As Gin Blanco, aka the assassin the Spider, I’m used to having a target on my back. But ever since I started investigating the secret society known as the Circle, that target seems bigger than ever. Still, I’m trying to relax and enjoy the events leading up to my friends’ wedding when I learn that an old enemy has returned to Ashland. And that’s the just beginning of my latest nightmare. Soon, I have Circle goons watching my every move, but I have no choice but to continue searching for a key Continue Reading
Guest Post: Writing with Baggage by Charish Reid
When I first saw this tweet, I laughed until I realized that I was being dragged by Twitter’s #WritingCommunity. As you can imagine, thousands of writers liked and retweeted this image, making us all a band of scarred adults just trying to keep our collective shit together. Sure, I’ve had therapy and journaled my feelings, but there’s nothing quite satisfying like giving all my baggage over to another person and seeing how they sort it out. I’m not ashamed to say that I do that with my own Continue Reading
Excerpt from Heart2Heart Anthology
Heart2Heart: A Charity Anthology, Volume 3 Release Date (Print & Ebook): October 1 - December 30, 2019 only. This collection will be available for only 90 days before it’s gone forever. Lily Morton is thrilled to offer an exclusive look at her Heart2Heart charity anthology contribution, “The Dog Walker:. About The Dog Walker by Lily Morton: Simeon Frith is a very successful businessman with everything that he needs at the tips of his fingers. Until a bad accident sidelines him Continue Reading
This day on Smexy…
Y'all it's been a week and it's not even over yet (sobbing). I didn't have much to anything new to share with you so I thought I would look back and see what we were talking about on September 26th over the last few years. Some of these are OLD and probably have broken links, so be forewarned :) 2009, 2010: No posts 2011: Review: Spider’s Revenge by Jennifer Estep 2012: Review: Run the Risk by Lori Foster 2013: Mandi Rants but is also Intrigued by a Homeless Heroine (Who doesn't love Continue Reading
Guest Post: White Whiskey Bargain’s Origin Story by Jodie Slaughter
The original idea for White Whiskey Bargain came to me a few years ago. The book that I started back then was pretty different from what it eventually became. One thing that stayed the same throughout, though, was the fact that the main characters were people of color -- Black and Latinx people specifically. White Whiskey Bargain takes place throughout multiple small towns in Appalachian Kentucky. The MCs are an African-American woman and a Mexican-American man respectively, both from families Continue Reading
Sexcerpt- White Whiskey Bargain by Jodie Slaughter
Smexy readers, I hope you enjoy this sexcerpt (this one is VERY explicit, read at your own risk) from White Whiskey Bargain by Jodie Slaughter. Javier is a soft, in his feelings hero that Hannah didn't know she needed. (There is a pre-order link at the bottom of the sexcerpt, you know what to do) “I can change my own oil,” I flexed one of the hands I had on his hips. “And as good as your Pozole was, I think I’d rather you show me your gratitude the way you were originally Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up September 21, 2019
New Releases: Week of September 16-20, 2019 Q&A with Annabeth Albert Sheena’s Wistfully Wanton Wednesday: Intergalactic Love! Guest Post by Viola Smart Kini’s Friday Kisses – White Whiskey Bargain by Jodie Slaughter, Don’t You Forget About Me by Mhairi McFarlane, and Lady Luck by Kristen Ashley Top Ten September 20 Kini: I have a stupid cold again. It's just sinus congestion but really I feel like I've had this since January. Anyway, I will be resting as much as possible Continue Reading
Top Ten September 20
We made it another week folks! Here’s some of the things that I saw floating around the internet this week. 10 . Did y’all see this baking fail? Someone tried to make Peppa Pig and missed the mark just a smidge. It gave me a chuckle though. 9. Penguin Random House posted the cutest video of penguins visiting their warehouse. https://twitter.com/penguinrandom/status/1174670884163993600 8. I saw this tweet of romance themed make-up and it’s wonderful. I wish I had half the amount Continue Reading
Kini’s Friday Kisses – White Whiskey Bargain by Jodie Slaughter, Don’t You Forget About Me by Mhairi McFarlane, and Lady Luck by Kristen Ashley
I’ve had a slow reading week, my co-worker has been on PTO so I’ve been so busy at work and too tired to read. But it’s Friday so I can read these weekend! Here’s some notes on books I have read recently. White Whiskey Bargain by Jodie Slaughter- Here is a quick overview of this book: Black heroine, Mexican American hero, marriage of convenience, SOFT hero who is in his feelings, mutual masturbation scene, one bed at the hotel. This book is incredibly sexy, there is an oral sex scene that Continue Reading
Guest Post by Viola Smart
I was scrolling endlessly on Twitter as I like to do and I saw Viola talking about her upcoming release, The Stage Manager pub date 9/25, that features a f/f pairing. I feel like we don't see enough of that in romance so I reached out to her and invited her to write a post about her book and issues facing LGTBQIA folks. Take it away Viola! One of the central plots of my new release, The Stage Manager, centers around a public school teacher trying to come to terms with her bisexuality Continue Reading