Anything But Broken by Joelle Knox (Hurricane Creek #1) Releases: August 25, 2015 New Adult Self Published Reviewed by Mandi What does Moira Rogers and Kit Rocha have in common? Joelle Knox! Yes, the writing tea of Bree and Donna have added another pen name to their collection - Joelle Knox writes new adult. It's less erotic than Kit Rocha. It's a contemporary, unlike their paranormal romance as Moira Rogers and it's a voice I absolutely loved. They give us angst, a heroine struggling Continue Reading
Review: Stripped Bare by Rebecca Moon
Stripped Bare (The Warnum-Bailiff Series #1) Contemporary Romance Released September 9, 2014 Self-Published Reviewed by Sheena Since being humiliated and degraded by her first love, Sally has hidden herself from the world and more specifically, men. She has lost herself in a spiral of pity and isolation until a chance encounter with a high school friend, who has grown up in all the right ways. Damien has become all man, with muscles to make a girls knees weak and a depth of knowledge Continue Reading
Review: Evening Storm by Anne Calhoun
Evening Storm by Anne Calhoun (Irresistible #4) Releases: August 18, 2015 Contemporary Romance Intermix Reviewed by Mandi Ryan Hamilton is a wealthy, Wall Street playboy who accidentally uncovers a big secret at his company - the owner, and by all accounts a big family guy, is the head of a Ponzi Scheme. Ripping off his investors, Ryan realizes he has two options - pretend he never saw the fake accounts, or go to the FBI. With the beginning of an ulcer, he tells the FBI everything he Continue Reading
Review: Dark Ascension by M.L. Brennan
Dark Ascension by M.L. Brennan Series: Generation V, #4 Urban Fantasy August 4, 2015 ROC Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: I’d never exactly wanted a reputation-I’d spent most of my life trying to fade into the background of almost every situation I as in-but apparently, despite my best efforts, secured one for myself. Fortitude Scott-Holy Shit, We’re Glad You’re Not Your Sister. Humor and horror go hand in hand as our favorite slacker, vegan, socially conscious, almost vampire is Continue Reading
Review: The Right Kind of Love by Kennedy Kelly
Review: The Right Kind of Love (Blue Heart Series #1) by Kennedy Kelly Contemporary Romance Released: June 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Sheena Damaged, but not broken, Sydney Summers picks up her life and moves halfway across the country. After a tragic event that has rocked her to the core, she is determined not to let it taint her future. Her entire world is turned on its axis when her new roommate isn’t the person she thought they would be. Making the best of the situation, like Continue Reading
Review: A Lady’s Guide to Skirting Scandal (The Lords of Worth #2.5) by Kelly Bowen
Review: A Lady's Guide to Skirting Scandal (The Lords of Worth #2.5) by Kelly Bowen Historical Romance Released: August 4, 2015 Forever Yours Reviewed by Sheena Lady Viola Hextall is bored—of the ocean, her chaperones, and the woeful lack of available dukes on the ocean voyage from London to New York. Scrambling for any diversion short of jumping overboard, Viola strikes up a conversation with the ship's rough-hewn, blue-eyed surgeon—and discovers an immediate cure for what ails her... Continue Reading
Review: Brown-Eyed Girl by Lisa Kleypas
Brown-Eyed Girl by Lisa Kleypas (Travis Family #4) Releases: August 11, 2015 Contemporary Romance St. Martin's Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: Lowering his head, Joe murmured, "You're not in charge. I am." I went still. For some reason, hearing those soft words while he was pinning me down like that sent a deep, deranged thrill through me. His voice curled hotly in my ear. "You belong to me, and I'm going to have you. Here and now." Oh Joe Travis. We've waited a very, very long Continue Reading
Wicked Wednesday: 30 Days by Christine d’Abo
Some people wait their whole lives to find their soul mate, but not Alyssa Barrow. She met Rob at nineteen, and they were set to live happily ever after—until he became ill. In his final days, Rob urged his beautiful, young wife not to abandon happiness—or pleasure. He even left her a special gift, a sexy game plan to help her move on: Thirty cards with instructions for thirty days of passion. You’ll know when the time is right, he’d said. Now it’s two years later, and when Alyssa meets her hot Continue Reading
Review: The Lessons by Elizabeth Brown
The Lessons by Elizabeth Brown Series: Forbidden, #1 Romance Contemporary July 20, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "It's not going to fit! It's too big!” Natalie Reese is a planner. Her whole life is a series of plans, schedules, and to-do lists. Having just turned 30, she has a bucket list of things that must be done now and the number one thing is to lose her virginity. But Natalie isn’t one to go about it in the usual way. No escorts or friends with benefits Continue Reading
Review: The Ones We Trust by Kimberly Belle
The Ones We Trust by Kimberly Belle Romantic Suspense/Thriller E book July 28, 2015 Mira Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “The truth always come out eventually.” One man will do anything to discover the truth behind his brother’s death. One man will do anything to keep it buried. The answer lies in the hands of one woman who will be forced to choose which is more important...loyalty or truth. Abigail Wolff, an investigative journalist, turned in her press pass and Continue Reading