Dangerous Territory by Emmy Curtis (Alpha Ops #.5) Released: August 5, 2014 Military Romance Forever Reviewed by Mandi Flirting with danger is reporter Grace Grainger’s modus operandi. But she’s learned the hard way not to grow attached to the soldiers she’s embedded with in Afghanistan. To escape from her pain and loneliness, she fantasizes about the hot night she spent with a gorgeous stranger three years before in D.C. Grace never thought she’d see him again—let alone need him to Continue Reading
Review: Lay it Down by Cara McKenna
Lay It Down by Cara McKenna (Desert Dogs #1) Released: August 5, 2014 Contemporary/Suspense Romance Signet Reviewed by Mandi Despite the cover or what you may have heard, this is not a motorcycle club book. There is a murder mystery, a sexy and gritty romance and a desert setting that contributes a lot to this story. I have a fondness for Cara McKenna's voice, and I really enjoyed this book. It's different from her previous work and surprised me a bit. Vince Grossier lives in a very Continue Reading
Review: Fast Track by Julie Garwood
Fast Track (Buchanan-Renard, #12) by Julie Garwood Romance Suspense E book July 29, 2014 Dalton Adult Reviewed by Tori Cordelia (Cordie) Kane was raised by her father and has always had a crush on her best friend’s brother, Aiden. When her father dies unexpectedly, leaving Cordie devastated not only by his death but with the news that her mother is alive and didn’t die in a car accident as she was told, she decides this is the perfect opportunity to let go of the past (her crush on Continue Reading
Review: Into the Shadows by Carolyn Crane
Into the Shadows by Carolyn Crane (The Associates #3) Released: July 16, 2014 Romantic Suspense Self Published Reviewed by Mandi It's going to be hard for another book this year to impress me more than this one. Into the Shadows has great suspense. It has a tortured, broken, scarred hero who is an undercover villain. It has a heroine who is a former party hostess to her villain father who now kicks butt. And it has dirty, dirty sex. A damn fine combination. Thorne had a very bad Continue Reading
Review: Vipers Run by Stephanie Tyler
Vipers Run (Skull Creek, #1) by Stephanie Tyler Romantic Suspense Paperback, 385 pages July 1, 2014 Signet Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I’m sensing sarcasm.” “It’s a second language” Vipers Run, the first in Stephanie Tyler’s new motorcycle cycle (MC) romance series Skull Creek, starts out with a bang when Calla, a secretary for a PI firm, takes a call from a dying man. She emotionally connects to the man on the other end of the line and begs him to survive. When the call Continue Reading
Review: Dirty Angels by Karina Halle
Dirty Angels by Karina Halle (Dirty Angels #1) Released: June 15, 2014 Romance Suspense/Thriller Self Published Reviewed by Sheena *Takes shot* Pardon me, I usually do not Drink-and-Review but trust me after reading Karina Halle's Dirty Angels I definitely need it! Wheeeeerre do I begin with this book. Right off the bat I was intrigued. The blurb was interesting enough but what really snagged me was the prologue. The author managed to engage me, then frighten me, repel me and Continue Reading
Review: Better When He’s Bad by Jay Crownover
Better When He’s Bad (Welcome to the Point, #1) by Jay Crownover Romance Suspense/NA E book, 384 pages June 17, 2014 William Morrow Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You don’t need anyone to show you how to be good; you’re so much better when you're bad.” Shane ‘Bax’ Baxter has just been released from prison after doing a 5 year stint for grand theft auto. Back in town and more dangerous than ever, he is looking for his best friend, Race, who he thinks set him up to take the fall. Continue Reading
Review: Strangers on the Shore by Josh Lanyon
Stranger On The Shore by Josh Lanyon Romance Suspense/MM E book, 226 Pages May 5, 2014 Carina Press Reviewed by Tori Twenty years ago, four year old Brian Arlington was kidnapped from his home in the middle of a night and never seen again. Though the suspected kidnapper was eventually caught and sentenced for his crime, he has maintained his innocence from the beginning and nothing could tie him to the crime but a ransom note. Griffin (Griff) Hadley, an investigative journalist, has Continue Reading
Review: Push by Claire Wallis
Push (Push,#1) by Claire Wallis NA Romance Suspense May 1, 2014 Harlequin MIRA Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “...in this perfect moment, there is always fear.” Emma Searfoss, a 22 year old engineer designer, has moved clear across the country to get away from her stepfather. Emotionally and physically abused by him since childhood, her victimization was made worse by her mother and two brothers allowing it to happen and not intervening. Blunt and in need of some anger management Continue Reading
Review: Cross & Crown by Abigail Roux
Cross & Crown (Sidewinders, #2) by Abigail Roux Romance Suspense/MM E book June 9, 2014 Riptide Publishing Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Eternity rings and manly soldiers. You Irish really know how to seduce a guy.” When Nick O'Flaherty arrives at the scene of a double homicide to find he has a witness to the crime, he thinks it’s his lucky day. But when he realizes his witness is suffering from amnesia and can’t even remember his own name, Nick wishes he’d gone with his gut Continue Reading