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
Review: Rocky Mountain Shelter by Vivian Arend
Rocky Mountain Shelter by Vivian Arend (Six Pack Ranch #8) Contemporary Romance November 17, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by: Helyce Driving home one night, Trevor Coleman notices that there is someone new over at the rental house on the property next to his. He’s been trying to find out who the owner of that property is for ages, and he’s hoping that heading over and introducing himself will finally solve that mystery. But Trevor is totally unprepared for the beautiful girl he Continue Reading
Review: Sweep In Peace by Ilona Andrews
Sweep In Peace by Ilona Andrews Series: Innkeeper Chronicles, #2 Urban Fantasy November 13, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Watch me as I end your universe.” Dina DeMille is not your typical innkeeper. Part of an intergalactic bed and breakfast coalition, she caters to guests whose special needs require that extra special touch. When she is approached to host a peace summit between three of the galaxy’s most dangerous species, she knows she is going to regret Continue Reading
Joint Review: Land of the Beautiful Dead by R. Lee Smith
Mandi is reviewing this with author Lexxi Callahan, who is a lover of romance books and a great person to chat with. You can find her on Twitter or her Website. “They don’t call this the Land of Beautiful Personalities.” I’ve read three R. Lee Smith books - Last Hour of Gann, Heat and now Land of the Beautiful Dead. In each book, she gives us a non-human hero and a human heroine, set with extremely complicated circumstances, and gives us a HEA that challenges us, and makes you fall in love Continue Reading
Review: The Game Plan by Kristen Callihan
The Game Plan by Kristen Callihan Series: Game On, #3 Romance Contemporary/Sports November 1, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: I see Ethan Dexter; he shines for me. And I burn hotter than the sun when I am in his orbit. Ethan (Dex) Dexter has just about everything he wants as a well known & very talented center for the NFL. Except a certain young woman he has wanted since he first saw her four years ago. When they end up in the same house on vacation, Dex Continue Reading
Review: A Promise Kept by K.S. David
A Promise Kept by K.S. David Romance Suspense Ebook February 1, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I must have done something wrong in a past life to end up with you as a friend.” Well known criminal defense attorney Quinn McGuire has come back home to Haydon County, Kentucky to see her mother buried then she plans to leave as quickly as possible. When her brother is accused of murder 24 hours later, Quinn finds herself deeply submerged in a murder mystery that is Continue Reading