Holding Out for a Hero by Codi Gray Series: Men in Uniform, #3 Contemporary Romance Released: November 8, 2016 Avon Reviewed by Sheena Two years after the death of his wife, Sergeant Blake Kline is still hurting. He isn’t ready to date, but whenever he stops by his local diner and sees the friendly smile of his favorite waitress, he feels a spark of true happiness again. And when her life is unexpectedly threatened, Blake discovers his feelings for her might not be as platonic as he Continue Reading
Review: Tru Blue by Melissa Foster
Tru Blue by Melissa Foster Romance Contemporary November 9, 2016 World Literary Press Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I don’t want to hurt you.” “Are you that big?” Truman (Tru) Gritt has spent his life trying to protect his family to the extent of going to prison for a crime he didn’t commit. When he is released from prison, he comes home to find his mother dead from a drug overdose, his younger brother in no better condition, and two siblings he had no idea even existed. Continue Reading
Review: Once Upon a Christmas Anthology
The holidays are a time for family, celebration—and the Dukes of Ravenglass to fall in love. Spend the Christmas season with the Wynter family, as the Dukes of Ravenglass find their happily-ever-afters in this delightful, heartfelt collection that spans from the Regency era to the present day. In A Price Above Rubies by Maggie Robinson, set in the Regency era, paid companion Helen Lowe doesn’t know the man she shares her first-ever dance—and first-ever kiss—is Gabriel Wynter, a reclusive, Continue Reading
Review: Going Deep by Anne Calhoun
Going Deep by Anne Calhoun Series: Alpha Ops, #5| Romance Suspense November 1, 2016 St Martin's Press Reviewed by Tori Famous pop singer Cady Ward, Queen Maud to her fans, has come home to rest and recuperate after a long grueling tour. When an overzealous fan is able to make it backstage after her last concert, her manager demands she hire a bodyguard. Police officer Conn McCormick has his own problems with a potential scandal that could ruin his career. His captain decides to Continue Reading
Review: Along Came Love by Tracey Livesay
Along Came Love by Traceyt Livesay Publication Date: October 25, 2016 Contemporary Romance Avon Impulse Reviewed by Kini When a silly, impulsive decision lands free-spirited India Shaw behind bars in San Francisco, she has no choice but to call the only person she knows in the unfamiliar city—the very man she abandoned after a steamy two-day fling. The fact that she’s pregnant with his child is something she’d rather not divulge. Tech executive Michael Black never thought he’d hear Continue Reading
Audio Book Review: The Nobleman and the Spy by Bonnie Dee and Summer Devon
The Nobleman and the Spy by Bonnie Dee and Summer Devon Narrated by Todd Scott Book release: 2010, Audio release: 9/2016 Historical M/M Romantic Suspense Audible Studios Reviewed by Mandi Blurb: They once faced each other on a battlefield. Now soldier-turned-spy Jonathan Reese must keep watch over the man he’s never forgotten. A close encounter reveals Karl von Binder, the count’s son, also recalls the day he spared Jonathan’s life. Sparks fly between the former enemies Continue Reading
Review: Heated Pursuit by April Hunt
Heated Pursuit by April Hunt (Alpha Security #1) Released: October 25, 2016 Romantic Suspense Forever Reviewed by Mandi Alpha Security operative Rafe has an impressive background. Former Delta operative, he is now with a super secret group that goes in when there can't be government interference. Along with his team (of other very alpha men) he finds himself in Honduras to hunt down a gun/sex slave/bad dude drug cartel leader. His team has quietly been working to locate him for some Continue Reading
Review: Room at the Inn for Christmas by Mary Connealy
Room at the Inn for Christmas by Mary Connealy Released: October 25, 2016 Holiday Romance Novella Swerve Reviewed by Mandi When Amanda graduated college, her father encouraged her to leave her hometown in Oregon and explore and prosper in a place that didn't feature her family's inn. Amanda left for California and never looked back. Her father told her that Cart, the man she was sweet on in Oregon, was married and had moved on with his life. Her father painted a bleak picture of the inn Continue Reading
Review: The Boy is Back by Meg Cabot
The Boy is Back by Meg Cabot (Boy #4) Released: October 18, 2016 Contemporary romance William Morrow Reviewed by May When I saw this book announced I squealed aloud like the twenty something I was when the first of Cabot’s “Boy” series was released over a decade ago. Every Boy’s Got One was one of my first favorite books as an adult, and remains my favorite of all the Cabot books. A new book related to that? I don’t even need the premise I’m sold! Sadly my excitement was short lived, Continue Reading
Review: Blind Sight by Carol O’Connell
Blind Sight by Carol O’Connell Series: Kathleen Mallory, #12 Mystery/Thriller/Suspense/Crime Fiction September 20, 2016 GP Putman Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: Vengeance is mine, sayith Mallory. A blind child and a Catholic nun disappear from a city sidewalk in plain sight of onlookers. There, then gone - vanished in seconds. Those who witnessed the event still cannot believe it happened. It was all too real. Detective Kathy Mallory and the NYPD's Special Crimes Unit enter the Continue Reading