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Review: Eye of the Beholder by Edward Kendrick

Jan 31, 2013 | 2 comments

Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Links: Amazon | All Romance Length: Novella Preston Davison and Cary Fielding were friends in high school, but then their lives took two wildly different paths. Cary went off to college and Preston went on to become “The Sergeant,” a...

FILED UNDER: 3.5 stars, Contemporary, Melanie's Reviews
TAGGED: Edward Kendrick, porn star, Silver Publishing, suspense, Winterfield series

Guest Post and Giveaway: Please Feed the Authors by J.L. Merrow

Jan 31, 2013 | 31 comments

Today I am delighted to welcome author J.L. Merrow back to the blog. J.L. is here to talk to us about her new releases, Poacher’s Fall and Keeper’s Pledge, both of which I am reviewing this week. She is also offering up a great prize from her back list,...

FILED UNDER: Giveaway, Guest Post
TAGGED: J.L. Merrow

Review: Luck of the Irish by Cindy Sutherland

Jan 31, 2013 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Links: Amazon | All Romance Length: Novella When Quinn Donovan arrives in Ireland he has three goals – look into some new horses for his father, tour and discover the land of his ancestors, and forget about his closeted ex-boyfriend. The first...

FILED UNDER: 3.5 stars, Contemporary, Crissy's Reviews
TAGGED: Cindy Sutherland, Dreamspinner Press

Review: Substitute Heart by Summer Michaels

Jan 30, 2013 | 2 comments

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Links: Amazon | All Romance Length: Short Story Substitute Heart by Summer Michaels gives us a sweet and sensitive retelling of the “Scrooge” Christmas story come to life. In this case, however, it is not a miserly heart but a broken one that...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Contemporary, Sammy's Reviews
TAGGED: DADT, grief/loss, Less Than Three Press, military, Summer Michaels

Interview and Giveaway: How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by J.C. Lillis

Jan 30, 2013 | 32 comments

Today I am beyond excited to welcome author J.C. Lillis to the blog. Those of you who are regular readers know I went freaking insane for her book, How to Repair a Mechanical Heart, and insisted that everyone go out and read it immediately. It was totally amazing...

FILED UNDER: Giveaway, Interview
TAGGED: J.C. Lillis

Review: Poacher’s Fall by J.L. Merrow

Jan 30, 2013 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Links: Amazon | All Romance Length: Novella It is a cold winter night and Danny Costessey is poaching rabbits in the woods of Philip Luccombe’s manor house. Since his father’s death, Danny has been the man of the house, helping his...

FILED UNDER: 4.25 stars, Historical, Jay's Reviews
TAGGED: Dreamspinner Press, HFN, J.L. Merrow, Midwinter Manor series

Review: Last Dance by A.J. Llewellyn and D.J. Manly

Jan 29, 2013 | 0 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Links: Amazon | All Romance Length: Novel After hearing the news that Sheriff Dillon DePriest has been murdered in a whorehouse in Mesquite, US Marshal Jubilee Mason leaves immediately to start his own investigation into the murder at the request...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Crissy's Reviews
TAGGED: A.J. Llewellyn, D.J. Manly, law enforcement, mystery, Orgasmic Texas Dawn series, Silver Publishing

Review: Overdrive by Ariel Tachna

Jan 29, 2013 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Links: Amazon | All Romance Length: After his last disastrous race, Daniel Leroux knows things have to change for him to achieve his dream of winning the World Rally Championship. For starters, he has to fire his co driver and then look for...

FILED UNDER: 4.25 stars, Contemporary, Melanie's Reviews
TAGGED: Ariel Tachna, athlete, car racing, Dreamspinner Press, race car driver