Misconduct by Samantha Kane Series: Birmingham Rebels Genre: M/M, M/F, M/M/F, M/F/M contemporary romance Published: July 25, 2017 Publisher: Loveswept Page length: 288 Reviewed by Tracey Burb: Rookie running back Tom Kelly loves the perks of football stardom. Men, women—there’s no shortage of companionship for a pro athlete who’s hot, young, and willing, and Tom is definitely willing. But deep down he wants a committed three-way relationship, especially if the female in the middle is Continue Reading
DNF Review: Surrender the Dark by Tibby Armstrong
Surrender the Dark by Tibby Armstrong (The Dark #1) Released: May 23, 2017 Paranormal M/M Romance Loveswept Reviewed by Mandi This blurb really drew me, as this is the first in a new paranormal series. It's m/m and it set up an enemies to lovers story: Benjamin Fuller is a hunter, born and bred. Blinded as a child by the vampire who slaughtered his family, he’s blessed with a second sight that allows him to catch and kill his quarry. What his gift can’t help him see coming is his Continue Reading
Mandi’s DNF Round-Up
The Billionaire Beast by Jackie Ashenden Contemporary Romance March 7, 2017 I love a beauty/beast themed book, especially one where the hero is so damaged he hasn't left his house in ten years! Nero is a billionaire, and due to severe trauma in his childhood, he is a recluse. He has a problem with keeping assistants. His demands are high, and his assistants seem to quit after a very short time, even when he pays them extremely well. He demands not only immediate obedience, but 24/7 around Continue Reading
DNF Review: Stealing His Thunder by Sparrow Beckett
Stealing His Thunder by Sparrow Beckett (Masters of Adrenaline #1) Released: June 21, 2016 Contemporary Romance Intermix Reviewed by Mandi Nothing gives Addison Kennedy a rush like stealing cars. The Lexus was the perfect target, but before she can get its engine purring, she's cold-cocked unconscious. When she comes to, she finds herself on a bed with a blonde, tattooed god standing over her. Fox Larson is shocked to discover the thief he knocked out is actually a hot girl. Continue Reading
DNF Wrap-Up
We all seemed to have a recent Did Not Finish read, so we have summarized below: Mandi: Bachelor for Hire by Charlene Sands - This book was too cookie-cutter for me. There seemed to be no spontaneity or any character or event that really stood out. The heroine is an Academy Award winning actress who goes back to her home town, but nothing about her felt Hollywood-ish. She could have been any profession. The characters and the story flow just didn't work for me at all. The Continue Reading
DNF Review: Lady Bridget’s Diary by Maya Rodale
Lady Bridget's Diary by Maya Rodale (Cavendish #1) Releases: February 23, 2016 Historical Romance Avon Reviewed by Mandi Based on the title of this book, I assumed we would get some Bridget Jones's Diary references - it's a movie I adore and I had never read Maya Rodale so I decided to try it. What this book turns out to be is more of a retelling of Pride and Prejudice (PP) with Bridget Jones's Diary (BJD) and Mean Girls thrown in. (And I realize the similarities between Bridget Continue Reading
Review: The Long Fall of Night by AJ Rose
The Long Fall of Night by AJ Rose M/M Dystopian Released: June 17, 2015 Reviewed by Mandi End of the world plus male/male romance equals a premise that intrigues me. This is a straight up contemporary end of the world - a massive power outage and cell phones not working for at least half of the US. No zombies or paranormal things that are ending this world - just terrorists. Ash is in college out east and has an uncle out west who is an extreme conspiracy theorist. Even though Ash knows Continue Reading
DNF Round-Up
Sheena: Ashes (The Divided Kingdom #1) by Sophie Morgan The blurb suggested a cool, new fantasy/paranormal romance. Instead, "Ashes" was a cacophony of unorganized frenetic words being blasted at me. Hello! This is the inaugural book in the series. World build dammit! Don't act as if this is book 7 of the series - who ARE these characters?? I had the beginnings of a headache by 9% and a full grown migraine 15% into the novel. To add to the frenzy, there was a crazed Continue Reading
Review: Ruby Ink by L.J. Wilson
Ruby Ink by LJ Wilson (Clairmont #1) Released: March 31, 2015 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi When this review request came through, the blurb caught my attension Aaron Clairmont has been granted an early parole. He returns home to Nickel Springs and finds employment at Abstract Enchantment, a trendy new inn. But Aaron’s mind can’t let go of its predecessor, the vintage Rose Arch Inn, the setting for his passionate love affair with Ruby Vasquez. Ruby—the girl he Continue Reading
May has the Holiday Blues…
The naughty (and I don’t mean in the smexy way) list of holiday fails has been at an all-time high this year. I am not sure if it is a matter of everything having been done before, authors being uninspired, or other factors but this year I’ve yet to actually recommend a holiday read. Today I want to quickly go over some recent “DNF” holiday reads releasing in 2014. On the Naughty List gets a DNF because after reading two F grade novellas I couldn’t be bothered to continue. Lori Foster’s Continue Reading