A Touch of Flame by Jo Goodman Releases: June 5, 2018 Western Historical I loved this book. It's not the fastest paced, or the sexiest but it completely worked for me. Our hero is Ben Madison, who is the newly elected sheriff of Frost Falls, Colorado. Taking place in 1898, Ben is the most easy-going, never-to-get-riled hero I've read. That doesn't mean he is stupid or doesn't care, he just likes to observe and play along real nice with the folks, to keep everyone peaceful and happy. He puts Continue Reading
Helyce’s Thursday Thoughts on Rumor Has It by Jessica Lemmon
Rumor Has It by Jessica Lemmon (Real Love #4) Contemporary Romance May 15, 2018 Loveswept Catarina is a journalist for the online newspaper Columbus Community Chat, or The Chat for short. She writes a column where she is brutally honest when it comes to relationships. She is stunned when her boss tells her what her assignment for the summer will be. Over the course of six or so weeks, Catarina must “fake” date Barrett Fox an ex-NFL player/sportscaster with a reputation for trouble. Continue Reading
Sheena’s Mini Reviews
Series: The MacGregors: Highland Heirs, #7 Historical Romance Grade: A Whenever I get a hankering for a beautifully written historical romance, I look no further than Paula Quinn. She just has a knack for creating these beautiful worlds with rich characters all against the picturesque Scottish highlands, I'm always, already mid swoon as soon as I crack (click?) it open. Book 7 is about Lachlin Mackenzie, a (scarred!! swoon level +1000) widower and father to a wife and daughter who were Continue Reading
Review: Making Up by Lucy Parker
Making Up by Lucy Parker (London Celebrities #3) Released: May 28, 2018 Contemporary Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi I highly recommend this author if you have yet to try her. This is the third book I've read by her and they have all been adorable and sweet and sexy. In Making Up, we return to the theater, but in a burlesque/acrobatic show. The Festival of Masks is a little bit of everything - lewd humor, amazing aerial skills, singing, dancing and it's a very popular show. When Continue Reading
Helyce’s Thursday Thoughts
Sin and Tonic by Rhys Ford (Sinners #6 - series finale) MM Romance May 15, 2018 Dreamspinner Press I have had a soft spot for Miki St. John from the beginning of this series. One of the most tragic and angst ridden characters I’ve read to date, this poor kid, found wandering in an alley at the age of 3, placed in the foster system for a time, somehow gets placed with a guy at the age of 12 who sexually abuses him and also prostitutes him out to other men. He survives years of this abuse Continue Reading
Review: Something Blue by Lena Hart
Something Blue by Lena Hart Series: Brides of Cedar Bend, #4 Contemporary Romance Released: March 31, 2018 Maroon Ash Publishing Reviewed by Sheena Favorite Quote: “You are my priority, Quinn. You always were. Even when I didn’t show it.” Tears welled in her eyes and he was taken aback by it. He couldn’t remember the last time he’d seen her cry and he didn’t think he could handle it if she did because of him. All he ever wanted was to be with her and make her Continue Reading
Tori’s Tuesday Musings
**We are going to try a new format at Smexy. Each day, one reviewer will post all the books she has read in the past seven days. Sometimes it may be long reviews like you are used to seeing. Sometimes they will be mini reviews. This gives each reviewer a week to read books, and their own day to talk about them. Mandi is Monday, Tori Tuesday, Sheena Wednesday, Helyce Thursday and Kini Friday. The Top Ten will be coming back this week, and we will still post a wrap-up and Smex Scene over the Continue Reading
Mandi’s Monday Musings
We are going to try a new format at Smexy. Each day, one reviewer will post all the books she has read in the past seven days. Sometimes it may be long reviews like you are used to seeing. Sometimes they will be mini reviews. This gives each reviewer a week to read books, and their own day to talk about them. Mandi is Monday, Tori Tuesday, Sheena Wednesday, Helyce Thursday and Kini Friday. The Top Ten will be coming back this week, and we will still post a wrap-up and Smex Scene over the Continue Reading
A Dirty Wedding Night by Jaine Diamond
A Dirty Wedding Night by Jaine Diamond Series: Dirty, #2.5 Contemporary Romance Released: May 9th 2018 DreamWarp Books Reviewed by Sheena Favorite Quote: "Quit being a fu*king hero and take your woman to bed...Don't come back 'til she's popped your cherry!" Fans. I need fans. Paper fans, fancy Dyson blade-less fans, church fans, ceiling fans, oscillating standing fans, industrial floor fans, the little hand fans that mist water at your face fans. I need all the fans please. This Continue Reading
Review: A Rancher’s Song by Vivian Arend
A Rancher’s Song by Vivian Arend (Heart Falls #2) Contemporary Romance Released: May 15, 2018 Self Published Review by Helyce I was really excited to read Walker’s story after the teasers shared in book #1. I’d kind of imagined his story in my head because I knew that it had something to do with his music. I thought it would have been interesting to see how a guy from a ranching family, who also participated in rodeo events, would handle it if he found himself discovered and was offered Continue Reading