Arctic Fire by Keira Andrews M/M Romance Novella Released: October 24, 2016 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Home from Afghanistan, Captain Jack Turner is sent to the far arctic to the Nunavut Province to evaluate if a permanent naval training base is needed in the area. As Jack and his soldiers know the sand well from the middle east, they are not trained as well for the Arctic. Not thrilled with going to sub-zero temperatures in a dry town with nothing really to do, Jack trudges up Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Cooper. NFL Wide Receiver pro. Gets a concussion and needs a quiet place to rest. He isn't supposed to do anything....vigorous. Heroine: Whitney. Failing orchard owner. Likes vigorous things. Likes big, sexy football players too. She woos him with her homemade apple butter. "You ready to see what I cn do with both hands? My mouth? My cock? Say yes, because I'm so fucking hard right now it's painful." "Yes. I was worried you might be a tease again." She goes for my jeans Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – December 2nd!
10. I'm an easy guest to have at parties *wink* 9. I had big dreams of putting a cute Christmas accessory on each dog and have them sit together and all three lovingly look at the camera at the same time for our Christmas card. That dream lasted about 2 seconds. I got one accessorized and all three in the same frame. Only took 45 minutes. 8. I would buy this in an instant!! I mean - he spills ALL! ;) Link. 7. I watched all of the new Gilmore Girls. I liked a lot (Logan - I didn't Continue Reading
Guest Author Jayne Krentz: Twelve Days of Bookmas *Giveaway*
TWELVE DAYS OF BOOKMAS By Jayne Ann Krentz In which I answer the twelve questions that I am most frequently asked and recommend a book for that hard-to-shop-for person on your holiday list. SECOND DAY OF BOOKMAS Question # 2: What were your formative books, the ones you loved growing up? I get asked this question a lot. The answer is, my mother made sure I was exposed to the classics but I can’t say I was ever a fan. There were two kinds of books that really called to me. Continue Reading
Mandi’s December To-Be-Read
Blood Vow by JR Ward 12/6. I really enjoyed the first book in this BDB spin-off. We'll see how this one goes. Goodreads l Kindle The Pawn by Skye Warren 12/6. I like Skye Warren books - they can be dark and edgy. The blurb in this one promises naughty things. I'll be reading/reviewing soon. Goodreads l Kindle Moonshadow by Thea Harrison 12/6. A new series from Thea Harrison! Tori will be reviewing soon. Goodreads l Kindle Wound Tight by Tessa Bailey 12/5. A M/M FROM TESSA Continue Reading
Review: Duke of Pleasure by Elizabeth Hoyt
Duke of Pleasure by Elizabeth Hoyt (Maiden Lane #11) Released: November 29, 2016 Historical Romance Grand Central Reviewed by Mandi I didn't love this one, and I'm bummed! I didn't hate it or anything - I actually liked the hero and heroine separately. Just not together - which kind of is a bad thing when reading a romance book. I don't remember the last time I wasn't thrilled with a Maiden Lane book (okay, I looked it up on Goodreads and my last less than 4-star rating was in 2013 for Continue Reading
Joint Review: Bad Neighbor by M. O’Keefe
Bad Neighbor by M.O’Keefe Erotic Romance/Suspense November 21, 2016 Self-Published Joint Review by Mandi & Tori You always know you're going to get a dark, gritty, sexy, angry and complicated romance when you pick up a M. O’Keefe book. Damaged men and women who carry more baggage than Samsonite reluctantly find one another and embark on a journey towards their redemption...if they’re brave enough to accept it. She doesn’t always offer her readers a HEA, but she does offer enough Continue Reading
Review: One Hot December by Tiffany Reisz
One Hot December by Tiffany Reisz (Men at Work #3) Released: November 22, 2016 Contemporary Romance Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi I have loved, loved, loved this three-book (all stand alone) holiday contemporary series by Tiffany Reisz. One Hot December features a heroine who is a welder, with short spiky hair and goes by the name Flash (aka Flashdance from the movie), although she also answers to the name Veronica. Flash has worked for a few years for Ian's company - the only female Continue Reading
Joint Review: Brutal Game by Cara McKenna
Brutal Game by Cara McKenna (Flynn and Laurel #2) Released: November 22, 2016 Contemporary Romance Self Published Eight months ago, Laurel walked into an underground boxing gym and found herself mesmerized by a stranger named Flynn—a man who fights hard and loves harder. Since then he’s taken her places where fear and curiosity clash in exquisite pleasure, where trust is the price of ecstasy, and in time their brutal games have become her kink as much as his. But when real Continue Reading
Feature and Giveaway – The Dare and the Doctor by Kate Noble
“With her usual witty writing and exquisite flair for characterization, Noble offers [The Lie and the Lady]. The effortless manner in which she wrote. The Lie and the Lady as a separate love story while at the same time gracefully connecting it to The Game and the Governess and cleverly hinting at what is to come in the series is nothing less than brilliant.” —Booklist (STARRED REVIEW, The Lie and the Lady) Dr. Rhys Gray and Miss Margaret Babcock are friends—strictly friends. But Continue Reading