Hot Winter Nights: A Racy Regency Christmas Collection Today is Release Day for Hot Winter Nights: A Racy Regency Christmas Collection, which features eight steamy new holiday novellas by beloved authors Tammy Andresen, Amy Rose Bennett, Heather Boyd, Dawn Brower, Amanda Mariel, Nina Mason, Christina McKnight, and Lauren Smith. Here’s a summary of what you’ll find inside: Taming a Christmas Wallflower by Tammy Andresen It started as a bet. Will Maddox simply needed Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Lobo. Skinwalker. Banished from Moonbound Clan for a crime he didn't commit. When his pet wolf is seriously hurt, he breaks all the clan laws to get her help. Heroine: Tehya (Kristen). Saved by Lobo 12 years ago after she turned into a wolf and almost died. Getting shot turns her back to a vampire. Now it's her turn to save Lobo. She took an extremely hard pull, and a burst of extreme pleasure-pain shot through him. “Jesus,” he whispered. “How long has it been since you Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… B+ review – The Reunion by Sara Portman (historical/mandi) B+ review – Too Beautiful To Break by Tessa Bailey (contemporary/sheena) B+ review – Maybe This Christmas by Jennifer Snow (holiday/mandi) B review –Archangel's Viper by Nalini Singh (urban fantasy/sheena) B review –A Christmas to Remember Anthology (historical/tori) B- review – Acting on Impulse by Mia Sosa (contemporary/kini) C+ review – The Hunt by Chloe Neill (urban fantasy/tori) C+ review –Devils and Continue Reading
Review: Devils and Thieves by Jennifer Rush
Devils and Thieves by Jennifer Rush Series: Devils and Thieves, #1 Urban Fantasy/Mature YA October 3, 2017 Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Favorite Quote: “I was going to throw myself into the sea and take the devil with me.” Reviewed by Tori Eighteen-year-old Jemmie Carmichael has grown up surrounded by magic in the quiet town of Hawthorne, New York. In her world, magic users are called "kindled," and Jemmie would count herself among them if only she could cast a simple spell Continue Reading
Review: The Hunt by Chloe Neill
The Hunt by Chloe Neill Series: Devil’s Isle, #3 Urban Fantasy September 26, 2017 Berkley Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “We’re family, Claire. Granted, a kind of weird, dysfunctional family, but family all the same.” The Hunt picks up a couple of months after book two, The Sight, ended. Claire is lying low to avoid being sent to Devil's Isle after openingly using her magic to help defeat the Reveillon. Firmly outed as a Sensitive, she has given her store to her best friend and Continue Reading
Review: A Christmas To Remember Anthology
A Christmas To Remember by Lisa Kleypas, Lorraine Heath, Megan Frampton, and Vivienne Lorret Anthology, Historical Romance, Holiday Released September 26, 2017 Avon Reviewed by Tori As the holiday season draw near, readers will find themselves with numerable romances from which to choose from as authors weave their magic and create seasonal stories brimming with love, loss, laughter, and redemption. A Christmas to Remember anthology is one such offering. Comprised of the above stated Continue Reading
Cover Reveal: Sarina Bowen’s Bountiful
Bountiful by Sarina Bowen True North, #4 Contemporary Romance October 20, 2017 (this coincidences with the Brooklyn Bruiser series) Synopsis No last names. No life stories. Those were the rules. Once upon a time a cocky, copper-haired tourist sauntered into Zara’s bar. And even though she knew better, Zara indulged in a cure for the small-town blues. It was supposed to be an uncomplicated fling—a few sizzling weeks before he went back to his life, and she moved on. Until an Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday Feature: Eve Dangerfield’s Act Your Age
Act Your Age by Eve Dangerfield Contemporary erotic romance September 27, 2017 Synopsis Just because Kate ‘Middleton’ McGrath, wants a man to call ‘daddy’ in bed doesn’t mean— Oh, you stopped reading. Cool. Kate gets it. Kinks aren’t for everyone. Hell, they’re probably not for Mr. Henderson, her grumpaholic boss. She really shouldn’t have crush on him, but the man is just so goddamn stern. Sure, a lot of that comes down to ‘being her boss,’ but still, it feels like there might be Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… A review – Crown of Betrayal by Graceley Knox (fantasy/helyce) B review – Snowspelled by Stephanie Burgis (historical fantasy/tori) B review – Eye Candy Anthology (holiday/tori) C+ review – The Final Score by Jaci Burton (contemporary/tori) C+ review –The Unquiet Grave by Sharyn McCrumb (historical fiction/tori) C review –Ride It Out by Cara McKenna (suspense/mandi) C- review –Remedial Rocket Science by Savannah Nix (contemporary/kini) D review – Diving In by Continue Reading
Review: The Final Score by Jaci Burton
The Final Score by Jaci Burton Series: Play by Play, #13 Romance Contemporary/Sports Released: September 12, 2017 Berkely Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I’d much rather have you as a friend than a lover.” Nathan Riley is ready to follow in the footsteps of his famous football player father. He’s been drafted as quarterback for his dad’s former team, and his future is bright. When his friend Mia Cassidy moves to the same city, their years-long friendship suddenly sparks hot, Continue Reading