In the Heart of the Highlander by Maggie Robinson (Ladies Unlaced #2) Released: October 1, 2013 Historical Penguin Reviewed by Mandi Mary was tired of living with her brother and tending his store, so when her aunt becomes ill and can no longer run her Evensong Agency, Mary eagerly moves in with her aunt and literally becomes her. The Evensong agency was created to solve domestic disasters. Matchmaking, finding employees, or even the odd jobs that no one else has a solution for. Continue Reading
Review: Drawn Together by Lauren Dane
Drawn Together by Lauren Dane (Brown Siblings #6) Contemporary Romance October 1, 2013 Penguin Reviewed by Helyce Beauty is more than skin-deep… Tattoo artist Raven Smith is blunt and hard, broken and jaded, dark and beautiful. While she doesn’t hide her painful past, she does keep a wall around her heart. She’s free sexually—but no one gets to the real Raven beneath the prickly exterior. With a voice like smoke, Jonah Warner is a smooth-talking, highly successful attorney, Continue Reading
Review: Stir Me Up by Sabrina Elkins
Stir Me Up by Sabrina Elkins Mature YA/Contemporary Romance October 1, 2013 Harlequin TEEN Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Chaos is good.” “Good? There are people humping in the closet. Before cake.” Cami Broussard has her senior year all mapped out. She will continue to work in her father’s restaurant and become an apprentice chef once she graduates; allowing her to continue working along side her boyfriend, Luke. When Cami’s step mother, Estella, announces her nephew, Julian, Continue Reading
Review: Bound By Night by Larissa Ione
Bound By Night (MoonBound Vampire Clan, #1) by Larissa Ione Paranormal Romance September 24, 2013 Pocket Books Reviewed By Tori Favorite Quote: “I should have been a relationship therapist or some shit.“ In a world where vampires are enslaved to humans, one woman and one man seek to right a terrible wrong and find a love worth dying for. Nicole Martin hates vampires. As a child, she watched her family’s vampire slaves revolt and decimate her entire family right before her eyes. Continue Reading
Review: Mirror, Mirror J.D. Robb, Mary Blayney, Elaine Fox, Mary Kay McComas, R.C.Ryan
Mirror, Mirror by J.D. Robb, Mary Blayney, Elaine Fox, Mary Kay McComas, R.C. Ryan PNR Anthology Ebook, 416 pages September 24, 2013 Jove (Penquin) Reviewed by Tori Once upon a time… …in a world far removed from the days when fairy tales were new, five bestselling authors spin versions that take the classic stories into a new dimension. You’ll recognize Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and other enduring characters, but they’ll exist in realms beyond your imagination, Continue Reading
Review: The Funeral Dress by Susan Gregg Gilmore
The Funeral Dress by Susan Gregg Gilmore Contemporary Fiction/Southern Released: September 24, 2013 Broadway/Random House Reviewed by Tori Emmalee Bullard dropped out of school to begin work at the Tennewa Shirt Factory at age sixteen when her father refused to take her to school anymore and demanded she find a job. She is paired with Leona Lane, a long time employee, whose own life could have mirrored Emmalee’s but for some of the decisions she made. Leona teaches Emmalee everything Continue Reading
Review: Snow-kissed by Laura Florand
Snow-Kissed by Laura Florand Released: September 1, 2013 Contemporary Novella Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I really enjoy marriage in trouble themed romance books. It is a different dynamic than boy meets girl and fall in love. These books usually have older characters and always seem more…mature. And the pain – oh the pain. I love to torture myself with a very painful book and hope to be rewarded with warmth at the end. Laura Florand does a nice job with this. Kai and Kurt Continue Reading
Review: Always on my Mind by Jill Shalvis
Always on my Mind by Jill Shalvis (Lucky Harbor #8) Released: September 24, 2013 Contemporary Romance Hachette Reviewed by Mandi We meet Jack in the previous book and I already knew I would fall for him. Jack is a firefighter with a mom battling breast cancer. His dad died years ago as a firefighter, and that devastated his mother. She fell apart and has never fully recovered. While Jack is a good-natured guy, he works hard - really hard, and never fully commits in Continue Reading
Review: Stripped by Edie Harris
Stripped by Edie Harris (City2City #1) Released: September 17, 2013 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi So listen up. Not too long ago I read Wild Burn, a western by Edie Harris that I really enjoyed. Then she came out with The Corrupt Comte, an erotic historical that I gobbled up and made everyone read. Not long after she sent me Stripped, a contemporary book about an actor and a make-up artist. I thought, geez, will I like this? I’m not always super keen on Continue Reading
Review: The Bridge by Rebecca Rogers Maher
The Bridge by Rebecca Rogers Maher Released: September 16, 2013 Contemporary Novella Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Awhile ago I read Hurricane Lily by Rebecca Maher, and I remember thinking that this author has a really good voice. So when she asked me to review The Bridge, even though the blurb gave me chills, I had to accept. The Bridge is a very powerful novella. It’s profoundly sad, yet hopeful and romantic. I wasn’t even sure if someone could write a believable story Continue Reading