Rough Play by Keri Ford (The Roughnecks #2) Erotic Contemporary Romance Released: August 15, 2012 Turquoise Morning Press Reviewed by Mandi Jacob Iverson is in the small town of Apple Trail, Arkansas to help his brothers with rebuilding a house. It is here that he meets the gorgeous Flora. When he first realizes this pretty lady is a plumber, he is taken back. But Flora halts his sexist thinking right then and there. Yes she is a plumber and proud of it. She also works part time at Continue Reading
Review: By Surprise by Alyssa Turner
By Surprise by Alyssa Turner March 2, 2012 M/M/F Contemporary Etopia Press Reviewed by Mandi Paxton and Nicholas have been in a committed relationship for six years, and legally married for two. They have a very strong relationship, Paxton always knowing exactly what Nicholas needs and vice versa. Nicholas knows Paxton used to date women and considers himself bi-sexual but in the years he has been with him, the issue of women has never come up. That is until Nicholas finds a box of Continue Reading
Review: But My Boyfriend Is by K.A. Mitchell
But My Boyfriend Is by K.A. Mitchell (Florida #4) M/M Contemporary Romance August 21, 2012 Samhain Reviewed by Mandi I discovered KA Mitchell this past November thanks to Dear Author’s former reviewer Sarah, who I think has reviewed all of Mitchell’s books (you can see the reviews here). I started with Collision Course, which still remains my favorite of her books. In this one, Dylan is the brother of Aaron (hero in Collision Course). Dylan is twenty-two, has sex with women, but also Continue Reading
Review: Inertia by Amelia C. Gormley
Inertia by Amelia C. Gormley (Impulse #1) July 19, 2012 M/M Contemporary Romance Self-Published Reviewed by Mandi Handyman Derrick Chance has lived a lonely life, by choice. By the age of 21, he lost many beloved family members, and now ten years later, lives in the house his grandparents gave him. Although he is gay, he has never had a gay relationship. He experimented with a woman years ago, but with the loss of his grandparents he is too scared to become attached to anyone. He Continue Reading
Review: A Girl Like You by Maria Geraci
A Girl Like You by Maria Geraci Chick-Lit August 7, 2012 Berkley Reviewed by May As this book opens we meet Emma Frazier and her boss Ben, who she has been crushing on since he started working with her at Florida! Magazine. Thing is in an order to impress him she overstated her relationship with a NASCAR superstar Trip (whom she went to high school with) and promised an exclusive interview. Now she’s got to head back to the small town of Catfish Cove on the Florida panhandle and track Continue Reading
Review: Trust In Me by Skye Warren
Trust in Me by Skye Warren (Dark Erotica #2) Erotic Contemporary/Erotica February 14, 2012 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I’m very attracted to books that are dark, disturbing and erotic and my friend Sophia knows this, so when she heard about Trust in Me, I ended up with a gift on my Kindle. The book starts with a note from the author in which she states, “I must warn you that this is a disturbing tale, one that starts dark and gets darker.” She goes on to warn of nonconsensual Continue Reading
Review: Mark and Tony by LB Gregg
Mark and Tony by LB Gregg (Men of Smithfield #1) Contemporary Romance August 6, 2012 (re-release) Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi This book is a revised and re-edited version of a book previously titled Gobsmacked. I read it a couple of years ago, and I enjoyed it the second time around just as much. LB Gregg now has it rereleasing with Carina Press, and I couldn’t be happier that people get another chance to read her Men of Smithfield. This one still remains my favorite. Mark Meehan Continue Reading
Review: Heavy Issues by Elle Aycart
Heavy Issues by Elle Aycart (Bowen #2) Erotic Contemporary Romance May 29, 2012 Loose Id Reviewed by Helyce When Cole Bowen’s brother James got engaged, he had no idea that it would affect him so much. But with one less eligible Bowen brother available in the small town of Alden, it seems the women are working overtime to get Cole to notice them. Unfortunately, he’s not interested. Cole doesn’t do relationships at all, and he doesn’t expect that to change. Christine “Christy” Continue Reading
Review: One Night Rodeo by Lorelei James
One Night Rodeo by Lorelei James (Blacktop Cowboys #4) Contemporary Romance August 7, 2012 Penguin Celia Lawson had to grow up fast when her parents died when she was just 11 years old. Her older brothers, Hank and Abe, did their best, but they were young and clueless when it came to raising a young woman so Celia grew up kind of a tomboy. Once Celia was old enough to take care of herself, they let her do her thing and though she was 1/3 owner of the family’s ranch, Hank and Abe Continue Reading
Review: Hell on Wheels by Julie Ann Walker
Hell On Wheels (Black Knights Inc., #1) Black-Op Romance/Suspense August 7, 2012 Sourcebooks Reviewed by Mandi New series alert! Hot guys with lots of secrets who ride motorcycles…do I need to continue? Ex-Marine Nate Walker works with a highly secretive group of ex-military people, that only the very top officials in the government know about. He lives in Chicago and ‘works’ at a custom motorcycle shop, Black Knights Inc. But this shop as many have noted, is like a fort, with the Continue Reading