What Happens Between Friends by Beth Andrews (In Shady Grove #2) Released: August 6, 2013 Contemporary Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi I love the best friends to lovers trope and I also love the Superromance line from Harlequin so I had to try this one. After the first two chapters I started mentally making a list of everyone I was going to force to read this book because it was so darn cute. While the remaining part of the book didn’t quite hold up to the first two chapters, overall Continue Reading
The Hero by Robyn Carr
The Hero by Robyn Carr (Thunder Point #3) Contemporary Romance August 27, 2013 Harlequin MIRA Reviewed by Helyce As a young girl, with no family left after her Aunt dies, Devon falls for a handsome charismatic man who takes her under his wing and invites her to live in his home. With little choice, the opportunity to be safe with shelter and food, is too much to pass up and she accepts. Once there, he showers her with attention and she falls in love with him, gets pregnant and has a Continue Reading
Review: Lost to the Desert Warrior by Sarah Morgan
Lost to the Desert Warrior by Sarah Morgan Released: August 20, 2013 Contemporary Romance Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi I adore Sarah Morgan’s voice and Lost to the Desert Warrior didn’t disappoint. Layla, princess of Tazkhan’s father just died. But there is no love lost. Only seeing her father a handful of times in her twenty-three years and knowing just how cruel and evil he was, she is relieved to see him dead. But now she has more pressing problems. A man named Hassan wants the Continue Reading
Review: Love Overdue by Pamela Morsi
Love Overdue by Pamela Morsi Released: August 27, 2013 Contemporary Romance Harlequin Reviewed by May Quiet and conservative D.J. has just been hired to be the librarian in a tiny town called Verdant, Kansas. Little does she know that the woman who found and hired her, really just wants to set her up with her only son. Scott Sanderson took up his family’s business and is the pharmacist (and owner) of the town’s drug store. Divorced and not looking to try the whole commitment thing Continue Reading
Review: The Closer by Rhonda Nelson
The Closer Rhonda Nelson Released: August 20, 2013 Contemporary Romance Harlequin Reviewed by May Blurb: Current Status: To protect stunning jeweler and a priceless piece of…lingerie? Ranger Security has just assigned former ranger Griff Wicklow to protect a priceless diamond-encrusted bra. And while Griff has more experience removing bras than protecting them, his job is about to get even more complicated. Because temptation just walked in disguised as Jessalyn Rossi, the drop-dead Continue Reading
Cosmo Red Hot Reads from Harlequin
When I was in New York City recently, I was able to attend the launch party for the Cosmo Red Hot line coming from Harlequin. These two have joined forces to release two books each month. Each book is 30,000 words (so more of a novella) will be a contemporary, with confident, independent heroines who get paired with all sorts of sexy heroes. Tycoons, bad boys and maybe a geeky guy thrown into the mix. And being a “Red Hot” read, the sex scenes are sure to be uber smexy. The line launches today Continue Reading
Review: The Mistress by Tiffany Reisz
The Mistress by Tiffany Reisz (The Original Sinners #4) Released: July 30, 2013 Erotic BDSM Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi And we come to the end of The Original Sinners (well kind of). When I first picked up book one, The Siren, I was blown away. Then I read The Angel and that still remains my favorite book of the series. The Prince cooled off for me though. I got bored Wesley and thought the end felt like a soap opera. So where does that leave The Mistress? I don’t know. I have Continue Reading
Review: The Newcomer by Robyn Carr
The Newcomer by Robyn Carr (Thunder Point #2) June 25, 2013 Contemporary Harlequin Reviewed by Helyce In The Newcomer, we return to the idyllic coastal town of Thunder Point and the continuing story of Gina and Mac who got together toward the end of the previous book, The Wanderer. I was thrilled to be getting more of Gina and Mac in this story. I felt much more invested in their uneasy courtship in book one and really wanted to see some of their back story. In typical friends to Continue Reading
Review: An Invitation to Sin by Sarah Morgan
An Invitation to Sin by Sarah Morgan (Coretti Dynasty #2) Contemporary Romance May 21, 2013 Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi “Have you ever spent the whole night with a woman?” “Cristo, no! My mantra is “Until dawn do us part,” This is such an adorable book. Taylor Carmichael is a very famous actress who has been in the gossip magazines for years with rumors of a crazy, out of control lifestyle. But behind all the gossip is a woman who is very much in control of her life. Continue Reading
Review: Freefall by Jill Sorenson
Freefall by Jill Sorenson (Aftershock #2) May 28. 2013 Romantic Suspense Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi Awhile ago I read Aftershock, a book about the after effects of being trapped in rubble after an earthquake. While I liked the action and suspense, I wasn’t convinced of the romance. Unfortunately, the same thing happens with this book. Hope is a park ranger and is looking forward to a weekend kayaking trip with her high maintenance sister but before the fun can begin she gets an Continue Reading