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
Review: Offside by Shay Savage
Offside by Shay Savage YA Mature/Contemporary Romance E book August 3, 2014 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “All the worlds a stage…” Offside-Law 11-Players in an offside position when the ball is touched or played by a teammate, may not become actively involved in the play. I enjoy Savage’s works. Though her stories are publicly acknowledged fan-fic, they are enjoyable. My first time reading Shay Savage was Transcendence. A time travel romance that was Continue Reading
Review: Losing Streak by Kristine Wyllys
Losing Streak by Kristine Wyllys (The Lane #2) Released: September 22, 2014 Contemporary Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi The first 20% of this book had me hooked. Rosemary (Rosie) Young is a bartender on The Lane, a poorer area where she has lived and worked her entire life. Rosie is an angry person, for good reason. Her mother has advanced cancer and it's very hard on Rosie to scrape money together to get her mother proper care. Rosie would work any job to get the money, but her Continue Reading
Review: Private Politics by Emma Barry
Private Politics by Emma Barry (The Easy Part #2) Released: September 8, 2014 Contemporary Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Last year I read and enjoyed Special Interests by Emma Barry and was excited to see she had another book coming out revolving around DC politics. Now, before you scrunch your nose and tell me you don't want to read about our lovely government, let me tell you - Emma Barry makes it very interesting. Where we could get bogged down in dry terminology and boring Continue Reading
Review: Harlequin Contemporary Boxed Set #3
Harlequin Contemporary Boxed Set #3 Released: September 1, 2014 Contemporary Romance Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi Note: I'm only reviewing two of the four stories in this set. I believe each story will be sold separately sometime in the future. When the Lights go Down by Amy Jo Cousins Maxie Tyler is Chicago’s toughest stage manager. Her latest gig is just the break she needs, and she’s not going to let anyone get in her way. Not even the producer with dreamy blue eyes Continue Reading
Review: Melt for Him by Lauren Blakely
Melt for Him (Fighting Fire # 2) Contemporary Romance Released September 8, 2014 Published by Entangled Brazen Reviewed by Sheena So there I was. Book in hand. Waiting to be reduced to Sheena-Putty, melted by the heat of the passion that would surely leap from the pages of Lauren Blakely's Melt for Him...and well, let's just say a puddle I did not make. I assure you I sit here in my fully solid form. I didn't melt a smidge! If the title is going to be Melt for Him, dammit I fully Continue Reading
Review: A Forbidden Rumspringa by Keira Andrews
A Forbidden Rumspringa by Keira Andrews (Gay Amish #1) Released: September, 3, 2014 M/M Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I'm going to be totally honest and say when I accepted this review request I did it with a little snicker. I've had very bad luck in the past with Amish romances (I've only tried a few) and I just was convinced a male/male Amish romance couldn't work. But Keira Andrews proved me wrong. I really enjoyed this and I'm totally invested in David and Isaac's happy Continue Reading