Paladin by Sally Slater Fantasy Released: May 14, 2015 Perfect Analogy Publishing Reviewed by Mandi This story was originally posted on WattPad. Brash, cocky, and unbeatable with a sword (well, almost), Sam of Haywood is the most promising Paladin trainee in the kingdom of Thule… and knows it. The only problem is that Sam is really Lady Samantha, daughter of the seventeenth Duke of Haywood, and if her father has his way, she’ll be marrying a Paladin, not becoming one. But Sam has Continue Reading
Review: Bengal’s Quest by Lora Leigh
Bengal’s Quest by Lora Leigh (Breed #30) Paranormal Romance June 23, 2015 Berkley Reviewed by Helyce This is Gideon’s story. A shadow of a character introduced around book 7 or so, though we really had no idea of him except very softly in the periphery until more recently where he became an important character in the story arc that involved the fight to save Jonas’s daughter, Amber. Gideon, raised in a lab, was given special treatment when a council scientist became aware that Gideon Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... B+ review - Dirty Thoughts by Megan Erickson (contemporary/mandi) B review - Opening Up by Lauren Dane (contemporary/helyce) B- review - Arrow's Hell by Chantal Fernando (contemporary/tori) B- review - Yours All Along by Roni Loren (m/m /mandi) C+ review - Uncharted Territory by Tamsen Parker (bdsm/mandi) C+ review - Blood, Pain, and Pleasure by Nadien Mutas (paranormal/mandi) C review - The Iron Princess by Sandra Lake (historical/tori) C review - Do Not Disturb Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – June 19
10. I told my husband and dad that on this Father's Day their gift is that they get to grill dinner for the family. We all win. *wink* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIZk2JD-0rs 9. I think we need to start this Friday off with some cuteness. A pug who is SO excited to go to Petsmart. I have a pug, and I've never taken her to Petsmart. I feel like she is missing out on life!!! I may have to rectify this. Last time I was at Petsmart I jokingly asked if I could bring my goats in Continue Reading
Mallory Crowe Shares her Favorite Romance Tropes
Top 10 ….Romance Tropes I have to be honest. I’m a total romance snob. Like, I’ll read other genres. But rarely and few and far between. Since a (probably inappropriately) young age, romance novels were my life. But when you’ve read as many as I have, you start to notice a few trends and, let’s call them what they are, tropes. But these consistent tropes can be used in so many different and awesome ways that I don’t think I’ll ever get sick of them. Below are my top ten romance tropes. 10 Continue Reading
Review: Blood, Pain, and Pleasure by Nadine Mutas
Blood, Pain and Pleasure by Nadine Mutas (Tales of Blood and Magic #1) Paranormal Romance Released: May 28, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Desperate to save her demon-abducted sister, witch Merle MacKenna breaks the law of her Elders. As a last resort to track down the kidnapper, she unleashes another demon, Rhun, from the magical prison of the Shadows. Determined to bind him again after he helps her, Merle vows to keep him tightly controlled. Easier said than done when her own Continue Reading
Review: Yours All Along by Roni Loren
Yours All Along by Roni Loren (Loving on the Edge #7.5) M/M Novella Released: June 16, 2015 Intermix Reviewed by Mandi Hunter is about four years out of college and a star baseball player for the Houston Astros. His father is a senator, and Hunter has always had to work on being the perfect son to impress him. Growing up, he was always on his best behavior, but in college, he let his true personality shine. He lived in the dorms, joined a fraternity and became best friends with his Continue Reading
Wicked Wednesday: Sweet Agony by Charlotte Stein
New job, new boss, and he’s cold, strict, but terribly attractive. Does Molly Parker stay or does she go? Because beneath Cyrian’s chilly front, there may be a heat that’ll burn her up. Giving in was vicious bliss. The live-in position is an opportunity for Molly to earn and escape a problematic family. There’s just one drawback. Her employer is the most eccentric, aloof and closed off man she's ever encountered. His rules are bizarre and his needs even more so, and caring for his Continue Reading
Review: Dirty Thoughts by Megan Erickson
Dirty Thoughts by Megan Erickson (Mechanics of Love #1) Released: June 16, 2015 Contemporary Romance Avon Reviewed by Mandi Cal and Jenna were hot and heavy and lovey-dovey in high school but things didn't last. Jenna's very wealthy family never meshed well with Cal's blue-collared mechanic family, and Jenna left for New York City, and left Cal behind. But Jenna never found peace and happiness in the city, and ten years later decides to move back to her hometown and take a PR job in her Continue Reading
Review: Uncharted Territory by Tamsen Parker
Uncharted Territory by Tamsen Parker (The Compass #.5) Released: June 15, 2015 Erotic BDSM Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I enjoyed the first two books in this series. I don't read a ton of BDSM, but India's story and her eventual HEA with Cris is done well. And I love her relationship with her BFF Rey, who is the one who first got her into the scene, takes care of her and is probably the most important person in her life. Uncharted is a prequel - it starts when India first goes Continue Reading