Risky Business by Melissa Cutler (Bomb Squad #1) Released: August 19, 2014 Contemporary Romance Intermix Reviewed by Mandi I went through a lot of emotions while reading Risky Business. The first half I almost gave up, then came about 20-30% where I really liked it, but by the end I was ready for this one to be over. First let me say, I wouldn't really call this a hockey romance book. Theo plays on an adult hockey league outside of Buffalo for wounded veterans. While we witness a few of Continue Reading
Review: Six of Hearts by L.H. Cosway
Six of Hearts by L.H Cosway Released: July 26, 2014 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I have conflicting thoughts regarding this book. First I want to say that I think L.H Cosway has such a unique voice. Each of her stories are so different. You have no idea what story idea she is going to come up with and what kind of unique characters she will give us. I truly get excited with each new release (See here and here). There were things that I really liked about Six Continue Reading
Review: Uncover Me by A.M Hartnett
Uncover Me by AM Hartnett Released: June 26, 2014 Erotic Contemporary Mischief Books Reviewed by Mandi Wow this is a dirty book. Like, epically dirty. I'm not even sure I can include a quote without shocking half of you (okay shocking maybe ten of you - dirty readers) Carrie works in a recruiter's office, but her passion - maybe better said, her compulsion - is to take erotic photos of herself and post them on her blog. Using the name Maggie and never showing her face, she takes all Continue Reading
Review: You Own Me by Shiloh Walker
You Own Me by Shiloh Walker Contemporary Romance Released: August 4, 2014 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I'm always in the mood for a convict romance. I've watched my fair share of lock-up on MSNBC... I can't help myself. So when I heard the newest Shiloh Walker book featured a hero recently out of prison, I said let's go. Unfortunately, I found this one to be middle of the road. I didn't dislike it, but it's not my favorite. This is a best friends to lovers theme with a prison Continue Reading
Review: Palmetto Moon by Kim Boykin
Palmetto Moon by Kim Boykin Contemporary Romance/ Women's Fiction Paperback, 320 pages August 5, 2014 Berkley Trade Reviewed by Tori Vera Hadley has spent her whole life being a Hadley and all that comes with it. Now poised on the eve of her wedding to a man she doesn’t love, Vera decides to finally live her life on her own terms and sneaks away with the help of two servants. Vera arrives in Round O, South Carolina and soon sets herself up living quarters, a job, and a possible suitor. Continue Reading
Review: A Kiss on Crimson Ranch by Michelle Major
A Kiss on Crimson Ranch by Michelle Major Released: July 15, 2014 Contemporary Romance Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi Sara Wellens was a childhood star on a popular television show. As her sidekick's career took off, Sara's plummeted but the thing is - Sara never liked being an actor. Her mother forced her into the business at the age of eight, and basically ran the show, much to Sara's dismay. Now as an adult, Sara finds herself in financial trouble after a production company she Continue Reading
Review: One Night of Sin by Elle Kennedy
One Night of Sin by Elle Kennedy (After Hours #1) Released: August 4, 2014 Erotic Contemporary Entangled Reviewed by Mandi If you come back, I won't be able to control myself next time. Oh giiiirl. You better go back, stat! Our hero Gage is a former MMA fighter, now a club owner and occassional bouncer. The heroine jokes at one point that he must be fifty years old because he is so serious and dour, but really he is thirty. He scowls a lot because he helped his brother out of Continue Reading
Review: Truly by Ruthie Knox
Truly by Ruthie Knox (New York #1) Released: August 5, 2014 Contemporary Romance Loveswept Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: "You make me want to be a decent person," he murmured against her lips. "It's just awful." Truly released early this year as a serial, offered for free on Wattpad. I'm not a huge fan of the serial set-up but I am a huge fan of Ruthie Knox, so I knew I would have to read this. I'm so glad it's being offered as a full length book, and boy is it good. May Continue Reading
Review: Lay it Down by Cara McKenna
Lay It Down by Cara McKenna (Desert Dogs #1) Released: August 5, 2014 Contemporary/Suspense Romance Signet Reviewed by Mandi Despite the cover or what you may have heard, this is not a motorcycle club book. There is a murder mystery, a sexy and gritty romance and a desert setting that contributes a lot to this story. I have a fondness for Cara McKenna's voice, and I really enjoyed this book. It's different from her previous work and surprised me a bit. Vince Grossier lives in a very Continue Reading
Review: Sister Golden Hair by Juli Page Morgan
Sister Golden Hair by Juli Page Morgan (Illicit Rockers #1) Contemporary Romance June 16, 2014 Carey On Publishing Reviewed by Helyce Favorite Quote: “You’d still like to bang him, though, wouldn’t you?” Rhett grinned before she could stop herself. “Like a screen door in a hurricane.” Rhett Davis is at a crossroads. She’s lived in the same small Texas town all her life, but she never felt like she fit in. She got pregnant her senior year, married her boyfriend, raised her Continue Reading