First Step Forward by Liora Blake (Grand Valley #1) Released: November 29, 2016 Contemporary/Sports Romance Pocket Books Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: Fucking Hugh Grant movies. They're like the earworms of romantic comedies. I'm stuck in a place, half-hard, and all I can think is: I'm just a boy, standing in front of a girl, asking her to do something, anything, to make his cock stop hurting. Seriously. Fuck off, Hugh Grant. Cooper Lowry is a wide receiver for an NFL team in Continue Reading
Review: Blood Vow by J.R. Ward
Blood Vow by J.R. Ward (Black Dagger Legacy #2) Released: December 6, 2016 Paranormal Romance Ballantine Books Reviewed by Mandi This is the second book in the BDB spin-off series, but as we have seen in the past - this book has a main H/H, Axe and Elise, but the other half of the book (maybe even more than half) is the continuing story of Rhage, Mary and their adopted daughter Bitty. If you didn't read Rhage's book that came out in March, you might be a little lost with Bitty. Mary and Continue Reading
Review: Downed by Jen Frederick
Downed by Jen Frederick Series: Gridiron, #3 Contemporary Sports Romance/NA December 1, 2016 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “He’s an asshole, but he’s my asshole.” Quarterback JR “Ace” Anderson has made a successful transfer to Southern U to quarterback for the Renegades after the showdown between him and his old coach at Western State. With his reputation preceding him, he has a long road ahead of him in trying to gain the trust of his new teammates. The only Continue Reading
Review: Wound Tight by Tessa Bailey
Wound Tight by Tessa Bailey (Made in Jersey #4) Released: December 5, 2016 M/M Contemporary Romance Entangled Reviewed by Mandi Tessa Bailey is the queen of the dirty talking hero and I'm always excited for a new release. And then she tells me she is writing a male/male. Excuse me while I swoon off my couch in anticipation. Wound Tight is FULL of intense sexual tension and hot, hot sexy times. Definitely some dirty talking too. If you've read this series, you've met Renner, the Continue Reading
Review: The Keeper by Jillian Liota
The Keeper by Jillian Liota Romance Contemporary/Sports November 15, 2016 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Six months is nothing when considering the potential of forever without you” Soccer goalie Rachel Jameson is in her last year at Glendale College. After surviving an abusive home life, Rachel has her sights set on graduating and moving forward with her life. Until she meets Mack. With his gorgeous looks and flirty smile, he pushes his way past her Continue Reading
Round Midnight by Emma Barry and Genevieve Turner
Round Midnight (Fly Me to the Moon, Book 2) Publication Date: November 12, 2016 Historical Romance Self Published Reviewed by Kini I follow Emma Barry on Twitter and was super excited when she mentioned she was sending out ARCs. I didn’t even look it up because I have so thoroughly enjoyed every book in this series so far. Also, it should be noted that I almost never read historical. I like my romance in the present, don’t judge me. But seriously, this series by Barry and Turner is Continue Reading
Review: Taken by Cynthia Eden
Taken by Cynthia Eden Series: Lost, #5 Romantic Suspense November 29, 2016 Avon Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Once she looked out at the world and never seen any darkness. She’d trusted blindly, dumbly. Not anymore.” Bailey Jones is the only known survivor of a serial killer known as the Angel of Death. Except Bailey saw another woman there. One who Bailey helped to escape and then she just disappeared. From the deputy who rescued her to the shirk she’s been seeing, no one Continue Reading
Review: In The Kill by K. Sterling
In The Kill by K. Sterling M/M Romance October 29, 2016 Self Published Reviewed by Helyce Sage Bradley comes home one day and finds a gorgeous stranger in the hallway outside his apartment. The stranger claims to have been at a party in his apartment and want to pick up something he’d left behind. Sage assures the man that he had not had a party, but offers to help by calling the manager to see if he knew who might have had one. Sage invites the man inside his apartment to wait. Continue Reading
Review: Dirty Like Me by Jaine Diamond
Review: Dirty Like Me by Jaine Diamond Series: Dirty, #1 Contemporary Romance Released: November 2, 2016 Self Published Reviewed by Sheena Favorite Quote: "I've noticed that the girls who ask this question have come prepared, marker in hand, and have pretty much accepted the fact that you're not going to fuck them, so they take the opportunity to have you rub the tip of a felt marker on their flesh, usually their breasts or their butt crack, while they bend over provocatively, as a Continue Reading
Joint Review: Bad Neighbor by M. O’Keefe
Bad Neighbor by M.O’Keefe Erotic Romance/Suspense November 21, 2016 Self-Published Joint Review by Mandi & Tori You always know you're going to get a dark, gritty, sexy, angry and complicated romance when you pick up a M. O’Keefe book. Damaged men and women who carry more baggage than Samsonite reluctantly find one another and embark on a journey towards their redemption...if they’re brave enough to accept it. She doesn’t always offer her readers a HEA, but she does offer enough Continue Reading