10. It's time to let those resolutions go. We've all put in a good fight. 9. On Saturday February 4, I'm going to Boonsboro, MD - to Nora Robert's bookstore - for a big book signing with Kristen Ashley (I've never met her!) Laura Griffin (I've never met her!!!), Kristan Higgins and others! And to make it even better, I'll be meeting fellow Smexy reviewer, Kini there! If you are going, let us know! Info here. 8. Prince Harry and his forearms. I need a moment. 7. A behind the scenes Continue Reading
Archives for January 2017
Review: Wild Kisses by Skye Jordan
Wild Kisses by Skye Jordan Series: Wildwood, #2 Contemporary Romance Released: January 10, 2017 Montlake Romance Reviewed by Sheena Favorite Quote: “I still feel like I’m in a dream. All anxious that I’m going to wake up and I’m still going to be fighting to reach this dream.” You can't keep a good gal down! It has been a while since I've enjoyed a heroine like Avery. Initially coming off as quiet and meek and ripe for being taken advantage of, I was concerned that her personality would be Continue Reading
Review: Perfect Game by Casey Cameron
Perfect Game by Casey Cameron (Legendary Pairs #1) Released: January 1, 2017 M/M Contemporary Novella Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I love a nerdy romance and this fit the bill quite nicely. Neil is an awkward guy - a research biologist getting his PhD, living in a new city has Neil a little lonely. One thing that gets him out of the house is playing in Legendary Pairs tournaments. Legendary Pairs is a fast-paced card game - I don't know what I can compare it to - but it features Continue Reading
Review: Gone by Elisabeth Naughton
Gone by Elisabeth Naughton (Deadly Secrets #2) Romantic Suspense Released: January 10, 2017 Montlake Romance Reviewed by Helyce Alex and Raegan McClane experienced every parent’s worse nightmare when their daughter, Emma, was kidnapped three years ago. Alex had taken Emma to the park, looked away for only a moment and then she was gone. Though Raegan never blamed Alex, he couldn’t forgive himself and instead chose to drown himself in alcohol. Raegan couldn’t help him, and the marriage Continue Reading
Excerpt: Raw Deal by Cherrie Lynn
I really enjoyed Cherrie Lynn's previous series, Ross Siblings, and I'm so happy she is starting a new series. I haven't read it yet, but will soon and will be reviewing. Savannah's brother was killed in a cage fight with Mike "Red Reaper" Larson after a savage punch to the head. When Mike shows up at the funeral, he’s nothing like Savannah expected. Gone is the fierce, brutal beast she’s seen in the cage. In his place is a beautiful man torn with guilt, seeking forgiveness, Continue Reading
Review: Back Check by Kelly Jamieson
Back Check: An Aces Hockey Novel by Jamieson Publication Date: January 10, 2017 Contemporary/Sports Romance Loveswept Reviewed by Kini The so-bad-they’re-good alphas of hockey’s Chicago Aces are back in this emotionally charged novel of sex, love, and second chances from the bestselling author of Top Shelf and the Heller Brothers series. Tanner Bennet hates weddings. They just remind him that he simply isn’t cut out for any kind of healthy, committed relationship—never has been, Continue Reading
Wanted, A Gentleman Book Tour *Giveaway*
Romantic fiction, Georgian style My new book, Wanted, a Gentleman is set in 1805, with a hero, Theo Swann, who runs a Lonely Hearts magazine and writes Gothic romance on the side. These sound like very 1970s sort of jobs, but Lonely Hearts go way back (I’ve written about them elsewhere on this tour) and the “romance” novel has a long and complicated history. At first ‘romance’ meant, basically, ‘a fictional adventure story’, and it hung on to that meaning for a while. The Continue Reading
Cover Reveal: Stealing the Rogue’s Heart by Erica Monroe
Stealing The Rogue by Erica Monroe, Rookery Rogues #4, releases 1/24/2017 Scoundrels, thieves, and rebels inhabit the rookeries–where the women are fierce and the men are dangerous. Are you willing to take the risk? WHEN AN UNDERWORLD PRINCESS… Beautiful, innocent Mina Mason has led a sheltered life as the sister to the most notorious crime lord in England. Her family’s wealth and expectations keep her in a gilded cage, never able to act on her true desires. Like kissing — and engaging in far Continue Reading
Review: Fearless by Lauren Gilley
Fearless by Lauren Gilley (Dartmoor #1) Released: January 2015 Motorcycle Club Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “I wanted to be special to you." "Fillette, you were always that.” It's been a while since I've read a big, epic book and throw on top of it the fact that this book is a motorcycle club romance - something that has been missing from my life recently, and I was set to snuggle in and be drawn into the world of the Lean Dogs. The Lean Dogs are a Continue Reading
Review: From the Ashes by Xen Sanders
From the Ashes by Xen Sanders (Fires of Redemption #1) Released: January 2, 2017 M/M Paranormal Romance Entangled Reviewed by Mandi First of all, I really liked this book. Before I get into it though, let me say it is a rerelease from a book titled, From the Ashes by Adrien-Luc Sanders released in 2012. The blurb completely drew me into this one: Sociopath. Killer. Deviant. Monster, devoid of morals, incapable of human emotion. The villain known as Spark has been called Continue Reading