The 12 Dares of Christmas by Leigh W. Stuart Released: November 22, 2016 Contemporary Romance City Owl Press Reviewed by Mandi Lauren is passionate about raising money to build a new, no-kill shelter in her home town of Sycamore Cove. To thank the ladies of the local knitting group for their generous donation, she has planned a dinner, and a surprise male dancer to jump out of a cake for dessert. Apparently these ladies really wanted something spicy for their "thank you" from Lauren. Continue Reading
Joint Review: Beyond Surrender by Kit Rocha
Beyond Surrender by Kit Rocha Series: Beyond, #9 Romance Suspense/Post apocalyptic Self Published Reviewed by Mandi & Tori Beyond Surrender is the ninth and last installment in Kit Rocha’s Beyond series. Nessa, O’Kane princess and ruler of the distillery, finds her sanity and strength tested when she falls for the one man whose only goal is to see Eden fall. The sectors are going to war and nothing will ever be the same again. This post apocalyptic series has been a favorite of Continue Reading
Twelve Days of Casa Deals!
Deck your shelves with romance novels. Fa la la la la la la la! 'Tis the season to be reading. Fa la la la la la la la! Now we buy our favorite novels. Fa la la la la la la la! Browse our website for your favorites. Fa la la la la la la la! For the 12 days of Casa, Sourcebooks will be putting over 75 of their best novels on sale for only $0.99 each to help you enjoy the holidays! Go HERE to see what "Modern Day Hotties" are on sale today and check back for the next twelve days to enjoy the Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... A review - Shut up and Kiss Me by Jessica Lemmon (helyce/contemporary) B+ review - Wound Tight by Tessa Bailey (mandi/ m/m) B+ review - First Step Forward by Liora Blake (mandi/contemporary) B review - Downed by Jen Frederick (tori/contemporary) B review - The Keeper by Jillian Liota (tori/contemporary) B- review - Blood Vow by JR Ward (mandi/paranormal) C+ review - Arctic Fire by Keira Andrews (mandi/ m/m) C review - The Pawn by Skye Warren (mandi/dark Continue Reading
Review: The Pawn by Skye Warren
The Pawn by Skye Warren (Endgame #1) Released: December 6, 2016 Dark Contemporary Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Avery's world is falling apart. Her father is very bad off after getting severely beaten over bad business dealings with a man named Gabriel. Gabriel sells and buys things - things like guns and drugs. Avery goes to the "King of the Underworld" Damon Scott for hopes of a loan, but when she discovers Damon reports to Gabriel, she knows she is big trouble. When Gabriel Continue Reading
Review: First Step Forward by Liora Blake
First Step Forward by Liora Blake (Grand Valley #1) Released: November 29, 2016 Contemporary/Sports Romance Pocket Books Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: Fucking Hugh Grant movies. They're like the earworms of romantic comedies. I'm stuck in a place, half-hard, and all I can think is: I'm just a boy, standing in front of a girl, asking her to do something, anything, to make his cock stop hurting. Seriously. Fuck off, Hugh Grant. Cooper Lowry is a wide receiver for an NFL team in Continue Reading
Review: Blood Vow by J.R. Ward
Blood Vow by J.R. Ward (Black Dagger Legacy #2) Released: December 6, 2016 Paranormal Romance Ballantine Books Reviewed by Mandi This is the second book in the BDB spin-off series, but as we have seen in the past - this book has a main H/H, Axe and Elise, but the other half of the book (maybe even more than half) is the continuing story of Rhage, Mary and their adopted daughter Bitty. If you didn't read Rhage's book that came out in March, you might be a little lost with Bitty. Mary and Continue Reading
Feature: All In Fear Anthology
The six authors of All in Fear: A Collection of Six Horror Tales, tell us their favorite scenes from their stories: From His Mouth Will Taste of Chernobyl by Steve Berman: I watch as he crawls to me, and I hold a breath as he moves over me. The friction generated could power a thousand electric turbines, more than all the world’s nuclear power plants. His head knocks against the light bulb and I am afraid it will break and shower hot glass over his tousled hair. I grasp a handful of his Continue Reading
Release Day Excerpt: God of Wine by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Blurb From New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff… GOD OF WINE, Book #3, Immortal Matchmakers, Inc. Series (Standalone) CAN ROCK-HARD ABS SAVE THE WORLD? HE SURE THINKS SO! Reckless and wild, the God of Wine has been partying for over ten thousand years. And New Year’s Eve, when humans around the world succumb to his naturally occurring spike in powers, is his biggest night. Only this year, things are a bit different. A plague is sweeping the Continue Reading
Review: Wound Tight by Tessa Bailey
Wound Tight by Tessa Bailey (Made in Jersey #4) Released: December 5, 2016 M/M Contemporary Romance Entangled Reviewed by Mandi Tessa Bailey is the queen of the dirty talking hero and I'm always excited for a new release. And then she tells me she is writing a male/male. Excuse me while I swoon off my couch in anticipation. Wound Tight is FULL of intense sexual tension and hot, hot sexy times. Definitely some dirty talking too. If you've read this series, you've met Renner, the Continue Reading