#Giveaway Day 16: #HJBOOKMAS Extravaganza!

Posted December 30th, 2024 by in Blog, BookMas, Features, Spotlight / 45 comments

Welcome to Harlequin Junkie’s 10th Annual #BOOKMAS EXTRAVAGANZA!

 

From Naughty to Nice and Everything in between….

 

HJ’s Bookmas Extravaganza is our annual celebration of YOU, our loyal and engaged READERS of Harlequin Junkie blog and the Book community at large.

 

Thank You for your continued Support, we <3 You!

On the 16th Day of #Bookmas…  We bring you a giveaway from Gallery Books

Here’s a sneak peak at some of Gallery Books upcoming 2025 Romance Releases:

THE WEDDING MENU by Letizia Lorini (On-sale January 21, 2025).

For fans of Tessa Bailey and Mia Sosa, Letizia Lorini brings a deliciously sexy, poignant, and laugh-out-loud funny rom-com set in the culinary world. After unemployed, newly single Amelie returns to her hometown after her life turns upside down, she is reunited with the son of her father’s business rival.

One year ago, Amelie had it all. Nearly engaged to her high school sweetheart, close to her childhood best friend, and cooking at her dad’s restaurant, her life was exactly what she’d ordered. Until Ian, an opinionated wedding-hater, sat beside her at a wedding and proved she might like something off-menu.

Now, Amelie is unemployed, single, and taking a break from her best friend. On top of it all, she’s lost all contact with Ian. When she visits his hometown to teach at a weeklong cooking conference, she hopes for a fateful meet-cute. But their reunion is explosive when Amelie discovers Ian is the son of her father’s business rival.

Even bigger fiasco? He only wants to be her friend. Amelie has one week to change his mind, and if the truth of why her whole life fell apart remains hidden, their love story might even end with a wedding.

 

GOLD COAST DILEMMA by Nana Malone (On-sale April 29, 2025).

From USA TODAY bestselling author Nana Malone comes a romance about a Ghanaian American heiress faced with the dilemma of choosing between culture and a love connection.

During an opulent publishing party, Ofosua Addo crosses paths with Cole Drake for the first time. Their flirtatiously witty exchange culminates in a kiss that etches a permanent mark on both their hearts.

But Ofosua’s identity as a Ghanaian heiress comes before Cole. She loves the vibrant traditions of Ghana’s Gold Coast, and her hand is already promised to a man that even her overbearing mother loves. Yet, when her big Ghanaian wedding transforms from a fairy tale into a spectacle, she’s thrust into a whirlwind of heartbreak and self-discovery.

In the midst of it all, Cole enters her life once again, under circumstances far different from their magical first encounter. Can Ofosua and Cole’s rediscovered spark overcome the weight of tradition?
 

BEARER OF BAD NEWS by Elisabeth Dini (On-sale April 29, 2025).

For fans of Gail Honeyman’s Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine and Kirstin Chen’s Counterfeit comes a sharply funny and moving debut in which a young Las Vegas hairdresser accepts a job that takes her through the Italian Dolomites and into an international World War II mystery far greater—and more personal—than she could have ever expected.

For someone who hates secrets, Las Vegas hairdresser Lucy Rey is about to be faced with a whole bunch of them. After discovering that her fiancé has been cheating on her with someone from his improv class, she finds herself short on funds and desperate for a change of scenery. Enter a most unusual job opportunity: a Bearer of Bad News.

Sure, it’s a little weird—the job description has few details, and the bad news is more like a vaguely worded threat—but Lucy can’t say no to the perks: an all-expenses-paid trip to the Italian Dolomites, plus a generous bonus if she proves she’s delivered the message. Then she learns that her task is just the tip of the iceberg.

Launched into a world of betrayal and greed involving eighty-year-old secrets, stolen jewels, and a World War II–era mystery, Lucy is in over her head. And she’s connected to her mission in ways she never saw coming.
 

THE LAST SUNRISE by Anna Todd (On-sale May 6, 2025).

New York Times bestselling author and “the biggest literary phenom of her generation” (Cosmopolitan) Anna Todd returns with a moving and empowering new romance about a sheltered young woman whose life transforms during a summer in Majorca with a mysterious local.

Between chronic health issues and an overprotective mother, twenty-two-year-old Oriah Pera feels like she’s stuck waiting for her life to begin. But when her mother’s job takes them to Majorca, Ry knows this summer could be the start of her very own coming-of-age story.

In her first small act of rebellion, she heads off to the beach alone and meets an infuriatingly charming Spaniard. Julian makes Ry feel even more naive and inexperienced than she normally does, but she can’t tamp down her growing attraction.

As the summer continues, Julian pulls Ry out of her shell and into the adventures she’s always craved. But with her return to America looming, Ry must decide if she’s brave enough to finally follow her heart and live for herself.
 

HOW FREAKING ROMANTIC by Emily Harding (On-sale July 1, 2025).

In this sharply funny solo debut, an aspiring lawyer is forced to work alongside the opposing counsel in her best friend’s divorce case, which leads to the biggest irreconcilable difference of all: love.

Beatrice Nilsson has a lot to be angry about. The wage gap, the pink tax, the repayment schedule on all those student loans…the list goes on. But that anger is also what makes her such a good friend—the perennial sidekick who fights for her loved ones’ happily ever after, even while conveniently neglecting her own. So when the marriage of her two best friends falls apart—and the divorce proceedings get ugly—Bea is ready to step in and help pick up the pieces.

First on her to-do list? Storm the office of Nathan Asher, her friend’s ex-husband’s lawyer, and tell him exactly what he can do with his divorce petition. But what should end with a few choice words and a slam of the door soon spirals into uncharted territory when Nathan shows up at her NYU Law office a few days later. As a newly-minted adjunct professor––and her new colleague––he proves to be annoyingly intelligent, relentlessly patient, and unfairly attractive. Bea still hates him, of course, but it’s not long before that hate begins to feel a lot like something else.

There’s just one issue: when you’ve spent your life focusing on everyone else’s love story, it’s not easy to take the starring role in your own. And as uncomfortable truths emerge about the divorce that started it all, Bea must choose whose happily ever after to protect: everyone else’s or her own.
 
Gallery Books, established in 2010, publishes a wide range of books—prescient pop culture, heartfelt novels, page-turner thrillers, memorable memoirs, genre-defining franchises, smart self-help, and fearless cultural commentary—that engage, enlighten, and entertain. https://simonandschusterpublishing.com/gallery-books/
 
 

Giveaway: A box of Gallerybooks most anticipated romances- Print Galleys!

2Winner will receive a print copy of each of the titles noted below:

  • WEDDING MENU by Letizia Lorini
  • GOLD COAST DILEMA by Nana Malone
  • BEARER OF BAD NEWS by Elisabeth Dini
  • HOW FREAKING ROMANTIC by Emily Harding
  • THE LAST SUNRISE by Anna Todd

 

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45 Responses to “#Giveaway Day 16: #HJBOOKMAS Extravaganza!”

  1. psu1493

    All of these books sound amazing, but I think I would read The Wedding Menu first because I want to know how Amelia’s life turned upside down and how she gets herself back on track.

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  2. erahime

    All the aforementioned books sounds great, but the books by Elisabeth Dini
    Emily Harding got my attention due to their interesting premises.

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  11. Tonya ferrando

    All of these sound interesting, however The Bearer of Bad News caught my eye because it’s really different.

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  12. Danielle Nickerson

    The Bearer of Bad News caught my attention. I look forward to checking it out along with the others.

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  22. Jessica Iskey

    All of them are eye catching. I’m familiar with Anna Todd and have been waiting for a new release from her. All are on my TBR list.

    Thank you so very much for the chance to win these fabulous books!!! ❤❤❤

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  24. Crystal

    All of these books are unique and sound like really good reads but really Bearer of Bad News & How Freaking Romantic really stood out to me the most

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  31. Dianne Casey

    All these books caught my attention, but two really sounded good to me. ” The Last Sunrise” and “The Wedding Menu”

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  35. Shannon Capelle

    Anna Todd and Nana Malone caught my eye right away love their books. Always must reads

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  36. Patricia B.

    This is a nice and varied selection of books. Bearer Of Bad News is intriguing and likely would be first on my list to read. How Freaking Romantic would be next. Lawyers tend to be a bit opinionated and debate things strongly. Starting on opposite sides of the divorce table then having to work together should be interesting. Next would be The Last Sunrise. I know someone in a similar situation and need a read to give me hope the over protective mom will get a clue and the daughter will have the ability to wisely become herself. The other two sound good for an enjoyable read.

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  37. Leeza Stetson

    Bearer of Bad News and How Freaking Romantic sound like they’re knock out funny and entertaining. The other books also sound interesting.

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  38. Leeza Stetson

    Bearer of Bad News and How Freaking Romantic sound delightful and funny. The other books also sound interesting, but they didn’t jump out at me.

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  39. Nancy P

    BEARER OF BAD NEWS has to be the most depressing romance novel name. Too funny. Yet both HOW FREAKING ROMANTIC & THE LAST SUNRISE sound snarky cute.

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  41. Linda Townsend

    Gold Coast Dilemma reminds me of the movie, Coming to America, which my son and I have enjoyed many times.

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  45. T Rosado

    The Wedding Menu and Bearer of Bad News sound interesting. I love cozy mysteries with hints of romance.

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