Getting Rowdy by Lori Foster Love Undercover #3 Contemporary Romance September 24, 2013 Harlequin Reviewed by Helyce Charismatic bar owner Rowdy Yates isn't the kind of man women say no to. So when he approaches waitress Avery Mullins, he fully expects to get her number. However, the elusive beauty has her reasons for keeping her distance-including a past that might come back to haunt them both. Avery spends her nights working for tips...and trying to forget the secret Rowdy is Continue Reading
Review: Cake by Lauren Dane
Cake by Lauren Dane Contemporary Romance Novella Released: September 17, 2013 Harlequin Reviewed by Helyce Wren Davis, art student and part time bike messenger, has been delivering papers to renowned Seattle artist Gregori Ivanov for a while now and over time they’ve become friends. An artist herself, Wren enjoys watching Gregori work as his pieces come to life. It doesn’t hurt that he’s extremely attractive and often works shirtless, his tattooed and pierced body a whole different Continue Reading
Review: Junk by Josephine Myles
Junk by Josephine Myles M/M Contemporary August 27, 2013 Samhain Reviewed by Helyce At age 17, Jasper Richardson gave up on his dream of going away to college to do the right thing and stay home to care for his ailing mother. After her death, he could have gone away, but events of his experience and the emotional burdens he now carried hindered him from moving forward. He began to bury himself within the walls of his home, bringing home everything from books to newspapers that he Continue Reading
Review: Diamond Dust by Vivian Arend
Diamond Dust by Vivian Arend Takhini Wolves #3 Paranormal Romance August 20, 2013 Samhain Reviewed by Helyce Caroline Bradley is a human knowingly living among wolf shifters. Over the years, she’s earned her place with them and is a trusted and respected part of the community. But things are about to change. For one, her lover, Evan, pack alpha, has sniffed out his mate leaving her on her own. If that wasn’t enough, the bear shifters from neighboring territories have moved in on Continue Reading
Whiskey and Wry (Sinners, #2) by Rhys Ford
Whiskey and Wry (Sinners, #2) by Rhys Ford M/M Contemporary Romance August 19, 2012 Dreamspinner Press NOTE: Spoilers from book one, Sinner’s Gin In book one, Sinner’s Gin, Ms. Ford left us with a deliciously heartbreaking cliffhanger that had me hooked and hungry for this book. Because of that, it is impossible for me to write this without a bit of book one spoilers. In Sinner’s Gin, we met Miki St. John, lead singer of the band, Sinner’s Gin. Miki was in a bad place as he grieved Continue Reading
From the Ashes by Daisy Harris
From the Ashes by Daisy Harris (Fire and Rain #1) August 13, 2013 M/M Contemporary Romance Samhain Reviewed by Helyce Jesse is devastated when he returns home one day to find that his apartment has not survived a fire and he’s lost everything. New to the city, he’s made a few friends but no one he’s comfortable calling and he absolutely refuses to contact his parents. In shock, with nothing but the clothes on his back and a battered bag of groceries, Jesse has few options. That is Continue Reading
Review: The Newcomer by Robyn Carr
The Newcomer by Robyn Carr (Thunder Point #2) June 25, 2013 Contemporary Harlequin Reviewed by Helyce In The Newcomer, we return to the idyllic coastal town of Thunder Point and the continuing story of Gina and Mac who got together toward the end of the previous book, The Wanderer. I was thrilled to be getting more of Gina and Mac in this story. I felt much more invested in their uneasy courtship in book one and really wanted to see some of their back story. In typical friends to Continue Reading
Review: Carolina Girl by Virginia Kantra
Carolina Girl by Virginia Kantra (Dare Island #2) Contemporary Romance June 4, 2013 Berkley Reviewed by Helyce Meg Fletcher grew up on Dare Island and spent her youth doing everything she could to make sure she ended up anywhere else. And she succeeded. She lives in New York, has a great, high paying job, owns a condo with her boyfriend of six years, and is living life exactly how she planned…far away from Dare Island. But when she arrives at work one morning to learn that she’s been Continue Reading
Review: Predatory Anthology
Predatory by Alexandra Ivy, Nina Bangs, Dianne Duvall & Hannah Jayne May 7, 2013 Paranormal Romance Zebra Reviewed by Helyce I am not a big fan of anthologies. I’m usually disappointed because the stories are short and leave me wanting. Such was not the case with this offering. The strongest reads for me were the stories by Ivy and Duvall. Here is the breakdown (blurbs taken from Goodreads): Out Of Control by Alexandra Ivy Ph.D student Angela Locke has a crush on her sexy Continue Reading
Review: Never a Hero by Marie Sexton
Never A Hero by Marie Sexton (Tucker Springs #5) May 13, 2013 Contemporary M/M Riptide Publishing Reviewed by Helyce Everyone deserves a hero. Owen Meade is desperately in need of a hero. Raised by a mother who made him ashamed of his stutter, his sexual orientation, and his congenitally amputated arm, Owen lives like a hermit in his Tucker Springs apartment. But then hunky veterinarian Nick Reynolds moves in downstairs. Nick is sexy and confident, and makes Owen comfortable Continue Reading