Chance of Rain by Amber Lin Released: November 4, 2013 Contemporary Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Natalie has lived all of her life in a small town in Texas. She now runs the diner her Gram owns, while her Gram struggles in an assisted living center. Nothing has changed for Natalie in all her years but now some excitement is back in town. Sawyer, a Navy SEAL has returned to take care of his deceased father’s farm. This small town suffocates him and Sawyer wants to get in Continue Reading
Review: Once a Rake by Eileen Dreyer
Once a Rake by Eileen Dreyer (The Drakes Rakes #4) Released: October 29, 2013 Historical Romance Forever Reviewed by Mandi The Blurb: Colonel Ian Ferguson may be a rake, but he's no traitor. Accused of trying to kill the Duke of Wellington, the disgraced Scotsman is now a fugitive--from the law, the army, and the cunning assassin who hunts him. Wounded and miles from his allies, Ian finds himself at the mercy of an impoverished country wife. The spirited woman is achingly Continue Reading
Review: Trancehack by Sonya Clark
Trancehack by Sonya Clark (Magic Born #1) Released: October 28, 2013 Paranormal Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Blurb: It’s 2065. Those born with magic abilities live in government-run zones, without rights or freedoms. Fear of magic created this segregated world and fear keeps it intact. A high-profile murder brings Detective Nathan Perez to Magic Born Zone 13. He’s had little experience with the Magic Born and isn’t sure what to expect during his first encounter with a Continue Reading
Review: The Iron Traitor by Julie Kagawa
The Iron Traitor (The Iron Fey: Call Of The Forgotten #2) by Julie Kagawa Paranormal Romance-YA October 29, 2013 Harlequin Teen Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You can’t save everyone. Sometimes, you have to make the decision to let them go.” Ethan Chase once again finds himself up to his neck in the machinations of the Fey when he is forced to go back into Nevernever to help find his nephew, Keirran, the Iron prince. Keirran is determined to help all the Forgotten fey from fading, Continue Reading
Review: Dark Witch by Nora Roberts
Dark Witch (The Cousins O’Dwyer Trilogy, #1) by Nora Roberts Paranormal Romance/Suspense Paperback, 342 pages October 29, 2013 Berkley Trade Reviewed by Tori Once upon time, in the Emerald Isle, a young witch and her three children fought a valiant fight against the evil sorcerer, Cabhan, who was bent on taking their powers. When the young witch had nothing more to fight with, she gave her life and the majority of her powers to her children, using the very last bit to trap and kill the Continue Reading
Review: Wild Man by Kristen Ashley
Wild Man (Dream Man, #2) by Kristen Ashley Romance Contemporary Paperback, 483 pages Forever October 29, 2013 Reviewed by Tori Note: This book was originally self published in 2011. It is now being rereleased through a publisher, and available in print on 10/29. Favorite Quote: “Is this sinking in that maybe I’m trying to move on in a variety of ways including moving on from Jake Knox slash Brock Lucas?” Tessa O’Hara thought she had found her happily ever after but when she Continue Reading
Review: Obsession by Jennifer Lyon
Obsession by Jennifer Lyon (The Plus One Chronicles #3) Released: October 3, 2013 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi In the explosive conclusion to The Plus One Chronicles Trilogy, obscenely rich, jaggedly handsome and still obsessed with love and vengeance, Sloane Michaels must face an impossible choice: lose the woman he loves or betray his twin sister’s memory. Watching the man she adores destroy himself for revenge, Kat Thayne knows she should run and Continue Reading
Review: Friday Afternoon by Sylvia Ryan
Friday Afternoon by Sylvia Ryan Released: September 2, 2013 Erotic Lyrical Press Reviewed by Mandi Blurb: Before kids and the responsibility of life, Levi and I shared a spontaneous, erotic, and deliciously deviant marriage. Years transformed what we had into something comfortable and worn. It hurts me to think his desire for me has cooled. I miss that look of his. Slightly evil and totally hot, like he wanted to devour me. Haven’t seen it in ages. When I first married Mia, she Continue Reading
Review: The Counterfeit Mistress by Madeline Hunter
The Counterfeit Mistress by Madeline Hunter (Fairbourne Quartet #3) Released: September 24, 2013 Historical Romance Jove Reviewed by May Gavin Norwood aka Viscount Kendale suspects the woman he keeps following may be a spy, and he was once nearly killed because of a traitorous French woman. In fact he's on a vigilante style mission Marielle knows he’s watching her and thinks her a spy, but she is just a daughter trying to get justice for her father who is trapped back in France. Her Continue Reading
Review: A Seaside Christmas by Sherryl Woods
A Seaside Christmas by Sherryl Woods (Chesapeake Shores #10) Women's Fiction Septempber 24, 2013 Harlequin Reviewed by May As the only child of a single mom, Jenny Collins wanted nothing more than to be part of a large, rambunctious family like the O'Briens. Ironically, though, when her mother married into that family, Jenny found herself feeling more like an outsider than ever. Now, after years in Nashville as an established songwriter, Jenny's drawn back to Chesapeake Shores to Continue Reading