Semper Fi by Keira Andrews Released: November 11, 2014 M/M Historical Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Earlier this year I read a gay Amish romance by Keira Andrews that I enjoyed, so when I heard she had a WW2 historical coming out, I thought I'd give it a try. However, this one didn't quite grab me. This book flips between 1942, when Cal and Jim first meet and train as Marines, to present day in 1948. The flashback eventually lead the two of them to the war and end I think Continue Reading
Review: Off the Map by Tamara Morgan
Off the Map by Tamara Morgan (Winter Rescue #2) Released: November 6, 2014 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi This book starts with Scott and Carrie recently broken up. They have that, "I hate you but I still lust after you and I secretly probably love you but let's focus on the hate right now" vibe going on, and the author makes it really cute. Carrie and Scott both work for the same search and rescue squad - Carrie is a helicopter pilot and Scott trains the rescue Continue Reading
Review: Rocky Mountain Romance by Vivian Arend
Rocky Mountain Romance by Vivian Arend (Six Pack Ranch #7) Contemporary Romance October 21, 2014 Self Published Reviewed by Helyce From Goodreads: It took a spectacularly embarrassing break-up to knock Steve Moonshine Coleman off his lazy butt. In the ten months since that night, he’s changed his ways, and now that Melody’s back in town, it’s time for this sweet-talking cowboy to convince her to get back in the saddle with him. A return to her veterinary position in Rocky Mountain Continue Reading
Review: Prisoner by Annika Martin and Skye Warren
Prisoner by Annika Martin and Skye Warren Released: October 23, 2014 Dark Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi They say there are two types of fear - the kind that has you running far, far away, and the kind that shakes you so deeply that you can't look away. For me, Grayson is the second kind of fear. I got pretty excited when I heard Annika Martin (aka Carolyn Crane) and Skye Warren were collaborating to write a dark, intense book that features a hero in prison and Continue Reading
Review: Perfectly Good White Boy by Carrie Mesrobian
Perfectly Good White Boy by Carrie Mesrobian Contemporary/Mature YA E book October 1, 2014 Carol Rhoda Lab Reviewed by Tori Sean Norwhalt can read between the lines. "You never know where we'll end up. There's so much possibility in life, you know?" Hallie said. He knows she just dumped him. He was a perfectly good summer boyfriend, but now she's off to college, and he's still got another year to go. Her pep talk about futures and "possibilities" isn't exactly comforting. Sean's Continue Reading
Review: Merciless Ride by Chelsea Camaron
Merciless Ride (The Hellions Ride, #3) by Chelsea Camaron Romance Suspense/MC E book October 10, 2014 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote:“Mercy is no friend of mine.” Tessa Harlow can’t seem to catch a break. Working a dead-end job with a small child and disabled mother to support, she feels like she’s one step away from losing it. Her dreams of nursing school shattered before they even started, Tessa is now living paycheck to paycheck; waiting tables and hustling Continue Reading
Review: The Understatement of the Year by Sarina Bowen
The Understatement of the Year by Sarina Bowen (The Ivy Years #3) M/M New Adult Romance Released: September 29, 2014 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I very recently wrote a blog post gushing my love for the Ivy Years series by Sarina Bowen, so it should be no surprise that the third book in this series gets an easy A grade from me. It's so well done that I just want to read it over and over again. Let me set it up. As teenagers, Graham and Rikker were best friends and as they got a Continue Reading
Review: Jack by Juliana Stone
Jack (The Family Simon, #2) by Juliana Stone Contemporary Romance E book/Novel/Series August 25, 2014 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “She’s the first thing I think about when I wake up. The last thing on my mind before I sleep.” Jack Simon and Donovan James were a couple in love until they day they had a nasty argument and Donovan disappeared, leaving Jack with only a note and a broken heart. Though Jack tried to get to the bottom of Donovan’s defection, she froze Continue Reading
Review: Offside by Shay Savage
Offside by Shay Savage YA Mature/Contemporary Romance E book August 3, 2014 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “All the worlds a stage…” Offside-Law 11-Players in an offside position when the ball is touched or played by a teammate, may not become actively involved in the play. I enjoy Savage’s works. Though her stories are publicly acknowledged fan-fic, they are enjoyable. My first time reading Shay Savage was Transcendence. A time travel romance that was Continue Reading
Review: Taking Control by Jen Frederick
Taking Control (Kerr Chronicles, #2) by Jen Frederick Erotic Romance Contemporary Ebook, 280 pages September 2, 2014 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “What does he see in you?” “I give really good head.” Taking Control is the second book in Jen Frederick’s Kerr Chronicles. An erotic suspenseful romance series that introduced us to two protagonists who meet by a twist of fate and embark on a whirlwind romance filled with sexual exploration and intriguing revenge all Continue Reading