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Welcome to reading under the covers a romance, novel podcast.
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I'm Francesca from under
the covers book blog.
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And today it's another hot off the press.
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New release Tuesday, where I tell you
all the books that are coming out this
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week, that I am most anticipating,
and that should be on your radar.
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So you don't miss a beat with all the
latest romance books that are coming out.
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There's always so many books coming out
and they kind of get lost in the shuffle.
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So hopefully there's something on
this list that catches your eye.
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I always try to make sure to bring
you guys a variety of genres.
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But maybe I went a little more
paranormal fantasy with this edition.
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And that is also because it is fall.
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Fall is pretty much here and
we are getting in all the
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fall vibes with our reading.
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I also wanted to let you guys
know that our fall reading
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guide is coming out this week.
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So stay tuned for that.
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If you are a member of our sub stack,
you already got our bonus podcast
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episode yesterday with our fall
reading guide books, the ones that
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we think that you should be looking
at from the:
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And there's something in there for
any vibe that you want, whether
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it's a sweet sweater weather kind
of cute contemporary romance.
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Funny and lighthearted,
paranormal romances.
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Gothic romances, horror books.
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And even some cozy and
historical mysteries as well.
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Definitely be on the lookout for that
our seasonal guides are always free.
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So you'll be able to
download that for free.
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From either the blog or our
community page on sub stack
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and don't forget that if you're a
free member of our sub stack, you
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will be notified every Tuesday when
this new releases episode goes live.
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But if you're a paid community member
of our sub stack, you will actually have
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access also to our book release database.
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So you can see all the over a
hundred books, I think were at 150
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right now for the month of October.
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Definitely not going to miss
out on any new releases that
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are coming out right now.
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We're running a 20% discount on that.
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So be sure to take advantage it's
running until December and it
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will be a 20% lifetime discount.
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But now let's get right into
the books for this week.
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I've got five books to
bring to your attention.
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And I actually have two books
that came out last week that I
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didn't have on my radar originally.
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And now I can't look past them.
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So I have to tell you guys about them.
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So we've got seven books to
cover in the episode today.
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Let's jump right into it.
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The first one is an erotic romance and
his sweet little spies by Lexi Blake.
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This is book three in the masters
and mercenaries new recruits series.
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It's our erotic romance pick for the week.
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And Lexi Blake is still one
of my favorite erotic romance
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authors, especially if you like.
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erotic suspense.
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This is actually a spinoff of a spinoff
kind of series, but you can definitely
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read these as standalone books and, in
this one Aiden's life has always revolved
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around two people, his best friend,
Tristan, and the love of his life.
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Carys the three of them have this
unique connection that has just worked.
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They were a team and everything
felt right until it didn't.
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Now for the past year and a half Carys
has been living with the fallout of
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Tristan's decision to push them apart.
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And it was all supposed to be for
their own good, but lately Carys
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is tired of waiting around for the
wedding that Tristan keeps delaying and
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is starting to think that maybe it's
time to move on with, or without him.
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Meanwhile Tristan is stuck
undercover in a dangerous mission.
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He's posing as an arms
dealer to catch a bomb maker.
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And it's taking way
longer than he expected.
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And while he's so close to
finishing the job, he's also
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risking everything he cares about.
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If he can't convince Carys and Aiden,
that he's worth the wait, this mission
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is going to end up costing him.
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Everything.
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It's a story that's packed
with emotional tension.
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Secrets high stakes drama.
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And if you're into complicated
relationships and polyamorous
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relationships with deep bonds and a bit of
suspense, I think that sweet little spies
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is going to be the perfect read for you.
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For my funny paranormal vibes, I have
my vampire plus one by Jenna Levine.
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In this one, we have Amelia who
has her life together, or so she
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tells herself she's successful
content and very much single, but
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her family doesn't seem to agree.
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And there's constant pressure for her
to settle down as she's getting old.
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Or older I should say.
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So when another family wedding invitation
lands on her doorstep, she decides that
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she's going to show up with a date and
finally get her relatives off her back.
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The catch is that she
actually doesn't have a date.
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And that's where Reginald comes in.
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He's a bit odd.
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I mean, who else wears gloves
in the middle of summer?
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But he's also handsome mysterious and
the best part is that he's willing
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to play along as her fake date.
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And by the way, he's also a centuries old
vampire, but Amelia doesn't know that.
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For Reggie, this fake dating thing is a
great cover for blending in with humans.
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So he feels what could possibly go wrong.
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As they spend more time together.
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Amelia realizes there's more to
Reggie than she first thought he's
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definitely loyal and charming.
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And pretty much the perfect guy, and
before she knows it, pretending to
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date him feels a lot less fake and
way more real than she expected.
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If you're into swoony vampire
romances with a healthy dose of
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humor then my vampire plus one
has all the fake dating and Fang
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filled fun that you could ask for.
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For my cute contemporary
romance of the day.
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I have the Anaconda
downstairs by Amy award.
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This is book four in the
cocky Kingsman series.
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And I literally just finished
reading the first book in
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this series over the weekend.
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And it was so, so good.
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I can't wait to read the whole series.
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They're obviously all.
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Interconnected standalone.
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So if you want to pick this one
up, you totally can out of order.
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And they're all sports romances.
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The Kingsman are all related.
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If you're the type of
reader that loves to read.
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Sports romances where they
center around one family.
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Then the Kingsman brothers are
going to be perfect for that.
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In the Anaconda downstairs, the
hero is a football star who thinks
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he's got all the game of love,
figured out until our heroine.
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Who is a curvy and confident
woman comes knocking, asking for
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lessons in love, but not with him.
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Of course, with some other guy.
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Now Penelope is off limits
for a whole bunch of reasons.
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She's his brother's fiance's best friend.
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So there's been a strict, no touching rule
in place, but when she asks for dating
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advice, our hero starts tripping over
his own words and breaking all his rules.
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Suddenly he's questioning everything
he thought he knew about love.
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And as if things were not complicated
enough, there's an actual Anaconda
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on the loose in his house.
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Not just the one in his pants.
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So if you love funny sports
romances that have a cinnamon
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roll hero, plus size heroines.
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And those heroines definitely know how
to school they're heroes in more ways
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than one with good family dynamics that
are basically straight out of Bridgerton.
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But with that football and
sports twist, then the Anaconda
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downstairs has got you covered.
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And if what you want is
that cozy fantasy romance.
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I'm going to give you another book.
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That is the second in the series.
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I also read over the weekend and it's the
gargoyle and the songbird by Cora crane.
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This is the second book in the elderberry
falls series, such a sweet series.
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If you haven't picked up the
first book, go and pick it up.
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It was so sweet, so adorable, and in
this one, we throw together a siren
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popstar and a stone cold gargoyle
bodyguard in a fun fantasy romance.
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That's got all the tension of opposites
attract our heroine is a free spirited
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siren with a serious stalker problem.
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And she needs protection so in steps.
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Our hero, who is a grumpy gargoyle,
who doesn't love that, who takes
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this job very seriously and
sometimes, maybe too seriously.
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Because he's all about business
and her sunny personality starts
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to drive him a little bit nuts.
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But they have a wedding weekend to get
through and they are stuck together.
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So of course there's only one bed.
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And danger lurking
closer than she thought.
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So she has to trust her body guard.
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More than she even thought before.
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If you're into the grumpy sunshine
bodyguard romance with a cozy, magical
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small town vibe, then this one is going to
be the perfect quick, spicy and fun read.
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Guaranteed to leave a smile on your face.
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And from cutesy, we're
going to go to scary.
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And that release is an academy
of liars by Alexis Henderson.
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This is a dark academia novel that brings
together magic power and the cost of both.
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Our heroine Lennon's life is a
mess until she gets an unexpected
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call, inviting her to take the
entrance exam at Drayton college.
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Which is a hidden school of magic in
Savannah and at Drayton, she learns
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that she has a gift of persuasion,
which is an ability to control others.
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And in rare cases, even matter itself, but
mastering this power doesn't come easy.
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And as Lennon, delves deeper into her
studies, she finds herself captivated
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not only by the magic, but by the
dangerously charismatic adviser, Dante.
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The more she learns the more troubling
things, get the history of Drayton and
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it's ultimate test to wield absolute
power without falling into corruption.
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Threatens to unravel her and
Lennon is faced with the chilling
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reality that she might fail this
test with devastating consequences.
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So if you love dark academia, secret
societies and powerful characters
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that are teetering on the edge of
corruption and academy of liars
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is that immersive atmospheric
read that you've been waiting for.
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And those are the five books that
are coming out this week that I
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wanted to highlight here today.
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But like I told you, before the
beginning of this episode, I have
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two books that came out last week.
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At the beginning of last week to be exact.
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That I have to tell you all
about because we missed.
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Talking about them last week.
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And I'm sure you're going to
want to put them on your TBR.
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Both are on Kindle, unlimited as well.
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So bonus points for that.
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The first one is nocturnal by Clio Evans.
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This is a dark twisted and intense
monster romance, and it's set
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in the shadowy halls of St.
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Thorns university.
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Our heroine, Nora is a
psychology professor.
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And she didn't expect her new job to
involve a botanist with killer instincts.
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That's our hero.
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Alec, who has secret's buried as deep
as the deadly plants that he grows.
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And when a monster starts stalking
Nora, their strange connection
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becomes even more dangerous.
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So Nora is drawn to Alec, dark obsession
with her and together they spiral into
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a deadly game that could destroy them.
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Both.
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Alec knows that Nora is the
one thing that he shouldn't
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want, but he can't resist her.
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And she's the only one who
understands his twisted mind.
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And when the monster hunting her
closes in Alec is going to do
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whatever it takes to protect was his.
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It's a blend of dark
academia vibes and a Dr.
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Jekyll and Hyde inspire
botanist with a touch of horror.
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So I think that nocturnal is
just going to deliver the perfect
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brooding sinister romance.
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That's just as toxic as its irresistible.
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And last, but certainly not least.
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It's actually one of my most
anticipated books of this fall.
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I've actually been following the author on
social media as she was writing this book.
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And I couldn't actually find a date.
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I guess I stopped looking for
some time and I missed that.
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She had put out a date of
when it was coming out.
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And I am so excited to start it.
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It's going to be my weekend read and I.
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Cannot wait to read it.
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The book is anathema by Kerri lake.
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It's a dark Gothic fantasy that pulls you
into a terrifying and mesmerizing world.
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Beyond the mortal realm.
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Our heroine Mayveth has
been shunned by her village.
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She's cast out in the feared, Witch Knell,
which is the forest known as the eating
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woods where no one ever returns from.
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But when a tragic event forces her past
the eerie boundary, she finds herself
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in a realm of cursed souls, grotesque,
creatures, and one powerful and ruthless.
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Lord Zevander.
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Our hero was also known as the scorpion.
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He's been tasked with keeping Mayveth
hidden from those who seek to destroy her.
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So Zevander is torn between his duty
and his growing obsession with her.
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He knows that her blood holds
the key to breaking his curse.
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But definitely fate has other plans.
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And as they journey deeper into
the dangers of the woods, the bond
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between them intensifies, threatening,
not only their survival, but also
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Zevander's carefully built defenses.
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Anathema is just a captivating
blend of dark fantasy, slow
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burn romance, and horror.
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Which is perfect for readers who
love a richly atmospheric read
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and unique magic systems with
complex morally gray characters.
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So I think if you're a fan of Gothic
fantasy with dangerous, slow burn
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chemistry, this is the one to pick up.
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And I, for one thing that if you're
looking for a Gothic romance, Kerri
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lake should be your go-to author.
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And that is it.
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That's all the books that
I have for you guys today.
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I hope that you found something
that you're interested in this week.
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Stay tuned for even more fall
releases this week when the
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fall reading guide drops.
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And don't forget to find even
more recommendations on the blog
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And I will see you again in the next one.
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