I for one am soooo READY to ring in the New Year and (yet again!) embark on my quest to vanquish my TBRs and devour the books I am eagerly anticipating. MY 2020 romance reading forecast promises to be full of contemporary gems, paranormal activity-and I am determined to mark my return, back to my beloved Historicals- my all time fav genre, which took a back seat for me in 2019. My eyeballs are READY: Road to Salvation, Trilogy by Jamie Begley (Last Riders)- Book 1, Gavin's Song is out Continue Reading
Excerpt: Blood and Blade, Goddess with a Blade #6, by Lauren Dane
We hope you enjoy this excerpt of Blood and Blade by Lauren Dane, out 12/30 “Here’s a thought,” Rowan said while she took in her very grumpy spouse. He’d just touched down in their backyard and had sauntered into the house all smooth and debonair but the line between his eyes and the set of his mouth told of his ruffled feathers. Her super competitive, hyper achieving alpha Vampire had been used to being the best at everything he tried for so long, he was decidedly Continue Reading
Top Ten December 27, 2019
Y’all it’s Friday and this week has been extra weird with a holiday smack in the middle and some other stuff. No need to get it to that. This is the last Top Ten of 2019 and what better way to celebrate than with some of the cutest animals I could find on the internet! Shout out to JennEllens and Suzanne from Love in Panels for encouraging me to post animals! 10. Have you seen Archie Christopher? He was recently adopted by Andie J. Christopher and he is just the cutest little thing. Archie Continue Reading
Kini’s Romance Wrap Up 2019
Just over a year ago, Mandi decided she didn’t want to run Smexy anymore and Angela and I jumped at the chance to do so. I have learned so much about running a blog. The biggest thing is that my relationship with books has changed. I am no longer “just reviewing” books. Now not only am I looking at them for potential review but also is it something we might want to spotlight in some other way to Smexy readers. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love it. But it has just changed things for me. Continue Reading
Tuesday Treat- Excerpt of Every New Year Eve by Katrina Jackson
A Tuesday treat- an excerpt from Every New Year by Katrina Jackson. This book releases on 12/31/19 and is available for pre-order now. This book looks sexy AF and I can't wait to read it. Blurb: When Ezra Posner was eighteen, he met Candace Garret and fell in love. When Candace met Ezra, she instantly knew he was the boy for her. In the middle of their first year at college, Candace and Ezra share a clumsy kiss that should have been the beginning of an epic love affair, but it's Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap Up
New Releases: Week of December 16-20 First Chapter: A Taste of Her Own Medicine by Tasha L. Harrison Guest Post: Choosing stories for an anthology by Rachel Kramer Bussel Excerpt: An Elf to Myself by Emy Calirel Excerpt: Once Blessed, Thrice Cursed: A Sister Witches Urban Fantasy #1 by Coralie Moss Guest Post- The Perfect Cover by K. Sterling Steamy Excerpt from Everything’s Better With Lisa by Lucy Eden Kini’s Friday Kisses: Mini reviews for books by Adriana Herrera, Continue Reading
Kini’s Friday Kisses: Mini reviews for books by Adriana Herrera, Tarryn Fisher, and JN Welsh
Here’s a quick round up of books I’ve read recently. Although I don’t have much to say about them. It’s the end of the year, I think I will hit my goal of starting 100 books this year, but have quite a few DNFs this year. I will have more of a wrap up next week. Mangos and Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera- This is super sexy story centered around two competitors of a holiday baking show. (Think Great British Bake Off). This was my first book by Herrera, I have at least one of her Dreamer series Continue Reading
Steamy Excerpt from Everything’s Better With Lisa by Lucy Eden
We hope you enjoy this steamy excerpt from Everything's Better with Lisa by Lucy Eden, out now. For content warnings (with spoilers) please visit Lucy's site, lucyeden.com/cw I took her into my bedroom and kicked the door closed with my foot. Lisa wriggled out of my arms and pushed me into the armchair before climbing on top of me, straddling me. “Give me your phone.” She opened a music-streaming app, and Bruno Mars' "Versace on the Floor" started to play. Lisa wrapped her Continue Reading
Guest Post- The Perfect Cover by K.Sterling
K. Sterling reached out to me after I was looking for content the site. The cover of her book, The Perfect Cover, grabbed by attention because it's a cute illustrated cover (it's no longer a secret that I am a fan of illustrated covers) but once I skimmed her blog, I really hoped that she would write a guest post for us that touched on mental health. I think the more we talk openly about mental health issues (in whatever way works for us individually) the easier it becomes for the next person to Continue Reading
Excerpt: Once Blessed, Thrice Cursed: A Sister Witches Urban Fantasy #1 by Coralie Moss
Coralie responded to my request for content to share with Smexy readers this week. Coralie's book- Once Blessed, Thrice Cursed is available now. Book Blurb: Clementine Brodeur must untangle her dead mother’s legacy before the clock runs out… My name is Clementine and my magic is making me lose sleep.I see memories the dead leave behind. Which is painful when those memories belong to my mother. Caught in story threads only I can see, those memories will force me to Continue Reading