It was her last chance: Amber Bierce had nothing left except her sister and two tickets on Earth’s first colony-ship. She entered her Sleeper with a five-year contract and the promise of a better life, but awakened in wreckage on an unknown world. For the survivors, there is no rescue, no way home and no hope until they are found by Meoraq—a holy warrior more deadly than any hungering beast on this hostile new world…but whose eyes show a different sort of hunger when he looks at her. It was Continue Reading
Review: Darkness Rises by Dianne Duvall
Darkness Rises by Diane Duvall (Immortal Guardians #4) Paranormal Romance October 1, 2013 Zebra Reviewed by Helyce Krysta has been hunting vampires for over six years. Her special ability to read the aura of a vampire gives her the upper hand when fighting. She’s got it down, playing the victim, drawing the vamps in and then turning the tables and fighting to the death. But one night, when she is over powered, a handsome stranger comes to her rescue. She’s sure he’s a vampire, but Continue Reading
Review: Getting Rowdy by Lori Foster
Getting Rowdy by Lori Foster Love Undercover #3 Contemporary Romance September 24, 2013 Harlequin Reviewed by Helyce Charismatic bar owner Rowdy Yates isn't the kind of man women say no to. So when he approaches waitress Avery Mullins, he fully expects to get her number. However, the elusive beauty has her reasons for keeping her distance-including a past that might come back to haunt them both. Avery spends her nights working for tips...and trying to forget the secret Rowdy is Continue Reading
Review: Uncommon Passion by Anne Calhoun
Uncommon Passion by Anne Calhoun Released: September 3, 2013 Erotic Contemporary Romance Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “What is this?” she asked. She wanted to rub up against him. She wanted to see him, touch his bare skin. She wanted… He gave a low laugh she felt rumble in his chest as much as heard in her ears. “Chemistry,” he said, and lifted his head to look at her. “This is some kind of wicked chemistry.” This is a book about a woman who wants to feel and a Continue Reading
Review: The Protected by Shiloh Walker and Giveaway
The Protected Sept. 3 2013 AN ASSIGNMENT SHE CAN’T REFUSE Agent Vaughnne MacMeans would do anything to avoid setting foot in Orlando again. But her new assignment, keeping tabs on a psychic kid who may or may not be in danger, is forcing her right back to the city where her sister was murdered. And the Special Agent in Charge isn’t taking no for an answer. AN ATTRACTION HE CAN’T DENY Protecting the boy Alex is a priority for Gus. Gus may not understand the boy’s “gift” but he Continue Reading
Review: Styxx by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Styxx (Dark Hunter #23) by Sherrilyn Kenyon Paranormal Romance September 3, 2013 St. Martin's Press Reviewed by Tori Just when you thought doomsday was over... Centuries ago Acheron saved the human race by imprisoning an ancient evil bent on absolute destruction. Now that evil has been unleashed and it is out for revenge. As the twin to Acheron, Styxx hasn’t always been on his brother’s side. They’ve spent more centuries going at each other’s throats than protecting their backs. Continue Reading
Review: Heart of Venom by Jennifer Estep
Heart of Venom by Jennifer Estep (Elemental Assassin #9) Released: August 27, 2013 Urban Fantasy Pocket Reviewed by May “My name is Gin, like the liquor” They both gave me blank looks, apparently not getting the joke. Nobody appreciated irony these days. I sighed. “My name is Gin Blanco,” I replied. “But y’all probably know me by another one: the Spider.” Heart of Venom is the ninth novel in Estep’s Elemental Assassin series, and while this book does not stand alone, each and every Continue Reading
Whiskey and Wry (Sinners, #2) by Rhys Ford
Whiskey and Wry (Sinners, #2) by Rhys Ford M/M Contemporary Romance August 19, 2012 Dreamspinner Press NOTE: Spoilers from book one, Sinner’s Gin In book one, Sinner’s Gin, Ms. Ford left us with a deliciously heartbreaking cliffhanger that had me hooked and hungry for this book. Because of that, it is impossible for me to write this without a bit of book one spoilers. In Sinner’s Gin, we met Miki St. John, lead singer of the band, Sinner’s Gin. Miki was in a bad place as he grieved Continue Reading
Review: Skies of Gold by Zoe Archer
Skies of Gold by Zoe Archer (The Ether Chronicles #5) Released: August 6, 2013 Steampunk Avon Reviewed by May From the author’s website: Kalindi MacNeil survived the devastating enemy airship attack that obliterated Liverpool, but even her engineering skills can’t seem to repair her broken heart. Seeking to put her life back together, Kali retreats to a desolate, deserted island—only to discover she’s not alone. Captain Fletcher Adams, an elite man/machine hybrid, a Man O’ War, crashed Continue Reading
Review: Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews
Magic Rises (Kate Daniels #6) by Ilona Andrews Urban Fantasy Releases: July 30, 2013 Ace Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: ”If you come into these mountains with open hands, I will welcome you. If you come holding a sword, you will die by it.” Pirates, and sea monsters, and princesses...oh my! Kate Daniels and her mate, the Beast Lord, find themselves once again putting their life on the line to save an innocent. When two pack teenagers start to go loup, Kate and Curran have to Continue Reading