Beyond the Veil by Pippa DaCosta (The Veil Series #1) Released: February 10, 2014 Urban Fantasy Self Published Reviewed by May Charlie Henderson is living a lie. Her real name is Muse and her attempt at a normal life is about to go up in smoke. When a half-demon assassin walks into her life, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake, Muse must return to the one man she hoped never to see again and ask for help. The Prince of Greed isn’t known for his charity. The price is high, but Continue Reading
Review: Nobody by Sarah M. Anderson
Nobody by Sarah M. Anderson (Men of the White Sandy #3) March 8, 2014 Contemporary Romance Self-Published Reviewed by Helyce From Goodreads: Nobody Bodine came from a nobody and will always be a nobody. He can disappear into the shadows—no one can see him if he doesn’t want them to. He exists on the edge, in neither the white man’s world nor the tribe’s, dispensing vigilante justice when he sees fit. There’s no other place for a man like him in this world. Until Melinda Mitchell shows Continue Reading
Review: Still Life With Strings by L.H. Cosway
Still Life With Strings by L.H. Cosway Released: March 24, 2014 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: My sophisticated concert violinist has a dirty mouth, and it thrills me. It was just an ordinary night. He didn't think anything extraordinary would happen. Until it did. Turning a corner onto the bustling night time street, he saw her all in blue. The woman from his painting was a living, breathing thing...and she was so completely Continue Reading
Review: Copper King by Vivian Arend
Copper King by Vivian Arend (Takhini Shifters #1) Paranormal Novella April 1, 2014 (part of Alpha’s After Dark boxed set) May 1, 2014 (solo release) Self Published Reviewed by Helyce Last year I read Diamond Dust from this author’s Takhini Wolves series which introduced us to Jim Halcyon and his wife Lillie, so I was thrilled to take a step back in time and read the story of how they met. In Copper King, Jim and Lillie are in Vegas for similar reasons. Jim and his wolf shifter friend Continue Reading
Review: Don’t Let Go by Sharla Lovelace
Don’t Let Go by Sharla Lovelace Contemporary Romance/Women's Fiction E book, 301 pages April 15, 2014 Beyond The Page Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “We’re all mad here.” Some Spoilers below Fans of Rachel Gibson are sure to enjoy Sharla Lovelace’s newest release-Don’t Let Go. An appealing mixture of humor and heartbreak, Ms. Lovelace writes a poignant contemporary of lost love and second chances playing out under the eyes of a small southern town. A classic trope of young love Continue Reading
Review: The Opposite of Nothing by Shari Slade
The Opposite of Nothing by Shari Slade New Adult Released: March 20, 2014 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Callie is in college and on the side works as a DJ for the local campus radio station. We learn she had a really bad childhood and she struggles with friendships. People made fun of her, threw trash at her - she is a social pariah. Even in college she has trouble making friends. She feels awkward in the school cafeteria or any other public gathering place. She has her own tiny Continue Reading
Review: Absolution by Angela Louise McGurk
Absolution by Angela Louise McGurk Urban Fantasy E book, 358 pages Self Published December 7, 2013 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I just want to get through every fucking day, as well as I can, until I finally die like everyone I care about did.” Eve Blackthorn’s world has always been filled with vampires. Saved by a vampire as a teenager, Eve had no way of knowing the impact he would have on her future. She eventually falls in love with him and they marry, much to the dismay of Continue Reading
Review: Last Breath by Jessica Claire & Jen Frederick
Last Breath (Hitman, #2) by Jessica Claire & Jen Frederick Romance Suspense E book, 280 pages March 24, 2014 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I’m with you until my last breath.” **Tiny spoilers from book one, Last Hit** At the end of book one, Last Hit, we learned that while Nick was able to save his lover Daisy, they weren’t able to save Daisy’s room mate, Regan. Kidnapped with Daisy, Regan finds herself sold into human sex trafficking and struggles to not Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
HEROINE: Mia. A compulsive list maker and life planner. Dumped one week before her wedding. Travels to Paris to recover. HERO: Lucas. A native Parisian and NYC professor. He helps Mia “recover” and discover some things about love. “You’re all wet. I like you that way,” he said, his mouth searing a path down my throat. We were both panting, hands groping, our sodden clothing too heavy on our bodies. “I’m wet everywhere,” I whispered. With a groan he tore his mouth from me and Continue Reading
Review: Satisfaction by Sarah Mayberry
Satisfaction by Sarah Mayberry Released: February 28, 2014 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Maggie Hendricks owns a book store, has great friends and is generally a happy person. There is only one thing that really bothers her - she has never had an orgasm. Ever. As in, not by herself or with another person. She is so sick of pretending to have one when she is with someone and sick of not being able to get there herself. So when a friend of hers tells her that she Continue Reading