The winner of the gift card to Gone Reading is: Amanda The winner has been emailed. Thanks to Gone Reading for hosting the giveaway! Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
I recently reviewed The Bedding Proposal by Tracy Anne Warren and while I added some of my favorite scenes, I naturally couldn't add them all. Our hero, Lord Leo Byron, wants our heroine, Lady Thalia Lennox, with an unholy passion. Though she has repeatedly told him no, he refuses to give up. Leo overstepped his boundaries (yet again) by getting Thalia an invite to an exclusive weekend house party. Though Thalia was pleased to have been invited, once she learns it was actually Continue Reading
Gone Reading Giveaway!
There is a cute online store called Gone Reading that sells gifts for people who love to read. Which is pretty much everyone who reads Smexy Books, right? They have mugs, t-shirts, book lights, calendars, posters etc.. in a wide variety of book topics. Some of my favorite items: Jane Austen mug (currently sold out but I want!) Gone Reading T-Shirt. (can I be transported to a beach right now?? Please?) Love note cards. You can browse Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
The new "taboo" seems to be step sibling relationships and Colleen Masters is cashing in on it. Sexy and dramatic...Masters' brings new meaning to the words "brotherly love." Abby's always had a crush on Emerson; sexy, gorgeous, and popular...who wouldn't? And she's been able to hide it for years but when Abby's Dad introduces her to her soon to be stepmother and her son, how is she going to keep hiding her crush from Emerson and her family when he's sleeping right Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – February 27th
10. This past week I dog-sat a Morkie - a Maltese/Yorkie mix. And I FELL I LOVE. I think I need one, right?? But the thing is - she was sooooo sweet. I basically want her - what if I get one that is super barky or annoying? But she was four pounds of happiness. I need four pounds of happiness in my life. I currently have a very overweight pug that is about 35 pounds of smelly happiness. But I need a tiny dog I can dress up and color her hair pink! Does anyone have a Continue Reading
Winners!
The winner of the Harlequin Bundle is: EvelynS The three winners of Keep Dancing by Leslie Wells are: JTReader Michelle erinf1 All winners have been emailed. Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – February 20th
10. Take a sip of your cup o'books and enjoy your Friday. (link) 9. It's always a happy day when Tessa Dare reveals a new cover and blurb! And what an adorable blurb it is... On the cusp of her first London season, Miss Madeline Gracechurch was shyly pretty and talented with a drawing pencil, but hopelessly awkward with gentlemen. She was certain to be a dismal failure on the London marriage mart. So Maddie did what generations of shy, awkward young ladies have done: Continue Reading
Cover Reveal and Giveaway: Keep Dancing by Leslie Wells
Last year Tori enjoyed Come Dancing by Leslie Wells. Today, we have the cover reveal for her next book, Keep Dancing. Julia is a young book editor on the rise. Jack is a British rock star at the pinnacle of his fame. Can they both get what they want—when what they need threatens to tear them apart? It’s January, 1982. Twenty-four-year-old Julia Nash has just moved in with her boyfriend, rock and roll guitarist extraordinaire Jack Kipling. Their connection deepens as Jack Continue Reading
February Mini Reviews
Mandi: Clean Break by Keira Andrews - I really enjoyed the first book in this series, A Forbidden Rumspringa. Amish gay romance - I didn't think it would work but it's a heartwarming story of two guys who get the courage to leave everything they know, families they care for, for a chance at living their lives on their terms. They run from Minnesota to San Francisco to where Isaac's brother lives with his girlfriend. Isaac's brother, Aaron, knows what it's like to leave the Amish community Continue Reading
Claiming His Mate by M. Limoges
Claiming His Mate (Black Hills Wolves # 5) by M. Limoges Paranormal Romance Released: February 6, 2o15 Decadent Publishing Reviewed by Sheena Favorite Quote: "I like the abs on this one." He gawked at the semi-naked male torso covering the matte-finished paperback he'd snatched from the shelves without looking. What. The. Fuck. Michelle bit the inside of her cheek to keep from laughing out loud..."It's not for me, seriously it's for my sister Kate." Bless his little baby heart. Continue Reading