Lettie Osbourne has lived her whole life by the book. Sweet, predictable, and certainly not living life on the edge, she’s always been content to make a living as a kindergarten teacher who writes adorable children’s books on the side. After her fiancé leaves her, Lettie decides she is perfectly content to accept her fate as mother to her beloved dog Odin and favorite auntie to her niece and nephew. But then everything changes. When Lettie’s publisher decides to sell only erotica, her Continue Reading

Hard Justice by Lori Foster (A Body Armor Novel #2) Contemporary Romance March 21, 2017 HQN Reviewed by Helyce Ex MMA fighter Justice Wallington is new at being a bodyguard. Highly trained and extremely capable, he certainly doesn’t fit the look one would expect when hired to guard an heiress.  But in the case of Fallon Wade, not looking like a bodyguard is exactly what was required.   Fallon Wade wasn’t always so sheltered, but after a family tragedy her parents simply became Continue Reading

Hero: Cade Waren. Alpha of the Cascadia Wolves. Has spent years waiting for his mate. Is shocked to discover his mate...is the sister of his greatest enemy. Heroine: Dr. Grace Pellani. Risks her life every day to try and stop her brother from killing innocent humans and wolves. A meeting to turn over important evidence uncovers her mate. **Previously published by another publisher under a different title-Standoff, #5** The desire that’d lain coiled, quiet inside her for years roared to Continue Reading

10. My plans include corned beef and cabbage in the crock pot and a glass of red wine. Not too many glasses though ;) 9. Why does this make me LOL every time I see it??   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3ktsl6_Rpg 8. I know you all have seen it, but since it's basically my favorite thing ever, I have to put it in my top ten. I want to be that little girl!!!  Also, best gif ever. (link)   7. Do we like a short-hair Thor? I do. I do verra much. 6. The Great Continue Reading

The Undateable by Sarah Title (Libarians in Love #1) Released: February 28, 2017 Contemporary Romance Zebra Shout Reviewed by Mandi Melissa Bernard, or as she calls herself, Bernie, is a librarian at Richmond College. She loves her job - she loves helping students research and finding exactly what they need. She doesn't really date much, but is content with her single life, and the occasional visit from her neighbor's dog. When her co-worker gets a wedding proposal set up with a Continue Reading

Five of the top voices in queer romance teamed up last year to give you Follow Me Into Darkness: Five Tales of Carnivale Romance. Their stories were bold, they were decadent, they were achingly sinful. They begged you to remove your masks just once and many of you listened. Their stories looked into the heart of modern day New Orleans and its steamy past, followed an errant queen in disguise, walked through the lush streets of Rio, and then continued straight on into the lofty pages of a Continue Reading

Let me say quickly that I read Devil in Spring this week and it's by far my favorite romance of the year. Pandora is smart, energetic, adorable and Gabriel is completely swoon-worthy and his courtship of Pandora made me smile so hard. I can't recommend it enough.  Now onto the game!   You want to start at  avonromance.com/lisaland if you have not been there yet.   Head back to avonromance.com/lisaland to roll the dice again and enter another part of Lisa Kleypas's Continue Reading

Reaper's Claim by Simone Elise Contemporary (MC) Romance Released: February 15, 2016 Inkitt Reviewed by Sheena Favorite Quote:  "Our story was never a love story. It was more of a cocktail of sorrows mixed with the odd good moment. It was short, it was bitter, and it left a permanent scar on my heart; not to mention a bad aftertaste." It was catnip. MC romance yum-yum. It started off really (really!) great...then I hit a few bumps and slowed to being good, then bumps became snags and Continue Reading

I had everything a woman could want... My husband, James. The house on the lake. Our perfect life. And then Alex came to visit. The first time I saw my husband's best friend, I didn't like him. Didn't like how James changed when he was around, didn't like how his penetrating eyes followed me everywhere. But that didn't stop me from wanting him. And, surprisingly, James didn't seem to mind. It was meant to be fun. Something the three of us shared for those hot summer weeks Alex stayed with Continue Reading