Driven (#1 The Driven Trilogy) by K. Bromberg Romance Contemporary May 1, 2013 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “ So...you just fuck’em and chuck’em?” Rylee Thomas lives an orderly controlled life and likes it that way. Working for a non for profit that specializes in helping abused and traumatized orphans, Rylee feels her life is complete. Until she meets Colton Donovan. Colton, a playboy race car driver, sees Rylee at a charity auction and decides he wants her in Continue Reading
Review: Wanderlust by Skye Warren
Wanderlust by Skye Warren Dark erotica April 14, 2013 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi “Not all those who wander are lost.” I kept coming back to those seven words as I read this story. I’ve read three Skye Warren books, and each one has disturbed me, made me cringe at times but yet gets me thinking. She is a good writer who pushes the dark boundaries. And I mean really, really pushes them. I ended Wanderlust with very confused feelings, which I was expecting. To be Continue Reading
Review: Undeclared by Jen Frederick
Undeclared by Jen Frederick (Woodlands #1) New Adult April 28, 2013 Self Published Reviewed by May “God, I’m like the poster child for every emo sad sack girl out there. I’m letting down my gender.” Six years ago, Noah began receiving letters from a high school girl named Grace while he was deployed in Afghanistan. A part of a mandatory high school project, Grace had to write the letters and according to his CO, Noah had to respond. Over time the pair began to look forward to these Continue Reading
Review: Plastic Hearts by Lisa De Jong
Plastic Hearts (Hearts #1) by Lisa De Jong New Adult February 27, 2013 Kindle-Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “He was everything I didn't think I could have and somehow, he'd become everything I needed. There was a part of me that knew I would never recover if this fell apart, but what I felt now was worth it.” Alexandra (Alex) Riley is a young college student whose entire life has been planned out by her rigid socially conscience parents. From her pre med major to what Continue Reading
Review: Nameless by Claire Kent
Nameless by Claire Kent Contemporary Romance April 30, 2013 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi After reading and enjoying Escorted by Claire Kent earlier this year, I was eager to try more of her work. While I still think she has a really nice voice, the heroine gave me some problems in this one. Erin remembers Seth Thomas from when they were kids. After a bad childhood, Seth turned his life around, went to college and is now a very wealthy, well known defense attorney. She sees Continue Reading
Review: Crimson Debt by Evangeline Anderson
Crimson Debt by Evangeline Anderson Paranormal Erotic Romance March 4, 2013 Self Published Reviewed by May “My best friend might be a vampire, but that doesn’t mean I want anything to do with the rest of you.” Addison discovered that she was immune to vampires enthrallment the night that she watched a room full of people go under a vampire’s spell. The night that a vampire became obsessed with her best friend and roommate, and her life was changed forever. Her roommate was turned, and Continue Reading
Review: Against the Dark by Carolyn Crane
Against the Dark by Carolyn Crane (The Associates #1) April 17, 2013 Romantic Suspense Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I was a big fan of Carolyn Crane’s Disillusionist trilogy and I’m happy to say Against the Dark starts a new series and I’m excited about it. Unlike her first series, this doesn’t have any paranormal aspects, and there is a HEA at the end (future books are planned with supporting characters). Angel Ramirez used to get a rush every time she stole jewels with her Continue Reading
Review: Locked by Maya Cross
Locked by Maya Cross (The Alpha Group #1) March 25, 2013 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Sophia is out with her girlfriends one night getting nice and tipsy. They are at some odd, out of the way bar and they notice a stream of people, very attractive people, that head into a guarded back room. Sophia, with some liquid courage decides she wants to investigate. So she spills some wine on the bodyguard who wouldn’t let her through, and when he leaves his post Continue Reading
The Chocolate Rose by Laura Florand
The Chocolate Rose by Laura Florand (Roses #1) Contemporary Romance April 2013 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Last year I read The Chocolate Thief by Laura Florand and it was okay, not great. Then she asked me to review The Chocolate Kiss and I thought I’d give her books another shot. Thank goodness because The Chocolate Kiss is an absolutely adorable book that I highly recommend everyone read. So I was very curious to see how a third book would hold up. And I’m very Continue Reading
Review: Hurricane Lily by Rebecca Rogers Maher
Hurricane Lily by Rebecca Rogers Maher Contemporary Romance April 15, 2013 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: For the love of all that was holy, she was about to be fucked by the handyman. And the handyman has a beard! Anyone else excited? The heroine does get dirty with her handyman but it’s not quite as simple as it sounds. This author starts this book with two characters deliciously layered with deep, emotional problems. By all accounts they should have Continue Reading