Anything But Broken by Joelle Knox (Hurricane Creek #1) Releases: August 25, 2015 New Adult Self Published Reviewed by Mandi What does Moira Rogers and Kit Rocha have in common? Joelle Knox! Yes, the writing tea of Bree and Donna have added another pen name to their collection - Joelle Knox writes new adult. It's less erotic than Kit Rocha. It's a contemporary, unlike their paranormal romance as Moira Rogers and it's a voice I absolutely loved. They give us angst, a heroine struggling Continue Reading
Review: Here Comes Trouble by Anna J. Stewart
Here Comes Trouble by Anna J. Stewart (Tremayne Family #2) Released: August 18, 2015 Contemporary Romance/Suspense Intermix Reviewed by Mandi Former beauty queen Sheila Tremayne looks dainty, but she’s tougher than she seems. The hard-as-nails business woman is determined to bring down corruption among Lantano Valley’s rich and powerful. Her latest scheme to get technology tycoon Chadwick Oliver is going perfectly until a distraction arrives in the form of Malcolm—the man who broke her Continue Reading
Review: Stripped Bare by Rebecca Moon
Stripped Bare (The Warnum-Bailiff Series #1) Contemporary Romance Released September 9, 2014 Self-Published Reviewed by Sheena Since being humiliated and degraded by her first love, Sally has hidden herself from the world and more specifically, men. She has lost herself in a spiral of pity and isolation until a chance encounter with a high school friend, who has grown up in all the right ways. Damien has become all man, with muscles to make a girls knees weak and a depth of knowledge Continue Reading
Review: Playing For Her Heart by Megan Erickson
Playing For Her Heart by Megan Erickson (Gamers #2) Released: August 11, 2015 Contemporary Romance Entangled Reviewed by Mandi Megan Erickson's Gamers series is more on the nerdy side, and I like that. They are stand alone reads, although supporting characters show up throughout the series. Grant is an owner of Gamer magazine and in his spare time likes to participate in cosplay - where he dresses as a favorite video game character and goes to Comic-Con. When the book opens, he is Continue Reading
Review: Evening Storm by Anne Calhoun
Evening Storm by Anne Calhoun (Irresistible #4) Releases: August 18, 2015 Contemporary Romance Intermix Reviewed by Mandi Ryan Hamilton is a wealthy, Wall Street playboy who accidentally uncovers a big secret at his company - the owner, and by all accounts a big family guy, is the head of a Ponzi Scheme. Ripping off his investors, Ryan realizes he has two options - pretend he never saw the fake accounts, or go to the FBI. With the beginning of an ulcer, he tells the FBI everything he Continue Reading
Review: The Right Kind of Love by Kennedy Kelly
Review: The Right Kind of Love (Blue Heart Series #1) by Kennedy Kelly Contemporary Romance Released: June 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Sheena Damaged, but not broken, Sydney Summers picks up her life and moves halfway across the country. After a tragic event that has rocked her to the core, she is determined not to let it taint her future. Her entire world is turned on its axis when her new roommate isn’t the person she thought they would be. Making the best of the situation, like Continue Reading
Review: Calm Like Home by Kaisa Clark
Calm Like Home by Kaisa Clark New Adult-Romance July 15, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Helyce From Goodreads: Alexa Clausen has never fallen. She’s never soared. She’s lived her entire life floating midway between passion and despondency, never experiencing those extremes. But all it takes is one evening with Adam Westbrook to draw her out of her shell, to leave her feeling bold for the first time ever. He is fiery and magnetic. He is gravitational, that inescapable pull no one can Continue Reading
Review: All Wound Up by Jaci Burton
All Wound Up by Jaci Burton Series: Play By Play, #10 Contemporary Romance/Sports August 4, 2015 Berkley Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “He has great hands...Great control of his balls.” When Tucker Cassidy’s crazy girlfriend of two months pushes to move in with him, his resounding no ends with him on the ground, trying to recover from a knee to the groin. Lucky for him, the good doctor is in. Dr. Aubry Ross only wanted to get some more wine for her parent’s party but duty Continue Reading
Review: Make You Burn by Megan Crane
Make You Burn by Megan Crane (Deacons of Bourbon Street #1) Released: August 4, 2015 Motorcycle Club Romance Loveswept Reviewed by Mandi This book had potential - I was even a little excited when I first started reading it. A motorcycle club romance set in New Orleans. It starts off gritty and sexy. Ajax was a member of the Deacons of Bourbon Street motorcycle club (MC). But ten years ago, near the time Katrina hit, he left the club to become a mercenary. I wish I could elaborate on why Continue Reading
Review: Brown-Eyed Girl by Lisa Kleypas
Brown-Eyed Girl by Lisa Kleypas (Travis Family #4) Releases: August 11, 2015 Contemporary Romance St. Martin's Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: Lowering his head, Joe murmured, "You're not in charge. I am." I went still. For some reason, hearing those soft words while he was pinning me down like that sent a deep, deranged thrill through me. His voice curled hotly in my ear. "You belong to me, and I'm going to have you. Here and now." Oh Joe Travis. We've waited a very, very long Continue Reading