Review: The Werewolf Prince and I

by Marian Tee
Rating:1/5

Broke, nerdy, and self-confessed wimp Misty Wall leads a ho-hum life as a Grammar Nazi intern, which of course earns her feelings of hate-at-first-sight from her colleagues at Ze Morgue, a.ka. Moretti Inc.'s Administration Department. Misty has always wished for something exciting to spice up her boring-with-a-capital-B existence, but she never thought it would come in the form of a gorgeous six-foot-plus billionaire. The world knows him as Domenico Moretti, the ruthless, cunning, and aloof CEO of Moretti, Inc, a.k.a. her boss. Gifts of (mis)fortune come in threes, they say, and it’s certainly the case with Misty, whose life is turned upside-down by Domenico Moretti’s three shocking revelations. One, he’s a werewolf (who’s also a prince). Two, he wants her in his bed – him, the guy who actually had to file a TRO against an obsessive supermodel. And three, he has a proposition she never – and she means never – ever sees coming.

I have a special loathing for this book. I wanted to DNF it at several points and only the unavoidable lack of ANYTHING else to read made me finish it. At no point was I able to immerse myself in it as it was either ridiculous, cliché or just dumb far too often.

Review: The Boy Recession

By Flynn Meaney
Rating: 4/5

Where have all the boys gone? The population of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, is shrinking as families move to cities and towns with greener pastures, and the local high school is hurting: nearly all of the area's most eligible guys have moved or transferred schools. With little competition, the remaining boys find their stocks on the rise, and even the most unlikely candidates have a good chance at making the team and getting the girl. Guitar-strumming slacker Hunter Fahrenbach has made an art of blending into the background, but now desperate coaches are recruiting him and popular girls are noticing his scruffy good looks. With a little help, Hunter might even by boyfriend material... Down-to-earth Kelly Robbins has a simple wish for her junior year: "one normal, nice boy to crush on." Kelly and Hunter have always been friends, but is there something more to their platonic relationship? And can Kelly overcome the odds? After all, dating is hard enough without a four-to-one ratio

I picked up Bloodthirsty last year and despite hoping for a sequel featuring Luke pretending to be a werewolf (please?), this is not about that at all.

Review: The Chocolate Kiss

by Laura Florand
Rating: 4/5

The Heart of Paris Welcome to La Maison des Sorcières. Where the window display is an enchanted forest of sweets, a collection of conical hats delights the eye and the habitués nibble chocolate witches from fanciful mismatched china. While in their tiny blue kitchen, Magalie Chaudron and her two aunts stir wishes into bubbling pots of heavenly chocolat chau. But no amount of wishing will rid them of interloper Philippe Lyonnais, who has the gall to open one of his world famous pastry shops right down the street. Philippe's creations seem to hold a magic of their own, drawing crowds of beautiful women to their little isle amidst the Seine, and tempting even Magalie to venture out of her ivory tower and take a chance, a taste. . .a kiss. Parisian princesses, chocolate witches, pâtissier princes and sweet wishes--an enchanting tale of amour et chocolat.

This is the second in the chocolate series. Unlike the novella and the first book, this features two french protagonists, not and American and a French chocolatier. Also a change of pace is that Phillipe Lyonnais is just a pâtissier (pastry chef) and not a chocolatier. In this book Magalie Chaudron is the "chocolatier".

Magalie helps her aunts run La Maison de Sorcières, a chocolate store on Île Saint-Louis, a wealthy island in the middle of Paris, near the Notre Dame. Phillipe has decided to open up a new store on the same street as La Maison de Sorcières.

The real sparks fly when Maggie marches into Phillipe's kitchen and threatens the new store. Phillipe offers her a macaron, for which he is known, and she refuses. In turn, when Maggie offers some of their famous chocolat chaud (hot chocolate, but the french sounds more delicious) he refuses. This results in an epic and sexy battle of wills where neither side will give in over the tasting of the other's specialty.

I really loved that Phillipe knew what he wanted (a permanent relationship) and went after Maggie with everything he had. It was a nice change that not only did Maggie have the commitment issues, something rarely done in romances, but it was well written. You saw the reasons for the issues she had before they were in a relationship. Phillipe is a sexy sexy beast. The relationship and food is all so well written you'll be craving a hot chocolate, and a Phillipe of your own.
Another aspect that is really lovely and subtle is the magic of La Maison de Sorcières, not just the magic of their beautiful window decorations (although yum) but the real magic of the way Geneviève, Aja and Magalie run the teashop. The way they take the "princesses" looking for a little magic and wish them to get backbones.

I really liked that we saw Slyvain and Cade (of The Chocolate Thief fame) again, Phillipe bakes for their wedding. Also Elle's blog (All's Fair In Love And Chocolate from the Kiss the Bride anthology) is briefly mentioned if not Simon or Elle.

I could spend forever just thinking of new things that I liked about this book, but the bottom line is it is a lovely well-written romance set in France. If that isn't enough for you, then you are heartless. Definite recommendations on this book and the previous in the series. And wait with me until June, for the next book, The Chocolate Touch.

**I received this book as an ARC from Kensington via NetGalley**

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Review: It’s All Greek To Me

by Katie MacAlister

Rating: 9/10

This Greek god is about to meet his goddess… When Eglantine “Harry” Knight sets off to Greece at the last minute to step in as manager of a friend’s touring band, the last thing she expects is to meet a billionaire Greek playboy. Iakovos Papaioannou is perfection on every level, except for his unpronounceable name. And Harry can’t stop herself from falling hard and fast for him. Iakovos knew his sister hired her favorite band to perform at her birthday party, he’s just not sure where this six-foot-tall, wild-haired, tempestuous woman fits in, or how she’s already ended up in his bed—and in his heart. Harry is so not his type. She’s as infuriating as she is intriguing, and she can’t keep her hands off his butt. But she just may be the woman who knocks him off the world’s most eligible bachelor list for good…

Eglantine "Harry" Knight is asked by a friend to go and manage a band in Greece.

Iakovos Papaioannou is a real-estate billionaire and he owns the island that the band are performing on, and it's his sisters birthday that they are playing at.