THE RISK by Elle Kennedy Briar U, #2 February 18, 2019 Self Published Get ready for another fun and flirty romance from New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy! Bad girl Brenna Jensen would never date a hockey player. It’s too much of a risk, and not just because her hockey-coach father would kill her if she ever got involved with one. She’s been there, done that, not looking for a repeat. But a certain college player has gotten under her skin. He’s cocky, insolent and all about Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Not all girls dream of being rescued by Prince Charming. Some girls dream of the capture. Ballerina Emily Charles always knew she was kinky, but it takes a special invitation to The Noire House--a private club where all manners of sensuality are explored--for her to realize the depths of her fantasies. During the brief dates held in total darkness, she meets the mesmerizing Sam Roche. Sam is just the kind of seductive Dominant Emily went to The Noire House in search of. He leads her Continue Reading
Tori’s Tuesday Tinys
The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas Lady Sherlock, #3 Historical Fiction/Mystery October 2, 2018 Berkley Charlotte Holmes is back and her latest case hits very close to home when her best friend, Lord Ingram, and Charlotte’s sister, Livie, find themselves in the middle of a murder mystery. At the end of book two, Charlotte discovered that Lady Ingram was an agent of Moriarty’s and that she had disappeared in the dead of night. Now she has turned up dead on the estate and all fingers are Continue Reading
A Rant: Stygian by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Stygian by Sherrilyn Kenyon Dark Hunter, #27 Paranormal Romance August 28, 2018 Tor Reviewed by Tori Born before man recorded time, I lived for thousands of years, believing myself to be something I’m not. Someone I’m not. Lied to and betrayed by gods, Daimons, and Dark-Hunters, I’ve struggled to find my way in a world where I’ve been cursed since the moment a vengeful goddess prematurely ripped me from my mother and planted me into the womb of an innocent woman who thought me Continue Reading
October’s To-Be Read
Tori's TBR The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas 10/2 The 3rd book in Thomas' gender-bending Sherlock Holmes series brings us a mystery only Holmes can solve when her best friend and her sister are swept up in a devious plot by non-other than her nemesis; the elusive Moriarty. Review to come. Kill The Queen by Jennifer Estep 10/2 The beginning of a new fantasy series by Estep takes readers on an epic adventure when a reluctant royal discovers that she is the only thing standing between her Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy…. Angela talked about: A review Phoenix Unbound by Grace D43raven (fantasy) A Notorious Vow by Joanna Shupe (historical) B review Last Night With An Earl by Kelly Bowen (historical) B+ review Rebel Hard by Nalini Singh (contemporary) Tori talked about: C review Dragonsworn by Sherrilyn Kenyon (pnr) C review Easy Death by Charlaine Harris (alternate history) B review Death Doesn't Bargain by Sherrilyn Kenyon (historical pnr) Sheena talked about: Grip by Continue Reading
Helyce’s Thursday Thoughts
Cross Breed by Lora Leigh Breeds #23 Paranormal Romance September 25, 2018 Berkley Reviewed by Helyce Note: Might be a little bit rambly... I remember when I found the Breeds. I came upon a book at my local used bookstore. I don’t remember which one it was, but it fueled my love of science fiction with its very imaginative theme of altering genetics and creating a completely different species by splicing animal and human DNA. Not a human who could shift into an animal--something Continue Reading
Tori’s Tuesday Tinys
Dragonsworn by Sherrilyn Kenyon Dark-Hunter, #26 Paranormal Romance August 1, 2018 Medea’s beloved parents and deamons have fallen ill from a plague unleashed by Apollo. The only thing that can save them is a dragonstone. However, the holder of such a stone hates everyone. Angry over centuries of betrayal, Falcyn just wants to be left alone and lives for the day the world finally destroys itself. That is until a God’s need for revenge pulls Falcyn back into the game. Now he has to decide Continue Reading
Tori’s Tuesday Tinys
Come Back To Me by Sharon Sala Contemporary Romance/Inspirational August 28, 2018 Sala welcomes readers back to the small town of Blessings, Georgia in her sixth installment with a second chance romance brimming with love, loss, and forgiveness. Two high school sweethearts are torn apart by tragedy only to discover years later that sometimes life gives you what you need when you least expect it. Sala’s small town inspirational saga continues to entertain with multiple subplots that almost Continue Reading
Intercepted by Alexa Martin
Intercepted by Alexa Martin Playbook, #1 Contemporary Romance September 11, 2018 Berkley Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "Karma's a bitch. We're allowed to laugh once she's done her job." Marlee Harper has spent the last 10 years being the perfect NFL girlfriend, putting up with the catty NFL wives and her narcissistic boyfriend...that is until she discovers her man has been cheating on her. In an upset of the year, Marlee packs her things and leaves, vowing never to date another Continue Reading