Gaming for Keeps by Seleste DeLaney June 10, 2013 Contemporary Romance Novella Entangled Reviewed by Mandi Pen Holloway is tired of dating, as her last boyfriend turned out to be a big jerk. She is a huge gamer, obsessed with playing the online computer video game, Heroes of Fallen Gods. It was there she met her previous boyfriend, so when another fellow player who goes by the online name, Lohonas, invites her to a gaming convention, Pen is unsure. She kind of feels like her and Continue Reading
Review: The Gentleman’s Keeper by Bonnie Dee and Summer Devon
The Gentleman’s Keeper by Bonnie Dee and Summer Devon Historical Romance Contemporary/MM July 9, 2013 Samhain Publishing Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “No pretend son of his was going to go through life unwanted or unloved.“ Everett Gerard left home as a young man and never returned. He has spent many years traveling, burying himself in a haze of alcohol and sex. When he finally rouses himself to read the many letters his bailiff has been sending to him for months; telling him of a Continue Reading
Review: This is W.A.R. by Lisa Roecker and Laura Roecker
This Is W.A.R. by Lisa Roecker and Laura Roecker Mature YA/Mystery July 2, 2012 Soho Teen Reviewed by Tori I have always been fascinated by the Kennedys. America's very own version of the royal family; this family’s legacy has beena study in sorrow and tragedy. This Is W.A.R. reminded me of the Kennedy’s. The Gregory's are an uber rich family whose money and fame rules a tiny exclusive lakeside community with an iron fist and can magically buy away any of their indiscretions. The premise Continue Reading
Review: Soul Stripper by Katana Collins
Soul Stripper by Katana Collins (Soul Stripper #1) May 25, 2013 Urban Fantasy Kensington Reviewed by Mandi I can’t remember the last succubus book I read, but now I remember why I avoid them. They rarely work for me (exception for The Succubus Diaries by Jill Myles which I loved). I know that they have to have sex, lots of sex, to have power and stay alive and all of that. But I think there is a tricky balance between letting their inner succubus out while also building a genuine Continue Reading
Review: The Newcomer by Robyn Carr
The Newcomer by Robyn Carr (Thunder Point #2) June 25, 2013 Contemporary Harlequin Reviewed by Helyce In The Newcomer, we return to the idyllic coastal town of Thunder Point and the continuing story of Gina and Mac who got together toward the end of the previous book, The Wanderer. I was thrilled to be getting more of Gina and Mac in this story. I felt much more invested in their uneasy courtship in book one and really wanted to see some of their back story. In typical friends to Continue Reading
Review: Taken by the Duke by Jess Michaels
Taken by the Duke by Jess Michaels (The Pleasure Wars #1) July 2, 2013 Erotic Historical Samhain Reviewed by Mandi This book has a great beginning. In the prologue we discover the consequence and the devastation that two very old feuding families can sustain. It’s House Rothcastle vs. House Windbury, and it’s not pretty. The two families have hated each other for years, and it comes to a crashing climax when Matilda of the Rothcastle family tries to run away with her lover of the Continue Reading
Review: Forever by Jacquelyn Frank
Forever by Jacquelyn Frank (The World of the Nightwalkers #2) Paranormal Romance May 28, 2013 Ballantine Reviewed by Helyce After being brought back from death, police officer Jackson Waverly receives the shock of his life: he has become host to a Bodywalker, a spirit that is reborn in flesh and blood, and part of a proud, ancient race that uses its extraordinary gifts to battle dark, evil forces. Jackson’s spirit is a powerful one—none other than the Egyptian pharaoh Menes, who longs Continue Reading
Review: Predatory Anthology
Predatory by Alexandra Ivy, Nina Bangs, Dianne Duvall & Hannah Jayne May 7, 2013 Paranormal Romance Zebra Reviewed by Helyce I am not a big fan of anthologies. I’m usually disappointed because the stories are short and leave me wanting. Such was not the case with this offering. The strongest reads for me were the stories by Ivy and Duvall. Here is the breakdown (blurbs taken from Goodreads): Out Of Control by Alexandra Ivy Ph.D student Angela Locke has a crush on her sexy Continue Reading
Review: Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Molly Cannon
Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Molly Cannon Contemporary Romance June 25, 2013 Forever Reviewed by May Etta Green is back in the small town of Everson, Texas to attend her grandmother’s funeral and settle affairs. She’s in for a surprise though – her grandma was in business with Donny Joe Ledbetter and the pair is in the process of turning Grammy Hazel’s house into a B&B. If they don’t want to lose the house to Donny Joe, Etta and her sister are going to have to help him get the Continue Reading
Review: Wife in Name Only by Hayson Manning
Wife in Name Only by Hayson Manning Contemporary Romance April 1, 2013 Entangled Reviewed by Mandi I’m drawn to romances where the hero and heroine are already established and have hit a bump in the road. For Rory and Zoe, it’s quite a big bump. Once happily married, they have been separated for a year with no contact. Rory went from fun, loving husband to a workaholic who texted his wife more than he saw her. Zoe finally had enough, and ended up moving from L.A to a small island. She Continue Reading