Under Her Skin (Blank Canvas Book 1) Publication Date: February 7, 2017 Contemporary Romance Sourcebooks Reviewed by Kini Blurb: Battered by a life determined to tear him down This quiet ex-con’s scarred hands may be the gentlest touch she’ll ever know. …if only life were a fairy tale where Beauty was allowed to keep her Beast Ivan thought the world was through giving him second chances. Who’d want a rough ex-con with a savior complex and a bad habit of bringing home helpless Continue Reading
Review: The Turn by Kim Harrison
The Turn by Kim Harrison Series: The Hollows, #0.1 Urban Fantasy February 7, 2017 Gallery Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Hurry up, you little snack.” Can science save us when all else fails? Trisk and her hated rival, Kalamack, have the same goal: save their species from extinction. Death comes in the guise of hope when a genetically modified tomato created to feed the world combines with the government's new tactical virus, giving it an unexpected host and a mode of Continue Reading
Review: The Duke by Kerrigan Byrne
The Duke by Kerrigan Byrne (Victorian Rebels #4) Released: February 7, 2017 Historical Romance St. Martin's Reviewed by May Imogen was working as a bar maid (never a prostitute) to repay a debt her father owed, when her real occupation was a nurse by day. One night a group of soldiers came in, and her life would never be quite the same. It was done. What was left of her innocence had been taken. No, not taken. Bought. Imogen decided that the sacrifice of her virginity had been Continue Reading
Review: Seven Minutes in Heaven by Eloisa James
Seven Minutes in Heaven by Eloisa James Series: Desperate Duchesses #9, Desperate Duchesses by the Numbers #3 Historical Romance January 31, 2017 Avon Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Nothing ruins a dinner party like expertise.” Edward (Ward) Reeve is a wealthy inventor and the illegitimate son of an Earl. He has recently gained guardianship of his two younger half siblings (Lizzie and Otis) after his mother passed away. Due to the children's unusual upbringing, they were raised Continue Reading
Review: Breathless by Beverly Jenkins
Breathless by Beverly Jenkins (Old West #2) Released: January 31, 2017 Western Historical Avon Reviewed by Mandi Last year I read the first book in this series, Forbidden, and I enjoyed it but I definitely like Breathless better. Our heroine in Breathless is the niece of the hero and heroine in Forbidden - Eddy and Rhine - who play a prominent part in this book. It's fun to see them fully enjoying their HEA. Portia and her sister Regan came to live with Rhine and Eddy when their mother, Continue Reading
Review: On Second Thought by Kristan Higgins *Giveaway*
On Second Thought by Kristan Higgins Contemporary Romance/Women's Fiction Harlequin HQN January 31, 2017 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “This is so good. Thanks for making me shower.” On the heels of Higgins’ entertaining and thought-provoking If You Only Knew, Higgins revisits her sleepy little town of Cambry-on-Hudson, New York in On Second Thought. Using the dysfunctional O’Leary family and the timeless topics of love, loss, family, and second chances, Higgins builds a story on Continue Reading
Review: At Close Range by Laura Griffin and Giveaway
At Close Range by Laura Griffin (Tracers #11) Releases: January 31, 2017 Romantic Suspense Pocket Books Reviewed by Mandi I love, love, love this romantic suspense series from Laura Griffin. Each one is so well done with a suspense that really makes you guess and a cast of characters that are very well-developed. In this one we get to learn Scott Black's story. A former Navy SEAL, turned ballistics expert, he works for the famed Delphi Center, a leader in forensics experts. Scott is Continue Reading
Review: Dirty Like Us by Jaine Diamond
Review: Dirty Like Us by Jaine Diamond Series: Dirty, #0.5 Contemporary Romance Series: Dirty Released: December 12, 2016 Self Published Reviewed by Sheena What happens in Vegas… better stay in Vegas. Maggie Omura has never been a gambling woman. As assistant manager of Dirty, the hottest rock band on the planet, she brings order to the lives of four crazy-ass rock stars. But when the band lands in Vegas, a streak of bad luck lands Maggie in a bind--and in the penthouse Continue Reading
Driven to Distraction by Olivia Dade
Driven to Distraction (Lovestruck Librarians #5) Publication Date: January 17, 2017 Contemporary Romance Lyrical Shine Reviewed by Kini IF THE BOOKMOBILE'S ROCKING... Constance Chen is not the demure kind of librarian. Sure, her high-horsepower ride is Big Bertha the Bookmobile, but Con swears a blue streak, does her own home improvement, and wears steel-toed boots. She has a tight circle of friends, a demanding, beloved sprawl of a Chinese-American family, and a strict hookups-only Continue Reading
Review: Royal Scandal by Marquita Valentine
Royal Scandal by Marquita Valentine Series: Royals in Exile, #1 Romance Contemporary January 24, 2017 Loveswept Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Well, you know how we Americans are. Rebelling against the crown since 1776.” Crown Prince Colin Sinclair and his royal siblings are forced to flee to to the United States after a coup in their country results in the assignation of their parents. Settling in Charlotte, NC Colin becomes the official caregiver with some help from friend. Continue Reading