Willing Victim by Cara McKenna Erotic August 6, 2010 E-Book, Short Novel Ellora’s Cave Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “And you’re really quite attractive when you bust my balls, sub shop girl. Why don’t we get down to business and see how this goes?” After witnessing a man, a very tall sexy man, break up a fight between an arguing couple, Laurel can’t help but approach this stranger. She offers to buy him lunch at a sub shop (later Flynn repeatedly calls Laurel Continue Reading
Carolyn Crane and Ilona Andrews Winners!
Winner of Mind Games is: Julie (comment #68) Winner of Double Cross is: donnas Congrats – emails have been sent! The three Bayou Moon winners are: Melissa Reyl A. Penny Congrats! Emails have been sent! Thanks SO much to Carolyn Crane and Ilona Andrews. I hope the winners enjoy! Continue Reading
Primal Pleasure Winner
The winner of Primal Pleasure by Sydney Somers is: Linda Henderson Congrats!! I hope you enjoy :) Thanks to Sydney Somers for hosting the giveway! Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – October 1st
10. Hey! It’s October. September ended with us getting a ton o’rain and all the schools closing because of flooding. Maybe October will be nicer to us. My week has consisted of me sneezing and coughing. And for the big news – wait for it – the hot tub is still sitting in our driveway. ;p. I did peek in and the crickets seem to be hopping around enjoying themselves. I’m sure small animals will hibernate inside the tub this winter. I’m really happy that I’m providing a nice dry spot for nature to Continue Reading
Review: Crave by J.R. Ward
Crave by J.R. Ward October 5, 2010 Paranormal Romance Paperback, 480 Pages Signet Reviewed by Mandi As started in the first book in this series Covet, angel Jim Heron is the pawn between good and evil. After seven battles, where seven people’s soul is at stake, the world will know if evil or goodness has prevailed. In Crave, we see battle number two. Isaac Rothe is a former XOps member, an extremely secretive organization that runs on intel and murder. No one leaves XOps without a bullet Continue Reading
Interview with Ilona Andrews and Giveaway
I’m very happy to have the husband and wife writing team of Ilona Andrews at Smexy today talking about their newest release and one of my favorite books of the year, Bayou Moon. I was so excited to hear William would be the hero of the second book in your Edge series. William is more of a broken hero, and struggles socially. Did you have his journey planned out from the beginning or did he surprise you in this book? Give us some insight into writing his character. William has been kicked by Continue Reading
Review: Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews
Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews (The Edge #2) September 28, 2010 Urban Fantasy Paperback, 447 Pages Ace Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: Every handsome man had a flaw. It was just her luck that in William’s case that flaw was lunacy. The man was nuts. Cerise Mar lives in the Edge. A place between the Broken – where you and I live and the Weird – where the people with magic live. The Edgers, as they are called, have some magic and are mostly poor and spend their time feuding with Continue Reading
Guest Author Carolyn Crane and Giveaway
I am so excited to have Carolyn Crane back at Smexy today!! Carolyn take it away! Hi everybody, and thanks Mandi for having me! Well, as most people know, I’m the author of Mind Games and Double Cross, the first two books of the Disillusionist trilogy, but there is something I bet people don’t know about me…that I have my very own line of greeting cards! Yes, that’s right. And because guest posts on other people’s blogs are great places to talk about your exciting new book, er, I am Continue Reading
Review: Double Cross by Carolyn Crane
Double Cross by Carolyn Crane (Disillusionists Trilogy #2) Urban Fantasy September 28, 2010 Paperback, 432 Pages Spectra Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quotes included in review. While this is a spoiler-free review of Double Cross, there are some spoilers related to book one, Mind Games. Ezmerelda or Ez has been imprisoned in the coat check she works in for three years by the mayor of Midcity, Otto Sanchez. Once Ez touches someone, she can link to that person and invade their Continue Reading
Guest Author Jennifer Estep and Giveaway
I’m so happy to have Jennifer Estep back for a third time to Smexy! Today she is talking about her current release, Venom and music and writing. Take it away Jennifer. Greetings and salutations! First of all, I want to say thanks to Mandi for having me on the blog today. Thanks, Mandi! Some of you might know me as the author of the Elemental Assassin urban fantasy series. The books focus on Gin Blanco, an assassin codenamed the Spider who can control the elements of Ice and Stone. Continue Reading