The Girl in Red by Christina HenrySci-Fi/Fantasy/DystopianJune 18, 2019 by Berkley KINDLE * BN * GOODREADS This dystopian retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, follows Red, our heroine, as she travels through the woods on the way to her grandmother's house. Time skips back and forth, every other chapter, answering readers questions about what happened to Red's family and how the "Crisis" began to present day as she navigates the current, dangerous world full of wolves, both human and Continue Reading
Review: Wolf Rain by Nalini Singh
Wolf Rain by Nalini SinghPsy-Changeling Trinity #3Paranormal RomanceJune 4, 2019 by BerkleyKINDLE * BN * GOODREADS New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh takes us on a new adventure in this next novel of the Psy-Changeling Trinity series…The end of Silence was supposed to create a better world for future generations. But trust is broken, and the alliance between Psy, Changeling, and human is thin. The problems that led to Silence are back in full force. Because Silence fixed nothing, Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
What happened on Smexy this week New Releases Angela's Tuesday Thoughts - Red, White & Royal Blue and Bridal Boot Camp Wistful/Wanton Wednesday Friday Kisses on Thursday Q & A with author S.A. McAuley News from Romancelandia Berkley acquired its first print queer female romance. Sarah MacLean has a ton of recs in her InstaStories. Love's Sweet Arrow, aka the second romance centric book store is moving forward. They have signed a lease! Alyssa Cole is Continue Reading
Review: The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
The Bride Test by Helen HoangThe Kiss Quotient #2Contemporary RomanceMay 7, 2019 by BerkleyKindle * BN * Goodreads Khai Diep has no feelings. Well, he feels irritation when people move his things or contentment when ledgers balance down to the penny, but not big, important emotions—like grief. And love. He thinks he’s defective. His family knows better—that his autism means he just processes emotions differently. When he steadfastly avoids relationships, his mother takes matters into her own Continue Reading
Review: Fumbled by Alexa Martin
Fumbled by Alexa MartinPlaybook #2Contemporary RomanceApril 23, 2019 by Berkley A second chance doesn't guarantee a touchdown in this new contemporary romance from the author of Intercepted.Single-mother Poppy Patterson moved across the country when she was sixteen and pregnant to find a new normal. After years of hard work, she's built a life she loves. It may include a job at a nightclub, weekend soccer games, and more stretch marks than she anticipated, but it's all hers, and nobody can Continue Reading
Tori’s Tuesday Tinys
Fall by Kristen Callihan VIP#3 Contemporary Romance October 23, 2018 Plane Jane Books Fans have waited breathlessly for this installment in Callihan's steamy and emotionally deep VIP series. Rich in sensory detail and boldly unapologetic, in Fall, Callihan tackles the serious issues of mental health, self-harm, depression, and abuse with compassion and a heavy dose of common sense while building a romance that brims with laughter and heart. Jax aka John Blackwell, lead singer for the band Kill Continue Reading
Review: Lionheart by Thea Harrison
Lionheart by Thea Harrison Moonshadow, #3 Paranormal Romance October 3, 2018 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "It was good to be free. Good to be home." As Lyonesse is slowly being destroyed, it's ruler, King Oberon, sleeps deep within his palace, the victim of an assassination attempt. His only chance at a cure comes in the form of the top Elder Race surgeon, Dr. Katheryn Shaw. When she arrives, her presence awakens him though he is no longer the man he was before. His only means Continue Reading
Helyce’s Thursday Thoughts
Cross Breed by Lora Leigh Breeds #23 Paranormal Romance September 25, 2018 Berkley Reviewed by Helyce Note: Might be a little bit rambly... I remember when I found the Breeds. I came upon a book at my local used bookstore. I don’t remember which one it was, but it fueled my love of science fiction with its very imaginative theme of altering genetics and creating a completely different species by splicing animal and human DNA. Not a human who could shift into an animal--something Continue Reading
Intercepted by Alexa Martin
Intercepted by Alexa Martin Playbook, #1 Contemporary Romance September 11, 2018 Berkley Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "Karma's a bitch. We're allowed to laugh once she's done her job." Marlee Harper has spent the last 10 years being the perfect NFL girlfriend, putting up with the catty NFL wives and her narcissistic boyfriend...that is until she discovers her man has been cheating on her. In an upset of the year, Marlee packs her things and leaves, vowing never to date another Continue Reading
Review: The Chase by Elle Kennedy
The Chase by Elle KennedyBriar U, #1Romance ContemporaryAugust 6, 2018Berkley Favorite Quote: “I feel like too many girls fail to remember one vital truth: we deserve someone who gives us one hundred percent. Half-assed effort isn’t effort. Half-assed love isn’t love.” Reviewed by Tori Everyone says opposites attract. And they must be right because there’s no logical reason why I’m so drawn to Colin Fitzgerald. I don’t usually go for tattoo-covered, video-gaming, hockey-playing nerd-jocks Continue Reading