Too Friendly to Date by Nicole Helm Contemporary Romance Released: October 7, 2014 Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi I was first introduced to Nicole Helm's work in her recent release All I Have. It's an adorable farmer's market romance (now available as a single title) that I just loved. So, I was excited to try something else by her and I liked this one a lot too. Leah is an electrician who is fiercely independent and stubborn. If anyone glances at her with the a look of pity, she gets Continue Reading
Review: Loving You Always by Kennedy Ryan
Loving You Always (The Bennetts #2) by Kennedy Ryan Contemporary Romance Released October 7, 2014 Forever Yours Review by Sheena Favorite Quote:"Oh God....it hurts to love like this. So sweet it hurts." Like a sugar-tipped shard of glass piercing her heart. Every time. *Cue Pachelbel's Canon" Yes....yes. I am so damn pleased. I feel so happy and free and ALIVE! My heart played Canon throughout Loving You Always. It was just that classic, and right and effortlessly tear Continue Reading
Review: Reaper’s Stand by Joanna Wylde
Reaper's Stand by Joanna Wylde (Reaper's MC #4) Releases: October 7, 2014 Contemporary Romance Berkley Trade Reviewed by Sheena Blurb: As Reapers Motorcycle Club president, Reese “Picnic” Hayes has given his entire life to the club. After losing his wife, he knew he’d never love another woman. And with two daughters to raise and a club to manage, that was just fine with him. These days, Reese keeps his relationships free and easy—he definitely doesn’t want to waste his time on a Continue Reading
New: As Long As You Love Me by Ann Aguirre
As Long As You Love Me (2B Trilogy, #2) by Ann Aguirre New Adult/Romance Contemporary E book, 352 pages September 30, 2014 Harlequin, HQN Reviewed by Tori Lauren Barrett is coming home. Unable to deal with the pressures of college and losing her scholarship in the process, Lauren decides to head back to Sharon, Nebraska and try to get her life back on track. Rob Conrad never left Sharon. Stunning good looks and high school popularity can only take you so far, especially when your Continue Reading
Review: Mistletoe on Main Street by Olivia Miles
Mistletoe on Main Street by Olivia Miles Released: September 30, 2014 Contemporary Romance Forever Reviewed by May Grace Madison is a successful writer, but is she a happy woman? When she returns home for Christmas after being gone for years she is struck by a number of things. Her family has been struck hard by the loss of her father and they plan on selling the bookstore he ran for so long. Her first love Luke Hastings is around too- and looking good. It’s really too bad things didn’t Continue Reading
Review: Hope Burns by Jaci Burton
Hope Burns by Jaci Burton (Hope #3) Contemporary Romance September 30, 2014 Jove Reviewed by Helyce From Goodreads: Molly Burnett dreads returning to her hometown of Hope for her sister’s wedding, especially knowing she’ll have to endure a weekend with the one man she never wants to see again. It’s only a couple of days, so Molly will try to forget her painful past with high school sweetheart Carter Richards. Because despite the bitter memories, she still can’t forget what they once Continue Reading
Review: In Your Dreams by Kristan Higgins
In Your Dreams (Blue Heron, #4) by Kristan Higgins Romance Contemporary Paperback September 30, 2014 Harlequin HQN Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: Maybe she’d even get a tattoo on each thigh— Jack Holland’s head was here. Jack Holland, prince of the Blue Heron winery and Holland family is a genuinely nice guy who enjoys life but when he rescues a group of teenagers who drive into a lake, the town’s reaction scares him. He doesn’t consider himself to be a hero, especially since one Continue Reading
Tori’s Mini Reviews for September
Every once in a while I like to do some “mini reviews” for books that for various reasons were not able to be included on the review schedule. I usually don’t grade these reviews, but after a few readers emailed me asking for grades, I decided to go ahead and add them. Love and Blarney (Ballybeg, #2) by Zara Keane Contemporary Romance E book/Novella September 2014 Beaverstone Press, LLC RATING: B Very few international authors can hold my attention (I often find the phonetic Continue Reading
Review: Jack by Juliana Stone
Jack (The Family Simon, #2) by Juliana Stone Contemporary Romance E book/Novel/Series August 25, 2014 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “She’s the first thing I think about when I wake up. The last thing on my mind before I sleep.” Jack Simon and Donovan James were a couple in love until they day they had a nasty argument and Donovan disappeared, leaving Jack with only a note and a broken heart. Though Jack tried to get to the bottom of Donovan’s defection, she froze Continue Reading
New: Come Dancing by Leslie Wells
Come Dancing by Leslie Wells Contemporary Romance 382 pages June 8, 2014 Allium Press Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I promise I won’t tell anyone a famous rock musician wants to take you out. I mean, Jesus, how embarrassing.”.” It’s 1981 and Julia Nash has recently arrived in Manhattan, ready to leave her mark on the literary world. Landing a job as a publisher’s assistant, Julia dreams of becoming a full time editor, but the fierce competition and her boss's wandering hands Continue Reading