Falling Into Bed With a Duke by Lorraine Heath (The Hellions of Havisham #1) Released: October 27, 2015 Historical Romance Avon Reviewed by Mandi The heroine steals the show in this book, but let me first talk about our hero, Ashe. (he isn't so shabby himself!) The Duke of Ashebury is a very handsome man. His passion in life is taking brilliant photographs, and it all stems from a very devastating childhood. His parents were killed in a railway accident, leaving him behind to deal Continue Reading
Review: Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas
Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas (Cold-Hearted Rake #1) Released: October 27, 2015 Historical Romance Avon Reviewed by Mandi "I disapprove of you," she replied gravely, walking out to the grand staircase with him. "That's not the same as dislike." "Lady Treanor, I disapprove of me." He grinned at her. "So we have something in common." Hallelujah for a new Lisa Kleypas historical! It's been too long. I liked Cold-Hearted Rake. I didn't love it, but I liked it. In this book we Continue Reading
Review: Scandal Takes the Stage by Eva Leigh
Scandal Takes the Stage by Eva Leigh Series: The Wicked Quills of London, #2 Historical Romance October 27, 2015 Avon Reviewed by May Favorite Quote: Cam stopped in the wings and drew a deep breath. It wasn’t a pleasant breath, thick as the air was with the scent of paint and sweat, but to Cam it still smelled as rich and heady as a fine perfume. This was the fragrance of the theater, of the magic of make-believe. It was slightly stale and very human. Precisely the reasons why he Continue Reading
Review: Forever Your Earl by Eva Leigh
Forever Your Earl by Eva Leigh (The Wicked Quills of London #1) Released: September 29, 2015 Historical Avon Reviewed by May As the editor/owner of The Hawk’s Eye, Eleanor Hawke is no stranger to scandal. She lives to share the exploits of the ton through her gossip rag, and rakes in the profits while doing so. So when Daniel Balfour, a notorious scoundrel of an Earl walks in her office with an offer she can’t refuse what is a good writer to do? She follows him of course, on adventures Continue Reading
Review: Dirty Talk by Megan Erickson
Dirty Talk by Megan Erickson (Mechanics of Love #2) Released: September 15, 2015 Contemporary Romance Avon Impulse Reviewed by Mandi Book two in Megan Erickson's Mechanics of Love series, focuses on the cocky, fun brother Brent, and a new girl in town named Ivy. Ivy, her young daughter and her sister Alex have all just moved to Maryland and they really want to establish some roots. Alex is the tough sister, the one Ivy turned to after her daughter's father wanted nothing to with their Continue Reading
Review: When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare
When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare (Castles Ever After #3) Historical Romance Released: August 25, 2015 Avon Reviewed by May Dear Captain Logan MacKenzie, There is but one consolation in writing this absurd letter. And that is that you, my dear delusion, do not exist to read it. I am Madeline Eloise Gracechurch. The greatest ninny to ever draw breath in England. This will come as a shock, I fear, but you fell deeply in love with me when we did not cross paths in Brighton. And Continue Reading
Review: Last First Kiss by Lia Riley
Last First Kiss by Lia Riley (Brightwater #1) Released: June 23, 2015 Contemporary Romance Avon Impulse Reviewed by Mandi When her father dies, Annie Carson moves back to her hometown after being gone and out in the world for ten years. In those years she married an older man, had a son named Atticus, and eventually gets divorced. She has also become a popular blogger talking about being a super-mom and also life as a single mom. Her father leaves her his sprawling and dilapidated Continue Reading
Review: Dirty Thoughts by Megan Erickson
Dirty Thoughts by Megan Erickson (Mechanics of Love #1) Released: June 16, 2015 Contemporary Romance Avon Reviewed by Mandi Cal and Jenna were hot and heavy and lovey-dovey in high school but things didn't last. Jenna's very wealthy family never meshed well with Cal's blue-collared mechanic family, and Jenna left for New York City, and left Cal behind. But Jenna never found peace and happiness in the city, and ten years later decides to move back to her hometown and take a PR job in her Continue Reading
Review: The Duke and The Lady in Red by Lorraine Heath
The Duke and the Lady in Red by Lorraine Heath (Scandalous Gentleman of St. James #3) Historical Romance Released: April 28, 2015 Avon Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: " I won't give up." She barely turned when his words froze her on the spot. "I will have you," he said, his voice a whispered promise that caused a shiver of foreboding, a quiver of pleasure to ripple through her. "Because you want it as much as I do." I received this book unsolicited in the mail, and after a Continue Reading
Review: Taken by Charlotte Stein
Taken by Charlotte Stein (Under the Skin #3) Released: April 14, 2015 Erotic Romance Avon Impulse Reviewed by Mandi First, this cover represents nothing about this book. So disregard! I read the first page of this book, and immediately cuddled into my couch a little tighter. Stein's voice, her characters and her erotic words make me happy. The one I call the secret werewolf in my head - because honestly, that is what he looks like. He wears tweedy jackets with leather elbow patches Continue Reading