Steadfast by Sarina Bowen (True North #2) Released: July 12, 2016 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Oh Sarina Bowen - you know how to break my heart, fill it with angst and then patch it all back up. You meet Jude in the first book, Bittersweet but this can be read as a stand alone. Jude became addicted to opiates (pills, heroine) and was able to hide that part of himself from his steady girlfriend, Sophie for a long time. I used to be so proud of the way I kept Continue Reading
Review: Moonshot by Alessandra Torre
Moonshot by Alessandra Torre Released: July 5, 2016 Contemporary/Light Suspense Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I read Hollywood Dirt last year and was really taken by this author's writing style. Moonshot is different from Hollywood Dirt, for those familiar with her work. I really enjoyed Moonshot but I must warn that this book is not for everyone. Let me tell you why it may not be for you: 1. The hero is a professional baseball player. A very attractive, very good player. Before Continue Reading
Review: Stripped and Bound by Rebecca Moon
Stripped and Bound by Rebecca Moon Series: The Warnum Bailiff Series, Book 3 Contemporary Romance Released: July 6, 2016 Self Published Reviewed by Sheena Nick Escrow is the most eligible bachelor in the Warnum-Bailiff district. The handsome vet is suave, sexy and intelligent, and considered the ultimate gentleman. But Nick has a dark, sexual side to him that he discovers after his brother is incarcerated for supposed sex crimes. In an attempt to understand his brother and the girls Continue Reading
Review: How Secrets Die by Marta Perry
How Secrets Die by Marta Perry Series: House of Secrets, #3 Romance Suspense/Amish June 28, 2016 HQN Reviewed by Mandi A hard-hitting reporter, Kate Beaumont unearths the deepest lies and brings harsh truths to light, but the story that lures her to the gentle town of Laurel Ridge, Pennsylvania, is closer to her heart than anyone knows. The details of her half brother's sudden death have never made sense. She owes him justice, yet the one man who can help her is the stubborn sheriff Continue Reading
Review: Taming a Duke’s Reckless Heart by Tammy Andresen
Taming a Duke's Reckless Heart by Tammy Andresen Historical Romance Released: May 24, 2016 Self Published Reviewed by Sheena With her mother gravely ill, Piper Baker’s situation grows desperate in a world unfriendly to women. Time and money dwindle to naught, and marriage is Piper’s lone option. Although potential suitors circle her skirts, none but Barrett Maddox, Duke of Manchester, captures her heart, after he saves her from a band of thieves. It is just her luck that the man Piper Continue Reading
Review: Hold You Against Me by Skye Warren
Hold You Against Me by Skye Warren (Stripped #4) Released: May 31, 2016 Dark Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I've been a fan of Skye Warren books for some time now - going to them whenever I'm craving a dark book. Sometimes she writes really, really dark and it's too much, but I found Hold You Against Me to be dark - but not too dark. Clara and her sister Honor were born into the mafia and their father who is boss is a strict man. Clara has a little rebellion in her though, Continue Reading
Review: Inseverable by Cecy Robson
Inseverable by Cecy Robson Series: Carolina Beach, #1 Romance Contemporary/NA June 21, 2016 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Are you lonely?” He lifts his head slowly, pitching me with such an intense stare, it holds me in place. “Not when I’m with you,” he whispers. Callahan is a former Army sniper who has come to Kiawah Island, SC to find some peace from all the horror he experienced during the war. Sexy but grumpy, he is content to stay to himself in the house his Continue Reading
Joint Review: Beyond Ecstasy by Kit Rocha
Beyond Ecstasy by Kit Rocha (Beyond #8) Released: May 23, 2016 Erotic Self Published Reviewed by Tori and Mandi The O’Kanes have a reputation for working hard and playing harder—except for Hawk. He joined the gang with one goal: to ensure his family’s survival through the impending war with Eden. It’s been years since he had the luxury of wanting anything for himself. Now, he wants Jeni. From the first moment he saw her, he’s been obsessed with making her his. Not for a night—forever. Continue Reading
Review: Claiming Her by Kris Kennedy
Claiming Her by Kris Kennedy (Renegades & Outlaws #1) Released: May 6, 2016 Historical Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: He was magnificent. What a terrible, terrible thing. Any moment now, he was going to do something wild and barbaric. What a fun book. A rebel Irish hero, with the sides of his head shaved and tattoos covering his body. And a heroine, loyal to the English throne, who has kept her Irish castle from invaders for years....until the hero Continue Reading
Review: Dirty Sexy Inked by Carly Phillips and Erika Wilde
Dirty Sexy Inked by Carly Phillips and Erika Wilde Series: Dirty Sexy, #2 April 5, 2016 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “She owned his heart. She was the other half of his soul.” Mason Kincaid and Katrina (Kat) Sands have been best friends for years since the day Mason stepped in to save Katrina from a trio of bullies. From that day on, they watched out for one another and shared their deepest secrets. Now older, Kat is the manager of Mason’s tattoo shop and they remain as Continue Reading