Hello fellow readers! This last week has been fraught with negativity in the land of romance. I think I’ve experienced every emotion there is. I have loved reading for as long as I can remember. I loved reading so much, I’d sneak into the library at recess. My parents got a call one day from my school because I hadn’t returned to the classroom and they couldn’t find me. Guess where I was? I was in the school’s library, sitting cross-legged on the floor between the bookshelves...happily reading Continue Reading
Helyce’s Thursday Thoughts on Rumor Has It by Jessica Lemmon
Rumor Has It by Jessica Lemmon (Real Love #4) Contemporary Romance May 15, 2018 Loveswept Catarina is a journalist for the online newspaper Columbus Community Chat, or The Chat for short. She writes a column where she is brutally honest when it comes to relationships. She is stunned when her boss tells her what her assignment for the summer will be. Over the course of six or so weeks, Catarina must “fake” date Barrett Fox an ex-NFL player/sportscaster with a reputation for trouble. Continue Reading
Review: Man Candy by Jessica Lemmon
Man Candy by Jessica Lemmon (Real Love #3) Contemporary Romance January 9, 2018 Loveswept Reviewed by Helyce Favorite Quote: “Not all those who wander are lost…” Dax Vaughn is really looking forward to some rustic quality alone time. After losing his dad, and dealing with the aftermath, he just needed a break and some time to get his head together and reevaluate his life. He heads down to Grand Lark Retreat in Tennessee for two weeks of communing with nature. He plans to hike, Continue Reading
Review: Arm Candy by Jessica Lemmon
Arm Candy by Jessica Lemmon Real Love #2 Contemporary September 5, 2017 Loveswept Reviewed by: Helyce Davis is a regular patron of McGreevy’s bar. After work, he sits at the bar, on “his” stool and focuses on CNN while he drinks his Sam Adams beer. Sometimes he’s alone and sometimes his buddy Vince joins him. As for female company, Davis definitely has a type--petite and blonde and lucky for Davis, there’s a steady stream through the bar. But, it’s the redhead behind the bar that has really Continue Reading
Review: Eye Candy by Jessica Lemmon
Eye Candy by Jessica Lemmon (Real Love #1) Contemporary Romance July 25, 2017 Loveswept Reviewed by Helyce From Goodreads: Jacqueline: As an adult woman--and the vice president of a marketing firm--I shouldn't be waiting by my office window to ogle the mystery man who jogs by every morning at 11:45. Sure, he's a gorgeous, perfect specimen of the human race, but I can't bring myself to hit on a total stranger. However, my best friend-slash-colleague Vince Carson thinks I should do more Continue Reading
Review: The Bastard Billionaire by Jessica Lemmon
The Bastard Billionaire by Jessica Lemmon (Billionaire Bad Boys #3) Contemporary Romance February 28, 2017 Forever Reviewed by Helyce I really enjoyed this 3rd book in Ms. Lemmon’s Billionaire Bad Boys series. Eli is home after a devastating injury following an explosion where he lost part of his leg. If that wasn’t enough, he lost two men from his team and he suffers that loss even more than he misses his leg. He can’t wrap his head around the fact that he survived when two men had Continue Reading
Review: Shut Up and Kiss Me by Jessica Lemmon
Shut Up and Kiss Me by Jessica Lemmon (Lost Boys #2) Contemporary Romance Released: December 6, 2016 Loveswept Reviewed by Helyce Cade Wilson was on his way to becoming a lawyer. Intelligent, confident and handsome to boot, his plans come to a screeching halt when he crashes his car in a street race he entered in order to help his father out of a sticky financial situation. While his injuries will heal, he’s left with a stutter that he cannot seem to shake. The more agitated he gets, Continue Reading
Review: The Billionaire Bachelor by Jessica Lemmon
The Billionaire Bachelor by Jessica Lemmon Series: Billionaire Bad Boys #1 Contemporary Romance June 28, 2016 Forever Reviewed by Helyce Reese Crane has been groomed to be the next CEO of The Crane Hotels once his father retires. He’s wanted it badly for years and has done everything to prove that he is the man for the job. Unfortunately, the Board doesn’t agree and rumor is that they may not choose him as the rightful successor. It seems Reese’s private life, which has too often Continue Reading
Review: Return of the Bad Boy by Jessica Lemmon
Return of the Bad Boy by Jessica Lemmon (Second Chances #4) Contemporary Romance Released: April 26, 2016 Forever Reviewed by Helyce Favorite Quote: “You made me want you” she said. “A future. A son. A...husband. You made me want to love you. You made me want it all.” I have truly enjoyed this series, but this is the story that I’ve been waiting for. Asher Knight, lead singer for the rock band Knight Time and, interestingly, a children’s book author, has intrigued me since the Continue Reading
Review: Fighting for Devlin by Jessica Lemmon
Fighting for Devlin by Jessica Lemmon (Lost Boys #1) New Adult Romance November 24, 2015 Loveswept Reviewed by Helyce Devlin Calvary makes his own luck. Orphaned as a young child, he was taken in by a crew of bookies and gamblers—and they became his family. They’re the reason Dev’s running a trendy bistro, living in a high rise, and enjoying the good life with a string of women who never ask for too much. Until, one night, he finds out how much it hurts to trust the wrong Continue Reading