Soul to Keep by Garrett Leigh Rented Heart, #2 Contemporary Romance/MM March 24, 2018 Riptide Favorite Quote: Getting clean had saved him, but in turn his so-called life had become a dedication to his addiction-a necessary homage that he’d never be free of. Reviewed by Tori Recovering addict Jamie Yorke has returned to England from California. With no home or family to speak of, he sticks a pin in a map and finds a small town in the Derbyshire Peak District. Matlock Bath is a quiet Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Heroine: Jolene. A shy insulated college graduate with extreme anxiety disorder whose come to Boston to find work. Hero: Matthew. A neurobiologist with control issues who uses BDSM as an outlet. I've put under spoiler tag as it's pretty explicit. [spoiler show="SPOILER-NSFW"]He leaned across the couch, took the mug out of my hands, and set it on the coffee table, then he pulled me down by the hips until I was on my back underneath him. “Oh.” My cheeks flushed. “What do you want right Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… B+ review – Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren (contemporary/tori)) B+ review – The Viridian Convict by Sam York (fantasy/sheena) B review – Invitation to the Blues by Roan Parrish (contemporary/helyce) B review – The Viking Queen's Men by Holley Trent (paranormal menage/mandi) B review – Squared Away by Annabeth Albert (contemporary mm/mandi) B- review – How To Save an Undead Life by Hailey Edwards (paranormal/tori) C- review – Bound to the Alien Dragon Mage Continue Reading
Review: How to Save an Undead Life by Hailey Edwards
How to Save an Undead Life by Hailey Edwards The Beginner’s Guide to Necromancy, #1 Urban Fantasy August 19, 2017 Self Published Favorite Quote: “That was more than enough to label me a pariah among my kind. Not that I hadn’t already been branded. Liar. Thief. Murderer.” Reviewed by Tori Broken and scared, Grier Woolworth just wants to get her life back on track and heal from the trauma of her incarceration. An assistant necromancer, she lost everything when she was accused of Continue Reading
Review: Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren Contemporary fiction/Romance April 10, 2018 Gallery Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "I've been waiting for you to come home for eleven years. I'll go anywhere with you." Second chances in life are rare and when they are offered, some people are unable to grab hold out of fear while others seize the moment and pray that this time it all goes right. Love and Other Words is about a couple who are offered a second chance and the young Continue Reading
Cover Reveal and Excerpt for Absinthe of the Heart by Monica James
Series: Sins of the Heat. Book One Releases May 14, 2018 Summary Two households, unlike in dignity, in the City of Angels is where we lay our scene… London Sinclair was the boy my mother warned me about for as long as I can remember. His name alone has brought my family nothing but shame and suffering, so it’s no surprise we’ve been sworn enemies since the first moment we met. With his bedroom eyes and cocky smile, he has all the girls under his spell. I have one more year of school left, Continue Reading
Review: Shadow Blade by Seressia Glass
Shadow Blade by Seressia Glass Shadowchaser, #1 Urban Fantasy Pocket January 26, 2010 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "Fighting a seeker demon doesn't freak me out. Having an ancient warrior rise from the dead in my bed doesn't freak me out. But having a demigod in my kitchen making breakfast... and that apron? Yeah, that strains my brain a bit." "Why?" "Why? You're a god." "You've met them before. You talk to Ma'at quite often." "Yeah, but she doesn't come to Continue Reading
Review: Peachy Flippin’ Keen by Molly Harper
Peachy Flippin’ Keen by Molly Harper Southern Eclectic, #1.5 Contemporary Romance/Southern Small Town April 9, 2018 Pocket Star Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: There was a reason Frankie didn’t work with living people. Peachy Flippin Keen’ welcomes readers back to Lake Sackett, GA with a very short and funny novella that preps readers for the second novel in Molly Harper’s hilarious Southern Eclectic series-Ain't She a Peach-which is Frankie McCready’s story. Frankie is the Continue Reading
Smexy Scene Sunday
Hero: Greer Burns. Lieutenant. Police academy trainer. Cold. Closed off. Just wants to get this latest group of recruits through training. Heroine: Danika Silva. Police academy trainee with her two best friends. A natural born helper. Thinks Lt. Burns is a jerk. In the following scene, Danika walks in on Greer after he's taken a shower... [spoiler effect="simple" show="SPOILER"] ...I stop dead as the locker room door opens. I have fast hands, faster then anyone, but I Continue Reading
Review: Hard Ink Crossover Bundle: 3 Stories by Laura Kaye
Hard Ink Crossover Bundle: 3 Stories by Laura Kaye 1001 Dark Nights, # Erotic Romance February 11, 2018 Evil Eye Concepts Reviewed by Tori The Hard Ink Crossover Bundle is part of the 1001 Darkest Night novella (standalone) series that grants readers some hot and sexy glimpses into ongoing series by their favorite authors. Hard As Steel: A Hard Ink/Raven Riders Crossover Hard as Steel helps to introduce the Ravens Riders (2016). The Ravens Riders have had a small role in the Continue Reading