Last First Kiss by Lia Riley (Brightwater #1) Released: June 23, 2015 Contemporary Romance Avon Impulse Reviewed by Mandi When her father dies, Annie Carson moves back to her hometown after being gone and out in the world for ten years. In those years she married an older man, had a son named Atticus, and eventually gets divorced. She has also become a popular blogger talking about being a super-mom and also life as a single mom. Her father leaves her his sprawling and dilapidated Continue Reading
Review: Carry Your Heart by K. Ryan
Carry Your Heart by K. Ryan Series: Carry Your Heart, #1 Contemporary Romance July 14, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I could choose to be miserable or I could choose to be happy. I was going to choose to be happy.” Isabelle (Iz) Martin has come home to Claremont, NC after leaving Duke University and her boyfriend. Her mother’s death and her father’s depression convinces Iz she is needed at home more than ever. When her father demands she get a job or get out, Continue Reading
Review: The Perfect Bargain by Julia London
Review: The Perfect Bargain by Julia London Contemporary Romance Released: June 30, 2015 Entangled: LoveStruck Reviewed by Sheena American lass seeks brawny Scot... As if being newly single isn’t brutal enough, Sloane Chatfield's friends are getting obnoxious about setting her up. When Sloane insists she's waiting for a certain sexy fictional Highlander to come along, her friends surprise her with a trip to Scotland to find her a new boyfriend. She’d rather have a root canal. But if Continue Reading
Review: Truly Madly Montana by Fiona Lowe
Truly Madly Montana by Fiona Lowe (Medicine River #2) Contemporary Romance July 7, 2015 Berkley Reviewed by Helyce Millie Switkowski arrives back in Bear paw following her first year of medical school to do her first clinical rotation at the local clinic/hospital. She’s happy to be home and is looking forward to being the best “man” at her friend Josh’s wedding. Josh would have had his buddy, Will Barlett, by his side, but Will couldn’t get time off from work so Millie was the next Continue Reading
Review: Serving Pleasure by Alisha Rai
Serving Pleasure by Alisha Rai Released: June 16, 2015 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Serving Pleasure is a very strong romance - I've been so impressed with Alisha Rai's stories recently. I hope she writes more and more. Micah Hale was a successful artist in London, but after a vicious attack where he almost died, he lost his energy and passion. He moves to the US for a fresh start, but becomes a hermit. Rarely leaving his house or socializing, he has tried to Continue Reading
Review: Call on Me by Roni Loren
Review: Call on Me (Loving on the Edge #8) by Roni Loren Contemporary Romance Released: July 7, 2015 Berkley Reviewed by Sheena Oakley Easton wants two things: to be a good mom to her daughter and to ditch her less than ideal night job. Hooking up with bad boy drummer Pike Ryland? Not on the agenda. She needs a promotion. Not sex, tattoos and rock ’n’ roll. Pike isn’t about to let Ms. Prim and Proper shut him down so easily, especially when he stumbles upon Oakley’s sexy night job. Continue Reading
Review: Right Next Door by A.J. Pryor
Right Next Door by A. J. Pryor Contemporary Romance E book June 30, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I could stay like this all night. Breathing in your scent, never leaving your body.” Addison Peacock has carried a torch for her college fiance for five years. When he leaves after graduation, promising to return, she is forced to stay due to her father’s illness. Now he’s back-only he’s married and she doesn’t find out till after they slept together. Shattered Continue Reading
Review: The Girl Next Door by Amy Jo Cousins
The Girl Next Door by Amy Jo Cousins (Bend or Break #3) Released: June 16, 2015 Contemporary Romance Samhain Reviewed by Mandi Kaetrin who reviews for Dear Author tweeted me a few days ago and recommend this book. She said the phrase, "straight guy BJ" and I was sold. A straight guy participating in a blow job with another man is like my unicorn. (More like a unicorn with two horns). I digress. There is much more to this story than BJs. Cash is one of the most likable heroes I've Continue Reading
Review: My Cowboy Promises by Z.A. Maxfield
My Cowboy Promises by Z.A. Maxfield (The Cowboys #4) Released: June 16, 2015 Contemporary M/M Intermix Reviewed by Mandi The blurb says Ryder Dent is a "true-blood cowboy" and while it may run in his family, I wouldn't consider him a cowboy. He works at his father's farm store and lives in Texas. That's about as cowboy as he gets. Ryder is gay but hardly anyone knows. When his friend Andi was teenager, she got pregnant by a rodeo star and didn't want anyone to know he was the father. Continue Reading
Review: A New Hope by Robyn Carr
A New Hope by Robyn Carr (Thunder Point #8) Contemporary Romance June 30, 2015 Mira Ginger Dysart came to Thunder Point at the lowest point in her life. Lost in her grief following the death of her son to SIDS, her parents feared that she’d never break out of the dark void she’d made for herself. Out of ideas, they ask their niece Ray Ann to have Ginger out for a visit. RayAnne’s take charge attitude was exactly what Ginger needed to make some changes. Surrounding Ginger with people who Continue Reading