Crashing Souls by Cynthia A. Rodriguez New Adult October 27, 2015 Anterior Books Reviewed by Helyce Given a second chance to find the love of his life, whose soul was placed inside someone else after a tragic accident, a young man finds himself taking over the life of a teenager named Dexter. But there are rules: She will not remember him and he will only have fragmented memories, not knowing anything about the life he has been placed in and barely anything about the life he once lived. Continue Reading
Review: Sacked by Jen Frederick
Sacked by Jen Frederick Series: Gridiron, #1 Contemporary Romance Sports /NA Releases: September 6, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I started my life the day I met you. Everything else was just practice.” What he wants he gets... Knox Masters is a quarterback's worst nightmare. Warrior. Champion. And...virgin. Knox knows what he wants--and he gets it. All American Football player? Check. NFL pros scouting him? Check. Now, he's set his sight on two things. Continue Reading
Review: Anything But Broken by Joelle Knox
Anything But Broken by Joelle Knox (Hurricane Creek #1) Releases: August 25, 2015 New Adult Self Published Reviewed by Mandi What does Moira Rogers and Kit Rocha have in common? Joelle Knox! Yes, the writing tea of Bree and Donna have added another pen name to their collection - Joelle Knox writes new adult. It's less erotic than Kit Rocha. It's a contemporary, unlike their paranormal romance as Moira Rogers and it's a voice I absolutely loved. They give us angst, a heroine struggling Continue Reading
Review: Break Your Heart by Rhonda Helms
Break Your Heart by Rhonda Helms New Adult Romance Released: July 28, 2015 Kensington Reviewed by Mandi This book came unsolicited in my mail box and it is a teacher/student romance so I thought I'd try it. It also features an African-American heroine and an Asian-American hero and I love that the author chose to write diverse characters. I've had recent success reading the teacher/student trope, and I thought it might become my new thing. But this book did not work for me. Megan Continue Reading
Review: Him by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy
Him by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy Released: July 28, 2015 M/M Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: My weakness is him. I adore Sarina Bowen's Ivy Years new adult hockey romance series. And I adore Elle Kennedy's Off-Campus new adult hockey romance series. So when I heard they were writing a m/m new adult hockey romance together, I melted into a puddle of goo. Mop me up - I'm done for. This book is delicious. It combines the tropes of best Continue Reading
Review: Carry Your Heart by K. Ryan
Carry Your Heart by K. Ryan Series: Carry Your Heart, #1 Contemporary Romance July 14, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I could choose to be miserable or I could choose to be happy. I was going to choose to be happy.” Isabelle (Iz) Martin has come home to Claremont, NC after leaving Duke University and her boyfriend. Her mother’s death and her father’s depression convinces Iz she is needed at home more than ever. When her father demands she get a job or get out, Continue Reading
Review: Tyed by L.J. Shen
Tyed by L.J. Shen (California Love #1) New Adult Released: June 1, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Helyce Favorite Quote: “I’m so out of my depth here. The sport, the blood, the men...the Ty. I’m not even sure how he drilled himself into my head, but I’ll probably outgrow our encounter within the next couple of days. It looks like Brain and Hormones are in for a fight. Just as long as Heart stays out of the ring.” Blaire is a college student, about two months away from graduation. Continue Reading
Mini Reviews for June
Tori's Mini Reviews: Need Me by Tessa Bailey Romance Contemporary RATING: C The second story in Bailey’s Broke and Beautiful series centers around a student, her professor, and the forbidden love affair. Similar to book one, the storyline is engaging with a solid set up, strong characters, and bits of humor and heartbreak. While somewhat engaging, I didn’t connect with this couple so well. I found Honey to be selfish in her objective to seduce Ben. Not until the Continue Reading
Review: I’ll Stand By You by Sharon Sala
I’ll Stand By You by Sharon Sala Contemporary Romance June 2, 2015 Sourcebooks Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I’m just getting a dose of the Christian charity the town of Blessings is so good at handing out. If you belong to the right social circles, they can’t do enough. But if you’re unfortunate enough to have committed a sin in their good Christian eyes, they conveniently forget God didn’t set them up as judge and jury.” No one is alone Dori Grant is no stranger to Continue Reading
Review: Carry Me Home by Lia Riley
Carry Me Home by Lia Riley (Off the Map #3.1) New Adult Novella Released: May 5, 2015 Reviewed by Mandi This is the first I've read of Lia Riley and this series - I assume Tanner and Sunny have had page time in previous books but I didn't feel cheated or left out of their story. This is a quick novella with its ups and downs. I started off by laughing. Sunny is having a one-night stand with some stoner guy, just to get off. She is in his race car bed and he says things like: "Damn, Continue Reading