Serpent’s Kiss by Thea Harrison (Elder Races #3) Paranormal Romance October 4, 2011 Paperback Berkley Reviewed by Mandi One thing that really stands out in Thea Harrison’s third Elder Races Novel, is how removed the vampyre heroine really is from reality. Carling, once vampyre Queen, is now on the Elder Council. She is very old, and the bite that once gave her immortality, is now slowly killing her. She is desperate to find a cure, but is exhausted and about at the end Continue Reading
Review: Prep Work by P.D. Singer
Prep Work by P.D. Singer August 17, 2011 M/M Romance E-Book, Novella Dreamspinner Press Reviewed by Mandi All celebrity chef Jude Marshall wants is an easy, plain meal. On a one night break from shooting his show, Jude Marshall Tastes. he finds himself in London at a pub. He doesn’t want to eat any more insects, or crazy spicy food that he often finds himself eating for his show. He wants something simple. So when he orders split pea soup, and it comes out with a fancy garnish, Continue Reading
Review: After Midnight by Sarah Grimm
After Midnight by Sarah Grimm Contemporary Romance September 30, 2011 E-Book Wild Rose Press Reviewed by Mandi Isabeau Montgomery was a child prodigy. Able to hear a song just once and be able to play it on the piano, she became a widely know musician at a very young age. At the age of twelve, she was involved in a serious car accident that took the life of her mother and severely injured Isabeau. Worse, she was taken from her step father Thomas’s home, the only father she ever Continue Reading
Review: Entangled Anthology
Entangled Anthology Urban Fantasy Ebook September 7, 2011 Authors4theCure Reviewed by Tori Ghosts, vampires, demons, and more! Entangled includes ten suspense-filled paranormal short stories from such best selling authors such as Cynthia Eden, Jennifer Estep, Edie Ramer, Lori Brighton, Michelle Diener, Misty Evans, Nancy Haddock, Liz Kreger, Dale Mayer, and Michelle Miles, and Allison Brennan. Stacia Kane contributed the foreword. Formatting and cover art were also donated to the Continue Reading
Guest Review: Stolen Summer by S.A. Meade
Stolen Summer by S.A. Meade M/M Romance August 29, 2011 E-Book Total E-Bound Today, Ryan from Wordsmithonia is guest reviewing! I’ll let him explain how this came to be. I guess in order to understand why Mandi asked if I would be interested in reviewing this book, I have to give you some back story. A while ago a blogger friend had decided to dedicate an entire month to m/m fiction, most of which was written by women. Now as a gay man, I had only recently realized there was Continue Reading
Review: Magic Graves Anthology with Jeaniene Frost and Ilona Andrews
Magic Graves by Jeaniene Frost and Ilona Andrews Paranormal Romance E-Book September 1, 2011 Self Published Reviewed by Tori From Goodreads: Magic Graves is a novella composed of two short stories and previews of future novellas by New York award winning paranormal authors Jeaniene Frost and Ilona Andrews. Jeaniene Frost's story, One For the Money, features her lovable very sexy vampire couple- Cat and Bones. Previously published in Death's Excellent Vacation. Also includes the Continue Reading
Review: The Darkest Surrender by Gena Showalter
The Darkest Surrender (Lords of the Underworld #8) by Gena Showalter Paranormal Romance Paperback September 27, 2011 HQN Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Just...you...learn to take an insult the right way, damn it!”. There are some spoilers in here so proceed at your own risk. The Darkest Surrender is Strider’s story. Strider houses the demon Defeat-a particularly nasty demon who demands winning at all cost or Strider suffers unimaginable pain. Even though Strider is very Continue Reading
Review: Spider’s Revenge by Jennifer Estep
Spider’s Revenge (Elemental Assassins #5) by Jennifer Estep Urban Fantasy E book September 27, 2011 Pocket Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “For a moment I...cursed luck; that fickle, fickle bitch who’d screwed me over again.” The fifth installment in Jennifer Estep’s Elemental Assassins series is an action packed no holds barred story that starts with a bang and keeps you riding the edge until the very end. Gin has reached the pentacle of her obsession; Mab Continue Reading
Review: Doukakis’s Apprentice by Sarah Morgan
Doukakis’s Apprentice by Sarah Morgan Contemporary Romance September 20, 2011 Paperback Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi What an adorable book this is, and at only 186 pages, Sarah Morgan delivers a very believable romance. To say Polly Prince is stressed is an understatement. Her father, and creator of Prince Advertising is nowhere to be found. Presumably shacked up with none other than her nemesis's sister, who happens to be 30 years younger than he is. Picking up the slack like she Continue Reading
Review: Flawless by Carrie Lofty
Flawless by Carrie Lofty September 27, 2011 Historical Romance Paperback Pocket Reviewed by May Favorite Quote: Birds added their melodies to the air, and in the far distance, the grunting call of a large animal sent a strange shiver up Miles’ forearms. “A rhinoceros?” he asked. “Or perhaps it’s one of those massive wildebeests that put Spanish bulls to shame.” “Or a lion.” “Nonsense. Although, there is a certain thrill to living in a place where being eaten is an actual Continue Reading