Shattered Quinn Rafferty is working as a bounty hunter and bail bondsman in St. Louis when a new neighbor catches his eye. He’s tempted by her beauty—but he knows from experience that anyone desperate enough to live in his building is damaged goods. Besides, he has his own soul to mend before he can worry about anyone else. Desperate Sarah McElya is on the run, but not for the usual reasons a woman goes on the lam. She’s not an abused wife, and she’s not a criminal. But she does have Continue Reading
Review: Prime Evil by Heather Long
Nearly a decade ago, Randall Oakes left hedge witch Chance Monroe for dead.- Now he-s back along with her ex-lover Jack Parker. The FBI wants Chance in protective custody, but Chance knows that it won-t be enough to protect her from Oakes. Connected to the earth, Chance must rely on her supernatural senses and her own wits to survive this game of cat and mouse Prime Evil by Heather Long Paranormal Suspense November 15, 2009 e-book, 232 Pages Sapphire Blue Publishing Reviewed by Mandi Continue Reading
Review: Original Sin by Allison Brennan
Haunted by chilling memories of demonic possession and murder, Moira O’Donnell has spent seven years hunting down her mother, Fiona, whose command of black magic has granted her unprecedented control of the underworld. Now Moira’s global search has led her to a small California town that’s about to become hell on earth. Tormented by his own terrifying past and driven by powers he can’t explain, ex-seminarian Rafe Cooper joins Moira’s dangerous quest. But Fiona is one devilish step ahead. Continue Reading
Review: Sleep No More by Susan Crandall
The night was always Abby Whitman's enemy. As a young girl she walked in her sleep, and one night, she started a fire that scarred her sister for life and left Abby with unbearable guilt . . . and a loneliness that echoes within her. Now Abby has begun blacking out again-with apparently fatal results. A car accident has killed the son of a prominent family. Even though the evidence seems to exonerate her, Abby is plagued by doubts-and soon by mysterious threats. Psychiatrist Dr. Jason Coble is Continue Reading
Reading Challenge – Smexy vs. Smokin Hot
A while ago on Twitter, I mentioned to Smokin' Hot that I had never read a Linda Howard book before. She was shocked and appalled and started telling me all the reasons why I needed to try this author. On the defensive, I asked her if she had ever read Ann Aguirre (at the time I was reading Doubleblind) and she said no. So the Howard-Aguirre challenge was on. I told her to read Grimspace, she told me to read Dream Man. Here are my thoughts:"He was as fractious as a stallion scenting a mare."When Continue Reading
Review: Sins of the Flesh – Caridad Piñeiro
Caterina Shaw’s days are numbered. Her only chance for survival is a highly experimental gene treatment – a risk she willingly takes. But now Caterina barely recognizes herself. She has new, terrifying powers, an exotic, arresting body — and she’s been accused of a savage murder, sending her on the run.Mick Carrera is a mercenary and an expert at capturing elusive, clever prey. Yet the woman he’s hunting down is far from the vicious killer he’s been told to expect: Caterina is wounded, Continue Reading
Fade to Black – Leslie Parrish Review
(Watch out! I see a scary man in the shadows)Fade to Black - Leslie ParrishJuly 7, 2009Romantic suspensePaperback, 368 pagesSignetI love it when someone feels passionately about a book they have just read because I get the same way. You read an amazing book and you just have to give it praise and recommend it to everyone you know. This is how I came across Fade to Black. Stacy from Stacy's Place on Earth raved about this book and the others in the series. After reading her reviews and seeing all Continue Reading
Consequences – Rebecca Savage
(Jeni looks very concerned on this cover - for good reason)Consequences - Rebecca SavageSeptember 2009Romantic Suspensee-bookChampagne BooksJeni Campanelli just wants to go home. She's tired of the drunk people hitting on her at the night club, Carpathia. She gives out her excuses to her friends and heads to her car, but going home is not on the agenda for Jeni this night. A man jumps out of the shadows and the next thing Jeni knows she is gagged, blindfolded and tied up somewhere very dark. Continue Reading