Called Up by Jen Doyle Series: Called It, #2 Contemporary Romance Carina Press August 29, 2016 Reviewed by Kini There's one thing Max "Deke" Deacon can always count on besides his old high school teammates: Angelica "Fitz" Hawkins. But no matter how much Deke might secretly fantasize otherwise, a relationship with one of his best friends is off limits. Until one unexpectedly smoldering encounter has Deke and Fitz giving in to the feelings they've both been fighting for far too Continue Reading
Review: Last Kiss of Summer by Marina Adair
Last Kiss of Summer by Marina Adair (Destiny Bay #1) Released: August 30, 2016 Contemporary Romance Forever Reviewed by Mandi After catching her long-term boyfriend cheating on her, and giving up her dreams of moving to South America with him and to start life together, Kennedy is down in the dumps. Wanting nothing but the comfort of home, Kennedy drives straight to her grandmother’s house for some pampering. Her grandmother gives her much more – a chance at a real future where Kennedy Continue Reading
Review: A Scot in the Dark by Sarah MacLean
A Scot in the Dark by Sarah MacLean Series: Scandal & Scoundrel, #2 Historical Romance August 30, 2016 Avon Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Let me captain this ship, Alec. I might dash it upon the rocks and send myself into the depths, but at least I did it myself.” Miss Lillian Hargrove thought she had found the man of her dreams. Caught between two worlds, neither aristocratic nor the serving class, she has spent her life in limbo, just waiting for someone to notice her. And Continue Reading
Review: Stealing Taffy by Susan Donovan
Stealing Taffy by Susan Donovan (Bigler, North Carolina #3) Released: August 30, 2016 Contemporary Romance St. Martin's Reviewed by May This story opens in an airport where Tanyalee aka Taffy is coming back from some kind of rehab/therapy takes an instant lust to a man… a man who happens to be seated next to her on the plane. We’re teased with hints that she’s not altogether stable (or sane?!) but off they go on a sexual romp that weeks later neither can forget. "Excuse me." Her Continue Reading
Review: Just Married by Jenna Bayley-Burke
Just Married by Jenna Bayley-Burke Contemporary Romance Released: August 30, 2016 Swerve Reviewed by Sheena Seattle attorney Miranda Rose arrives in Las Vegas determined to keep her best friend-with-benefits from making a costly mistake – marrying some stranger just to save his family trust. But once there, Miranda discovers she’s the surprise bride! One red-hot honeymoon later, they’re back to their over-scheduled lives on opposite coasts. But a marriage of convenience with regularly Continue Reading
Review: Body Shot by Kelly Jamieson
Body Shot: A Last Shot Novel by Kelly Jamieson Publication Date: August 23, 2016 Contemporary/Military Romance Loveswept Reviewed by Kini The bestselling author of the Heller Brothers series stirs up a tempting cocktail of fun and seduction as a sexy SEAL-turned-bartender treats a buttoned-up scientist to a wild weekend . . .and a change of heart. Former Navy SEAL Beck Whitcomb left a world of privilege to prove he could make his own way. Money, mansions, expensive cars—none of it Continue Reading
Review: Ethan & Wyatt Series by K.A. Mitchell
Getting Him Back by K.A. Mitchell (Ethan & Wyatt #1) Released: February 15, 2016 M/M Contemporary Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Both books coming in around 100 pages, this two book series has a HEA in book one, but a further look into their relationship in book two. Ethan decides to go to a more expensive college, to follow his high school boyfriend, but when he gets there, Blake tells him he no longer loves him. Ethan is shocked and devastated and decides he needs a Continue Reading
Audiobook Review: Jaxson by Alisa Woods
Jaxson by Alisa Woods (River Pack Wolves #1) Paranormal Romance July 21, 2016 ListenUp Audiobooks Reviewed by Mandi Former SEAL Jaxson River would give his life for his brothers and his pack, but if he doesn’t claim a mate soon, he’ll be forced to step down as their alpha. There’s only one problem: Jaxson’s dark secret would kill any mate he claimed. With someone kidnapping shifters off the street—and only Jaxson and his brothers, Jace and Jared, to stop them—now is not the time for his Continue Reading
Review: To Kiss a Thief by Susanna Craig
To Kiss a Thief by Susanna Craig (Runaway Desires #1) Released: August 16, 2016 Historical Romance Kensington Lyrical Press Reviewed by Mandi The beginning of this one held promise - so much intense, growly, promise - but it ended up falling quite flat for me. Sarah Sutliffe, Lady Fairfax is newly married (oh how I do love a marriage in trouble trope) to St. John, Viscount Fairfax and when she overhears her husband and another woman profess love for one another, she has a freak-out Continue Reading
Review: The Sight by Chloe Neill
The Sight by Chloe Neill Series: Devil’s Isle, #2 Urban Fantasy August 16, 2016 NAL Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "My duct tape brings all the boys to the yard." The paranormal war that engulfed New Orleans seven years ago is over. But the battle for the city is just beginning . . . Claire Connolly is a Sensitive, infected with magic when the Veil that divides humanity from the world beyond fell. Magic can easily consume and destroy a Sensitive, and if Claire’s secret is Continue Reading