Catch Me by Lorelie Brown July 18, 2011 Western Romance E-Book Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote “Someday that mouth of yours is going to get you into trouble.” “I live in hope, Dean. I live in hope.” Set in Arizona in 1882, Maggie Bullock’s father is very sick, and is currently housed in a sanatorium where he can get the medical attention to make him better, but it comes at a high price. Maggie is out of money, and desperate to help her father. So she decides to rob Continue Reading
Review: Bloodlust by Michelle Rowen
Bloodlust by Michelle Rowen (Nightshade #2) Urban Fantasy July 5, 2011 Paperback Berkley Reviewed by Mandi I read the first book in this series, Nightshade earlier this year and really enjoyed it. Michelle Rowen set up a very engaging, action-packed vampire world. Bloodlust starts right where Nightshade leaves off. Declan has been injected with a serum to control his dhampyr abilities. This leaves him unable to love, or feel any emotion. This is a problem since Jill thinks she is Continue Reading
Review: What a Goddess Wants by Stephanie Julian
What a Goddess Wants by Stephanie Julian Forgotten Goddesses #1) Erotic Paranormal Romance July 1, 2011 Trade Paperback Sourcebooks Reviewed by Mandi Tessa is the Estruscan Goddess of the Dawn, once highly worshipped, but in present day pretty much forgotten about. She may not help the sun rise everyday anymore, but she still performs her duty as midwife, when someone calls her name. But she has bigger problems than being worshipped. Charun, the Lord of the Underworld (called Continue Reading
Review: Spellbound by Cara Lynn Shultz
Spellbound by Cara Lynn Shultz Paranormal Romance YA June 28, 2011 Paperback Harlequin Teen Favorite Quote: “Do I look like a freaking fairy-tale princess to you?” Reviewed by Tori Sixteen year old Emma Conner hasn’t had an easy life. Her mother and twin brother dies, leaving her alone with her abusive stepfather. When he almost kills her in a car accident, Emma goes to stay with her aunt in New York. Soon Emma is enrolled in a prestigious private school and the center of Continue Reading
Review: Snow’s Heat by Nicole Hicks
Snow’s Heat by Nicole Hicks June 22, 2011 Paranormal Romance E-Book Summerhouse Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Down girl, he’s at least ten years younger than you. Even in the backwoods they have standards.” Sabrina (Bree) has come to her friend’s secluded cabin to escape the pain and hurt caused by her cheating ex husband. When she decides that in order to move on she must burn away her pain, she builds a huge bonfire and ceremoniously burns her ex-husbands things. Travis, Continue Reading
Review: Delicate Freakn’ Flower by Eve Langlais
Delicate Freakn’ Flower by Eve Langlais July 1, 2011 Erotic Paranormal Romance E-book Self Published All Naomi has ever wanted is to find a nice human mate who will love her, take care of her and most of all, allow her to live a quiet, non-violent, drama free life. She wants to decorate her home with beautiful things without having to worry about fights breaking out leaving everything broken in the aftermath. Naomi has good reason to wish for a nice quiet life. She is a wolf Continue Reading
Review: Feast by Merrie Destefano
Feast (Harvest Of Dreams, #1) by Merrie Destefano Fantasy Paperback June 28, 2011 Harper Voyager Favorite Quote: ”Rest, my sweet. Save you dreams for me. For no one but me.” Madeline MacFadden (Mad Mac to her fans) spent her summers growing up in Ticonderoga Falls. When her marriage falls apart she brings her son back to this idyllic village in hopes of recapturing the peace it once brought her. But Maddie doesn’t remember everything about Ticonderoga Falls. She doesn’t remember Continue Reading
Beach Reads Mini-Reviews
I realized spending seven days at the beach allowed me to read. A lot. Here is a round-up. Butterfly Tattoo by Deidre Knight Contemporary Blurb: Just when the darkness seems permanent, fate flips a switch. Michael Warner has been drifting in a numb haze since his lover was killed by a drunk driver. As the anniversary of the wreck approaches, Michael's grief grows more suffocating. Yet he must find a way through the maze of pain and secrets to live for their troubled young daughter Continue Reading
Review: Sea Change by Darlene Marshall
Sea Change by Darlene Marshall Historical Romance June 13, 2011 Paperback Amber Quill Press Reviewed by Mandi I read The Bride and The Buccaneer last year and discovered how witty and fun Darlene Marshall stories can be. While Sea Change has the same wit and warmth as her previous book, the romance fell a tad short for me. Charlotte Alcott needs to get to Jamaica to live with her godfather now that her father has passed away. Her father was a physician and Charlotte learned many Continue Reading
Review: Everdark by Elle Jasper
Everdark (Dark Ink Chronicles #2) by Elle Jasper Urban Fantasy June 7, 2011 Paperback Signet Reviewed by Tori Elle Jasper’s Everdark, the second book in her Dark Ink Chronicles, picks up right where Afterlife leaves off. Riley has been rescued from the Romanian vampire brothers, Victorian and Valerian Acros, but not before she was bitten. She, along with her vampire boyfriend Eli and friends, have been on a secluded island as her body processes the strigoi vampire poison her body Continue Reading