Review: For Everything

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Title: 

For Everything

Author: 

Rae Spencer

Release Date:

August 8, 2011

Publisher:

Lazy Day Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 51,000

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All Romance

Author's Website:

http://raespencer.com/

Description:  

Clay Savage, the ebony haired lead guitarist of the rock band Distracted, has wanted dusky eyed Lily Travis since the moment he met her over a year ago. No matter what he said or how hard he tried, Lily insisted on keeping their relationship as nothing more than causal friendship. Weary of her excuses and only wanting a chance, Clay resorts to manipulation and cons Lily into being his weeklong date. Now that Lily can no longer avoid him or conceal herself as a wallflower, Clay determinedly pursues her only to stumble upon the horrific secret she conceals. Faced with trauma of her past and the shame she wrongfully bears, Clay must now prove to Lily he can protect her and convince her they have a chance For Everything.

Brandi’s Review:

Review: Stand and Deliver Your Heart

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Title: 

Stand and Deliver

Author: 

Killarny Sheffield

Release Date:

September 16, 2011

Publisher:

MuseItUp Publishing

Word Count:

approx 61,000

Purchase Links:  

Muse It Up Publishing

Author's Website:

http://romanceauthorkillarneysheffield.yolasite.com/about-us.php#/

Description:  

Mistress Sarah was once a woman of promise, until a greedy relative left her to fend for herself on the cold, hard streets of London.  Now, she does the only thing she can to survive and care for those she has sworn to protect.

 

Lord Byron Cobbett has given up on life after the death of his beloved fiancée.  On a trip to London to clear his family’s name he is involved in a carriage accident.

 

Sarah gets more than she bargains for when she unwittingly rescues Byron.  She must find a way to convince him to keep her secret.  Can she allow herself to love him and still keep her promise?  Will Byron stand and deliver his heart to the auburn-haired bandit and risk his own freedom?

Laura’s Review:

Review: A Trace of Love

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Title: 

A Trace of Love

Author: 

Danielle Ravencraft

Release Date:

August 19, 2011

Publisher:

MuseItUp Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 5,000

Purchase Links:  

MuseItUp Publishing  

Amazon

Smashwords

Author's Website:

http://ravencraftromance.com/

Description:  

Ophelia Martinez has a chance encounter with internationally famous rock-star, Trace Curtis. To Ophelia, Trace will always be the charming boy she met in high school. They share one night together in which Trace falls in love with Ophelia. But Ophelia knows she can’t continue to live in the past, at least not with the secret that haunts her present. 

Joey's Review:

Review: Trencarrow Secret

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Title: 

Trencarrow Secret

Author: 

Anita Davison

Release Date:

June 2011

Publisher:

MuseItUp Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 94,000

Purchase Links:  

MuseItUp Publishing

Author's Website:

http://thedisorganisedauthor.blogspot.com/

Description:  

Isabel Hart is afraid of two things, the maze at Trencarrow where she got lost as a young child, and the lake where her brother David saved her from drowning in a boating accident.

With her twenty-first birthday and the announcement of her engagement imminent, Isabel decides it is time for her to face her demons and ventures into the maze. There she sees something which will alter her perceptions of herself and her family forever.

Isabel’s widowed aunt joins the house party, where her cousin confides she is in love with an enigmatic young man who surely cannot be what he pretends, for he is surely too dashing for homely Laura?

When Henry, Viscount Strachan and his mother arrives, ostensibly to use her ball as an arena for finding a wife, Isabel is determined not to like him.

As more secrets are revealed, Isabel doubts she has chosen the right man, although her future fiancé has more vested in this marriage than Isabel realizes and has no intention of letting her go easily.

Will Isabel be able to put her preconceptions of marriage behind her and take charge of her own life, or is she destined to be controlled by others forever?

Laura'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

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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: 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: The Brat

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Title: 

The Brat

Author: 

Sherry Gloag

Release Date:

October 1, 2010

Publisher:

The Wild Rose Press

Word Count:

approx. 72,000

Purchase Links:  

The Wild Rose Press

Amazon

Author's Website:

http://www.sherrygloag.com/

Description:  

Gina Williams has a secret and prays it is buried with her childhood persecutor, Anna Kouvaris, as discovery will ruin her reputation as a famous children’s author. She soon discovers the son, Ben Kouvaris, new owner of her publishing company, has uncovered her past and is making demands. Will he ruin her career if she doesn’t comply?

Ben Kouvaris is blown away by the unknown beauty at his estranged mother's funeral, and when his father demands he marry immediately to secure the family business, he knows just who he wants as his temporary bride. But can Ben persuade Gina to trust him?

Laura’s Review:

Review: Eat Me Up

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Title: 

Eat Me Up

Author:
Amarinda Jones

Release Date:
February 11, 2011

Publisher:
Evernight Publishing

Word Count:
approx. 14,000

Purchase Links:
Evernight Publishing

Author's Website:
http://amarindajones.blogspot.com/

Description:

When Victoria O’Connell travels to meet her long time pen pal, the last thing she expects is to find herself as the star of a porn movie. Yes, the sex was amazing but a girl likes to know when she’s being filmed.

Shane and Lucas need Victoria for their own movie. She’s appalled yet intrigued at their proposition. Good girls don’t screw strangers. But then Victoria never said she was good.  

Joey’s Review:

Review: Anchored: Belonging Book One

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Title: 

Anchored: Belonging Book One

Author: 

Rachel Haimowitz

Release Date:

January 17, 2011

Publisher:

Noble Romance

Word Count:

approx. 44,000

Purchase Links:  

Noble Romance

Amazon

Author's Website:

http://www.rachelhaimowitz.com/

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Description:  

Network news anchor Daniel Halstrom is at the top of his field, but being at the bottom of the social ladder—being a slave—makes that hard to enjoy. Especially when NewWorld Media, the company who's owned him since childhood, decides to lease him on evenings and weekends to boost their flagging profits.

Daniel's not stupid; he knows there's only one reason a man would pay so much for what little free time he has, and it's got nothing to do with his knowledge of current events. But he's never been made to serve like that before, and he fears he won't survive the experience with his sanity intact.

He finds himself in the home of Carl Whitman, a talk show host whose words fail him time and again when it comes to ordering Daniel to bed. Daniel knows what Carl wants, but it seems as if Carl isn't willing to take it, and Daniel's not willing to give it freely. His recalcitrance costs him dearly, but with patience and some hard-won understanding, love just might flourish where once there'd been only fear and pain. Can Carl become the anchor in Daniel's turbulent life, or will he end up the weight that sinks his slave for good? 

Laura's Review:

Review: Spoils of War

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Title: 

Spoils of War

Author: 

Kari Gregg

Release Date:
November 6, 2010
Publisher:

Noble Romance
Word Count:
approx. 22,000

Purchase Links:  

Noble Romance

Amazon

All Romance

Author's Website:

http://www.KariGregg.com

Description:  

Enslaved during the invasion of the rival King of Herra, Micah cut off his emotions and adapted to his new life in servitude. Xerxes, the Herran King, abuses his captive to keep the neighboring kingdom of Alekia under
his yoke, but after Micah nearly dies when plague sweeps Herra, the Alekian King sends Eli to bring his beloved son home.

Institutionalized by his slavery, unable to cope with his freedom, Micah seeks to please the new master he's found in Eli throughout their harrowing journey to a homeland he no longer remembers. Eli protects the
young man and introduces Micah to the pleasures denied him as a prisoner.

Will Micah accept his noble birthright when they reach Alekia, and more importantly, can he accept Eli as the devoted slave his father has given him rather than the master he's come to love?

Laura’s Review:

Review: The Cruiserweight

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Title: 

The Cruiserweight

Author: 

L. Anne Carrington
Word Count:
approx. 93,000

Purchase Links:  

Amazon
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Author's Website:

http://www.lannecarrington.com/

Description: 

In this punchy, romantic take on the wrestling world where only some of the physical contact takes place in the ring, sports journalist Karen Montgomery has been following for years the career of Brett Kerrigan, one of the smallest cruiserweight wrestlers in the business, and can recall in detail every bout he has ever fought, recognizing his outstanding skills as a wrestler and his intuitive flair for entertaining the crowd.

She has even written an award-winning article about him. Now she desperately wants to meet him. One night, after many failed attempts to reach him, she looks up to find him standing right there in front of her. They get talking and they immediately hit it off.

However, as they become involved and grow ever-closer, Brett loses his contract and must strike out on his own. Will their relationship survive the pressures on both of them, their differences in ages, and the other women in Brett’s life?

Or will one of them decide they are not the ideal tag-team after all?

Ben’s Review: