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On the 9th Day of #Bookmas…
HQN Books gave to me: $25 Amazon Giftcard
A spotlight on a few upcoming 2019 HQN book titles:
THE CONSPIRACY by Kat Martin (romantic suspense, January 22, 2019)
New York Times bestselling author Kat Martin raises the tension and the passion when family ambition turns deadly…
Harper Winston’s brother has disappeared. Pursuing his dream of sailing the Caribbean, Michael hasn’t responded to texts or emails in days. When even the Coast Guard can’t find him, Harper is forced to take desperate measures. Which means going to Chase Garrett, once her brother’s best friend, now the only man she can trust…or so she hopes.
As the successful owner of Maximum Security, Chase has learned to trust his gut. He knows Harper’s father is mixed up in a deadly business, and suspects there’s more to Michael’s disappearance than meets the eye. Getting involved again with the Winstons goes against everything he stands for, yet old loyalties die hard. As the case draws him closer to Harper and deeper into the Winstons’ snarled crime family, he is forced to put everything on the line to keep Harper safe…and both of them alive.
STROKE OF LUCK by BJ Daniels (Western contemporary romance, February 19, 2019)
The Sterling Ranch’s season opening isn’t going so smoothly. With the ranch’s lodge full of guests and a Montana blizzard threatening, Will Sterling needs help—and he needs it fast. So when his childhood friend Poppy Carmichael agrees to lend a hand, he’s grateful for a second chance…and more enticed by the woman she’s become than he cares to admit.
For Poppy, it was supposed to be a retreat full of horse rides and hoedowns—with a side of showing Will what he’s been missing all these years. But as the snow deepens outside, the guests’ suspicion and mistrust turn sinister inside, catching Will and Poppy in the crosshairs.
Weathering the storm in each other’s arms is all too easy for Will and Poppy, but will a confrontation with a killer mean their reunion is short-lived?
SLOW RIDE by Lori Foster (contemporary romance, March 12, 2019)
Bestselling author Lori Foster delivers her second title in her new scorching series, Road to Love!
You can’t put the brakes on love…
Ronnie Ashford needs a distraction. In the morning, she has to offer arrogant, conventional Jack Crews a job and convince him not to take it. She doesn’t need anyone’s help, thank you very much. But tonight is all about the tall, sexy stranger who just walked in the bar—and all the delicious trouble they could get into together. Too bad just as things are heating up between them, he whispers the three little words that destroy everything: “I’m Jack Crews.”
Jack is determined to connect with fiery Ronnie—in bed and out of it—but her terms are clear. If he takes the job, helping her acquire prized artifacts for her mysterious bosses, anything between them is strictly off-limits. Somehow he has to convince a woman who’s never felt like she belonged that she’s found her place—with him. And with the danger sparking hotter than the fire between them, it’s going to be one unforgettable trip…
FORGET ME NOT by Brenda Jackson (contemporary romance, March 26, 2019)
Brenda Jackson welcomes you back to Catalina Cove, where love is waiting to be reclaimed…
Ashley Ryan never doubted that her husband, Devon, was the love of her life. Even now, three years after Devon died in a car wreck while on a business trip, Ashley can’t bring herself to move on. But when her girlfriends surprise her with a getaway to beautiful Catalina Cove, Louisiana, she gets the shock of her life when she encounters a man–bearded, more rugged than before, but unmistakably her Devon.
“Ray Sullivan” moved to this quiet coastal town after waking up in a hospital with amnesia. Haunted by a life he can’t remember, he’s built walls around his heart and a quiet life running boat tours–a life that includes no recollection of Ashley, a woman he suddenly finds himself irresistibly drawn to. Doctors warn Ashley of the danger in forcing her husband to remember the past. Though she longs to tell him the truth, she finds herself falling all over again for a man she knows may never truly come back to her. In this place where healing and second chances are just a heartbeat away, can love take root once more?
THE WISH by Patricia Davids (amish romance, April 30, 2019)
Widow Laura Beth Yoder longs for a family of her own. So much so that she’s preparing to leave the sleepy Amish town she calls home to find love. But a terrible storm washes out the creek, forcing her to wade in and save the life of an Englisch man and his adorable infant son. As they recover at the farm, the baby brings sunshine and joy, while the handsome outsider is filled with shadows…and secrets. Joshua King owes his life and his son’s to Laura Beth. Still, lingering at her farm is out of the question. He must fulfill a promise he made to his estranged wife on her deathbed: to deliver their son to his Amish in-laws. With his dark past, Joshua has no other choice. But his plans never took this sweet and surprising Amish widow into account. She just might be his second chance at happiness…and love.
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Evelyn
The Conspiracy by Kat Martin. I love her writing! Thanks for the chance!!
Patricia B.
You listed 3 of my favorite authors to start. Kat Martin has tightly written stories that keep you on the edge of your seat from the start. B. J. Daniels’ books have an excellent sense of place. She knows the areas she sets her stories in and knows the people who live there. Always a good suspense story. Brenda Jackson always offers suspense and heart, a wonderful combination. The Wish sounds interesting. Amish set stories tend to have a slower pace and are a nice change for a relaxing read.
Jeanna Massman
I would love to read The Wish because I enjoy Amish romance novels
Trudy Dowling
The Conspiracy by Kat Martin and Slow Ride by Lori Foster are both on my TBR list. They sound so good.
Didi
I’m familiar with all the authors’ mentioned above but would be hard pressed to just choose a favorite title! 😉
Angel
Stroke of Luck by BJ Daniels, because I love her books
Mary Preston
Merry Christmas!!
THE WISH by Patricia Davids caught my attention first. I do enjoy Amish stories. So far removed from my every day life.
Mary Preston
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Belinda Caudill
Slow Ride by Lori Foster and Stroke of Luck by B J Daniels as they are both of my favorite authors…Just finished the first book in the series by Lori and loved it..This will be a new series by B J Daniels so I know it will be great..Just love her books! My mom would love The Wish as she loves Amish books! Kat Martin and Brenda Jackson are both great authors too..I have read Brenda’s Harlequin Desire books..I have read Kat martin too so both of those books would be great as well
lorih824
THE CONSPIRACY by Kat Martin because it sounds good and I like the author.
Natalija
THE CONSPIRACY by Kat Martin sounds great to me. This year I haven’t read enough romantic suspense books so I’m hoping to do better in 2019.
gemiinii90
THE WISH by Patricia Davids, because the hero is a single father, and I love single dad romances.
Betul
Tina R
I want to read STROKE OF LUCK, SLOW RIDE, and THE CONSPIRACY.
Juli Huber Hall
Slow Ride and Forget Me Not, I have read previous books by Lori and Brenda and loved them so I’m sure these will be great too
clickclickmycat
FORGET ME NOT by Brenda Jackson. It reminds me of that song. https://youtu.be/W2XhhuM9GZo
kim hansen
Lori foster is the only new author here for me. I have read the rest and love all there books.
lraines78
Stroke of Luck sounds good because I like BJ Daniels’ books. All of the books sound good!
janinecatmom
THE CONSPIRACY by Kat Martin sounds like it would keep me on the edge of my seat while reading it.
Debra Guyette
I love Kat Martin and would love to read that one.
library addict
Brenda Jackson’s Forget Me Not sounds good. I enjoy amnesia and reunion stories so win!
strgth4yu
The Wish by Patricia Davids.. Story of a widow with a man’s and an infant.
Heather Scully
Slow Ride sounds great! I love Lori Foster’s boos. Can’t wait to read this one! ❤️
hartfiction
Forget Me Not sounds great – and has a great title!
Debra Branigan
I am really excited about THE CONSPIRACY by Kat Martin. I love a good romantic suspense and I am sure this will be great.
Glenda M
FORGET ME NOT by Brenda Jackson is the top – I’ve heard amazing things about her new series! Of course Kat Marten and BJ Daniels never disappoint..
Karina Angeles
The Conspiracy by Kay Martin. I love mysterious stories with danger and romance.
jaimerlong
Slow Ride by Lori Foster sounds good to me! It sounds like there is going to be some crazy chemistry between the characters.
JenM
I haven’t read any of these authors but would love to check them out.
Ellen C.
The Wish because I’m in the mood for a sweeter story.
Ellen C.
The Wish because I’m in the mood for an Amish story.
Teresa Williams
Stroke of luck .I read books from all these authors .They are awesome.
Susan S.
THE CONSPIRACY by Kat Martin sounds like a good read.
Danielle Hammelef
The Wish sounds really good with all the secrets and danger.
nancy j burgess
Forget Me Not sounds good. The other books do to.
Martha Lawson
Slow Ride; Stroke of Luck; and The Conspiracy, because these are 3 of my favorite authors and I read any thing they write; the books look awesome!
Pennie M
I will get the Lori Foster book in the next few weeks early and I have been waiting for that one! I mean really, REALLY excitedly waiting for that one!
Jennifer Beyer
The Lori Foster and BJ Daniels books reminded me I haven’t read anything by them in a while. I need to check out the books I’ve missed!
Monique D
Stroke of Luck by B.J. Daniels. She writes well-balanced stories which keep me entertained until the last page.
Amy Donahue
Slow Ride sounds good
Jennifer Shiflett
Stroke of Luck by BJ Daniels sounds like my kind of book.
Tammy Y
All of them
Rita Wray
Slow Ride by Lori Foster sounds like a good read.
Natasha Persaud
Slow burn want to read that one
Ginger Connatser
Slow Ride By Lori Foster & The Conspiracy. I like these authors.
John Smith
“Leave a comment with your thoughts on the books spotlighted here, tell us which one(s) grabbed your attention & why?” This sounds like a slew of interesting books! “The Conspiracy” sounds quite suspenseful!
Amy woolaes
The Conspiracy sounds fantastic!! I’m very much looking forward to reading it!
Susieq
Stroke of luck, I like a nice Western romance
bn100
THE WISH sounds different
Krysten Mich
Slow Ride for sure! I’m finishing Driven to Distraction right now and loving it; can’t wait for this one! 🙂
Cathy P
I like Slow Ride and Forget Me Not the best. They sounded good to me.
Tammy VanScoy
Forget Me Not by Jackson sounds good. Love second chance romances even with amnesia being the cause.
Carissa
Slow ride by lori foster looks really good.
Sonia
Definitely all of them grabbed my attention:)
Sonia
All got my attention
Jean White
I liked the description of all of the books. I have read every one of the authors too. If I can’t purchase them, I will borrow them from the library.
Susan T.
Lori Foster, love her books.
Ellen C.
The Wish because it fits my mood.
Dena Perillo
Slow Ride by Lori Foster. She’s one of my fave authors and I read every book she writes.
Eva Millien
The Conspiracy. I read the series prequel & this is going to be another great series by her, so I can’t wait to read this one!
Nina T
Forget Me Not and Slow Ride. Because:
a) they’re both contemporary romance which I love reading
b)the first one is about second chance
c)the second has an interesting blurb.
I’m definitively adding them to my TBR.
Kathleen Bylsma
I enjoy all of the authors with the exception of the Amish story…never read that author and the genre is not my cuppa…..
Marsha Bachmeier
Slow Ride… because of the forbidden aspect of it. 🙂
laurieg72
Kat Martin I’ve been reading for decades going back to romance historicals Nothing But Velvet. Love her romantic suspense series Against the Wind, Law etc Huge fan of her work….
BJ Daniels Enjoyed her Calder Ranch series
Brenda Jackson Her hot. sexy heroes! Reading her Protectors series Forged in Desire etc Westmoreland family Loved Delaney
Lori Foster- Also going back decades Buckhorns, Simon Says, Temptation categories,, Her anthologies featuring Bad Boys, Under Pressure, Body Heat The Watson Brothers series….
Patricia David I haven’t read.
I would love to purchase more of their books Love their work!
laurieg72
I want to read all of them! I forgot to add my comment.
Kim
Slow Ride! I love Lori Foster and it sounds really good.
isisthe12th
I’m looking forward to reading STROKE OF LUCK by BJ Daniels! Thank you
Sue C
Forget Me Not caught my eye
Mary C
The Conspiracy and Slow Ride – longtime fan of Kat Martin and Lori Foster.
Bewitching Brews / Linda Townsend
I have to read Stroke of Luck! B.J.’s books are auto-reads for me!
Caro
A few, actually, but FORGET ME NOT by Brenda Jackson sounds amazing, love amnesia stories.
Cheryl C.
The Conspiracy caught my eye. It has been a while since I read a really good suspense story.
SaraAB87
Stroke of luck sounds like the best one.
Amy R
SLOW RIDE by Lori Foster as I’ve read and enjoyed many of her previous books.
Tia
I’m looking forward to Slow Ride by Lori Foster and Forget Me Not by Brenda Jackson because it’s a guaranteed good story with great characters in both books.
Nina T
Forget Me Not and Slow Ride 🙂 Because they are both contemporary romances and that’s one of the genres I read 🙂
Nicole (Nicky) Ortiz
They all sound good!
Slow Ride catches my attention.
Thanks for the chance!
nancy j burgess
THE CONSPIRACY sounds like a good book can’t wait to read this one.
Barbara Bates
Love Lori Foster! Her new series sounds very good! Kat Martin’s book sounds interesting too!
Victoria
These all sound like great books but I’m really looking forward to reading Slow Ride by Lori Foster!. Thanks for the awesome giveaway 🙂
diannekc
I’m looking forward to reading “Forget Me Not” because it sounds like a great romance. I’m also looking forward to reading “The Wish” because I enjoy reading Amish fiction.
Banana cake
Slow Ride by Lori Foster her books are always great.
Diane Sallans
Lori Foster’s Slow Ride – love her books!
Jana Leah
The Conspiracy. Kat Martin’s books are always fun.
BookLady
The Conspiracy by Kat Martin sounds intriguing. Forget Me Not by Brenda Jackson sounds like another good read.
Dianna
The Wish got my attention. I like that Amish fiction is usually clean without too many intimate details.
Linda Herold
Kat Martin’s book definitely. I love romantic suspense!! Happy holidays!!
eawells
I’m definitely looking forward to Lori Foster’s books as I love her books.
Texas Book Lover
Slow Ride by Lori Foster sounds terrific!
Thanks so much!
Julie
Slow Ride by Lori Foster because she is one of my favorite authors.
erinf1
I’ve always enjoyed Lori Foster, so I’m looking forward to Slow Ride 🙂 thanks for sharing!
rkcjmomma
Lori Foster is one of my favorite authors I cant wait to read another of her books, I always look forward to them!!
Janie McGaugh
Forget Me Not grabbed my attention with the dead husband returned with amnesia story line.
Chelsea B.
I’m looking forward to checking all of these out!
flchen1
I’ve always enjoyed Lori Foster’s writing, and Slow Ride sounds like a title to look forward to as well!
Terrill R.
The Wish by Patricia Davids sounds especially nice.
Anita H.
They all sound like great reads especially Slow Ride since I’m such a big Lori Foster fan, love her books every since I read her SBC Fighters series!
Carol Luciano
They all sound like books I’ll read. But Slow Ride & Conspiracy got my attention most because I read both Authors and love their books. Happy Holidays !
Carol Luciano
Don’t see my comment so I’ll comment again. Conspiracy & Slow Ride because I always enjoy Kat Martin & Lori Foster’s books.
Joanne B
Slow Ride by Lori Foster. I love Lori’s books and this new release sounds fantastic with some mystery, danger, and romance. Thanks for the chance.
Colleen C.
Lori Foster and Kat Martin’s… love their books!!!
Daniel M
looks good, the wish sounds fun
Morgan Van Lier
Great group
Tyler Ginter
The wish, because I haven’t found a good Amish story since Witness.
Tammy H
I always love Lori Foster.
Katrina Dehart
The wish sounds really good