Three things:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 1.) What an amazing holiday overall. Great memories were made, photos were taken and feast after feast was had. Everyone has left and I\u2019m missing the last 2 weeks like crazy. Bittersweet, and I\u2019m feeling melancholy, especially because\u2026<\/p>\n 2.) Welp\u2026 my beautiful Hobbit (she\u2019s my 17 year old minpin), died on January 1st 2025. My heart is broken, and now that my full house is empty again, I\u2019m feeling it all so much. She\u2019s buried next to my Pimmie. I knew it was coming, but I miss my girl like crazy and I feel so fortunate to have adopted her at 8 years old. We had an amazing 9 more years together, her and I. She was silly and fun, and so spry even as a \u201ctripod (she only used three of her legs)\u201d and full of life almost to the very end. We made it here together and I am SO thankful. \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n 3.) I\u2019m especially<\/em> so thankful that the Universe sent me two crazy 1 year old minpin siblings that I adopted back in May (Mika & Ace). We fell in love with each other and I plan to make the most of our years (decades!!) together. They are extra clingy to me these days, but I am here for it. My little angels.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u2794\u2794 Kindle Unlimited (2 month DEAL trial!!)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2794\u2794 KINDLE UNLIMITED DEALS<\/a>!! 6 months, 1 year & 2 years!! I\u2019m gonna get the one year. \ud83d\ude00<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2794\u2794 BECOME AN AUDIBLE MEMBER<\/a> \ud83d\ude00 THREE<\/em> MONTHS @ a super-bargain!!!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\t\t\tCOMPLETE OPPOSITES!!\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n THE TEACHER & THE GRUMPY PRINCIPAL…<\/strong><\/p>\n “...I\u2019m desperate for a fresh start at a new school. Lucky for me, Oliver Flores, the infuriatingly hot principal of PS 2, is desperate for a new teacher. He\u2019s forced to hire the Sweaty Albeit Beautiful Trash Siren he found amongst the dumpsters (I had a morning, okay?). I\u2019m forced to take the job.<\/em><\/p>\n He\u2019s all label makers and lists. I\u2019m all creativity and chaos.<\/em>..”<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tWe earn a commission if you make a purchase, at no additional cost to you.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\tFANTASY ROMANCE TRILOGY!!\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n FANTASY ROMANCE TRILOGY!!<\/strong><\/p>\n The all-knowing semelees swirled around me in the Veiled Between, crooning and writhing. \u201cYou\u2019ve come to us, Daughter of Darkness, Princess of Shadows. Tell us what you seek.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n On the Silten continent, I\u2019m the only fae who can walk the Veiled Between. My rare power is immense and dangerous, so the authorities have entrusted me to my guardian who controls my potent magic with an enchanted device.<\/em><\/p>\n To avoid the device\u2019s searing punishment, I submit to a dutiful life. Until one terrifying night everything changes. I\u2019m taken captive by the ruthless Dark Raider.<\/em>..”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tWe earn a commission if you make a purchase, at no additional cost to you.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\tCARRIE ANN RYAN’S LATEST!!\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n CARRIE ANN RYAN’S LATEST!! HE’S HER BOSS…<\/strong><\/p>\n “What happens when the man you\u2019d thought could be the one turns out to be your new boss?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The moment I met Aston Cage, I knew my life had changed. A single dance later, we\u2019re both all in. Until he ghosted me. Then my boss fires me for dancing with the enemy.<\/em><\/p>\n Three months later, working for the Cages is my last resort. Now I\u2019ll work beside him day by day, trying not to let my feelings take control. It\u2019s heaven and hell. Except I\u2019m starting to think there\u2019s a part of this story I\u2019m missing\u2026<\/em>“<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tWe earn a commission if you make a purchase, at no additional cost to you.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\tARRANGED MARRIAGE!!\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n ARRANGED MARRIAGE TO THE ALPHA…<\/strong><\/p>\n “...I used to be a ballerina but now I am a burlesque dancer. I live my life the way I want, free from the demands of a pack or family\u2014until my father comes calling.<\/em><\/p>\n Now I must return home like a good little omega to marry an Alpha I have never met. He will, no doubt, force me to give up the life I have built for myself and treat me like just another thing to own.<\/em><\/p>\n If tonight is my last night of freedom, I will break the rules. But fate has a funny way of changing the rules when you finally understand the game..<\/em>.”<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tWe earn a commission if you make a purchase, at no additional cost to you.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\tSMALL TOWN ROMANCE!!\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n SMALL TOWN ALASKAN ROMANCE!!<\/strong><\/p>\n “...After completing her library science degree, Allison McClain had hoped to become a school librarian. She and her cousins made the decision to move to the small town of Yeti, Alaska, where there was a need for teachers. Allison wasn’t sure what to expect other than cold temperatures and the opportunity to see the Northern Lights. <\/em><\/p>\n \ufeff<\/span>However, she soon found herself falling for Thomas Jackson, a local bison rancher..<\/em>.”<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tWe earn a commission if you make a purchase, at no additional cost to you.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\tMAFIA ROMANCE!!\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n MAFIA ROMANCE!! SHE’S FORCED TO MARRY HIM…<\/strong><\/p>\n “…Charming. Seductive. Dangerous. And the man I’m being forced to marry.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I had no idea Fionn Quinn was an enforcer for the Irish Mob. Not when he saved me from my ex, and certainly not when we had our night together. I never gave him my name, and didn’t know his either. We come from different worlds.<\/em><\/p>\n I’d have nothing to offer a wealthy man like that. So I ran. Hoping he never finds me. But he did.<\/em>..”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tWe earn a commission if you make a purchase, at no additional cost to you.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\tC.M. STUNICH’S LATEST – BOOK #3!!\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n C.M. STUNICH’S LATEST!! REVERSE HAREM PARANORMAL ROMANCE!<\/strong><\/p>\n “...These forgotten witches aren\u2019t too wicked to fall for. A coven of shadows with a curse on my heart and my house. They bake f*cked-up cupcakes in my kitchen and unalive influencers in my front yard.<\/em><\/p>\n These men make zombies out of their own relatives, and a panting mess out of their own wife. The Witchwoods are a violent stain on the world. Eradicating that blight is worth the dirty, rotten things we do.<\/em>..”<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tWe earn a commission if you make a purchase, at no additional cost to you.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\tM\/M HOCKEY ROMANCE!!\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n M\/M HOCKEY ROMANCE!! THE JOCK & HIS TUTOR…<\/strong><\/p>\n “…<\/span>Nate just wants to be left in peace to study without his brother Harrison\u2019s hockey teammates hanging around and getting on his nerves. Until he sees a familiar tattoo on a gay dating app belonging to the hockey team\u2019s tough guy Jesse. When Harrison asks him to tutor Jesse for a class he is failing, maybe Nate can discover if it really is Jesse on that app?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Jesse is used to being called dumb, but being tutored by his captain\u2019s\u00a0younger\u00a0brother in a subject he doesn\u2019t even study is humiliating. Especially when he\u2019s that cute. But when Nate treats him like more than just some dumb jock.<\/em>..”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tWe earn a commission if you make a purchase, at no additional cost to you.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\tMARITAL STRIFE!!\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n MARITAL STRIFE!! SHE REFUSES TO GIVE UP ON HER MARRIAGE… (this is book #2 & they need to be read in order).<\/strong><\/p>\n “The Redemption is a short story postscript to the novel, The Vow.<\/strong><\/p>\n After her husband’s betrayal, Jillian Scott listens to her heart and refuses to give up on her marriage. Instead, fighting hard for its survival<\/em>…”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tWe earn a commission if you make a purchase, at no additional cost to you.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\tM\/M SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE!!\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n M\/M SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE!!<\/strong><\/p>\n “…Falling in love with Beck Hart was easy. Running from my dad\u2014and leaving Beck\u2014was the hardest thing I\u2019ve ever done. Beck saved me when I was at my lowest, took me into his home and his heart\u2014breathed life back into me and made me feel like I was worthy of love. I\u2019ve never stopped loving him. How could I? He was, and still is, everything to me. <\/em><\/p>\n \ufeff<\/span>Now that I\u2019m back to take care of my dying father, I want him back<\/em>…”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tWe earn a commission if you make a purchase, at no additional cost to you.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\tSHE NEEDS TO CLEAR HER NAME…\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n SHE NEEDS TO CLEAR HER NAME…<\/strong><\/p>\n “…When a priceless painting disappears during a gala\u2014and my name ends up in the crosshairs\u2014I know my reputation, career, and freedom are all at stake. I\u2019ve spent years proving I belong in the art world, only to have whispers of scandal resurface with a vengeance.<\/em><\/p>\n Enter Henry Cross. Infuriatingly charming, maddeningly arrogant, and\u2014worst of all\u2014the one man who seems to enjoy this mess as much as he despises me. Teaming up with Henry is my only shot at clearing my name..<\/em>.”<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tWe earn a commission if you make a purchase, at no additional cost to you.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\tSHE SLAPPED HER BOSS ON HER FIRST DAY\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n MAFIA ROMANCE!! SHE SLAPPED HER BOSS ON HER FIRST DAY…<\/strong><\/p>\n “..<\/span>.When Aleksei Morozov tilted my chin up with a single finger and kissed me, I slapped him like a good girl should when her new boss treats her like his property on her very first day on the job.<\/em><\/p>\n Then I spent the night fantasizing about him doing absolutely\u00a0shameful\u00a0things to me, and when he kissed me again the next day, I just knelt at his feet, undid his pants, and begged for what I needed.<\/em><\/p>\n By the time I found out he’s a bratva kingpin, he’d already made me his in every way.<\/em>..”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tWe earn a commission if you make a purchase, at no additional cost to you.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\tMAFIA ROMANCE!!\t\t<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81Pp6zxlctL._SL1500_.jpg\")
<\/a>HAPPY MONDAY!!! IS EVERYONE BACK TO THEIR USUAL ROUTINE?<\/strong> READY TO READ?\ud83d\ude00 We just started our normal lives back again as of today, and everyone has gone home from their holiday visit with us. I miss them, and all of it<\/em>, already.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.maryse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_8993.jpeg\")
<\/a>Okay now\u2026 time for BOOKS THAT JUST WENT LIVE!!!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
\u2794\u2794 <\/strong>Check out all of AMAZON\u2019S \u2794\u2794 <\/strong>Kindle book deals<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>going on right now <\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBeyond the Bell: A Grumpy Boss Workplace Romance (Lessons in Love Book 1)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t![\"Beyond](\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51PaYAgSs1L._SL500_.jpg\")
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKingdom of Faewood (Fae of Woodlands & Wild #1)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t![\"Kingdom](\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51TGOT2GPLL._SL500_.jpg\")
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Forever Rule (The Cage Family Book 1)<\/a><\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Ballerina (Dark Side of the Moon Book 2)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t![\"The](\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41RfS77x5SL._SL500_.jpg\")
\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAllison (Traveling Teachers Book 1)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t![\"Allison](\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51OLQT3jqUL._SL500_.jpg\")
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFilthy Savage: An Irish Mafia Age Gap Single Mom Romance (Savage Kings #3)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t![\"Filthy](\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/515q0-aZz0L._SL500_.jpg\")
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Witchwood Boys Did Me Dirty<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t![\"The](\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/514S+Y2-8iL._SL500_.jpg\")
\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUntouchable Player (Ivy League Players Book 1)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t![\"Untouchable](\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41mT-6m04eL._SL500_.jpg\")
\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Redemption (The Vow Book 2)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t![\"The](\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41CWDDvGO-L._SL500_.jpg\")
\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStitched Hearts: A Second Chance MM Romance (Mended Hearts Book 1)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t![\"Stitched](\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41eKoZHA0EL._SL500_.jpg\")
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Art of Stealing Hearts: A Riveting Enemies-to-Lovers Adventure with Secrets, Betrayals, and a Slow-Burn Romance<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t![\"The](\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41NCi5fqOIL._SL500_.jpg\")
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUse Me, Daddy: A Dark Russian Mafia Romance (Boston Kings Book 7)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t![\"Use](\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51Wqovy1ktL._SL500_.jpg\")
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDark Mafia Bride: An Arranged Marriage, Secret Baby Romance (Mafia Vows)<\/a><\/p>\n