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
Review: How to Bang a Billionaire by Alexis Hall
How to Bang a Billionaire (Arden St. Ives #1) Publication Date: April 16, 2017 M/M New Adult/BDSM Forever Romance Reviewed by Kini Rules are made to be broken... If England had yearbooks, I'd probably be "Arden St. Ives: Man Least Likely to Set the World on Fire." So far, I haven't. I've no idea what I'm doing at Oxford, no idea what I'm going to do next and, until a week ago, I had no idea who Caspian Hart was. Turns out, he's brilliant, beautiful . . . oh yeah, and a Continue Reading
Review: The Hot Shot by Kristen Callihan
The Hot Shot by Kristen Callihan (Game On #4) Publication Date: April 18, 2017 Contemporary/Sports Romance Self Published Reviewed by Kini First we were friends. Then we were roommates. Now I want more... What can I say about Chess Copper? The woman is capable of bringing me to my knees. I know this about five minutes after getting naked for her. No one is more surprised than me. The prickly photographer my team hired to shoot our annual charity calendar isn't my usual type. She's Continue Reading
Review: Meant for You by Michelle Major
Meant for You Publication Date: March 28, 2017 Contemporary Romance Montlake Romance Reviewed by Kini Single mom Jenny Castelli has a temper to match her red hair. When the former mean girls of her high school insult her son, Jenny fires off a big lie—that she’s engaged to a rich, handsome guy and is bringing him to their ten-year reunion. Now she needs to find the perfect fake fiancé for one night. And only one man fits the bill. Geek turned tech entrepreneur Owen Dalton already had Continue Reading
Review: Bossed by Sloane Howell
Bossed by Sloane Howell Publication Date: March 28, 2017 Contemporary Romance Loveswept Reviewed by Kini Blurb: He’s the boss. But she’s ready to take charge. Jenny: Job interviews are a bitch under the best of circumstances, but when your potential boss is the world’s biggest prick, that’s when you should simply walk away. It’s just that I need this job so badly—and I’m mesmerized by Ethan Mason’s piercing gaze. Men like him aren’t supposed to exist in real life. But under the Continue Reading
Review: His Custody by Tamsen Parker
His Custody by Tamsen Parker Publication Date: March 21, 2017 Contemporary Romance InterMix Reviewed by Kini Blurb: He needs to be a better man for her sake, but she makes him want to be so bad... Keyne O’Connell leads a charmed life. She has a caring family and a terrific boyfriend. Her senior year is about to begin, and her future looks bright. But one dark summer night robs her of everyone she loves, thrusting her into the care of her boyfriend’s intimidating, much older Continue Reading
Review: Madly by Ruthie Knox
Madly: A New York Novel (The New York Trilogy Series Book 2) Publication Date: March 14, 2017 Contemporary Romance LoveSwept Reviewed by Kini Allie Fredericks isn’t supposed to be in Manhattan, hiding in the darkest corner of a hip bar, spying on her own mother—who’s flirting with a man who’s definitely not Allie’s father. Allie’s supposed to be in Wisconsin, planning her parents’ milestone anniversary party. Then Winston Chamberlain walks through the door, with his tailored suit, Continue Reading
Undeclared by Julianna Keyes
Undeclared (Burnham College #2) Publication Date: February 27, 2017 New Adult Self Published Reviewed by Kini Kellan McVey is Burnham College’s most prolific athlete, partier, and ladies’ man—and that’s just how he likes it. Returning to reign for his third year, he wants nothing to change. Then Andrea Walsh shows up. It wasn’t too long ago that Andi and Kellan were lifelong friends, mortal enemies, and, for one hot summer, more. Then Kellan left and Andi stayed behind. Kellan Continue Reading