Behind the Mask by Carolyn Crane (The Associates #4) Released: May 19, 2015 Romantic Suspense Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I love, love, love this action-packed romantic suspense series. This one is a little darker and I liked it a lot. Zelda is a former CIA agent who now helps run The Associates, another secret organization who takes down bad guys. When she learns her identical twin sister (who is involved in drugs and prostitution) is going to be loaned to a cartel group, Zelda Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Grayson. Convicted cop killer. Tortured, broken soul. Will he ever find love? (or escape prison?) Heroine: Abby. College sophomore. Teaches an english class to prisoners. Will SHE ever find love? (with a prisoner?) (while kidnapped) (It's verra naughty) I look down at her, running my fingertips gently between her palms. It’s a sensitive place, her hands and mine. Warm with our shared heat. But nothing compared to how my dick will feel. “You’re not just going to touch Continue Reading
Review: Prisoner by Annika Martin and Skye Warren
Prisoner by Annika Martin and Skye Warren Released: October 23, 2014 Dark Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi They say there are two types of fear - the kind that has you running far, far away, and the kind that shakes you so deeply that you can't look away. For me, Grayson is the second kind of fear. I got pretty excited when I heard Annika Martin (aka Carolyn Crane) and Skye Warren were collaborating to write a dark, intense book that features a hero in prison and Continue Reading
Danger and Desire: Author Sexcerpts!
Today is the release date for a new boxed set, Danger and Desire - Ten full-length steamy romantic suspense stories for $.99! To celebrate, some of the authors are sharing some sexy excerpts. Danger & Desire: Author fave dirty sexcerpts! Hello, everybody! And thanks so much to the Smexy gang for having us over for our big release day. Question: What’s more exciting than pulse-pounding action? A juicy mystery? An evil villain? Er…the authors from our boxed set have a Continue Reading
Review: Into the Shadows by Carolyn Crane
Into the Shadows by Carolyn Crane (The Associates #3) Released: July 16, 2014 Romantic Suspense Self Published Reviewed by Mandi It's going to be hard for another book this year to impress me more than this one. Into the Shadows has great suspense. It has a tortured, broken, scarred hero who is an undercover villain. It has a heroine who is a former party hostess to her villain father who now kicks butt. And it has dirty, dirty sex. A damn fine combination. Thorne had a very bad Continue Reading
Guest Author Carolyn Crane
Earlier today I reviewed Carolyn Crane’s latest, Off the Edge (I loved it). Today, Carolyn is stopping by Smexy with a very amusing story…. My day as the neighborhood psycho! Do you read the torn scraps of paper that you find laying on the sidewalk or street? I always do, especially if I see handwriting on them. I’m nosy that way. Maybe that’s bad, I don’t know! So anyway, a few weeks back – this was before it got all snowy here – Mr. Crane comes in the door looking alarmed, clutching a Continue Reading
Review: Off the Edge by Carolyn Crane
Off the Edge by Carolyn Crane (The Associates #2) Released: December 30, 2013 Romantic Suspense Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Last year Carolyn Crane published Against the Dark, the first in this Associates series and I remember how much I liked it – but I think Off the Edge is even better. And just to note, these can be read as total stand alones. Peter Macmillan works for The Associates, a spy-type organization that works on its own bringing down the bad guys – sometimes for Continue Reading
Review: Fire & Frost by Meljean Brooks, Caroline Crane, and Jessica Sims
Fire & Frost by Meljean Brook, Caroline Crane, and Jessica Sims PNR/UF/Steampunk Romance Anthology May 25, 2013 Self published Reviewed by Tori Speed Mating by Jessica Sims – Estrella may be going into heat, but she’s determined to remain in control. Just because she’s ovulating doesn’t mean she has to settle for just any man (or his beast). Her sexy alpha’s determined to find her a tiger to take care of her heat and father her child…but no one seems to look quite as good as the man in Continue Reading
Review: Against the Dark by Carolyn Crane
Against the Dark by Carolyn Crane (The Associates #1) April 17, 2013 Romantic Suspense Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I was a big fan of Carolyn Crane’s Disillusionist trilogy and I’m happy to say Against the Dark starts a new series and I’m excited about it. Unlike her first series, this doesn’t have any paranormal aspects, and there is a HEA at the end (future books are planned with supporting characters). Angel Ramirez used to get a rush every time she stole jewels with her Continue Reading
Review: Devil’s Luck by Carolyn Crane
Devil’s Luck by Carolyn Crane (The Disillusionists #3.5) February 28, 2012 Paranormal Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi One look at Simon and you know he is a wild man. With dragon tattoos, flamboyant (yet sexy masculine) clothing, and a “who cares” attitude, he is the definition of a bad boy. Having spent years working for Packard and his disillusionist team, now that Packard is free and the villains are taken care of (somewhat), Simon is off on his own. An addicted gambler, Continue Reading