Dark Currents (Agent of Hel #1) by Jacqueline Carney Urban Fantasy Hardback October 2, 2012 Roc Reviewed by Tori In the small resort town of Pemkowet, wealthy humans and supernatural creatures (called eldritch) live together in an uneasy harmony, all under the unbending authority of an ancient Norse goddess, Hel. Daisy Johanssen, half incubus and half human, helps patrol the town and it’s inhabitants as an official agent of Hel and a liaison to the Pemkowet Police Department. Continue Reading
Review: My Favorite Mistake by Chelsea M. Cameron
My Favorite Mistake by Chelsea M. Cameron New Adult Contemporary Released: September 4, 2012 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi The New Adult genre is new to me. I believe it encompasses books with protagonists that are college aged. This appeals to me because we are past the high school age that is sometimes too young for me, and on to new sets of problems. My Favorite Mistake starts with Taylor Caldwell in her sophomore year. She has two good friends she is sharing a quad dorm Continue Reading
Review: Yesterday’s Heroes by Heather Long
Yesterday’s Heroes Heather Long Paranormal (Superhero) Romance Released: September 17, 2012 Carina Press Reviewed by May Favorite Quote: Pain-stiffened muscles slowed her, but she had spent too long training, too many hours preparing for danger to be caught with her pants down. Despite not having any pants on. Michael Hunter and his team were sent back in time, sent to prevent events that caused their world to become one without super heroes. One without hope. A world not worth Continue Reading
Review: Never Seduce a Scot by Maya Banks
Never Seduce a Scot by Maya Banks (The Montgomerys and Armstrongs #1) Historical Romance Released: September 25, 2012 Ballantine Reviewed by Mandi The Montgomerys and the Armstrongs are rival clans, with a feud that has lasted for a very long time. The King is sick of it, and decrees that the daughter of the chieftain Armstrong is to marry the chieftain of the Montgomerys, Graeme. When words comes of this impending union, both sides are very unhappy. Eveline fell off her horse three Continue Reading
Review: Death and the Girl Next Door by Darynda Jones
Death And The Girl Next Door (Darklight #1) by Darynda Jones Paranormal Romance/YA October 2, 2012 St. Martin's press Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Turtles are not the innocent, harmless creatures everyone thinks they are. Mark my words.” Darynda Jones hooked me solid with her adult Charley Davidson series, so I jumped quickly and trampled a few friends when offered a chance to read her debut YA series-Death And The Girl Next Door. I’m not proud of my actions, but I can live Continue Reading
Review: Ruined by Moonlight by Emma Wildes
Ruined By Moonlight (Whispers Of Scandal #1) by Emma Wildes Historical Romance Released: September 4, 2012 Signet Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Do you think a woman, experienced or not, cannot tell if a man puts true emotion into a kiss? “ I’m a well established fan of Ms. Wildes’s historical romances. I enjoyed her previous trilogy, Notorious Bachelors, a great deal and was excited to see her starting a new series. Ms. Wildes has a unique approach to historical romances. Continue Reading
Review: Tempting the Bride by Sherry Thomas
Tempting the Bride by Sherry Thomas (Fitzhugh Trilogy #3) Released: October 2, 2012 Historical Romance Berkley Reviewed by Mandi David Hillsborough, Viscount Hastings has loved Helena Fitzhugh for most of his life. When he was just a kid, he would make fun of her, pull her hair, the types of things boys do when they like a girl but are not mature enough to process their feelings. The problem is, as Hastings got older, he never stopped making fun of her. He loved her so much and Continue Reading
Review: Mate Claimed by Jennifer Ashley
Mate Claimed by Jennifer Ashley (Shifters Unbound #4) Paranormal Romance Released: October 2, 2012 Berkley Reviewed by May Favorite quote: His cock rose with delighted memory, and Eric gave it a calming stroke. Iona is a half shifter living without a collar that is reaching her maturity, aka the time when she’s in heat and is going to want to find a guy to nonstop mate with. Eric is the alpha of the local shifter town, he can smell the heat on her, and he’d like to get on that. Iona has Continue Reading
Review: Immortal Surrender by Claire Ashgrove
Immortal Surrender by Claire Ashgrove (The Curse of the Templars #2) Paranormal Romance Released: September 25, 2012 Tor Romance Reviewed by Helyce Farran de Clare is a loyal member of the Knights Templar and for centuries he has fought to rid the earth of Azazel and his minions even as the darkness threatens to take him under. When the archangel Gabriel tasks Farran with the job of protecting Dr. Noelle Keane as she travels to return a sacred relic overseas, he agrees. What he Continue Reading
Review: Rapture by J.R. Ward
Rapture by J.R. Ward (The Fallen Angels #4) Released: September 25, 2012 Paranormal Romance Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Please Note: The hero of this book has been kept pretty hush hush. If you want to go into the book with a totally clean slate, please don’t read this review. Rapture is book four in JR Ward’s Fallen Angel series. I wasn’t a big fan of the first two, but the last book was an enjoyable read. Rapture falls down the middle. It is an okay book, slow at times, but Continue Reading