Martinis with the Devil by A.A. Chamberlynn (Part #1) Released: April 2016 Urban Fantasy Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I'm cautious to try urban fantasy books that are shorter in length because I always feel a new urban fantasy world needs time to build and simmer before I can really get into it. However, I'm happy to say that this book, coming in at 133 pages, is pretty well done. But let me also warn that it is part one of two, and it ends in a cliffhanger (part two has been Continue Reading
Review: Blown Away by Brenda Rothert
Blown Away by Brenda Rothert Released: May 3, 2016 Loveswept Reviewed by Mandi When I saw this was a storm chaser romance, I perked up. Hello - Twister fans! Falling in love while chasing tornadoes - gimme the candy. But first there is death. Drew and Colby have been in love and are engaged. Drew works as an assistant in a hair salon and Colby is a storm chaser. Coming home from his last chase, he stops to help someone change a tire on the side of the road and gets hit by a car Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Adam. Marine. Has lethal skills, which is good when there is an apocalypse. He has a rule that he doesn't sleep with virgins. Too bad the possible only woman left on the planet is a virgin!! *insert drama* Heroine: Rachel. After her family dies of the virus killing the world, she packs up to get out of the city. She meets Adam and decides her chances of survival are good with him. Plus he is super sexy. This book is on the cracky side - meaning - the hero is very over the top alpha, Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... A review - Return of the Bad Boy by Jessica Lemmon (helyce) A review - The Untamed Earl by Valerie Bowman (sheena) B review - Fly With Me by Chanel Cleeton (mandi) C+ review - Fire Bound by Christine Feehan (tori) C+ review - Love of the Game by Lori Wilde (mandi) C+ review - The Dark Vampire by Kate Baxter (sheena) C+ review - Outlaw Cowboy by Nicole Helm (mandi) C review - Marry Me by Karen Stivali (tori) C- review - The Trouble with Temptation by Shiloh Walker Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – May 6th
10. You guys - I know a lot of things. I mean - I drink a lot of things. I mean - when I drink, I know everything. ;) 9. The cover of Blood Vow by JR Ward has been released. The blurb shows continuing drama for Rhage and Mary: Trainees at the Black Dagger Brotherhood’s training center continue to prepare for the war against the Lessening Society, but fighting is the last thing on Axe’s mind. Still plagued with the guilt of his father’s death, the brooding loner finds himself Continue Reading
Winner!
The winner of the Legal Briefs series by Emma Chase is: Natasha Congrats! An email has been sent. Continue Reading
Review: Outlaw Cowboy by Nicole Helm
Outlaw Cowboy by Nicole Helm (Big Sky Cowboys #2) Released: May 3, 2016 Contemporary Romance Sourcebooks Reviewed by Mandi Caleb Shaw is on a good and steady path these days. After his father was paralyzed in an accident, Caleb stopped drinking. He stopped all of his negative, hurtful behavior and his main focus at the moment is getting his family ranch out of the red. With his sister recently married and moving out and a new sister showing up out of the blue, his life has been a little Continue Reading
Review: Fly With Me by Chanel Cleeton
Fly With Me by Chanel Cleeton (Wild Aces #1) Released: May 3, 2016 Erotic Contemporary Romance Berkley Reviewed by Mandi I really enjoyed Chanel Cleeton's previous political series, so when I heard she was doing a new series about fighter pilots, I got excited! Top Gun, y'all!! Except as we learn from our hero, it's not Top Gun. These guys are in the Air Force, Top Gun was the Navy. Whatever! (There are a lot of cute top gun references in this book though). U.S. Air Force fighter Continue Reading
Giveaway!! The Legal Briefs Series by Emma Chase
I have a great giveaway to offer you today - an entire signed set of The Legal Briefs series by Emma Chase! To enter, just leave a comment. Open to everyone. I'll choose a winner on Thursday. As a DC defense attorney, Stanton Shaw keeps his head cool, his questions sharp, and his arguments irrefutable. They don’t call him the Jury Charmer for nothing – with his southern drawl, disarming smile and captivating green eyes – he’s a hard man to say no to. Men want to be him and Continue Reading
Review: Love of the Game by Lori Wilde
Love of the Game by Lori Wilde (Stardust, Texas #3) Released: April 26, 2016 Avon Reviewed by Mandi Axel Richmond is a pitcher for the Dallas Gunslingers. An expansion team, he feels like he hasn't quite made it in life, and his real dream is to play for the New York Yankees (I'll try to forgive him *wink*). But before anything can happen in his life, he needs to rehab his shoulder. After doing physical therapy and pushing himself as hard as possible, the team doctors still say he is not Continue Reading