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Review: Forbidden by Elisabeth Naughton

May 8, 2018 by Helyce Leave a Comment

Forbidden by Elisabeth Naughton (House of Sin #1) Contemporary Romance Released: April 24, 2018 Self Published Reviewed by Helyce   Blurb: When Natalie James leaves her small town for Manhattan, she hopes to find answers to her best friend’s death. Instead, she finds him. Luciano Salvatici. Dark and commanding, Luc radiates power and heat, yet protects sinister secrets. Natalie knows she needs to keep her distance, but despite the danger, she can’t help falling prey to Continue Reading

Review: The Hate Him Trilogy by Alice Bello

May 1, 2018 by Helyce Leave a Comment

The Hate Him Trilogy by Alice Bello Contemporary Romance October 13, 2017 Self Published Reviewed by Helyce Liz Hamilton is a young, successful woman who owns an art gallery in Chicago.  She is smart, chic and along with her trusted assistant and bestie Lance and her extremely talented roving artist finder Jill, she has had some success in finding and bringing new artists to the art world. Her very creative style and attention to detail have made her showcases very unique. Though she is Continue Reading

Review: Family Gathering by Robyn Carr

April 23, 2018 by Helyce 3 Comments

Family Gathering by Robyn Carr (Sullivan’s Crossing #4) Contemporary Romance April 17, 2018 Mira Reviewed by Helyce Since I found the Carr’s Virgin River series, this author has been an auto-read for me.  Her talent at writing contemporaries revolving around families is done in such a realistic way it just hits every one of my buttons.  The sense of community she provides in every story just speaks to a world I wish existed in real life. When I began this series I wasn’t sure about it, Continue Reading

Review: Invitation to the Blues by Roan Parrish

April 17, 2018 by Helyce 4 Comments

Invitation to the Blues by Roan Parrish (Small Change #2) M/M Romance March 28, 2018 Self-Published Reviewed by Helyce Favorite Quote: “I’m not perfect. I don’t want you out of generosity. Or because I’m some kind of angel or savior. I want you because something inside you vibrates just so with something inside me.” I only recently found Roan Parrish and I’m so glad I did.  I read her Middle of Somewhere series and fell in love with the characters there.  I didn’t even know she’d Continue Reading

Audio Book Review: The Theory of Second Best by J. Bengtsson

April 10, 2018 by Helyce 3 Comments

The Theory of Second Best by J. Bengtsson Cake #2 NA Contemporary Romance January 9, 2017 Self Published Reviewed by Helyce After finishing the first book in this series, I immediately picked up book two.  Kyle is the younger brother of Jake, featured in book one. From the outside looking in, you’d think that Kyle had it made.  Sure, he gets to hang out with his famous brother, travel the world, party like a rockstar, and enjoy all the other perks that lifestyle would bring. But the Continue Reading

Review: Cake: A Love Story by J. Bengtsson

March 30, 2018 by Helyce 4 Comments

Cake: A Love Story by J. Bengtsson Cake, #1 NA Contemporary Romance May 14, 2016 Self Published Audible Reviewed by Helyce A few weeks ago, faced with another tedious and mundane task at work, I opened up Audible to search for something that would make the task at hand a bit more bearable.  Audible had just emailed me a romance spotlight list and Cake: A Love Story was second on the list.  The short blurb about a rockstar with a tragic past was all I needed to know before I clicked Continue Reading

Review: Fast Burn by Lori Foster

March 20, 2018 by Helyce Leave a Comment

Fast Burn by Lori Foster (Body Armor #4) Contemporary Romance March 20, 2018 Harlequin Reviewed by Helyce I have been waiting for what feels like forever to get Sahara Silver’s story.  A significant figure in the Body Armor series, Sahara’s intelligent, beautiful and spunky presence was integral to this series.  As the owner of Body Armor, she is always on the lookout for a very specific type of man who she could add to her agency. It’s no secret that Sahara’s brand of bodyguard is Continue Reading

Review: Kairos by Mary Calmes

January 18, 2018 by Helyce Leave a Comment

Kairos by Mary Calmes MM Romance December 15, 2017 Novella, 131 pages Dreamspinner Press Reviewed by Helyce From Goodreads: Joe Cohen has devoted the past two years of his life to one thing: the care and feeding of Kade Bosa. His partner in their PI business, roommate, and best friend, Kade is everything to Joe, even if their relationship falls short of what Joe desires most. But he won’t push. Kade has suffered a rough road, and Joe’s pretty sure he’s the only thing holding Kade Continue Reading

Review: Man Candy by Jessica Lemmon

January 10, 2018 by Helyce 2 Comments

Man Candy by Jessica Lemmon (Real Love #3) Contemporary Romance January 9, 2018 Loveswept Reviewed by Helyce Favorite Quote: “Not all those who wander are lost…” Dax Vaughn is really looking forward to some rustic quality alone time.  After losing his dad, and dealing with the aftermath, he just needed a break and some time to get his head together and reevaluate his life.  He heads down to Grand Lark Retreat in Tennessee for two weeks of communing with nature.  He plans to hike, Continue Reading

Helyce’s Favorite Books for 2017 & Giveaway

December 29, 2017 by Helyce 31 Comments

I used to look forward to compiling this list each year, but the last few years have not been good reading years for me and 2017 is no exception. In fact, I’ve read the least amount of books this year when compared to previous years. I have been seriously reading deprived. Many factors can be attributed to this, work, life, kids, etc.  Simply put, my “me” time has been in very short supply. I do have some books worth mentioning (though not all published in 2017), so in no particular order, let’s Continue Reading

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