The Best Man by Kristan Higgins (Blue Heron #1) Romance Contemporary Paperback February 26, 2013 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “That. Man. Was. Suchapainintheass.“ Faith Holland left her hometown when her soon to be husband came out of the closet...on their wedding day. Older and wiser, Faith has decided it’s time to return home to her family and lay to rest some ghosts from the past. When she runs into Levi Cooper, local police chief and the evil villain behind her wedding Continue Reading
Winner!!!
Congrats to Victoria Zumbrum for winning a copy of Anne Calhoun's Uncommon Pleasures. The winner has been emailed. Thank you everyone who entered. Continue Reading
A Chat with Jaci Burton
Jaci Burton is stopping by Smexy Books to celebrate her new release, Thrown by a Curve, which is out tomorrow. Hi Jaci!! Thanks so much for being here with us today at Smexy Books. Thanks for having me here! We all love the sexy, alpha men you write about. We are very excited about your newest release,Thrown By A Curve, which is slated to release March 5. What can you tell us about it? Alicia Riley has been given the assignment of her dreams—to rehab star pitcher Garrett Scott. Garrett’s Continue Reading
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!!
Congrats to erinf1 for winning the High Risk swag pack and a book from Vivian Arend’s back list. The winner has been emailed. Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday: Lush by Lauren Dane
BLURB: Mary Whaley has her hands full running a successful catering company and overseeing her supper club. She has everything she ever wanted—or so she thought. When she meets ridiculously hot and very dirty rock star Damien Hurley at her friend’s engagement party, the attraction she feels is overpowering—and she isn’t about to deny herself. Damien is used to a hard and fast life. He and two of his brothers started a band when they were fresh out of high school—then they hit the big time and Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap Up
This week at Smexy… B review – Lord Of The Darkness by Elizabeth Hoyt (hist. romance) B review – Uncommon Pleasure by Anne Calhoun (erotic romance) B review- House Rules by Chloe Neill (urban fantasy) B Joint review – Edge Of Dawn by Lara Adrian (paranormal romance) B- review-Raid by Kristen Ashley (romantic contemporary) C review – A Most Scandalous Proposal by Ashlyn Macnamara (hist. romance) C review- Agent of Desire by Charlie Evans (romantic suspense) C- Guest Continue Reading
Joint Review: Edge of Dawn by Lara Adrian
Edge Of Dawn (Midnight Breed #11) by Lara Adrian Paranormal Romance February 26, 2012 Delacorte Press Joint review by Helyce and Tori Favorite Quotes: Helyce: “Their bond had defied death, and he had never felt so humbled by anything before in all his days. He loved this woman--his woman, his eternal mate. He needed her more than air, more than anything else this life could give him. His heart swelled with love for her, reborn and renewed, beating as hard and strong as a drum.” Continue Reading
Review: Raid by Kristen Ashley
Raid (Unfinished Heroes #3) by Kristen Ashley Contemporary Romance February 27, 2013 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You’re my reward.“ Hanna Boudreaux lives in the small town of Willow, Colorado and has spent her life crushing on the gorgeous larger than life hometown hero, Raiden Ulysses Miller. Raid left Willow at age eighteen, joining the Marines and returned a little quieter and a lot more dangerous. When Hanna finally decides to stop “stalking” Raid and Continue Reading
Reviews: Name of the Star and The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson
Name Of The Star and The Madness Underneath (Shades of London #1 and #2) by Maureen Johnson YA/Paranormal Thriller Hardcover September 29, 2012/February 26, 2012 Putnam Juvenile Reviewed by Tori I read both books back to back and decided to combine them into a single review. Maureen Johnson’s Shades of London series follows a young southern girl’s journey to London where she has chosen to attend school for a year. The first book in the series, The Name Of The Star , introduces us Continue Reading
Review: House Rules by Chloe Neill
House Rules (Chicagoland Vampires #7) by Chloe Neill Urban Fantasy February 5, 2013 NAL Penguin Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “That guy is a douche. Asterisk, I hate him, footnote, he can suck it.“ Fans of Neill and her Chicagoland Vampire series will be pleased with her latest foray back into her exciting world of vampires, supernatural hijinks and baked meats. After a somewhat disappointing predecessor, Biting Cold, House Rules comes back with a vengeance and sets the arc Continue Reading