Shacking Up by Helena Hunting Released: May 30, 2017 Contemporary Romance Swerve Reviewed by Mandi Two years ago I read Pucked by Helena Hunting and I liked it a lot - it really made me laugh. I think I read the follow-up to that book but have not tried her again until now. While Pucked is very over-the-top silly (I think the heroine puts a cape of the hero's peen...if I remember correctly) Shacking Up is more sweet and low-key, with good sexual tension and two likable protagonists. It Continue Reading
Review: Need You Now by Nicole Helm
Need You Now (A Mile High Romance #1) Released: May 30, 2017 Contemporary Romance Zebra Reviewed by Mandi I've really enjoyed Nicole Helm books in the past - she writes really fun contemporary romances, sometimes featuring farmers (score!) and they make me smile. So I'm sorry to say Need You Now did not give me the smilies. I usually love a grumpy hero but Brandon was just so...depressing...it was hard to root for him. Brandon grew up in Gracely, Colorado and his family owned a mine Continue Reading
Review: Enticing the Enemy by Jules Court
Enticing the Enemy by Jules Court (Hot in the City #2) Released: May 29, 2017 Contemporary Novella Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi This is the first time I've read this author and she knows how to write a super grumpy hero and a heroine who will not have any of it! Erin is a defense attorney working for a large firm and trying to prove herself to her bosses. Her current case has her in court, with detective Daniel Cruz on the stand. She may come in a small package, but her attitude Continue Reading
Review and Giveaway: Nudes by Sarah Robinson
Nudes by Sarah Robinson Series: Exposed, #1 Contemporary Romance May 22, 2017 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "She'd earned every moment of her career, and if she was going down, she was going down fighting." Movie executive Ben Lawson almost lost it all in his high-profile divorce but he’s being given second chance and nothing or nobody is going to stand in his way. Then his leading lady walks on the set. Actress Aria Rose may not be a household name in Continue Reading
Review: When It’s Real by Erin Watt
When It’s Real by Erin Watt Contemporary Romance/YA Mature May 30, 2017 Harlequin Teen Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You can't treat girlfriends like props, brother. Not even fake girlfriends.” Meet Oakley Ford. Nineteen-year-old heartthrob and celebrity pop star Oakley Ford is ready to make the leap to a serious musician but his antics on and off the stage has made him persona non grata among record producers. He wants the very best to produce his next album but unless he Continue Reading
Review: Feel Me by Cecy Robson
Feel Me (O’Brien Family #4) Publication Date: May 23, 2017 Contemporary Self Published Reviewed by Kini Declan O’Brien was always driven to take his place among Philly’s elite, working hard for everything he’s earned, including the title of Assistant District Attorney. He’s won seemingly impossible cases, so he’s furious when he’s assigned to lead the one unit he doesn’t want. Melissa Fenske was born hearing impaired to a neglectful mother, finding solace when she was adopted by a Continue Reading
Review: Buns by Alice Clayton
Buns by Alice Clayton Series: Hudson Valley, #3 Contemporary Romance Releases: May 23, 2017 Gallery Favorite Quote My eyes boggled. “A file. You’ve got a file on me. Wow.” “Wow?” “Wow as in, dude, that’s weird.” Now his eyes boggled. “Dude? Did you just call me dude?” “Dude, I also called you weird. How did you miss that part?” Reviewed by Tori Clara Morgan is living the dream, if you can call rebranding hotels that are desperate for a new life and running any kind of Continue Reading
Review: Confessions of a Former Puck Bunny by Cindi Madsen
Confessions of a Former Puck Bunny (Taking Shots #4) Released: May 8, 2017 New Adult Hockey Romance Entangled Reviewed by Mandi This is my first time reading Cindi Madsen and I found this book to be overall pretty cute. Maybe a little predictable with the drama at the end, but it has a good guy hero which always makes me smile. This read pretty good as a stand alone although I did feel like I missed out on some supporting character development. Lindsay is almost ready to graduate Continue Reading
Review: Bombshell by C.D. Reiss
Bombshell by C.D. Reiss Series: Hollywood A-List, #1 Contemporary Romance May 1, 2017 Montlake Romance Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I don’t understand the picture-in-the-bathroom-mirror thing. Don’t these people have friends?” Brad Sinclair, Hollywood a-lister, and well known bad boy is known for his wild parties and revolving bedroom door but when he becomes the sole parent to a five-year-old little girl he knows he will have to make some serious changes to in his Continue Reading
Review: Open Hearts by Eve Dangerfield
Open Hearts by Eve Dangerfield Released: April 25, 2017 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi This is my first time reading Eve Dangerfield and it won't be my last. Tori reviewed the first book in this series for Smexy and enjoyed it - Open Hearts reads fine as a stand alone although the previous hero and heroine do have a big part in this book. I'm curious to find out just how their HEA unfolded in book one, but I followed along just fine in book two. I'll say Continue Reading