My new historical romance, Listen to the Moon, is about a very proper valet and a snarky maid-of-all-work who marry to get a plum job. So I thought I'd share with you... My Ten Favorite Fictional Servants (in no particular order) 1.Amy from The Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye I loved The Ordinary Princess when I was a kid. And most of all, I loved the part where Amy ran away to be a kitchen maid. I could have listened to descriptions of her job in the kitchen all day (I guess it's no Continue Reading
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Tori’s October Mini Reviews
Blade Dance by D.L. McDermott Urban Fantasy Rating: B+ The fourth book in McDermott’s dark and gritty Cold Iron series picks up a few months after book three-Stone Song-and continues to evolve the arc and world while creating an intriguing and sexy romance. The series most antagonistic anti hero finds his manipulations have catastrophic effects and now he must put aside his animosity and ally with his enemies to save a young boy’s life. While I wasn’t a fan of book one, the last 3 books Continue Reading
Review: Sacked by Jen Frederick
Sacked by Jen Frederick Series: Gridiron, #1 Contemporary Romance Sports /NA Releases: September 6, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I started my life the day I met you. Everything else was just practice.” What he wants he gets... Knox Masters is a quarterback's worst nightmare. Warrior. Champion. And...virgin. Knox knows what he wants--and he gets it. All American Football player? Check. NFL pros scouting him? Check. Now, he's set his sight on two things. Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... B+ review - Behind the Mask by Carolyn Crane (suspense/mandi) B review - Rescuing the Bad Boy by Jessica Lemmon (contemporary/helyce) B- review - Under the Lights by Shannon Stacey (contemporary/mandi) C review - Carry Me Home by Lia Riley (new adult/mandi) DNF Round-Up Wicked Wednesday Guest Author Jessica Peterson Top Ten News from Mandi: I'm still catching up with review books so a lot of what I read this week I already reviewed. I know - I'm so Continue Reading
Review: Wickedly Dangerous by Deborah Blake
Wickedly Dangerous (Baba Yaga, #1) by Deborah Blake Urban Fantasy Paperback/Novel September 2, 2014 Berkley Reviewed by Tori “You have probably heard of Baba Yaga-the wicked witch of Russian tales who lived in a log hut that walked about on chicken legs, rode through the forests in a giant mortar steered with a pestle, and ate small small children if they didn’t behave. According to legend, Baba Yaga usually appeared as an ugly crone, although she also wore other faces, and sometimes Continue Reading
Review: Exchange of Fire by P.A. DePaul
Exchange of Fire by P.A. DePaul Released: August 19, 2014 Romantic Suspense Penguin Reviewed by Mandi Blurb: Faking her death was easy, living with her past is harder, but nothing is more dangerous than falling in love… Sandra Walsh was a deadly sniper for the Sweet Briar Group, a covert agency with assassins for hire, until her last mission went horribly wrong, accidentally killing an innocent girl. Knowing she’s a danger to her team, Sandra goes off the grid, becoming a Shade—an agent Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... A review - Going Up! by Amy Lane (m/m contemporary) B+ review - All for You by Jessica Scott (contemporary/military) B- review - Feel the Heat by Kate Meader (contemporary) C+ review - Concealed in Death by JD Robb (futuristic suspense) C+ review -Harlequin Contemporary Boxed set (contemporary) C review - What goes on Tour by Claire Boston (contemporary) C review - Strain by Amelia Gormley (m/m sci fi) C review - A Wicked Hunger by Kiersten Fay (paranormal) F Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy.... B+ review - Off the Edge by Carolyn Crane (romantic suspense) B review - Wild Things by Chole Neill (urban fantasy) C+ review - Melting the Ice by Jaci Burton (contemporary) C review - Bound by Lorelei James (erotic) C review - Be with Me by J Lynn (new adult) D review - Kaleidoscope by Kristen Ashley (contemporary) F review - Take a Chance on Me by Jennifer Dawson (contemporary) Guest Author Carolyn Crane Reaper's Legacy Excerpt Cover Reveal - Play by Kylie Continue Reading
Review: A Seaside Christmas by Sherryl Woods
A Seaside Christmas by Sherryl Woods (Chesapeake Shores #10) Women's Fiction Septempber 24, 2013 Harlequin Reviewed by May As the only child of a single mom, Jenny Collins wanted nothing more than to be part of a large, rambunctious family like the O'Briens. Ironically, though, when her mother married into that family, Jenny found herself feeling more like an outsider than ever. Now, after years in Nashville as an established songwriter, Jenny's drawn back to Chesapeake Shores to 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