Why am I passionate about this?

I am a deeply emotional person although I hide it well. I feel things on a level not everyone understands. I am also a romantic. Because of that, I have always been drawn to romance books, even as a child, but more than that, I am drawn to romance that makes me feel. I want to feel the heartbreak and live through the struggles of love. Real love isnā€™t pretty and neat. It is messy and raw and vulnerable. I want to experience the gut-clenching, heart-racing emotions with every page and every word. Itā€™s what keeps me turning the pages wanting more.


I wrote

Break Me Down

By Nola Marie,

Book cover of Break Me Down

What is my book about?

Sons of Sinā€™s lead guitarist loves being the ā€œsinā€ in their name. Because without Heaven, heā€™d rather fast-track to hellā€¦

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The books I picked & why

Book cover of Damien, Forever (Art of Sinners)

Nola Marie Why did I love this book?

This is a book beautifully and artistically written like Iā€™ve never seen. The words flow organically and poetically all at once weaving a tale that will leave your heart bleeding and your soul rocked to its. The emotions are real, palpable, tangible as you read through the heartbreak and diversity to reach the HEA we all need in a romance.

By Tempest Phan,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Damien, Forever (Art of Sinners) as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

An angsty, friends-to-lovers, second-chance romance with a touch of triangle, a dash of new adult, and a twist of rockstar.

Damien
She's everyone's favorite princess. Gorgeous girl next door. Homecoming queen. But to me, she'll always be so much more. The light in my dark, my best friend, my everything. But there's one thing she can't ever be. And that's mine. Because I'll make damn sure to keep my filthy hands off her. Even if it kills me.

Bella
He's the boy of broken whispers. The one dripping ink. The one sowing fear. But to me, he'll always be soā€¦


Book cover of A Stone in the Sea

Nola Marie Why did I love this book?

This book hit my heart so hard. I felt it on a visceral level with my stomach plummeting to the depths while my heart raced erratically in my chest. The anguish and agony of two lost souls just trying to find their way through the sludge of what their lives have become. It broke me in two with every line and page, leaving me needing more. Needing the hard-fought happily ever after I crave. This is the first book in a duet and the next is just as gut clenching as the first. 

By A.L. Jackson,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked A Stone in the Sea as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

From NYT and USA Today bestselling author A.L. Jackson comes a single-mother rockstar romance...

As the lead singer of Sunder, I come with a reputation.
A bad one.
Iā€™m no stranger to trouble.
It follows me wherever I go.
So, I should have known Shea Bentley would be a problem. But this sexy Southern girl is all I can see.
Now, weā€™re both drowning in a sea of desire, sinking hopelessly into a world of lust.
But she has an inescapable past.
One that might destroy both of us . . .

A Stone in the Sea is book oneā€¦


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The Woodland Stranger by Jane Buehler,

Burneā€™s been hiding out in the forest since deserting the Kingā€™s Guard. Each time he tries to return to the village, he begins to panic. And then one day, he encounters a handsome stranger picking flowers and hides behind a tree instead of talking.

He wants to be braverā€”and heā€™sā€¦

Book cover of Broken Road

Nola Marie Why did I love this book?

Broken Road is real. Real-life, real struggles, real love. It covers an array of topics that people struggle with every day. Debilitating mental illness, divorce, raising children. The journey of this couple over decades is heartbreaking, but it shows the journey was worth the pain and the heartbreak of finally being with the one who calls to your soul.

By Devin Sloane,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Broken Road as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

ā€œReal, raw, relatable, ugly-cry kind of love story.ā€
Goodreads Reviewer.

A risk worth taking for a love worth living.

Full of life and ready to take on the world, Ruby Vasilakis leaves home for the first time.
And falls in love.
Hard.

But a single phone call from home ends two perfect years together. No matter how much she wants to, returning to him isnā€™t an option.
And she canā€™t bring herself to tell him why.

The day Vander met Ruby, he knew heā€™d never love another. When she walked away, he believed his love to be one-sided.
And letā€¦


Book cover of Breathe With Me

Nola Marie Why did I love this book?

This is book one in a trilogy of heartbreak and redemption. The tears I cried for the couple as they fought life and each other were real. They were brought to their knees forced to face the consequences of their actions and forced to recognize their love for each other was never going to be easy. From the first chapter, I was driven into a universe that made me feel real pain and heartbreak, but more than that, real love.  Love that was unconditional and unfathomable. It takes a lot to get there, but their HEA was well worth the struggle.

By Michelle B,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Breathe With Me as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

What happens when you grow up with your soulmate and become as close as two people can become?Then, tragedy strikes, and you desperately fight yourself trying to hang on to what you have with him, but ultimately, push him away because of the pain and fear. Time passes.The pain you felt subsides, laying dormant.You can finally wake with the sunrise with a smile on your face, only to have it ripped away from you again when youā€™re abducted and held prisoner by a sadistic human being.Only to be released and promised heā€™d come back for meā€¦ My given name isā€¦


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Suddenly that Summer by Lori Handeland,

Set during the same tumultuous era as The Women1967: They called it the Summer of Love...

For small-town Wisconsin siblings Billy and Jay Johnson, itā€™s a summer of change, confusion, and self-discovery. 

From the voice of New York Times bestselling author Lori Handeland, a heartfelt, coming-of-age story thatā€¦

Book cover of Priest

Nola Marie Why did I love this book?

A somewhat dark romance on a taboo topic, this book was written in a way I never expected. It brought love and spirituality through in a way that made the taboo, unthinkable acts beautiful and holy. It was written with so much feeling, depth, and emotion that I found myself in tears over the struggles. I could feel the pain but also that deeper, spiritual connection that took my breath away in the most unexpected ways.

By Sierra Simone,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked Priest as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

There are many rules a priest can't break. A priest cannot marry. A priest cannot abandon his flock. A priest cannot forsake his God.

I've always been good at following rules.

Until she came. Then I learned new rules.

My name is Tyler Anselm Bell. I'm twenty-nine years old. Six months ago, I broke my vow of celibacy on the altar of my own church, and God help me, I would do it again.

I am a priest and this is my confession.


Explore my book šŸ˜€

Break Me Down

By Nola Marie,

Book cover of Break Me Down

What is my book about?

Sons of Sinā€™s lead guitarist loves being the ā€œsinā€ in their name. Because without Heaven, heā€™d rather fast-track to hell and rage.

Except for that one moment ā€“ a brief year in my life where I experienced Heaven. But I crashed and burned as hard as Lucifer himself when she destroyed me. He was my one. Until I learned something that shattered my heart. And now, in a cruel twist, the universe has thrown us back together. Shattered and gutted, how do two people heal when apologies donā€™t fix the damage, and the truth comes out years too late?

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