Some books that have caught my eye coming out in late April and May. I try to highlight new series and debut authors. You can see previous To Be Read posts here. A Spear of Summer Grass by Deanna Raybourn – April 30. I think Deanna Raybourn has a great voice in her Lady Julia books. This one caught my eye because the heroine is exiled from Paris to Kenya. Then she meets a man and sees lots of animals. There is probably other stuff that happens too! Goodreads l Kindle Dark Wolf by Continue Reading
Vivian Arend’s High Risk Blog Tour
Next week High Risk, book one in Vivian Arend’s new Adreleine series hits stores. Set in Banff, Alberta Canada, the series features an elite search and rescue squad who get called out on dangerous mountain rescues. In High Risk we meet Becki and Marcus, who years ago had a passionate affair but much has changed since they last saw each other. Marcus has lost his arm and suffers from blackouts. Becki has lost her climbing partner in a horrible accident, yet can’t remember the events from that Continue Reading
Review: Lord of Darkness by Elizabeth Hoyt
Lord of Darkness by Elizabeth Hoyt (Maiden Lane #5) Historical Romance February 26, 2013 Grand Central Reviewed by Mandi I really enjoy this series, but for some reason I wasn’t anticipating this book very much. The idea of Godric St. John as a hero just didn’t interest me. What was I thinking? This is the Godric, who watched his beloved wife die from a devastating illness for nine years. Godric, who had vowed to never love again. Godric, who was blackmailed into marrying Lady Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday: Take it Off by L.A. Witt and Aleksandr Voinov
Blurb: High-end Market Garden rentboys Tristan and Jared have found their niche. Men are willing to pay good money to watch Tristan tease Jared, and the two of them seduce London’s elite with sex and power games. Except Tristan is less and less interested in getting money out of the johns these days. He wants his partner in crime, and he wants the seduction to be real. But is Jared just in this for the pay? When Rolex, the john who started it all, returns to Market Garden, the boys Continue Reading
Winners!
The five winners of either Blade Song or Night Blade by Shiloh Walker are: Sarah M Viki S Jo Lege Artis CdnMrs Congrats. You all have been emailed. Thanks to Shiloh Walker for hosting the giveaway! Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… A guest review – Quid Pro Quo by LA Witt and Alexsandr Voinov (m/m) A- review – How Hard Can it Be? by Robyn Peterman (contemporary) A- review – Winterblaze by Kristen Callahan (historical pnr) B+ review – Sins & Needles by Karina Halle (contemp/rom suspense) B review – Screwing the System by Josephine Myles (m/m) B- review – Recipe for Satisfaction by Gina Gordon (contemporary) C review – Hip Check by Dierdre Martin (contemporary) The Heart of Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–February 22nd
10. Right? *grins* 9. Who is going to the Lori Foster Author/Reader get together in June? This will be my third year. I’m excited. It’s only $50 (includes all of your meals) plus the cost for the hotel room. Super laid back atmosphere…a great way to just casually hang out with readers and authors. Registration opens March 4th. 8. Jill Shalvis is going to giveaway 100 arcs of her next book, It Had To Be You. How do you get one? Sign up to become a Jill’s Bookaholic. She will Continue Reading
Review: Recipe for Satisfaction by Gina Gordon
Recipe For Satisfaction by Gina Gordon (Madewood Brothers #1) Contemporary Romance January 1, 2013 Entangled Reviewed by Mandi For some reason chef heroes never work for me. Why is that? So I’m not sure why I accepted a book for review that features four brothers (foster brothers) who are all chefs. But I’m glad I did because this one is cute. They are all in this profession because their foster mother who they all loved and adored (she passed away recently) brought them into her Continue Reading
The Next Book Everyone Should Read: Sins & Needles by Karina Halle
Sins & Needles by Karina Halle (The Artists Trilogy #1) January 25, 2013 Contemporary/Romantic Suspense Metal Blonde Books Reviewed by Mandi Thanks to the girls at Fiction Vixen for recommending this book. It’s a book that I don’t feel like I can do justice in this review. So much happens, there are so many twists and turns and secrets that I can’t reveal. So I’ll do a basic set-up and maybe ramble for a bit about how much I loved this book. Ellie Watt grew up with con-artist Continue Reading
Guest Review: Quid Pro Quo by L.A. Witt and Aleksandr Voinov
Quid Pro Quo (Market Garden) by L.A. Witt & Aleksandr Voinov Erotic M/M Novella January 7, 2013 Riptide Publishing Today I am so happy to have Book Huntress here for a guest review. You can find her on Goodreads and Twitter. Synopsis: For the past six months, Jared’s been selling sex at Market Garden, a London club that caters to the better-off. But business is slow in the run-up to Christmas, when businessmen and bankers are too busy bickering over bonuses to Continue Reading