It Had to Be You by Jill Shalvis (Lucky Harbor #7) May 28, 2013 Contemporary Hachette Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “I really want to hit him,” she said. “Bloodthirsty,” he murmured, taking her hand, running his thumb over the pulse racing at her wrist. “I like it.” Ali’s bad day starts when her boyfriend breaks up with her by text. It only gets worse when he tells her he has given up the lease on their house so she must move and she finds out he has been cheating on her. Ali Continue Reading
Review: Drawing the Line by Kimberly Kincaid
Drawing the Line by Kimberly Kincaid April 24, 2013 Romantic Suspense Reviewed by Mandi Serenity Gallagher is the owner of a diner and when she walks in the kitchen and sees her cook and friend laying in a puddle of his own blood, she panics. She is able to call 9-1-1 before being hit on the head herself by the attacker. When she comes to, she is dizzy but alive. Her cook is in surgery for a stab wound. Detective Jason Morgan becomes the lead on this assault case. When he starts Continue Reading
Review: Alice’s Wonderland by Allison Dobell
Alice’s Wonderland by Allison Dobell Erotic Romance E book/Novella November 6, 2012 Avon Red Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “The best way to get through to a man like him? All to easy: leave him wanting more.” Alice Mitchell has spent her life building an erotic luxury goods online store that caters to the rich and discreet. When well known playboy journalist, Flynn O’Grady, begins to write a series of articles that mocks her customers and their toys, using her store as an example, Continue Reading
Review: Freefall by Jill Sorenson
Freefall by Jill Sorenson (Aftershock #2) May 28. 2013 Romantic Suspense Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi Awhile ago I read Aftershock, a book about the after effects of being trapped in rubble after an earthquake. While I liked the action and suspense, I wasn’t convinced of the romance. Unfortunately, the same thing happens with this book. Hope is a park ranger and is looking forward to a weekend kayaking trip with her high maintenance sister but before the fun can begin she gets an Continue Reading
Review: By Design by Jayne Denker
By Design by Jayne Denker May 16, 2013 Contemporary Romance Kensington Reviewed by Mandi Emmie is a talented interior designer who works for a man who disrespects her and treats her like a secretary rather than an associate. But Emmie doesn’t have a lot of options in her small town, so she goes to work and deals with it. She finds herself spending a lot of time with her best friend Trish, drinking away her woes. She is in a rut with her life, with a loser boyfriend and a dad Continue Reading
Review: The Look of Love by Bella Andre and Giveaway!
The Look of Love by Bella Andre (The Sullivans #1) Contemporary Romance Rerelease: May 28, 2013 Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi The self published Sullivan series has been out for some time now and I’ve heard a lot of talk about it. It is now being published through Harlequin and I received an arc in the mail so I thought I’d give it a shot. Photographer Chase Sullivan has five brothers and two sisters. He lost his dad at the age of 10, and their model mother raised them all into Continue Reading
Review: Never a Hero by Marie Sexton
Never A Hero by Marie Sexton (Tucker Springs #5) May 13, 2013 Contemporary M/M Riptide Publishing Reviewed by Helyce Everyone deserves a hero. Owen Meade is desperately in need of a hero. Raised by a mother who made him ashamed of his stutter, his sexual orientation, and his congenitally amputated arm, Owen lives like a hermit in his Tucker Springs apartment. But then hunky veterinarian Nick Reynolds moves in downstairs. Nick is sexy and confident, and makes Owen comfortable Continue Reading
Lucky Harbor Giveaway!
Today is release day for Jill Shalvis’s newest Lucky Harbor book, It Had to be You. I read and it is really cute! I’ll be posting the review and Jill will visit on Friday. But to celebrate release day today, Jill is offering five random commenters a chance to win any previous Lucky Harbor book (winner’s choice). So if you are new to this series, now is your chance to check it out. It is one of my favorite contemporary series. Up for grabs (Click on the image for book details): Continue Reading
Review: The Sweet Spot by Laura Drake
The Sweet Spot by Laura Drake Contemporary Romance May 28, 2013 Forever Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Nepotism isn’t a good idea when your family tree doesn’t branch.” Charla Rae Denny and James (JB) Denny had the perfect marriage. Charla kept the homefires burning while JB competed in championship bull riding competitions. When their son dies in a tragic accident, their world crashes and they drift apart, each consumed with their grief. Charla wakes up to find herself divorced Continue Reading
Review: Once Upon a Tower by Eloisa James
Once Upon a Tower by Eloisa James (Fairy Tales #5) May 28, 2013 Historical Avon Reviewed by May Favorite Quote: One didn’t haggle when it came to a wife. That would be most ill-bred. Edie has always known that she would marry well, that she would accept whatever marriage her father set up for her. The night of her debut ball she is quite ill, and thus spends the evening nearly silent, being far more demure and amiable than she normally is. Gowan, a Scottish duke, is instantly smitten Continue Reading