True North by Tamsen Parker (The Compass #4) Released: July 25, 2016 Erotic BDSM Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: There's a reason I've been kind of an asshole my whole life, and it's because it's way easier than being a good person. This Compass series has stretched my boundaries in a good way. Heavy on BDSM, the previous books have focused on India and her now husband Cris. Overall I enjoyed them and when I heard Slade was getting a book - a man who is not presented Continue Reading
Review: To Have and to Hold by Serena Bell
To Have and to Hold: A Returning Home Novel Publication Date: July 19, 2016 Contemporary Romance, Military Loveswept Reviewed by Kini Blurb The reunion is supposed to be the start of the rest of their lives. But when Trina Levine sees the soldier she promised to love forever, Hunter Cross looks at her like she’s a stranger. The connection is gone, lost in the blank stare of those soulful brown eyes. Hunter remembers his young daughter but not Trina, and he certainly can’t recall why Continue Reading
Review: Fatal Identity by Marie Force
Fatal Identity by Marie Force (Fatal #10) Released: July 26, 2016 Romantic Suspense Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi This is book ten in the Fatal series, and the first book I've read. When I started it, I didn't realize that this series follows the same heroine, and her family, through the entire series. I really enjoyed this book, and could follow what was happening even though this was the first I've read - however, I could also tell I've missed out on a lot of back story and dynamics. Continue Reading
Review: Not Over Yet by Amber Belldene
Not Over Yet (Hot Under Her Collar Book 2) Publication Date: July 26, 2016 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Kini Blurb Some people aren't meant to have it all... Three years ago, nanny Lily Yee enjoyed a passionate fling with her boss, the recently divorced and extremely eligible Eric Roche. Then the sexy surfer/CEO wanted more than she could give, and she fled to pursue her one true calling—the priesthood. Eric learned how to love from Lily and wanted to build a Continue Reading
Review: Thunder Road by Sierra Dean
Thunder Road by Sierra Dean Series: Rain Chaser, #1 Urban Fantasy July 26, 2016 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I was the Godzilla to their Tokyo.” Tallulah Corentine has been waiting years for the fabulous life she was promised by her parents when they gave her to the Gods at age seven. Born as one of the “chosen ones,” Tallulah has powers and some benefits as a cleric to Seth, the Storm God, but knows she is nothing more than an indentured servant. Getting on the Continue Reading
Review: The Angels’ Share by J.R. Ward
The Angels’ Share by J.R. Ward Series: The Bourbon Kings, #2 Literary Fiction/Family Saga Releases: July 26, 2016 NAL Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I’m so honored to be on a list that no doubt will be as exclusive as Wikipedia.” The Bradford’s troubles are just beginning. The Bradfords are the creme de la creme of Kentucky society and bourbon but their stock is sinking faster than the titanic. Reeling from the apparent suicide of their patriarch, William Bradford, they are Continue Reading
Review: Where The Wild Things Bite by Molly Harper
Where The Wild Things Bite by Molly Harper Series: Half Moon Hollow, #5 Paranormal Romance July 26, 2016 Pocket Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: If there’s a lesson you can take from vampires, it’s “take what resources you can, when you can, even if it’s in a less than ethical manner.” We call this “survival of the sneakiest.” The fifth installment in Molly Harper’s silly, sexy, and adorably addictive Half Moon Hollow series will leave readers cheering and laughing out loud at Continue Reading
Review: Broken Prince by Erin Watt
Broken Prince by Erin Watt Series: The Royals, #2 Romance Contemporary/YA Releases: July 25, 2016 Self Published Reviewed by Tori These Royals will ruin you… From wharf fights and school brawls to crumbling lives inside glittery mansions, one guy tries to save himself. Reed Royal has it all—looks, status, money. The girls at his elite prep school line up to date him, the guys want to be him, but Reed never gave a damn about anyone but his family until Ella Harper walked into his Continue Reading
Review: Steadfast by Sarina Bowen
Steadfast by Sarina Bowen (True North #2) Released: July 12, 2016 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Oh Sarina Bowen - you know how to break my heart, fill it with angst and then patch it all back up. You meet Jude in the first book, Bittersweet but this can be read as a stand alone. Jude became addicted to opiates (pills, heroine) and was able to hide that part of himself from his steady girlfriend, Sophie for a long time. I used to be so proud of the way I kept Continue Reading
Review: One Minute to Midnight by Nico Rosso
One Minute to Midnight by Nico Rosso (Black Ops: Automatik #2) Released: July 18, 2016 Romantic Suspense Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: He moved down her body like a thundercloud, full of electric power and silent strength. Ben and Mary both work for the Black Ops company, Automatik, and their latest assignment is to travel to a town called Morris Flats, suspected of being the center of a gunrunning ring. Ben and Mary know each other, but haven't worked together as Continue Reading