The father of the bride-to-be notes the confusion on his daughter’s face. Just before her walk down the aisle, Judi Monroe overhears a conversation that indicates marrying Sterling Carroll might be a big mistake. Escaping her socialite wedding in Lake Forest, Illinois, she heads west, covering her tracks as she goes. In an isolated corner of Wyoming, she swerves her car to avoid hitting a horse and rider, crashing into a tree. She’s rescued by that lone rider – or Ranger, as she fleetingly Continue Reading
Review: The Lady of Royale Street by Thea deSalle
The Lady of Royale Street by Thea deSalle NOLA Nights, #3 Erotic Contemporary Romance Pocket Star Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I won’t judge you for your coffee choices.” When Sol DuMont asks his brother Alex to be his best man at his wedding to socialite Adrianna (Rain) Barrington, Alex is at a loss as to why but reluctantly agrees. Alex and Sol are like oil and water; Alex is uptight, devout, serious, and regimented in his professional and personal life while Sol Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… B+ review – The Kingpin at Camelot by Cassandra Gannon (fantasy, comedy/tori) B review – Disorderly Conduct by Tessa Bailey (contemporary erotic/tori) B- review – Can't Hardly Breathe by Gena Showalter (contemporary/tori) C review – Holiday in the Hamptons by Sarah Morgan (contemporary/sheena) C review- When the Scandal Sins by Anna Harrington (historical/mandi) C+ review – Destined to Crave by Setta Jay (paranormal/mandi) C+ review – Maybe I do by Nicole McLaughlin Continue Reading
Tori and Mandi’s To-Be-Read in September List
Tori's TBR: A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas 9/5- I thoroughly enjoyed book one of this series and can’t wait to see what Thomas has in store for our heroine in this historical fiction series that gender bends the legend of Sherlock Holmes. Review to come. Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas-9/5-Referred to as the YA Game of Thrones, the 6th book in Maas’ epic Throne of Glass series is the one I’ve been waiting for. We are finally getting Chaol’s book and I for one am Continue Reading
Review: The Kingpin of Camelot by Cassandra Gannon
The Kingpin of Camelot by Cassandra Gannon A Kinda Fairytale, #3 Romance Comedy/Fantasy July 31, 2017 Star Turtle Publishing Favorite Quote: He needed more guards. And weapons. And supplies. … And girly things... Reviewed by Tori The Queen: Guinevere must save Camelot. Ever since Arthur died, the evil Scarecrow has been trying to marry her and gain the crown. If she and her daughter are going to survive his mad schemes, Gwen needs to find Merlyn’s wand. Fast. Unfortunately, the Continue Reading
Review: Can’t Hardly Breath by Gena Showalter
Can’t Hardly Breathe by Gena Showalter The Original Heartbreakers, #4 Romance Contemporary August 29, 2017 Harlequin Favorite Quote: “Have fun and stay safe, and make sure you get home by midnight. Excuse my French, but by then there ain’t nothing open but legs and hospitals.” Reviewed by Tori Daniel Porter, Strawberry Valley’s own hometown hero, has come home with his two best friends to take care of his dad and start their security business. A lone wolf whose time in the Army Continue Reading
Review: Disorderly Conduct by Tessa Bailey
Disorderly Conduct by Tessa Bailey The Academy, #1 Romance Contemporary/Erotic August 29, 2017 Avon Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “No one moves like us, Ever. No one talks to each other without words like us. Don't you know that?” Charlie Burns figured he found the elusive unicorn of all relationships when he meets and engages in a no strings affair with the most beautiful and sexually enticing woman in the whole state of New York-Ever Carmichael. A police cadet currently at the Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Charlie Burns. A legacy police recruit. His no strings affair just dumped him and he's not going away without a fight. Heroine: Ever Carmicheal. Taught at an early age never to believe men and to let them go after 30 days. Only this time, the one she tells to go is the one she really wants to stay. In this scene, our hero and heroine indulge in some role play foreplay. "NYPD. Open up." "Oh. Is something wrong officer?" "As a matter of fact, there is." I tug my ever-present Continue Reading
Review: Deacon by Kit Rocha
Deacon by Kit Rocha Gideon’s Riders, #2 Romance/Post Apocalypse/Sci-Fi August 29, 2017 Self Published Favorite Quote: Being worshipped was a double-edged sword. Reviewed by Tori Deacon is one of the few original Riders left and their leader. A self-contained aloof man with a secret bloody past that comes back to haunt him when he is called to a murder scene. Forced to reveal all his secrets, he begins to see that his inability to accept and move beyond his past has inadvertently Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!!
From strip clubs and truck stops to southern coast mansions and prep schools, one girl tries to stay true to herself. These Royals will ruin you… Ella Harper is a survivor—a pragmatic optimist. She’s spent her whole life moving from town to town with her flighty mother, struggling to make ends meet and believing that someday she’ll climb out of the gutter. After her mother’s death, Ella is truly alone. Until Callum Royal appears, plucking Ella out of poverty and tossing her into his Continue Reading