We hope you enjoy this excerpt of Blood and Blade by Lauren Dane, out 12/30 “Here’s a thought,” Rowan said while she took in her very grumpy spouse. He’d just touched down in their backyard and had sauntered into the house all smooth and debonair but the line between his eyes and the set of his mouth told of his ruffled feathers. Her super competitive, hyper achieving alpha Vampire had been used to being the best at everything he tried for so long, he was decidedly averse Continue Reading
Review: Jagged by Lauren Dane
Jagged by Lauren Dane Whiskey Sharp #2 Publication Date: March 27, 2018 Contemporary Romance Harlequin Reviewed by Kini I read and reviewed the first book in this series, Unraveled, earlier this year and didn’t care for it. But I was very curious about Rachel's story. She was an interesting character in the first book. I was cautiously optimistic about this book and thought I would give it a try. I was quickly disappointed. I ended up not getting very far in the book. And here’s Continue Reading
Review: Unraveled by Lauren Dane
Unraveled by Lauren Dane (Whiskey Sharp #1) Publication Date: January 30, 2018 Contemporary Romance Harlequin Reviewed by Kini I have read almost all of Dane’s contemporaries so I was really excited to see she has a new series coming out. And that is takes place in a barber shop/whiskey bar sounded really cool. She writes great family stories that tend to span over several couples and several books. Laid Bare was the first M/F/M pairing in a book that I had read and I really enjoyed it. Continue Reading
Review: Moonstruck by Lauren Dane
Moonstruck by Lauren Dane (Diablo Lake #1) Paranormal Romance June 20, 2016 Carina Press Reviewed by Helyce I love Lauren Dane’s contemporary romances, but I’ve always struggled with her paranormal stories. That said, I was attracted to the premise of Moonstruck, first book in a new series entitled, Diablo Lake. This story sets the scene of a lakeside town that is inhabited by shifters and witches. It focuses on the power struggle between two wolf families, the wealthy Pembry’s and Continue Reading
Review: Coming Back by Lauren Dane
Coming Back by Lauren Dane (Ink & Chrome #3) Contemporary Romance (MMF) Released: December 8, 2015 Grand Central Publishing Reviewed by Helyce Favorite Quote: Damn she was blessed. Not just for the abundance of penis in her life, but the big stuff, the love and connection they brought her. The belonging. Arriving back in Seattle after five years, Jessilyn Franklin is done pretending she didn't want two men. She's done letting anything stop her from being with Adam and Mick, Continue Reading
Review: Falling Under by Lauren Dane
Falling Under by Lauren Dane (Ink and Chrome #2) Contemporary Romance August 4, 2015 Forever Reviewed by Helyce Favorite Quote: “She seemed to float into my life, and once she touched down, the roots grew very deep very fast. I wasn’t expecting love. Knocked me on my ass.” [Duke] Duke Bradshaw is co-owner of Twisted Steel, a custom motorcycle shop. When his office manager lets him know that she’ll be moving, he approaches his neighbor, Carmella Rossi, about taking the job. He Continue Reading
Review: Opening Up by Lauren Dane
Opening Up by Lauren Dane (Ink and Chrome #1) Contemporary Romance Releases: June 16, 2015 Forever Reviewed by Helyce Favorite Quote: “He’s everything I never knew I was missing until I had him.” PJ Coleman is the youngest of the Coleman siblings and has always marched to the beat of a very different drum. Part of the well known Coleman Enterprises dynasty, she has tried for years to garner attention from her father and make him “see” her. She’d always tried to do as was expected, Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Heroine: Penelope Jean (PJ) Colman. Twenty five year old. Smart, beautiful, and eclectic. Her family owns a large race car tire supply company. She is looking to take the company in some new directions and hopes to use her extraordinary auto painting skills to do so. Hero: Asa Barrons. Thirty seven years old. A sexy, tattooed alpha male with a kinky side. Owns an auto restoration shop. Finds PJ utterly delicious and wants her skills both in and out of his bed but has a policy of never Continue Reading
Excerpt and Giveaway Time: The Best Kind of Trouble by Lauren Dane
The Hurley Boys: The BEST KIND OF TROUBLE by LAUREN DANE Copyright 2014, Lauren Dane All Rights Reserved, Harlequin But when she walked into the coffee shop on Tuesday, he was there. Natalie ignored him and once she got out to the street—and man, was she glad she’d driven that day so she could put a closed door and a bunch of steel between them—she saw he waited just on the other side of her car. “What? God, I told you, I’m not interested.” His smile was slow, easy and Continue Reading
Review: The Best Kind of Trouble by Lauren Dane
The Best Kind of Trouble by Lauren Dane (The Hurley Boys #1) Contemporary Romance August 26, 2014 Harlequin Reviewed by Helyce When Natalie Clayton moved to the idyllic town of Hood River to take a job at the town library, she just wanted a quiet life, away from the stress of her family. Having had a difficult childhood with a manipulative father and grandmother, she’d always sought refuge in the library. Among the shelves of books, she could escape for a short time through reading. Continue Reading