The other day I got an email from Goodreads that reported that I had read a whopping 97 books this year. My immediate reaction was, “What? That can’t be right!” And it’s not. Mainly because I fail epically when when it comes to logging in books I’ve read that I didn’t have to review for this blog. Sadly, the real number is only about 110 which is still a bit sad. But that’s what happens when real life steps in. Going back to work has taken a huge chunk out of what was my “reading time”. You Continue Reading
Review: Let it Snow by Heidi Cullinan
Let It Snow by Heidi Cullinan (Minnesota Snow #1) M/M Romance (Holiday) November 26, 2013 Samhain Reviewed by Helyce Frankie Blackburn, while using his GPS, still managed to get himself lost in northern Minnesota-having gone in the opposite direction of where he’d wanted to go. When he finally arrives in the small town of Logan, he stops at a diner to get directions, a map and a snack only to learn that he has unwittingly driven into a massive snow storm. He decides to brave it, gets Continue Reading
Review: Full Throttle by Erin McCarthy
Full Throttle by Erin McCarthy Fast Track #7 Contemporary Romance December 3, 2013 Berkley Reviewed by Helyce Shawn Hamby grew up around racing having been raised by her grandparents who owned a dirt track. She’d even tried her hand at racing when she was younger, but gave it up to handle the business side of the track, working side by side with her beloved grandfather. When he dies, he leaves her the track with some rather odd restrictions. Rhett Ford is a young up and coming Continue Reading
Review: Dare to Love by Carly Phillips
Dare To Love By Carly Phillips (Dare To Love #1) Contemporary Romance November 18, 2013 Self-Published Reviewed by Helyce Blurb from Goodreads: Since finding out his father had another family on the side, Ian Dare swore to be the upstanding, responsible man his cheating parent had never been. When it comes to his relatives, he gives his all but in relationships he offers the bare minimum. But one glimpse of sensual Riley Taylor arouses his dominant and protective instincts and Ian is Continue Reading
Review: Rocky Mountain Freedom by Vivian Arend
Rocky Mountain Freedom (Six Pack Ranch #6) Contemporary Romance (m/m/f) Released: November 19, 2013 Samhain Reviewed by Helyce Let us first take a moment to drool over this fantastic cover! This is truly cowboy perfection. I began my stalking campaign for an ARC of this book almost as soon as I heard that book 6 of the Six Pack Ranch series was to be Travis’ book. You see, this author, over the course of the previous 5 books has hinted at things only to suddenly throw in a wrench and Continue Reading
Review: Ethan in Gold by Amy Lane
Ethan in Gold by Amy Lane (Johnnies #3) M/M Contemporary Romance Released: October 4, 2013 Dreamspinner Press Reviewed by Helyce When Evan (Ethan) Costa was a little boy, he was the victim of a sex act that changed everything that he’d known up until that point in his young life. His mother, unable to accept or deal with the incident, becomes a cold, unloving woman, and Evan’s siblings not knowing any better follow her example. Evan grows up, hungry for human touch and as he enters Continue Reading
Review: The Sweetest Scent by Susan Laine
The Sweetest Scent by Susan Laine (Senses and Sensations #4) M/M Young Adult September 23, 2013 Dreamspinner Press From Goodreads: Bro Sumner loves his girlfriend, Lacey Adair, who underneath her pretty dress is in fact a boy, and she loves him right back. They are an exclusive item in high school, but they face some dangerous opposition, including a bullying fellow jock on Bro’s football team and Lacey’s violent alcoholic father. Lacey gets some martial arts training from an ally, Continue Reading
Review: Love Lessons by Heidi Cullinan
Love Lessons by Heidi Cullinan (New Adult M/M Contemporary Romance) Released: October 2, 2013 Samhain Reviewed by Helyce Kelly Davidson has been looking forward to moving away from home and attending college since he was probably in middle school. He is looking forward to being able to just be himself; out and proud and comfortable in his own skin for the first time in his life. He knows that Hope University is the right place for him and he is looking forward to everything that college Continue Reading
Review: Darkness Rises by Dianne Duvall
Darkness Rises by Diane Duvall (Immortal Guardians #4) Paranormal Romance October 1, 2013 Zebra Reviewed by Helyce Krysta has been hunting vampires for over six years. Her special ability to read the aura of a vampire gives her the upper hand when fighting. She’s got it down, playing the victim, drawing the vamps in and then turning the tables and fighting to the death. But one night, when she is over powered, a handsome stranger comes to her rescue. She’s sure he’s a vampire, but Continue Reading
Review: Drawn Together by Lauren Dane
Drawn Together by Lauren Dane (Brown Siblings #6) Contemporary Romance October 1, 2013 Penguin Reviewed by Helyce Beauty is more than skin-deep… Tattoo artist Raven Smith is blunt and hard, broken and jaded, dark and beautiful. While she doesn’t hide her painful past, she does keep a wall around her heart. She’s free sexually—but no one gets to the real Raven beneath the prickly exterior. With a voice like smoke, Jonah Warner is a smooth-talking, highly successful attorney, Continue Reading