Hotter Than Texas by Tina Leonard (Pecan Creek #1) Contemporary Romance March 19, 2013 Samhain Reviewed by Mandi Sugar moves her sister and her mother to a small town in Texas called Pecan Creek. This town touts that they are “The Most Honest Town in Texas” with good family values and a nice place to live. Sugar’s first impression of the house they are leasing is not a good one, as it is practically falling down. But the house does have a pecan orchard, something necessary for the Continue Reading
Review: Seven Kinds of Hell by Dana Cameron
Seven Kinds Of Hell (Fangborn #1) by Dana Cameron Urban Fantasy March 12, 2013 Publisher: 47 North Reviewed by Tori Archaeologist Zoe Miller has been running from a haunting secret her whole life. But when her cousin is abducted by a vicious Russian kidnapper, Zoe is left with only one option: to reveal herself. Unknown to even her closest friends, Zoe is not entirely human. She's a werewolf and a daughter of the Fangborn, a secretive race of werewolves, vampires, and oracles Continue Reading
Review: Star Crossed by Jennifer Echols
Star Crossed by Jennifer Echols (Stargazer #1) Contemporary Romance February 26, 2013 Pocket Reviewed by May From author’s site: Publicist Wendy Mann has always competed hotly with her rival Daniel Blackstone, but this time they’re headed for a collision. Wendy’s job is on the line if she doesn’t save the image of a spoiled young starlet who’s posting provocative pictures of herself all over the Internet in a snarky attempt at revenge on her former boyfriend. Daniel is representing the Continue Reading
Review: There is No Light in Darkness by Claire Contreras
There Is No Light In Darkness by Claire Contreras New Adult January 10, 2013 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Blake Brannon’s life became a cruel mixture of lies and half truths when her parents were murdered and she was kidnapped as a young child. Now in college, she seeks to discover what really happened that fateful night. Who took her and why? Her friends and lover try to help her in her search, though she seeks to push them away in fear that they will suffer for her asking Continue Reading
Review: The Conquest of Lady Cassandra by Madeline Hunter
The Conquest of Lady Cassandra by Madeline Hunter (Fairbourne Quartet #2) Historical Romance February 26, 2013 Jove Reviewed by May “There is little more disappointing than a man who looks like he will know what he is about, then one discovers he does not understand the subtleties. It would be such a waste if after all of Ambury’s practice, he were such a man.” Cassandra is a fiercely independent woman with an overbearing jerk of a brother. Not only does he want to dictate who she Continue Reading
Review: Illicit by Opal Carew
Illicit by Opal Carew Erotic Romance February 26, 2013 St. Martin’s Griffin Reviewed by Helyce From Goodreads: What began as a steamy weekend fling is about to change their lives forever. When Lindsay receives a mysterious invitation to live out her most illicit fantasies, she thinks it’s her best friend playing a joke. Little does she know, the invitation is from someone else. Someone who knows her deepest desires…and intends to fulfill them. Erik is a man of many secrets, and he Continue Reading
Reviews: Name of the Star and The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson
Name Of The Star and The Madness Underneath (Shades of London #1 and #2) by Maureen Johnson YA/Paranormal Thriller Hardcover September 29, 2012/February 26, 2012 Putnam Juvenile Reviewed by Tori I read both books back to back and decided to combine them into a single review. Maureen Johnson’s Shades of London series follows a young southern girl’s journey to London where she has chosen to attend school for a year. The first book in the series, The Name Of The Star , introduces us Continue Reading
Review: A Duke Never Yields by Juliana Gray
A Duke Never Yields by Juliana Gray (Affairs by Moonlight #3) Paranormal Historical Romance February 5, 2013 Berkley Reviewed by Mandi I didn’t like this book. One bit. Why did I keep reading? I thought it might get better, but it just got worse. By the end I was angry, rolling my eyes and just happy to be done. Abigail is determined never to marry, but that doesn’t mean she never wants a man. Just the opposite. She has given herself a year to find a man and have sex, and she sets Continue Reading
Review: Pack of Lies by Sara Dailey and Staci Weber
Pack Of Lies (Red, Ridge Pack #1) by Sara Dailey & Staci Weber Paranormal Romance/YA April 6, 2012 Boroughs Publishing Company Reviewed by Tori Allison Wright is having a bad school year. All of a sudden the entire female student body hates her and the males seem to have the uncontrollable urge to grope her. After her third fight of the year, her mom sits her and her brother down for a long talk. Apparently, Allison and her brother Aiden are werewolves. Their mother fled her pack Continue Reading
Review: A Hometown Boy by Janice Kay Johnson
A Hometown Boy by Janice Kay Johnson Contemporary Romance January 2, 2013 Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi It’s unfortunate this book is being released right after the tragedy in Newtown, CT because there are many similarities. In this book, a mentally disturbed man, steals his mother’s guns and goes on a shooting spree, killing seven adults and himself in the small town he lives in. I feel like I have to note this, because some may find this upsetting. I should also note, this Continue Reading