Giles Warrington Hale, Marquess of Ashcroft, was born to do two things. Paint and rut. But lately, nobody but Miss Patience Emery has inspired him. The moment he sees her, he knows he must paint her and have her-- anywhere and everywhere. After a lifetime of trying to appear smaller, Patience no longer cares what anyone thinks. She’s resigned herself to a life having a man in her dreams only. But when the mysterious Lord Ashcroft approaches her with a chance to act on her bold, scandalous, Continue Reading
A Note From Mandi
*waves* It's been a hot minute since I've posted! I'm still alive! I'm still reading! I'm just not blogging at the moment. A few factors have played a part. In two months, Smexy turns ten years old. Holy crap! When I started this blog, my youngest son was three and I always thought, the older my kids get, the more time I will have to do stuff! While I'm done bathing them and putting them to bed, teenagers present a host of new problems LOL. Y'all - I'm tired! And honestly, burnt out from Continue Reading
Audio Excerpt: Repeat by Kylie Scott
From Audie Award winning, New York Times best-selling author Kylie Scott comes an irresistible new romance - available in audio first! When a vicious attack leaves 25-year-old Clementine Johns with no memory, she’s forced to start over. Now she has to figure out who she was and why she made the choices she did - which includes leaving the supposed love of her life, tattoo artist Ed Larsen, only a month before. Ed can hardly believe it when his ex shows up at his tattoo parlor Continue Reading
Sheena’s Wistful/Wanton Wednesday: Matchmakers Edition!
Wednesdays are for Lovers! And this week, my attention has been hijacked by historical matchmaking trope! I love it. I loveeee it! And the best of my recently read crop is Vivienne Lorret's Ten Kisses to Scandal. Briar Bourne’s matchmaking career could be summed up in two words—comic disaster. Unless she can learn about the irresistible forces that draw men and women together, her professional future looks rather bleak. But Briar has an intriguing plan—enlisting London’s most irredeemable Continue Reading
Review: Nightchaser by Amanda Bouchet
Nightchaser by Amanda BouchetEndeavor #1Science Fiction RomanceJanuary 1, 2019 A delicious new heart-pounding romantic adventure from USA Today bestseller Amanda Bouchet!Captain Tess Bailey and her crew of Robin Hood-like thieves are desperate and on the run. Pursued by a vicious military general who wants them dead or alive, Tess has to decide if she can trust Shade Ganavan, a tall, dark and arrogant stranger with ambiguous motivations.Shade Ganavan had oodles of arrogance, oodles of charm, Continue Reading
Exclusive Excerpt: Elijah’s Hope (Alaska Dating Games Book 1) by S. Doyle
I was excited to see S Doyle has a new book coming on January 17th. I reached out to her and got an exclusive two chapter excerpt for you. I hope you enjoy. If you want more, you can buy on Kindle or read via Kindle Unlimited on January 17th. Chapter 1 Hope’s Point, Alaska Eli “I check.” I looked at Jackson, who was sitting to my right. Continue Reading
Sheena’s Wistful/Wanton Wednesday! Featuring: New Ward!
We made it! Halfway through another week and it is soo fitting that we are rewarded! Our prize, a new J.R. Ward novella set in her popular Black Dagger Brotherhood series. I was so excited to see this drop, totally unexpected, I usually don't have Ward on my radar until the early spring releases begin. Clutch! When Ahmare’s brother is abducted, there is nothing she won’t do to get him back safely. She is unprepared, however, for the lengths she will have to go to save his life. Paired Continue Reading
Angela’s Monday Mornings (On Tuesday)
The Duke I Once Knew by Olivia DrakeUnlikely Duchesses #1Historical RomanceDecember 31, 2018 First love is always the sweetest. For years, Abigail Linton devoted herself to caring for her aging parents and the children of her siblings. Now, eager to make her own life, she takes a position as governess on the neighboring estate. It shouldn’t matter that her absentee employer is Maxwell Bryce, the Duke of Rothwell, the infamous rake who once broke her youthful heart. Surely he’s forgotten Continue Reading
Super-Sized Smex Scene Sunday! A Double Length feature: Roma King by Callie Hart
Prepare to be awashed in an abundance steamy sensory satisfaction. Transported to a world where being in love is just one of the many inherent dangers. A longtime fan of author Callie Hart (she writes thee most deliciously darkly alluring heroes and ultra relatable heroines)- I was first intrigued by Roma King when I came across its blurb. I found it to be an utterly unique romance, thrilling in a way that is supremely seductive and inviting. The research, respect and thoughtfulness put into Continue Reading
Smexy Deals
We hope you are enjoying your weekend. Here's some deals we rounded up. Jekh Saga by H.E.Trent (Holly Trent) Kindle Enjoy the first three books in H.E. Trent's near-future science fiction romance series The Jekh Saga, featuring the headstrong McGarry siblings, their adventurous friends, and the alien-human hybrids they love and fight for. This collection Includes: ERSTWHILEFugitives Murki and Trigrian see a future in Courtney. On a planet where so few women remain, she has the Continue Reading