His Southern Temptation by Robin Covington (The Boys are Back in Town #2) Released: April 2013 Contemporary Romance Entangled Publishing Reviewed by May Best friend ready to kill him? Check. Future mother-in-law who hates him? Check. Asshole setting his truck on fire? Check. Girlfriend ready to run for the nearest airport? Check. His life had become a damn country song. David “Lucky” Landon is done with his time as a Marine. He’s come home to buy his parent’s farm and live a Continue Reading
Joint Review: Down London Road by Samantha Young
Down London Road by Samantha Young (On Dublin Street #2) Released: May 7, 2013 Contemporary Romance Penguin Reviewed by Mandi and Tori Mandi: After really enjoying Samantha Young’s adult debut last year, On Dublin Street, I was intrigued to see what she would do in her second book. Down London Road turned out to be a somewhat darker, more intense book than Dublin, and I really like the direction Samantha takes. The author takes great care in getting the reader to know Johanna or Continue Reading
Review: Nameless by Claire Kent
Nameless by Claire Kent Contemporary Romance April 30, 2013 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi After reading and enjoying Escorted by Claire Kent earlier this year, I was eager to try more of her work. While I still think she has a really nice voice, the heroine gave me some problems in this one. Erin remembers Seth Thomas from when they were kids. After a bad childhood, Seth turned his life around, went to college and is now a very wealthy, well known defense attorney. She sees Continue Reading
Review: Cowboy Take Me Away by Jane Graves
Cowboy Take Me Away by Jane Graves (Rainbow Valley #1) Contemporary Romance April 30, 2013 Forever Reviewed by Helyce Shannon North is the new Director of the Rainbow Valley Animal Shelter. She loves the animals and makes it her priority to keep them happy, healthy and to find them good homes. But like all non-profits, it’s a continuous fight for donations to keep the animals fed and to stay in the black. She’s a bit overworked and she’s thinking that maybe she wasn’t the best person Continue Reading
Review: Bullheaded by Catt Ford
Bullheaded by Catt Ford M/M Romance April 15, 2013 Dreamspinner Press Reviewed by Tori Cody Grainger is at the top of his game when it comes to bull riding and he is ecstatic his lover, Johnny Arrow, is there to share it with him. Cody loves Johnny but their age difference has Cody often making decisions concerning their future without consulting Johnny. When Cody steps over the line one too many times, Johnny leaves Cody and it sends Cody into a tailspin. Johnny, ten years younger than Continue Reading
Review: Breathing His Air by Debra Kayn
Breathing His Air by Debra Kayn April 22, 2013 Contemporary Romance Crimson Romance Reviewed by Mandi I love motorcycle club books. I can’t help it. I love it when the hero is all bossy. I love the motorcycle club culture. The politics, the aggression, the overly alpha men. I want to be someone’s “sweet butt.” What? So when this review request came my way I gobbled it up. Overall I liked this one, although I did have some frustrations along the way. Let me set it up. Tori Continue Reading
Feature: Saved by the Bride by Fiona Lowe
Saved by the Bride by Fiona Lowe – Goodreads l Kindle l Nook Welcome to Whitetail, Wisconsin, future home of Weddings that WOW! As acting mayor, Annika will do anything to revive the economy of the town that's been her refuge ever since her art career imploded and her fiancé walked out. Even if it means crashing an engagement party to talk business with the bride's billionaire father. But the evening starts with a kiss from a gorgeous stranger—and ends with a night in jail. Finn Callahan Continue Reading
Review: Locked by Maya Cross
Locked by Maya Cross (The Alpha Group #1) March 25, 2013 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Sophia is out with her girlfriends one night getting nice and tipsy. They are at some odd, out of the way bar and they notice a stream of people, very attractive people, that head into a guarded back room. Sophia, with some liquid courage decides she wants to investigate. So she spills some wine on the bodyguard who wouldn’t let her through, and when he leaves his post Continue Reading
Review: Dirty Laundry by Rhys Ford
Dirty Laundry by Rhys Ford (Cole McGinnis #3) M/M Contemporary Romance April 19, 2013 Dreamspinner Press Reviewed by Helyce NOTE: slight spoilers from previous books. From Goodreads: For ex-cop turned private investigator Cole McGinnis, each day brings a new challenge. Too bad most of them involve pain and death. Claudia, his office manager and surrogate mother, is still recovering from a gunshot, and Cole’s closeted boyfriend, Kim Jae-Min, suddenly finds his teenaged sister dumped Continue Reading
The Chocolate Rose by Laura Florand
The Chocolate Rose by Laura Florand (Roses #1) Contemporary Romance April 2013 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Last year I read The Chocolate Thief by Laura Florand and it was okay, not great. Then she asked me to review The Chocolate Kiss and I thought I’d give her books another shot. Thank goodness because The Chocolate Kiss is an absolutely adorable book that I highly recommend everyone read. So I was very curious to see how a third book would hold up. And I’m very Continue Reading