No River Too Wide (Goddesses Anonymous, #3) by Emilie Richards Contemporary Fiction Paperback, 496 pages June 24, 2014 Harlequin MIRA Reviewed by Tori Janine (Jan) married Rod Stoddard during a low point in her life. Both her parents had been killed by a drunk driver and Rod became her anchor in the sea she was adrift in. It wasn’t until later that she realized she had married a controlling abusive man. After years of trying to become the “perfect woman” she knew she never would be, Continue Reading
Review: Push by Claire Wallis
Push (Push,#1) by Claire Wallis NA Romance Suspense May 1, 2014 Harlequin MIRA Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “...in this perfect moment, there is always fear.” Emma Searfoss, a 22 year old engineer designer, has moved clear across the country to get away from her stepfather. Emotionally and physically abused by him since childhood, her victimization was made worse by her mother and two brothers allowing it to happen and not intervening. Blunt and in need of some anger management Continue Reading
Review: Burned by Sarah Morgan
Burned by Sarah Morgan (Miller Sisters #2) Released: May 27, 2014 Contemporary Romance Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi This is a quick read with great sexual tension and a sexy, intense hero. I loved Ripped by Sarah Morgan last year, which features the heroine's sister. Burned is Rosie's story, who was so cute in Ripped (and she is still cute!). Rosie's passion is the martial art of Muay Thai. She works at a fitness center which has just been sold to new management, so she is unsure about Continue Reading
Review: Take my Breath Away by Christie Ridgway
Take My Breath Away by Christie Ridgway (Cabin Fever #1) Released: May 27, 2014 Contemporary Romance Harlequin Reviewed by May Single mom Poppy Walker is busy renovating her family’s abandoned cabins high in the Southern California hills hoping to turn what was once her dad’s dream into a profitable resort for the wealthy. She’s not open for business yet – but that doesn’t stop Ryan Hamilton from trying to rent one of the cabins! Ryan is a movie star turned executive and can’t believe Continue Reading
Review: Something to Talk About by Dakota Cassidy
Something To Talk About by Dakota Cassidy (Plum Orchard #2) Contemporary Romance Released: May 27, 2014 Harlequin Reviewed by May Favorite quote: “I was sexually festive!” Em is a single mom and manager of a phone sex company. Her life may be rough right now, and her ex-husband may have caused a whirlwind of gossip when he was discovered to enjoy cross-dressing (something Em had never known about), but she’s on a new path and wants to shake things up. She has a job that pays well (that Continue Reading
Review: Island Peril by Jill Sorenson
Island Peril by Jill Sorenson (Aftershock #3.5) Released: May 1, 2014 Romantic suspense novella Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi Ella Hammond heads out to Channel Islands state park near the pacific ocean for a camping trip with her sister and niece. After surviving the earthquake of San Diego years ago, she changed her college major to become a geophysicist in hopes that future research would help save lives. But now is not the time for studying as she is on this trip to have fun. The group Continue Reading
Gena Showalter Giveaway!
Blurb: New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter returns with a sizzling Angels of the Dark tale about a winged warrior renowned for his ruthlessness, and the woman who becomes his obsession... A tormented past has left Thane with an insatiable need for violence, making him the most dangerous assassin in the skies. He lives by a single code: no mercy. And as he unleashes his fury on his most recent captor, he learns no battle could have prepared him for the slave he rescues from Continue Reading
Review: Flying by Megan Hart
Flying by Megan Hart Releases: April 29, 2014 Erotic Contemporary Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi Sometimes Megan Hart writes books that make me have all the feels - for example here and here. And sometimes she writes books that don't work for me. Flying gave me feels, but annoyed me a little bit too. But overall I'm glad I read it. I crave this author's voice and it satisfied me this time. Stella's ex-husband is the CEO of an airline, and as part of the divorce settlement, she gets free Continue Reading
Billionaire Giveaway! (not money – but books and chocolate!)
I don't have a billion dollars to giveaway. Sorry y'all! But I do have books featuring billionaire heroes and godiva chocolate. That's a good compromise, yes? Included in this gift basket: Estranged from his adoptive father, Sage Lassiter earned his own billions. But when J.D. Lassiter leaves a fortune to his private nurse in his will and cheats his own daughter of her rightful inheritance…Sage is enraged, to say the least. He's sure nurse Colleen Falkner isn't the Continue Reading
Review: Dash of Peril by Lori Foster
Dash of Peril by Lori Foster (Love Undercover #4) Contemporary Romance March 25, 2014 Harlequin Reviewed by Helyce From Goodreads: To bring down a sleazy abduction ring, Lieutenant Margaret "Margo" Peterson has set herself up as bait. But recruiting Dashiel Riske as her unofficial partner is a whole other kind of danger. Dash is 6'4" of laid-back masculine charm, a man who loves life—and women—to the limit. Until Margo is threatened, and he reveals a dark side that may just match her Continue Reading