This week at Smexy... B+ review - Pretty Face by Lucy Parker (contemporary/mandi) B+ review - Scorched by Paula Quinn (paranormal/sheena) B review - The Cad and the Co-Ed by Penny Reid and LH Cosway (contemporary/tori) B review - Royally Matched by Emma Chase (contemporary/mandi) B review - Echoes in Death by JD Robb (suspense/tori) B- review - Clean Breaks by Ruby Lang (contemporary/mandi) C+ review - Rough & Tumble by Rhenna Morgan (suspense/mandi) C review - Buyout by Dev Continue Reading
Let’s Play LisaLand!!
Let me say quickly that I read Devil in Spring this week and it's by far my favorite romance of the year. Pandora is smart, energetic, adorable and Gabriel is completely swoon-worthy and his courtship of Pandora made me smile so hard. I can't recommend it enough. Now onto the game! You want to start at avonromance.com/lisaland if you have not been there yet. Head back to avonromance.com/lisaland to roll the dice again and enter another part of Lisa Kleypas's Continue Reading
Review: Buyout by Dev Bentham
Buyout by Dev Bentham Released: February 8, 2017 M/M Contemporary Novella Dreamspinner Reviewed by Mandi I've read a lot of Dev Bentham over the years and I love that each of her stories is so different - set in so many different places. Buyout takes place in Lisbon with two guys I liked - but the problem with this story is that it is way too short. Everything felt rushed and that frustrated me. Sean is a financial guy working for a greedy boss who loves to find failing hotels, offer Continue Reading
Review: Clean Breaks by Ruby Lang
Clean Breaks by Ruby Lang Released: February 20, 2017 Contemporary Romance Crimson Romance Reviewed by Mandi I'm a huge fan of Ruby Lang - her characters are smart and flawed and her friendships come across very real. I think I've mentioned this in previous reviews, but the girl friendships in this book are not all cupcakes and wine. They challenge each other, and have attitudes and reflect what I feel like is a true friendship. All that being said, this is the first time I'm going Continue Reading
Review: Royally Matched by Emma Chase
Royally Matched by Emma Chase (Royally #2) Released: February 21, 2017 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi A wild-child heir to the throne and a shy librarian?? This is my candy - although it's not quite as good as book one. (but almost!) Henry is the second-son in the royal Wessco family but after his older brother abdicated for true love in the last book, the burden of becoming King falls to Henry. And oh how happy he is *insert all the sarcasm* Henry doesn't Continue Reading
Review: Pretty Face by Lucy Parker
Pretty Face by Lucy Parker (London Celebrities #2) Released: February 20, 2017 Contemporary Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi I fell completely in love with Lucy Parker's first book, Act Like it. Taking us back to the West End and the theater community with a hero who is a curmudgeon (at least to start) and a heroine who is on a popular yet trashy television show, and the tabloids have a field day with her character. Director Luc Savage is ready to reinvigorate his West End Continue Reading
Review: Rough & Tumble by Rhenna Morgan
Rough & Tumble by Rhenna Morgan (Haven Brotherhood #1) Released: February 20, 2017 Contemporary/Suspense Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi This book had all the workings to be a cracky read - over the top hero who is dripping with alpha sweat, a do-gooder heroine and a brotherhood of men who have reputations of being from the wrong side of the tracks, but are actually really good dudes. But by the end of this one I felt like it was too over the top. These guys are not ones to be found Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Luc Savage. Theater director and producer. Could be called a curmudgeon. He can't believe he is casting a television actress in his beloved play. Heroine: Lily Lamprey. She knows this theater production is her big chance to prove herself as an actress. Even though her director is all growly and intense, she falls for him hard. One moment she was standing there like a sane professional woman; the next, her nose was buried in his chest and she was hugging a human ice lolly. Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – February 17th
10. I think "yoga pants" would be more suited...but yeah. :) 9. Belated Valentine's Day greetings. This makes me smile. 8. Book news: Pretty Face by Lucy Parker comes out 2/20. It's absolutely adorable and sexy - it features a hero who is producing a big, serious play and a heroine who is in a popular yet raunchy television show and she really wants a part in the theater production. Hero starts out as a curmudgeon. Review is coming next week but the reason I'm mentioning it now is that Continue Reading
Review: Something Real by Nellie Christine
Something Real by Nellie Christine Released: January 2017 M/M Contemporary Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Elijah has rules when he dates men. Very strict rules including, no kissing, no snuggling afterwards, no second dates etc.. Safe to say, you get one wild night with him, and then no more. These rules have kept Elijah's heart safe and that's how he likes it. Besides being a sex rule maker, Elijah also loves to sing and is very talented. Music doesn't pay the bills for him, so he works in Continue Reading