The Twisted Tale of Stormy Gale by Christine Bell Time Travel Romance April 25, 2011 E-Book, Novella Carina Press Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Holy giant schlong, Batman!“ I found The Twisted Tale of Stormy Gale to be a delightful time travel story. Small in size, only about 25,000 words, Ms. Bell manages to produce a robust story filled with intrigue, suspense, humor, and romance. Ms. Bell writing is almost lyrical in it’s rhythmic ebb and flow. Fast paced with some truly Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten May 20th
10. My Week – Isn’t this the coolest picture of a bubble popping? It makes me smile. Otherwise all I have seen this week is rain. Rain. And wait – rain. And worms. Hubs made me plant some flowers. Pretty sure I touched a worm. I’ll be over it soon. I have indoor hands. They are not equipped for nature. 9. Lothaire News! This is a week old, but I didn’t have a chance to talk about it last week. Lothaire’s heroine will be – Elizabeth Pierce. We don’t know a lot about her. She might be Continue Reading
Review: Big Bad Beast by Shelly Laurenston
Big Bad Beast (Pride #6) by Shelly Laurenston Paranormal Romance May 1, 2011 Trade Paperback Brava Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “It’s Miss. Nice Southern girls use Miss.” “Then I guess that still makes you a Ms.” I ADORE Shelly Laurenston and her crazy unpredictable shifters. When I received Big Bad Beast for review I decided to get the first one, The Mane Event, so that I could get an insight into the overall arc. From there I went and got her whole back list and spent the Continue Reading
Review: Hunting Human by Amanda E. Alvarez
Hunting Human by Amanda E. Alvarez Paranormal Romance March 28, 2011 E-Book Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Beth has been on the run ever since she was on vacation with her best friend in Europe and was attacked by the werewolf, Markko Bolveks. Her friend didn’t make it, and Beth has not felt safe in any city she has chosen. Having once gone to college with high hopes to be an architect, that is all history after the attack. For the past few months she has been working in Continue Reading
Review: Skin Game by Cara McKenna
Skin Game by Cara McKenna Contemporary April 29, 2011 E-Book Ellora’s Cave Reviewed by Mandi I first read Cara McKenna last year when I picked up Willing Victim. I really loved that book (hello Flynn!) and then read a quick novella by her, Dirty Thirty. It was very different from Willing Victim. Recently I read The Reluctant Nude under her pen name Meg Maguire and again thought how original each of her stories are. Well guess what I thought after I finished Skin Game? Yep – Continue Reading
Review: Before the Witches by Karina Cooper
Before the Witches by Karina Cooper Paranormal Romance May 17, 2011 E-Book, Novella Harper Collins Reviewed by Mandi Katya has grown up knowing she is different. She can tell if someone is lying or telling the truth. Fleeing from Russia because she is an outcast, she decides to take refuge in America, even if that means selling her body. She is now owned by a dirty man along with several other women – some very young. They are sold as prostitutes and kept in poor conditions. Katya Continue Reading
Review: Dark Descendant by Jenna Black
Dark Descendant by Jenna Black (Descendants #1) Urban Fantasy April 26, 2011 Paperback Pocket Reviewed by Mandi I’ve never read Jenna Black before so when I noticed Dark Descendant is the first book in a new urban fantasy series, I decided to give it a try. Nikki is just a normal girl who has a special knack at tracking down people. Her latest job was to find a girl whom her client, Emmitt claimed to be messed up with a cult. After Nikki finds her, Emmitt asks Nikki to go with him Continue Reading
Guest Review: Chasing Fire by Nora Roberts
Chasing Fire by Nora Roberts Romantic Suspense April 12, 2011 Hardcover Putnam I love talking books with May on Twitter, and I am so happy she is guest reviewing today! You can also find her on Goodreads and her Blog. Her distinctive writing style always gives me a vivid mental image of the places, events, and people that are at the heart of any Nora Roberts book. In Chasing Fire, Nora takes us to the heat of battle where fire fighters jump from airplanes into wild land areas that Continue Reading
Spotlight on UF and Giveaway
Title: Dark Descendant Author: Jenna Black ISBN: 9781451606799 On Sale Now! Description From the acclaimed author of the Morgan Kingsley, Exorcist books comes the gripping first novel in a new series about a private eye who discovers, to her surprise, that she's an immortal huntress. Nikki Glass can track down any man. But when her latest client turns out to be a true descendant of Hades, Nikki now discovers she can't die. . . . Crazy as it sounds, Nikki's manhunting skills are literally Continue Reading
Review: The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter
The Goddess Test (Goddess Test #1) by Aimee Carter Paranormal YA April 19, 2011 Paperback Harlequin Teen Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “It was too late for happy endings. I was already dead.” In The Goddess Test, Aimee Carter takes Greek Mythology and the story of Persephone and revamps them into a modern day tale appropriate for teens. In here, Hades (Henry) is an immortal teenager who did not steal or trick Persephone into staying with him. It was an arranged marriage. Continue Reading