Plus One by Brighton Walsh Released: May 6, 2013 Cotemporary Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “I’ve wanted you for so long, Liv.” …. “Better come get me, then.” Olivia is tired of the dating scene and tired of the guy she is out to dinner with. Lucky for her, her best friend’s brother Ian calls just in time and Olivia has an excuse to dump the date. Olivia and Ian live in different cities now but they have been good friends (and only friends) for many Continue Reading
Feature: Saved by the Bride by Fiona Lowe
Saved by the Bride by Fiona Lowe – Goodreads l Kindle l Nook Welcome to Whitetail, Wisconsin, future home of Weddings that WOW! As acting mayor, Annika will do anything to revive the economy of the town that's been her refuge ever since her art career imploded and her fiancé walked out. Even if it means crashing an engagement party to talk business with the bride's billionaire father. But the evening starts with a kiss from a gorgeous stranger—and ends with a night in jail. Finn Callahan Continue Reading
Review: Hunger Awakened by Dee Carney
Hunger Awakened by Dee Carney Paranormal Erotic Romance March 5, 2013 Carina Press Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “This keeps getting better and better. Not only do I have wings, I have snotty wings.“ Sebastian (Bast) Kent has always been considered an outcast in the vampire community. Unsure who sired him, Sebastian has struggled his whole life with his identity. When he becomes violently ill outside of a bar, he is rescued by a young homeless woman named Alice. Alice Bowman Continue Reading
Review: Tactical Strike by Kaylea Cross
Tactical Strike by Kaylea Cross (Bagram Special Ops #2) March 11, 2013 Military Romantic Suspense Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi I like military romance and really enjoyed Deadly Descent (among other military romances) from Kaylea Cross last year. Tactical Strike features our heroine, Gunship pilot Captain Candace Bradford who is very hard working, very serious and doesn’t have time for the lusty glances that Combat Controller, Staff Sergeant Ryan Wentworth throws her way. Part Continue Reading
Review: How Beauty Saved the Beast by Jax Garren
How Beauty Saved the Beast by Jax Garren (tales of the Underlight #2) February 11, 2013 Paranormal Romance Carina Press I’m a sucker for an ugly hero, so when part one came out a few months ago I had to gobble it up. You can read the review here. This book picks up a few months later. Hauk was burned badly, leaving massive scarring on his body. He is blamed for the deaths of fellow soldiers, and has now taken refuge in Austin’s Underlight, a group of people that live Continue Reading
Review: The Impetuous Amazon by Sandy James
The Impetuous Amazon by Sandy James (Alliance of the Amazons #2) Paranormal Romance January 14, 2013 Carina Press Megan Feurer is an Amazon, a warrior woman whose job is to kill threats to humanity, including revenants, zombie like creatures that come out at night to hunt. Megan’s gift is fire, and as a fire elemental she is pretty strong. She is also quick tempered and doesn’t quite have the full extent of her power under control. So she is often walking around with sparks flying Continue Reading
Review: Breath on Embers Anne Calhoun
Breath on Embers by Anne Calhoun Erotic Contemporary Novella December 3, 2012 Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi This book isn’t your standard, feel good holiday romance. Don’t misunderstand, there is a happy ever after, although I may have sniffled my way through it and it is very well done. Thea Moretti has been grieving her husband for two years. Deeply grieving, where she has left her home state of Ohio, and moved to New York City. The city is a third character in this book. Continue Reading
Review: Romancing the Holiday Anthology
Romancing the Holiday Anthology December 3, 2012 Contemporary Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi I always look forward to Carina Press’s holiday anthologies. This one is well done and also note, each story can also be purchased separately We’ll Be Home for Christmas by HelenKay Dimon Lila has decided to move to a small town in West Virginia and take over her uncle’s Mountain View resort. The problem is when she gets to this ‘resort’ it’s actually a campground in poor Continue Reading
Review: Running in the Dark by Regan Summers
Running in the Dark by Regan Summers (Night Runner #1) October 29, 2012 Urban Fantasy Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi First let me start by saying I didn’t realize this is the second book, or maybe it’s better to say the first full book in this series. Don’t Bite the Messenger is a previous novella and I think if I had read it, I might have understood this world a little better. There is a lot of info dumping at the beginning of this book as the author sets up the world. It made it Continue Reading
Review: All He Ever Desired by Shannon Stacey
All He Ever Desired by Shannon Stacey (Kowalski Family #5) Contemporary Romance Released: November 12, 2012 Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “Coffee?” Lauren pressed a hand to her stomach, cursing the butterflies. “I think I’ll have decaf.” “They have that effect on women.” “Coffees?” “Kowalskis.” Why does Shannon Stacey write such adorable books? Her Kowalski series has quickly gone to one of my most anticipated series. In this book we get a hero who was so Continue Reading