The Calling by Ashley Lynn Willis October 12, 2011 Paranormal Romance E-book Self Published Reviewed by Helyce Goodreads Blurb: Mandy Hardy lost more than a breast to cancer; she lost her fiancé when he dumped her a week before her mastectomy. Her ego bruised and her self-esteem battered, Mandy’s sure she’ll never fall in love again. Justin Seward is a headstrong Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer with a heart of gold and the supernatural ability to command the seas. He had to Continue Reading
Review: Heart of Steel by Meljean Brook
Heart Of Steel (Iron Seas #2) by Meljean Brook Steampunk, Romance November 1, 2011 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Give her a heart of steel.” “A heart of steel? But...why?” “Because there is no other way to survive.” When Captain Yasmeen tossed Archimedes Fox over the side of her ship in The Iron Duke for having the sheer gall of trying to commandeer it, she tosses him in a canal which shows Fox that she wasn’t trying to kill him per say, just give him a little wake Continue Reading
Review: Darker Still by Leanna Renee Hieber
Darker Still by Leanna Renee Hieber (Magic Most Foul #1) Historical Paranormal YA November 1, 2011 Reviewed by Mandi No one knows what to do with seventeen year old Natalie Stewart. Now that she is home from the Connecticut Asylum (a place for ailments of the ears and tongue, not the insane in the late 1800’s), where she was placed because she is a mute, she is glad to be home, but it still feels like a prison. Her father wants what is best for her, but he is not sure exactly what that Continue Reading
Who is Ready for Lothaire?
Lothaire by Kresley Cole ISBN: 9781439136829 Price: $25.00/$28.99 CAN Hardcover On Sale: 1/10/12 #1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole continues her electrifying Immortals After Dark series with this thrilling tale, revealing secrets of the Lore, fierce realm of the immortals. . . . ALL FEAR THE ENEMY OF OLD Driven by his insatiable need for revenge, Lothaire, the Lore’s most ruthless vampire, plots to seize the Horde’s crown. But bloodlust and torture have Continue Reading
Review: A Texas Christmas Anthology
A Texas Christmas with Jodi Thomas, Linda Broday, Phyliss Miranda, and DeWanna Pace Historical Western Romance October 1, 2011 Reviewed by May It is December 1887 in the Texas Panhandle, and love seems to be in the air around the town of Kasota Springs. Four stories about four different couples finding a chance at love during a Christmas where the snow storm hitting the town is just getting started. While the book jacket promises hot cowboy lovin' and a steamy holiday, that's not at all Continue Reading
Guest Review: Holly Lane by Toni Blake
Holly Lane by Toni Blake Contemporary Romance October 25, 2011 Nicole, from The Book Pushers Blog is guest reviewing today! Goodreads Blurb: The weather outside is frightful, but kisses by the fire are so delightful . . Sue Ann Simpkins is working hard to rebuild her life and find some holiday spirit. A weekend away from Destiny in a cabin on nearby Bear Lake seems like the perfect Christmas gift to herself—until her ex’s best friend, Adam Becker, shows up at the door, claiming the Continue Reading
October Recs!
The books that we read in October that we say you can’t miss! Tori’s Recs: Shadow Reader by Sandy Williams – (review to come) Goodreads, Amazon Heart Of Steel by Meljean Brook (review to come) Goodreads, Amazon If You Hear Her by Shiloh Walker (review to come) Goodreads, Amazon Scandalous Desires by Elizabath Hoyt (review) Goodreads, Amazon Better Off Undead by DD Barant Goodreads, Amazon May’s Recs: Spiders Revenge by Jennifer Estep (review) Goodreads, Continue Reading
Review: Inferno’s Kiss by Monica Burns
Inferno’s Kiss (Order of the Sicari #3) by Monica Burns Paranormal Romance Trade Paperback October 4, 2011 Berkley Trade Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You belong to me and no one else.“ This is my first time reading Monica Burns and I was instantly captivated. My review partner, Mandi, read the first two books of this series and raved about them so I decided to try one. Even without prior knowledge of this world and occupants I was immediately drawn into the heady atmosphere Continue Reading
Review: Drink Deep by Chloe Neill
Drink Deep by Chloe Neill (Chicagoland #5) Urban Fantasy November 1, 2011 Reviewed by Mandi NOTE: There are spoilers for previous books in this series, as well as spoilers for Drink Deep. The first three books of this series I loved and adored. I recommended them to many based on their snark and action appeal. But then Hard Bitten came along, and at the end, the vampire hero Ethan dies. Stake in the heart, turns to ashes. The end. I did the whole – wait, what? Let me read Continue Reading
AAD Author Spotlight: Theresa Meyers
Starting today and on each Monday, we begin our Authors After Dark (AAD) 2012 author spotlights. This is a way for all our readers to get to know the authors who will be attending the AAD conference in New Orleans in August 2012. Our first AAD 2012 author spotlight falls on the talented TheresaMeyers. Ms. Meyers started writing for her junior high school paper and hasn’t stopped since. Writing mainly in the paranormal genre, Ms. Meyers fills her nights with seductive vampires, suspenseful Continue Reading