Shift by Jeri Smith-Ready (Shade #2) YA Paranormal May 3, 2011 Hardcover Simon Pulse Reviewed by Mandi Note: Spoilers for book one, Shade. Aura was born one minutes after the “Shift” occurred almost 18 years ago. The shift brought about the ability to see ghosts, if you were born after it. Otherwise, those born before the shift, like her love interest Zachary (who was born one minute before the shift) can not see ghosts. In book one, we watched as Aura’s rock n’ roll boyfriend Continue Reading
Review: Addicted to You by Bethany Kane
Addicted to You by Bethany Kane Erotic Contemporary June 7, 2011 Trade Paperback Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: His already translucent moral conscience vanished into a puff of vapor. She looked like something that ought to be illegal. His cock agreed wholeheartedly. Movie writer and director Rill Pierce and Katie Hughes have been friends for a long time. Katie’s brother Everett is actually an actor and has worked with and been best friends with Rill since childhood Continue Reading
Mandi’s Weekend at Lori Foster’s
I got my conference cherry popped! Or something like that. Last Friday, Bells and I hopped in my “Van O’Fun” and drove eight hours to Cincinnati, Ohio to attend the Lori Foster Author/Reader Get together. We had a blast. The drive itself wasn’t too bad. Our route took us west through the mountains (or at least as mountainous as Maryland can get) and there were many ooh and ahhs as we took it all in. Bells had her ipod going, and all of a sudden a Kenny Rogers song came on, which made me gasp. Continue Reading
Review: Nightfall by Ellen Connor
Nightfall by Ellen Connor (Dark Age Dawning #1) Paranormal Romance June 7, 2011 Trade Paperback Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “If survival means kissing somebody who smells like you, I want no part of it.” The world is coming to an end. Changing in ways people can not comprehend – and that is if you can live to see tomorrow. Technology is failing. Cars won’t start. And maybe the scariest, there are what people refer to as demon dogs - hunting, eating, and devastating Continue Reading
Review: Shadow Touch by Erin Kellison
Review: Shadow Touch by Erin Kellison (Shadow #2.5) Paranormal Romance June 1, 2011 E-Book, Novella Zebra Reviewed by Mandi Since the day she was born, Ellie has lived with her shadow as a separate entity. This shadow has a mind of its own, always trying to undermine Ellie, embarrass her, and Ellie has lived a secluded life because of it. But in essence, this shadow is Ellie. It is her deepest feelings and ambitions. But Ellie has no control over it. It can move through objects, Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–June 3rd
10. My Week – It’s hot y’all!!! And yes, I was just complaining how cold it was a few weeks ago. If it is not a steady 75, I’m going to whine. It’s the beginning of June and we’ve already reached 97. That’s not cool mother nature. Take it back. 9. One of my fav authors, Marie Sexton had a book come out this week! Between Sinners and Saints is a somewhat heavy book that deals with Levi, who is out to his Mormon family, but not accepted (and is quite the playboy.) And Jamie, who was Continue Reading
Review: Yours to Keep by Shannon Stacey
Yours to Keep by Shannon Stacey (Kowlaski Family #3) Contemporary Romance June 6, 2011 E-Book Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: She snorted and looked out her window. “Oh yes, Sean Kowalski. Your amazing kisses have made all rational thought fly out of my besotted brain. If only you could fill me with your magic penis, I know we’ll fall madly in love and live happily ever after.” Emma lives in her grandmother’s old farm house in New Hampshire. She doesn’t have a lot Continue Reading
Guest Authors Laurie London and Erin Kellison
Hi, everyone! We’re Laurie London, author of the Sweetblood series, and Erin Kellison, author of the Shadow series. Because our e-novellas come out on the same day (Hidden By Blood by Laurie and Shadow Touch by Erin), we thought it’d be fun to hit the blogosphere together for #DarkTour. Stay tuned, because we’re giving away a lot of cool stuff at the bottom of this post. Today, we’re talking about the chemistry between the hero and the heroine. Chemistry in a relationship is the intangible Continue Reading
May Rec’s
Looking back in the month of May, these are the books Mandi and Tori liked best. Tori’s “must read” for May Spellcast by Barbara Ashford Paranormal Romance May 3, 2011 (review to come) Book Info Amazon, Goodreads Magic Slays (Kate Daniels #5) by Ilona Andrews Urban Fantasy May 31, 2011 Review Amazon, Goodreads Note: This is a rec from Mandi too! Big Bad Beast (Pride #6) by Shelly Laurenston Paranormal Romance May 1, 2011 Continue Reading
Kiss of Snow Winner
The winner of Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh is: lustyreader Congrats! Continue Reading