Mandi's Mini's Not Just a Friend by Laura Jardine Series: Toronto Friend, #3 Romance Contemporary Grade: C Maya has had really bad luck with men. Between her ex doing horrible things, and going on blind dates with men that turn out badly, Maya is tired of the dating scene. She is lucky to have a friend with benefits in Liam. Knowing each other in school, now as adults, Maya knows she will have a good time with him if need be, and she can leave in the morning with no strings attached. Problem Continue Reading
Review: Dirty Deeds by Megan Erickson
Dirty Deeds by Megan Erickson (Mechanics of Love #3) Released: December 8, 2015 Contemporary Romance Avon Impulse Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: "I was about to take off my dress." Spencer nearly swerved off the road. "In the car?" "You said a bunch of amazing things that made me want to get naked, okay? Quit being nice and stuff and I'll keep my clothes on." What a fun, sexy story. Book three in the Mechanics of Love series (they can all be read as stand alones) I've enjoyed the heck Continue Reading
Review: Coming Back by Lauren Dane
Coming Back by Lauren Dane (Ink & Chrome #3) Contemporary Romance (MMF) Released: December 8, 2015 Grand Central Publishing Reviewed by Helyce Favorite Quote: Damn she was blessed. Not just for the abundance of penis in her life, but the big stuff, the love and connection they brought her. The belonging. Arriving back in Seattle after five years, Jessilyn Franklin is done pretending she didn't want two men. She's done letting anything stop her from being with Adam and Mick, Continue Reading
Review: Persuasion by Violetta Rand
Persuasion by Violetta Rand Series: Sons of Odin, #1 Romance Contemporary December 8, 2015 Loveswept Reviewed by Tori Lang Anderson may be the new leader of the Sons of Odin motorcycle club, but his personal life is in shreds. He’s struggling to take care of his three young sisters in the wake of tragedy, while rumors of drug dealing within his ranks jeopardize everything he’s built. The last thing he needs is another distraction—like a bar brawl over a woman—but Lang is a sucker for a Continue Reading
Review: Crashed Out by Tessa Bailey
Crashed Out by Tessa Bailey (Made in Jersey #1) Released: December 7, 2015 Contemporary Romance Entangled Reviewed by Mandi I like the premise of this book but the execution didn't work so well for me. Growing up, Sarge fell in love with his sister's best friend. Jasmine is eight years older, and was even his babysitter for some time. As a teen, he would use any excuse to be in the same room with her. She would ruffle his hair and be on her way, and Sarge's teenage hormones could Continue Reading
Review: Hold Me Close by Megan Hart
Hold Me Close by Megan Hart Released: November 24, 2015 Dark Erotic Mira Reviewed by Mandi This book hurt. I mean, it was amazing and I loved it, but it made my insides hurt. It made me feel all the things, as only Megan Hart can do. A big thank you to Pamela, who texted me and said - omg read this book - and at that time I didn't even know there was a new Megan Hart book out. She warned me it was a tough read. I needed someone to hold me close as I read it. This book tells the story Continue Reading
Review: Steal Me by Lauren Layne
Steal Me by Lauren Layne (New York's Finest #2) Released: November 24, 2015 Contemporary Romance Forever Reviewed by Mandi Anthony Moretti loves being a cop. More specifically, a captain in the NYPD. He has siblings as cops, his father was the chief of police - it's in his blood and it's his passion in life. So when a burglar who has been hitting random homes in New York City continuously escapes capture, it really irritates Anthony. This burglar has been named Smiley, because he leaves Continue Reading
Review: Misconduct by Penelope Douglas
Misconduct by Penelope Douglas Series: Standalone-HEA Contemporary Romance December 1, 2015 NAL Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Dark spaces and quiet spaces...that’s all we need” Former tennis champion Easton Bradbury just wants to move forward with her life and new teaching career; leaving her past where it belongs...in the past. But when she meets her newest student and his father, that may be harder than she thinks. Tyler Marick seems to have it all. Wealth, power, and a Continue Reading
Review: Texas Hustle by Cynthia D’Alba
Texas Hustle by Cynthia D'Alba (Texas Montgomery Mavericks #6) Contemporary Romance Releases: November 24, 2015 Samhain Reviewed by Mandi Porchia Summers was born into a family who gave her everything except affection. She acted out until her parents sent her to Whispering Springs before their high-society friends found out about her arrest record. She builds a good life in Texas, but then the old boyfriend who got her in trouble tracks her down. Desperate to find a way to keep her Continue Reading
Review: Christmas Ever After by Sarah Morgan
Christmas Ever After by Sarah Morgan Released: October 2015 Holiday Romance Mira Reviewed by Mandi If you are in need of a good holiday romance, this is the book to read. Sky and Alec know each other through mutual friends but they don't know each other all that well. They actually don't like each other very much - Alec thinks Sky acts like a princess (she totally doesn't) and Sky thinks Alec is too grumpy (okay, he is very grumpy). Sky is an artist, designing high-end and paintings Continue Reading