Sweet Thing by Renee Carlino New Adult Contemporary April 14, 2013 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “The pain of losing someone is always worse when you know you could have prevented it.” Sweet Thing is a romantic new adult contemporary that examines a young woman’s coming of age while dealing with the death of her father. Mia Kelly has come to New York to settle her father’s estate and work in his cafe. she meets struggling musician Will Ryan and her life takes a Continue Reading
Review: Possession by Jennifer Lyon
Possesion by Jennifer Lyon (Plus One Chronicles #2) Contemporary Romance May 28, 2013 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi A few months ago I read the first in this series, The Proposition and really enjoyed it. I’m a sucker for billionaire heroes, although there are few I actually like. Sloane fits into that category though. He is alpha, protective, but respectful of the heroine. He helps her be a stronger person and I like that about him. At one point he says what attracts him Continue Reading
Review: Entwined With You by Sylvia Day
Entwined With You by Sylvia Day (Crossfire #3) June 4, 2013 Erotic Contemporary Romance Penguin Reviewed by Mandi This series is my guilty pleasure crack series. It’s so over the top crazy, yet I can’t look away. There has been much drama due to the fact this once trilogy is now drawn out to be five books. I knew this going in, so the lack of complete closure at the end of this book wasn’t a shock (although the end is VERY abrupt and felt odd). I was still quite frustrated with Continue Reading
Review: An Invitation to Sin by Sarah Morgan
An Invitation to Sin by Sarah Morgan (Coretti Dynasty #2) Contemporary Romance May 21, 2013 Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi “Have you ever spent the whole night with a woman?” “Cristo, no! My mantra is “Until dawn do us part,” This is such an adorable book. Taylor Carmichael is a very famous actress who has been in the gossip magazines for years with rumors of a crazy, out of control lifestyle. But behind all the gossip is a woman who is very much in control of her life. Continue Reading
Review: Unforgiven by Anne Calhoun
Unforgiven by Anne Calhoun June 4, 2013 Contemporary Romance Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Adam leaves the marines and heads back to his home town of Walkers Ford, South Dakota to figure out what is next in his life. First up is being the best man in his good friend’s wedding. And while this may seem like a fun, and joyous occasion, it is actually quite complicated. Growing up Adam fell in love with a girl named Marissa. Adam was always high speed, high powered everything. Continue Reading
Review: Fire Inside by Kristen Ashley
Fire Inside (Chaos #2) by Kristen Ashley Contemporary Romance June 4, 2013 Forever Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Every step, every breath, every second I lived on this earth, I’m thankful for, no matter how fucked up or whacked or hard or good, ’cause all that shit led me to you.” Hopper (Hop) Kincade, a lieutenant in the Chaos motorcycle club (MC), knows some women are meant for nothing more than scratching an itch and leaving the next day. No harm. No foul. And some women are meant Continue Reading
Review: It Had to Be You by Jill Shalvis
It Had to Be You by Jill Shalvis (Lucky Harbor #7) May 28, 2013 Contemporary Hachette Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “I really want to hit him,” she said. “Bloodthirsty,” he murmured, taking her hand, running his thumb over the pulse racing at her wrist. “I like it.” Ali’s bad day starts when her boyfriend breaks up with her by text. It only gets worse when he tells her he has given up the lease on their house so she must move and she finds out he has been cheating on her. Ali Continue Reading
Review: By Design by Jayne Denker
By Design by Jayne Denker May 16, 2013 Contemporary Romance Kensington Reviewed by Mandi Emmie is a talented interior designer who works for a man who disrespects her and treats her like a secretary rather than an associate. But Emmie doesn’t have a lot of options in her small town, so she goes to work and deals with it. She finds herself spending a lot of time with her best friend Trish, drinking away her woes. She is in a rut with her life, with a loser boyfriend and a dad Continue Reading
Review: The Look of Love by Bella Andre and Giveaway!
The Look of Love by Bella Andre (The Sullivans #1) Contemporary Romance Rerelease: May 28, 2013 Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi The self published Sullivan series has been out for some time now and I’ve heard a lot of talk about it. It is now being published through Harlequin and I received an arc in the mail so I thought I’d give it a shot. Photographer Chase Sullivan has five brothers and two sisters. He lost his dad at the age of 10, and their model mother raised them all into Continue Reading
Review: Never a Hero by Marie Sexton
Never A Hero by Marie Sexton (Tucker Springs #5) May 13, 2013 Contemporary M/M Riptide Publishing Reviewed by Helyce Everyone deserves a hero. Owen Meade is desperately in need of a hero. Raised by a mother who made him ashamed of his stutter, his sexual orientation, and his congenitally amputated arm, Owen lives like a hermit in his Tucker Springs apartment. But then hunky veterinarian Nick Reynolds moves in downstairs. Nick is sexy and confident, and makes Owen comfortable Continue Reading