The Fireman Who Loved Me by Jennifer Bernard (The Bachelor Firemen of San Gabriel #1) Contemporary Romance April 23, 2012 Reviewed by Mandi Melissa McGuire is a television news producer who left her big time gig in LA after her now ex-boyfriend screwed her over. With her elderly (yet very feisty) grandmother having some health issues, Melissa moves in with her and takes a job with a smaller television station. Her grandmother wants her to get married, and takes it upon herself to drag Continue Reading
Review: The Art of Duke Hunting by Sophia Nash
The Art of Duke Hunting by Sophia Nash (Royal Entourage #2) Historical Romance March 27, 2012 Avon Reviewed by May “I didn’t know such refined company would be aboard either.” “I’m merely a countess, Your Grace. I’m-” He interrupted. “I was talking about me.” She frowned. “Of course you were.” She lowered her voice. “It’s what dukes do best.” I find the title of this book misleading; there is no hunting of dukes. No, Esme March the Countess of Derby is a widow Continue Reading
Review: A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare
A Week to Be Wicked by Tessa Dare (Spindle Cove #2) Historical Romance March 27, 2012 Avon Reviewed by May I’m a woman who knows a great deal about rocks. I suggest you find the stones to deal with it. Minerva studies rocks. That is, she has a deep academic interest in geology and spends all of her time reading, researching, even having papers published under her own name. Ok, so she uses M. Highwood and the Royal Geological Society has no idea she’s not a man. But she’s done Continue Reading
Review: The Tattooed Duke by Maya Rodale
The Tattooed Duke by Maya Rodale (The Writing Girls #3) Historical Romance February 28, 2012 Avon Reviewed by May “A brooding, tattooed, recluse duke,” Annabelle said breathlessly. “The housemaid with a double life. It’s a Minerva Press novel come to life.” Eliza laughed and said, “Except for all the scrubbing of floors, which is not anyone’s idea of romance.” Back from exploring the world, Sebastian, Duke of Wycliff, has returned home and needs desperately to raise funds to Continue Reading
Review: A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean
A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean (The Rules of Scoundrels #1) Historical Romance February 28, 2012 Avon Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “I am too imperfect for you,” he whispered at her temple. “You are perfectly imperfect for me.” At the age of 21, Michael Lawler, Marquess of Bourne and a gambling addict, lost everything he had in a game of cards with Langford. He lost all he had inherited from his parents' untimely death to a man who sat there and laughed at him. Continue Reading
Review: The Capture of the Earl of Glencrae by Stephanie Laurens
The Capture Of The Earl Of Glencrae (Cynster Sisters Trilogy #3) by Stephanie Laurens Historical Romance January 31, 2012 Avon Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I will hold you now and forever, and never let you fall.” When Eliza Cynster was rescued by her hero, Jeremy Carling, they watched her kidnapper fall over a cliff and deduced that he was gone for good and the whole ordeal was over. That is, until the youngest sister, Angelica, is stolen away from a ball, in the same manner Continue Reading
Review: A Devil Named Desire by Terri Garey
A Devil Named Desire by Terri Garey (The Devil’s Bargain #2) January 24, 2012 Paranormal Romance Avon Reviewed by Helyce Sammy Devine, aka Samael, heard Hope’s call as she lay dying in her bath tub, having slit her wrists. For two years, Hope has searched for her sister, Charity, who has been missing with no clue to her whereabouts. Not knowing what happened to her was one thing, but when Charity’s purse is found by the police and she’s presumed dead, Hope just gives up. As she Continue Reading
Review: A Town Called Valentine by Emma Cane
A Town Called Valentine by Emma Cane January 31, 2012 Contemporary Romance Avon Reviewed by Mandi When Emily Murphy walks into a bar and sees a sexy cowboy looking at her from under his hat, she knows she is in trouble. After having a couple of beers and making out with him on the pool table in the back room, she knows she is more than in trouble. Emily Murphy finds herself back in Valentine Valley, a mountain town she hasn’t been in since she was a little girl. Now that her mom Continue Reading
Review: The Duke is Mine by Eloisa James
The Duke is Mine by Eloisa James (Fairy Tales #3) Historical Romance December 27, 2011 Avon Reviewed by May Favorite Quote: “I’d prefer a goddess who produces her own light rather than merely reflecting that of another.” Olivia and her twin sister Georgiana have spent their entire lives being groomed to become a Duchess. Basically, their dad was best friends with the Duke of Canterwick at school and the two made a blood oath that Mr. Lytton’s eldest would marry the Duke’s eldest Continue Reading
Review: Within the Flames by Marjorie M. Liu
Within The Flames (Dirk & Steele #11) by Majorie M. Liu Paranormal Romance November 29, 2011 Avon Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “He hurts. Like you, his heart has nowhere to fall. You could fall together.” Lyssa Andreanos has spent the majority of her life alone; hiding who and what she is. Having watched her parents brutally murdered, Lyssa never recovered and now lives in fear that she will be next. When it becomes apparent that she has been found, Lyssa attempts to run Continue Reading