Links by Lisa Becker Released August 1, 2017 Desert Breeze Publishing 197 pages Reviewed by Tracey Favorite Quote: Well, you spend hours every day hanging out with a bunch of guys talking about washing your balls… Really, if you think about it, lots of golf vernacular is so sexual -- all that talk of threesomes, strokes and holes, and shafts and grips. Blurb: Charlotte Windham, a nerdy high school prodigy who tutored classmates to earn money for college, escapes her geeky past to Continue Reading
Review: The Bucket List by Emily Ruben
The Bucket List by Emily Ruben New Adult-Contemporary Romance June 18, 2017 Inkitt Reviewed by Helyce Favorite Quote: “Hearts are wild creatures, that’s why our ribs are cages.” From Goodreads: Leah thought that the turmoil in her life had come to an end. That is, until the boy-next-door who’s just moved in, turns out to be none other than her old childhood best friend, Damon. Rekindling their friendship, the two become inseparable and life seems perfect, until Leah learns a tragic Continue Reading
Review: The Other Five Percent by Quinn Anderson
The Other Five Percent by Quinn Anderson Genre: M/M Romance Published Date: July 10, 2017 Publisher: Riptide Publishing Reviewed by Tracey Blurb: Logan Vanderveer has a joke he’s been telling since college: he’s ninety-five percent straight. He did some experimenting in school, but none of the men he fooled around with inspired him to abandon “the plan”: meet a nice girl, get married, and settle down, just like his parents always said. None of them except Ellis Floyd, who aroused Continue Reading
Review: Shattered King by Sherilee Gray
Shattered King by Sherilee Gray Series: Lawless Kings, #1 Contemporary Romance Released: June 27, 2017 Swerve Reviewed by Sheena He’s after the woman who helped put him behind bars. She’s been in hiding for three years raising the son he doesn’t know about. Holding a grudge has never felt so good. Favorite Quote: “What are you looking at?” I turned into her, speaking against her ear. “Your mouth.” She pulled back, frowning. “Do I have something on my lips?” I shook my Continue Reading
Review: Chief’s Mess by L.A. Witt
Chief's Mess (Anchor Point #3) Released: June 19, 2017 M/M Romance Riptide Publishing Reviewed by Tracey Blurb: Anthony Talbot is in Anchor Point to visit family, but after two days of strife, he needs a break. A local gay bar is calling his name. When Chief Noah Jackson sees that red head stroll into the club, he immediately wants him. They’re perfectly matched, and before long, they’re burning up the sheets. Noah can’t get enough. Anthony can’t stay in Oregon for long, but as soon as he Continue Reading
Review: The Bet by Elizabeth Hayley
The Bet by Elizabeth Hayley Series: The Players, #1 Contemporary Romance July 27, 2017 Swerve Reviewed by Tori The first in a series, Elizabeth Hayley’s The Bet focuses on a famous football player whose skills on and off the field are legendary, his two equally sports famous friends, and a friendly wager revolving around a popular sports event. Each man has to convince whomever the other two pick as their date, to go to the event with them. Jace “The Jet” Benning isn’t quite on board 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: Purple Hearts by Tess Wakefield
Purple Hearts Publication Date: April 25, 2017 Contemporary Romance/Military Atria Reviewed by Kini Cassie Salazar and Luke Morrow couldn’t be more different. Sharp-witted Cassie works nights at a bar in Austin, Texas to make ends meet while pursuing her dream of becoming a singer/songwriter. Luke is an Army trainee, about to ship out for duty, who finds comfort in the unswerving discipline of service. But a chance encounter at Cassie’s bar changes the course of both their Continue Reading
Review: All-In by Sarah Curtis
All-In by Sarah Curtis Series: The Gamblers, #1 Contemporary Romance April 5, 2017 Self Published Reviewed by Tori River Kingston never wanted to follow in her famous poker player father’s footsteps. Financial security is her game and the only gambling she does these days is in her client’s portfolios. When her older brother Royal gambles his way into debt with the mob, River is forced to come out of hiding and play in the Omega One-a large stakes poker tournament in the Bahamas-in Continue Reading
Review: Walk of Shame by Lauren Layne
Walk of Shame by Lauren Layne Love Unexpectedly, #4 Contemporary Romance Released: April 18, 2017 Loveswept Reviewed by Sheena Pampered heiress Georgianna Watkins has a party-girl image to maintain, but all the shopping and clubbing is starting to feel a little bit hollow—and a whole lot lonely. Though Georgie would never admit it, the highlights of her week are the mornings when she comes home at the same time as her uptight, workaholic neighbor is leaving to hit the gym and put in a Continue Reading