Bride of the High Country by Kaki Warner (Runaway Bride #3) June 5, 2012 Western Historical Romance Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “I wish I had met you first.” Seven words. Expressing sentiment so innocent yet so weighted with meaning it threw her thoughts into disarray. The Runaway Bride trilogy comes to a close with this book, and I can definitely look back on this series fondly. We finally get Lucinda Hathaway’s story. The mysterious, confident woman who befriended Continue Reading
Review: Beguiling the Beauty by Sherry Thomas
Beguiling the Beauty by Sherry Thomas (Fitzhugh Trilogy #1) Historical Romance May 1, 2012 Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “Don’t cheat me – that was not a kiss.” The Duke of Lexington had spoken; he would not be denied. Venetia Easterbrook is a beauty and no one would disagree with that fact. Her first husband became so obsessed that she would one day cheat on him, he ended his own life. Quickly marrying a wealthy, older gentleman, in present day, Venetia is a widow who Continue Reading
Joint Review: Tangle of Need by Nalini Singh
Tangle Of Need ( Psy-Changeling #11 ) by Nalini Singh Paranormal Romance May 29, 2012 Hardcover Berkley A joint review by Helyce and Tori Helyce’s Favorite Quotes: “You have me,” she whispered. All of me. “I love you to distraction, Empress.” Tori’s Favorite Quote: ”Seduced...she was being seduced.” Tori: OMG Helyce, so can you believe that we are on number eleven of Ms. Singh’s spectacular, romantic, humorous, super smoking sexy, awe inspiring, addictive Psy-Changeling series? Continue Reading
Review: Angel’s End by Cindy Holby
Angel’s End by Cindy Holby (Angel’s End #1) Historical Romance May 1, 2012 Penguin Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “The man definitely needs some pants.“ Cade Gentry is a gunfighter. His brutal childhood led him into a life of crime and he despairs at ever achieving forgiveness in God’s or his own eyes. The victim of a double cross and left for dead in the middle of nowhere, he stumbles across a preacher who is headed towards his new congregation in Angel’s End. When the preacher is Continue Reading
Review: Embrace of the Damned by Anya Bast
Embrace Of The Damned by Anya Bast (Brotherhood of the Damned #1) Paranormal Romance May 1, 2012 Berkley Reviewed by Helyce Over one thousand years ago, Broder Calderson committed such a horrific crime that the Norse Gods punished him by putting him into the service of Loki, The Trickster God. Immortal, he’s spent the last 1,000 years as a member of the Brotherhood of the Damned, killing the Blight, blood drinkers created by the goddess Hel. If that wasn’t enough, his punishment Continue Reading
Review: In The Company of Witches by Joey W. Hill
In the Company of Witches by Joey W. Hill (Arcane Shot #2) May 1, 2012 Paranormal Romance Berkley Reviewed by Mandi In the company of witches is book two in Joey Hill’s Arcane Shot series (although it can be read as a stand alone). In book one, we meet Mikhael, the very dark and dominant Dark Guardian who tends to Ruby’s (heroine from book one) sexual needs until the hero comes along and pushes Mikhael out of the picture. From the brief glimpse we get of him, I was so intrigued to see how Continue Reading
Review: Heart of Brass by Kate Cross
Heart Of Brass (Clockwork Agents #1) by Kate Cross PNR/Steampunk May 1, 2012 Signet Eclipse Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “She drove him to distraction, frustrated him, amazed him, and made him what to do better.“ Arden Grey, Countess Huntley, has everything a woman of the 19th century could want. Wealth, status, and independence. Everything except her husband. The Earl of Huntley disappeared seven years ago while on a mission for a secret government agency called the Wardens. Continue Reading
Review: Wicked Burn by Beth Kery
Wicked Burn by Beth Kery Erotic Contemporary Romance May 1, 2012 (re-rerelease) Reviewed by Mandi I’m pretty new to Beth Kery, but after I read Addicted to You written under her pen name, Bethany Kane and discovered how dark and erotic her writing can be, I was eager to try more from her. Wicked Burn was first released in trade paperback in 2008. It is now being rereleased in mass market paperback. Vic Savian is a brilliant playwright living in Chicago. He doesn’t like the city Continue Reading
Review: Karma by Carly Phillips
Karma by Carly Phillips (Serendipity #3) Contemporary Romance May 1, 2012 Reviewed by Helyce Dare Barron had a big crush on Liza McKnight back when they were kids, though she was a bit older and pretty much out of his league. Now adults, his only real interaction with her is when she comes into the station to bail out her brother, Brian. The attraction is still there, but Dare can’t seem to make himself act on it. Dare hates Brian McKnight. Never friends, they have a past that is Continue Reading
Review: Silence by Michelle Sagara
Silence (Queen Of The Dead #1) Michelle Sagara Urban Fantasy YA May 1, 2012 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I’m surprised she’d ever want to speak to me again. She almost died there.“ “You almost died there as well.” “Yes, but I can’t get away from me.” Emma is your average normal teenager who has had more than her fair share of grief. First her father passes away, then she loses her boyfriend in a fatal car accident. Emma tries to gain some sense of peace by visiting the Continue Reading