Tori's Mini Reviews: Blocked by L.P. Dover Series-Breakaway, #2 Contemporary Romance/Sports DNF I'm a huge fan of hockey romance and was excited to see Dover starting this series. I didn't read the first book though it doesn't matter as one was easily read as a standalone. Though initially excited, I found myself dnfing about 40% in. I enjoyed the premise-a bad boy redemption with his frenemy's little sister-only I found the main leads were both immature and ridiculous acting for Continue Reading
October Mini Reviews
Tori: Wild Thing by Liberty Laine Erotic Romance Nathan Trent has always had two goals in life; become a police officer and marry Tillie Coletrain. Tillie is definitely attracted to Nathan but paying off her mother's debts and taking care of her sister is keeping her busy...mainly running from the law. Adorably funny and sexy, this opposite attraction romance will leave you giggling and swooning when the local hot cop decides he has waited long enough for the town bad girl and uses the Continue Reading
August Mini Reviews
Tori’s Mini Reviews Fallen Heir by Erin Watt The Royals, #4 Romance Contemporary/YA August 28, 2017 Self Published Grade: B The fourth book in Erin Watt’s dramatic and humorous YA family saga (The Royals) deals with essentially the middle child-Easton. This seemingly happy go lucky man child has some serious demons riding him from a drug and alcohol problem to unresolved guilt over his mother’s suicide. When a little afternoon delight brings a new girl to his attention, Continue Reading
July Mini Reviews
Tori's Reviews The Waking Land by Callie Bates Fantasy/Mature YA June 27, 2017 Delray Books Grade: C+ Callie Bates takes on a huge dramatic undertaking in her fantasy debut which centers around an assassination, a kingdom in turmoil, and the one person who is at the center of it all. Heavily character driven, Bates creates a layered and politically motivated world that revolves primarily around Lady Elanna Valtai. Taken from her family as a child, she was raised by King Erylais after Continue Reading
June Mini Reviews
Mandi: Taming the CEO by Hayson Manning - Daisy and Zan are business rivals, both eyeing to buy the same luxury resort. The seller is making all prospective buyers come to the resort for a week and go through the singles retreat - so they can get a feel for what they are buying. Daisy is not in the mood for this, as she is extremely task-oriented and is not up for spontaneity. Worse, her enemy Zan will be there with all of his muscles and good looks. Damn it. As they play along in this Continue Reading
May Mini Reviews
Tori’s Mini Reviews The Girl Who Knew Too Much by Amanda Quick Historical Mystery Suspense May 9, 2017 Grade: DNF I’ve always been a fan of Amanda Quick and her alter egos (Jayne ann Krentz and Jayne Castle) no matter what century we are in or what planet we’re on. This particular one caught my eye because it is set in the roaring 20s and hints at a diabolical and suspenseful mystery involving murder, lies, and revenge. The story opens with a murder when a young secretary, Anna, Continue Reading
April Mini Reviews
Mandi: Sheik's Rule by Ryshia Kennie April 1, 2017 Romantic Suspense Grade: C This started out good as our very alpha hero, Sheik Emir Al-Nassar, finds out his sister has been kidnapped. Along with this brothers, they are desperate to find her. Emir and his family are wealthy and run a large security firm, both in Morocco and Wyoming. The firm in Wyoming sends over one of the best, and newest resource to help discover what happened to his sister. K.J flies to Morocco and slowly Continue Reading
March Mini Reviews
Tori's Mini Reviews: Something Borrowed by Eve Dangerfield Contemporary Romance Self-published Grade: C I loved the premise behind Something Borrowed. A hate fueled relationship that becomes a second chance romance between a very angry heroine and a former drunken playboy hero. Elle’s best friend is having a destination wedding and wants Elle to attend and sing at the event. The problem? Elle’s nemesis, Jackson, will also be attending. As Jackson and Elle spend time together, Elle Continue Reading
February Mini Reviews
Tori's Reviews: Wait For It by Molly O’Keefe Series: Everything I left Unsaid, #4 Romance Contemporary February 28, 2016 Grade: C+ Wait For It is the fourth book in Molly O'Keefe's emotionally gritty Everything I Left Unsaid series. It’s also the story I’ve been waiting on. We first met the MCs, Blake and Tiffany, in book two and the meeting was not pretty to say the least. Blake comes to Tiffany’s trailer and is shocked to learn his brother Phil not only had a wife the family knew Continue Reading
January Mini Reviews
Good Boy by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy Series: WAGS, #1 Romance Contemporary January 31, 2017 Grade: B+ The first in Bowen’s and Kennedy’s WAGs series spins off their popular Him series. Him introduced us to Wes and Jamie and Us gave us their epic love story. Now the time has come for Wes and Jamie’s wedding and who better to pull it off then Jamie’s sister, Jessica? But Jessica has some problems. She is suffering from a career ennui and a certain obnoxious, happy go lucky hockey Continue Reading