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

All is fair in love and auto maintenance. Beau Winston is the nicest, most accommodating guy in the world. Usually. Handsome as the devil and twice as charismatic, Beau lives a charmed life as everyone's favorite Winston Brother. But since his twin decided to leave town, and his other brother hired a stunning human-porcupine hybrid as a replacement mechanic for their auto shop, Beau Winston's charmed life has gone to hell in a handbasket. Shelly Sullivan is not nice and is never Continue Reading

10. Check.  9. The RITA  awards were handed out last night at the Romance Writers of America conference. It's our award show! Congrats to all the winners! It looked like such a nice evening!! Here is a list of all the winners. A post shared by Sam Heughan (@samheughan) on Jul 26, 2017 at 1:29pm PDT 8. Damn it Jamie Fraser. Stop tempting us with all of your muscles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue80QwXMRHg 7. The new Thor trailer is out and ooooooh boy. <3 6. The Continue Reading

The Red Lily Juliette Cross Series: Tales of the Red Lily, #1 Paranormal Romance Released: June 19, 2017 Entangled Publishing: Select Otherworld Reviewed by Sheena Favorite Quote: “If another man tried to do that to you, I’d have to rip out his tongue.” “You’re very territorial.” “Very. Glad you’ve noted.” Storytelling is such an art form. I'd even argue that it is underrated.  Weaving clever stories and building upon complex arcs is taken for granted these days, so trust me when I Continue Reading

FORGETTING YOU, FORGETTING ME by Monica James Series: Memories From Yesterday, Book 1 Genre: Contemporary Romance Release Date: June 26, 2017 Order Now: Kindle: bit.ly/FYFMKindle Amazon Paperback: bit.ly/FYFMAmazon iBooks: bit.ly/FYFMiBooks Nook: bit.ly/FYFMNook Kobo: bit.ly/FYFMKobo Goodreads: https://tinyurl.com/mk4hrx5   My name is Lucy Tucker, and my life…it was perfect. I worked the dream job. I had the most incredible family and friends. My home, Whispering Willows, a Continue Reading

Struggling artist Avery Ross is barely scraping by. Bartending at a trendy New York City restaurant for an overbearing boss and two weeks away from losing her apartment to a condo developer, she's desperate for a break. So when she's offered a temporary housesitting job, she takes it. Living at one of the poshest addresses in Manhattan is like entering a new world--one that catapults her into the orbit of billionaire Dominic Baine, the darkly handsome, arrogantly alpha resident of the Continue Reading

Mandi is away doing Mandi things so she left it to me to handle this week's Top Ten. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!       10. Let's start this weekend off right. Nothing spells fun like J-E-L-L-O mixed with B-O-O-Z-E. :)   9. As someone who says, dude, all the time, I can certainly relate to the last commenter. Dude is the perfect word. Thanks Erica Monroe!   8. I need this pillow in my life.     7. I can't wait to see this one. Continue Reading