Never Trust a Pirate by Valerie Bowman Series: The Playful Brides, #7 Historical Romance Released: May 2, 2017 St. Martin's Paperbacks Reviewed by Sheena A rumored pirate and the scurrilous black sheep of his well-to- do family, Cade Cavendish relishes his world of rebellion, deception, and seduction. Nothing and no one can hold him to be the duty-bound, honorable man he is expected to be. But when an unexpected run-in at his twin brother's estate with a ravishing, raven-haired maid Continue Reading
Review: I Dared the Duke by Anna Bennett
I Dared the Duke by Anna Bennett Series: The Wayward Wallflowers, #2 Historical Romance/Mystery St. Martin’s Press April 4, 2017 Favorite Quote: "This was the kiss she'd been waiting for forever. And she hadn't even known till that moment." Reviewed by Tori Alexander Savage, the Duke of Blackshire, is known throughout the ton for three things: the burn scars on his neck, his ornery disposition, and the trail of broken hearts behind him. None of which would concern Miss Elizabeth Continue Reading
Review: Echoes in Death by J.D. Robb
Echoes in Death by J.D. Robb Series: In Death, #44 Mystery Suspense/Romance/Futuristic Science Fiction February 7, 2017 St. Martin’s Press Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Ironman sounds suspicious to me. What are the others?” “There’s Thor, the Hulk,” he began. “Sounds like porn.” The 44th case in Lieutenant Eve Dallas’ murder book opens to Eve and Roarke nearly hitting a young lady who walks out in front of their car. Naked, bloody, and obviously injured, they take her to Continue Reading
Review: Nico by Sarah Castille
Nico by Sarah Castille Series: Ruin & Revenge, #1 Romance Suspense December 6, 2016 St. Martin’s Paperbacks Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Magnificent. Irritating and utterly disrespectful. Totally off limits. The enemy.” Nico Toscani is the Las Vegas crime boss and the bastard son of the former Don. When his father was brutally murdered, the family voted his uncle in as the new Don instead of him. Nico watched his father being gun down in cold blood by the Cardano family Continue Reading
Review: The Legendary Lord by Valerie Bowman
The Legendary Lord by Valerie Bowman Series: The Playful Brides, #6 Historical Romance Released: November 1, 2016 St. Martin's Paperbacks Reviewed by Sheena When Christian Forester, Viscount Berkeley, flees the stuffy ballrooms of London for his Scottish hunting lodge, the last thing he expects to find ensconced before his fire is an incredibly beautiful woman. But the plight of lovely young Sarah Highgate, who has run away from an unwanted betrothal, inspires an eminently practical Continue Reading
Review: Going Deep by Anne Calhoun
Going Deep by Anne Calhoun Series: Alpha Ops, #5| Romance Suspense November 1, 2016 St Martin's Press Reviewed by Tori Famous pop singer Cady Ward, Queen Maud to her fans, has come home to rest and recuperate after a long grueling tour. When an overzealous fan is able to make it backstage after her last concert, her manager demands she hire a bodyguard. Police officer Conn McCormick has his own problems with a potential scandal that could ruin his career. His captain decides to Continue Reading
Review: Stealing Taffy by Susan Donovan
Stealing Taffy by Susan Donovan (Bigler, North Carolina #3) Released: August 30, 2016 Contemporary Romance St. Martin's Reviewed by May This story opens in an airport where Tanyalee aka Taffy is coming back from some kind of rehab/therapy takes an instant lust to a man… a man who happens to be seated next to her on the plane. We’re teased with hints that she’s not altogether stable (or sane?!) but off they go on a sexual romp that weeks later neither can forget. "Excuse me." Her Continue Reading
Review: The Highlander by Kerrigan Byrne
The Highlander by Kerrigan Byrne (Victorian Rebels #3) Released: August 2, 2016 Historical Romance St. Martin's Reviewed by May Laird Hamish Mackenzie had wanted to craft a monster out of his son and heir. Someone like him. But monsters were mythical, the figments of superstitious imaginations and farcical stories of centuries past. Liam decided he’d be no monster. Nay, he’d do one better. He’d become a demon. This is a third in a series I’ve strongly enjoyed, but easily stands alone Continue Reading
Review: The Right Kind of Trouble by Shiloh Walker
The Right Kind of Trouble by Shiloh Walker Series: The McKays, #3 Romance Suspense August 2, 2016 St Martins Paperbacks Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I’m tired of being alone and being lonely. You don’t want me. I get that. But somebody else does.” The Right Kind of Trouble is the third and last book in Shiloh Walker's dark romance suspense trilogy-The McKays. Set in the small fictional town of McKay’s Treasure, we have followed each sibling as they struggled to deal with life, Continue Reading
Review: Deep Dark by Laura Griffin
Deep Dark by Laura Griffin (Tracers #10) Romantic Suspense Released: May 24, 2016 Pocket Books Reviewed by Mandi I'll say it again - I love this romantic suspense series by Laura Griffin. So well done. Deep Dark has a thirty-nine year old homicide detective hero and a twenty-four year old cybercrime hacker - and their chemistry is soooo good. When a girl who was just starting out in life is found horribly murdered in her home, police want to find the murderer fast. But there is no Continue Reading