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April 2022 Featured Author: Marie James

Apr. 01, 2022

April 2022 Featured Author Marie James updated 2025

It’s the beginning of a new month which means time for our newest Featured Author! This month we are showcasing author Marie James! She write the Cerberus MC series and honestly it is the only series of hers that I have read so far.

Although she does have other series I just haven’t gotten to them. They are on my to be read list. So I selected three random books to share with you. This month though I will be giving my favorite Cerberus MC couple, books, and characters. There will giveaways included with those posts as well.

3 Books from Marie James

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Kincaid

Cerberus MC #1

Hero complex?
Possessive?
Not afraid to speak my mind?

Check, check, and check.

I’m also President of the Cerberus MC, a former Marine, and easy on the eyes with arms made to hold a woman tight. I’m the whole package.

I’m not conceited; I’m convinced, and Emmalyn Mikaelson doesn’t have a clue what she’s gotten herself into by jumping on the back of my bike. Special Forces.


Hostile Territory

Blackbridge Security #1

Can you call someone an enemy if you haven’t seen them for the better part of a decade?

Deacon Black is perfectly content with the status quo—work, sleep, repeat.
Who cares if he’s rigid, structured, and set in his ways?
It’s a job requirement that keeps his men safe and his company’s doors open.
One phone call is all it takes to upend his life and land him right back into a past he has tried to forget.
Revisiting old ghosts is the last thing he needs.
Especially when the forced trip down memory lane includes the only woman he never wanted to see again.

Annalise Grimaldi hit the jackpot with her life—from her trust fund to her best friend, she has it all.
But her world comes crashing to a halt when her best friend vanishes— leaving behind an apartment in tatters and more questions than answers.
There’s only one person she can think of that can help in a situation like this.
She hates to make the call, but there isn’t a thing she wouldn’t do to make sure her friend is found.
Even setting aside her hatred for Deacon Black.


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We Said Forever

Second chances are meant only for those that deserve them.

Love isn’t enough to heal when you’ve shattered a heart.

Love isn’t enough to make you forget.

Love isn’t enough to make you look back when you’re supposed to be moving forward.

Love just—isn’t enough.

I broke Fallyn McIntyre, and in doing so I broke myself.

Betrayal, addiction, and years separate us.

I’m no longer the man I used to be.

But I’m still not sure I’m man enough.


Now take the time to enter the giveaway below and maybe connect with Marie James on social media.

About Marie James

Marie James is a full-time working mother of two amazing little boys and wife of almost 13 years. She enjoys reading in her spare time, and diet coke is always near. Central Texas is where Marie calls home and has lived most of her life. With 13 published books under her belt, she has no desire to stop writing anytime soon and has dozens of book ideas to keep her busy.

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Comments

  1. heather says

    April 1, 2022 at 4:27 pm

    I don’t have a favorite Marie James book but I so have to read Kincaid that one so looks like my kind of read.

    Reply
  2. bn100 says

    April 1, 2022 at 5:41 pm

    no fav, Kincaid

    Reply
  3. Shirley O says

    April 1, 2022 at 7:58 pm

    I don’t have a favorite Marie James book. Hostile Territory looks like an interesting read.

    Reply
  4. Bea LaRocca says

    April 1, 2022 at 8:13 pm

    I haven’t read anything from Marie James yet but Hostile Territory sounds like a book that I would enjoy and I will be checking it and the other titles in that series out

    Reply
  5. sherry1969 says

    April 2, 2022 at 1:24 am

    I haven’t read any of her books but Hostile Territory looks like a great read.

    Reply
  6. Shelly Peterson says

    April 2, 2022 at 3:28 am

    We Said Forever sounds good.

    Reply
  7. LeonieT says

    April 2, 2022 at 10:27 am

    I haven’t read any of her books but will definitely check them out.

    Reply
  8. Erin Ellis says

    April 2, 2022 at 10:31 am

    I have not read her books, but We Said Forever sounds fantastic!

    Reply
  9. Jeannie S says

    April 3, 2022 at 5:02 am

    I don’t have a favorite, but Hostile Territory sounds interesting.

    Reply
  10. Judy Thomas says

    April 3, 2022 at 6:44 am

    They all sound so good but the cover of Hostile Territory really caught my eye.

    Reply
  11. shannon zeidan says

    April 3, 2022 at 10:32 am

    I haven’t read anything by her yet. I think we said forever is the one that interests me the most.

    Reply
  12. Molli Taylor says

    April 3, 2022 at 10:40 am

    We Said Forever looks like a good one. I have not read any of her books yet

    Reply
  13. Erin Ellis says

    April 3, 2022 at 11:12 am

    I realized yesterday I have read Shadow, and I really enjoyed that one. I didn’t realize it was the same author until I looked at it last night.

    Reply
  14. laurie damrose says

    April 3, 2022 at 12:26 pm

    I have not read any of your books yet,but they all look interesting.

    Reply
  15. Eva Millien says

    April 3, 2022 at 4:26 pm

    Thanks for sharing Marie James with me, Her books sounds like my kind of reads and I am looking forward to enjoying them! Have a sunshiny day!

    Reply
  16. Jeffrey says

    April 3, 2022 at 10:29 pm

    I don’t have a favorite Marie James book. However, the novel Hostile Territory looks interesting .

    Reply
  17. Adriane says

    April 3, 2022 at 10:55 pm

    I have not read her yet – Hostile Territory sounds interesting!

    Reply
  18. Phyllis Huebbe says

    April 4, 2022 at 8:20 am

    Hostile territory sounds interesting.

    Reply
  19. sandra says

    April 4, 2022 at 11:57 am

    hostile territory seems interesting

    Reply
  20. Ashley Parks says

    April 4, 2022 at 3:10 pm

    I haven’t not read any of these, but the We Said Forever sounds like a touching read.

    Reply
  21. Richard Brandt says

    April 4, 2022 at 6:43 pm

    Haven’t read them but We Said Forever strikes me as a powerful title.

    Reply
  22. Linda says

    April 5, 2022 at 1:18 am

    I haven’t read Marie James yet, but We Said Forever looks good.

    Reply
  23. Cindy Merrill says

    April 6, 2022 at 11:52 am

    Not yet, but Hostile Territory looks like an interesting read. I need a new book.

    Reply
  24. Dawn Monzu says

    April 6, 2022 at 4:33 pm

    I haven’t read many books but the book titles “We Said Forever” sounds pretty darn amazing. I’d love to read this so I’m crossing my fingers!

    Reply
  25. Natalie says

    April 6, 2022 at 8:45 pm

    I am interested in reading We Said Forever!

    Reply
  26. Elaine G says

    April 7, 2022 at 12:09 am

    This is a new author for me. We Said Forever sounds good.

    Reply
  27. Holly Storm-Burge says

    April 7, 2022 at 1:06 am

    Hostile Territory sounds like a good read!

    Reply
  28. Dawn Newberry says

    April 8, 2022 at 9:11 am

    I am interested in reading We Said Forever, thanks for the review.

    Reply
  29. Sandra Dufoe says

    April 9, 2022 at 9:55 am

    New to this author but love the sound of her books especially Kincaid.

    Reply
  30. Piroska says

    April 12, 2022 at 1:41 pm

    I have not read any of her books, but Hostile Territory sounds good.

    Reply
  31. Mauro says

    April 13, 2022 at 12:27 am

    Would be nice to have one of these to gift my wife

    Reply
  32. Barbara Montag says

    April 13, 2022 at 9:48 am

    Marie James is a new author for me.
    I would enjoy reading Kincaid,.

    Reply
  33. Antoinette M says

    April 14, 2022 at 2:50 pm

    I’d like to read “We said forever”.

    Reply
  34. Kari B says

    April 15, 2022 at 7:01 am

    I haven’t read any Marie James books, but We Said Forever sounds like a great one to start with.

    Reply
  35. Susan Smith says

    April 18, 2022 at 12:49 pm

    I haven’t read any of her books yet. We Said Forever sounds like a book I would enjoy reading.

    Reply
  36. Rita A says

    April 18, 2022 at 4:52 pm

    We Said Forever is a title that grabs my interest.

    Reply
  37. jeanna says

    April 20, 2022 at 9:54 am

    I haven’t read anything by her, but would start with Kincaid!

    Reply
  38. Tammi Laney says

    April 20, 2022 at 11:06 pm

    We said forever looks good!Thanks for the awesome giveaway!

    Reply
  39. Roy F says

    April 21, 2022 at 8:16 am

    I don’t have a favorite Marie James book. Of the 3, Hostile Territory seems most interesting.

    Reply
  40. CB says

    April 21, 2022 at 2:19 pm

    I have not read any of her books, but We Said Forever really caught my eye. I love second chance stories.

    Reply
  41. Soozle says

    April 22, 2022 at 10:19 am

    I do not have a favorite book of hers yet; but We Said Forever caught my eye!

    Reply
  42. Audrey Stewart says

    April 25, 2022 at 8:47 am

    Marie James is a favorite author of mine. The best book to me is her book series ‘Blackbridge Security’. I’ve enjoyed all of them.

    Reply
  43. Marisela Zuniga says

    April 26, 2022 at 4:51 pm

    We said forever sounds really good, I haven’t read any of her books yet

    Reply
  44. Sarah L says

    April 27, 2022 at 2:35 am

    I have not read anything by her yet. I’d start with Hostile Territory.
    Thanks for the contest.

    Reply

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