Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa AfiaHarlem Renaissance Mystery #1Historical Mystery06/01/2021 by BerkleyARC I've been on a historical mystery binge for the last year or so and have devoured one series after another. I saw the cover reveal for Dead Dead Girls on Twitter, read the blurb, and then immediately put it on my TBR wishlist. I mean who can resist gorgeous women drinking illegal booze in speakeasies and dancing with each other all night long while a killer is on the loose in Harlem? Continue Reading
New Releases: Week of May 31-June 4, 2021
Neon Gods: A Scorchingly Hot Modern Retelling of Hades and Persephone (Dark Olympus Book 1) by Katee Robert AMZ * BN * K * Audible One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston AMZ * BN * K * Audible Perfect Blend (The Scottish Billionaires Book 7) by M. S. Parker AMZ * BN * K * Audible The Rival (Looking to Score Book 2) by Kendall Ryan AMZ * BN * K * Audible The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary AMZ * BN * K * Audible A Lowcountry Bride: A Novel by Preslaysa Williams AMZ * BN * K * Audible Finale: A North Continue Reading
Smexy’s June TBR
Angela- Once again I read ahead because I couldn't help myself. What can I say? I have no willpower. There are still a bunch of new releases I'm looking forward to and a couple of books on my massive TBR stack I'm determined to work in. Neon Gods by Katee Robert- 6/1 Contemporary Fantasy- I absolutely read this as soon as it hit my Kindle and don't regret it at all. This book is HOT. Be prepared. It's also such a wonderful new twist on the Hades and Persephone myth that I can't wait to get Continue Reading
Release Blitz: Mr. Garcia by TL Swan
I love TL Swan and I'm super excited to read her latest release, Mr. Garcia. The Stopover and The Takeover are two books I'm always recommending by this author. It looks like Mr. Garcia has an...ahem...darker side. Yes, can't wait. Bring it. Check out the synopsis. #OneClick the book. He was gorgeous, older and guarded.I knew he was trouble from the moment we locked eyes. We met at work, on my first day as a barista.He smiled, I melted…then he tasted my coffee and threw it away. Again, Continue Reading
Smexy’s Happy Friday!
Still not numbering, but here's some fun stuff I found around the internet this week. Wow, they did a good job. I love it. :) https://t.co/AvzKb0Z3w9— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) May 26, 2021 The happiness! When a dog gets a wheelchair.. 🥺 pic.twitter.com/iyLfc3Bvhw— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden_) May 25, 2021 This made me smile. Some cover reveals I've seen this week... Check out the exclusive #coverreveal of @ashleyhblake's queer Continue Reading
Melinda’s Minis: Hang the Moon by Alexandria Bellefleur & The Anatomy of Desire by L.R. Dorn
Hang the Moon by Alexandria BellefleurContemporary RomanceMay 25, 2021, by AvonAudio ARC Review by Melinda This was such a delightful book to read! Brendon was a side character in Written in the stars - the brother to the main character there. Brendon is basically a hopeless romantic, who believes in love, and is working to improve his dating app. And Annie is the best friend of the other main character, who thinks that true love is a farce and the everyone leaves, because that’s what Continue Reading
Review: Still Beating by Jennifer Hartmann
Still Beating by Jennifer HarmannRomantic Suspense/Dark RomanceDecember 20, 2020Review by Jen Still Beating is a heart-breaking, uncomfortable, provocative and brilliant read. This book has been making the rounds in a few of my book groups for the last few months. I finally decided to give it a try. Warning, many, many triggers, including rape. Cora is at a bar celebrating her sister Mandy’s birthday. Cora ends up staying out late, well past when her sister and friends left Continue Reading
Review: Catch a Falling Duke by Eve Pendle
Catch a Falling Duke (Fallen #3) By Eve Pendle Self-published on May 26, 2021 Historical Romance Catch a Falling Duke is a hard book for me to write a review about. There isn't anything that necessarily stands out as not great about this book. Unfortunately, there isn't anything that really stands out as great, either. My favorite thing about Catch a Falling Duke is the characters. Beatrice is great - I love the way she just kind of goes for it at the beginning with Hugo. And Hugo is Continue Reading
Melanie’s Minis: Happy Endings by Thien-Kim Lam & Talk Bookish to Me by Kate Bromley
Happy Endings by Thien-Kim LamContemporary RomanceMay 18, 2021, by Avon Up until about the last 20% of this book, I really loved it and it was a solid 5-star book for me. The female main character, Trixie, is a Vietnamese American who, much to her parent's dismay, sells sex toys for a living. It was a second chance romance with her ex-boyfriend, Andre, who had dumped her via a post it note when he learned about his mother’s cancer diagnosis (this all happens way before the book begins). I Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
She hates him.He loves getting under her skin. Travis King is the worst kind of a**hole.He taunts me for being a good girl and mocks my high standards.He’s cruel, crass, and has enough confidence to last two lifetimes.And I hate him. It wouldn’t matter so much if he were avoidable.But considering he’s my older brother’s best friend and roommate, I see him more than I’d ever want to. His sculpted abs and gorgeous eyes are wasted on such an arrogant man, which makes me hate him Continue Reading