Caught in the Act by Jill Sorenson Contemporary Romance March 27, 2012 Random House Reviewed by Mandi Kari Strauss lives in San Diego and owns the store, Zocalo, an arts and crafts store that carries Latin American items. Once a week she travels to Tijuana to buy more supplies for her store. It is there where she meets a young woman named Maria who is supporting her family and desperate for money. Years ago, Maria tried to cross into the US through the desert, only to be brutally raped. Continue Reading
Review: Protector by Catherine Mann
Protector by Catherine Mann (Dark Ops #4) Romantic Suspense March 6, 2012 Penguin Reviewed by May Jolynn is the only daughter of a major mob boss – having witnessed her beloved uncle’s murder when she was just 12 she was quickly whisked off to boarding school and spent most of her adolescence trying to earn her father’s attention. She finally gave up trying to be daddy’s girl, and built her own life in Texas where she supports herself and ignores her trust fund. Now after a heart Continue Reading
Review: If You Know Her by Shiloh Walker
If You Know Her (Ash Trilogy #3) by Shiloh Walker Romantic Suspense February 28, 2012 Ballantine Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “ You can take that Tinkerbell shit and shove it up your ass. “ There are some spoilers from book 2 in here so proceed at your own risk. If You Know Her is the conclusion to Shiloh walker’s exciting, nerve racking, explosive romantic suspense Ash Trilogy. She has led us on a merry chase as we watch a town terrorized by a serial killer scramble to stop Continue Reading
Review: Next of Kin by Sharon Sala
Next Of Kin (Rebel Ridge #1 ) by Sharon Sala Romantic Suspense January 31, 2012 Mira Reviewed by Tori As a teenager, Beth Venable was dragged from her home and the man she loved when her family decided to flee for reasons unknown. Beth wrote Ryal for years , begging him to come get her, but never received a reply. When her parents died suddenly, Beth decided to stay in LA and continue to build her life there. When she accidentally witnesses a murder, she becomes the target of a Continue Reading
Review: The Night is Mine by M.L. Buchman
The Night is Mine by M.L. Buchman Romantic Suspense/Military February 1, 2012 Sourcebooks Reviewed by Mandi Emily Beale lives to fly helicopters. Being the first and only female pilot to fly helicopters for SOAR (Special Operations Aviation Regiment), she is a big deal. These SOAR pilots are the rebels of the bunch. They wear their hair long, and have beards, to blend in wherever they are stationed. Currently she is running missions in Afghanistan. SOAR helicopters provide Special Continue Reading
Review: If You See Her by Shiloh Walker
If You See Her (Ash Trilogy #2) by Shiloh Walker Romance Suspense January 31, 2012 Ballantine Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Damn it, if he didn’t have any condoms, she was going to see him cry like a baby. “ Hope Carson came to Ash, Kentucky to try and start her life again without fear. Having survived a brutally abusive marriage, she now finds herself savagely attacked and a suspect in the attack of a close friend and the murder of a police officer. Since her ex-husband is a Continue Reading
Review: Last Man Standing by Cindy Gerard
Last Man Standing by Cindy Gerard (Black Ops #7) Romantic Suspense January 31, 2012 Reviewed by May Dead. Their brother was dead. Gabe clenched his jaw and swallowed back the surge of emotion that would do no one any good. Bryan Tompkins with his baby face, earnest eyes, and God-and-country valor, had been one of the best damn men and stand-up soldiers Gabe had ever served with. And he’d just bled out from a shrapnel wound that had left a hole big enough to shove his fist through. Continue Reading
Review: True Shot by Joyce Lamb
True Shot (True Trilogy #3) by Joyce Lamb Paperback Romantic Suspense December 6, 2012 Berkley Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “It’s like you're Jason Bourne and I’m... the resourceful girlfriend who gets killed in the beginning of the second movie.” Sam Trudeau ran away from her home and family at eighteen and never came back. Manipulated into joining the FBI, Sam was experimented on and used as a weapon. When a fellow agent comes to her accusing their boss of unethical practices Continue Reading
Review: Whispers in the Dark by Maya Banks
Whispers in the Dark by Maya Banks (KGI #4) Romantic Suspense January 3, 2012 Penguin Reviewed by Mandi Nathan Kelly's plan was to serve his last tour in the Middle East, and then join his brothers in their private KGI operations, an elite group who contract with the government and private sector, taking on dangerous jobs. But his plan gets screwed up when he gets captured in Afghanistan. Stuck in a dark cave, tortured, naked, and starved, he is not sure how much longer he can Continue Reading
Review: Stripped by Tori St. Claire
Stripped by Tori St. Claire Erotic Romantic Suspense January 3, 2011 Penguin Reviewed by Mandi When Tori St. Claire contacted me to request a review of Stripped, I honestly wasn't sure I wanted to read it. I believe this is the first book for St. Claire, although she also is published under the name Claire Ashgrove. The blurb sounded a little over the top — but I was kind of in the mood for that. And, I have to say, this book turned out to be very good. The actual story is maybe not Continue Reading