Dance With Me by Heidi Cullinan M/M Contemporary Romance July 26, 2011 Loose ID Reviewed by Helyce Ed Maurer loves football. He’s lived it and breathed it and it defined who and what he was until an injury to his neck ended his semipro career. He knew that in the end it could have been worse. If the injury had been just a few millimeters over, he’d be in a wheelchair now. Even so, Ed has to be careful; the slightest incorrect movement can set off a spasm of pain so severe, it takes Continue Reading
Review: Rocky Mountain Desire by Vivian Arend
Rocky Mountain Desire by Vivian Arend (Six Pack Ranch #3) March 13, 2012 Contemporary Romance Samhain Reviewed by Helyce Rocky Mountain Desire starts off with a bang with all the Coleman brothers and their friends celebrating Daniel’s upcoming wedding with a bachelor party. Matt may have sworn off relationships for himself, but that is not going to stop him from throwing his brother one hell of a party, complete with sexy dancing girls! As he watches his brothers and cousins having Continue Reading
Review: Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas
Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas Contemporary Romance (with magical element) February 28, 2012 St. Martin’s Reviewed by Mandi I’m relatively new to Lisa Kleypas contemporaries. I’m a huge fan of her historicals and decided to try Smooth Talking Stranger this year on audio. I ended up loving it, and still plan to read the other two in that series. But I didn’t want to let this new contemporary pass me by. I was hesitant though for one main reason – magic. I don’t like magic in my Continue Reading
Review: Waltz This Way by Dakota Cassidy
Waltz This Way (Ex Trophy Wives #3) by Dakota Cassidy Contemporary Romance Trade Paperback March 6, 2012 Berkley Publishing Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: ”I don’t think pancakes can make you scream like I do.“ “You’ve never seen me eat a pancake.” Dakota Cassidy once again leads us through the pitfalls of divorce with plenty of charm, laughter, and snark as we get to know Melina Cherkasov, the third trophy wife in her hilarious Ex-Trophy Wives series. A character driven Continue Reading
Review: Taking a Shot by Jaci Burton
Taking A Shot (Play By Play#3) by Jaci Burton Contemporary Romance March 6, 2012 Berkley Trade Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Ugh. When had she become that woman?” Taking A Shot is the third book in Jaci Burton’s hot and oh so steamy Play By Play series that revolves around the Riley family. Before I start this review, let’s take a minute to genuflect at the cover shall we? *happy sigh* Seriously, have you ever seen anything so beautifully lickable in your life? . Jenna Riley Continue Reading
Review: Redwood Bend by Robyn Carr
Redwood Bend by Robyn Carr (Virgin River #18) Contemporary Romance February 28, 2012 Mira Reviewed by Helyce Katie Malone has been in a witness protection program for several months now. Forced to leave her home in the dead of night with her five year old twin sons was one of the most difficult things she’d had to do. Leaving her brother Connor, was the other. The only man in her life, following the death of her marine husband before her boys were even born, Connor had been her Continue Reading
Review: Fall Into the Sun by Val Kovalin
Fall Into the Sun by Val Kovalin M/M Contemporary Romance January 30, 2012 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Alejo and Bobby have been in love most of their lives, but as they find themselves in their early forties, Bobby hopes now is the time that they can actually find peace and love with each other for the rest of their lives. Having been lovers as young adults, the circumstances of life forced them to go in different directions. Alejo’s family is deeply immersed in the Catholic Continue Reading
Review: Time Out by Jill Shalvis
Time Out by Jill Shalvis Contemporary Romance February 21, 2012 Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi In high school, Rainey had a crush on Mark who was a few years older than she was. So much of a crush that one night she decided to go to his place for a surprise strip tease. But to her surprise, when she walked in, Mark was busy with another woman. Embarrassed, Rainey fled and they each went their separate ways. Now, Mark is the head coach of NHL team The Mammoths, while Rainey spends her Continue Reading
Review: Love is a Battlefield by Tamara Morgan
Love is a Battlefield by Tamara Morgan (Games of Love #1) Contemporary Romance February 14, 2012 Samhain Reviewed by May Favorite Quote: Drinking beer, playing with their balls and pitching tents. Man-camping was just plain classy. What happens when a Scottish games athlete meets the girl of his dreams in a Jane Austen historical society member who happens to want the same piece of land for her own event on the same day? The battle is on, and the heat is turning up! When I first Continue Reading
Review: Ride With Me By Ruthie Knox
Ride With Me by Ruthie Knox Contemporary Romance February 13, 2012 Loveswept Reviewed by Mandi Tom Geiger is ready to cycle across the United States on the TransAmerica Trail. Planning to start in Oregon and ending up in Virginia, he is looking forward to a couple of months of peaceful cycling and sightseeing as he heads east. But his sister, Taryn, has other plans for him. Worried that he is too much of a loner, she secretly places an ad for a riding companion for him and finds Continue Reading