The Neon Graveyard (Signs of the Zodiac #6) by Vicki Pettersson Urban Fantasy May 31, 2011 Paperback Harper Voyager Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “It’s time for me to draw my own damned line. I’m not running anymore. Not taking one step backward. Not giving one small inch. This time I’m doing the chasing. And God help anyone who gets in my way.” The Neon Graveyard is the 6th and final book in Ms. Pettersson’s Signs of the Zodiac series. An addicting noir Urban Fantasy blend Continue Reading
Review: Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh
Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh (Psy/Changeling #10) Paranormal Romance May 31, 2011 Hardcover Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “You sure you want to play with the wolf, baby?” Favorite Quote #2: The crowd was chanting, “kiss, kiss, kiss” when Hawke walked inside. That was when Sienna learned the meaning of the term alpha. Favorite Quote #3: "Scared?" Hawke's smile held no humor. "You should be baby." Then he kissed her and it was no tender exploration, no Continue Reading
Review: No Turning Back by Kaylea Cross
No Turning Back by Kaylea Cross Romantic Suspense May 26, 2010 E-Book/Paperback The Wild Rose Press Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “I’m going to love unraveling you, sweetheart.” CIA communications expert Samarra Wallace is on the run from a faceless enemy when she learns terrorists have kidnapped and threatened to execute her cousin. She will do whatever it takes to free her, including breaking cover to contact the former teammate she is dangerously attracted to. Now all Continue Reading
Review: Big Bad Beast by Shelly Laurenston
Big Bad Beast (Pride #6) by Shelly Laurenston Paranormal Romance May 1, 2011 Trade Paperback Brava Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “It’s Miss. Nice Southern girls use Miss.” “Then I guess that still makes you a Ms.” I ADORE Shelly Laurenston and her crazy unpredictable shifters. When I received Big Bad Beast for review I decided to get the first one, The Mane Event, so that I could get an insight into the overall arc. From there I went and got her whole back list and spent the Continue Reading
Review: Hunting Human by Amanda E. Alvarez
Hunting Human by Amanda E. Alvarez Paranormal Romance March 28, 2011 E-Book Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Beth has been on the run ever since she was on vacation with her best friend in Europe and was attacked by the werewolf, Markko Bolveks. Her friend didn’t make it, and Beth has not felt safe in any city she has chosen. Having once gone to college with high hopes to be an architect, that is all history after the attack. For the past few months she has been working in Continue Reading
Review: Skin Game by Cara McKenna
Skin Game by Cara McKenna Contemporary April 29, 2011 E-Book Ellora’s Cave Reviewed by Mandi I first read Cara McKenna last year when I picked up Willing Victim. I really loved that book (hello Flynn!) and then read a quick novella by her, Dirty Thirty. It was very different from Willing Victim. Recently I read The Reluctant Nude under her pen name Meg Maguire and again thought how original each of her stories are. Well guess what I thought after I finished Skin Game? Yep – Continue Reading
Review: Before the Witches by Karina Cooper
Before the Witches by Karina Cooper Paranormal Romance May 17, 2011 E-Book, Novella Harper Collins Reviewed by Mandi Katya has grown up knowing she is different. She can tell if someone is lying or telling the truth. Fleeing from Russia because she is an outcast, she decides to take refuge in America, even if that means selling her body. She is now owned by a dirty man along with several other women – some very young. They are sold as prostitutes and kept in poor conditions. Katya Continue Reading
Review: Dark Descendant by Jenna Black
Dark Descendant by Jenna Black (Descendants #1) Urban Fantasy April 26, 2011 Paperback Pocket Reviewed by Mandi I’ve never read Jenna Black before so when I noticed Dark Descendant is the first book in a new urban fantasy series, I decided to give it a try. Nikki is just a normal girl who has a special knack at tracking down people. Her latest job was to find a girl whom her client, Emmitt claimed to be messed up with a cult. After Nikki finds her, Emmitt asks Nikki to go with him Continue Reading
Review: The Last Time I Saw Paris by Lynn Sheene
The Last Time I Saw Paris by Lynn Sheen Historical Romance May 3, 2011 Trade Paperback Berkley Trade Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You are late.” Clare Harris reinvented herself from dirt poor farmer’s daughter into a dazzling socialite. She marries into money only to find out that her husband requires her to use her beauty and considerable charms on his clients. Claire has spent her whole life burying her emotions; this is a walk in the park for her. But when her past Continue Reading
Guest Review: Past Midnight by Jasmine Haynes
Past Midnight by Jasmine Haynes Erotic Romance May 3, 2011 Trade Paperback Berkley Heat Guest Reviewed by Helyce. Find her on Goodreads. Past Midnight was not what I expected. The back blurb made me want to read it, but I was saddened when I realized the tragedy was the death of a child. I kind of had to step outside of myself and read this without inflicting my personal morals and beliefs where commitment and relationships are concerned. After all, everyone deals with the tragedy Continue Reading