High Passion by Vivian Arend (Adrenaline Search & Rescue #2) Released: September 3, 2013 Contemporary Romance Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Devon and Alisha are both members of an elite search and rescue squad in Banff Canada. They are the ones called out when people are in danger on nearby mountains and other tough terrain. They must be in top form for these rescues, and they train relentlessly year round. Which means they are in close contact year round. Devon and Alisha have Continue Reading
Review: The Untamed Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley
The Untamed Mackenzie (Highland Pleasures 5.5) by Jennifer Ashley Historical Romance Novella September 10, 2013 Intermix/Penguin Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I wish you didn’t hate me for it, but if the price of keeping you free is hatred, so be it.” A WOMAN OF BREEDING MEETS A MAN OF NO STANDING… To redeem her family’s disgraced name, Lady Louisa Scranton has decided to acquire a proper husband. He needs to be a man of fortune and highly respectable in order to restore Continue Reading
Review: Second Chance At Happiness by Heather Lire
Second Chance At Happiness (Holiday, Vermont, #2) by Heather Lire Romance Contemporary August 1, 2013 Desert Breeze Publishing Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “When I imagine myself as an old woman sitting in my chair, the person I want by my side is you.” When Colin MacCaffe's personal life comes crashing down around him, he leaves the big city behind for a fresh start in the small town of Holiday Vermont. As the Deputy Chief of Police he spends his time making sure the town he's Continue Reading
Review: Junk by Josephine Myles
Junk by Josephine Myles M/M Contemporary August 27, 2013 Samhain Reviewed by Helyce At age 17, Jasper Richardson gave up on his dream of going away to college to do the right thing and stay home to care for his ailing mother. After her death, he could have gone away, but events of his experience and the emotional burdens he now carried hindered him from moving forward. He began to bury himself within the walls of his home, bringing home everything from books to newspapers that he Continue Reading
Review: The Striker’s Chance by Rebecca Crowley
The Striker’s Chance by Rebecca Crowley Released: September 2, 2012 Contemporary Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi I like sports romances and this is the first I have read of a soccer hero. Once I realized the hero could be David Beckham in my fantasy world, I was sold *wink* Kepler de Klerk is from South Africa and became famous in England with his amazing soccer skills. He was not only labeled an elite athlete, but also a playboy. One night while driving on icy roads, he Continue Reading
Review: The Dimple of Doom by Lucy Woodhull
The Dimple of Doom by Lucy Woodhull (Samantha Lytton #1) Released: August 2, 2013 Contemporary Romance Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: Usually food was my number one passion, but this man was locked in a dead heat with fried chicken. It’s rare that a book really makes me laugh out loud. I remember laughing really hard at the start of Nice Girls Don’t Fangs by Molly Harper. I laughed while I read Playing for Keeps by R.L. Mathewson. There are many times authors tell me their books Continue Reading
Review: Lost to the Desert Warrior by Sarah Morgan
Lost to the Desert Warrior by Sarah Morgan Released: August 20, 2013 Contemporary Romance Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi I adore Sarah Morgan’s voice and Lost to the Desert Warrior didn’t disappoint. Layla, princess of Tazkhan’s father just died. But there is no love lost. Only seeing her father a handful of times in her twenty-three years and knowing just how cruel and evil he was, she is relieved to see him dead. But now she has more pressing problems. A man named Hassan wants the Continue Reading
Review: A Return Engagement by Stephanie Laurens
A Return Engagement by Stephanie Laurens Historical Romance E book, 100 Pages August 27, 2013 Avon Impulse Reviewed by Tori Lady Nell Daughtry has arrived with her family to help get her sister down the aisle and safely married to Prince Frederick of Lautenberg. It’s not that her sister doesn’t want to marry Frederick, she adores him and wants to be his wife one hundred percent. Unfortunately, her family suffers from a family phobia certain ailment that causes them to undermine themselves Continue Reading
Review: The Corrupt Comte by Edie Harris
The Corrupt Comte by Edie Harris (Bourbon Boys #1) Released: August 27, 2013 Erotic Historical Romance Samhain Reviewed by Mandi The Corrupt Comte is a really well done erotic historical. The passion in this book made me flail in happiness. Let me set it up. Set in Paris 1820, Gaspard Toussaint is a spy for the crown. He didn’t start out his life wanting to be a spy. The seventh child of a blacksmith, he entered the army in hopes of just being fed. But his reality becomes very Continue Reading
Review: Personal Assets by Kelsey Browning
Personal Assets by Kelsey Browning (Texas Nights #1) Contemporary Romance Released: August 26, 2013 Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Allie runs a popular business in town called Personal Assets. A place where women gather to learn not only sex advice from Allie, but a plan to grow sexually, become more confident and take chances in their love life. Allie loves her job and was able to open it by getting a big loan from her father. But he is evil and will cause her much grief in this Continue Reading