Falling for the Marine by Samanthe Beck (McCade Brothers #2) Released: October 28, 2013 Contemporary Romance Entangled Reviewed by Mandi Marine helicopter pilot Michael McCade wants to get back up in the air, but his back has other ideas. Hurt in a training mission, Michael is desperate for his back to give him a break. Barely making it up his apartment stairs one night, he hears a woman calling for help. When he bursts into her apartment, he sees a sexy lady handcuffed to her Continue Reading
Review: Kinked by Thea Harrison
Kinked (Elder Races, #6) by Thea Harrison PNR November 5, 2013 Berkley Reviewed By Tori Favorite Quote: “There is nothing wrong with the darkness, you know. It’s just as beautiful as anything else.” Aryal, an immortal harpy and Wyr sentinel to Dragos Cuelebre, has had it in for fellow Wyr and sentinel, Quentin Caeravorn, since they first met. Hatred and distrust is nothing new to Aryal, it is was makes her Drago’s lead investigator. But the emotions Quentin raises in her goes above Continue Reading
Review: Foreplay by Sophie Jordan
Foreplay by Sophie Jordan (The Ivy Chronicles #1) Released: November 5, 2013 New Adult William Morrow Reviewed by Mandi So confession time: I received this book for review unsolicited in the mail. When I flipped the book over and read the blurb, I wasn’t that excited. The heroine is named Pepper and it’s a new adult. I’m picky about New Adult because in my experience most that I’ve read have annoying heroines, with their immature friends and they make me feel old when I read Continue Reading
Casa for the Holidays *Giveaway*
We’ve all received gifts over the holidays that we just don’t like… Today, the Casa authors are talking about those gifts, and what the person did to redeem himself! Terry Spear, author of A SEAL Wolf Christmas: Rather than worst, it was the most embarrassing for me. I've been married twice and both of my former husbands had given me sexy nightwear at Christmas that I had to open in front of my parents. LOL My parents were so amused. I was so embarrassed. :-) Grace Burrowes, Continue Reading
Review: Crown Of Midnight by Sarah Maas
Crown Of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2) by Sarah J. Maas YA Fantasy 420 pages August 27, 2013 BloomsburyUSA/Children Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “...I want you to remember that it wouldn’t have made any difference to me when it came to you. I’d still pick you. I’ll always pick you.” *sob* Sorry. *clears throat* 18-year-old Celaena Sardothien, one of the most feared assassins in Andover, spent one year of hard labor in the dreaded salt mines of Endovier until she won a Continue Reading
Review: The Sum of All Kisses by Julia Quinn
Sum of All Kisses by Julia Quinn (Smythe-Smith Quartet #3) Released: October 29, 2013 Historical Romance Avon Reviewed by May Hugh let out a long sigh. He had subdued his father, and he had located Daniel Smythe-Smith and brought him back to Britain. Now Daniel was getting married and would live happily ever after, and all would be just as it should have been. For everyone except Hugh. He looked down at his leg. It was only fair. He’d been the one to start it all. He should be the Continue Reading
Review: Jagged by Kristen Ashley
Jagged (Colorado Mountain, #5) by Kristen Ashley Romantic Contemporary Released: November 5, 2013 Forever Reviewed by Tori An old flame rekindled . . . Zara Cinders always knew Ham Reece was the one, but he wasn't interested in settling down. When she found someone who was, Ham walked out of her life. Three years later, Zara's lost her business, her marriage, and she's barely getting by in a tiny apartment on the wrong side of the tracks. As soon as Ham hears about Zara's plight, Continue Reading
Review: Chance of Rain by Amber Lin
Chance of Rain by Amber Lin Released: November 4, 2013 Contemporary Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Natalie has lived all of her life in a small town in Texas. She now runs the diner her Gram owns, while her Gram struggles in an assisted living center. Nothing has changed for Natalie in all her years but now some excitement is back in town. Sawyer, a Navy SEAL has returned to take care of his deceased father’s farm. This small town suffocates him and Sawyer wants to get in Continue Reading
Review: Friends without Benefits by Penny Reid
Friends without Benefits by Penny Reid (Knitting in the City #2) Contemporary Romance Released: September 29, 2013 Self Published Reviewed by May Blurb: There are three things you need to know about Elizabeth Finney: 1) She suffers from severe sarcastic syndrome, especially when she's unnerved, 2) No one unnerves her like Nico Manganiello, and 3) She knows how to knit. Elizabeth Finney is almost always right about everything: the musical merits of boy bands are undervalued by society, Continue Reading
Rumor Has It by Jill Shalvis Giveaway!
Special Ops soldier Griffin Reid doesn’t exactly have happy memories of growing up in Sunshine, Idaho. He’s only come back to recover from a war injury, and while he refuses to admit he’s in a weakened state, he finds comfort in the last person he’d expect. Kate Evans teaches fourth grade science in Sunshine, the place she’s always called home. Dreaming of graduate school and a happily-ever-after, she’s desperate to break out of the monotony of Sunshine. Luckily, a certain sexy man Continue Reading