Along Came Trouble by Ruthie Knox (Camelot #2) Contemporary Romance Releases: March 11, 2013 Loveswept Reviewed by Mandi I’m a big Ruthie Knox fan, and was anticipating this book as it’s her first full length. Her writing style again impressed me as she writes very smart, witty, sexy characters. I do have complaint about this one though, which I’ll get to in a minute. Ellen lives in her peaceful hometown of Camelot, Ohio, except the peaceful part has gone out the window. Continue Reading
Review: Week In Winter by Maeve Binchy
A Week In Winter by Maeve Binchy Contemporary/Fiction Ebook February 12, 2013 (first published in Oct 2012) Knopf Reviewed by Tori Stoneybrooke is a small town, located on the west coast of Ireland. Multi generational families all live, love, and gossip there together. When locale girl, Chicky Starr, runs away to find love with a visiting American boy, she has no idea that she will end up abandoned thousands of miles from home. Using her wits, Chicky secures employment and invents a Continue Reading
Review: Slashback by Rob Thurman
Slashback (Cal Leandros #8) by Rob Thurman Urban Fantasy Paperback March 5, 2013 Roc Reviewed By Tori Favorite Quote: “He touched my little brother-I stopped his heart. Seemed fair to me.“ Revenge is the name of the game when the past merges with the present. Supernatural crime fighting duo, Cal and Niko Leandros, have to use their deadly skills and talents to defeat an enemy from their past. As children, they came very close to falling victim to a serial killer. Though they defeated Continue Reading
Review: Immortal Ever After by Lynsay Sands
Immortal Ever After by Lynsay Sands (Argeneau #18) Paranormal Romance February 26, 2013 Avon Reviewed by Helyce Valerie Moyer’s life will be forever changed when she’s kidnapped by a rogue immortal who she believes is a wanna-be vampire. Held in a cage with several other women who are being used as a blood source for the rogue, Valerie keeps her wits about her by not eating the drugged food. She waits for her turn to with the rogue, knowing it’ll be her one chance at escape. When Continue Reading
Review: Demon Hunting in a Dive Bar by Lexi George
Demon Hunting in a Dive Bar by Lexi George (Demon Hunting #3) Paranormal Romance January 29, 2013 Kensington Reviewed by May Favorite Quote: “I got tricks in my jeans,” Earl said, reaching for his zipper. “I got a shape-shifting penis. Wanna see?” There are Dalvahni demon hunters and demons roaming the earth these days, and in the small town of Hannah all things supernatural seem to gather. Beck is kith – her father a human and her mother demon – and she has caught the eye of demon Continue Reading
Review: The Best Man by Kristan Higgins
The Best Man by Kristan Higgins (Blue Heron #1) Romance Contemporary Paperback February 26, 2013 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “That. Man. Was. Suchapainintheass.“ Faith Holland left her hometown when her soon to be husband came out of the closet...on their wedding day. Older and wiser, Faith has decided it’s time to return home to her family and lay to rest some ghosts from the past. When she runs into Levi Cooper, local police chief and the evil villain behind her wedding Continue Reading
Review: Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs
Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson #7) Urban Fantasy March 5, 2013 Orbit Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: He laughed again, and his body softened as much as it ever did – there just wasn’t much soft about Adam. “I love you,” he said. “I know,” I told him seriously. “How could you help it?” While the Mercy Thompson series is an absolute favorite of mine, the past couple of books have been a little on the slower side for me. But I am happy to say, Frost Burned Continue Reading
Review: Uncommon Pleasure by Anne Calhoun
Uncommon Pleasure by Anne Calhoun Erotic Contemporary Romance Releases: March 5, 2013 Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Uncommon Pleasure contains two novellas, each with a different hero and heroine (and happily ever after) but the stories do intertwine. Over the Edge A word used a couple of times to describe Ty Hendricks, former marine now part time oil rigger and part time security specialist in this book is “contradiction.” Our heroine Lauren sees him as two people. The first time Continue Reading
Joint Review: Edge of Dawn by Lara Adrian
Edge Of Dawn (Midnight Breed #11) by Lara Adrian Paranormal Romance February 26, 2012 Delacorte Press Joint review by Helyce and Tori Favorite Quotes: Helyce: “Their bond had defied death, and he had never felt so humbled by anything before in all his days. He loved this woman--his woman, his eternal mate. He needed her more than air, more than anything else this life could give him. His heart swelled with love for her, reborn and renewed, beating as hard and strong as a drum.” Continue Reading
Review: Raid by Kristen Ashley
Raid (Unfinished Heroes #3) by Kristen Ashley Contemporary Romance February 27, 2013 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You’re my reward.“ Hanna Boudreaux lives in the small town of Willow, Colorado and has spent her life crushing on the gorgeous larger than life hometown hero, Raiden Ulysses Miller. Raid left Willow at age eighteen, joining the Marines and returned a little quieter and a lot more dangerous. When Hanna finally decides to stop “stalking” Raid and Continue Reading