The Reluctant Amazon by Sandy James (Alliance of the Amazons #1) Paranormal Romance Released: September 3, 2012 Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi We start with Rebecca being stood up on her wedding day. Her fiancé just couldn’t go through with the union. Pissed off and angered, she punches him in the face and the ground starts shaking. All of a sudden, a Scottish warrior appears before her, in a kilt with a huge sword and tells her that her time has come and she must go with Continue Reading
Review: All He Ever Needed by Shannon Stacey
All He Ever Needed by Shannon Stacey (Kowalski #4) Released: September 10, 2012 Contemporary Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Mitch Kowalski heads a well respected demolition company and often finds himself on the road, supervising the next big building he is going to take down. This suits him just fine though. He has left plenty of stories behind in his hometown of Whitford, Maine as he bedded many ladies as a younger guy, and left a good impression. “Half the women Continue Reading
Review: Mark and Tony by LB Gregg
Mark and Tony by LB Gregg (Men of Smithfield #1) Contemporary Romance August 6, 2012 (re-release) Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi This book is a revised and re-edited version of a book previously titled Gobsmacked. I read it a couple of years ago, and I enjoyed it the second time around just as much. LB Gregg now has it rereleasing with Carina Press, and I couldn’t be happier that people get another chance to read her Men of Smithfield. This one still remains my favorite. Mark Meehan Continue Reading
Review: The Theory of Attraction by Delphine Dryden
The Theory of Attraction by Delphine Dryden Contemporary Romance, BDSM July 9, 2012 Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi When the review request for Theory of Attraction came my way, the author described it as a BDSM Nerd-mance. How could I resist a book like this? I wish more books were published with this theme. A nerd who has a secret BDSM side…let’s discuss. Dr. Ivan Reynolds is a rocket scientist. He lives in a townhouse complex that is highly populated by computer scientists and Continue Reading
Review: Improper Relations by Juliana Ross
Improper Relations by Juliana Ross April 2012 Historical Romance, Novella Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi After Hannah’s husband dies, she is left with nothing. She is forced to turn to Lady Dorchester for help and becomes her companion. Under this roof lives her husband’s cousin Leo. The wastrel of the family, he drinks, gambles and debauches women on a regular basis. So it isn’t quite a shock, when Hannah is up above in the library’s gallery, and Leo comes in down below with a maid. Continue Reading
Review: Let Me In by Callie Croix
Let Me In by Callie Croix May 21, 2012 Contemporary Novella Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Home from the Middle East for Thanksgiving, marine Talia Barnett doesn’t really have a home to go to. Her mother is a hoarder and not on good terms with Talia, but that doesn’t mean Talia doesn’t have guilt. She doesn’t know how to help her mom, and feels much shame at the entire situation. But to her surprise, her good friend Angie is waiting at the airport, determined to take her home with Continue Reading
Review: Rogues by Ava March
Rogues by Ava March (Brook Street #3) Historical M/M Romance May 7, 2012 Novella Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Linus Radcliffe and Robert Anderson have been best friends for twenty years. They have built up quite the reputation in London as being rogues. Women flock to them, and they often use and lose them as quick as they can. They don’t mind this reputation, because behind closed doors, they both enjoy each other’s intimate company and living next door to each other makes this Continue Reading
Review: Fortune Hunter by Ava March
Fortune Hunter by Ava March (Brook Street #2) Historical M/M Romance April 9, 2012 Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Julian Parker has spent the last 10 years in Philadelphia. Born into the "other" Parker family, his parents were not the wealthy, socially acceptable Parkers that the London ton loves and adores. His family had problems with scandal and debt, and escaped overseas when he was a young man. All Julian wants is to marry a wealthy heiress so he can be in society's Continue Reading
Review: Thief by Ava March
Thief by Ava March (Brook Street #1) March 19, 2012 M/M Historical Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Lord Benjamin Parker is pretty sure he is gay, but having never been with a man, he wants to test out his suspicion. Rumor has it that Clements gambling hell caters to his sort of persuasion. So he gets up the courage and visits there one night. When he walks in — even though gambling is going on — he can see men who touch each other more intimately and knows he is in the right Continue Reading
Review: Moving in Rhythm by Dev Bentham
Moving in Rhythm by Dev Bentham Contemporary M/M Romance March 19, 2012 Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Mark Apolostolos is super smart, in very good shape and knows he is attractive but all he has in his life is his dog. Mark has a crippling shyness disorder, so when he sees someone he is attracted too, he literally can’t speak. He goes into a panic attack and must rush away to compose himself. Depression settled an arm around his shoulders like the old friend it was. Continue Reading