Devil in My Arms Author: Samantha Kane Reviewer: Jen Twimom Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: I have been a big fan of Ms. Kane’s The Saint’s Devils series since the first title, The Devil’s Thief. I enjoy her sharp witted heroes, no-nonsense heroines, and the wonderful romances each story imparts. Devil in My Arms […]
Moonlight Kiss Author: LuAnn McLean Reviewer: Ang Rating: B- What I’m Talking About: LuAnn McLean paints a lovely small town picture in Moonlight Kiss. She nails the charm, quirks, nosiness, friendliness, and sense of community you’d experience in a small southern town as you walk the streets of Cricket Creek with Addison and Reid. She fully […]
Darkness Awakened Author: Katie Reus Reviewer: Jen Twimom Rating: B- What I’m Talking About: Darkness Awakened is the first book in Ms. Reus’s new Darkness series; however, it is loosely based in the same world as her Shifter Novella series (with Harlequin Nocturne). The world is full of shifters, vampires, and demons, all hidden from […]
Unbreakable Author: Stephanie Tyler Reviewer: Jen Twimom Rating: B, 3.5 Stars What I’m Talking About: After killing off the bad guy (Rip) and making it back to New Orleans in the first Section 8 novel, Avery insists that everyone leave town to relax and think about what the future holds for the Section 8 team. […]
Sing for the Dead Author: PJ Schnyder Reviewer: Jen Twimom Rating: B What I’m Talking About: After thoroughly enjoying the first book in the London Undead series, I was excited to pick up the second book, Sing for the Dead. Ms. Schnyder has created an interesting new world plagued by flesh eating zombies. London is […]
Bellman & Black Author: Diane Setterfield Reviewer: Nima Rating: B, 3 stars What I’m Talking About: Having loved Diane Setterfield’s debut book, The Thirteenth Tale, I waited anxiously for her to give us a second offering. During that lengthy six year wait, I recommended it to others, reviewed it for book club, and extolled the […]
Captive Author: A.D. Robertson Reviewer: B. Rating: B, 3 Stars What I’m Talking About: The first book in an adult trilogy under the pen-name A.D. Robertson (by YA author Andrea Cremer), Captive is a good beginning for this spinoff to the popular Nightshade series. Sarah is an accomplished “searcher” at the age of twenty-one, and […]
Sins of the Lost Author: Linda Poitevin Reviewer: Gikany and Una Rating: B+, 3.5 Stars What We’re Talking About: ***Note: this review contains mild spoilers if you have not read the previous novels! This IS a series you MUST read from the beginning! Sins of the Lost is the third installment in the Grigori Legacy. […]
Cold Blooded Author: Amanda Carlson Reviewer: Twimom Rating: B-, 3 Stars What I’m Talking About: The third story in the Jessica McClain series picks up immediately after the conclusion of the previous book, Hot Blooded. Jessica, her mate Rourke, and their various pack mates and friends have just survived a nasty encounter with the crazed […]
Disenchanted & Co., Part 1: Her Ladyship’s Curse Author: Lynn Viehl Reviewer: Twimom Rating: Stand alone: B, 3 Stars Part of larger book: A-, 4 Stars What I’m Talking About: Her Ladyship’s Curse is actually the first part (of two) of the upcoming title, Disenchanted & Co., the first novel in the Disenchanted & Co. […]
Cursed Author: S.J. Harper Reviewer: B. Rating: B+, 3.5 Stars What I’m Talking About: Having the best track record around for resolving missing persons cases for the FBI sounds great, but it still isn’t enough to free Federal Agent Emma Monroe from the vengeance of an angry goddess. Demeter has a bad temper and a […]
A Lady’s Secret Weapon Author: Tracey Devlyn Reviewer: Ang Rating: B, 3 Stars What I’m Talking About: A Lady’s Secret Weapon is the third title in the Nexus series, and I wish I had realized that going into the book. That knowledge would have saved me chapters of frustration because I could have either found […]
Strange Soul Mates Author: C.L. Gordon Reviewer: Nima Rating: B+, 3.5 Stars What I’m Talking About: Strange Soul Mates has been out a year, but only recently came to my attention. The story begins with Steven, an unsympathetic character, who is getting drunker and angrier by the minute. He suspects that his girlfriend Emily is […]
Blood Bond Author: Jeanne C. Stein Reviewer: Gikany and Una Rating: B, 3 Stars What We’re Talking About: Blood Bond is the latest installment in the Anna Strong Chronicles, and it seems to be a transitional novel to the next story arc. Although it is an emotionally charged novel, we felt a bit distanced from […]
Rush Author: Joan Swan Reviewer: Twimom227 Rating: B+, 3.5 Stars What I’m Talking About: Jessica Fury was a new wife when her husband, Quaid Legend, was brutally burned and killed in warehouse fire five years ago. This is the same fire where a mysterious chemical exploded, giving fellow firefighters interesting paranormal-ish powers. After a tough […]