Valor on the Move by Keira Andrews M/M Contemporary Romance Released: September 9, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Rafael Castillo or Rafa, has spent the past eight years in the White House. The youngest of four kids, his father is almost done serving his two terms as president. Rafa's parents are conservative Hispanic republicans, and Rafa has always tried to do his duty. Putting on a smile when needed and speaking at events now that he is in his early twenties. Rafa is gay, but Continue Reading
Review: Signs of Life by Melanie Hansen
Signs of Life by Melanie Hansen (Resilient Love #2) M/M Contemporary Released: September 28, 2015 Dreamspinner Press Reviewed by Mandi If you want a book that will break your heart in the first chapter, this is the one for you. Jeremy is a lawyer who has a husband and a baby on the way. His husband has been suffering from depression, but has finally recovered and ready to live life again. But everything in Jeremy's life is about to change. His husband runs out to do an errand, and gets Continue Reading
Review: A Bad Boy for Christmas by Jessica Lemmon
A Bad Boy for Christmas by Jessica Lemmon (Second Chances #3) Contemporary Romance September 29, 2015 Forever Reviewed by Helyce Favorite Quote: “Brave,” Faith kept her expression deadpan. “If my name was Cookie and I was a monster, I would not dye my hair blue. From Goodreads: 'Tis the Season to Be Naughty Connor McClain knows what he wants. And after four harrowing years in Afghanistan, that's a quiet life in the lakeside town of Evergreen Cove. But coming home has landmines Continue Reading
Review: The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev
The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev Released: September 21, 2015 Contemporary Romance Kensington Reviewed by Mandi After escaping the horrors of her childhood, Ria gets shipped from India to Chicago and is raised by her aunt and uncle and she becomes best friends with a boy named Vikram. She comes to them broken, having not spoken a word for more than a year. But during that summer, she meets Vikram, and her world changes. He becomes her friend, she speaks again - she lives again. As Continue Reading
Review: Craving Flight by Tamsen Parker
Craving Flight by Tamsen Parker BDSM Romance Released: September 2015 Self Published Tzipporah Berger is thirty-seven and single, which is practically unheard of in the Orthodox Jewish community she now calls home. Her increasing religiosity and need for kink may have broken up her first marriage, but she’s decided it’s time to try again. And the rabbi’s wife has just the man in mind. Elan Klein is the neighborhood butcher whose intimidating size and gruff manner hint at a deliciously Continue Reading
Review: Stripped Raw by Rebecca Moon
Stripped Raw by Rebecca Moon New Adult Released January 20, 2015 Self-Published Reviewed by Sheena Erin Stancliffe has had a troubled past and moves to Bailiff to give herself and her son a fresh start. She is captivated by the old town charm and the friendly people in it, especially when her new job at the district hospital brings her face to face with Jason Cunningham, a bronzed, muscle bound man with a boyish face. Renowned as the town slut, Jason is forced to reassess his life Continue Reading
Review: Hot Dreams by Rachelle Chase
Hot Dreams by Rachelle Chase Released: July 13, 2015 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I thought a former male stripper/dancer hero might be a fun read, and this one is pretty cute. Johnny may not dance for the ladies anymore, but he is still the CEO for Hot Dreams, a male entertainment company. They do bachelorette parties, girls night out, and shows on stage. One night he goes back to his office, and finds a woman looking at some of his photographs. This woman is Continue Reading
Review: Hollywood Dirt by Alessandra Torre
Hollywood Dirt by Alessandra Torre Released: September 7, 2015 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi The girls from Fiction Vixen recommend this one to me - and I'm really glad they did. I usually shy away from Hollywood characters - something about them just don't appeal to me. But, with a strong recommendation, I dove in and very much enjoyed. Summer Jenkins lives in Quincy, Georgia - a very southern, rich town. Back in the 1950's, many of the town members invested Continue Reading
Review: Falling For Danger by Chanel Cleeton
Falling for Danger by Chanel Cleeton (Capitol Confessions #3) Released: September 15, 2015 Contemporary Romance Penguin Intermix Reviewed by Mandi Overall, I've enjoyed this series. This author has a smart, sexy voice and each of the three books have had a different feeling. In Falling for Danger, we go to more of a suspense side. At the age of sixteen, Kate got her first kiss from her best friend Matt on her birthday, and they fell in love. A few years later they get engaged, and after Continue Reading
Review: Dirty Talk by Megan Erickson
Dirty Talk by Megan Erickson (Mechanics of Love #2) Released: September 15, 2015 Contemporary Romance Avon Impulse Reviewed by Mandi Book two in Megan Erickson's Mechanics of Love series, focuses on the cocky, fun brother Brent, and a new girl in town named Ivy. Ivy, her young daughter and her sister Alex have all just moved to Maryland and they really want to establish some roots. Alex is the tough sister, the one Ivy turned to after her daughter's father wanted nothing to with their Continue Reading