Mess With Me by Nicole Helm (A Mile High Romance #2) Released: August 29, 2017 Contemporary Romance Zebra Reviewed by Mandi This author has written some really cute romances but ...and it's a big but. I don't like this series. I didn't like book one, but I decided to give this one a try because I enjoy her voice so much - and I didn't like this book either. What I don't like about this book (and series in general) is the overall tone. It's just not a fun read. I like darker books with Continue Reading
Review: Destined to Crave by Setta Jay
Destined to Crave by Setta Jay (Descended of Guardians #1) Released: August 30, 2017 Paranormal Novella Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: You started this. Now fight for my cock. While this is book one in the Descended of Guardians series, it's a spin-off of Setta Jay's lengthy, Guardians of the Realms series. I'll admit I was a little lost. I grasped the overall world - The four realms, including heaven, hell and an immortal land, all rose, killing humans and exposing Continue Reading
Review: When the Scoundrel Sins by Anna Harrington
When the Scoundrel Sins by Anna Harrington (Capturing the Carlisles #2) Released: August 29, 2017 Historical Romance Forever Reviewed by Mandi I heard really good things about the first book in this series, and I had never read this author, so I thought I would give this one a try. I think I should have just read book one. I became a bit frustrated with this one. I guess I should have read the blurb more closely, because the plot/set-up of this one felt a little silly. Annabelle's Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... B+ review - Drunk Dial by Penelope Ward (contemporary/tracey) B review - The Girl With the Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn (historical/may) B review - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare (historical/mandi) C+ review - Deacon by Kit Rocha (dytopian/tori) C review - Latte Girl by Katia Rose (contemporary/helyce) D review - A Hero to Love by Gail Chianese (contemporary/mandi) Feature: Haunted Blade by JC Daniels August Mini Reviews News from Kini: I Continue Reading
Review: A Hero to Love by Gail Chianese
A Hero to Love by Gail Chianese (Changing Tides #2) Released: August 22, 2017 Contemporary Romance Kensington Reviewed by Mandi The blurb to this one really drew me in: Navy Chief Master at Arms Jackson “Jax” Faraday is at a crossroads. He has to decide whether to reenlist or get out while he’s young enough to make a difference in the civilian world. Either choice could mean leaving behind his girl: his K-9 partner, Bella. But when she’s injured during a training session, Jax’s only Continue Reading
Review: The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare (Girl Meets Duke #1) Released: August 22, 2017 Historical Romance Avon Reviewed by Mandi Tessa Dare has become a comfort read for me. I know I will get witty banter, a super sexy romance, and usually something a little different - like mating lobsters, or in this book, badminton. But even though I have these expectations, her books never feel tired or repetitive. They sparkle, and I can't resist a sparkle. And while I did enjoy this book, I didn't Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... A review - Illegal Contact by Santino Hassell (m/m/tracey) B+ review - Royally Endowed by Emma Chase (contemporary/mandi) B review - Devil's Cut by JR Ward (contemporary/tori) B revew - Irresistible You by Kate Meader (contemporary/kini) B- review - Protecting Their Mates by Moira Rogers (pnr/tori) C review - Blended Notes by Lilah Suzanne (m/m/tracey) C- review - In His Hands by Adriana Anders (contemporary/sheena) C- review - Dirty Deeds by HelenKay Dimon (m/m Continue Reading
Review: Royally Endowed by Emma Chase
Royally Endowed by Emma Chase (Royally #3) Released: August 15, 2017 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I really enjoyed this book - it's funny and super sexy, similar to book one, Royally Screwed. Book two is also good but not as good as Screwed and Endowed. All can be read as stand alones. This one features two non-royals, but the royals are in their life. Our hero is Logan, personal bodyguard to the royal family of Wessco (a made-up country but similar to Continue Reading
End of Summer Reading Picks: Can’t Hardly Breathe by Gena Showalter Excerpt
A Summer Romance Excerpt from Bestselling Author Gena Showalter About the author: GENA SHOWALTER is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over thirty books in paranormal and contemporary romances, as well as young adult novels. Her series include White Rabbit Chronicles, Angels of the Dark, Otherworld Assassins, Lords of the Underworld, Alien Huntress and Intertwined. Her novels have appeared in Cosmopolitan Magazine, and Seventeen Magazine, and have been translated Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Blurb: They caught me. Naked, shivering and dripping after a spontaneous swim in the forest. Two rugged men whose hard gazes captivated and scared me all at once. They warned me. Told me I was on private property and I needed to obey the law…or I would be punished. The idea of them both punishing me, pleasuring me, kept tormenting me. I couldn't want them. I shouldn't. But I did. I didn't mean to trespass again. I thought I could retreat without notice. But they're coming for Continue Reading