Let it Snow by Leslie Kelly and Jennifer LaBrecque Contemporary Romance (except for the alien prince part) Released: November 13, 2012 Harlequin Reviewed by May I wanted to love this book going in - in fact I was expecting to! Unfortunately, whether I look at these stories individually or together, I can’t recommend this book. Neither story captured my fancy, and if it is wonderful Christmas inspired romance you want, you won’t find it here. The key problem I believe, is that the Continue Reading
Review: Construction Beauty Queen by Sara Daniel
Construction Beauty Queen by Sara Daniel Contemporary Romance Released: September 25, 2012 Entangled Publishing Reviewed by Mandi Veronica leaves her wealthy parents and lifestyle behind and wants to go out into the world to use her college degree and prove something to herself. She writes her grandfather, who lives in the small town of Kortville and asks if she can help run his company. Her grandfather tells her she can work for his construction firm for thirty days, and if she Continue Reading
Review: The Valkyrie’s Guardian by Moriah Densley
The Valkyrie’s Guardian by Moriah Densley Paranormal Romance Released: October 22, 2012 Crimson Romance Reviewed by May I feel like a freak show. It’s definitely not that, baby. More like a princess on a ship with a bunch of horny pirates. Cassie is special, and yet she’s also weak. Not being immortal combined with no super strong powers makes her an extra-sentient that needs protecting. Jack descended from an ancient line of kilt-wearing, bagpipe-playing, Gaelic-speaking Scottish Continue Reading
Review: Velveteen by Daniel Marks
Series: Velveteen #1 Released: October 9, 2012 YA/Paranormal Delacorte Books for Young Readers Reviewed by Tori Velveteen (Velvet) Monroe was killed in her teenage prime by a serial killer. Trapped in Purgatory, a never ending sea of gray grimy ash, Velvet’s anger demands revenge on her killer and soon she finds a way to cross the mortal plains to haunt him. Velvet’s need for justice though is causing problems for Purgatory. Her constant crossings between the land of the living and Continue Reading
Review: Return of the Viscount by Gayle Callen
Released: July 31, 2012 Historical Romance Avon Reviewed by May After her father’s death Cecilia Mallory is left to care for her brother (the new Earl), manage the vast estate, and is unable to access her funds for several more years – unless she marries and can be free of her guardian. Desperate for a solution, and unwilling to sacrifice her freedom or put her funds or fate into a man’s hands, she proposes to Sergeant Michael Blackthorne. He is a man she knows only through letters, a Continue Reading
Review: Poison Princess by Kresley Cole
Poison Princess (Arcana Chronicles #1) by Kresley Cole YA Paranormal Releases: October 2, 2012 Simon & Schuster Reviewed by Tori Poison Princess is Kresley Cole’s debut into Young Adult. An interesting premise of a world pushed into an apocalypse (referred to as the Flash) and a young girl’s realization that her “hallucinations” are actually visions of the future and she is part of prophecy dating back to the beginning of time. Very Hunger Games oriented, the first chapter opens to Continue Reading
Joint Review: Seven Nights in a Rogue’s Bed by Anna Campbell
Seven Nights in a Rogue's Bed by Anna Campbell (Sons of Sin #1) Historical Romance Releases: September 25, 2012 Forever Reviewed by May and Mandi He was like a mistreated dog, swift to snarl to fend off a kick. Oh, Jonas... Her heart squeezed with agonizing compassion. He was so wounded, she wasn’t sure anyone could heal him. Certainly not a chance-met girl who dallied a mere week. A girl who betrayed him with every breath. Her decisions had become so vilely complicated. The Continue Reading
Review: The Dirty Girls Book Club by Savanna Fox
The Dirty Girls Book Club by Savanna Fox Released: September 4, 2012 Contemporary Erotic Romance Berkley Reviewed by Mandi I like the concept of this book. Three girlfriends who meet for a monthly book club decide to spice it up and move away from their normal literary fiction selections, and choose a historical erotica instead. I assume subsequent books in this series will feature each book club member. This one focuses on Georgia and Woody. Georgia is a marketing executive in Continue Reading
Review: When Lightning Strikes by Brenda Novak
When Lightning Strikes by Brenda Novak (Whiskey Creek Trilogy #1) Romantic Contemporary August 28, 2012 Mira Reviewed by Tori PR firm owner Gail DeMarco finds herself in hot water when her A list client retaliates against some bad PR she gave him and as a result, Gail has been dropped by her other clients. With her business going downhill quick, Gail has to swallow her pride and convince Simon to call a truce and to take her back. Hollywood bad boy, Simon O’Neal only wants one Continue Reading
Review: Loving Lady Marcia by Kieran Kramer
Loving Lady Marcia by Kieran Kramer (House of Brady #1) Released: August 28, 2012 Historical Romance St. Martin's Reviewed by May This is a story, of a lovely lady. She was bringing up three very lovely girls. All of them had hair of gold… and I think you know how the rest of that catchy song goes. In an homage to the epic television series The Brady Bunch, Kieran Kramer is writing a series based in Regency England that features the Brady family – right down to Alice and Tiger. As a Continue Reading