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
Review: Walk on the Striped Side by Jesse Lane
Walk on the Striped Side (Big Bad Bite, #2) by Jessie Lane Paranormal Romance E book, 263 pages February 25, 2014 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote:”I’ve decided the civilian world can’t handle all the awesomeness known as me.” Elena Demos is having a terrible day. Her mother has passed away, her sisters are getting on her nerves, she’s just found out she is descended from Amazons, and in order to get her inheritance she has to join the family investigation business. But Continue Reading
Joint Review: Beyond Jealousy by Kit Rocha
Beyond Jealousy by Kit Rocha (Beyond #4) Released: March 17, 2014 Erotic Dystopian Self Published Reviewed by Mandi and Tori Blurb: When Rachel Riley sacrificed a life in Eden to protect the O’Kanes, she earned her place in the powerful Sector Four gang. But the former crime princess is tired of being everyone’s sweet little sister . It’s time for her to get wild, to embrace her fantasies as only an O’Kane can—with a delicious exiled soldier and the gang’s wickedly sinful tattoo artist. A Continue Reading
Review: Blaze of Secrets by Jessie Donovan
Blaze of Secrets by Jessie Donovan (Asylums for Magical Threats #1) Released: December 2, 2013 Paranormal Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Kiarra is a first-born of elemental magic, kidnapped with so many others and hidden away in a place called the Asylum for Magical Threats (AMT) for the past fifteen years. It is here they experiment and breed magicals to try to erase their magical talent. Kiarra overhears that her blood could potentially be used to strip those of her kind of Continue Reading
Review: Tucker by Juliana Stone
Tucker (The Family Simon, #1) by Juliana Stone Romance Contemporary E book February 6, 2014 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Couldn’t he see what was inside of her? Why couldn’t he see?” Tucker Simon lost his wife, Marley, when her plane went down over the Atlantic. Unable to locate her body, Tucker has lived in a sense of limbo for three years. He has avoided his family and relationships, choosing instead to involve himself with women who don’t expect more than sex. When Continue Reading