Wicked Sexy Liar by Christina Lauren 2/2/16. Book four in this realllllly fun sexy and series. Come back tomorrow for a chance to win it in print. (I love this series on audio). Goodreads l Kindle Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat 2/2/16. You guys. YOU GUYS. I'm going to slobber all over this review tomorrow. Prepare yourselves. (It will be spoiler-free as well!). PS - don't read this unless you've read the first two! Goodreads l Kindle Brotherhood in Death by JD Robb Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... A review - Tyburn by Jessica Cale (sheena) B review - Unquiet by Melanie Hansen (mandi) B review - Eight to Midnight by Karen Harley (helyce) B review - Heated Ride by Chelsea Camaron (tori) B- review - Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins (mandi) C review - Painful Lessons by S.C. Wynne (tori) C- review - Castelli's Virgin Widow by Caitlin Crews (mandi) D review - Keep On Loving You by Christie Ridgway (tori) January Mini Reviews Smexy's Top Ten Mandi Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – January 29th
10. Last Friday when you were reading this, my kids were already home from school because the blizzard was about to start. 30 inches of snow later, my kids are still home!! Too much snow to go to school all week. There has been epic sledding, snowboarding, and my kids built this snow tunnel that was pretty impressive. But now the snow is turning that gross brown color, and I'm tired of my shoes getting wet every time I go outside. And whine whine whine. (wine, wine wine?) 9. Geeky Continue Reading
Review: Castelli’s Virgin Widow by Caitlin Crews
Castelli's Virgin Widow by Caitlin Crews Released: January 19, 2016 Contemporary Romance Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi This book caught my eye because the hero falls for his step-mother (his father had just passed away). And I thought - well - this is different and a little naughty so why not? Luca is a jerk and an asshole. And you know - if done well - if he is redeemed, he can be all the jerk he wants. But make it count in the end. Make me fall in love with his non-jerk side before the Continue Reading
Review: Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins
Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins Released: January 26, 2016 Historical Romance Avon Reviewed by Mandi Set in Virginia City, Nevada in 1877, Rhine Fontaine lives an interesting life. Born as a slave, with a black mother and a white father, Rhine can pass as a white person. Although he fights for black rights, post civil war, he realizes pretending to be white can give him sway when it's time to vote or fight for things concerning the black people who live in town. Rhine is on the city Continue Reading
Review: Unquiet by Meanie Hansen
Unquiet by Melanie Hansen (Resilient Love #3) Released: January 22, 2016 M/M Contemporary Romance Dreamspinner Press Reviewed by Mandi This is a difficult book for me to grade. Romance books can put you through hell, but at the end, you know there will be a happy ever after. This is definitely a romance book and the two men fall in love and are in love at the end. But the forever part - I'm worried. Melanie Hansen dives deeeeeeep into Bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety. Loren Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Chad. Bartender. Dreams of being an artist/graphic designer but doesn't quite have his life together. His sister works with Owen.... Hero: Owen. Copy Editor for a gaming magazine. Nerd. Wears bow ties. Is a bit uptight. Meets Chad at his boss's house.... Chad grinned, whipped off the bow tie from around Owen’s neck and then dropped to his knees. Owen slapped a hand on the wall above Chad’s head, needing to hold onto something as Chad pulled his pants down to midthigh. Then Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... B review - Breaking Fate by Georgia Lyn Hunter (sheena) B review - Big Rock by Lauren Blakely (mandi) B review - For the First Time Anthology (tori) B review - Appealed by Emma Chase (mandi) B- review - Once Upon a Marquess by Courtney Milan (may) B- review - The Heat is On by Katie Rose (tori) D review - Altered by Marnee Blake (mandi) F review - War Chest by Lynne Connolly (tori) Our Thoughts on Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning Cover Reveal and Excerpt: Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – Blizzard-apocalypse!
10. So - I'm in the "bulls-eye" for this blizzard. We are projected to get three feet or something crazy What the heck??? We get a big storm every once in a while - if we get a foot it's a big deal. This is ridiculous. Plus high winds tomorrow - goodbye power for the foreseeable future. I'm very good friends with two sets of neighbors, so we are all going to hunker down together and cope the best way we know how - martinis and card games. 9. If you lean forward and squint, you can see the Continue Reading
Review: Big Rock by Lauren Blakely
Big Rock by Lauren Blakely Released: January 6, 2016 Erotic Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi The very first sentence in this book is: My dick is fucking awesome. I cautiously giggled at this. It's a bold statement - but is it a douchey statement? Was this hero going to make me laugh or roll my eyes? I'm very happy to say, Spencer is cute. He is very, very cocky, but sweet and made me smile. Spencer lives in New York city and is happy with his life. Right out of college, he Continue Reading