Sandy M’s review of Secrets to Seducing a Scot (Highland Knaves, Book 2) by Michelle Marcos Historical Romance published by St. Martin’s 2 Aug 11 I’ve obviously had this book for a while.     For some reason I just didn’t pick it up until recently. While it’s not a story that wows you to no [...]

Sandy M’s review of The Wolf Who Loved Me (The Wolf Who Loved Me Trilogy, Book 1) by Lydia Dare Historical Paranormal Romance published by Sourcebooks Casablanca 1 Apr 12 With this new spin-off trilogy, Lydia Dare is giving readers more of her werewolves with the Hadley brothers, three rakes who get into trouble every [...]

It’s books like these that leave me in awe of authors who write category romance. Their stories are tight, concise, and to the point, weaving in romance and emotion. A very difficult task at times, I have a feeling. HelenKay Dimon packs a huge punch in this romantic suspense with Deputy Sheriff Jonas Porter who [...]

Thank you for the opportunity to chat with you today. I always love visiting TGTBTU. I love romantic suspense, which likely isn’t a secret. I write erotic shorts, contemporaries without suspense, and am about to try some other romance subgenres, but romantic suspense has long been a favorite.

Sandy M’s review of When She Wasn’t Looking by HelenKay Dimon Romantic Suspense published by Harlequin Intrigue 1 May 12 I need to make it a point to read HelenKay Dimon more often. I enjoyed every darned bit of this story, especially the hero, Jonas Porter. From his name to his demons to his job [...]

Sandy M’s review of Tempted by Her Innocent Kiss by Maya Banks Contemporary Romance published by Harlequin Desire 6 Mar 12 Every chance I get, I read Maya Banks. So I was happy to pick up her Harlequin Desire, Tempted by Her Innocent Kiss. While it doesn’t satisfy as much as Ms. Banks’ romantic suspense [...]

I tire of reading erotic very quickly. Mostly because it seems to be the same story over and over again. More fucking than content or emotion. I’d like some story with my sex, please. I’m very happy – happy! – to tell you Joely Sue Burkhart does that and more. Yours to Take is a [...]

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Sandy M’s review of Yours to Take (The Connaghers, Book 3) by Joely Sue Burkhart Erotic Romance published by Samhain 8 May 12 I don’t know about all of you, but when it comes to erotic romance, I read a lot of so-so books before I find a few gems that are truly worth the [...]

A wanna-be demon who needs her last soul to finally acquire demon status and an angel cowboy whose mission is to save the demon’s soul, to give her another chance at life. What they don’t count on is the heat…the smoke…the fire when they touch, kiss, love. Destiny and Chance are at cross purposes at [...]

Destiny Carter was six years old when she had the first inkling that her life wouldn’t be a fairy tale. That was the day her mother left her in a grocery store and never came back. Destiny was right, her life went downhill from there. Bad foster homes, bad boyfriends, and really, really bad choices. [...]

Sandy M’s review of Where There’s Smoke by Karen Kelley Paranormal Erotic Romance published by Sourcebooks Casablanca 1 May 12 This is actually my first Karen Kelley book. I like the premise of the story, so thought it would be a good book to review. While I like the handsome and immortal cowboy hero – [...]

Sandy M’s review of Angel’s End (Angel’s End Series, Book 1) by Cindy Holby Western Historical Inspirational Romance published by Berkley 1 May 12 I’ve been in a cowboy mood for a while now, so every book that comes my way that has a cowboy hero, I’ve been more than happy to delve right in. [...]

Sandy M’s review of Werewolf in Seattle (Wild About You, Book 4) by Vicki Lewis Thompson Paranormal Romance published by Signet 3 Apr 12 I’ve really enjoyed reading Vicki Lewis Thompson’s paranormals, and she continues with her Wild About You series with a gentle and sensitive alpha werewolf who gets an attitude adjustment in his [...]

Sandy M’s review of Sierra Falls (Sierra Falls, Book 1) by Veronica Wolff Contemporary Romance published by Berkley 3 Apr 12 I’ve read a few of Veronica Wolff’s historicals and time travel romances, some which worked for me and some which didn’t. So I was excited to see her try her hand at contemporary romance. [...]