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
Review: Sealed in Sin (The Vessel Trilogy # 2) by Juliette Cross
Sealed in Sin (The Vessel Trilogy # 2) by Juliette Cross Urban Fantasy Released April 21, 2015 Samhain Publishing Reviewed by Sheena In my excitement, the following is mildly spoilery. Book 2 in the Vessel trilogy is wrapped in unpredictability. Though an HEA is expected, the road traveled in this installment is anything but predictable. Sealed in Sin picks up shortly after events in Forged in Fire cemented Genevieve as the most powerful Vessel of Light , the being of which a Continue Reading
Review: Nice Girls Don’t Ride by Roni Loren
Nice Girls Don't Ride by Roni Loren Contemporary Romance Released April 21. 2015 Penguin Intermix Reviewed by Sheena Favorite Quote: "I'm sweating. He's grunting. I might be drooling. It's the sexiest I've ever felt in my life. Natalie Bourne thinks she has the perfect night planned for her twenty-first birthday. But when her car breaks down and her boyfriend bails on her, she’s left stranded in an auto shop dealing with a way too cocky, way too hot mechanic, who seems to be intent Continue Reading
Review: Elements of Chemistry by Penny Reid
Elements of Chemistry by Penny Reid Hypothesis, #1 Romance Contemporary/NA Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: A beautiful man is the devil’s most potent weapon. Attraction, Heat, and Capture are the names of each serial in Penny Reid’s NA debut- Elements of Chemistry- the first book in her Hypothesis series. This is the full novel/continuation of the short story 'Bunsen Burner Bingo' from the Breakaway anthology. No one does geek romance better the Penny Reid in my Continue Reading
Guest Review: It Started with a Scandal by Julie Anne Long
It Started with a Scandal by Julie Ann Long Historical Romance Released: March 31, 2015 Avon Reviewed by: Prachi Bio: Prachi is many things. A counselor, a writer, a hopeless optimist and perhaps most significantly a reader. She doesn't know her first book and can't for the life of her pick a favourite. ('Tis a crime! ) She loves Historicals and Contemporaries which are character driven and bereft of werewolves and vampires. Her favourite authors are Sarah Mayberry, Sherry Thomas, Continue Reading