Once upon a Marquess by Courtney Milan (The Worth Saga #1) Released: December 8, 2015 Historical Romance Self Published Reviewed by May “When you say this particular situation is difficult, did you mean needing to dispose of this fellow here, or were you referring to the fact that we were going to get married until I proved your father and brother were traitors?” She looked up at him with wide, outraged eyes, and stared ahead with compressed lips. Better. If she was going to hate Continue Reading
Review: Sated by Rebekah Weatherspoon
Sated by Rebekah Weatherspoon BDSM Released: April 28, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I saw Courtney Milan tweet positively about Sated, and she linked to a B+ review over at Smart Bitches. I'm not super into BDSM, although I've read my fair share of it. This one intrigued me because I saw the hero and heroine were more on the geeky side so I decided to try it. I read it in one sitting and had a smile on my face. Keira has had bad luck in the dating department. She is super Continue Reading
Review: The Score by Elle Kennedy
The Score by Elle Kennedy Series: Off Campus, #3 Romance Contemporary/NA January 11, 2016 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Why are you telling me this?” “Because you also look at him like he hung the moon. And I get the sense he feels the same about you.” Allie Hayes is having a crisis. She has enough on her plate with graduation and trying to get her acting career off and running without becoming another nameless, faceless notch on the campus lothario’s Continue Reading
Review: Liam Takes Manhattan by Thea Harrison
Liam Takes Manhattan by Thea Harrison Series: Elder Races, #9.5 Urban Fantasy December 22, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: Liam Cuelebre is experiencing some growing pains. The events of the past few weeks has taken a tole on him and he finds himself drifting along aimlessly as he struggles to understand exactly what happened and his place in the world. Pia and Dragos are at a loss on how to cheer up their son so they decide on a gift that Liam has wanted Continue Reading
Review: Bite the Bullet by Angela Louise McGurk
Bite the Bullet by Angela Louise McGurk (Vampire Cohorts #1) Urban Fantasy Released: December 12, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Bite the Bullet is a pretty good start to a new urban fantasy series. I say pretty good because the romance was too inconsistent for me, but let me set-up the story first. Darcy is just a normal human, until she is changed into a vampire without her consent. She wakes up thinking it was all a dream - until she opens her living room curtains and almost Continue Reading
Review: Magic Stars by Ilona Andrews
Magic Stars by Ilona Andrews (Grey Wolf Book 1) Series: Kate Daniels, #8.5 Urban Fantasy December 2015 Self Published Early ARC Review by Tori Favorite Quote: “Shut up. If I decide to ask for your opinion, I’ll say, ‘Hey dickhead,’ so you don't get confused.” Derek Gaunt has no family and few friends. Scarred, solitary, he is the lone wolf who separated from his pack. When those close to him are murdered, he’ll stop at nothing to hunt their killer through magic-drenched Continue Reading
Review: A Midnight Clear by Emma Barry and Genevieve Turner
A Midnight Clear by Emma Barry and Genevieve Turner Historical Romance Novella Released: November 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi This is just the cutest novella. Set in 1948, Francis Dumfries is nineteen and an Admiral's daughter - this means she has a lot of responsibility at home. Her mother passed away when she was fifteen, and Francis really had to step up to the plate. With her father away at war, her teenage self had to care for her very sick mother. Now a few years later, Continue Reading
Review: The First Last Boy by Sonya Weiss
The First Last Boy by Sonya Weiss Series: Southtown Brothers #1 New Adult Released: October 20, 2015 Reviewed by Sheena Sex was the plan. Falling in love wasn't. Eighteen-year-old Montana "Tana" Shaw has a plan for her life and she follows it to the letter. That includes losing her virginity to her best friend, Ryan Collins before she leaves for college. He's wild, tattooed, and oh-so-tempting. She never meant to fall for him. But when Tana learns that Ryan's past is responsible for Continue Reading
Review: Hearts of Blue by L.H. Cosway
Hearts of Blue by L.H. Cosway Series: Hearts, #4 Romance Contemporary November 19, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “...though I was supposed to be the thief, she was the one who stole my heart.” Hearts of Blue is the fourth installment in L.H. Cosway’s romantic contemporary Hearts series. This standalone offers insight on an unseen period of time in book three, King of Hearts, while giving us a couple whose journey to happiness and love begins and ends with Continue Reading
Review: Pia Does Hollywood by Thea Harrison
Pia Does Hollywood by Thea Harrison Series: Elder Races, #8.6 PNR/Novella November 17, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “If I start slapping people, I may not be able to stop." Pia Cuelebre, mate to the Lord of the Wyrs, is on her way to Hollywood to spend a week with Light Fae Queen, Tatiana, after a diplomatic pact is made between all the Elder Races. Though Dragos was not invited, nothing is going to stop him from tagging along to make sure his mate arrives Continue Reading