{"id":3722,"date":"2010-06-18T09:00:58","date_gmt":"2010-06-18T13:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=3722"},"modified":"2010-06-18T09:00:58","modified_gmt":"2010-06-18T13:00:58","slug":"read-any-good-books-lately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/18\/read-any-good-books-lately\/","title":{"rendered":"Read any good books lately?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Have you read any good books lately? Discovered any new or new-to-you authors? I want to know which book and which author. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have discovered another new author since last time I posted on this subject. It is another contemporary author and not only is the series she has out new to me but so is she. And she would be <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.erinmccarthy.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Erin McCarthy<\/a><\/em><\/span>!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3724\" title=\"flatoutsexy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/flatoutsexy.jpg?resize=155%2C248\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"248\" \/>I had a Penguin 15% coupon burning a hole in my pocket. Determined to spend it by purchasing an ebook or two, I took to my hunting ground&#8211;that would be Twitter&#8211;searching for more contemporary authors. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.erinmccarthy.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>Erin McCarthy<\/em><\/span><\/a> came with strong recommendations and she wrote for Berkley so my 15% coupon would be put to very good use.<\/p>\n<p>I downloaded <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>FLAT-OUT SEXY<\/strong><\/span>, which is the first in her NASCAR series, and devoured it in the span of 24 hours. I totally fell for the hero, Elec Monroe, who I must say is a beta HERO TO <strong><em>DIE<\/em> <\/strong>FOR! And here I didn&#8217;t think I particularly even liked beta heroes. <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>FLAT-OUT\u00a0 SEXY<\/strong><\/span> prompted me to create yet another feature on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Season<\/a> <\/strong>site called <strong>Fabulous Find<\/strong>. Since <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>FLAT-OUT SEXY<\/strong><\/span> came out in trade a couple years ago and in mass paper back last month, I made it my find of the month. Look out for my review for it in the July issue!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3731\" title=\"hardandfast\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/hardandfast.jpg?resize=161%2C240\" alt=\"\" width=\"161\" height=\"240\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3732\" title=\"hotfinish_150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/hotfinish_150.jpg?resize=156%2C252\" alt=\"\" width=\"156\" height=\"252\" \/>The next book in the series&#8211;which I&#8217;ve just finished reading&#8211; is <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>HARD AND FAST<\/strong><\/span>( a <strong>July Top Pick!<\/strong>).\u00a0 It will make its paperback debut<strong> July 6th<\/strong>. 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