Hero: Lucas. Watches Jacqueline from afar. Can do a smoldering gaze and a half smile like no one else. Has tattoos. Is an artist. Can make a good cup of coffee. Heroine: Jacqueline. Broke up with her boyfriend and needs to get back on track with her life. Notices a sexy guy staring at her every day in econ class. Tries to play hard to get….but it’s hard to resist him. He swallowed, closing his eyes and inhaling slowly. I knew he would be all rational and do-the-right-thing and he would push Continue Reading
Winners!
The winners of Hero of my Heart by Megan Frampton are: bn100 erinf1 The winner of Generation V by ML Brennan is: Julie M The winners of the Ellora Cave calendar are: Kim McIntosh Mary @ BookSwarm All winners have been emailed. Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… A/B+ joint review – Down London Road by Samantha Young (contemp) A review – Bare it All by Lori Foster (romantic suspense) B review – Generation V by ML Brennan (urban fantasy) B review – Dead Man’s Deal by Jocelynn Drake (urban fantasy) C+ review – Cowboy Take Me Away by Jane Graves (contemporary) C review – Nameless by Claire Kent (contemporary) C review – His Southern Temptation by Robin Covington (contemporary) C review – Game on by Tracy Solheim Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–May 10th
10. Cheers Leo for looking basically the same in 16 years. It’s really not fair that he has aged this well. And just in case your lady bits have yet to explode… Let’s try to hold it together! We are only at #10. 9. Last week I went to the Romantic Times convention. I had a blast. I met a ton of authors and readers and I’m definitely going next year. One thing I learned about myself is that I suck at remembering to take pictures. Sigh. But I did take the one of Shayla Black, Lora Leigh and Continue Reading
To Be Read….
I love to look ahead and see what books are coming up to add to by TBR pile. Here are a few coming out later this summer that have caught my eye. For more “To Be Read” posts check HERE. The Chocolate Touch by Laura Florand July 30 – Goodreads l Kindle I have adored The Chocolate Kiss and The Chocolate Rose. Dying to read this one. She writes charming, very sexy books about Parisian chocolatiers and chefs. Highly recommended. Lady Anne’s Lover by Maggie Robinson. July 30 Continue Reading
Author M.L. Brennan: The Trouble With Titles *Giveaway*
Earlier today Tori reviewed ML Brennan’s debut book, Generation V. Now she is here to give us more insight into her book and her trouble with titles. I can say without bragging that there are a lot of things that I do well in the writing process. I’m good with planning, I’m good at responding to constructive criticism and edits, and I’m good at keeping to deadlines. I’ll brag a little and even say that I’m pretty good at the writing itself. But there’s one big area that I’m not good at – Continue Reading
Review: Game On by Tracy Solheim
Game On by Tracy Solheim Released: May 7, 2013 Contemporary Romance Penguin Reviewed by Mandi This book has a great start with a hero and heroine who both appealed to me. But by the end, there was just too much drama with everyone, the hero came off as a jerk and I feel like we get cheated on the romance. Shane Devlin is a NFL quarterback with a bad boy image in the press. Known for a hot temper and other naughty antics, he recently was let go from his team due to not only bad Continue Reading
A Chat with Samantha Young
Who is Samantha Young? Give us the low down. A dreamer. A realist. A book geek. An ex-film geek. A plotter not a pantser. A one-tattoo-ed pretzel-munching- warrior-wannabee. An action movie junkie. A sucker for a happy ending or an ending with no answer. A Fighting Vipers Master. A light-bulb-changer-extraordinaire. A music lover and Biffy Clyro worshiper. A sister. A daughter. A friend. A best friend. Oooh and now a proud homeowner for the first time. Down London Road is set in your Continue Reading
Joint Review: Down London Road by Samantha Young
Down London Road by Samantha Young (On Dublin Street #2) Released: May 7, 2013 Contemporary Romance Penguin Reviewed by Mandi and Tori Mandi: After really enjoying Samantha Young’s adult debut last year, On Dublin Street, I was intrigued to see what she would do in her second book. Down London Road turned out to be a somewhat darker, more intense book than Dublin, and I really like the direction Samantha takes. The author takes great care in getting the reader to know Johanna or Continue Reading
Review: Nameless by Claire Kent
Nameless by Claire Kent Contemporary Romance April 30, 2013 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi After reading and enjoying Escorted by Claire Kent earlier this year, I was eager to try more of her work. While I still think she has a really nice voice, the heroine gave me some problems in this one. Erin remembers Seth Thomas from when they were kids. After a bad childhood, Seth turned his life around, went to college and is now a very wealthy, well known defense attorney. She sees Continue Reading