Pretty When They Collide by Rhiannon Frater (Pretty When She Dies #0.5) Self-Published (March 2013) Ebook, 145 pages Urban Fantasy A beautiful, brave Dhamphir with a weakness for stunning blondes sets out to rescue the damsel in distress who is also a rare full blooded witch, but the master vampire Frank loves his little witchy slave and will not let her go without a fight. Pretty When They Collide is a spin off from the main Pretty When She Dies series using two characters that were introduced in Pretty When…

Fangirl by Angel Lawson Self-Published (July 2012) Ebook, 303 pages Contemporary Romance This was a freebie on Amazon Kindle and I *thought* it would be some zombie book and therefore would have fitted into the zombie event we had back in November. I was wrong, but rather than be completely disappointed, this book was an enjoyable little romance. There are a lot of “What if’s” in the book and the author manages to write in such away that you are experiencing the events that the main character, Ruby, is going through….

Pretty When She Kills by Rhiannon Frater (Pretty When She Dies Series #2) Self-Published (Sept 2012) Kindle, 278 pages | Urban Fantasy Pretty When She Kills is the second book in the Pretty When She Dies series and it’s better than the first. Back in the dark bloody world with Amaliya and Cian, who after killing their maker The Summoner, should be able to expect a little peace. A vampire’s world is anything but peaceful, especially when Amaliya is also a necromancer and wanted by Santos, Cian’s closest rival who wants…

The Book of the Forsaken (The Game #1) by Yannis Karatsioris Createspace (July 2012) Paperback, 304 pages Fantasy, Young Adult A sarcastic storyteller traps three characters in his web in order to get hold of a special book. Daniel, Cassidy and Igor are three unique individuals, considered outcasts for different reasons. They are about to meet and stick together, as coincidences and forced situations lead them to a journey all around Europe. As everyone is after the Book of the Forsaken, the coming Game is about to take place on the dark…

All I Want for Christmas is You by Lisa Mondello (Fate with a Helping Hand #1) | Self-Published (Aug 2011) Kindle, 200 pages | Contemporary Romance All I Want for Christmas is You opens to a little girl Kristen sitting on Santa’s knee asking for a daddy for Christmas. This Santa is unlike any Santa you’ve ever met as he wants to help this little girl get a daddy. I want to meet a Santa like this, one who can make the impossible possible. Santa turns out to be Kyle, a single, young, good looking,…

Guardian of Fate by L. J. Kentowski (Fate #1)  Self-Published (Dec 2011) Kindle, 302 pages Paranormal Romance There are demons on earth that will have your soul if they cause an accident resulting in your death, to try to stop these demons harvesting more souls the angels have sent human guardians to interfere, trying to prevent the accidents from happening. Cassandra (Cassie) is one of these Guardians and the main protagonist of Guardian of Fate, which is written from her point of view. Shadows were immortal demons from a place…

Mr Real by Carolyn Crane (Code of Shadows #1) Self-published (Oct 2012) Ebook, 360 pages Paranormal Romance Mr Real lives up to the saying ‘be careful what you wish for’ and it’s unfortunate that Alix hadn’t thought of that before she ordered herself up the fictional character Sir Kendall. Alix discovers the hard way that she has inherited more from her aunt than just a nice house. Within her aunt’s belongings is a computer programme that allows her to select an image from the internet and voila, twenty four hours later…

Sleight of Hand (Bite Back #1) by Mark Henwick Self-published (Aug 2012) | Ebook, 327 pages Urban Fantasy Guest Reviewer: Lee Sleight of Hand follows Amber Farrell, Denver private investigator and ex-member of Army special ops. Amber is having a rough week. She solves a case that inadvertently puts her at odds with a high profile drug trafficking network and then takes on a new case from the wealthy and powerful Jenny Kingslund, who seems to have a lot of enemies – all this while spying on the Athanate community of…

A DELIGHTFUL ARRANGEMENT (The Gentlemen Next Door #1) by Cecilia Gray PUBLISHER: Self-published RELEASE DATE: September 2011 FORMAT: Ebook, 53 pages GENRE: Historical Romance Phillip has a duty to marry Francesca. He has always protected his former neighbor and childhood companion, and now that she is of marriageable age, he will give her what she needs most – a real home where she is welcome and wanted. Unfortunately for him… she is done with being dutiful. After years of being an obedient daughter to a hateful father, Francesca jumps into…

CRIMSON GROVES (Crimson #1) by Ashley Robertson PUBLISHER: Self-published RELEASE DATE: 9th November 2011 FORMAT: Ebook, 282 pages GENRE: Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Abigail Tate was a normal human girl. Until the day Bronx the vampire barges into her life and turns her against her will. Held captive while forced to deal with never ending cravings for blood, Abby prays for a way to escape. Only when an opportunity arises, it’s with the aid of an innocent human named Tyler–except vampires are forbidden to interact with the unbitten. But…

Wild & Steamy (Anthology) by Carolyn Crane, Jill Myles, Meljean Brook Self-Published (Aug 2011) Kindle Edition, 119 pages Paranormal & Steampunk Romance KITTEN-TIGER & THE MONK by Carolyn Crane Reviewer: Gemma Reading shorts in an anthology can be a hit or a miss at times. You either have the short stories, which are part of a series that read like they are deleted scenes and you really need to be up-to-date with that series to have a Scooby on what is going on. Or you have the other short stories, that although they…

UNLOCKED by Courtney Milan PUBLISHER: Courtney Milan RELEASE DATE: May 2011 FORMAT: Ebook, 111 pages GENRE: Historical Romance A perpetual wallflower destined for spinsterhood, Lady Elaine Warren is resigned to her position in society. So when Evan Carlton, the powerful, popular Earl of Westfeld, singles her out upon his return to England, she knows what it means. Her former tormenter is up to his old tricks, and she’s his intended victim. This time, though, the earl is going to discover that wallflowers can fight back. Evan has come to regret his…

Beyond Time Series by Elizabeth Marshall Self-Published (2011) Ebook, 105 pages Paranormal Time-Travel Romance Haunting Grace, Changing Grace and Saving Grace are three short stories that together comprise a novella. At the time of writing this review, they are all free to download on Kindle (UK), so I thought I’d give them a whirl. As they are all essentially three parts of one story, I’ve found it easier to review them as one. Each are a quick read, and I read each in the space of an hour. So if…

A Karma Girl Christmas by Jennifer Estep (Bigtime #3.5) Self-published (Sept 2011) Kindle Edition, 91 pages Sci-Fi Romance After reading and enjoying Karma Girl I was really looking forward to meeting Carmen (aka Karma Girl) again and her gorgeous superhero boyfriend Striker. Unfortunately, considering this is meant to be a paranormal romance, there really isn’t much romance. Striker hardly features at all, which was very disappointing, he’s such a hotty. Karma Girl, who is now one of Bigtime’s Fearless Five superheroes, has been asked to look after a bunch of presents…

Karma Girl by Jennifer Estep (Bigtime #1)  Self-Published (July 2011) Kindle Edition, 376 pages Sci-Fi Romance Karma Girl is such a fun book – I really enjoyed it! I haven’t read a paranormal romance with superheroes before, and I thought it was fresh and original. I loved the storyline and the characters. The awful cover you see above does absolutely nothing to portray the entertaining, quirky and original story inside – in this case it’s definitely don’t judge a book by its cover! Our heroine is Carmen, a very likeable…