Happy Friday! I’m sharing a selection of books that are on preorder in a weekly post.
Please check the price before preordering. Amazon will always give you the lowest preorder price and bill your payment method on release day.
Click on the book cover to preorder the ebook at Amazon USA. Direct Sales Links (if listed under the book category) will take you to the author or publisher’s website or a universal link to multiple book retailers.
Thanks for stopping by. Please leave a comment if there’s a book in my post that’s on your TBR (to be read) list. Or, if you’ve already had the pleasure of reading an advanced reader copy. I’m always looking for book recommendations.
3.99
July 7
Romantic Suspense
Christian
99c
July 15
Contemporary Fiction
Christian
4.99
July 7
Mystery
Christian
9.99
July 7
Romantic Suspense
Christian
11.99
July 7
Historical Romance
Christian
12.99
July 7
Historical Romance
Christian
16.99
July 7
Historical Romance
Christian
18.99
July 7
Amish Fiction
Christian
Shannon’s Book Bargains Roundup – Visit my friend Shannon Taylor Vannatter’s blog, check out her FRIDAY weekly book bargains posts, and discover book giveaways, sales, and more.
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An arranged marriage. A powerful company tainted with corruption. Two souls caught between obligation and a longing to find their true calling in this Regency romance set in glittering London ballrooms and Calcutta street markets.
When Kitty Grenville’s grandfather announces her engagement to Sebastian Sinclair, she’s appalled. She barely remembers the boy she met once as a child―and now he’s a man tied to the East India Company, the very organization that tore Kitty and her brother from their mother and home in Hyderabad years ago. Unwilling to relinquish her dream of a love match or her passion for astronomy, Kitty is determined to refuse the marriage and find freedom in her own way.
Sebastian Sinclair carries the weight of duty and regret. To atone for past sins, he complies with his grandfather’s orders to return to England, fulfill a long-standing betrothal, and defend the maligned East India Company before Parliament. Though Kitty makes her disinterest clear, Sebastian is drawn to her intellect and spirit.
As Kitty navigates her first London season, her opinion of Sebastian begins to shift, especially when he shields her from scandal. When he’s abruptly called back to India, Kitty stuns everyone by marrying him and going with him, hoping to escape her grandfather’s control―and to find her mother.
But the challenges that await in India are greater than imagined. Together, Kitty and Sebastian must confront the legacy of family and empire―and discover if a marriage born of obligation can grow into a love strong enough to endure.
Sweet historical romance filled with hope, faith, and an arranged marriage dynamic.
Narelle’s Thoughts:
I enjoyed reading The Light of Stars, a delightful regency romance set in England and India. Kitty is struggling to find her place in the world. She was born in an Indian palace and has fond memories of her early childhood with her parents and brother. After their English father passed away, they lived with their wealthy paternal grandfather on his English estate. Kitty wants to discover the truth about what happened to her beloved mother who was left behind in India.
Sebastian is the middle grandson of an English Earl who resides in India and oversees the East India Company. When his father and older brother pass away, Sebastian becomes his grandfather’s heir and the grandson who’s forced into an arranged marriage. Sebastian is furious about the idea of marrying a stranger but he’ll lose his inheritance and livelihood if he doesn’t comply with his grandfather’s wishes.
Kitty has a difficult relationship with her domineering grandfather and she refuses to be forced into an arranged marriage with Sebastian. A charming romance unfolds and unexpected sparks fly when they first meet. Sebastian’s strong sense of family duty dictates that he courts Kitty. Their relationship faces many challenges and obstacles on their path to a marriage that’s a true love match.
I loved the political intrigue and mysteries in the story, combined with family drama, that complicated Sebastian and Kitty’s romance and put them in dangerous situations. They’re both dealing with emotional baggage from the past and in the present day. Sebastian was challenged to seek truth and act with integrity, despite other people holding his rebellious past against him.
Kitty’s love for astronomy was fascinating and I appreciated her strength of character as she advocated for causes close to her heart. It was fun meeting real life historical figures in the story. Social justice, redemption and forgiveness themes are explored.
I recommend The Light of Stars to regency romance readers who like arranged marriage romances set in England and India with complex mysteries, political intrigue, danger, family drama, and strong faith elements in the story.
Many thanks to the author for the advanced reader copy.
Jabari Hall has spent his entire life chasing victory on the ice–but one devastating hit leaves him benched, not just from hockey but from the future he thought he had. Now, as he struggles with deteriorating eyesight, his well-meaning teammates set him up on a date, hoping it will cheer him up–only the date they choose is none other than Val Elliott, his ex’s sister.
Val never expected to be sitting across from Jabari, especially after the way he broke her sister’s heart. But when Jabari opens up about his diagnosis, Val’s guarded heart softens, and she offers him a listening ear. What begins as a simple friendship quickly turns into something more.
As Jabari navigates life off the ice, he’s drawn to Val in ways he didn’t expect. With her loyalty to her family on the line and Jabari searching for faith and a new purpose, can they make it to the goal together, or will their hearts wind up in the penalty box?
A clean and wholesome African American hockey romance featuring forbidden love, friends to lovers, disability representation, and second chances perfect for fans of Christian sports romances.
Narelle’s Thoughts:
I enjoyed reading Hearts on the Fly, a delightful hockey romance set in Washington DC. Jabari is a professional ice hockey player at the top of his game until an injury and unexpected health issue derails his career. Val is a project manager who works for the family sports agency business. A mutual friend sets Jabari and Val up on a blind date, not knowing that ten years earlier Val’s now married older sister dated Jabari.
Despite a disastrous start to their blind date, Jabari and Val become friends and embark on a charming and heartfelt friends-to-more romance. They’re both dealing with family drama and emotional baggage. Jabari’s history with Val’s sister is an issue. Val is a people pleaser and her friendship with Jabari forces her to make hard decisions.
I loved how Jabari’s health challenges inspired him to consider faith matters and question why Val, and his close friends, believe in God. While there are characters who live their faith and extend grace, the real-to-life consequences from the actions of judgemental and hypocritical side characters is not downplayed. The story explores trust, redemption and forgiveness themes.
I recommend Hearts on the Fly to contemporary romance readers who like friends-to-more sports romances with a hockey player hero, forbidden love with a twist, second chances, family drama, a life-changing health diagnosis, and strong faith elements in the story.
Happy Friday! I’m sharing a selection of books that are on preorder in a weekly post.
Please check the price before preordering. Amazon will always give you the lowest preorder price and bill your payment method on release day.
Click on the book cover to preorder the ebook at Amazon USA. Direct Sales Links (if listed under the book category) will take you to the author or publisher’s website or a universal link to multiple book retailers.
Thanks for stopping by. Please leave a comment if there’s a book in my post that’s on your TBR (to be read) list. Or, if you’ve already had the pleasure of reading an advanced reader copy. I’m always looking for book recommendations.
Shannon’s Book Bargains Roundup – Visit my friend Shannon Taylor Vannatter’s blog, check out her SATURDAY weekly book bargains posts, and discover book giveaways, sales, and more.
Disclaimer: Book information is provided by third parties. Book prices are subject to change. The inclusion of a book in this post is not necessarily an endorsement.
Authors and Publishers: If you’d like to submit a book for consideration for a future post, please fill out the Google form here.
Michael Galloway has always believed freedom means living life on his own terms. His career is dedicated to saving the environment and teaching others the importance of taking care of the earth, rivers, and oceans. He’s building a life with no room for complications. Especially in his love life.
Then tragedy turns April Yancy’s world upside down.
After her husband’s death, April discovers he’d been hiding devastating secrets, leaving her buried in debt and struggling to protect her children’s future. The last person she expects to come to her rescue is Michael—the man who shattered her heart years ago.
Michael has few regrets, but hurting April back in grad school still haunts him. When her situation grows desperate, he devises a risky plan to help her rebuild her life…even if it means jeopardizing his carefully guarded independence.
Accepting Michael’s shocking offer could cost April more than her pride. His resistance to her faith clashes with the convictions she holds dear, and trusting him again feels impossible. Yet as doors keep opening and her prayers keep nudging her toward him, April begins to wonder if God is offering her a second chance at more than survival.
An emotional second-chance love story of forgiveness, redemption, and unexpected faith.
Narelle’s Thoughts:
I enjoyed reading Until April, a contemporary romance with women’s fiction themes in Janet W. Ferguson’s Coastal Hearts series set on Dauphin Island, Alabama. Michael is a marine educator who wants the freedom to live his life without being shackled by family and other responsibilities. He’s carrying emotional baggage from his childhood experiences managing his mother’s mental health condition that’s an ongoing concern for their family.
April is dealing with a heartbreaking situation and too many financial problems. Her dysfunctional extended family won’t help her or her adorable three-year-old son. It’s April’s church family who step in and provide support, comfort and guidance as she relies on her faith and navigates tricky situations with limited options.
April was estranged from Michael, her college friend, until an unusual set of circumstances draws them back into each other’s lives. Their sweet romance is complicated and they’re forced to deal with issues from the past and confront uncomfortable truths.
Michael is a skeptic who’s surrounded by believers who challenge him to consider faith matters. Multiple characters are struggling with grief and loss. Redemption and forgiveness themes are explored in the story.
I loved experiencing the coastal environment and marine life with the characters. I recommend Until April to contemporary romance readers who like second chances and single parent romances with a twist on the friends-to-more trope, family drama, women’s fiction themes, grief and loss, supportive small town church communities, and strong faith elements in the story.
Many thanks to the author for the advanced reader copy.
When you’re ready to live again, love often has a way of finding you.
Four years after tragedy, Meredith Harper is tired of hiding in her corner of Texas and living life like a game of dodgeball. She packs up her grief, awkward social graces, and sizable life insurance in search of a vacation and investment property in Colorado Springs. A botched dinner reservation throws her into the path of a bona fide movie star, and Meredith pushes through her comical celebrity neurosis to discover he is charming but a terrible dancer.
A viral video of a daring rescue makes Harlan Holcombe’s celebrity star stronger, with millions of his fans deeming him a real-life Hercules. But a minute of heroism doesn’t absolve his past mistakes. As Harlan and Meredith spend more time together, he helps her believe there might be more for her not just in life but in love. And she might be part of the solution to restore the legacy he fears is tarnished. But what happens when the path to redeem his mistakes collides with the path to redeem her loss?
A poignant and humorous contemporary romance of second chances with swoon but no spice, grief and healing, celebrity meets reluctant widow, love after loss, and new beginnings. Clean and wholesome love story.
Narelle’s Thoughts:
I enjoyed reading Even After This, the first book in Deborah Clack’s Shelter and Sky series set in Colorado Springs and Dallas, Texas. Meredith is a grieving widow who, four years earlier, lost her husband of ten years and young children in an accident. Meredith is dealing with past trauma. Her family and friends are trying to support her in her grief journey.
Meredith travels from Dallas to Colorado on a solo vacation at a Colorado Springs resort. She struggles with anxiety and, since the accident, has a history of being triggered by specific circumstances that send her into an emotional meltdown. Heavy women’s fiction themes are explored in the story including grief, codependency, and mental health challenges.
Harlan is a Hollywood actor who grew up in Colorado Springs. He’s filming a movie in Colorado Springs and staying at the same hotel resort as Meredith. He’s also dealing with grief and a challenging family situation that’s a consequence of unwise past decisions.
Harlan and Meredith’s meet cute, in an exclusive restaurant at the resort, is awkward and embarrassing. Meredith is unprepared for the sparks of attraction flying between her and Harlan. They both have emotional baggage to unpack and process during the story.
I loved journeying with Meredith and Harlan in their fun and complicated friends-to-more romance that’s full of hope and possibilities for a better future, despite their difficult circumstances. There were a few poignant moments that weren’t easy to read.
I recommend Even After This to contemporary romance readers who like clean and wholesome celebrity friends-to-more romances with characters from different worlds, second chances, family drama, and women’s fiction themes including healing from grief and loss.
Happy Friday! I’m sharing a selection of books that are on preorder in a weekly post.
Please check the price before preordering. Amazon will always give you the lowest preorder price and bill your payment method on release day.
Click on the book cover to preorder the ebook at Amazon USA. Direct Sales Links (if listed under the book category) will take you to the author or publisher’s website or a universal link to multiple book retailers.
Thanks for stopping by. Please leave a comment if there’s a book in my post that’s on your TBR (to be read) list. Or, if you’ve already had the pleasure of reading an advanced reader copy. I’m always looking for book recommendations.
4.99
July 8
Historical Romance
Christian
2.99
June 23
Western Historical Romance
Christian
1.99
June 22
LitRPG Fantasy
Christian
4.99
June 26
Romantic Suspense
Christian
2.99
June 25
Contemporary Romance
Christian
2.99
June 22
Contemporary Romance
Christian
12.99
June 23
Contemporary Fiction
Christian
11.99
June 23
Historical Fiction
Christian
Shannon’s Book Bargains Roundup – Visit my friend Shannon Taylor Vannatter’s blog, check out her SATURDAY weekly book bargains posts, and discover book giveaways, sales, and more.
Disclaimer: Book information is provided by third parties. Book prices are subject to change. The inclusion of a book in this post is not necessarily an endorsement.
Authors and Publishers: If you’d like to submit a book for consideration for a future post, please fill out the Google form here.
