Review: Strung Tight

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Title: 

Strung Tight

Author: 

Berengaria Brown

Release Date:

March 16, 2011

Publisher:

Evernight Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 13,000

Purchase Links:  

Evernight Publishing

Author's Website:

http://berengariabrown.webs.com/

Description:  

After a scorching night of sex and sin, two men need to make a decision in their lives.

Jeff works nights playing guitar at a strip club. Pete works days as a tour guide. Neither man is happy and both search for fulfillment. Can they find it in each other’s arms?

While the sex is great, and the orgasms body shaking, how can their relationship survive if they’re separated by time? Surrendering to wild emotions is easy. Real life is messy but the fight for love is worth it.  

Joey’s Review:

Review: The Kraken's Mirror

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Title: 

The Kraken's Mirror

Author: 

Maureen O. Betita

Release Date:

January 31, 2011

Publisher:

Decadent Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 75,000

Purchase Links:  

Decadent Publishing

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

Smashwords

Author's Website:

www.maureenobetita.com

Description:  

Treated by our youth oriented society as invisible and sexless Emily Pawes attends a pirate festival to recapture the make believe magic she knew as a younger woman. She wins an interesting bit of booty at an old woman's bric-a-brac stand. The Kraken's mirror is a magical portal and transports her to a land of Hollywood piratitude, where swashbuckling heroes own iPods. With little choice, she embraces the madness, deciding she’ll play pirate until she figures out how to get home. Or wakes up in a padded cell.

Instead of men in little white coats, she encounters the handsome Captain Alan Silvestri. He is a man haunted by a strange curse. Good luck is his to command, but it comes at the cost of any place to call home or people to call family. Resigned to die shunned by all, forced to sail every three days, he begins to dream of a special woman.

When they meet, sparks fly, passion flares. He needs her to be free, but more than that, he needs her to be whole. They set sail, uncertain of who has control of the wheel, seeking to defeat his curse of good luck and discover all the Kraken’s mirror plans for them.

Deniz’s Review:

Review: Forget-Me-Not

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Title: 

Forget-Me-Not

Author: 

Linda Morris

Release Date:

February 28, 2011

Publisher:

The Wild Rose Press

Word Count:

approx. 65,000

Purchase Links:  

The Wild Rose Press 

Amazon

Author's Website:

http://lindamorriswriter.blogspot.com/

Description:  

Lara Crosby left Chicago when her career as a big-time political fundraiser went sour. Determined to put the past behind her, she envisions a peaceful new life at her cabin in northern Minnesota. Everything changes on a dark night when a mysterious stranger suffers an accident outside her cabin.

Jacob Sumner awakens in the wilderness after a car accident with no idea who he is or why he is there. Lara is beautiful and kind, but she's a world away from the gritty world where he makes his living as a private investigator . . . or is she?

Babs' Review:

Review: Engraved

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Title: 

Engraved

Author: 

Jayne Fresina

Release Date:

March 23, 2011

Publisher:

Evernight Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 35,000

Purchase Links:  

Evernight Publishing

Author's Website:

http://www.jaynefresina.com/

Description:  

When Adam Blackwood first lays eyes on the woman of his lusty fantasies, he’s a young man with too much arrogance and not enough self-control.  She rejects his clumsy advances and deeply wounds his pride.  Six years later the wound remains, but other things have changed.  He’s grown up.  She’s widowed and alone.  And this time, she wants something from him.

Evangeline always knew Adam was dangerous.  He aroused emotions and desires she’d learned to suppress.  But now he’s back with a proposition and a secret from her past.  A little blackmail is hardly a gentlemanly method of getting her into bed, but what else can she expect from a Blackwood?

Perhaps, for just one night, she’ll give him what he wants and indulge her own secret passion. Providing they never see one another again, what harm can it do?

Brandi's Review:

Review: Finding the Missing Pieces

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Title: 

Finding the Missing Pieces

Author: 

Elaine Dyer

Release Date:

May 2, 2011

Publisher:

Lazy Day Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 62,000

Purchase Links:  

Amazon

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All Romance

OmniLit

Description:  

Finding the Missing Pieces, book two in Elaine Dyer’s Texas Trilogy, takes up where Mindset left off and tells the story of Eva Sandoval and Josh Dubeck. Eva has survived a nightmarish marriage and relocated to El Paso, Texas with her best friend, Callie, to begin a new life and embrace this fresh beginning. Callie’s brother Josh offers his legal services help Eva obtain a divorce from her affluent husband, while she searches not only for the path she will choose to follow as she begins this new chapter in her life, but also struggles to regain her self confidence, courage, and other missing pieces which she lost along the way while trapped in her abusive marriage. Josh’s interest in Eva evolves from professional and platonic in nature to protective and devoted and finally transcends into the romantic realm.

The more Eva sees of Josh, the more comfortable she becomes around him. He inspires trust and confidence, two things she’d thought never to associate with any man ever again. As her confidence and positive outlook continue to grow, so does her attraction to Josh. As Eva’s self esteem resurfaces, so do other needs and desires she thought she’d never consider indulging in again. But will her desire for a deeper, more emotional connection with Josh override the extreme caution and mistrust her previous marriage has instilled in her? And will Josh be able to protect her from her furious ex-husband when he is determined to force Eva into a reconciliation to avoid embarrassment and reestablish his dominance over her?

Babs' Review:

Review: Rock Bound

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Title: 

Rock Bound

Author: 

Rochelle Weber

Release Date:

March 1, 2011

Word Count:

approx. 66,000

Purchase Links:  

Amazon

CreateSpace

Smashwords

Author's Website:

http://www.rochelleweber.com/

Description:  

The future is a dangerous place for dreamers and idealists.

When a dictator takes over the United States, Annie Peterson attends a protest in Washington, DC, with Paul, her husband and soul mate. US troops fire into the crowd, killing Paul. Jake Johnsrud, a virtual stranger, risks his life to save Annie’s. They are among the survivors who are sentenced to slavery on the Moon for their “crimes.”

Jake is forced to mine, while Annie is sentenced as a doxy to "service" the men. Jake fights increasing feelings of anger and jealousy as Annie struggles to perform her job, while she resists her increasing attraction to him. Along with their fellow inmates, they fight to survive on the lunar "rock" that is their prison.

Will the hardships of life in exile bring the two together? Or will Annie’s undying devotion to Paul be the final, insurmountable obstacle for her and Jake?

Joey’s Review:

Review: Fallenwood

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Title: 

Fallenwood

Author: 

Leslie D. Soule

Release Date:

March 2011

Publisher:

Decadent Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 60,000

Purchase Links:  

Decadent Publishing

Author's Website:

www.lesliesoule.com

Description:  

Fallenwood—a land where magic is the life force, dragons are sages, and wizards good and evil battle for supremacy. When 23-year-old Ash is thrust into the middle of Fallenwood’s power struggles, she is also forced to face her own inner battles. Life on Earth was hard enough on Ash, who is locked in grief for her stepfather. Now, the fate of Fallenwood rests on her shoulders. She must destroy the Great Crystal—the catalyst for all the land’s magic. As the kingdoms prepare for war, Ash must look inside to find the power to save the world, and herself.

Joey's Review:

Review: Love a Stranger

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Title: 

Love a Stranger

Author: 

Heide Katros

Release Date:

April 1, 2011

Word Count:

approx. 79,000

Purchase Links:  

Amazon

Author's Website:

http://www.heidekatros.com/

Description:  

Christina Carlton has it all, a wonderful, adoring husband, wealth, privilege…and a secret she has managed to hide for the duration of her marriage.  Her secure world falls apart, when Chase passes away. Left a young widow, she is determined to make her way with her small son. 

Trent Jackson Trattou, MD, has returned from a stint in Iraq and is set to resume his practice at Emory Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. But first he is taking a few days off to vacation on the island of St. Simons. Nothing prepares him for the meeting of a beautiful stranger or the hot, impulsive moment of passion they share. He can’t forget her, doesn’t even know her name, and only gave his as T.J.

When they meet again four years later, they discover that the spark between them is still there, but can they rekindle that small flame into the towering passion they once shared?

Joey’s Review:

Cover Art Bonanza!

 Karyn Gerrard shares her cover art for her novel, Timeless Heart.

Karyn says:  I love the cover, the almost kiss, always romantic. My novella is a time travel, so the hero is from the past, and his clothes reflect that, also the carriage plays a big part in the story, it is the 'time machine' as such. Evernight Publishing asked me what I wanted on the cover, I mentioned the carriage should be prominent, and it is! The colors are lush, it was everything I hoped it would be~

Timeless Heart can be purchased at: http://www.evernightpublishing.com/products/Timeless-Heart-by-Karyn-Gerrard.html

Authors, send your cover art to onehundredromances (at) gmail (dot) com, along with purchase links and tell us what it is you love about your own cover!

Review: Lifeline Echoes

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Title: 

Lifeline Echoes

Author: 

Kay Springsteen

Release Date:

April 5, 2011

Publisher:

Astraea Press

Word Count:

approx. 90,000

Purchase Links:  

Astraea Press

Author's Website:

http://kayspringsteen.wordpress.com/ 

Description:  

Voices form a powerful connection. The day the earth rocked LA, Sandy Wheaton became a voice lifeline over the radio for trapped firefighter, "Mick." Less than twenty four hours later, she had fallen in love with him. Shattered when she learned that rescue came too late, she sought solace Wyoming, the home state he had loved. Now, seven years later, she's made a life there as the owner of a popular local bar. But her wounds are still fresh, and she longs to let go of the past and her lost love so she can begin living again. That opportunity presents itself when the local prodigal son returns home. The attraction between them is instant. It feels like she's known him far longer than just a few days.

Sixteen years ago, Ryan McGee left home in the midst of controversy. After living through a harrowing trauma, he finally returns home when his family needs his help through some troubling times. All he wants to do is make amends with those he hurt most and to get back to the life he'd never wanted to leave in the first place. When he meets the sexy bartender, he starts thinking in terms of forever. But there's still someone out there he wants to find, someone who once believed in him and gave him hope.

Laura’s Review:

Review: Perfect Score

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Title: 

Perfect Score

Author: 

Susan Roebuck

Release Date:

May 11, 2011

Publisher:

Awe-Struck Publishing

Word Count:

approx 105,000

Purchase Links:  

Awe-Struck Publishing

Author's Website:

http://lauracea.blogspot.com/

Description:  

Feckless, exasperating Alex Finch is a rich, handsome and talented singer/songwriter who longs for two things: a career as a professional rock singer, and to have his love for Sam Barrowdale reciprocated. But drifter Sam's two aims are simply to earn enough money to pay his sister's medical bills and to hide from the world his reading/writing and speech disability. At this time the word "dyslexia" is generally unknown so to most people he's just a "retard". From the severe knocks life's dealt him, Sam's developed a tough outer coating and he has no time for a spoilt, selfish guitar player.

Despite his defects, Alex's love for Sam never wavers and when Sam unexpectedly disappears, Alex begins a somewhat bungling quest to find him, only to discover that Sam has a fearful enemy: Alex's powerful and influential yet sociopathic uncle.

As Alex spirals downwards towards alcoholism, many questions need answering. Just why did Alex's evil uncle adopt him at age eleven yet deny him any affection? And what's the mystery behind Alex's father's death?

Both seem to face unbeatable odds. Are they doomed to follow separate paths forever?

Laura’s Review:

Review: So Easy To Love

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Title: 

So Easy To Love 

Author: 

J.A. Pak

Author's Website:

http://theblognovella.blogspot.com/

Joey’s Review:

Review: Pray for Me

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Title: 

Pray For Me

Author: 

Ashlynn Monroe

Release Date:

March 2011

Publisher:

Wicked Ink Press

Word Count:

approx. 21,000

Purchase Links:  

Wicked Ink Press

Author's Website:

http://ashlynnmonroe.com/

Description:  

Gabriel put his faith in his God and his king…That was centuries ago.  Harley is proud of her heritage and when she has the chance to give her hometown historical society a boost by booking an eccentric Swiss expert, she has no idea she booked someone who actually lived the history.  Immortality is a long time to have a broken heart.  Unable to stop himself, Gabriel draws the brilliant historian into his life.  Harley discovers far more than Gabriel ever expected about history, his history!  A quest to give Gabriel an answer to an old question will introduce them to the danger of a new enemy.  Is love enough when your love wants you body, soul and blood?

Brandi’s Review: