10. I LOVE the National Spelling Bee. And it was fun to watch last night and see the reaction of my kids when they heard each word they had to spell. Congrats for co-champions Sriram and Ansum! Go be brilliant adults now! 9. Japan gets all the cool stuff, like Elephant Nose Ice Cream. I wonder if my local Dairy Queen would do this for me if I asked? I need it!!! 8. Speaking of ice cream - the only thing that could top Elephant Nose Ice Cream is BOOZY Elephant Nose Ice Continue Reading
Review: Perfect Imperfections by Cardeno C.
Perfect Imperfections by Cardeno C. Released: May 5, 2014 M/M Contemporary Romance Dreamspinner Press Reviewed by Mandi Blurb: Hollywood royalty Jeremy Jameson has lived a sheltered life with music as his sole focus and only friend. Before embarking on yet another international concert tour, he wanders into a bar in what he considers the middle of nowhere and meets a man who wins him over with his friendly smile and easy-going nature. Accountant slash bartender slash adventure-seeker Continue Reading
Review: Stuff by Josephine Myles
Stuff by Josephine Myles (The Bristol Collection #2) M/M Romance May 27, 2014 Samhain Reviewed by Helyce Goodreads Blurb: Tobias “Mas” Maslin doesn’t need much. A place of his own, weekends of clubbing, a rich boyfriend for love and support. Too bad his latest sugar daddy candidate turns out to be married with kids. Mas wants to be special, not someone’s dirty little secret. When he loses his job and his flat on the same day, his worlds starts unraveling…until he stumbles across a Continue Reading
Review: Something to Talk About by Dakota Cassidy
Something To Talk About by Dakota Cassidy (Plum Orchard #2) Contemporary Romance Released: May 27, 2014 Harlequin Reviewed by May Favorite quote: “I was sexually festive!” Em is a single mom and manager of a phone sex company. Her life may be rough right now, and her ex-husband may have caused a whirlwind of gossip when he was discovered to enjoy cross-dressing (something Em had never known about), but she’s on a new path and wants to shake things up. She has a job that pays well (that Continue Reading
Mandi wants her Heroes and Heroines to be Single!
I want my heroes and heroines to be single - that's not asking a lot in a romance book, right? And I'm not talking about romance books that feature the hero and heroine already married and they have to work through issues, or the quick marriage of convience which is one of my favorite tropes. I'm talking about a hero or heroine who is engaged or dating someone who is not going to end up being their happy ever after (HEA). Yesterday I read Pretty Reckless by Jodi Linton. The book opens with Continue Reading
Review: Moon Shine by Vivian Arend
Moon Shine by Vivian Arend (Takhini Wolves #4) Paranormal Romance May 27, 2014 Samhain Reviewed by Helyce From Goodreads: Meet Evan Stone. Laid-back, in-control Alpha of the Takhini Wolves. Life’s not perfect, but he’s got a good handle on his world. At least, he did—until the night he ends up in jail, soaking wet and wondering what the hell just happened. The “what” is Amy Ryba, a vengeful female who’s decided it’s long past time to make Evan pay for his sins. Amy has spent years Continue Reading
Review: The Virgin Of Clan Sinclair by Karen Ranney
The Virgin of Clan Sinclair by Karen Ranney Historical Romance E book, 384 pages May 27, 2014 Avon Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Why were you talking to the livestock?” “Because no one else wanted to hear what I had to say.” Ellice Traylor has a secret. Under her demure innocent appearance beats the heart of a passionate imaginative woman who pens erotic naughty stories. Ellice plans to publish these stories and live her life on her own terms. When her mother begins to push her Continue Reading
Review: Sun-Kissed by Laura Florand
Sun-Kissed by Laura Florand (Snow Queen #2) Released: May 20, 2014 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: "Never put off tomorrow the hot sex you could be having today. You just never know what might happen." I absolutely adore Laura Florand's books and when I heard her latest featured protagonists that are in their fifties, I was greatly intrigued. Further, the heroine was recently in prison. Yes! Bring it. Anne Winters is a self-made billionaire. Continue Reading
Review and Giveaway: Banishing The Dark by Jenn Bennett
Banishing The Dark (Arcadia Bell, #4) by Jenn Bennett Urban Fantasy Paperback, 384 pages May 27, 2014 Pocket Reviewed by Tori Banishing the Dark, fourth and final book in Jenn Bennett’s Arcadia Bell series, is the showdown we have all been waiting for. Arcadia (Cady) Bell, renegade mage and bar owner, is the Moonchild and has been in hiding ever since her parents tried to sacrifice her. At the end of book three, Binding the Shadows, readers were left with Cady almost fatally beaten and Continue Reading
Review: Air Bound by Christine Feehan
Air Bound (Sisters of the Heart, #3) by Christine Feehan Paranormal Romance Paperback, 400 pages May 27, 2014 Jove Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You’re a real bastard. Did you know that?” Airiana Ridell spent her childhood going to school at a secret government facility where she learned to control and expand her extraordinary gifts. When her mother is brutally murdered, Airiana leaves the program and strikes out on her own. Fate leads her to Sea Haven and soon she is happily Continue Reading