This week at Smexy… B review – Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs (urban fantasy/tori) B review – Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop (fantasy/may) B review – The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel (fiction-family saga/tori) B- review – The Pirate King's Daughter by Tricia Levenseller (ya fanatsy/tori) B- review – How to Tame a Beast in Seven Days by Kerrelyn Sparks (historical/may) C+ review – Single Malt by Layla Reyne (mm suspense/mandi) C+ review – The Undateable by Sarah Title Continue Reading
Review: Beautiful Mess by Kasey Lane
Beautiful Mess by Kasey Lane Series: Rock & Ink, #2 Romance Contemporary March 7, 2017 Sourcebooks Reviewed by Tori Jackson Paige AKA Jax Pain. Drummer of the up and coming metal band- Manix Curse. Jackson shocked to see his old lover walk through the door of his tattoo shop after he left her with no explanation five years earlier and never looked back. Time hasn’t dulled his feelings for her and he wants back in her life but once she hears his reasons for leaving, she may be the Continue Reading
Review: The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel
The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel Fiction/Mystery suspense Random House, LLC March 7, 2017 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "Sometimes you have to pass the pain around in order to survive it." Fifteen-year-old Lane Roanoke didn’t know much about her mother’s family except her mother likened the Roanoke legacy to a nightmare you can never escape from. When her mother commits suicide, leaving a note begging forgiveness for not being able to wait, Lane is sent to live with her grandparents Continue Reading
Review: The Pirate King’s Daughter by Tricia Levenseller
The Pirate King’s Daughter by Tricia Levenseller Series: Daughter of the Pirate King, #1 Adventure Fantasy/YA February 28, 2017 Feiwel & Friends Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “If I’m to keep up appearances, I’ll have to escape the ship. Then get caught on purpose. Oh, the ridiculous things one has to do when one is a pirate.” The Pirate King’s Daughter is a humorous, high spirited, action packed , YA fantasy adventure that offers readers an empowered teenage female pirate Continue Reading
Review: Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs
Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs Series: Mercy Thompson, #10 Urban Fantasy March 7, 2017 Ace Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “...my real superpower is chaos.” A simple run to the corner market store turns into a battle for survival when Mercy is kidnapped and transported halfway around the world. Using her wits and skills, Mercy escapes her captor but finds herself alone in Europe with no money, no clothing, and no friends. Discovering her bond with Adam and the pack is Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Jackson Paige AKA Jax Pain. Drummer of the up and coming band, Manix Curse. Shocked to see an old lover walk through the door after he left her with no explanation five years earlier and never looked back. Time hasn't dulled his attraction to her and he wants back in her life but once she hears his reasons for leaving, she may be the one this time who leaves and never looks back. Heroine: Jamilynn Dillon. An attorney whose always follows the rules. She never expected to see her greatest Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… B+ review – More Than Luck by Casey Cameron (mm contemporary/mandi) B+ review – Undeclared by Julianna Keyes (na contemporary/kini) B review – Unseen Attraction by K.J. Charles (mm historical/mandi) B review – The Bastard Billionaire by Jessica Lemmon (contemporary/helyce) B review – Sinful Scottish Laird by Julia London (historical/tori) B- review – If The Duke Demands by Anna Harrington (historical/mandi) C+ review – Between The Lines by Ella Lindon Continue Reading
Review: Sinful Scottish Laird by Julia London
Sinful Scottish Laird by Julia London Series: Highland Grooms, #2 Historical Romance Harlequin Books February 28, 2017 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Had she been any other place, Daisy might have fanned herself. As it was, she was on the verge of swooning [...] in that moment of lust and fear, she could not think of a single other time she has ever been so completely enthralled by one man.” Daisy Bristol, Lady Chadwick, dutifully married the man her parents choose for her Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Heroine: Lady Chadwick. A widow who must marry within 3 years after her husband's death or her son loses everything. She is currently awaiting a long lost love's arrival but a certain highlander leaves her breathless and wanting. Hero: Cailean Mackenzie, laird of Arrandale, doesn't want an English rose in his garden. He's already been pricked by a similar rose's thorns but this beauty digs in deep and refuses to let go. This scene is after Lady Chadwick first meets Cailean Mackenzie. She Continue Reading
Review: Echoes in Death by J.D. Robb
Echoes in Death by J.D. Robb Series: In Death, #44 Mystery Suspense/Romance/Futuristic Science Fiction February 7, 2017 St. Martin’s Press Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Ironman sounds suspicious to me. What are the others?” “There’s Thor, the Hulk,” he began. “Sounds like porn.” The 44th case in Lieutenant Eve Dallas’ murder book opens to Eve and Roarke nearly hitting a young lady who walks out in front of their car. Naked, bloody, and obviously injured, they take her to Continue Reading