Love Lessons by Heidi Cullinan (New Adult M/M Contemporary Romance) Released: October 2, 2013 Samhain Reviewed by Helyce Kelly Davidson has been looking forward to moving away from home and attending college since he was probably in middle school. He is looking forward to being able to just be himself; out and proud and comfortable in his own skin for the first time in his life. He knows that Hope University is the right place for him and he is looking forward to everything that college Continue Reading
Review: All of You by Christina Lee
All of You by Christina Lee Released: September 17, 2013 New Adult Penguin Reviewed by Mandi I was drawn to this book because the hero is a virgin and the heroine is more promiscuous. I love this, or at least the idea of this because usually those roles are reversed. Even better, Avery our heroine, doesn’t walk around with shame or guilt for behavior. She is your average college student who has friends with benefits and is happy. When she meets Bennett at a party and can’t get Continue Reading
Review: Price of a Kiss by Linda Kage
Price of a Kiss by Linda Kage Released: August 15, 2013 New Adult Self Published Reviewed by Mandi When I read in the blurb that this new adult book featured a hero who is a gigolo, I had to read it. Mason Lowe has a sister with cerebral palsy and a single mom who works and works. Their rented house is owned by their next door neighbor who is about to evict them for not keeping up with the rent. But the lady next door also proposes that if eighteen year old Mason sleep with Continue Reading
Review: Stay With Me by Elyssa Patrick
Stay With Me by Elyssa Patrick (With Me #1) Released: August 22, 2013 New Adult Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Hailey has just started college, but she isn’t just another teenage face in the mix. She has a very famous face. A child star, she has done broadway and film and is very famous. But it was her mother that always pushed her into acting, and now that Hailey is able to take control of her life, she has decided to leave Hollywood behind and go to college. She craves to just be Continue Reading
Review: Weight Of Silence by A.M. Arthur
Weight Of Silence (Cost of Repairs, #3) by A.M Arthur M/M Romance Contemporary/NA August 6, 2013 Samhain Publishing Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Sex is about two people. If you don’t want what’s happening, then it’s not worth doing “ Gavin Perez is a young 23 year old gay man who lives at home, has a dead end job, and an abusive father. Jace Ramsey is a 19 year old college student home for the holidays. When he and Gavin meet over a spilled bowl of cranberry relish, the chemistry Continue Reading
Joint Review: The Redemption of Callie & Kayden by Jessica Sorensen
The Redemption of Callie & Kayden by Jessica Sorensen (The Coincidence #2) New Adult Released: July 30, 2013 Hachette Reviewed by Tori and Mandi Mandi: Recently, after seeing much squeeing and hype on Twitter over The Coincidence of Kayden & Callie, I read it (it’s $1.99 on kindle if you want to try it) and I really enjoyed it. It’s a very angsty New Adult story about two people who meet and fall in love, but it is far from simple. They both have SO much pain in their Continue Reading
Review: Wait For You by J. Lynn
Wait For You by J. Lynn (Wait for You #1) New Adult April 2, 2013 William Morrow Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I think the key to the start of any good relationship is to remember how the other person likes their coffee.” Avery Morgenstern starts her first day of college by literally running into campus hottie and player, Cameron Hamilton. Six feet plus of pure unadulterated smexyness who suddenly becomes Avery’s shadow. He makes her feel like a goddess but Avery has secrets. Secrets Continue Reading
Review: Strength by Carrie Butler
Strength (Mark Of Nexus #1) by Carrie Butler NA/PNR March 23, 2013 Sapphire Publishing Favorite Quote: “So help me, as long as I live, I’ll never get tired of seeing that man without a shirt on. How he stays so humble, I’ll never know. When college student Rena Collins finds herself nose-to-chest with the campus outcast, her rumor-laced notions are shattered. Handsome, considerate, and seemingly sane, Wallace Blake doesn’t look like he spends his nights alone, screaming and banging on Continue Reading
Review: Sweet Thing by Renee Carlino
Sweet Thing by Renee Carlino New Adult Contemporary April 14, 2013 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “The pain of losing someone is always worse when you know you could have prevented it.” Sweet Thing is a romantic new adult contemporary that examines a young woman’s coming of age while dealing with the death of her father. Mia Kelly has come to New York to settle her father’s estate and work in his cafe. she meets struggling musician Will Ryan and her life takes a Continue Reading
REVIEW: Screwed by Laura Plissner
Screwed by Laurie Plissner YA Contemporary April 18, 2013 Merit Press Reviewed by Tori Screwed by Laurie Plissner is a modern YA version of Cinderella. That is, if Cinderella had gotten pregnant, her parents were the evil ones, and she learns that her original Prince Charming is a jerk. Grace, our Cinderella, is a parent’s dream child. A straight A student with the world at her feet, one bad decision places her life on a far different course than she ever imagined. She succombs to a popular Continue Reading