Price of a Kiss by Linda Kage Released: August 15, 2013 New Adult Self Published Reviewed by Mandi When I read in the blurb that this new adult book featured a hero who is a gigolo, I had to read it. Mason Lowe has a sister with cerebral palsy and a single mom who works and works. Their rented house is owned by their next door neighbor who is about to evict them for not keeping up with the rent. But the lady next door also proposes that if eighteen year old Mason sleep with Continue Reading
Mandi reads a Cracky, Slightly Horrifying MC Book, and Lives to tell the Tale
Have you ever read a book that you secretly guilty-pleasure loved, that you want everyone to read yet at the same time you don’t want everyone to read? This is me with Undeniable by Madeline Sheehan. This book came out last year and I remember general buzz – some loving, some hating – but all saying “whoa, this book has some crazy in it.” Last night my hair dresser went on and on about this book so I came home and thought I’d read the first chapter or so just to get a feel. But it was so cracky, Continue Reading
Review: Past Regrets by Shelley Munro
Past Regrets (Love and Friendship, #2) by Shelley Munro Erotic Romance/Contemporary September 10, 2013 Samhain Publishing Reviewed By Tori Favorite Quote: “This was home. Now all he had to do was convince her.“ Julia Maxwell was the consummate party girl when she met Ryan Callander. Once they started dating she became fully committed to the relationship and him. Ryan, who is now a famous rock star, was just starting out when he and Julia met and married and stupidly heeded to his Continue Reading
Review: High Passion by Vivian Arend
High Passion by Vivian Arend (Adrenaline Search & Rescue #2) Released: September 3, 2013 Contemporary Romance Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Devon and Alisha are both members of an elite search and rescue squad in Banff Canada. They are the ones called out when people are in danger on nearby mountains and other tough terrain. They must be in top form for these rescues, and they train relentlessly year round. Which means they are in close contact year round. Devon and Alisha have Continue Reading
Review: Smoke by Ellen Hopkins
Smoke (Burned #2) by Eileen Hopkins YA Romance Contemporary Released: September 10, 2013 Margaret K. McElderry Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “We are nothing if we cannot tell each other our secrets.” Pattyn Von Stratten’s father is dead, and Pattyn is on the run. After far too many years of abuse at the hands of her father, and after the tragic loss of her beloved Ethan and their unborn child, Pattyn is desperate for peace. Only her sister Jackie knows what happened Continue Reading
Winners!
The winners of the Take my Books – September! are: Set #1 - Kimh Set #2 – Elizabeth Ziko Set #3 – Martha Lawson Set #4 – sweetiepiepen The winner of Tear You Apart by Megan Hart is: Natasha The winner of The Protected by Shiloh Walker is: Natalie’s Mama Emails have been sent to all winners. Continue Reading
Review: The Untamed Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley
The Untamed Mackenzie (Highland Pleasures 5.5) by Jennifer Ashley Historical Romance Novella September 10, 2013 Intermix/Penguin Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I wish you didn’t hate me for it, but if the price of keeping you free is hatred, so be it.” A WOMAN OF BREEDING MEETS A MAN OF NO STANDING… To redeem her family’s disgraced name, Lady Louisa Scranton has decided to acquire a proper husband. He needs to be a man of fortune and highly respectable in order to restore Continue Reading
J.R. Ward Giveaway!
Possession by J.R. Ward, book five in her Fallen Angels series hits shelves October first. To get everyone ready for this release, Penguin has offered to giveaway five print copies of book one, Covet. Redemption isn't a word Jim Heron knows much about-his specialty is revenge, and to him, sin is all relative. But everything changes when he becomes a fallen angel and is charged with saving the souls of seven people from the seven deadly sins. And failure is not an option. Vin DiPietro long Continue Reading
Review: Second Chance At Happiness by Heather Lire
Second Chance At Happiness (Holiday, Vermont, #2) by Heather Lire Romance Contemporary August 1, 2013 Desert Breeze Publishing Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “When I imagine myself as an old woman sitting in my chair, the person I want by my side is you.” When Colin MacCaffe's personal life comes crashing down around him, he leaves the big city behind for a fresh start in the small town of Holiday Vermont. As the Deputy Chief of Police he spends his time making sure the town he's Continue Reading
Review: Junk by Josephine Myles
Junk by Josephine Myles M/M Contemporary August 27, 2013 Samhain Reviewed by Helyce At age 17, Jasper Richardson gave up on his dream of going away to college to do the right thing and stay home to care for his ailing mother. After her death, he could have gone away, but events of his experience and the emotional burdens he now carried hindered him from moving forward. He began to bury himself within the walls of his home, bringing home everything from books to newspapers that he Continue Reading