Four Weddings and a Sixpence: An Anthology by Julia Quinn, Elizabeth Boyle, Stefanie Sloane, Laura Lee Guhrke Historical Romance December 27, 2016 Avon Reviewed by Tori Four well know historical romance authors have come together in a spirited anthology about four young women who meet as girls at Madame Rochambeaux’s Gentle School for Girls and become fast friends despite their differences in social, class, and economic status. When they find a mysterious sixpence hidden in a mattress, Continue Reading
Review: Stalked by Elizabeth Heiter
Stalked by Elizabeth Heiter Series: The Profiler, #4 Mystery/Thriller December 27, 2016 Mira Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: If you're reading this, I'm already dead… Stalked is book four in Elizabeth Heiter’s suspense filled FBI Profiler series. Easily read as a stand alone, this police procedural fueled thriller offers a convoluted mystery and low key romance elements. Based on special agent Evelyn Baine, Heiter leads our heroine back into the fray when she is tasked with helping Continue Reading
Smex Scene…Saturday!
He’s a fighter in the rink, but he’s about to learn that playing nice can help you score... As team captain and enforcer, Patrick O'Doul puts the bruise in the Brooklyn Bruisers. But after years of hard hits, O'Doul is feeling the burn, both physically and mentally. He conceals his pain from his coach and trainers, but when his chronic hip injury becomes too obvious to ignore, they send him for sessions with the team’s massage therapist. After breaking up with her long-term Continue Reading
Tori’s Favorite Books of 2016
2016 has definitely been a year of great change. From dirty politics to the death of icons, I’m sure most will agree that it’s time to lay 2016 to rest for good. Thankfully, amidst the many trials and tribulations we had heaped upon us this year, we had plenty of fantastic books to comfort and offer us an escape from reality. From romance to horror...below is my list of books that helped make this year a little more bearable. Duke of Sin by Elizabeth Hoyt- Elizabeth Hoyt’s truly outdoes Continue Reading
Happy Holidays
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Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… A review – One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews (tori/urban fantasy) B+ review – Due South by Tamsen Parker (mandi/ contemporary) B review – Off The Rails by Jill Sorenson (kini/suspense) B review – Nico by Sarah Castille (tori/suspense) B- review- Married for His Convenience by Eleanor Webster (mandi/historical) C+ review – The Father He Runs by Lydia Aicher (mandi/mm contemporary) D review – Trophy Wife by Noelle Adams (mandi/contemporary) D review- Snowed In by Jenna Continue Reading
Review: One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews
One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews Series: Innkeeper Chronicles, #3 Urban Fantasy December 20, 2016 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Whatever comes next, I’ll be there, because I want you more than anything I’ve ever wanted.” Dina Demille, the owner of an intergalactic inn named the Gertrude Hunt, offers a neutral place to stay for all those in need. She started the inn after her parents vanished in the hopes that someday a guest would enter its doors and offer a clue Continue Reading
December Mini Reviews
Santa Baby by Heidi Cullinan Series: Minnesota Christmas, #4 Romance Contemporary/MM November 8, 2016 Grade: B- Heidi Cullinan revisits Logan, MN and a favorite couple when a newcomer to town and finds an invitation to more than just the holiday festivities. The last installment in Cullinan’s Minnesota Christmas series gives readers the gift of erotic delights when a committed couple decides to add a third to their relationship. What first starts out as a physical connection that allows Continue Reading
Review: Nico by Sarah Castille
Nico by Sarah Castille Series: Ruin & Revenge, #1 Romance Suspense December 6, 2016 St. Martin’s Paperbacks Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Magnificent. Irritating and utterly disrespectful. Totally off limits. The enemy.” Nico Toscani is the Las Vegas crime boss and the bastard son of the former Don. When his father was brutally murdered, the family voted his uncle in as the new Don instead of him. Nico watched his father being gun down in cold blood by the Cardano family Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… A review – Miracle on 5th Avenue by Sarah Morgan (sheena/contemporary) B review – Catch Him by S. Doyle (helyce/mm contemporary) B review – Beyond Surrender by Kit Rocha (joint review/apocalyptic) B- review – The 12 Dares of Christmas by Leigh W. Stuart (mandi/contemporary) B- review- Tempest in the Highlands by May Goldrick (sheena/historical) C+ review – Rules of Contact by Jaci Burton (tori/contemporary) D review – Moonshadow by Thea Harrison Continue Reading