Drawn Together by Lauren Dane (Brown Siblings #6) Contemporary Romance October 1, 2013 Penguin Reviewed by Helyce Beauty is more than skin-deep… Tattoo artist Raven Smith is blunt and hard, broken and jaded, dark and beautiful. While she doesn’t hide her painful past, she does keep a wall around her heart. She’s free sexually—but no one gets to the real Raven beneath the prickly exterior. With a voice like smoke, Jonah Warner is a smooth-talking, highly successful attorney, Continue Reading
Mandi Rants but is also Intrigued by a Homeless Heroine
Falling In by Lydia Michaels (The Surrender Trilogy #1) Released: September 17, 2013 Erotic Contemporary Penguin Reviewed by Mandi I knew what I was getting with this book before I started (kind of). I knew the hotel maid fell for the tycoon hotel owner, all of this is stated in the blurb. What surprised me however was how much this heroine intrigued me at first. She has been homeless her entire life, born in an alley to a heroin-addicted mother. She lives on the streets and Continue Reading
Review: Unattainable by Madeline Sheehan
Unattainable by Madeline Sheehan (Undeniable #3) Erotic Contemporary Romance Released: September 20, 2013 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi The first half of my life I’d spent falling in love with him, and the second I’d spent trying to fall out of love with him. And so starts the story of Tegan and Cage. Although each book in this series has a new hero and heroine, the world builds upon each book, making you really have to read these books in order to understand the politics, Continue Reading
Review: Two Times as Hot by Cat Johnson
Two Times as Hot by Cat Johnson (Oklahoma Nights #2) Released: September 24, 2013 Contemporary Romance Kensington Reviewed by Mandi Emma comes home for her sister’s wedding and is faced with lots of hot cowboys. One is Jace, who she almost hooked up with a year previous, but he left right before getting to the good stuff although he currently still has his eye on her. Another guy Emma sees is Logan Hunt. A Lieutenant Colonel who grew up with the man that is marrying Emma’s sister. There Continue Reading
Review: Snow-kissed by Laura Florand
Snow-Kissed by Laura Florand Released: September 1, 2013 Contemporary Novella Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I really enjoy marriage in trouble themed romance books. It is a different dynamic than boy meets girl and fall in love. These books usually have older characters and always seem more…mature. And the pain – oh the pain. I love to torture myself with a very painful book and hope to be rewarded with warmth at the end. Laura Florand does a nice job with this. Kai and Kurt Continue Reading
Review: Always on my Mind by Jill Shalvis
Always on my Mind by Jill Shalvis (Lucky Harbor #8) Released: September 24, 2013 Contemporary Romance Hachette Reviewed by Mandi We meet Jack in the previous book and I already knew I would fall for him. Jack is a firefighter with a mom battling breast cancer. His dad died years ago as a firefighter, and that devastated his mother. She fell apart and has never fully recovered. While Jack is a good-natured guy, he works hard - really hard, and never fully commits in Continue Reading
Review: Stripped by Edie Harris
Stripped by Edie Harris (City2City #1) Released: September 17, 2013 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi So listen up. Not too long ago I read Wild Burn, a western by Edie Harris that I really enjoyed. Then she came out with The Corrupt Comte, an erotic historical that I gobbled up and made everyone read. Not long after she sent me Stripped, a contemporary book about an actor and a make-up artist. I thought, geez, will I like this? I’m not always super keen on Continue Reading
Review: Getting Rowdy by Lori Foster
Getting Rowdy by Lori Foster Love Undercover #3 Contemporary Romance September 24, 2013 Harlequin Reviewed by Helyce Charismatic bar owner Rowdy Yates isn't the kind of man women say no to. So when he approaches waitress Avery Mullins, he fully expects to get her number. However, the elusive beauty has her reasons for keeping her distance-including a past that might come back to haunt them both. Avery spends her nights working for tips...and trying to forget the secret Rowdy is Continue Reading
Review: The Bridge by Rebecca Rogers Maher
The Bridge by Rebecca Rogers Maher Released: September 16, 2013 Contemporary Novella Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Awhile ago I read Hurricane Lily by Rebecca Maher, and I remember thinking that this author has a really good voice. So when she asked me to review The Bridge, even though the blurb gave me chills, I had to accept. The Bridge is a very powerful novella. It’s profoundly sad, yet hopeful and romantic. I wasn’t even sure if someone could write a believable story Continue Reading
Review: Covet by Tracey Garvis Graves
Covet by Tracey Garvis Graves Contemporary Romance/Women’s Fic Released: September 17, 2013 Dutton Reviewed by Mandi Last year I read On the Island and it really surprised me. I wasn’t expecting to enjoy a young man who falls for his tutor after crashing onto an deserted island. But Tracey Garvis Graves made it work really well. So when Covet appeared in my mailbox, even though it was labeled as women’s fic, I thought I’d give it a try as I crave books with ‘marriage in trouble’ Continue Reading