We at SmexyBooks are always delighted to welcome Shiloh Walker back to the blog. YAY!!! Today, Shiloh has stopped by the blog to give our readers some insight and thoughts into the process behind her small town romance suspense series, trilogies, and how they come to be. Hi Shiloh and welcome to SmexyBooks. We are so glad you stopped by to visit and chat with us. So, please, tell our readers a little bit about your writing and where all your fabulous ideas come from. When I decided to Continue Reading
Review: Rider’s Kiss by Anne Rainey
Rider’s Kiss by Anne Rainey Erotic Romance Ebook, 93 pages May 13, 2014 Samhain Reviewed by Tori Victoria has always had a crush on Rider James but he never paid her the least nevermind in high school and she pined for him in silence. Now he’s back in town to open a new business but an overheard conversation confirms that men like Rider don’t look at women like Victoria. Hurt, Victoria decides to fight fire with fire and changes from everyone’s nerdy best friend into a sex kitten with Continue Reading
Review: Enigma by Moira Rogers
Enigma (Southern Arcana, #6) by Moira Rogers Paranormal Romance E book, 301 pages May 13, 2013 Samhain Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Sometimes, you just had to endure.” Anna Lenoir has always fought. First to escape her broken childhood, then to prove a female shapeshifter can stand shoulder to shoulder with the men. Now she fights for money, and her reputation is as legendary as her stone-cold heart. She’s never met a man she couldn’t walk away from. Until him. Bounty Continue Reading
Review: Blue Notes by Carrie Lofty
Blue Notes by Carrie Lofty Contemporary Romance/NA Paperback, 352 pages Gallery Books May 6, 2014 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “...I don’t want to be fragile. If that’s the price for bring around you, then you need to leave.” Keeley Chambers, a piano prodigy, is a 21 year old junior at Tulane. A product of an abusive childhood, she was raised in foster care and essentially reinvented herself in order to survive. When she plays in a small club, she catches the eye of Jude Villars, Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Heroine: Rebecca Alton. Unemployed and practically homeless. A mistake lands her a posh job babysitting the out of control lead guitarist for The Lonely Kings. Suddenly all Rebecca's worries are over. Hero: Kent Hudson. The gorgeous tattooed control freak manager, bass player and brother to The Lonely Kings' out of control lead guitarist. His brother is going off the rails and Kent needs someone who can keep him in line till the tour is over. Their arrangement requires Kent and Continue Reading
Review: Enlightened by Joanna Chambers
Enlightened (Enlightenment, #3) by Joanna Chambers Historical Romance/MM E book, 230 pages May 6, 2014 Samhain Publishing Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Nothing about you could ever be ugly to me.” The third and final installment of Joanna Chamber’s historical M/M romance brings a conclusion to this poignant and sensual love story between two men who defy convention and society’s edicts to be together. Lush emotional scenes and heartfelt declarations only serve to remind us that no Continue Reading
Review: Risky Game by Tracy Solheim
Risky Game (Out of Bounds, #3) by Tracy Solheim Contemporary Romance/Sports Releases: May 6, 2014 Berkley Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I like conundrums.” Brody Janik, the uber sexy tight end for the Baltimore Blaze has just learned he has a medical condition that could sideline him permanently. With his contract coming up for negotiation, Brody needs to keep his health issues under wraps. PhD student Shannon (Shay) Everett works multiple jobs to help her family out of a Continue Reading
Review: Dreams Of Lilacs by Lynn Kurland
Dreams Of Lilacs (de Piaget, #16) by Lynn Kurland Historical Romance Paperback, 336 pages April 29, 2014 Jove Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You de Piaget have strange and unwholesome ideas of independence.” Isabelle de Piaget, the last child of Rhys and Gwen de Piaget, is tired of being unnoticed and referred to as “that one” by all the suitors who invade her family’s estate wanting to see if her sister Amanda is indeed married and unavailable. When she received a missive, Continue Reading
Review: The Kraken King: Parts 1-3 by Meljean Brook
The Kraken King (Parts 1-3) by Meljean Brook Steampunk, Romance Serial - 8 Installments April 2014Intermix Reviewed by Tori Meljean Brook’s Iron Seas series is a rip roaring steampunk adventure filled with dastardly pirates, steamy romance, and dangerous adversaries. In her latest work, The Kraken King, Brook’s takes a different approach by releasing the book in serial form (eight installments total).This format works well as the story revolves around Zenobia Fox, a writer who enthralls Continue Reading
Review: Don’t Let Go by Sharla Lovelace
Don’t Let Go by Sharla Lovelace Contemporary Romance/Women's Fiction E book, 301 pages April 15, 2014 Beyond The Page Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “We’re all mad here.” Some Spoilers below Fans of Rachel Gibson are sure to enjoy Sharla Lovelace’s newest release-Don’t Let Go. An appealing mixture of humor and heartbreak, Ms. Lovelace writes a poignant contemporary of lost love and second chances playing out under the eyes of a small southern town. A classic trope of young love Continue Reading