Hero: Drew. College football superstar. All around great guy (seriously one of the best heroes I've read in a long time) Heroine: Anna. Not sure if she wants to fall for the star quarterback. But damn those pesky romance feelings. “Some games are tougher than others. This one was a bitch.” My throat hurts. There’s a black bruise just above his hipbone. I touch it with the very tip of my finger, and he shivers again. Instantly, I draw back. “Does it hurt?” Of course it does. Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... A review - Don't Judge a Book by Scarlet Blackwell (m/m/helyce) B review - Black Rook by Kelly Meade (paranormal/tori) B review - Afternoon Delight by Anne Calhoun (erotic/tori) B review - Private Politics by Emma Barry (contemporary/mandi) B/C review - Harlequin Contemporary Boxed Set (contemporary/mandi) C+ review - Unsuitable Secretary by Maggie Robinson (historical/mandi) C review - Mind Sweeper by AE Jones (paranormal/mandi) D review - Melt for Him by Lauren Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – September 19th
10. I'll blog until my phone arrives in the mail. And then I'll forget all about you. 9. Amazon has announced a new Kindle! The Kindle Voyage is the first e-reader to feature a flush glass front. It also has buttons on the side to turn the page, or you can still touch the screen like the Paperwhite. I'm happy for these buttons because touching the paperwhite's screen isn't always that responsive. You can read more of a review here. The Voyage releases in late November for Continue Reading
Review: Private Politics by Emma Barry
Private Politics by Emma Barry (The Easy Part #2) Released: September 8, 2014 Contemporary Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Last year I read and enjoyed Special Interests by Emma Barry and was excited to see she had another book coming out revolving around DC politics. Now, before you scrunch your nose and tell me you don't want to read about our lovely government, let me tell you - Emma Barry makes it very interesting. Where we could get bogged down in dry terminology and boring Continue Reading
Review: Harlequin Contemporary Boxed Set #3
Harlequin Contemporary Boxed Set #3 Released: September 1, 2014 Contemporary Romance Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi Note: I'm only reviewing two of the four stories in this set. I believe each story will be sold separately sometime in the future. When the Lights go Down by Amy Jo Cousins Maxie Tyler is Chicago’s toughest stage manager. Her latest gig is just the break she needs, and she’s not going to let anyone get in her way. Not even the producer with dreamy blue eyes Continue Reading
Review: The Unsuitable Secretary by Maggie Robinson
The Unsuitable Secretary by Maggie Robinson (Ladies Unlaced #4) Released: September 16, 2014 Historical Romance Penguin Reviewed by Mandi Harriet "Harry" Benson has to supplement her father's banking income to make sure her father has enough income to support her two younger brothers. After having surgery to remove her appendix, Harry needs time to recover and can't quite keep up with her strenuous duties at the Evensong Agency (an employment agency of sorts). Her employer comes up with Continue Reading
Review: Mind Sweeper by AE Jones
Mind Sweeper by AE Jones (Mind Sweeper #1) Paranormal Romance Released: September 15, 2014 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I love trying debut authors and when I heard this was the 2013 Golden Heart RWA winner (a contest judging authors who have yet to be published), I really wanted to try it. I'm glad I did, as I enjoyed the heroine quite a bit in this one. There were parts of this book that were slow, and the romance could have been much more....romancy, but overall it's a nice start Continue Reading
Danger and Desire: Author Sexcerpts!
Today is the release date for a new boxed set, Danger and Desire - Ten full-length steamy romantic suspense stories for $.99! To celebrate, some of the authors are sharing some sexy excerpts. Danger & Desire: Author fave dirty sexcerpts! Hello, everybody! And thanks so much to the Smexy gang for having us over for our big release day. Question: What’s more exciting than pulse-pounding action? A juicy mystery? An evil villain? Er…the authors from our boxed set have a Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... A review - Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas (fantasy/tori) B review - Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh (paranormal/mandi) B review - A Forbidden Rumspringa by Keira Andrews (m/m/mandi) C review - Night's Honor by Thea Harrison (paranormal/tori) C review - Keeping Mr. Right Now by Robin Bielman (contemporary/helyce) C review - Wickedly Dangerous by Deborah Blake (paranormal/tori) D review - All's Fair in Lust and War by Amber Page (contemporary/mandi) Top Ten Reasons Continue Reading
Review: A Forbidden Rumspringa by Keira Andrews
A Forbidden Rumspringa by Keira Andrews (Gay Amish #1) Released: September, 3, 2014 M/M Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I'm going to be totally honest and say when I accepted this review request I did it with a little snicker. I've had very bad luck in the past with Amish romances (I've only tried a few) and I just was convinced a male/male Amish romance couldn't work. But Keira Andrews proved me wrong. I really enjoyed this and I'm totally invested in David and Isaac's happy Continue Reading