Taken by the Others (H&W Investigations #2) Urban Fantasy January 4, 2010 Paperback, 352 Pages Zebra Reviewed by Mandi Private Investigator Shiarra Waynest can’t catch a break. Although she only wants to investigate humans, she has found herself tangled up with The Others. Out to the public since 9/11, The Others – vampires, werewolves etc..have used their money to spin a positive light on themselves but Shiarra knows just how dangerous they can be. Although she is dating Chazz, Continue Reading
Review: Stocking Full of Coal by Amanda Feral
Stocking Full Of Coal by Amanda Feral Erotic December 16, 2010 E-Book Ellora’s Cave Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “...did I deserve to be happy? My guess was yeah, I deserved it as much as the next jerk.” Justine Crenshaw is purposely accident prone. That’s her kink. Bruises, hematomas, contusions...all of it binds and enhances her sexual pleasure. She seeks out men who accept her fetish and allow her the freedom to revel in the pain of the bruises during sex. But when Continue Reading
Review and Giveaway: Trust Me If You Dare by L.B. Gregg
Trust Me If You Dare by L.B. Gregg (Romano and Albright #2) M/M Romance December 21, 2010 E-Book Samhain Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “I won’t lie. I like it. You’re feisty when you’re jealous.” “I’m going to feisty you in the nuts in a second.” “That sounds kinda kinky.” Trust Me If You Dare, book two in L.B. Gregg’s Romano and Albright series and continues the story of the very enjoyable Caesar and Dan. Caesar is still living in Nana’s house, and working full time Continue Reading
Review: Mine Until Morning by Jasmine Haynes
Mine Until Morning by Jasmine Haynes Erotic Contemporary December 7, 2010 Trade Paperback, 336 Pages Berkley Trade Reviewed by Tori Jasmine Haynes completes her sensuous and erotic Courtesan trilogy with three deliciously spicy novellas that prove that everyone has a second chance at finding love. Three emotionally gratifying couples whose well written stories fill our hearts and steam up our windows with tales of finding love one more time. The Only Way Out- Dani Dawson had it Continue Reading
Review: A Little Harmless Lie by Melissa Schroeder
A Little Harmless Lie by Melissa Schroeder (Harmless #4) BDSM December 14, 2010 E-Book Samhain Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “I didn’t say you could leave.” Dee Sumner has a tragic past she is running from. After witnessing a murder, and being a target herself, she has disappeared from everyone and has become someone new the past ten years. The last two of those years, she has been working as a bartender at Rough N’ Ready, an elite BDSM club in Hawaii. Needing to keep a low Continue Reading
Review: Cold Magic by Kate Elliott
Cold Magic by Kate Elliott (Spiritwalker #1) September 2, 2010 Fantasy, Steampunk Paperback, 528 Pages Orbit Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote:”When I saw you coming down the stairs that evening, it was as if I were seeing the other half of my soul descending to greet me.” Catherine (Cat) Hassi Barahal’s life is about the change drastically when she is mistaken for her cousin and forced in to marriage with a cold mage she doesn’t know. When it comes to light that she is not her Continue Reading
Review: A MidWinter Fantasy Anthology
A Midwinter Fantasy Anthology November 23, 2010 Fantasy E-book (Trade Oct 2011) 336 Pages Dorchester “A Christmas Carroll” by Leanna Renee Hieber Just days after the ending of Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker, Headmistress Rebecca is lonely and sad. The death of her friend and fellow guard member Jane lays heavy on her soul. She feels guilty for her death, and just all around miserable. For twenty years she served in the guard, and for twenty years she has pined Continue Reading
Review: Naughty and Nice Anthology
Naughty and Nice Anthology Contemporary Romance December 6, 2010 E-Book Carina PressReviewed by MandiHoliday Sparks by Shannon StaceyWhen Chloe Burke blows the fuse at her parent’s old house while housesitting, she calls electrician Scott Quinn to come turn the lights back on. Scott has had a crush on Chloe since high school, but running in different circles, Chloe doesn’t remember him. Now working in Boston, Chloe is enjoying being back at home for a few weeks, and enjoying the Continue Reading
Review: You Dropped a Blonde on Me by Dakota Cassidy
You Dropped a Blonde On Me (Ex Trophy Wives #1) by Dakota Cassidy Contemporary Romance December 7, 2010 Trade Paperback, 368 Pages Berkley Trade Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "How nice that two lonely people in the world had clearly made a connection. Now there'd be two less lonely people in the world. How very Air Supply." Maxine (Max) Lou Anne Henderson Cambridge didn't know how low she had sunk until she physically threatened a teenager for getting hired over Continue Reading
Review and Giveaway: Stranger by Zoe Archer
Stranger by Zoe Archer December 7, 2010 Historical Paranormal Romance Paperback, 370 Pages Zebra Reviewed by Mandi Gemma Murphy has been following Catullus Graves and his friends for some time now. After first seeing him in the Northwest Territory of Canada, she now finds herself on a boat, to England. A reporter, she loves to investigate, and she knows Catullus and his crew have many secrets. Catullus is a member of The Blades of the Rose, a secret organization that protects Continue Reading