His Very Own Girl by Carrie Lofty Historical Romance Released: September 4, 2012 Pocket Reviewed by May “You got a girl, Doc?” Joe stared down at the white gauze he held. Tying a field dressing had become an impossible puzzle as three words echoed in his head: Lulu loves me. “Yes sir, I believe I do.” Joe is an American fresh out of training as a medic, and a lowly Private First Class. Lulu is an English pilot – and a woman with ambitions and a clear agenda. When the two meet Continue Reading
Review: Midnight Scandals Anthology
Midnight Scandals Anthology Historical Romance Released: August 28, 2012 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi One Starlit Night by Carolyn Jewel Viscount Northword or Crispin is back home after ten years. Much has changed, especially his relationship with his childhood friend and lover, Portia Temple. Years and years ago, they fell in love, but they had some dark days together, as often young people do, and had a bad break. Crispin went on to leave and marry someone else, while Continue Reading
Review: The Lady is a Vamp by Lynsay Sands
The Lady Is A Vamp by Lynsay Sands (Argeneau #17) Paranormal Romance July 31, 2012 Avon Reviewed by Helyce Jeanne Louise Argeneau was on her way home from work when she was kidnapped. Shot with a drug that was probably created in the very labs she works in, she is taken and shackled with chains. When she awakens, it is to look into the face of a very attractive man. When she tries to take control of his mind to get him to release her, she realizes that she cannot and she’s shocked to Continue Reading
Review: Feeling Hot by Elle Kennedy
Feeling Hot by Elle Kennedy (Out of Uniform #7) August 21, 2012 Erotic Contemporary Romance Samhain Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “Three words,” she croaked, her entire body throbbing with lingering pleasure. “Best. Ménage. Ever.” No, it really is the best ménage ever. Tori emailed me this weekend to say she oversaw a twitter conversation talking about how hot Feeling Hot is. And then she said, “two straight dudes give each other pleasure for the heroine’s enjoyment,” Continue Reading
Review: Seawitch by Kat Richardson
Seawitch (Greywalker #7 ) by Kit Richardson Urban Fantasy August 7, 2012 Roc Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Welcome to the freak show. “ Seawitch, the seventh installment in Richardson's Greywalker series, pits magic against good old police skills in a swashbuckling seafaring adventure when Harper Blaine teams up with a Seattle police detective to investigate a decades old mystery. When a boat (the Seawitch) that has been missing for 27 years suddenly turns up, abandoned in its Continue Reading
Review: But My Boyfriend Is by K.A. Mitchell
But My Boyfriend Is by K.A. Mitchell (Florida #4) M/M Contemporary Romance August 21, 2012 Samhain Reviewed by Mandi I discovered KA Mitchell this past November thanks to Dear Author’s former reviewer Sarah, who I think has reviewed all of Mitchell’s books (you can see the reviews here). I started with Collision Course, which still remains my favorite of her books. In this one, Dylan is the brother of Aaron (hero in Collision Course). Dylan is twenty-two, has sex with women, but also Continue Reading
Review: Inertia by Amelia C. Gormley
Inertia by Amelia C. Gormley (Impulse #1) July 19, 2012 M/M Contemporary Romance Self-Published Reviewed by Mandi Handyman Derrick Chance has lived a lonely life, by choice. By the age of 21, he lost many beloved family members, and now ten years later, lives in the house his grandparents gave him. Although he is gay, he has never had a gay relationship. He experimented with a woman years ago, but with the loss of his grandparents he is too scared to become attached to anyone. He Continue Reading
Review: Brody by Emma Lang
Brody by Emma Lang (Circle Eight #2) June 26, 2012 Historical Romance Kensington Brava Reviewed by Helyce Texas Ranger Brody Armstrong has been investigating the murders and kidnapping of several ranchers but the one that has touched him the most is the kidnapping of Benjamin Graham, the youngest of the Graham children. He’s determined to find out everything he can even if in the end the news is devastating. When his investigation points him toward Mexico, he heads out to the Graham Continue Reading
Review: The Asylum Interviews–Bronx by Jocelynn Drake
The Asylum Interviews: Bronx (The Asylum Tales #0.5) By Jocelynn Drake Urban Fantasy July 3, 2012 Harper Voyager Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Most trolls only have one child.” “Really? Why?” “The mother tends to eat the spares.” The Asylum Interviews is a prequel to Jocelynn Drake’s newest series, The Asylum Tales, which releases its first in the series, Angel’s Ink, in October. In this short novella, we get an introduction to the series main character, Gage, and the Continue Reading
Review: Trust In Me by Skye Warren
Trust in Me by Skye Warren (Dark Erotica #2) Erotic Contemporary/Erotica February 14, 2012 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I’m very attracted to books that are dark, disturbing and erotic and my friend Sophia knows this, so when she heard about Trust in Me, I ended up with a gift on my Kindle. The book starts with a note from the author in which she states, “I must warn you that this is a disturbing tale, one that starts dark and gets darker.” She goes on to warn of nonconsensual Continue Reading