Tainted Blood (Generation V, #3) by M.L. Brennen Urban Fantasy Paperback November 4, 2014 ROC Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Life is always easier when your opponents are idiots.” Fortitude Scott, a twenty something vampire, is attempting to handle his transition from human to full vampire with as much grace as possible but it’s hard when he’s unsure exactly what’s happening and his family isn’t exactly racing to help him. His need to hang on to his humanity defines his life but Continue Reading
Review: Exposed by Fate by Tessa Bailey
Exposed by Fate by Tessa Bailey (Serve #2) Erotic Contemporary Entangled Brazen Released October 27, 2014 Review by Sheena Blurb: He’ll train her to lure another man. She’ll lure him instead. When interior designer Eliza Ballas accompanies a friend to New York’s premier BDSM club, she’s taken aback by the sheer want that overruns her body—especially when a sexy Brit assumes Eliza is adept at dark, sensual arts. If she’s going to play, she’ll need an erotic education, and she knows Continue Reading
Joint Review: Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews
Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews (Hidden Legacy #1) Urban Fantasy Released: October 28, 2014 Avon Reviewed by Tori and Mandi Blurb: Nevada Baylor is faced with the most challenging case of her detective career—a suicide mission to bring in a suspect in a volatile case. Nevada isn’t sure she has the chops. Her quarry is a Prime, the highest rank of magic user, who can set anyone and anything on fire. Then she’s kidnapped by Connor “Mad” Rogan—a darkly tempting billionaire with Continue Reading
Review: A Bollywood Affair by Sonali Dev
A Bollywood Affair by Sonali Dev Released: October 28, 2014 Contemporary Romance Kensington Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: I love you. That's what he was thinking. He wanted to mouth it to her. He wanted to whisper it into her lips, into every secret place in her body. He wanted to scream it out in front of the entire world. When this book arrived unsolicited in the mail, I immediately turned it over and read the back blurb, because a Bollywood book intrigued me. The blurb Continue Reading
Tori’s October Mini Reviews
Sometimes life gets in the way or if you’re like me...you haven’t the ability to say no to books. Because of these burning world issues, I like to write some mini reviews for books I read that affected me in some form or fashion but weren’t able to be posted on the blog. A Bollywood Affair by Sonali Dev Contemporary Romance October 28, 2014 Kensington Rating: A Exquisite is the best word I can think of to describe Sonali Dev's A Bollywood Affair. A beautiful, humorous, Continue Reading
Review: Loving You Always by Kennedy Ryan
Loving You Always (The Bennetts #2) by Kennedy Ryan Contemporary Romance Released October 7, 2014 Forever Yours Review by Sheena Favorite Quote:"Oh God....it hurts to love like this. So sweet it hurts." Like a sugar-tipped shard of glass piercing her heart. Every time. *Cue Pachelbel's Canon" Yes....yes. I am so damn pleased. I feel so happy and free and ALIVE! My heart played Canon throughout Loving You Always. It was just that classic, and right and effortlessly tear Continue Reading
Review: Reaper’s Stand by Joanna Wylde
Reaper's Stand by Joanna Wylde (Reaper's MC #4) Releases: October 7, 2014 Contemporary Romance Berkley Trade Reviewed by Sheena Blurb: As Reapers Motorcycle Club president, Reese “Picnic” Hayes has given his entire life to the club. After losing his wife, he knew he’d never love another woman. And with two daughters to raise and a club to manage, that was just fine with him. These days, Reese keeps his relationships free and easy—he definitely doesn’t want to waste his time on a Continue Reading
Review: Fever Pitch by Heidi Cullinan
Fever Pitch by Heidi Cullinan (Love Lessons #2) M/M Contemporary Romance September 30, 2014 Samhain Reviewed by Helyce It is no secret that Heidi Cullinan is one of my favorite authors. So, I’m just going to get it out of my system right now and say, I freaking loved this book! It was the perfect combination of everything I look for in a story. There is humor, strong emotion, and while I literally lost my breath when she did what she did at one point in the story, she kindly answered Continue Reading
Review: The Understatement of the Year by Sarina Bowen
The Understatement of the Year by Sarina Bowen (The Ivy Years #3) M/M New Adult Romance Released: September 29, 2014 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I very recently wrote a blog post gushing my love for the Ivy Years series by Sarina Bowen, so it should be no surprise that the third book in this series gets an easy A grade from me. It's so well done that I just want to read it over and over again. Let me set it up. As teenagers, Graham and Rikker were best friends and as they got a Continue Reading
Tori’s Mini Reviews for September
Every once in a while I like to do some “mini reviews” for books that for various reasons were not able to be included on the review schedule. I usually don’t grade these reviews, but after a few readers emailed me asking for grades, I decided to go ahead and add them. Love and Blarney (Ballybeg, #2) by Zara Keane Contemporary Romance E book/Novella September 2014 Beaverstone Press, LLC RATING: B Very few international authors can hold my attention (I often find the phonetic Continue Reading