Soul Solution by Katherine McIntyre Paranormal Romance Released: July 24, 2015 Decadent Publishing Reviewed by Mandi To keep someone he loved alive, Erik Anderson made a deal with the devil. He sold his soul and now must collect 1,000 souls as a grim reaper. Having lost contact with his human former lover, Erik is a shell of a human (well, he isn't human anymore). He takes the Copenhagen line each night, to the club scene to find his next victim. Ensconced in a bright light, that is the Continue Reading
Review: Here Comes Trouble by Anna J. Stewart
Here Comes Trouble by Anna J. Stewart (Tremayne Family #2) Released: August 18, 2015 Contemporary Romance/Suspense Intermix Reviewed by Mandi Former beauty queen Sheila Tremayne looks dainty, but she’s tougher than she seems. The hard-as-nails business woman is determined to bring down corruption among Lantano Valley’s rich and powerful. Her latest scheme to get technology tycoon Chadwick Oliver is going perfectly until a distraction arrives in the form of Malcolm—the man who broke her Continue Reading
Review: Playing For Her Heart by Megan Erickson
Playing For Her Heart by Megan Erickson (Gamers #2) Released: August 11, 2015 Contemporary Romance Entangled Reviewed by Mandi Megan Erickson's Gamers series is more on the nerdy side, and I like that. They are stand alone reads, although supporting characters show up throughout the series. Grant is an owner of Gamer magazine and in his spare time likes to participate in cosplay - where he dresses as a favorite video game character and goes to Comic-Con. When the book opens, he is Continue Reading
Review: Evening Storm by Anne Calhoun
Evening Storm by Anne Calhoun (Irresistible #4) Releases: August 18, 2015 Contemporary Romance Intermix Reviewed by Mandi Ryan Hamilton is a wealthy, Wall Street playboy who accidentally uncovers a big secret at his company - the owner, and by all accounts a big family guy, is the head of a Ponzi Scheme. Ripping off his investors, Ryan realizes he has two options - pretend he never saw the fake accounts, or go to the FBI. With the beginning of an ulcer, he tells the FBI everything he Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... B+ review - A Lady's Guide to Skirting Scandal by Kelly Bowen (sheena) B review - The Right Kind of Love by Kennedy Kelly (sheena) B review - Dark Ascension by ML Brennan (tori) C+ review - All Wound Up by Jaci Burton (tori) C+ review - Fury's Kiss by Nicola R. White (may) C- review - Calm Like Home by Kaisa Clark (helyce) D review - Make you Burn by Megan Crane (mandi) Test Your Regency Filthy: A Quiz Mate Series by Cardeno C. Giveaway! Smexy's Top Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – August 14
10. I have my 4 year old niece running around my house today so who knows what this Top Ten will turn into! It may be filled with The Wiggles and Frozen facts. I don't want to be pervy Aunt Mandi, who looks up nakey men while my innocent niece plays five feet away. DO I???? 9. Book news: Tamara Morgan (see her reviews here!) has some exciting news. News we have to wait for, but exciting nonetheless! A new series featuring a jewel thief heroine (I LOVE a jewel thief) and her FBI husband. Continue Reading
Mates Series by Cardeno C. – Excerpt and Giveaway!
Cardeno C. has released second editions of her Mates novels, and today is going to share an excerpt and provide a giveaway! A sensitive wolf shifter and a vicious vampire challenge history, greed, and the very fabric of their beings in order to stay together until forever comes. Until Forever Comes by Cardeno C. –Excerpt “You’re hungry,” I said to my mate. “I’m fine,” he whispered against my skin, kissing me again, still petting gently. “I know, but you want to feed. Continue Reading
Review: Make You Burn by Megan Crane
Make You Burn by Megan Crane (Deacons of Bourbon Street #1) Released: August 4, 2015 Motorcycle Club Romance Loveswept Reviewed by Mandi This book had potential - I was even a little excited when I first started reading it. A motorcycle club romance set in New Orleans. It starts off gritty and sexy. Ajax was a member of the Deacons of Bourbon Street motorcycle club (MC). But ten years ago, near the time Katrina hit, he left the club to become a mercenary. I wish I could elaborate on why Continue Reading
Test Your Regency Filth: A Quiz
Test Your Regency Filth: a quiz Test your knowledge of filthy Regency slang and the dark side of human linguistic inventiveness with this simple quiz! There are twelve words. Three of them mean testicles, three mean penis, three refer to anal sex, and three are for pimps and brothel-keepers. Can you work out which word goes into which group? There are traps… Answers below the covers! Backgammon player Buttock Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Anthony. As a young man, falls in love with Gabriel, but Gabriel gets married to a woman. Curse the fates!! Will they ever find each other again? Hero: Gabriel. Loves Anthony, but feels guilty and tries to prove to himself he can desire a woman. Then she dies and the guilt he feels over it all! Will he ever be able to give himself fully to Anthony? “So, Mr. Tilden, you have come knocking at my door.” A hint of a puzzled furrow wrinkled Gabriel’s brow. Then his eyes Continue Reading