The winner of the Seleste deLaney giveaway is: Lege Artis Congrats! Continue Reading
Review: Close Enough to Touch by Victoria Dahl
Close Enough to Touch by Victoria Dahl August 28, 2012 Contemporary Romance Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi I read this book and then let it sit for a few days before I wrote the review because I just couldn’t figure out my feelings for this one. Victoria Dahl gives us a very prickly heroine. Grace is a make-up artist from Hollywood. After getting fired while on set of a movie, and then having a very bad break up with a boyfriend that literally leaves her penniless, she gets in the Continue Reading
Let’s Talk Blogging and Your Website
Today, Renee Rocco, owner of Lyrical Press is here to talk about what publishers want to see when visiting blogger websites. I think this is useful information if you are interested in authors and publishers contacting you with a review request. When Mandi was kind enough to open the blog to me, one of the things she told me she’d love a post on was what publishers (and authors) would love to see on review sites. I thought that was an awesome idea myself, because I do a lot of legwork for Continue Reading
Review: The Ugly Duchess by Eloisa James
The Ugly Duchess by Eloisa James (Fairy Tales #4) Historical Romance August 28, 2012 Avon Reviewed by May Perhaps if she napped, she would wake to find that this day had never happened. Perhaps she was in a fever dream. After all, the fairy story was supposed to end when the Ugly Duckling became a swan. Everyone knew that swans got everything they wanted. Beautiful people always did. Theo’s father died when she was a child, and she (and her mother) moved into the home of the Duke of Continue Reading
Review: Temptation’s Edge by Eve Berlin
Temptation’s Edge by Eve Berlin Erotic Contemporary Romance August 7, 2012 Berkley Reviewed by Helyce Mischa Kennon is a beautiful, talented woman who learned at a very young age that if she wanted to survive, the only person she could count on was herself. She’s proud of her accomplishments; her tattoo shop, Thirteen Roses is successful and she’s also an erotica author. She’s thinking about expanding her shop and heads up to Seattle to meet with her friend Greyson who she is Continue Reading
E-Book Deals!
If you head on over to Kobo, starting today they are having a 50% off sale on some featured romance books. Silent Run by Barbara Freethy One True Love by Barbara Freethy The Wedding Gift by Lucy Kevin The Look of Love by Bella Andre Go HERE and use Promo Code Romance50 I haven’t read any of these, although I do have the Bella Andre series waiting for me on my kindle. The Look of Love is book one. Continue Reading
Review: Feeling Hot by Elle Kennedy
Feeling Hot by Elle Kennedy (Out of Uniform #7) August 21, 2012 Erotic Contemporary Romance Samhain Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “Three words,” she croaked, her entire body throbbing with lingering pleasure. “Best. Ménage. Ever.” No, it really is the best ménage ever. Tori emailed me this weekend to say she oversaw a twitter conversation talking about how hot Feeling Hot is. And then she said, “two straight dudes give each other pleasure for the heroine’s enjoyment,” Continue Reading
Winner!
The winner of A Lady by Midnight by Tessa Dare is: Beebs Congrats! Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday–with a Giveaway!
The hero: Militia Commander Samuel Thorne. Has been secretly in love with Kate for a year, but doesn’t feel he is worthy or is best for her. So he keeps his distance. The heroine: Kate Taylor. Has a birthmark on her face and has never stopped hoping that one day she will find someone to love her. She gets very annoyed that Thorne will never stay in the same room as her (if she only knew why!!) “What is it? For God’s sake, what is it about me you find so intolerable? So wretchedly unbearable Continue Reading
Review: Rough Play by Keri Ford
Rough Play by Keri Ford (The Roughnecks #2) Erotic Contemporary Romance Released: August 15, 2012 Turquoise Morning Press Reviewed by Mandi Jacob Iverson is in the small town of Apple Trail, Arkansas to help his brothers with rebuilding a house. It is here that he meets the gorgeous Flora. When he first realizes this pretty lady is a plumber, he is taken back. But Flora halts his sexist thinking right then and there. Yes she is a plumber and proud of it. She also works part time at Continue Reading