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REVIEW: Friendly Fire by Megan Hart

REVIEW: Friendly Fire by Megan Hart

Dear Ms Hart, I was checking my ebook reader to see what books were on it and came across this one. I’m embarrassed to say how long it’s been sitting there, patiently waiting to be read so I won’t. But I found once I got started reading it, the pages just clicked along. I’m not(…)

REVIEW: Boomerang Love by Melissa Lopez

REVIEW: Boomerang Love by Melissa Lopez

Dear Mrs Lopez, I decided to try “Boomerang Love” when Samhain offered it to us because I need a contemporary every once in a while to balance out all the historical stuff I read and I love to listen to Aussie men talk. Yeah, so I couldn’t actually hear Cohen or his brothers but I(…)

REVIEW:  The Viscount’s Addiction by Scottie Barrett

REVIEW: The Viscount’s Addiction by Scottie Barrett

Dear Ms Barrett, As I turned my ebook reader off after finishing this book, I was debating with myself over the grade. I finally opted for a D grade just because you did have the guts to give us a hero who really was bad. While many authors try to make the hero a dark,(…)

REVIEW:  Mauvelous by Jerri Drennen

REVIEW: Mauvelous by Jerri Drennen

Dear Ms. Drennen, There’s no way to sugarcoat this review. I found “Mauvelous” to be just ghastly. Sorry but that’s the word that comes to mind. This book is bad. It’s supposed to be about some agents from a security firm called Aztec. I have no idea what they do but mention was made of(…)

REVIEW:  To Do List by Lauren Dane

REVIEW: To Do List by Lauren Dane

Dear Ms Dane, Your novella arrived at a perfect time. Both my Christmas trees are up and decorated (with lots of help from my children) and I’m really moving into the holiday mood. This is a great story to tuck into spare reading time between parties, cooking and other seasonal activities I guess the plot(…)

REVIEW:  Wrapped and Ready by Julie Kenner

REVIEW: Wrapped and Ready by Julie Kenner

Dear Mrs. Kenner, I was excited to see this novella offered for free at Fictionwise. I usually enjoy your books and was looking forward to a sexy start to the Christmas season. Well, after reading it, I was reminded of the saying ‘you get what you pay for.’ When I think of your latest series,(…)

REVIEW:  Love and Lore by Gia Dawn, Sela Carsen and Carolan Ivey

REVIEW: Love and Lore by Gia Dawn, Sela Carsen and Carolan Ivey

Ladies, I’d like to thank all three of you for the opportunity to review your newest novellas in the “Love and Lore” anthology at Samhain. The covers are gorgeous, the stories are hot and the Samhain content warning is, as always, fun in and of itself. Who comes up with those warnings? If I’m reading(…)

REVIEW: Another Man’s Wife by Denyse Bridger

Dear Ms Bridger, Last year, I tried one of your short stories which was bundled with some other pirate tales by Amber Quill Press. It was not a pleasant experience. Though I had already purchased one of your novels, I was in no hurry to dive into it. This story has left me with a(…)

REVIEW: The Southern Devil by Diane Whiteside

Dear Ms. Whiteside: I wanted to like this book. It had a nice cover (albeit very modern in feel) and it was a Western. I know that Jayne gave River Devil a poor grade but Jayne and I don’t always see eye to eye on books. A perfect example of this is the fact that(…)

REVIEW: Pot of Gold by Megan Hart

Dear Mrs Hart, I’m finally getting back to Pot of Gold, your first story about Captain Robin Steele and his love, Nora as they search for a hidden leprechaun fortune beneath a Caribbean island. I like it just as much as the sequel, Emerald Isle. It’s fast and humorous and since it’s a fantasy, I(…)