My new historical romance, Listen to the Moon, is about a very proper valet and a snarky maid-of-all-work who marry to get a plum job. So I thought I'd share with you... My Ten Favorite Fictional Servants (in no particular order) 1.Amy from The Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye I loved The Ordinary Princess when I was a kid. And most of all, I loved the part where Amy ran away to be a kitchen maid. I could have listened to descriptions of her job in the kitchen all day (I guess it's no Continue Reading

  Hero: Ian Campbell. Ian Campbell is a pure Scottish muscle - as hard and handsome as they come. But when Neve walks into his bar, his heart melts . . . and he vows to have this gorgeous and somewhat vulnerable woman in his life - for better or for worse. Heroine: Neve McKay. Nine years ago, Neve McKay fled her small Southern town and disapproving family to seek a career in the big city. Now she's finally coming home - and hoping for a fresh start. But the relationship that Continue Reading

Kindle I Nook I iTunes I Kobo-FREE Katy Marks has worked hard for years to make partner at her law firm and be accepted in a man’s world. She hasn’t had much time for play. Now she has a stalker, one of the firm’s partners who hopes to entice her to gain promotion by sleeping with him. Backed into a corner, she grabs an unexpected opportunity. She wards off his unwanted advances by plastering herself against the sexy man leaning casually against the wall outside her uncle’s gym. Rafe Wesson is Continue Reading

Kindle    $.99 Nothing short of a miracle can restore Eliza Hayward's Christmas cheer. The job she pinned her dreams on has gone up in smoke—literally—and now she's stuck in an unfamiliar, if breathtaking, small town. Precariously close to being destitute, Eliza needs a hero, but she's not expecting one who almost runs her down with his car! Rescuing Eliza is pure instinct for tech genius Aidan Caine. At first, putting the renovation of his lakeside guest lodge in Eliza's hands assuages his Continue Reading

The books releasing this January I'm most looking forward to!   Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning - 1/19/16 I loved the first five in the fever series. I loved Iced. I didn't love Burned. Feverborn - we shall see!! (I miss the real Dani) Goodreads l Kindle Appealed by Emma Chase - 1/19/16 I adored Sustained released earlier this year. Sexy and funny. Very much looking forward to this one. Goodreads l Kindle Sebring by Kristen Ashley - 1/11/16 I'm not current Continue Reading

Mandi's on her way to her 4th? 5th? 18? Thanksgiving Dinner so I decided to toss up a fast Top Ten. Today's theme will be the top ten things I'm thankful for today. 10. Tom Hardy   9. Pie   8. Wine   7. Funny cat poses    6. Friends   5. The internet     4. Fires   3. Books   2. Our Crazy Pug   1. My Family Continue Reading

Review: Daniel's True Desire (True Gentlemen #2) Historical Romance Released: November 3, 2015 Sourcebooks Casablanca Reviewed by Sheena Daniel Banks is a man of the cloth whose vocation is the last comfort he has left–and even his churchman’s collar is beginning to feel like a noose. In an attempt to start his life over, Daniel accepts the post of vicar in Haddondale, a position supported by the Earl of Haddonfield. There Daniel meets Lady Kirsten Haddonfield, to whom life has also Continue Reading