I love to look ahead and see what books are coming up to add to by TBR pile. Here are a few coming out later this summer that have caught my eye. For more “To Be Read” posts check HERE. The Chocolate Touch by Laura Florand July 30 – Goodreads l Kindle I have adored The Chocolate Kiss and The Chocolate Rose. Dying to read this one. She writes charming, very sexy books about Parisian chocolatiers and chefs. Highly recommended. Lady Anne’s Lover by Maggie Robinson. July 30 Continue Reading
Review: Dead Man’s Deal by Jocelynn Drake
Dead Man’s Deal (Asylum Tales #2) by Jocelynn Drake Urban Fantasy E Book May 7, 2013 Harper Voyager Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "A smart man would keep his mouth shut. I wasn't always a smart man." In Low Town, where elves, fairies, trolls, werewolves, vampires and other manners of supernatural life are happily walking among humanity, everything has its price. Gage Powell just wants to run his tattoo parlor and live a quiet fuss free life with his girlfriend, but Gage has learned Continue Reading
Author M.L. Brennan: The Trouble With Titles *Giveaway*
Earlier today Tori reviewed ML Brennan’s debut book, Generation V. Now she is here to give us more insight into her book and her trouble with titles. I can say without bragging that there are a lot of things that I do well in the writing process. I’m good with planning, I’m good at responding to constructive criticism and edits, and I’m good at keeping to deadlines. I’ll brag a little and even say that I’m pretty good at the writing itself. But there’s one big area that I’m not good at – Continue Reading
Review: Generation V by M.L. Brennan
Generation V by M.L. Brennan (American Vampire #1) Urban Fantasy Released: May 7, 2013 ROC Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “What are you planning to do next, Miss Marple?" “Miss Marple?” “I’ve promoted you from Nancy Drew.” Fortitude Scott is not having a good life. At 26 years old, his degree in film theory hasn’t done much to advance his placement in life. He can barely afford his apartment, he works a dead end job as a coffee barista, and his girlfriend has decided to take a time out Continue Reading
Review: Game On by Tracy Solheim
Game On by Tracy Solheim Released: May 7, 2013 Contemporary Romance Penguin Reviewed by Mandi This book has a great start with a hero and heroine who both appealed to me. But by the end, there was just too much drama with everyone, the hero came off as a jerk and I feel like we get cheated on the romance. Shane Devlin is a NFL quarterback with a bad boy image in the press. Known for a hot temper and other naughty antics, he recently was let go from his team due to not only bad Continue Reading
Review: His Southern Temptation by Robin Covington
His Southern Temptation by Robin Covington (The Boys are Back in Town #2) Released: April 2013 Contemporary Romance Entangled Publishing Reviewed by May Best friend ready to kill him? Check. Future mother-in-law who hates him? Check. Asshole setting his truck on fire? Check. Girlfriend ready to run for the nearest airport? Check. His life had become a damn country song. David “Lucky” Landon is done with his time as a Marine. He’s come home to buy his parent’s farm and live a Continue Reading
A Chat with Samantha Young
Who is Samantha Young? Give us the low down. A dreamer. A realist. A book geek. An ex-film geek. A plotter not a pantser. A one-tattoo-ed pretzel-munching- warrior-wannabee. An action movie junkie. A sucker for a happy ending or an ending with no answer. A Fighting Vipers Master. A light-bulb-changer-extraordinaire. A music lover and Biffy Clyro worshiper. A sister. A daughter. A friend. A best friend. Oooh and now a proud homeowner for the first time. Down London Road is set in your Continue Reading
Joint Review: Down London Road by Samantha Young
Down London Road by Samantha Young (On Dublin Street #2) Released: May 7, 2013 Contemporary Romance Penguin Reviewed by Mandi and Tori Mandi: After really enjoying Samantha Young’s adult debut last year, On Dublin Street, I was intrigued to see what she would do in her second book. Down London Road turned out to be a somewhat darker, more intense book than Dublin, and I really like the direction Samantha takes. The author takes great care in getting the reader to know Johanna or Continue Reading
Review: Nameless by Claire Kent
Nameless by Claire Kent Contemporary Romance April 30, 2013 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi After reading and enjoying Escorted by Claire Kent earlier this year, I was eager to try more of her work. While I still think she has a really nice voice, the heroine gave me some problems in this one. Erin remembers Seth Thomas from when they were kids. After a bad childhood, Seth turned his life around, went to college and is now a very wealthy, well known defense attorney. She sees Continue Reading
Guest Author Megan Frampton and Giveaway
I’ve got a book out now titled Hero of My Heart, and it’s a Regency-set historical about an opium-addicted Marquess suffering from PTSD and the illegitimate daughter of a vicar. Which sounds really rule-breaking, but it’s not so much, because they fall in love, and spend a lot—A LOT—of time together and yes, they find themselves naked and supine quite frequently. Yay. In writing it, I wanted to do something that would tease at the edges of propriety—the hint of class differences, drug abuse, Continue Reading