Burn Down the Night by M. O'Keefe (Everything I Left Unsaid #3) Released: August 9, 2016 Dark Romantic Suspense/Contemporary Loveswept Reviewed by Mandi Painful. Intense. Emotional. This book made me hurt. It made me hurt and hurt and then the author went deeper and ripped out my heart even more. If you have read the first two books in this series (don't worry, this can be read as a stand alone) you know of Joan and Max. And then you hear these two are somehow going to fall in love in Continue Reading
Review: To Have and to Hold by Serena Bell
To Have and to Hold: A Returning Home Novel Publication Date: July 19, 2016 Contemporary Romance, Military Loveswept Reviewed by Kini Blurb The reunion is supposed to be the start of the rest of their lives. But when Trina Levine sees the soldier she promised to love forever, Hunter Cross looks at her like she’s a stranger. The connection is gone, lost in the blank stare of those soulful brown eyes. Hunter remembers his young daughter but not Trina, and he certainly can’t recall why Continue Reading
Review: Enough by Jade Chandler
Enough by Jade Chandler Series: Jericho Brotherhood, #1 Dark Erotic Romance/MC July 11, 2016 Carina Press Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I was worth more than a three day dance.” Lila has moved to Oklahoma to escape a bad break-up and some even worse life choices. When she is hired on at the Marked Men, an MC owned tattoo parlor, Lila is determined this will be a fresh start for her. Meaning no more bad boys. But she didn’t count on meeting Dare. The manager of the Marked Men, Continue Reading
Review: His To Protect by Stacey Lynn
His To Protect by Stacey Lynn Series: A Fireside Novel, #2 Romance Suspense July 12, 2016 Loveswept Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “How much less injured and screwed up would we be if we didn’t have that past clinging to us?” Trina Wilson thought she had married the man of her dreams until her dreams became a never ending nightmare. When her trips to the ER become the norm for her marriage, she grabs her car, dog, and what little cash she could hide and goes on the run. In her Continue Reading
Review: Defending Hayden by L.P. Dover
Defending Hayden by L.P. Dover (Second Chances #7) Released: June 28, 2016 Contemporary Romance Loveswept Reviewed by Mandi This is the first I have read from this series, and it worked well as a stand alone, however, overall I didn't enjoy this story. Derek McLaughlin is a linebacker for the Carolina Cougars. One night while driving with his pregnant girlfriend and some teammates, they get into a car accident and his girlfriend and the baby dies. Obviously, Derek is devastated. He Continue Reading
Review: MacLean’s Passion by Sharon Cullen
MacLean’s Passion by Sharon Cullen Series: Highland Pride, #2 Historical Romance June 28, 2016 Loveswept Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “What the hell are ye doing?” “I…” “Ye can just pop those eyes right back in yer head, ye big lunk.” “I…” “Is that all ye can say?” “It’s all you’ll let me say.” Colin MacLean has always felt like the black sheep in the family. The Battle of Culloden only deepens his feelings of failure, especially after he sees his brothers slain and he Continue Reading
Review: Shut Out by Kelly Jamieson
Shut Out: A Bayard Hockey Novel Publication Date: June 7, 2016 New Adult/Sports Romance Loveswept Reviewed by Kini Blurb From the bestselling author of the Heller Brothers Hockey series comes the first novel of a new hockey romance series featuring a college team whose players are heating things up both on and off the ice. The Bayard College hockey team isn’t where Jacob Flass thought he’d be a season ago. He was a rising star in the Canadian major junior league, cruising toward a Continue Reading
Review: The Harder He Falls by Lynda Aicher
The Harder He Falls by Lynda Aicher (Kick #1) Released: June 7, 2016 M/M Erotic Romance (Light BDSM) Loveswept Reviewed by Mandi Expert whitewater-rafting guide Grady Kelley lives for that rush of adrenaline: at work, as the newest employee of a Portland-based outdoor-adventure sports company, and off the river, where liaisons with anonymous men keep him satisfied. Grady prefers no drama and no strings attached, but when tragedy strikes, fate leads him to Micah Swaine. He’s hot, Continue Reading
Review: Sugar Daddy by Sawyer Bennett
Sugar Daddy by Sawyer Bennett (Sugar Bowl #1) Released: May 24, 2016 Erotic Romance Loveswept Reviewed by Mandi Few things to note upfront: First, the heroine was raped when she was younger, and relives some of it through flashbacks during the book. She tries to exact revenge against her rapist throughout the book. Second, this has a cliffhanger, with the HEA coming in book three. Sela Halstead was drugged and raped at the age of sixteen. She doesn't remember everything, but she Continue Reading
Review: Blown Away by Brenda Rothert
Blown Away by Brenda Rothert Released: May 3, 2016 Loveswept Reviewed by Mandi When I saw this was a storm chaser romance, I perked up. Hello - Twister fans! Falling in love while chasing tornadoes - gimme the candy. But first there is death. Drew and Colby have been in love and are engaged. Drew works as an assistant in a hair salon and Colby is a storm chaser. Coming home from his last chase, he stops to help someone change a tire on the side of the road and gets hit by a car Continue Reading