A Christmas To Remember by Lisa Kleypas, Lorraine Heath, Megan Frampton, and Vivienne Lorret Anthology, Historical Romance, Holiday Released September 26, 2017 Avon Reviewed by Tori As the holiday season draw near, readers will find themselves with numerable romances from which to choose from as authors weave their magic and create seasonal stories brimming with love, loss, laughter, and redemption. A Christmas to Remember anthology is one such offering. Comprised of the above stated Continue Reading

For businessman Heath Hextall, inheriting an earldom has been a damnable nuisance. The answer: find a well-bred, biddable woman to keep his life in order and observe the required social niceties. But it's always been clear that Lady Josephine Somerhall is not that woman. In her heart, Joss has always loved Heath, the one person she's always been able to count on. That doesn't mean she wants to marry him though. Without a husband, Joss can do as she pleases-and now, it pleases her to solve the Continue Reading

Promise to Defend by Diana Gardin Series: Rescue Ops, #2 Contemporary Romance Released: September 12, 2017 Forever Yours Reviewed by Sheena Favorite Quote: "When it comes to work, I’m there for my brothers. I always have their back and I always will. But personally, when it involves something like this…I’ve been dead. For seven long years. So when I hold Olive in my arms, when the soothing words come naturally as I whisper in her ear, I’m not even sure how I’m managing it. Not when I Continue Reading

She was an independent woman-with only one weakness...  an irresistible downtown man... An immovable uptown lady...  rich suffragette Beatrice Von Furstenberg was tough enough to trade stocks on Wall Street and smart enough to resist the temptation of passion.  Adamant about women being independent-and without a romantic bone in her lovely body-she had sternly refused to give her moonstruck sixteen-year-old ward permission to wed an eighteen-year-old suitor. Now the desperate teens have Continue Reading

The father of the bride-to-be notes the confusion on his daughter’s face. Just before her walk down the aisle, Judi Monroe overhears a conversation that indicates marrying Sterling Carroll might be a big mistake. Escaping her socialite wedding in Lake Forest, Illinois, she heads west, covering her tracks as she goes. In an isolated corner of Wyoming, she swerves her car to avoid hitting a horse and rider, crashing into a tree. She’s rescued by that lone rider – or Ranger, as she fleetingly Continue Reading

When friends lose the benefits, can the friendship be saved? Love Me Like A Rock With the right art tools, there’s almost nothing Austin can’t make real. Except an official relationship with his best friend, rowing teammate and occasional hookup, Vinnie. Emotional and sexual frustration fuel a spark between Austin and Sean, the nude model in drawing class. After a quick and very dirty encounter, all the reasons Austin has been waiting for Vinnie go fuzzy in his mind.  But if Austin Continue Reading

Destined to Crave by Setta Jay (Descended of Guardians #1) Released: August 30, 2017 Paranormal Novella Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: You started this. Now fight for my cock. While this is book one in the Descended of Guardians series, it's a spin-off of Setta Jay's lengthy, Guardians of the Realms series. I'll admit I was a little lost. I grasped the overall world - The four realms, including heaven, hell and an immortal land, all rose, killing humans and exposing Continue Reading

From strip clubs and truck stops to southern coast mansions and prep schools, one girl tries to stay true to herself. These Royals will ruin you… Ella Harper is a survivor—a pragmatic optimist. She’s spent her whole life moving from town to town with her flighty mother, struggling to make ends meet and believing that someday she’ll climb out of the gutter. After her mother’s death, Ella is truly alone. Until Callum Royal appears, plucking Ella out of poverty and tossing her into his Continue Reading

Are you all ready for the eclipse? SmexyBooks is.  We' ve got our wine, snacks, and viewers.  All eclipses need wine and snacks. It's the law. But if you aren't ready, bestselling author Tessa Dare tweeted and graciously allowed us to share here on the blog how to make your very own solar eclipse viewers (the wine and snacks are on you). Need a last-minute DIY eclipse viewer? Here, I will show you how to make one! (with added shameless promo) Step one: Gather Continue Reading

Royally Endowed by Emma Chase (Royally #3) Released: August 15, 2017 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I really enjoyed this book - it's funny and super sexy, similar to book one, Royally Screwed. Book two is also good but not as good as Screwed and Endowed. All can be read as stand alones. This one features two non-royals, but the royals are in their life. Our hero is Logan, personal bodyguard to the royal family of Wessco (a made-up country but similar to Continue Reading