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About Mandi

Mandi lives two lives. One at home with a hubs and two boys. Another surrounded by romantic happily ever afters and sometimes if she is feeling daring, a dangerous urban fantasy world. She has collected numerous fictional boyfriends along the way that keep her quite busy. While she has many favorite authors, on her auto-buy list currently are Courtney Milan, Cara McKenna, Ilona Andrews, Nalini Singh, KA Mitchell, Jim Butcher and Kaki Warner....just to name a few.

Guest Review: Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey and Giveaway

May 16, 2012

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Guest Review: Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey and Giveaway

Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey May 29, 2009 Science Fiction/Fantasy Grand Central Publishing Jill Sorenson is back with another review! You guys! I found it. The most awesome book in the universe. SQUEEE!!! This was recommended multiple times in a thread at Smart Bitches. When I saw it at my local library, I snatched it [...]

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Review: Rogues by Ava March

May 15, 2012

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Review: Rogues by Ava March

Rogues by Ava March (Brook Street #3) Historical M/M Romance May 7, 2012 Novella Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Linus Radcliffe and Robert Anderson have been best friends for twenty years. They have built up quite the reputation in London as being rogues. Women flock to them, and they often use and lose them as [...]

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Review: In The Company of Witches by Joey W. Hill

May 14, 2012

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Review: In The Company of Witches by Joey W. Hill

In the Company of Witches by Joey W. Hill (Arcane Shot #2) May 1, 2012 Paranormal Romance Berkley Reviewed by Mandi In the company of witches is book two in Joey Hill’s Arcane Shot series (although it can be read as a stand alone). In book one, we meet Mikhael, the very dark and dominant [...]

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Smex Scene Sunday

May 13, 2012

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Smex Scene Sunday

  Hero: Clay Walker. Architect extraordinaire, looks good without a shirt on, likes to say the word, ‘darlin.’ Heroine: Lacey Armstrong. Single mom who has a dream to build a resort. Has dirty thoughts about the younger architect who won’t leave her alone. “Clay…” She could barely speak, her legs and arms splayed against the [...]

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Weekly Wrap-Up

May 12, 2012

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This is what we talked about at Smexy this week: A review – The Siren by Tiffany Reisz A review – Sunrise Point by Robyn Carr B+ review – Karma by Carly Phillips B review – Rough Ride by Keri Ford B review – Bound to Me by Jocelynn Drake B review  – Wicked Burn [...]

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Smexy’s Top Ten–May 11th

May 11, 2012

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Smexy’s Top Ten–May 11th

  10. Today’s Top Ten is brought to you by David ‘Gander.’ (I make myself snort, it’s true) 9. If you haven’t seen it yet, Kresley Cole released her cover for Shadow’s Claim. This will be the first book in her Dacian series (a spin off of her current Immortals After Dark series.) We meet [...]

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Review: Wicked Burn by Beth Kery

May 9, 2012

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Review: Wicked Burn by Beth Kery

Wicked Burn by Beth Kery Erotic Contemporary Romance May 1, 2012 (re-rerelease) Reviewed by Mandi I’m pretty new to Beth Kery, but after I read Addicted to You written under her pen name, Bethany Kane and discovered how dark and erotic her writing can be, I was eager to try more from her. Wicked Burn [...]

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Review: College Boys by Daisy Harris

May 8, 2012

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Review: College Boys by Daisy Harris

College Boys by Daisy Harris (Men of Holsum College #1) M/M Contemporary Romance, Novella April 9, 2012 College student Chris moves into a single room in the dorm Cooper Hall, after his mother dies. Just tired of being around his roommates who are loud and don’t really understand what he is going through, he feels [...]

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Review: The Siren by Tiffany Reisz

May 8, 2012

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Review: The Siren by Tiffany Reisz

The Siren by Tiffany Reisz Erotic BDSM May 1, 2012 Reviewed by Mandi Note: While I do hide spoilers in this review, the comment section may include discussion of them. Favorite Quote: And although two people can love each other deeply, sometimes love alone doesn’t cut it. We can only sacrifice so much of ourselves [...]

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Review: Rough Ride by Keri Ford

May 7, 2012

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Review: Rough Ride by Keri Ford

Rough Ride by Keri Ford (The Roughnecks #1) May 5, 2012 Contemporary Romance For the past seven months, Lane has been in the small town of Apple Trail, Arkansas helping his two brothers renovate a manor house, in which one of his brothers and girlfriend will eventually move into. Due to his mother’s death and [...]

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