Miracle in New Hope by Kaki Warner December 11, 2012 Western Historical Novella Berkley Reviewed by Mandi I love, love, love Kaki Warner’s voice. Both of her previous western trilogies have been a big hit with me. Even though this novella has a ghost-type set-up, which I do not like in my otherwise ‘normal’ world books, I decided to try it because I enjoy this author so much. Set in the 1870’s, Daniel Hobart lives in a small Rockies Mountain town. He lost his wife and child Continue Reading
Joint Review: Steel’s Edge by Ilona Andrews
Steel’s Edge by Ilona Andrews (The Edge #4) November 27, 2012 Paranormal Romance Ace Reviewed by Tori, May and Mandi Blurb: The Edge lies between worlds, on the border between the Broken, where people shop at Wal-Mart and magic is a fairy tale—and the Weird, where blueblood aristocrats rule, changelings roam, and the strength of your magic can change your destiny… Charlotte de Ney is as noble as they come, a blueblood straight out of the Weird. But even though she possesses rare Continue Reading
Review: Drive me Wild by Christine Warren
Drive me Wild by Christine Warren (The Others #7) November 27, 2012 Paranormal Romance St. Martins Reviewed by Mandi Earlier this year I read the previous book, On the Prowl which featured a marriage of convenience and a super alpha tiger shifter. I couldn’t resist and I ended up enjoying it. Drive me Wild features Rafael de Santos, the head of The Others council, and a very arrogant, alpha jaguar shifter. If you like snarly, possessive, arrogant alphas, this one will work well Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy…. B+ review – Touch of Steel by Kate Cross (steampunk) B review – Heart of Atlantis by Alyssa Day (pnr) B review – Romancing the Holiday Anthology (contemp) C+ review – Acceleration by Amelia C Gormley (m/m contemp) C+ review – The Believing Game by Eireann Corrigan (YA) C+ review - O Come All Ye Kinky Anthology (erotic bdsm) C review – Under the Mistletoe by Jill Shalvis (contemp novella) C- review – Nightbred by Lynn Viehl (pnr) C- review – Shiver by Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–December 7th
10. Palm tree or……Happenis? (thanks Kate for the pic) 9. Lauren Dane had some announcements this week. First, she is going to have a new series for Berkley called Ink and Chrome. In her words, “Ink and Chrome is set in a motorcycle and hot rod shop called Twisted Steel, set in Seattle. The first book is The Long Haul (tentative)” Doesn’t come out until 2014, but still. I’m excited. The second announcement from her is that she is one of the launch authors for the new Red Hot Continue Reading
Review: Romancing the Holiday Anthology
Romancing the Holiday Anthology December 3, 2012 Contemporary Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi I always look forward to Carina Press’s holiday anthologies. This one is well done and also note, each story can also be purchased separately We’ll Be Home for Christmas by HelenKay Dimon Lila has decided to move to a small town in West Virginia and take over her uncle’s Mountain View resort. The problem is when she gets to this ‘resort’ it’s actually a campground in poor Continue Reading
O Come All Ye Kinky Tour with Joey W Hill
Thank you for joining us on the O Come All Ye Kinky virtual book tour! For two weeks, anthology editor Sarah Frantz and her merry band of authors will be stopping by some of your favorite blogs to spread kinky holiday cheer! How, you ask? Well, if you don’t know what candy caning is yet, pick up your copy of O Come All Ye Kinky from Riptide Publishing today and see how these authors get into the holiday spirit. Whether you’ve been naughty or nice, follow our tour for the chance to win one heck Continue Reading
Review: Oh Come All Ye Kinky Anthology
Oh Come All Ye Kinky Anthology December 3, 2012 BDSM Erotic Riptide Publishing Reviewed by Mandi The Oh Come All Ye Kinky anthology definitely lives up to its title. There is kinkiness galore! Peens get wrapped in snowman paper, butts get whipped with candy canes and other body parts get wrapped with Christmas lights. As you will see, some stories worked much better than others, but overall this is a pretty fun collection. Tree Topper by Jane Davitt Martin could still Continue Reading
Guest Author Katie Porter and Giveaway
Where’s the Kink? By Katie Porter Nate and Kyle from Came Upon a Midnight Clear are successful, angsty, built, alpha, gorgeous, and gay. They are not, however, kinky. Although every love scene is absolutely smokin’ hot, they are vanilla partners. No whips, chains, bondage, roleplaying… …Basically, they’re not into any of the kink or BDSM themes we explored (and will continue to explore) in our “Vegas Top Guns” series. What we didn’t realize when beginning to write Midnight Clear was Continue Reading
Review: Under the Mistletoe by Jill Shalvis
Under the Mistletoe by Jill Shalvis (Lucky Harbor #6.5) Contemporary Romance December 4, 2012 Grand Central Reviewed by Mandi I really enjoy the Lucky Harbor world Jill Shalvis has created. Under the Mistletoe is a short novella (and my copy from NetGalley ended at the 67% mark) featuring Mia, who is Ford and Tara’s biological daughter. We learn in Ford’s book that they gave the baby up, as they got pregnant quite young. In their book they are happily reunited with Mia. Under Continue Reading