This week at Smexy… A review – Ripped by Sarah Morgan (contemporary) B review – Full Throttle by Erin McCarty (contemporary) B- review – Kicking It by Faith Hunter (urban fantasy/anthology) B- review – Place Your Betts by Katie Graykowski (contemporary) C review – Left Hand Path by Jeff Erno (mm/romantic suspense) C review – At Any Price by Brenna Aubrey (contemporary) C+ review – Torn by Monica Murphy (contemporary) C+ review – When It’s Right by Jeanette Grey Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten-December 6, 2013
10. Its that time of year again. That time where stores cram holiday spirit down our throats and we spend an exuberant amount of money buying the perfect gift only to be asked for the receipt so it can be returned the next day. What makes my holidays complete is funny holiday decorations. Click here to see more. It’s from 2009 but remains timelessly funny. 9. Have you been naughty or nice this year? Check out http://socialsanta.co and find out. It uses your twitter acct Continue Reading
Review: The Left Hand Path by Jeff Erno
The Left Hand Path by Jeff Erno Contemporary Romance/PNR/MM E book, 180 pages Dreamspinner Press Reviewed by Tori William Austin has always wanted to be a nurse, though he’s no longer sure the gratification is worth the pain of losing a patient. For now, he’s a nursing student and works two jobs—barista and private nurse. Will meets Blaine Coventry at the coffee shop, and when the altruistic young attorney offers him a job caring for his Uncle Elliot, Will accepts. Will finds that Continue Reading
Review: Kicking It Anthology and Giveaway
Kicking It by Faith Hunter, Kalayna Price, Rachel Caine, Chloe Neill, Rob Thurman Urban Fantasy/Anthology December 3, 2013 Roc Trade Reviewed by Tori Featuring stories by FAITH HUNTER * KALAYNA PRICE * RACHEL CAINE * CHLOE NEILL * ROB THURMAN * SHANNON K. BUTCHER * LUCIENNE DIVER * CHRIS MARIE GREEN * CHRISTINA HENRY New York Times bestselling author Rachel Caine has modern-day potions witches Holly and Andrew facing off against a firebrand politician who wears literally killer boots Continue Reading
Review: Torn by Monica Murphy
Torn (Billionaire Bachelors Club #2) by Monica Murphy Romance Contemporary November 19, 2013 Avon Impulse Reviewed By Tori Favorite Quote: “I want to completely give in to sin and not worry about the consequences.” Marina Knight came to this party for one thing only: to slap Gage Emerson in the face. Poised to snatch up her family’s real estate empire, the sexy tycoon is on the verge of making an enemy for life—even if he can make her melt with a single kiss … When Gage discovers Continue Reading
Review: Place Your Betts by Katie Graykowski
Place Your Betts (The Marilyns) by Katie Graykowski Contemporary Romance September 20, 2013 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “He's the enemy, but he's got a great ass. There's no law against admiring it while we kick it." Betts Monroe left her small minded town and worked herself to the bone to become a famous country music star. When her grandmother dies and leaves her a letter, informing her that the son she was forced to give up for adoption is living with his Continue Reading
Review: Crash Into You by Katie McGarry
Crash Into You (Pushing The Limits, #3) by Katie McGarry YA/Romance E book, 489 pages November 26, 2013 Harlequin Teen Reviewed By Tori Favorite Quote: “I don’t want to be without you. I like who I am with you, and I don’t want to go back to who I was before.” Trapped in foster care, Isaiah Walker and his best friend Noah have finally gotten a place of their own only to find out that it’s hard to support yourself while still in school. If money problems and trying to stay off his social Continue Reading
Review: The Rogue’s Proposal by Jennifer Haymore
The Rogue’s Proposal (House of Trent, #2) by Jennifer Haymore Historical Romance Paperback, 368 pages November 19, 2013 Forever Publishing Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You're exactly who I thought you were.“ Lord Lukas Hawkins, the rakish second son of the House of Trent, has never found a wager he couldn't win or a woman he couldn't seduce—until his search for his missing mother leads him to a mysterious encounter with a beautiful stranger. Luke's mother has been missing for Continue Reading
Review: No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean
No Good Duke Goes Unpunished (The Rules Of Scoundrels, #3) by Sarah MacLean Historical Romance November 26, 2013 Avon Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Aren’t we all victims of fate?” William, The Duke of Lamont, wakes one morning only to discover himself laying in an unknown bed, covered in blood. Unable to remember what has happened, he finds himself accused of killing his soon to be step mother, Mara Lowe. Forced to leave his birthright, a new man rises from the ashes of his Continue Reading
Review: As Hard As It Gets by Laura Kaye
Hard As It Gets (Hard Ink, #1) by Laura Kaye Romantic Suspense November 26, 2013 Avon Reviewed by Tori Nick Rixey, co owner of the Hard Ink Tattoo Parlor, just wants to be left alone. Recently discharged out of the military, he has enough on his plate without adding a sexy piece of trouble. Especially trouble who bears the last last name of his ex commander. The man Nick is positive betrayed his team on their last mission. Becca Merritt’s brother has disappeared and in a note he left Continue Reading