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Author: Anne Marie Becker
Romantic Suspense
Reviewer: ELF
Reviewed: Feb 3, 2012
“Only Fear by Anne Marie Becker details the chilling tale of a psychiatrist, Dr. Maggie Levine, who has had to overcome a violence-laden past trauma that altered her life forever and caused her to have panic attacks intermittently. A covert threat results in the Society for the Study of the Aberrant Mind (SSAM) being called in to assist her, especially because she has close ties to the leader of SSAM. Eth

Author: Tawny Weber
Erotic Romance, Contemporary, Harlequin Blaze, Adventure / Action, Seasonal / Holiday
Reviewer: Talina
Reviewed: Feb 3, 2012
First Line: GABRIEL BLACK LEANED back against the rich teak of the bar and smiled with satisfaction. At his elbow was a glass of the finest aged Scotch. His suit was Armani, his shoes were Ferragamo and his shirt was silk. In his pocket was the key to millions in internet stocks. Not bad for a Thursday night. Teaser: "I swore I wouldn't come back until I'd made my point," Gabriel muttered. "Tough luck, l

Author: Cathie Linz
Contemporary, Romance
Reviewer: Shannschoice
Reviewed: Feb 3, 2012
When Marissa Bennett was a senior in high school, she had a few hot months with college freshman Conner Doyle. She was absolutely in love with him and utterly destroyed when he moved back to Chicago without a word to her. Fast forward ten years and we have Conner Doyle back in Hopeful, Ohio as a sheriff who left Chicago claiming burnout as an undercover narcotics cop and Marissa slinking home after a horr

Author: Cindy Gerard
Romantic Suspense, Adventure / Action
Reviewer: Shnoogiepoo
Reviewed: Feb 3, 2012
Cindy Gerard delivers another spectacular tale in her Black Ops Inc. series finally answering the question; what really happened the night Task Force Mercy was ambushed in Sierra Leone? Stephanie Tompkins is an NSA cryptographer who’s always dreamed of being a spy; in fact her brother Bryan gave her a decoder ring when she was nine. Then he died. As part of a joint Special Op’s team called Task Force Mercy,

Author: Leslie Dicken
Romance, Steampunk
Reviewer: Hitherandthee
Reviewed: Feb 3, 2012
How does one describe a novel such as this? Creative, daring, a fantastic story written with great imagination will work well. The story is one of Ella and Bennett, two very strong willed individuals who must come to terms with their individual ideals and learn to work together in a Victorian Steampunk setting to stop a crazed killer. Ella is an extraordinary heroine who dabbles in creating steampunk works of

Author: Jill Shalvis
Erotic Romance, Contemporary, Harlequin Blaze, Sports
Reviewer: Shnoogiepoo
Reviewed: Feb 1, 2012
Head NHL coach, Mark Diego, has returned to his fire-ravaged hometown to help his brother who runs a rec-center for troubled youth. In tow are two of his young hockey players who were given the option of community service or suspension for a fight with a rival team after a Stanley Cup game. Rainey Saunders is the youth program director. To say she’s slightly shocked when Mark shows up after she’s asked Rick

Author: Jillian Burns
Erotic Romance, Contemporary, Harlequin Blaze, Men In Uniform
Reviewer: Susan
Reviewed: Feb 1, 2012
Captain Luke Andrews, MD is on the beautiful island of Maui for some much-needed R and R after some traumatizing events in Afghanistan. Kristin Turner is on a quest to make her dreams come true while living life to the fullest. These two will pull you into a relationship that is very realistic and one that will tug at your heart. Shadows of the past haunt both of them but it is their friendship, awkward at

Author: Elisabeth Staab
Paranormal Romance, Vampires
Reviewer: Mandy
Reviewed: Feb 1, 2012
Thad must find his mate, to gain his powers. When he finally meets her, he can't believe it. He's sure there must be some mistake when he finds her in a seedy club. Isabel has been hiding out, living like a human, enjoying the night life. When she meets sexy Thad, she knows her life is about to take a turn towards the dark and dangerous. King of Darkness has one tough heroine and an absolutely sexy hero, alo

Author: Shana Galen
Historical Romance, Pirates, Regency
Reviewer: Terri
Reviewed: Feb 1, 2012
Raeven Russell grew up on her British Admiral father's ships. She learned to do just about everything on the ship along with her regular studies. As she became to a marriageable age, she fell in love with a British officer which suited everyone fine until he was killed by Captain Cutlass. Captain Cutlass is a privateer with a letter from Spain. He's exploits are many and the rumors about him abound. It's sai

Author: Laura Wright
Paranormal Romance, Vampires
Reviewer: ELF
Reviewed: Jan 31, 2012
“Eternal Captive” by Laura Wright is part of her ‘Mark of the Vampire’ series, following the tortuous relationship between Lucian Roman and Bronwyn Kettler. Lucian is the albino member of the Roman brothers destined to become the next Breeding Male and has an unrequited attraction to Bronwyn who has never recovered from the tragedy of losing her sister to an impossible swell (pregnancy). Bronwyn is determin

Author: Samantha Grace
Historical Romance
Reviewer: Valerie
Reviewed: Jan 31, 2012
Readers will quickly find themselves immersed in a young rake’s Regency romance with an innocent miss in Samantha Grace's debut Regency Romance. The characters are fun and witty, leading readers along a flirtation and into love. Although this novel starts out slow, the dance of seduction between Lord Andrew Forest and Miss Lana Hillary is exciting and the courtship that follows is rousing. At first, I thou

Author: Jacqueline Diamond
Contemporary, Harlequin American
Reviewer: Diana Coyle
Reviewed: Jan 31, 2012
Ms. Diamond wows her fans with this next book in her Safe Harbor Medical series. When Nurse Erica Benford finds out that she’s carrying Lock’s baby, she knows that having this little bundle isn’t going to be part of her future plans. But once she starts bonding with her unborn child, her thoughts start changing and she realizes that she’d like to raise the baby with the biological father. I found this to be

Author: Wendi Zwaduk
Contemporary
Reviewer: M Whelehan
Reviewed: Jan 30, 2012
This book was a little disappointing to me. I thought that it was too short of a read and not at all what I thought it would be. Sully is a washed up singer and recovering drug addict and alcoholic. He has returned home to get himself together. He is also home to get back the girl he is in love with. He stays at a farm, which his love owns, while his sister checks up on him all the time. Marley has lost eve

Author: Thalia Frost
Contemporary, Romance
Reviewer: Millarda
Reviewed: Jan 26, 2012
I loved this book and it definitely is a book I encourage others to buy. It was very well written. The story takes place mainly at a farmhouse. Zoe goes there to get a break and work in peace and quite. She doesn’t want any attachments; she just wants to be left to her work. The dialogue is very clear. It flowed nicely. The characters motives are very clear. Zoe wants to finish her work and Nick wants to get

Author: Melody Anne
Contemporary, Romance
Reviewer: Millarda
Reviewed: Jan 26, 2012
I really liked this book and it is a keeper. It exhibits the dilemma of letting go of what you know and embracing the opportunity for love and happiness. It is very well written and constructed. The characters mature nicely throughout this book. You can easily visualize what you are reading. The dialogue is easy to understand. There is a lot of tension and conflict between Lucas and Amy. Lucas’ father wanted

Author: Laura Lee Guhrke
Historical Romance
Reviewer: SWurman
Reviewed: Jan 26, 2012
Quite a matchup – a rogue and a southern belle. Well not exactly a belle but certainly a sassy southern girl with an agenda to marry up and finally get the respect she so desires. Clothes, fancy house and lots of money just couldn’t get Annabel Wheaton the respect she coveted for herself and her family. They were still seen as white trash so she was going to buy herself a titled husband Bernard and there were

Author: Gerrie Ferris Finger
Romantic Suspense, Historical Romance, Vintage
Reviewer: Christy Carlyle
Reviewed: Jan 26, 2012
I love reading historical romance and mysteries set in the past, but I have never had a story so utterly transport me to another time and place as Gerrie Ferris Finger's WHISPERING. The author manages to perfectly capture a sense of the past, in this case the 1920s, by writing with careful attention to the language the characters use, the descriptions of their clothing and the historical events that impact t

Author: Julie Anne Long
Historical Romance
Reviewer: Shannschoice
Reviewed: Jan 26, 2012
Having never read a Julie Anne Long book, I wasn't sure if I was going to like this one when I first started it. But I soon discovered two of the most entertaining and well written characters that I've had the privilege of reading in a long time. Julian, Marquess Darden likes things orderly and to his precision. So when he meets school teacher Phoebe Vale his orderly existence is thrown into chaos. Jules

Author: Grace Elliot
Historical Romance
Reviewer: Christy Carlyle
Reviewed: Jan 26, 2012
Eulogy's Secret is a sweet and satisfying historical romance, with just enough mystery and suspense thrown in to keep you eagerly turning pages until the wee hours. Author Grace Elliot created a romance between Eulogy Foster and Jack Huntley that has all the elements to make it memorable and compelling. Though initially based on fierce physical attraction, it was a pleasure to watch it blossom into caring,

Author: Kate Hofman
Contemporary, Romance, Seasonal / Holiday
Reviewer: Jen Jen
Reviewed: Jan 26, 2012
Golden Christmas is an enticing story that encompassed the lives of Nikolas Jaconsen and Joy Heatherfield. As an artist and owner of an art gallery, Nikolas is a man onto himself. He is a quiet man, a man with deep thoughts and a lot of passion toward his artistic talents. Due to the loss of his mother, Nikolas hadn't had the time to draw. But instead he is devoting all his time into running the art gallery.

Author: Alexis Grant
Romantic Suspense, Adventure / Action
Reviewer: Robin
Reviewed: Jan 26, 2012
When Sage Wagner was a teenager her mother, sister and brother were gunned down during a turf war between two drug dealers. Since that day Sage swore she would get justice for her family. She worked hard to finish high school then went on to college. Now she is an agent for the Drug Enforcement Agency. When she gets the chance to go undercover to take down a major drug lord she jumps at the chance. Then s

Author: Mary Connealy
Western, Comedy / Humor
Reviewer: Melinda
Reviewed: Jan 26, 2012
Everybody sees Cassie Griffin as a snobby, selfish woman. That is everybody except Red Dawson who sees her as the right woman for him. I loved that Mary Connealy introduces us to a hard worker like Red and yet others see him as a simpleminded man. There’s more to Red than what he shows to people. I loved that Red is a hard worker but also knows love when he see it. Now Cassie may have seemed a little snobby i

Author: Sahara Kelly
Historical Romance, Regency
Reviewer: Melinda
Reviewed: Jan 26, 2012
Charis Forbes-Wilkinson doesn’t need a husband. Her family, however, says she needs one because she is ruined. Charis doesn’t see how she could be ruined though for she has done nothing. The part I liked about Charis was she wasn’t a damsel in distress but had her own opinions about things. Just when she thought she had her freedom a caller comes into her life. With nowhere to run she escapes into the forest.

Author: Cheyenne McCray, Lora Leigh, Red Garnier
Romantic Suspense, Anthologies, Adventure / Action
Reviewer: ELF
Reviewed: Jan 25, 2012
"Legally Hot" is an anthology of tales by three sizzling erotica writers who pen tales of the passionate men who wear or have worn a uniform in service and the women who are in need of their special skills, both in and out of the bedroom. `Sheila's Passion' by Lora Leigh centers around Sheila Rutledge, daughter of the man who runs the Covert Information Network. The strongly sensual Jerad (Nick) Casey is re

Author: M. L. Buchman
Romantic Suspense, Men In Uniform
Reviewer: Valerie
Reviewed: Jan 25, 2012
The Night is Mine is the first in a new Military Romance series by M. L. Buchman and leads the series off with a bang. The heroine is nearly a superwoman, the only woman Black Hawk Down pilot and able to match any man or woman in combat. Mysteriously, Captain Emily Beale is uprooted from her assignment under Major Mark Henderson to become a personal chef/bodyguard for the First Lady. Emily was childhood fr

Author: Cheryl Brooks
Erotic Romance, Science Fiction, Space Opera
Reviewer: ELF
Reviewed: Jan 25, 2012
“Stud” by Cheryl Brooks is the latest in her ‘Cat Star Chronicles, featuring another of those remarkable Zetithian males. Tarq Zulveidione has made it his mission to hire out his services to various females across the galaxy so that he can impregnate them and start repopulating his decimated society. His expertise at his chosen avocation has led to his being in high demand despite the learning disability th

Author: Stephanie Laurens
Historical Romance
Reviewer: Valerie
Reviewed: Jan 24, 2012
After the ordeal her two older sister's faced finding their own heroes Angelica Cynster is looking forward to finding her own hero. Believing that The Laird who attempted the kidnapping of her two older sisters is dead, Angelica's family is less on guard than they have been previously and she is taking advantage of that relaxed guard to find her man. Dominic Guisachan, Earl of Glencrae, is used to getting

Author: Lorraine Heath
Historical Romance
Reviewer: Shannschoice
Reviewed: Jan 24, 2012
Lorraine Heath knows how to create a hero who appears so broken that you almost doubt anything can make that man whole again. But she always has a heroine who is up for the task. The fabulous couple in this book does not disappoint. Sebastian Easton, Duke of Keswick, has spent the past twelve years fighting his way back to his birthright and his brothers. When their father died in a mysterious riding acci

Author: M. L. Buchman
Romantic Suspense, Men In Uniform
Reviewer: Tigger9
Reviewed: Jan 24, 2012
The Night is Mine was an absolutely amazing book. I loved all of the action and the characters. This book is written extremely well and has plenty of fire in it. From the very first page it draws you in and completely holds your attention until the last page. Mark is Emily's commanding officer and they have denied their feelings from the very beginning. Emily is the first female to make it into SOAR and she i

Author: Darynda Jones
Paranormal Romance
Reviewer: Leslee
Reviewed: Jan 24, 2012
What's a girl to do when you have trapped a supernatural being in his body and now he is pissed? How do you cope when every time you fall asleep you end up in the arms of that hot, angry man? Well, if you're Charley, you drink tons of coffee and ignore the pesky hallucination of the creepy little girl with the knife. She wants so badly to fix things with Reyes, but she doesn't know how. To top it off, her dad

Author: Margo Maguire
Historical Romance
Reviewer: Danya
Reviewed: Jan 24, 2012
Captain Gavin Briggs feels that he is not fit for polite society after serving as a sniper for the British Army, so he is determined to earn the money that will enable him to buy an estate to serve as home for his sister and her small child. All that is standing in the way is Lady Christina Fairhaven. Hired by her grandfather, a bitter duke who is on his deathbed, Gavin has been tasked to bring Christina to t

Author: Marjorie M. Liu
Paranormal Romance
Reviewer: Danya
Reviewed: Jan 24, 2012
Eddie owes his life to the Dirk & Steele Agency, they gave him a reason to live when he joined their agency. As a pyrokinetic, he spent years on the street doing almost anything to survive, so he's grateful for the chance to gain control of his life. When he's asked to track down one of the last surviving shape-changing dragons to save her from a band of witches seeking her for blood magic, Eddie knows that h

Author: Deirdre Martin
Contemporary, Romance, Sports
Reviewer: Terri
Reviewed: Jan 24, 2012
Erin O’Brien is well liked by everyone in her small Irish town of Ballycraig. She’s known as a hard worker and cheerful. Up until two years ago she worked at a jewelry store and planned to marry the only man she’d ever dated, Rory Brady. Rory fell in love with Erin as a teen and never wanted anyone else. At 15, his family moved to the US. There, Rory decided to become the first Irish born player in the N

Author: Alix Rickloff
Paranormal Romance, Historical Romance, Regency
Reviewer: ELF
Reviewed: Jan 24, 2012
“Heir of Danger” by Alix Rickloff is the final book in the trilogy that includes “Earl of Darkness” and “Lord of Shadows”. The evil mage Maleodor has obtained most of the keys to allow his to break the enchantments that protect the final resting place of King Arthur but he still needs the stone called the Sh’vad Tual. Brendan Douglas has been running for seven years to escape the repercussions for his ill-a

Author: Robin Bayne
Inspirational Romance, Seasonal / Holiday
Reviewer: Maria
Reviewed: Jan 24, 2012
Joe Gardner didn’t expect to run into his ex-wife’s attorney, especially at a family gathering. When she tries to apologize for the role she played in the destruction of his life, he brushes her aside and refuses to believe she’s become a believer. When an accident forces them to work together at Gardner’s Gazebo during the Christmas Holidays, Joe will come face to face with the truth about Elizabeth and

Author: Jennifer Snow
Contemporary, Romance, Seasonal / Holiday
Reviewer: Diana Coyle
Reviewed: Jan 24, 2012
Piper Johnson has been burned in the past, but realizes that she can allow herself at least a few weeks of romantic bliss and then she’ll end things. So she decides to place an ad in the New York Times looking for a short term relationship and she hopes that she’ll find someone she can enjoy spending time with. Alex Miller has been friends with Piper since day one and deep down he’s in love with her. Playing

Author: Tanya Hanson
Western, Inspirational Romance
Reviewer: Maria
Reviewed: Jan 24, 2012
Can a beautiful city girl and a rugged cowboy fall in love in the perfect Wild West setting? Kenn Martin feels guilty over the part he played in the death of his younger brother’s athletic career. Feeling like he’s unworthy of happiness, he’s questioning his faith in God and what he knows about love. When he meets Christy Forrest, he begins believing in second chances. At least until he finds out his mi

Author: Leah Leonard
Paranormal Romance, Inspirational Romance, Sweet Romance
Reviewer: Sheryl
Reviewed: Jan 24, 2012
I thought this book was good, although it didn't elicit any real emotional response from me. For me, the story was well written but I missed out on the connection between Stephanie and David. Her feelings about him bounced around in their first encounter and it left me believing that she did not like him as much as he liked her. I think that the first encounter made the rest of the book a little confusing for

Author: Dorothy McFalls
Romance, Seasonal / Holiday, Fantasy, Magic
Reviewer: Millarda
Reviewed: Jan 24, 2012
A Wizard for Christmas was well written. The book does progress nicely. It was a book with vivid details. It’s the type of book that you can visualize it like it was a movie. The plot was clear. Holly had to learn to trust Hadrian even though they had a rocky start. Hadrian had to get Holly to understand that she had to help him with his seemingly impossible task. Holly has to learn to look inside herself if

Author: Dianna Hardy
Paranormal Romance, Romance, Fantasy, Fairy Tales
Reviewer: Hitherandthee
Reviewed: Jan 24, 2012
This is a touching, heartwarming story of love earned, lost, and, through self-sacrifice, ultimately regained. It tells the story of The Little Mermaid, after the original story ends. This story picks up at the wedding of the two main characters, Simon and Aria. It details the spell enacted by the witch, and details about what happens when Aria forgets one of the tenants. Through a very hard lesson, Aria’s lo

Author: Jennifer Estep
Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy
Reviewer: ELF
Reviewed: Jan 24, 2012
“Thread of Death” is a novella by Jennifer Estep set just after the end of “Spider’s Revenge”, detailing the events that unfold after the climactic battle between the assassin known as the ‘Spider’ and the evil Elemental Mab. There are plenty of spoilers if one has not read the previous books in the series but this gives a glimpse of the life that Gin Blanco lives. She has fought long and hard to hone her s

Author: Kristine Cayne
Contemporary, Romantic Suspense
Reviewer: Shnoogiepoo
Reviewed: Jan 18, 2012
After her husband lost his life fighting in Afghanistan, single mother Lauren James became an in-store photographer to make ends meet. She’s won a photo contest, and now gets to do a photo shoot with the man she’s been halfway in love with since high school. Nick “The Lover” Lamoureux, the famous movie star. Nick Lamoureux is trapped in a world of his own making. After a childhood mistake that left his sist

Author: Laura Browning
Contemporary, Romance, Seasonal / Holiday
Reviewer: Terri
Reviewed: Jan 18, 2012
Merry Collins isn’t feeling very merry this Christmas season. Things are definitely not looking up as her car begins to need costly repairs, her money isn’t stretching to buy her young son even part of what he wants for Christmas and suddenly her well off ex-husband wants their son for the week before Christmas after ignoring him for most of the year. Merry works full time as a child care provider and two p

Author: Lawna Mackie
Paranormal Romance, Shapeshifters, Mythology
Reviewer: Arianne
Reviewed: Jan 18, 2012
The Sahara Desert, Raven is a little girl whose mother is assumed dead. The only thing Raven has from her mother is a hat that she wears all the time. A freak sand storm grabs the hat from her head and Raven goes running after it. She gets lost in the storm. Unbeknown to her, a Storm God and a god-like animal Cat see her from above and the Cat comes to rescue her. Storm God tells him not to because it is agai

Author: Julie Benson
Contemporary, Western, Harlequin American, Seasonal / Holiday
Reviewer: Jane Eliot
Reviewed: Jan 18, 2012
Elizabeth Burns is in trouble. She needs to win over a big client for her advertising company or she could be out of a job. Sexy Rory McAlister is just the man for the job. The rugged cowboy would be perfect for her ad campaign. But Rory doesn’t just steam up his photo shoots. Elizabeth can’t help but wonder if all his hot glances are meant for the camera or if they are for her! Rory McAlister hates th

Author: Shyla Colt
Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Multicultural / Minority, Angels
Reviewer: HCHarju
Reviewed: Jan 18, 2012
After being killed Brea Tackett is offered a chance of redemption by becoming a reaper for the angel of death, Azreal. She does well at her job and is succeeding at becoming a better person. The only exception to the rule is Nox. She feels like she’s known him forever and is attracted to him. Little does she know, he was her guardian angel and it was Nox that struck the deal with Azreal to grant her another

Author: Ann Herrick
Contemporary, YA / Teen, Sweet Romance
Reviewer: Crisgee
Reviewed: Jan 18, 2012
Only a few months ago, Eric's father was killed by a drunk driver, and Eric feels the loss of his father keenly know that football season has started again. At each practice, he looks for and misses his father who once helped him train. To make matters worse, his coach is replaced by a new, more aggressive coach, and their best player is sidelined. At home Eric dodges his mother's attempts to talk and teases

Author: Tanya Michaels
Contemporary, Western, Harlequin American
Reviewer: Jane Eliot
Reviewed: Jan 18, 2012
Lorelei Keller wasn’t keen to return to her hometown of Fredericksburg, though she hadn’t set foot there in two years at least. She had her own personal ghosts to deal with, let alone those that her mother believed in. But when her mother unexpectedly dies, Lorelei must return and face not only her past, but the imposing figure of Sam Travis. Sam’s presence makes Lorelei feel even more disconnected from he

Author: Tes Hilaire
Paranormal Romance, Vampires
Reviewer: Emma
Reviewed: Jan 18, 2012
Enter a world unseen by most humans. Paladins, descendants of the angels, guard the world from evil. Roland was one of these brave warriors until his home was attacked and he was turned into a vampire. Sentenced to die by his fellow Paladins, Roland was saved by a friend. Now that same friend has come looking for a favor - protect a frightened, injured woman. Karissa Donovan's life is in jeopardy. Evil wants

Author: Ginger Simpson
Historical Romance, Western
Reviewer: Barb
Reviewed: Jan 18, 2012
I really enjoyed this book. The premise was very interesting and full of conflicts. I was amazed at how many troubling spots the main characters got themselves into and out of. Odessa at first seemed to be a very strong woman, but then there were times when I thought she was really inept and insecure. I think the clash between the two personalities was what made Odessa interesting. I also think that t

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