Born into a long line of spies, sanctioned killers and covert weapons developers, Beth Faraday carried out her first hit-for-hire when she was still a teenager. That part of her life—the American spy royalty part—ended one year ago, with a job gone wrong in Afghanistan. The collateral damage she caused with a single shot was unfathomable and, for Beth, unforgivable. She's worked hard to build a new life for herself, far away from the family business. But someone, somewhere, hasn't forgotten Continue Reading
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Review: Cover Your Eyes by Mary Burton
Cover Your Eyes by Mary Burton Mystery Suspense/Romance E book, 416 pages November 4, 2014 Zebra Books Reviewed by Tori Public defender Rachel Wainwright struggles to right a wrong when she takes a pro bono case from decades ago. Her client was accused of killing a beautiful singer and has sat in prison for 30 years. Rachel feels DNA evidence will exonerate her client but there are people out there who don’t want the case reopened. Detective Deke Morgan’s father was the detective Continue Reading
Review: Merciless by Mary Burton
Merciless by Mary Burton Romantic Suspense January 25, 2011 Paperback, 416 Pages Zebra Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I did my job very well Detective. If you had done yours better we wouldn’t be here.” Dead prostitutes don’t even send a ripple through the city’s crime beat but when a vicious killer makes his presence known by taking the life of an actress, Detective Deacon Garrison and Detective Malcolm Kier are once again pulled back into the deep and disturbed mind of a Continue Reading
Review: Senseless by Mary Burton
Senseless by Mary Burton Romantic Suspense January 1, 2011 Paperback, 416 Pages Zebra Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “She thought for a moment he would reject her. She wondered if she could bear the rejection.” Eva Rayburn lost 10 years of her life when she was convicted of murder. But she has served her time and now just wants to get on with her life. But when the business she works for is set ablaze and a dead body is found; the crime scene is eerily reminiscent of the very Continue Reading
Review: Unexpected Rush by Jaci Burton
Review: Unexpected Rush by Jaci Burton Series: Play by Play, #11 Contemporary Romance Released: February 16, 2016 Berkley Reviewed by Sheena For Barrett Cassidy, playing defense for the Tampa Hawks is a dream come true. And now he may have discovered his dream woman. Harmony Evans, once the sweet, gawky teenage sister of his best friend and teammate has grown into a smart, gorgeous woman with moves he finds hard to resist. But he knows he can’t get involved with his best friend’s Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
I've been slacking on the deals posts the last couple of weeks and I'm sorry. I threw in a couple more deals than I usually do to make up for it. Don’t miss this thrilling and suspenseful second chance romance, book one in a fan-favorite paranormal detective series from Jenn Burke.Dying isn’t what it used to be.Wes Cooper was dead. Then he wasn’t—though he’s not exactly alive, either. As an immortal not-ghost, he can transition between this world and the otherplane, which makes him the Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
In this thrilling and suspenseful fantasy set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Others series, an inn owner and her shape-shifting lodger find themselves enmeshed in danger and dark secrets. Human laws do not apply in the territory controlled by the Others--vampires, shape-shifters, and even deadlier paranormal beings. And this is a fact that humans should never, ever forget.... After her divorce, Vicki DeVine took over a rustic resort near Lake Silence, in a human town that Continue Reading
Helyce’s Thursday Thoughts
My slump has officially ended-for the time being anyway. I don’t think my review for Winter Cottage does the book justice--but I always struggle with reviewing books that I’ve really enjoyed. It’s so difficult NOT to say too much and give it all away. So I censor myself and feel like I’m not giving the story it’s true props! I think this story would make a fantastic movie for Hallmark or Lifetime. And, interesting piece of information--Mary Ellen Taylor is Mary Burton, which I didn’t learn Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... A review - Exposed by Fate by Tessa Bailey (erotic/sheena) B+ review - Blamed by Edie Harris (suspense/mandi) B+ review - Dirty Rowdy Thing by Christina Lauren (erotic/mandi) B review - Cover Your Eyes by Mary Burton (suspense/Tori) B review - Heart of Fire by Robin D Owens (science fiction/tori) C+ review - Rocky Mountain Romance by Vivian Arend (contemporary/helyce) C review - Edge of Betrayal by Shannon Butcher (suspense/sheena) C- review - The Shocking Secret Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... A review - A Bollywood Affair by Sonali Dev (contemporary/mandi) A/B+ joint review - Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews (urban fantasy/tori/mandi) B+ review - Maybe This Christmas by Sarah Morgan (contemporary/mandi) B review - Gray Bishop by Kelly Meade (urban fantasy/tori) B review - Archangel's Shadow by Nalini Singh (paranormal/mandi) C+ review - Seventh Grave and No Body by Darynda Jones (urban fantasy/tori) C review - He's No Prince Charming by Elle Daniels Continue Reading