I am so excited to have Carolyn Crane back at Smexy today!! Carolyn take it away! Hi everybody, and thanks Mandi for having me! Well, as most people know, I’m the author of Mind Games and Double Cross, the first two books of the Disillusionist trilogy, but there is something I bet people don’t know about me…that I have my very own line of greeting cards! Yes, that’s right. And because guest posts on other people’s blogs are great places to talk about your exciting new book, er, I am Continue Reading
Review: Double Cross by Carolyn Crane
Double Cross by Carolyn Crane (Disillusionists Trilogy #2) Urban Fantasy September 28, 2010 Paperback, 432 Pages Spectra Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quotes included in review. While this is a spoiler-free review of Double Cross, there are some spoilers related to book one, Mind Games. Ezmerelda or Ez has been imprisoned in the coat check she works in for three years by the mayor of Midcity, Otto Sanchez. Once Ez touches someone, she can link to that person and invade their Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – September 24th
10. My week – Geez, nothing happened this week. We’ve fallen into a boring fall routine, which honestly is just fine with me. Kids go to school, I get caught up in reading and forget to buy milk or do the laundry, hubs sighs and rolls his eyes. Yep – normal stuff around here ;) And for those keeping score at home – the hot tub is still sitting in our driveway. 9. The cover for Night Magic by Jennifer Lyon has been released. This is the third book in her Wing Slayers series. A very fun Continue Reading
Guest Post: Hubs Reads a “Smexy” Book and Lives to Tell the Tale!
Hubs, aka Kevin, finally picked up a book I rec’d and read it – the whole thing. Then he picked up five more. Today, hubs is here to talk about his experience and I believe the words “I admit defeat” are spoken loud and clear ;) Take it away Kevin. I tend to read in large spurts because I read a book that particularly interests me, and then follow that with a few other novels until I get too busy. I personally read mostly sci-fi or thriller novels, most notably I am a big Stephen King fan. Continue Reading
Guest Author Carolyn Crane
Smexy is happy to have sex fiend author Carolyn Crane here today to talk about what her poor innocent friends and family will think of her after they read Mind Games.Carolyn Crane the sex fiend!My book has a few sex scenes, one of which is a bit, oh, out of the ordinary. And there are some scenes of what my grandmother might call heavy petting. One vague instance of bartering sexual favors. Etc.Anyway, in the waters we tend to swim in, that is not a hugely smutty book. (Even tame to some…not Continue Reading
Review: Mind Games by Carolyn Crane
Mind Games by Carolyn Crane (The Disillusionists Trilogy #1) Urban Fantasy March 23, 2010 Paperback, 432 Pages Spectra Reviewed by MandiWhy I read: Carolyn writes the blog, The Thrillionth Page, and when I heard she was going to be published, I asked her if I could review.Favorite Quote: I included my three favorite within the review.Justine is a hypochondriac to the fullest extent. She believes she is suffering from vein star syndrome, fearing she will have a rupture any Continue Reading
New Authors, New Genres – Let’s Get Excited
In the coming months, there are some brand-spanking new authors that have fine looking books coming out and there are also established authors that are entering new genres. It's a win-win for us book obsessed!! As the good book pimp that I am, I must share these finds with you:First up is debut author Jill Myles - she posted the covers to her new books on Twitter and I was immediately intrigued. I took the time to read the first chapter of Gentlemen Prefer Succubi, and I think they are going to Continue Reading
Coming up in 2010
I know it is only September, but there have been so many tempting covers recently for books coming out next year. So let's take a little look at what I am anticipating:January:Tairen Soul - C.L. Wilson - The fifth and final book in her Tairen Soul series. Greatly anticipating this book. C.L. Wilson has stated she is going to start a new series, but will come back to write Bel and Galen's books!! I don't read a lot of fantasy, but I adore this series. The second book, Lady of Light and Shadow is Continue Reading