Home Sweet Home by Bella Riley (Emerald Lake #1) Contemporary Romance October 1, 2011 Paperback Forever Reviewed by May With a senator for a father (who recently passed away) and a mother who raised her in the small town of Emerald Lake while running a yarn store, Andi Powell took more after her father and has spent the last decade out in the world working hard and chasing her big city dreams. She wasn’t ever great at knitting, and she didn’t want to be trapped in the Continue Reading
Review: Until There Was You by Kristan Higgins
Until There Was You by Kristan Higgins Romantic Contemporary Ebook October 25, 2011 HQN Books Favorite Quote: “Think she likes me? “Of course she does Liam. It’s the law isn’t it? Women must fall at your feet.” When former bad boy heartthrob Liam Murphy walked into Cordelia (Posey) Osterhagen’s parent’s restaurant she had imagined a million scenarios...but never one involving her wearing an ill fitting German waitress outfit and her cheeks stuffed with potato dumplings. Posey has Continue Reading
Joint Review: Real Men Will by Victoria Dahl
Real Men Will by Victoria Dahl (Donovan Brothers Brewery #3) October 25, 2011 Contemporary Romance Reviewed by Mandi and May Blurb: It was meant to be a one-night stand. One night of passion. Scorching hot. Then Beth Cantrell and Eric Donovan were supposed to go their separate ways. That’s the only reason he lied about his name, telling her he was really his wild younger brother. Hiding his own identity as the conservative Donovan. The “good” one. But passion has its own logic, Continue Reading
Review: To Santa With Love by Janet Dailey
To Santa With Love by Janet Dailey Contemporary October 1, 2011 Paperback Zebra Reviewed by May This is a story about a young woman (just over 21) named Jacquie. She is very beautiful and she knows it, just like she knows she needs to quit going to college even if her father is very upset that she's quitting on the education he's paying for. Although she has no idea what she wants from life she takes off armed with a debit card (thanks daddy!) and heads west to experience life in Los Continue Reading
Review: More Than Meets the Ink by Elle Aycart
More Than Meets The Ink by Elle Aycart Erotic Contemporary June 28, 2011 Ebook Loose ID Reviewed by Helyce Favorite Quote: “Cool place you’ve got here,” Max stated, looking around. She wasn’t sure he meant the place or the cuties that were all smiling back at him. Like it wasn’t enough to have chicks drooling over James, now she had the whole Bowen male panty-creamer clan parading through Rosita’s. She should be charging for entrance. Tate Cooper has a preconceived notion that Continue Reading
Review: Something so Right by Elyse Mady
Something So Right by Elyse Mady September 19, 2011 Contemporary Romance E-book Carina Press Reviewed by Helyce Sam Denning and Lily Carver have been best friends since the summer they met in the small resort town of Muskoka. For Sam, though, it’s much more than a friendship. He’s been in love with Lily for a while and just can’t bring himself to make a move. The timing has never been right. Lily had been engaged until that fateful day she arrived home unexpectedly and found her Continue Reading
Review: Depth Charge: Maria, Maria by Brindle Chase
Depth Charge: Maria, Maria by Brindle Chase July 26, 2011 Erotic Contemporary E-Book, Novella Loose ID Reviewed by Mandi Steve Chamber is an elite deep sea diver, who has never had anyone come close to besting him, until he gets beat by a rookie diver. “Rodriguez” has spent more hours diving, and has pulled up more pounds of loot from a sunken ship in the past week than Steve has. A former SEAL, he has never had anyone beat him. When something goes wrong at a diving station 150 feet Continue Reading
Review: Tuscan Heat by Kathleen Dienne
Tuscan Heat by Kathleen Dienne Contemporary Romance October 10, 2011 E-Book Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Sara Wright has broken up with her long-term boyfriend and has found herself in Florence, Italy for a week on vacation. She has two objectives for the next seven days: Avoid cynicism and say yes to new things. She is having a hard time avoiding cynicism as she has had flight delays and lost luggage. But she has no problem saying yes to the very attractive and Continue Reading
Review: Cheri on Top by Susan Donovan
Cheri on Top by Susan Donovan August 30, 2011 Contemporary Romance Paperback St. Martins Reviewed by May Favorite Quote: “What I’m suggesting is that we find a way to spice up the ‘good journalism’ so we can take advantage of this story and sell some papers.” Cheri waited for someone in the room to agree with her, but no one did. “Isn’t that what we’re trying to do here? Isn’t it about time the Bugle got its sexy back?” I’ve been a Susan Donovan fan for years, her Continue Reading
Review: Slow Ride by Erin McCarthy
Slow Ride by Erin McCarthy (Fast Track #5) Contemporary Romance October 4, 2011 Paperback Berkley Reviewed by Mandi I’m not a car race fan in real life, but I do like the idea of this series that follows these drivers lives. However, this one just doesn’t quite rev my engine. Daniel “Diesel” Lange first meets Tuesday Jones at her father’s funeral. Diesel was her father’s favorite race car driver, until Diesel got into a horrible crash which crushed his knee. Unable to drive Continue Reading