Bonded by Blood by Laurie London (Sweetblood #1) Paranormal Romance January 18, 2011 Paperback, 384 Pages Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi Mackenzie Foster-Shaw enjoys spending her time taking photographs to scout for movie locations. On this particular day she has found herself in a cemetery taking pictures, which is creepy enough – until she hears a man moaning. Cautious, she sees a man slightly buried beneath leaves and sticks and he is injured. This will be the last memory she Continue Reading
Review: Pack of Lies by Laura Anne Gilman
Pack Of Lies (Paranormal Scene Investagations #2) by Laura Anne Gilman Urban Fantasy January 18, 2011 Paperback, 384 Pages Luna Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote:”Nifty gave me six fingers for skill. I gave him one in reply.” Bonita (Bonnie) Torres was an unemployed collage student 8 months ago. Now she’s an investigator for PUPI (Private Unaffiliated Paranormal Investigations). When the team is given a case that pits humans against the fatae, Bonnie and the team will be tested on Continue Reading
Review: Unveiled by Courtney Milan
Unveiled by Courtney Milan Historical Romance January 25, 2011 Paperback, 384 Pages HQN Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “Miss Lowell, you magnificent creature, I want you to paint your own canvas. I want you to unveil yourself.” Ash Turner is getting his revenge. As a young child, for religious reasons his insane mother gave away all of their money and Ash found himself on the doorstep of Parford Manor begging his very distant cousin, the Duke of Parford, Richard Dalrymple for Continue Reading
Review: Impulse by Candace Camp
Impulse by Candace Camp Historical Romance December 28, 2010 Paperback (re-release), 384 Pages HQN Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Fool! It’s obvious they grow them stupid in America.” Lady Angela has loved Camden (the stable hand) since she was a little girl; but when her grandfather finds them together he gives her an ultimatum. Either she marries Lord Dunstan or he will have Cam accused of theft and sent to prison for life. Lady Angela marries Lord Dunstan and Continue Reading
Review: Precious and Fragile Things by Megan Hart
Precious And Fragile Things by Megan Hart Contemporary January 1, 2011 Paperback, 400 Pages Mira Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote:” Count to ten. Bite your tongue. Keep yourself together, Gilly. Don't lose it. Don't lose it.” Gilly Soloman is a stay at home mom of two small children who spends her days and nights catering to her family’s needs while ignoring her own. Gilly is headed for an overload and wishes for a small break from her life. When she is carjacked, Gilly gives Continue Reading
Review: It Must Have Been the Mistletoe Anthology
It Must Have Been the Mistletoe Anthology December 1, 2010 Contemporary Romance Paperback, 224 Pages Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi When She Was Naughty by Kate Hoffman With the alternative upbringing of traveling with her American Folk music parents, Alison Cole has music in her blood. Now an adult and a musicologist, she is studying Christmas carols for her doctoral thesis in the Appalachian Mountains. Her current goal is to find Ettie Lee, a singer from the 1930’s, and Continue Reading
Review: Dark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn
Dark Road To Darjeeling (Lady Julia Grey #4) by Deanna Raybourn October 1, 2010 Historical, Suspense Paperback, 400 Pages Mira Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I thought how strange it was that I could breathe, that the birds still sang and my heart still beat, while he was not in this world. It seemed that something should have stopped...and marked the moment of his passing.” Lady Julia Gray and detective Nicholas Brisbane are married and have spent an idyllic 8 month Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – October 22nd
10. My Week – I went to the pumpkin patch for the last time on a preschool field trip (next year my youngest will be in Kindergarten). It was kind of bitter sweet but so much fun. Four year olds are a crazy bunch :) I am no longer acknowledging the hot tub that is sitting in my driveway. We now are handing over our life savings to an electrician who needs to install a complete new electrical system in our house. And there is talk of a contractor….*weeping* ;) 9. This morning I Continue Reading
Review: The Spy Who Saved Christmas by Dana Marton
The Spy Who Saved Christmas by Dana Marton Romantic Suspense October 12, 2010 Paperback, 224 Pages Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “You don’t know what it does to a guy when he sees a hot woman shoot like Dirty Harry.” The only word that registered with her was dirty. Christmas reads are fun. You can sit by the fire, pour yourself a little eggnog, cuddle up and read about terrorists who steal babies, people getting their ears blown off, a heroine who Continue Reading
Review: Trial by Desire by Courtney Milan
Trial By Desire by Courtney Milan Historical Romance September 28, 2010 Paperback, 368 Pages HQN Books Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “I don’t like to lose control.” Kate inched her fingers across the coverlet to his free hand. His knuckles were heated, even though he’d been sitting in the cold. “Ned,” she whispered, “let me inside your control.” We first meet our hero Ned in Proof By Seduction, where we learn he battles many demons, and depression is a big part of his Continue Reading