Urban Enemies by Joseph Nassise, Jim Butcher, Kelley Armstrong... Anthology Urban Fantasy August 1, 2017 Gallery Books Reviewed by Tori Villains have all the fun—everyone knows that—and this anthology takes you on a wild ride through the dark side! The top villains from sixteen urban fantasy series get their own stories—including the baddies of New York Times bestselling authors Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Kelley Armstrong, Seanan McGuire, and Jonathan Maberry. For every hero trying Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… B+ review – Accidental Sire by Molly Harper (pnr/tori) B review – Beauty Like The Night by Joanna Bourne (historical/mandi) B review – The Transporter by Liz Maverick (suspense/mandi) B- review – Tease Me Tonight by Jules Court (contemporary/mandi) B- review – The Importance of Being Scandalous by Kimberly Bell (historical/mandi) B- review – Come Sundown by Nora Roberts (contemporary/tracey) D review – Links by Lisa Becker (contemporary/tracey) D review – The Continue Reading
Review: The Hunting Grounds by Katee Robert
The Hunting Grounds by Katee Robert Hidden Sins, #2 Romance Suspense July 25, 2017 Montlake Romance Reviewed by Tori Maggie Gaines resigned from the FBI after she fell apart during her first high profile case and she got a little too close to her married partner. Now a park ranger in the Glacier National Park, she has found some semblance of peace, but a series of murders in her park threatens to destroy that peace when she is forced to work with the one man she ran from all those Continue Reading
Sarina Bowen and Sarah Mayberry NEED OUR HELP Giveaway
Dear readers,We're thrilled to bring you TEMPORARY, our first collaboration! It's the story of a hapless New York temp worker and the hot Aussie man who complicates her life. Coming September 12! But we need your help! We have two blurbs for this book, and we can't make up our minds. Which version is better? Your vote enters you to win a paperback ARC. Thank you! Love, Sarah & Sarina VARIATION A The most beautiful man she’s ever seen is the Continue Reading
Review: Accidental Sire by Molly Harper
Accidental Sire by Molly Harper Half Moon Hollow, #6 Paranormal Romance/Comedy/NA Pocket July 24, 2017 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “We were betrayed by Post-its.” Fans of Molly Harper will cheer with laughter at the 6th installment in her delightfully outrageous Half Moon Hollow series as she brings Jane Jamison nee Nightingale back front and center when two college students are turned into vampires. Jane is forced to take them under her wing and roof when the events Continue Reading
Cover Reveal: Helena Hunting’s Hooking Up (Nov. 22, 2017)
Hooking Up by Helena Hunting November 22, 2017 Swerve Amalie Whitfield is the picture of a blushing bride during her wedding reception–but for all the wrong reasons. Instead of proclaiming his undying love, her husband can be heard, by Amalie and their guests, getting off with someone else. She has every reason to freak out, and in a moment of insanity, she throws herself at the first hot-blooded male she sees. But he’s not interested in becoming her revenge screw. Mortified and Continue Reading
Review: Blackthorne’s Bride by Joan Johnson
Blackthorne's Bride by Joan Johnston Bitter Creek, #4/Mail Order Bride, #12 Historical Romance July 25, 2017 Dell Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Rebuke? Censure? How dare she! Did she know who he was? What he was? Marcus Wharton, the Duke of Blackthorne bought a young girl’s freedom with a gold watch and a knife, saving her from certain death. Instead of sending her home to her family as promised, he sent her to work as a servant on one of his neglected estates with his nephews. Continue Reading
July Mini Reviews
Tori's Reviews The Waking Land by Callie Bates Fantasy/Mature YA June 27, 2017 Delray Books Grade: C+ Callie Bates takes on a huge dramatic undertaking in her fantasy debut which centers around an assassination, a kingdom in turmoil, and the one person who is at the center of it all. Heavily character driven, Bates creates a layered and politically motivated world that revolves primarily around Lady Elanna Valtai. Taken from her family as a child, she was raised by King Erylais after Continue Reading
Review: Spellbinder by Thea Harrison
Spellbinder by Thea Harrison Moonshadow,#2 Paranormal Romance/Dark Fantasy July 18, 2017 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "I was broken, and broken again, until I became someone else..." Morgan le Fae, the Light Fae Queen’s Captain of the Hounds, is a man who has gone by many names. Kingmaker. Sorcerer. Advisor. Bard. Merlin. The power behind the rise of King Arthur and Camelot, he was devastated when Isabeau, Queen of the Light Fae, and her consort, Modred, murdered Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up (July 21st)
This week at Smexy… B+ review-Down Home Cowboy by Maisey Yates (contemporary/mandi) B+ review-Trust by Kylie Scott (contemporary/tori) B+ review- Kiss My Boots by Harper Sloan (contemporary/mandi) B review-The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian (historical lgbt/tracey) B review –Rocky Mountain Home by Vivian Arend (Contemporary/Helyce) B review- Some Kind of Hero by Suzanne Brockman (suspense/tracey) C+ review –Mister Hockey by Lia Riley (contemporary/kini) C review –Lucky Charmed by Continue Reading