November 24, 2011

REVIEW: Rocky Mountain Heat by Vivian Arend

JaneC- Reviewscowboy / Erotic-Romance / Samhain-publishing / western6 Comments

Dear Ms. Arend: This is the first book in Six Pack Ranch series which, given that there are six boys in the Coleman family, means that each book will likely feature one of the Coleman brothers.  The oldest brother is Blake and this story has a friends to lovers theme. ... more >

November 10, 2011

REVIEW: Hot as Hades by Alisha Rai

DA_JanuaryB ReviewsErotic-Romance / greek mythology / novella / Samhain-publishing13 Comments

Dear Ms. Rai, You are a new author to me. I am familiar with your name, as I have seen many good reviews of your work. So when I saw that your next book was the Persephone myth retold as an erotic romance storyline, and because the price was right, ... more >

October 31, 2011

REVIEW: Bad Karma by Theresa Weir

JanetB+ ReviewsContemporary / eating disorders / mystery / psychic / romantic-suspense / Samhain-publishing10 Comments

Dear Ms. Weir: I have been slowly working my way through your backlist titles, so when I came across the re-released, reasonably-priced digital edition of Bad Karma at the Kindle store, it shot to the top of my TBR list. I have to admit that I’m not the biggest fan ... more >

October 27, 2011

REVIEW: A Brand New Me by Meg Benjamin

JaneB Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / makeover / Meg Benjamin / Recommended Reads / Samhain-publishing / texas18 Comments

Dear Ms. Benjamin: My blogging partner, Jayne, reviewed a few of your books and I always meant to see read them. When I was perusing the coming soon catalog I spotted the print release of Brand New Me and hopped right over to Amazon to order it. I spent the ... more >

October 12, 2011

REVIEW: Silent Blade and Silver Shark by Ilona Andrews

JaneB- Reviews / C+ Reviewsfamily relationships / Fantasy Romance / revenge / Romance / Samhain-publishing / Science Fiction / self-published19 Comments

Dear Ms. Andrews: Thank you for sending me a complimentary copy of this short story. Because it is short, I admit I don’t have much to say about it. When I was told that this book was connected to another short, “Silent Blade”, it made sense to read it and ... more >

October 12, 2011

REVIEW: Make Me Believe by Crystal Jordan

JayneB- ReviewsFirefighter / Paranormal / Samhain-publishing8 Comments

“She has two words for love. “Make me.” Then love changes the rules… As far as hairstylist Celia Occam is concerned, she’s struck out at marriage twice, and there will be no “third time’s a charm”. So what if one salon employee and the town gossip seem dead set on ... more >