Hey yāall⦠Happy Friday!š
FridayĀ FavesĀ is a little meme where I can post some of my absolute favorite book related topics, including various tropes, awesome heroes/heroines, bad boys, bookish stuff and wellā¦Ā WHATEVER!
*REMEMBER:Ā All the books featured on Friday Faves are books that I have read and adored at some point unless specifically noted!
THIS MONTHāS THEME:
Popular Authorās First Book
We all have our āUnicorn Authorsā⦠those authors that we return to time and time again. Our favorite series or those that get an automatic ONE CLICK on Amazon before we even read the synopsis of the book! I definitely do and it seems Iām always finding new and awesome authors. Sometimes Iām lucky enough to find these unicorn authors at the beginning of their literary journey but mostly, I end up picking up a book without really knowing reading orders or other books that have come before. So letās take a peek at some popular authors and their very first published work!
P.S. I have NOT read many of these books!
Nora Roberts
Irish Thoroughbred
Release Date: May 1981
“COME TO AMERICA. YOUR HOME IS WITH ME NOW.”
Adelia Cunnane’s uncle had written her. So Adelia had left Ireland to join him on what he had described as the finest horse farm in Maryland.
Adelia agreed with her uncle about the farm. But what should she think about its owner, Travis Grant?
She knew that he could master his strongest horse. She had seen his eyes soften at the birth of a foal. Yet his lips on hers demanded a submission that she was not yet ready to give — at least not until he had spoken the words she had to hear.
Christine Feehan
Dark Prince
Release Date: April 5th 2005
Raven Whitney is a psychic who has used her gift to help the police track down a serial killer. Now she is determined to escape the glare of recent publicity for the peace and quiet of the Carpathian Mountains.
Prince Mikhail Dubrinsky is the leader of his people but, as his ancient Carpathian race grows ever closer to extinction, he is close to giving in to the heavy weight of loneliness and despair.
From the moment their minds touch, Raven and Mikhail form a connection. But there are those who incorrectly view all Carpathians as vampires, and are determined to give their extinction a helping hand.
There is an extended edition with an additional 100 pages:Ā Dark Prince: Author’s Cut Special Edition.
Jodi Ellen Malpas

Release Date: October 20th 2012
Jay Crownover

Release Date: December 30th 2012
Sometimes opposites donāt just attract ā they catch fire and burn the city down
Shaw Landon loved Rule Archer from the moment she laid eyes on him. Rule is everything a straight-A pre-med student like Shaw shouldnāt want ā and the only person sheās never tried to please. She isnāt afraid of his scary piercings and tattoos or his wild attitude. Though she knows that Rule is wrong for her, her heart just wonāt listen.
To a rebel like Rule Archer, Shaw Landon is a stuck-up, perfect princess ā and his dead twin brotherās girl. She lives by other peopleās rules; he makes his own. He doesnāt have time for a good girl like Shaw ā even if sheās the only one who can see the person he truly is.
But a short skirt, too many birthday cocktails and spilled secrets lead to a night neither can forget. Now, Shaw and Rule have to figure out how a girl like her and a guy like him are supposed to be together without destroying their loveā¦or each other.
Harper Sloan
Axel
Release Date: July 7th 2013
Fate hasnāt always been friends with Isabelle West. In fact, fate has been a downright bitch.
Isabelle has learned the hard way how hard life can be when fate isnāt by your side. It can hand you dreams on silver platters, but it can snatch them right back and hand you nightmares. One thing Isabelle knew for sure fate was consistent with was taking away everything she ever loved.
For the last two years Isabelle has been slowly clearing the clouds of her past. Happiness is finally on the horizon. She has a thriving business, great friends, and her life back. All she has to do is jump over the last hurdleā¦her ex-husband.
When problems start causing her to fear her new life, and memories that are better left forgotten start rushing to the surface the last thing she needs is a ghost from her past to come knocking on her door.
Axel never thought he would look into the eyes of Isabelle West again, and he wasnāt sure he wanted to now. Heās carried his anger for so long he isnāt sure he can just turn it off, but when he is faced with protecting her and an unexpected desire to have her again, life gets a little more complicated.
How will Axel and Isabelle deal when all their cards are put on the table and everything they thought was true blows up in their faces?
Blasts from the pasts! Have an awesome day y’all!š

Dark Prince, This man and Rule were my firsts too!
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Corps Security was such a great series, maybe I need a reread!
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