Breath of Fire by Amanda Bouchet (Kingmaker Chronicles #2) Released: January 3, 2017 Fantasy/Paranormal Romance Sourcebooks Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: "I love you like a man insane." A Promise of Fire was one of my favorite reads last year and I'm so happy to say that the follow-up lived up to all of my expectations. I think it's best to read these in order - as this second book continues the story with the same hero and heroine. In the first book, Cat was kidnapped and Continue Reading
Mandi’s Favorite Smex Scenes of 2016
We couldn't be Smexy Books without doing our annual favorite Smex Scenes! Please note - there is explicit language below! It's naughty!!! More than usual! Happy 2017 - may romance authors continue to give us heavy groins, twitching cocks, and scenes that make us immediately text our friends to share. Thank you authors! Perv by Dakota Gray Award for best oral sex: (We are going to start out strong and go right to a spoiler tag due to extreme naughtiness *wink*) [spoiler]I Continue Reading
Mandi’s Favorite books of 2016
Another great year of reading! My favorite books in no particular order: Listen to the Moon by Rose Lerner - This was the first book I reviewed for 2016 and it is fabulous. The hero is a butler, the heroine is a maid and it is a marriage of convenience. Rose Lerner consistently writes some of the best historical romances I read. Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat - The end to a trilogy that holds a dear, dear, place in my heart. During this series, my heart was ripped out more than once. Continue Reading
Kini’s Favorite Books of 2016
Here’s my favorite books from 2016. I looked back at my post from earlier this year and included a few of those in my top from the whole year. When you read so many books, it is hard to pick the best/favorites. My biggest wish for 2017 is more books that feature characters that are over 30. Brutal Game by Cara McKenna- The conclusion to Willing Victim that I didn’t know I needed. It was great to see Flynn and Laurel again even if it left me emotionally raw. We did a group review Continue Reading
Review: Due South by Tamsen Parker
Due South by Tamsen Parker (The Compass #5) Released: December 12, 2016 Erotic Contemporary Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: No, seriously. This is my life. Hyperventilating in my office because my boss almost caught me getting blown by her secretary in her bathroom. After running down a hallway naked except for clothes I'd been wearing over twenty-four hours clutched against my junk. Office affairs, man. They aren't for the weak. While the books in this Continue Reading
Review: The Farther He Runs by Lynda Aicher
The Farther He Runs by Lynda Aicher (Kicks #3) Released: December 6, 2016 M/M Contemporary Loveswept Reviewed by Mandi After years away from home, Tanner Dorsey is back and sorting through feelings that have him in a stranglehold. The hardened Marine will do anything for a fallen comrade, so when an accident leaves Finn Kelley fighting for his life, Tanner’s eager to be there for him. In fact, Tanner’s ready and willing to do anything Finn asks—especially if it means finally acting on Continue Reading
Review: Trophy Wife by Noelle Adams
Trophy Wife by Noelle Adams Contemporary Romance Released: December 6, 2016 Loveswept Reviewed by Mandi At the age of eighteen, Alison found herself penniless and without many options for a bright future. She decides to pursue a forty-five year old colleague of her father's who had expressed interest in her. They date for three months and marry. Every decision is taken care of for her and all she has to do is look pretty, dress pretty and make her husband happy. Eight years later, Continue Reading
Review: Married for His Convenience by Eleanor Webster
Married for his Convenience by Eleanor Webster Historical Romance Released: December 1, 2016 Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi Tainted by illegitimacy, plain Sarah Martin has no illusions of a grand marriage. So when the Earl of Langford makes her a proposal that will take her one step closer to finding her half sister, she can't refuse! Sebastian's dreams of romance died with his late wife's affair, so now he needs a convenient wife to act as governess for his silent daughter. Yet Sarah Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Alien. Bounty Hunter. Lands on Earth to collect a bad alien. Sees a human woman and realizes it's his fated mate. Heroine: Human. Walking alone in the woods at night. Meets alien. Smexy things happen. His head lowered again, and her heart pounded in her chest. This was really happening. The alien was about to lick her pussy. Holy shit. His tongue darted out and traced up her seam and then delved inside to her clit. He flattened his tongue and stroked it. She about Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – December 16th
10. #Naughty! 9. I looooove this cover!! Silver Silence releases this summer and it's too long of a wait! Book one in her Psy/Changleing spin-off series. Blurb: Control. Precision. Family. These are the principles that drive Silver Mercant. At a time when the fledgling Trinity Accord seeks to unite a divided world, with Silver playing a crucial role as director of a worldwide emergency response network, wildness and chaos are the last things she needs in her life. But that’s exactly what Continue Reading