Hold You Against Me by Skye Warren (Stripped #4) Released: May 31, 2016 Dark Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I've been a fan of Skye Warren books for some time now - going to them whenever I'm craving a dark book. Sometimes she writes really, really dark and it's too much, but I found Hold You Against Me to be dark - but not too dark. Clara and her sister Honor were born into the mafia and their father who is boss is a strict man. Clara has a little rebellion in her though, Continue Reading
Review: Downtown Devil by Cara McKenna
Downtown Devil by Cara McKenna Released: June 21, 2016 Erotic M/M/F Signet Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: This sex had been so much. Dirty and hot, a little kinky, a little cocky, but joyous as well. Everything at once. Irreplaceable. This M/M/F menage worked really well for me - it's really hot, and I loved all three characters. Clare is just turning thirty and on the edge of something really good in her life. During the day she works for a call center, taking complaint after Continue Reading
Review: Inseverable by Cecy Robson
Inseverable by Cecy Robson Series: Carolina Beach, #1 Romance Contemporary/NA June 21, 2016 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Are you lonely?” He lifts his head slowly, pitching me with such an intense stare, it holds me in place. “Not when I’m with you,” he whispers. Callahan is a former Army sniper who has come to Kiawah Island, SC to find some peace from all the horror he experienced during the war. Sexy but grumpy, he is content to stay to himself in the house his Continue Reading
Review: With Vengeance by Brooklyn Ann
With Vengeance by Brooklyn Ann (Hearts of Metal #2) Contemporary Romance May 19, 2016 Reviewed by Helyce From Goodreads: Twenty-three year old Katana James can shred on the guitar. Not that anyone would know, as she’s spent most of her time working on a popular news and gossip website for Heavy Metal fans since her own band broke up. But her dreams are in reach when she gets an audition to play with her favorite band, Bleeding Vengeance. Kat won’t let her gender, her anxiety disorder, or Continue Reading
Review: The Deal With Love by Jamie Wesley
The Deal With Love by Jamie Wesley (One-on-One #3) Released: June 13, 2016 Contemporary Romance Entangled Reviewed by Mandi When filmmaker Christian Monroe runs into fiery—and frustrating—Elise Templeton at a party, the night quickly becomes the hottest one-night stand of their lives. But then her boss hires Christian to make a publicity film about Elise, and suddenly they’re in each other’s space. All day. Every day. And things are getting hotter… Outside the bedroom, the two have Continue Reading
Review: Shut Out by Kelly Jamieson
Shut Out: A Bayard Hockey Novel Publication Date: June 7, 2016 New Adult/Sports Romance Loveswept Reviewed by Kini Blurb From the bestselling author of the Heller Brothers Hockey series comes the first novel of a new hockey romance series featuring a college team whose players are heating things up both on and off the ice. The Bayard College hockey team isn’t where Jacob Flass thought he’d be a season ago. He was a rising star in the Canadian major junior league, cruising toward a Continue Reading
Review: The Harder He Falls by Lynda Aicher
The Harder He Falls by Lynda Aicher (Kick #1) Released: June 7, 2016 M/M Erotic Romance (Light BDSM) Loveswept Reviewed by Mandi Expert whitewater-rafting guide Grady Kelley lives for that rush of adrenaline: at work, as the newest employee of a Portland-based outdoor-adventure sports company, and off the river, where liaisons with anonymous men keep him satisfied. Grady prefers no drama and no strings attached, but when tragedy strikes, fate leads him to Micah Swaine. He’s hot, Continue Reading
Review: Test Drive by Marie Harte
Test Drive by Marie Harte Series: Body Shop Bad Boys, #1 Romance Contemporary June 7, 2016 Sourcebook Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I’m such a skank. An incredible, awesome skank. I rock!!” Johnny Devlin is known charmer with his devil-may-care attitude and smoldering good looks. A mechanic at Webster’s Garage, he has been chatting up a local bartender, Lara Valley, for years, but she hasn’t the time for him or his checkered reputation. When she is attacked at work, Johnny jumps Continue Reading
Review: The Beast of Clan Kincaid by Lily Blackwood
Review: The Beast of Clan Kincaid by Lily Blackwood Series: Highland Warrior, #1 Historical Romance Released: May 31, 2016 St. Martin's Paperbacks Reviewed by Sheena They call him the Beast—a hardened mercenary whose heart seems as cold as his icy blue gaze. They do not know his true name: Niall Braewick, son of the Laird of Kincaid. It has been years since he escaped into the forest the night his father was murdered. Now he has returned, ablaze with a vengeful hunger. He will gain Continue Reading
Review: Primal Instinct by Tara Wyatt
Primal Instinct by Tara Wyatt (Bodyguard #2) Released: May 31, 2016 Romantic Suspense Forever Reviewed by Mandi Book two in this bodyguard series, I didn't enjoy the suspense part as much but the romance worked well for me. Taylor has had a hit record that made her a very big music star. But now she is in a rut - trying to find that creative juice to make another record under the pressure of a deadline. She also had a tiny incident on a plane, that involved joining the mile high Continue Reading