This past weekend, J.R. Ward did a book signing in Radcliff, Kentucky. An acquaintance of mine attended this signing and she she took notes during the question/answer session. She is kindly letting me share them with you today. She gets all the credit for getting this information, but she doesn’t want to share her name. So thank you! Before we get into it let me remind you that J.R.Ward does not allow information learned at a signing to be posted on her message board or Yahoo group – so don’t Continue Reading
Interview and Giveaway With Nana Malone
I’m happy to have Nana Malone here at Smexy today. We are talking about her debut book, Game,Set,Match. Game,Set,Match is your debut novel. Tell us about your road to publication. Was it bumpy or smooth sailing? Totally smooth sailing. Ha! I wish. When I started writing 11 years ago, I thought I’d have a book written in a month, sell it a month after that and be a NYT bestseller in no time. Clearly I’d lost my mind. The reality was, I had a lot to learn about plot and characterization and Continue Reading
Review: Game,Set,Match By Nana Malone
Game, Set, Match by Nana Malone Contemporary Romance August 12, 2010 Paperback/E-Book, 354 Pages The Wild Rose Press Reviewed by Mandi Izzy Conners has been raising the now teenage Nick, pretty much his whole life. Although not his birth mother, he has lived with her and she has cared and loved him as if he was her own. Sabrina, Nick’s biological mother has issues of drug abuse and dropping off the face of the Earth at convenient times. Izzy is acting currently as a foster Continue Reading
Smexy Winners
I have two contest winners to announce today. First, the winner of Scoundrel by Zoe Archer is: Twimom227 Congrats!! The winner of Grave Witch by Kalayna Price is: CrystalGB Congrats!! Big thanks to both Zoe Archer and Kalayna Price! Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – October 8th
10. My week – Hmmm..what did I do this week. I took my MIL to a wine bar for the first time. (for her, not for me..HA!) And I bought tickets to see Brandon Flowers in Atlantic City. It’s a win win for me and the hubs – he loves AC, and I love…well…you know who. ;) Hot tub update - We now realize the brick patio the hot tub is going to be sitting on needs to be supported with concrete. Maybe 2012 we will actually be able to use the thing? 9. Look at this new pretty book coming out in Continue Reading
Interview with Kalayna Price and Giveway
Who is Kalayna Price. Give us the dirty low down. Who am I? I'm the girl with the blue hair in the corset who is sporting kick ass boots, a hoop over one shoulder, and laptop tucked under one arm. Or at least that might be who you see at a con. On a day to day basis, I'm just a girl locked to a computer, pounding out words. Grave Witch is the first in your Alex Craft series. I love that Alex is poor, doesn’t get along with her family and struggles physically after she has to use her magic. Continue Reading
Review: Grave Witch by Kalayna Price
Grave Witch by Kalayna Price October 5, 2010 Urban Fantasy Paperback, 325 Pages Roc Reviewed by Mandi Alex Craft is a private investigator for Tongues for the Dead. She is a grave witch – someone who can raise shades from the dead. These shades can then speak to family members or police - those needing answers that only they can provide. Alex has a lot going on in her life all of a sudden. She is desperate for work so she can pay her bills and feed her beloved dog, PC. Continue Reading
Review: Eternal Hunger by Laura Wright
Eternal Hunger by Laura Wright (Mark of the Vampire #1) October 5, 2010 Paranormal Romance Paperback, 384 Pages Signet Reviewed by Mandi Dr. Sara Donahue’s one goal in life is to help her brother Gray mentally recover from a tragic house fire that occurred years ago. Sara blames herself for this fire and Gray has never been the same since. She has become a doctor to try to cure him. Coming home from work early one morning, there is a man curled up outside her door. Thinking he is a Continue Reading
Guest Review: Styx’s Storm by Lora Leigh
Styx’s Storm by Lora Leigh (Breeds #22) Paranormal Romance October 5, 2010 Paperback, 304 Pages Berkley Today I am so happy to have the lovely Ally from Swept Away Again guest reviewing. Find her on Twitter @wingedeyes Storme Montague knew all about the Breeds from an early age as her father and brother were two of the scientists who helped create them. Storme was only fourteen years old when she saw her brother and father die at the hands of a coyote breed directed by the Continue Reading
Joint Review: The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook
The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook (The Iron Seas #1) Steampunk Romance October 5, 2010 Trade Paperback, 336 Pages Berkley Trade Reviewed by Mandi and Tori Two hundred years ago, The Horde hid nanoagents inside tea and sugar, and traded these goods with England. No one thought of anything – until the Horde activated the bugs. Using radio signals, the Horde was able to control everyone infected with these bugs – control their emotions and actions– their lust, anger, everything. But a Continue Reading