Tactical Strike by Kaylea Cross (Bagram Special Ops #2) March 11, 2013 Military Romantic Suspense Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi I like military romance and really enjoyed Deadly Descent (among other military romances) from Kaylea Cross last year. Tactical Strike features our heroine, Gunship pilot Captain Candace Bradford who is very hard working, very serious and doesn’t have time for the lusty glances that Combat Controller, Staff Sergeant Ryan Wentworth throws her way. Part Continue Reading
Review: Captive Prince Volume One and Volume Two by S.U. Pacat. AKA–Mandi’s New Favorite Series
I received a recommendation to read Captive Prince Volume one and two by S.U Pacat from both Janine at Dear Author and Brie and Romance Around the Corner (and if you follow those two links you can read their reviews). Huge thanks to them, as I’m sure I would not have picked up this series on my own. Before I continue I will say there are some rape scenes and some pretty brutal treatment of slaves in volume one. Was it hard to read? Oh yes. But those scenes have a great impact on the overall Continue Reading
Winners!
The winner of Collusion by Eden Winters is: kp The Take My Books Winners are: Set #1 - CK Set #2 – Little Lamb Lost Set #3 – Kokolo Set #4 – Jacqueline C. Set #5 – Maureen All winners have been emailed. We’ll do it again next month. Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy…. A review – Beyond Control by Kit Rocha (erotic) B+ review – When she Said I Do by Celeste Bradley (historical) B review – Velocity by Amelia C Gormley (m/m contemporary) B review – The Problem With Seduction by Emma Locke (historical) B- review – Along Came Trouble by Ruthie Knox (contemporary) B- review – If you Give a Rake a Ruby (historical) C+ review – What’s a Witch to Do? by Jennifer Harlow (PNR) C review – The Last Debutante by Julia London Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–March 15th
10. Best thing ever? Why have I never eaten out of the hood of my backwards hoodie? I will now set a goal to eat ALL THE HOOD FOOD. You might not even need your hands. Brilliant. (Link.) 9. I loved Sins & Needles by Karina Hall, the first book in her Artists Trilogy. The author has now released a prequel novella. I’m going to read it this weekend, but from what I hear (and for those that have read S&N) you may actually LIKE Javier after this novella. Which will just spin Continue Reading
Review: Beyond Control by Kit Rocha
Beyond Control by Kit Rocha (Beyond #2) Released: March 14, 2013 Erotic Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “Dallas O’Kane didn’t chase after women who ran. Dallas O’Kane lifted a finger and women came running.” Blurb: Alexa Parrino escaped a life of servitude and survived danger on the streets to become one of the most trusted, influential people in Sector Four, where the O’Kanes rule with a hedonistic but iron fist. Lex has been at the top for years, Continue Reading
Take My Books – March
I have books. They want homes. Here we go. SET #1 Unbound Anthology How to Seduce an Angel in 10 Days by Saranna DeWylde Edge of Dawn by Lara Adrian Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs SET #2 Wild Invitation by Nalini Singh Mating Instinct by Katie Reus Redemption by Erica Hayes Crave the Darkness by Amanda Bonilla SET #3 One Night With a Cowboy by Cat Johnson Illicit by Opal Carew Thrown by a Curve by Jaci Burton Losing It by Cora Continue Reading
Review: The Problem with Seduction by Emma Locke
The Problem with Seduction by Emma Locke (The Naughty Girls Series #2) February 13, 2013 Historical Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Elizabeth is a wealthy former courtesan who has an infant son. She was mistress to Captain Nicholas Finn who is the father of the baby. The problem is, Finn demands the baby come live with him and his wife, leaving Elizabeth devastated. So she comes up with a plan. Lord Constantine Alexander is a penniless fourth son in a family that can Continue Reading
Review: Velocity by Amelia C. Gormley
Velocity by Amelia C. Gormley (Impulse #3) Released: March 2, 2013 M/M Contemporary Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I’m very pleased at this last installment in the Impulse trilogy, which follows the shy, handyman Derrick, and his accountant lover, Gavin. When these two first met in book one, they couldn’t have been more different. Derrick had been celibate for ten years, gay but never having been with a man. He was a shy, awkward loner. Gavin was coming out of a controlling, Continue Reading
Author Eden Winters: Series, Anyone? (Giveaway)
We are happy to have Eden Winters visiting Smexy today. Her second book in her m/m romantic suspense series, Collusion, just released. I’ve known some writers who know in advance that they’re going to write six serialized books. They outline, they plan, and then they write. I’ve never written a series. “What?” you say? Goodreads clearly shows that I have several series available: The Angel of 13th Street, The Match Before Christmas, and the Diversion series. And yet… I’ve never written a Continue Reading