Whoa, I didn't read nearly as much as I anticipated this year. I read my staple releases, and came across a few new authors and that was kind of...it. I actually did more RE-reading than anything! Maybe 2019 was just meant to be the year of nostalgia for me. Topping my re-read list? Waking the Dragon, Vale of Stars #1 by Juliette Lewis. It is quite possibly my favorite book to read these days! Liar's Game by Eric Jerome Dickey was also a repeat read and is one of my fav if not thee- fav all Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
* GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER for BEST DEBUT and BEST ROMANCE of 2019 * * THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER that is a *BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR* for VOGUE, NPR, BOOKPAGE, and more! *What happens when America's First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales?When his mother became President, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal. Handsome, charismatic, genius—his image is pure millennial-marketing gold for the White House. There's only one Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
New Releases: Week of December 23-27, 2019 Tuesday Treat- Excerpt of Every New Year Eve by Katrina Jackson Angela’s Favorites of 2019 Kini’s Romance Wrap Up 2019 Top Ten December 27, 2019 Sheena's 2019 Favorites and our Most Anticipated will post next week! Angela- I made it through the holiday and back from Florida! YAY! The day we got there the new Horde King book by Zoey Draven, Claimed by the Horde King, finally hit Amazon which means I had to sneak around on my vacation Continue Reading
Kini’s Romance Wrap Up 2019
Just over a year ago, Mandi decided she didn’t want to run Smexy anymore and Angela and I jumped at the chance to do so. I have learned so much about running a blog. The biggest thing is that my relationship with books has changed. I am no longer “just reviewing” books. Now not only am I looking at them for potential review but also is it something we might want to spotlight in some other way to Smexy readers. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love it. But it has just changed things for me. Continue Reading
Angela’s Favorites of 2019
I read approximately 150 books in 2019 and for the most part had a very enjoyable reading year. Looking back over my favorites I think this is the first time that I've had so many historical romances on my best of list and so few contemporary. Maybe it's because I just wasn't in the mood for contemporary, I have no idea. Historical Romance You can't go wrong with any of these historical romances. Any Old Diamonds is the first book in the Lilywhite Boys series and just like every Continue Reading
Tuesday Treat- Excerpt of Every New Year Eve by Katrina Jackson
A Tuesday treat- an excerpt from Every New Year by Katrina Jackson. This book releases on 12/31/19 and is available for pre-order now. This book looks sexy AF and I can't wait to read it. Blurb: When Ezra Posner was eighteen, he met Candace Garret and fell in love. When Candace met Ezra, she instantly knew he was the boy for her. In the middle of their first year at college, Candace and Ezra share a clumsy kiss that should have been the beginning of an epic love affair, but it's Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap Up
New Releases: Week of December 16-20 First Chapter: A Taste of Her Own Medicine by Tasha L. Harrison Guest Post: Choosing stories for an anthology by Rachel Kramer Bussel Excerpt: An Elf to Myself by Emy Calirel Excerpt: Once Blessed, Thrice Cursed: A Sister Witches Urban Fantasy #1 by Coralie Moss Guest Post- The Perfect Cover by K. Sterling Steamy Excerpt from Everything’s Better With Lisa by Lucy Eden Kini’s Friday Kisses: Mini reviews for books by Adriana Herrera, Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten- 12/20
10. I think my husband's Christmas present turned out nicely. What do you think? Maybe next year I'll get him matching socks. 9. #readRchat nominations are in! Now it's time to vote on your favorites of 2019. Follow the tweet thread to see the entire list of nominees. Meet the #readrchatawards nominees! — couple of notes: books should only appear in one category with the exception of Debut and we only included one book per author per category in order to maximize the number of authors Continue Reading
Guest Post- The Perfect Cover by K.Sterling
K. Sterling reached out to me after I was looking for content the site. The cover of her book, The Perfect Cover, grabbed by attention because it's a cute illustrated cover (it's no longer a secret that I am a fan of illustrated covers) but once I skimmed her blog, I really hoped that she would write a guest post for us that touched on mental health. I think the more we talk openly about mental health issues (in whatever way works for us individually) the easier it becomes for the next person to Continue Reading
Smexy Deals
"Rough & Tumble by Rhenna Morgan will warm your heart and melt your panties." —#1 New York Times bestselling author Audrey Carlan (Calendar Girl series) Live hard, f*ck harder and make their own rules. Those are the cornerstones the six Men of Haven bleed by: taking what they want, always watching each other's backs, and loving the women they claim with unyielding tenderness and fierce passion. A self-made man with his fingers in a variety of successful businesses, Jace Kennedy Continue Reading