Duke of Midnight by Elizabeth Hoyt (Maiden Lane #6) Releases: October 15, 2013 Historical Grand Central Reviewed by Mandi The Duke of Wakefield or Max is a dark and broody guy. Years ago he witnessed the murders of his parents on the streets of St. Giles and he blames himself. He has guilt and shame and now as an adult, he has taken to the streets at night as one of the Ghosts of St. Giles. A vigilante who rids St. Giles of the bad guys. He wears a mask and a cape and is a Continue Reading
Guest Author Karina Halle
Tori and I love, love, love The Sins & Needles series by Karina Halle. We have reviewed Sins & Needles and Shooting Scars and now we are about to start the final book in the trilogy, Bold Tricks. We have such a love/hate relationship with the villain-ish and complex and frustrating character of Javier Bernal, we asked Karina if she would write about him. The Redemption of Javier Bernal When I first planned out the entire Artists Trilogy (before I even wrote Sins & Needles Continue Reading
Mari Carr and Sami Lee Go Pink
Author Sami Lee is visiting Smexy today raise awareness about breast cancer and talk about her book and the book Mari Carr has written that also addresses this disease. During the month of October, Mari Carr and I are conducting a month long blog tour to run in conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness month. We each wrote books featuring heroines dealing with the disease so we thought it would be a great idea to combine our efforts to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research. Continue Reading
Review: Dirty Trick by Christine Bell
Dirty Trick by Christine Bell (Perfectly Matched #1) Contemporary Romance Released: September 23, 2013 Entangled Publishing Reviewed by Mandi I’ve read a couple of books by Christine Bell and I really like her voice. Dirty Trick gives us two very likable protagonists. Grace Love runs a matchmaking service, yet never has a match of her own. Her best friend Trick is on the SWAT team (hubba hubba) and has always given her the good tingles when he is around, but they never quite Continue Reading
Review: Not Another Wedding by Jennifer McKenzie
Not Another Wedding by Jennifer McKenzie Released: October 1, 2013 Contemporary Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi Event planner Poppy Sullivan is worried her best friend Jamie is rushing into marriage and that his fiancé is a gold digger, so she is determined to get Jamie’s ear and tell him her concerns. At pre-wedding festivities, she runs into Beck Lefebvre, the man whom she was in love with as a teenager. The man who took her virginity and then never called again. Not wanting to Continue Reading
Review: Lovers Unmasked Anthology
Lovers Unmasked Anthology by Katee Robert, Cari Quinn, Samanthe Beck and Tessa Bailey Erotic Contemporary Released: September 23, 2013 Entangled Brazen Seducing Mr. Right by Katee Robert Danielle caught who she thought was the company mailman checking her out in the elevator one day (he was holding a stack of mail) and struck up a flirty conversation. This turned into having coffee every week and building sexual tension. On the night of the company Halloween party, Danielle Continue Reading
Review: Celtic Moon by Jan DeLima
Celtic Moon by Jan DeLima (Celtic Wolves #1) Released: September 24, 2013 Paranormal Romance Penguin Reviewed by Mandi I’m always eager to try new authors, especially when the blurb intrigues me. Celtic Moon has quite a strong start. I got a little tired by the end and I have some frustration with the romance, but let me set it up first. Years ago, Sophie met and fell for a man named Dylan Black. They moved in together and eventually got married in a ceremony outside (nothing Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
This is a scene from Wicked Games by Samanthe Beck Hero: Ian a Homicide detective. Dumped a month ago but still in love. When he gets word his ex-girlfriend is being threatened, he goes to her party to make sure she is safe. And by ‘safe’ I mean, sexually satisfied. Heroine: Stacy, ex-stripper turned famous actress. She dumped Ian when he asked her to move in with him and to meet his parents. She loves him but fears commitment. She has been receiving threatening letters. When Ian shows up Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… A- review – Darkness Rises by Dianne Duvall (paranormal) B review – Bound by Night by Larissa Ione (paranormal) B review – Stir Me Up by Sabrina Elkins (new adult) B review – Drawn Together by Lauren Dane (contemporary) B review – In the Heart of the Highlander by Maggie Robinson (historical) C+ review – What a Gentleman Desires by Kasey Michaels (historical) C+ review – Targeted by Katie Reus (romantic suspense) C review – On Midnight Wings by Adrian Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–October 4th
10. Blunt Card has some of my favorite Halloween cards. I’m announcing it’s a tradition and I must post them (repost them) now that it is October. Oh drunk Peggy, how I heart you. 9. Nalini Singh has announced the title of her next Psy/Changeling book coming June 2014: Shield of Winter and the blurb: Assassin. Soldier. Arrow. That is who Vasic is, who he will always be. His soul drenched in blood, his conscience heavy with the weight of all he’s done, he exists in the shadows, far from Continue Reading