Giving it Up by Amber Lin Erotic Contemporary June 18, 2012 LooseID Reviewed by Mandi I think Giving It Up has a really intriguing and good premise and it has very dark, emotionally damaged characters, which is always something I enjoy. And while the first 10-15% of this book is really strong, I feel like nothing comes together at the end. But there is still something about this story that will stick with me. Allie was raped by her best friend two years ago and it changed her Continue Reading
Review: Star Crossed by Kele Moon
Star Crossed by Kele Moon (Battered Hearts #2) Erotic Contemporary July 3, 2012 LooseID Reviewed by Mandi Kele Moon is has definitely hit my radar as a solid erotic contemporary author. She has two series that I follow: Her Eden series which is a darker, bdsm, m/m/f and Battered Hearts, a more straight up erotic contemporary. (She also has one book in a m/m series that I’m keeping my eye on). She writes the dirty sex really well and gives us some interesting characters along the way. Continue Reading
Review: Hawaiian Gothic by Heidi Belleau and Violetta Vane
Hawaiian Gothic by Heidi Belleau & Violetta Vane M/M Paranormal Romance June 12, 2012 Loose ID Reviewed by Helyce This is the story of Ori and Kalani, childhood best friends. Ori knows he’s in love with Kalani but believes that Kalani can never feel the same way about him. So he joins the Army and spends about three years away from home. In that time, he’s dishonorably discharged for punching an officer and spends a year in jail. When Ori learns that Kalani was attacked, beaten Continue Reading
Review: The Long Con by Lori Toland
The Long Con by Lori Toland M/M Romantic Suspense April 17, 2012 Ebook Loose Id, LLC Reviewed by Helyce Nathaniel Bradley is a British agent who takes it upon himself to locate and retrieve a stolen family heirloom. After several months, Nate tracks the priceless Faberge egg to New York where he believes a group of criminals are in possession of it and are moving to try and sell it. Taking on the persona of a male prostitute he hopes to infiltrate the con ring, seduce the mark, Continue Reading
Review: Dance With Me By Heidi Cullinan
Dance With Me by Heidi Cullinan M/M Contemporary Romance July 26, 2011 Loose ID Reviewed by Helyce Ed Maurer loves football. He’s lived it and breathed it and it defined who and what he was until an injury to his neck ended his semipro career. He knew that in the end it could have been worse. If the injury had been just a few millimeters over, he’d be in a wheelchair now. Even so, Ed has to be careful; the slightest incorrect movement can set off a spasm of pain so severe, it takes Continue Reading
Review: Packing Heat by Kele Moon
Packing Heat by Kele Moon January 31, 2012 M/M Contemporary Romance Loose ID Reviewed by Mandi Mandi’s Favorite Quote: “Do you want that, Gav? You wanna be my cock whore?” Firefighter Brad Archer has a crush on his roommate Gavin. Openly gay, Brad lives in agony that his seemingly sexually confused friend walks around half naked all of the time. Brad knows Gavin has dated women, and he also thinks Gavin might be interested in men, but Brad has never come out and asked him. Gavin is Continue Reading
Review: Defying the Odds by Kele Moon
Defying the Odds by Kele Moon (Battered Hearts #1) Contemporary Romance December 20, 2011 Loose ID Reviewed by Mandi Clay Powers is a famous UFC (Ultimate Fighting Champion) who loves the fight, but hates the circus of the press and fans that surround each match. Although he lives with his best friend, and local sheriff Wyatt and his sister Jules, Clay is otherwise kind of a loner. So when the new waitress in town, Melody offers him a piece of pie while he is eating at the local Continue Reading
Review: More Than Meets the Ink by Elle Aycart
More Than Meets The Ink by Elle Aycart Erotic Contemporary June 28, 2011 Ebook Loose ID Reviewed by Helyce Favorite Quote: “Cool place you’ve got here,” Max stated, looking around. She wasn’t sure he meant the place or the cuties that were all smiling back at him. Like it wasn’t enough to have chicks drooling over James, now she had the whole Bowen male panty-creamer clan parading through Rosita’s. She should be charging for entrance. Tate Cooper has a preconceived notion that Continue Reading
Review: Depth Charge: Maria, Maria by Brindle Chase
Depth Charge: Maria, Maria by Brindle Chase July 26, 2011 Erotic Contemporary E-Book, Novella Loose ID Reviewed by Mandi Steve Chamber is an elite deep sea diver, who has never had anyone come close to besting him, until he gets beat by a rookie diver. “Rodriguez” has spent more hours diving, and has pulled up more pounds of loot from a sunken ship in the past week than Steve has. A former SEAL, he has never had anyone beat him. When something goes wrong at a diving station 150 feet Continue Reading
Review: Convincing Leopold by Ava March
Convincing Leopold by Ava March (Convincing #2) M/M Historical Romance June 28, 2011 E-Book Loose ID Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: Glancing over his shoulder, he winked. “Have at it, Mr. Barrington.” The very first book I ever read by Ava March was Convincing Arthur, and I really enjoyed it. However I thought it had a very abrupt ending. So I was very happy when I heard that she was going to write a sequel, Convincing Leopold. Convincing Arthur leaves off with Arthur Continue Reading