Secret of the Wolf by Cynthia Garner (Warriors of the Rift #2) Paranormal Romance June 26, 2012 Forever Reviewed by Helyce Tori Joseph was separated from her family when she was sent through the rift over 100 years ago. Now, she is the werewolf liaison to the Council of Preternaturals. She’s called in to respond to any altercations where a werewolf from her district is involved. She gathers the facts and then reports to her superiors. When a string of brutal murders in another Continue Reading
Review: Hot in Handcuffs Anthology
Hot In Handcuffs by Shayla Black, Sylvia Day, Shiloh Walker Erotic Anthology July 3, 2012 Berkley Reviewed by Helyce Arresting Desire by Shayla Black Two years ago, Jon Bocelli was working a case that ended with his brother framed for the death of Lucia’s DiStefano’s father. Jon’s brother was no angel, he knew that, but he also knew that he hadn’t killed Lucia’s father. Jon had more than noticed Lucia DiStefano back then, but she was very young and innocent and he just couldn’t Continue Reading
Review: Country Mouse by Amy Lane and Aleksandr Voinov
Country Mouse by Amy Lane & Aleksandr Voinov M/M Contemporary Romance, Novella April 23, 2012 Riptide Reviewed by Helyce Owen is on vacation in London with his ex-girlfriend Jenny. When she hooks up with an old friend for the evening, Owen takes himself out to a pub for a beer. He ends up in a bar somewhere in the West End, its patrons varying from teenage girls giggling over cokes to blue collar workers. While he’s sitting there observing the crowd and trying to decide if he Continue Reading
Review: Hawaiian Gothic by Heidi Belleau and Violetta Vane
Hawaiian Gothic by Heidi Belleau & Violetta Vane M/M Paranormal Romance June 12, 2012 Loose ID Reviewed by Helyce This is the story of Ori and Kalani, childhood best friends. Ori knows he’s in love with Kalani but believes that Kalani can never feel the same way about him. So he joins the Army and spends about three years away from home. In that time, he’s dishonorably discharged for punching an officer and spends a year in jail. When Ori learns that Kalani was attacked, beaten Continue Reading
Review: Carolina Home by Virginia Kantra
Carolina Home by Virginia Kantra (Dare Island #1) Contemporary Romance July 3, 2012 Berkley Reviewed by Helyce Carolina home is the type of contemporary romance I really enjoy. It was easy to fall into it, the characters and the story playing like a movie in my head. It had just the right amount of angst without going overboard. While the individual character’s situations were not new, Ms. Kantra did a great job of pulling me into these people’s lives. Matt Fletcher grew up on Dare Continue Reading
Review: Cowboys Down by Barbara Elsborg
Cowboys Down by Barbara Elsborg M/M Contemporary Romance February 7, 2012 Samhain Reviewed by Helyce Jasper Randolph has had a tough life for a few years. After his brother’s accident and his father’s death, he had to put his dreams on hold to take care of his mother and brother by taking a job at his uncle’s brokerage firm. While he is successful at it and the money allowed him to afford the care necessary to keep his paralyzed brother comfortable, he pretty much hates every minute of Continue Reading
Review: Willow Springs by Toni Blake
Willow Springs by Toni Blake Destiny #5 Contemporary Romance June 26, 2012 Paperback Avon Reviewed by Helyce Amy Bright has lived in Destiny her whole life. She’s a nice, sweet woman that her friends and family can count on. She is very generous with the people in her life and often puts everyone’s needs before her own. She’s happy, but she longs for a man in her life; she wants a loving relationship like her friends Tessa and Rachel have. Amy has a reputation for being a matchmaker Continue Reading
Helyce’s Summer Recs
Helyce’s Recommended Summer Reading List: This was a much more difficult task than I imagined it would be. I’ve read so many books over the last few years that there were hundreds to wade through and it’s so hard to just narrow it down to ten. So, I studied my keeper shelf and came up with the following in no particular order: Contemporary Romance Virgin River Series by Robyn Carr Robyn Carr’s series is by far my favorite contemporary series and I look forward to each and every release. Continue Reading
Review: Last Stop by Lou Harper
Last Stop by Lou Harper M/M Romantic Suspense June 12, 2012 E-book Samhain Reviewed by Helyce Sam Mayne has very little excitement in his life and that is just the way he likes it. He runs a diner in a small Montana town and he’s pretty content with the easy going, quiet of the town. So he’s totally unprepared for Jay Colby, whose constant chatter and effervescent personality is like a bright ray of sunshine in a package that Sam just cannot resist. He knows it’s not a good idea Continue Reading
Review: The Long Con by Lori Toland
The Long Con by Lori Toland M/M Romantic Suspense April 17, 2012 Ebook Loose Id, LLC Reviewed by Helyce Nathaniel Bradley is a British agent who takes it upon himself to locate and retrieve a stolen family heirloom. After several months, Nate tracks the priceless Faberge egg to New York where he believes a group of criminals are in possession of it and are moving to try and sell it. Taking on the persona of a male prostitute he hopes to infiltrate the con ring, seduce the mark, Continue Reading