Barefoot in the Rain by Roxanne St. Claire Contemporary Romance Released: October 30, 2012 Forever Reviewed by Mandi Growing up, Jocelyn had to live with a father, named Guy, that was very abusive to her mother. She becomes best friends with Will next door, and often took refuge at his house when things got bad at home. Right before college starts, their friendship takes a turn towards romance, but before they could get down to business, Jocelyn’s father barges in, enraged and Continue Reading
Review: Construction Beauty Queen by Sara Daniel
Construction Beauty Queen by Sara Daniel Contemporary Romance Released: September 25, 2012 Entangled Publishing Reviewed by Mandi Veronica leaves her wealthy parents and lifestyle behind and wants to go out into the world to use her college degree and prove something to herself. She writes her grandfather, who lives in the small town of Kortville and asks if she can help run his company. Her grandfather tells her she can work for his construction firm for thirty days, and if she Continue Reading
Review: Merry Ex-Mas by Sheila Roberts
Merry Ex-Mas by Sheila Roberts Released: October 23, 2012 Holiday Fiction Harlequin Reviewed by May “There’s nothing worse than cold food.” Cass could suggest a few things – taxes, yeast infections, exes. This is the story of a group of friends living in the tiny Washington town of Icicle Falls. What they have in common is that this holiday season – all their exes will be making appearances in their lives. Cass: a divorced mama of grown (or nearly so) children. Their father was Continue Reading
Review: Tart by Lauren Dane
Tart by Lauren Dane (Delicious #2) M/M/F Contemporary Romance Released: November 6, 2012 Berkley Reviewed by Helyce Juliet Lamprey is the owner of TART, a very successful bakery in town. Along with her good friends Mary and Daisy, she’s expanded the bakery to now include Mary’s catering business and provide a place for Daisy and other local artists to display their art. She’s enjoying life in general, and though she’s not dating anyone seriously that quickly changes when she runs into Continue Reading
Review: Exposed to You by Beth Kery
Exposed to You by Beth Kery Released: November 6, 2012 Erotic Contemporary Berkley Reviewed by Mandi I’m a big fan of Beth Kery. She not only gives us some smokin’ hot sex, but a really well done story in this book. Let me also note, while these are all stand alones, she previously published two books, Addicted to You and Bound to You under the pen name Bethany Kane. The hero and heroines from those books are brought in as supporting characters in this book. I highly recommend Continue Reading
Review: Double Time by Olivia Cunning
Double Time by Olivia Cunning (Sinners on Tour #3) Released: November 6, 2012 M/M/F Erotic Romance Sourcebooks Reviewed by Mandi I didn’t have high expectations coming into this book. Book one, Backstage Pass was fun and really dirty, but the story line was just okay. And then I really didn’t like book two (the hero and I did NOT get along.) But I wanted to give this series one more chance and I’m glad I did. I also want to note that although this is the third book published in this Continue Reading
Review: My Fair Dork by Daisy Harris
My Fair Dork by Daisy Harris (Men of Holsum College #8) M/M Contemporary Romance Released: October 13, 2012 Siren Reviewed by Helyce As we return to Holsum College we meet Harold Jacobs. On the outside, I imagine Harold would be easy to overlook in passing. He’d always been shy and awkward with people and if that wasn’t enough, he’s very uncomfortable with the size of his penis. You see, Harold has been blessed with a very large penis. So much so that he’s embarrassed by it. He fears Continue Reading
Review: After the Storm by Amy Knupp
After the Storm by Amy Knupp Released: October 30, 2012 Contemporary Romance Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi The blurb of this one really caught my attention so I thought I’d give this new to me author a try. Nadia Hamlin lives on a small island near Texas. She is the definition of a workaholic, and ignores the hurricane evacuation warnings and runs back to the office to grab more files. As she is leaving, a big sign slams into her car. Scared, she calls the fire department. The Continue Reading
Review and Giveaway: Tigerland by Sean Kennedy
Tigerland by Sean Kennedy (Tigers & Devils #2) Contemporary M/M Released: October 15, 2012 Dreamspinner Reviewed by Mandi Tigers & Devils is one of my all time favorite books (you can read my review here). Simon is one of the most cynical and warm characters I’ve met. When he falls in love with the very famous Australia football star, Declan, their relationship in that book was sweet, although strained as they made their way through intense public scrutiny. Declan Continue Reading
Review: The Hot Floor by Josephine Myles
The Hot Floor by Josephine Myles M/M/M Contemporary Romance Released: September 25, 2012 Samhain Reviewed by Helyce Josh Carpenter is still getting over his last boyfriend. Since their break up, he’s had to move into a nearly windowless attic studio apartment. It’s stuffy and hot, and the only thing that makes living there somewhat bearable is that his friend Denise lives downstairs and he can hang out at her much larger flat. Then there is Rai and Evan. Josh has a huge crush on both Continue Reading