Hero: Gray Grayson. College football star. A playa both on and off the field. Heroine: Ivy Mackenzie. College graduate. Doesn't date players of any kind. Ivy has been having some very naughty thoughts about Gray and and thinks she may now be oversexed so she asks her sister, Fi, about it. :P “Can a person…I don’t know…be oversexed when they aren’t having any sex?” The instant the words are out of my mouth my face flames and I want to call them back. As it is, they hang over Continue Reading
Winners!
The winner of The Mistake by Elle Kennedy is: Mag The winner of The Shattered Court by MJ Scott is: Amanda Belyew Winners have been emailed. Continue Reading
Review: Cold Burn of Magic by Jennifer Estep
Cold Burn Magic by Jennifer Estep Series: Black Blade, #1 Urban Fantasy/YA April 28, 2015 K-Teen Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Bad things really did come in threes.” Lila Merriweather lives in the most magical place in America - Loudburst Falls, WV - and it sucks. In a town ruled by group of powerful families, Lila keeps her head down and supports herself by making certain “acquisitions." An orphan whose mother was murdered, Lila wants nothing to do with the town, it’s Continue Reading
Review and Giveaway: The Mistake by Elle Kennedy
The Mistake by Elle Kennedy Series: Off-Campus, #2 New Adult April 28, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "I love it when you talk homonyms to me." John Logan, a star hockey player and junior at Briar University, has no problems getting girls...except the one he wants. She happens to be dating his best friend, Garrett Graham. With his family issues bearing down upon him the closer he gets to graduation and his seemingly unrelenting crush on Hannah, he is surprised Continue Reading
New: Forever Grace by Linda Poitevin
Forever Grace by Linda Poitevin Series: Ever After, #2 Romance Contemporary April 24, 2015 Reviewed by Tori Officer Sean McKittrick has come to his cottage for some much needed R&R after an on the job injury shatters his leg. Expecting peace and quiet, he is shocked to find a child on his deck. Not a fan of children, Sean’s surprised yell scares the child who inadvertently knocks him down in his rush to get away. Sean finds himself stuck on his back with no crutches and no way to Continue Reading
Review: There You Stand by Christina Lee
There You Stand by Christina Lee Series: Between Breaths, #5 M/M Contemporary April 21, 2015 Penquin/Intermix Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: You’re the only real thing in my life. Cory Easton is a tattoo artist at Raw Ink and has just gotten out of a relationship that lost him his boyfriend but gained him a dog. Openly gay and still coping with a past tragedy, he finds his eye turned by a gorgeous reclusive tatted skateboarder who haunts the park where he walks his dog, Chopper. Continue Reading
Review: Elements of Chemistry by Penny Reid
Elements of Chemistry by Penny Reid Hypothesis, #1 Romance Contemporary/NA Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: A beautiful man is the devil’s most potent weapon. Attraction, Heat, and Capture are the names of each serial in Penny Reid’s NA debut- Elements of Chemistry- the first book in her Hypothesis series. This is the full novel/continuation of the short story 'Bunsen Burner Bingo' from the Breakaway anthology. No one does geek romance better the Penny Reid in my Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
HERO: John Logan. Junior. Star hockey player. Uses girls to distract him from his crush on his best friend's girl. HEROINE: Grace Iver. Freshman. Looking to enjoy ALL that college has to offer. I don’t part the robe fully. I just slip one hand through the gap in the terrycloth and gently stroke the bare flesh of her hip. She shivers the moment I touch her. Her light brown eyes fix intently on my face, and when my palm conducts another featherlight sweep, she moans softly Continue Reading
Review: Dark Heir by Faith Hunter
Dark Heir by Faith Hunter Series: Jane Yellowrock, #9 Urban Fantasy April 7, 2015 ROC Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “It’s always blood with you people.” “To Mithrans. You are my people now.” The European vampire witch council has always been a deadly threat to Jane and her boss, Leo Pellister, Head Vampire of the Southern Region, but when one of their strongest is let loose on New Orleans, the threat becomes a reality. Now Jane is tasked with bringing them in, alive, or risk an Continue Reading
Review: The Closer You Come by Gena Showalter
The Closer You Come by Gena Showalter Series: Original Heartbreaker, #1 Contemporary Romance March, 30 2015 HQN Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: Don’t make me count to three! The Closer You Come is the first book in Showalter’s Original Heartbreaker series. When I read the prequel novella, The One You Want, I was instantly hooked on the premise of three bad boys who all settle in a small town in order to try to move forward from a daunting past. Small town southern romances Continue Reading