Serving Sin by Angelina M. LopezFilthy Rich #3Contemporary RomanceMay 25, 2021, by Carina Press Review by Melanie Angelina M. Lopez, who burst onto the romantic fiction landscape in 2019 with her debut novel, the delightfully subversive Lush Money, returns to wrap up her Filthy Rich series with the final book in the trilogy, Serving Sin. Set in the fictional Monte del Vino Real, a tiny Spanish principality, the first book focused on Mateo, the future king of the principality and the Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top… Whatever
I'm not even going to number them, TOO MUCH PRESSURE. Here's some fun stuff I found on the internet this week This made me laugh. I’ve seen this video 10x and it’s still hilarious every single time. pic.twitter.com/AimXhmlne9— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) May 17, 2021 I have to share this every time it comes back around. The coach asked him “to run as fast as you can” and this is what he did.. 😂🎥 IG: sabrinasalcedo22 pic.twitter.com/3TPqLUgETI— Buitengebieden Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
The next steamy historical romance in USA TODAY bestselling and RITA award–winning author Meredith Duran’s “wonderfully indulgent” (Publishers Weekly) Rules for the Reckless series. A deal with the devil... Trapped in the countryside, facing an unwanted marriage and the theft of her fortune, Jane Mason is done behaving nicely. To win her freedom, she’ll strike a deal with the most dangerous man she knows—a rising star in politics, whose dark good looks mask an even darker Continue Reading
The Psy/Changeling Channel: Hostage to Pleasure
A quick note before we delve into this month’s deep dive for Hostage to Pleasure. We’ve going to start incorporating Nalini’s Psy-Changeling novellas into our monthly reads and recaps. They may not happen every month but we’ll be adding them in when appropriate. Since this month’s read focused on the relationship between Dorian and Ashaya, we also read the novella Dorian, which can be found in the Psy-Changeling collection, Wild Embrace. Melanie: I know we say this a lot in our deep Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
“Sweet Liar captivated me from start to finish! Dylan Locke is a must have in your book boyfriend collection!” Jana Aston, NYT Bestselling Author British ad exec Dylan Locke isn't looking for love. He isn't looking for fate. He's definitely not looking for Audrey Lind. She's pretty, far too young, and overly romantic--in short, exhausting. But when the girl, young enough to be his daughter, literally lands in his lap and asks for his expertise, he'd be lying if he said he wasn't Continue Reading
Review: Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall
Rosaline Palmer Takes the CakeContemporary RomanceMay 18, 2021, by Forever Review by Melinda Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake is the start of a new series for Alexis Hall with Forever. The setup is one pretty much designed with me in mind because I love reality television and don’t mind saying it out loud. And my favorite category is competition reality shows, and even better are the soft ones. Give me GBBO, Pottery showdown, the Great Sewing Bee, Project Runway...you name it, I’m watching Continue Reading
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I have no intention of losing my girl a second time... I can fake it with the best of them. At the top of my game as a Moto Grand Prix racer, I'm used to the entire world watching me. But the truth is, beneath this polished smile, I'm hurting—physically and emotionally. Longing for my family and the girl I left behind, I need a break from the Moto Grand Prix world. A chance to heal. So the moment I'm free from the press circuit, I bolt home for some R&R—determined to win back Taryn Continue Reading
Smexy Deals
A laugh-out-loud romantic comedy featuring kilted musicians, Renaissance Faire tavern wenches, and an unlikely love story.LibraryReads Pick Stacey is jolted when her friends Simon and Emily get engaged. She knew she was putting her life on hold when she stayed in Willow Creek to care for her sick mother, but it's been years now, and even though Stacey loves spending her summers pouring drinks and flirting with patrons at the local Renaissance Faire, she wants more out of life. Stacey vows Continue Reading
Sunday Smexy Deals!
A PopSugar Must-Read for October!In this finger-licking good rom-com, two is the perfect number of cooks in the kitchen.Nikki DiMarco knew life wouldn’t be all sunshine and coconuts when she quit her dream job to help her mom serve up mouthwatering Filipino dishes to hungry beach goers, but she didn’t expect the Maui food truck scene to be so eat-or-be-eaten—or the competition to be so smoking hot. But Tiva’s Filipina Kusina has faced bigger road bumps than the arrival of Callum Continue Reading
This Week on TikTok
Happy Weekend! It’s TikTok time. Have you watched Shadow and Bone on Netflix? I binged through it this week and LOVED it. Then, found myself lost in Ben Barnes TikToks. In celebration of my newfound love for all things Ben Barnes, I kick off this week’s Top 5 TikToks with an homage to the darkling. #5 #4 He's not wrong. #ThirstTrap #3 Who else does this? Signed, Mom of Sparky, now called Doodles. #2 Exhibit 1 on why men should read romance Continue Reading








