Tough Love by Heidi Cullinan (Special Delivery #3) M/M Erotic Romance April 8, 2014 Samhain Reviewed by Helyce Before moving forward with this review, I feel like I need to make a disclaimer of sorts because, I really love Heidi Cullinan’s work. I have not read all of her extensive backlist but what I have read I have always enjoyed and have often been strongly moved on an emotional level. I read and enjoyed the first two books in this series, so it was a no brainer to accept Tough Love Continue Reading
Review: Plain Jayne by Laura Drewry
Plain Jayne by Laura Drewry Contemporary Romance Released: April 8, 2014 Loveswept Reviewed by Mandi I don't mind reading books where the hero or heroine has lost a spouse. What I do mind is when the dead spouse is disrespected or just plain dumped on. There are a lot of factors that come into play, but I for one do believe a hero or heroine can fall in love again after their spouse dies, even when they truly loved the deceased person. The deceased person does not have to be bitchy, or Continue Reading
Review: The Day He Kissed Her by Juliana Stone
The Day He Kissed Her (Bad Boys of Crystal lake, #3) by Juliana Stone Romance Contemporary E book, 320 pages April 1, 2014 Sourcebooks Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “What? You think only guys can say that word? Cock?.” Mac Draper, one of the Crystal Lake Bad Boys, has come a long way from his dark abusive past. A wealthy New York architect, he has almost shed the last of of his childhood ties to a town and family that let him down. When he comes home to visit his best friends who Continue Reading
Joint Review: Play by Kylie Scott
Play (Stage Dive, #2) by Kylie Scott Contemporary Romance E book, 304 pages St. Martin’s Griffin Released: March 25, 2014 Joint reviewed by Mandi & Tori Mal Ericson, drummer for the world famous rock band Stage Dive, needs to clean up his image fast—at least for a little while. Having a good girl on his arm should do the job just fine. Mal doesn’t plan on this temporary fix becoming permanent, but he didn’t count on finding the one right girl. Anne Rollins never thought she’d ever Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
HEROINE: Mia. A compulsive list maker and life planner. Dumped one week before her wedding. Travels to Paris to recover. HERO: Lucas. A native Parisian and NYC professor. He helps Mia “recover” and discover some things about love. “You’re all wet. I like you that way,” he said, his mouth searing a path down my throat. We were both panting, hands groping, our sodden clothing too heavy on our bodies. “I’m wet everywhere,” I whispered. With a groan he tore his mouth from me and Continue Reading
Review: Dash of Peril by Lori Foster
Dash of Peril by Lori Foster (Love Undercover #4) Contemporary Romance March 25, 2014 Harlequin Reviewed by Helyce From Goodreads: To bring down a sleazy abduction ring, Lieutenant Margaret "Margo" Peterson has set herself up as bait. But recruiting Dashiel Riske as her unofficial partner is a whole other kind of danger. Dash is 6'4" of laid-back masculine charm, a man who loves life—and women—to the limit. Until Margo is threatened, and he reveals a dark side that may just match her Continue Reading
Review: Four Friends by Robyn Carr
Four Friends by Robyn Carr Contemporary Romance March 25, 2014 Harlequin Reviewed by Helyce Warning: there is infidelity in this book. It affects two of the woman featured. There is also drug abuse and domestic violence-though that’s told in the form of memories. If you are uncomfortable with any these things, this story may not be for you. In Four Friends, we meet four, everyday- but no less extraordinary women who live in the affluent town of Mill Valley, California. Some are Continue Reading
Review: Hope Ignites by Jaci Burton
Hope Ignites by Jaci Burton (Hope #2) Contemporary Romance March 25, 2014 Jove Reviewed by Helyce Favorite quote: Des figured he must have PMS-penis malfunction syndrome. Because he was acting like a dick. Logan McCormack is a man pretty set in his ways. He’s a cattle rancher, and it’s a life he’s chosen for himself. He loves the ranch, loves the land and is not afraid of hard work. But his world gets turned upside down when he leases out a small portion of his 45,000 acres to a Continue Reading
Review: Waiting On You by Kristan Higgins
Waiting On You (Blue Heron, #3) By Kristan Higgins Romance Contemporary March 25, 2014 Harlequin HQN Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Don’t go there again [...] We know how this ends. Colleen O’Rourke found her one true love as a teenager and lost it when she and the boy she loved had a fight that led him to marrying someone else. Now ten years later, he is back in town because of a family emergency and Colleen finds herself torn between wanting to keep hating him and wanting a second Continue Reading
Review: Unwound by Lorelei James
Unwound (Mastered, #2) by Lorelei James Erotic Romance/Contemporary March 25. 2014 NAL Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Don’t make me use my Kung Fu on you.” Amery Harwick has fallen hard for sensei master, Ronin Black. The pleasure he brings her drugs her mind and seduces her body, making her his willing slave. There is nothing Ronin wouldn’t do for Amery, except open up his heart and soul to her. When Amery discovers Ronin’s secret, she walks away from the relationship...and him. But Continue Reading