Etched In Bone (The Makers Song #4) by Adrian Phoenix Urban Fantasy February 22, 2011 Paperback Pocket Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Each of us is shaped by the truth of our natures.” Etched In Bone is the 4th book in Ms. Phoenix’s Makers Song series. Short in terms of a timeline (everything takes place in approximately 3-4 days) but deep in emotional turmoil and angst. I recommend starting at the beginning-A Rush Of Wings- because the over all arc and it’s intertwining sub Continue Reading
Review: Follow My Lead by Kate Noble
Follow My Lead by Kate Noble Historical Romance May 3, 2011 Paperback Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: So. This is hell, Jason thought. A garden party, being backed into a corner by three of the most baldly opportunistic furies to have been formed in the British system of wealth and aristocracy. Who knew? Jason Cummings (who has red hair, swoon), Duke of Rayne is 30 and ready to get married, because well, that is what one does when one turns 30. Being a very wealthy Duke Continue Reading
Review: Sabine and the Beast by Moira Rogers
Sabine (...and the Beast #1) by Moira Rogers Paranormal Romance E-Book Samhain Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Something was missing, had slipped through his fingers like a spirit, and the world seemed paler without it.” Once upon a time the High Lord of the Forest who went off to battle. He left beyond a beautiful young woman whom he loved with all his heart. However, the High Lord’s mother did not approve of the young lowborn wolf and tried everything to get her to leave the Continue Reading
Review: Any Man of Mine by Rachel Gibson
Any Man Of Mine (Chinooks Hockey Team #6) by Rachel Gibson April 26, 2010 Contemporary Romance Paperback Avon Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You seem to have lost your panties again.” “Oops. I bet that happens a lot around you.” Rachel Gibson is an auto buy for me. From her smexy Chinooks to her crazy Writers Friends series, Ms. Gibson gives me everything I need in a contemporary. Romance, laughter, engaging characters, and a realistic life altering lesson. In her Continue Reading
Review and Giveaway: When You Dare by Lori Foster
When You Dare by Lori Foster (Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor #1) Romantic Suspense April 26, 2011 Paperback HQN Books Reviewed by Mandi When you Dare is the first book I have read by Lori Foster and also the first in a new series. We are introduced to the super sexy, majorly alpha Dare Macintosh. Smexy approves. Dare has made his living rescuing women who have been kidnapped by human traffickers. Dare has helped many and made a lot of money and is now winding down his Continue Reading
Review: Tangled Threads by Jennifer Estep
Tangled Threads by Jennifer Estep April 26, 2011 Urban Fantasy Paperback Pocket Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “Who the hell are you?” I gave him a cold, hard smile. “The bitch who’s here to kill you.” The Elemental Assassin series hooked me with the first sentence in the first book, Spider’s Bite: My name is Gin, and I kill people. And I am happy to say, now that we are on to book four, this series is only getting better in my opinion. Much of Continue Reading
Review and Giveaway: Hush by Cherry Adair
Hush by Cherry Adair (Lodestone #1) Romantic Suspense (with small paranormal element) April 26, 2011 Paperback Pocket Star Reviewed by Mandi I’ve read a few of Cherry Adair’s T-Flac series and most recently really enjoyed Undertow. When Hush came in my mailbox I became intrigued. Romantic suspense in the jungles of South America? I like the sound of it. Zakary and his brother Gideon are rich beyond their wildest dreams after creating the biggest search engine in the Continue Reading
Review: Wicked Games by Jill Myles
Wicked Games by Jill Myles Contemporary Romance March 5, 2011 E-Book Self Published Reviewed by Mandi The game show Endurance Island (think Survivor) needs a boost in its second season ratings, and when a female contestant drops out before the competition starts, the executive producer calls upon Abby. Abby works for MediaWeek magazine, and her boss asks her to drop everything and join this crazy show so she can give an insider’s take on what it is like to participate on Endurance Continue Reading
Review: Haunting Desire by Erin Quinn
Haunting Desire (Mists Of Ireland, #3) by Erin Quinn Paranormal Romance April 5, 2011 Trade Paperback Berkley Trade Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Whatever happens...I want it to happen with you.” BLURB: Drawn into the cursed no-man's land called Fennore, Shealy O'Leary finds herself facing the legendary dark entity, the Druid. And unless Shealy bends to his will, her father will surely die. The fierce warrior Tiarnan was damned by the Druid to spend eternity in Continue Reading
Guest Review: Blood Wicked by Sharon Page
Blood Wicked by Sharon Page Erotic paranormal romance Feb. 22, 2011 Paperback Aphrodisia/Kensington Today Chelsea from Vampire Book Club is guest reviewing! Take it away Chelsea. Blood Wicked is a dirty, dirty historical paranormal romance. It’s also remarkably engaging with characters worth caring about. It’s also a book I kept close to my chest lest my husband catch a paragraph or two over my shoulder and I’d be forced to explain why I was engrossed in a passage Continue Reading