Stay by Deb Caletti YA April 5, 2011 Hardcover Simon Pulse Reviewed by Tori BLURB: Clara’s relationship with Christian is intense from the start, and like nothing she’s ever experienced before. But what starts as devotion quickly becomes obsession, and it’s almost too late before Clara realizes how far gone Christian is—and what he’s willing to do to make her stay. Now Clara has left the city—and Christian—behind. No one back home has any idea where she is, but she still Continue Reading
Review: Master and Apprentice by Sonya Bateman
Master and Apprentice by Sonya Bateman March 29, 2011 Urban Fantasy Paperback Pocket Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Damn, I never thought I’d say this, but it’s good to have your cranky ass is back.” Luck has never been on Gavyn Donatti’s side. Anyone else with magic abilities inherited from a distant genie relative would have it made, but not Donatti, descendant of a cranky, shape-shifting genie named Ian. The prince of a murdered kingdom, consumed with revenge and driven by Continue Reading
Review: Vicious Grace by M.L.N. Hanover
Vicious Grace (#3 The Black Sun’s Daughter) M.L.N. Hanover Urban Fantasy November 30, 2010 Paperback Pocket Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote:” The tricky part about innocence is that you don’t know you’ve got it until you’ve lost it.” Jayne Heller and her team are headed the Chicago at the request of Kim, Jayne’s boyfriend Aubrey’s ex wife. She has come across an unusual case and needs their help. Jayne's not comfortable with this as she knows reasons that Kim left Aubrey. Continue Reading
Review: Crimson Wind by Diana Pharaoh Francis
Crimson Wind (Horngate Witches #2) by Diana Pharaoh Francis Urban Fantasy December 28, 2010 Paperback Pocket Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I swear I will fucking kill her this time.” Bound to a witch who lied, betrayed, and tortured her into becoming the ultimate weapon, Max lives for the day she can finally exact revenge. But revenge will have to wait. Horngate and the world is under the threat of annihilation. The Guardians who control all the magic are tired of humans Continue Reading
Review: Silver Zombie by Carole Nelson Douglas
Silver Zombie (Delilah Street #4) Carole Nelson Douglas Urban Fantasy November 30, 2010 Paperback Pocket Reviewed by Tori Delilah Street has found herself in a bit of trouble as Sin City’s vampire and werewolf mobs are ready to cash out her chips once and for all. So Delilah, along with her lover Ric Montoya and her werehound Quicksilver, decides that a trip back home to Kansas is just what she needs. But following the yellow brick road leads Delilah into more then she bargained Continue Reading
March Romance and Urban Fantasy Titles from Simon & Schuster
The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper ISBN: 9781439195871 Price: $7.99/$9.99 CAN On Sale: 3/29/11 Description Baring It All Generations of werewolves have been secretly residing in a secluded valley a stone's throw from Grundy, Alaska. So when a snooping Outsider comes to Grundy to investigate rumors of lycanthropic shenanigans in the area, the valley's pack alpha, Maggie Graham, resolves to chase him away, even if doing so takes a quick bite on the butt. What a pity that Continue Reading
Giveaway: A Light at Winter’s End by Julia London
Holly Fisher opens her door one day and finds her estranged sister Hannah standing there with a glassy look and her nine-month old baby on her hip. Before Holly knows what is happening, Hannah has left her baby with Holly and disappeared. Three months later, fresh out of rehab for addiction to painkillers, Hannah shows up sober, contrite, and wanting her son back. But Holly is in love with the baby and not willing to give him up to the mother who abandoned him. Into the middle of this Continue Reading
Tuesday’s Lunch Break
I really enjoyed Ashley March’s debut book, Seducing the Duchess this past fall. When I heard her plans to host a March Madness I knew it would be a good time. In Ashley’s Words: Some people might think of March as the month for basketball tournaments and St. Patrick’s Day, but starting this year March will be known for a celebration of historical romance readers and writers. From Tuesday, March 1st through Thursday, March 31st, come interact with some of your favorite authors, meet new ones, Continue Reading
Review: How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper
How To Flirt With A Naked Werewolf By Molly Harper (Naked Werewolf #1) Paranormal Romance February 22, 2011 Paperback, 384 Pages Simon & Schuster Favorite Quote: “It was my fantasy come true. A Stuckey’s that served shots.” Mo Wenstein has moved to Grundy, Alaska to escape her over bearing but well meaning mother and an ended engagement. While she expects the snow, the cold, and the eccentric population, she never expected a werewolf. A sexy werewolf at that. Cooper Graham is Continue Reading
Review: Shameless by Karen Robards
Shameless by Karen Robards (Banning Sisters #3) Historical Romance February 15, 2011 Paperback, 359 Pages Gallery Reviewed by Mandi Lady Elizabeth, or Beth can’t quite make it down the aisle. She has had numerous engagements and has broken them all. Her reputation with the ton is hanging on by a thread. Beth is going to have much more worries than just her reputation though. By chance she meets Neil Severin, who sneaks into her family’s house to kill her brother in-law, The Duke Continue Reading