The Story Guy by Mary Ann Rivers July 8, 2013 Contemporary Novella LoveSwept Reviewed by Mandi The first person to recommend this book to me was Claudia, but since then I’ve seen a lot of buzz about this book and for good reason. Mary Ann Rivers gives us an emotional, moving, sometimes funny, sometimes sad book about two strangers who start with a simple kiss and end with much, much more. Carrie West is a librarian who is just plain lonely. She has friends, she has great parents Continue Reading
Author Avery Flynn: Hot Zombie Hunters
Hey Good Looking: Hot Zombie Hunters By Avery Flynn First, let me apologize, Mandi, because Channing Tatum is not on this list. If he would just make a zombie movie I’d totally add him to my hottest zombie hunters list (what, like you don’t have one). But, alas, he has not, so I have to enjoy him singing Channing All Over Your Tatum on Jimmy Kimmel instead. In my latest release, Jax and the Beanstalk Zombies, the hero Jax is a total hottie zombie hunter. The mmm-mmm good kind. But he’s not the Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Hostage Negotiator Daniel Chase. Possessive. A playboy, but secretly full of doubt. Heroine: Kindergarten teacher, Story Brooks. Dumped by her fiance but wooed by a sexy (and verra naughty!) cop. “I’ll set the timer for one minute. You’ll have sixty seconds to prove you’re not just a bunch of talk.” Daniel glanced at the bed behind her. “The things I want to do to you, Story, would take a lot longer than sixty seconds. Your phone’s battery would die well before I finished.” Continue Reading
Winners!
The winner of Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews is: Anne The winner of Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews is: Melissa (Books and Things) Congrats! Emails have been sent. Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy…. B+ review – In the Arms of the Heiress by Maggie Robinson (hist) B+ review – Hot Summer Nights Anthology (contemporary) B review – Lick by Kylie Scott (contemporary) B review – Enthralled Anthology (paranormal) C+ review – Taken by the Duke by Jess Michaels (historical) C review – The Newcomer by Robyn Carr (contemporary) Guest author PJ Schynder Interview with Cynthia Sax Tori’s BookBash Adventure Smexy’s Top Ten News from Mandi: I read and Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–July 5th
10. I’m home from the beach. We survived. The adults went out one night and we met a man named ‘Manly.’ I’m not kidding. His parents named him after a character on Little House on the Prairie. Although the Manly I met looked nothing like his namesake. And then my friend Melissa was all – omg, I was named after Melissa Gilbert! And there was bonding and such. Never a dull moment at the beach. 9. The next book by Julie James, coming April 2014 will be titled: It Happened One Wedding. I’m Continue Reading
Review: In the Arms of the Heiress by Maggie Robinson
In the Arms of the Heiress by Maggie Robinson (Ladies Unlaced #1) July 2, 2013 Historical Romance Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: ”What will happen if they discover we’re not really man and wife? This scheme might be considered proof of your insanity.” Louisa’s brown eyes widened. “Do you think I should be institutionalized?” “I wouldn’t wish that on the other patients.” This book made me smile a lot. The fake husband trope doesn’t always work for me, but Maggie Continue Reading
Review: Hot Summer Nights Anthology
Hot Summer Nights by Jaci Burton, Carly Phillips, Erin McCarthy and Jessica Clare July 2, 2013 Contemporary Romance Berkley Reviewed by Helyce Though I usually stay away from anthologies, I couldn’t resist this one. Of the four authors, three are favorites of mine, with Jaci Burton introducing a new series called Hope and Carly Phillips taking us back to Serendipity. Short blurbs below from Goodreads: Hope Smolders by Jaci Burton Jane Kline has her hands full juggling her job, Continue Reading
Interview with Cynthia Sax
We are happy go to have author Cynthia Sax at Smexy today. She has an erotic trilogy out this month. He Watches Me released yesterday, and the next two are out later this month. Who is Cynthia Sax? Give us the low down. Cynthia Sax writes contemporary, SciFi, and paranormal erotic romance short stories and novellas for Avon Impulse, Ellora’s Cave, Changeling Press, and Loose Id. She loves scarred beastly heroes, her wonderful hubby, reading buddy email, and Nutella, not in that order. He Continue Reading
*Giveaway* Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews
Atlanta is a city plagued by magical problems. Kate Daniels will fight to solve them—no matter the cost. Mercenary Kate Daniels and her mate, Curran, the Beast Lord, are struggling to solve a heartbreaking crisis. Unable to control their beasts, many of the Pack’s shapeshifting children fail to survive to adulthood. While there is a medicine that can help, the secret to its making is closely guarded by the European packs, and there’s little available in Atlanta. Kate can’t bear to watch Continue Reading