Thunder Road by Sierra Dean Series: Rain Chaser, #1 Urban Fantasy July 26, 2016 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I was the Godzilla to their Tokyo.” Tallulah Corentine has been waiting years for the fabulous life she was promised by her parents when they gave her to the Gods at age seven. Born as one of the “chosen ones,” Tallulah has powers and some benefits as a cleric to Seth, the Storm God, but knows she is nothing more than an indentured servant. Getting on the Continue Reading
Archives for July 2016
July Mini Reviews
Tori's Reviews: Wild Ride by Chantal Fernando Romance Contemporary/Novella C+ Wild Ride is the 4.5 installment in the Fernando’s Wind Dragon MC series and fans are pleased to see it is the elusive Talen’s story. Talen is the president of the Wild Men MC; a rival club of the Wind Dragons. Though the MCs don’t get along, his relationship to a Wind Dragon brother and another member’s girlfriend complicates the situation. Content to stay in the background, trying to keep his MC on the Continue Reading
Review: The Good Fight by Julianna Keyes
The Good Fight by Julianna Keyes (Time Served #3) Publication Date: July 25, 2016 Contemporary Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Kini Blurb: I was born a fighter. You had to be, to survive in Camden. Lucky for me, I loved it. The thrill, the pain, the glory. Until one night things went too far and I almost lost my ticket out. So I swore off fighting. Never again. No matter how much I wanted it. I went to college. Got a degree. A job on Wall Street. Yet I still wasn't smart enough Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Noah. Tycoon. Super-Soldier. Has abilities more than the normal man. Heroine: Caro. Falsely accused of murder. Hiding out. Passing the time by doing naughty things with a certain tycoon... He pulled her into a ravenous kiss. The universe had distilled itself to this intersection of space and time, this room, this man. This kiss, charged with worshipful hunger. Her own hunger roared up to answer it. She clung, melting, craving his heat, his strength. Her nails slid Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... A- review - Wanderlust by Roni Loren (sheena) B+ review - Steadfast by Sarina Bowen (mandi) B+ review - One Minute to Midnight by Nico Rosso (mandi) B review - Broken Prince by Erin Watt (tori) B review - Where the Wild Things Bite by Molly Harper (tori) B- review - The Angels' Share by JR Ward (tori) C+ review - Cream of the Crop by Alice Clayton (kini) C review - The Emperor's Arrow by Lauren D.M. Smith (mandi) D review - Racing to You by Robin Lovett Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – July 22
10. #NOPE. well I'm in love with whoever is manning the @WstonesOxfordSt account. Be still my actual beating heart. — Victoria (@VictoriaOB_) November 20, 2012 @WstonesOxfordSt pffft. Book nerds > dreamboats. #girlfacts — Victoria (@VictoriaOB_) November 20, 2012 9. This romance story is the cutest!! The above tweet actually led the woman to meet the man behind the Waterstone's bookstore - and they went on a date and now they just got married! It's adorkable! You can read Continue Reading
Review: The Angels’ Share by J.R. Ward
The Angels’ Share by J.R. Ward Series: The Bourbon Kings, #2 Literary Fiction/Family Saga Releases: July 26, 2016 NAL Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I’m so honored to be on a list that no doubt will be as exclusive as Wikipedia.” The Bradford’s troubles are just beginning. The Bradfords are the creme de la creme of Kentucky society and bourbon but their stock is sinking faster than the titanic. Reeling from the apparent suicide of their patriarch, William Bradford, they are Continue Reading
Review: Where The Wild Things Bite by Molly Harper
Where The Wild Things Bite by Molly Harper Series: Half Moon Hollow, #5 Paranormal Romance July 26, 2016 Pocket Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: If there’s a lesson you can take from vampires, it’s “take what resources you can, when you can, even if it’s in a less than ethical manner.” We call this “survival of the sneakiest.” The fifth installment in Molly Harper’s silly, sexy, and adorably addictive Half Moon Hollow series will leave readers cheering and laughing out loud at Continue Reading
Review: Broken Prince by Erin Watt
Broken Prince by Erin Watt Series: The Royals, #2 Romance Contemporary/YA Releases: July 25, 2016 Self Published Reviewed by Tori These Royals will ruin you… From wharf fights and school brawls to crumbling lives inside glittery mansions, one guy tries to save himself. Reed Royal has it all—looks, status, money. The girls at his elite prep school line up to date him, the guys want to be him, but Reed never gave a damn about anyone but his family until Ella Harper walked into his Continue Reading
Review: The Emperor’s Arrow by Lauren D.M. Smith
The Emperor's Arrow by Lauren D.M. Smith Released: July 18, 2016 Fantasy Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi When I saw that this debut author was the winner of the 2015 So You Think You Can Write contest sponsored by Harlequin, I was excited to try it. I also love to try fantasy romance and this one seemed to fit the bill. I initially loved the world and the heroine - but by the end of the book, I had many frustrations. Evony is our heroine and she is an Amazzi warrior. She comes Continue Reading