The Hook-Up (First Impressions) Publication Date: July 3, 2017 Contemporary/Romantic Comedy Entangled Lovestruck Reviewed by Kini Ellie Sanders is over the fairytale, thank you very much. Content with her booming career as a purveyor of Madame Butterfly pleasure aids, she doesn’t need a man for anything—except maybe marketing tips. And, okay, a few fun nights with something that doesn’t require batteries. Love, marriage, and family aren’t in the cards for Tyler Hendrix. Period. The Continue Reading
Review: Called Out by Jen Doyle
Called Out by Jen Doyle Series: Calling It, #3 Contemporary/Sports Romance May 29, 2017 Carina Press Reviewed by Kini Jack "Ox" Oxford is used to being alone. Granted, when you screw over your friends, being alone isn't always a choice. Playing for the Chicago Watchmen is a last-ditch effort to save his career…and right some of his past wrongs. He's not expecting a warm reception, but he's also not expecting a flat tire to change everything. Recovering control freak, single mom and Continue Reading
Hoodwinked Hearts by Ainslie Paton
Hoodwinked Hearts Publication Date: June 19, 2017 Contemporary Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Kini A master jewel thief meets his match in a daring romance of love and larceny… Confidence man, master thief and professional crook Cleve Jones knows a thing or two about risk. Ten years ago, he risked his freedom to fall in love with a dangerously sexy, foulmouthed, punk-ass professor's daughter and she disappeared, stealing his future happiness. Vegas hustler Aria Harp is back, Continue Reading
Review: My Roommate’s Girl by Julianna Keyes
My Roommate’s Girl Publication Date: June 12, 2017 Contemporary/New Adult Romance Self Published Reviewed by Kini The day a judge gave me the choice between going to prison or going to college was the day I vowed to stop stealing. Never again would I see something beautiful and beyond my means and take it, just because I wanted it. Just because I could. When I moved in with Jerry, it was with good intentions. I needed a place to live while I got my degree, and he needed a Continue Reading
Technically Mine by Isabel North
Technically Mine (Love, Emerson #2) Publication Date: April 19, 2017 Romantic Comedy/Fiction Self Published Reviewed by Kini Nora Bowman’s love life just imploded. A road trip—not running away!—leads her to San Francisco and possibly the most beautiful man she’s ever seen in real life. And Nora saw all of him. Literally. Which is awkward, because he’s her new client. On the plus side, she’s discovered a new kink for tattooed bad boys. Who knew? Tech millionaire Gabe Sterling has Continue Reading
Review: Feel Me by Cecy Robson
Feel Me (O’Brien Family #4) Publication Date: May 23, 2017 Contemporary Self Published Reviewed by Kini Declan O’Brien was always driven to take his place among Philly’s elite, working hard for everything he’s earned, including the title of Assistant District Attorney. He’s won seemingly impossible cases, so he’s furious when he’s assigned to lead the one unit he doesn’t want. Melissa Fenske was born hearing impaired to a neglectful mother, finding solace when she was adopted by a Continue Reading
Review: Good Girl’s Guide to Talking Dirty by Alice Faris
Good Girl’s Guide to Talking Dirty Publication Date: March 20, 2017 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Kini Talking dirty as a phone sex operator isn't what straight laced school psychologist East Winters had in mind as a portable counseling job. But after being budget-cut out of employment, she needs the cash to get out of town fast and hitchhike to Maine for her dream job working at a school with a bigger pocketbook and no knowledge of her family's nasty history. Ex Continue Reading
Review: Purple Hearts by Tess Wakefield
Purple Hearts Publication Date: April 25, 2017 Contemporary Romance/Military Atria Reviewed by Kini Cassie Salazar and Luke Morrow couldn’t be more different. Sharp-witted Cassie works nights at a bar in Austin, Texas to make ends meet while pursuing her dream of becoming a singer/songwriter. Luke is an Army trainee, about to ship out for duty, who finds comfort in the unswerving discipline of service. But a chance encounter at Cassie’s bar changes the course of both their Continue Reading
Review: Hold Me Down by Sara Taylor Woods
Hold Me Down (Carolina Girls Book #1) Publication Date: April 16, 2017 New Adult/BDSM Self Published Reviewed by Kini Talia Benson has always been independent, unafraid to go after what she wants, regardless of setback, injury, or failure. But between her father's conditional tuition payments and her mother's nagging concern over her emotional state, Talia's suffocating. So when Talia meets doctoral student Sean Poole, she can't figure out why she wants him to control her. Why she Continue Reading
Review: Too Hard to Forget by Tessa Bailey
Too Hard to Forget (Romancing the Clarksons Book #3) Publication Date: April 25, 2017 Contemporary Romance Forever Reviewed by Kini This time, she's calling the shots. Peggy Clarkson is returning to her alma mater with one goal in mind: confront Elliott Brooks, the man who ruined her for all others, and remind him of what he's been missing. Even after three years, seeing him again is like a punch in the gut, but Peggy's determined to stick to her plan. Maybe then, once she has the Continue Reading