What if a modern woman suddenly learns she is heir to the throne of a magical realm hidden in our world and is the most powerful magical being on the planet? Growing up an orphan, Rachel always assumed she’d be going it alone, until the night before her twenty-fifth birthday when she was thrust into the realm of Eden’s Court.Her new job description? Unite seven contentious magical races in order to prevent the destruction of earth. But learning to rule is easier than facing her attraction to Continue Reading
Winner of Bound to Shadows Giveaway
Winner of Bound to Shadows by Keri Arthur is.........Mel (He Followed Me Home) - who would much rather be a werewolf because - oh definitely a werewolf. I'm a dog person, I can't stand the sight of blood, you get to go out in the sun but mostly because I hate being cold ;)Please email me at mandischreiner (at) gmail (dot) com with your mailing address :)After tallying the votes it's a tie! Twenty people voted they would rather be a vampire and twenty people voted they would rather be a werewolf. Continue Reading
“Tempt Me Eternally” by Gena Showalter in the Deep Kiss of Winter Anthology
Aleaha Love can be anyone—literally. With only skin-to-skin contact, she can change her appearance, assume any identity. Her newest identity switch has made her an AIR (alien investigation and removal) agent and sends her on a mission to capture a group of otherworldly warriors. Only she becomes the captured. Breean, a golden-skinned commander, known for his iron-will, who is at once dangerous and soul-shatteringly seductive, threatens her new life. Because for the first time, Aleaha only wants Continue Reading
Winner of Willoughby’s Return by Jane Odiwe
The winner of Willoughby's Return by Jane Odiwe is.....Leontine!!Congrats!! Please email me with your address!Thank you so much to Jane Odiwe and Sourcebooks!! Continue Reading
Guest Author: Jennifer Lyon and Giveaway
I am excited to have Jennifer Lyon here at Smexy today! Soul Magic is the second book in her Wing Slayer Hunter series and it features Sutton, a very smexy man, who happens to be bald. So I asked Jennifer to tell us how sexy bald men can be.Bald Is Sexy…Mandi, thank you so much for inviting me to Smexy Books!I’m here to cast a spell and make you all fall in love with bald men. In SOUL MAGIC, out October 27th, the hero is bald. With the five original Wing Slayer Hunters, I had very little say in Continue Reading
Review: Soul Magic – Jennifer Lyon
When an ancient pact is broken, powerful witches who once used their magic to help humanity become the twisted playthings of demons, and the mortal men who once protected the sorceresses become witch hunters, cursed with the longing to spill the witches’ blood: an irresistible craving that will cost witches their lives and witch hunters their souls.The Wing Slayer Hunters fight this curse, guarding innocent witches until the urge to harm them grows too strong–then they must kill their own. Wing Continue Reading
“Untouchable” by Kresley Cole- Deep Kiss of Winter Anthology
A brutal vampire soldier about to know love for the first time...Murdoch Wroth will stop at nothing to claim Daniela the Ice Maiden--the delicate Valkyrie who makes his heart beat for the first time in three hundred years. Yet the exquisite Danii is part ice fey, and her freezing skin can't be touched by anyone but her own kind without inflicting pain beyond measure.A Valkyrie aching to be touched...Soon desperate for closeness, in an agony of frustration, Murdoch and Danii will do anything to Continue Reading
Giveaway: Bound to Shadows – Keri Arthur
In the darkness, demons come out to play…and someone must bring their sins to light.Part vampire, part werewolf, Riley Jenson knows what can happen when vamps don’t play well with others. But she’s never seen anything like this: a series of brutal murders surrounding the latest hot spot for vampire-human hookups—and the victims aren’t just killed, they’re beheaded. Now Riley is launching into action, toying with a seductive—and highly suspicious—club owner, and finding herself in the middle of Continue Reading
New Cover: Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill
I know this is the third post of the day - don't kill me! ;) Had to show off Chloe Neill's new cover! I am LOVING the new Merit! The third in her Chicagoland Vampires series releases July 6, 2010. Continue Reading
Books: Sharing and Receiving
There was an article in the New York Times recently about sharing e-books and it caused quite the discussion on Twitter and in the blogosphere. I direct you to the post at Dear Author for a recap and lengthy discussion of the entire event. One thing that came out of the article and following discussion is that if you own a Kindle, you are allowed to download a book SIX times. That means you can download it to six different Kindles if you choose. I didn’t realize this – now I wish I had a friend Continue Reading