Bad Boys Do by Victoria Dahl (Donovan Brothers Brewery #2) September 27, 2011 Contemporary Romance Paperback HQN Reviewed by Mandi and May From Goodreads: Olivia Bishop is no fun. That's what her ex-husband said. And that's what her smart bob and glasses imply. So with her trademark determination, Olivia sets out to remake her life. She's going to spend time with her girlfriends and not throw it all away for some man. But when an outing with her book club leads her to a Continue Reading
Review: The Darkest Surrender by Gena Showalter
The Darkest Surrender (Lords of the Underworld #8) by Gena Showalter Paranormal Romance Paperback September 27, 2011 HQN Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Just...you...learn to take an insult the right way, damn it!”. There are some spoilers in here so proceed at your own risk. The Darkest Surrender is Strider’s story. Strider houses the demon Defeat-a particularly nasty demon who demands winning at all cost or Strider suffers unimaginable pain. Even though Strider is very Continue Reading
Review: Doukakis’s Apprentice by Sarah Morgan
Doukakis’s Apprentice by Sarah Morgan Contemporary Romance September 20, 2011 Paperback Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi What an adorable book this is, and at only 186 pages, Sarah Morgan delivers a very believable romance. To say Polly Prince is stressed is an understatement. Her father, and creator of Prince Advertising is nowhere to be found. Presumably shacked up with none other than her nemesis's sister, who happens to be 30 years younger than he is. Picking up the slack like she Continue Reading
Review: Lord of Rage by Jill Monroe
Lord of Rage by Jill Monroe (Royal House of Shadows #2) Paranormal Romance September 20, 2011 Paperback HQN Reviewed by Mandi Breena is a magical princess of Elden who has a secret. She is able to call “her warrior” as she refers to him, in her dreams. The same man, over and over has come to visit her in her dream state, and often they end up ripping each other’s clothes off, but to Breena’s dismay, they never make it past that. He is savage and fierce, but in her dreams she is Continue Reading
Review: Unclaimed by Courtney Milan
Unclaimed by Courtney Milan (Turner #2) Historical Romance September 20, 2011 Paperback Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi and May May: What would be the closest thing to a rock-star in the Victorian Era? That would be Sir Mark Turner, writer of a book on chastity and virgin. People view him as more than a mere mortal man, and he is overwhelmed by how people swarm to him, ask him for guidance, thrust their young virgin daughters in his path, and generally make him wonder if he should Continue Reading
Review: Good Girls Don’t by Victoria Dahl
Good Girls Don’t by Victoria Dahl (Donovan Brothers Brewery #1) Contemporary Romance August 30, 2011 Paperback Harelquin Reviewed by Mandi and May Mandi: Oh I love Victoria Dahl’s contemporaries and when I heard she had a new series coming out about siblings who own a brewery, it was a double win. Beer and smut wrapped up into one book? Along with many laughs and a little mystery, this book is definitely one I can recommend. Before we discuss let’s do a little set-up. Tessa Continue Reading
Review: Liam’s Perfect Woman by Beth Kery
Liam’s Perfect Woman by Beth Kery (Home to Harbor Town #2) July 19, 2011 Contemporary Romance Paperback Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi Liam Kavanaugh is done with the high stress police force in Chicago, and has decided to return to the small town of Harbor Town, Michigan to become the police chief. And while he wants to spend a few weeks relaxing before he takes his new position, Natalie Reyes has a proposition for him. Sixteen years ago when Liam was only 15 and Natalie even Continue Reading
Review: Savor the Danger by Lori Foster
Savor The Danger by Lori Foster (Men Who Walk The Edge Of Honor #3) Romantic Suspense June 28, 2011 Paperback HQN Jackson Savor has admired and lusted after Alani Rivers for a while now. He’s flirted, but he knows what Alani has been through in the past and he’s more than willing to be patient. He’s confident that one day, they’ll be together and it’s going to be perfect. So, when he wakes up one morning to a warm, naked, Alani wrapped around him he should be happy, right? Although Continue Reading
Review: Embraced by Blood by Laurie London
Embraced by Blood by Laurie London (Sweetblood #2) Paranormal Romance June 21, 2011 Paperback HQN Reviewed by Mandi In this series there are good and bad vampires. The good guys are with The Agency. The bad guys are with The Alliance. There are those who have Sweetblood running through their veins (most are unaware) that the bad Darkbloods thrive upon and the Agency is there to protect the innocents. We are first introduced to Alfonso in Bonded by Blood, book one in the Continue Reading
Review: Trace of Fever by Lori Foster
Trace of Fever by Lori Foster (Men Who Walk The Edge Of Honor #2) Romantic Suspense May 31, 2011 Paperback HQN Reviewed by Helyce I hadn’t read anything by Lori Foster in a long time, so I was very excited about this new series. Trace of Fever picks up sometime after When You Dare ends. Trace Rivers is still recovering from his sister Alani’s kidnapping. Alani had been kidnapped by human traffickers who smuggled her over the border into Mexico. Trace is carrying around a lot of Continue Reading