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Review: Break Your Heart by Rhonda Helms

July 30, 2015 by Mandi 2 Comments

Break Your Heart by Rhonda Helms  New Adult Romance Released: July 28, 2015 Kensington Reviewed by Mandi This book came unsolicited in my mail box and it is a teacher/student romance so I thought I'd try it. It also features an African-American heroine and an Asian-American hero and I love that the author chose to write diverse characters.  I've had recent success reading the teacher/student trope, and I thought it might become my new thing. But this book did not work for me. Megan Continue Reading

Review: The Hotter You Burn by Gena Showalter

July 30, 2015 by Tori 7 Comments

The Hotter You Burn by Gena Showalter Series: Original Heartbreakers, #2 Contemporary Romance July 28, 2015 HQN Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “When it comes to matters of the heart, the only thing you should want to be temporary is an STD.” Harlow Glass is the town leper. A teenage bully whose childhood was filled with emotional and verbal abuse, she made lives miserable and now she is paying the price. Broke and homeless, she lives in a tent on the outskirts of town and forages Continue Reading

Review: Siren’s Call by Jayne Castle

July 30, 2015 by Tori Leave a Comment

Siren’s Call by Jayne Castle Series: Rainshadow #4, Harmony #12 Paranormal Romance/Suspense July 28, 2015 Jove Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: Like my mom said, we all got talent. Siren’s Call is the fourth installment in Ms. Castle’s Rainshadow series. A spin-off of her popular Harmony series,  Rainshadow is an island that has become a refuge of sorts to those who don’t fit in with Harmony’s upper class society. People with unusual or dangerous psi talents gravitate to the island, Continue Reading

Review: Him by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy

July 29, 2015 by Mandi 6 Comments

Him by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy Released: July 28, 2015 M/M Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: My weakness is him. I adore Sarina Bowen's Ivy Years new adult hockey romance series. And I adore Elle Kennedy's Off-Campus new adult hockey romance series. So when I heard they were writing a m/m new adult hockey romance together, I melted into a puddle of goo. Mop me up - I'm done for. This book is delicious. It combines the tropes of best Continue Reading

Review: Spider’s Trap by Jennifer Estep

July 29, 2015 by May Flaum Leave a Comment

Spider’s Trap by Jennifer Estep (Elemental Assassin #13) Released: July 28, 2015 Urban Fantasy Pocket Reviewed by May Gin Blanco aka the Spider is not just a famous assassin – due to her taking down so many crime lords she’s the unofficial head of the underworld. A job she doesn’t want full of people she doesn’t want to spend time with. But with so many assassination attempts she figures it is better to take on the roll and do what she can to have some semblance of a normal Continue Reading

Review: Taking the Heat by Victoria Dahl

July 28, 2015 by Mandi 1 Comment

Taking the Heat by Victoria Dahl (Jackson: Girls' Night Out #3) Release: July 28, 2015 Contemporary Romance Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi Veronica had big dreams and ambitions and moved from Jackson Hole, Wyoming to New York city to pursue her dreams of writing. But the city was not what she expected. She feels isolated, disconnected from her job and just overall beaten. When she moves back home to Jackson Hole, she feels defeated. Her dad lets her live in an apartment building he owns Continue Reading

Our 2015 Favorites So Far…

July 28, 2015 by Mandi 14 Comments

We are halfway through 2015 and we thought we would pause and talk about the books that have stood out so far this year. Tori’s Top Picks (so far) for 2015 The Ones We Trust by Kimberly Belle-A through provoking and bittersweet story that speaks of grief, loyalty, and trust when a young woman tries to help a family find answers about a sibling’s death members death only to discover her family may have had a hand in covering it up. Everything I Left Unsaid by Molly O’Keefe-Part one of a Continue Reading

Review: The Secret Sister by Brenda Novak

July 28, 2015 by Tori Leave a Comment

The Secret Sister by Brenda Novak Series: Fairham Island, #1 Mystery/Suspense July 28, 2015 Mira Reviewed by Tori A family, their secrets, and the consequences of those secrets sets the stage for Novak's newest mystery suspense by introducing the main players and explaining the complicated facets that make up their relationships. A somber tone punctuated with bits of quiet humor and a lightweight romance permeates the story as Novak takes great pains to make us understand the volatile Continue Reading

Review: Frisk Me Lauren Layne

July 27, 2015 by May Flaum Leave a Comment

Frisk Me by Lauren Layne (New York's Finest #1) Releases: July 28, 2015 Contemporary Romance Forever Reviewed by May Ava Sims isn’t impressed with or in love with the NYPD’s latest star Luc Moretti. The son of the former police chief was caught jumping into a river to save a girl – and the video went viral making him an instant hero and heartthrob. Ava is convinced he’s hiding something, and that he can’t possibly be the wonderful man who shies away from the spotlight and just wants to Continue Reading

Review: Bound in Black by Juliette Cross

July 27, 2015 by Sheena Leave a Comment

Review: Bound in Black (The Vessel Trilogy) by Juliette Cross Paranormal Romance Released: July 21, 2015 Samhain Publishing Reviewed by Sheena Genevieve Drake is on a dangerous mission to find the soul collector, Lethe, and enter the deepest, darkest level of the underworld. No one has ever returned alive from the belly of a soul collector, but she will let nothing stop her from going after the precious treasure Lethe stole from her. As she is tested against demon spawn and foul Continue Reading

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