ARC review: All he ever desired by Shannon Stacey

The Particulars: Contemporary Romance, Carina Press, available as e-book ( print coming 2013)The Source: ARC from NetgalleyThe Grade: C+The blurb:A second shot at first loveAfter college, Ryan Kowalski decided to leave Whitford, Maine, rather than watch Lauren Carpenter marry another man. Now his siblings need his help to refurbish the family-owned Northern Star Lodge and […]

Cover Reveal: High Risk by Vivian Arend

This cover was revealed earlier this month, and I love it since it tells me what this books is: An erotic romance novel featuring Adrenaline junkies. ( Yes, I am tired of 50 shades of grey covers, that could be on any kind of book.)

Review: Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas

The particulars:  Contemporary Romance, MacMillan, available in print and as e-book The Source: Purchased at Kobo The Grade: A The blurb: Lucy Marinn is a glass artist living in mystical, beautiful, Friday Harbor, Washington. She is stunned and blindsided by the most bitter kind of betrayal: her fiance Kevin has left her. His new lover […]

Review: Men of Bronze by Scott Oden:

The Particulars:  Historical Fiction, Medallion Press, available as e-book and in print.  The Source: Purchased at Omnilit The Grade: A   The blurb:  It is 526 B.C. and the empire of the Pharaohs is dying, crushed by the weight of its own antiquity. Decay riddles its cities, infects its aristocracy, and weakens its armies. While […]

Review: Maid for Love by Marie Force

The Particulars: Contemporary Romance, indie, ebook. The Source: Purchased at Smashwords The Grade: C+ The blurb: Maddie Chester is determined to leave her hometown of Gansett Island, a place that has brought her only bad memories and ugly rumors. Then she’s knocked off her bike on the way to her housekeeping job at McCarthy’s Resort […]

Review: One More Summer by Liz Flaherty

The Particulars: Contemporary Romance, Carina Press, ebook. The Particulars: Contemporary Romance, available as e-book The source: Purchased at Books on boardThe Grade: AThe blurb:Grace has taken care of her widowed father her entire adult life and the ornery old goat has finally died. She has no job, no skills and very little money, and has […]

Review: Because of You by Jessica Scott:

The Particulars: Military Romance, Lovespell, ebook.The Source: Purchased Kobo.The Grade: A-The Blurb:Keeping his men alive is all that matters to Sergeant First Class Shane Garrison. But meeting Jen St. James the night before his latest deployment makes Shane wonder if there’s more to life than war. He leaves for Iraq remembering a single kiss with […]

Theme: Small town USA

Unlike the last theme that focused on  regency, this theme will be a mixed bag.  I plan to take you on a trip from Alaska to Lousiana, and in between.   You will meet scientists, a werewolf or two, sheriffs, vampires.  And cowboys, of course.  As you can see, the genres will be pretty diverse.  There […]

Review: Exotic Indulgence

Exotic Indulgence by Vivian Arend My rating: 3 of 5 stars The blurb: There’s something magical about Bandicoot Cove. It’s where Kylie Sullivan’s dream of managing a luxury, five-star resort is about to come true. And it’s where people tend to fall in love. Kylie should know. She’s fallen hard—for three very different men.  The […]

Review: The Kitchen Witch by Annette Blair

The Kitchen Witch by Annette Blair My rating: 3 of 5 stars Buy at: Amazon, BN,Bookdepository, KoboThe Kitchen Witch: The Particulars: The Kitchen Witch by Annette Blair, contemporary romance, e-book, Berkley. The Review: The Blurb: When a single-dad TV executive hires Melody Seabright–a flaky rich girl and rumored witch–as his babysitter, she magically lands her […]