A Taste of Heaven by Penny Watson Romance Contemporary Released: September 15, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Team Scottish Grumpy Bastard.” Sophia Brown has lost her husband and her passion for life. An accomplished cook and gardener, her daughters enter her in a cooking contest hoping it will help to wake their mother up from her grief. The contest is a televised show that pairs an amateur and professional together with weekly eliminating cook offs. Sophia Continue Reading
Engaging by Sarah Curtis
Engaging by Sarah Curtis Series: Allure, #2 Romance Contemporary Ebook May 27, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "Do you miss me or the sex?" Cassie Wagner met and fell in love with Gage Hunter, lead singer for the band Engage, while in college. Their whirlwind romance ended abruptly when Gage decided to break up with her before he went on tour. After a few months, he realized his mistake and came back for her only to discover she had left college and Continue Reading
Review: Undaunted (Knights in Black Leather #1) by Ronnie Douglas
Review: Undaunted (Knights in Black Leather #1) by Ronnie Douglas New Adult Released: September 15, 2015 William Morrow Paperbacks Reviewed by Sheena Aubrey Evans needs to get her life back on track after her father is indicted for embezzlement. All she has to do to hightail it out of small-town Tennessee is save up money for college tuition and steer clear of hard-muscled boys on motorcycles. Yet there's no ignoring someone like Zion. A knight in black leather, Zion looks like every Continue Reading
Review: Delayed Penalty by Sophia Henry
Delayed Penalty by Sophia Henry (Pilots Hockey #1) Contemporary Romance Released: September 1, 2015 Loveswept Reviewed by Mandi Auden has been cut from the soccer team which means she has lost her soccer scholarship and needs to find a summer job quick. She goes back home to her russian grandparents, who raised her, and her grandfather assigns her a job - to be a translator for a russian hockey player. This excites Auden greatly - she loves hockey and although this isn't for the Continue Reading
Review: Devoted: The Complete Series by Sadie Black
Review: Devoted: The Complete Series by Sadie Black Contemporary Romance/ Romantic Thriller Released: July 24, 2015 Self- Published Reviewed by Sheena Brianna Hendricks has lived a wild life full of fast men and fun nights. That is, until her best friend Kendra Cole settled down and moved on from her job at the diner. Now Brianna is feeling left behind. In a dead end job, with no education, and nearing thirty, her options seem to be narrowing by the day. Nearly two years after they Continue Reading
Review: Begging For It by Lilah Pace
Begging For It by Lilah Pace (Asking For It #2) Released: September 1, 2015 Erotic Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Please be Aware: This book deals with rape and rape fantasies. While the hero and heroine always have consensual sex, there are flashbacks and other scenarios where actual rape is discussed. Also, this is book two in a closely knit series. There are spoilers from book one. Earlier this year, I read Asking For It by Lilah Pace, and was introduced to Jonah and Vivienne. That Continue Reading
Review: Fast, Fresh, and Hot by Eliza Madison
Fast, Fresh, and Hot by Eliza Madison Contemporary Novella Released: June 29, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi When I saw this is a romance featuring a hero who delivers pizza, I had to try it. First - pizza is my favorite thing on the planet. Two - it never hurts, to have a hot guy deliver it. I really wanted to see how this story (novella-length) would play out. It's pretty cute. Becca is almost done getting her degree to become a social worker. With the stress of studying, Continue Reading
Review: Alluring by Sarah Curtis
Alluring by Sarah Curtis Series: Alluring, #1 Contemporary Romance January 6, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "You are the breath I need to breathe... Without you, I am nothing." Alexis Taft has no time for relationships while working two jobs to pay off her mother’s medical bills and sister’s college tuition. She certainly has no time for notorious player Jackson Cole who also happens to be her boss at Allure. But what Jackson wants...Jackson gets. And he Continue Reading
Review: Wildest Dreams by Robyn Carr
Wildest Dreams by Robyn Carr (Thunder Point #9) Contemporary Romance August 25, 2015 Mira Reviewed by Helyce As a fan of Robyn Carr, I find it impossible to say no when offered an arc for a new book. Though this particular series has been hit and miss for me, at this stage with book 9 being released, I’m invested and have formed attachments to the characters and their stories. So I really try to approach each installment with an open mind. Unfortunately, while this story started off Continue Reading
Review: One of These Nights by Kendra Leigh Castle
One of These Nights by Kendra Leigh Castle (Harvest Cove #3) Contemporary Romance September 2, 2015 Signet Reviewed by Helyce From Goodreads: Moving to Harvest Cove has been like a dream come true for Zoe Watson, providing her with a job she loves and close friends she considers practically family. The only problem: a certain prickly—albeit handsome—park ranger who can’t seem to help tracking mud into her art gallery…or showing up in her dreams. Jason Evans swore off relationships Continue Reading