Special Interests by Emma Barry Released: April 7, 2014 Contemporary Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: "You're so damn adorable, Millie Frank, I can't believe I've kept my hands off you this entire meal," he said, reaching over the table and pulling her hand towards him. I have so many good things to say about this book that I don't even know where to start. Millie Frank works for the construction worker's union in Washington, D.C. She is pretty passionate about Continue Reading
Review: Home Sweet Home by Sarah Title
Home Sweet Home by Sarah Title (Southern Comfort #2) Released: April 3, 2014 Contemporary Romance eKesington Reviewed by Mandi Grace Williams is moving to the house of her dreams, after accepting a teaching position at Pembroke College in Kentucky. Leaving the west coast, Grace arrives at her new/old Victorian house and can't wait to get inside. But once she does, she realizes the big dreams she had of fixing up an old house is in reality, a ton of work. Everything needs updated, a lot Continue Reading
Review: Absolution by Angela Louise McGurk
Absolution by Angela Louise McGurk Urban Fantasy E book, 358 pages Self Published December 7, 2013 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I just want to get through every fucking day, as well as I can, until I finally die like everyone I care about did.” Eve Blackthorn’s world has always been filled with vampires. Saved by a vampire as a teenager, Eve had no way of knowing the impact he would have on her future. She eventually falls in love with him and they marry, much to the dismay of Continue Reading
Review: Last Breath by Jessica Claire & Jen Frederick
Last Breath (Hitman, #2) by Jessica Claire & Jen Frederick Romance Suspense E book, 280 pages March 24, 2014 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I’m with you until my last breath.” **Tiny spoilers from book one, Last Hit** At the end of book one, Last Hit, we learned that while Nick was able to save his lover Daisy, they weren’t able to save Daisy’s room mate, Regan. Kidnapped with Daisy, Regan finds herself sold into human sex trafficking and struggles to not Continue Reading
Let’s Talk: The King by J.R. Ward
The King by JR Ward (Black Dagger Brotherhood #12) Paranormal Romance Released: April 1, 2014 Penguin Spoilers Ahead!!! Beth and Wrath: I think we all knew coming into this book, we would see a mating between Beth and Wrath ('Bath?') that was going to go through a bumpy road. And I think pregnancy drama was expected. I enjoyed all of their interactions in this book. Wrath's terror at the thought of Beth being pregnant. "I need you to hear this," he said in a dead voice, "and Continue Reading
Review: Beyond Solitude by Kit Rocha
Beyond Solitude (Beyond, #4.5) by Kit Rocha Erotic Romance/Post Apocalyptic E book, Novella April 1, 2014 Part of an anthology-Published through Bayou Moon Press Review by Tori I am a huge fan of it Kit Rocha’s Beyond series. A post apocalyptic erotic romance that celebrates the choice of freedom in all aspects of life. Sex, violence, power, and death all circle in this incredibly powerful tale of a young woman who escapes a life of servitude only to find that true freedom comes from Continue Reading
Review: The Day He Kissed Her by Juliana Stone
The Day He Kissed Her (Bad Boys of Crystal lake, #3) by Juliana Stone Romance Contemporary E book, 320 pages April 1, 2014 Sourcebooks Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “What? You think only guys can say that word? Cock?.” Mac Draper, one of the Crystal Lake Bad Boys, has come a long way from his dark abusive past. A wealthy New York architect, he has almost shed the last of of his childhood ties to a town and family that let him down. When he comes home to visit his best friends who Continue Reading
Joint Review: Play by Kylie Scott
Play (Stage Dive, #2) by Kylie Scott Contemporary Romance E book, 304 pages St. Martin’s Griffin Released: March 25, 2014 Joint reviewed by Mandi & Tori Mal Ericson, drummer for the world famous rock band Stage Dive, needs to clean up his image fast—at least for a little while. Having a good girl on his arm should do the job just fine. Mal doesn’t plan on this temporary fix becoming permanent, but he didn’t count on finding the one right girl. Anne Rollins never thought she’d ever Continue Reading
Review: Wild Wolf by Jennifer Ashley
Wild Wolf (Shifters Unbound, #6) by Jennifer Ashley Paranormal Romance April 1, 2014 Berkley Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “It could just be me and you...We’d unmake the world.” Graham McNeil, alpha of the wildest lupine (wolf) pack in the Las Vegas Shiftertown, gave up everything and allowed himself be collared to save his pack. Now his pack wants him to mate but when his first mate died giving birth, Graham vowed never to allow himself to be that vulnerable again. Besides, the Continue Reading
Review: Dirty Deeds by Rhys Ford
Dirty Deeds by Rhys Ford (Cole McGinniss #4) M/M Contemporary Romance Released: March 28, 2014 Dreamspinner Reviewed by Helyce NOTE: small spoilers from previous books. Goodreads blurb: Sheila Pinelli needed to be taken out. Former cop turned private investigator Cole McGinnis never considered committing murder. But six months ago, when Jae-Min’s blood filled his hands and death came knocking at his lover’s door, killing Sheila Pinelli became a definite possibility. While Sheila Continue Reading