Tori’s Mini Reviews The Girl Who Knew Too Much by Amanda Quick Historical Mystery Suspense May 9, 2017 Grade: DNF I’ve always been a fan of Amanda Quick and her alter egos (Jayne ann Krentz and Jayne Castle) no matter what century we are in or what planet we’re on. This particular one caught my eye because it is set in the roaring 20s and hints at a diabolical and suspenseful mystery involving murder, lies, and revenge. The story opens with a murder when a young secretary, Anna, Continue Reading
Review: Bombshell by C.D. Reiss
Bombshell by C.D. Reiss Series: Hollywood A-List, #1 Contemporary Romance May 1, 2017 Montlake Romance Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I don’t understand the picture-in-the-bathroom-mirror thing. Don’t these people have friends?” Brad Sinclair, Hollywood a-lister, and well known bad boy is known for his wild parties and revolving bedroom door but when he becomes the sole parent to a five-year-old little girl he knows he will have to make some serious changes to in his Continue Reading
WINNER of the Borrowed Souls Giveway!!
Congrats to Samantha M!! You are the winner of Chelsea Mueller's Borrowed Souls. You are the winner of Chelsea Mueller's Borrowed Souls. *winner has been notified by email* Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
They're dangerous men. Absolute enemies. And totally hot for each other. Two years ago, the men in Will’s unit were killed in an ambush because they were betrayed. Now Will has a chance to go after the corrupt billionaire who sold them out. One problem: the billionaire’s bodyguard. Nobody knows what he looks like; they only know him by the trail of bodies he leaves behind. Will their passion destroy them both? Kit’s a hardened assassin who’ll do what it takes to protect his Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… B+ review- Never Trust A Pirate by Valerie Bowman (historical/kini) B review – Borrowed Souls by Chelsea Mueller (urban fantasy/tori) B- review-All The Lies We Tell by Megan Hart (contemporary/mandi) C+ review- Red Wolf by Jennifer Ashley (paranormal/tori) C+ review – Open Hearts by Eve Dangerfield (contemporary/mandi) C review -Good Girls Guide to Talking Dirty by Alice Faris (comedy/kini) C review-Intercepting the Chef by Rachel Goodman Continue Reading
Review and Giveaway: Borrowed Souls by Chelsea Mueller
Borrowed Souls by Chelsea Mueller Series: Soul Charmer, #1 Urban Fantasy May 2, 2017 Talos Press Reviewed by Tori Callie Delego finds herself caught between a rock and a hard place when her brother once again gets in over his head and Callie has to do a favor for the mob or her brother forfeits his life. To save him she will need to rent a soul, but when she can’t cover the cost the Soul Charmer makes her a deal. Two weeks working for him will get her a soul. A deal that forces Callie into a Continue Reading
Feature: Four Years Later by Emma Doherty
Becca McKenzie is happy—crazy, ridiculously happy. She might not have figured out what she wants to do with her life, but she has something better—Ryan Jackson—and they couldn’t be more in love if they tried. He might have been pissed when she went off to a different college, but they make the long distance work because they’re “Becca and Ryan”, and nothing is going to break them. Until it does. Until one terrible, unforgettable night away from Ryan. Until too much drinking and one empty Continue Reading
Review: Red Wolf by Jennifer Ashley
Red Wolf by Jennifer Ashley Series: Shifter’s Unbound, #10 PNR May 2, 2017 Berkley Favorite Quote: “When you live thousand of years, people who annoy you tend to die off.” Reviewed by Tori Lupine Shifter Dimitri has always had to defend himself to other Shifters. As a red wolf, he’s not considered a “pure” wolf, and the battles have honed him into a tough fighter, a champion of the fight clubs. Jaycee Bordeaux, a leopard Shifter, is Dimitri’s staunchest defender and oldest friend. Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Dimitri. Rare Red Wolf. Tracker. Mate claimed his best friend but she hasn't accepted...yet. Heroine: Jaycee. Also a tracker. Loves Dimitri but isn't sure she wants or can be submissive to a man. Dimitri took her by the hand and led her out, speeding his steps as he got closer and closer to the door. He and Jaycee ran out together into the night, which was finally cool after a day of heat. The parking lot was mostly deserted, the space where Dimitri had left his truck, dark. He Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… A review- Broken Things by Jessica Cale (historical/sheena) B+ review-Baby, Come Back by Molly O'Keefe (contemporary/tori) B+ review- Behind The Curtain by Beth Kery (contemporary/mandi) B review – Cold Reign by Faith Hunter (urban fantasy/tori) B- review- Daddy's Best Friend by London Hale (erotic novella/mandi) B review – Pipe Dreams by Sarina Bowen (contemporary/tori) D review-Purple Hearts by Tess Wakefield (contemporary/kini) Mandi's May To-Be-Read Super Continue Reading