Every day this week I will be posting favorite scenes from the Kate Daniels series. I’d love it if you’d share your favorite scenes too. Be sure to check back in Friday for a look at Magic Triumphs and a chance to win a book from the series. Beware!! There are spoilers present. If you have read the series, proceed at your own risk. I've had so much fun wandering down memory lane on the way to the final installment of this outstanding world. There aren't many series I re-read from beginning Continue Reading
Helyce’s Thursday Thoughts
Hello Friends! I’m so happy Tori is doing posts this week about her favorite scenes from the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews because, I gotta tell you--I have finished ZERO books this week, but not for lack of trying. Currently, I’m in the middle of two books, one of which I’d planned to review today, the other for next week. I will finish these and both will post next Thursday! All The Way by Kristen Proby (Romancing Manhattan #1)--I have wanted to try Proby for a while. So when Continue Reading
Magic Strikes-Kate Daniels the Love Guru
Every day this week I will be posting favorite scenes from the Kate Daniels series. I'd love it if you'd share your favorite scenes too. Be sure to check back in Friday for a look at Magic Triumphs and a chance to win a book from the series. Be aware there are spoilers in here so if you haven't read the series, continue at your own risk. In book three, Magic Strikes, friendship once again takes precedence when Kate not only jumps head first into Pack politics when a member and her pseudo Continue Reading
Angela’s Monday Morning Reflections
What I read this week: When a Duke Loves a Woman by Lorraine Heath Sins for All Seasons #2 Historical Romance August 21, 2018 by Avon Favorite Quote: "You are a remarkable woman, Gillie Trewlove. I am a better man for having known you." The second book in the Sins for all Seasons series by Lorraine Heath introduces readers to Gillie Trewlove. One of six children left on Ettie Trewlove's doorstep, she's grown into a smart, savvy business owner who looks out for her neighbors around her Continue Reading
Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews: The Cost of Friendship
Every day this week I will be posting favorite scenes from the Kate Daniels series. I'd love it if you'd share your favorite scenes too. Be sure to check back in Friday for a look at Magic Triumphs and a chance to win a book from the series. In Magic Burns, Book 2, Kate is hired by the Pack to find some secret maps that have been stolen. In her investigation, she stumbles upon a street waif, Julie, whose mother has been murdered. Kate reluctantly pulls this child into her orbit and Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… On Monday…. Angela reviews To See the Sun by Kelly Jensen (B) and Barefoot in the Dark by Suzanne Enoch (B) She also gave some Kindle Unlimited recs and what she plans to read this week! On Tuesday…. Tori reviews Wild Hunger by Chloe Neill and gave it a B- On Wednesday… Sheena gives us a sneak peek of Sophie Jordan's The Me I Meant To Be. On Thursday… Helyce gave a C- to A Snowbound Scandal by Jessica Lemmon. Mandi reviews Desperate Girls by Continue Reading
Guest Author: Kelly Jensen
Yesterday, Angela posted a review of Kelly Jensen's new book, To See the Sun, and really enjoyed it! Today Kelly is here to give us a little more glimpse into her world. Survival is hard enough in the outer colonies—what chance does love have? Life can be harsh and lonely in the outer colonies, but miner-turned-farmer Abraham Bauer is living his dream, cultivating crops that will one day turn the unforgiving world of Alkirak into paradise. He wants more, though. A companion—someone Continue Reading
Angela’s Monday Morning Reflections- 8/13
Happy Monday y'all, hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! What I read this week: To See the Sun by Kelly JensenM/M Sci/Fi RomanceAugust 13, 2018 by Riptide Favorite Quote: "I want to show you everything. One day, I'm going to show you everything." This is probably one of the most low-key science fiction romances I've ever read. I anticipated a whole lot of angsty conflict after reading the first chapter, but.. there really wasn't too much. The Continue Reading
SALE ALERT!! Elle Kennedy’s The Chase is on SALE for Limited Time
The Chase (Briar U, #1) by Elle Kennedy Contemporary Romance/NA August 6, 2018 Berkley Summary Everyone says opposites attract. And they must be right because there’s no logical reason why I’m so drawn to Colin Fitzgerald. I don’t usually go for tattoo-covered, video-gaming, hockey-playing nerd-jocks who think I’m flighty and superficial. His narrow view of me is the first strike against him. It doesn’t help that he’s buddy-buddy with my brother. And that his best friend has a Continue Reading
Helyce’s Thursday Thoughts & Things
Hello! So, last week my family and I ventured north for our annual camping (glamping more like with showers and flushing toilets) trip at a little lake with a group of people who we’ve been doing this little trip with for the last 6 years. The original group was huge-like 35 families and we’d pretty much take over this place; but as kids got older, that group has dwindled down to about 10 families. My kids love the lake, so we’ve stuck it out over the years for them. This year was fun but not Continue Reading