Alex by Sawyer Bennett (Cold Fury #1) Released: October 14, 2014 Contemporary Romance Loveswept Reviewed by Mandi If the idea of a super grumpy, jerky (yet redeemable) hockey hero excites you, than Alex Crossman is the hero and the book for you. Alex is a star professional hockey player for the Cold Fury, except - he hates hockey. The better he does, the more the crowd cheers, the more he hates it. But he wants the money so he keeps playing. I even snicker as I see a sign across the Continue Reading
Review: Merciless Ride by Chelsea Camaron
Merciless Ride (The Hellions Ride, #3) by Chelsea Camaron Romance Suspense/MC E book October 10, 2014 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote:“Mercy is no friend of mine.” Tessa Harlow can’t seem to catch a break. Working a dead-end job with a small child and disabled mother to support, she feels like she’s one step away from losing it. Her dreams of nursing school shattered before they even started, Tessa is now living paycheck to paycheck; waiting tables and hustling Continue Reading
Review: A Place Called Harmony by Jodi Thomas
A Place Called Harmony by Jodi Thomas Historical Romance Contemporary October 7, 2014 Berkley Reviewed by Tori Harmon Ely had a dream. A dream to establish his own town smack dab in the middle of Texas but first, he had to find the right men and women to help make his dream a reality. Forty acres and a home is his offer to anyone brave enough to come settle in this forsaken land. All they need to bring is their willingness to work... and a wife. Three men take him up on his Continue Reading
Review: Worth The Fall by Claudia Connor
Worth The Fall (The McKinney Brothers, #1) Claudia Connor Contemporary Romance Ebook September, 9, 2014 Loveswept Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "I'm here because I couldn't stay away." Matt McKinney, a Navy Seal, is on leave after his best friend is killed on a mission and Matt was injured. Unable to fully deal with what happened or the promises he made to his dying friend, his commander forces him to take some time off and he winds up heading to the beach with a cousin of his. While Continue Reading
Review: Carolina Blues by Virginia Kantra
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