Sweet Addiction by Maya Banks (Sweet #6) Erotic BDSM April 3, 2012 Trade Paperback Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Ren has a very strong submissive side. She knows what she likes, and she is very confident and unapologetic expressing her wants and desires. After being in several D/s relationships, she has found all of her needs taken care with the dominant, Lucas. Although love isn’t necessarily a part of their relationship, he provides security and protection and in return Ren gives Continue Reading
Review: Caught in the Act by Jill Sorenson
Caught in the Act by Jill Sorenson Contemporary Romance March 27, 2012 Random House Reviewed by Mandi Kari Strauss lives in San Diego and owns the store, Zocalo, an arts and crafts store that carries Latin American items. Once a week she travels to Tijuana to buy more supplies for her store. It is there where she meets a young woman named Maria who is supporting her family and desperate for money. Years ago, Maria tried to cross into the US through the desert, only to be brutally raped. Continue Reading
Excerpt and Giveaway: The Princess and the Peer by Tracy Anne Warren
Today I have TWO copies of The Princess and the Peer to giveaway. To enter, just leave a comment. Open to US only through April 6. Excerpt: Chapter One “How is it possible that my brother has been delayed again?” Emma demanded nearly a month later, her nuncheon growing cold on her plate. “He was supposed to arrive by week’s end.” “Unforeseen circumstances have arisen,” her chaperone, the Duchess of Weissmuller, responded. “The prince sends his apologies and begs your continued indulgence, Continue Reading
Guest Author J.N. Duncan and Giveaway
We are happy to have J.N. Duncan at Smexy today to talk about his Deadworld series and the morose hero that wants to be saved. Oh, My God! I Must Save Him! First of all, a big thanks to the irrepressible Smexy for having me on the blog today to help celebrate the release of my third Deadworld book, The Lingering Dead. It continues the supernatural crime-fighting adventures of Jackie, Nick and the rest of their crew, as Jackie attempts to make sense of her new role after being forced to Continue Reading
New JR Ward Info!
This is information I gathered from tweeters today at JR Ward’s signing in Cincinnati. Big thanks to Liza for tweeting awesome information. Please note – there are spoilers below – one big one specifically. You have been warned. 1. Most important – are you ready? I said – ARE YOU READY? The next Black Dagger Brotherhood book coming in the spring of 2013 in hardcover is: Qhuinn and Blay!!!! (it will start right where Lover Reborn ended) *faints* *flails* *falls down Continue Reading
Winner!
The winner of If I Fall by Kate Noble is: Blodeuedd Congrats! Thank to all that entered! Continue Reading
Review: About That Night by Julie James
About That Night by Julie James (FBI #3) Contemporary Romance April 3, 2012 Berkley Reviewed by Mandi I’m a huge Julie James fan and her previous book, A Lot Like Love was a favorite of mine last year. In that book we meet Kyle, the son of a billionaire, a brilliant computer scientist, and also a prison inmate. Yes the hero of this book is an ex-con. A very sexy, adorable one at that. Although Kyle is extremely wealthy, he works hard as the vice president of network security for his Continue Reading
BDB Winners!
First of all, thanks to Sophia for celebrating BDB with me! I had so much fun reading everyone’s captions! Y’all did great. Okay, to the winners. The random winner of the $25 gift card for playing the scavenger hunt game is: ThrouTheHaze Yesterday, we voted for our favorite caption. The person with the most votes is: Redzsm and her caption is: “Is that a Keg in your pants, cause I’d like to tap that ass!” Verily!!! Loves. She wins a $50 gift card. Congrats to Continue Reading
Review: At Your Pleasure by Meredith Duran
At Your Pleasure by Meredith Duran Historical Romance March 27, 2012 Pocket Reviewed by Mandi “A villain’s love is not a comfortable thing,” he said. “But I promise, I will endeavor to make it a pleasure to you.” And so goes our hero…a very villainous one at that. What makes it even better, is the heroine’s response to the above quote. “Wipe your face, jackanapes. Or would you prefer that I slap it off?” To her disbelief, he laughed softly. “You may try.” This Continue Reading
Let’s Talk Lover Reborn by JR Ward
Lover Reborn by JR Ward (Black Dagger Brotherhood #10) Paranormal Romance March 27, 2012 Signet Reviewed by Mandi Please Note: I hid the big spoilers under spoiler tags. Only click, if you want to be spoiled. I also suggest staying away from the comment section, if you do not want to read spoilers. Initial thoughts – For those who don’t know, I love the BDB. These are my boys. For me, Lover Reborn is so much better than the previous book, Lover Unleashed. The romance, the smexy Continue Reading