Darker Still by Leanna Renee Hieber (Magic Most Foul #1) Historical Paranormal YA November 1, 2011 Reviewed by Mandi No one knows what to do with seventeen year old Natalie Stewart. Now that she is home from the Connecticut Asylum (a place for ailments of the ears and tongue, not the insane in the late 1800’s), where she was placed because she is a mute, she is glad to be home, but it still feels like a prison. Her father wants what is best for her, but he is not sure exactly what that Continue Reading
Review: Drink Deep by Chloe Neill
Drink Deep by Chloe Neill (Chicagoland #5) Urban Fantasy November 1, 2011 Reviewed by Mandi NOTE: There are spoilers for previous books in this series, as well as spoilers for Drink Deep. The first three books of this series I loved and adored. I recommended them to many based on their snark and action appeal. But then Hard Bitten came along, and at the end, the vampire hero Ethan dies. Stake in the heart, turns to ashes. The end. I did the whole – wait, what? Let me read Continue Reading
Review: The Next Always by Nora Roberts
The Next Always by Nora Roberts (Inn Boonsboro Trilogy #1) Contemporary Romance November 1, 2011 Reviewed by Mandi Beckett Montgomery along with his brothers Ryder and Owen all work together at their family owned business, Montgomery Family Contractors. Along with their mother, they have purchased a dilapidated inn in western Maryland and have been putting 100% effort into making it an amazing bed and breakfast. But it still needs a lot of work. Beckett is the architect of the group, Continue Reading
Review: Beauty Dates the Beast by Jessica Sims
Beauty Dates the Beast by Jessica Sims (Midnight Liasons #1) Paranormal Romance October 25, 2011 Reviewed by Mandi Bathsheba and her sister, Sara, work for Midnight Liaisons, a high-class dating service for paranormals. Bathsheba is the office manager, while Sara follows up with clients and makes sure all dates go according to plan. While Bathsheba is a human, Sara was attacked six years ago by a werewolf, which infected her. After Bathsheba killed the man who changed her sister, Sara has Continue Reading
Review: Home Sweet Home by Bella Riley
Home Sweet Home by Bella Riley (Emerald Lake #1) Contemporary Romance October 1, 2011 Paperback Forever Reviewed by May With a senator for a father (who recently passed away) and a mother who raised her in the small town of Emerald Lake while running a yarn store, Andi Powell took more after her father and has spent the last decade out in the world working hard and chasing her big city dreams. She wasn’t ever great at knitting, and she didn’t want to be trapped in the Continue Reading
Review: Too Wicked to Wed by Cara Elliott
Too Wicked to Wed by Cara Elliott (Lords of Midnight #1) Historical Romance October 25, 2011 Reviewed by May Favorite Quote: “Connor Linsley may have experience on his side, but I wager that in this particular game of hearts, the two of you are very much equals.” “Hearts?” sighed Alexa. “He claims he doesn’t have one.” “That, my dear, is what they all say.” Lady Alexa Hendrie has grown up in the country, managed her family estate (quite well!) and has all sorts of interests Continue Reading
Review: Until There Was You by Kristan Higgins
Until There Was You by Kristan Higgins Romantic Contemporary Ebook October 25, 2011 HQN Books Favorite Quote: “Think she likes me? “Of course she does Liam. It’s the law isn’t it? Women must fall at your feet.” When former bad boy heartthrob Liam Murphy walked into Cordelia (Posey) Osterhagen’s parent’s restaurant she had imagined a million scenarios...but never one involving her wearing an ill fitting German waitress outfit and her cheeks stuffed with potato dumplings. Posey has Continue Reading
Review: The Bite Before Christmas with Lynsay Sands and Jeaniene Frost
The Bite Before Christmas with Lynsay Sands and Jeaniene Frost Paranormal Romance October 25, 2011 Hardcover Bite Before Christmas features The Gift by Lynsay Sands set in her Argeneau world and Home For the Holidays by Jeaniene Frost, a Night Huntress story. The Gift by Lynsay Sands Two days before Christmas, Teddy Brunswick finds himself in a cottage, away from his home town of Port Henry where he is a police chief because he has no family to spend the holidays with. But it has Continue Reading
Review: Tempted by His Target by Jill Sorenson
Tempted by His Target by Jill Sorenson Romantic Suspense September 20, 2011 Reviewed by Mandi U.S. Marshall Brandon Knox has a new assignment – bring in Isabel Sanborn, who is wanted for the murder of a Mexican Drug Lord’s son. Isabel is hiding out south of the border, spending her time surfing, writing for a magazine, and trying to stay as anonymous as possible. Previously messed up with drugs, she spent a fateful night with the drug lord’s son, and when she woke up that morning he was Continue Reading
The Norse King’s Daughter by Sandra Hill
The Norse King’s Daughter by Sandra Hill (Viking I #10) Historical Romance October 1, 2011 Paperback Avon Reviewed by May Most memorable quote: It was impossible not to notice the hard rod of his lust as it sought her woman channel. “My sap runs thick and hot,” he rasped out. “Quench me, m’lady.” Sidroc Guntersson is in a bind. The Viking is a third-born son and must quickly find a wife who is wealthy so that he can save his newborn daughter’s life and give her a new Continue Reading