Crashed Out by Tessa Bailey (Made in Jersey #1) Released: December 7, 2015 Contemporary Romance Entangled Reviewed by Mandi I like the premise of this book but the execution didn't work so well for me. Growing up, Sarge fell in love with his sister's best friend. Jasmine is eight years older, and was even his babysitter for some time. As a teen, he would use any excuse to be in the same room with her. She would ruffle his hair and be on her way, and Sarge's teenage hormones could Continue Reading
Review: Hold Me Close by Megan Hart
Hold Me Close by Megan Hart Released: November 24, 2015 Dark Erotic Mira Reviewed by Mandi This book hurt. I mean, it was amazing and I loved it, but it made my insides hurt. It made me feel all the things, as only Megan Hart can do. A big thank you to Pamela, who texted me and said - omg read this book - and at that time I didn't even know there was a new Megan Hart book out. She warned me it was a tough read. I needed someone to hold me close as I read it. This book tells the story Continue Reading
Review: Steal Me by Lauren Layne
Steal Me by Lauren Layne (New York's Finest #2) Released: November 24, 2015 Contemporary Romance Forever Reviewed by Mandi Anthony Moretti loves being a cop. More specifically, a captain in the NYPD. He has siblings as cops, his father was the chief of police - it's in his blood and it's his passion in life. So when a burglar who has been hitting random homes in New York City continuously escapes capture, it really irritates Anthony. This burglar has been named Smiley, because he leaves Continue Reading
Review: Misconduct by Penelope Douglas
Misconduct by Penelope Douglas Series: Standalone-HEA Contemporary Romance December 1, 2015 NAL Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Dark spaces and quiet spaces...that’s all we need” Former tennis champion Easton Bradbury just wants to move forward with her life and new teaching career; leaving her past where it belongs...in the past. But when she meets her newest student and his father, that may be harder than she thinks. Tyler Marick seems to have it all. Wealth, power, and a Continue Reading
Review: Texas Hustle by Cynthia D’Alba
Texas Hustle by Cynthia D'Alba (Texas Montgomery Mavericks #6) Contemporary Romance Releases: November 24, 2015 Samhain Reviewed by Mandi Porchia Summers was born into a family who gave her everything except affection. She acted out until her parents sent her to Whispering Springs before their high-society friends found out about her arrest record. She builds a good life in Texas, but then the old boyfriend who got her in trouble tracks her down. Desperate to find a way to keep her Continue Reading
Review: Christmas Ever After by Sarah Morgan
Christmas Ever After by Sarah Morgan Released: October 2015 Holiday Romance Mira Reviewed by Mandi If you are in need of a good holiday romance, this is the book to read. Sky and Alec know each other through mutual friends but they don't know each other all that well. They actually don't like each other very much - Alec thinks Sky acts like a princess (she totally doesn't) and Sky thinks Alec is too grumpy (okay, he is very grumpy). Sky is an artist, designing high-end and paintings Continue Reading
Review: Compromising Her Position by Samanthe Beck
Compromising Her Position by Samanthe Beck Contemporary Romance Released: November 16, 2015 Entangled Reviewed by Mandi He's not who she expected, but he's exactly the man she needs… When Chelsea Wayne drags Santa into a supply closet for a little office party nookie, she assumes the man in the suit is her on-again/off-again coworker boyfriend. Instead, it's Rafe St. Sebastian, a man known for his hard-driving ways in business as well as the bedroom--and, kill her now, the brand Continue Reading
Review: The Truth About Him by M. O’Keefe
The Truth About Him by M. O'Keefe (Everything I Left Unsaid #2) Released: November 24, 2015 Erotic Suspense Random House Reviewed by Mandi A few months ago I read, Everything I Left Unsaid and loved it. The Truth About Him is book two in this duology. This can't be read as a stand alone. I highly recommend these two books! I gave the first one a B+ and this one gets a solid A from me. The romance, the suspense, the erotic darker edge - so well done. I don't really want to go into a Continue Reading
Review: Hearts of Blue by L.H. Cosway
Hearts of Blue by L.H. Cosway Series: Hearts, #4 Romance Contemporary November 19, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “...though I was supposed to be the thief, she was the one who stole my heart.” Hearts of Blue is the fourth installment in L.H. Cosway’s romantic contemporary Hearts series. This standalone offers insight on an unseen period of time in book three, King of Hearts, while giving us a couple whose journey to happiness and love begins and ends with Continue Reading
Review: Real World by Amy Jo Cousins
Real World by Amy Jo Cousins (Bend or Break #5) M/M Contemporary Novella Released: November 17, 2015 Samhain Reviewed by Mandi Late last year I read Off Campus by Amy Jo Cousins featuring Tom and Reese. I really enjoyed it and was happy to see a new novella that revisits this couple. Tom and Reese meet in college both dealing with dark issues. Tom's dad had been arrested for a massive Ponzi scheme and Reese was recovering after a sexual assault. Reese was openly gay, Tom thought he was Continue Reading