This week at Smexy… B+ review – The Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan (historical) B review – Provoked by Joanna Chambers (historical m/m) B review – Never Deal with Dragons by Lorenda Christensen (pnr) B review – Conceal by Juliana Stone C+ review – Sweetened with a Kiss by Lexxi Callahan (contemporary) C+ review – Indecent Proposition series by Stephanie Julian (erotic) C review – Fleet Week by Melody Montclair (contemporary) C- review – The Wicked by Thea Harrison (pnr) Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–July 26
10. The naughty corner is a good thing, right? 9. Last week during the RWA conference, the Ritas and Golden Heart winners were announced! You can see a list of the winners HERE. I was happy to see Laura Griffin win for Scorched. I think she is one of the best romantic suspense authors out there. I also adore Sarah Morgan’s contemporaries. And Sarah MacLean has a nice historical voice. 8. I think Derby Girl by Tamara Morgan is one of the most striking covers I’ve seen. I love Continue Reading
Review: Indecent Proposition Series by Stephanie Julian
Indecent Proposition Series (Parts 1, 2 and 3) March 2013 Erotic Contemporary Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Event planner Julianne has a lot of money issues. Her mother is sick, her car is almost dead and she wants to go to school. When a sexy (and very rich) man who saw her at one of her events, offers her half a million dollars to sleep with him for the night, she can’t pass it up. Keegan made his millions or billions (it’s a lot of “illons”) as a young man with his best Continue Reading
Review: Conceal by Juliana Stone
Conceal by Juliana Stone (Barker Triplets #3) Contemporary Romance June 15, 2013 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I’ve enjoyed this trilogy by Juliana Stone, and have been waiting to see how the author would handle the wild sister, Betty Jo. Betty isn’t that old and has already had a rough life. Once a popular model and dipping her toes into acting, she is now back in her hometown working as a bartender. Her fall from grace took many hits. She drank too much, did too many drugs, Continue Reading
Guest Author Heather Hiestand
Heather Hiestand is here today to talk about her current release, Marquess of Cake. She introduces herself and interviews herself! So I can just sit back and relax with my cup of coffee…. Hi, I’m Heather Hiestand. I’m 43 and live in south Washington State with my husband and four-year-old son. Both of them keep me on my toes. Technically I’m a full-time writer, which means I mostly get to work when my son is at preschool. I first sold in 2004, a mystery short story, then sold my first novel in Continue Reading
Review: Sweetened with a Kiss by Lexxi Callahan
Sweetened by a Kiss by Lexxi Callahan Contemporary Romance June 25, 2013 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Raise your hand if you like the asshole aka alpha-hole hero? Yes, just what I thought. There are many who do *wink* In real life, put me in a relationship with an alpha-hole hero and I would probably punch him in the nose within five minutes. But in fiction, sometimes it’s fun to read a really possessive, cranky, controlling hero. Jen was in a bad car accident as a young Continue Reading
Winner!
The winner of the gift card from Melissa Schroeder is: Donna Antonio Congrats! Thanks to Melissa for hosting the giveaway! Continue Reading
Review: Never Deal with Dragons by Lorenda Christensen
Never Deal with Dragons by Lorenda Christensen Paranormal Romance July 22, 2013 Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi This book grabbed me right from the start. Lorenda Christensen has created a really fabulous world where humans and dragons live side by side in semi-peace. Right around WWIII (yes..three) in an attempt to cure cancer, a doctor mixed up human and reptile DNA, threw it away into an incinerator and three years later, dragons were born. They speak dragonspeak, a foreign Continue Reading
Happy Birthday Brazen Books!
I’ve enjoyed the heck out of some Brazen Books (part of Entangled Publishing) this year. When they asked if I would get the word out about their one year anniversary, I gladly accepted. Brazen Books, who brought us Wrong Bed Right Guy, Officer Off Limits, Seducing Cinderella, and Tempting the Player - to name just a few - is turning 1 this month, and they’re celebrating in a big way. They’ve got a ton of great things going on this week, including Twitter parties, FB events, and even a huge Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Daniel. Billionaire. Has had a crush on Monica since childhood. He considers her a friend…a friend he wants to do very dirty things to. Heroine: Monica. Afraid of commitment. Has been told she is passionless. Decides to ask Daniel to service her… Quietly engrossed with his expression of pure, unabashed lust, she watched him stroke an open hand up her stomach, then he circled his thumb around her belly button before he bent to lick. Her breasts became heavy and swollen, the nipples Continue Reading