Hero: Duncan Welsh. Lawyer. Extremely uptight and proper. Has anxiety issues. Has OCD issues. (Mandi falls for him hard) Heroine: Raina. Owns the local bar and is a tattoo artist. Takes shit from no one. Gets turned on by the stuffy lawyer who keeps stopping by her bar to have drinks. "How long have you wanted this?" he murmured, lips teasing her damp skin. "Wanted what?" "My hands on your body." She shivered. "Since maybe the third time you showed up at my bar. When I Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... B+ review - Last Hit: Reloaded by Jen Frederick and Jessica Clare (suspense/tori) B+ review - Once Upon a Rose by Laura Florand (contemporary/mandi) B review - Trade Me by Courtney Milan (contemporary/may) B review - The Originals: The Rise by Julie Plec (paranormal/sheena) B review - Beyond Limits by Laura Griffin (suspense/mandi) B review - Risking it All by Tessa Bailey (erotic/mandi) B review - The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy by Julia Quinn Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – January 30th
10. Super Bowl plans? I'm going to my SIL's Parent's house. They have a verra nice bar and tv set-up. I still need to plan my appetizer! 9. Harlequin has announced a new partnership with the Professional Bull Riders (PBR). For the partnership, Harlequin will publish four novels within the new Harlequin series line, Harlequin Pro Bull Riders, that feature actual PBR bull riders on the covers. I don't know anything about PBR but Matt Triplett was just on my local radio station Continue Reading
Review: Risking It All by Tessa Bailey
Risking It All by Tessa Bailey (Crossing the Line #1) Contemporary Romance Released: January 27, 2015 Entangled Reviewed by Mandi I was really happy to see that this book is a full length, unlike the category length this author sometimes publishes. We get to spend more time with the hero and heroine and really learn their story. And what a fun story it is. Sera Newsome was a nurse but after her police officer brother was murdered in south Brooklyn, she became a cop in his honor. She Continue Reading
Winners!
The winners of a signed copy of Risking it All by Tessa Bailey are: Elaine G AmandaS Sophia D All winners have been emailed. Thanks to Tessa Bailey for hosting the giveaway! Continue Reading
Review: Beyond Limits by Laura Griffin
Beyond Limits by Laura Griffin (Tracers #8) Released: January 27, 2015 Romantic Suspense Pocket Books Reviewed by Mandi Laura Griffin can write really good suspense. In previous books I've read, her bad guys are BAD. Her heroes and heroines are smart and the books are always action-packed. My one complaint has always been the lack of romance. There is always a HEA, but the road to romance is not always super sexy or detailed. I've actually skipped her last couple because reviews have Continue Reading
Win Tickets to Fifty Shades of Grey on Today Event!
Today I have two tickets to give away for a screening of Fifty Shades of Grey with the Today Show on Friday, February 6th. The screening will take place in NYC at the Ziegfield Theater at 7:30am. Cast and filmmakers will be in attendance. I'm going to select a winner on Saturday morning. The winner will have to provide both names of the people going - the winner doesn't have to attend- I just need to know the names of who will be attending. Government-issued IDs will be required at Continue Reading
Review: Once Upon a Rose by Laura Florand
Once Upon a Rose by Laura Florand (La Vie en Roses #1) Released: January 2015 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: He bent his head to her ear. "Unzip your dress." She shivered. "Oh, God, if you growl like that..." "Unzip it," he growled. Oh that growl - I think I could actually hear Matt growling all throughout this book. The start of a new series from Laura Florand, she moves out of the kitchens and into the valley of France. Matt is heir to Continue Reading
Feature: Fire Me Up by Kimberly Kincaid
Teagan O’Malley can handle a crisis. She’s a paramedic, it’s her job. But she never expected to land in the kitchen of her father’s pub, with no notice, no cash, and no room for error. The kitchen is not her favorite place. Lucky for her, she just scraped a bad-boy chef off the pavement after a motorcycle accident—and something about him says he can turn up the heat in more ways than one. Adrian Holt has had a rough few years, and he’s not eager to get tangled up in anything more Continue Reading
Smex Scene……Monday! With a Giveaway!
NYPD detective Seraphia Newsom will avenge her brother’s death at any cost. Even if it means insinuating herself into a rough, Brooklyn street gang and going so far undercover, she’s not sure she’ll be able to get out. Every minute she spends in their midst means the clock ticking down on her life, especially when she overhears something that could get her killed. Bowen Driscol is the heir to a crime enterprise. He never asked for the job, but with his father behind bars, he has no choice but Continue Reading