Magic Slays (Kate Daniels #5) by Ilona Andrews Urban Fantasy May 31, 2011 Paperback Ace Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I wanted love or nothing.” Note: Spoilers from the previous book in the series, Magic Bleeds Towards the end of Magic Bleeds, Kate makes some life altering decisions. She abruptly quits the Order, publicly accepts Curran as her mate, and defeats her Aunt Erra in a climatic battle that leaves Curran comatose for 11 days and her fighting for her life to stay as Continue Reading
Guest Review: Breaking Point by Pamela Clare
Breaking Point By Pamela Clare (I-Team Novel-Book 5) Romantic Suspense May 3, 2011 Paperback Berkeley Sensation Helyce is back to guest review!! Find her on Goodreads. I had been counting the days toward the release of Breaking Point when Mandi offered it to me for review, and my response was a very loud “Hell Yes!” I am a huge fan of Pamela Clare’s I-Team series. Centering around a group of journalists who work for the Denver Independent, Breaking Point is the story of Natalie Benoit Continue Reading
Review: Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke’s Heart by Sarah MacLean
Eleven Scandals to Start to win a Duke’s Heart by Sarah MacLean (Love by Numbers #3) Historical Romance April 26, 2011 Paperback Avon Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “You are a scandal waiting to happen. Although this is the third book in the trilogy, it’s the first I read and it works perfectly as a stand alone. This book is so well written, I don’t see how it won’t capture your heart. Simon, Duke of Leighton or nicknamed the “Duke of Disdain” made my insides flutter. He is Continue Reading
Review: Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison
Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison (Elder Races #1) Paranormal Romance May 3, 2011 Paperback Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “There’s my bad boy,” she whispered. God, he was breathtaking. I read a lot of books. I read a lot of paranormal books. So when one comes into the Smexy household that is exciting, refreshing and just all around awesome, it is cause for celebration! Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison is the first book in the Elder Races series. Our hero, Dragos Cuelebre is Continue Reading
Review: Savage Nature by Christine Feehan
Savage Nature (Leopard People #5) By Christine Feehan Paranormal Romance April 26, 2011 Paperback Jove Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I think my leopard is a freakin’ hussy!” Savage Nature is the 5th book in Christine Feehan’s seductive Leopard People series. A heady passionate seductive story filled with romance, suspense, and my favorite...shapeshifters. Rowr!!! I’ve waited for Drake’s story and I’m pleased to say that I feel this is the best one in the series. Continue Reading
Review: Stay by Deb Caletti
Stay by Deb Caletti YA April 5, 2011 Hardcover Simon Pulse Reviewed by Tori BLURB: Clara’s relationship with Christian is intense from the start, and like nothing she’s ever experienced before. But what starts as devotion quickly becomes obsession, and it’s almost too late before Clara realizes how far gone Christian is—and what he’s willing to do to make her stay. Now Clara has left the city—and Christian—behind. No one back home has any idea where she is, but she still Continue Reading
Review: The Reluctant Nude by Meg Maguire
The Reluctant Nude by Meg Maguire Contemporary Romance April 5, 2011 E-Book Samhain Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “I’m going to chip away and uncover your secrets,” he whispered. Blurb: Fallon Frost’s late foster mother had done so much to heal the wounds of her damaged childhood. So when a lecherous developer plans to bulldoze her old home to make room for a strip mall, the practical, ordered life Fallon has built for herself is threatened. Then he makes a twisted Continue Reading
Review: Dark Enchantment by Anya Bast
Dark Enchantment (Dark Magick #3) by Anya Bast Paranormal Romance April 5, 2011 Paperback Berkley Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Did you think we were going to the Rose; the tower of sunshine, lollipops, and unicorns that poop rainbows?” Charlotte Bennett never imagined that succumbing to an erotic dream would catapult her into the middle of the battle between mankind and Fae. During the Great Sweep, the Seelie and Unseelie courts were defeated by mankind and imprisoned Continue Reading
Review: Blackout by Rob Thurman
Blackout (Cal Leandros # 6) by Rob Thurman Urban Fantasy March 1, 2011 Paperback Roc Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Leandros...Niko, you might want to take a closer look at that picture and buy a cattle prod for when I’m all the way back because that guy is not happy and that guy is not right.” When Caliban (Cal) Leandros wakes up on a beach surrounded by dead monsters he knows a killer has been here. That doesn’t bother him. The fact he could be the killer doesn’t bother him. Continue Reading
Review: Shalador’s Lady by Anne Bishop
Shalador’s Lady (A Black Jewels Novel #8) by Anne Bishop Fantasy March 2, 2010 Hardcover Roc Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “It is better to break you own heart then to break your honor.” Shalador's Lady by Anne Bishop is the 8th book in her Black Jewels series. It is also the sequel to her 7th book, The Shadow Queen. I adore the Black Jewels series. A deliciously dark and traumatic series that celebrates the triumph of evil. Unequivocal world building sustained by dramatic and Continue Reading