You’ve probably seen pictures or heard the news about the volcanic eruption on the Big Island in Hawaii. My contemporary, new adult romance novel, Finder Keeper of My Heart, is set on the Big Island. Of all the Hawaiian islands, it’s my favorite. I love the Big Island’s rugged and singular beauty born out of its volcanic origins. The eruption of Kilauea Volcano is truly humbling, a reminder of how precarious nature can be. In Finder Keeper, Emma Munroe, an aspiring Broadway actress, Continue Reading
Mandi’s Monday Musings
We've about reached the halfway mark in 2018, and I just glimpsed at some of my review books coming up and I thought I'd highlight some that look exciting: Once beloved by London's fashionable elite, Hartley Sedgwick has become a recluse after a spate of salacious gossip exposed his most-private secrets. Rarely venturing from the house whose inheritance is a daily reminder of his downfall, he’s captivated by the exceedingly handsome man who seeks to rob him. Since retiring from the Continue Reading
Review: Six Weeks with a Lord by Eve Pendle
Six Weeks with a Lord by Eve Pendle Historical Romance June 25, 2018 The first chapter in this book is so intense and delicious, I got very excited! But my excitement soon fled as this book loses steam and had a romance that didn't work for me. The reason the first chapter is so striking is the fact that our heroine, Grace Alnott, needs a husband desperately. She comes from trade, her father owned a very large grocer and she has a fifty thousand dollar dowry. Her father really wanted her Continue Reading
Guest Author Erin Satie
I reviewed, and adored, Bed of Flowers by Erin Satie earlier this week. She is hear today to talk a little more about the book and give some of her own recs! Bed of Flowers by Erin Satie Series: SWEETNESS AND LIGHT #1 Release Date: June 19 About Bed of Flowers: Bonny Reed is beautiful, inside and out. A loyal friend and loving daughter, she’s newly engaged to her small town’s most eligible bachelor. She’s happy for herself—but mostly for her family, who need Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
Isabella Spaga is about to reluctantly walk down the aisle with Mr. Dangerously Wrong…but not if dashing vampire Chance has anything to say about it. As a favor to Bones, Chance has come to derail this wedding of beauty to the beast. Now if only he can keep his hands off the bride. From New York Times bestselling author Jeaniene Frost’s Night Huntress world, it’s the wedding of the season…that everyone wants to miss. (Originally appeared in Weddings From Hell anthology) $1.99 Continue Reading
Mandi’s Monday Musings
Untamed Cowboy by Maisey Yates (Gold Valley #2) Releases: June 19, 2018 Contemporary Romance Hello secret baby trope....just 15 years later. Bennett Dodge is Gold Valley's veterinarian, and likes everything planned out and in control in his life. His year-long relationship with a woman recently ended, because there was no passion from him. When he was sixteen, his girlfriend got pregnant, told him she lost the baby, and then moved on. Bennett was so upset that he was careless, and then that Continue Reading
Review: Bed of Flowers by Erin Satie
Bed of Flowers by Erin Satie (Sweetness and Light #1) Releases: June 19, 2018 Historical Romance This is just a fantastic book. I loved every second of it. I honestly did not want to put my kindle down once. Bonny Reed grew up wealthy, as her father owned many warehouses down by the dock in their town of New Quay, just south of Liverpool. But when a fire breaks out, it destroys the Reed's future. Their name is still in good standing, and they keep their fancy house, but there isn't much Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... Monday, Mandi talked about: B review - Captivated by Tessa Bailey and Eve Dangerfield (erotic) D review - More Than Words by Mia Sheridan (contemporary) B- review - Knocked Up by Stacey Lynn (contemporary) Tuesday, Tori talked about: B review - Ocean Light by Nalini Singh (paranormal) C+ review - Venom in the Veins by Jennifer Estep (urban fantasy) B review - Ain't She a Peach by Molly Harper (contemporary) Wednesday, Sheena talked about: F Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – June 15
10. Better get on that.... A horse named "Bofa Deez Nuts" wins at Oklahoma City Race Park, impossibly professional announcer is NOT fazed and executes it completely deadpan. pic.twitter.com/TLWLfYXoz3 — Spladam (@SplAdamSage) June 2, 2018 9. I will always laugh at balls. No comment. #GBBO pic.twitter.com/Si8j0Nxf3Z — British Bake Off (@BritishBakeOff) June 3, 2018 8. And just in case you needed one more..... Mary Berry - I am scandalized!!! (For US viewers, new season Continue Reading
Helyce’s Thursday Thoughts: The Girl in the Moss by Loreth Anne White and In Bed with the Beast by Tara Sivec
The Girl in the Moss by Loreth Anne White (Angie Pallorino #3) Romantic Suspense June 12, 2018 Montlake Romance Favorite quote: We all tell lies. We all have secrets. A secret can own a person. A secret is powerful. But only to the degree that the truth threatens someone.” I’m not sure what it was about the blurb that captured my attention, but I’m so glad it did. I have not read romantic suspense in a while and I realize now that I’ve missed it. Also, I had no issues reading this Continue Reading