If You Only Knew by Kristan Higgins Women's Fiction/Contemporary Fiction Trade Book HQN Books August 25, 2015 Reviewed by Tori Wedding-dress designer Jenny Tate understands the happily-ever-after business, yet somehow she's still involved in her ex-husband's life. In fact, Owen's new wife may—inexplicably—be Jenny's new best friend. Sensing this, well, relationship isn't helping her move on, Jenny trades the Manhattan skyline for her hometown up the Hudson, where she'll be able to bask Continue Reading
Review: The Hotter You Burn by Gena Showalter
The Hotter You Burn by Gena Showalter Series: Original Heartbreakers, #2 Contemporary Romance July 28, 2015 HQN Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “When it comes to matters of the heart, the only thing you should want to be temporary is an STD.” Harlow Glass is the town leper. A teenage bully whose childhood was filled with emotional and verbal abuse, she made lives miserable and now she is paying the price. Broke and homeless, she lives in a tent on the outskirts of town and forages Continue Reading
Review: Taking the Heat by Victoria Dahl
Taking the Heat by Victoria Dahl (Jackson: Girls' Night Out #3) Release: July 28, 2015 Contemporary Romance Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi Veronica had big dreams and ambitions and moved from Jackson Hole, Wyoming to New York city to pursue her dreams of writing. But the city was not what she expected. She feels isolated, disconnected from her job and just overall beaten. When she moves back home to Jackson Hole, she feels defeated. Her dad lets her live in an apartment building he owns Continue Reading
Review: A New Hope by Robyn Carr
A New Hope by Robyn Carr (Thunder Point #8) Contemporary Romance June 30, 2015 Mira Ginger Dysart came to Thunder Point at the lowest point in her life. Lost in her grief following the death of her son to SIDS, her parents feared that she’d never break out of the dark void she’d made for herself. Out of ideas, they ask their niece Ray Ann to have Ginger out for a visit. RayAnne’s take charge attitude was exactly what Ginger needed to make some changes. Surrounding Ginger with people who Continue Reading
Review: Brokedown Cowboy by Maisey Yates
Brokedown Cowboy by Maisey Yates (Copper Ridge #2) Contemporary Romance Released: May 26, 2015 Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi I loved the first book in this series (Part Time Cowboy), which features Connor and I couldn't wait to get his story. My expectations were definitely met. Connor, along with his brother Eli (hero in book one) and younger sister Kate (heroine in the next book) own a big ranch, although Connor is the one who lives on the ranch and does most of the work. Three years Continue Reading
Review: The Closer You Come by Gena Showalter
The Closer You Come by Gena Showalter Series: Original Heartbreaker, #1 Contemporary Romance March, 30 2015 HQN Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: Don’t make me count to three! The Closer You Come is the first book in Showalter’s Original Heartbreaker series. When I read the prequel novella, The One You Want, I was instantly hooked on the premise of three bad boys who all settle in a small town in order to try to move forward from a daunting past. Small town southern romances Continue Reading
Review: The Originals: The Loss (The Originals #2)
Review: The Originals: The Loss (The Originals #2) Paranormal Vampire Fiction Released March 31, 2015 HQN Books Reviewed by Sheena Favorite Quote: "Klaus was never eager to be on the wrong side of a bargain, but if it meant that Vivianne would be returned to him, he would listen to anything the witch had to say." The Loss picks up 40 years after the destruction and chaos that engulfed the Vampire's New Orleans city. The blood sucking siblings are back and as petty as ever. Continue Reading
Review: Enslaved by the Viking by Harper St. George
Enslaved by the Viking by Harper St. George Released: April 3, 2015 Historical Romance Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi The title alone is the reason I wanted to read this. Kidnapped by a viking? How can one apply for this? *wink* Unfortunately, this book didn't work for me. Eirik is the son of the jarl (the head dude) and: He had amassed a fortune raiding and trading while leading his men to victories in the lands south of the North Sea. He would one day be called jarl in place of his Continue Reading
Review: Never Too Late by Robyn Carr
Never Too Late by Robyn Carr Contemporary Romance Re-release March 31, 2015 (Original release date May 1, 2006) Mira Reviewed by Helyce As a fan of Robyn Carr’s writing, I have a hard time turning down anything she’s written. I haven’t read many of her singles, but what I have read I have really enjoyed. While I love her long running series, I have to say that she is also quite brilliant in giving a complete and totally well rounded story in a stand-alone book as well. In Never Too Continue Reading
Review: Part Time Cowboy by Maisey Yates
Part Time Cowboy by Maisey Yates (Copper Ridge #1) Released: March 31, 2015 Contemporary Romance Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi I adored this book! A grumpy hero, a heroine who knew he was grumpy and gave him a hard time about it, and the book made me laugh out loud a few times. I read it pretty much in one sitting and I'm going to recommend it to you all. Sadie had some rebellious times as a teenager, and was even arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct when she was seventeen. After Continue Reading