His Fresh Start Cowboy by A.M. ArthurWoods Ranch #1LGBTQ Contemporary RomanceJanuary 25, 2022, by Carina PressARC Review by Angela It's been a while since I've read a good cowboy romance and this cover called to me as soon as I saw it while putting together the new release list. I noticed that it was labeled as being first in a series so I decided to jump right in. Come to find out this is actually the first book in a spin-off series, with quite a few of the secondary characters making an Continue Reading
Review: Getting His Game Back by Gia De Cadenet
Smexy has new reviewers! I'd like to welcome Kate H.! Getting His Game Back by Gia De Cadenet Contemporary Romance January 25, 2022, by Random House - Ballantine, Dell ARC Review by Kate H. The main characters in Gia De Cadenet’s debut novel have a lot on their plates, and that’s even before they meet each other. Vanessa is a dynamic app developer and entrepreneur who is doing well in an industry unused to black women’s leadership. Khalil is the co-owner of a local barbershop Continue Reading
Review: The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka
The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-BrokaContemporary RomanceJanuary 25, 2022, by Berkely Reviewed by Kate It has taken me some time to write this review for The Roughest Draft. As I mulled it over in my head, I realized that it wasn’t really what I had expected going in, and while the unexpected aspects might be problematic for some romance readers, I absolutely loved this book. The Roughest Draft is about Kat and Nathan, who had a writing partnership and Continue Reading
Harlequin’s Winter Dreamer Blog Tour
FALLING FOR THE BALDASSERI PRINCE by Rebecca Winters (on-sale Jan.25, Harlequin Romance): Two feuding families…one redeeming love. Vet Francesca has started a new life in the Baldasseri’s kingdom. But she’s hiding a sensational secret—she’s really a Visconti princess! And the Viscontis have been feuding with the Baldasseris for generations… When handsome Prince Vincenzo Baldasseri brings his dog in for treatment, there is a powerful connection between them from the get-go! Dare Francesca reveal Continue Reading
Blog Tour and Excerpt: The Runner by Thom Collins
The Runner by Thom Collins Book 3 in the Success Series General Release Date: 18th January 2022 Word Count: 30,353 Book Length: SHORT NOVEL Pages: 121 Genres: CONTEMPORARY EROTIC ROMANCE GAY GLBTQI SPORTS Add to Goodreads Book Description An Olympic hero faces his longest run – to make up for the past. Alex Schaefer is a sports journalist and commentator at the top of his game. He hosts a successful weekly podcast has just written the biography of a world class football player. With Continue Reading
Jen’s Mini Audio Book Reviews: Books by Madeline Miller and Sarah Ready
Both of these books were winners! So very different, but excellent in their own ways. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller was on my TBR list for a long time. This book has great buzz and it absolutely lived up to the hype!! I will be recommending this to everyone I meet. I cried at the end. Right up to the last moment I thought it was going to end a certain way and it went in another direction. The writing is so beautiful and tugged at all of my emotions. The book is about one of Continue Reading
Review: On a Night Like This by Lindsey Kelk
Smexy has a new reviewer! Everyone welcome Iby! On a Night Like This by Lindsey KelkContemporary RomanceJanuary 18, 2022, by Harper360/ HarperCollinsARC Review by Iby I love a good contemporary British romance book… something halfway between women’s fiction and a romcom, strongly character-driven focused on a woman who needs to make changes in her life. The hero is usually in the background, and the romance is usually slow burn and clean. If you like books by Josie Silver, Mhairi Continue Reading
Review: The Best Men by Sarina Bowen and Lauren Blakely
The Best Men by Sarin Bowen and Lauren BlakelyThe Best Men #1LGBTQ Contemporary Romance01/18/2022 Self PublishedARC Review by Angela I've been trying to be good this year and not request every single book I see that looks interesting. But apparently, I have zero willpower because as soon as I read the blurb for this romance between two best men at a wedding and realized it's enemies to lovers AND opposites attract AND there was a touch of forced proximity, I just couldn't help myself. Continue Reading
Review: Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly
Love & Other Disasters by Anita KellyContemporary RomanceJanuary 18, 2022, by Forever Review by Melinda I've raved about Anita Kelly's first two books and have been really anticipating her debut with Forever. And I loved everything about this book from beginning to end. Dahlia and London are competitors on a cooking show and one of the things I loved so much is that there is no antagonism between them at all. Just encouragement and laughter and love of the craft. I felt like the Continue Reading
Blog Tour and Excerpt: Semper Fitz by Aurora Russell
Semper Fitz by Aurora Russell Book 1 in the Minne-sorta Falling in Love series General Release Date: 11th January 2022 Word Count: 56,961 Book Length: NOVEL Pages: 206 Heat Rating: Sizzling Genres: BILLIONAIRE CONTEMPORARY EROTIC ROMANCE MEN IN UNIFORM Add to Goodreads Book Description He’s always strong, always faithful…but will he be always hers? Pregnant, alone and temporarily staying at her family’s cabin in northern Minnesota, Clara Olafson is determined to overcome Continue Reading