After the Storm by Amy Knupp Released: October 30, 2012 Contemporary Romance Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi The blurb of this one really caught my attention so I thought I’d give this new to me author a try. Nadia Hamlin lives on a small island near Texas. She is the definition of a workaholic, and ignores the hurricane evacuation warnings and runs back to the office to grab more files. As she is leaving, a big sign slams into her car. Scared, she calls the fire department. The Continue Reading
Review: Starfish and Coffee by Kele Moon
Starfish and Coffee by Kele Moon Released: October 16, 2012 Erotic M/M Contemporary LooseID Reviewed by Mandi This book starts with a reunion between previous lovers Alex and Matt on the small town of Mirabella Island. But we quickly go back six year previous to when they first meet and stay there most of the story. Alex and his best friend Holly both work at a diner in Mirabella. Alex’s parents died years ago and he lives with Holly and his brother Will. Alex knows he is gay, Continue Reading
Review: Blind Destiny by Shiloh Walker
Blind Destiny by Shiloh Walker (Grimm's Circle #7) Paranormal Romance, Novella Released: October 16, 2012 Samhain Reviewed by May Because it is so well done – first let me share the description of this story from the Samhain site: Myrsina knows the stories. As one of the oldest of the Grimm, she had a hand in writing most of them, but only she knows the dark origin of the Seven Bloody Sisters. It springs from the place of her birth—and her death. A place of pain and misery to which Continue Reading
A Discussion about Consequences by Aleatha Romig
Edited to include updated purchase links and new cover. A few days ago Amy and Jen (both reviewers at Fiction Vixen) and Tori all told me to read this book. These are three ladies that share my tastes in books, so when I read the blurb and felt slightly horrified, I knew I had to push forward and try it. I ended up really like this book, but I want to say a few things first before we get into the discussion. First of all, this is not a romance book. This is a psychological thriller. There Continue Reading
Review: The Care and Feeding of an Alpha Male by Jessica Clare
Series: Bluebonnet #2 Contemporary Erotic Released: October 2, 2012 Penguin Reviewed by Mandi Beth Ann Williamson has finally broke it off with her high school sweetheart, after years of him cheating on her. She realizes all the expensive gifts he gave her will never make up for the fact that he is never going to change, and she needs to move on. To her frustration, the small town of Bluebonnet, Texas don’t want her to give him up. Daily questions asking her why and when she will Continue Reading
Review: Pride and Politics by Daisy Harris
Pride and Politics by Daisy Harris (Men of Holsum College #6) M/M Contemporary Released: August 25, 2012 Siren Reviewed by Helyce Hunter Ford comes from a well known and privileged family with a lot of political ties. He goes through his life taking and getting whatever he wants; his cocky persona oozing entitlement. When his uncle begins his campaign for vice-president, he tasks Hunter with coming along to be the face behind his “gay-friendly” tactic. It’s about the last thing Continue Reading
Review: In Rides Trouble by Julie Ann Walker
In Rides Trouble by Julie Ann Walker (Black Knights Inc, #2) Romantic Suspense Released: September 4, 2012 Sourcebooks Reviewed by Mandi Book two in Julie Ann Walker’s Black Knights Inc series and I’m enjoying. This is a black ops suspense type series, but it is on the lighter side with lots of humor and over the top situations. This is Frank and Becky’s story, who we meet in book one. Frank is the top dog at Black Knight Inc, a group of ex-military men who go on super secret Continue Reading
Review: Haunted by Jeanne C. Stein
Haunted (Anna Strong Chronicles #8) by Jeanne C. Stein Urban Fantasy August 28, 2012 Ace Favorite Quote: “What am I?” I whisper then. “Vengeance.“ Haunted, #8 in the Anna Strong Chronicles, brings back the dynamic action packed life of Anna Strong-bounty hunter turned vampire, that I missed in book 7. Anna was turned into a vampire through violent means and without her consent. While it has been a wild adventure for Anna, she has accepted her role in being the Chosen. She is content Continue Reading
Review: Reflected in You by Sylvia Day
Reflected in You by Sylvia Day (Crossfire #2) Released: October 2, 2012 Erotic Berkley Reviewed by Mandi As I’ve been waiting for the sequel to Bared to You this past year, I kept thinking in my mind that the crazy intensity between Gideon and Eva would either not live up to my hopes in book two, or it would get old and I would get tired of their seriously messed up lives. I was wrong. Oh this book is intense. There is some massive crazy, possessive, jealous rages. And I Continue Reading
Review: Lady Louisa’s Christmas Knight by Grace Burrowes
Lady Louisa’s Christmas Knight by Grace Burrowes (Windham #6) Historical Romance Released: October 2, 2012 Sourcebooks Reviewed by May Favorite quote: Patchouli was not a fragrance Louisa cared for. She tried to imagine marital intimacies with a man who wore patchouli and concluded it was fortunate she would not be taking a husband. Lady Louisa is smarter than most men, can do any math problems in her head faster than on paper, and is wonderfully educated in all kinds of languages and Continue Reading