Absolve Me by Morgaine Cameron BDSM Released: March 20, 2017 Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi I like the taboo nature of priest romance books (I recommend you check out Amber Belldene's series) and this one throws in a few extra kinks. Liza is a sex therapist/surrogate. I had never heard of a sex surrogate before this book, and I learned that in some cases she actually has sex with her clients to help them through issues they may be having. She can also help couples who are having Continue Reading
Review: Driving Rain by Sierra Dean
Driving Rain by Sierra Dean Series: Rain Chaser, #2 Urban Fantasy February 21, 2017 Self-published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Any pizza is personal-sized if you believe in yourself.” Tallulah Corentine expected some down time after cheating death a few times in her last assignment but her employer isn’t the most considerate of bosses. In fact Seth, the God of Storms, isn’t considerate at all. When Tallulah is contacted by the Seattle PD about a body, she’s dismayed to find a Continue Reading
Review: What it Takes by Shannon Stacey
What it Takes by Shannon Stacey (Kowalski Family #10) Released: February 28, 2017 Contemporary Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi I've really enjoyed the Kowalski series over the years. I've not read the entire series, but several, especially those in the beginning. It's a nice contemporary series - it makes me laugh, and the heroes and heroines are nice and a little dirty. A good combination. This book has a stand alone romance but is also a reunion book. We meet Laney, whose Continue Reading
Review: Madly by Ruthie Knox
Madly: A New York Novel (The New York Trilogy Series Book 2) Publication Date: March 14, 2017 Contemporary Romance LoveSwept Reviewed by Kini Allie Fredericks isn’t supposed to be in Manhattan, hiding in the darkest corner of a hip bar, spying on her own mother—who’s flirting with a man who’s definitely not Allie’s father. Allie’s supposed to be in Wisconsin, planning her parents’ milestone anniversary party. Then Winston Chamberlain walks through the door, with his tailored suit, Continue Reading
Review: Ashwin by Kit Rocha
Ashwin by Kit Rocha Series: Gideon's Riders, #1 Post Apocalyptic/Fantasy/ Romance March 7, 2017 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You’re the exception to every rule.” Lieutenant Ashwin Malhotra is a Makhai soldier--genetically engineered to be cold, ruthless. Unfeeling. His commanding officers consider him the perfect operative, and they're right. Now, he has a simple mission: to infiltrate Gideon's Riders, the infamous sect of holy warriors that protects the people Continue Reading
Review: Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa
Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa Series: The Bargainer, #1 Paranormal Romance November 15, 2016 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I’ll only agree to this if you do me one favor-” “Yeah, anything.” “Please give me my balls back at the end of the evening.” Callypso (Callie) Lillis, a siren, has spent her life hiding a huge secret.The bracelet of beads running up her arm isn't a fashion statement but an accounting of all the favors she has asked of the mysterious Bargainer. Now the time Continue Reading
Review: Stealing Mr. Right by Tamara Morgan
Stealing Mr. Right by Tamara Morgan (Penelope Blue #1) Released: March 7, 2017 Chick-Lit/Romantic Suspense Sourcebooks Reviewed by Mandi I liked this book but I do have two frustrations I'll get to in a minute. Penelope Blue (I love that name and I LOVE the way the hero says it in this book - always rhyming it with a sensual undertone) grew up with famous jewel thief for a father. He amassed a great fortune in stolen goods, hid them and then disappeared, assumed dead. Penelope doesn't Continue Reading
Review: Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop
Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop (The Others #5) Released: March 7, 2017 Urban Fantasy Roc Reviewed by May Simon and Meg once again return to the center of this beautifully crafted world, for yet another installment of The Others series. This is definitely a series that needs to be read in order, as the story truly carries over through the series. We pick up in this book where we last left off, with Namid’s teeth and claws considering this question: How much human should we keep? A Continue Reading
Review: The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel
The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel Fiction/Mystery suspense Random House, LLC March 7, 2017 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "Sometimes you have to pass the pain around in order to survive it." Fifteen-year-old Lane Roanoke didn’t know much about her mother’s family except her mother likened the Roanoke legacy to a nightmare you can never escape from. When her mother commits suicide, leaving a note begging forgiveness for not being able to wait, Lane is sent to live with her grandparents Continue Reading
Review: How to Tame a Beast in Seven Days by Kerrelyn Sparks
How to Tame a Beast in Seven Days by Kerrelyn Sparks Released: March 7, 2017 Historical Romance Reviewed by May From Amazon: As one of the Embraced―one born with magical powers―the beautiful, innocent Luciana escaped certain death after her father hid her away on the Isle of Moon. Now, nineteen years later, her father has returned with a frightening request. He will be executed unless Luciana returns to the mainland and marries a man feared throughout the land: a terrifying brute known as Continue Reading