Carolina Blues by Virginia Kantra (Dare Island #4) Contemporary Romance October 7, 2014 Berkley Reviewed by Helyce Jack Rossi has moved to the quiet town of Dare Island following his divorce to be the new Police Chief. Having come from a big city where he dealt with crimes of all manner, he’s enjoying the somewhat laid back ways of Dare Island. Though the job is such that he is almost always ‘on-call’ being there are only two other officers to cover the small island, he is working his Continue Reading
Review: Too Friendly to Date by Nicole Helm
Too Friendly to Date by Nicole Helm Contemporary Romance Released: October 7, 2014 Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi I was first introduced to Nicole Helm's work in her recent release All I Have. It's an adorable farmer's market romance (now available as a single title) that I just loved. So, I was excited to try something else by her and I liked this one a lot too. Leah is an electrician who is fiercely independent and stubborn. If anyone glances at her with the a look of pity, she gets Continue Reading
Review: The Last Breath by Kimberly Belle
The Last Breath by Kimberly Belle Adult Fiction/Mystery Suspense Paperback, 384 pages September 30, 2014 Harlequin, MIRA Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: I came all this way because I’m not certain... Gia Andrews, a humanitarian worker, left her small Tennessee home town sixteen years ago after her stepmother, Elle Mae, was murdered and her father convicted of the crime. When she receives news her father is being allowed to come home because he is dying, Gia comes home to care for Continue Reading
Review: Riding Dirty by Jill Sorenson
Riding Dirty by Jill Sorenson (Dirty Eleven #1) Released: October 1, 2014 Romantic Suspense Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi I've read and enjoyed many Jill Sorenson books, but I think Riding Dirty is by far her best book. Maybe because it's dark and gritty and the sex is ramped up - one of my favorite combinations. Oh! And the hero has served multiple sentences in prison. Excuse me while I swoon. (seriously, I love a prison hero) Cole is a member of the Dirty Eleven motorcycle club. His Continue Reading
Review: An American Duchess by Sharon Page
An American Duchess by Sharon Page Released: September 30, 2014 Historical Romance Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi This is the first I've ever read of Sharon Page and I like her voice. The set-up is very Downton Abby-ish - a grand estate in England needs money. Enter our heroine, Zoe Gifford. From New York, Zoe's mother is in some gambling debt and forged a check. Zoe has a ton of money in a trust fund, but the only way to access that fund, is if she gets married. Zoe is a very Continue Reading
Review: In Your Dreams by Kristan Higgins
In Your Dreams (Blue Heron, #4) by Kristan Higgins Romance Contemporary Paperback September 30, 2014 Harlequin HQN Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: Maybe she’d even get a tattoo on each thigh— Jack Holland’s head was here. Jack Holland, prince of the Blue Heron winery and Holland family is a genuinely nice guy who enjoys life but when he rescues a group of teenagers who drive into a lake, the town’s reaction scares him. He doesn’t consider himself to be a hero, especially since one Continue Reading
Review and Giveaway: Chained by Night by Larissa Ione
Chained By Night (Moonbound Clan, #2) by Larissa Ione PNR 400 pages Releases: September 30, 2014 Pocket Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Damn Samnult and his portal of bonding orgasms.” Hunter, leader of the Moonbound Clan, made a deal with a rival clan leader to marry his daughter in order to stop the bloodshed between the clans and gain an ally in the coming war against the humans. But Hunter must first pass three dangerous tests to break an ancient curse that threatens his Continue Reading
Review: All Bets Are On by Cynthia Cooke
All Bets Are On by Cynthia Cooke Paranormal Romance Released September 22, 2014 Entangled: Covet Reviewed by Sheena Favorite Quote: "Let me get this straight. You'll stick your hands in my pants and take my money, but you won't sit down and have a cup of coffee with me?" And "Some dogs didn't have a problem with him, others tried to eat his face off." This was so damn fun to read! Yes it's light-weight and frothy and entertaining! The tagline from the blurb sold me: The Prince of Continue Reading
Tori’s Mini Reviews for September
Every once in a while I like to do some “mini reviews” for books that for various reasons were not able to be included on the review schedule. I usually don’t grade these reviews, but after a few readers emailed me asking for grades, I decided to go ahead and add them. Love and Blarney (Ballybeg, #2) by Zara Keane Contemporary Romance E book/Novella September 2014 Beaverstone Press, LLC RATING: B Very few international authors can hold my attention (I often find the phonetic Continue Reading
Review: Jack by Juliana Stone
Jack (The Family Simon, #2) by Juliana Stone Contemporary Romance E book/Novel/Series August 25, 2014 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “She’s the first thing I think about when I wake up. The last thing on my mind before I sleep.” Jack Simon and Donovan James were a couple in love until they day they had a nasty argument and Donovan disappeared, leaving Jack with only a note and a broken heart. Though Jack tried to get to the bottom of Donovan’s defection, she froze Continue Reading