Still by Mary Calmes M/M Contemporary Romance May 15, 2013 Dreamspinner Press Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “ I was [...] the guy that when you read about him in a book, you hope he gets left alone, unloved, and wallowing in abject misery.” “Really? Abject?” Sivan and Walter Wainwright have been married for over seventeen years. One day, Sivan wakes up and realizes that he and Walter don't know each other anymore. He wants more from their marriage; right now they are nothing more than Continue Reading
Review: Secret Maneuvers by Jessie Lane
Secret Maneuvers (Ex Ops #1) by Jessie Lane Romance Contemporary/Suspense June 15, 2013 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I cease to exist unless I'm with you.“ Bobby Baker, the hometown golden boy, has always loved his Belle, the girl from the wrong side of the tracks. The night before he leaves for basic training, he assures Belle of his love and promises her he will come for her in a few months when she turns eighteen. Bobby finds his convictions tested in basic Continue Reading
Review: What the Duke Desires by Sabrina Jeffries
What the Duke Desires by Sabrina Jeffries (The Duke's Men #1) Historical Romance June 18, 2013 Pocket Reviewed by May From the author’s website: Maximilian Cale, the Duke of Lyons, accepted long ago that his kidnapped brother was dead. When a cryptic note from investigator Tristan Bonnaud claims otherwise, Max seeks out Tristan’s sister, Lisette—and is infuriated to learn that Tristan has also mysteriously vanished. Have the siblings perpetrated an elaborate hoax? Or is the fiercely Continue Reading
Review: Sole Support by Kaje Harper
Sole Support by Kaje Harper M/M Romance June 4, 2013 Samhain Reviewed by Mandi Mike is 37 and a virgin. He has never even kissed anyone (you all know this excites me, yes?). He is gay, a pathologist and lives with his older sister. He wears glasses, used to have acne – kind of an all around nerdy guy. The main reason he is still a virgin is that he is really shy and never has the courage to approach a man. However, he joins an online reading group and starts to have chemistry Continue Reading
Review: Woman on the Run by Lisa Marie Rice
Woman on the Run by Lisa Marie Rice Rerelease (originally pub'd 2004) Romantic Suspense Reviewed by May After being in the wrong place at the wrong time, world traveler Julia Devaux witnessed a murder and is now going into witness protection in a tiny town in Idaho as a second grade teacher named Sally Andersen. The man who is now going to trial for murder has a five million dollar offer out for someone to bring him Julia's head (literally) and she needs to go where nobody would think to Continue Reading
Review: Entwined With You by Sylvia Day
Entwined With You by Sylvia Day (Crossfire #3) June 4, 2013 Erotic Contemporary Romance Penguin Reviewed by Mandi This series is my guilty pleasure crack series. It’s so over the top crazy, yet I can’t look away. There has been much drama due to the fact this once trilogy is now drawn out to be five books. I knew this going in, so the lack of complete closure at the end of this book wasn’t a shock (although the end is VERY abrupt and felt odd). I was still quite frustrated with Continue Reading
Review: Seal of Honor by Tonya Burrows
Seal of Honor by Tonya Burrows (Hornet #1) Romantic Suspense May 28, 2013 Entangled Reviewed by May “Couple ex-CIA spooks, an FBI negotiator, a Delta Force medic, an explosives tech…” His eyes slid away for the barest instant before he continued. “And a Marine sniper. They’re all experts in their fields-“ With former Navy SEAL Gabe Bristow at the lead, this new hostage rescue team (known as HORNET) is well on its way to being established – and how better than trial by fire? The guys Continue Reading
Review: Forbidden Fires by Jodie Griffin
Forbidden Fires by Jodie Griffin (Bondage & Breakfast #3) Romantic Suspense April 1, 2013 Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Detective Delia Robinson and Fire Marshal Colin Butler had an intense fling a year ago, but their passion never turned into a relationship and they went their separate ways. But now Colin needs Delia’s assistance. There is a string of arsons and Colin and his team can’t figure out the connection between them all. He knows Delia is a top-notch detective and Continue Reading
Review: Captive by K.M. Fawcett
Captive by KM Fawcett (The Survival Race #1) Paranormal Romance June 4, 2013 Forever Yours Reviewed by Mandi I’ll say upfront my biggest frustration with this book is how the romance develops but otherwise it’s a fun ride. The hero and heroine are both human and have been kidnapped to an alien planet which is unique. Let me set it up Addy Dawson is a park ranger and while trying to get some visitors to safety when they come too close to a forest fire, she ends up being abducted Continue Reading
Review: Drawing the Line by Kimberly Kincaid
Drawing the Line by Kimberly Kincaid April 24, 2013 Romantic Suspense Reviewed by Mandi Serenity Gallagher is the owner of a diner and when she walks in the kitchen and sees her cook and friend laying in a puddle of his own blood, she panics. She is able to call 9-1-1 before being hit on the head herself by the attacker. When she comes to, she is dizzy but alive. Her cook is in surgery for a stab wound. Detective Jason Morgan becomes the lead on this assault case. When he starts Continue Reading