Welcome Home, Katie Gallagher by Seana Kelly Released: July 1, 2017 Contemporary Romance Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi I believe this is a debut author and I enjoyed her voice in this one. Katie has been trying to be the perfect wife for her controlling husband for years - but has never been thin enough, or pretty enough or the a good enough hostess etc... and when she finds evidence of him having an affair, she is done. She is tired of being controlled and humiliated by the man who is Continue Reading
Review: Blackthorne’s Bride by Joan Johnson
Blackthorne's Bride by Joan Johnston Bitter Creek, #4/Mail Order Bride, #12 Historical Romance July 25, 2017 Dell Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Rebuke? Censure? How dare she! Did she know who he was? What he was? Marcus Wharton, the Duke of Blackthorne bought a young girl’s freedom with a gold watch and a knife, saving her from certain death. Instead of sending her home to her family as promised, he sent her to work as a servant on one of his neglected estates with his nephews. Continue Reading
Review: Faking It by Christine d’Abo
Faking It by Christine d’Abo Series: Ringside Romance #2 Genre: Contemporary Romance, M/M romance, Published: May, 8 2017 Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 238 Reviewed by Tracey Favorite Quote: “Memories were a strange animal. They morphed and changed to suit the story you were telling yourself.” Blurb: Max Tremblay should be happy. His night club, Frantic, is one of the most popular gay clubs in Toronto, and his childhood refuge, Ringside Gym, is well on the way to reopening. Continue Reading
Review: Eye Candy by Jessica Lemmon
Eye Candy by Jessica Lemmon (Real Love #1) Contemporary Romance July 25, 2017 Loveswept Reviewed by Helyce From Goodreads: Jacqueline: As an adult woman--and the vice president of a marketing firm--I shouldn't be waiting by my office window to ogle the mystery man who jogs by every morning at 11:45. Sure, he's a gorgeous, perfect specimen of the human race, but I can't bring myself to hit on a total stranger. However, my best friend-slash-colleague Vince Carson thinks I should do more Continue Reading
Review: Wildfire by Ilona Andrews
Wildfire by Ilona Andrews (Hidden Legacy #3) Released: July 25, 2017 Urban Fantasy Avon Reviewed by May I had been hugged by a giant, super intelligent, pacifist bear. I could do this. I could do anything. I just had to walk in and call for a family meeting. Connor “Mad” Rogan and Nevada Baylor are back in the third and final installment of their series. Book two left us with huge questions and open issues – and I am happy to say that in this third installment we do find a fairly Continue Reading
Review: Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai
Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai (Forbidden Hearts #1) Released: July 25, 2017 Contemporary Romance Avon Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: "You never told me why you decided your car is a woman." "Because no man could ever handle my ass for this long." Alisha Rai has a new series and it's angst-filled from page one. I enjoyed it. I've seen it mentioned that this book is like Romeo and Juliet, except with a happy ending. And that is right on target. We have two enemy families, Continue Reading
Review: Spellbinder by Thea Harrison
Spellbinder by Thea Harrison Moonshadow,#2 Paranormal Romance/Dark Fantasy July 18, 2017 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "I was broken, and broken again, until I became someone else..." Morgan le Fae, the Light Fae Queen’s Captain of the Hounds, is a man who has gone by many names. Kingmaker. Sorcerer. Advisor. Bard. Merlin. The power behind the rise of King Arthur and Camelot, he was devastated when Isabeau, Queen of the Light Fae, and her consort, Modred, murdered Continue Reading
Review: The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian
The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian (The Turner Series #3) Genres: Historical, LGBTQ, M/M Romance Published: July 4, 2019 Publisher: Avon Impulse Reviewed by Tracey Blurb: Rogue. Libertine. Rake. Lord Courtenay has been called many things and has never much cared. But after the publication of a salacious novel supposedly based on his exploits, he finds himself shunned from society. Unable to see his nephew, he is willing to do anything to improve his reputation, even if that means Continue Reading
Review: Kiss My Boots by Harper Sloan
Kiss My Boots by Harper Sloan (Coming Home #2) Released: July 18, 2017 Contemporary Romance Pocket Books Reviewed by Mandi A few months ago I read Lost Rider, the first book in this series and fell for this author's voice. She reminds me a bit of the way Kristen Ashley writes - and I like it. This series focuses on four siblings - two brothers and a sister, and the sister, Quinn gets her HEA in this one in a second chance at love trope. Quinn is a car mechanic - it has been her Continue Reading
Review: Trust by Kylie Scott
Trust by Kylie Scott Romance Contemporary/Mature YA July 18, 2017 Self Published Favorite Quote: “Even my shitty attitude couldn't deny the healing qualities of Cool Whip.” Reviewed by Tori “Being young is all about the experiences: the first time you skip school, the first time you fall in love…the first time someone holds a gun to your head.” Trust is Kylie Scott's first foray into young adult (YA) and a winner in my book with its bittersweet story of two teenagers who struggle to Continue Reading