Archangel’s Blade by Nalini Singh (Guild Hunter #4) Paranormal Romance September 6, 2011 Paperback Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote – “I don’t intend to break you, Honor.” The harsh edge replaced by black silk, sinful and tantalizing as the rich scent of chocolate seeped into her very bones. “I intend to seduce you.” If you’ve read the first three Guild Hunter books, you’ve met Dmitri. The dark and dangerous vampire that is Archangel Raphel’s second in command. He Continue Reading
Review: Basilisk by Rob Thurman
Basilisk (Chimera#2) by Rob Thurman Urban Fantasy Paperback August 2, 2011 Roc Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “It was five months later that I finally admitted defeat, finishing what I'd started more than half a year ago, and was at my laptop, hacking into Lolcats, crashing the site, and removing any mention of it from the Net. It was evil and had to go." Basilisk picks up 3 years after Chimera ended. Lukas-now called Michael or Misha depending on his mood- and Stefan Continue Reading
Review and Giveaway: Aftermath by Ann Aguirre
Aftermath by Ann Aguirre (Sirantha Jax #5) Sci-Fi August 30, 2011 Paperback Ace I’ve probably said this in every Sirantha Jax review I’ve written, but I’ll say it again. I don’t read a lot of Sci-Fi. The thought of Sci-Fi just doesn't appeal to me. It’s like one step too far past paranormal and I don’t have interest. But long ago, someone recommended Grimspace by Ann Aguirre, and I picked it up. And I loved it. I can’t help but to compare Sirantha Jax to Kate Daniels (from Ilona Andrews Continue Reading
Review: Canyons of Night by Jayne Castle
Canyons of Night by Jayne Castle (The Looking Glass Trilogy #3) Paranormal Romance August 30, 2011 Paperback Berkley When I received this book for review and realized that it was not only part of a trilogy but part of a long running series I thought it might be prudent to do a little research. Jayne Castle is aka Jayne Ann Krentz and Amanda Quick. I had read Jayne Ann Krentz before, had even read one or two of her Arcane Society books, but I am far from current. I had not read Continue Reading
Review: Heart Search by Robin D. Owens
Heart Search by (Celta’s Heartmates #10) Robin D. Owen Sci-Fi/Fantasy/ Romance Trade Paperback August 2, 2011 Berkley Trade Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You are a Stup. Laev a stup. Even Brazos is a stup. I am the only Smart One in the Family.” Laev T’Hawthorne hasn’t had an easy life. His family has feuded with the Hollys for centuries-causing death and animosity on both sides. Then he married at a young age to who he assumed was his HeartMate, only to find she wasn’t. She Continue Reading
Review: Darkness Descending by Devyn Quinn
Darkness Descending by Devyn Quinn (Vampire Armageddon #1) Paranormal Romance August 2, 2011 Paperback Signet Reviewed by May Favorite Quote: “The man looked mean – and mad. Not crazy mad, but bone-snapping, flesh-tearing mad. There was no doubt that he was one badass dude, either. He was totally hard-core in his looks. The sides of his head were shaved and tattooed. A thick strip of black hair ran down the center of his head, commencing in a long, thick braid that snaked down Continue Reading
Review: Deadly Sins by Kylie Brant
Deadly Sins (The Mindhunters #6) by Kylie Brant Romantic Suspense Paperback August 2, 2011 Berkley Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Leave it alone. Or so help me, I’ll tell him your afraid of mimes.” “Freaks of nature,“he muttered. “But I’m not afraid of them.” Adam Raiker, ex FBI agent and founder of Raiker Forensics, is pulled into a high profile murder investigation when a highly controversial judge and old friend is brutally murdered. Joining him is FBI agent Jaid Continue Reading
Review: Changing the Game by Jaci Burton
Changing The Game (Play by Play #2) by Jaci Burton Romance Contemporary Paperback August 2, 2011 Berkley Heat Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I hardly qualify as every man’s dream Gavin. You said it yourself. I’m a pain in the ass.” First off, let me say that Ms. Burton has some of the most delicious and lickable covers I have EVER seen. Changing The Game is the second book in Jaci Burton’s very hot and very sexy Play by Play series. Gavin Riley knows Elizabeth Darnell is a Continue Reading
Review: Secrets of Bella Terra by Christina Dodd
Secrets of Bella Terra by Christina Dodd (The Scarlet Deception #1) August 2, 2011 Romantic Suspense Paperback Signet Reviewed by Helyce Noah, Eli and Rafe Di Luca are brothers who together own and run the family’s winery and resort, Bella Terra. Noah and Eli share the day to day responsibilities along with Brooke Petersson who manages the resort. Rafe is a partner in name only, preferring to live away from Bella Valley as he grows his prestigious security firm. When their Continue Reading
Review: The Ideal Man by Julie Garwood
The Ideal Man by Julie Garwood Romantic Suspense Hardcover August 9, 2011 Dutton Adult Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “The women he had taken to bed usually wanted pillow talk and sometimes praise after sex, or at the very least be held. Ellie, on the other hand, wanted to sleep.” (a woman after my own heart) Dr. Ellie Sullivan is getting ready to head back to Winston Falls, SC to attend her sister’s wedding after a particularly grueling residency when she is suddenly thrust Continue Reading