Break Your Heart by Rhonda Helms New Adult Romance Released: July 28, 2015 Kensington Reviewed by Mandi This book came unsolicited in my mail box and it is a teacher/student romance so I thought I'd try it. It also features an African-American heroine and an Asian-American hero and I love that the author chose to write diverse characters. I've had recent success reading the teacher/student trope, and I thought it might become my new thing. But this book did not work for me. Megan Continue Reading
Review: Never Loved by Charlotte Stein
Never Loved by Charlotte Stein Series: Dark Obsession, #1 Romance Contemporary June 23, 2015 Loveswept Review by Tori Beatrix Becker spent most of her life under the thumb of her controlling, abusive father. And now that she’s free and attending her dream college, she has no idea how to act like the normal crowd: partying, going on dates, even having a conversation. Then she meets Serge Sorensen. Big and surly with a whole host of riotous tattoos, Serge is supposed to scare the hell Continue Reading
Review: The Art of Sinning by Sabrina Jeffries
The Art of Sinning by Sabrina Jeffries (Sinful Suitors #1) Releases: July 21, 2015 Historical Romance Pocket Reviewed by May “Mr. Keane has kindly agreed to paint your portrait, Yvette,” Edwin cut in. “Assuming that your tart words haven’t changed his mind.” The scoundrel had the audacity to wink at her. “Actually, I like a little tart with my sweet.” “More than a little, I would say, having seen your paintings,” she shot back. Suddenly he was all seriousness. “And what did you Continue Reading
Review: My Cowboy Promises by Z.A. Maxfield
My Cowboy Promises by Z.A. Maxfield (The Cowboys #4) Released: June 16, 2015 Contemporary M/M Intermix Reviewed by Mandi The blurb says Ryder Dent is a "true-blood cowboy" and while it may run in his family, I wouldn't consider him a cowboy. He works at his father's farm store and lives in Texas. That's about as cowboy as he gets. Ryder is gay but hardly anyone knows. When his friend Andi was teenager, she got pregnant by a rodeo star and didn't want anyone to know he was the father. Continue Reading
Review: Nova by Margaret Fortune
Nova by Margaret Fortune (Nova #1) Released: June 2, 2015 YA Sci Fi DAW Reviewed by Mandi I thought this book had the coolest premise: *36:00:00* The clock activates so suddenly in my mind, my head involuntarily jerks a bit to the side. The fog vanishes, dissipated in an instant as though it never was. Memories come slotting into place, their edges sharp enough to leave furrows, and suddenly I know. I know exactly who I am. My name is Lia Johansen, and I was named for a prisoner Continue Reading
Review: Vicious Cycle by Katie Ashley
Vicious Cycle by Katie Ashley Series: #1 Vicious Cycle MC Romance/Thriller June 2, 2015 Berkley/NAL Trade Reviewed by Tori Deacon Malloy’s life is dedicated to the Hell’s Raiders motorcycle club. Tough, hard, and fast with his fists, he serves the group as sergeant at arms. But his devil-may-care approach to life is thrown for a loop when the five-year-old daughter he never knew existed lands on the club steps. Alexandra Evans is devoted to all her students—but there’s always been Continue Reading
Review: The Virgin’s Daughter (A Tudor Legacy Novel) by Laura Andersen
The Virgin's Daughter by Laura Andersen Historical Romance Releases: May 26, 2015 Ballantine Books Reviewed by Sheena What if Elizabeth the First, the celebrated Virgin Queen, had a daughter? Since the death of her brother, William, Elizabeth I has ruled England. She’s made the necessary alliances, married Philip of Spain, and produced a successor: her only daughter, Anne Isabella, Princess of Wales. Elizabeth knows that her beloved Anabel will be a political pawn across Europe unless Continue Reading
Review: Wild Heat by Lucy Monroe
Wild Heat by Lucy Monroe (Northern Fire #1) Released: April 28, 2015 Contemporary Romance Forever Reviewed by Mandi Kitty is returning to her hometown after a horribly abusive marriage and dealing with an eating disorder. Deciding to help her aunt and her aunt's two good friends help run their bed and breakfast, Kitty is ready for this new direction in her life. What she isn't ready for is to see her first crush and her former best friend, Tack. Tack runs a tour company for all of Continue Reading
Review: Win by Submission by Melynda Price
Win by Submission by Melynda Price (Against the Cage #1) Released: April 28, 2015 Contemporary Romance Montlake Reviewed by Mandi I haven't had much luck in reading MMA books lately. What does this mean? Where are my awesome fighters who meet awesome heroines? Cole fractures his spine during a fight - and it's bad. So bad, he ends up in a wheelchair and the doctors say there isn't much else they can do for him. So bad he will probably walk with crutches the rest of his life. His Continue Reading
New: Forever Grace by Linda Poitevin
Forever Grace by Linda Poitevin Series: Ever After, #2 Romance Contemporary April 24, 2015 Reviewed by Tori Officer Sean McKittrick has come to his cottage for some much needed R&R after an on the job injury shatters his leg. Expecting peace and quiet, he is shocked to find a child on his deck. Not a fan of children, Sean’s surprised yell scares the child who inadvertently knocks him down in his rush to get away. Sean finds himself stuck on his back with no crutches and no way to Continue Reading