Fall by Kristen Callihan VIP#3 Contemporary Romance October 23, 2018 Plane Jane Books Fans have waited breathlessly for this installment in Callihan's steamy and emotionally deep VIP series. Rich in sensory detail and boldly unapologetic, in Fall, Callihan tackles the serious issues of mental health, self-harm, depression, and abuse with compassion and a heavy dose of common sense while building a romance that brims with laughter and heart. Jax aka John Blackwell, lead singer for the band Kill Continue Reading
Review: Fall by Kristen Callihan
This book was a reading week filled with books with heavier topics and I ended up writing omg reviews about both books I read Fall by Kristen Callihan This book is third in her VIP Series. The last one was published almost two years ago and while I read both previous books, I don’t remember a lot of the details. But I recall enjoying them and remembering Jax as the broody band member who had also previously attempted suicide. This book touches on Jax’s attempted suicide, although not in Continue Reading
Review: The Hot Shot by Kristen Callihan
The Hot Shot by Kristen Callihan (Game On #4) Publication Date: April 18, 2017 Contemporary/Sports Romance Self Published Reviewed by Kini First we were friends. Then we were roommates. Now I want more... What can I say about Chess Copper? The woman is capable of bringing me to my knees. I know this about five minutes after getting naked for her. No one is more surprised than me. The prickly photographer my team hired to shoot our annual charity calendar isn't my usual type. She's Continue Reading
Review: Managed by Kristen Callihan
Managed by Kristen Callihan Series: VIP, #2 Contemporary Romance November 14, 2016 Plain Jane Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I will say the wrong words from time to time. And I will cock things up. That’s a given, unfortunately. but there will never, ever be a time when I do not love you or want you in my life.” Sophie Darling thought she had struck gold when she is upgraded to first class on a trip to England. And when the most beautiful man she’s ever seen sits next to Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Gabriel Scott. Manager to the rock band. Arrogant and condescending. Can't believe he's stuck in first class next to a lunatic. Heroine: Sophie Darling. Free spirit. On her way to England for a job interview. Can't believe she's stuck next to such a stick in the mud. Let the games begin!! It hits me like a fist to the gut: she has been, yet again, fucking with me. She distracted me from takeoff. So effectively, I hadn’t even felt the plane lift. Now I’m stuck between grudging Continue Reading
Review: Forevermore by Kristen Callihan
Forevermore by Kristen Callihan Series: Darkest London, #7 Historical Paranormal Romance June 26, 2016 Piatkus Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: Keep me. Be mine. Make me yours. Layla Starling, toast of the London stage, has come home to rest. She is tired of the endless singing engagements and constant traveling. When her guardian informs her that it is time for her to marry and that her long time crush and childhood friend, St. John Evernight will be acting as her bodyguard, Continue Reading
June Mini Reviews
Tori: The Body Reader by Anne Frasier Mystery/Thriller Grade: B+ Anne Frasier writes a compelling and thought-provoking psychological thriller that examines the stability of a police detective who was kidnapped and tortured for three years. Frasier does a fantastic job of giving our heroine a voice; allowing us to see how her captivity changed her on a physical, mental, and emotional level. Frasier balances it with the thoughts and impressions of those around her who knew her before the Continue Reading
Review: The Friend Zone by Kristen Callihan
The Friend Zone by Kristen Callihan Series: Game On, #2 Contemporary Sports Romance/NA May 5, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “The sum of my existence equals you.” Gray Grayson has it all. A top NFL draft pick; he has the looks, the moves, and the reputation of being a playa but when he is forced to borrow his soon to be agent’s daughter's pink Fiat for the summer, he discovers the one thing he has been missing. Ivy Mackenzie is spending a year abroad with Continue Reading
Review: Soulbound by Kristen Callihan
Soulbound (Darkest London, #6) by Kristen Callihan Paranormal Romance/Historical Paperback February 24, 2015 Forever Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I want the possibility of you.” Adam, King of the GIMs, was cursed by the Queen of the Fairies, Mab, and given 700 years to find his soul mate to break the curse or his soul would be hers for eternity. When Adam meets Eliza May, he knows she is the other half of his soul but in his haste to break the curse, he alienates her and any Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Drew. College football superstar. All around great guy (seriously one of the best heroes I've read in a long time) Heroine: Anna. Not sure if she wants to fall for the star quarterback. But damn those pesky romance feelings. “Some games are tougher than others. This one was a bitch.” My throat hurts. There’s a black bruise just above his hipbone. I touch it with the very tip of my finger, and he shivers again. Instantly, I draw back. “Does it hurt?” Of course it does. Continue Reading