Tag: Adult

Review: Driven by Kelley Armstrong

Driven (Otherworld Stories #13.6) by Kelley Armstrong Blurb: Cains are known for being big, brutish and not-too-bright. The mutt clan embodies all the supernatural world’s worst stereotypes about werewolves. But not even the Cains deserve to be hunted down and skinned like animals. When young Davis Cain comes to the Pack for help, Alpha Elena Michaels can’t refuse him. It isn’t about morality or justice. It’s about not letting anyone think they can do this to werewolves and get away with it. But Elena is also dealing with the Pack’s homegrown monster—Malcolm Danvers, onetime enforcer, full-time psycho. Malcolm is now […]

Posted February 3, 2016 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 16 Comments

Review: The Semester of Our Discontent by Cynthia Kuhn

My To-Be Read List is a meme hosted by Because Reading is Better Than Real Life where at the beginning of the month visitors can choose which book I’ll be reading this month. On the first saturday of a month the poll will be up, then on the second saturday of the month I’ll announce the book that won and on the last saturday of the month I’ll post my review of the book. The Semester of Our Discontent (Lila Maclean Mystery #1) by Cynthia Kuhn Blurb: English professor Lila Maclean is thrilled about her new job at prestigious Stonedale […]

Posted January 30, 2016 by Lola in Contemporary, My To-Be Read List, Mystery, Review / 22 Comments

Review: January by Audrey Carlan

January (Calendar Girl #1) by Audrey Carlan Blurb: It’s really simple. I needed money. A lot of money. One million dollars to be exact. The amount didn’t matter. All that mattered is that at the end of that price tag held my father’s life. No money. No life. The time limit was one year. On January 1st I had to pay up or my Father was going to be killed. When you’re faced with an ultimatum like this, you do whatever you have to do. And that’s exactly what I did. The job…Exquisite Escorts. My role, serve as high priced […]

Posted January 19, 2016 by Lola in Contemporary, Coyer, Erotica, Review, Romance / 16 Comments

Review: Lost in Chance by Lize Jacobs

Lost in Chance by Lize Jacobs Blurb: Recently divorced teacher, Chrisna, is stuck in her small-town life in South Africa. One day, she angrily tells her best friend that she would like to throw her wedding ring off the top of the Eiffel Tower. So her friend gifts her a five-day trip to Paris, for her thirtieth birthday, to do just that. Unsure of whether she would actually be able to do it, she sets off, unprepared for the life-changing adventure, quirky new friend, and romance that await her, as she gets lost in chance. My Review: I received a […]

Posted January 18, 2016 by Lola in Contemporary, Coyer, Review, Romance / 16 Comments

Review: Yarned and Dangerous by Sadie Hartwell

Yarned and Dangerous (Tangled Web Mystery #1) by Sadie Hartwell Blurb: Time has not been kind to sleepy Dorset Falls, Connecticut, where an erstwhile resident is hoping to bring a tattered yarn shop back to life—but with a murderer on the loose, the whole town is in knots… Josie Blair left Dorset Falls twelve years ago in hopes of making it big in New York City. But after earning an overpriced master’s degree and getting fired by a temperamental designer, she finds herself heading back to her hometown. Her great-uncle was injured in a car accident, and newly unemployed Josie […]

Posted January 11, 2016 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 14 Comments

Review: Last Chance Christmas by Joanne Rock

Last Chance Christmas by Joanne Rock Blurb: Fashion buyer Shea Walker had a fast track lifestyle until a car accident sidelines her to a painful recovery. Seeking quiet for the holidays, Shea returns to the snowy mountains where she grew up to make peace with her past and spend time with her estranged family. She never expected J.C. Royce–now a hockey star–would return to their hometown, too. Determined to avoid that particular sexy mistake, she’s caught off guard when her first night in town brings them face to face. Seeing Shea practically fall at his feet is gratifying, until J.C. […]

Posted December 9, 2015 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Longing for Her by Lynn Burke

Longing for Her (Risso Family #2) by Lynn Burke Blurb: Straight-laced Cole Risso has longed for his sister’s bohemian best friend Gwen since he first laid eyes on her as a kid. Now, as future patriarch of the Risso Family, he’s expected to marry well. A free spirit and unconventional daughter of a pot-toking hippie hardly qualifies. When one night of giving into temptation ruins them both for any other, Cole and Gwen are faced with a decision—love the other enough to let them go, or defy family expectations and fight for their hearts’ desires. No matter the decision, their […]

Posted December 1, 2015 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 10 Comments