The Accidentals by Sarina Bowen Contemporary Romance/YA Coming July 10th SUMMARY A YA novel from USA Today bestselling author Sarina Bowen. Never ask a question unless you’re sure you want the truth. I’ve been listening to my father sing for my whole life. I carry him in my pocket on my mp3 player. It’s just that we’ve never met face to face. My mother would never tell me how I came to be, or why my rock star father and I have never met. I thought it was her only secret. Continue Reading
June’s To-Be Read
Tori: June is a month of awesomeness. Not only it the month I was married in, the month I was born in, and the month my kid was born in , but it is also the beginning of summer and some majorly anticipated releases. Woo!Hoo! The Kiss Quotient (Untitled series #1) by Helen Hoang 6/5 (Com Rom) This has been on my radar for months. A fun, poignant, sexy, bittersweet romance contemporary about young economist with Autism who decides to hire an escort to teach her how to enjoy a sexual Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: William Moore. Pro Rugby player. His clean-cut farm boy image takes a hit when it comes out he likes to watch couples have sex. Hires a roommate to keep him on the straight and narrow. Only...now he wants to watch her. Heroine: Josey Kavanaugh. Vet student with no filter. Recently kicked out of her parent's house for her own good. Agrees to help William go cold turkey except she likes the way he looks at her. “I like cake,” I nuzzled her skin, placing a wet, biting Continue Reading
Tori’s Tuesday Teasers
Wild Hunger by Suzanne Wright Pheonix Pack, #7 Paranormal Romance May 29, 2018 Half-shifter Frankie Newman didn't know what to think when she received an email from a person claiming to be her aunt. She was taken from the pack as a child after she witnessed her father killing her mother then himself as a child. Her grandparents who raised her repeatedly told her that her deceased father's family wanted nothing to do with her. Now they claim to not only want to see her but have been trying Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Raney Moore; lawyer, mother, friend, wife, is trying to understand why her husband cheated on her. This has led to a bittersweet and hilarious look into her own life and choices she has made and feelings she has ignored. The following scene is a conversation between Rainey and her best friend, Sarah. Rainey is describing a one night stand with a younger man and his unexpected kink. He didn’t respond. He didn’t move. His eyes had a wild look, half terrified, half . . . Eager? He shifted in Continue Reading
Tori’s Tuesday Musings
**We are going to try a new format at Smexy. Each day, one reviewer will post all the books she has read in the past seven days. Sometimes it may be long reviews like you are used to seeing. Sometimes they will be mini reviews. This gives each reviewer a week to read books, and their own day to talk about them. Mandi is Monday, Tori Tuesday, Sheena Wednesday, Helyce Thursday and Kini Friday. The Top Ten will be coming back this week, and we will still post a wrap-up and Smex Scene over the Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Heroine: Frankie. A sculptor and wolf shifter who was raised by her human grandparents. Hero: Trick. Part of the Phoenix pack. Remembers Frankie as a child and now wants to reconnect. This scene is from their first date. I have it hidden because WOO WEE. [spoiler show="NSFW Scene"]About halfway through the movie, he took the box of popcorn from her and put it on the floor. Ready to complain, Frankie looked at him. And her stomach clenched. There was no playful grin there. There Continue Reading
Review: The Other Lady Vanishes by Amanda Quick
The Other Lady Vanishes by Amanda Quick Burning Cove, #2 Romance Suspense/Historical May 8, 2018 Berkley Reviewed by Tori Amanda Quick's second Burning Cove installment takes us back to the opulent world of Hollywood stars and roaring 30s when Adelaide Blake escapes a sanitarium only to discover a vast conspiracy of drugs, blackmail, and murder surrounding her false confinement. Unable to trust anyone for help in finding out the reasons behind her confinement, she finds herself relying Continue Reading
Review: Bad Boy Brody by Tijan
Bad Boy Brody by Tijan Contemporary Romance May 1, 2018 EverAfter Publishing Reviewed by Tori Hollywood’s biggest leading man finds his golden star tarnished by his actions after his brother’s untimely death. As he drifts further down the abyss, the powers that be offer him a chance at redemption. Do an indie film of their choice to guarantee his future. A murder mystery that drags Brody in when he meets the family, learns about the murder and discovers their biggest secret. Tijan Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… A- review – Her Claim by Rebecca Grace Allen (erotic/mandi) B- review – A Duke Like No Other by Valarie Bowman (historical/sheena) B review – The Only Thing by Marie Harte (contemporary/tori) B- review – Burning Up by Jennifer Blackwood (contemporary/mandi) C+ review – Tempted by the Billionaire Next Door by Therese Beharrie (contemporary/mandi) C- review – Forbidden by Elizabeth Naughton (contemporary/heylce) Cover Reveal: Captivated by Tessa Bailey and Eve Continue Reading