Yours to Keep by Serena Bell Released: November 11, 2013 Contemporary Romance Loveswept Reviewed by Mandi I’m pretty disappointed with this one. The quick set-up is that the hero Ethan is a widower with a teenage son and they don’t have a great relationship. He is a pediatrician and he realizes he needs a spanish tutor for his son. Enter the heroine. Ana is an illegal immigrant from the Dominican Republic. She came over at the age of seven on her father’s work visa, but then her Continue Reading
Review: Shock & Awe by Abigail Roux
Shock & Awe by Abigail Roux (Sidewinder #1) Released: November 11, 2013 Erotic Novella Riptide Reviewed by Mandi I’m a huge fan of Abigail Roux’s Cut & Run series, whose main characters Ty and Zane are two of my most favorite romantic heroes ever. Ty is in the marines and has been with Kelly and Nick for most of his service. The entire Sidewinder group is extremely close. In the previous Ty and Zane book, Kelly gets shot, and this novella is him recuperating with Nick Continue Reading
Release Day Giveaway!
A reckless infatuation nearly ruined Lady Alice Cathcart-Ross in her youth, but from the moment she spies Elijah Philemon Keating scaling a rock face without a rope in sight, the man awakens her long-buried desire. Alice has come to the high Alps in search of a mountaineer, and in Elijah she finds the guide of her dreams. Elijah is known as one of the greatest explorers of the age, a tragic accident has destroyed his taste for adventure and society. Elijah can't deny his attraction Continue Reading
Review: The Luckiest Lady in London by Sherry Thomas
The Luckiest Lady in London by Sherry Thomas Released: November 5, 2013 Historical Romance Berkley Reviewed by Mandi I really enjoyed this one. I think Sherry Thomas has such a great voice but I’ve often struggled with her rushed endings. This one worked on all accounts for me. Felix grew up in a household where love was hard to find. His mother despised his father and his father, while lusting from a distance, never had a chance to make amends. His mother played a game, using Continue Reading
Winners!
The winner of Rumor Has it by Jill Shalvis is: winnie The winner of the Casa for the Holidays Sourcebooks giveaway is: Kelli Jo Calvert The winners of the Take my Books – November are: Set #1 - Annie Set #2 - Jenn Set #3 – Glittergirl Set #4 – Patty B Coral Set #5 – Lindsay Emails have been sent to all winners. Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… B+ review – Crown of Midnight by Sarah Maas (YA fantasy) B+ review – Kinked by Thea Harrison (pnr) B review – Foreplay by Sophie Jordan (new adult) B review – The Sum of All Kisses by Julia Quinn (historical) B review – Falling for the Marine by Samanthe Beck (contemporary) B- review – Friends Without Benefits by Penny Reid (contemporary) C review – Chance of Rain by Amber Lin (contemporary) D+ review – Jagged by Kristen Ashley (contemporary) Casa for Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–November 8th
10. This is happening. I can’t be stopped. 9. Goodreads has announced their nominees for the best books of 2013. You can vote in the many categories here. The Best Romance category includes Lover at Last by JR Ward and then pretty much every New Adult book you can think of. I’m not against the new adult genre, but come on people. No historical books? No adult contemporaries? *frowny face* (I wrote in a vote for Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh. Take that Goodreads). I will say the Continue Reading
Take My Books–November!
It’s Friday so let’s have some fun. Here we go: SET #1 Wild Child by Molly O’Keefe Anything but Love by Beth Ciotta Playing Dirty by Jennifer Echols The Perfect Match by Kristan Higgins The Unidentified Redhead by Alice Clayton SET #2 Dark Witch by Nora Roberts Blood Curse by Sharon Page Midnight’s Promise by Donna Grant Midnight’s Temptation by Donna Grant Shadow’s Curse by Alexa Egan SET #3 Season for Scandal by Theresa Romain Continue Reading
Review: Falling for the Marine by Samanthe Beck
Falling for the Marine by Samanthe Beck (McCade Brothers #2) Released: October 28, 2013 Contemporary Romance Entangled Reviewed by Mandi Marine helicopter pilot Michael McCade wants to get back up in the air, but his back has other ideas. Hurt in a training mission, Michael is desperate for his back to give him a break. Barely making it up his apartment stairs one night, he hears a woman calling for help. When he bursts into her apartment, he sees a sexy lady handcuffed to her Continue Reading
Review: Foreplay by Sophie Jordan
Foreplay by Sophie Jordan (The Ivy Chronicles #1) Released: November 5, 2013 New Adult William Morrow Reviewed by Mandi So confession time: I received this book for review unsolicited in the mail. When I flipped the book over and read the blurb, I wasn’t that excited. The heroine is named Pepper and it’s a new adult. I’m picky about New Adult because in my experience most that I’ve read have annoying heroines, with their immature friends and they make me feel old when I read Continue Reading