The Virgin of Clan Sinclair by Karen Ranney Historical Romance E book, 384 pages May 27, 2014 Avon Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Why were you talking to the livestock?” “Because no one else wanted to hear what I had to say.” Ellice Traylor has a secret. Under her demure innocent appearance beats the heart of a passionate imaginative woman who pens erotic naughty stories. Ellice plans to publish these stories and live her life on her own terms. When her mother begins to push her Continue Reading
Review and Giveaway: Banishing The Dark by Jenn Bennett
Banishing The Dark (Arcadia Bell, #4) by Jenn Bennett Urban Fantasy Paperback, 384 pages May 27, 2014 Pocket Reviewed by Tori Banishing the Dark, fourth and final book in Jenn Bennett’s Arcadia Bell series, is the showdown we have all been waiting for. Arcadia (Cady) Bell, renegade mage and bar owner, is the Moonchild and has been in hiding ever since her parents tried to sacrifice her. At the end of book three, Binding the Shadows, readers were left with Cady almost fatally beaten and Continue Reading
Review: Air Bound by Christine Feehan
Air Bound (Sisters of the Heart, #3) by Christine Feehan Paranormal Romance Paperback, 400 pages May 27, 2014 Jove Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You’re a real bastard. Did you know that?” Airiana Ridell spent her childhood going to school at a secret government facility where she learned to control and expand her extraordinary gifts. When her mother is brutally murdered, Airiana leaves the program and strikes out on her own. Fate leads her to Sea Haven and soon she is happily Continue Reading
Review: Against The Dawn by Amanda Bonilla
Against The Dawn (Shaede Assassin #4) by Amanda Bonilla Urban Fantasy E Book, 271 pages May 20, 2014 NYLA Reviewed by Tori **Slight spoilers from books two and three** In Crave The Darkness (book three) Darian pays a harsh price for her actions in Blood Before Sunrise (book 2) when her Jinn lover and boss, Tyler, walks away from their relationship after repeated warnings he cannot take her lack of self-preservation anymore. The blows keep coming as Darian has to deal with Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Noah Benningfield. Nicknamed Preach. A handyman who wants to get down and dirty with the owner of the house he’s working on. Heroine: Trinity Ewing. New to town. Finds the temptation of the local handyman hard to resist. A hard chest brushed over hers and she shivered as the light dusting of hair teased her nipples. Oh, yeah. She was dreaming. And if she opened her eyes, it would all fall apart. But she had to see. Open your eyes. His voice. She Continue Reading
Review: The Kraken King: Parts 4-6 by Meljean Brook
The Kraken King (Parts 4-6) by Meljean Brook Steampunk, Romance Serial-Eight Installments May 2014 Intermix Reviewed by Tori Earlier this month I reviewed Parts 1-3 of Meljean Brook’s newest steampunk adventure series, The Kraken King. You can read it here. I’m back today to review parts 4-6. There are eight parts total. The end of part three left us not so much on a cliffhanger but in an unsure place. Ariq is still unsure exactly who Zenobia Fox is and what her place is in the Continue Reading
Review: Sixth Grave From the Edge by Darynda Jones
Sixth Grave From the Edge (Charley Davidson, #6) by Darynda Jones Paranormal Romance St Martin’s Press May 20, 2014 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: Coffee doesn’t ask silly questions. Coffee understands. Charley Davidson, Grim Reaper in training and P.I. extraordinaire (well, that’s what her t-shirt says) is back and finding more trouble than ever. Book six brings readers chills, thrills, and laughter as Charley finds herself engaged to the son of Satan, trying to win back a lost Continue Reading
Review: Love and Shenanigans by Zara Keane
Love and Shenanigans (Ballybeg, #1) by Zara Keane Romance Contemporary Ebook, 365 pages June 2014 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Tattoos aren’t ladylike.” “But being a total bitch was?” What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas as Gavin Maguire and Fiona Byrne learn the hard way. Eight years ago, Fiona and Gavin went to Vegas together and in a drunken haze, got married. After bribing the drunk Elvis who married them to not file their marriage certificate, Gavin ups Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Patrick McNamara. Caster. Bounty Hunter. Human. Struggling to control his magic and his attraction to his partner, Anne. Heroine: Anna Lenoir. Shapeshifter. Bounty Hunter. Alpha. Scared of the feelings her partner, Patrick, invokes in her. He shouldn‟t kiss her. A decent man wouldn‟t, not when she was spinning out of control. Her body trembled under his fingers, so much of her strength stripped away by the emotional blows of the day. He shouldn‟t kiss her, but he Continue Reading
Review: Long For Me by Shiloh Walker
Long for Me (Secrets & Shadows, #0.7) by Shiloh Walker Romance Suspense Ebook, novella May 13, 2014 St Martin’s Paperbacks Reviewed by Tori Christina Bell remembers a time when her family was happy and whole but that was taken from her the night her mother, Nicole, disappeared and never returned. Christina always refused to believe her father had anything to do with her mother’s disappearance. Relying heavily on her best friend to help her get through the pain, she soon begins to Continue Reading