Above All by Rebecca Brooks Released: July 18, 2014 Contemporary Romance Ellora's Cave Reviewed by Mandi Most of this book takes place at a campground, and for some reason this pleases me. I enjoy camping/outdoorsy romances. Casey recently broke up with her long-term boyfriend, got the hell out of New York City and now is a manager at a camp ground in the Adirondack mountain area. The peace, calm, and hard work makes Casey's blood sing. She is finally home, and is happy. Her ex made Continue Reading
Review: Captive Eden by Brenda Williamson
Captive Eden by Brenda Williamson Historical Romance Novella June 5, 2014 Ellora's Cave Reviewed by Sheena Blurb: On the western prairies of Nebraska, Eden befriends the handsome Pawnee half-breed Indian, Brant. Over the years, he treats her with unrelenting respect and they fall madly in love, vowing to be together forever. But when Eden’s father discovers she’s with child, he sends her away. When Eden returns home with her son to settle her dead father’s affairs, it challenges Continue Reading
Review: Catch a Shooting Star by Olivia Ventura
Catch a Shooting Star by Olivia Ventura Contemporary Romance Released: March 15, 2012 Ellora’s Cave Reviewed by Mandi Jess quit her job as an elementary school teacher because she got tired of making the kids learn the boring stuff. Her passion is telling stories, so she now cleans houses part time, and uses her other free time to volunteer at the library or entertain with stories at birthday parties. She may have to eat toast for dinner, but at least she is happy. Her parents Continue Reading
Review: Indelibly Intimate by Regina Cole
Indelibly Intimate by Regina Cole Erotic Contemporary Romance July 13, 2012 Ellora’s Cave Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “Good. I want you too,” he said seriously, holding her ass for dear life. Quinn LaBrea is coming out of a relationship, not only with a jerk of an ex-boyfriend, but also with his name tattooed on her leg. And it is an ugly tattoo at that. She saves up money to get the tattoo covered up, only to have the shop she was going to have gone out of business. Her Continue Reading
Review: Supernaturally Kissed by Stacey Kennedy
Supernaturally Kissed (Frostbite #1) by Stacey Kennedy Paranormal Romance Ebook January 5th, 2012 Ellora’s Cave Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Your exactly the type of woman I’d spend the rest of my life trying to make happy.” Tess Jennings, an event manager, has a secret. She can see and talk to ghosts. As a child, she “died” in a terrible car accident but was revived and now possesses this remarkable gift. Tess tries to ignore these spirits and live a normal life but when Continue Reading
Review: Dirty Beautiful by Jodie Becker
Dirty Beautiful by Jodie Becker Contemporary Romance November 18, 2011 E-Book Ellora’s Cave Dylan has moved from LA to a small town in Georgia to start his life over. Many years ago, with a cancer-ridden mother and no money to pay for her treatments, he moved to LA to pursue a career as an adult entertainer. He became “Drake” and made it as a big time porn actor. But he never felt comfortable in that role, and eventually fled to the small town for a fresh start. He buys an older Continue Reading
Review: Hot Text by Cari Quinn
Hot Text by Cari Quinn Erotic Contemporary November 2, 2011 E-Book, novella Ellora’s Cave Reviewed by Mandi Technical book editor Jeff Maddox doesn’t approve of his sister’s new boyfriend. This boyfriend is technically still married, although very close to a divorce and he doesn’t want his sister getting anymore serious with this guy. Staying with his sister for the weekend, he notices the boyfriend leaves his cell phone at her house. When the boyfriend’s wife calls the cell phone, Continue Reading
Review: Shifting Heat by Lynne Connolly
Shifting Heat by Lynne Connolly Paranormal Romance August 17, 2011 E-Book Ellora’s Cave Reviewed by Mandi A computer geek at heart, Andros grew up with muscular dystrophy. Working for STORM, an agency that represents the interests of Talents (those with supernatural powers) his disease was slowly eating away at his body. But luckily for him, he was transformed into a dragon shifter, and one shift later, he was cured, set to live hundreds of years. Now at the full moon, he is forced to Continue Reading
Review: Finding Eden by Kele Moon
Finding Eden by Kele Moon BDSM M/M Contemporary August 19, 2011 E-Book Ellora’s Cave Reviewed by Mandi Finding Eden is a prequel to Beyond Eden, which came out last year. In this book we discover how Paul and Danny’s relationship started, and just to what extent Paul goes to feel pain. Paul and Danny have been friends for a long time and they both are in love with the same girl Eve. But Eve leaves to go off to college. (Beyond Eden starts with Eve coming home ten years later) Continue Reading
Review: Skin Game by Cara McKenna
Skin Game by Cara McKenna Contemporary April 29, 2011 E-Book Ellora’s Cave Reviewed by Mandi I first read Cara McKenna last year when I picked up Willing Victim. I really loved that book (hello Flynn!) and then read a quick novella by her, Dirty Thirty. It was very different from Willing Victim. Recently I read The Reluctant Nude under her pen name Meg Maguire and again thought how original each of her stories are. Well guess what I thought after I finished Skin Game? Yep – Continue Reading