Earlier this year I read and absolutely adored, The Story Guy by Mary Ann Rivers. It was her debut book and I have waiting and waiting for her to announce what she is doing next. Mary Ann Rivers is at Smexy today to introduce us to The Burnside series and I can’t wait to start. Live, book one will be released this January. Take a look at this emotional and romantic world Mary Ann Rivers is writing. Sam, Sarah, Destiny, and Paul Burnside were born, and grew up, in the tight knit Southside Continue Reading
Review: Darkness Rises by Dianne Duvall
Darkness Rises by Diane Duvall (Immortal Guardians #4) Paranormal Romance October 1, 2013 Zebra Reviewed by Helyce Krysta has been hunting vampires for over six years. Her special ability to read the aura of a vampire gives her the upper hand when fighting. She’s got it down, playing the victim, drawing the vamps in and then turning the tables and fighting to the death. But one night, when she is over powered, a handsome stranger comes to her rescue. She’s sure he’s a vampire, but Continue Reading
Interview with Maggie Robinson and Giveaway
Who is Maggie Robinson? Give us the low down. I’ve got four grown kids, four grandkids under the age of six, one long-suffering husband, and a border collie mix named Fitzwilliam Darcy who is chewing everything in sight even though we have cornered the rawhide bone market in central Maine. We live in the middle of the woods on a quiet lake, and really, every day is like a vacation—we’re so lucky. I love to travel, garden, read, and buy skin care products to combat wrinkles. If you have any Continue Reading
Review: In the Heart of the Highlander by Maggie Robinson
In the Heart of the Highlander by Maggie Robinson (Ladies Unlaced #2) Released: October 1, 2013 Historical Penguin Reviewed by Mandi Mary was tired of living with her brother and tending his store, so when her aunt becomes ill and can no longer run her Evensong Agency, Mary eagerly moves in with her aunt and literally becomes her. The Evensong agency was created to solve domestic disasters. Matchmaking, finding employees, or even the odd jobs that no one else has a solution for. Continue Reading
Take My Books–October!
Here we go… SET #1 Possession by JR Ward Autumn Whispers by Yasmine Galenorn One Lucky Vampire by Lynsay Sands Autumn Bones by Jacqueline Carey SET #2 Targeted by Katie Reus Tempt the Stars by Karen Chance Midnight Lies by Ella Grace The Protected by Shiloh Walker SET #3 Say Yes to the Duke by Kieran Kramer In the Heart of the Highlander by Maggie Robinson The Counterfeit Mistress by Madeline Hunter Lady in Red by Marie Claremont Continue Reading
Review: On Midnight Wings by Adrian Phoenix
On Midnight Wings (The Makers Song, #5) by Adrian Phoenix Urban Fantasy/Romance September 24, 2013 Pocket Reviewed by Tori Dante and Heather fight for their lives against two different foes to find their way back to each other. Dante, lost to his shattered and painful past, his bond with Heather the only thing keeping him sane, searches for Heather and the man who stole her. Powerplays and intrigue intensify as knowledge of what Dante truly is—a True Blood/Fallen Maker—ripples through Continue Reading
Review: Targeted by Katie Reus
Targeted by Katie Reus (Deadly Ops #1) Released: October 1, 2013 Romantic Suspense Penguin Reviewed by May Growing up wasn’t easy on Sam, always fending for himself and having to watch his own back. The one time he allowed himself to open up to someone and fall in love it only lasted a short time. At eighteen his first love told him to go away and that she never wanted to see him again as he was leaving for basic training. He always blamed himself for the trauma she went through and Continue Reading
Review: Run To You by Rachel Gibson
Run To You by Rachel Gibson Contemporary Romance September 24, 2013 Avon Reviewed by Tori Rachel Gibson takes us back to Lovett, TX in this follow up to Rescue Me. Sadie Hollowell is dismayed to learn that she has an illegitimate sister when her father’s will is read. Sadie wants to meet her so her fiancé, Vince Haven, hires an old Navy Seal buddy to locate her. Blake give his ex Marine twin brother, Beau, the job. He locates Sadie’s sister down in Florida bartending in a dive. He Continue Reading
Review: Drawn Together by Lauren Dane
Drawn Together by Lauren Dane (Brown Siblings #6) Contemporary Romance October 1, 2013 Penguin Reviewed by Helyce Beauty is more than skin-deep… Tattoo artist Raven Smith is blunt and hard, broken and jaded, dark and beautiful. While she doesn’t hide her painful past, she does keep a wall around her heart. She’s free sexually—but no one gets to the real Raven beneath the prickly exterior. With a voice like smoke, Jonah Warner is a smooth-talking, highly successful attorney, Continue Reading
Review: Stir Me Up by Sabrina Elkins
Stir Me Up by Sabrina Elkins Mature YA/Contemporary Romance October 1, 2013 Harlequin TEEN Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Chaos is good.” “Good? There are people humping in the closet. Before cake.” Cami Broussard has her senior year all mapped out. She will continue to work in her father’s restaurant and become an apprentice chef once she graduates; allowing her to continue working along side her boyfriend, Luke. When Cami’s step mother, Estella, announces her nephew, Julian, Continue Reading