Just Kiss Me Rachel Gibson Romance Contemporary July 26, 2016 Avon Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Things To Buy When I’m Rich List: Pink candy house My own ice cream store Beeper-Momma says only drug dealers have beepers-as if! A pool A rabid monkey to bite Henry. Vivien Leigh Rochet (the brat) has reached the pinnacle of success as a Hollywood actress just like she always dreamed. When she learns her momma has passed away, she drops everything and returns home 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: A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet
A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet (Kingmaker Chronicles #1) Released: August 2, 2016 Fantasy Romance Sourcebooks Reviewed by Mandi Debut author, start of a great fantasy romance series, great banter, terrific sexual tension and romance. That is my short review. I think you all should just go read it now. There is a lot that goes on in this book, with a really well done world. I don't want to give too much away, and drag down the review with all the details of the world, so I'm Continue Reading
Review: Damaged Goods by Ainslie Paton
Damaged Goods by Ainslie Paton (Sidelined #2) Released: August 1, 2016 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I had highs and lows with this story. Overall I liked it - however there are some "buts" coming. Owen broke his back in a car accident, and his recovery and pain are not going well. Reliant on pain medication, he pretends he has it all under control. Owen, the CEO of a company with his good friends, thinks he is ready to resume his job, but his back has other Continue Reading
Review: True North by Tamsen Parker
True North by Tamsen Parker (The Compass #4) Released: July 25, 2016 Erotic BDSM Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: There's a reason I've been kind of an asshole my whole life, and it's because it's way easier than being a good person. This Compass series has stretched my boundaries in a good way. Heavy on BDSM, the previous books have focused on India and her now husband Cris. Overall I enjoyed them and when I heard Slade was getting a book - a man who is not presented Continue Reading
Review: To Have and to Hold by Serena Bell
To Have and to Hold: A Returning Home Novel Publication Date: July 19, 2016 Contemporary Romance, Military Loveswept Reviewed by Kini Blurb The reunion is supposed to be the start of the rest of their lives. But when Trina Levine sees the soldier she promised to love forever, Hunter Cross looks at her like she’s a stranger. The connection is gone, lost in the blank stare of those soulful brown eyes. Hunter remembers his young daughter but not Trina, and he certainly can’t recall why Continue Reading
Mandi’s August To-Be-Read
Swear on This Life by Renee Carlino - 8/9. Her previous book, Before We Were Strangers, made my favorite list for 2015. I'm excited to try this one. Goodreads l Kindle Reaper's Fire by Joanna Wylde - 8/9. I don't think Tori loved this one (I could be mistaken) - so I'll go into it with caution. We shall see. Goodreads l Kindle A Scot in the Dark by Sarah MacLean - 8/30. I enjoy this author's voice and this blurb looks really good. Goodreads l Kindle Burn Down the Night 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: Dragon in the Blood by Juliette Cross
Dragon in the Blood by Juliette Cross Series: Vale of Stars, 2 Paranormal Romance Released: July 26, 2016 Self Published Reviewed by Sheena While all seems quiet in Gladium Province, the Morgon Guard—the global justice force for the dragon hybrid race—knows their enemy is rebuilding its forces in the underground. Valla Moonring, an assassin for an order of the Morgon Guard, is ordered to join an expedition through the Wastelands of Aria, a formidable, icy wilderness fraught with all Continue Reading
Review: Why Do Dukes Fall In Love by Megan Frampton
Why Do Dukes Fall In Love by Megan Frampton Series: Dukes Behaving Badly, #4 Historical Romance Released: July 26, 2016 Avon Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You don’t irk me.” “High praise indeed.” Why do dukes fall in love? Michael, the Duke of Hadlow, has the liberty of enjoying an indiscretion . . . or several. But when it comes time for him to take a proper bride, he ultimately realizes he wants only one woman: Edwina Cheltam. He’d hired her as his secretary, Continue Reading