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Hi, I’m Mari. Reading has always been my escape and my favorite way to relax after long days. I mostly read romance, but a good fantasy is also nice; anything that makes me feel, from soft love stories to dark romance with morally gray characters. This page is where I share the books that make me laugh, cry, blush, and stay up way too late. by @ablushbetweenpages

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7 months ago

It’s finally in my hands! L.J.Shen is an insta buy for me and the reason I’m obsessed with mafia romance. Whats your favorite mafia romance? I need to add more to my TBR!

“Fallen Room,” by @authorljshen

Tom

I know a secret that can destroy the most powerful crime organization in America.

For years, I’ve watched Enzo Ferrante get away with murder. Literally.

He’s slipped between the FBI’s fingers time after time, spreading terror and mayhem on the streets of New York, masked beneath a gorgeous face and elegant pedigree.

A sloppy error on his part results in an incident that unexpectedly binds us together.

Suddenly, I’m no longer the special agent who is thirsty for his blood.

I’m his savior. His god. The light in his pitch-black existence.

Now that I caught the social butterfly in my spider web, I’m never letting go.

He is about to taste the venomous kiss of betrayal as I put him and his entire family behind bars for the rest of their lives.

Because when the night falls, the Camorra’s enforcer crawls between my sheets and whispers all his sordid secrets in my ear.

Enzo Ferrante is completely and utterly mine, and nobody knows.

Not even his lovely fiancée.

#ljshen #mafiaromancebooks #fallenrook by @ablushbetweenpages

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6 days ago

♟️Who else is excited!!!

♟️I have almost all of L.J. Shen’s books, and i absolutely adore this series. 🥰

The series each book is about a different characters, and I love them all.

Tom

I know a secret that can destroy the most powerful crime organization in America.

For years, I’ve watched Enzo Ferrante get away with murder. Literally.

He’s slipped between the FBI’s fingers time after time, spreading terror and mayhem on the streets of New York, masked beneath a gorgeous face and elegant pedigree.

A sloppy error on his part results in an incident that unexpectedly binds us together.

Suddenly, I’m no longer the special agent who is thirsty for his blood.

I’m his savior. His god. The light in his pitch-black existence.

Now that I caught the social butterfly in my spider web, I’m never letting go.

He is about to taste the venomous kiss of betrayal as I put him and his entire family behind bars for the rest of their lives.

Because when the night falls, the Camorra’s enforcer crawls between my sheets and whispers all his sordid secrets in my ear.

Enzo Ferrante is completely and utterly mine, and nobody knows.

Not even his lovely fiancée. by @ablushbetweenpages

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6 days ago

“ he’s the love of her life… And the one man she can never have.”

The Daddy’s Girl, by @saracatebooks

Amelia Kade is ready to grow up. She’s loved the same man since she was young, and it’s time to let go of her hopeless childhood crush. Especially because he isn’t just any man―he’s her father’s best friend. Her godfather. Even if he did want her (which he absolutely doesn’t) their relationship is forbidden.

Matis Moreau is ready for something new. He’s been running a kink club in Paris for the last thirty years, and it’s time to move on. The only problem is…he doesn’t have anything to move on to. He’s a lonely fifty-three-year-old man in desperate need of a life.

Then, one day his best friend’s daughter devises a plan. Amelia will find him a real partner, and in return, he’ll help her find a man worthy of her charm and beauty. But no matter how hard they try―no matter how many dates they set each other up on―no one else can measure up. They’re both falling hard for the one person they definitely shouldn’t touch.

And once they give in to illicit temptation, the fire between them may prove so strong it’ll burn everything to the ground…

Have you read The Daddy’s Girl yet?

Thank you @steamylitbookstore for this beautiful book!

#saracatebooks #thedaddysgirl #agegapromance by @ablushbetweenpages

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10 days ago

Found this gem @xoxobookboutique 🥰

Step Brother Bear, by: @g.m.fairyauthor

Her step-brother is an animal, and she is his prey.

Isabella has always hated her unruly step-brother, Derek. Luckily for her, he spent most of their lonely upbringings at a boarding school for troubled kids. Now that she’s an adult and back in her childhood home, she hates the tattooed, moody man even more. Mostly because he’s right next door, set on making her life miserable and behaving like a literal animal. Things get even worse when her mom and step-dad leave town and task her to care for the beast and his newly acquired gunshot wounds. Their close quarters reveal heated secrets with monstrous consequences. There’s more to Derek than meets the eye, leaving Isabella to excavate terrifying and confusing feelings.

Can she see past the claws, or will she decide the two are just entirely different species?
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#beastromance #indieauthorsofinstagram #booktok by @ablushbetweenpages

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15 days ago

So excited to read this, have you? If you have, what were your thoughts? My Bestie recommended this book.. and I’m so excited to have found a copy today!

Older, by: Jennifer Hartmann

Halley is living a lie…and falling for someone she never should have met.

By day, she’s just a girl trying to survive an emotionally barren home. But by night, she escapes to the quiet solitude of a lake beneath the stars. That’s where she meets Reed, a brooding, kind stranger who offers her the sort of safety she’s never known.

There’s an unspoken connection. A shared ache neither of them can name.

But when Halley’s best friend introduces her new stepdad, everything shatters.

Because that stepdad is Reed.

With a love as equally forbidden as it is all-consuming, Halley and Reed are forced to navigate a storm of secrets, guilt, and longing. As years go by and lines blur, they must decide if love is worth the risk―especially when it could destroy the only family either of them has ever known.

A haunting and hopeful story of healing, desire, and a love that refuses to be ignored.

Tropes:

Age-gap romance
Best friend’s dad
Forbidden love
Grumpy/sunshine
Slow burn
Found family
Healing from trauma

#jenniferhartmann #agegapromance #darkeomance taken in Yours Truly Bookshop by @ablushbetweenpages

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22 days ago

Just because im in Vegas, doesnt mean i wont have a book with me. This is the perfect book, “Guilty In Sin City,” by @nicolekennedyauthor

I love that i got it by the Waldorf… if you know, you know..
#nicolekennedyauthor #vegas #books taken in Las Vegas, Nevada by @ablushbetweenpages

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a month ago

I’m so excited that this book is finally out, and i’m lucky enough to be able to share some goodies with you book lovers!

Today at the Barnes and Noble in #medfordoregon i was able to hide some bookplates for @authorbrittaneenicole new book “Bonfire & Bliss Bookstore” a book i was able to read early, and I absolutely loved it. This book has all the cute cozy vibes of fall, with some good humor to make you laugh.

These old flames are ready to catch fire.

For Penny Darling, love is best enjoyed between the pages of a book. After a very public failed engagement, she’d rather cozy up by the fire with a book boyfriend than a real one any day. And as the owner of Bonfire & Bliss Bookstore, she has her pick.

Then Jake “Monty” Montgomery returns home. Her high school best friend, now a struggling author with inked forearms and wicked green eyes. And he needs her help.

His proposal is simple: She’ll teach him to write the perfect book boyfriend and he’ll pose as her real boyfriend, keeping Hope Harbor’s busybodies—and their obsession with Penny’s love life—at bay.

But when their lessons begin, the line between fiction and reality grows dangerously thin. As pretend kisses in the apple orchard turn into searing ones beneath the autumn moon, Penny begins to wonder if Monty could really love her, or if she’s destined for another broken heart.

If you have not read this, i highly recommend you do.

@teambrittaneenicole

#brittaneenicoleauthor #bonfireandblissbookstore #books taken in Barnes & Noble by @ablushbetweenpages

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2 months ago

I was lucky enough to get to read this book months ago, and I’m so excited to say, it is now available!! I absolutely loved this little cozy romance, and if you love books, romance, and fall fives 10/10 recommend. PS: if you live in medford, stay tuned.. i will be hiding signed bookplates later today and tomorrow!!!

Sparks fly as the leaves fall this autumn…From the superstar romance author of The Boston
Bolts hockey series comes a swoony friends-to-lovers fake dating delight.
These old flames are ready to catch fire.
For Penny Darling, love is best enjoyed between the pages of a book. After a very public failed
engagement, she’d rather cozy up by the fire with a book boyfriend than a real one any day. And as
the owner of Bonfire & Bliss Bookstore, she has her pick.
Then Jake “Monty” Montgomery returns home. Her high school best friend, now a struggling author
with inked forearms and wicked green eyes. And he needs her help.
His proposal is simple: She’ll teach him to write the perfect book boyfriend and he’ll pose as her real
boyfriend, keeping Hope Harbor’s busybodies—and their obsession with Penny’s love life—at bay.
But when their lessons begin, the line between fiction and reality grows dangerously thin. As pretend
kisses in the apple orchard turn into searing ones beneath the autumn moon, Penny begins to
wonder if Monty could really love her, or if she’s destined for another broken heart.
Tropes:
Friends to Lovers
Fake Dating
Fall Vibes
Small Town
Romance Bookstore Owner
Struggling Author
Spice
Banter
Hope Harbor Chat
Girl Gang
Tattoos and Glasses

#brittaneenicole #bonfireandblissbookstore #romancebookstagram taken in Medford, Oregon by @ablushbetweenpages

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2 months ago

My bestie and I went to see Jamie at her new Romance Bookstore @mostardently.books and it was so cute! Located in Eugene, Oregon (didn’t catch the spelling error in the video 🤦🏻‍♀️)

Jamie opened her store in June, and focuses on Historical and contemporary romance. Though there are many monster, LGBTQ friendly books too! All love is welcome here:)

Located in Eugine, Oregon

#mostardentlybooks #eugineoregon #indiebookstore taken in Eugene, Oregon by @ablushbetweenpages

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2 months ago

Today I got to be there for @yourstrulybookshop_ at her One Year Anniversary!

This romance bookstore has a piece of my heart, and has so many memories that I cherish. The store always has the best books and the best people. I feel welcomed and at home when I walk through those doors.

If you’re ever in Roseburg, Oregon stop in, say hi, and buy a book.

Looking forward to celebrating with you next year!

#yourstrulybookshop #roseburgoregon #indiebookstores taken in Yours Truly Bookshop by @ablushbetweenpages

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2 months ago

REVIEW TOUR for The Veiled Heir by S.T. Fernandez

I am so excited to be part of the Review Tour for The Veiled Heir, the 1st book in the Heir of Atlantis series by @stfernandezwrites If you love an Atlantis retelling, elemental fae, battling realms and spice, then this is for you!

This books was different from what I normally read and I am so glad I did. I love the humor, and the characters development. If you want a book to just sit by the pool and enjoy your day this would be your book.

I will say that though overall I enjoyed this book and I will be reading the next ones, I did feel that I wish there was a little more explanation on how things worked, (mainly, I enjoyed things and wanted to know more!)and I would have loved more of a slow burn for this romance; but that is just me, I’m a sucker for slow burn. I look forward to continuing on to book 2 and if you read this please comment what you thought, I’d love to know:)

Tropes:
󰨠 Atlantis Retelling
🧚 Elemental Fae
󰵗 Fated Mates
💋 He Falls First
👑 Queen Rule
🗡 Battling Realms
🌶 Spicy
Book 3 will be released August 25th! Audiobooks are no longer available at this time but
will be returning so stay tuned!
Thank you so much @nookandfablemedia & @stfernandezwrites for having me on this
incredible tour!

#TheVeiledHeirReviewTour #STFernandez #fantasyromance #nookandfablemedia by @ablushbetweenpages

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2 months ago