Hello friends. Can you believe that a week ago today we were all anticipating our Thanksgiving dinner? Time is just flying by. My daughter was home from college and insisted that we start decorating for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving. She was all excited, bugged her Dad all day to get everything down from the loft in the garage. So he did, and she worked on things for about 20 minutes and gave up. So, as usual, everything falls to me. I’ve got the tree partially Continue Reading
Archives for November 2018
Sheena’s Smexy Snapshots! A Holiday by Gaslight & The Duke That I Marry.
A Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews The holiday books are here! In abundance! Quick, someone give me a rec, I've been bitten by the Yuletide Love Bug! To feed the holiday romance monkey on my back, I took a chance on a new to me author with a catchy title, A Holiday by Gaslight. I mean you can't get more smexy season's greetings than "Holiday" right smack dab in the title. My leap of faith paid off because the novella was such a nice slow burn that I, oh she of rapid reading, took my Continue Reading
Sheena’s Wistful/Wanton Wednesday!
Like Virginia, Wednesdays are for lovers! And in the spirit of lovers, this week's feature may seem....unconventional in some ways. Today's excerpts are from CM (Cara) McKenna's dark hit, Badger. Nearly twelve months sober, Adrian Birch feels like a nobody. But when her wrist is broken in a hit-and-run accident, she’s avenged by the Badger, a secretive street vigilante. Instantly obsessed, Adrian takes to staging suicide and constructing chance meetings to get his attention. Their resulting Continue Reading
Feature: Christmas Lane by Amy Aislin
Thank you for joining me to celebrate the release of my newest m/m contemporary romance, Christmas Lane, and thank you to Smexy Books for having me today! If you’ve never read my books—or even if you have—here’s a fun fact: most of them are set in a small town. The Play of His Life, As Big As the Sky, and Ballerina Dad are all set in my hometown of Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Picture Winter is set mostly in Toronto, but with parts in the town of Puslinch, Ontario. On the Ice: the fictional Continue Reading
Review: The Other Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
The Other Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn Rokesbys #3 Historical Romance November 20, 2018 by Avon Favorite Quote: He had made her happy, and that made him happy. Reviewed by Angela The Other Miss Bridgerton is the third installment of The Rokesbys, a prequel series featuring the previous generation of Bridgertons and their closest friends and neighbors, the Rokesbys. I loved the first book in the series, Because of Miss Bridgerton, felt kind of iffy about the second book, The Girl Continue Reading
Angela’s Monday Mornings
What I read: Seasons of Sorcery by Jennifer Estep, Grace Draven, Amanda Bouchet, and Jeffe Kennedy Fantasy Anthology November 13, 2018 by Brightlynx Publishing Winter's Web by Jennifer Estep This novella is part of the Elemental Assassins series and features Gin Blanco aka The Spider. Gin and crew are headed to the Ren Faire appropriately named Winter's Web. They are there because Owen won tickets, which somehow turned into them each volunteering their services. But what is supposed to Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE DUKE by Janna MacGregor (On sale 11/27) Time stood suspended as he catalogued her every move. Inch by inch, she massaged his skin with her hands like an artist learning every muscle, sinew, and bone. Her gentle movements should have relaxed him but had the opposite effect. It caused a hunger like no other. She leaned closer and imprisoned him with her familiar fragrance of lavender. He couldn’t escape if his life depended on it. Thank God for small miracles. Continue Reading
Christmas Gift Guide From Sourcebooks!
Christmas Gift Guide Roundup Mistletoe in Texas Gift this to: Anyone who loves all things Texas or rodeo, and fans of second chance romance Suggested gift pairing: A cute Texas cookie cutter, or a bag of Texas Pecan coffee for a warm and authentic treat. (Because a horse won’t fit under the Continue Reading
Sheena’s Wickedly Wanton Wednesday!
It’s the most smuttiest daaay of the weeeeeek! Happy Hump Day Smexy guys and gals! With all the holiday planning and strategic Black Friday Christmas shopping planning, it was soo nice to escape a little and indulge in a little (drum roll) alieeeeeen Sci-Fi smut! Lucky for me, the planets aligned and Angela was at the ready with what turned out to be a super fun and sexy rec, Toxic Desire by Robin Lovett. Nemona can’t believe she’s crash landed on the planet Fyrian with the brooding, Continue Reading
Review: Better Not Pout by Annabeth Albert
Better Not Pout by Annabeth Albert Released: November 12, 2018M/M RomanceCarina Press Reviewed by Mandi First, let me say - there is actual holiday stuff in this "holiday" romance. How many times have I read a holiday romance, with the holiday cover and title, and then be left with MAYBE one snowfall or one mention of a Christmas dinner??? Too many times to count! Better Not Pout has a hero wearing a santa suit! Thanksgiving! Lots of snow! An elf! Christmas presents! It got me in the Continue Reading