What's your favorite movie kiss? 80's edition Thanks to Mandi for allowing me to guest blog today! As an erotic romance writer, sometimes I need a little inspiration. Music helps a lot. Certain melodies and lyrics match up well with the story I'm trying to tell and help me get the words on the page. Other times I need something more visual. I'll admit, I don't watch a lot of movies so the ones I love most tend to be ones from the 70's and 80's, back when I watched them more often. Plus Continue Reading
Southern Arcana Read Along: Crossroads Giveaway!
It’s time for Fiction Vixen, The Book Pushers, and Smexy to each giveaway TEN E-Books (30 in total) of Crossroads by Moira Rogers, book two in their Southern Arcana series. The discussion for Crossroads will take place on August 17th. For the schedule and more information, go HERE. And remember, you still have time to participate in the Crux chat, going on HERE. To enter the Crossroads giveaway, just leave a comment. Contest open to everyone through Continue Reading
Southern Arcana Read Along: Crux Chat and Giveaway
Welcome to the Crux chat! Are we ready to dive into the Southern Arcana world? Let’s get to it. The Main Characters: Jackson Holt: “Just because I use magic doesn’t mean I’m a weenie.” Well hello there, Jackson Holt. A southern gentleman who loves to call people “darlin” but don’t let that fool you. He is a very accomplished sorcerer who is not afraid to take danger head on. Living in New Orleans, he owns a private investigation firm with his good friend, and shifter Alec. He loves to give Continue Reading
Review: A Midnight Dance by Lila DiPasqua
A Midnight Dance by Lila DiPasqua (Fiery Tales #3) Historical Romance August 2, 2011 Trade Paperback Berkley Trade Reviewed by Mandi This is the first full length book by Lila DiPasqua, although it follows her previous short stories with a twist on erotic fairytales. In A Midnight Dance, we get a version of Cinderella. Sabine Laurent was once a wealthy young adult. Her father owned a very respectable theater in Paris that catered to the elite. Sabine and her twin sister Isabelle Continue Reading
Release Day Giveaway: A Little Death by Scarlett Parrish
Seeing dead people is all very well...unless one of them wants to kill you. To Mallory Sharpe, vampires are a fact of life. They exist, walk the streets, and for the most part mind their own business. As a second-year university student, she doesn’t pay the undead much attention until she meets Jonathan Cutler. He has needs, and blood is only one. The other, Mallory is more than willing to help him with. After all, he has but one rule: to never spend more than one night with a woman. He won’t Continue Reading
Review: The Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley
The Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley (Highland Pleasures #3) Historical Romance August 2, 2011 Paperback Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Six years ago, Lord Cameron Mackenzie found Ainsley Douglas rooting around his bedroom. Before she left, she was seduced and had secretly taken a necklace which she thought belonged to another woman. Later, Cameron was angry she took the necklace, but more angry that she stopped the seduction. Feeling she would betray her elderly husband, Continue Reading
The Smexy Girls’ July Recommendations
These are the books the four of us read this past month that we especially enjoyed. Mandi The Amorous Education of Celia Seaton by Miranda Neville – Historical Romance (July 26, 2011) Review, Goodreads, Amazon Heartbreak Creek by Kaki Warner – Historical Western Romance (July 5, 2011) Review, Goodreads, Amazon The Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley – Historical Romance (August 2, 201) Review to come, Goodreads, Amazon (Also rec’d by Tori) Turn It Up by Continue Reading
Touch of Frost Winner
The winner of Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep is: Barbara Elness Congrats! Big thanks to Jennifer Estep for hosting the contest. Continue Reading
Reviews: Wolf Town and Push Pull by Joely Skye
Wolf Town by Joely Skye (Wolf Town Trilogy #1) M/M Romance June 15, 2010 E-Book, Novella Samhain Reviewed by Mandi Scott Lund has been living a very lonely existence for the past nine years. A Minder, he has psychic abilities that allow him to manipulate others minds. He is able to push thoughts into people to make them do his will. Scott was abused once when he lived in a pod, with other Minders. Never wanting to experience that again, he has been on the run for years – trying Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Six–July 29th
6. My week – Yes, you read that right. Only a top six this week but I have a good excuse for being offline for a few days. My new niece, Katherine Elizabeth was born yesterday. She is the first baby for my brother and his wife. Oh, Auntie Smexy is excited. A girl in the family – finally. Is it too early to give her some romance books and a Killers album? Maybe. I did have a Brandon Flowers shirt on the first time she saw me. It’s a good start. Baby and SIL are doing well. 5. Jeanine Continue Reading