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OUTLAW'S DELIGHT by Dahlia Rose

Description: When sheriff Simon Boothe is wrongly accused of a crime and sentenced to hang due to the machinations of the most villainous businessman in town, he escapes and flees to a nearby outlaw town. Here, he meets Delight Blue who also has a serious bone to pick with his enemy. The only thing they become more passionate about than revenge is each other.

The Good: Simon and Delight are well … delightful. And Delight makes this book especially worth reading. She's a great example of how...

Mea Culpa [The Owner of His Heart]

Many apologies for the blog silence. Sadly, getting my own book up on Amazon has kept me from blogging about other IR romances. Believe me, I'd much rather be writing and reviewing than promoting, so I'll be just as happy as you when I get back to my normal 3-5 posts a week schedule on Monday.

Meanwhile, if you like IR romance and the work I'm doing here, please consider buying THE OWNER OF HIS HEART on Amazon. It really is the most fun way to "make a donation," and according to early...

STRANGE LITTLE BAND by Nancy Brauer and Vanessa Brooks

Description: Shane and Addison, two brilliant and egotistical psychics fall for each other hard after being brought together by their corporate overlords' breeding program. A tumultuous and tortured love affair, spanning 12 years, ensues.

The Good: STRANGE LITTLE BAND is probably the strangest little IR romance I've ever read, and I really dug it. It's kind of like DR. WHO meets RED DWARF meets Wolfram and Heart (the evil corp from the ANGEL series) meets DAYS OF OUR LIVES. I like(d) all of...

ROCK STAR by Roslyn Hardy Holcomb

Description: When Bryan Spencer, the lead singer of Storm Crow, moves to a small southern town to recover from his best friend's death, he meets Callie Lawson, a bookstore owner who helps him to heal. But can their small town romance survive within the world of his big time career?

The Good: The story is very compelling, and it was so nice to read an IR romance with a hero that leaned beta. Not every author can pull a beta off, but Holcomb does it well, and crafts a very attractive hero in...

SWEET SURRENDER by Nikki Winter

Description: When Brianna Grayson tries to pull a love 'em and leave 'em on her brother-in-law, Dane Halima, she finds out the sexy way that this sheriff won't take no for an answer.

The Good: I love that the heroine is big-boned. And Ms. Winter infuses humor in with her smoking hot sex scenes.

The Bad: I don't mind short and sweet, but I abhor short and underdeveloped.  Unfortunately this was the latter. Ms. Winter gives Brianna a great character profile, but leaves her emotional life and...

SURRENDERING TO SUMMER by Kortny Alexander

Description: When Summer Showers moves to Whispering Mountain for a new job, she takes an offer to stay with her cousins-in-law Dillon, Denver, and Dalton Durden until the remodels on her house are done. Cue the menage quarto!

The Good: Summer is an enthusiastic partner, and the sex scenes are scorching hot with tons of variations. Also, I really loved Summer's job. She's a landscape engineer — how cool!

The Bad: This book is basically a bunch of good ideas with no craft whatsoever. I can see t...

HE'S SO SHY by Lena Matthews

Description: Gillian Foxe thinks her newish co-worker Lennon Wright is way to shy and launches a plan to bring him out of his shell. She couldn't me more incorrect.

The Good: I'm a huge fan of office romances, and the main couple had amazing chemistry. Also, I love when two nice people manage to pull off really hot sex.

The Bad: After a ton of build up, the resolution ends up being so rushed.

The Naughty: Erotic, orgy, workplace sex, sex in public places.

Editing issues: n/a

Publisher: Loose Id

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SAFE by Shara Azod and Raelynn Blue

Description: When Briony's no-good husband is murdered, her now former brother-in-law, Quentin steps in to both claim and protect her.

The Good: Quentin is a balls-to-the-wall kind of hero, very intense, very alpha, and all in from the start. Briony's a very sweet girl, and it's easy to see their attraction for each other, even if we're not there for its genesis. Also, the sex is H.O.T.

The Bad: The story feels a bit rushed in places with emotional arcs like Briony's relationship with her...

STRANDED by Eve Vaughn

Description: After Rafe's divorce, he and his best friend, Grant, decide to find a woman to share as a wife. Just a few weeks and one terrible plane crash later, they find themselves stranded on a deserted island with the vivacious and sexy, India Powers.

The Good: The sex was hot, hot, hot, and the threesome story gets fully explored, both politically and romantically. I also liked that both guys and the heroine were emotionally damaged, as it made me much more invested in the characters.

The...

CRUSH by Crystal Hubbard

Description: When journalist Miranda Penney meets Lucas Fletcher, the lead singer of an internationally-acclaimed rock band sparks ignite. But can Miranda overcome her emotional baggage to receive love?

The Good: This is the first Crystal Hubbard book I ever read and it's one of my favorite romance novels of all time. The writing is not only good but also funny. And the sex scenes are both sweet and fabulous. This book has it all!

The Bad: Like many women, the main character struggles with low ...