Mandi: Relay by Layla Reyne M/M Contemporary Grade: C- With the Olympics right around the corner, I'm all about an Olympic romance, even though this one takes place in the summer. We have Alex and Dane, who have both made the team for the Olympics as swimmers - but they hate each other. Like, really hate each other. They have a bad history, and now have to train together in the three weeks heading into the Olympics. Alex sees Dane as the charmer, all-american who gets everything he Continue Reading
Review: Headmaster by Tara Sue Me
Headmaster by Tara Sue Me Series: Lessons From the Rack, #2 Erotica/BDSM January 16, 2018 Berkley Reviewed by Sheena Favorite Quote: “Let’s face it,” she said. “I work at a BDSM academy. Most scenes I’m in, I’m working with newbie Doms who wouldn’t know they were being topped from the bottom if I told them that’s what I was doing.” Mariela is a submissive dance teacher and student adviser at an exclusive academy that educates and trains Doms and Subs in the art of BDSM. The new Continue Reading
Review: Cake at Midnight by Jessie L. Star
Cake at Midnight by Jessie L. Star Publication Date: January 15, 2018 New Adult Romance Pocket Star Reviewed by Kini I think it was the maybe possible love triangle that intrigued me in the blurb. I am always curious to see how this works out for the heroine. As we learn very quickly, Gio has been hung up on her male BFF for several years. But he frequently takes advantage of her and very early on she puts her foot down and banishes him from her life, at least temporarily. Which was way Continue Reading
Man Card by Sarina Bowen & Tanya Eby
Man Card by Sarina Bowen & Tanya Eby Man Hands #2 Publication Date: January 15, 2018 Romantic Comedy Self Published Reviewed by Kini Favorite Quote: “Ash,” he whispers, kissing me softly but still holding my wrists. He gives a little nudge with his hips and I can feel him under the fabric, just bursting to get free. I want him. God, how I want him. Inside me. Now. I groan a little because words are too hard to use. He shakes his head. “I need to say this. I want you, you Continue Reading
Review: Dragon Blood by Eileen Wilks
Dragon Blood by Eileen Wilks World of the Lupi, #14 Urban Fantasy January 2, 2018 Berkley Jove Favorite Quote: “You suggest we throw humans at them instead of rocks?” Reviewed by Tori We left Dragon Spawn after the Lupi children's’ kidnapping was arranged by the dragon spawn in return for a promised favor from the Great Bitch. She wants to use Lily’s body and in her attempts to take over the world. Lily and Rule are separated when the mission to rescue the children falls apart in a Continue Reading
Review: Cowboy SEAL Homecoming by Nicole Helm
Cowboy SEAL Homecoming by Nicole Helm (Navy SEAL Cowboys #1) Released: January 2, 2018 Contemporary Romance Sourcebooks Reviewed by Mandi A new series from Nicole Helm featuring Navy SEALs turned cowboys! I was a little unsure how this was all going to play out, but I actually really liked the set-up. Three guys who all served together overseas as SEALs, who all got injured in an explosion, come back to the states together to a ranch that Alex has inherited. Well, he inherited half a Continue Reading
Review: Dreaming of Manderley by Leah Marie Brown
Dreaming of Manderley by Leah Marie Brown Riches to Romance, #1 Contemporary Romance December 27, 2017 Lyrical Press Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote Talking to Siri: “Search the web for Xavier de Maloret.” “Here’s what I found for Xavier the Malaria.” “Xavier de Maloret!” “I’m sorry Olivia the Brilliant, I couldn’t find anything on the web for Savored the Mallory.” “Xavier. De. Maloret!” “Okay, here’s what I found for David and Valerie.” Manderley (Mandy) Continue Reading
Review: Dangerous Promise by Megan Hart
Dangerous Promise by Megan Hart (The Protector #1) Released: January 2, 2017 Futuristic Suspense Swerve Reviewed by Mandi I find that Megan Hart writes such different things from book to book. I fell in love with her when she wrote Broken, Dirty etc.., and I've followed her work since then. When I saw her new series featuring a female bodyguard set in the future, I was definitely intrigued. First, and I didn't realize this, the entire series follows Nina and Ewan. I assumed book two Continue Reading
Review: Death Below Stairs by Jennifer Ashley
Death Below Stairs by Jennifer Ashley Kat Holloway Mysteries, #1 Historical Mystery/Romance January 2, 2018 Berkley Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I often pity the upper classes. I have the option to take a job to keep myself fed, no matter how menial the position. Lady Cynthia has no prospects unless she marries and no inheritance unless some benefactor provides it for her. She must beg for room and board from her friends and family, be the poor relation, the spinster no one Continue Reading
Review: The Hookup by Kristen Ashley
The Hookup by Kristen Ashley Series: Moonlight and Motor Oil, #1 Contemporary Romance December 19, 2017 Self Published Favorite Quote: “You named your cats after Charlie’s Angels?” “They don’t fight crime. They mostly just shed, eat, nap and make me feel inferior.” Reviewed by Tori Johnny Gamble is a well-known mechanic/gas station owner in Matlock, KY whose ex-girlfriend who left him three years ago. Johnny shut down after that, becoming distant, indifferent, and unemotional. Continue Reading