Today we've got author S.A. McAuley stopping by with a Q&A. S.A.'s new book, Out of Shade is out now. Hi! I’m S.A. McAuley—aka Sam—and I have a new contemporary romance that released on May 21st called “Out of the Shade.” It’s the first novel I’ve released in three years and it’s completely different than anything I’ve written before. But just like my other books, it features found family and queer characters, the romance is at the heart of the story, and the HEA is guaranteed. Your Continue Reading
Kini’s Thursday Kisses
Friday Kisses are being delivered on Thursday today. Tomorrow I will be off celebrating my son as he graduates from college. If you follow me on social media, be prepared for pictures :) Here’s some of the books I read recently. Hold Out: Returning Home #4 by Serena Bell- Overall this book is a decent read. I’ve read several of Bell’s books and I really enjoy her voice. This series has been wonderful and is centered around a group of friends that were previously in the military. But it is Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
New Releases Week of May 13-17 Angela reviewed The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren Q&A with Aiden Wayne Adriana Herrara’s Dreamcast for American Fairytale Here’s a round-up of the romancey things I saw on the interweb this week: The Hating Game movie announced a cast! KissCon will be back in Chicago next year. April 17-19 to be exact. Kate Clayborn’s Love Lettering has a cover and it’s beautiful. Jackie Barbosa is accepting submissions for a #RomanceforRoe Continue Reading
Guest Post: Dream Cast for American Fairytale by Adriana Herrera
Hello Smexy Blog readers I am baaaaaack with my Dream Cast for American Fairytale, my upcoming release which is second book in the Dreamers series. I love searching for inspiration pics as I am planning my stories. Because so many of my characters are PoC it can be a little challenging to find the perfect models, actors, etc. With Fairytale in addition to Afro-Latinx characters there are also South Asian and East African peeps. Tom Hughes, our swoony billionaire’s two best friends are from India Continue Reading
Q & A With Aiden Wayne
Your latest book PLAY IT AGAIN is out this month! Can you tell us a little bit more about it? Sure! Play It Again is about Dovid, a famous, blind YouTube vlogger who loves his life and his job--making videos for his channel Don't Look Now--with the help of his camera person and twin sister Rachel. When Rachel introduces him to Sam's Let’s Play channel (Let’s Players record themselves playing video games, usually with accompanying narration), Dovid is instantly smitten with Sam's voice Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap Up
ICYMI on Smexy this week May 6-10 New Releases Angela reviewed Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs Sheena was back to being wistful and wanton Charlie Adhara stopped by for a Q & A Lucy Parker shared her TBR with us Angela reviewed The Bride Test by Helen Hoang Rebecca Grace Allen talked about relationships on the rocks Kini DNF'ed a book Seasoned Romance #RomBkLove #RomBkLove is still going strong this month. Search the hashtag on Twitter or Instagram My Continue Reading
Seasoned Romance #rombklove
I was in my early 30’s when my love for romance novels really developed. I spent my 20’s reading fiction with romantic elements but once I discovered romance there was so going back for me. I love the love stories. But as I’ve aged, I become more interested in reading love stories that are centered around main characters that are closer to my own age (early 40’s). I find myself having a hard time constantly connecting with main characters in their 20’s. I want to read about main Continue Reading
Kini’s Friday Kisses
I didn’t read nearly as much this week as last week, but I have got lots to say about the book I did read. The Last Dance by Aimee Brown. First I want to acknowledge that the blurb mentions this book is perfect for fans of Nicholas Sparks, Jodi Picoult, & Anna Bell. I don’t know who Anna Bell is but neither of the other two authors write romance, but I was willing to give this book a try because the hero is a widower and falls in love with his wife’s sister, who's is also his BFF. Y’all Continue Reading
Guest Post: Relationships on the Rocks by Rebecca Grace Allen
Rebecca was kind enough to do a guest post on one of my absolute favorite tropes, the relationship/marriage in trouble. In my opinion it is easy to fall in love, but staying in love takes some work. That is one of the reasons I love this trope. I'll turn this space over to Rebecca and her thoughts on the topic. I’m not a rom-com kind of gal. When it comes to reading romance, I am here for the heartache and the overcoming of obstacles. I want to see the characters put through the Continue Reading
Lucy Parker’s TBR
Last week at Smexy Angela and I posted our TBR and today we have a special guest, Lucy Parker, to share her TBR with us. Take it away Lucy- We’re rapidly heading towards winter in the southern hemisphere, which will soon mean it’s dark by five o’clock, the car windows will frost over, extra blankets will go on the bed, and I’ll slip on black ice in public at least once. However, there’s no point even pretending I’m gloomy about the changing seasons, because this time of year also means Continue Reading