Beautiful Mess by Lucy V. Morgan November 25, 2011 Contemporary Romance E-book (novella) Self-Published Reviewed by Helyce Favorite Quote: This is awesome with a side of fuck-yeah fries. From Goodreads: Working in a wedding cake shop sucks when you've just been dumped. Bailey Frost has a recipe for disaster: one cheating ex, one big glass of liquor, and three well-meaning male friends who think her lack of a sex life is funny. Before she knows it, she's confessed that she's Continue Reading
Review: Mr. Rebound by Michael Cain
Mr. Rebound by Michael Cain Contemporary Romance February 21, 2011 E-Book Lyrical Press Reviewed by Mandi When Susan is dumped at the altar via cocktail napkin, she kind of slumps into a comatose state. But no worries she has her two best friends to pick her up. With the honeymoon already paid for in Cancun, best friend #1, Liz decides that is where she needs to go. Problem is that due to work, Liz can’t quite leave yet – so that leaves best friend #2, Kevin. Kevin has been in love Continue Reading
Review: Chasing Her Trail by Keri Ford
Chasing Her Trail by Keri Ford Contemporary Romance November 9, 2011 Sapphire Nights Books Reviewed by Mandi I have enjoyed these quick, sexy novellas in Keri Ford’s Apple Trail series for the most part, and Chasing Her Trail, might be my favorite of the group. Jessie likes to do things on her own as she has something to prove to herself. A few years ago, after her parents died, she fell apart and was unable to do anything but just sit and stare into space for months. Her cousin, whose Continue Reading
Review: Some Like it Hot by Louisa Edwards
Some Like it Hot by Louisa Edwards (Rising Star Chef #2) Contemporary Romance November 29, 2011 St. Martin’s Reviewed by Mandi Let me start by saying this book really frustrated and disappointed me. This is the first I’ve read of this author, and unfortunately, this is not the book for me. Danny Lunden and his team of chefs from his family owned restaurant, Lunden Tavern, have arrived in Chicago to compete in the Rising Star Chef competition. Now, per Danny, this competition “..is Continue Reading
Review: Simple Gifts by LB Gregg
Simple GIfts by LB Gregg (Cornwall Novellas #2) Contemporary M/M Romance E-Book November 25, 2011 Musa Publishing Reviewed by Mandi Jason Ferris is a very private person, so when his best friend, Sunny drags him to her parent’s house for a Christmas party, he feels very uncomfortable. But that is just the beginning. When he gets to the party, he finds out Sunny’s brother Lt. Robb Sharpe is home from overseas. Jason had a major crush on Robb in high school, where they even started Continue Reading
Review: My Third-World Girlfriend by R.J Silver
My Third World Girlfriend by R.L. Silver Humor, Romance October 4, 2011 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You smell like beer, look like stray dog. “ Gerry Lawson, our hero, is a slightly befuddled forty year old who can’t understand why his relationships eventually turn into UFC matches. When he overhears three older jaded men describing the perfect relationship, he can’t help but listen in. The key, explains these men, is that you need to lower your expectations. Continue Reading
Review: Baby It’s Cold Outside by Addison Fox
Baby It’s Cold Outside (Alaskan Nights #1) by Addison Fox Contemporary Romance November 1, 2011 Signet Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I want to start each new year with a kiss and I want to spend each and everyday of each and every one of those years kissing the man I love.“ New York socialite Sloan McKinley is tired of her mother’s constant attempts to marry her off so when her best friend, Grier, calls her from Alaska, Sloan decides that a change of scenery is just what she Continue Reading
Review: Head Over Heels by Jill Shalvis
Head Over Heels by Jill Shalvis (Lucky Harbor #3) Contemporary Romance November 22, 2011 Forever Reviewed by Mandi The Lucky Harbor series has become one of my favorite contemporary series, and Head Over Heels didn't disappoint. Over the past year, Chloe has moved to the small northern town of Lucky Harbor, has come to know her two half-sisters Tara and Maddie, and together, they have renovated and opened their own bed and breakfast. While Chloe helps out with all the chores Continue Reading
Review: Sex, Lies and Mistletoe by Tawny Weber
Sex, Lies, and Mistletoe by Tawny Weber (Undercover Operatives #1) November 15, 2011 Contemporary Romance Harlequin Reviewed by May Favorite Quote: “What are the chances that sex with Caleb Black will be as good as Baryshnikov, Stonehenge, and the amazing Johnny Depp all rolled into one experience?” “I think the chances are pretty damn good.” Pandora sank her head into the char’s pillowed back and sighed. She thought so, too. Pandora Easton is without a job, boyfriend, or any Continue Reading
Review: Deliciously Sinful by Lilli Feisty
Deliciously Sinful by Lilli Feisty Erotic Contemporary Romance November 22, 2011 Forever Reviewed by Mandi I’ve read two previous books by Lilli Feisty and I liked them. They had a very sexy, bdsm vibe to them – the kind of books that are very entertaining and fun to chat with about with your friends. Deliciously Sinful though didn’t quite live up to the fun and sexy. After Phoebe’s aunt and uncle died, she inherited the Green Leaf Café, a successful organic restaurant in northern Continue Reading