, it’s just that it will take reviews/feedback to bring it to my attention.

cool!!! (not cook) sheesh I don’t even know how to cook

Of course you were Renee!

A Marmy After Dark presents:

Bang Gang.

Reading Fabi’s description of Sea of T, lol.

Of course you did Amy! I’m surprised that’s the only thing you noticed within these posts!

For those of you who haven’t read Ela’s hidden scene from Opposite of You (and let me tell you, this girl has a future in writing), here it is with the bad words asterisked. I think I have a tear in my eye…our little Ela is growing up so fast!!!

And I present to you:

Oh oh oh!!!!!!!!!!! “She climbs up his defined torso after she licks his sexy v that dips into his grey boxer briefs. He sighs with pleasure yet she can feel HIS fear. That beard has been with him through the good and bad times. She can’t begin to pretend to know how he feels about having it eliminated. With the water and cream on the side of the bed, she continues to seduce him into a calm while she handles the shaver. With the first pass through his beard, she feels him stiffen. Oh no. They can’t go back. They have come so far. She decides to take away his tenseness by grinding her ***** over his bulge and he relaxes, overcome with a hunger twinkle in his eyes. His focus lost on the shaver he hasn’t realized THE BEARD IS GONE. He flips her over, strips her and himself nekkid and proceeds to **** her brains out.”

Alright, so far, best four of Mar are:
Dirty, Filthy, Rich Boys by Laurelin Paige (it’s my catnip!)
Weaving Man by Tove Foss Ford (Oh so beautiful and eloquent)
Under the Lights by Abbi Glines(also super beautiful)
Broken Soul by Faith Hunter (The best in the Yellowstone series IMO)

Three of the four are due to emotional feels. The other… BULLY JERK! 😀

*spits water all over my screen* OMFG *bwahahahhaha* OMG… *dies*

It’s not even 5 o’clock on the East Coast yet… wow… the ladies are racy today! *initiates a slow clap*

*wipes away tear after Lisa’s post* *sniff sniff*

AND that is why that extra little scene was written Amy…because just no!

Did you ladies see the Beard MC books???? Bahahahahahahah
One of them is “Fear the Beard”

https://www.goodreads.com/series/200222-the-dixie-wardens-rejects-mc

bev!!!!!!!!!!!! NOBODY CAN COMPARE WITH THOSE 2 HUNKS!!!!!!!!!! MOMOA AND HUNNAM SANDWICH….YUM

Broken Soul by Faith Hunter (The best in the Yellowstone series IMO)

Fabi–I agree! The Jane Yellowrock series is one of my absolute faves and that book was awesome!! I recommend it to anyone looking for an action-packed urban fantasy series.

Ela–I saw that series just this week. (Please note that I did NOT add them to my tbr!)

Uhh, Amy, good luck. It gets kinda hard to ignore it after a bit! I’ve just had to try to ’embrace’ it. LOL

Robin! You need to read ‘The Opposite of You’! It’s so SWOOOONY!!

Renee! But it’s about bikers! They are supposed to have beards, it’s like a rule! Didn’t you watch SOA….Jax can’t be clean shaven and I would so tug on HIS beard BECAUSE HE’S A BADASS BIKER DUDE!

*leaves to start Bang Gang or is it Gang Bang….??*

*sits back and enjoys the antics of my book buddies*

*whistles* No clue what you is talking about, man!

*ouch* Grey What the what???? Where am I???? *spins in circles* Oh that’s right I’m reading about banging gangs…

See bikers and beards are a rule BUT cooks with pullable, shape-shifting, lip-hiding ones are just NOT

Yeah, but I will say that if Charlie or Stu wanted to grow a pullable, shape-shifting, lip-hiding one I sure wouldn’t protest!!! Otherwise, you might just need to trim that sucker!

*Stamps NC-17 rating all over the place today* Good grief, naughty, naughties!

*giggle*

On the beard theme….Fear the Beard is calling my name….Paging Dr Tomirkanivov aka Dr Tommy aka Dr Bones…feeling a little bit of a jerk coming on…

I’m late to the party but looks like you are all having fun lol!
Got to agree with Fabi – Bang Gang was a 5* read for me!

D.G. – I agree. The blurb is calling my name. How does a doctor join an MC club??? Hmmmm…, smart & hot? Might have to check that one out.

Favourite March read:

The Come Up by Nia Forrester. I FLOVED it. It will definitely be a reread for me.

Second place: Afterwards by Nia Forrester from the same series as the Come Up. Another GREAT READ.

“BUT cooks with pullable, shape-shifting, lip-hiding ones are just NOT”

Again…AGAIN I saw a different word than “cooks” and I’m dying now, LOL!!!!!

Oh, I’m gearing up alright. I’m just trying to keep it under control until I’m done with work so I don’t accidentally say something inappropriate in front of patients or coworkers. 😳

Favorite March Read:

The Weaving Man, by Tove Foss Ford.

No surprise there. Elegantly written. Amazing characters. Just beautiful.

I’m guessing Tasha is the youngest.

Lol. I’m just giving you a hard time.
I don’t know why but that whole conversation just tickled my funny bone.

Who doesn’t love that word?

I think I’m the oldest. Oh well, I’ll just be out there and proud of it. Maybe you’ve got an old (OK, mature?) soul bev, and maybe I’ve got a young soul. I don’t feel old anyway…….. 🙂

Lol.
Jan, I didn’t realize that I was the mature one.
I like it.

Maryse, I’m reading Infidelity Series and its got all kinds of crazy twists and seems up your alley. I couldn’t recall you reading any series besides your old school pnrs. I was just curious. Some dislike the time commitment of series.

Wise? I like it. OK.

*snort* Y’all wouldn’t believe me if I told you how old I am.

I am DEFINITELY not the youngin’ of the bunch. 😉

Noooo. Tasha is.

*shuts the door so Tasha can’t come in*

I’m with bev

I keep saying it but seriously loving Aristotle and Dante. The only problem, but not really because I love his narration, is how slow it’s going because I’m listening instead of reading.

Ok, one last thing. *snort*

Have you all seen this?
https://www.boredpanda.com/and-murders-began-first-line-book/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=masproduction

So for The Opposite of You it could be

Beautiful.
I turned my head and smiled at my best friend since fourth grade. And then the murders began.

Fabi…I went with All the Lies We Tell for my KF book. At least this month had a couple of books which were appealing for me as the past couple of months have been pretty disappointing.

Heading to GR right now! 😀

Uh yeah, DG, you’d better check that out to, er, make sure. Also, check there are no were-badgers.

I agree Fabi…but everyone has made such a big deal about it. It almost hurts the acting is so bad.

*whispers quietly to Jan “what is a were-badger?”*

*whispers to Jan that it is time to investigate!*

I picked All the Lies We Tell for my KF book too. I haven’t read a Megan Hart book in a long time.

*rubs nose* Maryyyyyyyse!! Was that necessary???

And you know what, even if you did know her personally (which would be pretty awesome, IMO ;)) I trust your opinion enough to know you will be honest either way.

So if you say you love it, then it must really be that great!

Dr. Doolittle will make you love were-badgers. Technically a honey badger, a type of badger. *dances* This book!

Magic Bites by Kate Daniels

One of the best books EVER

*snorts coffee out of nose* No, DG, I think you’re right. That urban dictionary definition is just ….ugh……. *coughs, wheezes*

No, I’m pretty sure they mean a hot shifter type of were badger like in Magic Bites which, no, I haven’t gotten around to reading yet. Maybe I’ll add it to my Pick For Me challenge list.

Hmmm. The plot thickens. Amazon says I haven’t bought Magic Bites. Maybe when I set up my gr and was entering piles of books, I got it mixed up with another book I’d read, and haven’t read it after all. Cos, how can you forget a WERE BADGER?????

Fave March read…hmmmm, I actually had a good month. Of course I’m loving Infidelity series but I’m still on last book.

Last Hit (Hitman #1) – Its one of those where you end up falling in love & swooning over a murderer! *gasp* I did this on audio. The narration was odd at first, but once I got used to the accent, I loved it.

Tristan & Danika #2 & #3 – I wasn’t totally in love with this series during book #1, but book #2 hooked me. What a train wreck this was!! (but in a good way) I don’t always go for this much angst, but I fell hard for Tristan. It was fun BR-ing this with R.

Favorite book for March without a doubt is Animal by Marni Mann!

Leslie, I started Stepbrother Dearest last night and am loving it! Couldn’t put it down! Will definitely finish today. What a jerk, love it!

Whew! Glad urban dictionary was off on that description because I was beginning to wonder….

*makes note to look up Magic Bites*

Lesli, the narration was super good.
I’m not sure if the story is for you or not, still not sure i know your taste, but if free doesn’t hurt to try sometime.

Bev, I did add it to my list on Hoopla when you were gushing about it. 🙂

Leslie–I’ve never heard of Hoopla and just checked it out. How cool! Looks like I need to get a library card. I was thinking about re-upping my Audible membership this summer, but if I can find good audiobooks to borrow, that would be awesome!

Oh, ok. Good to know that it’s not every library. I bet ours out in the country doesn’t have it, but it never hurts to check. The closest big city does have a new library, so I’ll check there first. Thanks!!

Leslie you go with your new schedule girl. That rocks!!!

But – stop right there – I never said SoT was a bad title. My only point was regarding my reading tastes. So if I have two books I’m thinking of reading, one of them titled Sea of Tranquility and the other titled Gang Bang, I will always choose Gang Bang first. Cause I’m just slutty that way. 😉

IOW SoT is not slutty enough for me. Ha!

R. – we need to talk about you starting these *ahem* trends.

It’s ok Fabi. We love you either way.

I really hope that smarty pants comment didn’t come out wrong…I just think it’s pretty dang awesome you are so smart you can teach college math!

Heh, I more worried about that comment than I am about calling you slutty. Just another day here on the blog…

Oh, but no, I have no idea what SoT stands for other than as an allusion to calmness or the moon basin. Ha!!!

Holy crap. I thought the book was named for a “feeling” or a “sought after feeling” for an MC. Now you’re telling me it’s named after a crater on the moon?

Bahahabahaha

Now, I’ve heard it all and am determined to maintain my title snobbishness foevah!

…Because “going all bev” on me works so well

Random memories of bratty little brother do not induce cooperation

Really? Even if we all do it?

Maryse trying really hard to resist Travis, lol.