Karma by Carly Phillips (Serendipity #3) Contemporary Romance May 1, 2012 Reviewed by Helyce Dare Barron had a big crush on Liza McKnight back when they were kids, though she was a bit older and pretty much out of his league. Now adults, his only real interaction with her is when she comes into the station to bail out her brother, Brian. The attraction is still there, but Dare can’t seem to make himself act on it. Dare hates Brian McKnight. Never friends, they have a past that is Continue Reading
Review: Kiss the Bride Anthology
Kiss the Bride Anthology May 1, 2012 Contemporary Romance Reviewed by Mandi Early Bird Special by Deirdre Martin Dana is the director of retail expansion for a line of boutique stores, which means she is constantly traveling. The newest store opening is in Florida where her grandparents happen to live. Having not seen them for some time, she stays with them as she gets the new store ready to open. Her grandmother and her friends of course want to see Dana settle down, and their hunky Continue Reading
The Girl’s Guide to (Man)Hunting by Jessica Clare
The Girl’s Guide to Man(Hunting) by Jessica Clare May 1, 2012 Erotic Contemporary Romance Reviewed by Mandi Miranda Hill and Dane Croft got hot and heavy at the end of high school in a closet at a party. But to Miranda's devastation, pictures of what they did inside the closet ended up on the Internet, and Dane left the next day to pursue a NHL hockey career without a word to Miranda. Left in the small town of Bluebonnet, Texas, by herself, Miranda became known by a derogatory nickname Continue Reading
Review: The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts
The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts (Inn Boonsboro #2) Contemporary Romance May 1, 2012 Reviewed by May Owen Montgomery and his family are restoring an old inn, and in the process discover love, ghosts, and all of the details that go into such an epic project. This story opens as the restoration of the inn is finishing up and over the winter. The couple from the first book plan to get married (and you do see that in this book), and other town square projects and restorations are Continue Reading
Review: Handle With Care by Josephine Myles
Handle With Care by Josephine Myles M/M Contemporary Romance April 24, 2012 Samhain Reviewed by Helyce Ben was forced to grow up really fast when his parents died unexpectedly. Just 18, he suddenly became responsible for his younger sister, Zoe, who was only six at the time. He accepted this without question and raised his sister, making her his priority. He worked, bought a flat and against the odds, succeeded in keeping custody of Zoe and keeping their little family together. Ben Continue Reading
Review: The Fireman Who Loved Me by Jennifer Bernard
The Fireman Who Loved Me by Jennifer Bernard (The Bachelor Firemen of San Gabriel #1) Contemporary Romance April 23, 2012 Reviewed by Mandi Melissa McGuire is a television news producer who left her big time gig in LA after her now ex-boyfriend screwed her over. With her elderly (yet very feisty) grandmother having some health issues, Melissa moves in with her and takes a job with a smaller television station. Her grandmother wants her to get married, and takes it upon herself to drag Continue Reading
Review: Table For One by Ros Clarke
Table For One by Ros Clarke Contemporary Romance February 2012 E-book, novella Entangled Publishing Reviewed by Helyce Claudia Thomas certainly did not expect to be eating alone at Ward’s, a new, very trendy restaurant in London; but that is exactly where she finds herself when her boyfriend breaks up with her on Valentine’s Day. While it’s the last place she wants to be, she really has no choice. Her job as a food critic was the reason she had the reservation in the first Continue Reading
Review: Playing For Keeps by Liz Matis
Playing for Keeps by Liz Matis Contemporary Romance November 30, 2011 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Samantha Jameson has had a crush on Ryan Terell for a long time. Through college, she kept the football star in her sights, but nothing ever came of her attraction to him. Samantha starts her post-college life as a hard-core journalist, traveling to the middle east to cover the war. After a brutal time, where she is kidnapped for three days she is now back in the states, and has Continue Reading
Review: The Witness by Nora Roberts
The Witness by Nora Roberts April 17, 2012 Contemporary Romance/Suspense Hardcover Reviewed by May Wanting a child to raise and mold in her likeness, Dr. Susan L. Fitch researched and chose her ideal sperm donor, had herself inseminated, delivered a baby girl via C-section at an appointed time, and set about the business of scheduling everything from education to appropriate acquaintances to meals for the child. The summer before her 17th birthday, her daughter Elizabeth Continue Reading
Review: Party of Three by Lacey Alexander
Party of Three by Lacey Alexander (H.O.T. Cops #2) Erotic M/F/M April 3, 2012 NAL Trade Reviewed by Mandi Why did I choose to read Party of Three? Well, I’m always on the lookout for erotic ménage books, and while M/M/F is my favorite, I was interested in this M/F/M because there are cops and ex-boyfriends and I have been wanting to try this author. Mira Adams and Ethan West are in a loving, stable relationship. Ethan has left the law enforcement agency, H.O.T (which stands for Continue Reading