Run to You by Charlotte Stein Released: July 25, 2013 Erotic Contemporary Mischief Publishing Reviewed by Mandi I love Charlotte Stein’s voice. I love her heroes. I love her heroines. I love how deep we go into the heroine’s head. I love how filthy her books are and how the characters explore their emotions, insecurities, love and self esteem through sex. In Run to You, Stein gives us a burly, hairy Hungarian hero. Can we just take a moment to let that sink in. Take a long Continue Reading
Review: Indecent Proposition Series by Stephanie Julian
Indecent Proposition Series (Parts 1, 2 and 3) March 2013 Erotic Contemporary Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Event planner Julianne has a lot of money issues. Her mother is sick, her car is almost dead and she wants to go to school. When a sexy (and very rich) man who saw her at one of her events, offers her half a million dollars to sleep with him for the night, she can’t pass it up. Keegan made his millions or billions (it’s a lot of “illons”) as a young man with his best Continue Reading
Review: Conceal by Juliana Stone
Conceal by Juliana Stone (Barker Triplets #3) Contemporary Romance June 15, 2013 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I’ve enjoyed this trilogy by Juliana Stone, and have been waiting to see how the author would handle the wild sister, Betty Jo. Betty isn’t that old and has already had a rough life. Once a popular model and dipping her toes into acting, she is now back in her hometown working as a bartender. Her fall from grace took many hits. She drank too much, did too many drugs, Continue Reading
Review: Sweetened with a Kiss by Lexxi Callahan
Sweetened by a Kiss by Lexxi Callahan Contemporary Romance June 25, 2013 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Raise your hand if you like the asshole aka alpha-hole hero? Yes, just what I thought. There are many who do *wink* In real life, put me in a relationship with an alpha-hole hero and I would probably punch him in the nose within five minutes. But in fiction, sometimes it’s fun to read a really possessive, cranky, controlling hero. Jen was in a bad car accident as a young Continue Reading
Review: Fleet Week by Melody Montclair
Fleet Week by Melody Montclair (Fleet Week #1) June 1, 2013 Contemporary Romance Velvet Pony Press Reviewed by Mandi When this review request came in, the only thing I could think about is the Fleet Week episode from Sex and the City, so I decided to give it a try. I can’t resist a sailor romance. Gina is new to New York City, working a temp job in the financial district. Her co-worker always tries to get her to come out to happy hours, but the shy Gina never accepts. But Continue Reading
Review: Making it Last by Ruthie Knox
Making it Last by Ruthie Knox (Camelot #4) July 15, 2013 Contemporary Novella Loveswept Reviewed by Mandi I love it when authors give us a hero and a heroine who are already established. Even better, Ruthie Knox earlier this year gave us a novella showing us how Amber and Tony meet and fall in love in How to Misbehave (I gave it a B+ just like this book). Now we get this couple again, ten years later. Three kids later. And the magic of brand new love has worn off. Amber is Continue Reading
Review: Guarded Desires by Lexxie Couper
Guarded Desires by Lexxie Couper (Heart of Fame #3) July 16, 2013 M/M Romance Samhain Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “Your cock is truly a thing of beauty.” I couldn’t resist this book when I learned the premise is a famous actor who falls for his bodyguard. Even better, the famous actor aka Chris Huntley has never been attracted to a man before. Ooh la la. When Chris travels to Australia to promote his new project, he takes one look at his new Aussie bodyguard, Liev Reynolds, Continue Reading
Review: Gaming for Keeps by Seleste DeLaney
Gaming for Keeps by Seleste DeLaney June 10, 2013 Contemporary Romance Novella Entangled Reviewed by Mandi Pen Holloway is tired of dating, as her last boyfriend turned out to be a big jerk. She is a huge gamer, obsessed with playing the online computer video game, Heroes of Fallen Gods. It was there she met her previous boyfriend, so when another fellow player who goes by the online name, Lohonas, invites her to a gaming convention, Pen is unsure. She kind of feels like her and Continue Reading
Review: Gwynneth Ever After by Linda Poitevin
Gwynneth Ever After by Linda Poitevin Romance Contemporary June 30, 2013 Michem Publishing Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “He should definitely walk away. He’d be a fool if he didn’t. And perhaps a greater fool if he did.“ Gwyn Jacobs doesn’t believe in fairy tales. Ever since her ex-husband walked out, leaving her alone with three small children, Gwyn has been mother, father, and bread-winner all rolled into one. Her own scarred heart aside, she refuses to open up her children’s lives Continue Reading
Review: True Love by Jude Deveraux
True Love (Nantucket Bride #1) by Jude Deveraux Romance Contemporary/PNR July 9, 2013 Ballantine Publishing Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Why let facts ruin a good story? “ Alix Madsen is surprised when a friend of her family’s passes away and leaves her a Nantucket mansion to live in for one year. Alix is even more surprised when she discovers the nephew whom is living in the guest house is non other than famed architect, Jared Montgomery. Alix, having just finished up Continue Reading