I am happy to report we have made it to yet another Friday. 10. Did you think our days of being a Cheer fan account were over? They aren't, lol. Jerry continues to be in videos on the internet that are wonderful and beautiful. 9. Thank you to Brie for blessing my TL with this ridiculous video. 8. We are also a Schitt’s Creek fan account. 7. To be filed under “who thought this was a good idea?” 6. Did y’all see that Nalini Singh is coming to Apollycon in 2021. Continue Reading
Kini’s Friday Kisses- Mini reviews for Valentine’s Day Novellas by Jodie Slaughter, Erin McLellan, and Jackie Lau
I had every intention of writing this last week in time for Valentine’s Day, but I didn’t. But even though that day has passed, I still want to tell you about the Valentine’s Day novellas I read. Apparently I only read in themes/sets of three now. Next week I will have a round-up of a trio of Cowboy books :) Anyway, back to this week. First Up- Just One More by Jodie Slaughter. I REALLY wanted to love this story. I really enjoyed White Whiskey Bargain last year. The cover of this is Continue Reading
Guest Post: Tropes at Work in ONE LAST CHANCE by Therese Beharrie
I’ve published fourteen books in my career so far. Of those fourteen, six have been second chance romances. ONE LAST CHANCE, the third book in my ONE DAY TO FOREVER series, will be the seventh. I’m clearly a fan of the trope, partly because there are so many ways of exploring it, and partly because I only need the chance of a romance the first time around not to work out to define it as a second chance romance. But the one thing all of my second chance romances have in common is that Continue Reading
Excerpt: Hard Ride by A.M. Arthur
Thanks so much to the folks here at Smexy Books for having me today to talk about my new release, HARD RIDE (Clean Slate Ranch #5). This is a fake relationship book and was my first time writing this particular trope, but I had so much fun it won’t be the last! Single guy Derrick Massey is facing a long summer of five family weddings, and he needs a fake boyfriend to keep his family off his back about settling down. Quiet cowboy Slater needs a place to stay in the city while he heals from a Continue Reading
Guest Post- My Favorite Sexy Novellas by Jodie Slaughter
Novellas have always had a special place in my heart. When it comes to romance specifically, I love long, expansive books that allow me to get lost in pages upon pages of a love story. But I’m a total sucker for watching characters get or stay together in under forty thousand words. When they’re done well, they take a much shorter time for me to read, but still manage to give me an entire story to feel satisfied with. When I set out to write my very first romance novella, Just One More, I went Continue Reading
Guest Post: Lingerie Influencers and Brands Who Inspire by Erin McLellan
In my most recent release, Candy Hearts, one of the heroes, Benji, loves wearing lingerie and sexy undergarments. This is part of his self-expression, and he was a very fun character to write. He has connections to a lingerie company in the story. His sister (the heroine of Stocking Stuffers) is head of marketing for a lingerie and sex toy company, and one of the other side characters in this story is a lingerie designer. Benji wears lingerie throughout the story, and by the end of the book, he Continue Reading
Top Ten- February 7, 2020
It is FINALLY Friday. I took a quick trip to the mid-west last weekend to visit my mom, our family, and to go be an observer at the Iowa Caucus. Y’all, I may have broken their system. Just kidding. It was fun to go see the process of the caucus even though I still don’t really understand it. LOL Anyway, back to the top ten! 10. One of the things I did on my 4 days, 4 states trip last weekend was meet-up with some of the folks from KC (Kansas City) Body Liberation. I’ve been following them on Continue Reading
Kini’s Friday Kisses- Mini reviews for books by Mia Sosa and Jayci Lee
The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa- Look, I think y’all should just go ahead and get this book. I think you will not be disappointed. It is funny, sexy, fast-paced, and emotional Lina, the heroine, is a wedding planner. When the book opens she gets jilted on the day of her wedding. Her almost brother in law, Max, is the one who delivers the news. Fast forward three years and Lina and Max are forced to work together. Lina is not happy about this, but she also recognizes that Max is handsome. Lina Continue Reading
Guest Post: One More Time: Some Favorite Second-Chance Romances by Ruby Lang
Second Chance Romance is one of my (Kini) favorite tropes so I was thrilled to get the chance to have Ruby put together a list of recommendations. Ruby's new novel, House Rules, releases on February 10. I love second-chance romances because they are unabashedly about personal growth. The main characters in this kind of story are trying to prove that they are no longer the people who couldn’t end up together. For example, in my upcoming contemporary romance, House Rules, the third in my Continue Reading
Smexy Deals
“Polaris Rising is space opera at its best, intense and addictive, a story of honor, courage, betrayal, and love. Jessie Mihalik is an author to watch.”--Ilona Andrews, #1 New York Times bestselling author A space princess on the run and a notorious outlaw soldier become unlikely allies in this imaginative, sexy space opera adventure—the first in an exciting science fiction trilogy.In the far distant future, the universe is officially ruled by the Royal Consortium, but Continue Reading