A Most Scandalous Proposal by Ashlyn Macnamara Historical Romance February 26, 2013 Ballantine Reviewed by May "In my day, a young lady would never dream of addressing a gentleman in such a familiar manner. Why, I never called my husband by anything other than his title in all the years of our marriage, even in the most intimate of settings." Benedict's shoulder brushed against Julia's as he leaned close and whispered, "That was more than I needed to know about their marriage." The Continue Reading
Joint Review: Edge of Dawn by Lara Adrian
Edge Of Dawn (Midnight Breed #11) by Lara Adrian Paranormal Romance February 26, 2012 Delacorte Press Joint review by Helyce and Tori Favorite Quotes: Helyce: “Their bond had defied death, and he had never felt so humbled by anything before in all his days. He loved this woman--his woman, his eternal mate. He needed her more than air, more than anything else this life could give him. His heart swelled with love for her, reborn and renewed, beating as hard and strong as a drum.” Continue Reading
Review: Secret by L. Marie Adeline
S.E.C.R.E.T. by L. Marie Adeline Erotic/Contemporary February 5, 12012 Crown Publishing Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “No judgment. No limits. No shame.” Cassie Robichaud’s life is at a stand still. Grief and guilt over her husband's death has put her in a prison of her own making. A prison of loneliness and sorrow. When she finds a notebook a customer leaves behind, her curiosity leads her to read it and suddenly she finds herself shocked and titillated by its erotic telling of a Continue Reading
Review: Kept by Shawntelle Madison
Kept by Shawntelle Madison (Coveted #2) Urban Fantasy November 27, 2012 Ballantine Reviewed by May Kept is book #2 in the Coveted series, and it takes off shortly after the first book ended. Given the content and pacing of Kept, I believe most readers would find themselves rather lost and book 1 should be read first. Nat lives with her friend in a small New Jersey town where she works at an antique shop, and is just newly back in her family after being estranged for years. Nat has Continue Reading
Review: Running Wild by Linda Howard and Linda Jones
Running Wild by Linda Howard and Linda Jones. (The Men from Battle Ridge #1) November 27, 2012 Contemporary Romance Ballantine Reviewed by Mandi I’m not huge on romantic suspense stories that involve stalkers. They frustrate me because I feel like either the stalker isn’t really a viable threat or the heroine doesn’t take her safety seriously, making me roll my eyes. So when this story started, I braced for frustration, instead I was impressed with the stalker and the story Continue Reading
Review: Stolen by Shiloh Walker
Stolen by Shiloh Walker Romantic Suspense October 30, 2012 Ballantine Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “It’s not a game of winning or losing. I know that much. She’s dead. I’m alive. In the end, that’s the thing that matters. Isn’t it?” Shay Morgan, a mystery author who writes under a pen name, was horrifically abused as a child and an adult. Major trust issues have forced her to live her life only connected to the word through the internet and phone. When she goes to a Continue Reading
Review: Forbidden by Jacquelyn Frank
Forbidden by Jacquelyn Frank (The World of the Nightwalkers #1) Paranormal Romance Releases: October 30, 2012 Ballantine Reviewed by Helyce Docia Waverly’s life is forever changed when she is hit by a speeding van while walking to work one day. Thrown over the bridge as she was crossing it, she tumbles onto the rocks below, her death imminent. However, in the first seconds of her death, she hovers in the Ether and a woman comes to her and gives her a choice. She explains that Docia Continue Reading
Review: Velveteen by Daniel Marks
Series: Velveteen #1 Released: October 9, 2012 YA/Paranormal Delacorte Books for Young Readers Reviewed by Tori Velveteen (Velvet) Monroe was killed in her teenage prime by a serial killer. Trapped in Purgatory, a never ending sea of gray grimy ash, Velvet’s anger demands revenge on her killer and soon she finds a way to cross the mortal plains to haunt him. Velvet’s need for justice though is causing problems for Purgatory. Her constant crossings between the land of the living and Continue Reading
Review: Never Seduce a Scot by Maya Banks
Never Seduce a Scot by Maya Banks (The Montgomerys and Armstrongs #1) Historical Romance Released: September 25, 2012 Ballantine Reviewed by Mandi The Montgomerys and the Armstrongs are rival clans, with a feud that has lasted for a very long time. The King is sick of it, and decrees that the daughter of the chieftain Armstrong is to marry the chieftain of the Montgomerys, Graeme. When words comes of this impending union, both sides are very unhappy. Eveline fell off her horse three Continue Reading
Review: Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan
Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan (The Lynburn Legacy #1) Paranormal/Fantasy YA Released: September 11, 2012 Random House Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “If I wasn't going to be a world-famous journalist and if I didn't have such respect for truth and justice, I could be an amazing master criminal.” Kami Glass has always had an imaginary friend. He’s always been’ constant in her life, and she has never known a time he hasn’t been in her mind. She was never silent about this friend Continue Reading