Dirty Heart by Rhys Ford Series: Cole McGinnis #6 M/M Contemporary Romance March 18, 2016 Dreamspinner Press Reviewed by Helyce Former LAPD detective Cole McGinnis’s life nearly ended the day his police partner and best friend Ben Pirelli emptied his service weapon into Cole and his then-lover, Rick. Since Ben turned his gun on himself, Cole thought he’d never find out why Ben tried to destroy him. Years later, Cole has stitched himself back together. Now a private investigator and Continue Reading
Review: At the Edge by Laura Griffin
At the Edge by Laura Griffin (Alpha Crew #1) Released: March 7, 2016 Romantic Suspense Novella Pocket Reviewed by Mandi Emma Wright works for an Ambassador's wife, traveling the world and providing goodwill missions to very remote places. During one of these trips, the small plane Emma is on with her boss, crashes into a jungle island. After gaining consciousness, Emma sees her boss is dead, but the pilot, while unconscious, has a faint pulse. Emma finds his satellite phone, gets down Continue Reading
Review: Dissension by Stacey Berg
Dissension by Stacey Berg (Echo Hunter 367 #1) Released: March 15, 2016 Dysopian/Sci Fi Harper Voyager Reviewed by Mandi Blurb: For four hundred years, the Church has led the remnants of humanity as they struggle for survival in the last inhabited city. Echo Hunter 367 is exactly what the Church created her to be: loyal, obedient, lethal. A clone who shouldn’t care about anything but her duty. Who shouldn’t be able to. When rebellious citizens challenge the Church’s authority, it is Continue Reading
Review: Us by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy
Us by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy Series: Him, #2 Romance Sports Contemporary, MM, LGBT, March 11, 2016 Rennie Road Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Love is friendship set on fire.” Can your favorite hockey players finish their first season together undefeated? Five months in, NHL forward Ryan Wesley is having a record-breaking rookie season. He's living his dream of playing pro hockey and coming home every night to the man he loves–Jamie Canning, his longtime best friend turned Continue Reading
Review: Not a Mistake by Amber Belldene
Not a Mistake by Amber Belldene (Hot Under Her Collar #1) Released: March 15, 2016 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi On the night she graduates from seminary, Jordan Sykes finds herself in bed with Dominic Lawrence, the ethics professor she’s crushed on for years. Two months later, she discovers she’s pregnant and is determined to hide it to protect his career. Maybe, if she loves her new church like hell, they won’t fire her for being a single mother. Dominic Continue Reading
Review: Reid’s Deliverance by Nina Crespo
Reid's Deliverance (The Song #2) by Nina Crespo Contemporary Romance Released: March 15, 2016 Lyrical Press Reviewed by Sheena Lauren isn't looking for love when she spends a scintillating night with Reid, the sexy keyboardist of Thane's Redemption. While their passion may be off the charts, her trust issues--and Reid's secret life as a time-traveling covert agent--makes any chance for a relationship impossible. When operatives involved in a mysterious project begin dying, Reid Continue Reading
Review: Hawke by Sawyer Bennett
Hawke by Sawyer Bennett (Cold Fury #5) Released: March 15, 2016 Contemporary Romance Loveswept Reviewed by Mandi I love hockey romance and Sawyer Bennett does a nice job with this series. In this book we get Hawke, star defenseman for the NHL's Cold Fury, in North Carolina. This is a second chance romance trope, as Hawke and Vale were in love at the start of his career. They were both big into partying hard. They loved hard, partied hard, and had a lot of sex. And then one night Vale Continue Reading
Review: Out of Frame by Megan Erickson
Out of Frame by Megan Erickson (In Focus #3) Released: March 15, 2016 M/M Contemporary Romance Intermix Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: "You are the cutest ginger on the seven seas." I love this series by Megan Erickson, featuring road trip romance. This time, we leave the car at the dock and go cruising. J.R has been part of a reality show for the past year, traveling around the world with his cast mates. Trip League was a reality show in its third season. The cast was billed as Continue Reading
Review: The Cold Between by Elizabeth Bonesteel
The Cold Between by Elizabeth Bonesteel (Central Corps #1) Released: March 8, 2016 Science Fiction (no hea) Harper Voyager Reviewed by Mandi I don't read a ton of Sci-Fi but I'm always open to trying a new series. I picked up this book one night and read the first 100 pages and I was totally engaged. Elena is an engineer who is on a short break on a colony - and much out of character, picks up a hottie mctottie at a bar one night. This hottie is named Trey, and he is a space pirate. Oh Continue Reading
Review: Seven Black Diamonds by Melissa Marr
Seven Black Diamonds by Melissa Marr Released: March 1, 2016 YA Fantasy HarperCollins Reviewed by Mandi Blurb: Lilywhite Abernathy is a criminal. Her father’s “unconventional” business has meant a life of tightly held secrets, concealed weaponry, and a strict code. But Lily’s crime isn’t being the daughter of a powerful mob boss. Her guilt lies in the other half of her DNA—the part that can coax ancient rumors from stones and summon fire with a thought. Lily is part fae, which is a Continue Reading