After Midnight by Sarah Grimm Contemporary Romance September 30, 2011 E-Book Wild Rose Press Reviewed by Mandi Isabeau Montgomery was a child prodigy. Able to hear a song just once and be able to play it on the piano, she became a widely know musician at a very young age. At the age of twelve, she was involved in a serious car accident that took the life of her mother and severely injured Isabeau. Worse, she was taken from her step father Thomas’s home, the only father she ever Continue Reading
Review: Secret Weapon by Opal Carew
Secret Weapon by Opal Carew September 13, 2011 Erotic Romance Trade Paperback St. Martin’s Griffin Reviewed by Helyce Sloan Granger has had feelings for Janine Reid for a long time. He’s never acted upon these feelings out of respect for his best friend Ben, Janine’s brother. So he settles for friendship with Janine. When Ben is shot and killed in the line of duty, Janine seeks comfort from Sloan and he finds himself thrown into the role of protector and brother in Ben’s absence. Continue Reading
Joint Review: Bad Boys Do by Victoria Dahl
Bad Boys Do by Victoria Dahl (Donovan Brothers Brewery #2) September 27, 2011 Contemporary Romance Paperback HQN Reviewed by Mandi and May From Goodreads: Olivia Bishop is no fun. That's what her ex-husband said. And that's what her smart bob and glasses imply. So with her trademark determination, Olivia sets out to remake her life. She's going to spend time with her girlfriends and not throw it all away for some man. But when an outing with her book club leads her to a Continue Reading
Review: Doukakis’s Apprentice by Sarah Morgan
Doukakis’s Apprentice by Sarah Morgan Contemporary Romance September 20, 2011 Paperback Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi What an adorable book this is, and at only 186 pages, Sarah Morgan delivers a very believable romance. To say Polly Prince is stressed is an understatement. Her father, and creator of Prince Advertising is nowhere to be found. Presumably shacked up with none other than her nemesis's sister, who happens to be 30 years younger than he is. Picking up the slack like she Continue Reading
Review: Barging In by Josephine Myles
Barging In by Josephine Myles September 20, 2011 E-Book M/M Contemporary Romance Samhain Reviewed by Helyce Dan Taylor is a travel writer who has agreed to write an article about vacationing on a narrowboat along the canals of England. Dan had counted on his friend Tristan tagging along as an assistant of sorts, but Tristan, an aspiring actor, gets an acting job and jumps at the part leaving Dan to his own devices. Dan heads out on his own, looking forward to a week on the Continue Reading
Review: Serendipity by Carly Phillips
Serendipity by Carly Phillips (Serendipity #1) Contemporary Romance September 6, 2011 Paperback Berkley Reviewed by Helyce Faith Harrington has moved back to Serendipity. She’s hoping to start an interior design business but she knows it won’t be easy. For one, her father was convicted of running a Ponzi scheme which affected many families and businesses in the town causing them to lose their life savings. If that wasn’t enough, she’s recently divorced having caught her husband in Continue Reading
Review: Never Enough by Lauren Dane
Never Enough by Lauren Dane (Brown Siblings #4) September 6, 2011 Erotic Romance Berkley Heat Trade Paperback Reviewed by Helyce Never Enough is book four in Lauren Danes Brown Siblings Series. It focuses on Adrian Brown, who is a well known and very successful rock star. Adrian does not portray the typical rock star image, however. He’s very much a family man at heart; he cherishes his family, his brother Brody and his sister Erin and their extended families as well as their Continue Reading
Review: Haunted Heart by Carolyn Rosewood
Haunted Heart by Carolyn Rosewood Contemporary Romance/Suspense July 1, 2011 E-Book Etopia Press Reviewed by Mandi Rowena is back home to Ohio after a very messy and public divorce. Right after high school, she moved to LA and soon after that, met actor Brett Fontaine. They married, but it ended very badly. A designer, she is now blackballed from working in LA because Brett slandered her name. But she has at least had some revenge – she sued him, and he lost, owing her a very Continue Reading
Review: Don’t Mess with Texas by Christie Craig
Don’t Mess with Texas by Christie Craig Contemporary Romance September 1, 2011 Paperback Forever Reviewed by May Favorite Quote: "You still can't get her to sleep with you? Did you tell her you were hung like a racehorse?" Former Cop Dallas O’Connor was framed for murder, along with several of his friends. Now they’re out of jail, names cleared, and making a difference with their PI business (Don’t Mess with Texas) by helping out those who are innocent as well as Continue Reading
Review: To the Moon and Back by Jill Mansell
To The Moon And Back by Jill Mansell Contemporary Romance Paperback September 1, 2011 Sourcebooks Landmark Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Logically you knew it wouldn’t happen, but there is always that deep down niggling feel that you might gaze into the camera and start shouting, “Fuck, fuck, bastard-bollocks, fuck!” When Ellie Kendall lost her husband Jamie in a car accident, she thought her life was over. Her father in-law, a famous actor, moves her to a posh London Continue Reading