Reilly's Return by Tami Hoag Contemporary Romance June 22, 2010 Paperback, 288 Pages Bantam Reviewed by Tori Jayne Jordon lost her husband one year ago and is still recovering from the grief. Concentrating on her work, she has moved back to her hometown to rebuild her spirit and soul. But Pat Reilly has other plans. Gorgeous movie star, Pat Reilly, has loved Jayne from the first time he saw her. But she had been married to his best friend. Reilly knows that he and Jayne were Continue Reading
Review: Funeral Pallor by Sean Cummings and Giveaway
Funeral Pallor by Sean Cummings (Valerie Stevens #2) Urban Fantasy July 1, 2010 Paperback, 320 Pages Snowbooks Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “What are you…like Gandalf with boobs, or something?” Valerie Stephens, alchemist and an apprentice mage has found herself in quite a predicament…again. She works for Government Services and Infrastructure Canada and as she says, “I deal with things that go bump in the night and eat your face.” She finds herself in an abandoned warehouse Continue Reading
Review: Daemon’s Mark by Caitlin Kittredge
Daemon's Mark by Caitlin Kittredge (A Nocturne City Novel #5) Urban Fantasy May 25, 2010 Paperback, 352 Pages St. Martin’s Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "My mommy didn't love me enough. My daddy loved me too much. I never got to be homecoming queen. Take your pick." When Luna Wilder is called to investigate a homicide at the docks she never expects to see a murdered 15 year old. Especially not a murdered teenage were with her heart missing. As Luna and the Continue Reading
Urban Fantasy and the Happily Ever After
The more I read, the more I can’t help but be drawn to urban fantasy titles. Don’t get me wrong, I still love my romance. I get very excited for releases from JR Ward, Nalini Singh, Victoria Dahl, Larissa Ione and Jennifer Ashley (just to name a few). But currently, urban fantasy is the genre that is exciting me for many reasons. The books are usually darker, more violent, and a big reason it attracts me is the uncertain HEA (happily ever after). Just this week I read Unholy Ghosts and Unholy Continue Reading
Review: An Unforgettable Lady by Jessica Bird
An Unforgettable Lady by Jessica Bird July 6, 2010 (Reissue) Contemporary Romance Paperback, 336 Pages Signet Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "If you leave me now, know this. I'm not going to wait for you. I'm going on with my life. And I may never open my heart to you again." Grace Woodward Hall, soon to be the former Countess von Sharone, seems to have it all. Beauty, wealth, and position. She has also fast becoming the next victim of a serial killer. One by Continue Reading
Review: A Safe Harbor by Moira Rogers
A Safe Harbor by Moira Rogers (Building Sanctuary #1) July 13, 2010 Paranormal Romance E-Book SamhainReviewed by MandiFavorite Quote: Sex. Dirty, guilty glorious sex, and that something more that had come to life when he’d whispered, Let me love you.Joan Fuller is both physically and mentally exhausted. An alpha, she was turned by a vicious Edwin Lancaster. A spoiled, textile tycoon, he loves to take young wolves and after their appeal wears off, he casts them off onto not so nice Continue Reading
I Have Books – Take Them Winners
The winners of the Take My Books contest are: Set One: Heather S. Set Two: Randi Congrats winners, emails have been sent!! Thanks to all those that have commented. I will do this again in August :) Continue Reading
Review: Dark Embers by Tessa Adams
Dark Embers By Tessa Adams (Dragon Heat #1) July 6, 2010 Paranormal Romance Trade Paperback, 320 Pages NAL Trade Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "He wanted to dominate her, hadn't been able to stand the thought of her saying no." Had Prince Dylan MacLeod listened to his father he would have his mate and locked into his powers. But he didn't. So now he uses his time and dark sexual appetites to search for his destined mate. His search is put on hold as a deadly disease Continue Reading
Review: My Way to Hell by Dakota Cassidy
My Way To Hell by Dakota Cassidy (Hell #2) Paranormal Romance July 6, 2010 Trade Paperback, 352 Pages Berkley Trade Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "You know Darwin, everyday I spend with you on this god forsaken plane I've been banished to is like shopping for Jimmy Choo shoes at Payless." Marcella Acosta is back...though she's not exactly sure where. After defying Lucifer to save her best friend Delaney, ex demon Marcella has been banished to a existence between Continue Reading
Guest Author Susan Sey and Giveaway
Welcome to the Money, Honey Blog tour, in which author Susan Sey celebrates the July 6 release of her debut novel by counting down the Top Ten Most Common Reactions an ill-groomed stay at home mom receives when confessing her secret career as a romance novelist. Hello, you Smexy beasts! (Sorry, I couldn’t help that. Been dying to say it all day.) Thanks for helping me celebrate the launch of my debut novel, Money, Honey. Here at Smexy books, we’ll be tackling Response #6: “Romance novels? Continue Reading