Liquid Lies by Hanna Martine (The Elementals #1) July 3, 2012 Paranormal Romance Berkley Reviewed by Mandi I received this book unsolicited in the mail for review, read the blurb and knew I had to try it out. It is a fresh take on a PNR world. There are no vamps, shifters, or fae…but aliens. Let me set up the world. About 150 years ago, two sets of aliens came to earth, the Ofarians and the Tedrans and are enemies. They currently live on Earth and no humans or as they call them, Continue Reading
Review: Bound by Erica O’Rourke
Bound (Torn Trilogy #3) by Erica O’ Rourke Paranormal YA June 26, 2012 Kensington Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Not everything is fixable.” Bound picks up about right where Tangled left off. Mo used her gifts to avenge her friend’s death and negotiate with her family for some much needed freedom. Thinking she is finally going to be free, her uncle flips the tables and pushes for more from Mo and isn’t above using her family and friends to get what he wants. Mo makes the Continue Reading
Review: Stalking the Others by Jess Haines
Stalking the Others by Jess Haines (H&W Investigations #4) Urban Fantasy July 3, 2012 Kensington Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “Knock, knock, bitches.” Shiarra Waynest was once just a human being who hunted the Others (vamps, weres etc). But much has changed in her life. In the previous book, Shia discovered that her werewolf lover Chaz was cheating on her and later her father disowned her. Worse, someone from his pack scratched her and has possibly turned her into a Continue Reading
Review: Thief of Shadows by Elizabeth Hoyt
Thief of Shadows by Elizabeth Hoyt (Maiden Lane #4) Historical Romance June 26, 2012 Hachette Reviewed by Mandi I just had a love affair with Winter Makepeace. OK, so maybe the heroine actually won his heart, but he is definitely going on my fictional boyfriend list. I adore this series and have been eagerly anticipating this book, as we've had hints about Winter through the past few stories. This one did not disappoint. By all accounts, Winter Makepeace is a serious, dour man who Continue Reading
Review: At Last by Jill Shalvis
At Last by Jill Shalvis (Lucky Harbor #5) Contemporary Romance June 26, 2012 Hachette Reviewed by Mandi At Last is book five in the Lucky Harbor series, but it is really book two of three in this second set of trilogies. While I liked the previous book, I think At Last really brings back that great chemistry and sexual tension that I loved in the original three books of this series. Amy Michaels has lived in Lucky Harbor for about six months. She works as a waitress in the Eat Me Continue Reading
Review: About Last Night by Ruthie Knox
About Last Night by Ruthie Knox Contemporary Romance June 11, 2012 Loveswept Reviewed by Mandi Earlier this year I read Ruthie Knox's debut, Ride with Me, which is a cute contemporary that I enjoyed. Do you know what the wonderful thing is about her new release,About Last Night? It is even better. Cath Talarico is from Chicago, but after a series of events, she finds herself working in London at a museum. Her passion is knitting, especially vintage knitting, and she is very happy Continue Reading
Review: Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost
Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost (Night Prince #1) June 26, 2012 Paranormal Romance Avon Reviewed by Mandi I’m a big fan of Jeaniene Frost’s books. Her Night Huntress series rocks my world – hello – it’s Bones, and he is just one of the best alpha heroes out there. But I will say, the past few Bones and Cat books haven’t been my favorites in the series. So when I sat down with Once Burned, the first in her new Night Prince spin-off series featuring Vlad (currently two books are Continue Reading
Review: Chasing Magic by Stacia Kane
Chasing Magic (Downside #5) by Stacia Kane Urban Fantasy June 26, 2012 Del Rey Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “It was goodbye, just in case. It was a memory being made, words going unsaid.“ There are some tiny spoilers in here from previous books so if you haven’t read them you have been warned. Every action requires payment; a valuable lesson that Chess is forced to learn in the fifth installment of Stacia Kane’s dark and addictive urban fantasy series, The Downside. Continue Reading
Review: Rescue Me by Rachel Gibson
Rescue Me (Lovett, TX #3) by Rachel Gibson Contemporary Romance May 29, 2012 HarperCollins Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Hooyah.“ Sadie Hollowell grew up in the small town of Lovett, TX with an inattentive father and a town full of busy bodies. Raised in the shadow of her beauty queen mother, Sadie had enough and hightailed it out of town as soon as it was legally possible. Now living in Arizona, Sadie comes back home for her younger cousin’s wedding. She runs into our hero, Continue Reading
Review: Temptress by Lola Dodge
Temptress By Lola Dodge Paranormal Romance (Novella) June 12, 2012 Samhain Reviewed by May The girl was legendary. She’d taken more supers- villains and heroes – off the market than any other mercenary, and she was one of a handful of us who was unregistered with the bureau. Untraceable. It was assumed that her targets went missing or worse. Not to prison. Jenny Ray aka Temptress works freelance for Las Vegas hotels (security) as well as working for the police, bringing super heroes in Continue Reading