Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews Series: Kate Daniel, #8 Urban Fantasy/Romance August 4, 2015 ACE Joint reviewed by Mandi and Tori SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN’T READ BOOK SEVEN!! Book seven left readers shocked when Kate and Curran abdicated their thrones as pack Alphas and Kate was forced to magically claim Atlanta in order to save them all from her father. Now they are trying to get on with their lives in as normal a way as possible for these two. Even with their inability to enter the Continue Reading
Review: Him by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy
Him by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy Released: July 28, 2015 M/M Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: My weakness is him. I adore Sarina Bowen's Ivy Years new adult hockey romance series. And I adore Elle Kennedy's Off-Campus new adult hockey romance series. So when I heard they were writing a m/m new adult hockey romance together, I melted into a puddle of goo. Mop me up - I'm done for. This book is delicious. It combines the tropes of best Continue Reading
Review: Bound in Black by Juliette Cross
Review: Bound in Black (The Vessel Trilogy) by Juliette Cross Paranormal Romance Released: July 21, 2015 Samhain Publishing Reviewed by Sheena Genevieve Drake is on a dangerous mission to find the soul collector, Lethe, and enter the deepest, darkest level of the underworld. No one has ever returned alive from the belly of a soul collector, but she will let nothing stop her from going after the precious treasure Lethe stole from her. As she is tested against demon spawn and foul Continue Reading
Review: Focus On Me by Megan Erickson
Focus on Me by Megan Erickson (In Focus #2) Released: July 21, 2015 M/M Contemporary Romance Intermix Reviewed by Mandi Earlier this year I read Trust the Focus, a m/m road trip romance and adored it. When I heard that Megan Erickson planned more books in this series, with a focus on road trip romance, it made me very happy. Focus on Me features two new characters who travel across the country, fall in love but also have to deal with a serious issue - depression. Colin comes from a Continue Reading
Review and Giveaway: Luminous by A.E. Ash
Luminous by A.E. Ash Released: Sci-Fi Romance Book Smugglers Publishing Reviewed by Mandi We rarely review short stories at Smexy Books. In general, I'm not a big fan of short stories, but Ana from The Book Smugglers emailed me last week to let me know their next published story, Luminous, might be of interest to the Smexy readers. The premise of the book sounded so unique (the hero is a fallen star!) I had to try it. It's a gorgeous and very well done short story. The heroine is Continue Reading
Review: Call on Me by Roni Loren
Review: Call on Me (Loving on the Edge #8) by Roni Loren Contemporary Romance Released: July 7, 2015 Berkley Reviewed by Sheena Oakley Easton wants two things: to be a good mom to her daughter and to ditch her less than ideal night job. Hooking up with bad boy drummer Pike Ryland? Not on the agenda. She needs a promotion. Not sex, tattoos and rock ’n’ roll. Pike isn’t about to let Ms. Prim and Proper shut him down so easily, especially when he stumbles upon Oakley’s sexy night job. Continue Reading
Review: Hide and Keep by K. Sterling
Hide and Keep by K. Sterling M/M Contemporary Romance Released: April 23, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Helyce When Detective Lane West is saddled with keeping track of an expert witness for the District Attorney’s huge murder case, he has no idea what he is in for. For one, Dr. Aidan Sharp is not all what he expected. The man that approaches him at the airport is young and looks like a college student in his jeans, converse and hoodie. He’s also gorgeous and sexy and Lane has more Continue Reading
Review: Shards of Hope by Nalini Singh
Review: Shards of Hope (Psy-Changling #14) by Nalini Singh Paranormal Romance Releases: June 2, 2015 Berkley Reviewed by Sheena Awakening wounded in a darkened cell, their psychic abilities blocked, Aden and Zaira know they must escape. But when the lethal soldiers break free from their mysterious prison, they find themselves in a harsh, inhospitable landscape far from civilization. Their only hope for survival is to make it to the hidden home of a predatory changeling pack that Continue Reading
Review: Wolf Bride (Lust in the Tudor Court #1) by Elizabeth Moss
Wolf Bride (Lust in the Tudor Court #1) by Elizabeth Moss Historical Romance Released: May 5th 2015 Sourcebooks Casablanca Reviewed by Sheena Favorite Quote: "There was something in his voice that dug at the truth and would have it out." Lusty! Dramatic! Danger and King Henry VIII! Oh, how I love tales of Tudor intrigue, the nefarious plots, high handed Lords, court life and the oppressed women with fire in their bellies! Wolf Bride delivered on all counts. This was a different Continue Reading
Review: The Unlikely Lady by Valerie Bowman
The Unlikely Lady by Valerie Bowman Series: Playful Brides #3 Historical Romance Released May 5, 2015 St. Martin’s Paperbacks Reviewed by Sheena Favorite Quote: "I'm glad to hear it because it seems the two of you are accusing me of something. Perhaps something duplicitous involving teacakes?" Miss Jane Lowndes is a confirmed bluestocking. She's convinced that if she can wait out her parents' demand that she marry, someday she can be a confirmed spinster and hold intellectual Continue Reading